348 PRINfcE EDWARD ISLAND . Bishop MacEacheran resides. This venerable pastor has, with the Catholics of this island, those of New Brunswick , , and the , under his care. There is also, besides, a handsome chapel at Charlotte Town , and about twelve others in different settlements. It has been frequently asserted in these kingdoms, that the inhabitants of this and other American colonies were in the most deplorable want of religious instruction. Such will not, I think, appear, as respects this island, from the above state¬ ment ; and such is certainly not the case.* The in¬ habitants generally are as well informed in religious and other matters, as the people of any other coun¬ try. Those born on the island are remarkably apt to learn, and singularly quick of apprehension ; and there are very few of the young people, except among the Acadians, who cannot read and write. There is at Charlotte Town a very respectable grammar-school, a school on the Madras system, and schools in most of the settlements for elementary in¬ struction. The Legislative Assembly vote money for the partial support of these schools. The constitution of the island is nearly a transcript of that of England , and, in all civil matters, inde- * The inhabitants of this colony were lately disturbed in many places by a young female, who, giving out that she was inspired from above, left her service to expound the Bible. She preached, or rather raved, loud, long, and passionate harangues. I do not know what were her particular tenets. She called herself a Brienite ; and my knowledge of sectarianism does not extend to an acquaint¬ ance with any apostate, or religion-founder, of the name of Brien. His disciple called herself Martha Jago.