Responsible government in Canada; beginnings of, 165-175; consummated by Lord Elgin, 173; struggle for, in New Brunswick, 173, 174; in Nova Scotia, 174-180; in Prince Edward Island, 180; prominent advocates of, 183-185; results of (1841-1867), 185-192 Revenue of Canada in 1899, 273 Riall, General; defeated by United States troops at Street's Creek in 1814, 117 Richardson, Major; Canadian author, 164 Richelieu, Cardinal; his effort to colonise Canada, 10 Rideau Canal, constructed, 158 Riel, Louis; leads revolt of French half-breeds in North-west, 228; murders Ross, 229; flies from the country, ib; elected to and expelled from the Canadian Commons, 241; reappears in North-west, and leads second revolt, 249-253; captured and executed, 253, 254; political complications concerning, 240, 254 Roberval, Sieur de (Jean François de la Rocque); attempts to settle Canada, 7 Robinson, Chief Justice; public career of, in Upper Canada, 145 Rocque, Jean François de la. See _Roberval_ Roebuck, Mr.; Canadian agent in England, 131 Rolph, Dr.; his part in Canadian rebellion of 1837, 151-153; character of, 183 Roman Catholic Church in Canada, 28, 29, 43, 46, 47 Rose, Sir John, effort of, to obtain reciprocity with United States, 304 Rosebery, Earl of, unveils Sir John Macdonald's bust in St. Paul's Cathedral, 256 Rouse's Point, boundary at, 302 Royal Society of Canada, 286 Rupert's Land; origin of name of, 224. See _North-west Territories of Canada_. Russell, Administrator, 101 Russell, Lord John; introduces resolutions respecting Canada in British parliament in 1836, 132; also Act reuniting the Canadas in 1840, 166; lays basis of responsible government in Canada, 167. See _Responsible Government in Canada_. Ryerson, Rev. Egerton; Loyalist, Methodist, and educationalist, 141, 147, 192 Sainte-Geneviève (Pillage Bay); named St. Laurens by Jacques Carrier, 7 Salaberry, Colonel de; defeats United States troops at Chateauguay, 121 Sanderson, Robert; first speaker of assembly of Nova Scotia, 53 San Juan Island; international dispute respecting, 301, 302 Sarrasin, Dr., French Canadian scientist, 35 Saskatchewan River (Poskoiac), discovery of, 20 Sculpture in Canada, 288 Seaforth, Lord. See _Colborne, Sir John_ Secord, Laura; heroic exploit of, in 1814, 120 Seigniorial tenure in French Canada, 14, 32; abolished under British rule, 186 Selkirk, Lord; attempts to colonise North-west, 225; death of, _ib._ Seven Years' War; between France and Great Britain in America, 21-27 Sewell, Chief Justice (Loyalist); adviser of Sir James Craig, 96; suggests union of provinces, 194 Shea, Ambrose; delegate to Quebec Convention of 1864, 206 Sheaffe, General; services of, during war of 1812-15, 114 Shelburne, in Nova Scotia, founded by Loyalists, 82 Sherbrooke, Sir John, governor of Nova Scotia, 118; occupies Maine in war of 1812-15, ib. Shirley, Governor; deep interest of, in Nova Scotia, 49