n declares his preference for editorship of _Globe_ to any
official position, 247;
its attack on Mr. Justice Wilson, 250-2;
the article gives rise to proceedings for contempt of court, 252;
Brown's defence, 252-4;
the court disagrees, 254;
description of building where Mr. Brown was shot, 255

Gordon, Arthur Hamilton, governor of New Brunswick,
opposes confederation, 187;
is censured by British government and instructed to reverse his
policy, 187;
brings pressure to bear on his ministers to abandon opposition to
confederation, 188;
the ministry resigns and is succeeded by a ministry favourable to
confederation, 188

H

Head, Sir Edmund Bond,
sends for George Brown to form government, 101;
notifies Brown that he gives no pledge to dissolve, 102;
refuses dissolution, 106;
charge of partiality considered, 107, 108

Hincks, Sir Francis,
succeeds Robert Baldwin, 48;
attacked by Brown and the _Globe_, 48;
policy as to secularization of clergy reserves, 59;
his government defeated, 77;
he retires and gives his support to the MacNab-Morin government, 77, 78

Holton, Luther,
a member of the Brown-Dorion government, 102;
opposes coalition of 1864, 199;
his remarkable appeal to Brown to leave coalition, 200, 201

Howe, Joseph, his relations with Sir John Macdonald, 203

Howland, Sir W. P.,
visits Washington in connection with reciprocity, 193;
his relations with Sir John A. Macdonald's ministry, 202;
defends his course in adhering to coalition, 209

I

Isbester, Mr., services in calling attention to North-West Territories, 212

L

_Liberal_, the, founded during Canada First movement, 235

M

Macdonald, John A.,
rises to leadership of reconstructed Conservative party, 42;
charges Brown with misconduct as secretary of prison commission, 87-90;
enmity with Brown, 91;
recounts negotiations with Brown as to confederation, 154;
speech in legislature supporting confederation, 170;
informs House of crisis caused by defeat of New Brunswick
government, 182;
announces mission to England, 182;
deals with question of defence, 183;
moves previous question, 185;
goes to England to confer with British government, 186;
asked to form an administration on death of Sir E. P. Tache, 189;
Brown objects, 190;
proposes Sir N. F. Belleau, who is accepted, 191;
relations with Brown, 201;
relations with Joseph Howe, 203