PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

the Prince of Wales Rifles, Lieutenant La; the Irish Vounteers, Captain Murphy; all under command of Captain Rankin.

They presented a splendid appearance, and their marching was well done.

In 1861 an act was passed entitled “An Act to provide for the organization of a volunteer force, for the defense of the Is- land, the prmmble of which is as follows:

“WHEREAS, while large standing armies are maintained by the despotic powers of Europe, it is necessary that the physical re- sources of the British Empire should be as- certained and organized, that its integrity may be preserved, its commerce protected, and its power and influence maintained; and Whereas, the youth of the Island have shown a laudable spirit of emulation in com- ing forward to enroll themselves as volun- teers for the defense of their country, and it is necessary to pass a law for their govern- ance, and to provide them with the means of acquiring such discipline and training, as will render them an effective force for that purpose.”

It was enacted that the Lieutenant-Gov- ernor should continue all volunteer corps al- ready organized, and that the volunteers were not to serve in the militia.

The establishment of the volunteer force thus created was as follows: Commander- in-Chief, His Excellency, the Lieutenant- Govemor; Aides-de—Camp, Lieut. Hon. J. H. Gray; Lieut.-Col. Hon. William Swabey; Adjutant General, Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Stewart.

Cavalry—First Queens county troop of Cavalry: mander; Donald Scott and William R. Wat- son, Lieutenants ;John Henry Gates, Cornet.

Volunteers—Captain, J. B. Pollard, Ar- tillery, Company A; Captain Neil Rankin,

Major Benjamin Davies, Com-‘

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Rifle, Company B; Captain Daniel Fraser, Belfast, Company C; Lieutenant L. C. Owen, Georgetown, Company D; Lieuten- ant John Smith, Lot 49, Company E; Lieu- tenant Albert Creswell, St. Eleanor’s, Com-' pany F; Lieutenant Henry Beer, Southport, Company G; Lieutenant D. Farquharson, Long Creek, Company H; Lieutenant N. McLeod, Orwell Highland, Company I; Lieutenant Duncan Currie, Wood Islands Rifle, Company J; Lieutenant Neil E. Math- ewson, Springton, Company K; Lieutenant James M. D. Howatt, Tryon Rifle, Com- pany L; Lieutenant Duncan McRae, Scotia Rifle, (Wheatley River) Company M; Lieutenant Thomas Ives, Tryon Rifle, Com- pany N.

The year 1860 was made memorable by the visit to Charlottetown, on the 9th of Au- gust, of King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales. A detachment of the Sixty-second Regiment, under command of Captain Wilk- inson, with their regimental band, arrived on the 7th and, with the Prince Edward Is- land Volunteers, furnished the Guards for His Royal Highness. At the wharf were Major Davies with his troop of cavalry, the Sixty—second, under Captain Wilkinson and the Prince of Wales Rifles, under Captain Lea. The other volunteer companies not on guard, lined the streets. The Irish Vol- unteers under Captain Murphy, were sta- tioned at Government House. Captain Pol- lard, with his artillery company, was posted at George’s Battery, while another detach- ment of artillery, under Lieutenant Morris, formed a personal guard for the Prince. The next day, at II a. m., the Prince inspected the cavalry under Major Davies, and the Volunteers under command of Major Havi- land; the captains of the companies were called before the Prince, who complimented