La Fontaine, Sir Louis, Leader of French Canadians, 14, 32, 59, 65, 295; and Anglo-French cooperation, 125, 162; and the Anti-Union movement, 103; Claims of, as to Office, 149, Bagot's action, 150-1; and the Clergy Reserve troubles, 52-3; Loss of Election by, 113, 117; Loyalty of, 338; Office refused by (1845), 96; accepted (1848), effects of, 305; and the Patronage Crisis, 168, 171; and the Rebellion of 1837, 142; and the Rebellion Losses Bill, 214; Restrictive attitude to Governors-General, 162; on the Importance of the Anglo-French Union, 177; on Patronage, 172-3 La Fontaine-Baldwin Ministries, 161, 212, 215-16, 229, 295, 298 _Laissez faire_ doctrine, in British colonial politics, 188, 230; Autonomy the natural result of, 291; and Home Control, in Colonial affairs, Grey's views on, 267 _et sqq._; as Influencing Annexationism, 334 Lake Ontario, 10 Lake-neutralization Treaty, _see_ Rush-Bagot Treaty Lanark, Scottish and Canadian, ties between, 45 Land transfers, under French law, Sydenham's efforts to simplify, 95-6, 306 Languages for Debates and Records, 90 Lee, General, 290 Legislative and Executive powers of Canadian Government, views on, of Russell, and of the Canadians, 71 _et sqq._ Lewis, Cornewall, 238 Liberal-Conservatism Canadian, evolution of, 297 Liddell, Dr., and Queen's College, 37 Lincoln, President, Brown's support of, 341 Literary Inactivity, Canadian, some causes, 39 _&n._, 40 "Little Englanders," Early Victorian, 278 _et sqq._, 292 Local government, Absence of Provision for, in Act of Union, 93-5; in French Canada, Bagot on, 57; as Training for higher politics, 94; Sydenham's views on, 94, and efforts for, 106 London, and Early Canadian Society, 27 London (Ontario), in early days, 13; population of (1846), 24 Lower Canada, French-Canadians of (_q.v._), Clericalism, Politics and Society among, 14-17; Priestly control of Schools in, 31-2 Municipal Franchise limitations in; results, 25 Union with Upper, difficulties in, 82 Lowland Scots, as Settlers, 21 Loyalist electioneering practices (1844), 179-80 Loyalty, Canadian, as affected by Autonomy, 203, 229, 314, 323 _et sqq._ Inspiration given to, by Brown and such men, 342-3 Mistrust of, begotten over the Militia Bill, 289 Lyons, Lord, on Elgin's Reciprocity Treaty, 288 _n._ Lucas, Sir C. P. _cited_, 4 _n._, 5 _n._ Lumberers, Wild life among, 30 M Macaulay, Lord, on Metcalfe, 159 MacDonald, Rolland, on Annexation, 336 Macdonald-Sicotte Ministry, and the "Double majority," 309