196 HISTORICAL SKETCH 0F PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     the Lieutenant Governor of this Province, and was read by the 
     
    
   
   
    
     latter to the immense concourse of people assembled at Victoria 
     
    
   
   
    
     Park within an hour of the time that it was issued by Her 
     
     Majesty, as follows : 
     
    
   
   
    
     “ Buckingham Palace, London, 22nd. The Governor- 
     
     General of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “From my heart I thank my beloved people, may God bless 
     
     them. 
     
    
   
   
    
     (Signed) “VICTORIA, R. and I."