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merchant; and it was he who sent the first load of wheat and the first load of flour from the upper province to Montreal, which, in those days, was both a matter of difficulty and danger. He was elected a member of the legislature of Upper Canada; and, during the war of 1812, took part on our side in the struggle that ensued for the mastery of Canada. He was in command of a company of the 1st Lincoln militia, and fought gallantly at Queenston and other places. He was a member of the Legislative Council for twentyfive years, and always bore himself in that body, as an honest and consistent man, favoring neither party, being perfectly independent in his views. The Honorable Mr. Crooks established the first paper mill in Upper Canada, and carried it on successfully for many years; but he grew tired of business as old age wore on, and finally abandoned the paper-making business. The facilities at his command were limited, because the demand for paper was light, yet the Flamborough paper mill supplied the wants of the entire community then; now the case is different, and such an establishment would do but little in keeping up a supply for the newspaper offices within range of the old mill. His death occurred at Flamborough West, on the 2nd March, 1860. He was in the 82nd year of his age, having been born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1778. His demise caused very general regret among his numerous friends and acquaintances.

LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHNSTON, C.B.

COLONEL JOHNSTON, long a resident of the county of Haldimand, C. W., was born in 1769. He entered the military service in 1784, and was employed with the army in reducing the important fortress of Dharwar, and in the field through the Mahratta war; was in the leading party at the storming of Seringapatam; appointed deputy quarter-master general of the force under the late Duke of Wellington, (then Sir Arthur Wellesley), and took an active share in the labors of the memorable battle of Assaye; during a cessation of hostilities he assisted in the survey of the Ghaut Mountains, in the Deccan, a most arduous and perilous task; and afterwards was appointed quarter-master general of the Bombay army, and retired from the honorable East India Company's service, after forty years active service. He was created compa

nion of the Bath by his Majesty George IV., a distinction, at that period, seldom conferred on officers of the Indian army. Colonel Johnston died at his seat, "The Retreat," near Dunnville, C.W., in February, 1816.

HON. SIR JOHN CALDWELL, BART.

He was the eldest son of Sir James Caldwell, the third baronet, (who was made a Count of Milan by the Empress Maria-Theresa), by Elizabeth, daughter of the Most Reverend Josiah Hort, Lord Archbishop of Tuam, and the Honorable Elizabeth Fitzmaurice, daughter of William, 20th Lord Kerry. He succeeded his father in 1784; and married Harriet, daughter of Hugh Meynell, Esq. He was connected with Canada through his appointment of receiver-general of the lower province. During the time he held that office, he was found to be in default with the province for a very large sum of the public monies, which, however, we believe was afterwards partly refunded by the sale of his large property in Canada.

He died at Ramsgate, in June, 1830, and left a son (the late Sir Henry Caldwell) to inherit his title.

HON. JAMES MCGILL.

A NOTICE of the distinguished philanthropist and benefactor, James McGill, to whom Montreal owes so much for founding and endowing the noble university which bears his name, may not be inappropriate in this collection.

Mr. McGill was a native of Glasgow, in Scotland, having been born in that city on the 6th of October, 1744. He came to this country at an early age, and immediately engaged in mercantile pursuits, in which he was most successful, amassing a large and handsome fortune as the fruits of his exertions. He was successively a member of the Parliament of Lower Canada for the city

of Montreal, and member of the Legislative and Executive Councils; he was also an officer in the militia, and rose to the high rank of brigadier-general in the war of 1812.

Mr. McGill was distinguished for his charity, his sound practical judgment and his kindness of heart; he mixed much in society, both English and French, being connected with the latter by marriage. He died on the 19th December, 1813, being sixty-nine years of age, in the city of Montreal, where he had resided ever since he came to Canada, and where for his liberality, goodness of heart, and philanthropical munificence, he left behind him a monument of his worth, which will assuredly carry his name down to posterity with honor and distinction.

He married on the 2nd December, 1776, Charlotte Guillemin, daughter of the late Guillanme Guillemin, in his lifetime councillor of the King of France, in Canada, lieutenant-general of the admiralty of Quebec, and judge of the Court of Prerogatives, and widow of the late François Amable Trottier Des Rivières.

