OTTAWA, March 19, 1878.

I am very sorry to be absent on Oda's birthday, but it cannot be helped. I have telegraphed her, wishing her all happy things for the coming year, and I shall try and find some nice present for her, and bring it with me.

OTTAWA, March 21, 1878.

Tell Oda I got her dear little letter, and if I have time to-night I will answer it; if not, she will have it in person. I am writing in my place in the senate, and may have to speak any moment, and in that case may not be able to write to-night. I avail myself of the chance to have a few lines ready. I am all ready to speak, and have got myself pretty well up on the whole question. Tell Oda that I will telegraph her as soon as I know certainly, and that a royal proclamation must be issued postponing the great event and ordering preparations for the happy day. I was very sorry I was not at home when Oda's birthday came, and still more that I forgot a little love gift for her; but I will supplement your offering when I get home.

OTTAWA, May 9, 1879.

We are having busy times at last. The government is bringing down daily some new surprise for us. One day it was a list of supplementary estimates that called for over a million of money; the day following it was their Pacific Railway bill of fare, demanding no less than a hundred million of acres in addition to the fifty million of acres already granted, and thirty millions of cash; and last night the climax was capped by a demand for two million dollars to buy up and rebuild the piece of the Grand Trunk Railway below Quebec, that never has paid and never will pay a farthing! All these vast sums to be sanctioned at once, without the possibility of inquiry.

TORONTO, July 4, 1879.

I am awfully sorry, but I cannot possibly help it. It is half-past two o'clock, and I see that with all my striving I dare not leave town to-day. There not a creature here to see to the paper. Just this moment too comes a cable announcing that the Letellier matter has been referred back to the Canadian government, and something must be said about it; so I must forego my pleasure for another day, and work at the oar. I will come by the first boat I can escape by to-morrow morning, and we shall have a fishing bout to-morrow evening in the old spot (Niagara).

TORONTO, July 31, 1879.

I went off to Bow Park at 7 o'clock yesterday morning; met there, and had a most satisfactory day with him; sat up half the night to regulate Bow Park affairs; got up at 5.30 this morning; went round the herd; had breakfast at 6.30, and off to the train that leaves Brantford at 7.30; got here at 10.10. Met and went round for St. Andrew's

subscriptions (for a ball to the Princess Louise); got $550 more, completing our $3,000 guarantee, before getting half throu with our leading members. At 10 o'clock got off to business--last day of the month-and hard at it till 3 o'clock. Then to the seedsnien; turnip and rape seeds wanted urgently at Bow Park; got it; down to the express office, and made bargain to have it off at 3.20, and delivered at Brantford to-night; made it out without one moment to spare; and now, here I am writing to you, and then off home.

It is mentioned elsewhere that Mr. Brown was, when from home, in the constant habit of corresponding daily with his family. As soon as his children were able to make them out, they too received letters regularly-many of the earliest being written as if printed, somewhat similar to those written by Dr. Norman McLeod to his children. A few of these, in which, as in preceding letters, the "pet" names given to the children in their babyhood have been retained, are inserted here.

STEAMER SCOTIA, QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 15, 1867. MY DARLING MADDIE,-I am off on my voyage 60 over the hea"-away to New York and Toronto and Bow Park, and will soon see Bronte, and the Bow Park peacocks, and little calves and sheep. Won't that be nice? And I will tell them all about Maddie and baby, and Mena, and how nicely you are all getting on. And after a few weeks papa will be back again to dear mamma, and his own little Maddie and baby. Won't that be nice? And will Maddie think of papa sometimes while he is gone? and be glad when he returns? and will she be a good little girl all the while?-kind and loving to little sister and everybody, and trying hard to do all that dear mamma and grandmamma tell her? I am sure she will. And papa expects that Maddie will know all her letters, when he gets back, from A to Z. Maddie is getting a big girl now, and ought to know her letters. Good-by, my little darling; give baby ten kisses from papa, and tell her all that is in this letter.

