I40 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     being completed the following, and was consecrated on the 
     
     Feast of its Patron Saint, St. Peter, 29th of June, 1869. 
     
     Besides the main building there is an exquisite little chapel 
     
     of All Souls, built in memory of the late Priest Incumbent, the 
     
     Rev. George W. Hodgson, in which are held most of the 
     
     services of the church. Holy Communion daily at 7.45 a. m. ; 
     
     Sundays, Holy Communion at 8 a. m. Matins and Com- 
     
     munion alternately on Sundays, at 11 a. m. Evensong at 7 p. m. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the 22nd of October, George Dundas, Esq., who had 
     
     been Lieutenant Governor of the Island since 1859, left for 
     
     England; and Sir Robert Hodgson was sworn in Administra- 
     
     tor, and Commander-in-chief. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Legislature met on the 3rd of March, 1869, attended by 
     
     the customary display of volunteers, 15 guns, martial music, 
     
     and a vast crowd of spectators. His Honor the Administrator, 
     
     preceded by two troops of cavalry, was received with a gmeral 
     
     salute, the band playing “ God save the Queen.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Queen’s birthday, this year, was celebrated on the 2nd 
     
     of June. The volunteers assembled at Fort Edward, under 
     
     Major Beer. A Royal Salute, and feu—a’e—joz'c, were fired, and 
     
     three cheers given for Her Majesty; the volunteers marched 
     
     past to the music of the band, after which a levee was held at 
     
     Government House in honor of the occasion. 
     
    

    
     On the 4th of August, H. M. armor-plated ship Royal Alfred, 
     
     18 guns, bearing the flag of Admiral Mundy, entered the har- 
     
     bor, accompanied by the Mullet, 5 guns, and the gun-boat 
     
     Minstrel. After a few days sojourn, the little squadron re- 
     
     turned to Halifax. 
     
    

    
     On the 11th, Sir John Young, Bart, Governor General of 
     
     Canada, arrived on a visit to the colony, accompanied by some 
     
     of his leading ministers. His Excellency on landing was re- 
     
     ceived by His Honor the Commander-in-chief, Sir Robert 
     
     Hodgson, and conducted to Government House; where the 
     
     Mayor and City Council presented him with an address, to 
     
     which a suitable reply was given. The city volunteer rifles, 
     
     under Major Morris, comprised the guard of honor; while 
     
     from Fort Edward, a salute of 19 guns was fired by the 2nd 
     
     artillery, under Captain Lord. At the Colonial Building— 
     
     which was fitted up for the occasion—a dejezmer was given in 
     
     his honor—testifying to him the loyalty and good will of the 
     
     c1t1zens.