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Introduction.
So it Nliiid Villi. I will wvHi:" StnikiMiH'inr.
All miinkiiKl look Iwickwiinl niid irj^nnl i]w diiyH tluit are
exotic MS (In- lini>|»i«wt of tlicir lives. Wlict Ii.t tlicy wcrii
so or not. (Iocs not luliiiit ol" )ii>,Mimfiit. UnppiiK'ss is n
cotiditioii of iiiiiul. mill whoso thinks he is happy is so.
'jm^ I he pot't A'ho (IccImii's -nuiii iwwv is. Imt niways to \h>.
l)|«'st" to the contrary notwithstandiiiK- I'm! the piv-.-nt
v.-oik is neither philos )phic!il nof metaphysical. It is inactiial.
and no elaborate aryiuntMit is needed lo prove what all will
admit— that we enjoy recalling <>'"' ''•"■'.v days and contrasting
them with the present. .V-- the old soldier "shonlders his crutch
and shows how hattles were won." so the jiioncer civilian loves to
tell of the past, ol' the hardships and pleasures, the toils and I'elax-
ations. of th<' times when every man was practically monaich of
all he surveyr«d. I)ef()re there was an otlicial surveyra-. Hut it is
not intended in this work to speak at length of pre-cori)orate
days. Nor is it (U^sifrnt^l to emheliish the narrative. Theic will
be {'ound no (liK'hls of fancy, no stilted rhetoric, no elaboration
of incident —merely a painstaking ertort to fix the periods and
^'ive the stamp of authenticity. With the record of the facts,
the duty of the writer is accomplished, and if here ami thei-e
the bald nairation is i'eli<'ved by the interjection of a casual com-
ment, it is still in the line of the fact itself. No decided ojuinons
are expressed re^^ardin^^ controverttul i)oints. so there is nothing to
retract oi- defend. If any inaccuracy exists, it is not for lack of
diliK»'i'<<' ill searchin-r out all availabi" somces of inrormation,
and no one will more kI"<".V <-orreet any error than the writer.
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apt to l)t« a synipatlictic i'lic^iid." .!//(,/<.
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CITY OF LONDON
IKOM ITS
PRIMEVAL DAYS.
CMAI'TKH I.
Nk iiK- I'di' tli<' plan. I liavc im pliiii. I IiikI
lilt I had. (11 lia vc, iiifili'iials." -/////od.
A woik of tliis kind, it is a ih>-
ccssity, l><>i'ii of its iintiir*^ and
s('o|)c, tliat there shall l)e lacking
literary elej^'aiice. even were the
\vi"it«'r inclin»Ml to lay chiiin
to al)ility in that rej.(ar<l. A
I'ecoi'd of events, followinjj;
fast, havinjj no appaivnt hc^ar-
inj^ each npoii the otlier. hnt all tending to
a certain end. cannot l)e other than dis-
jointed in style. A daily |»aper is the proof
of this. All topics of interest ar»> tonched
upon, hut a continuity of nai'rative is out
of the ([Uestion. Let us. then, he^in at the
hej^innin^, so fai* as \v(^ may, and trace the
I'is*^ of London till to-day.
I'rior to HUi!) the whole of what is now
the westein peninsula of Ontario was the
hi '1(1 of the Neutrals, a hand of Indians who
'leld theniselv<!s aloof from the wars of the
ihuons and Iro(piois. Catholic missiona.ries vis-
ited tlii^se Indians, the first ri'coj-ded heinj; in
1(52(5, two hundre:! years lu'fort^ London was founded;
and forty-four ytvirs later, in 1(570. the c()untry was form-
fdly taken possession of hy Father Franrois Dolliei-. priest
of the diocese of Xantes in Brittany, and Fatiiei' I)e (iraiinee,
deacon of the diocese of Henntw in Brittany, on hehalf of the
lei^ninj; kinj>; of Fi'ance, Louis XIV. Their proclamation recited tliat
the |>re\i(>us year.
ni
1()()!). two missionarit^s from Montreal and
seven othiM" Frenchm mi had wintered on
the si)ot, and the territory was taken hy
virtue of their having heen the tirst of all
Kui'o])ean peoples who had journeyed to
this section, of which they took possession
"as of a territory not oc(■upi(^d." The In-
dians" rijjht of ()ccu|)ation seems not to
have heen considered. It was a country
rich in wild I'ruits and ^anie. and in his
descrijition of it i)e (Jalinee calls it "the
teri'estrial |)ai'adise of Canada." We ai'e
more jtrosaic in later days. We call it "the
^^arden of Caujida." This proclamation was
set u|) on the lake shore as near as ma_\
he due south ol' where London now stands.
It was at the nu)uth of K*4tlt^ {'itu'k. In
1721 Charh'voix passed through Lake Frie. and his description of the north slioi'e was lar^^ely
instrumental in inlluencing Col. Tulhot in selectinj^ the site of his settlement in 1S();{. The
A IMONKKH IIC.STKU AND HIS SON,
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CITY OF LONDON.
ciirioiis-iiiiiKliMl liav*' t'<»r y»'iirs Im-cm ciitci'- liii\«' Ix-cii liiiii»'<l jilxnit scNcnty ni'mis. wjis
tiiiiu'd l»y n Ic^cihI - said to liav»' Ikmmi oM t'cmitd iicai" IIh' ("ovf IJiidjfc. On tlu* r<4ir,'H
l»y ('<»!. Tall)()t to Mrs. Jaiincsoii in 18;{7 tii|) tlic (iov«'iiioi''s |)ait,\ roiciicd the site
that Kftt'f Cicclv dciMvcd its iiaiiic iroiii tlic of Ijoiidon I'l-oiii t lie opjiosilc diicct ion <»m thf^
I'act ot" on(^ of liis men Iiavinjjf <iro|)|M'd a liiid of Mnrcli. I7!>2. and tlic (liioiiicicr says:
Ivf'ttic into tli«' sti'i'ani. 'I'iic tn.tli is tiial " W'c struciv Hit' TliaiiH's" jdic naiiic had
lon^ licfoii' the ("oloiu'l saw tlic creek it till (his yi'ai' Imh'II La Tran«'hc| "at one (mxI
was called " ('haiidicrc " hy the French, so ol' a low. Mat island enveloped with ^iiriihs
that "Ketth^" is hut the Anglici/cd form of and trees; the rapidity and strciij^th of the
the eai'ly French nanu\ Hnt, as this is to he ciii-rent were snch as to have forced n chan-
a history of London, not of the district, let nel throiij^h the main land, heinj; a iieaiiisnla.
ns pass ovei' all iiidlents not hearinjjf on and to have lormed the island. W'c walked
tha^ p<>int and come at once to IT'.M, \>lien over a rich meadow, and at its extremity
(^lichee was divided into two Provinces, and
Col, .John (Jraves Simcoe hecanie the first
Lient.-(iovernor of I'liper Canada. l*]ar'y in
that year Col. Sinicoe lia<l writtt^n to Sir
Joseph Hanks. President
of the Woyal Society,
concerniii}^ his ])lans, on
which occasion he said :
■■ Kor tlic ])iir])os<'S of roni-
lilcrfc, iiliiun, 1111(1 power, I pur-
pose lliat the site of the colony
should he in that f^reiU pciiiii-
siila hetween the Lakes itiiroii.
I'h'ie, and Ontario, a spot des-
tined hy nature, sooner or lati'i-.
to^^overn the interior world. I
nu'an to estal)lish a ea|>ital in
the very heart of the eonntry.
upon the |{i\er L.i Tranche.
* * * The ca|(ital I iiieaii
to call (ieor^iiia, and aim to
settle in its \icinity Loyalists,
who ai'e now in Connecticut,
pi'ovided that the (iovernnieiit
approve of the system."
Arrivin}^ at Qiiehec,
(lovernor Sinicoe met Col.
(then LietitiMiant) Talbot,
who hecanie his jjrivate
and confidential secretary.
After the ntiH*ting of the
first Lej^islatnre, in 17!)2,
Sinicoe planned an over-
land jouriH'y to Detroit.
ai d this was accomplished. Major Ijittle-
liales kept a diary of the trip, and in his
journal London's site is referi'ed to. The
party "halted to ohsei've a heatitifnl situa-
tion, formed by a hend of the river— a ^rove
of lienilock and pine and a larj^e creek. We
passed some deep ravines and made onr wi^
came to the lorks of the river." Here we
have Jit once a description and an explanation
of the coves. The recital ^oes on io say that
Govei'nor Simcoe jiid};;ed this to lie "a situa-
tion eminently <-alciila(ed
for the metropolis of Can-
.'ida." The (io\'eriior makes
fre(Hient i"efer»>nce in his
correspondence and stati'
papeis to iiis |dan for es-
tahlisliinfjf vhe cajiital of
Ijiper Canada :it this
point. He went to Film-
land, however, on leave
of absence in I 7!)(), and
never retin-ned. The cap-
ital had in the meantime
been tiaiisferred to Little
York (Toronto).
On the 21st of May.
ISO."}, the ( Jovcinors erst-
while secretary. Colonel
Talbot, chopped down the
first tree in the Talbot
settlement, in what was
then known as the Lon-
don District. Th(^ coni'ts
for the Distri.-t were held
first at Turkey Point till
the court houses was de-
stroyed by fire in 1X15. when it was re-
erected at Vittoria. Here a};i'in the court
luMise was burnt, and in l<S2t» it was ordered
l)y the Le^isliit lire that the courts should in
future be held "within some |)art of the res-
er\ation heictofoi'e made for the site of a
town, near the forks of the Hiver Thames,
warn on the brow of a hill, near a s])ot in the tow nslii|)s of London and West minster,
wluM-e Indians were interi'ed," There is no in tlu> county of MidiUesex." Here, then, we
ditticulty in rtu-ognizin^ this as a picture of have the jfeiiesis of London. Kev. Dr. Web-
the spot where Elliott's creek joins the river, ster had visited the ]>loi some eijfht years
before "Sifton's Cut" had been made for the previously, when the sjiot was a forest. Sixty
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Crinii/ii hji iii'iir rrliiliris iif till' ( iiiririiiii-
iiikI kiiiillji liiiniril hij Hiiroii ('nllrijr.
railway. Some years aj^o Indian remains
were dug up in the neigliborhood of Black-
friars TJridjj;e, and in September, 1<S!).5, the
skeleton of an Indian maiden, computed to
years afterv/ards. in 1S70. he wrote this de-
scription of it as it first a])i)eared to him :
"North of Dundas street, and in some pla<'cs south
of it, was a thick pinery. Hehind where the old
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liiifi'JH'ks wi'Vf Imill. and on (lie rishi)^ k>''>>i>i<I north
of till' ilil lair gi'iiunds, and oil' the little strcani (tlu'ii
called I'lriglish's ereet; ) which luns into Lake lloi'ii,
was a heavy growth of oak, maple, and liee<'h : while
down in the direction of the railroad station was
hardwood nnxed with pine, more especially so to the
east. In the vicinity of Strong's hotel wfis a narrow,
deeii swamp, riuining toward the old tai'in'ries. west
of llie railroad stat ion,"
To tl.c f('ii(l«'r oi" _iMw_^_/-.. .» ■-
to-day liow vm^hc
tluit (Icscfi pt ion,
Oi" tlic (list i net ivc
ImikIiii.-iiUs, Diiiidas
street only leiiiaiiis.
The "railroad sta-
tion" may nieaii
one or another,
whih^ "the old fail-
ffronnds." the "old
l>ar racks," "Strong's
liotel,""Lake Horn."
and tlu^ "'old tan-
nei'ies" have all
disappeared, "Knj^
lisli's Creek" has
Ix'conie •'Carliiif^s
Creo!:." aiid will
siiortly, no donht,
pass from view.
The decision to
ereet the county
hiiildiner.s at thi^
forks havinjif heen
arrived at, Thomas
'lalhot.Mahlon^iur-
w<'ll, .lames Ilamil-
ton, Cl;arl(\s Inj^er-
soll and John ^^at-
thews w(M■t^ na lied
as commissioners
to sujHuintend the
construction. Thev
met at St, Thomas,
in March, 182(i, and
the following; year
the huildiiifjjs were
completed. They
occupied the site of
the present struc-
ture, Ix'injf two
stories in heij;;ht.
of frame and logs,
tlie latter l)i>ing
l)laced ai'ound the
h«'ing to create a fttc siniih' of the old feu-
dal castle of Malahi(U>, in the county of l)uh-
lin, Indand, which has hecMi the Fannly seat
of the Talhots since the reign of llcnry II.,
the lirst I'lantagenet king of Englantl, In
187S the dilapidated condition of the court
house rendered it
to have
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incli formed
the "jail" for greater security. It was re-
built in 1<S;]1. The jiresent .structure, or rather
the rear half of it, was erected in 1844. at a
cost of f5,5()4 lis. 4d. The style of nrchi-
jHizzled many. It was adojjted
id<*a
tecture ha.'-
out of comi)linient to Col. Talbot, the
necessary
material repairs
(dfcH'ted, the result
being t I. a t t h e
" cast le " was eii-
lai'gi'd to almost
twice its former
ar(^a, but the main
architectural de-
sign WHS still main-
taim>d.
Th(< conditions of
settlement in this
district were that
a settler should be
giJinted a lot on
building a shanty
18 X 24, receiving
the patent on i)ay-
ment of t'8. Col.
Talbot, the admin-
istrator, granted
many jtatents on
these conditiotis,
the first s u r vey
being bounded by
what is now Queen's
avenue, Wellington
street and the river.
The first cli>jiriiig
was made in the fall
of 182(5, by Peter Mc-
Gregor, who erected
a log shanty. The
exact location is a
question of human
nunnory, never to
_ be absolutely de-
pended upon. Hon.
G. .J. Goodhue, in
his later years, was
convinced it was on
Talbot street, be-
twe(Ui York and
King, but the bulk
of testimony is that it was located on
the south - west corner of King and Hidout
streets. A few weeks afterwards .John
Yerex erected a log house on the north-
west corner of York and Ridout streets,
which stood for many years within the mem-
ory of residents still in their jiriine, and
OK LONDON, 1840-41.
Drawn hy Win. Hobinson, Km\.
12
CITY OK LO.NDOX
tliciriii WHS horn tin- liist white luilivf of wns n ciiidr .ilViiir coiiipar'cd willi tin- iioii
liOiidoii, Natluinicl Ycrcx. In IS2(5, also. !j»>\i structurt's of to-day. over which we tiavt-l
Morricii l)iiilt the first in-idj^f over the Thames in electi-ic car. cania^e. or on foot, as fancy
HOX. a. .). (iOODlUK.
First President of ('ouiicii. I.S|(I.
.\]i|i(iliitc(i llic iirst 'r<i\vn W'.irdcii
of IjoikIom. on its scpariil ion fr<ini
till' Townsijip of LoMilon for
nuuii('i|iiii |)ur|)osi's in ISIiS.
l'"irst .M;ivorof London. ISIS.
into London. I'p till this time all |)assa}j:e dictates, .\rter the huildino; of th«' Iirst
of the stream had heen l)y fordinjj," or ferry. l»ridj;e there is a certain de>ri-ee of clondiness
the latter. estal)lislie(l i)y the IJeverU'ys. heinjjf in the record, hut it a|)|)ears certain that
located jit a ])oint where the VYharndilVe the second hrid^e was tliat of lilackfriars.
OM) VIKW OK I.O.NDON, ISol, AS ,SKKN KHO.M TllK .soi'l'l l-W ICSI'.
From (I jxiiiiliiiii made h)i thv late James Hamilton, Knq.
Road intersects the river, hut that thoronj;h- erected presnmahly in hS.'Jl and rehuilt
fare was not surveyed till five years later, twenty years later. There is ecpial nncer-
in J8;{1. As may he imajj;ined, the first hriilge tainty as to tln^ date uf the first strnctiu'e
( ITV OF I.OXDON.
13
c)v«'i' tlic fiver nt the toot of \\'«'lliiij,'ton Itiiildiii^,' of the lirst niid stToiid l»ri<l>j:c nt
stn-ct, l)iit if was oillcd "new" in IS 10. this point n fei-rv wiis intiintiiined. and din-
rei'orled daiij^eroiis in ISI7. and in the lat in^' tlie low watei- of snninier a footltiidj^e —
PLAN
or THE
aTyOFI.ONDON \
bUIIUHH Of LONDON WKSl'.
1897
5" Raiimn, Linej •
ter year ordered to he rel)uilt. The Hidout a ])i'inntive afTair constructed of suffai" casks
sti-eet hiido:e was fii-st ei-ected in ISfS. It and planks was in use. Durinj^ tiiis period
was swept away l)y a Hood, as was its sue- tlie late Charles Hunt erected a l)ri(l)^-e from
c<'ssoi' in 1S71. In tlie interval between the the rear of his ])roi)erty in London South to
11
CITY OK I.OXDOX.
llir mill sitr. (Ill llic city side. Tlii> In- mniii-
tMlniMJ i'itv private tfav»'l. A lawsuit with
s»»iin> of flif iitlicr residents was tlie i-esiilt.
they clainiiii^ that Mr. Hunt had leni-ed in
the strec^t reservation on the city side. Tiie
njatter was cari'ied ,hi'ouj;h th«' court, the
upshot heinjx that Tailiot st leet was opened
lhi'(»u^^h Hunt's orchai'd to the river. 'I'he
hi'id^e soon afterwards fell into disuse, and
after heinj; open some time the Council ^ave
|)ermission to close up Taihot street from
Sinicoe to the river, and so it renuiins. Hut
the l)rid>;e is jrone. In 1871 the lu-id^jes at
Dunilas and Oxfortl streets were authorized,
thou^di not l)uilt till sonn- timt' afterwar«ls,
as private suhscriptions were to .some extent
depen<led upon. This may h(> said to have
city linnls thi'ee excellent railway hr"id^;es
of iron, crossing; the n\<»r on the lines of
the (Jrand Trunk. Canadian I'acilic and lion-
don iS: I'ort Stanley Wailwuys. r( spec! ively.
Tlu' nrnds of the e.irly days corresponded
••llh the (piality of the h'"id>;es. anti were
for the nuist part of " corduro_\ . ' Kxcaxa-
tions in later days have revealed traces of
th<'se |)i niitive ro ids at a depth of ten or
tweKc feet helow the present sui'face of
Diindas street. (iravel and hrokeii stone
came in due course, and in ISSO a section
of the c«*iitral portion of the city was paved
with cedar hlocks. It was calculated that
this roadhed would have a life of twenty
yeai's. hut it was more than dead - it was
decaved in three-fourths of that time. In
OI.I) VIKW (AIJOIT 1S;{.'{) OK HISINKSS .m<;<TION Ol'' LONDON, l-'HOII RIDOl'T STIMCKT TO HIVKK.
From II iratrr-fnlor luiinlinil made hji the Idle Jnmen Hamilton, nnil kimUu limiinl hit I'. Cfoiijin, Kit/.
1 — KirsI red Itrick built in London, by Dennis O'Brien (I-*); 2— CourtHouse : H— .Mjijjic/.ine : I -Wilson & lliitj;b('N'
liiwottice; .")— Mechanics' Institute: (i -Itesidence ol' Itev. Henj. Cionyii in IS:{2:
7— |{esi(ience of .lolni .Jennings; H — Didton's soa|> facloi-y.
FOR 1897 View, see opposne page.
ended the era of wooden hridj^es, so far as
the city was concerned, and in 187;") the (M'ec-
tion of the present iron structures heji;an,
lilackfriars heinjr the first to he erected.
Victoria Hridf^t^ was tiie second, and all the
others followed in rcijj;ular course as the old
wooden structures were destroyed or con-
demned. In 18i)r) the electric railway com-
pany made arranji^emeiits to cross the i)i'idgt!s
where necessary, and made the extensions
needcnl for this purpose. On this point, it
luay he addetl tliat there are within the
180r) the hlocks wiu'e I'eplaced hy asjilialt
I'c^stinji; on a concrete foundation. Time will
test its durahility — to a non-expert it ap-
])eai"s ])ractically indestriu-tihh'.
Tlu^ muni<il)al rc^cords of the early days
remind one very forcil)ly that " history re-
l)eats itself." Tlie formal minutes of pro-
ce«Mlinji;s do not set it down in so many
])recise words, but it is )/lain to he seen,
readinjf l)etween the lines, that wire-pulling^
for ti'iflinjj^ advantages was (|nite as fr»'-
quent on the part (^f municipal magnates
( ITY OF LONDON.
16
ill rjirl.v ilitys mn i>vt'i' siiici'. niid llir iirurcws
wns (|iiiti' as well imdfrstoiMl. 'I'licrc were
tli(< nsiiiil motions. iiiiii'IkIiiii'IiIs. iiikI aiiiriiil-
iiu'lits to the aiiiriKliiH'Mts, \aiiii| liy all <>»•-
casioiial eject iiu-iit of a coiiiicillor Iroiii a
liieetiii^' " I'or cause," the c.iiiiicillor retali-
ating' l»y smasliiii;; the uiii'iows. In iSII
an ameiitlinent \\a> >oiij4:ht ami i«l»taiiieil to
the villat^e charter, and i'roiii thence on t(t
the estaiilishmenl of the town a series of'
in-la\\s were enacted for the i»ett<'r p)veni-
iiieiil oi' the locality, that dilTer. not in prin-
ciple. Imt oiil\ in decree, from those of our
own da\. One liy-law held a lioiis«'liolder
responsihie for a lilaze in his <-himney : while
the (oiiiicil |>as>e<l a resolution coii<teinnin}^
The r<>ally ^^reat fires of !iond(»ii are spoken
of elsewhere, and it is not desij,'ned to fol-
low coiilla;,M/iti«)nH ill detail. Hut rt^tVnMU-o
may he made to the year IStil. when a s«'n-
satioii was caiisetl hy a lar^'e niunher of
iiueiidiary fires. .\ reward was iiK IVect iially
oll'er<'d for the capture of the lire-hii^;. Many
omiiioii- whispers were heard as to tlu' ori-
>,'iii of the fires. i>nt as they never ^fot he-
yoiid the hated-hreat h staj^e it wiaild he
i;ratiiitoiis to revive them at this lat(^ date,
and they may have lieeii calninnies at Itest.
lint I'orty men were appointed as special
coiistal)le> to siipplcMiieiit the rej^idar forces
of firemen. In ISdi" tlu> incendiary scare
^a\«' place t<» one caused l»y hiir^lars, ami
\ii;\v OF (oiKT iioi si; and ki;nsin(;i().\ hiudwk, IS!)?.
in the strongest terms those who attended
fires from morltid curiosity, and rei|uestinjj;
all such to remain at home in future. Were
this not done in all seriousness, one would
l)e stronjj;ly inclined to think tliat it was
intended as a hroad travesty on those who
helieve that the whole science of ^-overn-
ment lies in |);'ssin^ laws — as thouj;h any
man living- e\er cared a ii^ for a law the
morality or expediency of which did not aji-
])eal to his common sense. It was also ih'-
creed that all who att(uided iirt^s should
work, under jienalty of a period in the cells,
and this is still within easy recollection.
But the times change, and now we should
bo arrested if we ofVered to aid the brigade.
a vii^ilance eommittet^ patrolled the striu'ts
at ni^lit. In !W).'{ the Hrst rej^ular '"fire-
limit "" l)y-law was passed. To tracts tlu^ ex-
tensions of tlu^ •' limit " would serve no
pur])ose. Chanjjfes were niad(! from yeJir to
year, the last in ISi)") ; hut it may he nini-
tioned in passinjf that no fire-limit hy-la\v'
was ever jiaswed that was not infrin^tul, and
it niuy in sorrow he added — alas! for the
fellow-feeliiifj; between law-makers and law-
breakers — the infiin}j;ements were j^enerally,
if not always, with th<! conuivanee of a
member (»f the Council. Ten years Inter
tiiere was iinother outbreak of incendiarism,
thtn-e being sufficient in the course of the
year to make an average of within a frac-
16
( ITV <)!• I,<>M)(>\.
linn (>r tlii-fc llrcs pvci'v wi'ck. 'I'lic |iiiiil
iii'c (lt'|iai't iiifiit linil lH>rn or^nni/cil two
yciii-s previously, iiiid tliis ycfir (1S7."») tin-
olfct I'ii' iilnnii syslcMi wns iiuiii^jiirntcd. 'I'lic
lirsl tii'<>-l>«'ll Tor- iiImiiii purposes was lun;^
in liondou in IKiS. n trumpet having' Iteen
pr«'\ iously used. 'I'lie liell. yoke mikI wlieei
cost $\{y.\. W present there are tlu'ee lire
stations. .\ ^iflaiice o\ cr the records ol' t lie
past I'eveal nian,\ laniihar names anion^ t lie
nienilters ol the lire department, which in
the early days ol" the volunteer hrij^^ade was
composed ol' many ol' the leadiii>^ citizens.
all of w liom were proud to " I'lin wid der
masheeii.'as the Moweiy liremeii used to say.
In ISI.'{ w'e lind an evidence ol' London's
advance in civilization in an enactment that
store which stood till a I'ew months since
on the north-east corner ol' Kullarton and
Talhot streets. The town hall ol' later days
w/is (Ml the north-west corner of 'i'alhot
and KiiiK stret-ts. a I'raine huildiii),' which
still stands hut is now hrick-veneered. The
municipal proceeding's ol' those da\s were
ol' the lailinary character ol' a staid ciainty
town, and present nothing ol' historical note.
See illustration, pa^^e 21.
The ( '(ni(iiliiiii (I'fizi'llrcr. (>[ l<S|(», makes a
short rerereiice to London. it sa_\s there
w«'re then tw<» markets. It prohahly meant
tlier<' was a i-ontest as hetweeii two sites.
It was alioiit that lime that there was an
elVort made to eslaitlish the market where
till' (Jrand Ti-uiik Ireif^dit sheds are now.
': <-i?
DiNDAs siHKirr (AHoir 1<S4()). i.ookino \vi;si' i'ho.m w lOi-i.i.NCi'roN sii{i;i;'i' lo ( oi im iiorsi':
h^rtnn tin ciii/i'drhif/ f:iinfli/ fimiinl ht/ /'. f'roiijfn, A'vr/.
Tlic skclcii tdi- lliis was proliiibly taken ;>Jpniii 1S|((. (•citaiiily |)i-ic)i- tn IHII. '\'\\i- cliurili
lu tile liiflit. St. PaiiTs. was liiii'iit down on Asli Wednesday. IS) I.
FOR 1897 view. SE£ OPPOSITE PAGE.
no cows should he '* milked, slop|»ed or other-
wise Fed on tiie sidewalks in the town of
London." Candor compels the admission that
it was many years after London had at-
tained the dignity of a city hefoi-e this In-
law was fully enforced. A practice that has
not yet altoji^(>tl'<'r disa])peare(l was lejjis-
lated ajfainst ir 1S4."{. and seveivil |»ersons
were fined fc; riding on the sidewalks,
among tluMii a clerj^yinan. This was re-
peated in IW);").
Prior to this time, the meetings of the
Council liad l)een held in tlu> one-story
and it is tokl that the market liouse was
sawn in two. placed on runners and drawn
to that spot. The (utzifli'cr also says that
London then possessed a theatre. Perform-
ances were gi\en ahout that pcM'iod in a
small hrick huilding which stoo<l till recently
in rear of tlu^ O'Callaghan ten-ace. My au-
thority is the late 1'. T. Harnum. On /lis last
visit to London he pointed out the huihling
to me as one in which he had given a j)er-
formance some years aftei- the ti'onhles of
IS;{7. I>ut he could not recollect the exact
date. The circumstance was impressed on
(I TV (H- LONDON.
17
IiIh iniiitl l»y tlir |>rii\iiiiit,v ol' tin- linll lotlir
pliirp ol' till' «'X<'i'iili(iiis (if |S!{7. imil l>v rriisnii
of the I'dcl tlint his |»iiif\ IiikI cxritol tin- ivr
III' till' tiiw ll-<|><'<»|ili' Im'iiimsc nllr (il' tin- \h'V-
roniM'iN Imd |il)i\f<l ■• ^'llnk(•^• DimmIIi'." iimiI
fliry well- olili^ftl to iimkr n suri'i'pt it ii)ii«
<l('|utit inc. A niriuiis lent iirc iiIxhiI riiriv-ilfiy
nimi->rnitiil-> is IJic Inil tliiit in ISI!{ n irclinc
on |»lii'<'noloj;y lost tin' Icctnicr thirty shil-
lings (^T.-'iO) lor n license, wiiiie i\ ciicns license
(he lollowin^ yeiir n nnnih,-r of yonnj,' men
litteil np n teniponiry the'itre ont ol' n hiirn
lointeil liiick ol' the present police stiitiuii.
nnd ^iixc n series ol ;>errornmnce>^. Here
Simioe li«'e. nit* iwiird- celehrnteil thronj^hont
the whole of .Vni<«rir;i. iiml now nn innnite of
theKorrest llonie, 'iiinle hi- lirst nppi;ininee.
He pinyetl n I'enirle piirt. nixl the p>>i-t'orin-
nnce waw intci rnpteil l>v his I'lither wnlkinj;
on the stii^e niul tiikni),' him olV. Ainon^'
DtNDAS SIKKKI. l,()(>KI.N(i K.VSr KKO.M KM M.MO.M).
cost lirty shiilini^s ($12. ."»()). The proprietoi- of those who took part were the |>r«'sent Sir
rM lejirned pij^- niso pnid t hirly shillinjjjs license. .John ("iirlinj^, the late SherilV (Jljiss, and ex-
In tlu' sanu' yi'Mi- a license was issned to sell Ma. or David (xlass. The (liizithir also says
spirits foi" one e\cninj; in the Theatre Hoyal. thei'e wei'e "excellent roads in all tlirections."
tlie hall in the Woyal Kxchanj^e (now the No donht it meant •'excellent ' hy compari-
()'('alla<fhan tei'i-ace). We shonid smile to-day son. A road would Insve to he very l>ad il'
at the idea ol" <har^inj^' a perijiateti*' phre- thei* was not a woi'se one s()nun\h«'re. At
nolo^ist more than hall' as nuich as a circus. the present tinn^ thei-e are few roads any-
and it is an op<'n (iiiestion which would wlw "e in America that could not he made
I'eel most olTeniled the phrenologist or pijf- iu'tter. There were staj^es daily to Hamil-
inan — at heinj; jilaced on the sam(> h'vel. In ton and Chatham. ev<M\ other day to Sarnia
^
y,
.- J
20
CITY OF LONDON
fiiitl I'ort St(iiilt'\. fiiwl Iwirc n week to (Jotlcricli.
'I'licic were ten cliiiiclu's, one wt'ckly ii('\\s|)!||m'I
mikI one (hiily mail. Tlic |>n|>iiljili()ii wtis ^ivcii
ns .'{,")()(). The stn^jc rfiics wcic : To ('luitliMiii.
17s. (>(!.: Wnrdsvillc. lOs.: (iodcrirli. hV.; St.
'I'lioiMJis. ."{s. i»(l.; Port StMiilcv. .^s.: Woodstock,
♦ is. od.; l{iaiittor<l. lis. M.i lliiiidltoii, ir)s.:
Sjirnin. ITis. If the roads wcic " «'XiH'llt'nt."
a man ctj.dd liaxc made j^ood waj^t's at tlic
i'at«'s tlu'ii ciiri'ciit l»y waikiii)^.
Tlic same year (1<S1()) marktMJ a dis-
tinct era in tlic ai'cliitcct nrc of London,
for then was erected the (irst l)rick
residence within tlie mmn<i|)al Ixn
di'i's. The ownei- was Dr. Hiram
Lee. wiio died ei^ht yeai's al'tei'. of
shi|) fever, contracted while at-
tending; a |)ati«'nt. Cyrns Snm-
lUT is also ci-edited with havinfj^
hnilt the first hrick honse.aiK
some claim the honor for
Dennis O'Brien. There is no
ahsohite |)roof as between
tlie thi'ee. hut variou
t rifling circumstances
seem, when j;i'()U])e('
toj;ether. to point to
Dr. Lee. Such points
a re confused hy
erroneous state-
ments made in
pi'int and |)re-
seived. I hax'e
one Skich he-
fore m«* to
t he effect
that twen-
ty-seven
y e a r s
a iH o
there
was
not
KKVIKW
'y'.UiU U'XJT-
.MKNT (NOW Isi'
suHopsniKi:. kin(
OWN I.KJlir INKANTHV).
CONKKDKHAIION DAY. IsT
OK .M 1,V, l(S(i7.
\ii;\v iaki;n i'ko.m
( UK Ki:r sc^iAKi':
(vow VK I'omA
I'AKK).
fOR IH!)7 VIEW,
SEE OPPOSITE
PME.
r7
, o ne
hrick
house
on Rich-
mond St.
sout h of
Kinj;, sa \'e
t he Tecum-
s e h 11 o u se
and Xichols
ivei'v stable.
The fact is that
/ "^^ t he Farrell (now
./ OTIeaiMi) terrace
_"■ and the M<('ormick
jf? h o m est e a d w e r e
..i~~ ei-ected years lu'fore.
^ while the iimer walls
of I lunts i)l(»ck are par-
/ tially built of bricks taken
^ from the " Kin Duetschen
■^ Ha us" which stood on the
>? same site. I have another
^ wherein the insei'tion of a
f' jr connna makes it ai)pear to the
.;>■ reader that no directorv was
' till \m:\ an
On such ti'ifles
.ff .^ issued in London till l<S()l{ an
•if' error of a decade,
does history tui'n I
.\sked at random as to when Lon-
don (established its waterworks, the
avei'ajjje citizt'ii would re|)ly that it was
in 1S77. Such would be a mistake. .Muni-
cipal waterworks date l)ack to IS.'>i). In
the accounts of the district for 1S.'{7 there
appears this entry: *' To ])aid Allen Muskirk
for pump on |)ubli<' stjuare. i'2 lOs." This ^va^i
probably foi- re|)airs. Prior to that tinu» the
source of supply had Imhmi the rivei* and s])!'in^s
alonjif the bank, but in that year a well was sunk
.vu Ridout sti'eet, from which jiipes were lun to the
jail, where a reservoir was consti'uctt'd. .Vs in the
days of Hi'/ekiah. they " mad(^ a ]»ool and a conduit
and broujj;ht wat«'r into th(> city." This system was
extended and the "town wells" were a ?mmicipal
CITY OF LONDON.
21
iiistitiitioti till IS;"),'?, wlicii tlic I>('>j:islfitm-*' wns
IM'titioiictl for an Art K'^'"K i»<>\v»'r to erect
\vat«'i'\v(»i'ks. The I^oikIoii miuI Westminster
Waterwoi'ks CoiupJiiiy was roniied the fol-
lowing; year, iiiteiidinj^ to diaw from the
Westminster |)on(ls. The |»ro.je<t fell throMfjfh
hecanse of a sus|)icion that the ponds \ver«' of
surface \vat»'r. as in later years was proven
to he the case. .\ new com|»any ap|)lied for
a charter in ISKi. and the then city enj^ineer
repoi'ted in t'nvoi- of Wilsons s|)rinj;s, on the
(itli concession of London township, as a
source of su])|»ly. At the close of 1S77 the
Council decided on the present site. an<l tlu'
works were hwilt the following year. Kx-
tensi\e additions ha\i' heen made each year
to the supply jtipes, and no city on the Con-
in it. which would not he tlie case were the
water in an\ way contaminated.
The tpiestion of hospital accommodation
was forced n])on the jieople of early London
in an emphatic and unpleasant manner, in
!<S;>2. Asiatic cholera of the most vii-ulent typ<'
appeared, and so s«'vere wert' its ravaj^es and
tln' frij^ht it occasioned that it has heen said
the late Captain (iioves was eventually the
only person to attend to the sick. The oidy
doctor, Hiram Lee. was kept husy dispens-
injj;. So says the only record a\ailahle. Hut
it is manif«'stly an erroi'. Dr. Andiew Chis-
holm was the fii-st medical man to settle in
London, and nearly a (piaitei' of a century
afterward he superintended the erection of
a hospital on the Hamilton Koad. The
WKLMNMiTON STRKIOT. KASr SIDK VKTOIUA PAUK, ISi)7.
tinent is furnished with hetter watei-. fi-esh
from the spriuj^s. It had been intended at
first to do all the |)umpinj^ by hydraulic
])owei', hut of late years steam power has
l)een added an<l both systems are I'ow at
command. Sja-in^bank. the name given to
the waterworks propei'ty. is a charming; nat-
ui'al ])ark. about foui" miles down the rivi'r.
It is accessible' by boat, and the electric rail-
way runs to the park. Without ^o'w^ into
scientific details, it may be broadly stated
that the watt'r is free from all im])urities,
being supplied to the citizens ])recisely as it
bubbles from the hillside of limestone i'or-
niation. Tlu^ i)est practical test of its pui'ity
is the fact that brook trout liv<' and lloui-ish
statement concerning Ca|)tain (Jroves also
should be received with due all()waiice. A
nund)er of innnigrants had arrived, and it is
altogether pi'obable that the residents of tlie
l)hice foui\d theii' tinu^ fully occupicMl in look-
ing after their own sick or removing their
families fi'om the dangler of contagion. How-
ever, the statement has been often made and
n»ner cont ladicted, but it seems too great a
libel on humanity to accept it in its bald
entii'ety. Possibly the inuidgrants objected
to nurses. Rev. Dr. Norman McLeod in one of
his works tells of a country town in Scotland
whert> a sti'anger luirse was rel'used evtMi
lodgings, lest sh(^ should s))read the disease.
In l^fl5^. cholera again appeai'ed. Di*. (Joing
•}•>
' ITY OF LONDON.
takiiifj: cliJii'j^c of t'u^ vir*' ,is. Il«' Mwuh' a
clijiii^c loi- his s«'rvic w. v, i-ch tlic Coniicil dis-
puted iiiid lie was '(• tl to acct'|)t a siiiallrr
siini. Wliat an oy; <i!tiiiiity I'or a iiioi-ali/cr I
IF money !)«' tlie measure of value of tlie ser-
vices of a man who takes liis hfe in his hands
foi- the heneHt of iiis fellow-man, little won<lei'
if the eai'lier victims were nej^lected. A third
visitation of cholei-a occurred in lS(!(i. hut the
disease ohtained no footiiold. The first record
of H hospital a|)i)ears in 1847. when a lar^-e
mimher of sick and destitutt^ immijjrants ar-
rived I'rom Scotland. A shed was erected for
them on the Maiket S(|uare. and a special
hui-yinj^ ^I'ound pi'ocured. This was douhtless
the old Potters Meld on th«' hlock east :>f
whei'e the drill shed now stands. The cholera,
victims had heen interred in the cemetery at
the foot of North street. Apro|)os of tlie
Scotch innni^rants, the writer recalls a con-
vtM'sation he had sonu' years ago with Mr.
streets was secured for hospital pur|)oses.
The jiresent huilding on South street, het ween
Maitland and ('oll)orne. was completed in
hST.'). and foi-mally opened l»y the (Jovernor-
(Jeneral. Mefore that time there had heen no
hospital surgeon, an oilicei- ki' ,»n as the city
physician, which otlice Dr. Moore held for
years, paying stated visits. Dr. Hagarty was
the first hospital sin'g(>on. Foi'iuerly the city
hospital was under the dii-ecl conti'ol of the
('oun<il. hut of late it has \)ovu managed hy a
trust of whom tlu^ city furnishes foui' m«'m-
l)ers. the mayor heing one t.r-i>lficio. The
others are: T. II. I'urdom. ('. F. Ccmplin and
Col. Lewis. A hospital uu<lei' Catholic aus-
|)ices was o])ened at Moimt Hope in ISSS.
which was the I'oreruiuier of the present St.
.Jose|»irs h(js-
H ic iimond
Both of
pita Is, il- ;
pital on the corner of
ind (irosvenor Sts.
the pi'esent hos-
1 ust r.'it ions of
which ai-e giv-
en, stand high
in the reports
of the (rovern-
ment insi)ector.
In connec-
tion with the
city institution
there is a train-
ing school for
nuises, many
giaduates from
which are now
filling leading
])ositions in va-
rious cities on
the Continent.
Murray Anderson. That gentleman said he The hos|)ital foi' insani> is not a nuinici))al
had trusted many of these (h>stitute |)ersons institution, noi- is it within the houndaries of
for stoves on their taking up land in the sur- tin- city, though populai'ly known as the Lon-
rounding wildei-ness. and he added that he don Asylum. It was i'(Mnove<l from Maiden
never lost a cent, though he had no security at the instance of the Local (iovernment. of
hut their hare word — a tri])ute to the stei'ling which Sii- .John Cai'ling was a im^mher, in
honesty of the old |)ioneers. The shed that IS7(). and occu))ies three lunidi-ed acres of land
had heen ei-ected as a h()s])ital was fired hy an just east of the city. It has accommodatiori
incendiary, proljably from fear of (-(mtagion. for some twelve hundred inmates, and with
In 1855, a building foi- hospital |)urposes was Pottershurg on the souih and the pork-pack-
erected on the lianulton Hoad, east of where ing estahlishment on the east and the har-
the "One Horse Tavern '" aftei'vvards stood. It racks to the west, it forms the pivot of a
contained four wards, each with accommoda- thickly-populated disti'ict that is for al! hut
tion for ten patients, Michael and Mrs. And- municipal pui'poses a |)art of the city i)i'oper.
SOUTH-WKHT VlliW FROM C'RK"KI>7r SQUARK, 1860, .'^HOWlNCi PINK STUMP FENCE,
FOR 1807 VIEW, SEE OPPOSITE PAGE.
ley being the steward and matron i'es]>ec
tively. This building was also fii-ed by an
incendiary. TIk; hospital was tlien foi- a time
located in the military buildings, aTid in 18(>2
the two-story fi-ame house still standing on
the south-east corner of York and Thames
Among the charitabh^ institution^- akin to
hospitals to b(> found in Loiulon to-day are
the Old Men's Home, the Old Womens Ilonu'.
the Women's Sheltei'. the Protes1.*i<it Oi'phans"
Home, the Mount Hope Orj-hi n Asylum
(Catholic), the Convalescent Hainc, and the
CITY OF LONDON
2:i
lIoiMc For Iiicui-m1)I<'s. Excj'pt the Mcumt
llopf iiistiliilioii tlx'Sf arc not llif work of
any one cliui'cli or (It'noniination. I»nt tliry arc
all the outcome of the churches and of Chris-
tian henevolence. All of the churches also
have societies untlei' various names (levot«'il
to charitahle works. They fire contluctetl un-
ostentatiously. The memhers literally fill the
poet's (lesci'iption of those who
•• Dii K(Ki(l liv sh'iiltli
. Villi liliish to HikI It fame."
In ISd!). Miss iiye visited the city and was
entertained liy the Corporatitn in recognition
of hci" work on liehalf of the waifs of Kn^-
land. ami Mr. Middlenu>re was in later yeai's
<;iven the use of the Ross farm as a temporary
numlier of st reet lights has ^one on increas-
ing. I'jiectricit \ has lieen employed since that
lij^ht iiecame j^eiiei-al.
It is interesting; to reflect in these days
when we talk, correspond, travel, heat, cook,
lif^ht and find a motive jiowei- for machinery
in electi'iciiy, that it is hut a ti'ifle in excess of
the Iif(^ of one jjft'ueration since its first intro-
duction into liondon. The first telej^ram ar-
rived here in .Vii^ust. IS")!), ovtM' a wire fi-om
Sarnia. The first lon^-distance tele|)hoiie was
opei'ated from Londo)i it connected with St.
Thomas on Novendx'i' IS, ISSS.
The year IS.");") saw London inv«'sted with
all the dignity of a city. Tlu^ civic (expendi-
ture durinj^ the last year of town life liad
DIFFKHIN AVKNTK, SOtTIl OF VlCIOinA I'AHK, l.()()KlN(i WKST FKO.M \VKI.LlN(iT()N STUKKT.
sheltei" for Kn<iflish waifs, undei- the nanu' of
the (iuthrie Home. This has heeii aliandoned.
and tlu're is dilVeience of opiiuon as to wheth-
er efforts in the dii-ection indicated should he
(Micourajj^ed in Canada. This is not the place
to ai'j^ue the matter. It is sufficient to record
the fact.
London walked in darkness — temporally,
not spiritually — durinj; the first (piarter of a
century of its existence. Thei'e were no street
lights, save such as were furnished hy the lan-
teins in front of the hotels, till IS")"), when jjjas
was introduced. Harker and Spellman having
obtained the j^as com])any"s chartei' two years
])reviously. Since that t'unv — sav(e during; a
shoi't intei-rcfijiuim in the (iOs. when the <ity
and company failed to come to terms - the
been 4^74,101 l;{s. lid., which seems an enor-
mous sum till it is ex|)lained that this amount
included i,'")().()()() paid to the London aiul Port
Stanley Hallway Comi)any and other extra-
oi'dinary expenditun^s. The expens(\s for the
first year of city life were 4,'11,.'}S1, which was
raised in ISotJ to 4'.'}S,;5H"), omitting; in each case
the odd shillings and peiu*e. In this yeai" the
city boirowivl £();i,()()() and consolidated its
debt. Fi'om this time on the financial records
of the city show that aid was ^iven to rail-
roads, schools built, etc., so that the expendi-
ture of no one year can be takc^n as a j^uide
to the runninjjj ex])enses, as without an elabo-
rate analysis it wouhl be impossible to dis-
tin^'uish between a bonus, an expeiuliture on
ca|»ital account, oi- an oi'dinary cm-rcnit l)ay-
24
CITY OF LONDON.
iiK'iit. Oiu' ni('tli(>(l of >f<".ujifinjjf tlie tfrowtli of As oarly jis lS(i:{ tlific lic^^nii In Im- riiniois
t\w value of tli< i-ity is t(» bii found in a com- of '•<iis('r<f|)anci«'s" in tin- l)ool\s of tin- city
j)arison of tli«' assessed valuation at vai'ious tieasiu'*')'. I)ut tliey l>le\v oxer, when one of
VIKW OK SOll'llKUN I'.MM' OK ( ITV
Fiom II pahiliii!/ kiitiUu loaned bu Mrs. 11'. (I, Miichilh
lieriods. P^ven tliis nnist be acce])ted as only
a|)i)r(>xiinate. as there were exemjjtions, lax
methods of assessment, and other causes that
KIKSl' LOCO.MOIIVK. 1854.
prevent the Hguies hein^ taken at their face
value. As to laxity in assessiu}^, it was
charged in ISfi.'J that om^ of the assessoi-s had
undervalued his own projuM'ty. Assessmcts
were then made on the rental, and it was said
the assessor liad received $(i() in i-ent while he
had hastnl tiie assessnuMit on $48. This hul to
the resijrnation of tlu; assessor, and in passinj^
it may he mentioned that Henry (ieoi'jjeites
can thus see that their scheme of taxation can
he used to |)eri)etrate a fraud. Hut this is not
peculiar to London, and as the same assessoi-
was I'einstated a few years hitcr ptu'haps
thei'e is no moral in the incident afte)- all.
