1‘24 HISTORY or PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

In the year 1856 the bishop contracted a cough, and declining health soon became perceptible. He, however, continued to discharge his duties as pastor of Saint Augus- tine’s Church, Rustico, until the autumn of 1857, when, by medical advice, he discontinued the most laborious portion

of them. Finding that his disease chronic bronchitis—-

was becoming more deeply seated, he went to New York in the summer of 1858, and consulted the most eminent physicians of that city, but to little or no purpose. His health continuing to decline, he set his house in order, and awaited the time of his dissolution with the utmost resigna- tion. About two months before his death he removed from Rustieo, and took up his residence in Saint Dunstan’s College, saying that. he wished to die within its walls. 011 the twenty-second of December he became visibly worse, and on the twenty-sixth he received the last sacraments. He continued to linger till the thirtieth, when he calmly expired, in the sixty—second year of his age.

The lieutenant-governor was instructed by the home gov- ernment that, in the event of the absence of harmony between the legislative council and the assembly, he should increase the number of councillors, and thus facilitate the movements of the machine. Five additional members were accordingly added to the council. During the session, several acts were passed relating to education, inchiuling one which provided for the establishment of the Prince of \Vales College.

The governor laid before the house a despalch, which he had received from the colonial secretary, the Duke of New- castle, relative to the subject of the proposed commission on the land question. His grace had received a letter, signed by Sir Samuel Cunard and other proprietors, in which, ad- dressing his grace, thcy said: “ \Ve have been furnished with a. copy of a memorial, addressed to Her Majesty, from