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 exclusively to this age, that there is an universal 
 taste for Biography—" Secret Memoirs " — " Pri- 
 vate Correspondence " — " Reminiscences "-—"Re- 
 collections " — and all other devices by which it is 
 possible to illumine the lives or characters of de- 
 parted greatness or worth. No wonder, then, 
 that when an usurper dies, who has raised himself 
 to a throne and deluged a continent in gore, a thou- 
 sand pens should be dipped in ink \ unfold the 
 designs, and trace the lise and progress, the de- 
 cline and fall, of such a man. But a conqueror is 
 not the only theme on which a goose-quill deigns 
 to perform its part : any body who will be kind 
 enough to die is sure to be immortalized, if— a 
 Homer can be found to pourtray his Achilles. 
 Histories have been, and will again be, written 
 on extraordinary subjects ; we live in a creative 
 and prolific age, among a race incessantly em- 
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 constructing. Our morning papers record the 
 birth of quite as many things as persons — of solid 
 edifices, enormous works, useful institutions, 
 world-wide systems — as of mere flesh and blood 
 infants. If one column acquaints us that sons 
 and heirs have been born into cert[*in respectable 
 households, elsewhere we find recorded the nativ- 
 ity of new scions of the Commercial Enterprise 
 family, the Educational Institute family, the 
 Charitable Institute family, and the Military 
 Discipline family, and of these ofi'spring some 
 are destined to become memorable for all time. 
 And I shall always look back with especial inter- 
 est on the inauguration of the " Civil Service Rifle 
 Corps '' as an ofi'spring of the Military Discipline 
 famiiy. I have thought it high time the honor 
 of our Corps should be recorded, and as my theme 
 begins with its creation, and goes throughout its 
 existence, it will rot astonish the reader that 
 in taking a bird's-eye view of my subject, the 
 great difficulty seems to be compressiun. In conse- 
 quence I mean to speak to the poirit; I mean to 
 set forth a '"lass of matter in the least possible 
 quantity of phrase. My design is to sketch 
 the life of the Corps in such a manner, that 
 my little work may be looked upon as a thor- 
 ough history of the Company, and as a souvenir 
 of the times through which it passed. It 
 therefore becomes me to follow the example 
 of all biographers, and commence with the flist 
 record of which I have any positive infor- 
 mation. 
 
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CIVIL SERVICE RIELE CORPS. 
 
 Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, 
 
 Thinks wLat ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.'* 
 
 FOPE. 
 
 On Thursday afternoon, the 23rd of May, in 
 the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
 and sixty-one, a large and influential number of 
 officers and clerks in the employment of the Grov- 
 ernment and Legislature of the Province of Ca- 
 nada met together in the Conference Chamber of 
 the Parliament Buildings, in the City of Quebec, 
 and resolving themselves into a committee, R. S. 
 M. Bouchette, Esq., was called upon to act as 
 Chairman ; that gentleman having kindly con- 
 sented, it was moved by John Langton, Esq., 
 seconded by Fennings Taylor, Esq., and unani- 
 mously resolved, — 
 
 First — That it is desirable to form a Volunteer 
 Rifle Company at the Capital of Canada, to be 
 exclusively composed of employees in the several 
 Departments of the Executive Government and 
 of the two branches of the Legislature. 
 
 Second — That Messrs. Bouchette, Bernard, 
 Braun, Dorion, G^^ner^^ux, Harington, Nash, and 
 Montizambert, together with the mover an^^, se- 
 conder, be appointed a committee to obtain the 
 names of such gentlemen as propose to join the 
 company, and that they be instructed, as soon as 
 they have enrolled a sufficient number of men to 
 form a Company, to call a general meeting of all 
 persons so enrolled, in order that immediate steps 
 may be taken to obtain the necessary authority to 
 form the Corps. 
 
 Third — That the same committee be also re- 
 
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 quested to take ths name of any employees in the 
 above mentioned Departments, who, without join- 
 ing the proposed Volunteer Corps, would become 
 members of a Ri€e Association in connection with 
 the Provincial Association. 
 
 In accordance with this resolution, the Com- 
 mittee appointed waited upon the gentlemen in 
 the several Departments of the Government, and 
 having enrolled a sufficient number of names, a 
 meeting was called, and, on the 9th of October, 
 those gentlemen who had signed the Roll met in 
 the Reading Room of the Legislative Council. 
 John Langton, Esq., having been called to the 
 Chair ; it was moved by Gustavus W. Wicksteed, 
 Esq., seconded by Fennings Taylor, Esq., and 
 
 Resolvedj That a ballot be opened for the selec- 
 tion of officers to serve in the Corps. 
 
 This motion was carried, and Lieut.-Col. John 
 R. Nash, in conjunction with John Langton, 
 Esq., acted as scrutineers. The names of the 
 gentlemen chosen were reported by ballot in the 
 following order, viz. : 
 
 Firstj Major Eugene Philippe Dorion. 
 Secondj Charles Joseph Anderson, Esquire. 
 Third J Captain Frederick Braun. 
 
 William Wilson, the younger, was unanimously 
 chosen as Surgeon, and Gustavus W. Wicksteed, 
 Esq., as Treasurer of the Corps. 
 
 The following day a General Order was pro- 
 mulgated, bearing date the 10th October, ISGl, 
 in which His Excellency Sir Edmund Walker 
 Head was pleased to authori e the formation of 
 
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 the '^CiviJ Service Kifle Corps/' and also to 
 make the following appointments : 
 
 To he Captain : 
 
 Lieut.-Col. John Kichard Nash, unattached. 
 To he Lieutenant : 
 
 Major Eugene Philippe Dorion, staff. 
 To he Ensign : 
 
 Captain Frederick Braun, unattached. 
 
 To he Adjutant, ivitJi the rank of Lieutenant : 
 Charles Joseph Anderson, Esquire. 
 
 To he Surgeon : 
 William Wilson, Junior, Esquire, M.D. 
 
 The Corps was very much pleased by this act 
 of His Excellency in appointing the gentlemen 
 recommended by its members ; and, on the 19th 
 of the same month, an adjourned meeting was 
 held, which was very largely attended, and the 
 following regulations were unanimously adopted : 
 
 1. The Corps shall exclusively be composed of 
 the Officers and Clerks of the Government, and 
 of the two Branches of the Legislature. 
 
 2. The Corps shall consist of two classes of 
 Members, active and honorary. 
 
 8. Honorary Members shall not be required to 
 procure a uniform, or be liable to be called out 
 for drill, but they may join all meetings for rifle 
 practice. 
 
 4. All applications for membership shall be 
 made in writing to the commanding officer, and 
 the application shall state, whether the candidate 
 
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 wishes to be placed on the active or honorary 
 list. The commanding ofi&cer shall then announce 
 the names of the candidate to the Corps at its next 
 meeting for drill, and at the following meeting 
 for drill a ballot shall be taken, when one ^' Black 
 Ball'' in five shall reject the applicant. 
 
 5. Any active member may retire upon the 
 honorary list; or any member, active or honorary, 
 may resign upon giving two months' notice of his 
 intention, and by paying up all arrears that may 
 be due. 
 
 6. An annual general meeting shall be held on 
 the first Saturday in November, but should that 
 day be a public holiday, the meeting shall be 
 held on the Saturday following, for the purpose 
 of electing a Treasurer, and members of the 
 General and Judicial Committees, for receiving a 
 statement of the receipts and expenditure of the 
 year, for adding to or imending the ''Regula- 
 tions,'' and for transacting any other business 
 connected with the Ictfirests of the Corps. 
 
 8. The commanding officer may summon a 
 special general meeting, by publicly announcing 
 the same, at any regular meeting for drill, and ho 
 shall summon such special general meeting upon 
 a requisition to that effect signed by not less 
 than twenty-five members. But no rule shall be 
 added or amended at any such meeting, unless 
 the alteration proposed has been publicly an- 
 nounced at a meeting for drill, at least ten days 
 before the meeting when it is to be taken into 
 consideration. 
 
 
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 9. The annual General Committee appointed 
 shall consist of the Commanding Officer, and 
 Officers, Treasurer, and three other elected mem- 
 bers for transacting the general business of the 
 Corps, of whom five shail be a quorum, when the 
 signature of the presiding officer shall be an 
 authority to the Treasurer to pay any account, 
 and if the funds of the Corps shall at any time 
 be insufficient to meet expenses, the Committee 
 shall then have authority to assess all the mem- 
 bers in a sum not exceeding *' one dollar/' 
 
 10. There shall be a Judicial Committee an- 
 nually appointed to consist of nine members : two 
 commissioned officers, appointed by the Com- 
 manding Officer from time to time, three non- 
 commissioned officers, and four other members, 
 who shall take cognizance of all charges which 
 may be preferred against any member of the 
 Corps, through the commanding officer. 
 
 11. The Commanding Officer, or in his absence 
 the commissioned officer next in seniority, shall 
 preside at all general meetings, and meetings of 
 the General Committee, and on all committees the 
 Adjutant, or any person appointed by him, shall 
 act as Secretary, and no general meeting, or 
 meeting of committees, shall be legal unless at 
 least one commissioned officer be present. 
 
 12. All charges against any member for breach 
 of the regulations shall be made in writing to the 
 commanding officer. 
 
 13. The fine for absence from drill without 
 leave shall be one shilling and three pence, and 
 
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 for beidg late for drill sevenpence half-penny. 
 For all other breaches of rule the commanding 
 officer shall proceed summarily, or refer the mat- 
 ter to the Judicial Committee, provided always, 
 that if he proceed summarily he shall only pri- 
 vately reprimand, or inflict a fine not exceeding 
 two shillings and sixpence. 
 
 14. The Judicial Committee may inflict a fine 
 not exceeding one pound sterling, or sentence the 
 offender to be publicly reprimanded ; but in case 
 the Judicial Committee is of opinion that the 
 member should be dismissed from the Corps, it 
 shall refer the matter to a general meeting of the 
 whole Company, to be called for that purpose, 
 who, if coneurring in the report of the Judicial 
 Committee, shall request them to address a letter 
 to the Commander-in-Chief praying that his name 
 be struck oft' the strength of the Corps. 
 
