Patronage, Crisis concerning, 168-70; Surrender of, by Elgin, 198, 279 Peel, Sir Robert, 262, 283; and Elgin, a comparison, 226; and "the Man on the spot," 147-8; and the Permanent Staff of the Colonial Office, 235; Political pupils of, 189; and Stanley, 128; Transforming influence of, on the Whigs, 280; Views of, on Separation, 253-4, 266-7, 278 Peelites, the, and Party ties, 297; Views of, on Separation, 266, 285 Canadian, 301 Permanent Officials, and Transitory Chiefs, 234-5 Perry, Peter, Baldwin's letter to, on Annexation, 340 Personalities and Politics, 66 Perth (Canada), Early Educational efforts at, 33-4; and its Minister, 48 Pessimism of British opinion on the Colonies _circa_ 1844, 246 _Pilot, The_, 196 Pioneers, the, of Canadian Self-government, 237-8 _et sqq._ Political Groups, Canadian--British Early days, 14, 56; (_a_) United Empire Loyalists, 17, 20; (_b_) Half-Pay Officers, 18; (_c_) Immigrants, 20, 56 Later days--Anglo-French bloc, 65, 161; Liberal-Conservatives, 297 French-Canadian, 14, 15, 20; importance of, 56-9 Political Manners and Morals, after Autonomy, 314 _et sqq._ Political and Material conditions and Needs of Canada in 1839, 68-9 Politics in early days, 13 _et sqq._, 64 _et sqq._; _per_ Newspaper, 38; Questions of chief concern, 56; Turbulence in (_see_ Montreal riots), 65-8 _et alibi_ Population, Canadian, Composition of, and Problems of, 13 _et sqq._; Changes in distribution, 1830-60, in reference to Parliamentary Representation, 310-11; Town, growth of, 24 Preference, and Retaliation, Elgin's difficulties as to, 220 Presbyterianism in Canada, 43, 44-5, 47; Influence of, on Scottish democracy, 41 Press, British, and Canadian Politics, 232-3 Canadian, _see_ Newspapers Indian, Disabilities of, relieved by Metcalfe, 159 Progressives, Canadian, Loyalty of, 339 Protection as enemy to Canadian-British connexion, Grey's view on, 285 Provincial Parliament, Baldwin's motion for, 119; Resolutions replying to, 119-21 Provincialism, and its causes, 26, 27, 40 Public Lands Regulation enacted, 106 Opinion, Canadian, development and trend of, 133; as affected by Autonomy, 292, 329 _et sqq._; Sydenham's attitude to, 87 Works, Canadian, condition in early days, 25-6; British loan for, projected by Sydenham, 97 _et sqq._ Purse-holding and Prerogative, Bagot on, 165 Q Queen's College, Kingston, 55; history of, 37 Quebec, British, and British views in, 14; Immigrant miseries at, 97; Length of voyage to, 9; Population-Centre, 13, increase in population of (1790-1844), 24; as Social Centre, 25; Suburbs of, 102; Urban conditions in, 25 R Racial Distinction, intensified by Autonomy, 306 Radical party, Separation anticipated by, 278, 281