Jersey is an island situated in the English Channel, and is believed to be the island called in the Itinerary Caesarea; in succeeding times Augia; by us Gersey, but more frequently Jersey. It is situated eighteen miles to the west of Normandy, and eighty-four to the south of Portland in Dorsetshire. It is not above twelve miles in length, nor much more than six where broadest; which is at the two extremities. It is defended by rocks and dangerous quicksands. On the north side the cliffs rise forty or fifty fathoms high, which render it inaccessible on that side; but on the south the shore is almost level with the water. In the west part of the island is a large tract of land, once cultivated and very fertile, but now a barren desert, caused by the westerly winds throwing up sand from the bottom to the top of the highest cliffs. The higher lands are diversified by gritty, gravelly, stony, and fine mould; the lower by a deep, rich, and heavy soil. The middle part of the island is somewhat mountainous, and so thick planted with trees, that at a distance it resembles one entire forest, though in walking through it there is hardly a thicket or any other thing to he seen but hedgerows and orchards of apple trees. The valleys under the hills are finely watered by brooks, and have plenty of cattle and small sheep, with very fine wool, and very sweet meat, which is ascribed to the shortness of the grass. The horses are good for draught; but few fit for the saddle. The island produces a variety of trees, roots, and herbs; but not corn enough for the inhabitants, who are supplied from England and other parts. The fields are inclosed by great mounds of earth, raised from six to eight or ten feet high, proportionably thick and solid, planted with quicksets and trees.

The air of this island being very healthy, those of the inhabitants who are temperate live to a great age; but the coast is very subject to storms by westerly winds, from which they have no land to shelter them nearer than North America; and there is a vast chain of rocks about the island, among which the tides and currents are so strong and rapid, that the navigation is dangerous to those who are not perfectly acquainted with the coast.

The buildings are generally of rag-stone; but some of the wealthy inhabitants have their houses fronted with a reddish white stone, capable of being polished like marble, and of which there is a rich quarry, on a hill called Montmado: the ordinary dwellings are thatched. The churches are very plain buildings, most of them having square steeples; and the communion-table is not at the east end, as in the English churches, but placed just under the pulpit.

The staple manufacture is knit stockings and caps; many thousand pair of the former of which are weekly sold at St. Helier to the merchants; also cyder, of which 25,000 hogsheads have been made here in one year. Their principal foreign trade is to Newfoundland, whither particularly in the year 1732 they sent twenty-four ships; these proceed from thence to the Mediterranean, to dispose of their fish.

On the south side of this island the sea seems to have encroached upon the land (which, as we have before mentioned, declines on that side) and to have swallowed upwards of six square miles, making a very beautiful bay, of about three miles broad, and near the same in length. In the east corner of this bay stands the town of St. Helier, which is very happily situated. But the principal haven is in the western corner of the bay, which receives its name from it, being called St. Aubin’s. There are, besides these, several other havens of less note; as St. Brelade’s bay, at the back of St. Aubin’s; the great bay of St. Owen, which takes in the greatest part of the west side of the island, where the largest ships may ride in twelve and fifteen fathoms, safe from all but east winds. La Crevasse is a port only for boats; Greve de Leca and Port St. John are also small havens on the north side, where is likewise Bonneuit. On the east there is the bay of St. Catherine, and the harbour of Rosel. To the southwest lies the Haven de la Chaussee. The last we shall mention is the port de Pas, a very little to the eastward of St. Aubin’s bay.

The island is divided into twelve parishes, which are so laid that each has a communication with the sea; these are subdivided into fifty-two vintaines, so called from the number of twenty houses, which each is supposed to have formerly contained, just as in England ten houses anciently made a tything.

The whole number of inhabitants is computed at about 20,000, of which 3000 are able to bear arms, and are formed into regiments. Their general review is on the sandy bay between the two towns, when they are attended with a train of above twenty brass field pieces, and two small bodies of horse in the wings.

The chief officer is the governor, who has the custody of his Majesty’s castles, with the command of the garrisons and militia. The civil government is administered by a bailiff, assisted by twelve jurats. They have here also what they call an assembly of the states. These are convened by the governor, or his deputy, the bailiff: they consist of himself and the jurats, the dean and clergy, and the twelve high constables.

This island, with those of Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and their appendages were, as before-mentioned, parcel of the duchy of Normandy, and were united to the crown of England by the first princes of the Norman line. The language of the pulpit and the bar is the French, which is also that generally spoken by the people at large. They are governed by their own laws, which are for the most part the ducal customs of Normandy, being collected in an ancient book of customs, entitled Le grand custumier. The king’s writ, or process from the courts of Westminster, is here of no force; but his commission is. They are not bound by any common acts of our parliaments, unless particularly named.—All causes are originally determined by their own officers, the bailiff, and jurais of the islands; but an appeal lies from them to the king and council in the last resort. Jersey is an earldom in the Villiers’ family.

The towns of St. Helier and St. Aubin, which, as already mentioned, stand both in the same bay called St. Aubin’s Bay, opening to the south, are about three miles asunder. St. Helier took its name from Elerius or Helier, a holy man, who lived in this island many centuries ago, and was slain by the pagan Normans, at their coming hither. He is mentioned among the martyrs, in the martyrology of Coutance; his little cell, with the stone bed, is still shewn among the rocks; and in memory of him a noble abbey of canons regular was founded in the little island in this bay, and annexed to Cherburgh abbey in Normandy in the reign of Henry the First, and suppressed as an alien priory.

The town of St. Helier stands at the foot of a long and high rocky hill, at the east end; it is a well-built and populous place, greatly improved and enlarged within the last century; and contains about 400 houses, mostly shops, and near 2000 inhabitants. The marketplace in the centre is spacious, surrounded with handsome houses, among which is the Cohue Royale or court of justice. At the top of the marketplace is a statue of George II. of bronze gilt. The market is held on a Saturday, and is much frequented.

St. Aubin, at the west end of the bay, is principally inhabited by merchants and masters of ships, whom the neighbourhood of the port has invited hither; it is not more than half the size of the other town, though greatly increased within the last century; and has a good stone pier carried far into the sea, where ships of considerable burden lie safe under the guns of the adjoining fort.

