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88 already been enjoyed by you; and we doubt not that our efforts to extend the same educational privileges among our Canadian youth will command your sympathy: framed as our system is upon the model of the Institutions of our Mother Country, while adapted in its details to the special wants of this portion of the Empire.

To this great work, which involves the intellectual advancement of Canada, our best energies have been directed. By its means the great advantages of liberal culture and Academic honours and rewards are placed within the reach of all who are prepared to avail themselves of their untrammelled facilities; and under the Divine bleffing our exertions have already been crowned with such success as encourage us to anticipate a noble future for our Provincial University and College.

The high gratification which we feel on welcoming, in the Heir of the British Crown, the lineal descendant of our Royal Founder is specially enhanced to us oy the conflderation that alike by fludy and travel your Royal Highness is being trained for the duties of the exalted position you are destined to occupy. In these Halls, devoted to the training of the youth on whom the future hopes of Canada rest, we welcome you as the Hope of this great Empire. We rejoice to recognize in our Prince the promise of qualities which will render him worthy to be the Successor of our beloved Queen, whose virtues are associated with the glories of Her Throne, and whose Sceptre is the guarantee of equal liberties enjoyed in this as in every Province of Her world-wide Dominions.



to receive the assurances of your loyalty to The Queen, and your appreciation of the blessings enjoyed under Her fway by every portion of the Empire of Great Britain.