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GOVERNOR GREY. 



which is the " King's House," — the residence of the Gover- 

 nor — opposite to it is the Parliament House and the other 

 two sides are devoted to the public offices and courts. 

 This is all of Spanish town worthy of notice. 



The present Governor of the island is Sir Charles E. 

 Grey, a cousin of Earl Grey, Her Britannic Majesty's 

 Secretary for the Colonies. He is about sixty years of age 

 I should judge, and rather stout but vigorous and active. 

 He is far from being handsome but nature has endowed 

 him with a benevolent disposition, a rare and genial hu- 

 mor, and more than ordinary executive talents, which, with 

 the aid of high culture and rare experience, have made 

 him a decidedly noticeable man. He was educated to the 

 bar, and practised in the courts of Westminster Hall for 

 some years, not without distinction. During my visit in 

 Spanishtown, the British steamer Teviot arrived, bringing 

 the young Earl of Durham, yet quite a lad, who, for the 

 sake of his health, had chosen this, instead of the more 

 direct route, to visit his sister, Lady Elgin, in Canada. 

 His arrival furnished the Governor an occasion for men- 

 tioning that the first fee he ever received as a barrister, was 

 two hundred and fifty guineas from this lad's father, in the 

 case of his contested election to a seat in Parliament, many 

 years ago. The result of the contest vindicated Lord 

 Durham's sagacity, and at once gave the young barrister; 

 professional position. 



