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LLOYDTOWN.
A Village in the nonh-east of the township of King; prettily situated in rather
a hilly country; it was settled about sixteen years since by Mr. Jesse Lloyd;
and is chiefly noted as being the place from whence the first party of rebels
started at the commencement of the rebellion. It is fourteen miles from >'ewmarket,
nearly due west. It contains 160 inhabitants. There are two churches
and chapels, viz., Episcopal and Canadian Wesleyan.
Post Office, post twice a-week.
Professions and Trades.—One physician and surgeon, one surveyor, one grist
and saw mill, carding machine, ashery, distillery, two tanneries, three stores,
two taverns, two saddlers, two blacksmiths, two chainnakers, one cabinet maker,
tlu-ee wheelwrights, two carpenters, two tailors, four shoemakers, one cooper.
LOBO.
A Township in the London District; is bounded on the east by the township
of London; on the north-west by Williams; on the south-west by Adelaide and
Can-adoc; and on the south by the River Thames. In Lobo, .33,293 ac es are
taken up, 4671 of which are under cultivation. The east branch of Bear Creek
runs across the north of the township, and a branch of the Thames through the
south-east. There is a considerable quantity of good land in the township.
Timber—hardwood, intermixed with pine. There are three grist and six saw
mills in the township.
Population in 1842, 1299.
Ratable property in the township, £18,59.5.
LOCHIEL.
A Township in the Eastern District; is bounded on the north-east by the
township of Hawkcsbuiy East; on the north-west by Hawkesbury "West: on
the south-west by Kenyon; and on the south-east by Lancaster, and a portion
of Lower Canada. In Lochiel 53,886 acres are taken up, 8366 of which are
under cultivation. The settlement of Alexandria, or Priest's Mills, is situated
in the south-west corner of the township, on the River de LTsle. It contains a
Catholic church: there are also Presbyterian and Baptist churches in the township,
in a settlement called Breadalbane. Six hundred acres of Crown lands
are open for sale in Lochiel, at S*. currency per acre. There are two grist and
three saw mills in the township.
Population in 1842, 2,047.
Ratable property in the township, £32,445.
LOGAN.
A Township in the Huron District; is boimded on the north-east by Crown
lands; on the north-west by the township of McKillop; on the south-west by
Hibbert and EuUarton; and on the south-east by Ellice. The soil of Logan is
mostly good. A branch of the River Thames runs through the township.
Logan contains 55,551 acres, 2101 of which are leased or sold, of which 49 are
under cultivation.
Population, 134.
Batable property in the township, £715.
LONDON DISTRICT.
Consists of the County of Middlesex, which comprises the townships of Adelaide,
Aldborough, iJayhani, Carradoc, Delaware, Dorchester, Dunwich, l^kfrid,
Lobo, London, Metcalfe, Mosa, Jlalaliide, SouthAvold, Westminster, ^^'illiams,
Yarmouth, and, t'xcept for the pur])ose of representation in the 1-egislative
Assembly, the town of London. The London District, which formerly included