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or invade his personal privacy; that we have asserted what we believe to be the true fundamental principles of the British Constitution, so far as applicable to this colony; that, on this side of the great waters, as on the eastern, we have stood, with the spirit and pertinacity of an Englishman, by those great Whig principles, the practical enunciation of which has saved England alike from monarchical and from mob despotism. The creed of our youth, imbibed from descent, and from early associates, has been that of our maturer age; and if we have failed it is neither from want of love of liberty, nor from want of due honour to the royalty and the institutions which are its best and most glorious guarantees."

Either before or after this time he studied law and was admitted to practice as an advocate of L. C. For a brief period he did not write, and had no connection with the press. In 1849, however, he was induced to undertake the charge of the Transcript, of the same city, and continued its senior ed. up to the time of his death. He was also ed. of the L. C. Agricultural Journal for some time previous and up to that event. Mr. A. was a man, truly able and well educated; and had so prodigious a memory that no one, in his time, could be better entitled to be called, as he sometimes was, a walking Encyclopedia! From the notice of him in the Gazette to which we are indebted for much of the above, we learn that during the last year of his life his health and physical energies had been gradually, but perceptibly declining-though he retained his mental faculties up to the last. The same journal pays the following affectionate tribute to his character:

"As an English politician Mr. Abraham took his place in the Whig-radical school; but he-like the late lamented Lord Metcalfefound the democratic element so strong in this country that he held an English radical might, with perfect consistency, be a Canadian conservative. So, during the time of his connexion with this journal, it was the staunch advocate of liberal-conservative views,-liberal in according and securing to all men their reasonable, constitutional liberties.Conservative in so curbing innovation as to preserve intact the provincial connection with the mother country. Further we need not speak of his political career in this provinceit is before the people in his writings. On the merits of those writings, their elegant

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epigrammatic style, the vast stores of useful and curious information which abounded in every thing he wrote, shining forth spontane ously from the overflowing treasury of his cultivated mind, we might say much, but time and space forbid us now. As a geologist and naturalist (particularly in his favourite branch of Natural History, Entomology) he had few equals in Canada-perhaps no superior on this continent. While by his writings he won the admiration of strangers as well as friends, in private life he was one of the most truly generous and kind-hearted-one of the most pure, honest, and sincere men whom it was ever our lot to know. Well may we look upon his loss to journalism as almost irreparable, and the large circle of friends who mourn his loss cannot hope to see his place in their affections again filled by such a man.”

I. Some remarks upon the French tenure of Franc-allen roturier" and its relation to the Feudal and other tenures. Montreal, 1849; pp. 81. 8vo.

II. Tracks of a Chelonian Reptile in the Lower Silurian formation at Beauharnois. B. A. Journ. 1851.

"With the Climactichnites at Perth, there occurs also the Protichnites of Owen, the first discovery of which at Beauharnois was made by the late Mr. Robert Abraham, then editor of the Montreal Gazette, in which he gave an interesting description of these curious footprints."―SIR W. E. LOGAN: Geo. of Can. ADAMS, J,

I. Sketches of the Tête de Boule Indians. Trans. Lit. & His. Soc. (Que.)

vol. II.

ADAMS, LEVI, a Can. writer, supposed to have been a native of the Eastern Townships, L, C. D. at Montreal, of cholera, 21 July, 1832. Was admitted as an advocate in 1827. While still a student at law contributed to the Canadian Review, (1826), "Jean Baptiste: a Poetic olio; most respectfully inscribed to Stephen Sewell, Esq." Two talesThe young Lieutenant, and The Wedding, from the same pen, appear in vol. IV of the Canadian Mag. (Mon.) Mr. A. was a resident of Henryville, L. C. ADAMSON, Rev. WILLIAM AGAR, D. C. L. A clergym. of the Ch. of Eng. in Can. B. in Dublin, Irel., 21 Nov. 1800. His father was Jas. Adamson, Esq., eldest son of the Rev. Christopher Adamson of Ballinalack, Co. Wesmeath and St. Marks, Dublin; his mother the eldest daughter of Isaac Hutchinson, Esq., of

