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MAP OF THE CANADAS, 
 
 EXHIBITING THE 
 
 SITUATION OF EVERY TOWNSHIP, 
 
 WITH THE 
 
 NAVIGABLE RIVERS, LAKES, AND CANALS, CON- 
 SPICUOUSLY LAID DOWN; 
 
 TOGETHER WITH 
 
 AN ACCOUNT OF THE CLIMATE, SOIL, AND PRODUC- 
 TIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION 
 
 INTERESTING TO EMIGRANTS. ,„ 
 
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 FRANCIS 
 
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 AND PUBLISHED BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. 
 
 MDCCCXXXIV. 
 
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LONDON : 
 
 Pnnted by William Clow»: s. 
 
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MAP OF THE CAN ADAS. 
 
 That a correct knowledge of the geographical 
 position and formation of a country is of the 
 first importance to the inhabitants of that coun- 
 try, is an assertion that few or none will be 
 found to dispute ; but this knowledge, except to 
 the statesman and merchant, is of little conse- 
 quence to the inhabitants of Europe, compared 
 to the vast influeace which a thorough acquaint- 
 ance with the face of the country exercises over 
 the ultimate prosperity of individuals in a region 
 so thinly peopled as America, where the situa- 
 tion, or, as the Americans term it, the locality 
 of the land, constitutes the greatest part of 
 its value. 
 
 For want of a tolerably accurate idea of the 
 course of the navigable waters, and the means 
 of reaching a market, a man may set himself 
 down in the face of difficulties which he may 
 not discover for years; and then the chances 
 are, that his life will not last long enough to 
 
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correct his error, and he must content himself 
 with his lot in the best manner he may ; at any 
 rate, his past labour is lost, or nearly so. 
 
 This matter is so well understood and appre- 
 ciated in the United States, that the greatest 
 attention is paid to mapping, and the study of 
 maps. The rivers and canals are laid down 
 most conspicuously, with all the canals and 
 rail-roads that are only projected ; and even 
 situations, where facilities present themselves for 
 their construction, are pointed out. Scarcely 
 iiny person is met on a journey without a map 
 of the state in which he is travelling ; and the 
 cheap rate at which they are got up, and the 
 portability of their bindings, speak forcibly of 
 ihe universal estimation in which such know- 
 ledge is held. 
 
 It is not every American custom which is 
 worth copying, but this one is founded in such 
 trood sense, and has so evidently arisen from the 
 necessity of the case, that it would be unpar- 
 donable not to follow it. 
 
 " In looking over the best maps of Canada, the 
 inexperienced eye is bewildered by the multi- 
 pUcity of water-courses over the face of the 
 whole country. The great majority of these, 
 
however valuable they may be for irrigation 
 and for milling purposes, are not at present 
 navigable, though many are capable of being 
 made so, whenever the increased settlement will 
 warrant the expense. It has, therefore, been 
 thought best to leave these out in the map ac- 
 companying the present sketch, because they 
 draw off the attention from the main streams, 
 and also because all who have land to dispose 
 of, whether individuals or large proprietors, 
 have maps whereon their lands are described 
 on a larger scale. 
 
 Roads are comparatively of small importance 
 in Canada, and do not engage a large share of 
 attention, except in the neighbourhood of the 
 larger towns ; and for obvious reasons : any one 
 win imagine the great labour in making a road 
 through a forest, and, when made, of keeping it 
 in tolerable plight to bear heavy loads in the 
 spring and autumn; besides, the frost and snow 
 convert the worst roads into the best, for the 
 rapid and easy conveyance of heavy loads on 
 sledges. Most of the streams, though not navi- 
 gable in summer, are converted into excellent 
 roads in the winter ; and, therefore, all the heavy 
 work upon a farm, the conveyance of produce to 
 
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 market, and the receiving heavy goods from the 
 nearest port, is reserved to that time ; and hence 
 the necessity for good roads is not felt so greatly 
 as it would be if the winters did not so conve- 
 niently and delightfully supply the defect. 
 
 It would be quite superfluous to reiterate 
 arguments to an American, in proof of the ad- 
 vantages of being seated on or near a navigable 
 water ; nor should it be further noticed here, 
 but that some persons, from interested motives, 
 have contended that the small settler is not so 
 much interested in this question, because he can 
 find a purchaser in the nearest storekeeper. It 
 is true that he may find it his best interest to 
 dispose of his crop to him; but as the latter 
 purchases with the sole intent of sending it to 
 the great ports, the cost of transport, be it more 
 or less, must be paid out of the produce, and 
 nothing else. To this consideration is to be su- 
 peradded, that the cost of every article consumed 
 on the farm must be enhanced from the same 
 cause. 
 
