Vvv\ MjISSIOII OF 3 T. MALACFY KI1JCORA When in lfGf, certain favorites of the crown, in England , received grants of estates in Prince Edward Island , one Colonel Searle , a r'-tired officer, who was concerned in a large fishing "business in 3-aspe, found himself the fortunate possessor of half of Township Twenty Seven, the other half having fallen to the share of his partner, Mr. Spence . In the course of time Colonel Searle died, and his daughter and heiress married one Horatio Mann , of Norfolk, England , Esq. who assumed the management of his wife's estate in Prince Edward Island , which estate comprised the districts of Einoora and Seven Mile B?y . Kincora Has in early days known as "So11 V.rest" owing to its "being watered "by the * "branch of the Dunk Riv<*r. Here about 1 S 35 came a few settlers from the south of Ireland. In lo^ O , when the depoy>ulation of Ireland was oorniT.enoed on a large *ca"l e, shiploads of emigrants from the counties of Monaghan and were landed in Chariottetown, and. from that port scattered to settle in different portions of Prince Edward Island . This went on for several ye-irs. The " Rosebank ", the Margaret Pollock and the " Lady Cc .;stf hie" brought out hundreds, man} >f whom found t-- ' . .--. to the estate oi .'r. Mann, whose agent offered them land on liheral terms. The majority of th*se people were tenants of the notorious Henry VTesteura , Lord Possiv .ore ;-?nd had been "bordering on star- vat: :. it ] >m«, where th-y eked out a :.-,icersbl t existence o. i f- .-.-. of from two to seven acros, upon which it was barely possible to live, much less to pay rent. Others again, were from the parish of Tynan, w- ore war- the celebrated "Bishop est; te" administered by a body of twelve Protestant clergyman. On this estate every worldly advantage and indulgence were offered the tenants, provided .Id send their children to the "Church School". Of ourse this temptation kept up. a constant struggle between conscience anil interest, and the staunch Cat:..olics found thai, lest safety i-i flight. Tl ,„ to ..cape physical starvation