■ X and mental pel sou, did the emigrants leave the old sod to face the untried hardships of "America" that land of which they had heard so much yet knew so little. Mr. Mann 's estate war. divided into farms of one hundred acres, these farts were long narrow, extending on "both sides of the road, right across the township. The owner or rather his agent, reserved every alternate farm telling the new tenants that if they conducted themselves well and gave satisfaction they should have preference over all new corners in the purchase of additional land, as soon as they would he in a position to add to their original holdings. The terns for these ferns were, two years froe, then twenty years at six pence currency per acfe, after that nine hundred and ninety nine years at one si Illing an acre. The road to Chariottetown was then recently O ] aned and the people had a furthur advantage in "being ne.*r the old loyalist settlement of Bedqque, where they could easily obtain employment, and he paid for their work in young cattle, grain, seed, and such like. As time wore on the Irish settlers gained the respect and good will of Hon. Joseph rope, Mr. Mann 's agent, who suggested to that gentle¬ man, that land should he given to his tenants on which they might arect a Catholic church. At first Mr. Mann received the proposal with scorn, saying that "the igjiorf.it" Irish should have no land on which to huild a Papist Church". Mr. Pope replied that such was not his opinion he knww the Irish and had reason to judge them more favorably, Besides, the very fact of their having a church would make them more God fearing and "better citizens, and also he the means of teaching them to pay their rent more conscientiously. At this ic./ view of the case Mr. Mann said: -"*V11, if you think so, let them have a few acres." He nlr-o permitted that thr.y should hew timber from his land with which to huild their church. The poor tenants .Who had hitherto b*-n obliged to attend mass r-.t Seven Mile Bay , am:: '-.■'.•-t, h -11 sd this concession with