Bishop Lefevere is informed that the two Central Councils of Paris and Lyons of the Association of the Propagation of Faith have allocated to the diocese of Detroit 24,000 francs for the year 1846. G.C. Gallien, the treasurer, will subsequently give an idea of the time when the payment of this sum can be made. The receipts being the same as those of the preceding year, it will be possible to raise the allocation by an additional payment of one fourth. That, however, will not happen until March when the accounts of the current drafts are balanced at which time it will be possible to acquaint the head of the missions to what extent their hopes have been realized. Under these conditions, the allocation of the present year will equal that of 1845. Gallien regrets the lowness of the sum as compared with the needs of the diocese. He wishes Lefevere to realize, however, that the maintenance of the present allocation is a sign of the serious interest that the two Councils have regarding his diocese. The Councils are generally unable to increase the size of the allocations on account of the increasing needs of the new missions. The diocese of Detroit is one of those dioceses in which the Councils have not applied the reductions that have been made necessary elsewhere. Finally, Gallien assures Lefevere that it will be possible to allocate 5,000 francs to the Brothers of St. Joseph Congregation of Holy Cross recently established in the diocese of Detroit. The letter is signed both by the vice president Lombard in the absence of the President and in the name of the Council, as well as by the treasurer, G. Choiselat Gallien. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 2pp. 8vo.