[[35]] Ibid. p. 249.
[[36]] Memorials of the Rev. John Machar, D.D., p. 62.
[[37]] Bagot Correspondence, in the Canadian Archives, passim.
[[38]] Montreal Gazette, 8 October, 1839.
[[39]] Memorials of the Rev. John Machar, p. 77.
[[40]] A strong, probably exaggerated, opinion exists among the older members of the Canadian community that, while information and specialization have grown, culture has retreated from the standards set for it by the former school of English and Scottish college instructors.
[[41]] "The amount of postage paid by newspapers would be a fair indication of their circulation.... The postage on the Christian Guardian was £228, which exceeded by £6 the aggregate postage on the following newspapers: Colonial Advocate, £57; The Courier, £45; Watchman, £24; Brockville Recorder, £16; Brockville Gazette, £6; Niagara Gleaner, £17; Hamilton Free Press, £11; Kingston Herald, £11; Kingston Chronicle, £10; Perth Examiner, £10; Patriot, £6; St. Catherine's Journal, £6; York Observer, £3."—Egerton Ryerson, Story of My Life, p. 144.