Court of Common Pleas, of Upper Canada. Toronto, Vol. I, 1865, pp. 665. Vol. II, 1866, pp. 639, r. 8vo. VAN RENSSELAER, Rev. MANUSELL.

I. Memoir of the French and Indian Expedition against the Province of New York, which surprised and burned Schenectady, Feby. 9th, 1683-90. Proc. N. Y. His. Soc. 1845.

VAN RENSSELAER, SOLOMON.

I. Narrative of the Affair at Queenstown, in the War of 1812. New York, 1836.

VASEY, GEORGE.

I. The Beauties and Utilities of a Library, containing an analysis of the Canadian Parliamentary Library. Toronto, 1857, pp. 34.

VAUGHAN, Capt. D. Light-house keeper at Belle-Isle.

I. Meteorological Journal and Report relative to the Currents, Climate, and Navigation of that portion of the Lower St. Lawrence forming the Strait of Belle-Isle. Quebec, 2nd Ed., 1865, pp. 62.

VENNOR, H. G. Contributed many letters of interest descriptive of Can. scenery and places of interest to the Witness, (Mont.) 1862-3-4 and 5. We believe he has lately been in the service of the Can. Geological Survey.

I. Notes on Birds wintering in and around Montreal, from observations taken during the winters of 1856-7-8-9 and 60. Can. Nat., 1860.

II. Cave in Limestone near Montreal. Do. 1864.

III. A few Notes on the Night Heron. Do. do.

IV. A Short Review of the Sylviadæ, or wood warblers found in the vicinity of Montreal. Do. 1865.

V. On the Feathered Songsters of the Island of Montreal. Brit. Am. Mag., 1864. VERREAU, HOSPICE. Principal of the Jacques Cartier Normal Sch. (Mont.)

I. Mémoire présenté à Son Altesse Royale Mgr. le Duc d'Orleans, régent de France, concernant la précieuse plante du gin-seng de Tartarie, découverte en Amérique par le Père Joseph François Lafitau, de la Compagnie de Jésus, &c., précédé d'une notice bio

graphique. [With portrait of the Père Lafitau.] Montréal, 1858, pp. 44. VIGER, Hon. DENIS BENJAMIN, LL. D. A French Can. statesman. B. at Montreal, 19 Augt., 1774. D. there 13 Feb., 1861. Ed. at Montreal. Was implicated in the Rebellion of 1837, and imprisoned by the Govt. A short time prior to the insurrection became the bearer of a petition to Eng. on behalf of his countrymen in Can. Sat successively in both chambers of the Can. Legisla ture, after the Union of 1840. Held office, and for some time was leader of the French Can. Conservative party in the Assem. Wrote several poems, which are to be found in the Rep. Nat. (1848), and also founded one or two newspapers in his native city. A very full biographical notice of Mr. V., written by Mr. Joseph Royal, appeared in Le Journal de L'Inst. Pub. (Mont.) 1861.

I. Considérations sur les effets qu'ont produits en Canada, la conservation des établissemens du pays, les mœurs, l'éducation, &c., de ses habitants; et les conséquences qu'entraînerait leur décadence par rapport aux intérêts de la Grande-Bretagne. Par un Canadien, M. P. P. Montréal, 1809, pp. 51, 8vo. (See Cuthbert, Ross.)

II. Analyse d'un Entretien sur la conservation des Etablissemens du Bas-Canada, des lois, des usages, &c., de ses habitants. Do. 1826, pp. 46, 8vo.

III. Mémoire de D. B. Viger et de Marie Amable Foretier, son épouse, appelants, contre Toussaint Pothier, Ecr., et autres, Intimés, à la Cour Provinciale d'Appel, d'un jugement de la Cour du Banc du Roi, de Montréal, du 20 Février, 1827. Do. 1827.

IV. Considérations relatives à la dernière Révolution de la Belgique. Par un Canadien. Do. 1831.

V. Observations contre la proposition faite dans le Conseil Législatif, le 4 Mars, 1835, de rejeter le bill de l'Assemblée pour le nomination d'un agent de la Province. Do. 1835.