WIlll.l'; (il{Al)IN<i KOH THE G. W. H.
FOR 1897 VIEW, SEE OPPOSITE PAGE.
the collectors was found lo he shoit in his
payments and his smctii's had to make ^ood
the shorta^i'. The I'umors were re\i\t'(l in
later years and irregularities were discovered
in 1HS2. when the city treasurei' died l)y his
own hand. Hut to i-eturn to the tijj^ui'es. from
which, without givin<r tiie tal)les of |)opnlation
and assessment in detail, we may <f|ean a few
facts. Leavinjjf <)ut altojjfether the early days,
which are \aluel«>ss for pui'poses of compari-
son, and takinj^ only the |)ast twenty years,
we find that in 187() the i)o|)ulation was 18,1{)0
and the assessment $8,r)08.!)72, oi' an asst^ss-
nient ]H'r individual ol' about $l()8 in round
nund)ers. In bS!)') the population
had nearly doubled, reaching;
FIRST (Ot'NCII. CH.VMHKH.
Novtli-ciist corner Fiill.irton and Talliot Stivcfs.
CITY OF I.(h\I)()N.
26
H;{,427. Tlif iisscsstMl vnluc. li«>\vcv«'i\ Iwid
not iiK rciisf'd in the sjiiiu' ratio. Hnlhrr it
liH(l (icci'CMscd. siio\vii\j; an assi'ssnicnt of
$f:{7.(»() to tlK- individual. oi- ^l^.ti.') I. ()()() in
all. At first j,dani(' tliis appears as llioiij^li
tht! po|)ulation liad increased Taster than the
vahi(> (»!' the eity. Uul a sharp distinction
slionhl l»e drawn Ix'tween the assessed vahie
and the actual value. Apart from the numer-
ous clnirches, government hnildinj^s. charita-
ble institutions, etc.. all exempt Ironi tax-
ation, it must be bornc^ in mind that some
factoi'ies are also exeni|)t. others are partially
so, while SOUK' have a lixed assessment covei'-
inj.f a pei'iod ol' years d\nin^ which additions
are made. Thus the lij^ui'es. Uf^cd comj)ara-
tively. prove nothing; beyond the fact that we
pal bearing;. The city to-day covers an Jirea
ol' I.OSJ) acres, through which there ai'c^ 1)8
miles of streetH, with ovt'r twelve miles of
electric railway. The street milea^^e is b«'inj;
constantly a<lded to. as |>ark lots are sub-
divided Into building lots. Over one-third of
the striM'Is. .'{7 miles, are kept in repaii" under
the local improvements law that is. by front-
age tax. The avtM-aj^i' rate of taxation in Lon-
don during the |)nst two decades has i-ai\)^ed
a trifle Ix-low two pel' cent, of the vabuition.
It should be borin' in mind, howevei'. that the
valuation is almost always Inflow the selling
|)rice, so that the ratt^ of taxation is not really
as hijjfh as it ajtpears to be. The exact finan-
cial standinjj; of the city can be best toltl in
one sentence: Its assets ai'e calculated at
Mi««iiWW^i1Sli'
f:!*WB»,*t-
^^^***»si^£.j' , i^:^
(MtAM) I'lMNK l{. I{. MiJIIMiK .\N1) SOITH-WKST KIVKU SK( TION. KSS)7.
have prof^i'essed i)otli in wealth and popula-
tion duriu}^ tlie juM'iod s])(>cified. Hut there is
another phase of tlie subject. The returns
show that in only f'>ur years out of the
twenty were there deci-eases in the i)oi)ula-
tion^the y(^■lrs ISSl :{ (5 '». The <lecreases
W(!re 21(1, 1()(). 207, and I;")! respectively, and
are so trifling as to l)e easily (^x|)lained by.
say, the tcunporaiy stoppajjje of some lai-j^e
industry, tin* opiMiin^ u]) </f a new survey in
tlu^ suburl)s, or othei- lo 'al circumstance. The
cheering ])ai't in this connection is that the
growth has not been by leaps and bounds, but
steady. Two years slu.w abnormal incicases.
but these were nu)re ap|)arent than real.
They were the years (1885 and 185)0) in which
London East and London South were amalga-
mated with the city pi'o|u'r. The amalgama-
tions had no significance beyond their munici-
nearly iialf a million dolhirs in t^xcess of its
liabilities, ami the last issue of bonds — 4 pt r
cents., rumiin^ ."<() y«'ai"s sold at 101.70. It
is worth notiii}^ that the fii'st recoi'd in the
Council |)i"oce(Hiinj;s of money being com])nt(Hl
in the di'cimal system is dated .January 25,
18.">8. It a])])ears in comiection with a memo-
rial of the firemen asking that $5 be granted
to the conii)any which first rejjorted at a fire,
I'rior to that, accounts wei'e ke])t in Halifax
curi'eiicy. though "York" shillings and six-
pences were the po|)ular bast's of com])utation.
London has from the beginning betni a
loyal city and more or less connected with
royalty. The nanu' first intended for it,
(TtM)rginu, WHS in honor of the rt'igning mon-
arch. Here the Queen's l)irthday was first
celebrated as a holiday, in 1850. by resolution
of the Council, and in a London c((metery
CITY OF LOXnON.
less cxcilcs alike <i<liiiirati<»i and astoiiisli-
iiiciit. jiikI I he industry evinced on tnuiry sido
liMs neailx siipplniited the tnickless forest of
|)('-i generations \)\ sniiliiij; fields and |»as-
lin-es reminding' you of those wliicii so many
of yon have (|nitted in your youtli." Let us
not scrntiinze too closely the Woyal I'hetoric,
wliicii is i)ad. I»nt admire the i{oyal sense
displayed, which is j^ood. As the party moved
in procession to the Tecumseh House which
had l)een leased hy tiie ( Jo\ eriiment in its
then nniinished state and put in shape for
occupancy hy the i'rince and suite thtMC
was continued cheering- and every manifesta-
tion of joy. .\ party of two thousand school
ciuldren had heen coached 1)\ a Mr. Iion>;man
in the Xational An-
t h(>m. and many are
alixc to-day whose
fond mothers deeked
th 're lies huried a dauf^hter ol' (ieor^^fe IN'.
She was the wife of an ollicer of a Ihilish
reji;iment stationed here, and was huried in
St. I'aul's <('melerv. the remains afterwards
heinjf removed to Woodland. Tlnee times
have memhers of the royal fanuly visited
London. The (irst was in I.SdO. when the
I'rince of Wales came amon^j^st us. The de-
nionst I'ation on that occasion was said i»y one
who accompanie<l the I'rince to have heen
snpei'ior to anything' in ('ana<la. where his
visit w.'is one continual o\ation. The I'rince
and party arrived on the afternoon of Sv]i-
tend)er 12. The S'oiunteer .Vilillery (ired a
salute, and a ^uard of honor was made up of
the N'olunteer Willes. lli^^hlandei-s and Cavalry.
TluM-ity was maj^inficent ly decorated. Popu-
lation and wealtli considered, we have had no
such denionstiation since. On a handsome
jiavilion erected near the station, the I'rince
and party were
I'ecei ved hy t lie
niayoi', parliamen-
tary representa-
tives, councillors,
and citizens" com-
mittee. The ad-
dress of w'«dcome
did not differ es-
sentially from the
ordinai-y I'un of
Huch aiVairs. hut it
contained oiu; sen-
tence worthy of
preservation: "Tlie
fact that at most it
is only forty years
since, in the locali-
ty wheiv you now
stand, none hut the
red Indian dozed
under the shade of the pi'inunal forest,
will sufficiently explain to Youi" Royal High-
ness why we can conduct you to no mag-
nificent huildings. to no sacred historic
monuments, such as those which are familiar
to your eye; hut we are i)ei'suade(l you can
well ai)])reciate the I'esults of an industry
which, in our circumstances, are necessjirily
more nuirked hy the useful than the ov- Sai'uia, returning in the evening to i)e ju-esent
iianienttMl." This sentence is not resuscitated at a hall held in a ])avilion erected in rear of
for its elegance of diction — that it does not
])ossess. Hut it hi'ings a ])icture to the minds
eye, and so is good writing. In reply, the
DINDAS
;ri!i:i;T, i.ookinc; kasi' i-ho.m tamjot, iStiO.
FOR !897 VIEW, SEE OPPOSITE PAGE.
them out in hest hih and tucker to swell the
chorus, which was sung from a large jjlatform
erected for the pur])ose near the |»resent site
of St. Andrews church. In response to cheers
the I'rince ap])eared on the halcony of the
liotel. and in the evening ther<' was a dis])lay
of tii'eworUs and a toi'chlight |trocession.
The next day the Prince |)aid a Hying visit to
Prince sjjoke hi'iefly — six sentences in all.
Two of them contained the kernel of the
speech: "Tlu^ country through which I have
])assed this day |)resents the sp«'ctacle of a
population pros])erous ami hai»i)y. Its prog-
the Tecumseh House. Some three hundred
coupU's wei'e i)resi'nt, many fi'om outside
|)laces. The Prince danced all of the twenty-
one mMid)ers on the ])i'ogramine, and as fasli-
ions in dances, as ii' all else, change, it will lu^
interesting to i-eeall what was then in vogue,
foi- which ])ui'])os(» the card of the I'rince is
here t lanscrihed :
CITY OF L()M)(>X.
1, Qiiiiilriili-
2. I'olk.i
;{. Wall/ .
I. Ljiiicits .
.-.. WjiII/ .
(I. (iMJoll .
7. (jiiiiilrillr
M. Willi/. .
1). Liiiiccrs ,
Id. I'lilkii
11. (i,il(>ii
12. (^i.Kli'illi'
VX Willi/ .
II. (I:ll(>|> .
.Ml
. Miss MotYfil.
. .Mis. Wiilsdii.
. .Miss Miclirl-.
. .Mis. Ilnw.ll.
.Miss I'liiici'.
. . Miss .\skiM.
.Mis. .IikIk"' Sniiill.
.Miss llaiiiiltiiii.
W. I,. I.iiw liisdii.
.Miss .IcMiiiiiKs.
.Miss MrlT.lilh.
. . .Miss Mi'll.
. Miss (i/(i\vski.
.Mis. Kiv.is.
(I(»iil»(. During; his stiiy. inliln-sst's were |H'«'-
sciitrd to llir I'liiicc \t\ (lie IJoMiil oj" TriKlc.
si^nii'd l>y I). Fmitiii'. I'lcsidciil, hikI Clifirlcs
limit. \'i(»'-l'i't'si»l»'nt : llif SI. .Viulft-w's S»»ri-
ct.v. .1. NViJsoii. President ; the Syn<»d ol" the
Diocese ol' Huron, tiie inn^fisti-iicy. the iiiililin,
(iiid the NN'elsliineii. MeiiJ. Nnsh. repieseiitntive.
Tlie I'liiire is still, t liiity-seveii yenrs l;iter.hnle
niitl henrty. The i-oyjil salute iis tlu- I'liiico
left ('jin.'idinii territoi-v fit Windsor he hav-
DIND.VS Si'I{i:KT. I.OOKINti W K.S I' I'WO.M |{l( ll.MONI). 1S!)7.
I."). Liilicfrs . .
l(i. (will)]) . .
17. QiiiKliill.'
IS. Walt/ . .
11). Laiicci's . .
20. Walt/ . .
21. Sir Kogcr dc ( 'overly
. . Mi.ss (i/owski.
. . . Miss Hope.
. . .Miss Daltnii.
. . . .Miss Paul.
. . .Mrs. Taylor.
.Mrs. . lames Daniell.
. . .Miss Hroiigh.
wm coiiie l)afk thioiijfji London — was fired by
the London Fiehl Hatt.'iy. In ISOl) IViiic'e
Ai'thur and suiu^ visited London as the j^uests
ol' the city, and received a heai'ty welcome,
Imt not to he compared with that which had
been j^iNcn to the future kin^. and a con])lt^
The next nioi-ninj^ there was a turnout ol" of <lisaj;i'eeal)l(^ incidents occurred, j^ivinji^ rise*
\()lunte(U's. Hrenien. trades soci(»ties and citi- to a jj^ood deal of acrimonious discussion that
/ens jrciuM'ally. ajid at ten o'clock llis Hoyal could not ha\«> been pleasin^■ had it come to
Hiji^hness took his de|)arture for Niagara the ears of the visitors, as it probaldy did.
Falls — i)Ieased, let us hojx- ; tired, without a ( )ne was as to t he charj^e made I'oi' the home
28
CITY OF I.ONDON.
<)f«-ii|ii(><l l)y llic I'riiic*- mikI pni'ty tlif |ii-cs-
('ii( r»'si«l«'ii(<' (if Mr. Kd. Mcicdilli on Unt liiiisl
str('«>t (iiul tlu> otiifi' \Mis roiicfriiiii^ n point
of military (■1i(|n<>tt(> iiivolvrd in tlir f'ornin-
tion of tlif ^Minrd of honor. Tin- lliird loynl
visitor WHS tlic I'rincrss Louise. \n lio wns in
iiOiidon in conipnny witli her linsltiind, the
Mjirtpiis of I^ornr. tlic (loNcrnoi'-iM-ncral. in
IS71(. While in the city she was t he jj;nest of
pi'ivate citi/eiis. hut met many who called
upon her. Her hosts were Mrs. Major Wal-
ker, who resided in tlu^ pri^sent I'esidence of
Dr. Kccles. and Mis. Ilariis. of KIdon Mouse.
The tronhlous times of IS."{(i Tjjjave London
a placo in Proviiu-ial history. The orijjfinal
selection of the site had heen hased to some
extent on its position as a strategic point, and
at the time of the rehellion im|)erial trooj)M,
the ;{2nd K<'^(iment. wei-e stationed here.
( 'ol. .Mait land, t he coin-
died
HICHMONl) STKKKT, LOOKING .SOI'TII FROM KING, 1S()5
FOR 1897 View, sec OPPOSITC PAOe.
the regiment was in London. The Ist Koyals
(artillery : Col. Wi'therall) was here about the
same time. In the early days the 20tli He^i-
meiit (Col. Horn) was .stationed here, and it
was from the commanding oflicer that Lake
Horn derived its name. He made the "lakt^"
hy cuttinfj; down a thirty-foot hill which stood
between Pall Mall an<l Hymaii streets, and
with the eartii so obtained he dammed up the
creek and built a wall for the lake. The work
was done by convict soldiers condemned to
hard labor, and in the lake the soldiers were
wont to take their morniufi; bath. In 1S41
the volunteer movement be^an. and the Ijoii-
don Independent Volunteer Artillery was
orj^anized by Captain Duncan Mackenzie, who
muintained the corps at his own expense for
lifteeii years. In IS."»I the Kirst Ca\alrv Kej^i-
nient uas formed, and No. 2 ( 'oinpany. iinder
Captain liur^ess. had its heathpiarters in lion-
don ; it was commanded by Lieut. Strothers
during' tlie Fenian tnaildes of jSdtJ. C|>on the
ret iit'iiu'iit of Captain Mackenzie in lK.">(i. the
present Field iJattery was orj^anized by Col.
Sliaiily and .Major Starr. The Held ^nns were
brou^;ht from l']n^'land. beiii^ t In lirst used by
Canadian militia. This Compan\ did duly at
Sarnia duriii}^ the Fenian troubles of IStid.
Col. IN'ters. till recently conmnindiii);; ollicer,
succeeded Col. Sliaiily. (apt. .biliii Williams,
who recent ly retired with the rank of major,
was a meinl»er of t he IJattery Uty t wenty-eiji;lil
years and its principal drill instructor, in all.
he servtnl over half a century as a soldier
under the liritish lla^;. in t he early (Kfs t he
voluiiteei- s|)irit was rife, the war in thead-
i{e|Miblic causing; martial matters to
be uppermost in
the public mind.
In t he first year of
t hat decade liuck-
ley"s.\rtillei'vCor])s,
tlie.Mer. haii'ts" iiille
Co. (('apt. 'i'aylor)
and Major liruce's
Volunteer Cor])s
\\ ere oi^jja n i zed.
Amon^' the leading
militia olTicers of
that day in i^ondon
were Colonel .J. H.
Askin : Lt.-Cols., L.
i^a wrason and .lolm
Wilson : ('a|»ta ins.
H. Ij. 'i'hoin|)son, .1.
H. Strathy, Hiram
Chisholm, William
liawrasoii. John C.
Merechth, Chas. G. Hope, A. d. Smyth ; Lieuts.,
F. Kerby, H. LonJ,^ Samuel i'eters. T. H. Buck-
ley, D. M. Th()in|)son. .1. 15. Smyth : i^aisijrns,
Ge<)rj;(> Symonds. 1^:. W. iieid. .1. L. Wilkins,
N. Monsarrat. iJ. Cronyn. i'aul i*hi|»ps; Caji-
tain and Adjutant. .\. Walsh, in IS(}2. .lames
MolVat and .lohn i. .Mackenzie organized a
Company of iii}i;h landers, eciuippinjjj them at
tlieir own expense. MotVat was then a captain
and Ma"kenzie a jtrivate. This stiite of affairs
would scarcely com|iort w ith modern ideas of
military disci])line, but it was the true <dan
s|»irit nevertheless. The same y«'ar a number
of iiritish troops, iia-ludinj; the (i.'Jrd, wiM'e
([uartered in ijondon. but were withdrawn the
following- year in conse((uence of an affray
bt'tween Mayor Cornish and Major i{o\\ies.
Cornish has frequently been spoken of as the
CITY OF LONDON.
20
"niw(l\ Miiyor." Hi>^ ciicouiitfr witli Uo'.vlrs
^{inc liiiii \vi»l('s|»i»'iMl iHilorirly. Imt. such is
the irony <»t' fntc, <»!' nil his nets this wiis, if
iiiiythin^. least dt'sri'vin^j of hlmiic. j^owlcs
linil piiltiicly l)o)ist<>(l oi' his intiiiiiiry uith
('oniishs wil'r. iiiid Coinish tliiwisln'(i him.
The ti'oojis wri-c wilhdinwn on the plcfi that
n •• r-owdy .Mnyoi" had ass.udtcd an oHiciT.
The alViay was really lu-t wnii an injnied Inis-
hand and a hoasll'id liheitine. .\t°ter\var<ls
othei- le^'ular troo|»s were (|nart»'red here, in-
(•hldin^; the ITtli an<l ^IJrd |{e;;iinents. a hat-
Later on. in ISS.'*. ihe Seventh Mattalion oi--
^ani/ed t'roni the independent ronipaines in
IKtWI was taken tot he scenes oi" t he t loahles
on the hanks of the Sask/itchewan. i)nt the
ha'-khone of th<> rehellion was hrokeii hefortt
they readied t he scene of i-onllict. 'i'hey were
kept at CI.Mrkes ( rossin^;. however, for a lonjx
time. In the days of the Kenian trouhles,
when all the nulitary were sent to the front,
man\' <iti/,ens liecame almost painc-st ricken.
and ("ol. |{rnce advised the formation of a
" honx' j;nard." For years afterwards this
HK'll.MONI) STHI-;!-:!", I.()()KIX(i soirii
tery of ai'tillery, sajjpcM's and miners, and a
troop of nnlitary train. The Canadian Hitles
wei'e also stationed lieic. and the excellent
l>and of this rej^iment has heeii the standard
Uy which all tlien residents have since nieas-
nred nuisical ort^ain/.ations. The volnnteei-s
with the I'ejrnlars did j^ood service in the days
of 1S(i(). and. thouj^h tlie London boys never
saw any actnal warfai'e. they were well up in
snp|)ort at the I{id}^«uvay alVaii". while they
did ji^ood preventive service at various ])oints
on the frontier — mainly Sarnia and Windsor.
nn
f'TTY OF LOXDOX,
Mtlnntccrs Iwivr >;iv<'ii n ^nt»\ nrcniiiit <»!' Ilicm- ('. V. NN'illiniiis. W'nitri' Wri^Hit. I''niiik Smllci-
Hi'hi's. ;iihI I'm- iiKiiiy yen is I u ruiiii> the cliil- iiikI li(iiiv,'r(ii(l : ( 'itl<ti-S("i)j;c;Mit Tlios. <»<iu|i|.
(Ii-i'ii \\ ill In- told <>r t In- ;i(l\iiiiiM' on |{i(l^,'»'\vn\ Scijji'niits M«( 'liiilock. .loliii llnrri-i .losc|ili
;mtl of till' luirdships of crossiiij; Iwikc Siip«'- <)'Konk«>. ('or|M)i-;ils A. I'l. Wnlkcr. W . Dyson
rior on tin- ice. \<il lon^' sinic tlii' xrlfinns tind .Imiih's (ioohh i,:inif ( 'orpoinU .Jox-pli
of Ijid^rwny turnrd out in |ii'or*>ssion. 'I'lx-y
\V(>i*«> nil in tli«> prim*' of lilV n Miic body of
in(>n nnd iniirclicd in solid colnnin in ii way
tliiit showed the hipsc of )i (pijniff ol' n ccii-
tuiy liiid not ciiusfd tJicin to l'or;4:i't their
training;, while the heiirty cheers which
j;reeted them jtroxcd that their services in
days of danj^er had not Ix-en i'or^^otten.
Shortly alter their r«'turn from the S'orth-
wewt the 7th Battalion Ix'came disrupted, hiil
it wa^ soon reor^'ani/ed, and aj^ain ranks
auion^ the "civicks." (ol. iiindsay hein^^ ii
command. The oth<
ai"e the .\rtillerv (('(
lliissars (Colonel
(iartshore). No. I
Company. Koyal
Canadian Inl'aii-
t ry. occupy t he
harracks. .\ trille
moi'e than tlu-
width ol" a sti'eet
separates the hai'-
racks and parade
ground li'om the
city municipally,
hut to all intents
and purpose's tiie
military (juarters
form pai't of the
city. As a matter
of recoi'd it may i)e
well to insert hei'e
the names ol' t hose
who formed the I^nndon coidin^enl who were
si'Tit to liie Xoi'thwest in 1S<S.") : The stall'
comprisi'd W. I)e Way Williams. Lt. -Colonel :
Majoi's Snnth and (Jartshore. Adjutant Weid.
(^uartei'mastei' Smith and Snr}.(eon Krasei-.
The Captains wei-e Kd. McKenzie. Frard< Ihit-
ler, Thomas H. Tracy, C/aptain Dillon and S.
Frank Fetei's. The Lieutenants were Hapty
and Da/an. Chisholm and Hvv^^. Cox an<l
Payne. Hesketh, Jones and I*o]»e. The StatV-
.serjjeants wer«' Sei-^eant-Major Myrne. Pay-
master-Sei'^eant W. II. Smith, (^uartermaster-
Ser^(vint. .1. .hwy : Serjeant of And)ulance. A.
Cam])l)ell : Serji;eant of Pioneei-s, M. Cotter.
The pri\ate troops wei-e Coloi'-Scr^eant A.
•lack.stm, Sorjjeant .lames H«M-r<)ft. Corj)oral C.
(J. Ai-mstron^r; I'rixales (Jeo. Chapman. Ed-
ward Harrison. A. Leslie. Charles l'uj;h. II.
I'ennington. (ieor^e Poffcis. W. Schahacker.
Amor and W'm. Prow ii : Pri\ates liu),di .Mc-
Uoherts. .lames Ford. II. .\i'huckle. .1. I. Wal-
ker. .I/inies .lohnston. .1. F. (Jray. II. Westawav,
Patrick .\eil. Chailes Polt< r. W. I). Crofts. '\.
Davis. \. Mcjfoherts. .lames Lo/ier. T. K. Hard-
wood, F. Voun^;. Thos. Li\ 'sey. W. Meaver,
W. .\ndrews. W. Ferj^nson. (i«'orj;e l)a\is. \.
SoMierx ille : Ser;^'eants .\nuhdson and .\njj;lin :
Corpora I .Mcl)on;i Id : I'r ,-
vates Wanless. .Jones.
Pen n i n ^' I o n. F \ s h.
Hnins. .\ t ki nson. Dij;-
( () X' K N I (i A u 1) !•; .N . 1 <S 7 (I .
FOR 1897 VIEW. SEE OPPOSITE PACE.
(ii'aham.. Mercer. Kirkendale. Pyan. Ca'sar. Pet-
tit. Wright. Smyth and .i. .\. Mnirhead: S<'r^t.
Borland. ('or|)orals Pichards. McDonald and
Bayley : Privates ListcM*. Moore, Mills. Snn'th.
McCarthy. Pennin},'ton. .Macheth. Wehh. P.
Smith, liowe. \!cCornnck, (». West land. Ben-
son, Cowan. Ii'onsides. Allen. Mitchell. How-
ard. Davis. Smith. Pahatt. K. P. Di^'nan. C. D.
(iower. Carey, (ire^^. Caine^ie and W. OwiMi:
Serjeants .lacohs. Summers and Neilson ; Cor-
jtoifds Field, Powland and ()|»lcd: Privates
.Jacobs. T<'nnant. Best. Dickenson. Walton.
Mai'tin. .Johnsoii, Moi'iarity. IVd«Mi. Ivenneally".
Cassidy. Norfolk. Hayden. A. McXamara. Hall.
(^ui(d<. W. Wright. Cow ie. Appleyaid. liichard-
son, Noi'thy, Stinchcond). Thwaite, Palph.
lieetham. Walton. Sinnott. liowason and Mc-
Xamara ; S«M^eant Line. Privates II. .Mills. T.
Mills, StansHeld. Blac k. Collins. Copper. (Jeorj^e
( ITY OF LONDON.
:{|
Clink, runii.'ll, Dmikiii, l"'l;i\iii. Hniri^,'(m.
Kri-imii. liiiml. Lallcv. l-<'\fll. Moikiii. 'riiuiiin-*.
VVri^,'lil. WiUnii. Ilniwii. Cniw I'md. W. NVii>,'lil
hihI .1. Clink; ( 'itlof-Scr^'cinit Mdilinid. Sri-
^(•inil> L.vnrli inid Kiillci' : Ci>i|miijiU iliniixin
inxl L.viiiini ; rii\iit»'s Allisim. Minifll. hi^'^T.
IJorliiml. Miiizici'. hiii.kltmn. Dickfiis. Diivnl.
Kssi'x. Micks. Hood. Iliitchison. .McCiitclicoii,
MfCov. Mrl'licrsoh. .Miicdoimld. I'lnkiiixin.
I'irkl.'-s. i'lilr. IfolHMlsoli. .S|,-,'l.>. W. Siultll.
Tri-fv. Wliittiiki'i- inid NV<todMll.
SpcMkiii^; ol' iiiilitin\\ mutters, ini incidiiil
oT IS7."» should not l)i' loijr,,! (fn. It wiistlu-
siidoii till- wrifrr lind witliii \ finTiiMr rliict'
on the .Moi'iix iinitow n l{('s<>i-\f dining tlir
holding ol' tilt' i)ii'inii<il roinifil <it' t lir IndiiniK
ol' Ontin-io inid (jiitImt. in ISUI. 'riic com < r-
siition tuinrd on tlic ninnin^ of Indiinis on
tlirir ii'iionniin^ I'n^iniisni. 'I'lif rliii'l' snid
tliiit |ii-ioi to this iIm- Indiinis, in iiddilion to
tlirir 1*11^1111 iiinnt>s. lind I'lnitiistii- i <»^iii>iih>iis
iM'siowcd on tin-in l>y IIk- \vliit«'s. and In- in-
stinicrd (m-oI);;)- Kin^. who lind lici'ii known iis
'• Kin^i (icor^fr" hi>cniis«> ol' his siippost'd n--
s<>nil)lini(-*- to tliiit inoiiiiri-h. mid his It'^nl
inline lis II ( 'Inist inn wiis Mi(|niied liy mei'ely
(()VI:M' (iAI{l)i;N .MAlfKlOT. 1<S!)7.
disti'ihiition ol' II sum ^nnited l)v the DoMiiii-
ioii (lovernmeiit to the survivors of the wiir
ol' 1S12. Cols. McIMiersoii. MolTiit imd Tiiylor.
mid Mnjors Ia'Vs mid i'eteis w«'re the e\,imiii-
ers ol" the iipplicmits in the London district.
Thirty pfeseiited their ciiiims. the yonn^Jjest ol"
whom WIIS 7S mid tlu' oldest ST. who must
liii\t' heeii IT) and 21 respectixcly at the |»er!od
ol' the war. The ai>|»iicmits had been iit
dilTi'i-eiit points Luiidys Ijiuie, Queeiistoii
Heights, Detroit. Fort Erie, Stony Creek and
elsewhere, Amono; tli<' numlx-r wcrt' I'oiir
Indiinis. one ol' them named (ieorj;-e Kiiiji:.
lie is mentioned as his name ri'calls a conver-
t rans|)()sinj; the two words of his iiiekiinnus
The first two Indiinis haptized in Canudii. it
will he recollectt'd. i"ec«'ived the mimes ol" the
Kinj;^ mid (^iiet'ii of Fiinice Henri and
.Miirii^ — Ij'om tli»' F'reiich Catholic niissioii-
iiries. in ]()I0. The Knjj;lisli reversed this
practice.
The need ol' a public park never entered
the minds ol" the early settlers. And why
should it ':* It was only iiecessiiry to step out
ol" the lo^ cabin to have the whole Province
I'or II park. Col. Miirwcll was the first to fore-
see the need of the future, and he deedtui to
the city St. .Imiies' park, which was succes-
Hiv«>l\ /I fiolnlM |>nlcli Miiil ptisnii-f liclil. Itiil
IH'VJT ;i |i(iik. In lM.*i."t till' rily fciircd it. I>nt
in the riilliiwin^ .vrnr it \m\h U'jisimI to 'riioinns
Ki/iiH-JM, wliu iHrd it for till' piirpoMi's stnti'd
till it \v»is II Tew ycnis siii<i> rnt up into luiilil-
iiij; lots. |<\.\v of tilt' l>itt*T-(liiy residents
know of its loention. It wns tJie pieee of
i E
-. ^
a;
^ i
':^ I
•/. ;
a 8
^, -»
^ =5
V. t
5 I
r" «
J- a,
V,
j^round between the tivick tind Staidey stivt^t,
Jind the VVharnclilVe and Wortley Honds.
Aji^itation for a park hejjjan in 1H(>H, and that
year the coui't house jri-ounds wei-t; j^ranted
for the pur])ose on condition that trees he
l)lanted and the j;;rounds iin|)r()ved. A few
tr<'es were |)lanfed. hnt the jji-ojeet lanj^in'slied
7
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X
y.
y.
CITY OK l.n\l»o\.
C^AUKS HIMIXiK ANI» \N KSTM I NMI'
/■'runt II iiiiiiiHiiii iiiiiilr li/i t'lr liili JiiincH llmniltitn, /■.'«/.
;U AimKV IIOTK
.. isi;{.
FOH IH'J? vie*i, Hie BtLn\M.
nml (lied. Il Miij;lit In- sniil to hnvt- "ilit-d
ji-lHMiiiiij;;. Ti'ii _\»'jirs liit«'i' SnllrrV ^rii\t'
(iM»\v (jiKM-n's I'nrk) was iirqiiirtMl hy tin' i-ity.
hihI in ISTit. nl'tn- tlir hi'iniii^ ol' tin- old
l)/ii'r-nrk>. tilt' ordiiMiKr l.iiids li*>(!iiiir thf
wi'll |irc|»;iicd tin- sit\ ices ol" tlic ^'nrdriK-r
ol' KMiiiiioiint I'firk. riiiliidt'lidiin. Iwiviii)^ lict-ii
scciiiu'd trt'«'s were t i'niis|ij)iiit(>d hodily Ity
(•ili/.«'iis Moiit«' (I'isto's iH-liirv*>ni<'iit on n
snuill sDilf Mild to-ilny \\i- Imvc n |»nrk
piopciMy ol' (lie ( 'oi'|ioinl ion. Mild tin- incscnt w liirli. lor its si/c. twriity M»r«'s, is m spot to
N'irtoiiM I'Mi'k spi'Mii^,' into 4'xistcii(f, liciiin' Im' pioiid ol". Il is not lu'crssnry t<» j^o into all
dcdiciitrd liy t lir (io\ i>|'Iioi--(m-ii<-|-mI. Lord Dill- t he lirtMils of tli«> Mrrnil^ciii«>nts liy whirl) Ww
rrrin. on Aii^i.st 27. IS7I. 'I'lii' I'Mik WMstlicii citN lii'CMinr possessed ol" tlie olil oidiiMiice
little hetter lluiii M piece ol' virj^iii ground, hinds. Sntlice it to say. in luiel. that in return
with no trees upon it. lint the phiiis Iwid Ih en lor m site Tor liari'Mcks and paradt^ ^niiiiids on
U i;i,l.iN<i|-ON srWKKT (CI.AKKS) ItiniKil). lSi)7.
•M
CITY OK LONDON.
sifcct. I>iit tile inili-
(firy (>l)ji'(l('(l. Tile
city fiiit lioril ics ^n\'«'
II (• t i (• (• t h (i I ji t i[
(M'lf M in t i me t licv
would icinovc t lie
st iiiiips. tind t li(> niili-
^ ::^ ^mm ml TT^f— -« -t= M.«» JT ''"=*1^^^ '^ ^ '^S^m '"'"^ tiiriicd out to
Wtftt^J^^'' ^Bfct-'-f?^. "^i^lRg^ ' jg^" . W. »r""'";^»i pri'vcnt. Notliiii^r
s(;irt<'d to opt'ii tlii'
sti'cct. w'lu'ii tlu' nr-
(illcrv ltt'^;iii to (ire
li I (1 M k (JI i( ridj;('s.
This was kept up for
some tiiiic. hut tin-
s t II III p s wciM' rc-
t\w ht'i^lits whicli overlook Aih'l.-iidc and moved. The alTair ereated ^reat exeiteineiit at
()xt'or<l streets to the west, the oiihiance the time, hut of course a iiionu'iit's thoii^'lit
hinds were turned over to the eitv. In INi^l^ h'- !'• <>"lv neeth'd to see that the military were
BLAt'KKHIAU.'S ItWIIXii;, 1S4;{.
I'ritchard
and A. H.
Powell -
with the
mayor cr-
offivio —
were aj)-
po i n ted
t rustee s
for th(»
adminis-
tration of
tlie lands,
and when
th(\y re-
linquisii-
ed tlieir
t r list i n
ISiM their
accounts
s h o w e d
the city ha<l l)eeii a considei'ahle jfaiiuu' hy the erally
••hlullin^.""
'I'liey wer<'
clearly i n
t hewronjj;.
On all oc-
casions of
election s
li o n d o 11
has been
known as
a " (i j^ht-
in^'" con-
si il iieiicy
111 e t a -
pliorically
of course,
t h o u g h
sometimes
t he term
con 1 d he
taken lit-
a se|)arat«'
Hi.ACKi'HiAUs nmixii:. IS;")".
'I'lif iihorr itvf from iiaintiiiils h// tin liitr .liniun lltniiilhtn, /■.'.«/.
It was lirst estal)lislied a?
deal. The illustrations (see pages IS and lU) parliamentary district in IS;).'). when ("ol.
}j;ive a cli'ar idea of the park as it was origi- Mahloii Burwell became the representative,
iially and in its vari-
ous staji^es of evolu-
tion. Tile old |)ine
stiini]) fence is well
re 111 I' ill I) e i' ed b \
many, hut a circum-
stance ill connection
therewith is weli-
nigh forgotten. The
original enclosure
took in the gore and
closed up Clarence
stret^t (now Park
avemie) The citizens ltl.A( KKKIAIis itiMlMiK, 1.S7U.
(lesirecl to ojieii tins for imn views, see opposite paoe.
CITY OF LONDON.
8»
LONDON \\i:si-. IKO.M KKNI' STUKKT,
Ml.AC KKKIAHS, OXKOKl), AND ( . V. H. lUUDGK
S6
CITY OF LONDON
lltiiniltuii II. Kilhilly lollowcd.
1111(1 \V!is ill turn succeeded liy
lijiwreiice Liiw iiisoii in 1SI|. W.
li. Dr.iper wiis the next iiieiii-
her. lesi^nin^ to jiccejit n sent
oil I lie liencli. .loliii (nl'ter-
wiirds .IihI^c) Wilson ■•iiid
Tlios. ('. Dixon were the i-e|)-
resent.Mtives till IS.">7. v, hen
.loliii (now Sir .John) ('.•irliiij^
»-Mnie to the iroiit. Since that
time Mr. {'nrliiig- has repre-
sented the city in e /ery Do-
niinion I'jirli.Miiient. save the
jireseiit and that uw i'or the
term «»f 1S74 S. wliei. ("ol. Walker
won the seat. TIk' ( 'oloiiel was
unseated in the c<iiirts. and .1. II.
Fraser was elected I'or the l»al-
re|»r,'s<'ii(a! i\ ('. Sir Joliii ('ar-
linj;- liaxiii^- deidared his iiileii-
tioii of n it a^ain ;;oin^ to the
pells, all ! having; iu'eii appoinl-
., ed to the Senate, the next <'oii-
t^^ test I'or (he Doiiiinion house
'^ was iM'twceii Major Thonias
IJeattie and Mr. ( '. S. Mynian,
the rormer opjioneiit of Mr.
Calling. It resulted in the
return ol' .Major Meattie l)_\' a
majority ol' !.'>. A protest was
entered, and the ti'ial will >^o
(low n to posterity as t he lonjj^-
(st cisil case excr heard in a
Canadian court. e\'idence and
arj^ument ol" counsel occu])yinj.i^
a |»eri(i(l ol' t w cnty-eii'hl days.
At the conclusion of the arj^fu-
aiice ol" the term. In LS'.IOMr.C. rilos. (Al{l,lN(.. i:s(^ meiit. .Justices Ferj.;us()u and
S. H\nian was declared elected I'Mrsl iccordcd niii i riiij;c in K'ohertson reserved jiid^iiient.
and sat I'or one session, hut was L mdon disiiict. .,,,,| ||,j^ |,,,,| ,,,,j^ hecn jj;iven as
afterwards unseated hy the courts and the these pa^es are Iteiii^- written. To recajiitu-
seat awarded to Mr. Carlinji:. Sir .lohn al o late all the incidents ol" election contests in
rejiresented the cit_\ in (he I'roxiiicial Iie<;is- London would he as useless as it is iin|)()ssil»le.
lature Troiii Coiit'ederat ion till the a!)oli( ion ol' and an\(liin''' concerning latter-(la\s. he\-oii(l
\\ AIICHs' MIL! CVRLINCi's ( HKIOIC, NK.VH HIVKK I.SI.'j.
yi'Uti ti piiintimj hit tin- hih Jtis. Hn ini'tlnn, /vsf/., /,■/;////// Indttcif hy Unt. H. Jlfim's, /\sff.
dual representation. Mr. W. H. (now Sir Chief a hare statement of what the record shows.
Justice) Meredith was then chosen for the would excite a partisan discussion that has
latter ])ositi()n. and occujiied it till ISDI. when no iilace here. In (he olden-time, physical
he resij^iied to ^o on the hencli. and was sue- eiicouiders were numerous, and in IS."{2. and
reeded hy Mr. T. S. Ilohhs, who is ( he present ai^ain in IcSII. (he li^lit iii<;- hecame virtually
CITY OF LONDON.
37
(jri:KN"s AVKNTK, I,(»()KIN(i K.VSP I'KOM I'i:ilJ{ SI'WKiri'.
JUNDAS S'I'KKKI'. l.(K>KIN(i IvXST I'KO.M MAUI, AM).
38
CITY OF T.OXnON.
}i scries of riots. Iml tlicrc is no rcroid of
serious 111 jiiri<'s. No douht iiifiiiy of rlie sto-
ries of election tij^lits ;ire in the inniii true,
but it is (jiiite |ii-ol)Ml>le tli.-it tin e(|U!il iiuiii-
l»er }ire fiiioclirvplidl. .-ind it is toh'inlily <*»m'-
tniu tlmt, willi the ifipse of time, .-ill luive he-
come eniliellished with whnt mny he termed,
for euphony's snke. xcrliMl emhroidery. There
hiive heeii nifiiiy excitiii)^ contests, jilike in
nuiiiicipnl. I'roviucifil niid Fech'rfil politics,
within tile recollection <if iiDiiiy now living',
hut to retail them nil would he tin endless t.Msk.
"Ill winlci's tedious iiij^lits. sit 1)\- the (ire
Witii ),'(.( 1(1 old folks. .111(1 let IIk'Hi tell tlicc talcs
Ol' woi'iil ages loii^,' a^co lictid."— ///'(7((mv/ //.
Then you shall hear of rejieatinjjf. jier-
sonat ion. intiinidat ion, hrihery, and kindred /
electioneering arts that have —.so / Unvv /
hfi'ii fold iieen jiractised in London,
'rohahly the most exciting contest
known was tliat in i.S()5 for the niayor-
NoiMii ST. (NOW (;ri;i;Ns avk.), lookinc; kxst
FOR WJ7 View. Sit OPPOSITE PAGE
alty. On the s«'coiid day of pollinj^ tlii' mili-
tary were called out — not to (piell a disturh-
aiice. hut to prevent a possihie one. Many
h 'Id that the iirocaiition was needless. At
all e\('iits, there was no demonstr.'itioii worth
s{)eaking of at this date, and the result hroke
the reign of Cornish, who had practically been
till- dictator of the city for four years.
The administration of justici^ in early days
was crude. There were none of "the law's
delays." of wliicli llainlet makes coiii|)laint.
.\t the liiiilding of Westminster Hridjj^e the
first criminal was iakt'ii red-handed. He had
stolen a fellow -workman's axe. This was the
crime of crimes. As well take a pioneer's
ri^lit hand as his axe. An iiii))roiiiptii jury
decided that the culprit shoulil lie banished
or giv<Mi a whi|ipiiig. This latter form of
punishment seems to lia\<' been freipieiitl_\
iiillicted for [letty tliievt-ry, and was later
siippleiiieiiied by the pillor;, and stocks, but
it jjjrew into disfavor as the settlement pro-
jjressed. and the last lashing for larceny was
in 1SI!>. The jiillorv and stocks withstood
public sentiment for eleven years longer,
but they had been disused for a long time
liefore in IS:{() they were incontinently
pitched into the river. The w hipping-jiost
was restored by Provincial enactment in 1S7().
jind st'veral men have sinct^ been lashed. Hut
their crimes were of a dill'erent nature, and
Immaiie sentiment is not shocked b\ the
ajiplication of the lash to those found guilty
of specific otft>iices against the person. In
illustration of the primitive methods of these
(lavs, it is said that Mr.
Clarke (Jaiuble, (^. ('..
Toronto, father of
Mrs. l.F. Ilellmuth.
of this city, acted as
clerk of the court
at an assi/e held in
a building on the
court-house square,
London, in 1S2S.
.Mr. (Jainble is still
living in Toronto,
aged <S<) y<'ars. Af-
ter one of the cases
was tried and given
to the .jury, they
were sent out in
cliJirge of a coiista-
lile to soiii(> safe
|>l<'ice. Some time
afterwards one of
the counsel in tin?
case rushed u|» to
tlu^ judge, saying:
"My Lord, the jury sent out on my clitnit's
case are sitting on the logs outside, with
|U'o))U^ around tlunn. Look out of the win-
dow and see for yourself." The judge re-
|)lie(l. "Well, if you can find a safer |>lac((
for them let me know." and proci'«'(U'd with
the eourt's business. In 1S27 the first court
of ([uarter sessions was held, ])residcd over
by .losejih Hyerson, The jail has had many
temjiorary occujitints. In IH'Ai) all the
women of the ])lace voluntarily made them-
selves jirisoners. as a measure of sai'ety,
though it does not apjiear that there was
any luu'd of this. Since its first erection
there have been but six governors of the
jail. The first was Peter McOregor. who,
however, only held oilice for Ji si )rt time
as a sort of "sub." Tli«' second was Samuel
II. Parke, who in lSr»,S gave place to Joseph
Land). He tiled in 18<S(), aiul was succei'ded
IHOM rosr oFKicK, lS(iO.
CITY OF F.ONDON.
30
l»y Henry Fysli, wlm held ollicc for three
yeiirs. Mild at liis de.-itli the late ^oxeriior of
the j.-nl. I'jitriclv Kelly, was appointed. iVIr.