The isle of St. Helier, more to the east in the same bay, is in circuit near a mile, surrounded by the sea, at or about every half flood. On the site of the abbey before-mentioned is now Elizabeth Castle, one of the largest and strongest fortresses in Britain. Queen Elizabeth began it, and gave it her name; Charles I. enlarged it, and Charles II. who was twice here, completed it; it was the last fortress that held out for the king. It is the residence of the governor and garrison and occupies the whole isle, from whence, at low water is a passage, called the bridge, half a mile long, formed of sand and stones.

Mount Orgenil Castle, called also Gourray, from the neighbouring village of that name, lies to the south of Rosel harbour, in the bay of St. Catharine. It was a place of strength before Henry the Fifth’s time, and bade defiance to the attempts of the French, under the Constable De Guesclin, in the year 1374, at the end of the reign of Edward III. It was repaired by Queen Elizabeth, but it is now neglected, yet it preserves an air of grandeur, answering its name, even in ruins. The ascent to its top is by near two hundred steps; and from thence with a telescope, may be seen the two front towers of the cathedral of Coutance. The famous William Prynne was confined in it three years.

There were formerly many druidical temples and altars in Jersey, some remains of which are still to be seen; the cromlechs are here called pouque-lays, and there are some tumuli and keeps. Roman coins have also been dug up in this island; and there are the remains of a Roman camp, in the manor of Dilamont. Christianity was first planted here in the middle of the sixth century, and the island made part of the see of Dol, in Bretagne, and it is now governed by a dean; besides the abbey of St. Helier, here were four priories, Noirmont, St. Clement, Bonnenuit, and Le Leek, and above twenty chapels, now mostly ruined.

During the last war this island, together with that of Guernsey, became an object of desire to France, whose vanity, no less than her interest, was concerned in depriving Britain of those last remnants of her continental possessions. The first attempt to achieve this conquest took place in the year 1779; a force of five or six thousand men was embarked in flat-bottomed boats, and endeavoured to land in the bay of St. Ouen, on the first of May. In this attempt they were supported by five frigates and other armed vessels; but met with such a vigorous resistance from the militia of the island, assisted by a body of regulars, (the 78th regiment) that they were compelled to retire without landing a single man. Much discontent and mutual recrimination took place among the French naval and military officers on this failure; and though the expedition was represented as ill concerted, and destitute of every hope of success, another attempt was resolved on. Both the troops and seamen that had been employed in the former expedition were equally desirous of retrieving their honour; but they were for some time prevented from making any attempt of this kind by bad weather; and, before another opportunity offered, the squadron which was designed to cover their descent was attacked by Sir James Wallace, who drove them ashore on the coast of Normandy, silenced a battery under whose guns they had taken shelter, captured a frigate of 34 guns, with two rich prizes, burnt two other large frigates, and a considerable number of smaller vessels.

Thus the scheme of invading the island of Jersey was totally disconcerted, and laid aside for that time, but was resumed in the year 1781. The conduct of this second expedition was given to the Baron de Rullecourt, who had been second in command whea the former attempt was made. He was a man of courage, but fierce and violent in his disposition, and seems to have been very deficient in the prudence and conduct, necessary for bringing any military enterprise to successful issue. The force entrusted to him on the present occasion consisted of two thousand men; with whom he embarked in very tempestuous weather, hoping that he might thus be able to surprise the garrison. Many of his transports, however, were thus dispersed, and he himself, with the remainder, obliged to take shelter in some islands in the neighbour hood of Jersey. As soon as the weather grew calmer, be seized the opportunity of a dark night, (the 6th of January) to effect a lauding at a place called Grouville, where he made prisoners a party of militia. Hence he proceeded with the utmost expedition to St. Heher’s, the capital of the island, about three miles distant. His arrival was so unexpected, that he seized on a party of men who guarded it, together with the commanding officer, (Lieutenant-governor Corbett) and the magistrates of the island. Rullecourt then drew up a capitulation, the terms of which were, that the island should be instantly surrendered up to the French, and the garrison be sent to England; threatening the town with immediate destruction in case of non-compliance. It was in vain represented to him that no act of the deputy-governor and magistrates, could be valid, while they remained in his power; but, as Rullecourt still insisted, they were obliged to comply, lest his menaces should have been carried into execution. This point being gained, he advanced to Elizabeth Castle in the neighbourhood of the town, summoning it to surrender in virtue of the capitulation for the town and island just concluded. To this a peremptory refusal was given, and followed by such a vigorous discharge of artillery, that he was obliged to retire into the town. In the mean time, the British troops stationed in the island began to assemble from every quarter, under the command of Major Pierson; who, on being required by the French commander to submit, replied, that if the French themselves did not, within twenty minutes, lay down their arms, he would attack them. This being refused, an attack was instantly made with such impetuosity, that the French were totally routed in less than half an hour, and driven into the market place, where they endeavoured to make a stand. Their commander, exasperated at this unexpected turn of affairs, endeavoured to wreak his vengeance on the captive governor, whom he obliged to stand by his side, during the whole time of the conflict. This, however was quickly over; the French were broken on all sides, the baron himself mortally wounded, and the next in command obliged to surrender himself and whole of his party prisoners of war; while the captive governor escaped without a wound. This second disaster put an end to all hopes of the French ministry of being able to reduce the island of Jersey, and was indeed no small mortification to them; 800 troops having been landed at that time, of which not one escaped. A monument was erected at the public expence, in the church of St. Helier, to the memory of Major Pierson, to whom the deliverance of the island was owing; but who unhappily fell in the moment of victory, when only twenty-four years of age.

All the landing places and creeks round the island are now fortified with batteries, and seventeen or eighteen watch-houses are erected on the headlands. These are round towers, with embrasures for small cannon, and loopholes for musketry; the entrance is by a door in the wall, out of the reach of man, and to be ascended by a ladder, afterwards drawn up.

