Detroit Diocese is allotted by the Central Council of the Association of the Propagation, 14,000 francs fro the fiscal year 1860, of which 5,000 francs comes from the residue of alms of the 1858 Jubilee. They hasten to dispose of the part which is assigned to Detroit mission. This special resource which gave the increase in this year's allocation should be no point of comparison for the following year. As to the portion of this allocation which comes from ordinary receipts, a fifth is withheld until the end of the fiscal year. They were happy at the beginning of this year to receive news of Lefevere's needs for his diocese, which will guide them. They have received from Father Edmond Dumont of Detroit, an appeal for help to rebuild his burned down church and rectory; their policy is to deal directly with the bishop. A receipt for 1859 for 17,000 francs is enclosed. :: III-2-j A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to.