his "Life" one has no doubt that he was a good man, but as little that he was a thorough fanatic. I have no doubt that by the earnestness and rousing nature of his preaching, he did much good in his day, particularly as much of the Province was at that time very destitute of preachers; but for the causes mentioned, his career was also attended with many evils. The few copies of his books that are in existence, are so prized by his admirers, that they could not be bought for their weight in gold." AMBROSE, Rev. JOHN, M. A. A clergym. of the Ch. of Eng. (St. Margaret's Bay, N. S.) Has written anonymously in prose and verse for local papers and contributed to the Church Journal, (N. Y.) During his under-graduate course at King's Coll., N. S., took the prize for English verse. I. Some account of the Petrel-the Sea Serpent-and the Albicore-as observed at St. Margaret's Bay,-together with a few observations on Beach mound, or Kitchen-midden, near French village. Trans. N. S. Inst. 1864. II. Observations on the Sea Birds frequenting the coast of St. Margaret's Bay. Do. 1864-5. AMOS, A. I. Reports of trials in the Courts of Canada, relative to the destruction of the Earl of Selkirk's settlement on the Red River; with observations. London, 1820, pp. iv and 388, 8vo. AMSDEN, SAMUEL. A Can. journ. B. in London, Eng., Oct. 1820. D. at Dunnville, U. C., 1867. Was employed in the Customs in different capacities by the Can. Govt. Held the rank of Major in the Volunteer Militia. Was ed. and prop. of the Independent, (Dunnville), a conservative newspaper, from 1857 to 1866. As a public writer maintained a respectable position on the Can. newspaper press. ANDERSON, DAVID. I. Canada; or, a view of the imporportance of the British American Colonies; shewing their extensive and improveable resources, and pointing out the great and unprecedented advantages which have been allowed to the Americans over our own colonists; together with the great sacrifices which have been made by our late commer cial regulations of the commerce and carrying trade of Great Britain to the United States, &c. London, 1814, pp. 355, 8vo. ANDERSON, Rt. Rev. D., D. D. For a long time Bish. of Rupert's Land, recently resigned. Was President of the Institute of Rupert's Land, before which he read one or two interesting papers. I. Seal of Apostleship, an Ordination sermon, preached at St. Andrews' Church, Red River. London, 1851, 8vo. II. Notes of the flood at the Red River, 1852. Do. 1853, 12mo. III. Journal of a visit to Moose and Albany. Do. 1854, 12mo. IV. The net in the bay; a journal by the Bishop of Rupert's Land. Do. 1854, fscap. ANDERSON, JAMES, F. R. S. E. Was ed. of The Farmer's Journal, and of the Trans. of the Board of Agriculture, L. C. (Mont.) I. The improvement of agriculture and the elevation in the social scale of both husbandman and operative. Montreal, 1858, pp. 22. II. The Union of the British North American Provinces considered, in a letter addressed to the citizens of British America, by Obiler Dictum. Do. 1859. ANDERSON, W. J., M. D., M. R. C. S., (EDIN.) One of the Vice-Presidents of the Lit. & His. Soc. (Que.) Was connected with the newspaper press in N. S. I. The Gold Fields of the world, our knowledge of them, and its application to the Gold Fields of Canada. Quebec, 1864, pp. 46, 12mo. II. The Gold Fields of Nova Scotia. Trans Lit. & His. Soc. (Que.) 1863-4. III. On the coal-like Substance, or "Altered Bitumen," found in the excavations at Fort No. 3, Point Levis, and the presently accepted theories on the origin of Coals, Bitumens, and Petroleum Springs, with an account of the "Carboniferous System" of British North America. Do. 1865-6. ANDREW, WILLIAM, M. A. A Can. journ. B. at Glasgow, 1804. D. at Aberdeen, 1862. Educated at Marischal Coll., Aberdeen. Was for some time Prof. of Mathematics in McGill Coll., and Rector of the High School (Que.) He filled the office of President of the Lit. & His. Society of that city several terms. Ed. the Daily Chronicle (Que.) for some years. "Without remarkable brilliancy of style Mr. Andrew's productions were usually characterised by logical conclusion, and purity and elegance of diction."