Sir George Arthur was a true type of the old colonial governor. He was unfortunate in that he was unable to realize that the days of colonial dependency were numbered, and that the future belonged to the advocates of self-government. His long experience as a colonial governor under the old regime, probably told against Arthur in his administration of Upper Canada just as it was of value to him as Governor of Bombay. His support of the Family Compact was as natural and sincere as his mistrust of Responsible Government. Of his uprightness and integrity there could be no doubt. Although his treatment of the political prisoners shows him to have been merciless, on occasion he was known as a gentle and kind man. He tried to do what he considered right but he lacked vision. Throughout his administration in Upper Canada he was attempting to bolster up a dying cause. His one fatal defect was that he could not see that the political future of Canada lay in the proper interpretation and elaboration of the principles laid down in Lord Durham's Report. WALTER SAGE. [1] Arthur to Glenelg, 29 March, 1838. [2] Head's Narrative, p. 32. [3] Canadian Archives. Q 406, Pt. I, p. 175. [4] D. N. B., Vol. I, p. 604. [5] Report of Transportation Committee, 1838. Quoted in Molesworth's _Speeches_, Appendix, p. 465. [6] D. N. B., Article on Sir George Arthur. [7] Canadian Archives, Q 406, Pt. I, p. 226. [8] Ibid. [9] Ibid., p. 232. [10] Ibid., p. 227. [11] Molesworth: _Speeches_, p. 112. [12] Kingsford: _History of Canada_, Vol. X, p. 472. [13] Cf. Arthur to Glenelg, April 14th, 1838, Canadian Archives G, 494. [14] Ibid. [15] Arthur to Glenelg: April 14th, 1838. [16] Both numbers are given--the higher number, 30,000, by MacKenzie. [17] Glenelg to Arthur, No. 70, 22 May, 1838; Brit. Parl. paper, 2, 1839, p. 279. [18] Glenelg to Arthur, No. 82, 30th May, 1838; op. cit. pp. 279-80. [19] Ibid. [20] E. A. Theller, Canada in 1837-8, 2 vols., Philadelphia, 1841. [21] Theller, Canada in 1837-8, Vol. I, p. 261. [22] Canadian Archives, Q 406, Pt. I, pp. 177-8. [23] Arthur to Glenelg, 24 April, 1838, No. 8. [24] Theller, Canada in 1837-8, Vol. 2, p. 9. [25] Ibid., p. 10. [26] Can. Archives, Q. 406, Pt. I, pp. 166-7. [27] Quoted: Kingsford, X, p. 457. [28] Lindsay: _Life of W. L. MacKenzie_ (Makers of Canada Series), p. 440, gives the month as September; Kingsford gives December. [29] Arthur to Glenelg, 24th November, 1838, No. 92. [30] Parl. Paper, 2, 1839, p. 370. [31] Cf. Glenelg to Durham, April 3rd, 1838, No. 8, Parl. paper 2, p. 12. [32] Durham to Arthur, 1 June, 1838; No. 1. Parl. paper, 2, p. 109. [33] Arthur to Durham, June 9th, No. 1, Parl. paper 2, p. 116. [34] P.P. 2, p. 125. [35] Durham to Glenelg, No. 24, P. P. 2, p. 139. [36] Durham to Arthur, 16 May, 1838, pp. 2, p. 103. [37] Ibid., Arthur to Durham, 20th Aug., 1838. [38] Durham to Arthur, Aug. 24th, 1838; Ibid., p. 164.