Connell, Hon. Charles, postmaster-general, circumstances which led to
his resignation, 191-2;
member for Carleton, 231;
becomes a member of the Mitchell-Wilmot government, 247;
reelected for Carleton, 249

Cook, Dr. Henry, 149

Council, executive, its composition, 48, 72;
reorganized, 116

Council, legislative, 5;
rejects the college bill, 52, 53;
its obstructive character, 67;
its conduct condemned by the assembly, 68;
changes in its composition, 69;
favours confederation, 244

Crane, William, a delegate to England with an address to His Majesty, 41

Crown lands, revenues from, 6;
dissatisfaction with the management of, 18-21;
used to pay the civil list, 21, 22;
control of, made the subject of an address to the king, 23;
a deputation sent to England, 24;
the surrender of the revenues by His Majesty proposed, 25-7, 35-7;
another address to the king, 37, 38;
control of, surrendered to the province, 47

Custom-house system, imperial, discarded, 175, 176

Customs duties, 6, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39

D

DesBrisay, L. P. W., seconds Fisher's amendment to the address in reply
to the speech from the throne, 244

Douglas, Sir Howard, lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, 50, 51, 148

Dow, Dr., member for York, 250

E

Education, unsatisfactory condition of, in New Brunswick, 83-5;
the Madras system, 86-8;
Wilmot's speech on, 88-91

F

Family Compact, the, 13, 110

Fees, on land grants, 14

Fenians, threaten to invade Canada, 240, 241;
invade New Brunswick, 247;
Doran Killian, leader of, 247;
troops called out to oppose them, 248;
their invasion a fiasco, 249

Fisher, Hon. Charles, member for York, 47;
reelected for York, 102;
moves a want of confidence resolution, 103;
his resolution defeated, 111;
enters the government, 116;
defeated in York, 128;
his services to the Liberal party, 154;
moves a want of confidence resolution, 172, 173;
joins the new government as attorney-general, 174;
retires from the government, 193;
reelected for York, 194;
elected on the confederation ticket for York, 237;
moves an amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the
throne, 244;
becomes attorney-general, 247;
moves a confederation resolution, 257, 258;
a confederation delegate to England, 262;
elected for York in the first parliam