Union Act of 1841, 53;
triumph of, in Nova Scotia, 111; in Canada, 111; Sir John Harvey on,
112-113; Joseph Howe's fight for. _See_ Howe. =BL= Baldwin's "one idea,"
ix; the corner-stone of the British Imperial system, ix; evolution of,
in Canada, ix; impossible in early days of British rule, 1-2; Head calls
it the "smooth-faced insidious doctrine," 38; the desire for, at the
root of both constitutional and armed movements in Canada, 52;
recommended by Durham, 56-58; advocated by Hincks in the _Examiner_, 58;
Union Bill identified with, by Reformers of Upper Canada, 61; Sydenham's
views on, 64-67; favoured by La Fontaine, 70; discussion on, in
Legislature of 1841, 90-95; the Baldwin resolutions, 108-110; history
of, 137-143. _See also_ Brown, George; Howe, Joseph; Baldwin, Robert;
Hincks, Sir Francis; La Fontaine, Sir L. H.; Elgin, Earl of; Head, Sir
F. B.; Sydenham; Metcalfe; Bagot; Durham; Stanley; Papineau, L. J.;
Cartier, Sir G. E.; Ninety-Two Resolutions; Twelve Resolutions;
Representative government; Constitutional Act, 1791; Union Act, 1840;
British North America Act, 1867; Mackenzie, W. L.; Union of 1840.
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_Report_; Kingsford, _History of Canada_.
=Revenue.= =Mc= Casual and territorial, how derived and appropriated,
54-55; subject of contention, 55. =Sy= Control of, contended for by
provincial Assemblies, 84; division of, between Upper and Lower Canada,
gives rise to dispute, 93. =W= Disputes over disposition of, in New
Brunswick, 16-30, 35-39, 44-47, 92.
=Revue Canadienne.= Established in Montreal, in 1865. This important
French-Canadian magazine contains an immense amount of valuable material
bearing on the history and literature of Quebec. Its contributors have
embraced most of the ablest writers of the province during the past half
century.
=Reye, Pierre.= =Ch= Sides with the Kirkes, 194; his character bad, 204.
=Rheaume, Colonel.= =WM= Killed in battle of Ste. Foy, 264.
=Rhodes, Cecil John= (1853-1902). Born at Bishop Stortford, England.
Educated at Oxford. Went to South Africa, 1871, and made a fortune in
the diamond mines. Entered the Assembly of Cape Colony, 1881, and became
a member of the Executive Council, 1884, as treasurer-general. Appointed
deputy-commissioner of Bechuana Land, 1884. Organize
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