 15. Any officer, non-commissioned officer, or 
 member who shall disobey any lawful order of 
 his superior officer, may be dealt with summarily 
 by the Commanding Officer, by fine or reprimand. 
 or the case may be referred by him to the Judicial 
 CJoiLmittee. 
 
 16. Any officer, non-commissioned officer, or 
 member, who shall fail to keep any arms or 
 accoutrements, delivered or entrusted to him, in 
 proper order, or shall appear at drill-parade or 
 other occasion with his arms or accoutrements out 
 of proper order, or deficient in any respect, shall 
 be fined by the Commanding Officer. 
 
 17. If any officer, non-commissioned officer, or 
 
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 member, shall be guilty of any insolent behaviotir 
 to a superior officer, or shall be otherwise guilty 
 of conduct unbecoming that of a soldier and a 
 gentleman, and calculated to bring disgrace upon 
 the Corps, the charge shall bo referred by the 
 commanding officer to the Judicial Committee. 
 
 18. All damage done to arms when not oo dnty, 
 shall be made good by the members in whose 
 charge they may be. 
 
 19. The Adjutant shall report to the Treasnrcr 
 all admission fees, fines, and damage to arm&< 
 chargeable to any member, and it shall be the 
 duty of the Treasurer to collect the same* 
 
 20. The Treasurer sha)l report to the Com- 
 manding Officer, from time to time, ail fees, 
 subscriptions, fines, or charges for damage to arms^ 
 which may be more than one month overdue, and 
 the Commanding Officer shall publicly read the 
 same at a meeting for drill; an^ if SiiHr the lapse 
 of another month, the same arrears shall still re- 
 main unpaid, the Commanding Officer shall give the 
 defaulter public notice at a meeting for drill, that 
 if the arrears be not paid in one week fram that 
 date, the matter will be referred to the Judkisl' 
 Committee, as a charge of conduct on the part of 
 the defaulter, unbecoming a soldier and a gentle^ 
 man. 
 
 21. There shall be kept by the Adjutant a 
 Register, in which each member, whether active 
 or honorary, shall inscribe his name at full lengtb. 
 The entry of the name to be considered a tacit 
 recognition of all the regulations of the Company, 
 
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 22. The Corps shall meet for drill twice a week, 
 the time and place of meeting to be decided by 
 the officers of the Corps. 
 
 23. A copy of the regulations to be furnished 
 to each member of the Corps. 
 
 At the same time a motion was made by James 
 Rowan, Esq., seconded by Thos. Monro, Esq., 
 and 
 
 Resolved, That all details with regard to the 
 uniform adopted, be left to the officers to decide. 
 
 The Corps immediately commenced their mili- 
 tary life, by thoughtfully placing themselves under 
 the tuition of an instructor, in whose ability they 
 ti jsted implicitly. Squad drill was taught in the 
 Temperance Hall, St. Francis street, by the Com- 
 pany's instructor, Sergeant W. 3. B. Parsons, 4th 
 Batt. 60th lloyal Rifles, on Mondays, Wednesdays 
 and Saturdays. The Corps also attended company 
 drill on Tuesdays, from seven to nine p.m., in the 
 Riding School, St. Louis Suburbs, and battalion 
 drill on Saturdays, from four until six p.m., in the 
 same place. 
 
 However, the first pulsation of active life from 
 the heart of the Civil Service was not a full flow, 
 for out of the first fifty gentlemen who were 
 summoned to parade on the sixth of November, 
 four were unfortunately detained by sickness. 
 
 But the beginning of the Corps was determinedly 
 made by the following gentlemen, viz. : 
 
 C. Alley. T. Monro. . : ' ,, 
 
 C. J. Anderson. H. O'Meara. ;" 
 
 H. Bernard. T. Pemberton. . = 
 
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 J. H. T. Blais. 
 
 C. Cayley. 
 
 H. Derbisliire. 
 H. B. Diifort. 
 De V. Fisher. 
 H. W. GrJffiQ. 
 H. J. Gibbs. 
 H. Jackson. 
 H. Lindsay. 
 P. Gauvreau. 
 W. Lindsay, junr. 
 
 D. 0. Mackedie. 
 C. McCartliy. 
 G. Powell. 
 
 P. Ryan. 
 
 H. Wickstced. 
 
 J. 0'Lear>. 
 
 H. S. AVeatheiiy. 
 
 G. A. Maillieu. 
 
 A. Kirk wood. 
 F Badgley. 
 
 J. Barrie. *' 
 W. G. Sheppard. 
 T. D. HaringtoD. 
 W. F. Collins. 
 A* Patrick. 
 J. Alley. 
 P. L. Gauvreau . 
 
 B. King. 
 W. Berry. 
 H. C. Hay. 
 R. H. Barker. 
 
 E. H. Benjamin. 
 
 T. G. Beady. 
 
 W. Boss. 
 
 D. S. B. Ross. 
 
 J. C. Stewart. 
 
 G. 0. M. Sherwood. 
 
 T. Walcot. 
 
 H.J. Gi^-iiett. 
 
 G. H. Hargrave. 
 
 T. D.Tims. 
 
 H. Smith. ' . 
 
 J. W. G. Reiflfenstein. 
 
 G. Wicksteed. 
 
 F. W. Maingy. 
 
 G. Taylor. 
 J. S. Sloane. 
 T. Patrick. 
 J. Drvsdale. 
 J. Audette. 
 J. Brophy. 
 J, Walsh. 
 
 G. E. Lindsay. ,,' 
 J. T. McCuaig. 
 T. C. Bramley. : , 
 W. Dickinson. 
 Thos. Hector. 
 Thos. Worthington. 
 J. G. Vansittart. - ^, 
 H. E. Steele. 
 Thos. Ross. 
 Wm. Wilson, jr. 
 
 E. P. Dorion. 
 J. R. Nash. 
 
 F. J. Holloway. 
 
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 H. Alexander. 
 F. Braun. 
 Archd. Gary. 
 
 E. Campbell. 
 W. E. Collins. 
 
 F. Hamel. 
 
 J. W. Harper. 
 J. LeB. Ross. 
 H. White. 
 J. Rowan. . 
 L. Vankoiighnet. 
 
 G. Seymour, 
 A. J. Cambie. 
 G. Lay. 
 
 A. L. Russell. 
 
 W. Spragge. 
 
 E. T. Fletcher. 
 
 J. Hays. 
 
 W. H. Griffin. 
 
 Rev. W. A. Adamson. 
 
 Samuel Keefer. 
 
 A. J. Taylor. 
 
 S. Derbishiro. 
 
 H..Routier. 
 
 H. J. Jones. 
 J. Kidd. 
 John Langton. 
 
 F. X. Lambert. 
 
 G. H. Lane. 
 R. H. Mackay. 
 C. McKenzie. 
 E. A. Meredith. 
 
 E. H. Montizambert. 
 J. Patterson. 
 
 M. Higgins. 
 W. R. Wright. 
 
 F. Tetu. 
 R. Sinclair. 
 J. M. Grant. 
 
 W. A. Himswortb. 
 
 C. Greene. 
 
 M. Turner. 
 
 E. C. Haydcn. 
 
 W. B. Lindsay, senr. 
 
 W. H. Lee. 
 
 Wm. Wilson, senr. 
 
 G. Desbarats. 
 
 G. C. Reiffenstein. 
 
 All enjoying the privileges of Civil Servants, 
 and the strength of the Corps was increased by 
 that unity of spirit which inspires the heart of 
 a British Volunteer, in whatsoever rank he is 
 placed, caused by his love for his Queen and coun- 
 try, its institutions and laws, and his knowledge 
 of the fact that of all the civil constitutions under 
 Heaven, the British is demonstrably the best. It 
 
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 has been long tried and has stood the rudest test.- 
 The lapse of ages tends only to invigorate and 
 render it more effective. It is through its excel- 
 lence, under God, that an inconsiderable Island 
 has acquired the resources, energy and strength, 
 of the mightiest Continental P]mpire. It is an 
 honor to be born under it, — a blessing to live under 
 it, — and a glory to defend and support it. The 
 Civil Servants were imbued with this feeling, and 
 felt it a peculiar duty to the Government that 
 they at least ought to set an example to their fel- 
 low men, by offering to support it, not only by 
 Civil Service, but military duties. An impetus 
 was given by the following fact, to the life and 
 drilling of the corps ; on the 8th of November the 
 Captain of an United States man-of-war, ordered 
 a round shot to be fired across the bows of a re- 
 gularly subsidized English Mail Steamer, then on 
 her way from the island of Cuba, in the dominions^ 
 of Spain, to a British port. She was boarded by 
 an armed force from the American, which seized 
 and examined her mails, a lieutenant possessed 
 himself of such part as he deemed fit for his ends, 
 and took from the Trent four of her passengers, 
 and carried them to the United States where 
 they were consigned to a dungeon. The rights 
 of England, as well as those of the persons 
 taken from the steamer, were well covered and 
 laid down by international law. Two courses 
 were left open to Great Britain to follow, — one 
 leading to ignominy — the other, the old honour- 
 able path that has brought our country safe 
 through every difficulty to the pinnacle of 
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 glory it now holds. Great Britain took a decided 
 and determined stand on the latter course ; Bri- 
 tish troops, and military stores of all kinds were 
 forwarded to Canada ; and on the first day of De- 
 cember, a Queen's Messenger was sent with a des- 
 patch to Lord Lyons (then British Ambassador at 
 Washington), requiring him to demand the restitu- 
 tion to the protection of the British flag of those 
 who were violently and illegally torn from that 
 sacred asylum, and also an apology from the United 
 States Government. 
 
 AYar seemed imminent, and it behoved the Ca- 
 nadians, colonists though they were, to prepare for 
 eventualities. Preparations for defence were 
 everywhere made throughout the Province. Vol- 
 unteer companies were being formed rapidly from 
 as hardy a population as the world can show, that 
 only required drill, discipline, and arms, to create 
 a force on which we could confidently rely, and 
 proudly point to in the hour of danger as guard- 
 ians of cherished principles, protectors of unex- 
 ampled liberties, and the defenders of as fine a 
 country as earth can show. But on the last day 
 of the year, by instructions from the British 
 Government, the steamship Rinaldo called off 
 Boston harbor, and on ths morning of the 1st of 
 January the United States authorities despatched 
 one of their own steamers from Fort Warren with 
 Messrs. Mason, Slidell, and their Secretaries, on 
 board. Having delivered them into the charge of 
 the Commander of the Rinaldoy that steamer 
 ^sailed for Bermuda, and on her arrival in that 
 port transferred them to the West Indian mail 
 
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CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE COlirS. 
 
