2nd December.-Henry E. Gillmor, Coroner in the County of Charlotte. -George F. Grass, Coroner in the County of Sunbury. -Alexander Stewart, Commissioner for Settlement of Crown Lands, and Commissioner under The Free Grants Act, for the Parish of Dalhousie, County of Restigouche. -John Lynch, Commissioner under the Free Grants Act, for the Parish of St. Jacques, County of Madawaska. -Basil Boullier, Commissioner under The Free Grants Act, for Commeau Ridge, County of Madawaska. -William M'Phail, Commissioner under The Free Grants Act, -John Clancy, Commissioner under The Free Grants Act, for -Thomas Cummings, Commissioner under The Free Grants 1878. MANITOBA PROVINCIAL APPOINTMENTS. 7th January.-John Y. Payzant, of Halifax, Commissioner for taking Affida แ vits for use in Manitoba. -Edward L. Fairbanks, Deputy Registrar for the County of East -Alexander Begg, Sergeant-at-Arms during this Session. 7th February.-Hon. E. B. Wood, Chief Justice of Manitoba, and Hon. Joseph Royal, Provincial Secretary and Attorney General of the Province, Commissioners for the Consolidation of the -Aimé Gélinas, Clerk of the Executive Council. -Richard Power, Chief of Police. -Allan McDonald, Barrister, Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown and Peace, vice Carey. -D. U. Campbell, Jailor of the Common Jail. -Archibald McNee, Inspector of Licenses. -Owen Hughes, of Winnipeg, Commissioner for taking Affi davits for use in Manitoba. 21st August.-Edmund Marston, Clerk of the County Court and Clerk of the 22nd แ Provincial Police Court. (: -Frederick W. Terrill, of Montreal, Commissioner for taking Affidavits for use in Manitoba. -Louis Geo. Lecomte, Deputy Registrar for Provencher. 16th October.-Hon. John Norquay, Provincial Treasurer, vice Hon. R. A. 39 แ Davis, resigned. -Hon. Joseph Royal, Minister of Public Works, vice Norquay, resigned. -David Marr Walker, of Winnipeg, a Member of the Executive Council and Attorney General of Manitoba, vice Royal, resigned. -Corydon Partlow Brown, of Westbourne, a member of the Executive Council; and Provincial Secretary, vice Royal, resigned. -Alexander Begg, Clerk of the Executive Council ad hoc. 11th November.-Rice M. Howard, Clerk of the Executive Council, vice Géli nas, resigned. -Alexander Begg, Deputy Treasurer, vice Romans, resigned. -Pierre Lavallée, Clerk of the County Court of Marquette 1878. BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL APPOINTMENTS. 5th January.-Casper Phair, Government Agent at Lillooet. 21st February.-Andrew McKenzie, Clerk and Assistant Collector for the Electoral District of Victoria City, vice C. W. Wallace, appointment cancelled. 1st June. Napoleon Fitzstubbs, Sheriff for Cassiar, in the Province of British 8th (C 25th " 26th " Columbia. -John Johnson Robertson, Coroner for the Province of British Columbia. —Hon. George Anthony Walkem, Attorney-General for the Province of British Columbia. -Hon. Thomas Basil Humphreys, Provincial Secretary for the Province of British Columbia. แ -Hon. George Anthony Walkem, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Province of British Columbia. 27th " -Robert Beaven, Minister of Finance and Agriculture for the Province of British Columbia. -Hon. George Anthony Walkem, President of the Executive Council of the Province of British Columbia. 19th July.-Hon. George Anthony Walkem, Gold Commissioner, under "Gold Mining Ordinance, 1867," and the Acts amending the -Hon. Thomas Basil Humphreys, Minister of Mines for the Prov- —Efi Harrison, jr., Clerk of the House of Assembly, vice J. Rowland -J. C. Hughes, Government Agent for the District of New West- 22nd August.-Edward Gawler Prior, Sheriff for Nanaimo. 66 46 -Edward Gawler Prior, Government Agent, Nanaimo, vice T. L. 13th Septembe-William Wymond Walkem, Coroner for the Province of British Columbia. 1st November.-Charles Todd, Superintendent of Police for the Province of British Columbia, vice W. Bowden. 6th December.-William Sinclair Gore, Surveyor-General of the Province of British Columbia, vice A. S. Farwell, resigned. 7th แ -Eli Harrison, jr., Solicitor in the Attorney-General's Department, vice H. S. Mason, resigned. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND PROVINCIAL APPOINTMENTS. The following persons are Wharfingers for the undermentioned Wharves and Bridges, for the year ending 31st March, 1879: 1878. 7th June.