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might long meet and participate in the hilarity of our 

 respe6live Anniversaries. That St. GEORGE, St, PAT- 

 RICK, St. David and St. Andrew are equal to the 

 world — in love, in war, and in festivity," 



St. George's Day, April 23rd, 1823, seems to have been 

 kept with more enthusiasm than usual, possibly because 

 it was the King's Birthday as well. Entertainments 

 were held in every part of the town. At mid-day the 

 Soldiers and Militia were assembled to celebrate the 

 day with a grand feu de joie and cheers, There was a 

 dinner by the Governor at Camp House, a Subscription 

 Ball at Mrs. DOLLY THOMAS'S in Cumingsburg, a dinner 

 at Miss Rebecca Ritchie's, a Subscription Ball at the 

 Royal Hotel, Vlissengen, and several other parties in 

 Stabroek, Werk-en-Rust and Charlestown. But, the 

 event of the day was a Ball and Supper at Miss OSTRE- 

 HAN'S Assembly Rooms, given by the **Sons of St. 

 George." The Gazette said : — 



"The Sons indeed who gave it did ample honour to 

 their filial affe6lion and their glorious Patron's deserts ; 

 as well as proved, that though children of the " Thrice 

 Renowned Saint George^'' they highly respe6l and esteem 

 those of every other Saint. In short, from the admirable 

 mixture of British, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, and other 

 painted devices pendant from the ceiling, it was evident 

 the Rose^ in compliment to her sister flowers (the 

 Shamrooky the Thistle and the Leek) had so completely 

 eradicated the thorn of national partiality, that on the 

 intermingling of leaves the pleasure was totally unat- 

 tended with pain. 



*' Upon the whole, were we inclined to be romantic, 