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 ;a- 
 
 steamer bound ior Southampton. Every one in 
 Canada was rejoiced at this, for as the cause was 
 removed, a war was certainly postponed which at 
 one ♦ime seemed imminent and inevitable: for if 
 these men had not been given up by the United 
 States authorities, the consequence would have 
 been war with all its attendant horrors and 
 miseries. 
 %' The effect of this affair was very beneficial to 
 
 Canada. A volunteering spirit was created through- 
 out the lenc^th and breadth of the land; — and at 
 the inspection by Brigade Majors in the spring of 
 1863, 19,597 Volunteers answered to their names, 
 well drilled, armed, and accoutred, and ready to 
 enter the field on twenty-four hours' notice. 
 
 The Civil Service Rifle Corps received strength 
 every day; and t'le finances of the company must 
 have been in a very healthy and flourishing condi- 
 tion, for on the 9th of November, that portion of the 
 Rule was suspended, which required an entrance 
 fee of Two Dollars to be paid by members. The 
 novelty of drill, the happy state of unanimity, and 
 the pleasant meetings of friends from the different 
 departments of the Government, engendered a 
 feeling of pride throughout the corps in attending 
 their parades ; the consequence of this was made 
 apparent in a very short time, — commands were 
 obeyed with promptitude, and movements execut- 
 ed with determination and accuracy ; the effects 
 of good old British discipline began to show 
 themselves in this short time, and having become 
 conversant with the rudimentary principles of 
 drill, non-commissioned officer* were elected. 
 
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 ME3I0RIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 These having beoD selected by the corps, its Com- 
 mander, Lieut.-Ool. John R. Nash, in pursuance 
 of the 50th section of the Militia Act, made the 
 following appointments, viz. : — 
 
 To he Sergeants : 
 
 Thomas lioss, Jchn Le Breton Ross, Henry E. 
 Steele. 
 
 To he Cor per ah : 
 James Rowan, William White, F. H. Badgley. 
 
 These were dated on the 4th of December, 
 1861, and on the 1 1th the Corps turned out for its 
 first inspection by the Deputy Adjutant Greneral 
 of Militia of Lower Canada. Five officers, three 
 sergeants, three corporals, and sixty-nine rank 
 and file, underwent the scrutiny and were addressed 
 by the inspecting officer. Colonel DeSalaberry, in 
 congratulatory terms as to their organization, and 
 in language expressive of admiration of the gen- 
 eral -piiysique of the Corps. 
 
 Twelve days afterwards, when the Company 
 had paraded for squad drill in the Temperanco 
 Hall, Lieut. -Col. John R. Nash presented, in the 
 name of the corps, to drill instructor. Sergeant 
 W. J. B. Parsons, 4lh Batt. GOth Royal Rifles, a 
 purse containing $50 as a Christmas Box, in 
 acknowledgment of the services he had rendered 
 to the Corps since its organization. 
 
 The three montbs of October, November and 
 December, had seen the gentlemen comprising the 
 Company attend their drills regularly, and with 
 energy prose'^uting their general military studies. 
 Sergeant Parsons used all the means that an 
 
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 instructor can possibly employ towards perfecting 
 the men in their drill, and what is the result, 
 even in three months ? Why ! the Provincial 
 papers teemed with paragraphs of praise in fa^ our 
 of the Civil Service llifles, bhowing that they had 
 exhibited an earcestness of purpose, and a per- 
 severance in learning their drill, which had 
 placed them already in the foremost rank of the 
 Volunteer Force of Canada^ and that there was 
 nothing, after all, like a ^' stake in tho country/' 
 to pake earnest and determined Volunteers. 
 
 The Company was so strong, that it ha^T to be 
 divided for the purposes of drill, and the average 
 attendance from the 6th of November, until the 
 31st of December, in subdivisions, was iO rank 
 and file ; and, when it is borne in mind that many 
 members of the Corps lived a great distance from 
 the drill rooms, that there was nothing compul- 
 sory in the attendancej on parade, and that the 
 cold frosty nights of 1861, especially, had noth- 
 ing very enticing in their chilly embrace to call 
 one out as a companion, I may safely say there 
 is not one Company in Canada of the Volunteer 
 Force, that can claim as high an average, and can 
 show sixty parade states on file. 
 
 As the last sands of 1861 were dropping 
 through the hour glass of time, the Company had 
 to part with their commander, who retired on the 
 honorary list, in accordance with Rule No. 5, 
 after he had received an appointment to the 
 Deputy Adjutant Generalship of Upper Canada; 
 he regretted that such a thing should happen, but 
 trusted that nochins: would prevent the Civil 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 Service Eifles from becorcitig the model company 
 of Canada, and said, ho hoped to retain the kind 
 feeling of every individual member of tnat Corps. 
 Consequently the new year of 1862 found the 
 Civil Service Rifle Corps without a Captain . It ap- 
 peared to be self-sustaining, ho\^ ever, for on the 9th 
 of the first month, after due consideration, a style of 
 uniform had been selected by the officers that would 
 be serviceable, as well as appropriate to the Company. 
 The shako was to be of the same pattern a? Her 
 Majesty^s 60th Royal Rifles, with a bugle badge, 
 and the letters C. S. R. thereon, silvered. The 
 tunic to be hooked, and slashed across the breast, 
 all red being kept down as much as possible. 
 The stripe of trowsers to be of black braid, one 
 in'^h and a half wide, with red piping on each 
 side, and half pegtop. Many arguments had been 
 brought to bear against the adoption of this 
 uniform on account of its cost, but these were 
 silenced by Messrs. Maynard, Harris and Crice, 
 of No. 126 I^eadenhall street, L<>ndon, England, 
 who had tend(/:ed so low, that, without a mur- 
 muring or dissentient voice, their tender was 
 accepted, and their samples, Nos. 3 and 4, were 
 selected for tunic and trowsers, out of six 
 varieties of cloth sent for approval. These v^^ere 
 very fine broad clotlis, and worth the price, as well 
 as suitable to the Corps. A Measurement Roll of 
 the Company was filled up, when one captain, 
 three subalterns, three sergeants, three corporals, 
 and eighty-two privates became responsible for 
 payment, and an order was accordingly sent to 
 Messrs. May nurd, Harris and Crice, for the 
 folio vring uniforms : — 
 
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CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
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 One Captain $ 95 18 
 
 Three subalterns @ ^90 32 each... 270 96 
 Three sergeants @ 43 71 do . . 131 13 
 Three corporals @ 42 00 do ... 126 00 
 Eigbty-two privates @ 39 58 do ...3,245 56 
 
 ^3,868 83 
 
 From this it will be seen that the first outfit of 
 the Civil Service Rifles cost $3,868 83 c^nts, and 
 this in London, England ; the Corps oraered two 
 pairs of sample leggins from the same firm (that 
 did not please), and purchased eighty undress 
 uniforms costing $800 ; these with the freight 
 and insurance of the first order, across the 
 Atlantic, swelled the sum to one thousand pounds 
 sterling. From the Measurement Roll I also find 
 that the average height of the Corps reached five 
 feet eight inches abd seven-eighths of an inch. 
 The average height of Her Majesty^s Grenadier 
 Guards is five feet nine inches, so that the Civil 
 Service can show a high rank in military parlance 
 as a Grenadier Company. They were always 
 spoken of in terms of the highest praise by all 
 classes who had ever seen them at their drill, or 
 on public parades, and I think this was one great 
 cause why a spirit of jealousy (and even hatred), 
 was aroused in the other Volunteer Companies of 
 Quebec, which shortly began to manifest itself in 
 various ways. 
 
 Otherwise, everything went merry as a marriage 
 bell within the Corps, and even when, on the 
 17th of January, a letter was received from Beputy 
 Adjutant General De Salaberry, accepting the 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 resignation of Lieutenant Eugene P. Dorion, the 
 loss of both Captain and Lieutenant was not 
 apparent. 
 
 While Lieut.-Col. John II. Nash was in com- 
 mand of the Corps, he made application to the 
 Government for the supplj of eighty-two short 
 JEnfield Rifles and swords. 
 
 So Jove held a council — the gods were all there, 
 While goddesses gazed on with wonder, 
 
 To hear mighty Jove bid old Vulcan prepare 
 Some weapon to imitate thunder. 
 
 The bold sturdy blacksmith looked almost aghast, 
 
 (An order like this is no trifle) ; 
 "He puzzled at first, but bethought him at last 
 
 To turn out a National Rifle, 
 
 Quoth Vulcan, " the thunder and lightning are there, 
 With flash and report nearly blended ;" 
 
 A brisk little messenger flies through the air, 
 And strikes what his master intended. 
 
 ^' So thus mighty Jove, I have done your behest, 
 
 Nor fancy my pride I can trifle, 
 Eehold then your weapon, the truest and best, 
 
 And known to the world as the Rifle." 
 
 Consequently, on the 18th of January, Adjt. 
 Anderson received 82 greatcoats, 82 knapsacks, 
 82 long Enfield Rifles, 82 bayonets, 82 muzzle 
 stoppers, 82 snapcaps, 27 spare leathers, 20 spare 
 nipples, 74 wrenches without cramps, and 8 with 
 cramps for the use of the Corps. These were all 
 the articles supplied by the Government to the 
 Company, and for the value of which the Captain 
 was held responsible in the sum of JG500. The 
 
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 Corps being now fully equipped, could well and 
 heartily sing, — 
 
 May all who are foes to our own little isle, 
 
 Reflect on the blunder they're making, 
 The old British Lion may slumber awhile, 
 
 But let them beware of his waking. 
 
 This land of our birth we'll defend with our Uvea, 
 
 No stranger with England shall trifle ; 
 Our children, our homes, with our sweethearts and wives 
 
 We'll guard and protect with the Rifle ! 
 
