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and the Central Academy were started, North River Bridge was built, and the first treasury notes issued.

The Island's oldest governor was Colonel John Frederick Wallet DesBarres, who left at the age of ninety—two.

The Island Assembly seems to have been extremely sensitive. On one occasion the Solicitor-General announced to the House that a certain man had said that the members were not a “House” but a “con- vention.” The matter was investigated and the man called to the Bar of the House. It was decided that this Mr. Johnson had been guilty of a high crime and misdemeanour, and that an address should be presented to His Excellency praying him to order the Attorney-General to prosecute the man. The address was prepared and presented!

Whether or not they had tender consciences in the good old days is a moot question, but certain it is that though they could sentence a person to be hanged on the gallows very easily, it was a most difficult job to get some one to execute him. It is recorded that a woman was sentenced to be hanged, in 1778, for robbery, but as no one would undertake the job, she was allowed to go free. A similar situation occurred in 1781. A man was sentenced to be hanged. The provost-marshal, who was expected to act as execu- tioner, was absent. His deputy refused to serve in any such capacity. Then Governor Patterson appointed another provost-marshal for the purpose of expediting the execution, but when the awaited task was pointed out to the recent appointee he, too, resigned. Anxious as the governor was to see the man executed, it is noteworthy that he himself made no effort to act as executioner. So, as there was no jail,