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The Prince and Princess. the long journey had come, expressed gratitude to Almighty God for the protection which had guarded them all throughout. Their hearts, he said, speaking for his consort and himself, were full of thankfulness for the abundant personal kindness and affection which had been shown to them, and for the display of that strong feeling of pride in our institutions and our Empire which the tour had afforded them.

At daylight on October 25, the Ophir and the escorting squadron left St. John's for England, and so this most eventful tour came to an end.