 On the 21st of February, His Excellency, the 
 Right Hon. Charles Stanley, Viscount Monck, was 
 pleased to appoint Major Hewitt Bernard, late 
 private in the Civil Service Rifles, to the captaincy 
 of the same Corps. The Company continued in the 
 even tenor of its way, progressing famously under 
 the new commander, and the Ides of March saw 
 Lieutenant and Adjutant Charles Joseph Anderson 
 appointed to the Lieutenancy, vice Dorion resigned. 
 These appointments were altogether en families 
 and, per consequence, were admitted by the Corps 
 as very judicious. They were, in fact, at the same 
 time the unanimous choice of the Company. On 
 the 14th of the same month, Henry John G-arrett, 
 Esq., was gazetted as Bugler to the Corps, and 
 the Commanding Officer made the following ap- 
 pointments: — 
 
 To he Sergeant : 
 Corporal James Rowan, vie 3 Ross, promoted. 
 
 To he Corporal - 
 Private A. J. Cambie, vice Rowan, promoted. 
 
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 MEMOillALS OF THE LATE 
 
 On the 17th of March a ballot was taken, in 
 accordance with Rule No. 4, relating to the admis- 
 sion of members, and the following gentlemen 
 were elected to the honorary rank, by acclamation : 
 
 Hon. John A. Macdonald, Hon. George E. Car- 
 tier, Hon, A. T. Gait, Hon. Sidney Smith, Hon. 
 P. M. Yankoughnet. 
 
 Three days afterward the Corps turned out with 
 three officers, three sergeants, two corporals, and 
 eighty-two rank and fiile, as a guard of honour, at 
 the opening of the Provincial Parliament by His 
 Excellency, Charles Stanley, Viscount Monck j the 
 Company was in winter uniform, and performed 
 the duty admirably. F. H. Badgley had resigned 
 some two days beforehand, which accounted for 
 there being only two corporals on parade, but the 
 following day the Commanding Officer was pleased 
 to fill the vacancy, by making the following ap- 
 pointment: — 
 
 To he Corporal : 
 William Blow Ross, vice Badgley, resigned. 
 
 On the 16th of May the first death occurred in 
 the ranks of the Civil Service. Mr. W. B. Lind- 
 say, senior Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of 
 Canada, was called away, full of years; he paid the 
 great debt of nature without a murmur and with- 
 out pain, and his mortal remains were conveyed 
 to their last resting place on the 19th. The fune- 
 ral cortege was very large j the Corps, distinct as 
 a body, but in civilians' clothes, followed the 
 remains of their late comrade in arms to their 
 earthly resting place. Members of both Houses 
 of the Legislature, representatives of all parties, 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
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 with 
 and 
 
 ap- 
 
 of all creeds, and all sections of the country, united 
 to do honour to the memory of one who deserved 
 well of his fellow-citizens. 
 
 The Corps had received their new uniforms, 
 and, by a vote of the members, it was decided upon 
 that their first appearance in full dress Summer 
 uniform should be on the anniversary of Her Most 
 Gracious Majesty^s birth. This was carried out by 
 (on that day) parading in full force and marching 
 to the Bijou swamp for target practice. A 
 strange little incident occurred that I may here 
 narrate : When the Corps left its private 
 parade, many of the citizens, and of course the 
 large numbers of the rising generation that are 
 always on the look-out for something novel, 
 followed them a short distance on their line of 
 march; but prominent among the rest was an 
 individual in conspicuous attire who walked pomp- 
 ously by the side of the Corps all the way to the 
 butts. As soon as the Company had loaded, and 
 were about to commence firing, this individual 
 placed himself directly in front of the *' buH's-eye," 
 and, coming forward to the Corps, he said, *^ I 
 forbid you firing at these targets;^' lie then turned 
 to the left about, and marched back towards the 
 city. The daily papers of the Monday following 
 contained a card of thanks from the C. S. R. for 
 his comm.'ind, services and attention on that occa- 
 sion. 
 
 On the following Thursday the Corps mustered 
 at the Skating Rink, Grande Allee, at half-past one 
 o'clock, and marched into the Esplanade shortly 
 after three p. m., under the command of their 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 worthy captain, Hewitt Bernard, TL? men had, 
 apparently, resolved that this should be their field 
 day par excellence. Every member was as steady 
 under arms as a *' regular," and the splendid uni- 
 forms, that had only been worn once before, made 
 the Company look more like a corps of gaily 
 dressed officers than volunteer privates ; every 
 head was erect and straight to the front, and 
 everything shewing that an extra eifort had been 
 made in honor of something extraordinary. 
 
 Towards three o'clock, a large concourse of per- 
 sons, numbering several thousands, assembled oa 
 the Esplanade, and as the weather was exceedingly 
 favorable, the elite and fair sex of Quebec certainly 
 took advantage of it to witness the proceedings 
 that were about to take place, and which had been 
 on the tapis for some time past. About half-past 
 three, the volunteers were formed into three sides 
 of a square, the Civil Service Corps occupying the 
 centre, the other volunteer companies being on 
 the wings. Mueh jostling and good humoured 
 exertion occurred to obtain a sight, and to clear a 
 space on the open face of the square. When this 
 had been done, Mrs. Archibald Gary stepped for- 
 ward, surrounded by several other ladies, contri- 
 butors to a testimonial, and a number of gentle- 
 men, and read^very distinctly, the following 
 
 ADDRESS: ;•' ; 
 
 ^^ Major Bernard J and Gentlemen of the Civil 
 Service Rifles : ,.:.,:.,:.-,:. ^-.,.,,.....-.,.^.-..-y . ,.» • - 
 
 " In presenting you with this testimonial, I beg 
 leave to say, in the names of the ladies who have 
 
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CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
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 had, 
 r field 
 steady 
 1 uni- 
 made 
 gaily 
 every 
 aod 
 been 
 
 requested me to act for them, as well as for my- 
 self, that we are influenced on this occasion by our 
 admiration of your soldierlike conduct and appear- 
 ance, by our faith in your bravery and patriotic 
 spirit, and by our knowledge of our own weakness 
 and utter dependance upon our gallant soldiers to 
 protect us^ should the dire calamity of war ever 
 visit our happy country. 
 
 •'A more tender sentiment may also in some 
 cases have had its influence, a sentiment which, 
 only partially admitted by us, holds, no doubt, a 
 place in your gallant hearts second only to that 
 devoted and earnest loyalty which is the peculiar 
 boast of our Canadian Volunteers to our admirable 
 and deeply-beloved Queen. 
 
 " We beg your acceptance, then, of this our 
 offering, in the firm conviction that the generous 
 and noble sentiments of loyalty and love will in- 
 spire you to deeds of high and chivalrous valour, 
 should you ever be called upon to unsheath your 
 swords in the sacred cause of our Queen and our 
 Country.'^ 
 
 Mrs. Gary then handed the testimonial to Major 
 Bernard, who advanced with Bugler Henry J. 
 Garrett to receive it. It was a massive silver 
 Bugle, costing some $200, and was of the most 
 chaste and elegant design in workmanship, manu- 
 factured by H. Distin & Co. of London, England, 
 and imported expressly by Robert Morgan, Ksq. 
 A very handsome case accompanied it, and tho 
 costly present elicited the admiration of all who 
 had an opportunity of examining it. 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF TUE LATE 
 
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 Major Bernard, on behalf of himself and com- 
 rades, made the following 
 
 REPLY : 
 " 3Irs. Cary and Ladies^ 
 
 " I regret that the duty of expressing the thanks 
 of the Civil Service Rifle Corps to the ladies who 
 have so generously presented them with a silver 
 bugle and case, has not devolved on one more able 
 to do justice to the feeling., of the Corps on the 
 occasion than myself, but I trust that the donors 
 of this testimonial will feel fully assured how 
 highly the Corps, which I have the honor to com- 
 mand, appreciate the kind feelings which have 
 prompted the subscribers to the testimonial, thus 
 to show their approbation of the organization of a 
 Corps composed of Her Majesty's Civil Servants 
 of Canada. 
 
 ** The official duties devolving on the members 
 comprising the Corps are in their proper routine 
 of a peaceful and sedentary character ; but at a 
 recent period of anticipated emergency, those gen- 
 tlemen were actuated in their military organization 
 by the same spirit of loyalty to their Queen and 
 country which has characterized the inhabitants of 
 the whole Province, and, had an opportunity 
 offered, we should, I am fully assured, have been 
 ready to do our duty in defence of our allegiance 
 to our beloved Queen, and to have assisted, to the 
 best of our ability, in maintaining unstained the 
 honor of the British flag, to which recent events 
 have shewn that Canada looks with so much rever- 
 ence and attac>Tncui;. 
 
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 donors 
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 '^ AVhethe.r in peace or in war, the influence of 
 woman is groat; and whilst our noble Queen has 
 ever shown her regard and attachment for the 
 defenders of her country, we should not forget 
 that in a less exalted position, there are many of 
 her sex, who, in the footsteps of Florence Nightin- 
 gale, have sought to alleviate the sufferings of war. 
 
 " We trust that it may never fall to the lot of 
 those who, as wives and relatives of members of 
 this Corps, have so kindly expressed and shown 
 their feelings of interest in its success, thus to be 
 employed ; but it is most gratifying to find that 
 our efforts to foi'm a portion of the 5lilitia organ- 
 ization of this Province have not passed unheeded 
 by those Avho must naturally look, to some extent, 
 to such organization for defence of their homes 
 and hearths. 
 
 " I beg to offer the very sincere thanks of the 
 Corps for this handsome testimonial, and to assure 
 the donors, that should it be sounded in the mo- 
 ment of danger, those to whom it is given will res« 
 pond to its call, as of the foremost to render their 
 services in the common cause of defence.'^ 
 
 After the ceremony had been completed, the 
 group retained their positions, for the purpose of 
 a photographic representation being taken by Mr. 
 McLaughlin. Many expressed regret that so few 
 of the Volunteers had been present on the occasion 
 as it would have tended to have given more ^clat 
 to the affair ; but it was Major Bernard's desire 
 not to excite any invidious distinction, in which 
 he fairly succeeded, and had also the satisfaction 
 of knowing that by thus doing he had ensured 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
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 perfect harmony and good will. The Corps always 
 felt proud of the high estimation in which they 
 were held, and also of being the first in Canada 
 who had received such a valuable token from their 
 friends. 
 
