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Derby to record his vote ; but that did not make any differ- 

 ence, as the manse was stormed and considerable damage done. 

 It was a little stone cottage that stood where the Miramichi Pulp 

 and Paper Go's mill now stands, a little back from the street. 

 His congregation was divided in politics, and the feeling was so 

 strong that he concluded to resign and return to Scotland. I was 

 present when he preached his farewell sermon, and my 

 sympathies were with the Rankin party, and although young, I 

 often carried their flag in processions and had occasionally to lay 

 it down and fight for it. During the service a lady went out, and 

 as she passed up Water st. she saw a party of men approaching, 

 throwing stones down into the river. She rushed back to the 

 door of the church and screamed at the top of her voice, ' 'They 

 are on us !" She evidently thought they were eroing to 

 vStorm the church. The congregation rushed out, and went to see 

 what was up. They found a party of the rough element of the 

 Chatham party, keeping a j(jlly boat load of Rankin men from 

 landing at the church. Thej'- called out to the people coming out 

 of the church : "Go back to your service, but these men are not 

 going to land. " The feeling was so strong that the Government 

 at the next session passed a bill giving Northumberland four 

 members, so that there would be two from each side of the river. 



The Cunards came to this part of the country some time about 

 1830. There were three brothers of them — Joseph, William and 

 Henry. William did not stay here long. Joseph went into a 

 general business, principally lumber, fish, timber and shipbuild- 

 ing. Henry was his chief agent. He had outlying branches at 

 Bathurst, Kouchibouguac, Richibucto, &c. He carried on ship- 

 building at all these places, which helped to ruin him. Joseph 

 was brusque in manner, but of a good heart. He was a large 

 man, six feet in height and would weigh about 200 pounds. 

 Henry was shorter and slighter, but both were active, energetic 

 men. 



Joseph Cunard. with coach and pair of horses, and coachman 

 and footman in livery, attended St. Paul's church. He was 

 married to a daughter of Judge Peters, who lived at Bushville, 

 and who also drove to church with his family, with coachman and 

 footman also in livery. Cunard lived in what is now the Bowser 

 House, and had the grounds beautifully laid out with flower beds 