I\(dly died in \HU(\. w lien the jiosition of
jaih)!' was assiinu'd hy Mr. Wohert liostoii.
of Loho. ex-.M.P. for Sonth .Middlesex. Th«>
]Hdice force in the early days was an irre^n-
lar l)«)(ly. dejiendeiit upon their fees, a regu-
lar force not hein^; appointed till IS")"), when
the status of a city was assumed. Thouj^h
tlu' police force of liondon has doiio a jrreat
deal of dangerous work, many desperate crim-
inals liavin;^ l)een taken in the act. only on
two occasions ha\'e siu'ious assaults heeii
made upon the oflicers. In 1871 ("onstalile
l')) till that time the liipior law not so
strict as it now is was practically a dead
letter. The |)olice force of IStiT was jjreatly
exercised as was the whole city over the
criminal |)raiiks of a man called, for want
of a hetter or more accurate name. •■Sli|)pei'y
.lack." His practice was to j^ain «'nt ranee to
the slee])iii^ a|)artments of women — some-
times three aiul four in a ni^dit and awaken
the sleepinj;- inmates l)y ticklinj; their feet.
He was never <'auj;lit, though often seen and
s«'\<'ral times shot at. Who he was was
ne\'er disclosed, though many j^uessi^s were
ha/arded. The j^^eneral theory was that he
was an oHicer of the ^'arrison. and his idiotic
queen's AVKNTK. l.OOKFNO KAS'I' FHOM POST OFKKK. IS!)/.
.John Kelly was stalihed and disahled hy a
l>risoner named (Jeor^c I). Miller, and in l'S92
Detective I'liair was fatally shot by a man
named Wilson, whom he was trying to arrest.
In 1S7S Serif(>ant .James Crawford shot a
rohl)er named Thomas Ley, who had been
guilty of several burglaries, and attem|)ted
to shoot the officer, hut this was not in the
city. There have iieen many minor melees
in which batons were freely use<l. and in
1S7- what WHS practically a riot on a small
scale took ])lace on Dimdas street, owing to
tlu^ jiresiMice in the city of a man named
Mason, from Toronto, whose occupation was
that of informer against those who sold li{|-
uor illegally. He was rescued by the police.
pranks ceastHl on the removal of the military.
Many believed that more than one were en-
gaged in the escjijiades. It is (piite jiossible.
All forms of lunacy that confer notoriety
find imitators. The jjoor fool had a sorry
conception of humor. Mriglit-witt«'(l men do
not consider it funny to throw women and
children into convulsions.
London lias lieeii comparatively free from
<-apital crimes. The sentence of death has
been carrietl out i)ut twice in London for
murders committed witliin the city. Prior to
these there had been sevtMVil executions in
liOiidon. Six persons sentenced to death were
indicted for partici])ati()n in the i-ebellion of
1S."{(5 7. Their •'crime ' carries no stigma at
10
CI'I'V OF I-(>.\l)()\.
tliis (lnt«'. Mild it is siilliciciit to st.-itt- ih.il
tlicir iiaiiH's were ( 'oiiifliii?; ('miiiiii^^linin.
.Jdsliiia (1. Diuiiit'. Aiiins I'l'dslcv, Adiim ('iiiri<.
.lohii Scott MM. I Hiios Scott. Ill IK.n ('. A.
\ K lOKIA niSASI'KU.
MAY 21. ISSl.
Hurley (of Hiirlcij^li)
was liMiij^tMl for tlic
uuirdiT l)y sliootiiijj; ol'
Constable FoiiuM-oy, at
Hay ha in. A ^liastly
scciu* was «Miact('d at
tlu' execution. As tlu'
droj) fell the rope
broke and the lialf-
stran^ded man is said to iiave walked
about till another halter was procured.
The latter part of the story is |)robal»iy
untrue, for ol)\ ious reasons. The i'o
lowinji' year .Jonathan Sovereeii was
lianjjed for the brutal murder of his
wife and seven (diildren near liurfoi'd.
All other executions in London are
within tlu> meinory of livinjjr inhaldt-
ants. Thomas .Jones was handed in
18()8 for the murder of his niect^ in
Delaware; he protested his innocence
on the scaiVold. He was tlie last male-
factor publicly extM'Uted in London.
The statement has been made in |)riiit
that he sutTered on the same scalVoM
as did the victims of the rebellion.
Such was not the case. The lumlier
ustnl in all jj^allows structures in Lon-
don has been i-ented for the pur])ose
and return(vl to the vard from whence
it came. It would ser\ e no useful pui'pos«>.
and would confer inieiiv iable and mi 'served
notoriety, to indicate tlu house t he t In esliold
of wliicli is f()i-im>d of the crossbeam of tlw
scaffold from which .Jones was liaii)^ed.
I>iit it is still staiidin}^: in liOiidoii. and
known to the writer. In ISTI Anj^iis I'ick-
ard was hanj^ed in the jail yard for the
sliootinn' of his employer. Duncan M<\'aii-
iiell. an l^last Nissouri I'armer. There was
an element of romance connected with
the t ra^M'dy that lifts it above the brutal
iiulc belies of others. I'iclvard was eii^^a^jed
to l)e married, lail on some lepreseiitat ions
l>y McVannell to the prospective father-
in-law the match was forbidden. I'ickard
asked for his wa^'es that he mij^dit j;o else-
where and marry, and after several re-
fusals he shot his ein|tlo.\ cr. 'I'lie only
woman han^'ed
in liondon was
l'li(ebe("ainpbe
w lio sutVered the
extreme penalty
in IS72. The mur-
der, committed
in Nissouri. was a
peculiarly brutal
TllK st K>K A KKW DAYS AKTKR.
CITY OK LONDON.
41
Diu'. tlif xicliiii iK'iii^ Ih'I' liiislxiiul. It was
flic uiilcoini' of nil liitri^jfin' lM't\\«'cii tlii'
miinlcn'ss ninl licf liiislxiiids hired iiimii.
Ihi^;li ('o.vlt'. I'M'iiJiimi II Siiiiiiions was
IwiiiK*')! ill l^^'"* ''•'■ ^l'*' l>iit<*li<'i'.v ol" his |mr-
(iiiHMir, Mary Ann Stokes, aixi .lames Smith
ill i S!)0 lof the miiidei' ol' one who for
thirty years had passed as his wile, hut with
whom, as he coiit'essed imiler the (gallows, he
liad elojied I'rom Mii^land. leaving- a wile he-
liiiid. .\t this execution the liaii).;man was
I'oi" the liist time nnmasked. lie was the now
notorious WadclilVe. This record ol' capital
crime and its pmiisliment is as concise as t lie
Tacts permit. It is not a pleasant snhject.
A dicadriil tragedy, the sad memories ol"
which lia\t' hecome mellowt'd 1)\ time, oc-
of i:{ Ions hurt hen. 70 I'eet loii)^. with a ^fi-loot
heam. and when loaded to her iioi-mal ca|iac-
\\y had a water (iiaiij,'lit of Hi imlies. Tlies*'
t inures are otlicial, lint in est imat in^ t he capac-
ity of the hoat the llimsy iii'iiire of her con-
st met ion should he taken into account, as this
coi.t rihiited lar^icls to the snhs<'(pn'nt loss of
life. .\s the hoat neared the ("ove hrid^e. and
when a i-onple of him<lred yards helow the
heiid. she careened, the hoiler hecaine loose,
and. rollin^if oxer, carried away the stanchions
that suppoi'ted the lniiri( .dM' deck. The pas-
seiijjf»>rs wer»' crushed <lown and ahout one-
third or one-l'ourth of the total lost their
lives. The exact niiiiii)er w ho u er«' diow iied
or crushed to death cannot he stated, hilt
there were IS2 interments in t he local cenie-
CKNTHAI, AVKNli;, NOHI'II OK VICTOHI.V PAHK. h(«()KI.\(; KAST l<'t{().M RICHMOND STHKI-ri'.
cnrred on the 21th of May. ISSl. The air was
clear, the sua shone, and it was veritahle
"Queens weather." The city had ^iven itself
up to holiday purposes. Thousaials had ^om-
on excursions, hut thousands still remained,
and of these many made Sprinj^hank their
ol)j«'cti\(' point. The steamhoats w (M'l* crowded
far heyond their legalized capacity in coiivey-
in<;- |)assen<;('rs down the ri\"er all day, and
the crush hecame greater on the rtitui'ii trijis
toward nightfall. .\hout live o'clock the
"Victoria" left the dock at S|)ring'.)ank on
what proved her last trip. That she was
overloaded all at the sceue were well aware.
The estimates as to the numiier on hoard
range from (iOO to SOO. liut there is no method
t)f exactly determining. The " N'ictoria " was
teiies. and st>veral hodies were taken else-
where 'or sejiulture. It is prohahly not over-
stating it to say that 200 jiersons lost their
lives, and one estimate made at the time,
hased on very careful calculation, placed it at
215. To rtialize the full honor ol' the disaster,
it must he home in mind that all the victims
were from a circnmscrihed area. Few fami-
lies in London «'sca])ed without the loss « 1" a
relative — none witliout the loss of a friend.
Proceedings were taken against the authori-
ties of tin' hoat, hut as tinu' woi'e on the
excitement becanu' allayed, aiul no judicial
|)Uiiishment followed. That had judgment
was shown in overloading the hoat goes with-
out saying, hut it was not tinctui-ed by cupid-
ity, as all had paid their return fares. Tne
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( ITY OF LONDON.
LONDON w i:s r i-i{i:siii;r. ISS;!.
('(Hiiicil I'csolvcd lo erect a iiKMUiineiit in
niciMory <>!' t lie victims. l»iit tlie iiiMttei- ne\»'r
went beyond I lie pfissfij^e oi' the res(tlution.
and the proposnl woidd find no favor to-day.
Tlie accich'nt |iiit a (hiniper Tor a time ()n
aipiatic sports, lait l)oatin^' as a pastime is
ajjain in I'avor. and tlie London iJoat Clid) is
a ftoni'ishin^ institution, with a comniodioiis
l)()athonse and grounds that have heeii laid
out as a jfollinj;' place, iiowlinj;' };r<'en and
tennis lawn. A lar^-e
Meet of pleasure boats
ply between the city
and S|irin^baiik. in
t he early yea rs of
London the favorite
stretch of water for
boat \u^ was on the
south branch, and no
doubt this will in
I'uture become as it
was in the jiast. All
tile facilities for boat-
i n ;;• a i- e
there, but S))ri nj^bank is the
favorite resoi-t.
The ])hysical }4'eo}fra])hy of T^oii-
don is sucii that, while there is a
freshet evei'y spring, the <ity does
not suffer tiierefrom. Huiit as it
is on a jjji'adual slojie from the
l)oint where the two branches of
the stream form a "fork," the
natural valley oidy is floodtnl and
tluni^ nvi' but few dwelliiifjjs and
no business houses ever alfected.
An exceptiojial Hood occurred in
IHH'.i. but it was in midsummer
and W.MS occasioned by a cloud-
bui'st. The downjiour bej^an on
the night of tlu- 10th of July.
London Mast
Lillevs Corners
Ward ;"). in IMS,")
In the surround-
ing country and
in London West
a griwit ileal of
damage was done,
se\cral houses be-
ing wrecked, and
eight lives wert^
lost. The storm
area was small,
but t he I'apid rise
of tlu' waters
cause<l consider-
able loss along
the course of the
stream by which
t h e dow n po u r
found its \\a\' to
the l.'ikes.
rUE I.ATK DIOXNIH () UIMKN.
in its early days known as
became a pari of the city,
, --- . . The settlement dates back
to early days, in IS.M Murray Andei'son pur-
chased a lot in what was then " Knglish's
bush." sinroiinding the log cabin of the pio-
neer, Xolde F. Fnglish. In IStil, when the
iirst oil retineries weic started by W. liayley,
Sen., and the Dullield Uros., the |)opulation of
London I'iast was about ;")()(). l)ut the develop-
ment of th(^ oil industry doulded this in the
lu'xt two years. Tlu^ city pursued a short-
sighted policy in driving the relineries iieyond
the city limits, because of complaints regard-
ing the odor of the oil in course of treatnu'iit.
The odoi- remained, but the taxable projuM'ty
was outside of the jurisdiction of city assign-
ors. The settlement grew a|)ace till IS74,
when the population numbered 'ISAM and
incorporation as a \ illag<' was decided u|)oil.
On tli(^ 1st of .January. IST;"). the following
became the first municipal lulers of tiie vil-
lage: Keeve, A. M. Hoss ; Deputy Ueeve,
TIIE 15UIEN llO.MIvSTKAl).
y.
7.
^^x-x^
CITY OF LONDON.
IN'tiT .\lln>*1i'r : ( 'omu-illnis. Isaiu- NN'nIfiiimn.
I(. (luii^'li Mini .1. II. .McMitIuiii : Clt'ik. .\.
Isniir ; 'rii'iisiiicr. .1. I). Smitli. Tln'rc is no
iit'cd III lollou ill (Ictnil llir pio^jrcss of tlir
\ill(i^;r l(» tt'll how (lie oil iiidnsfry ^rn-w.
• Ici-liiifii niid i'«'\ i\ril : of tlir i>stiililisliiii<'iit ol'
tilt' cnr works, tlirir iiiiniiiip;. ;ilwiiiili>iiiiii'iit.
Mild ifsiiscitMt ioii. It is siilliciciit tosM_vtlwit
Mi"t«'r ti'ii yrMis of lilc ms m \ iilMj^c iniicli 'd'
tlit> tiiiirol' tilt' iiiiiiiici|wi! - '■.ts Iu'Iii^ ocik-
picd ill |)('tl V siniMltldcs o\«t iMircly IocmI mikI
t ri\ iMi cuiH'ci'iis li^indoii Ivist toid\ m iiroMdcr
vi«'W of its dt'siiiiy Mild cMst in its lot with
liOiidoii. iiiMkiii^ iiniiiiri|inlly wlwit Iwid lircii
prMcticMlly Mild coiiiiiK'iciMlly one lioiii the
iic^iiiiiiii^.
riic j^ciu'sis ol' liOixloii SiMitli (dVcrs not h-
ol" 2..'>tM(. with M liiH- schoollioiisc mikI two
*lMir<-|l«>S l<]|iisrop,Mlinil Mlld .Methodist. 'riir
. ilhi^r imIIs for no sprriMi iriiMrk in m coiii-
ni>>i'ciMl st'iist'. lifiM<^ in thnt ic^Mi'd m |>Mi't mikI
pMi itI of t lie city proper,
.\t lirst j^hiiice it ini^xiil MppeMf I'Mr-letrlied
to -ite the London <iiiii Cliili mimI the London
Hunt to show the development Mild ^rowtli
of lliecit,\. I'ossihiy it wonlil lie so were they
ipi<it«>d MS fnt'toi'M in the developineiit. hnt ms
proofs tliereo'i nothing coidd he more perti-
nent. In the eMily dM\s there wms no such
tiling MS Inmtinji for sport. The streMins were
full of li'-li. w Idle j^Miiie liirds mikI edihie nni-
immIs thronged the .\(iods. .\o rest rid i\c Imws
hindeietl the fnrnishin^ of the Uililes of the
settle's. Mild hiiiitin^r jmd lishin^; were then
WATIOKI.OO SIKIOKI' (i;.\SI' SimO). NOMIIl ()!•■ ST. A N |)l{ !■: W S ( III I{( II.
iii>^ for especinl reiiiMik. MiinicipMlly there
never Wfis M London South. TliMt WMsiiier.dy
M IocmI iiMine ^iven to the section mci'oss the
river in the township of Westminster, wliiili
>;rew hecMUse of its desirahility as a dwellinf^
pJMce. Industrially it liMs no history, hut on
its Mccessioii to the city in IS'.K). as NN'ard (», it
added «'oiisi(leral)ly to the |io])iilat ion and
assessahle value of London.
Thoiijfh this is not designed as a story of
tlu> whole section, injustice would he done
were no ineiition made of London West,
which is in everythinj^ iiiit its nmnicipal poli-
cy a portion of the city and shortly destiiie<l
to heconie a ward of itself. It was incorpo-
ratiul in I.S7L having' previously heeii known
locall_\' as I'etersx ille. and has a poi>iilation
matters of routine lahor rather than of s|i irt.
as necessary a preliminary to a meal as lillin^-
the kettle or kindling the lire. It is <iiil\di'
recent years that the j^ame bird supply has
fallen short; indeed, there are men living- who
have hunted on jireseiit factory sites, and
some old settlers delight to tell of the time
when Sam Stewart took a random shot and
hroii^ht down two wild turkeys that he had
not seen. The inlinx of set t lers drove <ilV t he
jjjame. lint the Hsh still remain to some extent.
V'iiw strings of Mac k hass wi're taken within
the city limits last summer. The (Juii (luii
was organized for the hetter enforcement of
the ^ame laws, that the shootinjjf in the sur-
rounding- country nii^lit not he utterly de-
stroyed, and also to jirotect the lisheries and
CITY OK r.ONDON.
4A
iiitiiiilain M sourtM' of >ii|i|il\. Itnlli ui' which
((hj«'i't!^ it i" jHTomitlixhiii^'. Thf LuihImii
lliinl WHS ot^rntii/.cil in IM,s;i. nwiiiilv iis n
nicims III' rmiii-liiii^ outdoor ^poit in which
l.'uUiw Jinil j^t-ntlfnicn coiild Join, nml to m-
<•(lnl■n^J^• (•(|Mi'sl rinnisiii.
K I'll iM'U w cic cslnli-
li>h<'i| ;it •• ( JlcMinon'."
on i\ siih* roiiil in tin*
lo\> n <hi|i of Lonilon
hut II it t'f w (t I'ds r<'-
niovcd lo more c.ipn-
cions i|ii;ii't<'i's on ihc
I'i'oot l.in*> Ijond, thr
iinnic •• ( ■ icinnorc" hc-
in)^ iclnincd. I )nrin^f il>
I'xistcnci' nmn_\ hoiscs
t liii t li;i \ <> mil ic\ fd
COM I i ncii t ii I I'liin*- ;is
rt'cord-hiciikci's in hi;;h
Hupcriiilciiilciii In.Huiic jiunninu hfi\c h< en
Asvlimi. •' • 1 i /. I
trtiincd at (■ Icn more.
Mr. (icoi'^c IJiii'tis (iclcd fis Sccrctnrv of the
Hunt I'of thi- Ill-it It-n ycMis ol" its cxisti-iK c
hnvinjf iccciitly r<'(ir,'d. The follow iii),' aic
the picsciil olliccis: .Mfislcr. A. Ucik: ]»i-csi-
K. .M. Kl ( Ki:. M.i)..
their do^s whohiid tr I n Itt'/ir on thr lints
Ill-low the school. The hoi r ciiinr down.
snuishiMl tlw do^s iind took rffn)^<- in tli<> rixrr
iirnr till' court ho'isc. 'Phc \ illn;,'i' |M'o|th' wcim'
i-M'itrd. Ii ml I n r ncd
on t (■// //Mf .S.SC w i t h
t h«'ir in nskrt s n ml
lii.«nrins. .Mr. K«'rr
(of t lif |>ost oniri')
mid Mr. K. NV. Ilnrris
took an old dn^-oiit
hoat and niadi* I'or
the animal. It was
linallv killed and the
carcass towed do\\ii
t he ri\ er. A dis|iiite
e iism>d as to w ho
owned t h e h e a r.
w hen I he custom of
t !ie count \y pi'e\ail-
ed. and it wa?; ^,'i\en
to the hunters who
pursued and I'emained with it to a linisli.
The lirst record of athletic sports in lion-
doii appears in l(S."i:t. w hen it apjiears there
wcic in existence lloiirishiii^f iiicket. hase-
|)l{. ( . A. siiTl.
liiii's.ir liiN.'ilii' .\>vliiiii.
i-m^-m ••.)«<«nT*?-»
AS'* i.i M i'«n{ •I'ln-; insank. i.onuon.
dent. Ma jor .\. M. Smith ; first \ ice-presideiit. hall and racket ilnhs. Tlie t wo former lui\«'
T. II. Smallman : second sice-president. (J. ('. sui\ i\ ed. hut racket is a tiling of tin- past,
Gihhons: treasurer. Dr. .1. S. .N'ivcn: see- j^ivinj:; place to f^olf. lawn tennis and i»o\\ linji^.
n^tai'v. .Ino. i>. Kil^onr: exeiuti\«' eoinniit- The old racket coiu't stood on the south side
lee. Col. K. H. Leys. Col. Dawson. .1. C. of York street, west of the Tecumseh House.
Dullield. II. \i. Al)i)(ilt. Col. W. M. (iartshore. On the death of the racket cliih the hnildiiifr
\\'. r. St roiij.:;. .V. II. IJeddome. Ormshy (iray- was removi-d to the corner of Ulchmond {ind
don. .\. \\. Patterson, .Ino. I. \. Hunt. Yoi'k streets, and. l)ein^ hrick-V(Uieei"ed. be-
As an inci<lenl of the eai'ly hunting days, came the Holman Opera House. It ^ave
it is related tluit in 1<SII the pupils at the old place to wholes de storehouses on I he huildinj^;
(•rainniar S'-hooI wit nessed some hiiiitei's wit li of the present (Jraiid Opera House, in IScSO.
4A
( ITV Oh I.OMK^N.
Ill liiiH«*liiill l.uiiiliiii liii> nl\\>i,\H tiiki'ii n \\\^\\
I'Miik with itH iiiiDili'iii' itlnvfi", timl in
tilt' ilnvx <>r |>i'nt'<'ssi(»ii;ilism «'Xfitt'iiiciil ii-imI
l<> I'liii to ^Mi'iit lifi^'litx. I.oiiiIdii's tniiM lic-
riiliit* tile ililcriiiit ioiiiil rliiiiii|)iiiiis. mid «o
Milvi'i-tiMfil tlif city I'lir tiiiil iicnr. Tlic Invf ol'
tin- ;,'Mmi' still lin^'i'is iiiii! 'ri><-iiiiisf|i I'mk is
nil cMrllriil liclil Ini' till- i^Miiif. On llic |iMi'k
then is niso n liirycU' trm-k. iiikI iIic wiici'l-
nii'll ul' till' rit,\ nn- to Ix* rolllltiMJ Ity llllll-
(Irnls. 'riic list' of tlir w lii'cl. however, hiis
reused to he soleI\ i\ menus of reri'ent ion, mid
it now plnys nil iiiiportniit pnrt in locoinot ion
Tor 'iiisiiiess |iiii'|ioses. The innniii'nct iiie ol'
iiioloi<ycles hns lieeii nrinn^,'ed lor in Lonihiii.
;ind this |)idniises to de\elo|i into mi ini|ioi-
tnnt iiidiistry. mid nt\i\ to the loniniei ciMl
ilii|>oi-tmire of l,ond<in, when these \ehirles
hei-oine in (h-nimid.
.\s showing; till' vnst strides iiinih- l>y i,on-
doii in idiiiin^ out of the wilderness, it is
worthy of note thnt in IStiti there nrose n
lim<ls!ii|) from the srnieily of lirewood, whicli
went ii|i to eijjht dollnis per eord. with con-
seipieiit snIVerinj; to mnny. The (irent West-
ern Wdilwny (•■•inie to the resnu' mid secured n
supply from Moth well, which ^rently rednced
the price. For this nction tin- Inte (hmles
llnnt mid Thoinns Sw in\ nrd. directois of t he
lond, recei\ cd the i'ormnl thmiksof llie('oi-
porntioii. In ISTit there wns miother fuel
fmniiie, which the Port Stmiley l.'nilwny le-
li«'ved l»y Imiiliiij^ in wood mid sellin<^' it nt
cost. Since then coal hns come into nimost
univcrsnl use.
London enjoys |»reeiniiieiice of nil Cmin-
di;in cities in the numlter mid st reii^t h of its
vnrious frnternnl niid henelicini societies.
Masonry stnnds nt the hend in jioiiit of miti(i-
iiity. the first record of its np|)enrnnce in the
district lieinj;" in 1S2'.(. The lodj^es in these
dnys were ]»eripntetic. oiu' rensoii hein^ th.nt
the chnrters were held liy Mritish rejrimeiits.
mid miother the fn<t thnt t here wi-re prolin-
hly not eiiou}^h .Mnsons nt miy jioint to con-
stitute n lod^-e. The first meeting; wns held
nt whnt is now Siddnlls\ ille or Cnrlisle. Tin-
following yenr. ls:{(). n .Mnsonic communi-
cntion wns held t[[ " t lie \illn;j^e of the forks."
It wns eleven yems nf'ter. in ISII, thnt the
first lod^e, .\o. UOWn. wns or^niii/ed in London.
.Mnsonic funernis hnve since heeii freipieiit in
the city, hut the one which excitetl the most
comment wns tlint of I'. .1. Dunn, in ISti.").
The decensed hi'other wnsn Woninn ( nt holic.
hut lind fippnreiitly died ortside the jtnle of
the ("liiirch mid wns refused inirinl hy the
I'cclesinsticnl mithorit ies. The .Mnsons took
the matter up. ;ind the funerni wns .-ilso mnde
n militm_\ one. tlu- dece.nsed hnvin^heen mi
ollicer in the \ ohintrers. The fiiiienil wns
notewmthy from the circiinistmices ntteiidiii^
it rntlier thnii from the promiiieiMe of the
decensed. who hnd heeii the niniinffer of t he
refreshment rooms nt the (irent Weslein
Stnlioii. .Mnsoiiry hns nlwnys I n on the
nscendmit scnle. thou^'h there were limes
when dissensions nrose in the ordei'. These,
however, helonj.' to the liiMtorx of Masonry,
mid me here only incideiil.i" referred to,
with no intention of reviving; mntters lon^
since lost sij^ht of. Kof purposes of i'ecoid
there is n|ipended I list of the Deputy (irnnd
Mnsters who hnve held oflice in the London
Distiict since |S."i.'i. ns I'nv hnik ns the ic^is-
I el' 1^1 M's :
MASONlr |ii:i'riV (iKAMt MASIKUs |(»U
I.UNIION l»IS||{|( I".
Trior to IS.'iti the .Mnsonic District hml
heeii known .is the •Western. It wns then
chmi|.!; •(! to " Lonihni."
I.S.V, \V. ('. Sl.pliciis IS7I1 .l.is. Siitttm
ls.Vi ,li s li.ihicll IS77 .1. .M. UiiriKlijiil
ls.'i7 'I'liniiipM II W'ilsuii IS7S .1. ( 'fiMiHlcn
iS'iS .ifilll.N Mnllill ISVll l{. H. llllllKilli'ld
I,S.'>1» 'l"l iliNuli WiJMiii ISSd jful.l. M.Kiiy
IStKI !•'. W. 'fliiiMllls
jSlii (Ii'ii. .\hissiiii
ISIiJ (icii. Mawsoll
l,s(i:{ (ii'o. Miissiiii
ISIll C. .1. .S. Aslviii
\m:, C. .1. S. A>kiii
|\s| Win. Miliiii-
I'wS-J I., (i, .larvis
\>iKi II. (i. Liiidsiiy
IHSI \V. (i. Liiiiilcv
|SS,"i ,li)|iii Siiii|)s(iii
jssr, l.nkc Sliilci-
|.S(«i- {•'laiicis Wcstliiki' I.SS7 ('. .\. .Sj)ciiicr
|,S(17 Ki'.iiicis Wi'stlak.' I.SMS .liilni Uuyil
I.SIIS .Injill K. IJlndkc jHS!) \V. |{. Diilii'ily
]h;\) .IuIiii Iv |{|(M.kc' ISIKI A. I!. .MiiliM.ii
ls7n (icii. UilliiiKiiiii is!t| 'j'liiis. 10. |{iil).s((ii
IS7I tun. MilliliKlnll IMI-J Alex. Ilcss
IS72-riaMcis Wcsliakc ISlKi-l'. W. I). IJi.i.lciiik
|S7;! II. M. Huilcli
IS! 1 1
\ A. I{. Kuwal
IS7I-W. I). .M(■(il^^^lll.p|l ' A. I']. ('oii|HT
( W. I). .M((ilnKlllc>ll IS!l.-> \V. W. Itlllllcltnl.l
"^'•"'"i.las. Siitloii ISliii— \V. (i. .M.-.MIIIcii
In 1S.")I Oddfellowship j^niiicd its first foot-
liokl ill London, mid in thnt year Liireka
Lod^-e was or^nni/ed. Oddfellowship hns exci-
since heen n flourishing' inst itut ion. nnd the
memhers j.re now numhered hy tlie hundreds,
if not thoiismids. It inny he snid of hoth the
.Mnsons nnd Oddfellows thnt they hnve left
their impress iijion the nrchitecture of tlu'
city, ns the fine huildin^s erected hy the
respective orders nttest. Tin y ni'e hoth nohle
s|»eciinens of ni'chitei-ture. In nddition to
tlu'se two micieiit orders, there is scnrcely n
known henelicini society thnt is not i-ejire-
seiited in London, niiil one of them, the
Knights of the Mnccnhees, wns organized here
n i mMi-wimli-Ui.
( ITY OK I.U\I)()N.
47
I»v \V. I). MiCiIm^jIiImii. wIiu wii^ tlif niitlinrnl" wliirli to slalr tlinl iIh- "uIiIi-hI iiilinliitniit "
till' ritiuil. Tin- i;ii>,'li>'li. Iii'li mihI S1..I1I1 .>|' Luiiilim tlwit in. tlir mif wlm linn ifsitltMl
lmv«' hIho «'M.-li their iwitiniitil surirl.v. luii^,'.-! i.i tli.-.ity is Mr. NV. M.Conni.k.
S|H•^ll^in^,'<•^ iiiitiMimlity. it iii(i\ Im" ic.unl.Ml iIh- iii-M iM-iii^' lii:^ IhmIIht. Mr. .\ntli'<'w
tlwit till- liiHi CliiiiMiiKiii -ililril ill LmiiiIoii ill .M<( 'i.iinick. Tlir ohlrsi iintivi'-lM»ni rt'Hidciit
IS7S. Ill- iriil lint ii'iiiiiiii Idiiv,'. Iiiit ullici> i> .Mr. N'«'i-« ImivI.- Cntnyn.
Kooli ri>lii»\Vi'»l. 1111*1 lliflf liiivr Im'i'II liin|«' Ml- III'l.Ml.S Ol" I'lll': ( Olt IM IKAI'U lN,S.
ll'SS mI' till-Ill I'VtT silUl'. t'illilllr I'liHiiliiilx. I'illiiii, CIiiLm.
'riif lir-'l liiilli in I.untloii. nlrcndv «i|»i>krn ,^„, (;,.,,. .1. (J,,n.llni.' 1 Ni. imtlicnlir n-.-
(»r ix well ;iiillu'iilii)ilc<i li\ I niilil ion. 'I'Ih-ii' |.s|| .Imiiir* «ii\riiM mtl, Iml |»i<iImiI>I.v
is ,10 n...onl oi. tni..,. or ..itlii-r tli. Mrs, iiimi- v^ I;:;!-;:;! {li;;;!;:;-;..; .;-;;.' :'':'';\'WwnM.
ii;ip' or liisl lit'iitli. lilt' lirst iii(irriM>;«' 111 th.- ,^,, j,,,,,,., |.„il..v (i.-.i. Itailinii
Mci^^liliorlioot! oi" wliicli ilcliiiilr nccoiiiit mti imI.". .Ii.lin Uiilkwill Tims. .Scalilnnl
WOI.SKI.KV ItAUKAC K?
MIMIAHV S( llooi,.
Tun II Miijiiirs.
IHtS-Siiiifoii .Motrin.
ISl'l -Tlin.s. ('. Dix-.ii.
he 1(11111(1 Wfis tiitil ol' Tlionuis CMrliiiK aiKl '^''j-','';. ^^'^ ■"^'"i;'"''''
I I, ^1 , ., . ,. .,• I 1 i- ..1 lSt< — lliraiii I). I.i'i'..
Ann Itoiiticiij^c. the pnrciits ol Sir .loliii I .irl-
iii)^. wliicli tool< |)l)ic(' in 1S2(). in the towii-
sliip ol' London. 'I'iic jc^jii incliininjirv notice
r«'(|uir('(l was written and lacked to a tree.
and, in the al»seiue ol' ministers, the ceremony
was perrormed i)y two maj^ist rates, ("ol. I>iii-
well and Sipiire Sprini,'er. The tree to which
the notice was attached stood on the roadside
opposite the present summer resich'iice oT Mi
. Tho.s. Scalciicid
. llcni'V llaiiiilliHi
Tiiii'ii Ciirhs.
(A if. i'nvU'V
( 'lias. II ilchiiisdii
( .lailU's I'ailcy
IK-jll-iSiiiK (III .Mdii'ill Iiiliii Doyle
1S.")1 - Siiiicoii Moiiill loliii Doyle
\H'>'2 hldw.ird .\cl.iiiis. . lolin Doyle
IS.");{ -I'ldward .Vdanis loliii Doyle
1S.")I .Mmiiii.s Holmes loliii l)(ivle
a I// Miii/iirs.
Cilji < 'lirks.
I). S. Pel-ill. on the hanks ol" tlu' Medway. i,s.V> .Muii-.iy .\nderson lolin Doyle
Hero a man named (Jettv kept a store, and it l'^">'' Wm. Maikcr lolin Dovie
was the most piii.lic place in the township in \^l j':ii.i.!l| l;'"".nil loin, Doyle
, , ,,!, . ' , ... , ' . l^.)^ David (>las.s loliii Dovle
those days. this may he a httin^- place 111 |.s,-,!i wm. .Me Mijde \. S. .M.l.oit
CITY OF r.ONDOX
\iK\\. i,(»(iKiN(i sor rii-w i:si- i'i{(».\ ;ori{r ikmsi:. LSH.
ShciwillK \\rsllllill>liT Uliilyi'. 'I'lill (iaic. .IuiIk'' Wilson's ;ill<l .lll.l^'r (livens' Ifcsidcnccs,
fOR 1807 VIEW, SCE BELOW.
voHK siKKKT {\\ i:si'.MiNsii:i{) iti{ 1 1»( i i;. IS!)7.
CITY OF LONDON.
4d
r;
|,Sli«l
IKtII
18(12
IHIKt
|.S(il
|K(m
IHtMl
IM(|-
l,s(w
IS(1!I
IS7((
1S71
lS-2
Ist:!
.l.is. .Mndjil V. 'v Al.l.c.tl
I'". !•;. Cciiiisli V. >>• AI)1h>II
- !•'. !•;. Cniiiisli \. S. AMiolt
K. K. Cnriiisli \. S. AIiImiII
!■'. K. ((Piiii-li \. S. Al.linii
-Kiivid (iliis.s \. S. Al.lM.tl
-Dnvi.l (ilass K. S. Al.l.utt
\V. S. Sinilli " V. S. AMM.lt
\. S. Al.lioii
immIi \. S. Alil.nll
\. S. AIiImiII
\. S. Al.holl
\. S. Al.liolt
\. S. Al.lioll
\. S. AI.ImiM
-W. S. Siiiilli
( .liilin t lii-isiii' iroi;
Is. II. (iniviiiiii
-S. II. (iiiivdiiii
.1. .M. ( 'niisins
-.l(il;ii ( '.■iiii|>li(ll
AiiiliiW Mel iiiiiiiik
I.S.S.-, II. my WrrUrV V.S. M.ImiII
l.S.S(i 'I'. I). Ill Hindis \. S. Aliliiitt
ISS7 .las. CiiUiiM .\. S. .Miliutt
|S,H,S .las. Cowan \. S. AI>liolt
jHSW (icoiKi' Taylnr \. S. .Milioll
ISDII (ic.n%'c Tayiiir ('. A. KiiiK^lnii
ISUI (ii'oif^c Taylor ('. .\. KiiiKf^loM
lSil2 \V. .M. S|vciiiiT . . . ('. .V. Kin^rsloii
|,S!i:t-K. 'I'. Kssi'i'v C. .\. Kiiin>toii
ISliI I'l. T. Kssciy C. A. KiiiKslon
IS!).". .1. \V. Litdi' ('. .\. KiiiKsloii
IS'lii .1. W. i.itlli' ..('. A. KiiiKsloii
l,S!t7-.I. \V. Liltlc ('. A. Kiiitisloii
.l/i( // ici pill 'I'riiiKii riis,
iW. \\ . Slfccl I.S.")2-S2— .loliii |{ii>\\ii
'■^"' •"'- l.l,.lni ilaiiis ISS2 '17 .l..lin l'o|.r
I.ONDON SOI III. \li:\\ I'l.'O.M KIKI-: Il.M.I.
I.S7I li. Cioiiyn \. S. Alil.otl
IS7.") |{. Croiiyii \. S. Ablioll
IS7(I I). ('. Macdoiialtl \. S. ,\l.l)ot t
1S77 ~l{(>lM'ii l'rililiar<l \.S. Ahholl
1.S7S Hdbcil Lewis \. .S. AI)l>olt
|S7!l IJolicil l,c\vis \. ,S. Al(l)oll
ISS() .lolin ('.implM'JJ \. S. Aliliotl
1551 .loliii (•aiiii.l..ll \. S. .M.hotl
1552 K(l. .M.'ivdilli \.S. Al.lM.tl
iss:{ -I'M. .Mi'i<.(lilli \.S. Al.lioll
ISSI -('. S. llyiM.in \. S. Al.l.olt
*nmili)i' I iii'sc years Hic iiiayi.i's Were cIi'cIimI l.y the
alilel'iiieii iVoiii aiiloll^' lileil' own iHllilliel'. in oilier
yeai's (lie |ieo|ile \dleil direcl I'oi' tile lie.id of tile coi-
jioiat ion.
M II nil i pill SlllllilllVK,
isi.-,
111
ISI'.I
.V.
I.S.V.
71.
is7(;
'.Ill
1 S.".l )
."..*»
1S.V.
.".!!
l.S,"i!l
7il
1,S!)II 111
1,S!)| !t7
) W. It .Meredilli
IT. (i. .Meredidi
T. (i. .Meicdith
T. 11. Tra.-ey
.\. (). (ir.i v<loii
-.loiin Wilson
11. C. |{. |{e<lier
Tiionias Sc'atcjierd
\V. i;. Meredilli
l\n(li iii'iTK.
('a|.t. Caddy 1S7!I ill
S.inniel I'elers ISUI !I7
Will. Uoliinsoii
7Vm' < 'ullrrliirs.
riie otliee ol' (ax eollector seems lo lia\e l.eeii a
lein|iorary one prior lo (lie incori.oral ion ol the city.
.\inonn' tlie ineiinilieiits ol' the (.lliee np to lS,Vi Were
.lolin O'.N'eil. .loliii .McDowell, .lolin Mrowii and A. 8.
Al.l.olt. .\ Iter that d.ile I he record is:
^
CT'I'Y OF LONDON.
l.S,V) .Vi
1857 ."W
l.S.V.» (W-
isno-
A. S. A 111 (Oil
Alex, .liihiisldii
Alex, .loliiislon
Win. Ojiklcy
TIkis. i''r;is('|'
.lohn Hlair
.loliii HIaii'
W'.kU' Owfii
IH7(I HK-.lulin ni.iir
.liiiiics Tax Idi'
ISMd 82 -.hiliifs Taylor
Daniel Lfslcr
1SS:{ !):{-! )anirl Lester
.1. K. Clare
I8i)l (Ki Daniel Lest.'r
Air, .McCdul.rev
1«!)7— (ie.i. S. I'aves
18r)r> .■)(!
I8r)7-
18r)8 .V.)
18( (()-(«-
]mi—
]H(f-) (Mi-
18(57—
1K(W 7(»-
1871—
.Inlin F. .1. Hai'i'is 1872 —
Hen.j. Shaw
K. S. Collett
Nicliolas Wilson
-K. S. Collell
A. (i. Smyth
-K. S. Collett
Benj. Shaw
E. 8. Collett
Charles .Mm ray
-A. (J. Smyth
Charles Murray
A. G. Smyth
John (ieary
A. (i. Smylii
T. H. We.st(<i(t
A. (i. Smyth
C. 1). Shaw
\. (i. Smylli
Alex. Davidson
187.-! A. (i. Smyth
W. F. HiiHeii
1871 - .1. .1. Dyas
< '. I''. ( 'oniplin
I87.'i- A. (i. Smyth
W. I). Hidden
187(! 7it- A. (i Smyth
15. Schram
1880 81 -A. (J. Smyth
.lohn Snn"tli
1882 8:{-(ieo. F. .lewll
K. D. Miller
IKSI il7 (Jeo. F. .lewell
Andrew Dale
I'liliif M:ii/is/iii/i s.
l8,V)-(i;{ 'I'lic .Mayoi' ,v-i,(l'uiii
I8fi| 82 La«re)i<'e Lawrason
1882 !I7 K. .1. I'arke
Chiefs „f I'nlir,:
I'rior lo incorporat ion as a cily (he chief peace ollicer
had vai'ious appellations, lie was a( (inies warden.
hi^Ii I'onstahle. inspector and hi^^h haililT. in ante-city
days those holdin^■ (he ottice were .lohn .lenninjjs. W'm.
l!ol)l(. Mich.iel .Mc(;arr>- I'hilo lienned. Win, Keilly and
l'i'(ei .McCinn. 'riiencel'oruard the iccord is ;
I8.V> .'W Sanmel .\yers
I,S.-i,8 («» Thael \'an' N'.ilken
hnri;-
181'.:! (pai(ial) W, H.iskei'-
ville
I8li:i 77 liichard Wi^niore
8!'>() (12 Hiock Stevens 1877 ! 17 W.T, 'I', Williams
I'liliir Ciiiir/ C/rrLs,
• 18.V) 82 TIk' City Clerk c,c- hSSS ii:! .1, ,M Keary
'#'■;« IS',);! !)7 .lohn .Moule
IKS2 SS Richard Wl-more
Cliitfn iif yirr /)(/t(i r/iiKii/.
|87;{ 8(1 'riiom.ls Wastic 188(1 !I7 .lohn.\.i{oe
(ill/ Itininl ritr.
1,S.VS !I7 W. C. |„ (iill
Ki\KK \ii;\\ Ni:.u{ w .vi'i;i!\\(»i{i<,s.
CiiArri;i? II.
'u -
LONDON SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
Ill cxiTV \ill;inc. iiiarUcil with lilllc spire,
I'liiilidw (■"•'(1 ill trees, and hardly {■iiiowii tn lame
Tlieic dwells, ill lonely shed and mean allire.
A malioii iild. whnm \v<' sehiKilmistress name."
Sill Hsidiif : ■Tlie Sehoolinistress.'
(lie Chi'lslian Impes sidiliine
Transcend the hounds of fate and lime."
Sir W'tillrr Scull : " KoUehw
oNDONs first scliodi lioiisc
\v;is an at I ic in t lie jail.
wluTc. I'or a few |t('iicc.
Stoi)iu(n Van Evci\v tanglit
the children of tlie day
their "a. 1>. abs." and it
may readily l)e inia^int>(l
that the fnrnishin^s wei-e
(>r the crudest. Xor was its successoi- of
four yeai-s later, taught in ISiil by Miss
Stinson. noteworthy t'oi' its luxiu'iousness.
'I'lieie were no jKitent systems of ventila-
tion, Imt plenty of it. The building was a
one-stor_\' structure built mainl\' of Iol^s,
The lloorinji; and the interstices lietween
the loj;s were of terra cotta. That has a
sound of luxury. l)ut ii really only means
hard clay. Opposite the door there was a
wide fire]>lace. and nndway between the
hearth .and the <-eilin>;' a bran<*h of a tree
spranj;- from thi' wall. It ha([ jj;rown curvi-
linear, and l)_\' dint of chopping' had aiMjuired
a dejj^rec of symmetry. Tlw space between
the curved limb and the wall had been filled
in with well, terra cotta. an<l thus served as
a mantelpiece. On one side of the room was
a desk, which the |)U|)ils occu])ied in tuin dnr-
inji; their w ritin^ exercises. Some small forms
and a chair for the mistress comjileted the
furnishiiio-s. Such was the be<,M'nninj4- of the
I'dncat ional system which we enjcsy in Ijondoii
to-day. and a few years later, in l.S4(), the
foi'erunner of oui- Pid)lic Librai'v was set-n in a
newsroom kept by .lohn Xorval, "over (iarri-
son's store," where the casual visitor nuj^ht
<lro)> in and devour all the cui-rent liti-rature
of the day. at the rate of a York sixpi-nce {i\\
<ents) per visit. Piior to this, however, other
l»rivate schools had been established, and
sevei'al had lived — and most of them di<'d —
l)efore. in IS 12. liev, Henj. Cionyn was ap-
|»ointed Suix'riiitendent of Education foi' the
town of London and was orch-red to disti'ict
the town for school ' -rposes. He sim])lifi<'d
his work i)v constituting- each ward a school
district. The total amount of the .school taxes
at that i)eriod did not exceed five hundred
dollars, but the disputations and wranj^les
over the s|»endin^ of this sum wei-e as j^reat
as now when the total expenditure for salai'ies
alon ' e(|uais that sum nnilt iplied 1)\ one hun-
dred and fiftv. 'i'he "w.-ird schools" wer-e soon
52 ( ITV OF I-()N'T)C)\.
i'ouinl to l)c iiin(lt>(|iiMt<>. .-inil n (Icin.iiiil lor ollicc Willi llic (lf\ ('lo|)iii<-iil ol' t he (ul-
" Iii^luT (•(iiicjit ion '" s|(niii^ ii|> in ISIS tluil Ic^iiiti- liisliliilc llic I'liioii Scliool \\;i> lii--
rcsullcil ill I III' l)iiil(liii<;- of llir now (Ifrmicl licxcd hy many lo have oiillixcd its liscl'iil-
•' I'liioii School ' the rollo\>iii ; scaf. Tlit' iicss. and in IS'.IO it was razed and I lie si<c cut
scliool hoard at that tinic coii^ -ilcd of Ki),dit ii|» into hnildin^- lots. .Many sncccssl'id liiisi-
I{<'\ . IJcn j. ('i-on\ n. cliairnian : .J. Skinner. \V. iiess and iiiolessional men of to-day. in lion-
Klliot. (J. McLatihey and W. Iii\ ingstone. wit li don and elsew here, were ^i-aduated from the
Ke\ . W. K. Clarke as secretai'v. The lirst "old I'nion School." hnt it had its day. and
stall' of teachers in this scliool consisted of . I. sent iineiitalist s may heave a si^h over the
I). I)()\le. principal: X. Wilson. .1. ('. Hrown. I'acl that the capstone ol' the old seat ol'
Will. Irwin. K. .1. Craij;'. .1. TaalVe. .las. Mc- learning' iiowdoes dnty as a h<trse-hlock witli-
I.eareii. Mrs. Hopkins. Misses IJet hel. ( 'orri^an. in gunshot ol' its rornier proud position. I .
