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EVENTS

May 10 - Louis-Joseph Papineau and John Neilson are in London to present a petition of 60,000 signatures against favouring Union of the colonies

October 14 - At a meeting, in Montreal, Mr. (afterwards Sir) James Stuart favors Union.

Shanawdithit , the last knonw Beothuk is found

Smiths Falls, Ontario is founded

Ward Chipman replaces George Stracey Smyth as Governor of New Brunswick

Peter Robinson organizes land settlements of Irish Catholics to Carelton and Lanark County , Ontario.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:New Books

''A General Description of Nova Scotia'', Thomas Chandler Haliburton his first work

James Fenimore Cooper 's first volume of his Leatherstocking series published in United States.

BIRTHS

March 30 - James Cox Aikins , politician

April 13 - Goldwin Smith , historian

June 2 - Gédéon Ouimet , Premier of Quebec

October 9 - Mary Ann Shadd , educator

December 27 - Mackenzie Bowell , Prime Minister

William Murdoch , poet

DEATHS