YOUR LOVING PAPA.

OAK LODGE, Jan. 13, 1868.

MY DARLING LITTLE MADDIE,—I have received your two letters of the 19th and 26th December, and it was very kind of you to send them. Papa was greatly delighted to get a letter from his little pet, and is very sorry to be away from mamma and Maddie and baby so long; but he thinks of them all very often, and wonders what they are doing, and earnestly longs to be with them again. I am glad you enjoyed yourself so much at Christmas, and got such pretty things from the tree. What a good gir! my little Maddie should strive to be, when mamma and grandmamma, and the aunties are all so kind and generous to her. Don't you think so? and won't you do so? Yesterday was my little Maddie's birthday. It was Sunday, and papa took dinner all by himself; but he did not forget whose birthday it was, and he drank Maddie's health and many happy returns of the day to his little pet. If papa had been in Edinburgh he would have made Maddie a nice little present on the occasion, but no doubt dear mamma remembered to do it.

Papa gave Maddie's message to Bronte, and Bronte wagged bis tali and seemed very much pleased. Bronte is very lively at present, for there is a little boy at Oak Lodge who plays with him and has great romps with

him.

Papa has not been at Bow Park yet, but will go soon, and write to his little Maddie about the peacock and the little lammies and the calvies and the mouies! Good-by, dear wee Maddie; go straight to baby and give her three kisses from papa, and tell her to be very good, for you mean to love her very much.

YOUR OWN PAPA.

OTTAWA, March 18, 1875.

MY DEAR LITTLE ODA,-Many happy returns of the day to you! that

is, of the day this is intended to reach you, the ninth anniversary of your birthday!

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I am very, very sorry that I cannot get home to-morrow, to be with dear mamma and you all at the rejoicings, and to find all those sixpences in the big cake tumbling out, for everybody, just as they are wanted! I tried very hard, indeed, to get off to-night, but was compelled to remain to vote to-morrow on an important question. I am very sure you will feel certain that papa would have come if he possibly could, for he loves his little daughter very dearly. Papa would have liked

very, very much to have been at home to-morrow.

But never mind, Oda dear; I will be up, if all goes well, on the day after this reaches you; and we shall have such a time, shall we not? You must keep a large piece of the cake for papa.

I wished to buy a little present for my Oda on her birthday, but could not accomplish it this morning; so I enclose a bank bill, with which Oda must buy something for herself from papa.

Tell mamma that the senate refused to sit after dinner, as a number of the members wished to go to the Governor-General's party, and that 1 had consequently to postpone leaving until Friday night.

Good-by, dear Oda. Make Maddie and Ginney kind little speeches from papa, and accompany them with dear little kisses on each cheek from

YOUR LOVING PAPA.

LONDON, Aug. 18, 1875.

MY DEAR LITTLE ODA,-I got your two dear letters at the Globe office yesterday morning, and was delighted to do so. I read them joyfully; and though your name was not signed to them, I knew very well the little hand that wrote them.

Yes, the little dog, with the other fellow's head, was very glad to see us at Abden House, and barked and frisked about at a great rate, and so did Bronte and the little hounds. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Scammadale very much, and that Freddy killed a great lot of grouse for you, and that Uncle James caught lots of salmon and trout for you and Mena and Ginney.

I am glad you are enjoying the bathing so much.

You should bathe every day, for it will make you strong and vigorous. The weather here is very warm, and I would like to have a plunge in the sea off Oban rocks very much.

I expect to be in London all this week, and go to the North of England on Saturday night or Monday morning. I shall be in Edinburgh on Tuesday night probably, but will leave again on Wednesday morning; and on Thursday will sail for Canada by the Moravian.

I am very sorry to part with mamma and you, and Maddie and Ginney, and it will be very lonely at Wellington Street; but the weeks will soon run round, and we shall be all together again. Won't that be delightful?

