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240 of King Square. All that was left of it following the fire horror of 1877 which levelled ten miles of streets and 1600 buildings was the escutcheon of the British Empire which had hung in Boston State House during the turbulent years that immediately preceded the revolt of the Colonies. The coat-of-arms is now in Trinity Church whose lofty spire rises above the site of the city's first meeting-house.

Other public structures in the vicinity of King Square are the Masonic Hall, Court House, City Market, Imperial Theatre and Opera House. Beyond the latter on Waterloo Street is the Roman Catholic Cathedral with good interior decorations and windows.

The magnates of St. John rebuilt their clubs and homes out Germain Street and about Queen Square after the fire. In Germain Street is St. Andrews Church, grandmother of all the Presbyterian congregations of New Brunswick. Even a brief tour of the city should include a sight of Queen Square and its mansions. A three-century-old French cannon hoisted from the bed of the harbour, and a life-size bronze of Champlain add historical interest. The Exhibition buildings and a new Armoury occupy prominent situations at the seaward end of the St. John peninsula. To the east is Courtenay Bay which every twelve hours becomes alternately a stretch of water and a yawning bed of ooze. The bay, and the harbour-front