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186.

which has been dammed up at a place called Kingston
Mills - Here are four Locks rising 46 1/2 feet, they are
33 feet wide all of excellent workmanship - the Depth
of water is five feet - Small Steam Boats leave Kingston
by the Canal daily and get down to the Lachine in two
three and four days according to circumstances -
The daily Steam boats from Kingston downwards
to the head of the Long Soult about one hundred miles
are principly for the conveyance of passengers and
the mail - Many Boats go down by the St. Lawrence
and come up by the Rideau Canal - The whole
distance from Kingston to Montreal is - to Bytown
126 miles - Bytown to Montreal 120 = 246 By the
river it is about 41. miles less.

Kingston has seven churches well attended
viz. Church of England, Scotland, Catholic
Methodist &c. - Temperance has been making
good progress - The Court House and Jail are
under the same roof forming a very respectable
building with a Cupola, - There are four Banking
establishments in the place - five Newspapers and
seven printing presses, Mechanics are getting
from 6°/3°. to 10°/ currency per day at present
Labourers about 3°/6° a day finding themselves
Servants wages, rents, provisions and board
are high and have risen in consequence of
the place becoming the seat of Government.

About one mile westward of the town on
the margin of the Lake is situated the Penitentiary
or State Prison of the Province. The most remarkable