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     wearing snow white collars over their shoulders, set off with 
     
     beautiful rosettes; arranged in the same order was the 
     
     Benevolent Irish Society, wearing green silk scarfs trimmed with 
     
     gold lace and fringe, carrying a banner of green silk, adorned 
     
     with the golden harp of Ireland, and wreath of Shamrocks; then 
     
     the Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, whose 
     
     emblems were aprons of pure white lamb skin, and a standard 
     
     of blue silk, emblematic of the various mysteries of the craft. 
     
     A carriage way being kept open for the passage of His Royal 
     
     Highness to the intersection of Kent Street, but from that 
     
     point to the lodge gate all order ceased. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Irish Volunteers, under Captain Murphy, were posted as 
     
     a guard of honor at Government House. A personal guard to 
     
     the Prince during the first day and night of his sojourn was 
     
     selected from the Artillery, commanded by Lieut. Morris; it 
     
     consisted of one sergeant and thirty rank and file. The main 
     
     body under Captain Pollard being stationed at George’s Battery 
     
     since early in the week. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Upon a dais opposite the landing stage the judges, clergy, 
     
     mayor, corporation, members of the Bar and Assembly in their 
     
     robes; officers of militia in scarlet tunics, shakos surmounted 
     
     with white and crimson plumes, and sashes of crimson silk— 
     
     were also in attendance. 
     
    
   
   
    
     While these preparations were being completed, the Royal 
     
     Squadron had entered the harbor and steamed majestically to- 
     
     wards their place of mooring; when abreast of George’s 
     
     Battery, the Prince was greeted with the first salute of 21 
     
     guns which was fired as His Royal Highness was passing 
     
     on board the warship Hero. 
     
    
   
   
    
     At ten minutes of two o’clock, Royal Salutes thundered 
     
     forth spontaneously from all the warships in port, by which 
     
     Signal the Prince was proclaimed to have gone on board his 
     
     barge en mule to the landing stage: a few minutes later the 
     
     booming of artillery at George’s Battery announced His Royal 
     
     Highness to have landed. As soon as the Prince—who wore 
     
     the dress uniform of a Colonel of the army—stepped on the 
     
     wharf, the guard of honor presented arms and the band played 
     
     “God save the Queen,” upon which His Highness raised his 
     
     feathered hat. A youthful bloom on his brow, and the easy 
     
     grace of carriage which attended his m0vements, together with 
     
    

    
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