PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

Eleanor’s, conservator of the county of Prince. Some of the lands had been rented or leased by them and a small revenue de- rived therefrom. Now under the instruc- tions thus received the Legislature passed an act authorizing the sale of unappropriated glebe and school lands and appointed com— missioners to carry it into effect. The act set forth that the sum realized should be paid into the treasury to be devoted to edu— cational purposes. The British crown law officers, however, gave it as their opinion that as the King had granted the lands in question in connection with the established church such connection must be maintained and the colonial office in accordance with such opinion directed that the commission- ers and their successors in oflice shall con- tinue to hold the amount received, keep- ing it securely invested and disbursing the interest' arising therefrom in accordance with the original intention, under the direction of the Lieutenant Governor who in turn shall be guided by the advice of the bishop of Nova Scotia—and so it still remained.

On November 22d of this year (1835), through the carelessness of a servant carry- ing coals to light the fire therein, the church at St. Eleanor’s was totally destroyed and it was three years before the work of re- building began. Nine days later Sir Aretas Young, lieutenant governor of the colony, died and his body was placed in the vault of the second St. Paul’s then in course of erection. A mural tablet executed by Sir Francis Chantry was erected to his memory, which now finds a fitting place in the third St. Paul’s, the stone church of today.

On February 14, 1836, the first service was held in the new church. The old one being no longer required an act of the Leg-

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islature was passed authorizing its sale and revesting the site in His Majesty. It was sold by public auction June 28th and pulled down July 4th.

In 1837 the S. P. G. was enabled to carry out its intention of placing another clergyman in the field and stationed the Rev. Charles Lloyd, A. B., at Milton. As in Charlottetown so there the first church was used conjointly by the established churches of England and Scotland; after- wards the churchmen bought the building, moved it onto the site still occupied, en- larged it and had it consecrated under the name of St. John’s church. In addition to ministering at Milton and Rustico Mr. Lloyd visited Georgetown regularly, hold- ing service at first in the court house (now the gaol); Mr. Wiggins conducted service occasionally at Port Hill and Bedeque ; while Doctor Jenkins at intervals visited Port Hill, Westmoreland, Cherry Valley and St. Pet- er’s, mainly for the purpose of marrying or baptizing those who had need of such services. He baptized thirty-two adults and children on the occasion of his visit to the last mentioned place in 1838.

On June 25, 1857, arrived Sir Charles Fitzroy, who had been appointed Lieutenant Governor in place of Sir John Harvey. In him the church had a most devoted supporter

’ and his wife, Lady Mary, was equally zeal-

ous. It was she who founded the Ladies’ Benevolent Society of St. Paul’s which for sixty-six years has been ministering to the wants of the needy.

On August Ist news of the King’s death (William IV) was received at Charlotte- town. As he died on June 30, 1837, it will be seen that communication with the mother- land was still subject to long delays. In