VI. Mémoires relatifs à l'Emprisonne ment de l'honorable D. B. Viger. Do, 1840, 8vo.

VII. La Crise Ministérielle. Kingston, 1844, pp. 46.

VIGER, JACQUES. A Can. antiquarian. B. at Montreal, 7 May, 1787. D. there 12 Dec., 1858. Ed. at the Coll. of St. Raphael, in his native city. He served as an officer under De Salaberry in 1812. Most of his life was passed m making a collection of materials relating to the history of Can., which he embodied in two works, one of them named the Sabertache, containing 28 volumes, which still remain unpublished. He was the first mayor of Montreal, and in addition to his other honorary titles, was Commander of the Roman Order of St. Gregory, and a corresponding mem. of the Historical Soc. of Michigan. Mr. V. was the founder of the Soc. Historique de Montréal.

I. Relation de la Mort de Louis XVI, roi de France, par M. l'Abbé H. Essex Edgeworth de Firmont. [With notes.] Montréal, 1812, pp. 46.

II. Observations en amélioration des lois des Chemins telles qu'en force dans le Bas-Canada en 1825. Do. 1840, pp. 36.

The same in English.

III. Rapports sur les Chemins,, Rues, Ruelles et Ponts de la cité et paroisse de Montréal, avec notes. Do. 1841.

IV. Archéologie Religieuse du diocèse de Montréal, 1850. Do. 1850, pp. 36.

V. Souvenirs historiques sur la Seigneurie de LaPrairie. Do. 1857, pp. 13. VILLERS, Rev. P. D. De.

I. Quelques leçons sur l'Art Epistolaire et la Politesse. Montréal, 1859, pp. 55. VINNING, MISS PAMELIA S. A Can. poet. Is a teacher in the Can. Literary Instistute, Woodstock, U. C. Has written a very large number of poems, both sacred and secular. Her first pieces appeared in the Literary Miscellany, (Detroit,) for which, and the Evangelical Witness, (London, C. W.,) she wrote for some time, above the nom de plume of Emillia. She afterwards became a regular contributor to the U. S. Mag., which was merged in Emerson's Mag., secondly in Emerson's'& Putnam's Mag., and lastly, for several years, in the Great Republic Monthly. Among her humourous poems in the latter periodical are

"Uncle Sams Fourth of July Oration," "The Live Yankee," &c. Her graver poems, however, attracted more notice. Miss V. was also a contributor for some time to the Ladies' Repository, (Cincinnati,) and to the religious and literary periodicals in the West. During the existence of the Can. Illustrated News, (Ham.,) she wrote frequently for its pages. Most of her productions have been written in Can., and the subjects relate to Can. life and experience. It is understood that she is preparing a collection of the best of her pieces for publication in bookform.

"There is no Canadian poet whose poetry we have read, and re.read, with greater interest and delight than Miss Vining's. This piece (Under the Snow) is no ordinary production. It contains beautiful imagery; a sound and elevated philosophy of suffering; great depth and tenderness of feeling; and a rich and exquisite rhythmic music, that lingers in the chambers of the brain, like the memory of a speechless joy."—Dewart. VOGELI, FÉLIX. Formerly of Lyons, France. Was a contributor to La Ruche Littéraire, (Mont.) Ed. Le Courier, (St. Hyacinthe, L. C.) in 1859.

I. Almanach Vétérinaire de l'économie rurale, ou guide du propriétaire et de l'éleveur d'animaux domestiques, pour l'an 1859. Montreal, pp. 84.

II. Journal d'Economie Rurale, de médecine et de chirurgie vétérinaire. Do., 1859, pp. 64.

VOLDENVELDEN, WILLIAM, P. L. S. Was for some time Deputy Surveyor Genl.

I. Extraits des Titres de Concessions des Terres en Seigneuries. Par William Voldenvelden and Louis Charland. Québec, 1803, 12mo.

VOLNEY, Le Comte C. F. DE. A mem. of the Institute of France.

I. Tableau du climat et du sol des Etats-Unis, suivi d'éclaircissements sur la Colonie Française au Scioto, sur quelques Colonies Canadiennes et sur les Sauvages; terminés par un Vocabulaire de la langue des Miamis: ouvrage enrichi de quatre planches. gravées, dont deux cartes géographiques, et une coupe figurée de la Chute de Niagara: Paris, 1803, 2 vols. in-8; New Ed. Do., 1822, in-8.