;i'i(i;i;'i' i-aijadi-: oi" scnooi, ( iiii.dijkn iioisiinc; •iiiI': i'i.ac;
DOMINION DAN
Sharpe. liCster and Kohertson. The scholar- ISi)7 Mr. .Nicholas Wilson completed a lil'ty-
shij) this year (ISJ!)) nunihered I.SdII. Snh- year term ol" jieda^'o^-y in London, and the
se(|iie!it principals <liirin^; the period that nnicpie e\cnt \\ as celel»rate<l hy the pres<'iita-
Loiidon reniaiiie<l a town were Nicholas W'il- tioii to him ol' a coniplimeiitary address and
son. K(»l)e\'f Wilson and Hamilton Hunter: $l.(l')() in i^old. as a soiixcnir from his e\-pupils
Mr. l)o_\le aj^ain hecominj;' the principal on in all |)arts ol' the world. .\s a reminiscence,
the town inerfiiiiji; into a city in ISr).'). He it is worthy ol' note tliat the last loj^ house
held t he ollicc t ill he was appointed Inspector to remain stamlinj;- in liondon was on the lot
ol' the city schools, and "died with harness on now occupied l»y the Sinicoe Street ^radi'd
his hack." heiii^ round dead at his de.sk in the school. 'I'lie growth ol' school accommodation
schoolhouse in 1S!H. Mr. ("arson succeeded in London proceeded /kiii /ki.s.sii with that of
iMr. l>oyle as Inspector, and still holds the tlu' school po[iulat ion. and io-day there is no
CFTY OF LONDON
58
city in tin' Ditmiiiinii Itctli-r |tiii\ idctl. 'I'lif
viirioiis i'lililic ScliiMil Idiildirij^s. with their
sites, fire v.iiiu'd nt fi (|imrtcr <•!' ;i iiiiiiion
dollfirs. the rmiiiturt' ;iini .•i|i|t(ir(iliis fHf
worth tiiirty t iioiisniKl (hilinrs. whih' the
snlfirii's |>iii(l tlie olliccrs. ti'aclii'is. ;mtl J.-iiii-
t(»rs .•i^,';^iH'jf)it«' s»'V»'iity-li\f' t hoiisMiid (hdifirs
per .iimiini. Thei'e nre Minet,\ - live piihiic
seliodi tenchers. ei;,dit t rji iisit ioii te.-ichers.
eie\cii kiiider<;;jirteii directors, wit h tin e(|ii;il
luiniiier ol' pfiid nssistnnts. iind .1 mnsic mas-
ter, tlie w lioi<' stiill'. inchidiii);- tlie inspector,
in.-ilvin^- a total of oik- luindred and twciitx-
sev«'n. 'I'lie nnnd)er ol' pupils 011 the roll is
.").:i2r). with an average daily attendance of
\,Vh'A'>. The Collej^iate Inst it ute. laiildinj,^ and
site, is valued at S 7. "t. 1)0(1: the salaries of teach-
ers, janitors, etc.. entail an annual expenditure
of S20.(HM». while the value of the api)Mi'atus.
library, etc.. is placed at Sl.OOO. The numher
of pupils ou the roll is (i!):!. and the ascra^c
daily attendance ().'{.'{. 'I'lie lar<;er percentage
of attendance at the Institute which was
I'ounded ill 1S77 is readily explained l»y t he
l'a<-t that those who iX() do so solely for the
advantages to i)e gained, and includes none
who ai'e conip Isorily pupils. This institution
has reached a hij^h -^tate of excellence under
Principal Meichaut. .\nu)n;4; the people of
liondon there is a differi'tice of opiiuon as to
the ( 'olle<;iate !u .titute not as to its merits
as a seat of learning', hut as to whether it
should he free or self-sustaininji; by means of
fees. The (piestion in its h.-ildncss is. merely.
How I'ar shoulil t he staie ^"o in jiroxidinjj; U-a'
education? Thus it is not a matter ol' |)riiici-
pl«' -only of dej^ree. It is projier that the
]»(>iiit should he stated, hut it is not to he
decided, not even dehated. here. .Mr. .\. S.
Ahhott acted as secretar_\' of the School IJoard
from the timeof his appointment a>^ city clei'U
till IS!).'!, when he was succeeded hy the |)res-
eiit iiicundx'ut. .Mr. \i. M. .MclClheran. In
addition to the I'uhlic Schools, there ai'e four
Separate Schools, under the direction of the
h'oman Cat holic authorities. These lit |)Upils
for the Colle'j^iate Institute course.
It is worthy of record that the first kinder-
ji^arten sclutol west of Toronto was estahlished
in what is now \\'ar<l (> of the city of London.
It was then. howcNcr. still a rural school sec-
tion, and the school was the pioneei' kinder-
garten in rural sections. The tiaistees at that
time wci-e .Mr. .I.S. Dewar. afterwards chair-
man of the city Hoard of hid neat ion : Mr. U.
.M. .McKlheran. at present secretary of (he
Hoard (tf Kdiicat ion. and .Mr. I"' rank Har<lin^'.
There was considerahle o|iposition in the
section to the est ahlishment of the school.
and the inner history of the whole all'air
wdidd alVord entertaiidnj;; readin;;- matter.
Hut that is another stoi-y. and ma\ he told at
some future time.
'i'here is also a hoanling and day school for
girls at the convent of the Sacred Heart. It
is open to all denonnnat ions, hut does not
come withi?! the categor\ of U-cc schools.
This applies to several ot her schools, colleges
and a<adennes. which are hased on pi-oprie-
tary or coimnercial considerations.
I Iiudu College is a theological in-tilutiou
in coKiiei't ion with I he lOpiscopal Church. It
was fouii(le<l in ISd!}. an»l is now in alliliation
with the \\'est<'i'n I'liiversity, which was
estahlished in 1S7S. and hy its charter is
empowered to grant degrees in arts, divin-
it_\ and medicine. The .Medical College was
founded in ISSI. and seven years later the
school at the corner of ^'ork and Waterloo
st leets was eiectetl. The Lon<lon Law School
is in its infancy, hut the arts department of
the Western rniversily. which was formally
opened in IS',).'». will he an aid to those who
intend taking up the study of the law. In
the Western l'iiiver>ity t heie wei'e registered
for IS!(."» sixty students in arts, ninety in
me(|iciue and twenty-live in theology.
S|)eaking of the eai'lier educational insti-
tutions of li()n<lon. the old (irammar Sidiool,
for years under the charge of Ifev . I>enj.
Hayly. should not he omitted. From its halls
w«'re turned out matriculants who have since
ai-hieved high pl.ace not alone locally, hut
in the eye of the country. Professional and
commercial men who have risen to the top
jurists who ornament the hench men in
evei'v walk of life recall with affection
th<>ir alma mater, the (dd (irammar School.
.\ pretty ceremony has of late veais heen
intro(luc<'d in connection with t he celehration
ol' Confe<leiat ion Day. 1st. Inly. It is know 11 as
■■The I loist ing of the Flag." and consists of t he
school <-hildi\'n assendding on the pai'k. and
thereafter some simple ceremonies, t he hal-
vards are grasped hv the scholars and the
I'liion .lack is. amid the i heers of the multi-
tude, run uj) to the peak of the stalV, Thei'c
is something more than sentimentality in
this, though that of its(df is not a thing to
he sneered at . The children are taught that
|iat riot ism is not a nu're abstraction. They
learn to lov'<' the (lag not the piece of hun-
ting. That is nothing save for what it typilies.
Children are taught that under the protection
of that Hag no nation on earth dares d(» them
injustice. The whole i-esom^ces of the most
powerful empire in the world are hehind that
Hag and will !><■ called forth at a miiuites
54
CITY OF LONDON.
notice to iTilrcss any wion^j; done lo I he clijii'nc. Mnn_\ talfiilcd nrfists Iuinc liccn
liMinl)l«'st >iiil>_j«'ct who owt's nllc^imicc to t lie {^I'liiliinlt'tl. iinti tlic scliool is doin^ ;i j4;oo(l
f^rtintl old I'nioii .link. On sen or on innd. in work.
lonely forest or teeming' city, a Hiilon must It may he rather rarletclieil to ^'o hack to
haven i'aii' trial and even just ice. or ihilains \ illa^^e days to lind the j^eini of the I'nhlic
cannons an<l |{|-itain"s swords, l)acke<l hyihe IJhrary of tin- pr»'sent day. Reference has
finest strains of Hritish hlood and all of iieen made to a reading room that existed in
Ihitains t reasnre. \\ ill know t he reason why. ISIt). In the follouinji' yi-ar the .Mechanics'
That is why we love t!ie (la^ and why the institute was estahlished. with the following-
children are tanj,dit its glories. The mean olliceis : Mlijah l<eonard. |tresident : Henry
and powerful, rich and |ioor. all stand on Dalton. 1st \ ice-president : Simeon .Morrill,
eipial ground w lien tiiey in\(d\e the jd'otec- 2nd vice - |»residenl : K. I*. I"]llis. treasurei-;
lion of the llaj^ which j^irdles the earth and .lames Dall. recoi(lin<; secretary; .John K. .1.
proclaims all l)eneath it as fi'ee men. \N C Harris, corresjtondin^ secretary: Win. Mc-
have our distinctive national societies. The Ihide. lihrai'ian. The Institute was not in-
Sons of St. (Jeoif^e. St. Patrick and St. .\n- corporated till eleven years latei' (in IS.")2).
drew all fore^at lier at their respective camp- when it had its (juarters in a huildiiij^- on the
lires. hut at the ral-
lyinji ci\y the Celt
and the (latd, the
S a X o n a n d t h e
.Xornian. all clustei-
under the old (hij^
a n d s u s t a in it
shoiddei' to shoul-
der.*
T h e West e r n
School of A !• t .
which is u u d e r
(ioverniuent aus-
])ices, was opened
in 1S77, an(l has
))r )ven a ^leat aid
and incentive to
t h e s t u d y a n d
J) rac t i (• e of a rt.
Mr. .1. H. (JriHith.
who has l)een con-
uecti'd wit h the
school since the
opening, is in
coui't-hous(> sipiare.
This w a s a ft er-
wards I'emoxfd to
■|"a 1 hot s t reet.
where it stood for
several yeai's in
fact, the real" poi'-
tion is still stand-
in<;-. It is us«'<l now
as a factoi'v, and
faces (Queens ave-
nue, '{'he Institute
m.-iintaiued a nom-
inal existence, with
occasional spiu'ts
of V i t a 1 i t y. foi'
a 1) out t w e n t y
V e a !• s . when in
INTO a fi'esh least'
of life was taken,
under the follow-
ing; oHIcers : I'resi-
dent. F. West lake:
1st vice-president.
U. Lewis: 2nd vice-
*Lct iiic lici'c (luotc ;i few sciiiciiccs culled t'lDiu president. T. F. .Mc.Mulleu : corresponding-
;t ii()tal)lc n.-ipcr vvridcn liv (iciicijil llinriMiu. till i-c- ^, ,,.,., .i ., ,.,. ii v l>.,x <,.... ..... ,....!:.., . ■,. ....
,1 ,1 ' ' 1 1- • ■ I). ■ 1 4 r .1 I-.,:. 1 secietarv. II. .\ . l)a\ter : recordnii' secic-
cclitlv the oiilv livilifi; ex- I'lcsidcut ot tlic I llitiMJ • ' i^
.stiiK's: --'rhci-i- is a love in KhkHsIi lieails. and a lary. .M. I). Dawson: treasurer. .\dam Heu-""- :
ivspect ill all hearts. t(.i- the K"<'<1 'iii'l venciahle woman maiiajj^ers, Isaac Waterman. T. l>rowii. .1. R.
who lor so lonK has he.., t^ne.-n of KiiKlami. iM.rn of ,.,.,.| ^ ,_ (. H,.,„l,,,.^„„. ^,y Skinner. II. I.
her pelsonal vntnes: lait she is loved hv iMi^lisliineii • m i> • i i .• i i • i
more foi' what she personifies -the pivernmeiit and l>rovvn. S. .Mcl>ride. J.Siddoiis. .lames Snutli.
the k'oiv et' Kngland. .She is always for the Stale. 1{. {{eid. W'lu. Xohle and (ieorjj^e .Vudel'sou.
never foi- a part v — part v nianiiL?ement is left to the 'pi,,. ,,i,i i:k,..,,.,. .,,,,<.,;.,;,..„ (ii-f i,.,..,i I
.Miiiisirv. * * « Patriotism slmuld he e.i'tivat... I I li«' "hi hhi ar\ . .-out ainu.^ ''V.'." '"""'''•'
should, in every iiome. he coinninni.at.Ml to the ehil- volume's, was reo|)eued and additions made,
dreii. not casually, hiit hy plan and of I'orethoiiKhl. The Institute so llourished for a time that a
K-:;:.!::!;^;;:"'^"''"^"'.^";' iloii'^ind'lJw'nle m-wsit^eau.! m.uv prefntlous l.uihIinK w.-re
scl I d.iys come. Ilie feeliiif,'s should he kindled and decided Upon. .\s a result the cornerstone of
senlinii'iit awakened. Do not he ash.inied to love t he the st ruct lire oil Duudas street now occui)ied
tlatc or to confess vonr love of it. M.ike iniich of it ., . /. , ■.,-.,i;,. . <'l..l . ..... . l.,:.l :.. i uTC.
tell its historv si.iK .,f il. II now floats over our .••>(<>'>;«•' \ at IV e ( luh rooms w as laid 11 I .S|().
schools, and it oiikIiI In liaiiK fi<ini the win. lows .)f the ollici'rs ol the Institute lieiiio- tiieii as
.ill .)ur honi.'s on .-ill puhlie days. Kv.'iy man shonl.l I'oHovvs : President, ('(d. W.ilker: 1st vice-
un.-..v.'r wh.'ii thi' IliiK is h..rni' hy in Ih.' p.ira.le. and ,,,.,...:, I, .,,( 'r II 'r, ,..■ . •>,.,1 .-i .r..<i.l..iit
.•very on.' shonl.l lis., wh.^n a uali..n,,l ,iir is i;iv.-n al pl < '-"K •" ■ '• H. I 1 .1. ( V . -lid V I. ( -pi . >l(l. HI .
a cm. -erf .ir puhlii- m.'elinj^."
OLD (iK.v.M.M.vK s( iiooL. KiN(i .srm:i:i.
Thomas (Jreeu : record i no- secretary. .1. ( )'('oii-
( ITV OK LONDON.
55
nor- .•nrn-^iM.iMliMK s.-cn'tiirv. Alt'. |{..l.iMs<.n : Umihsmv. M. W. (■ummin^'s. .los.'pli Alkinsoii.
In-nsiiicr. W. \V. I''it/.K«'i;il.l : .liivtiois. I{. CD. Ilolnirs. 1. C. Un.wii. (J. (Joiduii. Jr..
I,,. wis. Alex. .Ijiiiu's hl^'iii miiiI Cliiiili's ( looknll. Tli*- rs-
llnrvcy. \>. W. Ijil)lislim«'iit of tin- I'liltlir Lihiaiy did iiwmv
(iiccr. S. Mum- with niiy lu-crssily tluit ovt«i- oxisttul for tin-
iiM'iy. \. .1. (J. .Mi'iliJinics" Inst it iitf. mikI tlir intlcr \\;is
llciidcison. \V. inci-^r,.,! in tin- fornicr in ISiM. llif Lilnary
K.iiilinirii. Dr. Ix'iiiK o|n'iit'd to tli«' |iid>lic tlir following y«')ir.
.1. |{. Floik. .1. with l{. .1. IMiickucIl fis lil)i)irian .iiid Misses
Moses. W. Lew is ( J ray find Mcl.fm^^idiii assistants. 'I'lic IJoaril
and\\'..I.Sniai't. of Directors at tiie opening,' was made ii|> of
'I'lie Meiianlile l{. Weid. eliairman ; II.Mackiin. T. W. Keene,
LilaaryAssocia- .losepli .Maiks. I']. |{. Cameron. . I. Kt^nu. W. li.
tion was oij^'an- Di)j:nan and 'l'ali)ot Maehelli. the hatter !iav-
ized in isr)2. hnl in^^ rephieed (ieo. A. lUnreii on the ori^^inal
(h)es not appear I'.oaiii. The l.ihraiw Itnildin^: is one of the
to have lived few pul)lic st iiiit iires that was liinlt within
I', w. .Mi:i(( MAM. .M.A.. 1,,,,^, i„|,, ,1,,. the first est iniat«'.
PiiMcipMl Cnll.Kiair lM>iiiuic.. ^.^1,^ ,|,M-a(h' of Tile Church -nsinj,' that term in its hroad-
tlie century. Anion^- I liosi" wliose names have est sense to inchide all denominations is a
heen preserved as leadiii;;- spirits in it were decided factor in education. How far- it should
David (Jlass. Henry \a>i\^. I-. I.awrason. (has. he so. if at all. is kei)t an open (|uestion here.
Till'. L(»M)oN ( <>Li,i:(;iAi'K 1 Ns Ti iri'i:.
( ITY OF LONDON.
67
SiMCOE: Sf
School.
.M(»i>i;i. s( iiooi, si.NKoK sii{i:i;i',
TliJil it is so is tin- r.'icl. .Mini t licrcrorc it is
fitting to coiiiilc ill one <lifi|»t<'r llic scliools
.•111(1 llic clmrclics. It is. moreover. Ji typo-
j;rji|iliic:il coiiveiiieiice and .m coliefeiit nr-
raiij^eiiieiif ol' sulijects not .-in expression
of opinion jis to tlie <le},n-ee ol' ;il1inity tli;il
slioiild exist tietween the two.
LuiKion's clmirii iil.Ntory bej^dii early in
I.S.'iO. I)iit tlieic is no clear record as to when
the first hou,s«' ol" worship was erected in tlie
place. In \KV.\ ji church was hiiilt i)\ the
Methodist hody. on the west side ol" U'idont
street, north ol' (jirlin^-. The structure was
of the inatei'iiil know ii as " rou^hcjist." Lon-
don jit that time w.ms merely a pre.-ichiiii^-
stat ion. .Mild h.ad tlwrefore no settled pastor,
hut the names of lJe\ . .Messrs. Stoney and
Newheriw have heeii preserved as .imon^' t he
pi<iiieer pre.Mchers. Six years later the con-
{^•rejj^at ion li.ad j^m'ou n so th.Mt ji more commo-
dious |)lace ol' worship \\,ms needed, and a site
was selected at the sotith-eiist cornel- of King-
and 'i'.-ilhot streets, where a frame hiiilding-
was erected. It is recoi-ded tli;it the fii-st piece
of ornament.-il plasteriiii^- done in London uas
in connection with tlii> hnilding. Henry L'oots
heinj; tlu' workman. This church was oiil\'
used for a couple ol' ,\-ears. and in IS 1 1 a third
one was eri-cted on the east side of K'iclimond
st reet. sout h of
Dundiis. It w.-is
continued in use
l"o r t e n ye;i rs.
and w ,-is then de-
\ () t e d to com-
merci.-tl i)ur|)oses;
l)eiii<;- huriied in
ISTO. K.-irly in
t h e lift ies' the
di vision i ii t he
.Methodist body
ocelli red. .-ind the
historic ■- .\ort h
Street Ch u rch "
came into exist-
ence, under the
p.-istor.-ite of Wev. Win. roll.-ird. he Iwavin^
siicce«'(led l{ev. Dr. Kxjins. The lot was pur-
(-h.-ised from Anthony I'cj^ler '.'or i'TOO. As
this is heing- writtt-n a block of residences
l{. M. (iHAIIA.M.
I'liiiiipiil Miidcl SrliDii!
58
CITY OF I,()\I)()N.
is iM'iiijj rri'ctcd tlit'i'«>i)n. AFtoi- the liii' it !•<• riiiiiid in tin- l'i'<»viin«'. It is/i circiiiiiHtnticc
wns |iiii'i'Iims(mI from <lii' InistiM's l»_\ Mi\ wmlliv <»l' icmiil lluil Mi'. S. .M*-iti-i<lf. who
Kili)^siiiill, till* |>|-rs<'iit |ii'o|ii-ii't or. 'I'lir plnifil in posilion the \\i>;itli<-i' Miiir on tlir
honnl of ti-nstiM's at tin- (list coiisistcil spirr of the llrst rliiii"rli in IS.M. |icrfoiiiii>*|
of Williiini (Jl/iss. ({('oi'^,'!' Tviis. .lohn tlir smiu' si-rviri- on t lie n<>\v iliiii-i-h in ISIMi
Klsoii. S. I'rii'is. S. M< hiiilr tinil S. S( Tt-ntoii. foitv-two y«'Mis nftriwdnls. 'I'lic oM N'ortli
'riic rontiiirt wns Ii't IIh' following' yivir. Stirct Cliniili lins fiiM|iii'iit ly limi cMllcd the
nn«l in IS.M tlir ilMinli wns ili'ilictitrtl. It |i;ii-i>nt chiinli of Lomlon. iiiiil it lived loii^
is n«>trwoi'lliy tlwit in nil this time tliei noii^h to see n nimieroiis nnd sueressfnl
hji\e lieen lull two lioiii'd sei relnries. Win. pro^'eiiy spring' up iiidiind it. At the time of
MclSride liidil the olVice till ISTI. find A. its erection the old cliiinh \N)i> (onipiiled to
H. Powell ever since tlint date. In !S7;{nn hold iiioie people thtiii any other laiildin^i in
School,
addition known as Wesley Mall was huilt. and liondon. For this reason it was selected in
in ISiSO ^reat iiii|>ro\ enieiits were made, in- ,S(i.") as the place for holding- meiiiorial s(>rv-
chidiii}; the I'l'ection id' an orjj^an at a cost of ices on tiie occasion of the assassination of
.$!),()()(). The church i»nisiie<l its j>ros|»erous President Lincoln, (i. W. .MoiicrielV didivered
coui-sj" till early in ISlh"). when it was destroyed the oration of the day. the chiindi lieinjj;
h\- lire, as was also in a few days afterwards vcstc'd in "the trappin<;s aii<l suits ol' woe,"
the Dnndas Street Centre Methodist (luinh. city htdls wt'i'e tolled, stores (dosed, and the
T'le latter con^rt'jjjation resolved to rehuild occasion one of iiniveisal sorrow, though the
rm th«' olil site, hilt the former renuived to low n was full of secession synii)aflii/,ers. IJiit
tiie corner of Dull'erin iix eiiiie ;iiid W<dliii<j;1oii this was iiiei-«dy an incident in. not a part of.
street. Both ot" tlu^ new edifici's are on a the idmrcdi's histoi-y. Spai c does not i)(>rmit
j^rander scale than their predecessors, and a traciii^^ in rietail. hut it will awaken jdeas-
are as line specimens of arcdiitecture as may ant r«H'ollectioiis for the older readers tu
00
( ITV or LONDON.
iTcnll llic IIMIIH'-. ul' soiiK' ol" llir |iMs|(irH ol' tlir |ii)i'l>4 ol' tlic city: iinil i\ rit|or«>«l rnii^rt*^iit ioii
itiuiHM'i- i-ImiitIi in Ldiiilnti. We liml in tli<- nl' Met Ixxli^t l*]|ii^i'o|inli;iii>i, ulio liii\<> ii iiiu'
li-l lliKsr III' Cnriull, Mvnii-.. I'ullnifl. Wilkin liiirk chnicli on (irc\ -tii-cl. cn^l nl' ( oIliMinf.
sun. I )(>nsi'. ( MuncN . Snndt'ison. .lunrs. INttl-«. It tinlcs linrk li> ( In- cdily <Im\ - ul' IS(}(>. w lien
ni.s|i<i|i. linntt'i-. lOlliod. Mi'i^i;s, .JclVt'i-M. Hiin- tli<> clinrrli wns nn 'riiiinn-K .-.tiiTl, lK>t\v«'«>ii
noil, (trnlinin. I'liilp. (■<it't/,
Trclrnxt'ii. Sill In-ilmnl. Srult. '"
Hovil. Annis. Dnnirls. n\u\
tiiiiiiv <*t Iters \vlinH(> ntiini's
nil- cN crx w lific rnniilinr in
Ciinnilinn Mcllinilixt liistoiy.
It is snllicii'iit )<) sn\ tlint
(li> pi'd^ri-ss uj' Met hotli^ni
Iwis luM>n nut only i'n|iiil hut
snhstniil itil. nn<l llint ihric
ni't' to-<ln,\ within lli<> i-oritu
nitr limits im less tlinii scvt-n
clnnilics. ill of 11 lii;;;li onlci-
ni-cliit<M't uniljx .-in<l nl Irsi inj^-
in solid Itrii-k iiiul stoiir llu'
|>iusp«'iity ul" the Mi'thodivl
i»u(iy. Tlicsc ;mc : The Kiisl /*
Mctliotlist (ri'ltnill (jniM-n^
.\\<'nnt'. or old .N'orlli Street)
Dinidns ( "nl re (eornei- Dini-
d;is nnd M;iit l.-ind). The ( en
tennini ( Dnndns St it el eiisl ).
Welli iij;t on Street (euiiu'r
NN Cllinjftun nnd (ire\) ('ol-
S^Georges
Schoot,
li.'il luu'st ;ind I luilun. Apru-
pi» of t his. it ni.-iy i)e nieii-
lioned ihnt n cuiiNentiun ul'
colored i'et'n}.;ees IVo n sin\-
ery Wfis held nt iiOiidon in
Aplil. IS.")."!, those |iicsenl l>e-
in;;' mjiinl\ residents of the
pl.ice ,'ind ol" the NN'ilherforce
settlement neni' I>n(fin. Tliis
hnd l»een estnhlisjied hy the
(junkers ns n i('lii}.fe I'ur rnn-
.•i\\;i\' slaves, 'i'lie l;ist sur-
vivor. Mrs. Hell. di«'d in IK7S.
uxcr une hnndred \-ears ul'
!i;j^e. The coloreil popnlntion
ol' London at t he time of t he
convention ni.mhered UT'i.
and t he_\' owned I'eal estate
assessed at .Sl.'»..")t)| a con-
siderahly hij^her averaj^-e
than I'or the white men ul"
t h.' period. I n the Septein-
lier previous an ant i-sla very
suciet_\ had lieeii startcul,
horne Street (corner Coihonie and riccadilly). when Ke\ . S. W. NN'a rd". a colored man. vis-
Kiiij,' Str<-el (hetwceii Clarence and W'el- iled London and preached in the .Methodist
linjrtoii). Mild London South (corner Askiii .\ew ('onnexiun Chnrcli. The ollicers oF the
and 'I'eresa). There are also several mis- society were: I'resideiil . I{e\ . NN'in. .McClnre;
sioiis. yet to i,'row into clmrciies. in various secretarv-t reasnrer. iJev. I{. l5ov<l : directors,
CITY or LONDON.
fit
n I lif pii-ni isr
mill liiiniril on tlii>
I site ol' tl)i> I'liiiirll.
Tlir town romiiil
III' n s II lis«>i| lU'ii t
dnli' rct'iisi'il to piT-
iiiit II liiiik yiiiil to
III' i'st (1 1)1 i -^linl on
•• North stri'ct, nd-
joiiiin^j t III' rlinrrli-
yiiiil. I'll I' wild I
ri'iisoii is not sImIciI.
iioi' is I III' II' i\ i\\ -
\ \il \\ ^ to s 1 1 o w
w lu't Ik'I- ii'li'ii'iiri'
was iiDiili' to St.
I'liiirs cliiinli \ II nl
I?i'vs, .loiin S.oll mill NV. !•'. Clnrlxi'. I>i-t. wim. ( '. Mon-iin/il , W. Iloilon. .lolni ll;iiris.
S/iltiT mill Wiinli'ss. iinil Mi'ssis. .lolm l''riis«'i'. NN'. NV. St ri'i'l. l-'ii'i'iiimi Tnllioi. .lolin NViUoii
Will. Kowlmiil mill .\. [{..loni's. Tlii' ■l-'ii^'il ivi' miil <'. S. (i/.o\v<Ui. TIn' |.ioiii'.'i'. L. I,(i\vi;is..ii.
('Im|ii'l ■■ {still st/iiiiliii^ IIS II ilwi'llin^ hoii^c on li'i'l ili«'«l. Imwi'x it. hi'loii' this iliilc. miil his
'I'liii s siit'i't) wns I'li'ili'il. mill LoikIoii hi>- ^Tiivi'. with timt of his wilV. nn- two of lht«
i-nnir oiii" of till* trrminii of wlint wn- known hiilf ilo/ni or -^o iioxn ri'in/iiniiiv' in St. I'mil's
ill mIiivi'I'v il/iys MS till' •• riiili'i^'ioiinil Kail- yiinl. 'I'ln' loiiili'<loiii's ^,'i\ r I lir tliili- of ilriith
wny.'" Iiiiiili'iitiilly. it mny lir ini'ntioiii'ij tliiit lis ISIO. Whrii it wns ih-iidi'il lliiit the frnmo
in till' smiinii'r of 'jM.-.S .I.i'hii Mrown. tin' iipos- ImiMiii^ -lioiilil lif ri'iilmi'il hy .'i hrirk i-ililiii'.
(If of iiliolilioii. \isil('i| Lonilon, nml |tiiss<'il 1 lit' itriik-- ri'iliiiri'il wni' iiiihIi' Ironi il;i\ ilii^;
his tiiiii' hri'i' mill in
( 'hiitlimii w hill' ilnift in^
tlir ( oust it III ion of his
pi'opost'il I'i'oN isioni
(io\ i>rn nil lit of tin-
I'niti'il Stnti's. ill' II'-
rcivcil wmiiiii^ llwil
his whrri'iihoiits wns
known nml ri'tiinii'il
to Kmisns. His iijiris-
injf nl llnrpi'i's Krrry
mill siihscipicnt ih'tith
on till' scnIVolil nrc ninl-
ti'is of history. Si-xcrnl
of liis rrlntivi's still ri'-
siilc Ih'It.
.\ii^lirnii trnilitions mili'-
ilnti' tliosi' ol' Mi'llioilisni. ^^k-
in^ hnck to iS27. hut it wns
t wo yi'nrs In t ov hi'fori' n
cli'r^^ynimi wns pinci'ii r(')4;ii-
Imly on llic distrid. which
wns i-nllcil "St. I'nul's." He
wns the l{i'\ . I']. N. IJosWcll.
mill ri'iiininril nlioiil I h ri-i'
N'l'nrs, l)i'iii)4' siu'rcrilcil in
'iS.'{2 hy l{i'V. IJfii.j. Crony 11.
who <-miit' liitln>r from Iii'-
Inml. 'I hell' wns no rcj^nlnr
plncc ol' worship, however.
mill scrvifi's wrri' roinliutcil
in tlu^ old (irnnimnr Sihool.
on the loiirl-honsc sipinii'.
Thi' lirst St. Paul's Church, n
frniiii' structun'. was erected
in IS:{1 on the corner where
the Customs House now
stands. It was destroyed ity lire, nfler or to the cemetery which then was located at
ten years of service, on Ash Wednesday. .In western end of North street, ovei'lookin^
iSII. mid on Ash Wednesday. ISICi. its the river. The coriiersloiie of llie new edifice
successor was dedicated to piililic worship. was laid in .lime, I.S||.i»\ Hisliop Strachnii;
This huildin^^ was also of I'rjime. and is t lie only .M.-isoiiic lodj^e in the place. SI. .lohn's
still standing'. It is on the old Kent eslale. jji'd^e. 20!) (now 20!)a). taking- part in the
in liOiidoii Ijine. and has for _\ears heeii ceremonies. Soon after the erection of the
used for resideiilinl jiurposes. Among; the church a chime of hells, the first in Western
leading memhers of t he congregation at llial Canada, was added, and still remains. Within
lime were .Judge H. .\lleii. II. (i. Allen. .1. 11. the past few years St. raid's has heen greatly
.\lleii. .1. r>. Askiii. II. C. R. lieclier. II. (his- improved and now ranks as one of I he finest
holm, .lohn (Jix ens. (i. .). (ioodhiie. L. Lawra- ecclesiasi icn' -it ruci iires in I he Dominion. The
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CITY OF LONDON.
(.I«l Cluipt.T House oil Piccfiililly street Ix'iii^r .•iiidslill liolds the ollici-. Anions tlie iuiiiu^k
disposed of. it was deteiiiiiiied to "restore" of 1 hose w lio nre or Im ve he.-ii coiiii.-ct.'d witli
St. Pauls jiiid to (idd to it Mil extension on tlu- St. I'mil's in n deiicil capjicitv \v«' Hnd Cjinon
north which should serve as
«lioi-esMii ollices niid cliMiiter
hous«'. The Diocase of Huron,
with London jis the Se(>
city, was crt'ated in \H'u.
and l?e\ . Dr. ('ron_\i
hecaine the first hish
op. I'nder his
episco|»a( y th(^
diocese (lour-
ished, till ii
1K7I Rev. Dr.
Helhniith was
limes (Dean of Huron). Dr,
Hayly. H. H. OXeil, Hay-
wanl. John McLean (after-
wards hishop o|" Sas-
katchewan). \N'. Uains-
ford. (t. .1. Lowe.
Starr. S. H. Kello^r^,
.1. (J. Maylis. .1.
(J e 111 I ey. A .
Iirowii. Wich'd
Hicks. ( ' a n -
on Danii and
apjiointed ( oadj" iitoi
liishop. He hecaiiK
hishop on the death
others. St. Paul's fur-
nishes an example of
lon^ con ti una nee in
of Hishoji ("roiiyn in the same year, and held odice, \. (i. Smyth iiaviii^ heen vestry clerk
the position till ISSI. when he resij^ned to since IS")!). Former clerks had heen \\'ils()n
.Mills and .L ( '. Meredith, (anon Iniies recent-
ly celeiaated his twenty-lift h year of con-
nection witii .St. Panl's. and the event was
make his residenc»> in l*]ny'land. haviii«r re
eeived an appointment as Siiflra^an Hislioj).
\\\ that year the |»reseiit inciimhent. Hi^ht
Pev. .Maurice Haldwin, who had lieeii a liltiiij^fly rec(>>;ni/(«d l»\ the coiifrre^at ion hy
former rector, was chosen Hishop of Huron the preseiilat ion of a congratulatory address
B J I LUJ.m i l — 1
CITY OF LONDON.
63
iiiul i\ suhsldiitial piii's'- of K<''''- Mfiiiy
clnirclics Iwixc Itccii ci'-cti-d <-is olVslioots i»t'
St. I'mil's. Amoii;,' (hcsc twv Clii'ist Cliiircli.
(•(•iiitT Wcllin^ftoM and Hill sti-ct-ts, IS(»;{ :
Mcinoriiil Cliiiicli (cicftcd
hy tlic sons ol' the late
IJislioj) ( ronyii)- <<>i'1h'1"
William sti-cct and (^iiccirs
HVciuM'. 1S72: St. (J('<>i-j;t'"s.
London West. 1.S7I : St.
James" (of wliicli Ai'clidt'a
con Davis has hccn in
pastoral cliarjfc since the
o|)t'nin^). .\skin strtM^t.
!S7r>: St. Mattlu'\v"s. Lon-
don Kast, 1SS2, and St.
.lolm's, conicr Wcllin^'ton
and St. dames' street s.lSSS.
'I'lie dates of erection ol'
tlu'se various churches ^ix c
a clear i<lea of the steady
jjjrowth of the .\n^-lican
connuunion in London.
'I'he Preshyteriaii hody first apjtears as a
r«>jfular con<;re^al ion. with a specitied pastor,
in IS;{2. The (late of the erection of the first
church is not cleai', hut it was ahout this time.
It was a fi-aiue huildin^ on ^'oi'k street, in
rear of \\ here the
'l\'cun\seh House
now stands, and
t h e re s e r \ices
were held till IS;")!)
when the chui'ch
was l)urnt. The
following _\'ear it
was reerected of
hrick on the pres-
ent site, corner of
Park and Dufferin
avenues, and here
in IS72 the first
org-an was heard
in a Presbyterian
(diin'ch in London.
I n ].S{)4 it was
a^ain I'eniodided
and rebuilt, and
is now one of tlu>
handsonu'st build-
ings in London.
While the oHicial
title has alwavs
been "The First
Presbyterian." for
years it was jxipu-
lurly known as '* Proudfoots Church. " the
Hrst pastor liaxinj;- been Kev. W. Proud-
foot, who was succeeded by his son, l?e\ . Dr.
Proiidl'oot. in IS.")1. who held tlie oHice till
ll()l,^ ANCKI.S SKI-AKATK SCHOOL
Si;i' AKA IK S( llool,. 1>A1?K AVKNt'R
increasinj; inHrnnties necessitated Iiis retire-
ment in ISUO. H." was tollowcd by Hev. Mr.
Clarke, the pr«'sent pastoi-. The first nu-t'tin^j;
of the i*resl»ytery of London took place in
this cinirch. and it will be
of int<M'('st to r»'call the
nanu's of those who took
part. They were b'evs. Dr.
Proudfoot, .L Hi'unie, M.
F"'rasor, .1. K. Wrijjlit, Geo.
Cuthbertson (Sai'iua Pres-
bytery), .\. llendeison, .L
.\I. Munro, A. Henniei-. .L
Wells (Sarnia Prt'sbytery),
F. Hallantyne. M."A., 'L.
Canu'ron, N. McKimu)n. K.
McDonald, W. A. Sutlier-
hind. John M, Moiiis, D. IJ.
\N'himstei'. Iluj^fh Camer-
on, .1. Johnson, D. Stewart,
D. .McCJillivray, J. Stewart,
D. .Mann and (Jeo. Sutiiei--
land. The elders at that
time were James Shields. \. Sutherland.
Thos. (iordon. William l>i-own. Adam >Ln-
ray. James Hell. D. Turner. A. McMihan, 1).
K. McKen/ie, Jann^s Scott. D. McNair, Neil
.Munro and James Douj^las.
Pev. John Scott,
who was the fiist
pastor of St. An-
d !• e w's Ch urch,
and who held t hat
position for exact-
ly !i quarter of u
century, from IS.'iO
to IS7"), pre|)ared
in ISthS a history
of that ( hurch.
Therein he says
tliat up till IS:W
the Presbyterians
of London i-egard-
ed themselves as
belouiifin}; to the
Church of Scot-
land. Li that year
they t'ormed a dis-
tinct society, and
heard the jjfospel
e X i)o u nd ed by
nnssionai'ies sent
fi'om Kn^land, Le-
land and Scotland,
as well as uei^h-
borinjf st udeiit s
and ministers, till the year of Mr. Scott's in-
duction. Li lS12a lot for church aiul c»Mne-
tery purposes was ol)tained from the (JoveiMi-
ment — the present church and parsonage site,
04
CITY OF I. OX DON.
conicr ol' (^iicfMs ;i\ciiiu' .ind W .itciloo sticcl
Miiil licic ;i rrniiic Ixiildiiij^' loxtiO I'c*'! \\(is
erected and opened in ISI.!. IJe\s. Doiudd
MackiMi/ie, Duik-.-iii .McMillnii .ind l^oltert
III HON (()i,i,i:(ii:.
Lindsay olliciat inn'. A I'orl iiij^lit later tlie
congn^j^jat ion w is roiinally orj^^anized liy the
election of Alex. Ifoss. .John Mitchie. NN'iiiiain
Clarke. James McLaren and Andr<'\\ .Mc-
Corndck .IS eldi'rs. and the lirst coniinuiiioii
sei'\ ice was held earl\ in the winter of the
s/iine ye.-ir, Iie\ s. M'H-ken/.ie and .McMillan
oHiciatin^. It may interest tlu^ latter-day
reader to know that this edifice is still staiid-
inj;, thoiij^h on a site some t'oui' nnles distant.
It is the refreshment room at S|)riii^liaid<.
Oil its sale in IStiS. to make way for the
present structure, it was taken apart and
reerected down the rixcr as a \\(»olen mill,
i'or which purpose it was used till the city
ac(iuire<l the propei-ty. The present St.
.Vndrew's Church was erected at a cost of
.$.')(). I)(){l. This sum the congregation soon paid
,'ind collections were aholished. I'lie list of
the princijial contributors to the luiilding
I'eads lik<' a connecting link hetwcen the jiast
generation and the present. Those who gaxc
$10(1 and upwards were: .lohn liirrell. Win.
JJegg. Ali'X. Cami)l)ell. .\ndrew Chisholm.
.lohn ('ainpl>ell. I)a\id Ilogiie. .lohn .M. Hums,
Thos. Hrowiie. N\ . II. IJirrell. iOwan Cameron.
• lohn Cousins. Win. Clark. Duncan Cainphell.
.lames Durand. K. S. T. D.-ixidson. David
DeiihaMi. Win. Duraiul. .lohn I'Mliott. .1. II.
Fraser. William (iordoii. (>. .M. (iuuii. Alex,
(lauld. .lames (Jh'ii. Alex. (Jraham. .\. .1. (i.
Henderson. W . Kent. Daniel Lester. Mrs.
Lyle. Luiin. .Mrs. .Mitchie. \i. S. Murray.
.1. (i. Mcintosh. Alexander .Mcintosh, .losepli
McKay and liro.. Thomas .McCracken. .lohn
Ho.ss, Kdward Kowland, Warren Kock. .\. M.
L'oss. Hugh .Ste\ cnsoii. .hdm Stewart. Win.
Stephenson and Co.. and l{e\ . .lohn S<'()tt.
In the l.itter days of |{e\ . .Mr. Scofts pastor-
ate dissensions aro.su in the congregation
over the (piestion
of an org.MU in t li<>
church, he heing
opposed to instru-
mental music in
worship. The pro-
organists e\('utiial-
1\ carried the day.
and this, with ad-
vancing years, led
to Mr. Scot t s r(>t ire-
men t . II is (lea t h
occurred at Ilainil-
t on in LSI)."). He
was succeeded Ity
Wev. .1. A Murray,
who otliciated as
pastor till his death
in ISDI. Alien Wev.
.Mr. .lohiiston. the present incuirhent. was
calle<l.
The King Street l*resh\ teriaii ( liiirch was
established in l.S7(i, when the growth ol'
AllODKAI. S( IIOOl,
London l*]ast warranted the erection of a
Presbyterian church in the locality. J«ev. Mr.
Wright was the first pastor, but alterwards
resolving to (Unotu his life to mission work,
CITY OF LONDON.
66
t.'iUc 1 lie crcc
Rev. \\'. M. H(>^«M- "vas cjillcd to tlio |)ast()i-at(>. Knox Pivsliylerian Church. coriuT of
and i-i'Uiaincd unlil ScptrndMi-. llSiKi. when Uriicc stf<H«t and Wortlry Uoad. lias had an
|{<'V. Thomas Wilson siiccccdtMl him. unt-vcntl'id caiccr of |H-os|H>rit y. Its (>stai)lish-
St. James" I'rt'shytci'ian ("lunch has seen ment was first mooted in I.SS2, as a natural
trouhloiis limes. The land on which it stands. result ol' the },n'o\vth ol' the place, and two
the southein poiMion of the ^'ore t'onned liy years later the church hecame an accom-
the junction ol' Hichmond street and Park plished lact. 'i'he most interesting' I'act in
avenu(^ was ;^ianted hy the Crown in IS;")*.*. comn'ction with it has heeii the steady ^i-owt h
to induce the conj^i-ej^at ion to ahandon their of the con^n-e^ation. so that in the lii'st decade
claim tothesite ol' its history it hecame necessary to greatly
ol' St. Andrew's. enlarge it. \iv\ . .Jas. IJallanlyne was the liist
|{ev. Ki-ancis pastor, and remained such till 1 SI) I. when he
.\ichol had heen received a call to Ottawa, and was succtHuled
loiai«'d here a hy i^'v. Mi'. Stewart, the present incumheiit.
year previously. W'e must assume IS;M to have heen the
and lie worked year that marked the erection ol" the lirst
up the con^nc- |{oman Catnolic Church in iiondon. Thededi-
cation took jilace in that year, and as the
chu-cli was hiiilt of loj^s. with the earth as
(loorin^. no <;reat lenjj;th of
time was needed I'or its con-
struc'iion, and the prelimi-
iiar\- work of the archit(^ct
was nothiiij;-. Father Down-
ie. t hen sta t ioned at St .
Tlioinus, was the oHiciating
clei'gyman. In the early
(lavs there were no cler^v-
IIIKHT. UKV. nKN.IAMI.NCRONYN. U,.l... ^ HKV i^A ^^^J UKMl ill LoluloU. tllOUKh Sei'V-
Hisliop (if llinoii. isr.T 1S7I.
tioii of the huildiiiL;-. The
church was opened in iSdl.
the oiij^inal hoard of triis-
t(H's consistiu}^ of (he jias-
tor, (leorj^c Machelh. Alex.
McArthur. .lames Duiihar.
William Chalmers, .lames
( ow.MU. Duncan Mackenzie
and .1 oh n M uc k e n /, i e.
