an Indian derivation. Le Beau says: "Moreri se trompe fortement, lorsqu'il avance dans son dictionnaire, que cette ville se trouve ainsi nommée de la hauteur de sa montagne, parce que, dit cet auteur, les sauvages appellent Québec, les hauteurs ou élévations de terrain: Ce qui me parait faux, d'autant plus que m'étant informé par curiosité de l'Etymologie de ce nom, aux sauvages mêmes avec qui je me suis trouvé dans la suite, et qui possedoient différentes langues barbares, ils me répondirent, que le nom de Québec étoit François : qu'ils ne connoissoient aucun mot sauvage qui sonnât de cette façon, et qu'ils savoient bien, que les Algonkins, les Abenakis, les Iroquois, et les Hurons appelloient autre fois cette montagne Stadaka." This is the best evidence yet produced on the subject, and establishes that Quebec was not an Indian word. Le Beau, for want of a better, adopts the derivation from Quel bec!

In conclusion of the suggestion that Quebec was adopted from the Indian name of the little River Coubat, La Potherie expressly tells us that it was the Point which gave the name to Quebec. Speaking of the Seminary, he says: "Il est sur la plateforme de la Pointe qui donna le nom de Québec." Now this Point is at the confluence of the little River with the St. Charles; and it was on this Point that the French first heard what they considered the name of Quebec. They might easily have mistaken therefore the name of the river for that of the Point.

NOTE 9.

[Michael de la Pole, an eminent Merchant in Hull, p. 119.]

The father of the first Earl of Suffolk was a Merchant at Ravensburg, formerly a flourishing town of trade at the mouth of the Humber; but having removed to the new town of Kingston-upon-Hull, in the time of Edward III., gave that King a magnificent entertainment, when, in the sixth year of his reign he even mortgaged his estate for his Royal Master's use. Such services could not go unrewarded by so generous and successful a Prince. Sir William was made Knight Banneret in the field, and had settled on him and his heirs lands at Kingston to the value of five hundred marks a year. Upon his return to England, the grant was made a thousand marks per annum. He was finally made Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

Sir William de la Pole died in 1356, after he had begun a Monastery, at Hull, for the Carthusians. His son, Sir Michael

was made Lord Chancellor by Richard II. He finished the
Monastery, and founded likewise the Hospital called God's
HOUSE. He built also a stately Palace, on being created Earl
of Suffolk, which honor he obtained in right of his wife Eliza-
beth, eldest daughter of Sir John Wingfield, who married the
heiress of Gilbert Granville, Earl of Suffolk. In 1388, he was
impeached of high treason, and fled for his life to France where
he died. His grandson was the possessor of the seal, of which
a plate is given at page 118.

John de la Pole married the sister of Edward IV. and so be-
coming allied to the Royal blood, was by that means, exposed
to various misfortunes.

The famous Cardinal de la Pole, who flourished in the reign
of Mary, descended from the marriage above mentioned.

The old Hospital, at Hull, called GOD'S HOUSE, was pulled
down in 1643, and rebuilt in 1673. The arms of the de la
Poles, being found among the ruins, were placed over the door
of the Hospital, with this inscription :

DEO ET PAUPERIBUS POSUIT
MICHAEL DE LA POLE, 1384.

NOTE 10.

Champlain arrived at Plymouth as a prisoner of war, p. 136.]
See Note 7.

NOTE 11.

[Sir William Phipps-Page 140.J

Most of the Peerages fall into the error of stating that the
family of MULGRAVE is descended from Sir WILLIAM PHIPPS,
the inventor of the Diving Bell, who in reality, as we find on
further enquiry, left no issue. In the reign of CHARLES 1.
Colonel Phipps raised a regiment on his estate in Lincoln-
shire, joined the Cavaliers and fell in battle. His grandson,
Sir Constantine Phipps, was Lord Chancellor of Ireland dur-
ing the latter years of Queen ANNE, and his great grandson,
Sir Constantine's son, married the heiress of the Duchess of
Buckinghamshire, who was natural daughter of KING JAMES
II. Lady Katherine Phipps succeeded to the estates of her
brother, the young Duke of Buckinghamshire, among which

was MULGRAVE Castle in Yorkshire, whence the subsequent title. We mention this for the sake of correcting the error into which we were led by the Peerage.

NOTE 12.

[It has been stated that there are five gates-Page 169.]

