- 8 - towards the erection of a presbytery in Chariottatewn. When Father FitzGerald arrived he lodged at Mrs. MjcFhee 's, tnd, it is said, offered his first mass in Charlottetown in the house of h'ss. Clarke, Mrs. toPhee 's mother. Soon after he was appointed mission priest of Father FitzGerald rented Rcsebenk, an estate belonging to the Stewart family, situate on the southern bank of the Hillsborough River , and commenced farming operations on a large scale. This appears rather an odd arrangement, but the explanation probably lies in the fact that the priest had a very troublesome, scapegrace, nephew whom he was desirous of settling in life, and whom he had hopes of establishing at Ecsebank as e farmer. iji unlooked-for disaster, however, put an end to this project. The Register of the 2?th of October I823, has the following paragraph:- "On the morning of Sunday the 24th, instant, about an hour before daybreak, the mansion house of Rosebank on the Hillsborough River , opposite to Cnarlottetcwn, the residence of the Rev. Mr. FitzGerald , was discovered by the ir.'roiites to be on fire, but such was the ascendancy the flames had attained that all hopes of saving tie house were abandoned, and in the course of an hour it was entirely consumed. Every assistance was afforded by the few people residing in the neighbor¬ hood who immediately repaired to the spot, but great part of the furniture, bocks, etc., belonging to the Rev. Gentleman fell a prey to the devouring element. Tie origin of this calamitous event is involved in mystery.". The same paper contains a Card of Thanks in which "The Rev. Mr. FitzGerald returns his best thanks to Messrs. Kudge and Minchin and families for tiieir active exertions in saving part of his property from the late fire". From Father FitzGerald removed to a house, the property of Mr. Tnresher , on the corner of Grafton and Rochfcrd Streets where he was living when the building of the rarochicl house ^f ""Krlotte Parish " was corrr.er.ced.