hip was great, and his friends might be numbered by
thousands, for he had a peculiar faculty of strongly attracting men to
himself. This may be ascribed, in part, to the magnetism of a buoyant
and strong nature, but it was more largely due to the extreme simplicity
of his character, which remained wholly unspoiled by the favours which
fortune had showered upon him. No man, however humble, had any
difficulty in obtaining an interview with Sir Leonard Tilley; he was
every inch a gentleman, and was, therefore, as polite to the poorest
labourer as to the richest in the land. Such a man could not fail to be
loved even by those who had been his most bitter opponents in former
years, when he was in active political life.

"It is one of the drawbacks of this human life that the wise, the
learned, the good, and those whom we most love and honour, grow old and
feeble, fall by the wayside and pass away. So while we lament the death
of Sir Leonard Tilley, we must recognize it as an event that was
inevitable, and which could not long have been postponed. His lifework
was done; his labours were ended; his active and brilliant career was
closed; he was but waiting for the dread summons which sooner or later
must come to all. The summons has come, and he has gone from among us
forever. His venerable, noble face will no longer be seen on our
streets, his kindly greeting will no longer be heard. But his memory
will live, not only in the hearts of all his countrymen, but enshrined
in the history of this his native province, and of the great Dominion
which he did so much to create, and which he so fondly loved."

INDEX

INDEX

A

Allen, Hon. John C., solicitor-general, 183;
opposes confederation, 228;
becomes attorney-general, 233;
appointed a judge, 235

Anglin, Hon. Timothy W., opposes confederation, 227, 233;
differences with his colleagues, 236;
resigns from the government, 237

Aroostook War, 135

Ashburton Treaty, 195

Assembly, House of, its composition and powers, 6;
Wilmot's college bill introduced in, 51;
its passage through the House, 52-6

B

Babbitt, Samuel, teacher of the Madras School, 147

Baillie, Thomas, retires with a pension, 116

Ballot Law passed, 189

Beckwith, John A., member for York, 250

Bernard, Lieutenant-Colonel Hewitt, secretary of the confederation
delegations, 263

Blair, Hon. Andrew G., premier of New Brunswick, 280

Bli