MILITARY AND CIVIL. 10!

for the return of a Mayor and ten Councilmen was held on the 10th of August. The town having been divided into five wards, each ward to elect two Councillors, while the Mayor was to be elected by a vote of the whole. The majority vote gave Robert Hutchinson, Esq., merchant, the honor of being the first Mayor of the City of Charlottetown.

The various officials in connection with the city comprised a Recorder, City Clerk, Treasurer, Surveyor. and Collector; also a City Marshal and Police Force. The Fire Department came under the control of Mayor and Council from this time forward.

During the latter part of September, the mail steamer Lady Le Men/amt, decorated with flags, arrived from Pictou; on entering the harbor she commenced firing her guns until she reached Pownal Wharf. The citizens thinking something extraordinary had taken place flocked to the wharf, making enquiries as to the cause of such a demonstration, when the captain in a sonorous voice called out “ Sebastapol has fallen!” The people from one end of the wharf to the other cheered vociferously, the city was illuminated at night and bonfires were lit in different parts, and all were merry. The capture of this strong fortress brought the Russian war to a close, and peace was concluded a few months after.

The census taken this year showed the population to be 71,000 and the number of schools 268, attended by II,OOO pupils.

The year 1856 witnessed the opening of the Normal School for the training of candidates for the teaching profession, and the placing of a clock as a public time-piece in the tower of the Roman Catholic Cathedral. Its four black enameled dial plates, with golden hands and numbers, were seen from their high position at a great distance, while the silvery tone of the bell announced the hours. This was the first and only public clock in Charlottetown for many years.

An Infantry Corps of Volunteers was formed under the command of Captain Neil Rankin, Lieutenants John Lea and J. J. Rice, designated “ City Guards.” They wore uniform of blue with facings of scarlet, while their arms were short rifles and

accoutrements black. At the opening of the Legislature in 1857, they formed a guard of honor to His Excellency the Governor in