INDEX.

Prince‘Edward Preceptory, K. T .............. 185 Prince Edward Lodge of Odd Fellows .......... 189 VPresbytery of P. E. 1., Formation of ............ 307a Prince of Wales Rifles ........................ 334a Prince of Wales, Visit of .................. 98, 3353. Prince Arthur, Reception to ................... 338a

Privateers, Invasion by American .............. ............................ 31, 33, 124, 328a, 330a

Prize Cup, from Lt. Governor Dundas ......... 336a Public Demonstrations by Militia .............. 333a Protection of Island,~Provision for ............ 329a Public School System, The .................... 362a Pupils and Schools, Number of ............ 70, 367a Provincial College ............................ 374a Public Schools Act ....................... 383a, 386a Proprietors, Bought out ....................... 2 Proprietary Land System ............... 22, 38, 154 Printing Press, The First ................... 44, 112 Prince of Wales College. . .65, 370a, 375a, 387a, 389a Public Accounts, Report on ................... 54 Public Life, Men Distinguished in ............. 69 Productions, Statistics of ..................... 71 Prince County, History of ................... 78, 81 Port Hill, Origin of Name of .................. 88 Pythias, Knights of ........................... 195 Pierce, Pat, Tragedy bv‘ 392a Q. Queen County, History of .................. 67, 73 Queen Victoria’s Birthday, Celebration of ...... 97 Queen Victoria’s Coronation, Celebration of... 33a Queen Victoria’s Death, Resolutions on ........ 222 Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, Masonic Celebration of ......................................... 177 Quit Rents, Non-Payment of ................... 3 R.

Railroad, Government Construction of ........ 105 Railway Debentures, Effects of ................ 105 Readey, Superintendent of Farmers' Institute. 139 Readey, Prof. J. C., Article by ................. 153

Ready, Lt. Col. John, Lt. Governor ............. ......................... 61, 63, 65, 66, 242, 263

Read, Capt. Joseph, Article by ................ 99 Reciprocity with United States ................ 102 Revenue, Sources and Amount of .............. 71 Reid, S. E., Commissioner of Agriculture ...... 159 Representatives to and from Grand Lodges. . .. 181 Reward and Forfeit Sunday School Tickets. . .. 260 Responsible Government, Establishment of..4, 272 Riel Rebellion, Island Militia in .............. 339a Rifle Association ........................ 336a, 337a Roads, Scarcity of ........................... 251 Royal Agricultural Society ................. 155, 156 Royal Arch Masonry, History of .......... 183, 184 Royal and Select Masters ..................... 184 Rose Croix, Charlottetown Chapter of ........ 187 , Rural Schools, Consolidation of ................ 390a R0110, Lord, Takes Possession m .. 17 Road, Old Town, Building of .................. 85 Robertson, James, First Printer .............. 112 Robertson, Mrs. Edward, School of ............ 96 Robertson, S. N., Article by ................... 362a 'S ’

Salaries of Officials, Assumed by Government.. 249 Salaries, Grant for Public Buildings, Applied on 122 Salmon and Trout Hatchery .................. 171 Schools and Pupils, Number of. .70, 364a, 367a, 36921

School System, The, Defects of ................ 366a School Trustees, Powers of .................. 368a School, The National ......................... 367a School, Visitors Recommendations of.378a, 380a, 381a Schools, Discouraging Condition of ............ 381a Scottish Rite Masonry ......................... 186 Scottish Pioneers, Memorial of ................. 220 Schools, Public, Act ...................... 383a, 385a School Gardens, Start of ...................... 390a ‘Scarlet” Warrant, The First ................. 230 Scotch Baptists, Progress of .................. 298 Schurman, Dr. J. G., Church Membership of. . . . 296 Sea Cow, Importance of ...................... 26 Seed Fair, The First Annual ................... 158 Selkirk, Earl of, Colonization by ............ 45, 258 Separate Government ................... 2, 22, 25 Settlement, British Policy in .................. 29 Settlers, Iniluence of New ..................... 45 Settlements, First in Queen’s County .......... 72 Silver Cup, Prize, Presentation of .............. 336a Sinclair, First Member of Parliament .......... 69 Shad in Hudson, Value of ..................... 171 Shaw, Alexander 0., Article by ................ 3433. Sheriff, Charges Against ...................... 55

Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts, Letter of.. 15 Shipbuilding, Extension of....86, 102, 104, 108, 110

Shipping, Tonnage and Value of .............. 101 Shipping, Registry of .......................... 111 Ship Owners, Work of ........................ 111 Slavery, Abolition of ......................... 263 Slaves, Act Concerning Baptism of.. .......... 36 Smith, Lt. Governor ................ 51-60, 258, 263 Smelts, Eels and Clams, Value of .............. 172 Society for Propagation of Gospel ......... 273, 275 Societies, The Regime of ..................... 259 Sons of England, Benevolent Society ....... 209, 216 Sons of Temperance ...................... 196, 199 Souri—Quois Indians. Earliest Inhabitants ....... 1 Spence, John Russell, Prisoner of War ......... 248 Spence, Councilor, Supreme Ct. Commissioner. 123 Spencer, Rev. W. H., Article by .............. 228 South African \Var, Island Troops in .......... 340a Stark, John M., School Inspector... .371a, 372a, 373a Steamboats, The First Visit of ................ 109 Steamboats, Government Use of ............... 110 Steam Navigation Company, Founding of ...... 109 Steam Navigation Company, Vessels of ......... 109 Stanley, Mrs. George, Article by .............. 94 Stewart, Robert, Supreme Court Commissioner. 123 Stewart, Peter, Second Chief Justice .......... 124 Stocks, The, Destruction of .................... 135 Stock Farm, The ......................... 156,157 St. Andrews’ Society ...................... 216, 217 St. Andrew’s College, Founding of .......... 65, 287 St. Croix, Dr. Benjamin D .................... 145 St. Dunstan’s College, Founding of .......... 65, 287 St. Eleanor's, Made County Seat .............. 85 St. George’s Battery ..................... 334a, 3363. St. Jean, Isle of, Named by French ............ 1 St. John’s Islands, Confusion Over ............. 12 St. John’s Masonic Lodge .............. 97, 175, 178 St. John’s Church, the First ................... 262 St. Lawrence Lodge, Odd Fellows ............. 189 St. Paul’s Church ..................... 258, 264, 267 St. Paul’s Sunday School, Government of ...... 260 St. Pierre, Island Granted to ................... 1