Aniou}^' those whose names
appeared as prominent menihers and ad- ices w<'re fr<'-
hereiits of the church at that time were (piently held
• lud^-e Daniels. NN'illiam Muir, Hohinson in the houses
Orr. Daniel Macfie and .\ndrew Cle^horn. of the leadinjf
Ke\ . Mr. .Nicliol ^axc pljice as pastor to Catholics, who
Pew Mr. Caiiielon about 1S()<S. and alTaii's sent word to
ran alonj;' more or less smoothly till 187;"). those of the
h'ev. Mr. Caiiielon heiii^f still the ])astor. surrounding
w'ueii the " Aiild Kirk" troubles arose over country when
opposition to the union of the Pi-esbyti'rian a visit from a
churches, the result oi' which was a division of priest was ex-
tlie con<>re^;it ion and a lawsuit for the pro|)- pecti'd. Anion};" the names of the pioiuuM'
erty. These ;uatters can be barely referred to Catholics are many that have been trans-
luu'e, and it i-< sullicient to say that tlu- dissi- niitted to this day, amonj; them being Garret
dents worshippi'd I'oi- some time in the old P^arrell, Patrick Smith. Dennis O'Brien,
Coiigregatioiial Clnirch on King street. I{ev. Cajtt. McLoiighlin. A. McCausland. tli(> Ped-
K'. Ijurneit b'ing pastor, and linally dissolved nionds. .lohn Cruickshank. .lames Wilson.
as a body. St. .James" was for some years un- O'Pyrne. P. McLoughlan. .John Wright. .John
der the pastorate of I{ev. Mr. MctJilliVray. but Walsh. O'PMynn. Flood, M. Kiely. I'eter
sinc(( l.SDO l\'c\. Mr. Tailing has been in charge. McCann, .John Orange, Peter Keniuuly, Dr.
TEIK IVV. HKV. .. HKLLMl'TH. D.l)., U.C.L.,
Hishnp ef llmoii. 1S71 18Ht.
THE 111". HIOV. .M/VUHICK S. HAI.DWIN. D.l).
liislin]) III' Illlcoil.
m
( irv OF i-(>\i)()N.
Anderson. . I. Maitiii. .IniiH's Ucid. I*. IJuikc. t'liiuls oKtaiiUMl rnmi t lie s.ilc ol" ;i collfct ion of
K. Hiirkc, .lolin ('N'j;^. W. I).iil»y. .1. OlJiicn. Ifirni pfodnrc. ll wjis loc-ilcd on (lie sontli-
tlic IJiMKTs. Andersons. Milnes, .lolnistons. west eonier ol" Kiilnnond .-ind .M;i|de streets.
I)i),Cn;ini. S(;inl;ni. I'. TieineN . Cluirles tind tlie sinronndin^- l.-iiid lieini;- used ns t\ cenie-
Mfilthew Colo.in. K. Ilillen. John M. Ke.iry. lery. I'lilil! IS.M) llieie were not nn)retlmn
Win. Dfdton, .Jolin Walsh. Uichai'd Dinalinn. two hnnch-ed ( 'at holies, exelnsive ol' the
I', t'leary. Corhett. II. OHrien. McLean, and inilitar.\. in London, hnt the joliowin};- \ear
nuiny others. The lirst chnrch was hnilt with saw a i'a|iid increase, and then was he^Mni tiie
erection of the old Cathedral on the north-
east corner ol" t he same st reets. hi the mean-
time till' lo^ strnctiire had l»een dest ro\ ed
<>'■
68 CITY OF LONDON.
1)V liic. Jiiid iiuiss WMs cclclniiti'd To?- n i'mw ii|»'ii it. 'riii coiivciits liavi- Ix-cn huilt. .Mo-iiit Hope
• ' ,1 , I II ,\ . .. !• I.-:. . Iiii^ Im'i'm jiiirrliiisi'd iiiiil hiiiil tur, aiiil a spli'iiiliil iii'W
'" <,';•' <"^^" l""ll- «"• tin- <M.ni.T ..I Kmk' nr,,l,MMa«v'has 1».,.„ ..ivrl!..! nn il. an.l l...si.l..,s a lian.l-
niiil Talliot streets, .-iiid ;il lerw nnls in the old souh' new colli'Kf has licni luiilt l>y tiic scll-saciiticinfr
luiildiiiu- on Kint,' street tli.-it wjis ;il \;iri()ns /"•'I <•'' tli.' |{a>iliaii I'ailifis. In'tiiir. iii..ic than a
1 • •, i-i. I- • f i I' ii !• (iii.iilcr (it a iiiilliipii (liillars lias liccii artiiallv rxpciidi'd
pen.Mls in its lite .-i I iiivers;ilist. )i ( .-it liolic ^i,,,;,, ,,„, |.,^, „i,„, ^.,,,„.^ ••
M C.mKivKnti.Hu.l. a IVesl.yt.'nan .l.uirli. and -,,,,,. ,.,.^^ ^,,,, ,.,,,. j,,,. „,.^^. (......^eiit ) ( at 1..'-
inally a Salvation Anny l.ana.ks. IIi.mikI. ,,,..,, ,,.,,^ ^,„.,„.,, j,, ,j<.s„ ^,„. ,.on„.rsl<.iH. laid
l)est known t..the present K«'.n,'rat.on as "th.- ,,,,, (•.n,,,,.;, , ,.,,.,,. ,,„„| ;„ ,ssr, it was ..p.-ned
ol.l ( onK.VKalional ( Inireli. it wonid seem ,.„. i,,;,. ,,,,,,^|,i ,„ ,,„. „„..,„t im,. j'.islw.p
more des..rvin- ol the til.-.. " I mv.-rsalist ^y.,,^,, ,,.„, ,„.^.„ ,..,i^,.,, ,,, ,,„. .ij^,,,;,,. ,,^-
si.eaUinK ht.-ially. not tlu'oloKwally It was Ar.hhishop of tin- l'r..vin.-... and on Apri'l i!».
Iniriie. a tew years a^o. .1 Ih« old ( at .h.Ii.- ,.,_s.;, ,„. ,,_.„|,. |,,,.,.,,,.ll to t he .on-ivK.n '<•" 'i'
( athe.lral rontini.ed m s.-rvire lor thirty-hve ,,,,, ^^ ivt,.,.-s. whi.d. was shortly afterwards
years. Ixmiik hnal y pnlle.l down m INS-., on ,,„.„ ,|,„,.„. Marly in tin- 'TO's a missioiMhmvh.
the oi.enmKoi the present < ''t ";dial. I h." |,,„„,„ ,,^ st. Marys, was ..stal.lish.MJ on Hill
.•ost of the old hmldm- was i.,.0(H . an eix.r- ^,,.,.,.^ ,„„, j^ ^^j,, ,.,„„i,„„.,i. iJi^i,,,,, W;,|sh
mous sum m th..se days, while that '>t the ^^,.,^ sneceed...l in the episeopa.y hy I'.ishop
,,resentstrnetnree..n.ph.te,l wdl n..t tall short ()•(.,„„„„.. ,,,„i ,,„. c,,,!,,,!!,. ,.1,.,.^:,. of London
ot hye times that ani,.mit. 1 he first appoint- (..j,^. ,„,, ,,i,„.,.^,.) „„,,. ,.,,.,. .
i.ieiit of a pri».st lor Lon.lon seems to have ^.j^i,, ,{; ,„ ,j,.^. I),.„is ()( '..nnor. 1). I),
heen m SlU. leather Kirwaii. moiv eom- ijjshops Conncil Dean Murphy. Dean
monly called ">;'■'.": was the app<.inte.". aiul xv,,oner : Wevs. .Joseph i'.avard. K. H. Kilroy.
he remained till l(S.>(». liie diocese of Ijondon ij jj . ij ('.isliin r (" SI''
w;is c.vated in this year, the ijev. IVt.-r ' St" I'.-ter s ( aHie,l'rai ~ Kevs. M. .1. Tiernan.
Adolplms l'.nsonn..anlt priest ol the S...iety 'phomas Xoonan. X. (Jahan. .1. V. T..i.in.
of St nulpice. Montreal. heinK name.l as th.- s, ;y,_.,,.^.^ (hunh K.'v. M. M.Cormi.U.
hrst hish.,),. Shortly alter his installation -,-,„. j.,.;.^ servics of the I'.aptist Church in
he det,.rinin.-d to niaUe his res.,U-nce at ,^,„„,,,„ ,,,,.,.,. ,„.,,, ,,,,o„t ISl I. t he plac of
Sandwich and m IS..!) he procure<l a pon- „„.,.,i, i^.j, ,,„. „|,, Mi'dianics' Institute,
tifical hriel. wlii.-h not only .•mthorize.l th.; then situate.l on the court-house s.niare. Two
chauKeot residenc... hut altere. the name ol ^.,..„.^ |.,^^.,. ^,,^. stra^^K'i'iK .•.,.,). IVK-Mt ion was
the(lioces.> from L;»Hl'>n to>>an.lwich in l,S.,( ;„. ,,„,ij,^.,, i„t„ .., re-ular chur.h. haviiiK nine
K-ither JJruyeiv. of loronto. was made \ icar- ...emhers. the nam.'sof all of whom h;,v h.-en
^■r'-'';i.,V'''/'''r!;:'c.'- /,'■'■' '•';'"*'^'7^'' ^","<'- pn-s.-rvd. They were Win. WakelinK- d. H.
WKh in IS(,(). in iShS K.-ht Hev. Dr. \\ alsh. ,,_.,i,„.^ j^j^.,,^ AllriKlit. .lames Hitclums. with
haviiiK succeeded Hislx.p 1 ins.mneaull re- ^,,^. ^^.j^.,.^ „f these four K«'ntleinen. and Mrs.
moved the Episcopal See from Sandwich to ,,,.,„.^. (;,.„v,.s. Tlu> seem- of servic.-s was
London, and in the hdhuvin- year s,.cure.l t lu-n 'transferred to the M.-thodist Chapel on
fn.iu the 1 ropaKan.hi .;. decree iiiakinK l.on- j,„. ^.,„.„,.,. ,,,• i^-;, , .„„, .p.,,,,,,, ^, ..^.^.^s, K.'v.
don on.e more the Ki.iscopai See of the dio- ,.,^ j,,,,,;^ ^^^, ^,„. ,i,,^j unM^n: Four y.-ars
V::^V- "'»-■''.?''''•■•:"•'''•''.'•! ^''''''h'"- ^"P^''* latc>r th.> .-onu-ivwation took possessi.'.n of
Bisho|. Walsh paid a visit to Home, and on ^,„.i,. ,,^^.„ ,.|„„.,.|,, ,,n the corn.'r of York .-iiul
his return receivd a h.'arty welcome. 1< rom -p.,„„,^ streets, where th.-v worshipped for
a speech he made on that oc.-asi<.n a few , i,i,.,v-„n,> vars. or till the ..nd ..f ISSI. In
s,>ntences may 1..' .idled as they contain in a ,,ss2'the pres.Mit h.andsom.. ."dilice on Tall.<.t
nutsh.'l th.. history ol the dioces,. up till that ^^,.,.,.^ (...tw.-.M! M;iple and K.Mit. was .l,..li-
*""•■• "•'^■"'': ,.,,t.'.l. The su.-.'.'ssors of Mr. In<rlis in the
"Ten years aLCD t his (iioccsc Iniiiid itscll' ciicmiilicicd pastorate w.'re W.d)t. Hoyd (live years). Charles
hy an cnoniKms (h'hl wliicii wciKhfd iip.m il hkc a ('.,,,,, d.idl ^oii.. 'iiwl one I'ei If v<"i"i-s1 \V Mliiur-
iiilllston.', ciuslniiK its .'iuiKi<.s. dcsii.iviiiK its .ivdit. ^ ''lupi). II (one aiul om-liair .\ ( .ii s), \> . Allinj,^-
and ii'iidcriiiK rlimcli i)i(iKncss a iiiuial iinpossihijit y. toil (four y.'ars). I li.)s. I r.' (tlir.'e years).
Now fvfiy tailluiiK '>f tiiis dcitt li.is liccii iicpiidalcd. Ijeurv Watts (two y.'ars). Dr. .lames Coojier
witlidiit spcai^inu: 1)1' .^li.lMHI act ualiv paid towai-ds tlic 1 1" .....I ,.,... •-,..... .\ I..', li \I,,.,. /,./. .,., .
support ul' 11... fuiMu.i hish. f this liiurcs... Twcniv- ('"•";•«''■" .\<'ars). .las. M. M..ntKoin.'ry (.-o-wis-
ciKhl new chuichcs liavc hccn raised lu the i,dniy of t.)r for two years), A. drant (hv(^ an.l .m.'-halt
(i.)d and lor the pmposes ol •.•eli^^oll. All 1 hese'edit'ices. years). VV. H. Porter, who assumed tlu' pastor-
with lew except Ions, are of hriek and stone, and man v '.,(,.,,, iww-. ..,,,1 t;,,.. .,l i',,.. .;» . <:il ♦!.,.
of them are s,dendi.l an.l -•osllv ...liliees. Mesid..s, live ''<" ".' ' '^'^•' ""*' '•" '<"U1.'<1 lorsix N.'ars.till tlu'
eliinches have heeii ^rl•,.atly elilaiK'ii and improved. appointment of till' pr.'seiit pastor. Wev. Ira
Seventeen (omniodiMiis pi-esiiyt.iies have heeii l.iiilt for Smith. The Adelaide street H.'iptist Chur.-h,
Xi"n.s;:ir;:;'!::"Jmi'l;:!:;;;i:r'r'S ••" ti..' .•on..'.- ..f KinK.is a,. ..ivshoot .,f ti...
Ih'cii eonsinieted and noi a cent of deht has heeii lefi pai'.'Ut ho.l N. ha\ 1 no- (leveloped Ir.iina mission
( ITV OF LONDON.
slnrlnl hImmiI twciifv yciirs )i^u. In IS"" it
liiniK'lird out tis n rc;;^iihii' con^rc^Mt ion. with
(■xiictly til'ty more nicnilifi's tluin <-oin|ii'iH('tl
tlu older Ixxlv on its oi'^jini/dlion in !S|(>.
The pnlpit wns sn|>|ilic(l I'roni \'oi'i\ .Strct-I
CIhiicIi till IS7S. wlH'n Ur\ . V. A.M.-Kwcn wns
ortlnint-tl .is tli«> lirst rc^MiIar |wistoi'. At'tei'
two yeni'.s of scrvici- Iir wns surcct'dcd liy I{c\ .
.loscpii I*'irlli. who j^nvf pincc (hicc ycnrs
Inter to He\ . Tiios. .S. .Johnston, nnder whose
paslornte wns Itniit I lie present hnndsoine
hrick church on the coiner of Adelnidi- mid
Kinj; st reets. The rornier chnrcli wns.i I'lJinie
structni'c on the opposite corner: it was
t rfinsfornied into ;i skating' rinU nnd .ifter-
School. The present church edilice occupies
iiceiitrni position on Dnndns si reet, iiet ween
Colhorne and Waterloo. an<l is architect nrally
a hue structure. The first rejjfidar ( 'on^'rej^^i-
I ional ( hnrcli was hnilt in ISIII aiioiit where
the Free Press otlice no\\ -stands, a lew years
later a move liein^ made to their liist(M-ical
site on Kin;^ st reet. t he present church hein^;
detlicated and opened in ISTti. t he cornerstone
lia\iii^ heeii laid h_\ .Mayor (ronyn the pre-
vious year. I{e\ . I{. W . Wallace was then
the pastor, haviii),' succeeded the l»e\. .1. A. I{.
Dickson in IS7I. .Mr. Wallace resigned in
ISSI. and was siic<eeded hy Kev. II. I). Ilnnter.
.Since .Mr. Ilnnter's tei'iii the pnl|iit hail no
:■ ^--' vJ*'- ,vl>- ■>l;i , "III. ^
'"..■^:S'< , '^'-./;;v.,,
, vVV VV'
wards huriit. Mr. Johnston was succeeded 1)\-
Uev. Messrs. Speller and .Mihell. lint is a^^•lin
in |)astoral charjije, havinjj^ returned in IS!)').
iJaptist missions are maintained in the ex-
treme northern and southern ends o^' the city:
and since early days there has heen a con-
}:^i"<'jjfation oi' colored Hapti.st,s worshipping; in
a small t'i'ame clini-ch on Morton street,
west ol' Wellington. As this is heiii^ writ-
ten, a Viviine I{a|)tist ihurch.in Ward (5 —
orij^inally a Hihie Chiistian church - is he-
in^ r<'|»laced hy a line hrick strnctni'e.
The Congregational hody lia\e held serv-
ices in London since ISiiT, tlion<;h at that time
they had no regular place of worship, I{e\ .
W. F. Clarke preaching in the old (Jrammar
settled occupant til! recentl_\-. when I{e\ . Mr.
Fedley was called. Dr. Wild olliciated for
a time, and Wev. I*rinci|»al Austin, of St.
Thom.is. was a freipUMit '•supply." Amon^^
the pioneer pastors Wi>re Hew Messrs: Fhhs,
John Dnrrant, W. V. Clarke, .Ir.. Hoyd, and
C. v. Watson.
In addition to {he various denominations
spoken of, London has a con^;re<fat ion <)f
Hehrews. They hasc no rejfiilar syna^ojjuis
however, hnt set n|) theii- altar as circum-
stances dictate. The Latter Day Saints ha". c
a |)lac« of worship on Maitlaiid street. l)e-
twcen Kin^and ^'ork. Tlwy difVer from the
I'tah .Mormons in that they eschew poly^a-
iii\, which the\' claim is not sanctioiu'd hy
CITY (»F LONDON.
71
(from ARCHITECT'S PlAtSJ
ST. I'KI'KKS ( A I'll i; I) HA I-.
till! Hook oF Mormon. AIkxiI 1SS1 tlic Sal- tli<'ir operations. They have pi-oj^rcssod till
vation Army made tlieir appearance in Lon-
don. At first tliey were reviled, and some
were imprisoned, tecinncaily Ix'cause they
rel'used to ol)ey I lie police and "move on."
Tins savored of pei'secnt ion. tlion^^ii in real-
ity it was the strict letter of the law. and
made friends for (he Army of many who
would have heeii otherwise indill'erent as to
now they own a \alnal>le '•harracks' on Clai"-
ence street the old New Comiexion Church
rejuvenated — and maintain what is called a
W'orkin^mens Hotel and Hescue Shelter.
'I'he\' lia\(' conveited some from evil courses.
.■\nd made ^ood citizens of some who w«M'e
re^ai'ded as iireclaimahle. There is a dilVei'-
ence of opiiuon as t<) the desirahility of their
( irV nV LONDON.
iiii'IIkmIs. hikI >iIs<. IIS to tlic vmIih- of tlicii- ro<.ms wns |.io.iiir<l in I lit- OdiUcllows" |{|ork.
woik rruiii (Ik- sf;iml|toiiil 111' ;i politiciil (Toiio- iiihI tin- Associid ii M^rii^,'c<l it-, liist |».-i'
""'"'• "'" '•'"' "^ Im'.VoikI tlic l.lovilicf of M IllMlli-Ilt snl-rlni'V. Ilu' l.llr \V. .). h'l.'i'liillil
niriv n.,onl.-r<.f rvpi.ts. |,, |h7S. T. .M.( onni.k Uv\un tl"' 1>ivh<|,.m1.
Ilif ^oiin^; Mfiis Cliristinii Assorintioii. tin- Associ/ii ion Immmmk' fin- fioni «li'l)l nnd
\ylios.. I.nil.lin^,'. ivr.-nt ly roni|.l.'tr.l on \V..|- pnivlwiscl l h.- old \.-\v ( 'oini.xion ( luiivli on
lin^ton slir.'l. n.l.joinin^; tin- PiiMic l.il.nirv. Cliiiviir.- slr.-.-l. ivlil tin;; ilir l)Mil(linK •■iiid
#^
v\( UKI) IIIIAKT ( O.WDNr.
iui^^Ji^'
MOI NT IIOI'K (miMIANACK.
forms one of (lir Jiicliitcct uial l.cautics of .•.Mlliii^ it \'i<lofia Hall. Tins was o((ii|.ifd
I;"."*'"*"'. J"",' ," ' •<"-« '"'Ki'minK in ISoC till IS!):i. wli<-n it was sol.l to tl.c Salvation
It lan^Miislicd. Iiowcvcr. after a few years, and v. , ., , . , , „„
at len-tl. .••■ase.l to exist till 1S7:{. when it ■^""•, '■'"•' """ '"T"''"' "'"' i'>"'<-''">^'''i- ' I.e
was resuscitated. For two years i-oonis were '"'^^ '''''" """^ dedi(ated early in tlu' pr-eseiit
(X'cupied upstairs in the huildin^ adjoininj,' .year. The (ii'st sod wastuiiied i)y President
the Free J'ress ollice. l»ut in IST.*) a suite of \V. I{. Hohhs on OctoherDth. i<S!)r).
(*ii Ai'i i;i{ in.
COMMERCIAL METROPOLIS
OF WESTERN ONTARIO.
" Nm- In my wlinlc cstiilc
llimi 111!' t'nrliiiic 111' Ihc picM'iil vr.-ir,"
.1 iifiiidii: '• MiTcliiiiil 111' Vciiii
((.MNIKKCK follows the llfl^;-." 'rilis i> I lie l)OJIsl
of M Uiitoii. Iiioii^'li it K'^*'^ sitmc |i(iiiil
to tlic Mi|)|»;mt siiimt of the Krcncli (lial
i»iitoiis jii-i' "(I iinliitn oi' sliopkccpcis."
Were it |)»'rtin<'iit . it ininlit lu- c.-isy to
pidVf tlisit wliilc I'.ritoiis fire tlu' coin-
iiKM-ci.il iiwistcrs of tlif world. Ficiirli cxpcriciicc liiis
shown tliciii to lie soiiicl liiiij;- iiioif. iJnt this is ji rccoi'd.
..J ^ jM ^ ^ ■ - TIk' writer is iiof ti'.viiiK to prove iinNthiri-i. lie ^;i\fs the
^'T/'^^^^^^^S^ JMcts (it hdiid. hilt iiijikcs no deduct ions. .\o expression
^ tV^A^ l^^kp$^^ "' <'l''"'"" '"* therefore to he dr.iwn in ;i polit ico-econoinic
^ r/>//4^/;«^W?^ ^,.,,^, from the st;itenient lh;it one of the lirst recorded
coinniei'cifil t liinsMrt ions of l^oiidon wns in the ii.it lire of ji
'"^ honiis to nil •• inffint indiisl ry." to l)oirow a phrase
from the jioliticiniis. .\ hlncksniitirs shop is ^mmi-
eralh rej^arded as the first industrial need of a
new settlement, hut such an estahlishiiieiit di<l
not nourish in the early days. In less than
year after the lirst seltleinent a shop had heeii
estahlished and ahaiidoned. and Dennis O'lJrieii
took jtossessioii of the \acat«'d smithy and fitted
it up as a general store. The littiiiKs were not elahorate. The>
consisted of two h.-irrels upendeil. with a plank laid across tor a
counter. They served tlii' pui'iios.-. however. In those days there wm.uhw.
were no ••millinery openings," n<> " hargain days." and no ".seliing I'l-.s. W. o. ('(.tmiM'i.ijil
helow cost." I'eople lioiij^ht on..> what they ahsolutely needed, and 'I'lavcll.is' Assnciatiui..
7J
flTV OF LONDON.
i'(»sr oi'i'K i:.
VCI'.V Mill-' (>r tluit. iilll III I'clllov.'il .i|' Ihr
Idiicksiiiil li s >li<)|i was nil iiidii^l lifil calniiiity,
aii<l was i'(M(>^;iii/<M| li\- tlit- |ic(>|>l<> as siitli.
('<>iis('(|iH'iit ly. ill tile sdinc year ( I.S27) Samuel
l.aii^'liloii was ^i\.'ii a j;raiil of a lol nn
natlmisl st i( fl. near ( lie |>rcsciil (iiaiid 'rnink
Station, on coiKJition that lie uonid < i'< d
and maintain a Ma( Ivsinit lis slioji. ilt-ic j^
a rt'pct it ion of liisfory. In the year ol'
our l.oi-d iSill \v<' ^'iv'r $1(1(MI()(» "for llu'
ri-rslaldi^hnifiil of tlic car works. Tlu'
principle let theoretical political ecoiio-
lni^ts <-all it ^ocmI or Itad is precisely'
the same. It !< worth iiotiiij^- thai tlie
population at I he t ime oi' I he first iiomis
consisted of t liirt \ -1 Iiree families, with a
total of one hiindied and t liirt \ -I luce
souls. IMacin^ the value of the lot at
US.* which is tlw minimum, the hmius
ainonut. d to within a fraction of .SI p(>r
familx. The latter-day },'raul may he
roughly >tat<'d at ahout e(|ual to lwel\c
or ihirleen times that amount. Thus it
appears (»n paper, and we are told that
•• fi}:;ui'es iie\er lie." There is. howc\cr.
a ^ross fallacN' in the laoposition as
stilted though it seems fair on the sur-
face and it may sharpen the wits of
some of the \oiiii}^'i'r ren<|ers io discos ei-
wherein it lies. Its introduction is mere-
ly a diversion not an arj^iiment. 'Ihe
eniiiiiK'irial developmeiil of I he liisl foiir-
l«'«>ii yiwii's went on apace, hiil tln-re is
nothing' Iml tradition coiHernin^' it till t he
iiicorporal ion of the \illa^e in ISjl). \\'e
know that the iiiiiiket ^re\\.+ with the
intersection of Diindas and Uidoiit slreels
its the "riallo" of the day. At the date of
iiicorporal ion. ainoii^ the general »lore-
keepers we finil Ihe iiaiiu-^ of .Smil h. .Malliie-
soii. .Moore i\: ( 'o.. (■. .1, (uiodhne. \,. I.awra-
son. .lohii .leiinin^-.. Kerr i\; .\rmst ron^;.
l)ouj;lass »V; Warren, (ileiinon iV (O.. Anu^iis
(^ Itirrell. .1. II. Joyce, and .lidiii Claris. L.
I'errin carried on hiisiness .-'s ),reiieral (j;rocer
anil haker: lAiiian. .Moore iV ( 'o. and ■),
Sailer were llu- di ii^^j^rsis. Dennis (>Hrieii
owned the Hlackfriais mills, which were
erecleij ahoni si\ _\'ears liefore ihe iiictu'po-
ratioii of Ihe \ illajjfe. and I hey were said to
he "near the center of the town." Prior to
that there had heeii a mill owned hy one
Waters, at the point where (ailin^fs creek
enters the river. INn-er was ohlained from
Ihe creek hy means oi" a (Inme ;ind oxer-
shot wheel. This point wa> a fa\(aite mili-
tary i)athln)4; spot, and m;iny li\es were lost
owiii}^ to the cold springs which ;il)ounded,
I Our Mi.'ip (Ir.'iwii in IMO ^.rivi's tlic liiciitiiui nt (lie
m.i'ki'l Min.'U'c in I lie iiurl li-ci-'crn pMit ol' I he 'jiy.
'I'licfc is iiiilliinK le sliow. Iiiiwct '•! . tliiil lliis wjis
c\ci' nioi'c tli.'ui II piu|i(isc<i market, it .siili.sci|uciitl>-
llCCilllll' I 111' I'ultl'lV l'"l('l(l.
•'I'liis fi^fiuc is i^ixcii. iis ii was llic ccisi ol'
tlic p.itciil. As a niallir dl' t'acl. Laiij^liloii
al'tciw iiids siild (lie let t'er $1(1 woilli ol' ii<pii.
ill' ii'iiiK'd I lie lii'sl wagon tor use in lionilmi
Tow iisliip.
ci.sio.Ms liorsi-;.
CITV or LONDON.
76
• Inliii 'I'jillml mill Scliiiiiii i'<; (iiuvf. wcic
nii«-liniitM>i'M tiinl (-oiiiiiiisMioii iiicii. 'I'lii' liiw-
\fvx were W . ll(»rloii. 11. ('. I{. Ilrclici .mil
Kirili'iiik ( li'V ril\ . Ali'N. Ilninillnii \\n- tin-
linflM-r. Siiiii'oii .Nliiiiill I In- limiicr. Vnli" iS:
W'nili'i's mill S. ('iiinliiii llir I iiisinit |i>. \i.
.Mi.uliy mill .1. Wi'lls (III- (dill. IS. S. I'ctcrs
mill llfiir,\ l.i'.iiiiiii^; llif luitilu'i-s. I'. ('. {.I'l-
mill Will. I.i-r I III' |ii'i)|ii-i<'lui'> III' (li<> Kuliiii-
Hoii lliill mill .Mmisiuii Mouse, i rsprrt i\ *>lv.
.Iiiliii .NniMil l\i'|»t II iMiukstiiri' ••ovi'i' .1. (i;ir-
lisiin's sinii'. (nsli uiis srnrcc in tlmsi-
iliiys, iiiii' linn minonnriii^ (lint it winilil
i«'(i'i\i' •■polk mill wIm'iiI in pnynu'iit ul'
lll'll t S M II ll
in ('xclimij;;!' »,
For j^iMiils
p n r t en sli
t' n I' )^ II i> ll
pork, wliili' (
iiniilliiT iil-
r «• r I' i| til
■• p n y u n I-
iliil In I' p r r
liiislicl. ill
^1 Hill S. I' II I'
I^uihI wliivit."
Siinii'yi'nrs
fij^ii t lii'\\ rit-
f r ll I' .1 r ll
n p i II II r <• r
shoe .iM kcr
ti'll n stilly
t lint sdiiiiii-
cil ;i |i(ir \- y -
plinl. lint in
I ii (' I i j4 ll t
III' t ll f S I'
n 11 imii 111- 1' -
iiHMits niny
1)1" t riic. Tlic
sliiicnin krr
wns si-nti'il
ill his simp
II n I' 1 1 n y
w lirii tlii'i-r I'litrri'd n stiilwm't Sriitrliinan
wild nskcil ii" lie did nut wish tii lin\ n pi^^
The sli(i('ni;iki'r icplii'd lluit he did nnd i\
linrj^jiin wns strnrk. Tlirn I hi' Siutihinan
pii-ki'd lint s('\('r;il pnirs ut' slides I'lir his
Pmnily. The twii rhntted uii till ni^iil t'.ill.
when the Scntchinmi ^nid he innst lie ^oin^
mill (iskeil fur the pay iiir his pij;-. "Why."
replied the slidemnker. "the slides yiin have
tnken nidi-e t lian lialaiire t he priie ut" tlie pi;,'
_\dn are in in\ ileiit." " lleili. nidn." reldrted
the rminy Srutchinan. "diniia ye ken thnt
pork's cnnsh? " 'i'he sniitle hnnidr ul' the
speech and sitnntinn did nut seem tii strike
(Ol lit' 11(11 SK.
the Seolehiinin there w;ih no snr^eim near
nt hmiil.
The iirst llnmitial Irmtsm-tloii ul' uliirli
there is miy reiuld ^^oes til show the price
ul' iiiuney. nnd eases the asluiiiNhnient \vv
feel un hearing that in the enrly ilnys ii
riiiiiinoii limter wns m Inishel of whent I'm'
n \nril ol' " I'actoiN " (nnlileached) cotton. In
|S;{() the limikiii;; liiisine>s was ilmie nt ilmii-
iltmi. anil the ilinr^es on i\ protested drnl't
in that yenr miiiii.inted to within a rrm-tion
of .'t'.l per (I'lit. of the lace of the hill.
The draft wns iiwide for i'HK). and the
chnr^e* were iiride npnsfdlldw>: Dmnnj^es.
C'2tl: I per
•^ cent, nt New
^' d r k u n
I'lliK. t'.") ((s.
^ Sd.; postnj^e.
"t- ."is. (id.: total,
CiH ISs. !»d.
Kmly in the
ilecaile IS.'iO
iD.the ISmik
of (■ |i |i<' r
(anadn es-
( a III ished n
hraiicli here.
^^y\, Mr. .lames
II a milt o n
^^ l> e i n ^; t ll e
"y^ mana^'er till
t he fa i I n re
''''^ of I he iimik
* in the 'CiO's.
Later on tln"
^^ ( ' o in III e r -
*-'Tt cial mid the
; (rule ISanks
i' u n n ll e d
^ ll r a 11 c ll e s
jl in liundun.
and the sys-
tem of liar-
ter that for-
merly prevailed gradually went out of exist-
ence, though the "urilei " plan uf paying
wall's lingered on till who shall say it linally
disappeared "y At one time, indeed, the city
issued scrip of its own. With this, i-ity
Wdik was paid for. the scrip heinj^ receiv-
alile in refnin for taxes, market fees, li-
censes, or .'iiiN' ci\ic impost, and so acipiired
p;eiieral circulation Ideally, and answered all
reipiiiements till remittances or acceptance
of drafts hecmne necessary. It coxei's all
that is reipiired tii say that since the lirst
estalilishment of liatiks here the riiimicial
facilities df Liniddii iiase kept pace with the
jr>
CITY OF'^ LONDON.
(•omiiH'icidl i'('i|iiir('mfii(s. At the iircsciil
liiiH- tlic hunks i-<>|)rt>si'iit4'(l in liOinlon mic
(IS follows : Itiink ol' Com incrcc. I)fi\i(l
l>. Dcwni'. mfin;i;;<'r : l»;mk of Toi'onlo.
.jolin I'fiii^Mc. inaniiK<'i": Molsons Mjiiik.
P. \\ . I), lirodcrick. ninim^cf : Mciclijiiits
li.-ink of ('(iri.Ml.t. A. St. L. .M.tckiii-
tosli. in.Miiii^cr : Uniik ol' Montrcnl. A.
II. Itcildoiiif. ni.-in;i^'(>r : tiiul Hiiiik of
British Xoi-th A nnMici. \{. Iii^'lis. iii.in-
ji^rr ; oil occiipyiu)^- Imililin^s llint Jidd
j^ii'iitly to London's hcjiuty and v.-iinc aichi-
tiM'turally. The l-'cdfial iJank had a hianch
lici'c from
IS7I to ISS2.
and to it \v«'
ai't' ind('l)t-
('<! for 1 he
I a n tl sonic
l> II i I (I i II ^'
now occu-
pied hy the
li a 11 k of
Coniiiicrce.
The Hank
of liondon
had a hrief
c a 1' e e i' o f
alioiit a year
in 1SS('; 7.
when it was
wound U|>.
A series of
I «' jjf a I and
f i n a II c i a I
c o ni pi i ca -
t i o n s fol-
lowed, and
t li e III a n -
a^er. Ilcni'_\'
Taylor, was
<-onlined in
ja i I for a
y ear. not
undi'i' con-
\iction. I)ut l)_\ virtue ol' capias proceediii<;s.
A settlcnienl was iinally ell'ected, and Taylor
died shortly afterwaids. The failure of the
Hank of liondou involved ( he alVairs of one of
the investnien* ass. >ciat ions, and the result
was the ruin <i. several wh(t were re<j,'arded as
anionic; the wealthiest of liondons citizens.
The inside histoi-y of the whole atl'air has
n«'vei" been written, and prohaltly never will
lie. as the princijtal actors are dead oi' widely
s<attered. hut the j^eiieral theory is that un-
wise investments in tlu' Northwest was the
primary cause of the I'ailures. coupl<'d with —
to put it so iiij'udi<ioiis linaiicial methods.
One elVect ui' this was to seriously (•ri|)ple.
( IIV IIAI.I.
and in some cases suspend, the operations of
industrial eslal)lisliments. while the indirect
elVect was much more far-reaching'. The
(.^reater |»ai't ol" the damage done was to those
not eii^'a^ed ill comniercial or iiidust rial pur-
suits, hut who had invested their ail or
iiearlv so in the concerns directly {ilViMted.
with a view of having a permanent income
from (he proceeds of the invest ineiil . The
hiisiness of London, however, was on a
sound hasis. and the disaster was coiise-
(pieiitly fell more individually than collect-
ively. In addition to its hanking inslitu-
t ions. Lon-
d o n p o s -
sesses seven
savings and
loan socie-
ties, t he sui>-
scrilx'd capi-
tal of which
inny he set
d o w II i n
round niim-
h e r s a t a-
hout eij^ht
million dol-
!a rs. more
than half of
I hat amount
lieiiig' paid
U|). IJelow
a r e t h e
II a in e s of
the s ocie-
t ie^ : Huron
iSc I'lrie Loan
and Saviiifjjs
(' o in p a ny.
(Jeor^e .\ .
Soinerville,
III a n a ^e i :
Ontario
Lo a 11 a n d
Delx'iit u r e
Company. NN'iMiam F. Hiillen. inaiia<^(M':
Dominion Saving's and Invi'stmeiit Sociel v .
Xathaniel Mills, m.ii'a^er; .\ j^ricu It u ra 1
Savings and Loan Company. C. I'. IJutler.
inanajfer : Canadian Savin>;s and Loan
Company. Kohert Fox. mana^'er; London
Loan Coiii|»any of Canada. .Malcolm .1. Kent,
manager; Peoples Muildinj;' and Loan
Association. William Spittal. sec.-t reasiirer.
Without ^oin^ iiit() the details of the tinan-
cial standing (,f these <»r any of them. i(
may he said in a ^-eiieral w.-iy that the loan
societies have done a ;;reat deal in huilding'
up the city and surrounding' country, ami
CITY OF LONDON.
1 1
I'll'.I.K I,II!I!AI(Y
l'"ii-.Nl ( 'liaii'iiiaii I'ultlir Liltiiirv
Mci.u.l.
liMVC l)('('ii tlic iin'Miis of
scciiriii<;' IIk- invest iiiciit
ol' ;i Ini'i^c .'iiiMnmt <>l" I'di'-
cij^ii cMiiilMl ;iiii()ii^st lis.
Tlic ('••irlicst ^M/.ct tcrr ol' r?(|)«'i' ( ';iii;i(l;i true. Xol true, ol' coiii-sc. in its entirety —
to wliicli access can Ite had — jn'oWaWly llu that would he ahsiiid. ISut it is tine to the
(irst ex'cr issued makes tlie staleuieut that extent tliat all elVorts made to im|U'<t\t' the
"the I cimmercial all'airs ol' Loudon are re*;!!- commercial status of lioudon have had the
latei' l)_v fi IJoJird of 'I'l-ade." The statement uutinaiiiied support of the JJoai'd of Trade,
contains an element of naivete, not to say which in many cases mooted |)i'()jects leading-
simplicity. l)ut ill a measure it was and is to that l)ene(icial end. ()r;,'ani/ed in IS.")?.
its constitution ch'clared the IJoard of
Tra<le to ha\"e for its oi)ject "the pro-
motion of just and e(|uital)le princi-
ples, the correct ion of al)uses in trade,
voiNti .mi;n s ciiiji.sriAN assck ia rio.v isi ii.iunc
W . I{. MOHBS,
Prcsid.iil V. M. ('. A.
and the protection of the rights and
the advan<-ement of the interests of
the counti'v j^cnerally." The first oHi-
cers of the Hoard, with the possilde
7S
(ITV OF I.OXDON.
«'X<-»'|>tioii ol" out', lijixc <ill hfcii Inkcn l>y mukIi ciilliiisijisiii .'itlicr way. Mfittcrs of
(lentil. They \v«'r«« : Atljim llopr. picsidciit : more diicct ((HKt'iii excited jrr,.ater iiitei-est.
Lionel liidoiit, vice-president: .!.('. Macklin. such ,is the tides re^r,djit iiijr llienuirket find
secret.-iry : .1. I. McK«Mi/ie, .John IJiirell. II. |)ro\ idin^ I'oi' Hie pi-o|)er pa. kin;,', inspecl-
i.oNDoN <;km:i?ai, iiosimiai,.
Chisiiolni. ('. I). Shaw. Walter Sinison. Chas. in<r and hrandint^' ol' hiitter. In I.S(i2 we
.1. Hope. T. II. Hnckley. (i. .M. (Jniui. .lames lind the Hoard taking- u)) seriously the (pies-
Coyne. I). Fan-ar, K. Li'onard. ( harles Hunt t ion of the circidation ol' .\nierican silver,
and .Joseph An<lerson. The Moard sijfiiali/ed which had then heconie a nuisance, and > he
its oi'o-ani/ation hy ^raii|tliii>;- w it h t he hank- snhject fornied a perennial source oP dis-
rnptcy and usury laws, then het'ore the Leo- cLission lor -iixteen years. The Hoard early
islature. It desii-ed t() advance the le},^•d recotrni/.ed or ani.cipated the postal needs
rate of interest Troni six t(_) s(>ven |»er cent., ol' the section, and in IStil petitioned Tor
takin^r the ground that stringent usui-y laws a Hritish mail l>a<.' direct to and t'roi,, this
wei-e evaded and had a tendency to keep city, which point was M-aiurd twenty -six
out the foreign capital
necessary to the devel-
opment ol" the count rv. .,'j.
The Hoaid also held
that imprisonment lor
(U'ht should l>e ahol-
ished. and as early as
l<Sr)S debated the (pies-
tion oi" Pi'otection vs.
Free Trade. Some mem-
hers h(ddtlia( .a pi'otect-
ive duty should he lev-
ied upon niaiuiraclured
^•oods ('([ual to thai
imposed hy the I'nited
States. This, however,
was a speculative rather
than a practical (pies-
tion in those days, and
does not seem from the
I'ecords to ha\"e e\<)ked s'l'. .losi'M'n's in »si'i I'A I..
(ITV OK LONDON'.
79
yc.'irs hilcr. In IS(il nlso the I'xinr.l l»c^';in
an ii^ittitidn For tlu' al)i>li(i<)ii of market
fees, and it is entitled to wliatevt'i- cfedit
is due I'of lirst l>i-iii^in^ ii|i this suhject in
a |Mil»lic \\ a \ . I'lie lees were
finally ahoiished in I ,SS2. the
<-onnt,\' <-oiin(il in I'etniii thiow-
in}X oiV the tolls on all tiie roads
in the countN' save t ln^ I'rool'
Line, which is the pi'ojterty of
a joint stock company, and a
short stretch oi' a prctprietary
roa<l neai- the villaf^f oi" Nairn.
'I'lie r»'cip,"ocity treaty with the
Tinted States i'ecei\('d a j^ood
deal of attention t'oi" a piM'iod
covering several years, l»ut it was
finally drop|»ed hy tlu^ Moai'il
(•omin>j^ to the conclusion that
any pro|)osals t'oi* a renewal
shoidcl c(»me i'l'om the country
that had al)ro<;ated the treaty. _
To touch upon all the minor 5«„^ • — -^
matters in which the l>(!ard ol'
Tiade lias played a Judicious
p;irl in the interests of London
would lie to exceed tin splice at command,
hut a lew oi' the moi'e important matters
may he hrielly referred to. 'i'lie cliiet' of
these is the support which the iJiiard has
always ^ivcii to e\cr_\' movement towards
developiiij^- iiondon into the <;re.'it railway
center it is lo-da_\ for i»e it known tliat
London has more trains arri\in^' and de-
partiiii;- dtiily than aii,\ other city in Can-
ada. Tile IJoard was foremost in the field
in the nnitter of the Lniidcii. Huron and
Hrtice l?ailw;iy. raisiiii^- a |iersoii!il snhscri]!-
r-
tion for preliminary expenses, it also peti-
tioned the Council for aid, and held several
meetiiij^fs devoted to this oiiject. The lloai'd
took an aiti\e jiart in first j^aininjj^ ad-
A(ii:n i"i;<.i'i.i:s iiomk
I'lanKSI AN I (tlx'I'MANS IIO.Mi;.
mittance to the city for the Canada South-
ern (.Miclii<;;iii Central), and used strenuous
endeavors to Irivc the Credit N'alley extend-
ed to London a result that was achieved
later on. when the Camidian Pacific Kail-
wa\' readied here — ^^^aiul it was in ;\ >;reat
measure due to the efforts oi' the iSoard
that the latter ro.id seleited London as one
of its di\isioiial headipiarters. The Hoard
("pposed the ainal^anuil ion of the (Jraiid
Trunk and (Jreat Western. In IS(»7 the
IJoird piihlicly (•.•died attention to the fact
that the chemical
works in t his cit y
was t he only one in
r«ritish .\inerica. and
also, while discuss-
in^- the (piestion of
oil inspection, point-
ed out that ( a iia-
dia.i oil was not so
explosive as that re-
fined across t he hor-
der. In 1 SfiS t h e
lioard recc-nimend-
ed t he "ssuaiice of a
license to a pork-
pMckinj;- lioiise in t he
city. Jt i'avor<'il t he
l-k' insjiection of hides
.1 11(1 leat her. urffed
■^ ■mm I he repeal of t lie
Stamj) Act, ad\(>-
cnted t he reinov;il of
80
CITY OF LONDON.
canal tolls. Mild siij^^cstcd the a|)i)oiiitiii('iit of nnsiicccsst'ully. that all jiroporty should he
a dry j^^oods a|>|nniscr for tiiis (•ii>t(>Mi> dis- nsscsscd at its real xahic and tiial nothin;^
trict. Duriiij;; the oil ('xiilcinciil |M'iio(l llic should he t>x«'iii|»t save Imihlin^s used for
IJoaid interested itsell' in ohlaiiiiii^ siicli places of pnlilic \\orshi|) and for no other
train pri\ile};;es .is \\(Mild allow oil oper;i- pmpose. In regni'd to the electric railway,
tors to s|>('iid their days in liolhwcl! ;ind the hoard in ISKI took steps looking- to-
their nijj^hts in liondon. The Western Fair wards hreakiiiji; the deadlock tluit existed
has e\('r found a staim<h friend in the hetween the city ami the company, and in
l)oard of Trade. \\!ii<h has fdso exerted various minor matters it has shown itself
itself henelicially in municipal alVairs. iiota- aleit to the commercial an*l inunici|)al needs
hly in connection with the huildinj;; of the of London. .\ connate orj4;ani/at ion. the
car shops, the estal>lishment ol' the water- Chaniher (tf ( 'onnuerce. was organized earl\
works and other enter|>rises of moment. .\ in the 'Ttfs. ,-ind later the .Merchants' ;ind
matter of natiou.ii coiicein arose in IST."). .Maiinfact lU'ers" Lxclian)j;e. hut in ISSl all
as it has since, .•iial the IJoard then took these hodies coalesced inidei- the old name
stroll}^ j4"round against
allowin^f .\iiieri<aus to
sell tea duty free in
Canada, as teiidiiifj; to
• lisconrajj^e direct trade
het ween ('.•inada and
t h e c o u u I r i e N o I'
};!()wth. I>y the way.
it may not he <,M'uer-
ally know u t hat in t he
early days of liondon
tea was considered a
luxury, even for tin
well-to-do. Many of
the older settlers were
in the hahit of drink-
ing; what the_\ called
" IMains Tea." ina(l<'
from a slirul)that <^rew
on the hillside noit h of
North street. It was
of the willow family
( S(tli.r hrihitccd I and
was more or less com-
mon on the hanks of
what was Devinueys
tail-race, even in the
l)ast (iiiarter of a cen-
I'Ol.ICK ( (»1"I,"I-Il(>rsl0 AND SI'AIION.
of t he IJoard of Trade.
