CHAPTER VII. Marriage of the Queen—Education in 1812—Foundation-stone of the Colonia 1 Building laid—The Governor withdraws his patronage from Public Insti¬ tutions—Dispute between the Governor and Mr. Pope —Election dis¬ turbances in Belfast —The Currency Question—Responsible Government discussed— Governor Huntley succeeded by Sir Donald Campbell — Earl Greys 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— Gov ¬ ernor Bannerman succeeded by Bominick Daly—The Worrell Estate bought by the Government— J. Henry Haszard perishes in the Ice Boat— Census of 1855—A loan wanted—The Imperial Guarantee 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 . £g [ N February , 1840, the Queen was united in marriage to Prince Albert , of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and in Novem¬ ber of the same year the Princess Royal was born. In¬ telligence of an attempt to assassinate the Queen reached the Island towards the end of July. The culprit was a lad named Edward Oxford , a servant out of place. As Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert , was proceeding in a carriage for the purpose of paying a visit to the Duchess of Kent, at her residence in , they were fired upon by Oxford , who held a pistol in each hand, both of which ho discharged. The shots did not, however, take effect, and it was subsequently discovered that.the youth was insane. The governor, Sir Charles A. FitzRoy , having been appoint¬ ed to the , he was succeeded by Sir Henry Vere Huntley , who arrived in November, 1841, and received the usual welcome. In March of the year following died the Hon-