A thorough knowledge of the infinite importance of the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, &c. as so many barriers against France; a well-grounded foresight of the innumerable mischiefs that must follow, on their falling under the power of the crown; and a just sense of the intrepid and steady courage, with which the inhabitants had so often defended themselves, induced our monarchs to give them many, and some very extraordinary marks of their favour, exclusive of the fortifications they raised for their defence, and the fleets that, from time to time, they employed for their protection. Thus King Edward III. directed a letter, not only to the bailiffs and other magistrates, but to the people of Jersey in general, to thank them for the glorious stand they made against his enemies. Almost all our princes, after him, took a pleasure in recapitulating their services, on the renewing of their charters, Henry VII. gave them his sanction for the erection of two free-schools; Queen Elizabeth honoured them with larger and more explicit charters, than any of her predecessors; James I. redressed several grievances, and shewed in many cases, an earnest attention to their interest and welfare; Charles I. gave lands for endowing three fellowships, in as many colleges, at Oxford; Charles II. sent a mace, with a most honourable inscription, to be carried before the magistrates of Jersey; King William gave all the artillery requisite for their breastworks, and other fortifications; and they have deserved and received many benefits from the crown in succeeding reigns.

After all, these islands are not improved to the utmost; on the contrary, if they sought, discovered, and wrought mines, which the emery formerly brought from Guernsey, and a celebrated mineral spring which is in Jersey, seem to shew they possess; if they cultivated flax, and introduced the linen or even the thread manufacture, it would produce infinite advantage to the inhabitants; and if one or two ports, capable of receiving large ships, were opened in the larger islands, it would contribute to the extending their navigation and commerce, and induce them to concur effectually in eradicating that pernicious practice of smuggling, which is equally inconsistent with good government and sound morals. In all, or in any of these attempts, they have a just right to the assistance of England; because, whatever accession of strength they can attain, must redound to our security, and whatever augments their wealth must finally turn to her profit.

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Jarsie; this Island of Jarsie is in compass 20 miles, and contains 12 Towns or Villages; the chief being S. Hillary, and S. Malo.

The ground is plentifull in Grain and Sheepe most of them having four Horns, of whose Wool our true Jarsie Stockings are made.

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Of the Channel Islands, Jersey is the most southerly, being in latitude 49° 0' 16” north and longitude 2° 0' 22” west; it is 12 miles long from south-east to north-west, and at its widest part about 7 miles across, and the area is 72 square miles. The circumference of the island, with all its environs, is at least 47 miles, and at its nearest point is not more than 14 miles from the coast of Normandy, 21 from Guernsey, 39 from Alderney, and from England it is 85 from Weymouth, 90 from the Isle of Wight and 120 from Southampton.

There are 12 civil parishes, viz.:-St. Helier, St. Ouen, St. Lawrence, St. Clement, St. John, St. Brelade, Grouville, St. Mary, St. Martin, St. Peter, St. Saviour and Trinity; all are rectories in the deanery of Jersey, which is in the gift of the Crown, and in the diocese of Winchester. The principal parish is that of St. Helier, which may also be regarded as the only town in the island.

The area of the island is 28,717 acres; the population in 1901 was 52,576, vix.:-23,940 males and 28,636 females. The number of houses was, inhabited, 9,216; uninhabited, 888; building, 19.

On account of the rocky character of its coast and the forts erected for its defence, the island would offer very considerable obstacles to any invader. The impression created on first beholding Jersey is a striking one on account of its bold hills, but the prevailing masses of rock give it a distinctly barren appearance. After passing the “Corbiere,” a point on the south-west well known to all mariners, the scene changes to St. Brelade’s Bay and to the much larger and more beautiful bay of St. Aubin, the aspect of which is as if the island of St. Helena, the Bay of Naples and the county of Kent were blended in a miniature. This bay is nearly a crescent, and the high land of the island, which gradually slopes down to the water’s edge, is richly wooded, diversified with many tasteful villas and well-built houses.

The climate is mild and healthy, and warmer than in any part of England, the mean temperature of Jersey being 52° and the winter being milder; the range of temperature is from 83° to 27°. Rain and high wind are more frequent than in England, but snow is rare. Jersey slopes to the south and has a southerly aspect, and is therefore warmer. The fig, myrtle, agave, fuchsia, oleander and many beautiful plants grow luxuriantly in the open air and even in January many flowers are in bloom. Some parts of the island rise to a height of 200 feet above the level of the sea, and others 300 feet, and these heights are intersected by beautiful valleys and small streams, some of which serve to work the corn mills. The farmers and the islanders generally are very in dustrious, and they bestow great labour on their land, which from its natural fertility and the careful cultivation it receives, yields abundant harvests. The extensive orchards are also very productive, and there is a considerable export trade in early potatoes, cider, apples, pears and cattle. The Newfoundland trade is the most considerable; vessels go for the purpose of fishing on the banks, and take out with them woollen manufactures of many kinds, nets, cordage, iron, salt for curing fish, and having obtained a further cargo, either by fishing or purchase, proceed to the Spanish ports, the Mediterranean and to North and South America.

The revenue of the island, derived from wines, spirits and harbour dues, is about £38,000 a year, so that the taxes are very light.

The laws are founded on those of the Duchy of Normandy, and have many peculiarities. Arrest for debt prevails and applies also to English transactions.

The civil government is with the States, which consist of the lieutenant-governor, the bailiff, 12 jurats, the rectors of the 12 parishes, the constable of each parish, the greffier, the viscount, and the King’s attorney and solicitor-general, and these constitute the assembly or parliament of the island.

The military government, intended chiefly for the protection of the island from invasion, is entrusted to a lieutenant-governor.

The office of bailiff is one of great importance, for this officer and the jurats compose the magistracy of the island, The jurats are chosen for life by the votes of all who pay parochial rates and are heads of families. The constables are chosen from the different parishes by the same electors, and represent their respective constituents in the States; the office is held for three years, but they can be re-elected, as is often the case, to serve again.

The two great political parties are those of the Laurel and the Rose.

The militia consists of all men between 16 and 45 years old, and is above 2,500 strong, forming three light infantry regiments and one of artillery.

The religion of the island is professedly that of the Church of England, and there is generally one French and one English service in the parish churches and English services only in the district churches.

A dialect of old Norman French is commonly spoken by the people, particularly in the rural districts, where a large portion of them do not speak any English.

There are two railways in the island, viz.: the Jersey Railway and Tramways Co. Limited, from St. Helier to Corbtere, and the Jersey Eastern Railway Co. Limited, from St. Helier to Gorey.

Jersey is easy of access in fair weather by the regular steam packets from Southampton and Weymouth, as well as by vessels constantly sailing from Liverpool, Plymouth, Torquay, London &c.