Violet Hill, Co. Wicklow. In July 1817, he entered Trinity Col., (Dub.), as a gentleman commoner and, in July 1821, graduated as A. B. In 1824, he was ordained and held the curacies of Lockeen and Parsonstown till 1826, when he was presented to the vicarage of Clonlea, Co. Clare. In 1833, he was promoted by the bish. to the vicarage of Ennis, the chief town of that county. In 1838, he was presented by the late Marquis of Normanby to the rectory of Kilcooly, Co. Tipperary. In 1840, having been appointed to the incumbency of Amherst Island, and chaplain to Lord Sydenham, the first Gov. Genl. of B. N. A., he came to Can., and at the union of the Provinces received the appointment of chaplain and librarian to the Legis. Council. Whilst the seat of government was at Montreal, Dr. A., who had received the degree of D. C. L. from McGill Univ. and also from the Univ. of Bishop's Coll. Lennoxville, held the office of assist. min. of Christ Ch. Cathedral, on resigning which to proceed to Toronto, he was presented by the inhabitants of Montreal of all religious denominations with two costly silver salvers, on which were one thousand dollars in gold. Since then, Dr. A. has been assist. min. of St. George's, (Tor,) and St. Paul's, Yorkville; secretary to the Ch. Soc. of Quebec, afternoon lecturer in the Cathedral of the same city, and now holds a like appointment in Christ's Church, Ottawa. In 1824, Dr. A. married Sarah, second daughter of John Walsh, Esq., of Walsh Park, Co. Tipperary, by whom he has had nine children. As a preacher, he is one of the most eloquent and moving pulpit orators in Am. He occupies a foremost position in the nascent literature of Can. From an early age he has been a constant contributor to the periodicals of Gt. Brit. and Irel., chiefly to the Dublin University Magazine and Blackwood, and has sent communications to almost every literary serial attempted in Can. It would be an arduous task to enumerate the titles or subjects of onetenth of these contributions.

I. The Fall of Man: a sermon. New Irish Pulpit, 1836, pp. 7.

II. A Sermon preached in St. George's

Church, Kingston, 26th Sept. 1841, on the death of Lord Sydenham. Montreal, 1841, pp. 14, 8vo.

III. Things to be remembered a sermon. Do. 1846, pp. 32, 4to.

IV. The Order for Divine Service daily throughout the year: a sermon. Do. 1847, pp. 15, 8vo.

V. The Churching of Women. Do. 1848, pp. 43, 8vo.

VI. Human suffering and Heavenly sympathy: a sermon. Do. 1852, pp. 30.

VII. A sermon preached in the Cathedral, Quebec, on the day set apart for humiliation and fasting on account of war between Great Britain and Rus sia. Quebec, 1854, pp. 14, 8vo.

"It is marked by all the fervid eloquence that distinguishes the Reverend preacher, and does equal credit to his head and heart.”— Gazette (Mont.)

VIII. The decrease, restoration and preservation of Salmon in Canada. Can. Journ. 1857.

IX. Salmon Fishing in Canada. By a Resident. Edited by Colonel Sir J. E. Alexander, Kt., K. Č. L. S. London, 1860, pp. 350, 8vo.

"The book is pleasantly and cleverly writ ten. The author is evidently, as all anglers should be, a true lover of nature, and some of his descriptions of Canadian scenery are given with considerable effect. "—Literary Gazette (Lon.)

"One of the most agreeable sporting works of the season."—Bell's Life in London. ADDERLEY, Rt. Hon. C. B. A mem. of the House of Commons, lately Under Secretary of State for the Colonies.

I. Letter to the Rt. Hon. Benj. D'Is raeli on the present relation of England with the Colonies, with preface on Canadian affairs. London, 1862, 8vo.

