p ^ l M e " Yale of the Tomb,* and, amidst military funeral
honours» placed ‘on board of the frigate, which sailed three days
afterwards for France* •
An establishment was .formed at Longwood, under the direction
of General Sir Edward Sabine, during this same year, for «to purpose
of meteorological observations, and a magnetic observatory « « te d
there. The observations were conducted for a period of five years,
by officers and non-commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery,
selected for the purpose, and were then published.>
In the year 1842, Governor Middlemore was succeeded by Colonel
Hamelin Trelawnev, and i« the same year the Island was garrisoned
by an European regiment of five companies, raised exprèssly
for the purpose and styled the St. Helena Regiment, instead of,
as hitherto, by a regiment of the line. The gam**« »1 ***** **me
consisted of a battery of Artillery in additi»« to the St. Helena
Regiment. ' . ,
During the following year, St. James’ Church was expensively
'repaired and a new steeple and spire erected.
On the death of Colonel Trelawney on tto
Colonel George Brodie f tw m ^ .» «Elu d in g the
trooo* mfflevdcd by virtue 4 s » : i jpet af tKm to the Government;
but the arrival of Colonel John Boss to assume
command of the St. Helena Regiment a . few months afterwards, he;
being senior in the army to Colonel Fraser, took the post of Actmg
Governor until Major-General Sir Patrick Ross, the newly-appointed
Gbvemor, arrived at the Island in November, 1846.
The erection of a fine Hospital, with every requisite for medical
and surgical treatment, took place in the year 1847. I t being
intended by the »«8|*iwst5v.ii r f a small fee upon all ship* anchoring
• r i w J «m m the roadilea«, tua» ...'"/■ : ¡ J i lul. _should receive the
benefits or Ts# JEssrtiuww. wm. -i., j
faring man, and many ships’ «M * stricken down by scurvy or other
diseases, have reason to be grrtefol to this valuable institution
which, open to all nations, lay directly on the high road of their
yoyage home.
Sir Patrick Ross took a general interest in tto'welfare of the
p|m.„ ;;N ally in the, promotion of the agricultural a«d horticultural
catobittons, and it was during his government that thè new
church : - ■ Paul was erected in place of “ the old coftiitry church,
Si è ¡¡j|}| 0 S,*l iiV 3.