LIEUTENANT MACPHERSON.

ALLAN MACPHERSON, Esquire, of Orillia, C. W., was one of that gallant band of heroes who defended the honor of Britain during the eventful period from the French revolution to the peace of 1815, and whose deeds of valor form one of the most splendid pages in the annals of British history. Of those noble veterans, a scattered remnant, fast disappearing before the onsets of death, is still to be found in the recesses of our forest land, and forms an influential and interesting portion of our people. Entering the army at the age of seventeen, Lieutenant Macpherson fought at the battle of Maida, in the 78th Highlanders, that gallant corps which has, under the immortal Havelock, achieved for itself such undying fame. For his brave conduct at that action he received a medal. He subsequently accompanied his regiment to Egypt, where he suffered severely from ophthalmia, like many of his fellow soldiers in that land. He next assisted in forming and drilling the Royal Sicillian Regiment, of which he was adjutant. He was put on half-pay in 1815, came to Canada in 1835, and thus exchanged the sword for the ploughshare. He became one of our most spirited and enterprising settlers. A Highlander by birth, he possessed much of the spirit of his countrymen, warm-hearted, friendly, and energetic.

He was indeed a worthy representative of a Highland gentleman, and did honor to that gallant people, whose noble deeds, whether at Waterloo, Balaclava, Inkerman or Lucknow, have won immortal laurels. He died at his residence at Orillia, in 1859.

WILLIAM KEMBLE, Esq.,

A TALENTED Canadian journalist; born in 1781; died at Quebec, on the 25th of February, 1845. He was formerly of Clapham Common, Surrey, England, and a member of a distinguished mercantile family in London, one of whom, at the period of Mr. Kemble's death, was a member in the Imperial Parliament, for the county above mentioned. As editor of the Quebec Mercury, from 1823 to 1842, he greatly distinguished himself as a writer, and the spirit and raciness which characterized his writings will long be remembered. His talents were of a high order. He was also a valuable contributor to many periodicals, including the celebrated Simmonds Colonial Magazine, of London, England.

DAVID THOMPSON, Esq.

MR. THOMPSON, during a residence of nearly twenty years in the township of Glengarry, was favorably known for his kindness and generosity of character, and as one of the magistrates of the county, discharged his duties with the greatest integrity. He was many years a partner in the late North West Company, during which time he was professionally employed in exploring those vast regions towards the Columbia river and Pacific ocean, and of which he has left maps and charts, conveying a minute description of the country as to soil, climate, &c., which must at this period, when there is a prospect of these regions being more closely connected with Canada, be of infinite value. Mr. Thompson, previous to his death in 1856, was employed as astronomical surveyor, on

the part of the British government, attached to the commission for defining the boundary line between the United States and Canada.

SIR DAVID JONES.

BORN 1794; died 23rd August, 1838, at Brockville, C. W., where he and his family had long resided. Few men were more respected and none could be held in higher estimation by his countrymen. In private life he was an uncompromising supporter of British interests. He visited England in 1835, as agent for the Brockville "Loan and Trust Company," at which time he received the order of knighthood from his Majesty William IV., at Windsor Castle, being the first native of the province who had the honor of receiving so distinguished a mark of royal favor. He died after an illness of only five days; his death casting a gloom over his native place.

RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF GOSFORD, G.C.B.

THIS distinguished nobleman was the second earl of the same name, who held the office of governor-general of Canada, and continued in that office two years and a half, having arrived at Quebec in August, 1835, and left on the 26th February, 1838. He was chief of a commission of inquiry and pacification, whose labors, it was hoped by ministers, would have led to the adjustment of all political differences, and the establishment of the provincial government upon a firm and liberal footing, the grand principles of the British constitution being always kept in view. That the mission failed in its object is a matter of notoriety; and that terms, which have been accepted with thankfulness by the other British American colonies had been factiously rejected by Lower Canada, is also too well known to render it necessary that we should further dwell upon the subject on this occasion. That Lord Gosford, as governor-in

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