Wefereiice was luade
in the precediiifj,' para-
jj^raph to the days of
the oil hoom in NN'est-
ern Ontario. it was
l»elie\('d hy many t li.'it
t he oil so freel\ pmiiped
at [{othwcll continued
its underground course
to London, and sevcic'il
derricks wcii' |)ut up
and wells put down to
test the truth of the
theorv. ( )ue ol' these
derricks st ill stands ;it
the foot of l)uu(l;is
st reet . w h e r e t h e
White .Suli»hur .Spi'iuj^s
were st ruck w Idle l»or-
iuj^- for oil and have
flowed cont inu o u s I \
e\er since. It soon Ix'-
came apparent that oil
was not to he had. and
the horiiif^s were grad-
ual 'y a l> a u do u e <1 .
thouji^h in some case
tury. .\ somewlijit similar plant is used the derri<ks remained till they fell to pieces
in li<'u of tea in some portions of India. ol' theii' own accord o'- wei'e torn ;ipart for
and it is said makes a \er\' palatahle fuel. In this connection, in l<S(ir>, an oil_\
l)(!verau;e. A municipal chanj^e generally sharp<'r named llicks undertook a conlideiice
conceded to he a reform — the collection of ^ame. lie projiosed to sink a well at th(>
taxes by instalments, and earlier in the foot of the spur which forms the north-
year was also iiutiated hy the Moard of east an^le of the houndar\ of what is now
Trjide. .Vmoii}^' its other nnniicipal recom- Woodland cemetery, then a I'.irm. He had
nundations were the abolition of wards, a intert sted a niimher of sauf^uine Ioc.mI capi-
reductioii of the number of aldermen and lalisls. ;i derrick was erected and boring"
school trustees, and the ele(ti(<n of women indulged in. till suddenly it was announced
to the Scho(il IJoard. .\ more successful mat- that oil had been struck. Sure enouj;h,
ter was its petition in IS'.HI to the Ontario there it was. oo/in^ i'rom the hole and
(lovernnient to increase the jurisdiction of lloatinj^; down the livnlet to the river. Tlic
the division courts, since acted upon. The excitenuMit that ensued caused ordinarily
Ji(iard also recommended in IST-"!. hut so far weli-halanced heads to become unhin>jed,
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81
;iti(l tlic wildest (IrcniMs of wcnllli were iii-
(liiljicd in. 'I'iic "cnstlcs in S|i,iin" tli.-it were
(MMM'tcd \\(»nld linvc ivcpt Imsy .1 Itattnlion
<>l' .•ii'clnlccts. I''iirnn'i's in the nci^ldxn'liood
icrnscd I'jihn-
lons otVci's for
Idindin^' |iri\i-
Ifj^cs. and (In-
••('(.1. Scllci's"
oft iu' (]ny conld
sea rcclv fi n d
cnouj^li lijj,nr('s
ill tilt' iiiiiit i|ili-
cfition tdhlc to
ca Icn la t •• I lie
millions I lia t
w ere I o 1) (■
made. ISnt sic
iiii': LAih: CO!,. I'Ai.iior.
t raiisit <;loria olca I It all
faded into not li i n<;iiess.
and was as tlionj;li it had
never been, wlieii it was
d i seo\e red 1)\- some I'anI
Pry that the oil found its
wa_\ from a cask that had
ix'eii cac lied in the hill-
side hy the wily Ili< l<s.
who left the cit_\ uitli no
cereinony and vcvy Mttlecash.
The oil t rade. iio we\ cr.
did a <,'reat deal in develoj)-
in^' London, and in IS7()
there w(>re no less than a
do/en reiineries. The busi-
ness, however, ^•l^•ldnally
hecaine concentrated in tht
cerns. and maii\' of the reiineries wcn'i
out of existence, 'i'lie reliniiii;' still car-
ried on in London, with its attendant
eoo|)eriii^'. teamiiij^'. I'rei<j,ht iii)j,\ etc.. forms
a considerahle I'actor iii the industrial
o|)erations of the city. The jiremises of
the Imperial Oil ("o. aiid of Mr. .1. K. Miii-
hinnick are mammoth <-oncerns. and their
tra(h' sei'N'es to make IjoikIoii know 11 all
over the Doininion.
London also had its land '■hoom," t houj^h
the word then had not the sij^niHcance
which iiiodrrn acceptance of a slanjj,- jihrase
jiistilies. It occurred in IS'iLand man_\' lots
were then sold at li^niic ^ which they would
not command to-tlay if forced upon the
market. Siihurhaii lots were surveyed nearly
as far west as Koinoka. and the records
show the sale of laud on Diindas street,
hetwceii Wellington and Waterloo, at $100
per foot. "Hamilton's I?nsh." at the corner
of ifiilout strc't south and (Jraiid .\\'enue,
wa-. disposed of at :in ext ra\ a<;ant figure,
f liouf^h it stood as a hush for well on to
a <;euei'<Mt ion a I'terw ards. The late X. i{eid
purchased a block of land near Adelaide
street, .•md after pa_\ inj^' tax<'s thereon for
thirty years sold it for the price he luid
ori<;'inally paid. The boom did not ia^l
lonj;'. however, and those who had not the
foresight or the hick, as the case may
be to sell were for vears vvei^hteil down
with their real estate holdings, and I'ully
reali/«'d what it is to be ." land poor."
Shoi'tiv afterwards came the c((nimercial
depression which spread all over
the countrv at the close oi' the
('riiuean war. and the year ISr»7
saw the be^inniiij;- ol' troublous
limes for all in the commercial
world, and niaiiv were com-
pelled to ^o u nder i n t he
almost universal wreck. Lou-
dons natural positi<iu. however,
stood her iu j^ood -tead. and
she faster than maiiv other
less fortunately-placed cent(M's
rallied t'l-om the shock and
found herself once moi'e on a
sound <'omiuercial basis. It was
at this time that the Corpora-
tion issued the scriji pi-eviously
III!-; i.Aii'; ( 01.. mifw KM,.
.u'ljer con-
referred to.
Ji II d w h i c h
ma! e !■ i a 1 I y
helped to tide
over t he ditli-
culty. Were
this work a
t rea t ise o n
|)olit ical econ-
omy. I his in-
cident in civ !(■
history inij^ht
be elaboi'ated
to prove till'
soundness ol'
what our .\m-
eri<'aii c.ius-
ins call " tiat
I III: I. A 1 1, .n lu.i'; w 11 -.on.
82
CITY OF LONDON.
money." .\s it is not sncli .-i treatise. Imt In (tllicr words, not to lie too |iMrticnlnr
merely n rerord ol' fact, tlie mailer may l»e alioiit the IVact ions, in roiii- yeais there had
tlismissed with the ohserv at ion tliat such use been an increase of neaiiy <ine iunidrcd per
of the incident nii)j:ht.and likely would, prove cent., yet in live years the increase was less
a two-ed}jfed sword in t he hands ol' an unskill- than three per cent. It is no matter I'or
Tnl dehater. To );ive a clearei' idea of the wonder that I'oi'tinies were lost in the
inflation that prevailed, it may he |)ertinent depreciation.
to look at the assessed value of the place 'I'he idea of railways to connect London
ahout this period. I'renn'sinj;; tiiat the as- with the oidside world was taken up long
• IvVrUAl, I'lHK IIAl.I..
sessed value in IS;5(». ten years after tlie first at least nineteen years hefore the whistle
settlement, v.as $;M.."><S(). let us jump to IS;").'}, of the locomotive was In-ard within our
when the assessed value was .$1 J(i.()2(). 'I'his limits. In IS.iJ an act (if incor|><)ration was
may he taken as hein<i; as nearly correct as secured for the l^ondoii and (lore Haih'oad.
assessments <;-enerally are. The following the project heiiig to comiect with HucHng-
ye.'ir it liad r.-nsed to $22S.I(i(). and it kept ton I5ay on the one side and l^ake Hni'on
<.n an asceinhng scale till ISi'iK, when. ha\ - (tn the other. This charter was allowed to
ing nearly doidiled in four yeai's. it rea<-he(l lapse, however, hut it was revived eli-ven
$42(). !)(!(». Then ( ame the collajise. the fol- years lat(M', in 184;"). the name heing (hanged
lowing year making a reduction to .*ti2.')I.U7(i. to that of the (rreat Western Railroad
CITY OF LONDON.
s:{
( '<)iii|i)iiiy. Tilt' LoikIdii mill I'oit Sfinii.i K.-iil- St. Tliuiiifis. .Middlesex, mid l']||;iii li;i\in>;
rufid Conipjiiiy wns (lijirliTcd in I.S."»;i. when held filoor when it wiis supposed they
the (Jieat Western was opened, the load to would lia\e aided, it heeanie necessary t hree
in- hiiilt i'loni the loot ol' the laUe to in- years later lor London to ai^^ain step to the
tersecl the (ireat Western at or near Lon- "front, which shi- did to tl xtent of f^S.OOO
<lon. 'I'his is now well known locally as j,, dehentnres and l-.").(l()(l in .ash. and tli.'
■■♦'"' •'^•"•"''•' l»r.iii«-h.' forming pnrt of the f„l|owinK vear a further smn of f.UMHM)
trnnk hne het ween I lie east and west In ,,.„^ ^rranted. On Octoher 2. l,S.-,(i. the load
«..< the i..ndon an.l LaU.- linn.n Wailroa. ^^.,,^ „,„.ned. TIh- liisf.rv of the road was
onipany was chartere.l it was to hmld ....n.nionph.ce and nnev ent fnl t ill I.SV2. when
jroni liondoii to a point at or near Tort .1 1 ,• • , ^i n 1 ■
1,1.. I 1 . ,1 • i II O"' iit'i'il ol repairs to the roadlx'd am o
hraiiK. hilt the pro eel iiexcr reached '
NO. 'J. l'll{K .STATIO.V.
NO. ."{ I'lHIO SIAIION.
fruition. The first jaihlic record in coiinec- additions to the rolliii^^ stocdv hecanie so
tioii with tlie London and Tort Stanley apparent that soniethiiij^^ had to he done.
Kaili'oad appears in the Council l'roc«'edings and in that year th(> road was leased to
of ]H^}'.\, when at the first meeting in .faun- the (Jreat Western for a ju'riod of tweiitv
ary Murra.\ Anderson moved, seconded hy years. This course had heeii mootcMl five
.John Carliiij,'. that the Mayor. Kdward years previously, in ISfiT. when the returns
.\daiiis. call a meeting of the citizens to slutwecl that the earniit<j:s ol' the road for
consider the jiroject. The meet illy- was fa- the year had heeii -S f^.?;")!*.!)!. an increase
\oi'ahle. and as .-i result (he company was for the year of .^-'J.fird.titi. The Micdiij^an
incorjiorated in .May. and in the following- Ceiitr;il Railroad was wi\(>ii riinninii- powers
.\ii)jfiis! the { '<>rporatioii decided to take over the road iioitli of St. Thomas in ISSd,
stock in the road to the cxleiit of I'l*.").!!!))!. and still retains tlii>. pii\ ilep'. On f he lapse,
SI
riTY OF LONDON.
liy cniiixidii til' tiiiic. of the h'tisc l(» tlic llril line. The road \\!i> ii|iciiim1 in 1875.
(ii'<'.-it W'csti'i'M it \\.'i> not iriii'Wcil. niitl tiiid in the rollnwin^ _\*>ni' wns fiiii;il^;iniMtiMl
(liter ;i ^(M»(l (le.il (if ne^;(tl i;it i<»ii. <liii'iii^ \\illi tlie(ii'ent Western system. Lonilon wns
wliicli l/onddii hoii^lit tlie interest ni' St. connecteil witii the (irnnti 'I'l'unk in the
Thdmiis in the fond, the h-iise pnssed into linildiii;,' ol' thnt road west w a id Ifoni To-
tlie h.'inds of the Lake I'lrie and Detroit ronto. in IS.')<.I. hnt the l.oinhin Itraiich was
l?i\er liaih'oad. which now o|>erates it. Oi' what is known in raih'oad |iarhiii(-e as a
the ori^^inal incorporatois of the <oni|ian\ "stnli line." iinnnnj^ I'loni llie main liite al
Imt three are ahvc K. .1. I'arke. .Minia.\ Stratl'ord. The first (iiand 'Trnidx ih'pot was
Aiuloi'son and I'^reeman 'rah)ot. The latter Incited on the south-eastern outskirts of
may indeed he (U-ad. hnt there is no record of the city. It was an old frame shed, used
it .'t hand: he removed many years a;^<> to ahke for freight and |)as>enners, lint soon
.Minnesota. The others were (i. W. Ho^'^s. j^a\e place to .1 hriik stru<-tnre whi<di is still
W. 1). Hale. (i. I{. W'illiMins. jfohiMt Thom- standinj,^ and used as a nu'rcantile ware-
son, Wm. 11. lliym;in J. .M. Malt. I' lyce house. The location was inconvenient, how-
f
.iiDci'; iniWAUi) 1:1. 1, (Oil
.lll)(;i': WIM.IAM 1:1, t. KIT.
rill-; i-A'ii'; .hik;!': i>.\vis.
Thomson. La wreiice Lawrason. Lionel l«*i(l- exci'. and the passenger station was I'c-
oiit. S. S. I'omeroy. Klijah iiconard. Win. moved to an old wooden shed at the junc-
Smith, S. Morrill. L. W. Ilynian. Thomas tioi< of IJat hurst and Hnrwcll strec^ts with
('. Dixon. .\lex. Anderson. Thomas Calling, the Hamilton h'oad. 'i'his was destroyed by
Kdward .Vdains. Samuel Peters. .John H. lire in IS7-J, and was rejilaced liy a neat
Lahatt, Wm. liarker. Daniel Harvey, .\lur- hiick structui'e, suhsecjueiit ly ahandoned on
docli McKenzi(i, Crowell Willson and Cyre- the amal^oamation of the (iiand Trunk with
iiius D. Hall. It is not f;enerall,N known the (Jreat Western. This fusion took pla<-e
that, harrinif a few short lines without pas- in LSSli. and London then hccanie tlu^ ceii-
senjfor ti'allic. whicli operate hetween mines tral point of a railway system radiatiiij^ to
and the seaboard, the proportion of earn- the four cardinal points of tlu^ <M)mpass,
inj^s to workin^f expenstvs. and the earninf;s and for all practical purposes to the w holi^
per train mile, ari^ ^i-eater on the Port thiil\-l\vo points. In ISS7 the Canadian
Stanley than on any other railroa<I in (an- Pacific ifailroad entered London, and thus
ada. In 1S7() the project of thi^ London, u^ave us a direct line on ('anadiaii soil to the
Huron and Pruce L'aihdad was Mrst jad)- whole .Ndrt hwestern Pid\ iiices and 'i"errit<i-
licly mooted, and in 1S7I the citizens votid lies and to the Paciiic Ocean, in addition
for a h\-law !^i\ iiij^- a honiis of .SIDO. ()()() to to fiiriiishiiiL;' a compel it i\(' route to many
CITY i)V LONDON.
sr>
IIKSM>K\I'K 111 \ KIlMlli'VM 'K.iNVS
points ill ( hitniio. I in'
Kastcrii iiiid W'cstriii
Stntcs II 11(1 1 lit- st'M-
l)()}ir(i. S<» iiiiicli for
t lie rise Miitl |)r(><;rcss
(>r rniirojid i'dcilit ics
ill liOiidoii. wiiicli is
1 lie most ad \ a lit a-
^('oiisly sitiiatcd. so
lar as railways arc
coiiccriicd. of Jiiiy i\\\
in ( 'aiiJida. As iicforc
saiil. more trains ar-
rivt' at and dcpait
from London daily
than from any otlicr
point in the Domin-
i(/n. Tiiis j^'ciicral
dcscriiition should lie
supplemented hy a
jj^laiire a 1^ the niaji
Hi:«M)KN<'K OK JdllN I.AIIATT,
RKSIDENrK (ir C. W. I.lloXAIIIi.
;^i \'e II on another
paj^e. w liereh\ there
' may he ohtained a
hetter knowledge of
London s peeii I ia riy
fori iiiiate sit iial ion as
a railway center. It
will he seen t hat t he
w hole a re;i of t he
most felt ile |iort ion of
Ontario is ti-ihiitary
lo t his city as its com-
iiiercial and niann-
lart mill);; met rojiolis.
It may he hroadly
>tated that London
has ne\('r heeii wit h-
oiit a piihlic market
place. Almost coiii-
i-ideiit with the first
settlenient a frame
hnildin^ was erected
on the coiirt-honse sipiare for market |)iir-
poses. It was shortly afterwards removed
to the present site, lint this did not jirove
KESIDENI'K 111.- ]■■. K. I.KONAK
liKSIDKNi'K ilh' I'. II. rAlll.lN(i.
S(i
CITY OF F<()\I)()N.
stit i>rn<t(ii'\ . jiiiii it was o^miii sIijI'IimI to
wliiit WHS tilt' t'xlrt'iiu' soiit li-fiislcrii portiun
1(1" (III- \ ill)i;;t'. on W'rlliii;,'!))!! sliccl. Ilcic.
ii^niii. (lissiit isl'tii't inn niusi-, ;niil llic iiitiikcl
wiiH moved f«» the site of I lie pn'Sfiit (JimihI
'I'niiik sifilioii. riiim wIh'Ikc it wns (iiwillv
Inkfii iiikI |iI(H(mI uti the iiicsnit .Mnikrt
S(|imr<'. This wns in l>S.V{. wln'ii n lot wns
piiiclwiscil on Dnndtis sticct. IVoni li. I.iiwra-
son, for ;in cnt ijinci'. I'Vtr this l.-ind i'lio jici-
toot WHS pnid. This i'^ the picscnl Miiikct
linn*'. I>nl it nwiv not lie )^r,>iit>rnll\ known
ih.'it loin t'(>('t of this Innr is |iri\Mti> |)i-op-
rrty. find it is (loscd np pcriodicnily I'oi' i\
I'cw lioni's so that ihr lilh- shidi not hipsr
hy piTsci'iption. It wns niso I'csolvi'd to ^'o
on will) llic town hnll. I)nl n hitlfr li^^lit
doNni-. In IS|:! niso we lind Ihcfiist rrtoi-d
of whni wns ni't<>i\vni'ds ipiitc coninion till
<lii> tVt's wci°. idxilixhi'd ,1 ninn hrl'oic the
Mn^fist rntr I'or Iniiin^i to pny Ihr niniki't
Ices. His nnnit> wns Win. ("nhill. nnd hr
wns oiih'i'cd to pny t lif Ice ol" two shillings
nnd n lint- nnd costs nnionntin)^ to thiiiccn
>ln!lin^s nnd innrpt-ncr. In tin* snnic yrnr
John Scholicid pnrchnscd n |)i;;' which hnd
not iii'cn Inki'ii into the pnlilic sijimrc. nnd
I'or this net n^,'ninst the pnidic wen! he wns
condrnnictj to pny n iinr oi' ten shillings
nnd ('ij;ht shiilinj^s costs, '['hi' first record
ol' ninikct piiics, lieyoml the olVerin^ ol'
(tne doilni' in ^'<»ods \'i,v n hnsiiel ol' whent.
nppeni> in ISoO. when we find the follow-
ing: l'\'dl wlient. ."'s. ."id. per lil'ly jionnds
now Ol' ( <»riA(ii;s ON \\ atkki.oo siKKirr nokiii.
nrose ns to wiietliei' it should \'i{i-i' on K'icii-
niond street or tiie .Market Scpinre. The
form of the ori^innl i)nil(lin^ would su^j;est
that n compronuse was readied, so that
either side niij^ht he called the "front." The
total amount of the \arions coiiti'acts for
this building- was t'7.r)()l lOs. .'^d.: but who
shall compute its total cost as it stands
to-day ■•' Maiket fees were an institution
from the first, l)iit the first record of the
|)ii\ilc^e of collection ix'iii^ sold a|)pears in
ISI.!. when Maurice f'.aker i)aid i-l(i!» 17s.
The followinj^ yi'ar Alex. S. .\rnist roiijj; paid
tJ^ol an odd figure. prol)nbly based on a
belie'' that the i^'eiierally accepted \nlue of
the pri\ilej;-e was about an cNcn thousand
(witliin a couiile of ceiils of a dollar per
bushel); spriiijj: wheat. 2s. !(d. (7!) cents per
bushel): ,)\ts. Is. .'{(1. |>er liush.: timothy seed.
7s. el. '1 bush.; hay. oos.; straw. 2r)s.; flour.
7s. ( pi r cwt.; jxitatoes. Is. lOJ.d. per
l)ush.; ajiples, 2s. (id.; poik. 2()s. per cwt.:
beef, 2d. ])er lb.: mutton. 2d.; butter (salt
and fresh). 7A<1. per lb.; e^jj^s. 7J,d. per doz.:
},'eese. each. Is.: fowls. 7J,d. per pair: tur-
key.s, 2s. (id. The month was P'ebruary. and
tl: outside prices are (pioted. The li<;ures,
however, are of interest only as a reminis-
cence — they point no moral. The condit ions
of life in this locality wt-re then so utterly
difl'erent from now that comparisons on
su<'h a basis would be not, as tli«' son^' says.
CTTY OF LONDON.
87
"rnicl." Itiit iilto^ct lici' iil)<iiii'<l. Alxxit llic <-nllfil IIh' liisl ^riici'Ml ii ii (if its ruiniiicrciMi
pciinil >|)(iki-ii III' n srciiiitl )^fiifi-iit ion ul' iiicii. It will l)i> iiotirt'il llint tlx- ^mdwiIi
Itiisiiios IIICII lif^nii to ii|i|ic>ii' nil tlif scciii*. \Mis iiiiisl MiiirktMl ill t|ii> iiici emit ill*. Iiolcl-
Dciiiiis ( )'i>i-irii. t lit' |iiuiicci'. IiikI Just ri'tiifd, kccpiii);; ;nMl |in»r«'xMi<)i nl li'ir>, while nil
llllilhi
Jiiid it i^ interesting' to note who were tl;e olisei'xcr ol' to-iln;,' would s.iy tii;u the most
leadiii}i' conimerciMl sjiirits ol' th;il day. marked ciiaracteristic ol' London is its manii-
showin^' as it does the proifress that iial lad urin<;- population. At tins point pardon a
lieen made in London durinj^' what may he dijfression. which is moi'e of less pertinent.
HH
( ITY OF f,()\F)()N.
I; is (I iinfcwordiy l/icl tlwil. while ullii-r ifljifrd of Dennis O'lJricn tliiil lie jisiriluMi
iinliisl lies hnvr lloniislicd. ili-<l illciics Imxc his connnficidl (|c\vnt;ill to liis disl illci-v.
lu'vcr ^,f)iinr(l n |M'iMinn<'nt lnollidhl in lion- Sonn- ini^'hl ic^rjn-d i his ;is point iiij; (i sijrniji-
'^'
r\'r
t
m .
v^K
i
TIIK W Ali;i{\\ OHKS AND SFUINHiHANK J'AHK. -
(Ion. At one tinic or finothcr tiicrc have cant nioi-al; otluTs niij^ht (piotc the sncccss
l)t'(>n lour. I>nt none exists to-day. nor lias ot" distilh'rit's elscwlicrc. and iiint that the
there iu'en one for ovei- a j^enei'ation. It is faihirc^s in Lon(h)n \v<'re in some nieasiu'ti
CJTY HK I,(»\I)()N.
S<)
iliM- III iIm' imiimImt uI' illicit or' "iiiooiisliiiir"
stilU ill ii|M*nitii)ii ill tlii-< iii'ij^liiioilHMMl.
riint. Ii<>\vi>\'«>t-. is lit-sith* tlir (|iirxt imi : the
t'nrt rciiiiiins. ISiit to n-tiini to the Imsi-
Itniiirs \\ \ , ( iiiliii^,'. .Iiiliti IHiiMiiiil,
Kr.lrs ,S: |,)il.;itt.
ItiiililiiM 'I'Ikiiikis ('(MJi'. ,1, KJiiott. (Jn-fii
t^: IJros,. (ten. Wnl-idii. Wiiixdii iS; Scn-ntuii.
lltiiiLs l>niik ul' Mdiit icil (.loliii l''r;is»'i'.
SI'I{IN(i|{ANK. L()(>KIN(i NOUTl I-W KST. AND .MAV(t.. MTTLKS SIMMKH l{!:sil)KN( K.
liesH list oi" l<Sr)(). It was iiiadc up as follows:
.1 KcfioiK'cr — .John 'I'alliot.
noohsr/lrr.s - V. IJ. {{(Mldoinc. .1. (Jill. 'an. .1.
M. (Trraliaiii. Holu'i-t Hi'id.
iiiaiiaj^cr). IJaiik of I'ppcr Canada (.lames
H;iniilton. manager), Coinincrcial IJaidv (('has.
.Mons.'ii rati, iiiaiia^cr). (Jorc Hank (\V. W.
Street, manager).
90
( ITV (»!• LONDON.
i hiiiiillii llriii\ Diilliiii.
Cnhiiirhinihrs V.. \\ Klli,. ,|. 11. M. •trill.
.Nlomifjny ."t Son-*. W. Till.
( iniiiii/r Itiiihlir.-' .M. iloliiic-i. .\. |,!i\\iic.
I'liiiiiiiKT iV Tnccy.
('iiiiniilssiiin M(iiliiiiit Wil-uii .Mill"..
/>/•// (itiiids MirilidiifN \{\i<.\y ^ rii(iiii|i-
soii. .Mnftlirw ( 'i>ll()\ in-. W. (ox it Co.. Win.
(foidoii. (i. .M. (iiuin. Djiiiii'l Mdclic. l-'ijuxi-i
M((iill. (Jco. (i. .MfiK'T. .Mali. .M<(iill. .1. (J.
TIIK \.\\V. K. W . IIV.MAN.
P'ii'.st W.itt'r ('oimiiis-
sii)iicr, 1H7.S.
.1. I{. .\llNillNN(( K.
W'jilci' ( ipiiiiiiis-
siiiiici-. ISTS.
iliiKiiil Ml nhiniln ll<i|M-. Iiincll \ ('o..
lidwrnxon «S: ( 'lii>«li<ilin. .1. ( '. Miicklin.
//o/r/.s Wni. IJ.ilkvsili. W. r,;iik.'r'. .1. .M.
Iicnnri), \\ . \\. I^cc. .IuImi Smxlh. S. .Srnitli.
Dnvid 'riionipsoii. i\\u\ tlic I'nl lowing, pci'son-
Jill\ Ui'|it l>\ tlic |icl-.(>ii^ wliii-f ll(lllM'-i lllry
i»';ir: M.iil lic\\ ■-' llolfl. .McDowell's llol,-j.
.MjhIIcs jiott'l. Kohcft son's llotrl. Stronj^'n
llotrl. nnd Uolii'it Snniinris' llott-l.
Ihilhis 'I'lionins ( '. Dixon. I']. Knvniond.
W .\l. l.'OlilNSO.N.
I'ji^iii I-. ISTS.
i;x-.\i,i>. .IAS. i:<i.\N.
( li.iiiiium .\<i. I! on |(.i.-.s;i^c
(iT \\';ltcl\\()lk.s |{\-lil\\.
.). ('. .)ll)I). 1{. K. ( t)\\ AN.
Water Coiriinissioncr. 18:17. W'.il I'l- ( 'oiiiinissidiicr. IS 17.
.). .M. .MOOIMO.
I';iii;i iiciT. IS!I7.
(». i;i,i,\\()oi).
Si'c icl !i \\ . I,S!)7.
Mcintosh i*t Co.. \<. S. .Murray ^; Co.. .John /fmdirdrc- L. Ifidout.
JMiillips, dohn Hnymond. Tyas iK: WiMianis. Insiinnicf - \V. H. Childs. d. Frankhu. II.
/)ru(/!jiNf.\ P>. .\. .Mit<-h('ll. .lolni Sailer. l<and)Uin. Alex. .Macdonald. S. S. I'oniei'oy.
.lohn W'iilianis. Linrij d. Cootc, .John dennini;s. W . T.
Distillers — Win. Moore. Sanuiei I'eteis. Kiely.
luxitiihrs M. .\nderson. .1 a c k s o n iV Lainiirs Henry IJeclier. \\ . Decher.
Elliott. K. Leonard. dames Danicds. Wni. Morton. M. dones Parke.
dniccrs — E. Adams. T. H. Hn(d<lev. Wm. Thomas Scatcdierd. d. V. Saxon, d. Shanly.
(ilass, Ilu^h Mache. I). Mni-]ihy. .\. I'aull. I). .M. Tliompson. dolni \N'ils<in. Counsidlor
Hiij,'h Rose. Fiank Smith. \. &. (J. Smyth. IIii<;lies.
Jiohert Wilson. Millir iJo^-ei- Smith.
( iTv or i<()Nr)ox.
!)l
I'rnihis mill l^iihlixliirs W. Siil lici'lniid
(Kn-c I'l-j-HM). Ij'Iiicii K llnr-t (Tinier). II. T.
New r(iliilii'.
/'/ii/siiiiiiis \. \ iidri'^Kii l>n\i(l l'',n low .
Ilciirv (Joiri^. A. MiKcir/ic. ( IdiiIc-* (i. Mdorc
(icorj^c Soiit li\\ ick. 'rimiims l'liilli|i>'.
Sits/i /''iirlinif Will. r>is-<('ll.
Siiili/lns Ifolicil D.iicli. |{(. licit Fciiiicjl.
.I«»sc|)li (Jilil.iii-.. W. Kiii;j. I>. (). Mni-^ii.
'nii/nr.s .]. (ii.-ii. \V. il.ill. I'. .MrKitlii.k.
Strwni) I'.ros.. 1). VcilhiiMl.
7'iiinins I']. W. ll_VMi;iii. SiMici)ii .Moriill.
'I'insniilhs .loliii .Jiiriiuiiii. .S. .Mcliiiiji-.
W'lililiiiiiil.i IS llciiiv l);i\is. If. ,1. .Icdii-
iicrct. Will. Di'wcy.
|.\ori;. 'I'liis list is (Imiliilcss iiic(>iii|ilc)c.
ocelli led, ,i||i| Tor iiiMIIV VCMIs il lolincii (III
c|iocii ill l,oiiiloirs liisfiiry. The |iIm(M' IiimI
then liccii iiicor|ior)itc(| )ix n \ill)i)^c for \\\^'
yc/ii's. Iiiit. like iiiaiiv if not ;ill of the \ il-
Inj^rs even of (lie |»r('scnt Any. \\\v I'nciliticM
I'mi- hiittlin^ with fire wci-c <»!' the cnidcst
d*'sct-i|ilioii. The lirsf vohintrcr liic lui^iidc
h.-id liccn or)^;iiii/.cd three yeiiis |)|-e\ ioiisly,
hilt il wns iiiciely ;i hiicket filVnir. >i liy-hiw
coiii|ielliii^ e> cry hoiiseholder to keep i\
Icnthcin hiickel. |i)iiiiled hhick, ill ti con-
VCIlielll s|inl lor use ill cdse it should he
required. This fuiswered nil piii'poses till
the first ;,'re)it lire, when the \i\\v lion. (i.
.1. (Joodhiie piirchnsed n •■lire eiij^ine." t\
iiei(diine tlint in these Intter (lin> would
\
HIUDS-KVI-: \li:\\ Ol' (il.'AMl THINK ( A l{ SHOPS.
I round it ori<^iiinlly very iiiiich so. and Ii.mnc he j^rnded soinewhat hij^her than a wa<(>r-
added several names ohtained I'roin various in^- can. hut lower than a lawn s|)rinkler.
sources, hesides correcting a j^ood deal ol" It was worked j'or a lew minutes in tlu^
misspellin>; of names in tiielist as I found it.) second <-onllaj;rat ion. wIhmi the sjiread of
This may he desci'ihed as the period oi the flames caused it to he ahandoiu'd and
the Renaissance in liondon. .\ short tiiiie it shared in the j^-eiieral (h'struct ion. The
hel'orj'. in l<SII 1."). the place had iieen rav- lire ori<.';inated in the Hohinson Hall, on the
a^ed hy two destructi\(' fires which prac- south-east corner of Diindas and Hidout
ti<'ally wijied out the whole hiisiness section, streets, and in a ^n-eat deal less time than
so that huildin^' operations had. as it were. it has taken to compili' these facts some
to lie he^un de novo. The fii'st tire occurred three hnndreil huildin}j:s of various styles of
in Octoher. ISII. and destroyed the whole irchitectiire. hut all of wood. wei'(- turned
of the hlock hounded hy Diindas. North. to ashes, 'i'lie hurnt district <'xtended from
Taliiot and Widoiit streets. Six months Diindas street to the riser. Uidoiit and Tal-
latcv , in .\pril. ISI."). the second fjjreat lire hot streets heiii^' the W('st<'rn and eastei'n
'.r2
CITY OF LONDON.
Ik Ml 11(1)1 lies i)'>4|>c<t i \ el y.
Within this nt'rn hut our
house \v(is left stmidin^. t he
llnlkwill lloiisf. kept liv Ml'.
John l'..ilk\vill, the j'l-esi-
ih-iit 1)1' I he \ illti^e. It slniid
nil the site oF the present
City Motel. While this lire
ill its lull exleiii wjis inoii-
jihly never t'oreseen, it is
riirioiis to icdd of the pre-
cniitions prior to it to pre-
vent jiny lire. Two y«'(irs
previous .\le\. Lowi'ie. i\
CM rrid j^eina ker. iitid l)een
lined !(s. '.(«!. for stnrtin^ n
lire on Tjill)ot street to set
;i Wilson tire, iind in the
sfiiiie yenr dohn (irji\. he
lijivinj; re-
(•eiv(Hl a l)ox
of I II (• i Fer
HI a t (• h «' s ,
was ordei'ed
by the vil-
lage iioard
to reinoN'e it
to a distant
out ho u se.
as it w a s
coii.-idered
da ii^'e roils
to .mIIow t he
I) o X to l)e
kept ill a
store. There
was also a
(• I a u se i n
till' villajii'
by-laws pro-
vidin<f i'or a penalty should
the water tanks he opeiu'd
exce])t in case of lii'e. and the
records show that it was an
olVeiise aj^ainst the majesty
of the law, puiiishahle hy a
tine, to permit a chimney to
catch lire. TIkm'c iia\'e since
i)een fires in London of
fj;reat magnitude, considered
connnercially. Imt noiu' that
can he spoken of as a calami-
ty entailinjj^ siilferinfj; and
per.sonal hardship of so uni-
versal a character on the
pi'ople of the section. l>oth
in kind ind d«^^ree, it w is.
pro|)ort ioned to population
and wealth, a greater caianii-
tv to London than was the
\ i:i{S( iiovi,!-; ( i{oNN N.
Olilcsl lull i\ t'-l)iprn witliiii cilv limit-
i;. .1 (» N i;s 1' A i{ K !•;.
I^cilicc .Mafjjist tati".
A . s . A I! noi r,
I'lx-Cilv Clcik.
^jreat lire of IS7i to('hica>;o.
In IN.') I the coinu'erce of
London had reached such
proportions as to justify the
creation of a ciislonis dis-
trict, with liead(piarters here.
Dr. Hiram iiCe was the lirst
collecior. holding the oHice
for t \\ <> yea is. when lie
;;.i\(' place t(» his hrother-
iii law, .1. 15. Stratli,\, who
continued in ollice till ISTcS,
when Uohert l^eifl. the pres-
ent col!<'<tor. was a|tpointed.
.\t the l>e^iiuiin<; tlie j^roiiiid
Moor ol" thi^ store o|)posile
the Market Lane was larj^e
eiioiij^h to ;iccoiiimodate the
hiisi ncss. IJiif on ly for a
short time,
wlu'ii a re-
moval was
made to t lie
1)11 i I d i n ^^ s
opposite the
City 11 a 11.
t h e n c e t o
the Alhion
l5lo(d<,wlier(
the ( 'ustonis
House re-
niained till
1S72. when
a portion of
the present
iaiildin^.the
construction
o f w h i c h
he^'an two
years i)revi-
oiisly. was occupied. As
showing the growth of Lon-
don commercially, a few
lij^ures {^leaned from customs
returns are ^i\cii. imt the
intellij^eiit reader will know
that, while the li^nires are
correct, the conclusion
reached tliei'efrom can only
he ap])roximate. The vary-
ing rates of duties, and llnctii-
ations in jieriods of iiii|)orts
and rcdease of ^oods from
bond, will cause variatioiis
in the amount of duties c(,i-
lected without heinjj^ an
a cc u r a t e reflex o f t h e
amount of trade done in
the district in any certain
s|)ecilie<l tiuie. In tlu^ lirst
.iri)(i|'; DAVID .lOlIN IIIMMIKS,
'i'liwn Clerk. I Ion, l.SKI.
(JTY OK LONDON
m
A . ."^ -''tajBkJ
y.
«
m)
3
i ('
04
CITY OF [.OXDOX
ycMillic impoits (il (lic|>itil (»r Lomlnn wen- nuilic.il .MciiiMcy is n«i rli out of lln-
\(t the viiliK' III" CSA'l.'u}'!. wliilc tin- cxpoiMs (iiicsl ion n> il i- iiiiihti'ssjiin . 'riif liyiiiTH,
wiTc l'77.!»7.'{. 'I'lic rnllouin^' voir tlir im- Imw i'\ it. .in- Ifiiily iiniic;i( ivi" of Loiuloirs
ports iiiiiTjisril to i'U'. »;!.'. I! IS. ;iiiil tlit- i-xports ),'i-o\\tli coiiiiiii'ninllx . mid ;is siicli tiny will
(Ircrrnscd to i'7.">. i:>."!. 'I'Ih'sc li^;iiic> provi- stiiiKJ.
tlif incii'dscti piinli.'isiii^ (•.•ip;irit\ of the .\s licdiiii^;' upon I In- iiidiisl lini iiilcii-sts.
piMiplr. ImM lit-
tle Ix'vond t Iml.
Coiiiin^to iiioif
rj'coiit tiiiH's.
the I'cccipts for
ciistoiiis d lit ii's
ill 1S7'. \v»'iM'
$2:{:{.12(i. Tlir
t'ollowiiif^ year
there was an
i II e re >i s e o I
about $;{(). (I(K»
in t lie diit ies
colU'cted. while
ill 1S7;> th(^ sum
t\rr reasj'd i;t o
$211. 5)70. This
was raised to
$:{(>I.SSSin IS7I.
and troiii that
jieriod increases
wiM"(^ th(> order
of each year
.save one ('iSSO)
till IHSl, when
the li^ures had
rea<'hed $;"» I 1 .-
721. Sine" that
ptM'iod t he a-
iiiouiit oi' duties
collect ed each
year has hov-
»> red a r o u n d
the haU'-inillion
mark, raii^j^in^
from $r)Sl.(;t)7
in 1SS7 (the
highest) to
$H7,()()() in IS'.K)
(the lowest).
As before said,
these fijfures
give hut an ap-
])roxiniate idea
of the volume
of trade. To
make them ac-
<-urate would
involve an a-
lONSI'IUTCTIOX Ol' ST. I{V.. (OK. DINDAS ANI> UMII.MONDSI:
:,it^1»! !i:!lit'\
P^iii
'^^^'^"^ JJi^J.^
INAriilirXIION (»K ITIK IKOLI.I'.V IN LONDON. \H\)i).
the inland rev-
en lie ret II riis
.1 r- in so III e
directions liet-
I er i nd ices ol
prosperity I han
I lie customs col-
lections. I're-
iiiiNinj; I hat I he
whole internal
{•e\t'liue collec-
t i o 11 s of the
I'rovince a re
in a hoiit the
proportion ol'
t wo a nd one-
sixl II dollars to
each unit ol' I he
population, the
col lect ions in
London nia\' he
said to he alxMil
ele\ en dolla rs
to each unit.
These l'ij,nires
a r e i n t h e
roii^Hi, and of
course do not
show a rela-
t i v<'ly heavier
lax on Lot ;loii-
ers. They show
rather t hat in
the excise dis-
1 licl of London
Ilia nuracluring
is carried on
lor consump-
tion outside ol'
I h e <list r ict ;
in ol her words,
London is a
nia uiii'acturini^
ceil t er. T h i s
proof is not
a 1) s o I 11 I e. as
u'oods ma,' l>e
niadeelsewhert^
and excised in
nnlysis of all tlu' varying rates of duly in the London, hut in such case the proof is that
meantime, and even' then the entries in an- London is a distrihiiting jioint. The total
ticijialioii of taiilV chaiii^es would form a amount ol' accrued revenue from excise in
factor in tlu" calculation, so that mat he- London in ISi»l was .'jilMit.Sd.^.iKS, made up
( ITV OK LONDON,
n:
tis rolldus: S|iii-its. SMI.OT.t.lil : iiuill lii|iiui'. ilnit .iiid ^ickiirss. jiixl i- ii riuii i'i>i|i i n^^
!<«:!<l(>.<»(»: iiuilt. S(1I,I!»S.2(»: l..l.n<<-... Sdd.CIJ.ll.t : ui';,oiiii/,»il ion lirmii.iiillv.
ci^'di's. S|2S. I |;!..'I2: |mI nilciiiM. iii->|MTt inn Ice-.. It ^r<"'s willioiil "^iiyiii^; tlinl LoikIoii's
citiniiii'icinl siipn'Miary,
while tlw result III )i
l;il),;e decree nl' t lie e\-
relleiit iiiilroiid system
ol' wliieli it is the huh.
.■irises uuiinly in the
liist plfice I'ldiii t he
M^ricult iini I richness
■>r the ((tiint ry sni'-
roundin^' it. Midillesex
is one ( ) I' the most
la \ (ired <m)uii ties i n
( )iilfiri(>. and it is sur-
ruuiided i»y cnuiit ies of
so Mke I nature that
the Western i'eninsnla
forins a more fertile
t ract. wit h more divei--
>ilied productions, t han
exists anywhere els*'
under I he sun. This is
not rliodomontade. It
is the cold lact. I he
ri.'ral truth. Draw a
liiie northwai'd from
the Niagara River to
the (Jeoij^fian iJay. .•md
westward of that line
in Ontario will he
r o u II d a n
M l.Hr>:>.l-J.: other ic-
ceij.ts. .S;iS2.(i(): l.al-
aiice I'roin last \ear.
.SI.I7!».()(I.
There is no other
city in Ontai'io thai
manul'act iires ns man\
ci;/ars as London, and
onl\ one city in tin
Dominion where moir
are manul'act ured. In
IS!*.") the ci^arinakers
oi' London used '.WA).-
I \)'2 pound- of r;i w
leaf, from winch the\
maiiiifact ured '2\.2'U.-
S7') cij^ars.
London is ri;,dilly
the head(| ua rt I'ls of
the Western Ontario
( 'ommercial 'I'rav cllers'
Association, and some
idea of t h<- magnitude i|
of Londons wholesale
concerns may he i'orm-
eil from the fact that
t his or^ani/at ion nnm-
hers in the nei^hlxd--
hood of live hundred London >ri{i:i:i haii.wa'i i'ow i:i{ iku si;.
in e Ml i)ers.
They covei'
c o III III e r-
cially t h e
w Int 1 e of
W est e r n
Out alio,
while t hose
i II III a II y
lilies travel
f r o 111 t he
.Mali t i in e
I*r<i\ i nci' s
on t he At-
I a 11 1 i c to
I'.ritish Col-
iimliia on
the Pacific.
The Asso-
ciation was
formed in
ISTCi.and iii-
cor porateil
four years MooNi.Kiii r i:\( ( hsion ( aw. London sii<i:i;t uaii.wav (o.mi'ANV. als. and live
Iat<'r. The stock, hut
present secretar,\. \\i'. i^>llinson. has held here i> lu-ouj^ht to jierfectioii the process
oHice for fourteen years. The Associ.it ion known as " niix"(l farmiiij;." sjieciiil atten-
lias ;in insurance scheme I'or death. a<-ci- t ion iieiiii;- pain to the dairy industry.
a r e a t h e
(M| u a I o f
which, for
f e r t i I i t y
and di\-er-
sity of pro-
(1 u c t ion.
is to h e
found no-
w lu'i-e else
o n ea rt h.
S p e a ki n^
more par-
ticularly of
o u r o w 11
local d i s-
t rict. this is
a sec t i o ii
not alone
iiot(Ml for
its roots,
fruits, cere-
CITY OF r.ONDON.
