Simcoe, Colonel; first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 93; public career of, 94 Simultaneous polling at elections established, 239 Slavery in Canada, 98 Smith, Chief Justice (Loyalist); first president of legislative council of Lower Canada in 1792, 92; suggests federal union of provinces, 194 Smith, Donald (Lord Strathcona); intervenes in North-west rebellion of 1870, 229 Social and economic conditions of the Canadian provinces; in 1838, 156-164; in 1866, 189-192; in 1900, 272-290 South African War; Canadians take part in, 271, 272 Square Gulf, or "golfo quadrado"; old name of St. Lawrence Gulf, 7 St. Charles; defeat of Canadian rebels in 1837 at, 134 St. Denis; Canadian rebels repulsed by British regulars in 1837 at, 134 St. Eustache; stand of Canadian rebels at, 134; death of Chenier, ib. St. John, New Brunswick; founded, 83 St. John's, Island; named Prince Edward, 53; under government of Nova Scotia, _ib_.; survey of, ib.; separated from Nova Scotia, 54; public lands of, granted by lottery, ib.; political struggles in, for self-government, 180, 185; takes part in Quebec Convention of 1864, 206; enters Confederation, 234; settlement of its land question, ib. St. Lawrence, River and Gulf of; origin of name of, 7 St. Lusson, Sieur; takes possession of the Sault, 18 St. Maurice forges founded, 30 Stadacona (Quebec), Indian village of, visited by Jacques Cartier, 6 Stanley, Lord, governor-general of Canada, 267 Steeves, William H.; delegate to Quebec Convention of 1864, 206 Strachan, Bishop (Anglican); patriotism of, during war of 1812-15, 121; his influence in Upper Canadian politics, 142 Strange, Lt.-Col.; engaged in repressing North-west rebellion of 1885, 253 Stuart, Andrew; prominent Canadian lawyer and politician, 127, 131 Sulpitians in Canada, 37 Superior Council of French Canada. See _Supreme Council_ Supreme Council, established by Louis XIV in French Canada, 28, 29 Supreme Court, established in Canada, 239 Sydenham, Lord (Poulett Thomson); governor-general of Canada, 166; carries out scheme of uniting the Canadas in 1840, 167; opinions of, on responsible government, 168; death of, 169 Taché, Sir Etienne Paschal; chairman of Quebec Convention of 1864, 199; character of, ib. Talbot, Colonel, pioneer in Upper Canada, 157 Talon, Intendant, 13 Taite, Israel; accuses McGreevy of grave misdemeanours, 258; member of Laurier ministry, 206 Temperance Legislation; "Scott Act" passed, 239; _plèbiscite_ on Prohibition, 240 Thompson, Sir John; prime minister of Canada, 257; sudden death of, ib; great ability of, ib. Thomson, Poulett. See _Sydenham, Lord_ Tilley, Sir Leonard; delegate to Quebec Convention of 1864, 205; public career of, ib.; introduces scheme of "National Policy," 244 Timber trade in Canada, in early time, 162 Tithes established in French Canada, 29 Todd, Dr.; Constitutional writer, 286 Tonge, William Cottnam Tonge; Nova Scotian Liberal, 99; his controversy with Governor Wentworth, ib.