enient pleasant site, but having been a long time without a
settled family it was when Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS came to the Province
considerably out of order. It wants a wing to be added to make it
uniform with other improvements: for although when the house was built
for Governor CARLETON it was on a liberal scale, considering the state
of the Province at that time, it has been suffered to remain without
enlargement, while the country has rapidly advanced.--It is, therefore,
at present neither sufficiently spacious or splendid for the Governor's
residence.--The same observations may apply to the Province Hall, which
although always too low to make a good appearance or allow a good
Council Chamber, was a good building considering the state of the
country and want of revenue at the time it was erected; but is now too
small and plain, considering the great increase of the population and
trade of the Province.

Public buildings speak much, though silently, for the public spirit,
taste, and importance of a country. They should, therefore, always be
on such an enlightened scale as not to be a prejudice to it. One
general observation may be made on all the public edifices in
Fredericton, which is that being uniformly low they make a flat
appearance, which is peculiarly striking to a stranger coming from
countries where buildings are more elevated.

Probably there are few finer situations for a town than the site on
which Fredericton is built. A beautiful river glides majestically in
front of a spacious plain; bounded by hills of gentle acclivity,
possessing elegant sites for seats and buildings on commanding
situations. On the opposite side of the river the Nashwaack rolls its
tribute to the Saint John and adds much to the beauty of the situation.
Abundance of excellent water is every where found with a soil
peculiarly well adapted for forming gardens, walks, &c. with a pure,
healthy atmosphere. From the hills which skirt the town the river can
be seen to a great distance winding through the country, till it is
lost among the distant Islands.

Fredericton being at the head of the sloop navigation is the main depot
for goods from the seaboard. It is about eighty-five miles from the sea
and surrounded by a large extent of country which is fast settling. The
river Saint John is about three quarters of a mile wide in front of the
town, and extends upwards of four hundred miles above it.--The
surrounding country possesses an excelle