Ol' nl
W«'Ht
both
nnd *
I tlir roiiiitii"^ ill ill)' Ifi'til)* rtiM-tiitii
of 'roroiito. Miilillrs««x Htniiils seroiid
ill the iiiiiiiIkt uf il- flirc-ic iMituiir-
it' its ciciiiiii'iics. Ill till- |ii-iiilii('t ion
IcIUC. I''|«HI1 r\c|\ |iuillt <»|' view, the (IcM'l-
opiiiciil 1)1' till' rlit>«'si> niitl liiitliT ti'iidc liiis
lirrii III' liriiclil lu tlir ili<ili°irt. nti<l. Urt'piii;;
ill \\i'\\ lii>ii(liiir> |Misitiuii with iM-^iird to
shi|i|>iii^ I'nrilitit's. it ftiniiot I'liil to h** s«*i'ii
thiit ;i<l\ tiii<-«> iiloii^ this line imcmiis pi-o^rrss
for l.oiiih)ii.
'I'h<> |iro(hi(-tioii of oil niitl suit is cari'itMl
on to a hir^f «'.\t»'iit in the liislrict. while
tli<> lishiTN interests on thf north tind south
iii't' considciMlih'. find hinilii'iiiij; is n I'l'Mtiirc
of Ihr section known as the Ontario pen-
insnla. The vineviird re^^ion has heen high-
ly developed, a id all seini-t ropical fruits art^
raised in alainilance. TohatM'o cult lire may
he said to he in its infancy, as it is only of
recent years that its cultivation on a sys-
tematic and exteiisi\(' scale has heeii carried
on. thoiij,di the refugee nej;roes from tho
South raised more or less of it ever sin<*e
their landing' in this section, 'i'tie raising of
toliacco was carried on in what is now a
p<irtion of London, lait was then the town-
ship of Westminster, while the .\niericaii
war was in pio^ress. The plant was I'aisnl.
howi've:'. for home consumption, and not
for commercial pnrposes. The fact is
worthy of note mainly as an indication of
THK I-.\TI'; .S||i:i{|KI' W M. (l|..\SS.
of wool it is sixth, some ol' the more hilly
counties outranking in this particular, and
it is tliird in the raisinjif ol" cattle. It stands
easily fii'st in the mimlier of horses, while
it is far and away ahead of all others in
the lines of poultry and hei^s. The State
of Michijifan. thouj^h in the same latitude, is
not so hijfhiy favored, for horses have to he
imported from this section to prevent de-
terioration of tlie stock there. This is not
^;enei'ally known, nor is the still more eii-
viahle fact that the race horses of the la-
nious "hlne j^rass * rejj^ion in Iveiitiicky are
constantly maintained hy the iin|)ortation
of sires and dams from the country sur-
rounding London. Hut a word with sjiecial
refei'ence to the dairy industry. The hiisi-
ness was hejfun some years a^o in a modest
WHy, hnt its development has Ixmmi system-
atic, and has reached enormous pioportions.
Ahh' and scienrihc instructors, sent out a1
the instance of the (ioviM-nment. have had
aj)t and intellif.'-ent pupils, and there is now
no (luarter of the universe from wlienci' our
cheesemaktM's fear comijetition. so far as the
quality of tluur product is concerned. The
cheese has not only reached a hij^h decree country naturally enough
of perfection, hul it is of uniform e>c-el- hiliition to the pioneers.
SHKIUFF t'AMK
the soil i
o
the natuiu
vicinity.
The productiveness of
RON.
II the
the s
and t
immediate
uri'oundinij
it«'d an ex-
hose of lis
\m
CITY OF I,ONr)()\.
X
riTY OF [^ONDOX.
W)
wliii \ i-il I lie \Vf*t<'i'ii h'n'iv iH' lu-tlnv \\i\\f sclcilfil iifni- .\<l«>lttiil«< xtn'J't. Tliin soon
tiiiirli nwisoii to liiM-il well the >i(lvir<« <t|' iilil, iMTnini- iiiixtil isriictiiry Utv Httuw rt'iiHoii it
' l)f<4|iiMi> tiol till- ilnv <ii' siiuill tliin^M," iim miilil nol Iwivr hriMi liirk of riMuil niiil
\V<' roMxidrr tin- )lrM>li>|)iM«'lit nf thin ilimli- /illotlirr -.liil'l Wds iiuhIc, I he sitr Im-Iii^;
fiifion I'loin it> l»rj;iiiniii;,'. While L<iri<li)n triiiiHri>n<-i| to flic tioitli I'lid of 'I'lilliot
WHS yet ;i luinilcl tin ii^^riiiill immI tissocin- ntri'i't. llrrt' i\ iiiii^nitiifiit hiiililiii^ for
tioii liMil spniii^ up ill the siirruiiiiilln^ thoM' iImvh wns crcrtril. tinil licrr wii.h Iit>lil
•■oiintix. tiiiil il«. liisl cxliihit ions wcii' lirl<l llic (list I'lox inciiil Knir in IS.")I. '|"lir ImiM-
on till' iiMiit -house •.(|iiiii<'. The dnte of the in>; is still siMndiiij;. !,or«l Klj^in t/inie from
tirst is not (isrertiiiiinhle. hut eei-tiiin fir- (jiiehee to fornuillv open the Ftiir iinil
riinistiiiHes reiidef it pi'olinide tlwit it wns piovi-d tin ininieiise diwiwinu; oird. Tnidi-
tihoiit iS.'ll, iiefoie London hnd ,\(>t nlttiiiied t ion siiys tlint thii't\ thoiisiind fteople wete
the dij^nity i»f ;i villa^je. The llortieidtiii iil present on the pi-inejpnl ^ll\y of t'>e F»iir.
\\INM;|{S IN'lKlfNAIIONAI, IJASKISA 1,1- 'IHOIMIY, 1877.
.1. Kliiiwilcll. .1. Iloi'iiillij,'. W. S|H'iiic. K. S()iii<'i\ illc.
F. (inldsiiiK li. I{. SoutliMMi. I'liil. I'dwci-s. .M. Dininii. Ilciiiiiin Doc.sclicr.
;iiid MechfinicMl Associ.it ion of the town of It is n tlumkless task to ups'. i n cheerful
liondon was not orj;aiii/ed till sixteen years tradition, hut if thirty thousand ])eople
later, in lSr)2. the first ollicers heing : wc re ever on that 1< I at one time a jnle
I'resideiit. Marcus Holmes: vice-])resideiits. driver nmst liave hei n us(h1 to ^et them
(Jeo. W. llarpei' and .lohn W'aidess ; seci-e- in |)lace. llowt^ver. making .11 allowance
tary. 'J. ('• Meredith: t reasm'cM". .Jf)lm Hrown: for tlie elasti( ity ot" figures under such cir-
directors, .Tames Danit'lls. L. La wrason. \Vm. cumstances. there was a very lar^e attend-
Wowlan<l. A. Lowrie. Win. Woss. Elijah aiiee. When tlu^ Provincial Fair I'cturned
Leonai'd and .lose|)h Anderson. The Fail" in ISttl new ^i-ounds h.id been ai(|uir' V tlu'
of the earlier period seems to h.Mve j^rowii Crystal I'aliU'e, the pi'ide of those- lay^.
apace and llouiislied. and the stputre he- standing at the junction of Wellington
coming too small for its accommoilation. a sti'eet and ('<Mitral a\'enue. How the lands
mo\'e was made eastwjird, a site heinf^f came to 1m^ tin- [)ropert,>' of the cit;^' is an
100
CITY OF LONDON.
HIS WOKSHIP TIIK MAVOH AND
Ht'iiry '.)i( •iiifV.
E. N. Hiiiii.
Edward I'a'iifll, .li'.
\V. II. Wiiincll.
J. \V. Little. .Mayor IW).") !tt) 'Ji.
U. \V. Bt-niu'tt.
Wolit. .\. ('aii(itli('r.s.
Sicplicii (VMfiii'a.
!•'. (i. KiiiMhall.
CITY OF LONDON.
101
G. W. <)liilHt(';l(l
('has. Taylor.
J().scj)h ■lohlistDt).
AI.DKH.MKN 1"<>U l<Si)7.
Ham. K. Stcvcly.
Xcil Cooper.
Win. (icary.
lli:^;li ."M. I)oii(irlas.s.
.loliii Xiitkiiis
.loliii 'riirncr.
.1. W. McCallniii
102
CTTY OF LONDON.
iiif crcsliiiy tnlf. iiid ^'cncrjillv Uiiowii. 'I'licv don ;ic(|iiir«'tl tli" l.iiiil tit Mi'. I'liiicry's v.ilu-
\v*'i-<> |).-ii't (>r the onln.iiicc l.-iiids. tiiiil .Mr. alioii. It pioxcd ;i lucky I r.iiis.-ict ion in
.lolin ('(iilin^'. ;is city nu'inlx'i'. tried to pnr- more \\ay< tliiin one. 'I'iic K;iir licld on
cliMsc them Iroin t lie (lOVcrnnuMit t'oi- t lie city. tlicsc ^;ronnds proved sncii n snccess that
Mr. Vnnlvouj^flniet. Connnissioner of ("rcnii tlie proinotei'.-i i'elt tiuit no pent-np (..ondnn
contnined tlieir powers. In
1 *!<^ '^Stt^SSP'WSKttKtL iStiT tin- idea of Western
Fair, t o \\ li icii t he whole
jieiiinsnia should lie Irihutary.
was hroached. The Kast Mid-
dlesex .V^ricult ural Soci»'ty
and t he City Ihti't icult ii. al
Society It'll in ea^ei-ly with
the i»lan. and it was carried
into elVect the I'ollowiii^;- yeai'.
Just exactly who mooted the
project cannot defiintely Ite
stated. The suj^j^cst ion was
made casually in the course
ol' a (Mtn versa t ion i»etween
.lohn Campliell. .1. .M. Cousins
and \V. Y. IJrunton. as they
st ood in a ^rou it on t he
^vounds watchi'i^- the sur^'-
in>;- crowd. I'lu idea was
(luickly seized, with what
result we know. The record
(•r t he Fair is
one ol' c<»n-
i n ued s u c-
cess. thou^'h
I'lii'; i:.\iriHi'; on, (o.mi'anv
Lands, refuscMl to sell. l)ut ol-
f'eriMl to make an exchange.
'J'he city owiumI a plot ol'
ahoiit t w cut y-roui' acres on
the lla ni i Iton l?oad. at t he
south-west corner oi' the road
leading to tiie Meadow Lily
Mills, and tliis was olVered to
the (Jovernment in exchan<,n'.
The re|»ort ol' the valuator.
Mr. KnuM'v. lather of the pres-
ent .Ml'. A. S. Finery, was not
such as to cause the (roNei-nnient
official to close the deal, and
the niattei- laid in aheyance.
In the course of time Mr. \'an-
kou);lini^t died, and on the re-
moval ol' the si'at ol' j^ovei'ii-
ment I'lom (^uelx'c. Mv. Collin
bi'ouj^ht the matter to the atleniion ol' Mi'. Council resolved to sell 'he Fair jjji-ounds.
Carlinji;. askiiifr il' it c(»uld not l)e closed, hut aTttM-vvards i-escindcul the motion. The
That ^;entleman communicated with the agitation Tor t.he sale was contimied. how-
city authorities, with tin- result that Lon- tner, and tla* (juestion heing left t(» the
LONDON KMK line I, Kill! WOUKS.
CITY OF LONDON.
108
MKMHKHS AM) KX-.MKMHKHS OK I'A IM.t AM KNT AND MX; ISi.ATf KK.
'I'll.- [.Mil;; ('(p|. Walker. lOx.M.I'. .1. ||. |-,m.s,.i-. I'Ix-M.P. .Majoi- Tlios. Ufaltic. .M.l».
('. S. Ilyinaii. lOx-.M.I'. Cliict' Jlisl i: c Sii- Win. i,'. Mci.dil li. Ivx.M.IM'. T. S. Ilolihs. .M.IM'.
KKTII-K CHKKK UHlIXiK ON L. K. & D. U. H. — LKNOTIl (iKl I'KKT, IIKKiilT TA KKKT.
rilE I.AKK ERIE & DETROIT UIVKU RAILROAD STATION, PORT STANLEY.
mm-'
«pP^p^9iiWP*si
-I-
,U.U CRKKK DKHU.E ON I.. K. . .. K. U. LKNOTM 517 KKKT H .NCMKS. i.EXU.T 70 KEKT,
CITY OF LONDON.
105
AIU'HKJAN ( KNTHAI, STATION.
LONDON IiASKI!AI,L TKAM, .JINK.
Fnil. Scifcit. Arthur Sippi. Mcrt Klicciv, Sec. Fviiiik (iunllicv.
("has. Scclirist. .M. .1. ('ariu'.v. A. I). Iloliiiaii. .MaiiaKci'.
L. Joliiitidii. .lolimiy Qiiinii. Mascot.
I<S!)7.
I Ilk Smdci
I'iciic Ward.
W. Kershaw.
All'diisd CoiuKillv.
W. Hviid.
KHi
CITY OF LONDON.
THK HANK OK TOUONTO.
nitei)aytM-s, they in ISSO dccidctl In
ity i)t" J):{ til at the
gromuls slioiild be sold.
The Council refused.
or rather neglected, to
carry out tlu^ wislu^s
of the ])eo|>le. and
indeed it was not till
live years afterwards
that a ])()rtion of the
jif rounds was sold.
This phu-ed the Fair
directors in an awk-
ward place. The re-
maining^ j)ortion of the
site was too small, hut,
securing the Drill Shed
and ordnance lands,
and fencing in (xri'at
Market street (now
Central avenue), very
passable gi'ounds and
buildings were ob-
tained, and the nuike-
shift Fair passed off to
the satisfaction of all
concerned. The follow-
ing year saw the insti-
tution (m a new basis.
The city had in the
meantime beconu' the
n major-
Till'. ( ANADIAN liANK OK ( (»M.M KlU'K.
own(>r of what is now known as Queens Park.
then called -"Saltei-'s
(irove." The Council
advanced fuiuls to the
jimount of $7(MM)0, new
l)uil(lings wei-e erected,
and the pieseiit Fair
site became an accom-
l)lished fact. It is far
and away tlu^ best the
Fail- directors have
ever conti'olle«l. The
main l)uilding is 200 x
SO. a nd <t>st about
ii;2r).00(). Wailway sid-
ings run to the site on
one side, and eh^'tric
cars enti-r the grouiwls
on the other. The cat-
tle^ sheds are the best
in the I'l-ovince. Wm.
Mchride was the sec-
Ti'tary of the Western
Fail- till his death at
the foundering of the
Victoria in ISSl, when
lu( was succeeded by
(Jeorgc^ McHrooni, who
ludd oHice for eight
years, since wli(>n the
secretarv has been T. A.
THE MOI.SONS BANK.
CITY OF LONDON.
107
Fii'Mwnc. In tlic ('(Illy dnys tin- oHifc of
prt'sidoiit was rtircly <>i" lu-vci' held more
tluiii oin- yt'Jir. l>iit since ISS7 ('.•i|)t. A. W .
Porte continiionsly held tlint ollicc till liis
rcinovnl to'I'oionio in IKU7. wIhmi Col. Leys
INTERIOR SECTIONAL VIEW. H. & E. L. & S. 00.
WMs I'U'ctcd to sii(<*t'<'d liini. 'I'lu- prcNious
])residt'nts had been as follows : \H(\S. .)ms.
.lohiison : 1H70, .Ins. .Johnson : 1S7I. I^icliaid
Tooh'y: 1H72. Win. Saunders: IS7I. ,Ias.
.Johnson: 187."). .John 11. (Ji-ilJitlis: 1S7(>. .\.
■nil'; iirno.N & khik i.o.vn and ,s.\viN(i.s co.
TIIK A(il{l( ri;i I HAI, SAVlN(iS AND l,(IAN
COMPANY.
S. l<]inei-v : 1S7S, .Joseph .Johnson: 1X7!), And.
McConiiiek : ISSO, George Douglas: 1882, .John
IMnnnnei- : 188:}, .John Keiuiedv : 1881, K. H.
l^)l)ins()n; 188(5,
I^ichard Whottoi";
1887 90, A. W.
Porte.
A s])e<'ial fea-
ture of tlie West-
vvn Fair of late
years has lieeii
wJiat is known as
the " attrac'tionn "
— diversified per-
formances alter-
natinfif with the
s])eedinf; of the
horses. These have
l)een under the
sujjerintendence
of Ml-. W. .1. Reid,
and have added
jrreatly to the
receipts of the
I-'''air lioai'd and enhanced the ])leasure of the
spectators.
A lair test of coinniercial ])idjfress is to be
found in the i)ost oilice returns, and as such, a
DANii;i. ki-:gan,
Picsidriit A. .S. & I.. Co.
los
CITY OF LONDON.
few fij^iifcs m;iy Itc t .ikcii
as sliKwiiijx liOiitloii s (I«'-
v«'l«)|»iiH'nt. TIh^hc, Imw-
cvrr. iii'c not t(» l»(' f Jik«'ii
as the rtill iiicasiii'c of
[\ui ]n\ ^niHH ni llu' city,
For file reason that they
rc|ircs('iit the Itiisiiicss
(lone at t he liondoii I'ost
( )ni(»' |ii-o|)ci'. Tlit'i'c aiH'
loiii' otlicr otiiccs within
lilt' <ity limits, 'i'licsc
can s(arccl\ l»c dcsciihcd
as hranch olliccs. inas-
much as all \vt>r<> in
«'xistcnc«' hcfoi'c tlu'y
were included in the
hotmds of London city.
T!iey are rather suh-
sidiary oflit-es. to invent
a phrase, and consist
of liondon Kast. Kalin^,
Askin. and St. .lames'
I'ark. London had heen
a settlenu'nt three years
hefore. in 182!). it I'loast-
ed ol' any post ollice. and
the Hrst one Avas so in-
eon veni<'nt Iv sit u.-'ted
'^^. ;^ "..J^ *
'■ ■ n i l " .n..»n •'j^m.r^m'
TlIK LONDON .MIITAI. I'lUK INSl'KANCIC ( <».
TIIK DOMINION S.WINOS AND INNKSTMKNT SOCIKTY.
■ that it was fairly rc)j;ai"de<l as "out in th(>
woods." It was a lojjf house situated on
North street, as near as can he calculated
where the jo^ at present exists on the
noi'thein houndary of the {.ji'ounds of the
Convent of the Sacred Heai't. (». .1. (ioodhue
was the first postmaster, and he held the
ollice. save i'or a short pei'iod when .John
Harris acted tem])orarily, till 1852. wIkmi L.
Lawless was apjtointed. and contiimed in
the jtosition till his supei-annuation in IX<SO.
The present incuniltent. I{. .1. ('. Dawson,
succeeded. He has l)een coniu'cted witli the
ollice in one capacity or another since the
.•ipl)ointnu'nt of Lawless as postmaster.
His assistant, .L D. Shainian. has l)eei\ in
the ofTice since IS;")!). The inconvenient
position of the post oHice in early days
led to a petition to tlie (liovei-nnient, which
r; N^ resulttnl in its transfertuice to (JixxHiue's
^ 1 stoi'e. in the connnei'cial district at the
2..* %» , I intersect i(»n of Dundas and Widout streets.
-^iWJ fc-rniHi' "^* ''"' ''*'K'""'"K thei-e was hut one mail
"-. a ilti^i'^ 3*^ i« arrivintf and dei)ai'tinijj each week. Now
^is *V'^'[!l^^^'^ ^'"' ii'i'ii'x''' i^ practically countless, and
"' -' J thei'c is one houi- in each day in which no
M, less than forty-five mails are made U|),
while e\('i'v hour the |>rocess is j^oinj^" on.
Shortly after the estal»lishment of the post
oHice .John Nichols bej^an on his own account.
("ITY OK LONDON.
100
ROBINSON, MTTI<K & CO., W I lOMOSA LK DHY (iOOI)S.
lin
wiJii tlu' (tovi'fniiwiit's Himc-
ti«ui. It systriM ill' |iii>'tMl ilf-
livrry. (•iiuin"'K '""' l"'""\
for ffttrrs jiiitl ii li.iir-|>''im.v
loi- |»/i|M'i's. Tliis lici.mtiiuKMl
till IS7(>. wIh'M li'tjiilnr nir-
ri«'rs wt'i-c appoiiitfd. Mini tin-
|r«'«' (lolivrr.v "f m'lil iniittt r
wan inim^junitrd. Kioiii yt'nr
to y«Mir since lliis syslfiii tins
l«'«'ii MiiipiifitMl. till iHiNV 111!
portions of I ln' city iiir
s<'r\ ctl wit li 11 scmi-tliiiiy
(iclivrry, wiiile in the roni-
MUTtini (list rills tlifif iirc
roiir untl liv«' (lcli\»'ri«''< »'-i'-li
»luy. As till- l)nsin«'ss crntcr
of the pimr clumj;*'*!. tin-
post oHiit' was icniovt'tl to
Wicliniond stn-et. nt-xt tlooi-
CITY OF LONDON.
I. (i. .MICUKIHI'II.
(itv Sniii'ilor.
the ilal«- i- not Tar ilistant
wlu'M still rnilln-r exlriisioiis
\Nill lin\.' to In- inailr to ac-
,• nioilalf the i\fi-iiurfas-
in^ l»nsin»'ss. in tin- rarly
(iOs till' ri'vnuu' of tlic post
..lli.f ran alnuit $12.()()(t pt-r
aninini. l'"roni llial tinit- on
tlicri' were j^railnal incrtwiHC^.
Ki.r lilt' pfiiod ISTii S(i I la-
ax cra^i' annual rrvi-nnc was
:<:!r(.IM»0. raii^iiriK fioni S2S.I)(H>
lo !f?l I.OUO in rianal nninl»t'rs.
Ill 1HS7 lla- rcvrnnf rraclicM
iSKi.OIIO. an*l Sl7.(HH> tlic fol-
lowing' year. Sinrc ilial
period tin- annual rfveiiiu-
lin- Iti-cn. oniillin^; tlu" odd
,.,.|its: I SSI). S.M.r.IKh ISUO,
iHr.l.TllO; ISIM. S.")I.:{S7; ISU2,
(. A. KlN<iSI(>N.
Citv Clcik.
soutii of the
])rps('nt site,
w li o re it
e on t i nue«l
till IStiO.
when the
new office,
which li a tl
heen in tlu*
(• () u r se o f
erection for
two years.
was taken
possession
of. Ten yeai's
later exten-
si ve a d <l i -
tions w(M-e
made, and
.loiiN I'ori;.
Cil V Ticasuici'.
\
A. <). (iKAYDON.
City Kll^■ill(•(•^.
STK1'III:N (iHAN'i'.
Citv Assfssiiiciil CoiniiiisNldiici
iKW i:i.i.. I'. <
City Aiitlitnr.
— )«ri(>.2():{:isiW,
$.-)S.2(il:lSi>l,
$5S.«)1(); the
return for
1SS)5 show-
ing in the
n ei jJfli ho '"-
hood of *<)().-
. T h I'
njoney order
hrancli of
llu' London
I'ost Ofhce,
a s in i j^ h t
naturally he
ex])ected in
such a com-
inercial cen-
ter, is a most
CITY OF LONDON.
Ill
illl|>iirl;iiil <lc|illl't MiriH. Ill I lit- t'ulhiwill^ llllllr Dlll'ill^ III!' Ill^l |iiislnl \i'HV ol' U llirll \v<>
will lie rtMithi Hiiini' ti^iii-t's tlwil will ^Im' Iiiim> ii'Iiiiiis tlicic wen- niniliMl at tlic
nil iiliwi III' tli*> iiiii^nitnili' ol' tlii*^ ili<|wii't- LihhIuii i'ost OI1i<i> nlioiil 2.222.000 Iftlcrs
iiiciit III' till' piistdl M-i'\ ii'f : mill •*i72.ll(IO |ii>Mt ciiiiU t'ni' |ila«-('K within
TIIK ( AULIMi l!in;\\ INIi & .\I.\i;iIN(i ( O. (I.I.MIII
No. ol'
Aiiioiinf
Ainoiiiil
V<',ip.
iiioMcy (ii'tli
rs of orders
of onli'l's
is.siicd.
issnctl.
paid.
1SS8-
- 4,m;7
$ S!).0:{0 S!)
.1> 2X0.151 17
I.S.S4
5,4 7()
sit.ouo :{.")
272.0(i7 .'{<S
IHSi")
0,01 s
101.01 S .')."i
;{ 11.5 II 0!)
18S()-
(i.222
S)8.S00 4!»
;520.02i ;{o
ISS7
(i.fiOd
<.):!.S70 .V)
:{l7..'>(i!) oo
ISSS
(5.IU7
.S!».|.-)4 21
.'{(iO.fill IS
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.'{5S.0SI 44
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7,;«i
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:{70.202 71
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.S.S.701 00
.'{75,551 (iO
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till' Diiiniiiioii III' (\Miin(lM. Mini .'tOO.OOO letters
and l.'{,500 piist rniils lor other coimtrics.
The minihcr of hooks, lirciiliiis, transient
ncwspniiris. dccils. iiisiiraiiic policies, vU\,
anioiiiitiMl to alioiit ()!)2,0()0. parcels 0,000,
aiticU's of fifth -chiss mail matter 2S,000,
and rc<,nsfered articles :{1.000. The total
\ahie ol' the [lostji^e stamps plactMl upon
the ahove matter was ahoiit $07,7()0. As
London is the distrihiitinj; center for a larj^ei
portion of Western Ontario, tlie amount of
i'orwardinj.; mail matter is very (»xt(^nsi\'(\
There were ahout ()0,()00 rejj;istereil articles
forwarded from this otlice durinj^ the last
taa
Illi
( ITY OF LONDON.
LONDON HUNT CI.rB KKNNKLS.
year ([iioted, and about JH'.O registtu'od ])arcels almost entirely taken iij) in rcceivia^j, sort-
I'tM-eived from Liverpool. The time of the in^jf and (Ies|)at('hinji; forward mail matter,
nijjht stall', which consists of four men, is The following' tal)l(* will t^iv<' an idvii of
('ITY OK LONDON.
li:t
r. II. S.MA I.I.M A.N.
\'irc'-|'ri'Mi(lfiil LiiMilini lliinl.
ADA.M lli:< K. .\l. I'. II..
Oil " l,ull)^.s||llt," MOW llWIICll llV lliH(ini<'l'
till- DiiVr III' .M.'ii'IImiiiiiikIi. lOii^laiiii.
I»H. .IA.MI'> S. NIVK.V,
ri'iMiNiircr lionihiii Miiiil.
LT BURNABY, R. E. on Poiiiiy ; LT. ANDIRSON, SSi-tl REOT., on Mural . LT. LrSONS, ROYAIS, un Rnl hulinii
LT. ROMER, 14th REbT., on dfoosi- . LT. PATTON. R. A., on fiandt : LT. WINDHAM, ROYALS, on Wihl Boy :
a n A N I) M I 1. 1 r a a v st io k ri, i;c ha s i: ,
At Luiuldii. (■.(iin.l.i Wi'Nt. !»tli .May. IHCi.
STEWARDS: CAPTAIN DAVENPORT, ROTAL REOT. . IT. FISHER, R. A. , LT. DOUdlAS. NTH REOT.
From ct litho. of fJiiinling by Lady Att-Munlet . kintlly luanvil by John Liibiilt.
114
CITY OK LONDON.
7.
US
X
CITY OF LONDON.
11",
t lie 1 r;i iisact ions ol' the sjiviii<;s hjink issued al llic London oflicc. So. wlnli' somo
«U'|)nrtnu'nt ol' tlic London I'osI Oflicc. It ol' tht'si' transactions may have occurred at
may l)e ex|)laine<l tiiat tliese lij^nres re|ii-e- other otTices. no account is takeu ol" local
s(>nt only (lie transactions recorded in hooks transactions in which hooks issued at other
no
CIT7 «^V LONDON.
(»nic<'s were used. In nthcr nord*
lliis Ifiltic is iiiinlc up t'i( III ('■(•
l('(l;i^cr .•Kcouiit kfpl at '.••)i(l-
(liifirlcis
.'IMU not t
rum tli<> locjil
l)<)()ks :
^'t'^n■.
1 )i'|»i.sit.s.
\\'illi(lr;i Wills.
1 HS")
$ 1 (•»(•)..■) 12
$ I2().!)():{ TiT
1SS()
1 \\)M\]
I2l.:?(i(l (17
1SH7
I7:i.(»:{:)
II 1. !»(•)(•. 12
IKSS
20!).SI2
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IKSK
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1S«»1 -
m.2r,()
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I2().!)i;{
I2:{.:)7() (»l
IWKi —
12r).2S7
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ISJM —
I2(».:)(ii
i:{s.7i;{ <n
iswr)
l(>H.:{|«)
I2S.()!»S 1!)
It iiijiy niiiiis(> amateur poiiti-
ISULESIDE," KESIDENTK OK E. JUNES I'AUKE, Hs^.
■ W.W EKI.EV," HKSIDKNCE l>\- 1'. H. h.M.M.I.MA.N.
cal ('conoiii ist s to
draw moi-als I'roiii
tlu'sc li^urcs. hut
in I'ca I i t y t li c y
l>i'()V(' iKithiiiff lic-
yoiid tlic Fact that
tlic \\a;^(' earners
ol' London are in
<;,('iieral a |)ro\ ident
class. 'I'lie dejiosits
may exceed t lie
wit lidrawals. or the
withdrawals he in
(^xcess of the de-
posits, in an_\- ^ixcii
period, and t lu' I'act
in either case jrixcs
us no hasis on \\ hich
to form an intelli-
j^ent conclusion.
The li^ures. never-
IIKSIDKNCE (IK JOII.N MrCI.AIiV.
KK.SIDKNC'E OK hAMEl, liKllAN
CITY OF LONDON
117
s|)c(ikiiij,^ |K'(»plc. u('(U|i_\ iiiji .1 tciiilory
wlicrc illitcrncy is jit the lowt'sl point.
Tlici-i is no (lonl>t tli.it tlic ncws-
paprr jtrcss is tin in(lispcns,il)ii' Inrtoi*
in inotlrrn connnt'iTifil pro^Tcss. Tlic
early liistoiy of ncwspjipcrdoni in Lon-
don is clondcd in mystery. It seems
to lifive l)een of tiie e\ jinesi-enl sort nt
first, and tiadition takes tlie place of
record. In iS:!l lOdward .\. Talixit l)e-
^an the pnl)l'<ation of the tirst news-
l)ai;rr west of Hamilton. Itnt its name
even is forgotten. It is supposed to
lia\'e l)een puldished in London, hnt
there is nothinj^- availahie to prove even
this. The lirst date that can l)e defi-
nitely fixed for a newspapei- in Lon-
don is ISft). when the Lapiirer was
pnldished. In LSI I Lemon i*^ Hart
issued the Times. This later on he-
came the property of .1. Cowley, who
|)nl)lishe(l it in 1SI(S. (ieorj;-e Mrown
pul)lislied the Western (iloi>e in hSh"),
l)ut it was printed at Toronto and sent
to London for disti'ihution. In 1<SIS
^^s^^mmm^sm^m
LINK. .M DONALD A: CO.. ( I(i.\l{ .AL\ NT l'A( IT I{ IMJS.
t heless, are intei'est in^'. In re<;-ard to the posta
revenue, however,
there is a point
that should not l)e
overlooked, and
that is the towel-
ing of the cost of
postajfe. The i n-
troduction of post-
al cards, atid the
increase in weight
of battel's, has no
donl)t deci'eased
the I'evenue. hut
notwithstanding-
this London's rev-
enue has j^'oiie on
increasing. The
fact is very ^'rati-
fying', and is a
sure sign of prog-
ress, lint we must
reine ml)er that
London is t he com-
mercial and social center of a million Luglisli
.L\.MKS .\L\l"riNSON.
MaiiMici'i' I .oiiddii 1 >niK < '<
KKKHV. WATSON & CO.. W IIOLIOSA Li:
i)Hr(i(; Ls rs. London .\nd .moniui:al
118
( rrv Ol' LONDON.
.1. I»'. LoNcil |>iil)li>lic«l ('(■ (idspcl .Messenger. Iiiil ( his i> l)\ t lie \\;i\ . The lii^l (hrcrtoiv of
In the Tollowiii^ yt'jir. ISIU. an oHicial town i.(in(h>n was piihhslicd in 1S."»;!. and i( is
cricf was appointed liy the eoinicil. so we iiiteicsl inj^' to note t lial in its advertisements
may assinne that newspaper adNcit isin^' t heic ate lounil t he names of ten persons wlio
WHS Htill nnch'Vehiped. The ollicial was \V. to-day Toiiow t lie same oecnpat ions in London
Williams, and he continned his oHice till ins th;it iliey did at that peiiocl. They ai'e K. .1.
death a Tew years a^o. lie r.irij^- a Itell ;it I'aike. .1. II. Flock, and T. T.-irt iid;^('. jnnioi'.
pi-omin<>nt coiners, and proclaimed auction lawyers: A. (i. Smyth and F. I>. I'.eddome.
sales, stray cattle. t<t\\n meetin;,'s, entertain- insnr.ance agents: .John Law. l)r;iss\\ orker ;
TIIK r.ATI. C. Ill NT. ISiil (ij (:i(.
i>AAc u aii;i;man. IST'.I.
u. .1. Klin. ISK7.
.KPIIS IliiWMAN'. l.S!>."> Ol'i.
i;x-I'|{i:sii)i:nis and i'I{i:s!1)i;.ni' liOAiU) oi" ihadi:.
\. li. lIKKKll, IKtT.
nu'iits. lost children, etc. Tl;e fact that lie .John Camplxdl. carriajj;<'"ial<er ; ii. A.
he^aii his announcements with the old Saxon Mitchell. dru^)4;ist : Wm. !)ew('_\". ^old and
fornnda. "Oye/.I Oye/I Oye/.I" and invari- silver smith, and F. Yealland. merchant tailor,
ably cIosimI with "(iod Save the (^ueenl" used (Jeo. Hailton was the imhlisher of the first
to excite mild annisement in later years, hut directory. A second o?ie n LS.'id was printed
it was prol)ai»l\' an ollicial formality when he at the ollice of the Atla.-. opjxisite the City
was first apjjointed. Latter-day oHicers. Hall. Iliuiter i'<; Culhert hcin^ t he propi'ietors.
whose delicacy of ear exceeds their eiudit ion. in \H'u the Atlas liecame the i'rototype
liave |)erverted tlw "Oyez" into "Oh I _\('sl" (M.arcus T;iliiot. editor), the other papers in
CITY OF LONDON.
Mil
I'lIK ( ANADA ( lllvMK \l, MAM FA( 11 I{|.\(i ( ( ).M I'A N "> ( M .M I li;i )).
tlic city at •-
t liti t I i in(>
l»(> i }\^ i lie
Free Press
( .) . i^- S .
HlMckl)iini)
M II (I t ll (■
II •' I- .'I I (I .
()\\ n (mI l>y
A. Lcpsv.
or 1.1 t"c
years sev-
e r a I a 1 -
t e 111 |) t s
liavc lieeii
III a (I e t ()
estaliMsli a
lliird paper V
ill siicces-
sioii to the
I'rot ot y|)e.
wliicli was
coikI net ed
I'or ma n \-
_\' e a r s i> \-
• loliii SicMons. now
<tt' tlie customs ser-
\ ice. and later under
1 lie II a III e of t lie
Ilei'ald. I»y Colonel
Dawson, now of the
militia ser\ ic<'. The
latest is the Xews.
the only one iliat
has succeeded in
])assiii'^ its first
liirthday. It was
estahlished in .lu'ie,
1S{)(). There liavi'
heen chaiij^es in the
stair, and Mr. C. U.
KoiMil ' sldo is now .loiiN ( A.Mi'i!i;(,i, .v SON. ( Ai{i{i.\(ii'; wouks.
I'lll': LONDON ANIt I'KI'H()IJ;A liAKWKI, CO.
and lia> heen I'or sdiiie
linii' the head of this eii-
1 erprise. At t his t ime
t here a re t h re*' d a i 1 y
|iapers in London ihe
I'ree I'ress pnhlishiii^
morning and eNeiiin;;^
editions daily, the .\dver-
liser and .\ews evcninj^
only. The origin of the
t wo lat ler is within mem-
ory that of the loriner
;;;oes Inrtlier hack. The
init ial niimlter ol' t he Free
I'ress was printed from
a jilant tliat iiad previ-
ously Ikm'ii usi'd on one
of the papers tliat liad.
prior to the
troiihles oF
i.Sliti 7. heen
strong;, not
to say hit-
1 «'!•. in de-
nu ncia t ion
ol' t he"Fani-
ilyCoiiipactr
It was piih-
lished at St.
. Thomas, hy
Thos. Wat-
I son 'A'ood-
ward. When
new s of 1 1
a !' r a i r a t
-Moll t ^' O III-
erys reach-
ed St. Thom-
as. Wood-
ward said
to a crowd
. around him,
'Well, hovs,
., ■— ■— — — — ^■l b-n!i 1
120
CITY OF LONDON.
A. Af. S.Mini & (().. W IIOI.KSAI.K »il{(r :|{s.
I .-iin ;( i-('l'(»niii'r. hut no iclti'l," w licrciipon
111' .•ilwiiidoucd his |);i|>cr
■•111(1 sh<)iil(lci-('(l liis imisUcf ~~
to assist in |iuttinj;' down
the uprisiii);-. Thos. I'arkc,
l)«'iii<;' iilioiii to liccoinc a
pailijiiiK'Uldrv candidate,
sliortly at'triwaids honj^lit
the |tiaiit and liad it r«'-
in<)\(Ml to liondon. Il<' in
turn sold it to a nian
nanu'd IlartstalV. or llaik-
stalV. i'roin ulioni it was
purchased hy \V. Siilli«>r-
laiid ill ISU). lie started
the Free I'ress. and, alter
conducting- il for a time,
sold out to Josiah IJIack-
hurii ill lSr)li. Tliree years
later the paper was made
a daily. The liriu I'or
many years was coiiifiosed
ol" that ji^entleman and his
lirol her. Stephen iJlack-
hiirii. lull with increasinjr
husi ness i f was ( ra iis-
rorined into a ioiiil stock
comp/iny. uliich il remains. Mr. Josiah
iJlackiiiirn mow deceased) was I'or many
\«'ars chiel' editorial writer on the (^iiehe'c
Chronicle, and on the slartiiijj; of the Toiontit
•Mail he was selected as the chief of the stall'
of Ihat pajirr, w hicli position he retained for
a leiijj^th of time.
when he returned '
to the Fvt't' I'ress.
The Advertiser was
founded in ISti:! hy
■ lohn ('aineron. its
present head. |{e\ .
J. 11. liohiiison had
an ollice where t he
Kvan^elicaj Wit-
ness was piihlished
a lid jol) pri n I i iij^-
carried on. hlariy
in the (ids 'I'liomas
K V a n s w a s i n
charge of this of-
lice an<l piililislied
I he .New s. of w liich
th<" late \V.(J..Mon-
criell' was editor. It
faile<| in |,S(i:{. and the niaiia^<'iiieiit ol' I lie
oHlce was ^ivcn hy Mr. Uoliinson to John
Cameron. H«' soon he^iii lh(> piihlication of
the Ad\ crt iser, t he lirst nimiher l)ein<;- issued
on Octoher^S. |S(i:!. At the start it was non-
political, hut later espoused the iiel'orni cause.
The late Win. Cameron afterwards hecame
a jiartner. as also did W. J. Mcintosh. The
.lOIIN .\1. I)||,l,<).\.
I'lx-l'icsidcMl W.O.C.T.A.
I'lIK TKClJItSKII IIOLSK.
CITY OF LONDON.
121
toriiii'i' (lic(| ill ISSI. ;iii(l tlic Inttrr with-
drew l(» iM'coiiit' clcik of the Division Court
ill IS(S|. Ill the iiicMiit iiiic the part iicrsliip
had Innm chnii^fd to n joint stock conipMiiy,
whirh it still r<>iii.-iiiis. .lolni Caiiicron Immii^
principal stockholder, luirly in the 70s tiic
proprietors ot" the Advertiser estaljlished a
paper called the Lilx-ral in Toronto, luit it
was dro|)pe(l al'ter a tew weeks as an mi-
siiccessliil venture. .M'ter the ret ireinent ot"
(iordoii Hrovv n I'roin the inana<;iii^° editorshij)
of the 'I'oi'onto (>lol>e. John Cameron took his
place, lion. David .Mills heconiin^ |)olitical
editor of the Advert isei-; hut at the end of
his teriii ol' eii^a^i^enient Mr. Cameron re-
turned to the .\dveitiser. his iiiter«'st in
continiietl to he an alile exponent of its
views up till the union of the vai'ioiis
Methodist l)odies. when its special Held
••ejisj^l to exist. The Catholic l<e<-ord wan
started in 1S7S hy Walter Locke; the pres-
ent proprietor, Thomas ColVey. soon after-
wards coming into possession. It is tinn
in sujiport of Catholic ])riiiciples. hut di>;ni-
lied and courteous in its utterances. The
Industrial Itaiiner is the or;^^aii of the*
Trades and Laitor Council. The Fai-nier's
.\dvocate was started early in th<' (iO's hy
W illi.Miu Weld, and is now pul)lisheil hy a
company l)eariiij;- the name of the founder,
whose son, Mr. .John Weld, is the manager.
It is the only purely aj^jricult ural journal
TlIK I, Alio SKNAIOW I.KONAItl).
which he had retained in the meantime.
The earliest record of iiews|)ai)er |)rices
appears in an advertisement of the Tioto-
type in KSoti. It was then a weekly, and
the suh.scription price was I2s. (Jd. if i)aid
in advance, or 15s. if not so paid. Taking'
a iaishel of wheat as a unit of value, a
we<dvly jiajM'r was worth nearly four: now
*i pa|)er immeasurahly su])erior and coii-
taininji; at least four times as much mattei'
may \tv had for one and one-half.
Two successful denominational papei's
have heen piihlished in London — the Kvan-
• felical Witness and the Catholic Hecord.
The former was a well-written slu-et, and
HON. SIW .JOHN (•AI{MN(;, K.( . M. (i., SKNATOH.
founded in Canada that has achieved last-
ing siicct^ss. The Canadian Kntomolo^ist,
a monthly ma^^r/,iii<' devoted to the inter-
ests of entomoloj^y, is also |)uhlishe(l in
London. It is issued under tlie ausjtices of
the KntinnolotJ^ical Society of Ontario, and
has a wide scope of usefulness in its par-
ticular held of lahor. This journal dates
hack to the year l«(i.S. Hev. C. .1. S. Bethune
heing editor from its incei)tion till 1S73.
Dr. Will. Saunders was the next editor,
tilling that position till 1HS(), when I{e\'.
Dr. IJethune a^ain assumed the duties, and
has continued in the i)ositioii to tln> pres-
ent time. The [ut'seiit ollicers of the
122
CITY OF LONDON.
IIIK I'KKK I'UKSS OKKU K.
Etit(>m()l()Ki<'iil Society arc: President. .1.
W. Deainess, Londoii ; vice-p'^''^'*'''"*- "• "•
Lynian. Montreal; seeretary, W. K. Saun<lers,
London: Ire.-.surer. .1. A. Halkwill. London:
lihi-arian and ciirfitor. d. Alston .wollat,
London. There are
also sections for the
s t udy o r ot he r
branches of science
connected with
thi' Society as
follows: Micro-
s c o p i c a 1 "Dr.
Hotson, chaii'-
nian ; I'rof. .). H.
liownian, secre-
tary. Botanical —
I. l?ond. chair-
man; Elliot Wicli-
niond, secretary.
G e ol o g i c al — S.
Woolverton, chair-
man; .lohn Law,
secretary. Ornitho-
lo^rical — W. E.
Sannders. chair-
man; Dr. \V. .L Stevenson, secretary.
The hist Dinninion (lovernnient retnrns
^rave London a IhkIi laidv as a nianufactnr-
ing and industrial center, hut it is not
advisable to cpiote the ll^nu'es here. Li the
' first i.lace. they were com|»il«''l h»«ton' the
reopening; of the (Jrand Trunk car shop"^.
irivinj,' eniplovnient to fivi- hundred nu-n.
several new and iiuporlani industru'S
not hitherto pur-
siu'd here have
since been start-
ed. For this rea-
son the returns
a re i n c o r I'ec t
now. whatever
may ha ve lieen
the case wh'-n
liist made. Ihit
theri' is another
!-eason for ij^nor-
injj the lijiures,
and to state it is
to api)roach deli-
cate i^i'ound it'
one is to avoid
controversy. Ob-
jection has been
t a ken to t h e
(Jovernment statistics on the^'i-ound that they
^rive the nund)er of "factories." counting as a
factory every i)lace wluM-e industiial pursuits
are carried cni, whether th«> number emph)yed
IHK I.A'IK .InSIAU lU.ACKHUKN.
l-'l(... Press.
TUK I.ATK W.M. < A.MKHON
Advert isi
IIIK Ai)vi;i{'risi:i{ okfick.
CITY OF LONDON.
123
lit- line <ir one IiiiihIi'i><I ii|ii-i'-
ntivfs. 'I'lic (ilijrrl ioii is pfi-
tVctly valitl iri'tipitnl is iiindc
(Hit ol' tllt> lllllllllfr III' I'lM-to-
I'ii's. It lins no \vcij,'lil if the
fimir«'s HIT (Icsi^'iicd III show
^^m
TIIIC LATK \VM. W IC I.I).
I'\lllll('l''s .\(l\(icfltc.
