98 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

residence at Charlottetown, where he became a member of His Majesty’s Council under Governor Smith.

On the demise of Colonel Lane, Captain Swabey. an old Waterloo officer, succeeded to the local rank of Adjutant General; and Major Ansell, an officer on half pay, residing at Halifax, N. S., was appointed Town Major of the Garrison. The death of Chief Justice Jarvis, also occurred during this year; he was succeeded by the Hon. Robert Hodgson, late Attorney General, he Mr. Hodgson, being the first native born to receive any such dignified position in the colony.

Parliament met this year, 1854, with all the customary formalities, salutes were fired, a guard of honor was in atten- dance, while the smiling presence of a great many of the fair sex graced the Council Chamber. The Governor in his address referred in terms of congratulation to the prosperous state of the revenue, which during the last three years had increased from £22,000 to £35,000. He also referred to the debt against the colony, which in January, 1850, amounted to £23,000, was now reduced to £3,000.

Sir Alexander Bannerman, having been appointed governor of the Bahamas, left for that station on the 10th of May, when Major Ansell, Town Major, was sworn in Administrator; a guard of honor received him in front of the Colonial Building and a salute of 15 guns was fired. The new governor, Dominick Daly, Esq., however, arrived on the 12th June, and was duly sworn into office with such honors as his rank

demanded.

On the 24th of May, the Queen’s birthday, a review of the troops by the Administrator was held on Queen Square, in the presence of many spectators; a royal salute and feu-a’e-joz'e were fired and three hearty cheers were given for Her Majesty; but this day witnessed for the last time in the Island’s history any further military display by the troops of Charlotte- town’s Garrison. Seventy-six years had elapsed since four companies of troops had been landed here in Charlottetown for the purpose of establishing a garrison under His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Commander-in-chief. The Garrison Staff consisted of Town Major, Barrack Master, Commissariat Officer, Surgeon and Doctor. The troops of the garrison were annually relieved by fresh detachments being forwarded from