Before the conquest there were only three Gates to the City of Quebec: St. John's, St. Lewis, and that at the end of Palace-street; which was contrived in the rock, flanked on one side by a bastion, and guarded on the other by batteries erected in a large building, which was used as a Barrack, now the Ordnance Stores. Between the rock in Mountain-street and the flank of the Bishop's Palace, there was a Barrier of pickets only, where Prescott Gate now stands; and the same probably at Hope Gate, which last is not noticed in a Plan of Quebec, dated in 1752, with which we have been favored.

NOTE 13.

[They ceded their property on the St. Charles-Page 181.]

From General MURRAY'S Report, made in 1762, it would appear that the Recollets, some years before the conquest, had a house and church in St. Roch's, on the site of which part of the Intendant's buildings was erected. The Recollets acted as Chaplains to the army.

NOTE 14.

[The Jesuits were deprived of their silver Chalices, p. 187.]

In Rymer's Fadera, under the date, 5th March, 1630, in the fifth year of Charles I, is this entry :

"Commissio specialis Humfrido May et aliis, de scrutinio faciendo pro Mercandisis, Bonis, &c. captis per Capitaneum Kertke à Gallis apud Fortalitium Kebec.”

NOTE 15.

[The Isle of Orleans then uninhabited-Page 197.]

The Isle of Orleans was in 1676 created an Earldom, by the title of St. Laurent, which, however, has long been ex

tinct. The first Comte de St. Laurent was of the name of Berthelet.

NOTE 16.

[In 1696 considerable additions were made—Page 203.]

General MURRAY mentions in his Report, that the Hotel Dieu had been again burned a few years before the conquest.

NOTE 17.

[The Intendant's Palace-Page 247.]

The last Intendant was M. BIGOT. His estimate, transmitted from Canada to France, on the 29th August, 1758, for the service of the following year, amounted to from thirty-one to thirty-three millions of livres, Twenty-four millions were actually drawn for before the taking of Quebec in September

1759.

NOTE 18.

[Mr. James Thompson, then in his ninety-fifth year. p. 273.]

Mr. JAMES THOMPSON was not, we understand, actually present with the troops engaged in the battle of the Plains, being detached on duty. He was, however, WOLFE's companion in arms at Louisbourg and at Montmorenci; and though not actually on the spot, was doing duty with the army which captured Quebec. He was a Serjeant at the time. Afterwards he held an honorable station in the Engineer department, of which, enjoying perfect health and the possession of his facul ties, he discharged the duties to the last. He was frank and communicative, and every way an interesting old gentleman. He kept a Journal, now in the possession of his family, which must contain some interesting particulars of his long life. Lord Dalhousie, thinking him fully entitled at this late period to an honorable retirement, with characteristic benevolence, signified his disposition to interest himself with His Majesty's Government to procure Mr. Thompson a pension for the remainder of his days. The old gentleman politely acknowledged his sense of His Lordship's kindness, but preferred the continuance of his duties while strength remained sufficient to attend his office.

NOTE 19.

[On the rear is the following-p. 279.]

This inscription, having been found to require too large a slab, to be placed on the rear of the Sarcophagus, has been placed in front of the surbase, where it has a better effect.

The several inscriptions were completed, and finally affixed on Thursday, the 6th November, 1834.

NOTE 20.

[Montcalm-Page 362.]

The following is a copy of a certificate in the possession of Louis Panet, Esquire, the original of which is countersigned by General MONTCALM :

"Nous officier commandt un detachement à l'Ange Gardien "Certifions que le nomé Charles Contin, habitant du lieu, a fourni un mouton à l'Ange Gardien, ce 26e Août, 1759. "HERTEL.'

"Vu, MONTCALM."

NOTE 21.

[Quebec having been reduced-Page 368.]

Population of Quebec in 1759.........6700 souls.

....4000

Total of the Militia force, from the age of sixteen to sixty,

2700 men.

NOTE 22.

[35th Regt. or Otways, Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher-p.369.]

At the late presentation of Colors to the 35th Regiment in Dublin garrison, on the 21st July, 1834, their Colonel-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Sir JOHN OSWALD, G. C. B. mentioned in the course of his address, that when he first joined the Regiment in 1791, he found in it several of the companions of WOLFE. "The Colonel-in-Chief was FLETCHER, of a distinguished Scottish family. He led the 35th, under General