108 HISTORICAL SKETCH 0F PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     courteously acknowledged the honors awaiting him. 
     
    
   
   
    
     When the ceremony of opening the Legislature was over, 
     
     it was proclaimed by a second salute being fired; this being 
     
     an old established rule with the Regulars when occupying the 
     
     Garrison here and was continued by the Volunteers up to the 
     
     time of Confederation. 
     
    

    
     At the closing scene of the Legislature, the Artillery was 
     
     again called on to perform a similar duty as at its opening. 
     
    

    
     The 24th of May being the anniversary of Her Majesty’s 
     
     birthday, it was celebrated by a review of the City Volunteers 
     
     on the Barrack’s Square, in the presence of a large number of 
     
     spectators. Drawn up in line, the Artillery with two guns, 
     
     under Captain Pollard, flanked the right; the second division 
     
     of Artillery, Lieut. Morris, the Prince of Wales Rifles, Lieut. 
     
     Lea, and the Irish Volunteers, Captain Murphy, formed a line 
     
     of Infantry, commanded by Captain Rankin. A few yards in 
     
     front of this the saluting flag was placed, there the Com- 
     
     mander-in-chief on his arrival took his station and was 
     
     greeted with a general salute. 
     
    
   
   
    
     As the clock was striking the hour of twelve, the first gun of 
     
     a Royal salute boomed from the Battery, then at the 7th, 14th 
     
     and zrst round of artillery, a rolling discharge of rifles along the 
     
     ranks of Infantry comprised the feu-a’e-joz'e. The firing having 
     
     ceased, three cheers were then given for the Queen ; breaking 
     
     into column of companies, the march past commenced, calling 
     
     forth many favorable remarks, as also did their appearance. 
     
     The Artillery were attired in usual uniform—blue with scarlet 
     
     facings; the Prince of Wales dress was grey and scarlet, in 
     
     contrast to the Irish Volunteers, whose uniform was scarlet and 
     
     facings green. Re-forming into line, the officers were then 
     
     called to the front and highly complimented by His Excellency 
     
     on the successful issue of the day. Thus, with the dismissal of 
     
     the parade the first volunteer review ended. At 2 o’clock the 
     
     Commander-in-chief held a levee, which was largely attended. 
     
    

    
     In closing this chapter we will give a statement of the general 
     
     Staff of Militia and Volunteers, as registered at the Adjutant 
     
     General’s office during this year. As will be seen, the Volunteers 
     
     comprised eighteen companies, numbering about 800 men of 
     
     all arms; while of the militia only one troop of cavalry was 
     
     registered, the uniform of the cavalry was blue, facings scarlet, 
     
     sword and pouch belts white.