 It is also true that land near the great lakes 
 and rivers is not to be obtained except at a high 
 price, compared with the inland tracts, (what 
 need of greater proof of the value of water-com- 
 
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munication ?) and that fine land on Lake Huron 
 or Lake Erie may be had at a much less price 
 than land near Lake Ontario ; but the real value 
 of each is pretty accurately measured. The 
 small expense of reaching a market compensates 
 for an increased outlay in the land. 
 
 But as it is quite impossible for every emi- 
 grant (especially those of small means) to get 
 land near the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, 
 it becomes consequently a point of importance 
 that he should set himself down as near them 
 as possible. For this purpose it is presumed 
 that the map will afford valuable information, 
 exhibiting in the plainest manner the relative 
 situation of every one of the 446 townships into 
 which the provinces are divided; and as it is 
 the custom, in speaking of land, to say that it 
 is situate in such a township and district (not 
 naming the county), there can be nt aifficulty, 
 by the alphabetical arrangement of their names, 
 in at once discovering whether the description 
 given of any township by the seller is generally 
 correct. 
 
 There are three modes of obtaining land in 
 either of the Canadas : first, from Government, 
 to whom application may be made at Quebec 
 
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 for land in the Lower Province ; and at the Go- 
 vernment Office at York, for land in the Upper 
 Province. Mr. Buchanan of Quebec is, how- 
 ever, authorized to treat for and dispose of the 
 Crown lands in both provinces, and will explain 
 their situation, and the terms on which they will 
 be granted. 
 
 The second mode of purchasing land is from 
 the Land Companies. The British-American 
 Land Association is not yet prepared for busi- 
 ness ; it is understood that they will confine 
 themselves to the Lower Province, and prin- 
 cipally to the townships in the district of St. 
 Francis. 
 
 The Canada Land Company have not any 
 land in the Lower Province ; they have some in 
 almost all the townships of the Upper Province, 
 besides the Huron tract of 1,100,000 acres, and 
 the township of Guelph, which are entirely theirs. 
 In the summer, the Company's agent, resides at 
 Quebec, and is well qualified to give every infor- 
 mation as to their lands, and the best mode 
 of reaching York, where their office is, and 
 where only bargains can be concluded. 
 
 The third mode of obtaining land, either in 
 its wild state, or partially cleared and culti- 
 
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 vated, is by purchase from individual proprie- 
 tors ; at the sherift"s sales ; or at the annual 
 sales of land which has been granted, and 
 vi^here the grantees have failed in performing the 
 conditions of the grant or to pay the assessment. 
 
 There is some risk in purchasing land in the 
 Lower Province from individuals ; and great 
 caution should be exercised, part only being 
 subject to registry ; but in the Upper Province 
 there is little danger of getting a bad title, as 
 every part is subject to registry, and common 
 prudence is sufficient to guard against that risk. 
 
 It may here be allowed to call the attention 
 of the intended settler to the situation of the 
 Canada Company's large tracts, viz., Guelph, and 
 the Huron tract. 
 
 Individuals of small means, and not connected 
 with others going out with the like intentions, 
 may perhaps not do amiss by taking up land at 
 Guelph, which is within thirty miles of a port on 
 Lake Ontario, to which there is a road called 
 good in iVmerican phrase, but which will not be 
 estimated at that rate by an Englishman, until 
 he has lost all recollection of those which he has 
 been in the habit of calling bad. The land 
 bears an excellent character ; and the Company 
 
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 have erected mills and stores, which are, doubt- 
 less, very essential establishments to be within 
 reasonable distance of a settler. 
 
 Goderich, in the Huron tract, it will be seen 
 by the Map, is removed from Lake Ontario be- 
 tween 400 and 500 miles by water communica- 
 tion. The 80 or 90 miles of road from Gode- 
 rich to Port Talbot on Lake Erie would reduce 
 the distance ; but such a route is not to be 
 looked to for the advantageous conveyance of 
 produce to a market, in such a country as Ame- 
 rica. There is surely no need of argument to 
 prove that a bushel of wheat is of less value, by 
 something very considerable, in the Huron tract, 
 than it is on the shores of Lake Ontario, and at 
 the same time that any article of British manu- 
 facture or West Indian produce must be dearer 
 in the first than in the last-named situation ; 
 and, therefore, till land situate some hundreds 
 of miles nearer the great markets of consump- 
 tion and supply has become more scarce than it 
 at present is, or is likely to be for many years to 
 come, it certainly appears very questionable po- 
 licy for any individual to fix himself at so remote 
 a distance. But if these points deserve the at- 
 tention of persons with scanty nieans, still more 
 