English translation.-London, 1804, pp. 503, 8vo. The same, with occasional remarks by C. B. Brown. Philadelphia, 1804, 8vo. VON IFFLAND, ANTHONY M. D., M.R. C. S. (Eng.) A Can. medical practictioner. B. in Can. Received his degree in Eng. where he studied. In 1820, founded the first anatomical sch. established in Quebec. Has held various important positions in connection with his profession under the Crown, and is now Medical Supdt. of the Quarantine, Gross Isle, L. C. In 1824 wrote a history of the town of Sorel, which appeared in successive numbers of an Eng. periodical. Dr. V. has also written a large number of articles and essays for the medical and general newspaper press, both in Am. and Europe, the principal of which we endeavour to

On the Amelioration of our Public Institutions, comprising Hospitals, Lunatic Asylums, Prisons, &c., in 20 chapters. 1852-53. On Juvenile Reformatories, in several chapters. do.

On Quarantine, 4 articles. do.

On Prison Inspection, several articles. 1856.

On the Abuses of Medical Patronage. do. The False Position of the Medical Profession in the Social System. 1853.

Biography of the late Dr. Joseph Morrin, written at the solicitation of the Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, appeared in series. 1864.

WADDILOVE, Rev. W. J. D., M. A.

I. Canadian Clergy Reserves.Speeches of the Hon. Colonel Burwell, in the House of Assembly, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Toronto, and the Hon. P. D. DeBlaquière, in the Legislative Council; together with the Letters of Gov. Simcoe, 1790 to 1797, read by Mr. DeBlaquière, in the Debate; and the protests entered against the Bill of Mr. Poulett Thomson, &c. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1840, pp. 46, 8vo.

(See Stewart, Rt. Rev. C. J.) WADSWORTH, Revs. R. D., and W. SCOTT.

I. The Teetotaller's Hand-Book. Toronto, 1860, pp. 500.

WAKEFIELD, EDWARD GIBBON. For many years connected with Can. politics and affairs. D. in Eng., 1862. Came to Can. with Lord Durham as his lord

ship's private Secy., and assisted, with the late Mr. C. Buller, in framing the Constitution for B. N. A. He sat in the L. A., Can., from 1842 till 1844, and took a prominent part in the discussions of that body. Subsequently proceeded to New Zealand, where he resided for many years. He originated and carried out many political reforms in Colonial self-govt.

I. England and America. London, 1837, 2 vols., p. 8vo.

II. A Letter on the Ministerial Crisis. By an old correspondent of the Colonial Gazette of London. Kingston, 1843.

"The contents are well worthy the attentive perusal of every student of Canadian politics."-Mercury (Que.)

III. View of Sir Charles Metcalfe's Government of Canada. By a Member of the Provincial Parliament. London, 1844, pp. 43.

"This is a pamphlet which will attract a great deal of attention, both from the importance of the subject, and the talent and peculiar views of the clever writer from whom it emanates. Mr. E. G. Wakefield here professes to describe the state of Government which Sir Charles Metcalfe found on his arrival, and takes a brief retrospect of the affairs of the province from the

time of Lord Durham's mission. He also essays to give a definition of the various views of responsible government,' enter. tained by different parties at home and in the province. Mr. Wakefield further furnishes what appears to be a clear and explicit account of the rupture between his Excellency and his executive councillors."SIM Col. Mag.

IV. A View of the Art of Colonization with reference to the British Empire; in letters between a Statesman and a Colonist. Do., 1819, 8vo.

WALES, WILLIAM, F. R. S. An eminent Eng. Mathematician and Astronomer. D. 1798.

I. Astronomical Observations made. by order of the Royal Society, at Prince of Wales's Fort, on the northwest coast of Hudson's Bay. Phil. Trans., 1769.

WALFORD, THOMAS, F. A. S., F. L. S.

I. Journal of a Voyage made by order of the Royal Society, to Churchill River, on the north-west coast of IIudson's Bay; of 13 months' residence in that country, and of the voyage back to England in 1768 and 1769. Archæol., xiii-22, 1770.

WALKER, ALEXANDER. Formerly a noncommissioned officer in the Brit. Army. Now employed in the Military Store Dept. (Que.) Contributed poetical pieces to the Literary Garland in 1848; and to the Transcript (Mont.,) about same time. He was also a contributor to the News (St. John's,) 1850-1. Was assist. ed. of the Gazette (Que.) from 1857 to 1861.