The roads throughout the island are now very good, and for this advantage the inhabitants are indebted to General Don, who, when he came to Jersey as lieutenant-governor and commander of the forces, found the country so intersected with narrow lanes, high mounds &c. as to render the march of troops and the conveyance of artillery and Baggage a matter of very great difficulty; he, therefore, set about making-spacious roads, employing for the purpose all the soldiers who could be spared from duty, and the work, though much impeded by the prejudices of the native population, was eventually carried out to completion.

The town of St. Helier, the capital of Jersey and a seaport, is on the southern shore of the island and the south-eastern side of the extensive bay of St. Aubin; its distance from England is 109 ¼ miles from Weymouth (Great Western route), 140 from Southampton (London and South Western), and about 260 from London by rail and sea, and 300 entirely by water, starting from the Thames; from the French port of Cherbourg it is 85 miles distant and from St. Malo 40. The only railways in the island centre in St. Helier; these are the Jersey railway, extending westward to Corbiere, and the Jersey Eastern railway to La Roque and thence to Gorey. The harbour comprises an inner or Old harbour and a larger, Albert harbour, bounded by the Albert pier, beyond which are the roads, now the outer harbour of 41 ½ acres, extending to the Bridge or natural causeway, which is terminated by Elizabeth Castle, and from the castle a breakwater has been constructed, a quarter of a mile in length, at a cost of £250,000. There are commodious quays and the harbours have been dredged to admit of vessels of moderate draught, except at low water and spring tides.

The Albert Pier, commenced in 1841, is one mile long, and has on it the Cattle Depot and Slaughter Houses, opened in 1889, at a cost of £5,000. On the Victoria Tier is a landing stage, begun in 1887, as a memorial to the Jubilee of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, and completed in 1889. The New North Pier was completed in 1897, and the steamers of the Great Western Railway Company now arrive and depart from this pier.

South Fort, near the Pier road, was erected in 1803.

Fort Regent, completed in 1816 at a cost of over £750,000, stands 150 feet above the level of the sea, and commands the harbour; it is capable of containing 500 troops, and has a signalling station on the ramparts.

Elizabeth Castle, which stands on a group of rocks in St. Aubin’s Bay, is reached at low tide by a natural causeway of rugged stones and rock boulders. The erection of this fortress was ordered in 1551 by Edward VI. but it was not commenced till the reign of Queen Elizabeth, when the upper ward was constructed; and the lower ward was added during the reign of Charles II. The castle was besieged by the Parliamentary troops in 1651, and after having held out for six weeks, was surrendered by Sir George de Carteret, the governor, the garrison marching out with all the honours of war. Charles II. once resided in the castle, and Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards Earl of Clarendon and lord high chancellor, is said to have written part of his” History of the Rebellion” while an exile in this fortress. Cowley the poet also resided here. The castle is now always occupied by the Royal Artillery, and will hold 1,000 men.

Two lighthouses were erected in 1896, one in Greve d’Azette and the other on Mount Ube, in St. Clement’s parish, and by keeping both these in line ships are able to approach the harbour at night and avoid the dangerous rocks to the right and left.

Trade and Navigation.-The exports consist chiefly of early potatoes, cattle and granite: the imports comprise coal, corn, grocery, textile goods, hardware and general necessaries. The estimated returns of the potato export trade from 1888 are as follows:-1888, 60,527 tons, value £242,110; 1890, 54,109, £293,681; 1892, 66,332, £37,535; 1894, 60,605, £462,895; 1896, 64,583, £435,192; 1898, 56,227, £338,269; 1899, 65,040, £330,421; 1900, 54,012, £445,872; 1901, 51,750, £320,901; 1902, 66,625, £387,364; the price in the early week of the season averages £20 per ton, but this is soon reduced by the larger supplies until the small sum of £3 per ton is reached at the end of the season, which extends through May, June and July.

Number of vessels arriving in the harbour with their registered tonnage and the amount of harbour dues collected from the 1st of October 1901, to September the 30th, 1902:-

October 1st to December 31st,. 1901, 329 vessels, 49,978 tons; £1,874 3s. 3d. harbour dues.

January 1st to March 31st, 1902, 294, 44,536; £1,741 2s. 8d. harbour dues.

April 1st to June 30th, 1902, 607,107,158; £3,163 19s. 2d. harbour dues.

July 1st to September 30th, 1902, 597,101,762; £3,621 12s. 7d. harbour dues.

The number of sailing and steam vessels registered under Part I. of the “Merchant Shipping Act, 1894,” as belonging to the port, December 31, 1901, was 79, of 4,134 tons. The number of fishing boats registered under Part IV. of the same Act on the same date was 119, of 379 tonnage, employing 207 men and boys.

The town is governed by a Constable, elected every three years, and six centeniers, also elected for three years: there is a force of 18 paid police. All matters affecting the government of the town are in the hands of the Constable, who is responsible to the general parish meeting at the end of the year.

Water is supplied by the Jersey New Waterworks Co. Limited, from two reservoirs in the St. Lawrence Valley, these have a capacity of about 14,000,000 gallons. The town is lighted with gas by the Jersey Gas Light Co. whose three gasholders have a capacity of 848,000 cubic feet.

The church of St. Helier, generally known as the “Town church,” consecrated Aug. 15, 1341, is an edifice in mixed styles, and consists of chancel, nave, aisle, transepts and a massive square tower, containing one bell: the most important monument in the church is that erected to the memory of Major Pierson, who fell 6 Jan. 1781, while defending the island against the French: several stained windows were placed about 1868, and there is one in the vestry, erected in 1897: the brass lectern was presented by the descendants of the late F. Bertram esq. of Beaulieu: the font, a very massive work of granite, has a square basin resting on five marble shafts: the church was restored about 1868, and affords about 800 sittings. The register dates from the year 1596. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £250, in the gift of the Crown, and held since 1888 by the Very Rev. George Orange Balleine M.A. late fellow of Queen’s College, Oxford, dean of Jersey and hon. canon of Winchester.

St. James’s church, in the street of that name, was erected in 1826 at a cost of £9,700, is a chapel of ease to St. Helier and is a structure of granite, consisting of chancel, nave and two embattled western towers, with lofty pinnacles: galleries surround the nave on three sides: the font has a basin of Caen stone, resting on eight marble columns and base: there are sittings for 1,150 persons. The register is kept with that of St. Helier. The living is a perpetual curacy, net yearly value £180, with parsonage attached, in the gift of trustees, and held since 1903 by the Rev. Alan Gordon Smith M.A. of New College, Oxford.

