In the autumn of 1830 Mr. Walker removed to New Bruns- wick and was replaced by the Reverend Abraham Van Guelder Wiggins, member of a prominent St. John family. Early in Janu- ary, 1831, Mr. Wiggins reported to the S.P.G. that the interior of New London Church had been finished with the exception of the pews, and that money was then in hand to complete them.

Mr. Wiggins remained atSt. Eleanors from 1833 to 1851. In his early years he itinerated widely, to Wilmot Creek, Malpeque, Margate, Port Hill and New London. In January, 1832, he wrote

to the Society:

I trust should the Society’s means allow them to extend their usefulness the flock at New London will not be long without a faithful shepherd residing amongst them. . . . It was with great reluctance I was obliged to suspend the service at New London, but the want of a stove in the Church made it necessary for me to do so. When I first came to the parish I was led to believe that the New London church would be finished in a few weeks; but

little has been done since.

But if Church affairs were making slow progress, it was just at this time that John McGregor published in his British America the following eloquent account of the natural beauty of the place:

New London, or the district of Grenville Bay, includes the settlements around the bay, and the rivers that fall into it, and those at the ponds, between the harbour and Allanby Point. On the east lies the very pretty settlement called Cavendish. The harbour of New London will not admit vessels requiring more than twelve feet of water; otherwise it is safe and convenient. It is formed by a ridge of sandy downs, stretching from Cavendish four miles across the mouth of Grenville Bay, until it contracts the entrance on the west side to one half a mile. The bar is dangerous; several vessels have been lost on it, but the crews have never perished.

Cape Tryon three miles to the north shelters the bar during northwesterly winds. The lands on the west side of the harbour have long been cultivated; and formerly there were some extensive establishments erected there for the purpose of carrying on the fisheries, but circumstances occurred which prevented their prospering.

The situation and beauty of the lands here are equal, if not superior, to any spot on this side of the Island. I never even fancied a more delightful walk than along the greenswards and among the clumps of wood, that extend from the west side of the harbour to Cape Tryon. The shore is indented with coves and beaches which are sep- arated by high perpendicular cliffs. We have also, at the same time, a broad view of the ocean in all its states of tempestuous turbulence, gentle motion, or smooth

serenity. . . . 10