-China Point Wharf, George Crane. Stanley Bridge, William McKay, sr. Bayview Wharf, Joseph Harrington. Montague Bridge and Wharves, Hugh McLellan. Cape Traverse Wharf, John J. Bell. Souris Harbor Wharf, Michael Mullally. Queen's Wharf, Georgetown, James Bourke. Halliday's Wharf, James E. Halliday. Hurd's Point Wharf, Henry H. Hooper. Vernon River Wharf and Bridge, William McLeod. McEwen's and McEachern's Wharves, David McEwen. Hagarty's and Cranberry Point Wharves, Patrick McQuillan. Queen's Wharf, Cascumpec, James F. White. Cardigan Bridge, Lauchlin G. McMillan. St. Mary's Bay and Sturgeon Wharf, John Jamieson. Burnt Point Wharf and Bridge, Donald Livingston. Aitken's Wharf, Charles R. Aitken. Annandale Wharf, Patrick McDonald. Victoria Wharf, Crapaud, Oliver B. Wadman. Chapel Wharf, Ronald McCormack. Grand River Beach Wharf, Angus Walker. Wharf at North Side Cardigan River, Lauchlin G. McMillan. Mink River and Greek River Wharves, James Clow. Wharf and Bridge at South River and Machon's Point Wharf, South Pinette Bridge, Alexander Young. Wharf at Gillis Shore, Lot 36, Alexander Miller. Hickey's Wharf, John Duffy. Wharf Dingwell's Shore, St. Peter's Bay, Jas. Henry Dingwell. Mount Stewart Bridge, William E. Clark. North River Bridge, John McPhee, 10th June. John T. Hall, jr., of Montreal, a Commissioner for the Province of Quebec, to take Affidavits in the Supreme Court and Acknowledgments of Deeds. 30th August.-Frederick William Hyndman, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council and Assistant Provincial Secretary, vice William C. DesBrisay, granted three months' leave of absence. 12th September.-Thomas Walker Dodd and James Robertson, Members of the Executive Council of the Province of Prince Edward Island. —Hon. Thomas Walker Dodd, Provincial Secretary and Treasurer of the Province of Prince Edward Island. 27th November.-Henry Brehaut, jr., Coroner for King's County. 11th December.-Angus McMillan and Donald Farquharson, Members of the Executive Council. OBITUARY FOR 1878. AMBERY, REV. JOHN, A.M., late Professor of Classics and Logic in Trinity College, Toronto, to which he was appointed, 1855. Mr. Ambery was a graduate of Brasenose College, Oxford, from which he obtained the degree of M.A. He died in London, England, 19th November. ARMSTRONG, MADAME, relict of the late Hon. David Morrison Armstrong, M.L.C., of Quebec, d. at Sorel, P.Q, 21st October, aged 67. The deceased lady, who was well known in her own district for the wide extent of her charities, was a daughter of the late Jacques Déligny, Esq., M. P. P. for Berthier, by Françoise Langevin.-La Minerve. BACHAND, HON. PIERRE, Provincial Treasurer of the Province of Quebec. B. at Verchères, P.Q., 29th March, 1835; d. at St. Hyacinthe, P.Q., 3rd Nov. Educated at the College of St. Hyacinthe, Mr. Bachand adopted the profession of the law, and, in 1860, he was called to the Bar of Lower Canada. In 1867 he was returned, in the Liberal interest, to the Quebec Assembly, for St. Hyacinthe, and he continued to represent that constituency until the day of his death. He was a member of the Executive of the Reform Association of the Parti National; and in March, 1878, on the formation of Mr. Joly's administration in Quebec, he was appointed to the office of Provincial Treasurer, and as such delivered an able Budget speech during the second session of the Local Legislature, held in June of the same year. He married first, in 1859, Miss Delphine Dufort of Montreal (she d. 1864); secondly, in 1868, Marie Louise, daughter of Louis Marchand, Esq., of the same city.-Ottawa Citizen. BARLEE, REV. GEORGE, formerly Rector of East Chiltington, Sussex, England, d. at Peterboro', Ont., 2nd April, aged 44. BELL, JOHN, A.M., M.D. B. in the Township of Toronto, Ont., 1845; d. in Hamilton, Ont., 29th March. Although young, Dr. Bell had attained a highly creditable position in his profession. He was for three years apothecary, or assistant surgeon to the Montreal General Hospital, and he was also surgeon to the Montreal Garrison Artillery, with which he saw active service on the frontier during the last Fenian invasion. The Medical journals have, from time to time, contained carefully written papers from his pen. He was also a contributor to scientific periodicals. With a taste for every branch of natural science he was especially expert in botany. An article of his “on the plants of the Manitoulin Islands,” appeared in the Appendix to the Geological Survey Report, 1866-67. He also contributed a paper on the "Localities of New Plants," to the |