St. Paul’s church, New street, erected in 1815, as a chapel of ease to St. Helier, is an edifice of stone in a Modern Gothic style, and consists of chancel, nave and aisles: the font consists of a marble basin supported on an ornamental shaft: there is a memorial tablet to George Hilgrove esq. who died in 1818, and one to Sir Charles Burrard bart. of Walhampton, Hants, d. 12 June, 1870: the church was rebuilt in 1891 at a cost of £5,000, and affords sittings for 600 persons. The living is an incumbency, net yearly value £250, in the gift of the congregation, and held since 1901 by the Rev. Christopher Douglas Hindle M.A. of Selwyn College, Cambridge.

St. Mark’s is an ecclesiastical parish formed from that of St. Helier; the church, in David place, is a plain edifice of stone with a cemented exterior, and consists of chancel, nave and a western tower with pinnacles and spire, containing 6 bells and a clock with chimes: the east window is stained: the nave is surrounded on three sides by galleries: there are 900 sittings. The living is an incumbency, yearly value £200, in the gift of the rector of St. Helier’s, and held since 1902 by the Rev. Hugh Le Fleming M.A. of Clare College, Cambridge.

All Saints' is an ecclesiastical parish formed from St. Helier’s, June 23, 1868; the church, in the Royal parade, is an edifice of rough stone and brick cemented over, with granite columns at the angles, and consists of nave and aisles, with plain semicircular-headed windows and a western gallery: the organ is valued at about £400: there is a marble memorial in the church to the wife of Captain D. Buchanan R.E.O.S.: the church was restored in 1895 at a cost of £429, and affords 560 sittings. The register dates only from the year 1872; entries previous to this date were made in the St. Helier register. The liying is a vicarage, net yearly value £230, in the gift of the rector of St. Helier’s, and held since 1900 by the Rev. James McCann D.Th. University of Giessen.

First Tower church, Mont Cochon road, a mission church attached to All Saints's, is a wooden structure seating 200 persons. The curacy in charge, yearly value between £80 and £100, is in the gift, of the vicar of All Saints’, and held by the Rev. Charles Picot.

St. Andrew’s is an ecclesiastical parish formed from that of St. Helier, February 25. 1870; the church, situated in the Esplanade, is a plain edifice of granite with stuccoed front, consisting of chancel, nave and aisles, and has 350 sittings. The register dates from the year 1870. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £228, in the gift of the rector of St. Helier, and held since 1895 by the Rev. Alfred John Balleine M.A. of Queen’s College, Oxford.

St. Simon’s is an ecclesiastical parish formed from that of St. Helier in 1867; the church, in Great Union road, is an edifice of granite in the Gothic style, and consists of chancel, nave of five bays and a south aisle: the east window is stained: there are 450 sittings. The register dates from the year 1868. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £200, in the gift of the Bishop of Winchester and the Crown alternately, and held since 1893 by the Rev. Charles Moise Godfray M.A. of Merton College, Oxford.

The French Catholic church, in Val Plaisant, dedicated to St. Thomas, and erected in 1887, is an edifice of granite in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, transepts with chapels, two small chapels, vestries and a tower with spire 196 feet in height: the church affords 800 sittings.

The English Catholic church, in Vauxball street, dedicated to SS. Mary and Peter, was partly built in 1860, and nearly completed in 1891, and is an edifice of granite in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave of three and a half bays, aisles, transept, baptistery, mortuary and side chapels: there are five stained windows: the piers of the arcades are granite monoliths over 30 feet in height: a portion of the nave is still unfinished, and the facade and tower remain to be built: the church will seat 600 persons.

The Presbyterian church, in Midvale road, built in 1859, at a cost of £5,500, is an edifice of blue Jersey granite and Caen stone, in the Early Pointed style, and consists of nave, transept and a tower with spire 100 feet in height at the north-east angle: there are sittings for 500 persons.

The Baptist chapel, formerly the French Independent chapel, in Vauxhall street, was erected in 1864, and is of stone and brick with a cemented front, and a portico supported on four columns: the interior has galleries all round and affords 700 sittings.

The English Congregational church, Victoria street, was first founded in 1825; the present edifice, erected in 1860 at a cost of about £3,000, is of granite and Caen stone, in the Early English style, and has a tower with spire: the church was renovated in 1891 at a cost of about £500, and has 500 sittings.

The French Congregational chapel, Halkett place, built in 1839 at a cost of £5,000, is an edifice of granite and Caen stone in the Gothic style: there are 550 sittings.

The New Jerusalem or Swedenborgian chapel, Victoria street, erected in 1848, is a small and plain building of granite with stuccoed front, and has a gallery at the west end: there are 100 sittings.

Wesley chapel (English), at head of Peter street, rebuilt 1875 (former built 1827), is a handsome stone building seating 820 persons.

The French Wesleyan chapel, Grove place, built in 1847, at a cost of £7,000, will seat 1,500 persons.

The Bible Christian chapel, Don road, erected in 1868, at a cost of over £4,000, is a building of granite in the Classic style, and seats 1,200 persons.

The Primitive Methodist chapel, in Aquila road, erected in 1866, is a plain edifice of brick and stone, with a portico; the interior has galleries all round, and will seat 700 persons.

The Bible Christian chapel, in Great Union road, built in 1825, rebuilt in 1849 and enlarged in 1864, is a plain edifice of stone, and has sittings for 900 persons.

Cemeteries.-The Parochial Cemetery, St. John’s road, opened in 1855 and extended in 1880, cost about £4,000, and covers 11 acres; there is no mortuary chapel; it is managed by a burial board of 9 members. St. Helier’s General Cemetery, in Richmond road, established by the Nonconformists of the island, was opened in 1854, and is about 6 acres in extent with a mortuary chapel; it is managed by a committee of directors elected annually by the shareholders.

The States Assembly Room, in Halkett place, erected at a cost of £7,500, is a building of granite in the Classic style; the lower portion consists of fire-proof rooms in which the records of the island are kept, the upper floor constituting: the legislative chamber. The interior is designed in the Early Jacobean style, and has a cover ceiling and panelled wainscoting, supported by 12 pilasters. There are 60 seats for members and a public gallery for about 60 persons; over the president’s dais there is also a gallery for distinguished visitors. The building was first occupied on the occasion of the celebration in 1887 of the Jubilee of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria.

