Bertrand, J. C. Hamel, Emile Jacot, John Buchanan, Antoine Carrier, William Breakey. "The Chair was occupied by Hon. Judge H. T. Taschereau, having on his right the guest of the evening, L. H. Fréchette, the Count Premio- Real, Hon. C. A. P. Pelletier, Mr. Wasson, Hon. F. Langelier, M. Thors of Paris, &c., and on his left the Consul-General for France, Hon. Mr. Laurier, Mr. Bols, Hon. D. Ross, &c. "The banquet was given in the well-known excellent style of the Russell Hotel Company, which never leaves anything to be desired. After full justice had been done the good things provided for the occasion, silence was obtained, when the following resolution, presented to Mr. Fréchette by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, was read by the Secretary, Mr. Delagrave:-- "At a monthly general meeting of the Literary and Historical Society, held on the 13th October last: "It was proposed by Commander Ashe, R.N., seconded by R. McLeod, Esq., "That the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec has witnessed with the highest satisfaction the literary honours conferred in August last, by the _Académie Française_, on Monsieur Louis Honoré Fréchette, for the poetical excellence of his two poems, 'Les Fleurs Boréales' and 'Les Oiseaux de Neige.' "That the Academical crown, encircling the brow of a Canadian poet, ought to be as much prised by Canada as it must be dear to its gifted son, the Laureate of the French Academy. "That such a signal distinction conferred by the highest literary tribunal, whilst it exhibits in such a favourable light the intellectual vigour of the Province of Quebec, cannot be otherwise than a subject of legitimate pride to the Dominion of Canada. "That the President and Secretary of this Society be charged with the pleasant duty of conveying to Monsieur L. H. Fréchette the expression of the sentiments of admiration with which it views his literary success. (Signed,) J. M. LEMOINE, President ALEX. ROBERTSON, Secretary _Quebec_, 13th October, 1880. "The usual loyal toasts--the Queen and Governor-General--were given by the Chairman, and enthusiastically honoured. "The Chairman then proposed "France," the toast being received with the usual honours and responded to by M. Lefaivre, the Consul-General for France. "M. Lefaivre made an interesting speech, alluding to the past and present of France, to the communication between the France of the Old World and the _Nouvelle France_ of this Western hemisphere, dwelling upon the honours achieved by the guest of the evening in Paris, and contending that literature was the soul of a nation. "The Chairman, Hon. Mr. Justice H. Taschereau, then rose to propose the toast of the evening, being received with loud and prolonged cheering. He said,--