514 CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORY. 



Harwich Township, iii the western district, lies to the west of 

 Howard, having Lake Erie to the south, and the River Thames to 

 the north. [From Harwich, a sea port in Essex.] 



Hastings County is bounded on the east by the County of Lenox ; 

 on the south by the Bay of Quinte, until it meets a boundary on the 

 easternmost shore of the River Trent ; thence along the river until it 

 intersects the rear of the ninth concession ; thence by a line running 

 north 16 degrees west, until it interests the Ottawa or G-rand River; 

 thence descending the said river until it meets the north- westernmost 

 boundary of the County of Addington. The county comprehends all 

 the islands near it in the Bay of Quinte and River Trent. The 

 greater part of the county fronts the Bay of Quinte. Tlie boundaries 

 of this county were established by Proclamation the 16th July, 1792. 

 It sends, in conjunction with the Counties of Northumberland and 

 Lenox (excepting Adolphus-town), one representative to the Provin- 

 cial Parliament. [From the family name of the Earl of Huntingdon. 

 There is a Huntingdon township in this county. In the second 

 edition, after " south by the Bay of Quinte," we read, " and on the 

 west by the County of Northumberland." After "Lenox" in the 

 closing sentence "excepting Adolphus-town" is inserted.] 



Hawkesbtiry Township, in the County of Glengary, lies on the 

 Ottawa River, adjoining to Lower Cana'da. [From the parish of 

 Hawkesbuxy in Gloucestershii-e.] 



Hay Bay, in the township of Fredericksburgh, running south- 

 westerly into East bay, makes the fork of the north channel of the 

 Bay of Quinte. [Probablj^ from "wild hay." Thus we have Pointe 

 au Foin in Edwardsbui-g.] 



Henry Point is the east point of Haldimand Cove, which is formed 

 by it and Point Frederick on the west. Probably " Henry," like 

 " Frederick," was one of the names of Governor Haldimand.] 



Herhes, Pointe aux, on the north shore of Lake St. Francis, lies 

 east of the River aux Raisins. 



Hesse, now called the Western District by an Act of the Provincial 

 Legislature, in the first session. 



Hinchinbroke Township, in the County of Frontenac, to the north 

 of Portland and west of Bedford. Second edition. [Yiscount Hinchin- 

 broke is the second title of the Earls of Sandwich.] 



Hog Island, below Peach Island, is situated in the strait of Detroit, 

 where it opens into Lake St. Clair : the lower end of it is about two 



