Chapter VII

Marriage of the Queen--Education in 1842--Foundation-stone of the
Colonial Building laid--The Governor withdraws his patronage from
Public Institutions--Dispute between the Governor and Mr.
Pope--Election disturbances in Belfast--The Currency
Question--Responsible Government discussed--Governor Huntley
succeeded by Sir Donald Campbell--Earl Grey's reason for
withholding Responsible Government--The death of Sir Donald
Campbell--Ambrose Lane, Administrator--Sir A. Bannerman,
Governor--Responsible Government introduced--Temperance
movement--The loss of the "Fairy Queen"--Dissolution of the
Assembly--Governor Bannerman succeeded by Dominick Daly--The
Worrell Estate bought by the Government--J. Henry Haszard
perishes in the Ice Boat--Census of 1855--A loan wanted--The
Imperial Guaranty promised, but not given--Resolutions praying
for a Commission on the Land Question--Charles Young,
Administrator--Biographical Sketch of Bishop McDonald--Death of
James Peake

CHAPTER VIII.

Arrival of the Prince of Wales--His Reception--The British
Colonial Secretary expresses satisfaction with the Assembly's
proceedings in regard to the Land Commission--The Report of the
Commissioners--Its cardinal points presented--Their views with
regard to Escheat and other subjects--The case of the Loyalists
and Indians. Remarks on the Commissioners' Report: its merits
and its defects. The evils incident to the Land Question
fundamentally attributable to the Home Government--The Immigrants
deceived--The misery consequent on such deception--The burden of
correction laid on the wrong shoulders--Volunteer
Companies--General Census--Death of Prince Albert--The Duke of
Newcastle and the Commissioners' Report

CHAPTER IX.

Bill to make the Legislative Council elective--Change of
Government--Address to the Queen, craving to give effect to the
Commissioners' Award--A Review of recent Proceedings in regard to
the Land Question--The Assembly willing to meet the views of
Proprietors in regard to the appointment of Commissioners--The
Assembly and the Commissioners right, and the Colonial Secretary
wrong--The Reason why given--The rejection of the Award
unreasonable--Delegates sent to England on the Land Question--The
Result

CHAPTER X.

James C. Pope and the Railway--Assimilation of the
Currency--Confederation--Conference in Charlottetown--Speeches of
Edward Whelan and T. H. Haviland--Opposition to
Confederation--Resolutions in the Assembly--Offer of Terms to J.
C. Pope--Further Proceedings--The Question of Confederation
Resumed--Delegations to Ottawa--Messrs. Haythorne and
Laird--Messrs. Pope, Haviland, and Howlan--Final Settlement of the
Question

CHAPTER XI.

Biographical Sketches:--Bishop McEachern--Rev. Donald
McDonald--Rev. Dr. Kier--Hon. T. H. Haviland--Hon. E. Whelan--Hon.
James Yeo--Hon. George Coles--James D. Haszard

CHAPTER XII.

Commercial Statistics--Imports--Exports--Revenue--Government
Policy--Fisheries--Education--Manufactures--Charlottetown--Census of
1798

HISTORY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.