PRIXCE EDWARD ISLAND. 335a the Prince of Rifles, Lieutenant Lea ; 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 preamble 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 - Governor ; Aides-de-Camp, Lieut. Hpn. J. H. Gray ; Lieut-Col. Hon . William Swabey ; Adjutant General, Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Stewart . Cavalry—First Queens county troop of Cavalry: Major Benjamin Davies , Com-' 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 , 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 , Rifle, Company J ; Lieutenant Neil E . Math- ewson, Springton , Company K; Lieutenant James M . D. Howatt , Rifle, Com¬ pany L ; Lieutenant Duncan McRae , Scotia Rifle, ( Wheatley River ) Company M; Lieutenant Thomas Ives , Rifle, Com¬ pany N. The year i 860 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 Wi %-; 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 cavajry, the Sixty-second, under Captain Wilkinson and.' the Prince of 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 11 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