Give my loving regards to grandmamma and Auntie Jessie, and say how sorry I am not to have been with them longer, but that I trust we will meet again ere long.

Good-by, my own dear little Oda. Give Ginney six kisses from papa, and think of me always as your own fondly loving

PAPA

TORONTO, September 20th, 1875. MY DEAR WEE BOY,-I received your letter that Auntie Jessie was so kind as to write for you, but which you signed with your own very hand, and was delighted to get it.

That must have been a very fine silver haddie you caught at Kerrera; next time you go you might catch one or two more, and send them over by the captain of the Polynesian. Eh! that little hint about Edie's pony was nicely brought in. We shall see about it when the wee girls and boys that have run away from their papa get home.

Good-by. Love to mamma and grandmamma, and all the uncles and aunties and cousins, and all the good little girls and boys, and all the rest of the people, from your much-loving

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TORONTO, March 26th, 1877.

MY DEAR GINNEY, -Your letter came safe to hand and made me very happy. It was a great pleasure to receive a real letter, in the very own handwriting of my big boy. I mean to keep it carefully, and by comparing it with the letters I hope to get often from you hereafter, be able to judge of the progress you make in writing and composition; and I am very anxious that my Ginney shall strive hard to make rapid progress in these accomplishments.

OTTAWA, May 7th, 1879.

MY DEAR BOY,-I was very much pleased to get your funny little letter an hour ago, and as the debate is going on upon the Coteau Bridge Bill, I scrawl off this line to say so to you. I am so glad you have been getting up in your classes again, though I confess I have found it very difficult to make out the figures. What does "Latin 5, 6.50" mean? What does " Reading 9, 6.75" mean? What does "Grammar 6, 7.18" mean? What does "History 12, 12.50" mean? I quite comprehend "1 in Geography"; that is the right sort of marking-so is "Head in Latin,', and “I up in History and Reading." Suppose you send me another letter explaining these mysteries?

The debate is just finished and the House about to rise, so I must close, or the gas will be put out and papa left in the dark. Good night, my dearest little Ginney. Give papa's love to Maddie and Oda, and three cheers for Hanlan!

YOUR LOVING PAPA

SPEECHES.

ANTI-CLERGY RESERVE MEETING.

This speech was delivered at the anniversary meeting of the "AntiClergy Reserve Association," held in St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, on the 26th of July, 1851. An opposition meeting was called by the conservatives in the Lower Market at the same hour. A large portion of the rougher element left the Tory gathering and proceeded to St. Lawrence Hall, and caused a serious disturbance. Missiles were thrown, and the windows were partially smashed, causing great alarm in the audience. Finally the military were called out, and the Riot Act was read, when the mob dispersed. Mr. Brown moved the following resolution: Resolved,-"That without enunciating any abstract principles on these subjects, we unanimously reiterate our deliberate and full conviction, that state endowments of religion are utterly inexpedient in a community like ours, leading, as they have hitherto done, to an indiscriminate and pernicious countenancing of error along with truth, and fostering among us religious alienation and civil discord."

He said: When the committee asked me to speak to the resolution which I have just read, I was instructed that the saving clause introduced into it for the benefit of those who do not condemn the abstract principle of state endowments, while they are opposed to its practical adoption in Canada, was intended to apply to the voting and not to the speaking; and that the speakers were quite at liberty to support the resolution by any arguments they chose. I take advantage of that liberty to say at the outset that no such saving clause was necessary for me; that I hold the principle and practice of establishments to be alike bad; that I view the payment of religious teachers by the state injurious to the cause of Christ, injurious to the pastors, injurious to the people, and injurious to the state. I hold that that church which cannot be maintained by the voluntary contributions of the Christian people is not worth supporting. It is true that learned ecclesiastics have showed from holy writ that kings were to be nursing fathers and queens nursing mothers to the church, and that by the nicest arguments they have attempted to establish on this foundation a whole fabric of priestcraft. But I confess that when