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 do they press themselves on those who are pos- 
 sessed of some capital, and whose lives have 
 been spent in a well-peopled land, and in the 
 interchange of the charities and civilities of life, 
 the worth of which is not fidly discovered till 
 their loss is felt. By a little inquiry and perse- 
 verance, plenty of land may be found near the 
 shores of the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, 
 either wild or partially cleared, and possessing 
 all the advantages of Guelph or the . .uron 
 tract, besides being within a reasonable distance 
 of the large towns and markets, and wearing 
 altogether an aspect not so repulsive to an old 
 country man (as the Europeans are called) as 
 the interminable wilds of Guelph or Lake Iiuron. 
 
 The Lower Province, although possessing the 
 advantage over the Upper, in respect to the 
 markets for grain and other exportable produce, 
 including beef and pork, and also possessing the 
 large cities of Montreal and Quebec, at which 
 many of the smaller productions of a farm will 
 bring a good price, yet, from the length and 
 severity of the winters, is undoubtedly calculated 
 rather for the Scoioh and north of Ensfland 
 farmer, than for any other class of agriculturists. 
 
 Quebec, January, 1834. 
 
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 CLIMATE, SOIL, AND PRODUCTIONS OF UPPER 
 
 CANADA. 
 
 From an Official Report of an Agent of His Majesty's Govern- 
 ment, laid before a Select Committee of the House of Commons, 
 in 1823, by his Majesty's Under Secretary of State for the 
 Colonial Department. 
 
 The climate of Upper Canada is considerably milder 
 than that of the Lower Province, and the winter shorter 
 in the same proportion. In both these respects it im- 
 proves as you proceed to the westward ; so much so, 
 that although the frost generally sets in in November, 
 at its eastern extremity, and continues in that neigh- 
 bourhood till the middle of April, it rarely commences 
 on the shores of Lake Erie before Christmas, and it 
 usually disappears between the 25th of March and the 
 1st of April. 
 
 On a comparison with the climate of Great Britain, 
 the heat in the summer months is somewhat greater, 
 but never oppressive, as it is always accompanied with 
 light breezes. There is less rain than in England, but it 
 falls at more regular periods, generally in the spring and 
 autumn. The winter cold, though it exceeds that of the 
 British isles, is the less sensibly felt, in consequence of 
 its dryness, and seldom continues intense for more than 
 three days together, owing to the regular fluctuation of 
 the wind between the north-west and south-west points. 
 It may be observed, that the winter season is the most 
 favourable to land-carriage, as the roads then admit of 
 sledging in all directions, which is a very expeditious 
 mode of conveyance, and attended with but little draught, 
 so that one horse or ox can, in this manner, easily draw 
 
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 double what he can upon wheels. It is hardly necessary 
 to state, that, in a country so overspread with timber, 
 there can never be a deficiency of fuel. As the forests 
 disappear, the climate improves. 
 
 5fo^7.— Upper Canada is blessed with as productive a 
 soil as any in the world, ana it is easily brought into 
 cultivation. The nature of the soil may be, invariably 
 discovered by the description of timber it bears. Thus, 
 on what is called hard-timbered land, where the maple, 
 beech, black birch, ash, cherry, lime, elm, oak, black 
 walnut, butter-nut, hickory, plane, and tulip-tree, &c., 
 are found, the soil consists of a deep black loam. Where 
 the fir and hemlock pine are intermixed in any consi- 
 derable proportion with other trees, clay predominates ; 
 but where they grow alone, which is generally on ele- 
 vated situations, sand prevails. This also happens 
 where the oak and chestnut are the only trees. These 
 sandy soils, though naturally unfavourable to meadow 
 and pasture, are found to produce the brightest and 
 heaviest wheats, and can, with the assistance of gypsum, 
 which abounds in many parts of the province, be made 
 to bear the finest possible crops of clover and Indian 
 corn. In moist seasons the c'.ay furnish the greatest 
 burden of grass. Perhaps there does not exist, in any 
 quarter of the globe, a country of the extent of Upper 
 Canada, containing so small a quantity of waste land* 
 either of marsh or mountain, yet there is not any defi- 
 ciency of water; for, independently of the numerous 
 rivers and streams which flow through the country on 
 every side, good springs are universally found either on 
 
 the surface or by digging for them. 
 « 
 
 Natural Productions. — The timber most esteemed in 
 tapper Canada for building and farming purposes is the 
 
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 white oak (very similar to the English )» and the yellow 
 pine, a sort of deal which cuts up into excellent boards, 
 as does also the tulip tree, which there grows to an im- 
 mense size. This latter timber is by many considered 
 the best for weather boarding, from its superior facility 
 in taking paint, and being of the poplar tribe, it is less 
 liable than most other woods to accidents from fire, as 
 it never blazes ; the oak and hickory are principally used 
 for ploughs, cart-wheels, &c. 
 
