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peasantry of Ulster, and large numbers of them emigrated. 4. The 

 slavery agitation in 1832 had previously produced in Britain a feeling of 

 hostility to the West Indies, and one of favourable regard for Upper 

 Canada, where slavery had been abolished in 1793. 5. The industrial 

 agitations from 1818 till 1834, including Chartist riots, besides radical 

 and anti-radical risings, forced large numbers to emigrate from the 

 industrial centres of Glasgow and Manchester. 6. The cholera in 1832. 

 Instances were cited of settlements formed in this province by these 

 causes. The immigrants chiefly settled in groups, according to their 

 nationalities, each group giving to the district it occupies the political 

 and social features that still cling there, though it can be observed that 

 modern methods of communication and travel are fusing the different 

 races into a distinct Canadian nation. 



Mr. Hunter also read a paper on "The Site of the Mission of 

 Ste. Marie on the Wye ; Its Possessors and Present Condition." In 

 this paper Mr. Hunter deplored the lack of attention paid generally 

 to historic ruins in Canada, and in particular to this old French 

 fort of 1639 i'l the County of Simcoe, which is now in a neglected 

 condition. Two years ago Mr. Boyle had suggested in his annual 

 report that steps be taken to buy the land around the place for the 

 use of the public, and erect a tablet setting forth in a few words the 

 history of the spot. Hitherto, however, nothing had been done in the 

 direction proposed. The paper gave an account of the present owner- 

 ship of the site, as it is recorded in the Registry Office of the County of 

 Simcoe at Barrie. For nearly fifty years a part of the land, on account 

 of its associations with the early Jesuit missionaries, has been in the 

 possession of priests of that order. The condition of the ruins has 

 greatly changed since Europeans first settled in the neighbourhood. An 

 account of the place, written by Rev. Felix Martin, who visited it in 

 1845, was read to illustrate its former condition. This is probably the 

 earliest of modern accounts, and from it the walls are known to have 

 been much higher then than now. As the duty of guarding the place 

 from even further destruction belonsfs to the French of Quebec Province 

 as well as to the people of Ontario, it was suggested that an appeal be 

 made to the Governments, Dominion or Provincial, to make some pro- 

 vision for its preservation. 



SEVENTH MEETING. 



Seventh Meeting, 17th December, 1892, the President in the chair. 



Mr. J. C. Hamilton was appointed a second delegate to attend the meet- 

 ing of the American Folk-Lore Society. 



