The Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Quebec, a medal for universal history.
The Rev. L. Collin, Sup. S. S. S., a gold medal for literature.
The Rev. J. Marechal, a gold medal for religious instruction.
The Hon. P. J. O. Chauveau, ex-minister of Education, a gold medal for composition.
The Rev. Mother Sup. General, a gold medal for excellence in deportment.
J. J. McElhone, Esq., of Washington, a gold medal for phonography and type-writing.
J. M. McGirr, Esq., Ont., a gold medal for mathematics.
Awarded by an artist, a gold lyre, for proficiency in music.
ST. LOUIS HOTEL.
I have just returned from Quebec, and must record one of the most pleasurable incidents of that visit, namely, my meeting accidentally an old acquaintance, the handsome Miss Bouchette, now Lady Shea, and her gifted husband, Sir Ambrose Shea. The pleasure of a prolonged interview with the latter, and I must say an hour's conversation with him, is an education. He has the happy gift of conveying so much information in such easy flowing language, words seem to come specially to express his meaning; you learn so much while apparently only chatting. Truly may the Bahamas bless the day when he went there, and evolved from the noxious weed they complained of (Sisal Fibre) an industry which will be its grand prosperity. Already the importance of this great branch of commerce has been so great that he has, in view of Canadian interests, come on a visit to Ottawa, to effect, if possible, a divergence of the trade to Canada instead of permitting our American Cousins to reap all the profits. He showed me a plait of fibre about two feet long or more, so delicate yet so strong. There is no doubt it will produce a rival to the famous manilla rope, and so facile of handling, it may yet be used for the manufacture of linen and other articles, for it needs very little preparation for use, and that of the simplest kind.