 The black walnut, chtrry, and curled ma))le, work up 
 into durable and beautiful furniture of all sorts. From 
 the maple, the settlers, by a very simple and easy pro- 
 cess of tapping, obtain in a few days a sufficient quan- 
 tity of sugar to supply their families for a year ; many, 
 indeed, manufacture a considerable surplus for sale. 
 Soap may be made in any quantities from the wood- 
 ashes, with the addition of a certain proportion of tallow 
 or grease of any kind. Plums, cherries, crab-apples 
 (which latter yield an excellent preserve), gooseberries, 
 currants, strawberries, raspberries, grapes, cranberries, 
 walnuts, chestnuts, and filberts, grow wild in the woods, 
 where game is sufficiently abundant ; consisting of red- 
 deer, hares, pheasants, woodcocks, snipes, and quails, 
 with many other birds, good for the table; in which 
 enumeration should not be omitted the wild pigeon, 
 which, at certain periods of the year, migrate from the 
 westward in flocks of such magnitude as surpasses all 
 description, and are excellent eating. 
 
 Grairiy ^c. — The grain grown in Upper Canada con- 
 sists of spring and winter wheat, oats, barley, rye, buck- 
 wheat, and Indian corn, the last of which is a most im- 
 portant article of consumption. Peas are the only field 
 pulse cultivated there ; the summer heats being consi- 
 derably too great for beans. There are potatoes, tur- 
 
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 nips, pumpkins, clover (red and white), and timothy 
 grass. Both flax and hemp grow remarkably well. 
 
 Fruit and Vegetables. ~A\\ the fruits and herbs com- 
 mon to the English kitchen-garden thrive well in this 
 province ; and several of the former, which cannot in 
 all seasons be had in perfection, in England, without 
 forcmg, succeed there in the open air ; melons in parti- 
 cular, which are excellent. There is also a great variety 
 of apples, pears, plums, &o„ of the finest quality which 
 are known to European orchards. The stone-fruit is 
 also raised on standards. 
 
 Agriculture. —Course of crops. The soil being of such 
 a nature as not to need manure, the same attention is 
 not there paid to the regular succession of crops as in 
 Great Britain. After wheat, which is generally harvested 
 in the month of July and beginning of August, rye can 
 be sown on the same ground in the autumn to advan- 
 tage ; the rye crop is frequently laid down with clover 
 or grass seed, which, unless the farmer is pressed for 
 ground, will continue to furnish good meadow and pas- 
 ture for four or five years, otherwise it is ploughed up 
 before winter, and in the spring put into pease, spring 
 wheat, Indian corn, barley, oats, or buck-wheat, ail of 
 which answer very well ; the two first rather benefiting 
 than impoverishing the land. The leaves and tops of 
 the Indian corn are likewise excellent winter food for 
 cattle, particularly milch cows. After any of these latter 
 crops, wheat may be sown again ; potatoes and turnips 
 succeed well upon newly-cleared land, as a first crop ; 
 potatoes being put into the ground with a hand-hoe! 
 from the beginning of May to the middle of June ; tur- 
 nips are sown about the first week in August, after the 
 greatest heat has subsided, and at which lime the fly 
 
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 has disappeared, simply requiring the harrow. It is to 
 be understood that the new land is never ploughed for 
 the first crop. Timothy is the grass most cultivated, as 
 it affords a large burden of the best hay, besides good 
 after-grass; however, it is best mixed with clover, to 
 which it serves as a support, and prevents matting. 
 
 To this may be added the following general rules, ex- 
 tracted from * Stuart's Emigrant's Guide,' published in 
 1820. The oak and chestnut generally grow on dry 
 ground ; the latter more especially on ridges. The black 
 oak and chestnut grow on a sandy and poor soil, as do 
 the various species of pine, including the hemlock. 
 White and red oak, blended with other woods, besj)eak a 
 strong and lasting soil. Beech and white oak lands seem 
 most favourable for wheat. The maples and black wal- 
 nut — particularly the latter, where it grows in large 
 clusters — point out the richest soils ; generally low and 
 somewhat damp, in a state of nature, but only requiring 
 clearance to become abundantly dry. Amongst the un- 
 derwood, the prickly ash and spice wood promise the 
 best. 
 