 Nothing very interesting occurred in the Com- 
 pany for some time, and the three hot months of 
 June, July and August seemed partially ignored. 
 But to show his appreciation of the honor confer- 
 red on him, by electing him to the command of 
 the Corps, Major Bernard, through the kindness 
 of Lieutenant-Colouel Hawley, and with the sanc- 
 tion of the Lieutenant-General commanding Her 
 Majesty's forces, became attached to the 60th 
 Boyal Rifles for the purpose of perfecting himself 
 in drill, and of obtaining a practical knowledge of 
 military duties ; and he must have felt not only 
 highly honoured by such attachment, but also, 
 that the Corps were to benefit from the knowledge 
 lie would thereby receive, fitting him more tho- 
 roughly for the command of the Company. There 
 were in these three months, however, eighteen 
 paiades, averaging 7? men, the total attendance 
 being 1,296. All else eems to have been outside 
 the pale until Augu'c the 20th, when the cool 
 weather began to have its efiects on the Corps, 
 and stirring themselves up from their heated re- 
 treats, the Company commenced operations by 
 inarching to the Beauport Flats, and engaging in 
 a fair day's target practice. This seemed to rouse 
 the military ardour of the Civil Servants, and when 
 it was whispered that the long Enfields were to be 
 called in, and those of the short pattern with sword 
 
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 dgeof 
 only 
 also, 
 
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 bayonet issued in lieu thereof, joy manifested itself, 
 and the regular drill of three days per week was 
 heartily entered into. On the 24th the Govern- 
 ment called for the rifles that were issued lor the 
 use of the Civil Service Corps ; these were returned 
 into store by Major Bernard on the 26th. The 
 Company was thus left weaponless and had almost 
 determined to arm themselves, when through the 
 extraordinary exertions of their Captain, the Gov- 
 ernment issued short Enfields on the 13th of 
 September. 
 
 On the 1st of the same month, private Alex. L. 
 Bussell was unanimously chosen to represent the 
 Corps, at a series of rifle matches that were to 
 take place in Toronto, C. W., on the 7th and 9th 
 instant. That gentleman entered an appearance 
 on the morning of the 7th as a competitor in 
 the first match which was opea to Volunteers 
 only, armed with Enfield rifles, issued by the 
 Government to parties using them. The fir&t 
 prize was of the value of $75, and the second of 
 |25. In the morning when the firing commenced, 
 the air was perfectly still, but toward evening the 
 wind rose considerably, and in a great measure 
 afiiected the direction of the bullets. The ranges 
 were 150 and 300 yards, five rounds at each. The 
 contest was pretty even, but from the start Mr. 
 Thomas A. McLean, of the University Rifles, took 
 the lead and kept it to the close of ihe match, thus 
 winning the first prize by a score of 29 points. 
 Private Russell of ours followed him close, coming 
 in for the second prize with a score of 28. 
 
 The " Montreal Prizes" were next in order, and 
 c 
 
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 MEMORIALS Of THE LATE 
 
 were opeu to all comers, with any description of 
 rifle. First prize, $50 ; second, $25 ; ranges 400 
 and 600 yards ; five rounds at each. Our repre- 
 sentative, in this instance, carried oiF the first 
 prize with 30 points, which was the best score 
 made during the series of matches. Private Ed- 
 mondson, of the Highland Toronto Company, 
 gained the second by a score of 25. 
 
 The following Monday the " Association Prizes" 
 were shot for. First prize, $50 ; second, 825 ; 
 open to Volunteers only ; Enfield rifles issued by 
 the Government to parties using them ; the range 
 400 yards; five rounds. Dr. Richardson, of the 
 University Hifles, headed the score with 16 points, 
 and Privates Eussell, Civil Service, Quebec, Dra- 
 per, Victoria Rifles, Toronto, and Color Sergeant 
 Ramsay, Highland Rifles, Toronto, made 15 each. 
 This necessitated firing ofl^, which was done in 
 three rounds, Russell making three '^centres," 
 Ramsay an *' outer'* and two '' centres," and Dra- 
 per a " centrs," a " bull's eye," and a " miss." 
 Russell therefore won the second prize. 
 
 None can deny but that a good choice was made 
 in sending Mr. Russell as a representative of the 
 Corps ; and the following extract from the To- 
 ronto Leader will show how he was looked upon 
 by the Editor cf that paper : 
 
 ^' The firing was altogether exceedingly good, 
 so good, indeed, that it is almost out of place to 
 single out any of the marksmen for particular 
 r'^mark. But we cannot pass ovor unnoticed the 
 splendid shooting of Alex. L. Russell, of the 
 Civil Service Rifle Corps, Quebec. It was a 
 
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 great deal in his favor, that he had a short En- 
 field rifle, unerring in its aim ; but he is un- 
 doubtedly a steady, sure shot, unnerved by ex- 
 citement, or thrown out of his balance by any- 
 thing whatever, and he proves, even at 600 
 yards, that the Short Enfield is equally as good 
 as the long." 
 
 Op Saturday, the 20th, members of the Corp? 
 proceeded to the Island of Orleans for the purpose 
 of target practice for classification. Each man^ 
 according to the regulations, had to fire twenty 
 rounds, five at each rr.nge — 100, 200, 250, and 
 300 yards ; make fifteen points to be entitled to 
 rank in the second class, and twenty-five to rank 
 in the first ; " bull's eyes" counting three points, 
 '* centres," two, and *' outers" one point. Taking^ 
 into consideration that the rifles used were only 
 served out to the Corps on the 13th, (or a week 
 before), and that there had been no previous 
 trial with them, joined to the fact that the mem- 
 bers had no instruction or practice in either aiming 
 or position drill, the firing, as a whole, was very 
 creditable to the Corps. Sergeant Rowan, Cor- 
 poral White, Privates Cary, Hoh, Langton, Bar- 
 ker, Hay, Ryan, Wright, and Davis, entered the 
 second class, while Private A. L. Russell was the 
 only one who entered the first ; he headed the 
 list with 30 points, followed by Cary, 23, Rowan, 
 21, Holt, 21, Langton, 20, Barker, 18, Ilay, 17^ 
 White, 16, Ryan, 16, Wright, 15, and Davis, 15. 
 The total number of marks made by the squad of 
 42 men was 445, yielding an average to each mao 
 of 10|| points. 
 
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36 
 
 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 At the end of the following week, Messrs. 
 Alexander, Browne, Harington, Lewis, May and 
 Russell took advantage of che Drill Association of 
 Quebec, and became members for the purpose of 
 learning musketry instruction from Lieutenant 
 (now Captain) Alien, II. M. 17th Regt., and Ser- 
 geant Gough. A rifle match took place between 
 the Drill Association and the Quebec Rifle Club, 
 on the afternoon of the 27th. The distances 
 agreed on were 200 and 300 yards ; five rounds 
 at each range. The prize was a splendid silver 
 cup, valued at $50, and was won by A. L. Rus- 
 sell, with a score of 23, thus maintaining his 
 accustomed foremost place, hitting the target at 
 €very shot ; and the Association of which he was 
 a member, winning the match by 35 points, with 
 a score of 162, against 127 made by the Rifle 
 Club. 
 
 Shortly after this match, it was agreed upon by 
 the members of the Corps, with only one terribly 
 dissentient voice, that a large album should be 
 given to Major Bernard, as a token of the esteem 
 in which he was held by the Corps. The Album 
 was accordingly quietly presented, containing a 
 photographic representation of each individual 
 member of the Company, save one. 
 
 The average attendance at drill for the year 
 was not very strong ; there are however 103 
 parade states on file, shewing an average attendance 
 of 86 men. 
 
 Target practice was entered upon towards the 
 latter part of the year, and shows an, average 
 score per man of lOy^j. This, considering that 
 
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 3T 
 
 the rifles were new, that the Corps had no butts of 
 their own, and that the men had very little 
 practice, is satisfactory. 
 
 In 1863 the Corps was in splendid trim, it was 
 completely equipped in every respect, and the 
 only rifle company able to turn out on parade, in 
 '*' heavy marching order," throughout the Pro- 
 vince. On the 20th of January the Corpsj paraded 
 for inspection with three ofiicers, three serf^eants, 
 two corporals, and sixty-eight rank and file. They 
 mustered at the Riding School, Lewis Road, and 
 were inspected by Colonel Ermatinger, who said he 
 thoroughly appreciated their attention to drill, 
 and the merits of the gallant Corps were so well 
 known, that he could say nothing towards increas- 
 ing their reputation. 
 
 The first two months of the year were taken up 
 altogether by drill, but on the 10th of the third, 
 after the Corps had paraded in conjunction with 
 the regulars and other volunteer companies in the 
 city, in honour of the Prince of Wales' marriage, 
 t\e members of the Company took advantage of" 
 Jt ) occasion to present a magnificent sword and 
 Av«ford-belt to their former drill instructor, Sergt.- 
 Major Yl. J. B. Parsons, of the 4th Battalion, 60th 
 Royal Rifles. The presentation took place in pre- 
 sence of the Volunteers. Col. Sewell, commanding 
 the Active Force, having formed them in close 
 column, remarked that a worthy and efficient offi- 
 cer was about to be presented with a well merited 
 testimonial. Major Bernard then proceeded to 
 present the testimonial, accompanying the presen- 
 tation with the following remarks ; — 
 
38 
 
 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 ^^ Sergeant-Major Parsons, — It lias been a plea- 
 sant duty on several occasions previous to this to 
 acknowledge and thank you, on behalf of the 
 Oivil Service Rifles, for the interest in, and 
 trouble you have taken with that Corps for the 
 past 15 months as their Drill Instructor. 
 
 " Your recent promotion to the rank of Sergeant 
 Major f the 4th Battalion of the 60th Rifles has 
 necessai'. ' eprived us of your active services as 
 our Drill i...3tructor, but in acknowledgment of 
 your utility to us in that capacity, the officers, 
 non-commissioned officers, and men of the Civil 
 Service Rifles avail themselves of this auspicious 
 occasion, on which the Volunteer Force of Quebec 
 is paraded, to present you with a sword and sword- 
 belt. 
 
