ical Society; knighted, 1839; promoted admiral, 1857.
=Bib.=: Works: _Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition_; _Narrative of
Expedition in H.M.S. Terror_. For biog., _see_ _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Badeaux.= =Dr= His account of American invasion, 89.

=Badgley, William= (1801-1888). Born in Montreal. Studied law and called
to the bar, 1823. Member of the Legislative Assembly, 1847-1855; member
of the Executive Council for Lower Canada, 1847-1848; appointed
attorney-general. Judge of the Superior Court of Lower Canada,
1855-1863; assistant judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Quebec,
1863-1864; puisne judge of the same Court, 1866-1874. =Index=: =E= Made
a judge of the Seigniorial Court, 187. =S= Member of Constitutional
Association, 112. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._

=Badin, Father.= =L= Companion of Father Marquette, 62.

=Bagot, Sir Charles= (1781-1843). Born in England. Educated at Rugby and
Oxford; entered Parliament, 1807, becoming under-secretary for foreign
affairs. Minister plenipotentiary to France, 1814; and to the United
States, 1815-1820. Privy councillor, 1815; ambassador to St. Petersburg,
1820; and to the Hague, 1824. Governor-general of Canada, 1841-1843.
Died in Kingston soon after retiring from office. =Index=: =Sy= Follows
Canadian line of policy, 351; finds country tranquil, 355. =BL= His
letter to Lord Stanley on La Fontaine's arrest, 49; succeeds Sydenham,
113; a Tory of the old school, 113; previous career, 113; his policy,
113-114; studies political conditions, 114-115; his popularity in Lower
Canada, 115; plans a coalition government, 117; his speech from the
throne, 122; anxious to bring Baldwin and La Fontaine into Cabinet, 121;
his letter to La Fontaine, 122-124; denounced by Tory press, 140-142;
difficulties of his position, 141; his illness, 149; subjected to bitter
attacks and censure, 149-152; asks for and obtains his recall, 152; his
death, May 19, 1843, 152; denounced even in death, 153; on responsible
government, 162, 163, 164; Kaye on, 171; lays corner-stone of King's
College, 193. =E= His political attitude as governor, 30; friendly
towards French-Canadians, 30-31. =R= Supported by Ryerson, 122;
favourable attitude towards popular government, 126; question of popular
education, 163. =B= Relations of Peel government with, xii; friendly
attitude towards French-Canadians, 16; attacked by Tories for bringing
La Fontaine and Baldwin into Cabinet, 16; his action denounced by Peel
and Duke