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 REFERENCES TO THE SITUATION OF 
 THE TOWNSHIPS ON THE MAP. 
 
 I 
 
 LOWER PROPINCE. 
 QUEBEC DISTRICT. 
 
 Adstock 
 
 • 
 
 10 
 
 Leeds 
 
 Armagh . 
 
 
 23 
 
 Marlow 
 
 Ash ford 
 
 • 
 
 28 
 
 Nelson 
 
 Broughton 
 
 
 8 
 
 Olney 
 
 Buckland 
 
 • 
 
 21 
 
 Risborough . 
 
 Bungay 
 
 
 31 
 
 Spalding . 
 
 Coleraine 
 
 • 
 
 9 
 
 Standon 
 
 Cranbourn 
 
 
 24 
 
 Shenly 
 
 Dorset . 
 
 • 
 
 15 
 
 Somerset 
 
 Framptori . 
 
 
 22 
 
 Stoneham . 
 
 Gayhurst 
 
 • 
 
 16 
 
 Tewkesbury . 
 
 Halifax.— See it 
 
 in 
 
 
 Thetford . 
 
 • District of St. Francis.' 
 
 Tring 
 
 Inverness 
 
 • 
 
 4 
 
 Ware 
 
 Ireland . 
 
 
 6 
 
 Watford 
 
 Ixworth 
 
 • 
 
 29 
 
 Winslow 
 
 Jersey . 
 
 
 20 
 
 Woodbridge . 
 
 5 
 19 
 
 3 
 14 
 18 
 17 
 25 
 13 
 
 1 
 2 
 7 
 11 
 27 
 26 
 12 
 30 
 
 DISTRICT OF THREE RIVERS. 
 
 Arthabaska . . 14 Caxton 
 
 Aston . . 5 Grantham . 
 
 Blandford . . 7 Hortou . 
 
 Bulstrode . . 8 Hunterstown 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 1 
 
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 LOWER PROVINCE. 
 
 Maddington . 
 Simpson . 
 Stamford 
 
 6 Warwick 
 
 12 Wendover 
 
 9 Wickham 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 DISTRICT OF ST. FRANCIS. 
 
 Adstock 
 
 Ascot 
 
 Auckland 
 
 Barford 
 
 Brompton 
 
 Bury 
 
 Chesham 
 
 Ciiester 
 
 Clifton 
 
 Clinton . 
 
 Compton 
 
 Croydon 
 
 Ditchfield 
 
 Ditton 
 
 Drayton 
 
 Dudswell 
 
 Durham 
 
 Eaton . 
 
 Emberton 
 
 Garthby 
 
 Halifax 
 
 Ham 
 
 25 
 
 Hampden 
 
 . 24 
 
 13 
 
 Hartwell . 
 
 29 
 
 36 
 
 Hereford 
 
 . 41 
 
 40 
 
 Kingsey 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 Lingwick 
 
 . 20 
 
 19 
 
 Marston . 
 
 27 
 
 31 
 
 Melbourne 
 
 . 3 
 
 6 
 
 Newport . 
 
 23 
 
 35 
 
 Shipton 
 
 . 4 
 
 32 
 
 Stanhope . 
 
 39 
 
 34 
 
 Stratford 
 
 . 21 
 
 38 
 
 Stoke 
 
 14 
 
 28 
 
 Tingwick 
 
 . 5 
 
 30 
 
 Upton.-— See * 
 
 Montreal 
 
 42 
 
 District.' 
 
 
 15 
 
 Weedon 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 Westbury 
 
 . 18 
 
 22 
 
 Whitton . 
 
 26 
 
 37 
 
 Windsor 
 
 9 
 
 17 
 
 Wolfestown 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 Wooburn 
 
 . 33 
 
 11 
 
 Wooten 
 
 10 
 
 DISTRICT OF MONTREAL. 
 
 Abercrombie . 
 Aberford . 
 Acton . 
 Aldfield . 
 
 39 Amherst . . 28 
 
 2 Arundel . . 29 
 
 50 Barford.— See 'District 
 
 12 of St. Francis.' 
 

 LOWER PROVINCE. 
 
