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legs fettered and fastened by a chain to the bracelet on the outer 

 ■wrist, proper ; the dexter Indian holding in his exterior hand a 

 battle-axe ; the sinister holding in his exterior hand a tomahawk, 

 thereon a scalp, all proper." It is evident the herald gave his whole 

 mind to this elaborate delineation. The Canadian will note his 

 elegant euphemisms " gaiter " and " apron," and the nice distinction 

 of battle-axe and tomahawk. It need scarcely be added that our 

 Amherstburg and Amherst Island have their names from this Lord 

 Amherst. One of Lord Amherst's seats, that near Seven Oaks in 

 Kent, is called " Montreal." 



Lord Amherst was twice Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, in 

 England. In 1795 he was succeeded in this high office by the Duke 

 of York, second son of George III., whose column dominates St. 

 James' Park in London so conspicuously at the present day. It was 

 from this Duke of York that Toronto was named York ; and on this 

 account it is that I preserve with care a certain cheque on the 

 famous London Bankers, Coutts & Co., for the respectable sum of 

 £160. These are its terms : it is in favour, it will be seen, of a; 

 namesake of the duke's, of whom 1 discover nothing. " London, 

 February 6th, 1798. To Messrs. Thomas Coutts & Co. Pay to 

 Frederick Anders or Bearer the sum of One Hundred and Sixty 

 Pounds, and place to my account. Frederick." The whole is 

 written with the duke's own hand, neatly and well, on a half sheet 

 of gilt-edged notepaper. Frederick Street, Toronto, still retains the 

 duke's Christian name. 



I wish I could produce a relic of General Wolfe. I have to 

 content myself at present with a long and valuable holograph from 

 the hand of one who was intimately associated with him. Major 

 Holland. Major Holland was an engineer officer, who, in a most 

 essential manner, aided General Wolfe at the capture of Louisbourg 

 and before Quebec. Major Holland's name has also a special interest 

 with us as having been given to a well-known river to the north of 

 Toronto, the Holland River. In his letter which I transcribe, we 

 are introduced to Captain Cook, subsequently the great circumnavi- 

 gator, who comes before us consistently as the intelligent, inquiring 

 man he was, desirous of adding at every opportunity to his 

 professional knowledge and skill. Cook, it appears, was sailing 

 master of the ship-of-war The Pembroke, of which the commander 

 was Captain Simcoe, father of Governor Simcoe. When at Quebec 