The Hotel de Ville, or Town Hall, erected in 1871 at a cost of £3,000, and comprising municipal offices, police station and fire engine station, is a handsome structure in the Italian style, and includes a large hair in which vestry, electoral and other meetings are held; it is 72 feet long by 36 wide and 18 feet in height, and on the walls are hung several splendid oil paintings bequeathed to the parish by Mrs. J. Le Sueur, amongst them being two by Mr. W. W. Ouless R.A. “The Blind Beggar” and “Edith,” and another,” The Ironing Girl.” by J. L. David, the celebrated French artist. The building has recently (1903) been extended and now includes a police and petty debts court.

The Royal Court House, in Royal square, in which the various law courts, both civil and criminal, are held, is a handsome structure of granite in the Classic style, originally built in 1647, and rebuilt in 1866 at a cost of £15,000. The chamber in which the Royal court holds its sittings contains a fine portrait of the Right Hon, Gen. H. Seymour Conway P.C. a former governor of Jersey, by Gainsborough, and one of His Majesty George III. by Philip Joan, a native artist; there is also here a copy by Mr. Holyoake of the well-known painting by J. S. Copley, representing the death of Major Pierson during the French attack on Jersey, 6th January, 1781. In the building is preserved a silver-gilt mace, presented to the bailiffs and jurats by Charles II. on his restoration, to the throne” in token of his appreciation of the fidelity of the Islanders to his father and himself.”

The Masonic Temple, Stopford road, is a building of stone with granite facings in the Classic style, and was erected by the Masonic Temple Co. Limited, the foundation stone being laid 17th December, 1862, and the temple opened in 1864. The principal hall is about 50 feet long by 30 in width.

The Prison, Gloucester street, a granite-faced structure, erected at a cost of £19,000, is 130 feet long by 30 wide, and comprises two storeys, part of the upper being apportioned to debtors; there is also an infirmary and a chapel.

There are good markets, well covered in; the butchers' and green markets front Halkett place, and have four rows of shops for butchers, who must not exceed 40 in number, and no butchers are allowed to vend meat elsewhere. There is also a commodious fish market, a foreign provision market and a cattle market, all near each other in Cattle street and Minden place. Wednesday and Saturday are the market days, but, except with shopkeepers, Saturday is almost a holiday here.

The Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, founded in 1833, has premises near Springfield and Janvrin roads, comprising an iron pavilion 175 feet in length and 66 feet wide and six open sheds, roofed with slate, four being 120 feet in length and two about 67 feet.

The “Societe Jersiaise,” or Archaeological Society of Jersey, was established for the study of the history, language and antiquities of the island, and for the publication of historical documents (such as the Doomsday book of the island &c.). The society has a museum of local and other antiquities, natural history collection and also a library for the use of the members. The museum is open free to the public every Wednesday during June, July, August and September, and on the first and third Wednesdays in April, May and October from 2.30 to 5 p.m. on other days by a payment of 6d.; tickets are obtainable of Mr. E. Duprey, 15 ½ Queen street. O. C. Powell M.D. librarian; office of “Societe Jersiaise,” 9 Pier road.

Royal square is a large open and well-paved space with a bronze statue of George II. at the upper end. The merchants and gentlemen farmers meet here, and it is likewise used as a promenade, particularly on Saturday, which is market day, and on the day on which the “States” meet at the court house in the square. It was here that the French were defeated in 1781 on their invasion of the island.

The Harvey monument, at the end of the pier, is a plain granite obelisk, rising from a square base, and was erected by the Foresters of Jersey to the memory of Captain H. B. Harvey and the crew of the SS. “Normandy,” lost by collision with the SS. “Mary,” in a channel fog, in March, 1870, when the captain and 33 others perished.

In the Weighbridge garden, and facing the harbours, is a statue executed by M. Wallet, the eminent French sculptor, of the Queen Victoria, erected in commemoration of Her Majesty's Jubilee. The figure is seven feet high, and stands on a pedestal of La Moye granite.

In the Royal Parade is a monument, erected in 1885, to General Don, a former governor of the island. The monument consists of a standing figure of the general on a high pedestal, riding from a massive base of two stages, on which and on either side of the pedestal are two seated allegorical figures; the whole stands on a wide graduated platform of three steps.

There are branches here of the London City and Midland Bank Limited (late Channel Islands Bank), the Jersey Commercial Bank and the Capital and Counties Bank, and there is also a Savings Bank.

The Public Library, opened in December, 1886, is a building of granite erected by the “States” at a cost of £8,000, and contains 20,000 volumes. In the building are rooms for the greffier, or keeper of the rolls, and for the sittings of the States committees: the original library was founded in the reign of William III. by the Rev. Philip Falle, the historian (1655-1742), who was a native of the island; the library is free and open daily.

The Bathing place, at Havre-des-Pas, opened in 1895 at a cost of about £3,000, comprises a series of dams inclosing about two acres and a half of water, and forming an almost circular basin, which has an incline to a maximum depth of nine feet at low tide 5 there are dressing rooms for about 80 bathers, including a number reserved for ladies.

Victoria Marino Lake, in St. Aubin's bay, near the Grand hotel, was formed at a cost of £2,400; it covers about 7 acres and is also used for bathing purposes.

The Hospital, situated in Gloucester street, was founded in 1741 by Mrs. Bartlett, and enlarged by bequests from Mr. Charles Robin, and others; it was destroyed by fire in 1359, but rebuilt and opened in 1863. It is now a fine structure of granite in the Classic style, erected at a cost of about £12,000, but the present value of the building is estimated at about £24,000. The hospital is governed by a committee appointed by the “States.”

The People’s Park, West mount, presented to the town by Mr. Francis Godfray, and laid out in 1856, is well wooded and covers about 20 acres.

The Triangle Park, adjoining the Royal Parade, is a smaller inclosure, 2 acres in extent.

The Royal Parade, originally common land purchased by the authorities from these who had grazing and other rights, is an open space, 5 ¾ acres in extent, planted with fine avenues of trees and masses of evergreens.