 19 
 
 Barnston 
 
 . 67 
 
 Kilkenny 
 
 . 40 
 
 Beresford 
 
 36 
 
 Kirby 
 
 1 
 
 Bolton ' . 
 
 . 60 
 
 Lochaber 
 
 . 27 
 
 Brandon 
 
 42 
 
 Lichfield 
 
 14 
 
 Bristol 
 
 . 16 
 
 Mansfield 
 
 . 13 
 
 Brome 
 
 59 
 
 Marsham 
 
 18 
 
 Buckingham 
 
 . 26 
 
 Milton 
 
 . 51 
 
 Caenwood 
 
 9 
 
 Onslow 
 
 17 
 
 Chatham 
 
 . 34 
 
 Orford 
 
 . 57 
 
 Chertsey 
 
 38 
 
 Ponsonby 
 
 44 
 
 Chichester 
 
 . 6 
 
 Pontefract 
 
 . 8 
 
 Clarendon 
 
 15 
 
 Portland 
 
 20 
 
 Derry 
 
 . 21 
 
 Potton 
 
 . 65 
 
 Durham 
 
 "^3 
 
 Rawdon 
 
 41 
 
 Eardley 
 
 . 23 
 
 Rippon 
 
 . 22 
 
 Ely 
 
 53 
 
 Roxton 
 
 52 
 
 Esher 
 
 . 4 
 
 Sheen ^ . 
 
 5 
 
 Farnham 
 
 58 
 
 ShefPord 
 
 5S 
 
 Godmanchester 
 
 . 45 
 
 Sherrington 
 
 48 
 
 Granby 
 
 54 
 
 Stanbridge 
 
 62 
 
 Grandison 
 
 . 35 
 
 Stanstead 
 
 66 
 
 Grenville 
 
 33 
 
 Stukely 
 
 56 
 
 Harrington 
 
 . 31 
 
 Sutton 
 
 64 
 
 Hastings 
 
 3 
 
 Templeton 
 
 25 
 
 Hatley 
 
 . 61 
 
 Thome 
 
 10 
 
 Hemmingford . 
 
 47 
 
 Upton 
 
 49 
 
 Hinchinbrook 
 
 . 46 
 
 Wakefield 
 
 19 
 
 Howard 
 
 30 
 
 Waltham 
 
 7 
 
 Huddersfield 
 
 . 11 
 
 Wenf worth 
 
 32 
 
 Hull 
 
 24 
 
 Wexford 
 
 37 
 
 Kildare 
 
 . 43 
 
 
 
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 UPPER PROVINCE. 
 
 
 EASTERN DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Charlottenburg 
 
 . 11 
 
 Matilda 
 
 7 
 
 Cornwall 
 
 10 
 
 Mountain 
 
 1 
 
 Finch 
 
 3 
 
 Osnaburg 
 
 9 
 
 Kenyon 
 
 5 
 
 Roxborough 
 
 4 
 
 Lancaster 
 
 . 12 
 
 Williamsburgh 
 
 8 
 
 Lochiel 
 
 6 
 
 Winchester 
 
 2 
 
 JOHNSTOWN DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Augusta 
 
 . 17 
 
 Gower (South) 
 
 12 
 
 Bastard 
 
 8 
 
 Kitley 
 
 9 
 
 Burgess 
 
 . 2 
 
 Lansdown 
 
 14 
 
 Crosby (North) 
 
 . I 
 
 Leeds 
 
 13 
 
 Crosby (South) 
 
 7 
 
 Marlborough 
 
 5 
 
 Edwardsburg . 
 
 . 18 
 
 Montague 
 
 4 
 
 Elizabeth Town 
 
 16 
 
 Oxford 
 
 11 
 
 Elmsley 
 
 . 3 
 
 Wolford 
 
 10 
 
 Gower (North) 
 
 6 
 
 Yoiiges 
 
 15 
 
 OTTAWA DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Alfred 
 
 . 5 
 
 Hawkesbury (East) 
 
 7 
 
 Caledonia 
 
 8 
 
 Hawkesbury (West) 
 
 G 
 
 Cambridge 
 
 . 9 
 
 Osgood 
 
 11 
 
 Clarence 
 
 3 
 
 Plantagenet 
 
 4 
 
 Cumberland 
 
 . 2 
 
 Russel 
 
 10 
 
 Gloucester 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 BATHURST DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Bathurst 
 
 . 15 
 
 Goulburn 
 
 18 
 
 Beckwith 
 
 17 
 
 Horton 
 
 1 
 
 Dalhousie 
 
 . 12 
 
 Huntley 
 
 9 
 
 Darling 
 
 4 
 
 Lanark 
 
 11 
 
 Drummond 
 
 . 16 
 
 Lovat 
 
 3 
 
 Fitzroy 
 
 6 
 
 M'Nab 
 
 2 
 
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 UPPER PROVINCE. 
 
