Amused, and forced to laugh in spite of himself the priest turned away saying:

'You can go now.‘ And Ellen Farmer wore her fiery tresses until she had fulfilled

her destiny.

All the old residents of Charlottetown who recollect Father Fitzgerald agree in saying that he exercised a very salutary influence upon the behaviour of his flock. Governor Ready created him a-Justice of the Peace. and he was active in the discharge of the duties which that office entailed upon him. doing his very best to put down drunkeness and disorders of all sorts.

CHAPTER III

Father Fitzgerald was succeeded by Father Bernard Donald bthonald who built an extension to the church, plastered it, finished it. and furnished it with pews. At that time St. Dunstan's Church occupied part of the site now filled by the Cathedral, but fronted on Great George Street. The trustees had purchased land from a NE. Hurtell adjoining that on which the tiny chapel was built, and the chapel was moved from its original position and turned round so that it stood about on the situation of the sanctuary and sacristies of the existing (1885) Cathedral. The trustees of the church during the pastorate of Father MacDonald were Mr. John Gainsford. Mr. Dennis Reddin, bk. James Kelly, Mr. Doyle. tr. John Breen and Mr. Garrett Toole.

In 1835 the venerable BishOp MbEhchern died, esteemed and regretted by all dwellers in the colony. The following year brought news of the appointment of the Rev. Bernard McDonald to the vacant diocese. Upon his consacration on the 15th of October 1837, Father KcDonald retired to the mission of Hustico where he nade his home. He was succeeded by Father James T. Morris. who was pastor of St. Innstan's from the 20th of June 1836 to the 20th of bby 1838, when he left

Prince Edward Island. Father Morris was succeeded by the Rev. Charles bbrbnell,

an Irish griest. Shortly after Father LcDonell's induction he died suddenly and