-Daily News,(Que.) ANDREWS, F. H. I. A collection of original Sacred Music; arranged in full score, with organ or piano-forte accompaniment. Quebec, 1848. "This work is highly creditable, both to the Province and the author." Gazette, (Mont.) ANDREWS, F. H., Jr. I. Shipping Culler's. Lumberman's and Shipmaster's pocket ready reckoner for square timber. Quebec, 1853. ANDREWS, ISRAEL D. Late Consul for the U. S. at St. John, N. B. I. Report on the Trade and Commerce of the British North American Colonies, and upon the Trade of the Great Lakes and Rivers since 1829. Presented to the United States Senate. (With Atlas.) Washington, 1851, pp 775, 8vo. (Executive Document.) Prepared for the U. S. Govt., at the time when the Reciprocity Treaty with B. N. A. was in contemplation. "Our sole object in this brief notice is, to call attention to one of the most laboriously and faithfully prepared public documents that have ever seen the light. The author has been unwearied in his endeavours to prepare the way for a system of reciprocal free trade between the United States and the British Provinces. He shows that our existing tariff operates as a prohibitory duty with regard to many of the Exports from the Colonies, and, in that same proportion, cuts off the profits of the return sales; and that, were all restrictions removed, our ports would be the chief emporia of colonial commerce."-N. A. Rev. ANGERS, F. REAL, a French Can. lawyer. B. 1813. D. at Quebec, Apl. 1860. Admitted to the bar at an early age. He was a reporter of the Parliamentary debates to the L. C. Assem. previous to the Union. In conjunction with Mr. Loranger, defended the Censitaires before the Seigniorial Court. From 1851 up to his death was one of the editors of the Décisions des Tribunaux du Bas Canada, (Que.) I. Système de Sténographie, Quebec, 1836, 8vo. II. Les révélations du crime, ou Cambray et ses complices, Chroniques Canadiennes de 1834. Do. 1837, pp. 77. ANNAND, Hon. WILLIAM. A N. S. journ. and politician. B., we believe, in the Co. of Halifax, N. S., which he has represented in the N. S. Parliament. Was associated with Mr. Howe in the ed. of the Nova Scotian, of which journal he is now proprietor. He is also ed. and prop. of the Daily Chronicle, (Hal.) Was for some time Provl. Secy. of N. S. I. The Speeches and Public Letters of the Hon. Joseph Howe, [Edited] Boston, 1858, 2 vols., pp. 642-558, 12mo. II. Confederation. A letter to the Right Honorable the Earl of Carnarvon, Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. London, 1866, pp. 42, 8vo. ANSPACH, Rev. LEWIS AMADEUS. "Late a Magistrate of Newfoundl. and Missionary for the district of Conception Bay." I. Summary of the Laws of Commerce and Navigation, adapted to the present State, Government and Trade of the Island of Newfoundland. London, 1809, 8vo. II. A history of the island of Newfoundland; containing a description of the island, the banks, the fisheries, and the trade of Newfoundland, and the coast of Labrador. (With two maps.) Do. 1819, pp. 512, 8vo. APPLETON, LYDIA ANN. I. Miscellaneous Poems, Moral and I. On the failure of the Apple Tree in the neighbourhood of Montreal. Can. Nat. 1862. ARCHIBALD, A. K. (Colchester, N. S.) Boston, 1848, pp. 200, 8vo. A Barrister, N. S. Re I. British North American Railways. Letter to His Excellency the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine. Halifax, pp. 11, 8vo. II. Letter to the Duke of Newcastle, K. G., relating to the Intercolonial or Halifax and Quebec Railway. 1860, pp. 16, 8vo. ARDAGH, W. D. A practising Barrister at Barrie, U. C. Ed. the Upper Canada Law Journal, (Tor.), from 1856 till 1857, when he became joint ed. with Mr. Harrison. Since 1866 has been joint ed. of the U. C. Law Journal and of the Local Courts' and Municipal Gazette, (Tor.) ARFWEDSON, C. D., I. The United States and Canada in 1832, 1833 and 1834. 2 Vols. 8vo. London, 1834, ARMOUR, ROBERT, jr. A Can. writer. B. 1809. D. at Montreal, 4th Oct., 1845. Was the eldest son of the late Mr. Robert Armour, a well known Can. publisher and bookseller, and had adopted the law as a profession. At the time of his death held the appointment of Law Clerk to the Leg. Council, Can. For some years he had ed. the Gazette (Mon.) In 1829, his father commenced the publication of the Montreal Almanack and Lower Canada Register, a very useful and well arranged annual, which was published for several years under the ed. of the above. ARMSTRONG, JAMES, Advocate. I. A treatise on the Law relating to Marriages in Lower Canada. Montreal, 1857, pp. 46, 8vo. ARMSTRONG, Major-Gen. JOHN. I. Notices of the war between Great Britain and America in 1812. New York, vol. I. pp., 263, 1836; 12mo. Vol. II. Do. 1840. ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM. A Can. journ. B. and educated at Edinburgh, Scot. Studied law in his native city for some years, and in 1833, emigrated to Can. In the succeeding year he took up his residence in N. Y., and entered into business as a druggist, sometimes contributing to a newspaper published by a friend, called the Scottish Journal. In 1844 he returned to Can., establishing himself at Kingston, where in 1847 he first commenced his connection with the Can. press by joining the staff of the British Whig, as sub-ed. a position which he held until 1851, when he became ed. of The Argus. Two years afterwards, on the death of the proprietor, Mr. A. purchased this newspaper, changing its name to the Commercial Advertiser, and under that name it took a prominent part in discussing the many important political movements of the day. In 1859 Mr. A.'s office being destroyed by fire, he purchased the Herald of the same city and united it with his other paper under the name of the Herald & Advertiser, which he continued to own and conduct up to a recent period. In politics Mr. A sup ported the policy of the Liberal Conservatives of U. Č. ASCHER, ISIDORE G., B. C. L. A Can. poet. B. in Glasgow, Scot., 1835. His early days were spent at Plymouth, Eng. When 8 years of age he came with his parents to Can., and was educated at the High Sch. of Montreal, in which city his family had taken up their residence. On leaving sch. he entered his father's counting house, but after a few years experience finding his occupation distasteful and irksome he abandoned the ledger for the law, and in due time was called to the Bar of L. C., receiving the degree of B C. L. from McGill Coll. For some years he had been known as the author of many poetical pieces, among which were some beautiful and tender lyrics, which had appeared in the provincial press under his Christian name "Isidore." They had attracted a degree of attention, and called forth the well merited praise of several of the Can. newspapers. One western journal remarked : "Isidore' is the nom de plume over which some one occasionally writes for the Montreal papers, and we must confess that the pieces evince more genuine poetic feeling, melody of diction, and happiness of expres sion, than those of any Canadian poet we yet have had the fortune to peruse.' In 1863, at the solicitation of his friends and others, he collected those of his printed pieces which he no doubt considered as his best and, together with other new pieces, published them in a volume called Voices from the Hearth. The book was well received by the public and warmly commended by the press. The edition was speedily exhausted. Since 1864, Mr. A. has resided in Eng., where he contributes regularly to one or two of the leading London magazines. His later poems, some of which have been ¦ reproduced in the Can. newspapers, decidedly attest to a more matured and experienced hand, and are well worthy of their authorship. We believe that Mr. A. intends bringing out a new volume of Poems from the London press shortly. I. Voices from the Hearth: a Collection of Verses. Montreal, 1863, pp. 1C8, 8vo. "We must conclude, at the same time stating that we have not for a long while read a more pleasing collection of short poems, written with elegance, truth of sentiment, and genuine poetic feeling. It has made us for a few moments forget the mechanical life around us, and lose ourselves in that indescribable absence from sensual objects, which is a vision of our higher hu manity.”—Colburn's Mon. Mag., (Lon.) "The writer's muse is essentially of the household; and he cannot do better than to continue to worship its gods, for there he is emphatically at home."-Athen., (do.) "Mr. Ascher's poems are distinguished by a pleasant and lively fancy, by gay and cheerful feeling, often, however, overshadowed by a pathetic tenderness; and at times they give evidence that the writer feels the deeper mysteries and passions of human nature and human life. The moral spirit throughout is of the highest; it is one of mildness, of goodness, and yet of uncompromising right; it is gracious, generous, and of the most ample liberality and charity; it is of the most comprehensive humanity, truly tolerant but never temporising."-HENRY GILES: Boston Transcript. ASHBURTON, Lord. Ambassador to Am. in 1841. D. 1848. I. Speech on the Second Reading of the Canada Government Bill. London, 1838, 8vo. ASHE, Commander E. D., R. N., F. R. S. Has been Director of the Observatory at Quebec for many years. Is President of the Lit. & His. Soc. (Que.) I. Water Power of Quebec. Trans. Lit. & His. Soc. (Que.) 1855. II. Plan of raft to rescue passengers from sinking ships. Do. do. III. Journal of a voyage from New York to Labrador to observe the Solar Eclipse. Do. do. IV. Notes of a journey across the Andes. Do., 1862. V. Motions of the Top, Teetotum and Gyroscope. Do., 1863-4. VI. Result of observations for the determination of the latitude of the Quebec Observatory. Do. do. VII. On the employment of the Electric Telegraph in determining the Longitude of some of the principal places in Canada. Can. Journ. 