 *^ You will, at all times, be reminded by it of 
 your regiment and of ourselves. The blade is on 
 one side inscribed ^ 60th, the Kings Royal Rifles/ 
 and on the reverse, ^Presented to Sergeant-Major 
 W. J. B. Parsons, 4th Battalion, 60th Rifles, by 
 the Civil Service Volunteer Rifles of Canada, 
 1863.' 
 
 ^* It is the hope of that corps, and of myself, 
 that you n ay long live to wear it." 
 
 To which Sergeant-Major ParsoQS, under the 
 full influence of a soldier's feeling, replied in the 
 following terms : — 
 
 ^^ Major Bernard^ and Gentlemen of the Civil 
 Service RiJleSj 
 
 '^^ A soldier is seldom prized for oratory, but 
 rather for his deeds, — frequently incapable of ex- 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
 39 
 
 
 pressing his sentiments, but, at the same time, 
 never incapable of feeling such a compliment as is 
 at present tendered. 
 
 *^A sword has been the highest mark of respect 
 given by the greatest corporations of Europe to 
 their greatest soldiers ; but I cannot for a moment 
 flatter myself that I deserve such a trophy. It is 
 to the kindly wishes and good feeling of the Corps 
 which I have had the pleasure of instructing in 
 the rudiments of its drill, that I owe such a dis- 
 tiuctioii. The usual difficulty between the instruc- 
 tor and his pupil has beea very easily overcome 
 in the Civil Service Rifles, every member of which 
 has shewn an eager anxiety to learn the duties of 
 a soldier, and to whom it was a pleasure to impart 
 any information which he required. For the very 
 flattering testimonial which I now receive I beg 
 to return you my most heartfelt thanks," 
 
 The sword was a very beautiful piece of work- 
 manship, made to order in London, England, and 
 exquisitely wrought and engraved. It was worthy 
 in every respect of the givers, and was, at the 
 same time, a fitting tribute to the merits of the 
 gallant soldier on whom it was bestowed. 
 
 On the 23rd of March, a special general meet- 
 ing having been convened, in ?iCcordance with 
 Eule No. 8. — It was moved by Private H. Wick- 
 steed, and seconded by Private Hayden, and re- 
 solved, — That the following Rule be added to the 
 Regulations of the Corps : 
 
 No. 24. Sons and brothers of gentlemen in the 
 Civil Service may be admitted as Active Members 
 of the *' Civil Service Rifles," on same terms and 
 
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 vice. 
 
 This motion was the means whereby many gen- 
 tlemen having sons (willing to carry arms) gave 
 up their active membership to them, and retired 
 on the Honorary List. In this manner some 
 twelve Active members took the places of the 
 same number who thus retired ; the Compc'ny at 
 this time numbering eighty-two Active members 
 and thirty-one Honorary, giving a total of one 
 hundred and thirteen members of the Corps. 
 
 April passed without an incident worthy of re- 
 cord, but on the 24th of the following month an 
 example was shown of the jealous manner in which 
 the Civil Service were viewed by some of their fellow 
 voluEteers. They had joined in the manoeuvres 
 of the day in honor of Her Gracious Majesty's 
 birth, and whilst marching off the plains of Abra- 
 ham to the private parade, Captain McKay's 
 Volunteer Artillery Company, under command of 
 Lieut-Col. Boomer, forcibly and with violence, ob- 
 structed and pushed the leading men of the Com- 
 pany off their line of march ; they were at the 
 time of this occurrence marching in rear of the 
 60th lloyal Rifles, of which they had been form- 
 ing a part throughout the review. Major Bernard 
 preferred a complaint against the Artillery for un- 
 soldierlike conduct, and an apology was sent by 
 Lieut.-Col. John Boomer, admitting that No. 2 
 did wrong, expressing regret at the occurrence, 
 and shewing at the same time he had done all in 
 his power to prevent it. The complaint, however, 
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 June a letter arrived from the Brigade Major, 
 shewing that His Excallency was perfectly satisfied 
 with the explanation and apology offered by Lieut. 
 Col. Boomer, commanding No. 2 Battery Volun- 
 teer Foot Artillery, and exonerating that officer 
 from all complicity in the matter. 
 
 This was the first time in which any of the Vo- 
 lunteer companies had attempted to publicly insult 
 the Civil Service Corps, although there had always 
 been a leaning that way on account of their steady 
 advancement in drill ; their good target practice ; 
 their position as a thoroughly independent com- 
 pany y the recognition of them by the regular force; 
 in fact their general proficiency in every sense of 
 the military turn. The commanding officer, there- 
 fore, thought it best to make an example at once, 
 and did so with good efi"ect, but the silver bugle 
 carries to this day marks indicative of the violence 
 used in forcing the leading men of the Company 
 out of their place. . 
 
 While the corps was manoeuvring, one of our re- 
 cruits, under the depressing heat of the sun and 
 violent exercise in a light infantry movement, be- 
 came so weak that he had to be carried to the 
 rear. Dr. Wolff, who at that time was attached 
 to the 8th or Stadacona Battalion, kindly supplied 
 our Surgeon with restoratives, he not having any 
 on the field, '' Johnny Baw," under the stimu- 
 lating eflfects of a good draught of *^ Cognac,'' 
 administered immediately, was enabled to do his 
 duty for the remainder of the parade. 
 
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42 
 
 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 relying on its ability, arranged a match to come 
 off shortly, and on the 3rd day of June the '•' Civil 
 Service flifles " of Quebec, C. E., were pitted 
 against the " University Rifles," of Toronto, C.W., 
 and had a very interesting meeting. The details 
 had been previously arranged between the two 
 companies, and the firing took place simultane- 
 ously. The Toronto Riflemen in their own city, 
 and their Quebec rivals at the rifle butts on the 
 Island of Orleans. Each corps was represented 
 by ten marksmen, and the firing was at the three 
 ranges, — two hundred, three hundred, and four 
 hundred yards, five rounds at each. At the close 
 of the match, when the respective results were 
 communicated between the competitors by the aid 
 of telegraphy, it was found that the Civil Service 
 Corps had scored only 216, against 307 scored by 
 the University Rifles, the latter thus winning by 
 the enormous majority of 91 points, as will be 
 seen by the scores. I give that of both companies, 
 drawn up in the manner practised on the Wim- 
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 der the rules of the Wimbledon Rifle range, the 
 University Rifles under the supervision of Capt. 
 Croft, the Civil Service Rifles under Lieutenant 
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 Yours very truly, 
 
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 48 
 
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 A grand match took place on the Island of 
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 lasting for three days, and at which fourteen 
 substantial prizes were offered for competition. 
 An encampment was formed for the convenience 
 of those attending as competitors, of which 
 privilege several of the Civil Service Rifles 
 availed themselves. On the first day, A. L. Rus- 
 sell, of ours, won the second prize of the second 
 match, which was open to members of the Active 
 Force only — ranges 250 and 300 yards ; three 
 rounds at each ; first prize, " Ellison's Album ;'' 
 second, SIO ; third, $5; to be fired for with Enfield 
 rifles, issued by Government to parties using them. 
 
 Mounting guard and all duties incident to camp 
 life were performed by the Volunteers, and the 
 time passed pleasantly enough ; but the tendency 
 of such camping and enjoyment was not in favor 
 of good scores next day. 
 
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 for, which was open only to Volunteers of the 
 Seventh Military District. Five competitors from 
 each company, and the best average shooting. 
 Distance, 600 yards ; five rounds ; Enfield rifles, 
 issued by Government to parties using them. 
 '< The Ladies prize.'' A splendid silver goblet 
 presented by the ladies of Quebec, and made to 
 order. The design was good — three EnSeld rifles 
 piled on a pedestal of three terraces, and the 
 bowl formed by an imitation of an hollow Enfield 
 bullet, festooned around the edge with rose 
 wreaths, and resting between the bayonets. — 
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 CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS, 
 
 51 
 
 this prize, but Messrs. Russell, Mackedie, Walsh, 
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 Service Corps, and won the cup, with the follow- 
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 Anderson 10, and Alexander 8. Total 51 points. 
 
 The members of the Corps passed their even- 
 ings very pleasantly with their companions in 
 arms, the '^ Victorias," and the companies of 
 \ " regulars " on the Island were also an additional 
 chance for the Volunteers to learn somewhat of 
 life under canvas, its duties, and charms. The 
 three days of the match were all that could be 
 desired, and the return, on the Orleans steamer 
 (some seven miles), to the old city of Quebec, 
 singing popular songs and fraternizing generally, 
 must ever be remembered with pleasure. 
 
 The presentation of the " Ladies Prize," took 
 place at the Cavalry Riding F Uool, Grand Allee, 
 which prescHted a very livc.^ spectacle on the 
 evening of October the 17th. Tlie iuterior of 
 that lofty building — although plain an-^ snitabl " 
 for the purpose for which it was built — affordea 
 great scope for decoration and arrangement ; and 
 this, I must say, had not been neglected. A 
 large dais had been erected at one end for the 
 members of the committee, gentlemen distributing 
 prizes, and officers of the regular and voluntf^^^^ 
 force, among which were Hon. J. A. Macdou.i.a, 
 Judge McLean, and Cols. DeSalaberry, D.iV.G. f 
 Bean, R.A. ; Bell, Vol. Cavalry; Boomer, VoL 
 Artillery ; Sewell, Commanding Active Volun- 
 teer Force 7th Mil. District; Major Burstall^ 
 &c., &c. 
 
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 The platform was surmounted with a canopy, by 
 hanging drapery at each end, composed of Union 
 Jacks. The rear or background was formed by 
 an immense Royal Standard, the quartered arms 
 of which formed a most appropriate national 
 trophy. At each angle were placed the old 
 Eegimental flags of the Quebec Militia. In front 
 ifv^here the folds of the drapery were looped back, 
 (displaying the interior of the species of tent 
 formed as above,) were placed lantern transparen- 
 cies bearing appropriate devices. In the centre 
 of the arch was displayed a crown, and on either 
 side the Lion of England, the Shamrock of Ire- 
 land, the Thistle of Scotland, and Beaver and 
 Maple Leaf of Canada. At the back a magnificent 
 trophy of sabres glittered against the bright 
 scarlet, blue and yellow bunting of the Standard ; 
 the whole forming a very pleasant coup d^ceil. 
 On a table on the dais the prizes were spread out 
 in tempting array, and were presented according 
 as they had been won ; in due course came the 
 *^ Ladies Prize,'^ which was presented by Mrs. A. 
 D. Bell, who was led forward by Colonel Sewell, 
 and with a few happy and very appropriate re- 
 marks acquitted herself of the task in an easy, 
 graceiul manner. 
 
