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 BURKE'S COLONIAL (IKN'l'in'. 4«7 ]ii'o inco of Ulster, in li-chunl, wliirli it slill ciijuvs. Mr. l.ioyd eiiiii;i;i(c(l tn New Bvunswick, and early entered into political life there, and took part with his friends, Sir Leonard Tillej and the late Governor Wilmot, in the discussions, which ended in responsible government, the union of the colony, and the national policy in trade matters, the latter caused mainly by the abrogation by the United States of the Reciprocity Treaty' between the States and Canada in 1866. Mr. Boyd wjs a delegate to the Detroit Convention in .luno, Ibii"), of the boards of trade in the United States and Canada, and one of those chosen, with the Hon. .loseph Howe, of Nova Scotia, and the Hon. James Skead, of Otitai-lo, to speak IMr C.mada. In the Senate he made the closing speech for the Canadian Pacific Kailway, in 1881. In IS.'S, lie wrote a pamplilet in favour of railway extension between Si. .hilm iuiJ Maine, and was an earnest advocate, in the press and on the platform, of the union of the provinces in 1867. For sixteen years he was cha:riwan of the school board in St. John, and to his endeavours Catholics and Protestants alike are indebted for the harmonious settlement of their difficulties, and for this the Catholic bishop publicly thanked him. He took a keen interest in emigration, and visited Ireland and Scotland for the purpose of pointing out_ the capabilities of his province for farming. He has interested himself much in the settlement oE the children sent from the industrial schools of Glasgow. He h.as been closely connected with all the charitable, literary, commercial, and national movements of his province, and after the great fire of 1877, in which he lost heavily, he was foremost in stirring up the hearts of the citizens to take courage and to rebuild the progressive and beautiful city of St. John. Mr. Boyd was appointed a senator of the Dominion of Canada, 10th Februarj-, 1880, which position he continued to occupy till 22nd September, 1893, when he was appointed to the office of Lieutenant-Govei-nor of New Brunswick, as successor to the Hon. Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley : this jjosition he was only privileged to occupy for about two months and a half, having d. very suddenly 4th December, 1893. On the 7th December the government of New Bruns- wick accorded to the remains of Mr. Boyd a public funeial, which was the largest and most representative one ever given to a public man in the maritime provinces. It was reckoned that 80,000 pcojjle witnessed it. Mr. Boyd, whose mother d. at St. John, in May, 1877, had one brother, James Smyth Boyd, who (/. in Australia. liexuleiire — 27, Queen Square, St. Join), New l!riiiswiek. iHoore* WILLIAM DALGETT MOORE, of Fremantle, and of Oakover, Guild- ford, Western Australia, chairman of the chamber of commerce, h. 30th August, 1835 ; m. firstly, 191h July, I860, Susanna Moncek, and secondly, 20th February, 1879, Annie Gai.loi', and has issue, I. William Dalgety, b. 27th July, 18G4. ir. George Frederick, h. 14th December, 1865, III. Charles Ernest, h. 25fli April, 1870.