122 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the 8th of January, 1862, intelligence reached here of the 
     
     death of His Royal Highness, Prince Albert, Consort to Queen 
     
     Victoria, which occurred at Windsor Castle on the 14th of 
     
     December, in the 42nd year of his age. Forty-two minute guns 
     
     were therupon ordered by the Commander-in-chief to be fired 
     
     at George’s Battery by the City Artillery at 12 o’clock, noon, on 
     
     the following day. 
     
    
   
   
    
     During the past summer, several gentlemen, principally 
     
     officers of militia and volunteers, opened a subscription list 
     
     towards raising funds for the purpose of forming a Military 
     
     Band in Charlottetown, to be attached to the Volunteers. 
     
     Musical instruments to the number of eighteen, having been 
     
     sent for to London, which upon their arrival, were placed in 
     
     the hands of Mr. Robert Galbraith, a gentleman of musical 
     
     talent, who thereupon organized a neat little band known as 
     
     the Volunteer Band of Charlottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Volunteers were now styled the Brigade, of which the 
     
     Hon John [—1. Gray was appointed Colonel-in-chief. Queen’s 
     
     County Regiment comprised a troop of Cavalry, Battery of 
     
     Artillery and 17 Companies of Rifles, and in February the 
     
     following promotions were made, viz. : Major Haviland, Lieut. 
     
     Colonel; Captain Pollard, Major; Lieut. Morris, Captain of 
     
     Artillery; R. R. Hodgson, gent, Captain of the Prince of 
     
     Wales Rifles; Captain Purdie, Adjutant. King’s County 
     
     Regiment comprised two Rifle Companies, Major L. C. Owen 
     
     commanding. Prince County Regiment comprised a Battery 
     
     of Artillery, and four Rifle Companies, Hon. J. C. Pope, Lieut. 
     
     Colonel, commanding. ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     At the meeting of Parliament during February, the guard of 
     
     honor commanded by Colonel Haviland consisted of a division 
     
     of Artillery and six companies of Rifles. They marched from 
     
     the Drill Shed for the first time to the enlivening music of the 
     
     newly formed Volunteer Band, under the leadership of Mr. 
     
     Galbraith. As the guard presented arms to His Excellency on 
     
     his arrival, that movement was accompanied by the harmonious 
     
     notes of “ God save the Queen,”—~a new feature in our military 
     
     pageant. The music attracted a large number of spectators to 
     
     the Drill Shed, where the Volunteers were dismissed. The 
     
     salutes on this occasion were fired on the Barrack Square by 
     
     the Artillery, under Major Pollard.