f crown lands, in La Fontaine-Baldwin ministry, 53; his views on Clergy
Reserves, 160, 161, 162. =BL= Commissioner of crown lands--supports
Baldwin, 214; his resolution, 215, 216; elected for York, 279;
commissioner of crown lands, 284; resolution on Clergy Reserves, 346,
348. =Mc= At Doel's brewery, 330; rebels meet at his house, 362. =Bib.=:
Dent, _Upper Canadian Rebellion_ and _Last Forty Years_.

=Prices of Commodities.= =S= In Upper Canada, 114.

=Prideaux, John= (1718-1759). Born in Devonshire, England. Entered the
army in 1739 as an ensign. In 1743 took part in the battle of Dettingen;
in 1745 promoted captain; in 1748 became lieutenant-colonel; in 1758
colonel; and in 1759 brigadier-general. In 1759 appointed by Pitt,
commander of a division of the army in Canada, under the supreme command
of General Amherst. Ordered by Amherst to attack Fort Niagara, then one
of the strongest of the French forts. On July 7, 1759, made the first
assault on the fort, and on July 11 repulsed an attack by the French. On
the same day, while directing the artillery fire, killed by the bursting
of one of his own guns. Succeeded by Sir William Johnson, who carried
out his plan of operations, the fort capitulating on July 24, 1759.
=Index=: =Hd= Marches against Fort Niagara, 25; death of, 26. =Bib.=:
_Dict. Nat. Biog._; Bradley, _The Fight with France_; Parkman, _Montcalm
and Wolfe_.

=Priests.= =Dr= Introduction of, from France, prohibited, 257.

=Primogeniture.= =E= Abolished in Upper Canada with respect to real
estate, 87.

=Prince, Colonel.= =Mc= Defends Windsor, 447; shoots prisoners, 447;
condemnation for, 448.

=Prince Edward Island.= Under the name of Isle St. John, it appears in
Champlain's narrative and on his map. The name is found on earlier maps,
and both the discovery and naming of the island have been attributed to
Cabot, and again to Cartier, but without sufficient proof. It bore that
name until the year 1798, when the present form was adopted, in honour
of the Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria. During the French regime,
it was largely settled by Acadian families, but these were expelled
after the island came under British rule. In 1769 the island was granted
to a number of proprietors, and settlement was very slow. It formed part
of Nova Scotia until 1769, when it was made a separate province.
Responsible government was granted in 1851; and in 1873 the province
entered Confederation. =Index=: =E= Land questio