I. The Knapsack, a Collection of Fugitive Poems. Kingston, 1853, pp. 132, 12mo.

II. Hours off and on Sentry; or, Personal Recollections of Military Adventure in Great Britain, Portugal and Canada. Montreal, 1859, pp. 256, 12mo. WALKER, ANNIE L.

I. Leaves from the Canadian Backwoods. Montreal, 1861, pp. 174, 8vo. WALKER, WILLIAM. A Can. journ. B. at Three Rivers. D. at Montreal, 10 Apl., 1844. Was the son of a former Judge

in L.. C. In 1819 was admitted to the bar, and speedily attained a high position in his profession, in the practice of which he displayed great energy and more than ordinary ability. He was also remarkable for the fluency of his speech and the retentiveness of his memory. He was considered one of the first commercial lawyers in Can. He ed. the Courier (Mont.) for some years. In 1835 Mr. W., together with Mr. John Neilson, was appd., by the Brit. Constitutional party of L. Č., as delegates to proceed to Eng. in order to lay the grievances of that important section of the people before the Imperial authorities. This service was performed with great address and ability. He sat in the Leg. Assem. for a short time after the Union. During the Sydenham administration he ed. the Times (Mont.) Although a man of refined literary taste he has left no work behind him. The most lengthy of his public labours as a writer is the report of his mission to Eng. WALLACE, ALEXANDER, C. E., P. L. S.

I. The Ventilation of Railway Cars; a paper read before the L. & H. Soc. of Quebec. Quebec, 1862, pp. 9. WALLACE, D. J. Contributed several poems to Home Journal (N. Y.,) which were very favourably received. Some of his pieces have also appeared in Godey's Lady's Book (Phil.) In Can. he wrote for the Gospel Tribune (Tor.) and for several other journals, and for 2 years had the literary management of the Home Journal (St. Thomas,) where he resides. Mr. W. contemplates shortly bringing out a volume of poems. WALLER, JOCELYN. A Can. journ. B. in Irel.

Was the son of an Irish baronet. D. at Montreal, 2 Dec., 1828. He was a well educated and very able man; but, unfortunately for him, his politics in Irel. did not harmonize with those of his truly loyal family, who, on that account alone, all but repudiated him. Came to Can. in 1820. In this country. he became, with his countrymen Drs. O'Callaghan and Tracy, linked in politics with the Papineau party, which, by way of shewing its gratitude for his arduous and faithful services, allowed him, almost literally to starve to death. His first connection with the Can. press

commenced in 1822 as a writer for the Gazette (Mont.,) from which, however, he soon retired. At the time that the first bill was originated for the union of the two provinces, he was selected by the French Canadians, who were opposed to the measure, to ed. the Canadian Spectator, a paper which they had established in order to defend their position towards the Eng. population. This service he zealously and ably performed. In spite of the efforts of the union party he succeeded in forming a party amongst the Eng., who joined the Canadians in resisting the projected union. In effecting this he incurred the displeasure and ill-will of the Govt. of the day, was imprisoned, and underwent several political suits, from out of which he came victorious.

WALSH, Most Rev. WILLIAM, D. D. First R.C. Archbish. of Halifax. B. at Waterford, Irel., 1804. D. at Halifax, 1858. Conducted the Halifax Catholic, a religious journal, which was discontinued in 1858.

I. Pastoral Letter for the Lent of 1853 to Clergy and Laity of the Archdiocese of Halifax. Halifax, 1853, pp. 61, 8vo.

II. Ordo Divini Officii Rectitandi Missamque Celebrandi in usum Venerabilis Cleric A. Diocesis Halifaxiensis, Pro Anno 1854. Halifaxiens, 1854, pp. 36, 8vo.

II. Pastoral Letter for the Lent of 1864. Halifax, 1854. WALTON, J. S.

I. School Register. Sherbrooke, L. C., 1863. WAUDBY, JOHN. A Can. journ. B. in Eng. D. at Kingston, U. C., 28 Augt., 1861. Ed. the Herald (Kings.) a newspaper of which he eventually became prop. for some years. In 1841 Lord Sydenham, Gov. Genl. of Can., selected. him to establish and ed. at Toronto a periodical which was called The Monthly Review; devoted to the Civil Government of Canada. This publication although conducted with remarkable ability did not survive its noble founder and patron, who died in Sept. of the same year. Mr. W. for some years, up to the time of his death, was Clk. of the Peace for the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, U. C.