British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854

by J. L. Morison

[[1]] Burke, Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol.

[[2]] Sir C. P. Lucas, Introduction to Lord Durham's Report, p. 266.

[[3]] Its latest statement may be found in Sir C. P. Lucas's admirable edition of Lord Durham's Report, Oxford, 1912.

[[4]] I omit from my reckoning the brief and unimportant tenure of office by the Earl Cathcart, who filled a gap between Metcalfe's retirement and Elgin's arrival.