The Province of Canada was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the Affairs o
The burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal occurred on the night of April 25, 1849, in Montreal, the then-capital of the Province of Canada. The way the matter was handled by then co-prime mi
Joseph Légaré, The Burning of the Parliament Building in Montreal, about 1849
James Duncan, The House of Assembly, in the Parliament of Montreal, around 1848.
Montreal Daily Star, January–February 1887, Carnival Issue
The five gentlemen portrayed are: J. M. Ferres, Editor; H. E. Montgomerie, Merchant; W. G. Mack, Barrister; Augustus Heward, Broker; Alfred Perry, Tradesman. By Frederick William Lock, engraved by John Henry Walker; a Punch in Canada Extra.