J. Richardson walked alongside of Lount, and
Rev. J. Beatty alongside of Mathews. They ascended the scaffold
and knelt down on the drop. The ropes were adjusted while they were
on their knees. Mr. Richardson engaged in prayer; and when he came
to that part of the Lord's Prayer, "Forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those that trespass against us," the drop fell!

In a letter written to Dr. Ryerson the next day, his brother John
mentioned a sad incident connected with Lount's trial:

Lount's daughter, a young woman, was present when her father was
condemned. It had such an effect on her, that she went home and
died almost immediately afterwards. These are indeed melancholy
times!

The evil effects upon the country of the arbitrary conduct of Sir F. B.
Head, are thus described in a letter to Dr. Ryerson from his brother
William, dated Toronto, 22nd April:--

The very painful excitement caused by the execution of Lount and
Matthews has in some degree subsided, but dissatisfaction with the
state of things is, I fear, increasing from day to day. Emigration
to the States is the fear of the hour. It is indeed going on to an
extent truly alarming and astonishing. A deputation has been sent
from this city to Washington to negotiate with the American
Government for a tract of land on which to form a settlement or
colony. They have returned, and say that they met with a most
gracious reception, encouragement and success beyond their most
sanguine expectations. An emigration society has been formed,
embracing some of the leading citizens. Its object is to commence a
colony in the Iowa Territory, on the Mississippi River.[58] A very
large class are becoming uneasy, and many of the best inhabitants
of the country, as to industry and enterprise, are preparing to
leave. My own spirit is almost broken down. I feel, I assure you,
like leaving Canada too, and I am not alone in those feelings; some
of our friends whom you would not suspect, often feel quite as much
down in the throat as I do. If ever I felt the need of faith, and
wisdom, and patience, it is at the present. I have just returned
from visiting the prisoners. After all, we know but little of the
calamities and miseries with which our once happy land is now
afflicted, and yet Sir Francis, the most guilty author of thi