. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. ey, in honour of Thomas Townsend, Lord Sydney, the Colonial Secretary of the Min-istr\- which had initiated the new policy of settle-ment, and encouragement to the Colonists. Anumber of persons, called the Associated Loyal-ists, who arrived in Cape Breton in October,17S4, had obtained free grants of land, and earlyin the spring of 1785, they accompanied the Gov-ernor to S\d
. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. ey, in honour of Thomas Townsend, Lord Sydney, the Colonial Secretary of the Min-istr\- which had initiated the new policy of settle-ment, and encouragement to the Colonists. Anumber of persons, called the Associated Loyal-ists, who arrived in Cape Breton in October,17S4, had obtained free grants of land, and earlyin the spring of 1785, they accompanied the Gov-ernor to S\dney, together with six companies ofthe 33rd Regiment, under the command of York. From the period of the arrival ofthe troops must be dated the beginning of thehistory of the Church of England in the Townof Sydney and the Island of Cape Breton. Noparish was formed until the following jear, butentries in the parish register of baptisms, mar-riages and burials carry us back to April i8th,T785. The Chaplain of the Forces and firstofficiating clergyman was the Rev. BenjaminLovell, grandfather of the late Colonel Lovell,, who was once commanding officer of theRoyal Engineers at Halifax. The Rev. R. Cos-. CANADIAN SCENERY—\-II A\ ol NIOlNl INHH. RoCKIiCS. CANADA : AN 3S1 sitt entered upon his duties as first Rector of theParish of St. George, Cape Breton, about the istof June, 1786. The Rev. Raima Cossitt, who was of Frenchextraction, and had officiated in the ministry ofthe Church in New England, held the Rectorshipof the Parish of St. George from June, 17S6, toJuly, 1805. Tlie building of the parish church,which was of stime, was begun soon after his ap-pointment, and the British Parliament votedjTSOO for the purpose. An additional vote of ;r300towards its completion was made in 1803 at theinstance of Lord Hobart. A large space in thechurch was reserved for the garrison, and occu-pied by it until the final withdrawal of the troopsfrom Sy
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