"While I acknowledge that this brochure has been written with great skill and ingenuity, and in a spirit of commendable modera tion, I regret to be compelled, by a sense of duty to the North American Provinces, and the Empire at large, to question the soundness of the conclusions at which you have arrived."-JOSEPH HOWE.

AKINS, THOMAS BEAMISH, D. C. L. A bar rister of N. S. and Com. of Records for that province.

I. Prize Essay on the history of the settlement of Halifax, at the Mechanics

Institute, 18th April, 1839. Halifax, 1847, pp. 62.

"There is an interesting little pamphlet, published by Mr. Akins, respecting the early settlement of Halifax, that is well worthy the perusal of those who feel interested in the early history of the town."-R. G. HALI

BURTON.

II. A sketch of the rise and progress of the Church of England in the British North American Provinces. Do. 1849, pp. 151, 8vo.

III. A brief account of the origin, endowment and progress of the University of King's College, Windsor, N. S. Do. 1865, pp. 84, 8vo.

ALCOCK, Rev. THOMAS, A. M.

I. An account of the bombardment and seige of Quebec. Plymouth, 1763. French version, London, 1770.

ALDER, Rev. ROBERT. A Wesl. Meth Min.

I. The substance of a sermon delivered at Charlottetown, on the death of Her Majesty Queen Charlotte. Charlottetown, 1819, pp. 40, 8vo.

II. A defence of the proceedings of the extra district meeting of the Wesleyan Missionaries. St. John, 1824, pp. 64, 8vo.

III. The substance of a sermon delivered at Montreal, March 25, 1827, on the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of York. Montreal, 1827, pp. 28.

ALDRIDGE, Rev. MR.

I. A narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, a black, (now going to preach the Gospel in Nova Scotia). Born in New York, in North America. Taken down from his own relation, arranged, corrected, &c. London, 1785, pp. 38, Svo. ALEXANDER, JAMES.

I. The Canadian Mercantile Test, a private and confidential document, issued by the compiler and proprietor to bankers and members of the Canada Trade Protection Society, on the express condition of its not being lent or contents exposed to non-subscribers, or any one unconnected with a subscriber's own business establishment. Toronto, 1859.

ALEXANDER, Col. Sir J. E., K. C. L. S., F.

R. G. S. A well known Brit. officer

and writer. B.-in Stirling, Scot., 16 Oct. 1803. He explored for and surveyed a portion of the military road, leading from Quebec to Halifax.

I. Transatlantic Sketches, compris ing visits to the most interesting scenes in North and South America, and the West Indies. With Notes on Negro Slavery and Canadian Emigration: London, 1833, 2 vols. 8vo. ; Philadelphia, 1833, 8vo.

II. L'Acadie; or, seven years' explo rations in British America. London, 1849, 2 vols., pp. 345,-pp. 326, 8vo.

"Sir James Alexander left England in the spring of 1841, having received an appointment in the Staff of the Commander of the Forces in Canada. His military duties and his love of field sports induced him to make excursions in every direction, besides which, he occasionally crossed the frontier to visit the United States. Thus he had the opportunity of seeing great variety of scene and society. We find him at one time in the wildest part of the lakes, paying a visit to the notorious pirate and smuggler, Bill Johnstone; at another time, housed in a comfortable hotel at New York, exchanging visits with the literary celebrities of that city. He is equally at home in the jovialities of a Canadian winter, and the rough sports of the backwoods. With equal alacrity he examines and relates the arrangements of edu cational establishments, and surveys the military positions made famous in the last American war. He is just what a soldier should be, incessantly attentive to his profession, but with active sympathy for others, and a judicious observer of what is passing before him."-Colonial Mag.

III. Salmon Fishing in Canada. By a Resident. Edited by Sir J. E. Alex ander. London, 1860, 8vo.

ALEXANDER, Sir WILLIAM, K., (Earl of Stirling.)

I. Copies and translations of the Royal Charters, etc., by which Nova Scotia and Canada were granted, in 1621, 1625 and 1628. London, 1831, fol.