1859. ASHWORTH, HENRY. I. A tour in the United States, Cuba, and Canada. London, 1861, cr. 8vo. ASSIKINACK, FRANCIS, "a warrior of the I. Legends and traditions of the II. Social and warlike customs of the Odahwah Indians. Do., do. III. The Odahwah Indian language. Do., do. IV. Remarks on preceding paper. Do., 1860. ATCHESON, NATHANIEL, F. A. S. A London Solicitor. Was agent for N. S., in London, for some years. I. American encroachments on British Rights; or, Observations on the importance of the British North American Colonies, and on the late treaties with the United States; with remarks on Mr. Baring's examination; and a defence of the shipping interest from the charge of having attempted to impose on Parliament, and of factious Conduct in their opposition to the American Intercourse Bill (with 2 maps). London, 1808; pp. about 370, 8vo. II. Compressed view of the points to be discussed in treating with the United States of America [relating to the Boundary Question] (with maps). Do., 1814, 8vo. ATCHESON, R. S. Was Commissioner of Trust and Loan Company of U. C. for many years. I. Letter on the means by which it is proposed to carry on the undertaking of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada. London, 1845, pp. 12. ATKINSON, Rev. T. I. Christian Unity: a Sermon. Quebec, 1842, pp. 23. ATKINSON, Rev. W. CHRISTOPHER, A. M. Was Pastor of Presb. Ch., Mascreen, St. George's. I. A historical and statistical account of New Brunswick, B. N. A. With advice to Emigrants. Edinburgh, 3rd Ed., 1844, pp. 14-284, 12mo. ATTY, P. T. S. I. Law and Lawyers in Canada West. Ang. Am. Mag. AUBERT, R. P., 0. M. I. I. Le Rationalisme. Rev. Can. 1864. AUBIN, N. A French Can. journ. B. at Paris, France, 1812. Came to Can. 1834. At the time of the Insurrection in 1837, commenced the publication at Quebec of a humourous and satirical paper called Le Fantasque, of which he was ed. The articles in this sheet displayed considerable pungency and wit, not unmixed with some amount of acritude, and directed, as they generally were, against the dominant party of the day, caused the latter some annoyance and trouble. In 1838, Mr. A. was arrested, and with his printer, incarcerated in the Quebec Gaol, and his press and types seized by the authorities, for the expression of his political views in Le Fantasque. After his enlargement he continued his paper up to 1845. In that year he founded Le Castor, a journal which enjoyed but a short existence, owing to the great fires which occurred shortly afterwards in Quebec. Subsequently he wrote for Le Canadien, and in 1862 founded and ed. La Tribune (Que.), as the organ of the L. C. section of the Macdonald-Dorion administration. This paper was but short-lived. Mr. A. is generally recognized as one of the ablest newspaper writers the French Cans. possess. He resided for some time in the U. S., and invented the plan of making gas from water, which has been adopted in some cities of the Union. He is the author of many miscellaneous poems, several of which, in addition to prose articles from his pen, are preserved in Le Répertoire National (Mont.) We give the titles of the latter. Que Un contemporain-A. E. Aubry. Par L'Abbé H. R. Casgrain (with portrait). bec, 1865, pp. 103, sm. 4to. AUBRY, M., Avocat. I. Mémoire pour Michel-Jean-Hugues Péan, Captaine-Aide-Major des Ville et Gouvernement de Québec: Paris, Des près, 1762, in-4. "On trouve dans ce mémoire plusieurs "détails intéressants sur les dernières opéra"tions militaires des Français dans le Canada. "Pendant le même procès, on a imprimé 66 plusieurs autres mémoires, savoir: ceux de "M. le Marquis de Montcalm, du Sieur de "Saint-Blin, et du Sieur de Boishébert, Com"mandants des Forts: du Sieur Varin, Com"missaire Ordonnateur, &c. Tous ces mé"moires sont très intéressants, en ce qu'ils "font connaître le dernier état du Canada "sous les Français.”—M. de Fontette. AUCHINLECK, GILBERT. Was one of the Editors of the Ang. Am. Mag. (Tor.), in which his history of the war first appeared. I. A History of the war between Great Britain and the United States, in 1812-13 and '14. Toronto, 1855, 8vo. AUSTIN, F. W. G. An Advocate at the Quebec Bar. Has written largely in the local newspaper press on the Fish and Game of Can. I. Remarks on the Fisheries Bill; addressed to the Hon. A. Campbell, Commissioner of Crown Lands. ́ Quebec, 1865. "The whole question at issue is the one we have fought and are still fighting-Shall fixed nets be allowed to destroy our fisheries? |