On Prince Edward Island made this mode of travel peculiarly difficult. At this period the Rev. Mr. Des Brisay , Episcopalian, was the only Protestant minister on the island. He lived in Head, a distance of fifteen miles from his church, which was in Charlottetown . The only reason we have seen stated for his living so far from his church was that Charlottetown was a very wicked place, and that in the country he was more retired and had better advantages for study. Brackley Point and the road leading to it was settled about one hundred and twenty years ago by Chief Baron Montgomery, who did more than any other land proprietor at that time for the settlers. This place received its name from a Mr. Brackley who came out from the old country with Governor Patterson in 1770, when the island was disjoined from Nova Scotia and formed into a separate gov¬ ernment. Mr. Brackley held a government office and was much thought of by the people. Brackley Point lies between Rustico and . It has a beautiful harbor and is one of the most flour¬ ishing settlements on the island. The farms are beautiful, well cultivated and the farmers are inde¬ pendent. It is already a favorite resort for summer tourists and with improved hotel accommodations it will be patronized to a much larger extent than it is at present. The remarks made about the farms on St. Peters Road and at Brackley Point are equally applicable to those lying along the road leading from Charlottetown to that place. Some of the old Pres¬ byterian residents around this place are the McCal- 71