utions
replying to, 119-21

Provincialism, and its causes, 26, 27, 40

Public Lands Regulation enacted, 106
Opinion, Canadian, development and trend of, 133; as affected
by Autonomy, 292, 329 _et sqq._; Sydenham's attitude to, 87
Works, Canadian, condition in early days, 25-6; British loan
for, projected by Sydenham, 97 _et sqq._

Purse-holding and Prerogative, Bagot on, 165

Q

Queen's College, Kingston, 55; history of, 37

Quebec, British, and British views in, 14; Immigrant miseries at,
97; Length of voyage to, 9; Population-Centre, 13, increase in
population of (1790-1844), 24; as Social Centre, 25; Suburbs
of, 102; Urban conditions in, 25

R

Racial Distinction, intensified by Autonomy, 306

Radical party, Separation anticipated by, 278, 281

Radicals of the Durham brand, views of, on the Colonies, _circa_
1844, 246 _et proevi_

Ranjit Singh, Metcalfe's Treaty with, 158

Reactionaries, Insight of, as to results of Innovations, 166-7

Reading-habits how checked (1839), 39, 40

Rebellion, Risk of, from Metcalfe's methods, 158, 186, 191, 193

Rebellion Losses Act, effects of, 68, 213, 214, 215, Annexation
agitation connected with, 220-1, 232-3, 265 _&n._1; and the
"Double majority, " 307; Elgin's action concerning, 206-9,
214, 220-1, 335; Gladstone on, 250; and the Tories, 335

Rebellions in Canada, 5, 11, 14, 15, 36, 38, 55-6, 57, 59, 103,
124, 186; After-effects, 135, 213-15; Change in British opinion
after, by whom directed, 237 _et sqq._; Mackenzie on (1848), 63;
Molesworth's views on, 281; Settlers' attitude to, 55-6

Reciprocity, Grey on, 273
and Loyalty, Elgin's view on, 220

Reciprocity Treaty, Elgin's, 221-2, 287, 336; Benefits of, 222,
272; as affected by Canadian Autonomy, 288 _&n._; Cessation of
(cf. Free Trade), effects on Canadian Trade, 272

Reform, Colonial, Stanley's mistrust of, 142

Reform Parties, Canadian and British, 295

Reform Party, Canadian (Reformers, Reforming Loyalists, Reforming
Opposition), Acceptance by, of Bagot's action, as concession to
their views; consequences in Metcalfe's Governor-Generalship,
161 _et sqq._; Attitude to the French, 65; Civil List control
desired by, 163; Demand for Executive Council, Russell's
objections and concessions, 72-5; in Early Assemblies, 63,
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