Elgin, Lord, his Reciprocity Treaty, [142].

Executive Council, [55]. See Council.

Falkland, Lord, lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, [64], [69], [70], [72-3]; his quarrel with Howe, [74], [79], [80], [81-6]; leaves the province, [86].

'Family Compact' of Nova Scotia, the, [39-40], [58], [108]; the struggle against, [44], [89]. See Council.

George, Sir Rupert D., refuses to resign office, [88].

Glenelg, Lord, colonial secretary, [54-5].

Gourley's Shanty, the brawl at, [132-3].

Grand Trunk Railway, the, [114].

Great Britain, her treatment of the Loyalists, [17]; her restrictive colonial system, [30-3]; her control over Nova Scotian political affairs, [33]; her system of Responsible Government, [47-9]; her survey for an intercolonial railway in Canada, [92]; her promise of a guarantee, [99], [112-13], [116]; sends Howe on a recruiting mission to the United States, [130-1].

Grey, Lord, his dispatch instituting Responsible Government in Nova Scotia, [88]; his railway policy, [96], [100]; his promise to Howe of an Imperial guarantee, [96-100]; his evasion, [112-13], [116-18], [129]; and Howe's convict scheme, [109-10].