Around this date, the "new market" depicted in the previous illustration became the "old market" because of the opening of the Bonsecours Market. However, people continued to patronize it, even though the wooden structures that can be seen on the right of this watercolour by James Duncan (1806-1881) were soon to be demolished. Place Jacques Cartier, as it was officially named around this time, was still one of the liveliest places in Montreal: townspeople, merchants, retailers and housewives mingled with disembarking travelers and sailors. A number of inns and small hotels bordered the square and the police station is a reminder of one of the main problems of the guardians of the peace brawls, or as the chief of police termed them, "assault and battery".
