Chapter IV

Drummond Administrator-in-chief 313
The Roads--The Inhabitants 314
The French Canadian character 315
Parliament--Waterloo 316
"My Native City" 317
The Assembly Censured 318
Dissolution of Parliament 319
General Wilson Administrator 320
Information for the Colonial Secretary 321
Sir John Sherbrooke's Notions 322
The New Parliament 323
Suspension of Mr. Justice Foucher 324
The Chief Justice of Montreal 325
"Sub Rosa" Negociation 326
Management of the Commons 327
The Banks of Quebec and Montreal 328
York and Kingston 329
First Steamers on the Lakes 330
Government of Upper Canada 331
Persecutions for Opinion's sake 332
Joseph Wilcocks, M.P.P. 333
Acts of the Upper Canada Legislature 334
The Prorogation 336
Foreign Protestants--Prorogation 337
Durand's Parliamentary Libel 338
Durand Imprisoned--Wyatt _vs._ Gore 339
Lower Canada Civil List 340
The Instructions--Foucher 341
Adjudication of Impeachments 342
Mr. Ryland's Opinion 343
The Chambly Canal 344
The Estimates--St. Peter Street, Quebec 345
Disinterment of Montgomery--Richmond 346
His Grace the Duke of Richmond's Speech 347
Rejection of the Civil List--Lachine Canal 348
Additional Impeachments 349
Some Feeling evinced by the Legislative Council 350
A Paul, Strahan, and Bate's Case 351
A Testy Speech from the Throne 352
Rideau Canal--Population--Banks 353
Upper Canada--Mr. Gourlay 354
Mr. Gourlay's schemes 355
Gourlay arrested 356
Gourlay's ejectment--Parliament 357
Governor Maitland and the Convention 358
Death of the Duke of Richmond 359
Antagonism--Maitland and the L.C. Assembly 360
Arrival of Lord Dalhousie 361
Papineau's speech at Montreal 362
Dalhousie's opening parliamentary speech 363
Facilities for manufacturing in Lower Canada 364
Honorable John Neilson--Appearance and Character 365
Quarrel of the Houses about the Civil List 366
Mr. Andrew Stuart--The Supplies, &c. 367
The Lachine Canal--Sinecure Offices 368
Additions to the Executive Council 369
The Civil List--Antagonism 370
Mr. Marryatt, M.P.--Stoppage of the Supplies 371
The Honorable John Richardson 372
Message from the Governor 373
Despotic conduct of the Assembly 374
Effect of cutting off the supplies 375
The Prorogation--Ryland's Advice 376
Legislative Union of the Provinces 377
Agriculture and commerce in distress 378
The Union Bill 379
The Church--Political Rights 380
Antipathies--Increasing Difficulties 381
Parliament again in session 382
Sir F. Burton--District of St. Francis 383
The Civil List 384
"Times" Libel--Emptiness of the Public Chest 385
The Finances--the Receiver General 386
The Lachine and Chambly Canals 387
The prorogation--Union of the Provinces 388
The Public Accounts of Upper Canada 389
Gourlay's Enlightened Views 390
Construction of Ship Canals recommended 391
Realization of a Dream--Mr. Merritt 392
John Charlton Fisher, LL.D., King's Printer 393
Suspension of Mr. Caldwell 394
Lord Dalhousie's Explanation 395
The defalcation--Tea Smuggling 396
Free navigation of the St. Lawrence demanded 397
Pettishness of the Lower Canada Assembly 398
Occupations Taxed in Upper Canada 399
Drawbacks on Importations 400
The Clergy Reserves 401
Parliament Closed--Tyranny of Maitland 402
The Bidwells and Brodeurs of U.C. 403
W. L. Mackenzie--Appearance and Character 404
Mackenzie Persecuted 405
Press Muzzlings 406
Sir J. Robinson--Patience and Oppression 407
Recall of Sir P. Maitland 408
Matthews--Willis--Robinson 409
The Gentry of Canada 410
The Literary and Historical Society 411
Departure of Lord Dalhousie 412