 The Company having obtained possession of 
 the cup, hardly knew what to do with it ; but at 
 a meeting for drill on the 1st of September, it was 
 unanimously resolved, that the member making 
 the highest average in class firing during the 
 season, should hold the cup for the following 
 year. 
 
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 On the 26tli of August the Company being so 
 far advanced in their military career, felt the 
 want of a regular Drill Instructor, as they had 
 been trusting to their officers for upwards of five 
 months ; finding they would only begin a retro- 
 grade movement, Major Bernard was called upon, 
 and at the solicitation of the Corps, he applied for 
 Sergeant Lambkin, of H. M. 17th Regt., to act as 
 Drill Instructor, and on the 3Jst received the 
 necessary permission from Col. Powell, Deputy 
 Adjutant General. 
 
 Five days afterwards the followir g report was 
 sent to the Brigade Major, signed by Lieutenant 
 and Adjutant Ande sm: — 
 
 ^* On Saturday the 5th ultimo, I proceeded 
 with a portion of the Civil Service Kifle Com- 
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 4 p.m. Arriving on the ground I found many 
 persons not uniformed, and armed with the 
 Government rifle, under no command, using the 
 butts, after they had ceased firing I approached 
 and asked several, one of whom was Sergeant H. 
 E. Steele, 8th Battalion, if they had finished, and 
 received the answer that they had, on which I 
 ordered my bugler to sound the ** cease firing/' 
 and sent my own marker to the butts ; I then 
 marched the men to the 300 yards range, loaded 
 and ordered the bugler to sound the ** commence 
 firing," when the danger flag was removed, I gave 
 the order from the right commence when I heard 
 a report and a ball whiz over the heads of my 
 men and strike the target. I immediately return- 
 ed to the parties then firing from a range of 450 
 
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 yards, and was met by Capt. Sauviatte. I remon- 
 strated with him on the danger of his men firing 
 over the heads of my s^uad, and finally agreed 
 with him that I should fire five rounds at the 300 
 yards, at the same time allowing any of his men 
 that chose to fire with us, and that the next five 
 rounds w^re to be fired at 500 yards, when his 
 men were to join. And I may here remark that 
 Captain Sauviatte, since he had been informed by 
 the Brigade Major that that was our day for firing, 
 when asked by me how many men he had there, 
 he answered, about 15,000 or 20,000. I then 
 returned to my men and ordered them to com- 
 mence firing, when again the parties in rear fired 
 several shots over our heads ; fearing that some 
 of my men might lose their lives by this indis- 
 criminate fifing, I ordered my men to fire a volley 
 at the target so as to discharge their pieces. I 
 then sounded the " cease firing,^' and the 
 ^' advance'^ for the marker to return, and then 
 marched my men off the ground.'' 
 
 This affair was a repetition of the old saying 
 of the dog in the manger — Captain Sauviatte 
 would neither fire himself, nor allow the Civil 
 Service to proceed with their practice, at any rate 
 he had no control over his men, for neither were 
 in uniform. The incident, however, was seldom 
 mentioned afterwards, for only some twenty days 
 passed before the Civil Service Rifle Corps was 
 attached to the battalion, of which these very 
 men formed part, by Militia order, dated 25th 
 September, 1863. His Excellency the Commander 
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 further orders, to the ** Eighth Battalion or 
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 command of Lieut. Col. Reeve, who, on welcom- 
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 company who had been under fire, and had taken 
 it so coolly. 
 
 On the eighth of the following month Major 
 Bernard presented a silver flask as a prize to the 
 best shot in the Corps, at the ranges of 200, 400, 
 and GOO yards (llythe position), five rounds at 
 each. The match came off on the Beauport Flats, 
 on the 11th, A. L. Russell winning the flask by 
 the following score. At 200 yards, 3, 4, 2, 2, 2 ; 
 at 400, 2, 3, 4, 0, 2, and at 600, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2. 
 Total, 30 points. The match was not finished 
 until a very late hour, in fact, at the 600 yard 
 range, several of the competitors struck lucifer 
 matches to enable them to arrange their sights. 
 
 On the 16th of October, a great stir was visible 
 throughout the Departments, amongst those who 
 were active members of the Corps, on account of 
 an obnoxious paragraph appearing in the Militia 
 Bill relative to the disposition of the clothing and 
 accoutrements, as well as preventing members 
 from resigning under a certain period — the 
 insertion of this parac^raph was laid, by dame 
 rumour, at the feet of Major Bernard : resigna- 
 tions were sent in thick and fast in case the Bill 
 became law, and on the night of the 18th one 
 section of the whole Campany had resigned ; this 
 appeared to be the fatal pangs of a sickness from 
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 those who had sent in their resignations, had 
 been authentically informed that Major Bernard 
 had nothing whatever to do with it, they with- 
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 match took place on the Beauport Flats, between 
 twenty members of the Victoria Rifles under 
 Capt. Alleyn, and an equal number of the Civil 
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 ranges were 200 and 400 yards, five rounds at 
 each. The contest, considering the number of 
 rounds fired at each lange, and the large score 
 made by both companies, was a close one, but the 
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 The average attendance at drill during the year 
 was less than forraerly, for per file of 136 parade 
 states I only can credit an avcrafj^c of 35 men. 
 
 Target practice was also lower than on the for- 
 mer year, the average being only Orfrf- points per 
 man, 
 
 Mr. Lan2;ton won the ^^ Ladies Prize *' silver 
 cup, he having made the highest average in class 
 firing during the year. 
 
 On the 16th of January, 1864, the Civil Service 
 Eifles paraded for inspection with three officers, 
 two sergeants, three corporals, and forty-nve rank 
 and file. They underwent inspection by Colonel 
 Wily, in the Eiding School, Lewis Koad, Quebec, 
 in the presence of the Hon. J. S. Macdooald, 
 Attorney General West, the Hon. Adam Wilson, 
 Solicitor General West, and many ladies and influ- 
 ential citizens. The Corps appeared in heavy 
 marching order, and, in consequence of this dis- 
 tinction, its appearance was more vetaran and 
 soldierliivc. It was put through many manoevures 
 by its own officers and sergeants, and the credit- 
 able and efficient manner in which all alike per- 
 formed their duties, and the handsome manner in 
 which Colonel Wily alluded to their proficiency 
 in drill, reflected the highest credit on the ability 
 and energy of all concerned. 
 
 Under the provisions of the General Order No. 
 1, of the 22nd of December, 1863, the following 
 gentlemen received certificates from the Board of 
 Military Officers appointed for that purpose : — 
 
 Major Hewitt Bernard, Civil Service Rifles, 
 Quebec, fivst class certificate. 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
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 Lieut. C. J. Anderson, Civil Service Rifles, 
 Quebec, first class certificate. 
 Dated 26th February, 1864. 
 
 On the 26th of March, Major Bernard was 
 pleased to make the following appointments : — 
 
 To he Sergeant : 
 
 William White, vice Sergeant Rowau, to return 
 to the ranks, at his own request. 
 
 To he Corporal : 
 
 Lance Corporal Cary, vice White, promoted. 
 
 Twelve days before this, Major Bernard made 
 application, through Viscount Bury, Lieutenant- 
 Colonel commanding the Civil Service Rifle Batt- 
 alion in England, to His Royal Highness the Prince 
 of Wales, their Honorary Colonel, to allow the 
 Civil Service Rifle Corps of Canada to become an 
 Honorary Company of that Battalion. 
 
 The assent of His Royal Highness the Prince 
 of Wales and that of the Duke of Newcastle, with 
 the concurrence thereto of Lord Monck, having 
 been obtained, Lieut.-Col. Viscount Bury, by Regi- 
 mental Order, dated London, England, 17th May, 
 1864, desired gentlemen belonging to the Civil 
 Service Rifle Corps of Canada to consider them- 
 selves " Honorary Members'* of the English Civil 
 Service Regiment, under the command of His 
 Royal Highness the Prince of V/ales, and to feel 
 that they will be gladly welcomed as such in all 
 Regimental matters. Lieut.-Col. Viscount Bury 
 also stated that members of the Corps who may be 
 in Enerland will be welcome to shoot for all Batta- 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
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 lion prizes for •which they are qualified, and to 
 join the Regiment at all parades, and to use the 
 Regimental Range, under orders of the proper 
 officers. 
 
 In consequence of this, the Corps was author- 
 ized to adopt the Regimental badges of the Civil 
 ServiceRifleRegiment of England, in lieu of those 
 heretofore worn by the Corps ; so the silvered 
 letters C. S. R. were discarded in favor of His 
 Royal Highness the Prince of Wales' Plume, and 
 his motto, " Ich Dicn." On parade, Major Ber- 
 nard acknowledged the obligation under which the 
 Corps rested to Lieut. Col. Viscount Bury, for the 
 great interest he took in the proposition, and the 
 manner in which he had expressed himself towards 
 the Corps. 
 
 The manao-ement of the Rifle Ransre on Beau- 
 port Flats was entrusted to Colonel Wily and 
 Lieutcno at Anderson for the season; substantial 
 piers an I good mantled targets were established ; 
 days for practice by each Company were fixed ; 
 an impetus was given to Rifle practice — and some 
 members of the Corps were so enthusiastic as to 
 march some two miles to the Range at 6 a.m., 
 every second or third morning in the week, to 
 practice. 
 
 On the Gth of April, the members of the Quebec 
 Drill Association had a Rifle Match on the Beau- 
 port Flats, as a kind of holiday, before ending 
 their winter's drill. The ranges were 200, 400, 
 and 600 yards, five rounds at each ; first prize, 
 $12 ; the second, ^8 ; and the third, $4. Members 
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 again carried off prizes, the first being won by Mr. 
 H. Alexander, "with a score of 32. Messrs. A. L. 
 Russell, C. S. R-., and D. Bell were next, scoring 
 31 each, which necessitated their firing off. This 
 was done in one round, at the 200 yards range. 
 Mr. Russell fired first, making only an *^ outer ;/^ 
 Mr. Bell followed, making a ** centre,*' and conse- 
 quently became second in the match. Fifteen 
 gentlemen entered the lists (five of them being: 
 members of the C. S. R.) and ran up, altogether,, 
 a score of 236. This was very good ; and, consi- 
 dering that every man fired with a rifle to which 
 he was entirely unaccustomed — it having been 
 arranged that the rifles should be taken by lot, in 
 order to equalize the chances — the firing generally 
 was very fair. 
 
