, _La Salle_.

=Menneval, Robineau de.= Governor of Acadia in 1689, with headquarters
at Port Royal. In 1690 Port Royal was attacked by the English, and after
vainly attempting to defend it, captured and sent as prisoner to
England. =Index=: =F= Governor of Acadia, 272; surrenders to Phipps,
274; carried prisoner to Boston, 276; released, 277. =Bib.=: Charlevoix,
_History of New France_; Murdoch, _History of Nova Scotia_.

=Mercier, Honore= (1840-1894). Born at Ste. Athanase, Quebec. Educated
at the Jesuit College, Montreal. In 1865 called to the Quebec bar; and
in 1872 elected to the Dominion Parliament for Rouville. In 1879
appointed solicitor-general in the Quebec provincial Assembly; and in
1883 elected member for St. Hyacinthe, and liberal leader in the House.
In 1887 premier of Quebec and held office until Dec. 15, 1891, when the
ministry was dismissed because of the Baie de Chaleur Railway scandal.
Introduced the Jesuits' Estates Act in the Quebec Legislature. =Index=:
=C= One of the founders of _Le Parti National_ and its organ _Le
National_, 30; eulogizes the clergy, 30. =Md= Heads an agitation in
favour of Riel, 243; incorporates the Society of Jesus, 286; introduces
and passes the Jesuits' Estates Act in Quebec Legislature, 186, 287.
=Bib.=: Legendre, _Honore Mercier_ in _Men of the Day_; Willison, _Sir
Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberal Party_.

=Mercury.= Newspaper of Quebec, established, 1805. =Index=: =BL= Voices
sentiments of dominant faction in Lower Canada, 20. =P= Antagonistic
attitude to French-Canadians, 28; makes merry at expense of Papineau's
followers, 122-123. =Bk= Editor of, forced to apologize to Legislative
Assembly, 93; opinions expressed in, 93, 116.

=Meredith, Sir William Collis= (1812-1894). Born in Dublin, Ireland.
Emigrated to Canada; in 1836 called to the bar of Montreal, and in 1844
appointed Q. C. From 1849 to 1859 a judge of the Superior Court for the
province of Quebec; in 1859-1866 judge of the Queen's Bench; in 1866
chief justice of the Superior Court; retired in 1884. During Lord
Elgin's administration as governor-general of Canada (1847-1854), one of
the judges of the Seigniorial Court. In 1886 knighted. =Index=: =E=
Member of Seigniorial Court, 187.

=Meredith, Sir William Ralph= (1840- ). Born in the county of Middlesex,
Ontario. Educated at the London District Grammar School, and at the
University of Toronto. Studied law, and called to the bar, 1861. Sat in
the Ontario As