From Me Quebec Ga.este, Jan. s4.
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1 Fire.--TAis building. the residence of the

 Governors General of B. N. America for the last 50 years, and so prominent an object in the view of the city of Quebec from the har- hor. as it surmounts the bruk of the precipce between the Lower Town and the citadel, has fallen an entire prey to the flames, The fire broke ont yesterday about noon, in a room at the south end of the building, in the third sto- ry. occupied by capt. M'Kinnon. A. D. c. ; and though early discovereds and every means taken to arrest its progress, it flew with as- tonishing rapidity through the upper story. and continued tG burn downwards, in spite of all the exertions of the troops and about a dozen fire engines. until this moment. Itnow presents it's hundred openings, tall bare ehim- neys, and it's sooty and ruined walls.

 It was originally built by the French at a time not exactly ascertaned; and trough somewhat altered in form and improved particularly in Sir J. Craig's administration, at an expense of about 91O.O0O to the Prov ince--the original walls, we believe, all remain, having sllccessively escaped with triAing dam age the sieges ofl759 by Wolf, of 1775 by the Americans, and the bombardment of Sir Will fam Phipps in 1890. Its site, since the ear- est discovery of the country, had been suc- cessively the head quarters of the whole French possessions. at one time extending over the present British N. American posses sons. including Louisiana and the territories on the Mississippi; and between 1759 and the American independence in 1778, was the seat of the principal command of the whole cOnti- nent of North America.

 It was tenanted, when the fire broke out, ny lieut.. gen. lord Aylmer, governor-in-c chief, and lady Aylmer; capt; M'Kinnpns Grena- des-de- Camp. and lient. Paynter, extra aide de-camp; with the different domestics of the establishment. The military secretary (capt. Airey) occupied apartments in what is called the Old Chateau, building erected by the English after the conquest, and chiefly used as dancing and dining halls. The public doc uments belonging to the Administration were early removed, as was the plate, and by much the greater part of the furniture, but the lat ter was damaged. His Excelrncy had ES,- 900 insured on the furniture, (which is pur- chased from the preceding Go, ernor on eve ry changc,) at the Quebec Office.

 The thermometer on the morning of the fire had marked 22 deg. belo,0 zero, and, du- ring the whole time it lasted continued from to deg. below zero, with a strong piercing wind from west to southwest. Many of the engines were soon frozen up, and the hose. I and every thing connected with them. could only he kept in any thing like order by the use | of warm water.

 It will probably cost Ga5,O0O to CSC, ,0O0

 to erect new building, but the beauty of the

 situation, and the extent of the grounds will

 afford an opportunity of erecting one of the

 most ornamental and prominent public build tings in the city. of which Quebec is really la mentally deficient. The site belongs to the Military Government.