 21 
 
 March 
 
 . 8 
 
 Sherbrook (North) 
 
 13 
 
 Nepean . 
 
 19 
 
 Sherbrook (South) 
 
 14 
 
 Pakenham 
 
 . 5 
 
 Torbottom 
 
 7 
 
 Ramsey . 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 MIDLAND 
 
 DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Adolphustown 
 
 . 37 
 
 Lake . 
 
 1 
 
 Ameliasburg 
 
 32 
 
 Loughborough . 
 
 27 
 
 Anglesea 
 
 . 4 
 
 Madox 
 
 9 
 
 Barie 
 
 5 
 
 Marmora 
 
 8 
 
 Bedford 
 
 . 20 
 
 Marysburg 
 
 36 
 
 Camden 
 
 25 
 
 Olden . 
 
 13 
 
 Clarendon 
 
 . 6 
 
 Oro . 
 
 14 
 
 Elzevir . 
 
 10 
 
 Pittsburg 
 
 31 
 
 Ernest Town . 
 
 . 29 
 
 Palmerston . 
 
 7 
 
 Fredericksburg 
 
 28 
 
 Portland 
 
 26 
 
 Grimsthorp 
 
 3 
 
 Rawdon 
 
 15 
 
 Hallowell 
 
 . 35 
 
 Richmond 
 
 24 
 
 Hillier . 
 
 33 
 
 Sheffield 
 
 18 
 
 Hinchinbrook 
 
 . 19 
 
 Sidney 
 
 21 
 
 Huntingdon 
 
 16 
 
 Sophiasburg 
 
 34 
 
 Hungerford . 
 
 . 17 
 
 Thurlow 
 
 22 
 
 Kalador . 
 
 11 
 
 Tudor . 
 
 2 
 
 Kenebec 
 
 . 12 
 
 Tyendinago, or Mo- 
 
 
 Kingston 
 
 30 
 
 hawk 
 
 23 
 
 NEWCASTLE DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Alnwick 
 
 20 
 
 Darlington 
 
 23 
 
 Asphodel 
 
 . 19 
 
 Duro . 
 
 K 
 
 Belmont 
 
 13 
 
 Dumraer 
 
 11 
 
 Burleigh 
 
 . 5 
 
 Eldon 
 
 1 
 
 Cartwright 
 
 14 
 
 Emilly 
 
 8 
 
 Cavan 
 
 . 16 
 
 Fenelon 
 
 2 
 
 Clark . 
 
 24 
 
 Haldimand 
 
 27 
 
 Cramah 
 
 . 28 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 26 
 
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 UPP«« P 
 
 OVf-'ti. 
 
 
 Harvey 
 
 • 1 
 
 4 
 
 Op^ 
 
 7 
 
 Hope 
 
 • 
 
 9§ 
 
 Otana.DeC 
 
 l» 
 
 Manvers 
 
 • 
 
 15 
 
 Percy 
 
 . 21 
 
 Mariposa 
 
 4 
 
 b 
 
 Seymour 
 
 22 
 
 Methune 
 
 • • 
 
 12 
 
 Smith 
 
 . 9 
 
 Monaghan 
 
 • 
 
 if 
 
 Verulam . 
 
 3 
 
 Murray 
 
 • • 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 
 HOME DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Adjala 
 
 • • 
 
 31 
 
 Mulmur 
 
 . 27 
 
 Albion . 
 
 • 
 
 39 
 
 Newmarket 
 
 35 
 
 Alta . 
 
 • • 
 
 2 
 
 Orillia 
 
 . 10 
 
 Amaranth 
 
 • 
 
 29 
 
 Oro 
 
 12 
 
 Artemesia 
 
 • 
 
 15 
 
 Osprey 
 
 . 16 
 
 Brock . 
 
 • 
 
 38 
 
 Pickering 
 
 47 
 
 £ssa 
 
 • • 
 
 19 
 
 Proton 
 
 . 25 
 
 Etobikok^ 
 
 
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 Rama . 
 
 13 
 
 Euph'asia 
 
 • • 
 
 14 
 
 Reach 
 
 . 43 
 
 Flos 
 
 • 
 
 8 
 
 Scarborough 
 
 46 
 
 Georgiana 
 
 • • 
 
 •22 
 
 Scotts 
 
 • 37 
 
 Guilliamsburg (East) 
 
 34 
 
 Sunnidale 
 
 4 
 
 Guilliamsburg (West) 
 
 33 
 
 Tay . 
 