Analytical statement of the case of Alexander, Earl of Stirling and Doran, his Official Dignities, peculiar Territorial Rights and Privileges in the British Colonies of Nova Scotia and Canada, with notes and observations. By Sir Thos. Banks. Do. 1832, pp. 132, 8vo.

Case of the Rt. Hon. Alexander, Earl of Stirling and Doran, respecting his title to Nova Scotia and other territorial possessions in North America (with Map.) By J. J. Burn. Do. 1833, 8vo.

"Sir William Alexander was born in 1580 in Clackmannanshire. He was made gentleman usher to prince Charles in 1613, viscount Stirling in 1630, and earl of Stirling in 1633. He died in 1640, and his grandson succeeded him, who in his turn was succeeded by an uncle named Henry. On the 10-20 September, 1641, King James the first of England (James the 6th of Scotland) granted all Nova Scotia (including what is now New Brunswick) to Sir William Alexander. This grant gives the name of Nova Scotia to the territory, and a copy of it in the original Latin is in the memorials of the English and French commissaries. It was probably issued under the great seal of Scotland. This grant was confirmed by another patent from Charles the first of England, dated 12th July, 1625. In 1635 a grant was made to lord Stirling of a district between Pemaquid and St. Croix, and also of Long Island, opposite to Connecticut, (1621). This last grant was made by the Plymouth council. Sir Ferdinando Gorges and captain John Mason, who were both active and interested in the English colonization, and were anxious to secure Acadie from the French, obtained a conveyance from the council of the New England company to Sir William Alexander of the territory included afterwards in his crown patent."—Murdoch's His. of U. S.

The trial of Lord Stirling, being Part II. of the Vindication of the Rights and Titles, political and territorial, of Alexander, Earl of Stirling and Doran, Hereditary Lieutenant General and late proprietor of Canada and Nova Scotia. By John L. Hayes, Washington, 1853, 8vo.

"We have already given our opinion on the pretensions of Lord Stirling, and can only add that the work before us gives evidence of much labour and outlay in its compilation; attached to the work is a large lithographed sheet containing the fac similes of a number of French documents of more than a century old, bearing the seals of the British and French governments-a curiosity in itself."-Mercury (Que.)

ALGER, F. (Boston).

I. Chemical examination of Algerite, a new mineral species, by T. S. Hunt, of the Geological Commission of Canada, including a description of the mineral. Journ. Nat. His. (Bost.) 1848. ALLAN, Lieut. ADAM.

I. The New Gentle Shepherd, reduced to English. London and Fredericton, 1798.

In this English version of Allan Ramsay's Pastoral, the author has added a third scene (of his own composition) to the 4th act of the drama. This version of the Scottish Pastoral is uncommonly scarce, and seems to have escaped the notice of Bibliographers.

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II. Day Dreams by a Butterfly.Kingston, 1854; pp. 156.

"Day Dreams' is a speculative and philosophical poem, and as such is not to be comprehended in a hasty and careless glance. It shows a high and rich intellect, without which imagination is never worth much: the true poetic spirit and power of expression are to be found there. It is not a poem of mere fancy or sentiment; it appeals to the highest faculties of our nature, and by them it must be judged."-CHAS. SANGSTER.

III. The Lambda-Nu Tercentenary Poem of Shakspeare Stratford-uponAvon, 1864, pp. 46.

"One of the many poems written for the late Tercentenary of William Shakspeare. Mr. Allen could not fail, in a poem of this length, to write many fine passages, and many more still finer thoughts, so largely is he imbued with poetic sentiment, but which his philosophy so greatly interferes with. The poem is very unequal-perhaps intentionally so-some portions of it glowing with a warm redundant fancy, with deep sugges tive thought; and others, again, so lightly and even carelessly flung off, that the critical taste cannot fail to notice the wide discrepancy.

We can safely assert that Mr. Allan has done the fullest justice to his subject; and have every hope that his poem will occupy a high place in the Tercentenary literature of the day. The poem is graced with a copy of the portrait of Shakespeare prefixed to the folio edition of his plays of 1623 by his personal friends Heminge and Condell.”—News (Kings.)