The land is divided into small holdings. The soil is rich loam; subsoil, granite and gravel. The chief crops are potatoes. The area of the civil parish of St. Holier is 2,125 acres; rateable value, £190,000; the population in 1901 was 27,975, including 290 in the General Hospital and Union, 32 in H.M. Prison, 106 Military in Fort Elizabeth and 352 in Fort Regent and 116 on board vessels. The population of the ecclesiastical parishes in 1891 was: St. Helier’s (parish church), 15,478; All Saints’, 4,692; St. Andrew’s, 4,282; St. Luke's, 3,630; St. Paul’s, 5,000; St. Simon's, 4,500.

St. Luke’s, a district on the east of the town and including George Town, is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1846 from St. Saviour, St. Helier and St. Clement parishes; the church, in Plaisance road, built in 1852 at a cost of £4,150, is an edifice of granite, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts, south porch and a bell turret over the crossing: there are 500 sittings. The register dates from the year 1852, The living is a vicarage, neb yearly value £270, in the gift of the Crown and Bishop of Winchester alternately, and held since 1897 by the Rev. Ralph Walker M.A. of All Souls’ College, Oxford.

VICTORIA COLLEGE

Victoria College, founded in 1849, in commemoration of the visit of Queen Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Consort, and opened in 1852, is a building of granite in the Decorated Gothic style, flanked on the principal front by tall embattled turrets, and stands on the crest of a hill 150 feet above sea level, overlooking St. Helier and the bay of St. Aubin on the west and the Greve d’Azette on the south: the buildings occupy the site of an ancient manor house, and were erected at a cost of over £15,000. The big school occupies the whole front of the building on the first floor and part of the wing; the grounds surrounding the school, are very picturesque; there is an excellent cricket field adjoining the college and three fives’ courts. In the college hang portraits of H.M. the late Queen Victoria and the late Prince Consort, and of the Very Rev. W. G. Henderson D.C.L. Dean of Carlisle and headmaster of the college, 1852-62, and a painting of David bringing the head of Goliath to Saul,” by Mr. W. W. Ouless R.A. a former scholar.

New school house buildings were formally opened in July, 1902, when the college celebrated its jubilee.

The college is arranged for purposes of instruction in three departments:-(1) Classical and general literature; (2) modern subjects, including mathematics, foreign languages and shorthand; (3) the lower school. There are also special classes for army and navy and other examinations, and for carpentry and gymnastics.

There is an army class and a Cadet corps with nearly 70 members.

The college has scholarships at Pembroke, Exeter and Jesus Colleges, Oxford, founded by King Charles I. and Bishop Morley, open to natives of Jersey or Guernsey, or one of the adjacent islands, or to members of Victoria College, Jersey, or Elizabeth College, Guernsey, who have been students during two of the three years immediately preceding the examination. These are of the value of £80 or £100 yearly, and tenable in the first instance for two years, with renewal for two years more in case of satisfactory conduct and progress in study at the university, and continuance for a fifth year at the discretion of the college where the scholarship is held. The exhibitions are similar in tenure to the scholarships, in value usually from £70 to £50 a year. Several vacancies occur annually.

The King’s Exhibition, of £30 yearly, is tenable for three years at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham or Dublin. Candidates must have been pupils of the college for the three years preceding.

The King’s gold medals, three in number, are given annually at the public examination, if sufficient merit is shown, to the most deserving scholar in each of the three following subjects:-(i.) Ancient languages; (ii.) modern languages; (iii.) mathematics. Competitors must have been pupils at the college at least during the year preceding.

The sum of £10 is presented annually by His Majesty to encourage the study of English history. The first prize is of the value of £7, and open to all who have been not less than two years at the college; the second prize, of the value of £3, is confined to boys not above the lower 5th classes. For further particulars apply to the principal.

The French prizes consist of:-(1) A gold and silver medal, given annually by the committee of the college, the gold open to the whole school, the silver to boys under fourteen, but all candidates must have been at least two years at the college. (2) Two prizes of books were instituted through a bequest of the late Darell Lerrier esq. one of which is open to the upper and the other to the lower school, as rewards for the greatest improvement made during the school year. (3) A prize, bequeathed by Monsieur Beaufils, is given in books, for the best French essay.

The Farnell prize for English literature, of the annual value of £3, is awarded at Easter.

The Touzel prize was founded in October, 1861, by the late General Touzel, for the encouragement of boys desiring to enter the merchant service.

The college is governed by a committee of the “States,” the Bailiff of Jersey, chairman. The Lieut.-Governor and the two Crown officers, the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General are ex-officio members of this committee.

MILITARY

Jersey District Command, 8 Stopford road.

Artillery.

Elizabeth Castle.

No. 20 Company R. G-. A.-Major W. W. Griffin R.G.A. commanding; Capt. J. A. M. Cummins R.G.A.; District Clerk, Sergeant-Major G. R. Croce.

Royal Engineer Department.

Point-de-Pas.

CHANNEL ISLANDS MILITIA

Headquarters, 8 Stopford road.

Royal Jersey Artillery.

3rd or South Regiment (Light Infantry),”Jersey 1781.” Headquarters, Town Arsenal.

CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS &c

General Hospital, Gloucester, Ph. Hamon, director; Waiter Falber L.R.C.P.Lond, visiting surgeon.

Jersey General Dispensary, Aquila road, Andrew Dunlop esq.

Home for Infirm & Aged Women, 17 Regent road.

Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Augustin, New St. John’s road (for aged men & women) (R. C.), Sister St. Nazaire, superioress.

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT & PUBLIC HALLS

Albany Hall, Minden street, Geo. Hamon, caretaker.

Lyric Hall, Cattle st. Miss Alice Galliehan, caretaker.

Minden Hall, Minden street, Geo. Hamon, caretaker.

Museum Hall, Museum st. Charles E. R. Stevens, propr.

Oddfellows’ Hall, Don street, Thomas Clothier, sec.; F. Poingdestre, caretaker.

Opera House, Gloucester street, New Channel Islands Entertainments Co. Limited, proprietors.

Pavilion, West park, Jersey Commercial Association, lessees.

Prince of Wales Assembly Rooms, Minden street, George Hamon, caretaker.

Springfield Pavilion, Springfield road, John A. Perrec, sec.

