finds much ignorance of value of Canadian trade, 228; prepares memorandum as to trade, 229; carries on propaganda in American journals, 230; falsely accused of bribing them, 230; describes progress of negotiations, 231; joins issue with Canadian protectionists, 232, 233; effect of his hostility to Canada First movement, 241, 242; his family, 243, 244; determines to retire from public life, 245; describes difficulty of combining journalism with politics, 246-8; his relations with party leaders after retirement, 247; acquires Bow Park estate, and engages in raising of fine cattle, 248; engaged in a famous case of contempt of court, 249; accused by Mr. Justice Wilson of bribery, 249; Mr. Justice Wilson attacked by the _Globe_, 250-2; Brown charged with contempt of court, appears in person, and defends himself, 252-4; attacked and shot by George Bennett, 255; the wound not regarded as mortal, 257; unfavourable progress of case, 257; death, 258; motives of Bennett, 258; character of Brown, 259; his career in relation to history, 260-3; his share in achievement of confederation, 264, 265 Brown, J. Gordon, succeeds George as managing editor of the _Globe_, 244 Brown, Peter, father of the Hon. George Brown, leaves Scotland for New York, 2; contributes to the _Albion_, 2; author of _Fame and Glory of England Vindicated_, 3; establishes the _British Chronicle_, 4; establishes the _Banner_, 5; his business troubles in Edinburgh lead to an attack on George Brown, 93; George Brown's speech in the legislature, 93-8; his work on the _Globe_, 243, 244 C Canada First, its platform, 235; severely criticized by the _Globe_, 236; the _Globe_ suspects that it means Canadian independence, 237; the _Globe's_ attack on Canada First and Goldwin Smith, 237, 238; Mr. Goldwin Smith's reply, 238; national spirit evinced by movement, 239; effect of Canada First movement, 240, 241; Edward Blake at Aurora advocates imperial federation, 240; Liberal party injured by hostility to Canada First, 240-2 Cartier, Georges E., asks Brown to reconsider his resignation from coalition ministry, 196 Cartwright, Sir Richard, on confederation, 148, 153 Cathcart, Earl, governor of Canada, 28 _Church_, the, opposes responsible government as impious, 6 Clear Grit party, its leaders, 39; opposed by George Brown and the _Globe_, 40; its platform, 41 Clergy reserves, intended to endow Protestant clergy, 51; claim of Church of England to exclusive enjoyment, 51; evidence of intention to establish Church of England, 52; effect of policy on Canada, 52; described as one of the causes of rebellion, 53; settlement retarded by locking up of lands, 53, 54; Brown advocates secularization, 54; Brown addresses meeting in Toronto, 55, 56; the meeting mobbed, 58; Riot Act read, and military aid used to protect meeting, 58; secularization accomplished, 59, 60