I lie mmilMTol' mcii ciiiploN cd.
ir i[ iiwin spends n diill;ir in
tlx' city, it cMii nijiiic no dil-
t'crcncc in its com incrcia 1
aspect wliet Iter lie luis e.-irned
the money laliorin^ in a rude
slie<l of his own construction or in com-
pany with scores ol" otiiers in a mainmoth
iactoi'v. That. I take it. is so clear tiiat
city in Canada,
not lie ahsohitelv
any city on earl h.
has heen since t
l)ei'an. nor will it
It would
tine of
It iM'ver
le world
lie so till
HI!': IAI{.\IKI{ S Al)\ (HA IK AMI
IIO.MK ma(;a/ink OKKICIC.
.lOIIN' HIDIJO.NS.
( Hiii'st I'ldiiiir ill I.iiidIoii,
ihe arrival of the millennial
period.
It may lic^ considered
siiperlliioiis to recapitulate at
any j^reat leii^fth the advan-
tajjfes that liOiidon possess(^s
* a c(inini(>rcial and industrial cent(M', or as a
place of residence. From what has been said
in statement of facts the iiitelli},'ent reader
t (iidy iuhmIs to he stated to he admitted. can icadily draw his own conclusions. lie
So, then: it is nothin^f to the jireseiit pur
pose to specify how each man is einplo\<'il.
It is suHicienl if none of our citizens
an^ unemployed ; and that such is the
case is as true of London as of aiiv
will have gathered that, in the way of
railuav accommodation, there is no lietter
t*
'iSS3S^6SK&iS£.:a^
T. K. KIN(iS.MII,I..S CAKPKT WAKKIIOISK AM) INTKUIOU VIKW.
121
CITY OF LONDON.
(list rilintiii;; point in CiiiiihIm. Tlircr tnmk looked is seen in tlic liirji;«' nniiilMT of I'lic-
lincs. willi Mil <'(|iinl miiiilt<'r of hiniirlics. lories nii<l \\ lioh-stiir lioiisr^ licir silimtiMl.
coiivcr^r iiere, while nil iinlept'inleiit line 'I'wo points nlionlil lie enrefiilly l»orne in
jjiveH Jicccss to tlw Inkes. These I'mts n I iiiiiid. The hrst is thiit the ^rent Imlk ol"
\;i l!l; \N \M»l'.U.st».S,
1M.V).
W M ,1.. IIAKKKI'
ISiVI.
IJ.VVil) i.l.A-
18BR in m.
\s ll.l.l.V.M M i:
1HG9.
.lA.MKS MoKbATT.
ISfWi.
I'. 1,. *.liKM-il.
IStil -2-4^-4.
<1K KUANK S.MHII,
iH(r7.
U H.I, I AM S. s.MliM,
ISflS.
.10 UN ( HKl.STlli,
]m,
a. (iHAVDON,
1809-70.
.1. M. COUSINS,
1871.
JOHN (A.MHUKLh
Km.taii Leonard, M.iyur 1S.")7 (sec Senators, ])ii^v 121).
only to he mentioned to coniniiind the at- wnj^e-eMrners own their homes. This is not
tention of the shi))per and of tlie maiui- only ji jn-oof of the llourishinjr condition
factui-er whose raw material * must he im- of manufactures, hut it is a ^niarantee
])oi'te(l. That they have not ht^'ii over of stahility. Steady - ti'oin^' men, church
riTY OF LONDON.
12.-.
iiiciiiIh-i-s tiiiil >ii|i|MirtiT> <>r lii^li-(ltis<, (mIii- The sciond pniiil I will Itow to the tlii-liiin
(■ntluiiMl iiixtit iitioiiM. rniriiip; llifii- I'liiiiilics nl' tlir |)liilus<i|ilici' wlm iiinv uny tlint it \h
ill til*' sniirtity niiil loiiil'uit nt' their own only tlir lirst mim> pii'sriitrd in n new li^lit:
lioiiM's, ni't> littlr linltlf to lie tilVcrtril Ity 1 li«>li<'v«' so invst'll' is tlint tlit>ri> nn* no
KOIU-.IM I.I.W I-
ISTs '■>.
I.. Ml.liKUl m,
KS-' :!-
iii;m(v r.Kcm k.
I). -IKIlM.I S-
.1 \ \IK- ( ()\\ AN.
iHS7 HS.
i.i.iiia.r; iavi.ok,
iHSli im I'l.
I . I.-- I I.
!>;;•:{ ..|,
('. S. Hyman. Mayor l.SSI (s..<- .M. Vs. pa^r,. i();{).
J. \V. t^lTTI.K. May.ir ISlC) iKI !)7 (sic paj^n' KM)).
d(Miiaj^()^;iit's and ajjjitators. There is no shuns in Loiidoii. There is no <listinct sec-
distiiiet line of cleavage hetween einploy*'!' tion in wiiicli resideiu-e is an iiiiU^x of
aiul employed, und eaeli is alike interested social status. All pai'ts of tlu; city ai"e alike
in the pros])erity and well-heinjj^ of the <ity. dosirHV)le. Tliere are no districts of sciiialor
(-1TY OK LONDON
n<,.v. <an.rN.>s <..- .mns s. rKAmK . .o., skk.>smkn.
AUAM MKCK'S N-KNKKU AM- TmN M MlMO.i >AW
MILLS AND Ul)X WOUKS.
ki:sii)i:n( i: ok ma.iok ukattik, m. p.
( ITY OK I.ONDON.
127
KKHIIIKNCK UK T. K KIMiHMfl.l.
IIKMIPKMK UK JciNKI'll sMIIII.
.1. .\IA»KI.IN.
Kx-riiHii-iimn l'nl>li< l.ilii.iiy. lsii:i lt|.
i»r liMimts of \Icc. Tifiiidnii Is nltovc mII smI'i- iincstmi'iit ol" (JiiiitJil. iiiiiHt he jitti-fic-
tliiii^fs n titv nl' luippy lioinfs. 'I'lic jjciicimI ti\f to the iiiMii who 1ms ictiifd from
iniironiiut ioii of lln' city ^mirjint«M's its lu-tiv*' l»iisiiu'ss, ntiil iiiiiiiv such linvf intuit'
sMliil)iit y. It is llir IicmIi liifst city ill the liOiiilon their Mlii<liiivc-|*''"'*'- '" ''"' M""'"^
Doininioii. The hi^h slinidin^ of its (MJiicn- plirjisc of the •liiliilee hyiiin, "'i'here's room
tioiitil iiisl it lit ions, with the fticiiities for for iiimiiv-m morel"
lUK ( ANADIAN I'ACKINC COMPANY.
I2S
CITY OF LONDON.
ADDENDA,
As lurcslintlowrd in tlic hcj^iiiiiiii^. this
work is iit'ci'ssjirily more or less ria^iin'ii-
tui'y. (111(1 till' comlit ioiis iiiidfr wliicli it was
\vi-itt<Mi and jirintcd made it iiii|)()ssil>l<> that
all siilijccts (Miiiid hi' lnoii^iit ii|i to date in
thi'ir proper s(>(|ii('ii(t'. Tlic mass ol' niatcriai
witli whicli the writer hepiii continued to
<^ro\\ as it hecanie known in some (piarters
that tile work was in pi'o^ress. and the nitirch
ol' e\('nts is so last tiiat a sul)ject was never
really linished till the pajj;es were pi'inted.
Siieceedino- events made constant ri'vision
necessary, and even with this some lew
omissions occurred which can he siii)plii'd in
this plac(!.
On ])a<^e 2<S, rel'errin^ to the coiumand of
th«' Artillery . soniethin^ is needed. That pa>;('
went to press while the al'tairs ol" the Battery
were in a transi'ory, uot to say somewhat
muddled, condition. It is suHicit'ut tor pur-
poses of accuracy to say that Majoi" (Dr.)
G(H). Wilson is now the commanding' oflicer.
Itel'eri'in^ to old Hlai-kfriars |{ri(l<;-e (see
illiist I'ation on pa^'e;!!). it may he of interest
to note that during the rel)elli(>n of ":i7 sen-
tinels were posted at either eiul. and no one
W.'is allowed to jiass who could uot ^i\<' the
countersij;n. The humor ol' this lit's in the
I'act that at that jiarticular time the watei'
was so low that the ri\er-I)ed could he crossed
dry-shod.
When till tahli' of city oHicials was
made up the writcM' was not aware t'lnt the
.John iliijfhes who iij^ures as village clerk
was the present County Judj^'e of Klg'in.
whose full name is David .John Hughes.
Ml'. Hughes was educated at the London
District (naiumar School under the master-
ship of .Mr. F. A. Wright. M. A., from May.
IS.J"). until .July, l^<:{7. when he was
articli'd to the late .James (riven, Fsij.,
barrister - at - law (afterwards .Judge), and
ivmained as the ninnaging cliM'k of that
jj^entleman until the year ISIO. Dui'ing his
clerkshi)) he was ,'i|)pointed C'lerk of the
C'oi'poration of the town of liondou — in
succession to the late Wm. Iviug ("ornish —
which ofHce he held until he was called to
the I5ar in 1812. During his clerkshi]* the
rehellion of ISli? broke out. and he then
joined the \oluiiteers with other sludents-
at-law.
In the chajiter relating to churches it
should have been stated that it was in the
house of Dennis OiJiieii that mass was foi'
the iirst time said in this ])art of Canada,
and not only his house, but his store was
always open for tlie clergy and for -ill
church purposes free of charge. He died
.May ITtli. bSd."), aged 7."{, after a residenci^
since 1S27. lie came from ("oi'k, Ireland, in
ISll. to .Maine, then in 1X27 to Canada.
.Mr. O'Hrieii was a contemporai'y of (i. .J.
(loodhue and .John .lenuings, a trio of the
most public-s|>irited and hospitable citi/ens
of the early days. It was the custom of
Mr. (>ooilliue to entertain the children of
the village every New Year's Day — a
sleighride and refreshments forming the
basis of the entertainment. Some few of
our older citi/i'iis recollect taking part in
these excursions.
Those who take part in the Irish Henev-
olent Society's baiiipiets of io-day may be
interested in reading the following invita-
tion of the early days. I cannot lix the
date, but hi-lievi' it to be about IS)};");
EmN-(JO-HH.A(i}f.
Siii.— 'I'lic lioniir (if your cuiiiiiiiny is n'i|iii'stfil U>
.'I ii.'il ii>iial iliiini'i' iit tlic .Mansiuii-iluust' lloti'l. I^oii-
ilnii. (Ill Si. I'a I rick's Day. Diimcr at '> (.'ciui'li.
HlCIIAKl) Hkow.n. 1
[{iniAHD .Mrui'iiv. i ■^'•'"•'l-"'"
I). OHlilKN, I
An answer is rciiiicstcil licloic the llllli. Tiikcts
ti> :>(' hail at llir liai'.
.\notlier imitation, the date of whicii
(IS,'};")) is authenticated, is curious, as show-
ing the fashionable hours tiiat prevailed at
that ))erii)d :
Mr. and .Mrs. .Morrill iircsciit llicir ('((iiiplinii'iils,
,inil ici|ii('si the iilcisiirc ol' your roiiipaiiy at (liiiiicr
on l'ri(la\-. Milli ol' .lanuarv next, at I o'clock p. in.
I.iinilon'. Di'c. 2ltli, l,s:u'
Of all the documents bearing on the
early history of London, none is of more
interest than the followinj^ letter, a copy
of which came into my hands through tlit^
courtesy of Mrs. McMillan, whose mother
was the writer of it. .\s showing the state
CITY OF LONDON.
120
i:{0
of nlVairs hucc'ihmUhk tlu'
n.»).>lli<m of 1S:{7, itisin-
VJihmltlt'. 1111(1 1 only «'t'-
uit't that 1 tlicl not have
UfcesH to it whtMi tlu'
piiHHUKes roftM-riiih' <"
the relit^lious times
Mvvr*' Hist writttm:
Ldiiilon, May :5i. 1><1"-
My Dkak Mbs. Chkhton:
Yuiir kin.l anil anVctioiiiit.-
l,.U.-«-"f ITtt. .)..!>• last .•an...
duiv to liaii«l. aii.l alt.'i a
,,,..1.(1. ..r two ot ...•nl.K.'ii.«
,m 11. V pai't ill ai.swciii.^' it.
the ivli.'lli".. I'fok'' <"'^ '";"
a s...i.-s uf t.n,.l.l.-s M.r.vl.y
m-c...inn has ,„;cv.M.t.-.l .. ^
s„oM...' .lis.-l.a,t^«..K an n li-
Uiitini. so lonK (hif. aii.l n«'«
as things a..' a l.ttl.- -'>'«
settU'i! an.l H"' t'""'^
a nioif Hv<'ly a.s|.i'ct,
the If I urn ot si.rn.g
s(,n which l.iings
I'het
to giv*
CTTY OF LONDON
noi'f
hear
with
a sea-
wit h il
f„h..-ss. i will att.M,.|.t
yon a faint skctcl.
„f Ihf tii".i.-s npoi. whi«h. "<•
have falli-n. London sine.'
IVcMnhev last has h.'(;n on.'
...mtinnal M'.M,e ot .ontns.oi..
,.,.ow.l.'.l with S..1.1..-.S, a
laiK." nnniht'is weiv hiU.-t.'il
on .'acl. h..iis.' f..r want ..I
hana.'ks : an.l ..t has h.'.-
l,„t .•...•..i.tly SI...'.- w.. K t
vi.l of then., an.l arn-sts. ot
pe.'sons s.,sp..et.'.l ..t hrxuj^
„,,,H.'at.'.l in th.' '•"V-'X
winte.'. a...l an...ng th.; n. i. -
l,ei' was .nv hi'..tl.e.'-in-la« •
Mr. l.a.1.1, a...l 1 a... soi'iy
to inf...n. y..n he has I.e.'..
,.,.,.vi.'t.'.l hy a i.a.'k.'.l a.
pa.tial jniy. an.l is '".'J^
Iraol, l.nt th.' .lu<lK«- 'l'<l ""♦
think p.'.'l>''V t.. pass s.',.-
tenc.' on him an.l we la.l>
,.xp.".t his .'el..as.., hut .t has
l,e,... most .■u.n..us t.. him
an.l his faniily. an.l all ot s
havel..-.'.. i.i .•xt,'.'n.et.'..ul.l.'
about him. I exp.;.'t as soon
as lu' is reh-as.'.l h.- w.
,,„it the .'..m.ti'y, an.l t l.e
al,s.-n.'.' of my s.st.M' is an-
oth.'i- s.aii'.'.' of gi'iet t.. n..'.
y\y sist.'Vs(.Mis. (i..n's) lam
ilv has lu'ell si.'k an.l she Has
List one ..f h.T .hil'hei'. an.l
tinally t.. s.iin it all up m
a few W..1.1S. 1 never <oul.l
liave .h'eame.l of sueh s..i'e
afHi«ti..ns ami tnals as I
have he.'i. .all.'.l to pass
th,'..ugl. f...- th.' f.'W pr.'<'.'.l-
i„o; ,„„nths. hut I h-'V.^'T;'"
,.,.rtso.. t.. 1..' tha.iktul that.
1 am vet spai'.'.l my lit.' an.l
l...alth", wl.i.h at present^ is
t.)l."iahly K..0.1. * •"''•
(VHiieii is well. He ha
eapeil ceiisuie from all pai'-
ties, an.l has .h.n.' a.^K'y'i*
ain.nint ..f husiness with tlie
Gov.'inm.'iit an.l has g..tt.'n
iieailv all his moii.'y. Hf
CITY OF LONDON.
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lins I'ditcd liis brick hiiililin^s for harrarks. We havi' in
town alxnil :i(KI rcKnlars ami cxprct tlic niiiiilx'r (d lie
iiii-r('asc<l sliurlly lo l.fNMl. (ii-cat dismal isl'aft ion and
I'Nciti'nirnI pri'vails in llic country and many arr daily
leaving. .My anxions prayer to (ioii is tliat tlic annd
ol' peace may soon liestow to us afjain those halcyon
days that I once enjoyed when you were with nie.
It almost seems if you could return that with yon
. could resume those coveted joys and pleasiues,
hut (liey are Iomk pine liy, and I fear a loiiK time
hefore they may retiU'U. ♦ ♦ * | luive still a hope
when peace is restored Mr. Crichton will sei' il his
in'crest to I'eliirn to this comitry. that we niay once
more have the pleasure of meeting. .Mr. O'Hrien
desires to he rememhered to you and Mi'. ('. Hop-
iuK this may reach you in good health and in hetter
spirits than il leaves,
.My dear .Mrs. Cric'itoli,
^'our affecliop ite and sincei'c friend,
.I.\NK OUkIK.N.
Mrs. Fs.\hi:i,i,.\ (Ricniox,
I'ictou, Nova .Scotia.
Smith is jfivon
18()7. Tlic |)i'('s-
iiwiyor ill tluit
On piiKt' 1J». Mr. W. S.
MS the iiuiyor for tli«' your
cut Sir F'niiik Smith was
year.
On i>a}j;(' 77, it is statcul under the por-
trait of Mr. I?(»hert Reid that ho was the
first cliaiiniaii of tlic I'lihlic Lihrary Hoard.
Mr. Hcid occupied the jiositioii later. .Mr,
Henry Macklin was the first ehairinan.
In rejrard to the views of the city, it
should lie «'xplaiiied that those taken sp«'-
cially for this work were desijjnedly made
at a time when the trees were bereft of
foliaj^e. This was for the jmrjiosc of show-
ing; more fully the nature of the struc-
tures, imt it takes away a ^ood deal of
the bowerlike ajipearanco of the "Forest
City" in inidsummer. A bird's-eye view
at that season would appear a veritable
forest.
The followiiijj; tables from the latest
(Jovcrnment repoits are jj^iven not so much
for the information of local readers, but
to enable investors in foreij^n jiarts to
form an idea of the merits of London as a
<M"ty for phiciiig foreij^n capital for investment:
nAUe OF BANK.
CAPITAL
PAID UP.
REST
OR RESCRVe
FUND.
Hank of Toi'outo ,$ -J.IKKl.Oai) .$ I,H(K»,(HK1
Can.idian Hank of Commerce (i.fKNI.Odll l.(KK),(KK)
Hank of .Montreal 12.(MHI,(KK) (t.lHKl.tcm
Hank of Hritish North America.. . I.Ht)().(««i i.a'W.iaS
.Molsons Hank 2,(KN),(KKI I, ((K).()(ll»
.Merchants Hank of Canada (l,(KK),(HKt :<,(HK).(HH)
».
I.O.VN AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
A^;:ricultural Savings an<l Loan Company. Daniel
Hegan. president: working capital. .$l,!tltS,(iii(i. Canadian
Savings and Ijoan Company, Hoht. Fox, prcsideid ;
woiking capital, !i!l,S(l7,72."). Dominion Savings and
Investment .Society, Holtt. Held, president: working
ciipital, $2.2:^a,tt!)M. Ilm'on anil Ki-ie Loan ;ii'.d Savings
Co., .lohn W. biltle, president; working capital. $(i,:i.SI,-
!)I2. London Loan Company of ('anada, 'I'hos. Kent,
presidi'ut : working capital, .$l.l(i7,:{2(i. Ontario Lo.in
and Dehentuie Company, .lohn .McClary. luesident :
working capital, .$l,2l)i),ltlW. I'eojile's Huilding and Loan
1.S2
Assnciiitinli. .Ill(lp;i' K\\. I'',llinlt. pi'csitliMil l wui'killM;
(■!l|>itill, $1(11, STIf. 'I'lic ;il)(ivc seven lii;ili enliipilliies nil
have their heiid olllees in l.iiiiiidli. iiikI iii-e aniiiligsl
the most siiecesst'iil ill I he I'lov ilice. Theil- t (it al \Mirk-
in^ eapital aiiiniiiils to t)i)S.2lKi.ll|H, a lai-^e iioition of
wliieh I'epreseiits s;ivili>;s of the people ill this (list I'icI .
MKK INsrWANCi;.
Sdilhnii l.ifr .l.sN. r'((.— Head .illiee. l/oniloii: lloii.
Senator Mills, (^. ('.. president : John .Milne, man-
aK<'i' -Capital. $1 ,(KH(,(KKI : snl(seiilie<i, $,S(H),(KIII ; paid-
11)1, $1IIIMHNI.
I.diitliiii l.ifr lii'ad oftice, London: ,lohn .McCl.irv,
ptesideni ; .lohn (i. liichler, niaiia^^ei — Snltseiilied
capital, Jf!2.")(l,i)H): (ioveinnieiit deposit, .$(I(I.(HM),
I'lUK I.VSIUANCK.
I.iiikIi.ii Miiliiitl Head otiice. liOiidon : ('apt.
Thos. V). Wohson, piM'sideiil ; !).('. .Maedoiiald inaiiaj;er.
Flircclors : .laines W, ( 'anieron. .loseph H. .Marshall.
AiiK'i'- t'aniphell. I). Hi-own, .lohn (u'ai'V. Kicliaiil
(Jihson. Koht. .Mel'lwen. ('has. ( ', llod^ins, I). ('. .Mae-
doiiald. Ji'., assistant secret, 'ii-.x' : .lames (iijiiit, 1 reasiirei"
I). Macniiilaii. accountant. Smphis .issets. ,$Ii(il,Hl.
On im^*' •^'' i*^ '^ iiiliiiwitcd that th(>
(■lection tii;il was not tlicn concluded.
.Judges i'^cf^iison and HoixM'tson ^ave .jiido;-
ineiit at Os^oodc Hall, on .June 20, con-
tirniiii}^: .Majoi- ilcatlic in the seat. Tiiey
found two (diaio^es of corfupt ])i'a(tice
])foven. Imt lieid tlieni to l)e trivial and not
such as to aiVect the ^cnei'al fesnlt of as
Itai't ol' a plan (>r campaign.
CITY OF LONDON.
THE JUBILHE CELEBRATION,
'I'lie events ol" the .Inhilee celehiatiou —
to mark the sixtieth annivefsary <»!' (^neen
N'ictoi'ia's accession to the thfone ai'i' so
IVesli in the nienioiies of pfesent-day read-
ei's that it is not designed liei'e tc j^ive a
detailed icpoft tluM-eof. lait niei'el\ to jot
down such memofanda as will ser\-e for
I'litiife I'd'efence.
The main display was on Tnesda \ . tlie
22tid. On tliat (lay ly)iical dune wcalhei-
picvailed. and the city was crowded witli
thousands of \ isitofs IVom outside parts.
In the moi'nin;^- the tfoops tlien niidef
can\as. heiiijj; composed of the militia pef-
foi'nnnj,; the annual diill. supplenu-nted hy
the re^ulai's stationed at the l>ai"i'acks. Xo.
1 ('oinpany. K. ('. I., maiched to (Queen's
I'ai'U. The statf consisted of Lieut . -Col.
White. Lieut. -Col. Stacey. Lieut. -Col. I)aws(tn,
Lieut.- Col. Irwin. Lieut.- Col. I'Mlis. Major
Wadmore. Cai)t. Cafpeiitef, and ('apt.
Iluohcs. The tfoo|)s in p.'ii'ade aic j,nven
undec t he enj^favin^ :
lOacli hattalion had a reoiniental liand.
The line ol' mafch was ffom the Uafi'acUs to
WArnN(i von .ii miijok phockssion, (ohnki} dind.vs and uk iimond si'i<I':i:is.
CITY OF LONDON.
l.'W
•TIIK .MAIU'll I'AST." ImisI llussais — LI .-( 'oI. (iailshoif. Aitillcry .Majdi- \\il.s,,ii. 'I'wcnly-sixtli IJal-
taliiiM Lt.-('(il. Iiwiii. 'I'wcnt v-M'vcnt li ISatlalioii l,l.-('i)l. Kllis. Thirl x-sirdiul l!,il taliun l,t.-('iil. S((ilt.
•lUmhKK DAY sr.VHT OK llIK rAUADi;. DIKI'KKIN A\ KMK.
IM CITY OF LONDON.
Qumi's P;n'k, jiiid w;is crowded willi s|»cc- mid wliitc tij^lils, .-i very ('fleet ixi- cnstniiie.
tatois. Airivcd at the I'ark. a serii's <)^' At Idet ie spuil s \\ etc iiidid^ed in !ill iii^flit-
iiiilitary rnaiiri'UvreH were pcrl'oniu'd. I'all. and an e\liil>it ion of a ran uilli tla^
In the afti-rnoon there was ^iven the lionnds was ^nxen l)\- niendiers of the l-ondon
hir^est jiarade excr seen in liOiKhin. 'I'lie Hunt. His Worslnp Ma, or Little read th(^
route was tVoni Vietoi-ia Park and adjacent (Queen's message to the Canadian |)eo|)le, and
stre<'ts alon^' DulVerin avenue to Wichniond. Lord .\herdeen"s icply tiiereto. as ToMows :
to Duiidas. to \N CHin^ton, to Ivinj;. to .\de- (inxcii nt II<misi'.
hiido, I)un«his sti-iu't and to the I'ark. At , , , (»it.;iwM. .hmc 22.
,1 1 I ,. ,1 1 ii I I Ills Ilnliiil' llic l.iclll (Millll (inxcriiur. lurnlilii:
the head of tlie panule canu' the London ,{i,,,,,„ ||,,ii. oiiaw;.. (i.2() m. m. Hr>i kicIjiiks.
wlieehnen. 100 sti-on^f. with l»eant it'ull_\- dec- I have jii>i nciivcd ilir rnllciwin^:
orated wlieels. 'I'lien canu' t lie 7t h Mat'talion •• liu. kinKli;nn I'mI.iic.
1 1 !■ n II 4i I • . /« I !• •■ l.niKldii, .liiiif 22.
hand, tollowed iiy the Ancient Order ol •• ti... (i.,v.iM..i-(icMcr,il ,,l ( ■,n..i.h,. (HI.iwm. II.OT m.im.:
Pnited Workmen, 50 strong; : the Independent ■• Kium mv li.ini I thank mv ImIipviiI ninplc.
Order of Foresters. 100 stroll},^: and the Ca- M^iy (ind hicss' ihci,.. (Signed) VKTOKIA. U. I."
nadiaii Order of Cliosen Friends, 12.") strong'. 'I'h<- rollowin^' is a copy of the reidy si'iit
The 27tli Uattalion l)and followed, |)re- to the (^leen:
cediiiL' th(> (Jrand Fnited Order of Odd- •' T.. ilir (^u...... I,.|.i.lnn :
ft,, . , 1 .1 /. I- "Oltawa. Iiiodaw (i.l2 a.m. 11.12 a. in., diccii-
tellows, twenty st ronji^ : and the ( anaihan „.|,.|, ijiml:
Order of Oddfellows, sixtv strong. ••'riic (^lu'cn's most ^crai-idiis and loiicliiii),' mcs-
The :{2nd Hattalion hand marched in fr.int ^••'^"> "'''"^ 'ii.,inc,.i icnivc.l sliall \,r immediately
,. ,, .,r , ,. ,, ,,, , , ,,,,, ^ made knipwii tn > our .\l;i I'st \- s iicoplc I hionyhdut
ol the \\o<)dmen ol the World. 100 strong'. ,i„, i),„nini<.ii. an. I will stir .•i(i...sh hearts already iull
who were followed h\- the Canadian ( )rder (ui tins inemnralile d.iN . We lAXm- the f,dad tiihnie
of Foresters, ninety stronjr. "f l"V;il <levntion .and alVe.-tiunate I''>;;'';k';- ,<;!'<• '^•"V'
T,, ,,.,.,•;,., '^ , , , . anil hiess the l^neen. (Signed) .\ Ml'.IU >I'.I'-N,
J li(^ Musical Society s hand inarched next, "(invenmr (iiner.d."
precediiiK the AiK-ieiit Order of Foresters. :](I0 Tremendous clieers greeted the readiiiK
stronjr, „„(l .Iiiyeiiile Foresters, KiOstroiiK. „f tlies.- iik'ss.iuvs. the hands adding; to the
The OraiiKcmen followed, 200 strong, led ,.nv,.v,.scent lo\alty of the assemliled throng
hy the file and drum hand, after which came \\ith "(iod Sa\c the (^iieeii."
the 2(ith Lattalion liaiid: the Sons of Kn-- 'i',, ,.,.|,d„;,t,. the event .Mayor Little had
land, 110 strcmg: th«' Irish Henevolent Soci- pj-i.^iMited to each school child' in the «-itv a
ety. Aldermen and School Ho.-ird. medal, a f„rxliiillr of which is pui)liyhe(i in
Tlie liremeii accompanied the procession j|„. ,-,.o„t' of this hook, ind he also pic-
as far as the K'-')iinds. and then marclied ^,.„,,.,| ., silvi-r medal to each memher of
hack to duty. At .'{,20 the lieail of the |)ro- ji„. |.,,.,,.,| ,,,• AMermen.
ces-sirm entered the Park, and at ;{..>0 the ^t niKht tlie city, which had heeii re-
march i)ast the ^v>uu\ stand, crowded witli splendent with tla^s all day. was fairly
.some 1,000 spectators, was coinph-ted. ahla/.e with electrical displays, and the scene
Col. Dawson acted as Knind marshal, .-nd ^^,,^ „„j. ,„.^.j.,. i„.n„.,. ...nialled in the city,
was assisted hy Major Stuart, 2(;tli: ('apt. 'p|„. ,s,,„^ ,,,• Scotland had an illuminated
Aiyen, 2()th : and Capt. Dawson, of the 2(th. ,i,.,.^. ,.,.,,ss ,,11 the res.M-yoir hill at SpriiiK'-
The lodges were marshaled as follows: |,,,,;|. .,,,,1 j|,,. ,„ilitary a campliiv on
A. (). f. W.Marsh.il Col. Dawsdii. Harracks Hill. Durino- the moriiiuo- a tree
];VwV7J'*VV'i;.'''''';' •■'"''•'• ^^'- '^'^ '''■'''''• was planted hy St. Andrew's Churcdi coii-
(i. r. O. (). F.-.Moipui (hay. greyjatioii in honor ol the day. .\Ir. James
('.().(). F.- Win. i{;iyiess. (iiljeaii. the oldest memher of the con^n'e-
V V) F~ Vw'MelhM-dl nation, placed the tre<' in position. To sum
.hiveniles T. ('. Maitlett. 't "P '" ^ '"' \vor(ls id" /111 oliserver : " Lon-
I.,. (). L.— W. Shdiill* r. don the Less could not liaxc celehrated
S. O. E.-K. I.ov.'less. ,1,^. .|„hi|,.,. of Her (Jraciotis Majesty inorcf
Tailinjf the procession came some thirty loyally or eiithiisiastically had ihv heloyed
members of the famous Hobiii Hood drill soyereiirii of tin' ju'ople heeii present in per-
corps of Court F'orest City, A. O. F.. in son to insi)ire them with her (pieenly pres-
char^^e of Ca])t. .lolin lirown, who. on their ence. It was a celehration liciit t iiii^ the oc-
arrival in front of the ^n-and st.'ind, went casion, and it was the patriotic outpouring
through a series of heantifully executed f)f h faithful peo])le. the homage of devoted
evolutions to the music of the " (rolden and loving suhjeets."
Trumpet Mandi." played hy tlie Seventh The chairman of the committee was Aid.
band. The Foresters wore green h(^lniets with W. H. VViiinett : secretary. .Mr. C. .\. King-
red and white jilumes, green velvet tunics ston : treasurer, Mr. P. W. 1). Iiiodrick.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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ft-VENUE.S ft-ND STRE^ETS.
('(•nlral A\i.. fn>\ Iticliiiiniiil St.
Diiir.rin Am'. \\c>I WilliiiKlnii St. -
Dmicl.is St. (jiltoilt ISKM. west tiolii W ••lllUKl'"!
Kiiiiil.is .St.. cjist IJichiiiKiid
Diiiidii^ St.. I'lisl I'.illinl St.. isiai - _ -
Diindiis SI., wi'sl ItiiliiiUPiMl St.. 1SU7
l»uiiil;is St.. cast Mail laiiii Si.
Nnltll St. (lliiW t^llV A.I, cast I'nsI Olliic
(illfcn's .\\r.. rasi ['<•(. T SI.
liiiccirs Ave. I'asI I'osI Ollic.'. l.S'.l/
Itiilllnnlid SI., sdlilli KiliU St.. ISIi.")
Ilirliiiioiid SI.. MPiilli .M.istiiiii- 'ri'iiijilc, 1.-
Wati'iliMi SI.. iKirlli III' St. Andrew s Clui
WilliiiKlnii St.. I'asi Vii iiiia I'ark. IM(i7
W'flliiiKl'iii '^l- i'"^' N'iilniia I'arU. IH!)(
BRIDGES.
lilacki'riais Miid^'f. ISl:!
IJlacUlriais IJridK''- l'^"''^ " " '
Hl.icUfiiais liridj,'c. 1S7II - - ; - _
IJIackl'iiai-s, Oxlnid. and ('. P. 1!. MrulKcs. I''^!''
Ciaik's liiiilK''. l"*'-
(iraiiil 'rnink If. It. ISikIk
Ki'MsinKldii ItiidKi'
Kelt If Civrk 15ridj,'c - - - -
Mill Cicck Itiid^v - ",:.', ,-"
UCllinfilon Stivcl Uridf,'!' (t 'lark s). IM/
Nurk SI reel ( \Vcsnnin>trr) lirid^'r
BUILDINGS.
Advertiser (H1ii(
.\K«'<I I'eiipie's lldhie
AKrieulliirai. Savings and Loan Co.
Asylum for Insane
Maidv (iT 'roronln
IV'cks |{(ix Factury
Hilil's-eye \'ie\v i>f (i. '!'. Car Slidps -
Cani|)l)ell. .lolni it Son ----- -
Canaila Clieniical MahlK- <'<i- iMnnledl
Canadian Haid< of Connneree
Canadian I'aekin^ Company - - - -
CarlinK KrewiiiK A: Mailing,' Co. (I.nmtedl
Central l''ire Hall
City Mall
Coni'l House
CoNcid (iarden. IS7II _ - - • "
Covent (iarden Market. 1M'.)7 - - - -
Customs House ■
Dondnion Savings anil Investment Soe y -
Knipire Oil Company Oil Wells at Hotliwell
Farmer's Advocate and Home M.iKiiziin- Otlicc
Fil'st Council Cliandier
|.'lH-e Press Ollice
Huron iV; Krie Loan and Savm^s 1\k •• -
Interioi- Sectional \'ie\v. H. \' K. I.. iV S. Co.
Kerrv. Watson & Co. -
KiiiKsniill. 'I". F.'s Carp, l Warehouse -
Lahatt's lircwery - - - -
l,eonard, I'). \- Sous
j.ine. .M(d)onald iV: Co. .--••-
Loudon Fleet ric Lit;lil Works
London (ieneral Hospital - - - • -
London Hunt Kennels - - -. -
London .Mutual l''ire Insurance Co.
London \- I'elrolca liarrel Co.
London Street itaihvav i'ower House -
L. F. & l>. I{. I{. Station
.McClarv .ManulactuTin^- Co. (Limited)
M. C. K". Station ------
Molsons Hank ■
Mount Hope Orphanage - - - - -
No. 2 Fire Hall . . - - -
No. :< Fiiv Hall
i'errin. I). S. & Co. - "_ _ :__ :^_ .l_" _ _"
Police Station - - - ' ■"
I'ost Ollice - - •
Frotcstiiul Orphans' lloiue •■ t- -
F'ul)lic Library - ■ - ----- -
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72
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114
74
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|{ol(inson. Lilth' »*<: «'o.
Sailed Heai't Con v 'lit
Sniilh, .\. .M. fi Co.
SI. .losepli's Hospital
'recumseii House . - . .•
NN'olselev Hairacks - . - -
V. .M. ('. .V. HuildiiiK . . - -
GH-ORCH-tS.
.Vdelaide St reel Maplist
Askin Street .Methodist
Centennial .MelhodisI - - - -
Christian ------
ChiisI i'lpi.scopalinn - - - - •
Colhoriic .Street Methodist
Dunilas Street Ceulie .Methodist
l'"ii'sl CoTii^icKational
First .Methodist . . - -
l'"irsl Prcsliyteriau . . . -
Hanullou Koail .Methodist
IviiiK Street .Methodist
Kiu^' Street i'reshyteriail
Knox I'lcshyteiian . - - -
.Memorial
Nolth Street. IMIiO ... -
Old SI. .\ndre\v"s and .Manse
Old Catholic
.Southern Conf,'reKat ional
St. .\nilre\v's i'reshyterian
.St. .lames" lOpiscopaliali -
St. .lames' Presl)yterian
St. .John the Fvangelist
St. .Mary's H. ('.----
SI. Matiliew's
St. Paul's. IStiO
St. Paid's Cathedral ■■ - - -
St. Peter's Cathedial - - - -
'ralhol Street Maplist
WclliuK'ton SI reel .Methodist -
Pfl-RKS.
Hird's-eve N'iew Victoria Park. I.S!)7
Cricket '.Sipiare (Victoria Paik). ISI)7
Western i-'air (ilounds ((Queen's Park
RESIDENCES.
Heattie. .Major ThouLis
Hecher. Mrs. C. .M. -
Hrodrick. P. W. I). - - -
Hnllen, W. F.
CarliuK. '!'. H.
Cronvn, N'erschoyle
Kcele's. Dr. F. K. - . - -
Klliott. .IuiIki' Fdward
Flliot. .ludKc Wm. . - - -
(iiiiK<'. •!• H. - - - - -
Hariis, (ieorge V>. - - -
llyuian. .Mrs. - - - -
llynian. C. S. _
Kiuf^snull. T. F. - - - -
Laliall. .lohn
Leonard. C. NN . . - - ■
Leonaid, I''. F. - - - -
Little, .Mavor ,1. W. - - - -
Levs. Lieu't.-Col. F. B. -
.McCl.iry. .lohn - - - - -
.McCormick. Thos. - - - -
.Macpherson, ,\. C. . - - -
.Meredith. .Mis.
.Minhinnick, .1. \\. . - - -
O'Mricn Homestead, The
Parki', F. .loiies - - - - -
Perrin. I). S.
Regan. Daniel - - - -
|{ol)ilisoii. (ieorge . - -
Sharmaii. .1. D.
Siualhnan, T. H. - - -
Smith, .losepli . - - - -
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120
78
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110
115
110
87
127
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SGH-OOLS-
Alx-nlffii
Cnllionif Hired
llnly Amk'-Is Sc|).iiali'
iliiruii CiillfK''
KiiiK HI i('('( - - - ...
Ldiiiloii Culli-Kifit"' liisliliitc (Hi><li Hclionl)
j.ornc Am'IUK' - . -
.Mii|)lr A\(imf . . - ~ -
Mciliial - - * ....
Mndil . - - . , - »
Old (ir.iiiiMiiir - - •■
Old I'liiuii - - ^ .. - ••
I'iiik Sliv.'t - - ^ -
I'l'inccss A\finM' - • " •
(illcllCC Stl'IM't - " " -
(^iit'cii's Avfiiuc Kimlri'ijcjirt
Ucrtory Stici't
Wccttiry Slifcl KiiidriKaili
S(|)iirat('
SI. (icoi'Kf'N
Tiillxit Slicel
\' ill (Ilia
Willi Iry Itnad
VIEVS/S OF LONDON.
VIcws of Lonrfoti ContlnUfid-
I'll
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112
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UusiiicsN Sell ion 111' liDndiii
Citv. M>iilli pari, wliilc Ki"'
l-'irsl Kli'iliic C.ir
KirsI l,()r()liiiili\r. I.S,")i
l'"r(iiii low.idl' SI. I'aid'sCaDirdial N'irw s lakni (i. /
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(iraiid Mililaiy Sln^plnlias,.. |Mi:(
III. INC Car '".',.
.Iiildlc.' Day '•'2
l.iindnli. |.S."il
I.iiiidiiii j'lli'il rir |{ail\Nay
l.niidoii Niiilli. I'luMi Sl.'.laiiK's SI. ^.llll!l. ISTII
hnliddli Nollli. IV SI. .lallirs SI. s.plilli. JSKT
Lolidiiii Sdiilli. l,Sil7 - - -
l,(iiidi>ii W'fsl. IriiMi Ki'iil SIi-ctI -
Liilldnii Wol ImcsIhI. iSS:! ■
iitiwcr Wisl I'nild
Map of Wislciii Onliiilo - - -
Old WalcTs- Mill CailiiiK'N Cicfk. IS!!!
I'caiii'. .loliii S. k Co.'s Trial (iioiiiids -
Plan of London. ISIO II - - -_ -
I'lan ol' London and Siihiirlis. l.S!»7 -
Ufscrxoif
Idvcr view near Walcrwork.-
|{o\v of Colla^cfs on Walcrloo SI. iioilli
.Soiilliwcsl \ii'\\ IVoiii Crii'ki'l S(|iiaii'. 1^><»
S|iriiinlpaiik, lookiii!^ noil li-w I'sl
.Slaj^c ('oacli - . ' ■
SI reel I'aiadi' of ,Sc-liooi Cliildrcii
Tlianics liclow I'lnnpiiiK Slal ion
'I'll.' Folks and tir.sl LoKCal.in. ISJK
rppci' Wcsl I'ond - . - -
\ i.loiia hisaslcr, .May 2llli. IHSl
N'ic'W solllil-Wfsl from ( 'oilll Mouse. ISII
Waterworks and Spiingliank I'aik
fiAOl.
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PORTRMTS.
Al)lioll. \- H. -
Anderson. .Miiiiay
Maldwiii. Ul. L'ev. .M.UIliee S.
Hai'kei'. William -
Mavlv. Wev. |{.
Beatlie. .Major 'I'lios.
Heclief. Ileniv
lierk. .\daiii - - - -
Ueiinetl. n. NV.
Hl.ickliiiiii. .losiah
liland. .loliM - - - -
IJowiu.in. .loliii
Hiowne. Tlios. .\.
Hncke. l>r. 1!. .^L -
Hmwell. Col. -
Cameron. SlierilV -
Cameron. Win.
Campliell. .lolin
C.iiliiiK. 'I'lii>^- -
CailiiiK. T- "• ■, ,
CarliiiK. "on. Sir .loliii -
Carrol lieis. Itohl. A. -
Chrislii'. .loliii ■
Cooper, Neil
Cornisli. K. H.
Consins, .1. .M ■
Cowan. W. K. - -
Cowan, .lames
Cronyii. HI. Ki'V. Menjamin
Cronyii. N'erselioyie
Ci-onyn. Heii.jamiii -
Davis, .ludfi)
Dillon, .lolin .M.
Itouglass. IIiikIi -^I'
Dreaiiev. Henry
Kgaii, .)as. - - - ••
Klliol. .IndKe William
Elliol, Skel1iiiM:t"'i
Kllioll. .liidKe Kdw.ird
Kllwood. (). _
Kssery. I"'.. '1".
First Iliissais
Forristal, .!.
Fraser. .1. 11.
(iartshore. Lt.-Col. W. .M.
(ieary. Wm.
(iihtioiis, (teo. ( '.
(Jiiige. .1. li. -
Glass, Sheiitt' Wm.
Aoe
PAce.
!I2
(ilass. David - - - -
121
121
(ioodliile, Moll. 'i. .1.
12
(i.".
(irali.ini. 11. .M.
.57
121
(iraill, Slepliell
110
•A
(iiay. Win. - - -
y.'.
103
(ir.ivdoii. .\. C.
110
125
(iravdon. S. II. -
121
lis
(iiver. A. M.
US
100
(iimii. W. A.
!t:{
122
Ilellmillll. 111. Ilev. 1.
(15
118
Ilol.l.s, \\ . |{.
1 1
118
Ilol.l.s. '1'. S. - - - -
lo:;
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llockiii. Will.
110
15
Hoddens. '1'. 1). ...
125
SI
Hughes. .Iiidge David .lolin
02
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11 mil. Iv .\. - - -
IIH)
122
llunl. C. - . - -
lis
121
llyinaii, !•:. W.
!HI
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Ihin.in. C. .S.
lo:i
111
.leiiiiings. .lolin
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.lewell. (i. F.
110
Kill
.lolinslon. Joseph
101
121
.liidd. .1. C. - - -
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Kilgoiir. .1. M. -
112
121
Kingsmill. T. F.
12:'.
121
Kiiigslon. C. A.
no
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Lahalt. .lohii
OS
125
Lahall, .1. K. -
OS
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Leonard. 1*'. Iv
!Mi
112
Leoiiaril. ('has. \^'. -
00
125
Leonard. Senator
121
SI
Levs. Lieul.-Col. I'\ H.
I."
I2(t
Lewis. LI .-Col. Ilohe'l -
12;.
101
Line. Ilarrv
117
IINI
Little. .Mavor .1. W. -
1(N)
IH)
London liaseliall Team. lSi)7
. 105
SI
M.Hride. Win.
- 121
12!)
.McCallmn. .1. W.
101
SI
.MeCorniiek. .\lidrew
125
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MeClarv. .lolin
0.!
125
.MeDonald. Iloherl D.
- 117
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.Maedoiiald. D. C.
125
Hi)
.Macklin. 11.
- 127
|u;5
Mall iiisoii. .las.
117
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Men-hant. I'. W.
.55
101
Meredith. Sir Win. H.
10.5
112
Meredith. T. (i.
110
127
Mere.lilli, K. -
125
97
Miiihinniek, J. H.
90
.M(.iral. .lames
.Moore. .1. .M. ...
.Morrill. .Simeon
.Niveii. Dr. .las. S. - -
.\oll-Coiil. Ollieels of 71 h. 1SS5
N'lilkins, .lolin
O'Mrieii. Di'iinis
O'Connor. I!l. lies. Denis -
OI1ieers(7lli|al Claik's Cros'ng.
Olmslead. (i. W.
(t'Meara. Sli'pheli -
I'arke. K. .lones
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Sippi. Dr. C. A.
Sniallmaii, T. H. -
Siiiilh. Lieiil.-Col. Henry
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Sinilli. Sir l''raiik
Smith. William S.
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Stevelv, Sam. K.
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