shery Commissioner, 135; his anti-Confederation campaign, 136,
137-44; his signal triumph as Canadian delegate to the Reciprocity
convention held in Detroit, 142-3; returned to the Dominion parliament
pledged to secure repeal of the British North America Act, 144; his
mission to London, where he is interviewed by Tupper, 145-146;
enters Sir John Macdonald's Cabinet, 147-8, 149-50;
his heart-rending struggle, 149; lieutenant-governor of
Nova Scotia, 150, 154-5; his death, 150, 154-6; his character,
16, 23, 25-7, 67-8, 82-3, 113, 114, 116, 120, 134, 139-140,
151-4; his appearance, 13-14; his popularity, 6-7, 24-25, 151;
his love for Nova Scotia, 1-3, 8, 19, 24, 27-8, 138-9; his poetic
gift, 12, 22, 29, 82-3; his noble ideas of religious freedom, 133-4.
Howe, Mrs Joseph, 23.

Jackson, Peto, Betts, and Brassey, railway contractors, 114, 117, 118.
Johnston, Hon. J. W., his controversy with Howe, 72-80;
denounces party government, 79; his administration, 81, 83.

Kincaid, Captain John, and Howe, 28.
King's College, 35, 76.

Labouchere, H., colonial secretary, 121, 123-5, 128.
Legislature, the. See Council and Assembly.
Le Marchant, Sir Gaspard, lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 125.
Lytton, Sir E. B., colonial secretary, 121, 126-7.

Macdonald, Sir John, induces Howe to join his Cabinet, 146-7, 150.
M'Dougall, Hon. William, and Howe, 150.
Mackenzie, W. L., his revolt in Upper Canada, 56.
Metcalfe, Sir Charles, governor-general of Canada, 71.
Molesworth, Sir William, colonial secretary, 121, 122-3.
Murdoch, Beamish, and Howe, 28.

Navigation Acts, the, 30-2.
Newcastle, Duke of, and Howe, 121, 127, 128.
New Brunswick, the railway question in, 94-5, 111-12, 113.
Nova Scotia, and Joseph Howe, 1-3, 6, 130, 156; early settlements
in, 4-7; trade development of, 10, 33; her political
system, 33-4, 36, 38, 42, 43, 54-5, 64-5, 73-4, 88-90;
religious strife in, 35, 77-8, 132-3; and Colonial Office
patronage, 38; the railway question in, 92-3, 94, 96, 114,
121; loyalty of, 103; favours a maritime union, 135; her
hostility to Confederation, 137, 144, 146-8, 150.

Pakington, Sir John, colonial secretary, 114.
Papineau, L. J., his rebellion in Lower Canada, 56.

Reciprocity Treaty, the, Howe's great speech in connection with, 142-3.
Reformers, their success in 1847, 88.
Responsible Government, Haliburton on,