ALLEN, ETHAN, an Am. Brig. Genl., who distinguished himself during the first Am. Revolutionary War. D. 1789.

I. A Narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's Captivity, from the time of his being taken by the British near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year 1775, to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778. Containing his Voyages and Travels, with the most remarkable occurrences respect

ing himself, and many other Continental Prisoners of different ranks and characters, which fell under his observation in the course of the same; particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New York, by General Sir William Howe, in the years 1776 and 1777; interspersed with some political observations written by himself, and now published for the information of the curious of all nations. Newbury, 1780, pp. 80, 8vo; An. ed. Walpole, 1807, pp. 158, 12mo.; An. ed. Albany, 1814, pp. 144, 8vo.

ALLINE, Rev. HENRY. An individual who at one time occupied a prominent place in the religious affairs of N. S. B. in Rhode Island, 1748. D. at North Hamp. ton N. H., 1784. In 1760, he went with his parents to N. S, and settled at Newport. Six years afterwards moved as he believed by the spirit, he commenced preaching without ordination, or recognizing any Ecclesiastical authority, but received the imposition of hands as an itinerant preacher, at Cornwallis, in 1779. From the time of his commencing to preach at Falmouth, he had refused any settled. charge, and travelled through all or nearly all the then settled portions of N. S., and also some portions of the adjoining Provinces of N. B. and P. E. I. Refusing connexion with any religious denomination, he assailed the ministers of all sects as poor dark ministers," and wherever he went caused divisions among their people, and formed societies after his own ideas. These were generally known as the "New Lights" and sometimes as "Allinites." He held a number of strange tenets, such as the denial of creation out of nothing, and the denial of what he called corporeal hardness i. e. of men having material bodies) before the fall, or even the existence of the material world He maintained that all the souls of men were not only actually created at the beginning of the world, but in Eden actually sinned and fell. He denied the Resurrection, of what he called the elemental body." On some of the great doctrines of Christianity, he wrote a great deal; but it is impossible to give a definite idea of his singular sentiments.

With such views, and pursuing such a course, he was regarded on the one hand by his followers with intense admiration, by those of other denominations as a heretic and an enemy both to the truth of God and the peace of the Church. He continued to labour incessantly, travelling and preaching, even after his health gave way. In the summer of 1783, he went to New Eng., where he died in the following year. Of his followers some joined the regular Baptists, but the majority became what are called "Free Christian Baptists," and "Free Will Baptists," two bodies which separated from each other some years ago, but which are almost identical in their tenets. A. is described as having an agreeable manner, and was an impressive and naturally eloquent preacher.

I. Two mites on some of the most important and much disputed points of Divinity, cast into the Treasury for the welfare of the poor and needy, and committed to the perusal of the unprejudiced and impartial reader. Halifax, 1781, pp. 342, 18mo.

II. A Sermon preached to and at the request of a Religious Society of young men, united and engaged for the maintaining and enjoying religious worship, in Liverpool on the 19th Nov.. 1782. Do.

III. Sermon preached at Fort Medway. Do., 1783, pp. 44, 8vo.

IV. The Anti-Traditionists. 1783 (?).

Do..

V. Another volume, title unknown. VI. Life and Journals. Boston, 1806, pp. 180, 12mo.

The whole of this latter vol. was written by A., with the exception of the concluding part, describing his last sickness and death.

A Rev. gentleman of N S., in a letter to the author, remarks: "The first of these works exhibits his peculiar views. It is a singular book. In its statements of doctrines it is the most confused medley that one could imagine, almost resembling a sick man's dreams, and yet it is varied with the most impassioned, and I might say, eloquent appeals, when he touches on some of the grander or more tender topics of religion. In fact his religion was a religion of feeling,

and his followers were characterized in their proceedings by fanatical extravagance, which disgusted sober-minded Christians. From

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