 . 6 
 
 Guilliamsburg (North) 
 
 21 
 
 Tecumseth 
 
 32 
 
 Innisfall 
 
 • • 
 
 20 
 
 Thora 
 
 . 23 
 
 Java 
 
 
 3 
 
 Tiney . 
 
 5 
 
 King . 
 
 • t 
 
 4U 
 
 Toronto, Gore of 
 
 . b 
 
 Luther . 
 
 
 28 
 
 Tossorondio 
 
 18 
 
 Mara 
 
 • • 
 
 24 
 
 Uxbridge 
 
 . 42 
 
 Markham 
 
 
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 Vaughan 
 
 44 ■ • 
 
 Matchadash 
 
 
 7 
 
 Vespra 
 
 . 11 
 
 Medonto 
 
 • • 
 
 9 
 
 Whitby . 
 
 48 
 
 Melancthon 
 
 
 26 
 
 ^Yhitchurch . 
 
 . 36 
 
 Mona . 
 
 
 30 
 
 ^ >■': . 
 
 45 
 
 Merlin 
 
 • • 
 
 17 
 
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 UPPER PROVINCE. 
 
 23 
 
 
 GORE DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Ancaster 
 
 20 
 
 Glanford 
 
 a 
 
 Burton 
 
 . b 
 
 Guelph , 
 
 4 
 
 Beverley 
 
 15 
 
 Nassagiweya 
 
 . 11 
 
 Binbrook 
 
 c 
 
 Nelson 
 
 17 
 
 Caledon 
 
 7 
 
 Nichol 
 
 1 
 
 Chinguacoucy 
 
 . 13 
 
 Puslinch 
 
 10 
 
 Dumfries 
 
 14 
 
 Saltfieet 
 
 . d 
 
 Eramosa 
 
 . 5 
 
 Toronto 
 
 19 
 
 Erin 
 
 6 
 
 Trafalgar 
 
 . 18 
 
 Esquesing 
 
 . 12 
 
 Waterloo 
 
 9 
 
 Flamborough 
 
 16 
 
 Wilmot 
 
 . 8 
 
 Garafraxa 
 
 . 2 
 
 Woolwich 
 
 3 
 
 
 NIAGARA DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Bertie 
 
 . 17 
 
 Louth 
 
 3 
 
 Caistor 
 
 6 
 
 Moulton 
 
 14 
 
 Canborough . 
 
 . 11 
 
 Niagara 
 
 . 5 
 
 Clinton . 
 
 2 
 
 Pelham 
 
 8 
 
 Crowland . 
 
 . 12 
 
 Stamford 
 
 . 10 
 
 Gainsborough 
 
 7 
 
 Thorold . 
 
 9 
 
 Grantham 
 
 . 4 
 
 Wainfleet 
 
 . 15 
 
 Grimsby . 
 
 1 
 
 Willoughby 
 
 13 
 
 Humberston 
 
 . 16 
 
 
 
 
 LONDON DISTRICT. 
 
 
 Aldborough . 
 
 . 19 
 
 Delaware 
 
 . 4 
 
 Bayha ^ 
 
 24 
 
 Dorchester 
 
 12 
 
 Blandford 
 
 . 9 
 
 Dunwich 
 
 . 20 
 
 Blenheim 
 
 10 
 
 Ekfrid 
 
 2 
 
 Burford 
 
 . 15 
 
 Houghton 
 
 . 30 
 
 Caradoc 
 
 3 
 
 Lobo 
 
 5 
 
 Charlotteville 
 
 . 26 
 
 London 
 
 . 6 
 
 Dereham 
 
 13 
 
 Malahide 
 
 23 
 
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 Norwich 
 
 Oakland 
 
 Oxford 
 
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 Chatham . 
 
 Colchester 
 
 Dawn 
 
 Gosfield 
 
 Harwich 
 
 Howard 
 
 Maidstone 
 
 Maldon 
 
 Biddulph 
 
 Blanchard 
 
 Colborne 
 
 Downie 
 
 Easthope (North) 
 
 Easthope (South) . 
 
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 Fullarton 
 
 Goderich 
 
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 7 Walsingham 
 
 14 Westminster 
 
 . 16 Windham 
 
 32 Woodhouse 
 
 291 Yarmouth 
 
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 Rochester 
 
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 20 Sandwich 
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