QUEBEC', the most important military position in the dominion of Canada, is situated on a steep promontory at the junction of the river St. Lawrence and St. Charles, in lat. 46° 48' n., long. 71° 12' west. It is distant from Liverpool about 2,070 m., is 180 m. n.e. of Montreal, 503 m. e.n.e. of Toronto, and 578 m. n.n.e. of New York. It is con nected with all the cities in America by means of the Grand Trunk railway. The site of Quebec originally occupied by an Indian village named Stadacona, was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1535; but the city was founded by Champlain in 1608. It continued to be the center of French trade and civilization, as well as of Roman Catholic missions in North America, till 1759, when it fell into the hands of Britain, by the memorable vie tory of Wolfe on the heights of Abraham above the city. Quebec remained the chief city of Canada till the British settlements in the west were erected into a separate province, when it became the capital of Canada East, now forming the province of Quebec in the dominion of Canada. The citadel of Quebec is the most impregnable fortress on the continent of America. The view which it commands is one of the most magnificent in the world, and the scenery in its neighborhood, amid which are the falls of Montmorenci, imparts an additional attraction to the city. A seminary for the edu cation of Roman Catholic clergymen was established in the city in 1636 by M. de Lava/
de Montmorenci, and was raised by the queen in 1854 into a university bearing Laval's name. A Presbyterian college, named after its founder, Dr. Morrin, was instituted in 1862, and affiliated in the following year to the M'Gill university of Montreal. Quebec is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop, and an Anglican bishop, whose respective cathedrals are among the finest specimens of Canadian church architecture. The church of Scotland and the principal denominations of dissenters are also represented in the city. From the building-yards of Quebec there are annually launched between 30 and 40 ves sels of various tonnage. From 1400 to 2,000 vessels enter the port every year from the ocean, principally to export the produce of the country. The chief export trade is in timber. The principal imports are woolen, cotton, and silk goods; iron, coal, hard ware, and salt. The exports amount to upward of £2,500,000 annually; the imports to about £1,500,000. Quebec has weekly communication by steam-packet with Liverpool and Glasgow, and fortnightly with London. The population in '71 was 59,699, a slight decrease from 1861, owing to the withdrawal of the garrison. The city returns three members to the dominion parliament and three to the provincial legislature.