62 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

On the 17th March, 1826, the Irish Benevolent Society in honor of its tutelar saint, St. Patrick, celebrated their first annual festival at the Wellington Hotel, the President, Frederick Goff, Esq., occupied the chair.

The celebration of His Majesty’s birthday took place on the 23rd of April, a military review being held on Queen Square, the Administrator, Mr. Wright, being the Inspecting officer. At I2 o’clock the usual salute and firing of small arms took place, then marching past His Honor and cheering for the king ended the review, while a levee was held by the Administrator at the Governor's late quarters in the evening.

The Chief Justice having arrived from Nova Scotia, His Lordship opened the Trinity Term of the Supreme Court on the 27th June. He addressed the Grand Jurors in the following congratulatory terms : “Gentlemen, it affords me great pleasure to be enabled to state to you that the court have nothing what- ever to give you in charge, as there is not upon the list returned to me, one criminal or any other offence.” The troops in charge of the garrison were relieved during this month by the arrival of a detachment of the 74th Regiment under Lieutenant Baker, while a second draft from the same Regiment, com— manded by Captain Burnett, arrived a little later on in the season.

During the morning of the 12th December, the firing of heavy guns in the offings drew attention in that direction, when the ship Mary, sixty—eight days from the Downs, was seen entering the harbor. Governor Ready with his two daughters were among the passengers, and as the ship was passing the Edward Battery, His Excellency received a greeting of seven- teen guns from that post. Landing on King’s Wharf, accom- panied by his two daughters and by Captain Stewart, he was received by a guard of honor commanded by Captain Burnett, while a salute from George’s Battery and cheers of the citizens bid him a hearty welcome. From the wharf His Excellency was escorted to his new residence at Holland’s Grove, west of Upper Prince Street. But he was not long in the enjoyment of his new abode when called upon to mourn the loss of a dearly beloved daughter. This young lady, who had been ill on leaving England, died at Government House on the 14th February, 1827. The obsequies observed on this occasion were altogether military; the remains of the deceased were