14 CANADIAN GUIDE BOOK. KINGSTON is built on the site of the old Fort Cataraqui, subsequently called Fort Frontenac in honour of the Count de Frontenac, one of the French Viceroys. Its advantageous position at the outlet of Lake Ontario into the St. Lawrence has raised it to considerable impor tance as an entrepot between the two Provinces. To accommodate this trade, wharfs and spacious warehouses have been provided. The streets are regularly arranged, and the houses are chiefly built of stone, of which there is an abundant supply. About half a mile distant is a low peninsula ending in Point Frederick, which with the other parallel one, terminating in Point Henry, encloses Navy Bay, the depot for the maritime armament formed during the late war. On an eminence of the peninsula is Fort Henry, which commands the entrance to the Lake. Point Frederick is connected with the town by a wooden bridge across the Cataraqui Bay, near which are the Marine Barracks. The town has recently been put into a state of complete defence by the erection of large substantial martello lowers. In 1841 Lord Sydenham removed the Seat of Government thither from Toronto, when the inhabitants, indulging the hope that it would continue to be the Capital, went to considerable expense in making improvements. The removal of the Seat of Government to Montreal in 1844 proved for a time a severe shock to its prospec tive prosperity, from which it is rapidly recovering. Its commercial importance is enhanced by being the port of the Ridcau Canal, which communicates with the Ottawa at Bytown, and thus opens up so much of the back country. The principal building is the M arket- House so called, although only a portion of it is occupied as such. It is the finest and most substantial building in Upper Canada, and cost £25,000. In the front are several public offices, and above are the Town-Hall and a room opposite, of the same size, capable of ac commodating five hundred persons. From the gallery surrounding the interior of the dome a very extensive view is commanded. The Presbyterians in connection with the Church of Scotland have a Collegiate Institution, called Queen’s College and University of Kingston. The Hospital is supported partly by Government and partly by voluntary contributions The Hotel Dieu is attended by