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services

St. Helier’s Church, Very Rev. George Orange Balleine M.A. rector; Rev. Thomas George Gibaut Asplet M.A. & Rev. John Lister Coles, curates; 11 a.m. & 3.15 & 7 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

All Saints’ Church, Royal parade, Rev. James McCann D.Th. vicar; Rev. Charles Picot, curate; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; holy communion 1st Sun. in each month at noon.

St. Andrew’s Church, Esplanade, Rev. Alfred John Balleine M.A. vicar; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; saints’ days, 7.30 a.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.; holy communion, 1st & 3rd Sun. in the month, 8.15 a.m.

St. James's Church, St. James’s street, Rev. Alan Gordon Smith M.A.; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; holy communion every Sun. 8 a.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

St. Luke's Church, Plaisance road, Rev. Ralph Walker M.A. vicar; Rev. Hugh Latimer Gilmore Edwardes B.A., L.Th, curate; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 11 a.m.

St. Mark’s Church, David place, Rev. Hugh Le Fleming M.A. incumbent; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. at 11 with litany; evensong, daily at 6 p.m.

St. Paul’s Church, New street, Rev. Christopher Douglas Cindle M.A. incumbent; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.; holy communion, on the 1st Sun. in the month after morning service & on the 3rd Sun. after evening service.

St. Simon’s Church, Great Union road, Rev. Chas. Moise Godfray M.A. vicar; 11.a.m. & 7 p.m.; matins, Wed. & Fri. at 11 a.m.

First Tower Mission Church, Mont Cochon-road, Rev. Charles Picot B.A curate in charge; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Pier Road Mission Church; 7 p.m.

St. Luke’s Mission Room, Havres-dea-Pas; Tue. 8 p.m.

St. Luke’s Mission Room, La Grand Charriere; Wed. 8 p.m.

St. Mark’s Mission Room, Springfield road; 7.30 p.m.; Mon. Wed. & Fri. 8 p.m.

St. Paul’s Mission Room, 28 Dumaresq street; Tue. & Thur. 7.30 p.m.; Fri. 7.30 p.m. (French); Mr. 3. Payn, missioner.

Catholic (English), Vauxhall, Rev. John Hourigan, priest; Rev. Matthew Ryan, curate; mass, 8 & 9.30 a.m.; high mass, 11 a.m.; vespers & benediction, 7 p.m. week days; mass, 8 & 9 a.m. daily.

Catholic (French) (St. Thomas), Val Plaisant, Rev. Constant Le Vacon, priest; 7, 8, 9 & 11 a.m. & 7.30 p.m.; daily, 7 & 8 a.m. & 7.30 p.m.

Presbyterian, Midvale road, Rev Robert Scrymgeour M.A.; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist, Vauxhall, Rev. Gwynne Thomas; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.

Bible Christian, Great Union road, Rev. J. Ford Reed; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 7.30 p.m.

Bible Christian, Don road, Rev. W. Lane Gibbs; 11 a.m., & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Christadelphian, Halkett place; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Christians, Minden hall, Minden street; 11 a.m. & 6.45 p.m.; Tue. 7.30 p.m.

Congregational (English), Victoria street, Rev. Sidney Robert Laundy; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Congregational (French), Halkett place, Rev. G. Trivier B.A.; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 7 p.m.

New Church, Victoria street, Rev, George Meek B.A.; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Plymouth Brethren, Prince of Wales’ rooms, Minden st.; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, Aquila road, Rev. T, E. Currah; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. & Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Saints’ Meeting, Grove Street hall; 6.30 p.m.

Wesleyan (English), Peter street; 11 а.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Home Mission Chapel, Seaton place; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan, First Tower; 11 a.m., & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan (French), Halkett place; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tue. & Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan (French), Vauxhall street; 10 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tue. & Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Friends’ Meeting House, Colomberie; 11 a.m.

Salvation Army, Peter street; 11 a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.; daily, 8 p.m.

SCHOOLS

Attendance Officers, Ph. Le Feuvre, Town district.; F. D, Tocque, East district; E. J. Brideaux, West district.

National Schools.

Jersey, Don street & Grove place, built in 1813, for 250 boys, 220 girls & 120 infants; average attendance, 200 boys, 174 girls & 100 infants.

St. James’ (boys), La Motte street, built in 1840, for 180 children; average attendance, 100.

St. James' (girls & infants), rear of St. James’ church, built in 1840, for 120 girls & 134 infants; average attendance, 77 girls & 82 infants.

St. Luke’s (boys, girls & infants), built in 1870, for 140 boys, 130 girls & 130 infants; average attendance, 120 boys, 110 girls & 110 infants.

St. Mark’s (boys), Clearview street, built in 1850, for 180 children; average attendance, 183.

St. Mark’s (girls), Byron road, built in 1846, for 185 children; average attendance, 152.

St. Mark’s (infants), Byron road, built in 1846, for 125 children, average attendance, 80.

St. Paul’s (boys, girls & infants), New street, built in 1870, for 147 boys, 140 girls & 130 infants; average attendance, 182 boys, 134 girls & 82 infants.

St. Simon’s (infants), Great Union road, built in 1871, for 187 children; average attendance, 130.

St. Helier Elementary (infants), Museum street, built in 1846, for 150 children; average attendance, 120.

First Tower Elementary (mixed), St. Aubin road, built in 1902, for 220 children.

Church of England Ragged School, Cannon street; Robt. Dyer, master; Miss Frances Bowman, mistress.

Catholic Schools.

St. Mary & St. Peter, Vauxhall street (English), built in 1862, for 80 boys & 130 infants; average attendance, 70 boys & 102 infants.

Vauxhall (English), built in 1862, for 100 girls; average attendance, 70.

Val Plaisant (French), built in 1890, for 250 children; average attendance, 200.

Wesleyan School, Wesley street (mixed), built in 1880, for 220 boys & girls & 100 infants; average attendance, 97 boys & girls & 40 infants.

CONVEYANCE BY SEA

The London & South Western run a steamer daily in the summer (Sundays excepted) from the Victoria pier at 8 a.m. to Guernsey & Southampton, & thrice weekly during the winter, also to Granville & St. Malo twice weekly in winter & three times weekly in summer; A. Biddle, agent.

The Great Western Railway Co. run a steamer daily, June, July & August (Sundays excepted), from the New North pier at 8.30 a.m. to Guernsey & Weymouth & thrice weekly during the winter at 8 a.m.; Charles W. Wyatt, agent.