 On Saturday, 18th of June, after parade, Major 
 Bernard presented a purse containing $50 to Sergt. 
 Lambkin, as a remuneration for the services he had 
 rendered, and the interest he had taken in tha 
 Corps as drill instructor during the past ten months. 
 
 The heated term coming on, the Corps reverted 
 to its chronic attack of laziness, but on the 30tb 
 of July a match came off on the Beauport Flats,, 
 under the auspices of a gallant corps, **The Sta- 
 daconas,*' that offered five prizes for competition.. 
 Major Burstall took command, a gentleman who, 
 I have no hesitation in saying, is deservedly res- 
 pected by all the members of the battalion, as 
 well as the Volunteers in general ; not only was 
 he to be thanked for the getting up of this inter- 
 esting match, but also for the present of a beautiful 
 Enfield rifle. 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 Col. Wily, who acted as referee, materially aided 
 to bring the match to a successful issue, by his 
 courtesy, tact and management. 
 
 The ranges were 300, 500 and 600 yards; three 
 rounds at each ; there were only three targets at 
 the 500 and 600 yards instead of four as formerly. 
 One of the conditions of the match was — that the 
 Civil Service Rifles, who were armed with the 
 short Enfield, might compete for the prizes, pro- 
 vided they used the long rifle; they did use the 
 long rifle and mark the effect ! The first prize, 
 
 A handsome, and highly finished marine 
 Enfield rifle, the gift of Major Bur- 
 stall, v^on by private Alexander L. 
 Russell, "C. S.R.'^.... 21 points. 
 
 A Spirit Keg, presented by Major Ber- 
 nard, won by private H. Cotton, 
 "C.S.R." 20points. 
 
 A Meerschaum Pipe, with handsome 
 tobacco box, won by Sergeant-Major 
 O'Neill of the *' Wellingtons/' 18 points. 
 
 An Album, beautifully finished, the pre- 
 sent of Capt. Gilsone, of the '' Wel- 
 lingtons," won by private F. Billings- 
 by, "Victorias." 16 points. 
 
 Crystal Drinking Mug, won by T. Cot- 
 ton, " C. S. R." 15 points. 
 
 The rifle was presented to the winner by Major 
 Burstall, who accompanied it with the few follow- 
 ing remarks : " Mr'. Russell — I have great pleasure 
 in presenting you with this further testimonial to 
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 won by the Civil Service on this occasion, and I 
 must say, the 8th Battalion I consider second to 
 none.'' 
 
 Major Bernard, in presenting the second prize, 
 took occasion, in view, he said, of the approaching 
 departure of the " Civil Service,'' to thank the 
 8th for their kindness and courtesy since the Civil 
 Service Rifle Corps were attached to the battalion. 
 
 The third prize was presented by Colonel Wily, 
 the fourth by Captain Gibsone, and the fifth by 
 Adjutant Jackson. 
 
 The total score of the T ree ranges of three, 
 five and six hundred yards, with nine rounds per 
 man for the twenty-two competitors, summed up 
 275 points, giving a total average of 12-/^, and 
 the five winners making 88 points gave them an 
 average of 18i points per man. 
 
 The weather kept fine, though threatening, till 
 the conclusion, when it seemed as if Heaven's 
 flood gates were opened, for rain fell in torrents 
 and every individual was drenched. 
 
 Emancipation day ought ever to beremcmbc^rcd 
 by the employees of the Grovernment, for the late 
 lamented Sir Etienne P. Tachd permitted suoh ot 
 the employees as were members of the Civil Ser- 
 vice Rifles, to absent themselves from their offices 
 from one o'clock on Saturday ; but only during 
 the recess of Parliament. Employees, however, 
 not members of the Corps, took advantage of the 
 foothold off'ered, and it was the means of causing 
 clerks to look upon Saturday afternoons generally 
 AS being holiday. 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 Major Bernard offered an achromatic telescope 
 as a first prize, and the adjutant presented an 
 English Volunteer's haversack as a second ; the 
 match for these took place on the Beauport Flats, 
 on the 28th of August, ranges 400 and 550 yards, 
 five rounds at each; Archibald Gary won the 
 haversack with 29 points } and Russell carried off 
 the telescope with 32 points ; a very fair score 
 considering the hazy weather. 
 
 A few days slipped gently by when' another 
 match took place between members of the Corps 
 who belonged to the different Departments. The 
 Finance Department, the Crown Lands, the Post 
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 won at the Quebec Rifle Match, in September 
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 400, 600 and 800 yards ; three rounds at each ; 
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 SI. The wind „was blowing pretty fresh across 
 the range, which may account for 13 points being 
 the winning number. The cup was valued at 
 $100, and was the prize of the season. After the 
 presentation the Volunteers marched out to the 
 Plains of Abraham, headed by the Band of the 
 Royal Artillery, and having been put through a 
 number of movements, returned to town and 
 marched through the principal streets. 
 
 It is a very strange fact, yet nevertheless true, 
 that not until December, 1864, were the officers 
 of the Civil Service Rifle Corps sworn to allegi- 
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 sworn before a duly authorized magistrate of 
 Quebec (A. Joseph, Esq.), on the 28th of Dec. ; 
 Chas. J. Anderson, before J. B. McGuire, on the 
 same day, in the same city ; Jno. LeBreton Ross, 
 before A. G. Forrest on the 27th, in Ottawa, and 
 on the 30th, Wm. Wilson, before C. J. Anderson, 
 in Quebec. 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
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 really presented a neat and soldierlike appear- 
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 and again in the afternoon, when returning to 
 the city. Their discipline and bearing has 
 already won for them a name among our Pro- 
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 reason to be proud of. The officers were "there," 
 and we congratulate them upon their company, 
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 Saturday was such as to prove that there is no 
 falling off in the energetic esjrrit de corps which 
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 position and aiming drill, the Corps shewing the 
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 The " Ladies Prize ^' was won by A. L. Rus- 
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 up to 600 yards during the year. 
 
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 February passed almost unknown by the Corps 
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 To he Color- Sergeant : 
 John Le Breton Ross, vice Thos. Ross resigned. 
 
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 2h he Corporal: 
 
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 having been pleased to appoint Charles Joseph 
 Anderson to be Captain Civil Service Rifles, vice 
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 the 8th of April a match took place on the Com- 
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 members of the Wellington Rifles, under Captain 
 Gibsone, and an equal number of the Civil Service 
 Eifles, under command of Captain Anderson, ranges 
 200 and 400 yards ; five rounds at each ; prize $20. 
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 prizes to be awarded to four classes, and the money 
 won from the Wellingtons to be divided into 
 second prizes of $5.00 each. The match was 
 fired on the 3rd and 24:th of June, and the 1st of 
 July; ranges, 300, 400, and 600 yards; five 
 rounds at each ; and the prizes were won in the 
 following order, viz. : — 
 
 First Class — 
 
 First prize, a Clock, R. Browne,... 53 points. 
 Second do $5 00, J. Langtoti, .. 44 do 
 
 Second Class — 
 
 First prize. Telescope, II. Hay, 48 do 
 
 Second do $5 00, H. Alexander, 40 do 
 
 Third Class — 
 
 First prize. Revolver. C.W. Maingy, 35 do 
 Second do $5 00, W. E. Collins, 28 do 
 
 Fourth Class — 
 
 First prize, $15 00, 
 Second do $5 CO, 
 
 F. Pellant, ...33 do 
 W. Cowper, .. 29 da 
 
 The Clock was presented by Oapt. Anderson^ 
 the Telescope by Sergeant White, the Revolver 
 by A. L. Russell, and the $15.00 by employees in 
 the Finance Department. 
 
 On the 13th of July the Corps turned out with 
 three officers, three sergeants, three corporals, and 
 only twenty-eight rank and file, for a commanding 
 officers parade ; this did not show a very military 
 
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 spirit, especially when it was known that an in- 
 spection way intended. What there was on parade, 
 however, underwent inspection by Col. Macdou- 
 gall, who said he admired them as soldiers, for he 
 could not judge them as a company, but hop^d on 
 some future occasion to have that pleasure. 
 
 The next day, Col. Sergt. Jno. Le Breton Ross 
 succeeded in passing the usual military examina- 
 tion before a Board of Officers in Montreal, qua- 
 lifying him for a second class certificate, and on 
 the 28th following His Excellency Lord Monck 
 was pleased to appoint him to the Ensigncy of our 
 Oorps, vice Braun, promoted. 
 
 On the 5th of August Lieut. Col. Bernard 
 'offered $14.00 as a prize to be handicapped for by 
 the Company. In the match F. Pellant carried 
 it off by a score of 36 points, made by 4 rounds at 
 -each range of 400, 500, and 600 yards. 
 
 Twenty days afterwards, the 8th Battalion Sta- 
 dacona Rifles met on the Beauport Flats under 
 •command of Major Burstall, His Excellency the 
 Governor General honoring the occasion by his 
 presence. Captains Gibsone, Jackson, and Ander- 
 son were- in charge of the firing squads ; these 
 numbered fifty-seven rank and file. Lieut. Col. 
 Wily acted as umpire. The prizes were ten in 
 number, — the first on the list being a silver cup 
 presented by Mr. Robert Hamilton, which was 
 won by the 8th Batt., at a former match. A 
 picnic basket, a dressing case, a claret jug, an ale 
 mug, a pair of candlesticks, a breakfast cruet stand, 
 a meerschaum pipe and tobacco jar, a meerschaum 
 pipe, and cash given by officers. The ranges 
 
 

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 were 300, 400, and 600 yards ; three rounds at 
 300 and 400, and four rounds at the 600 yard» ; 
 fifty-seven competitors entered, but the prizes 
 were won in the following order : — 
 
 Silver Cup, value $50.00, won by Alex. 
 
 Frew, No. 1 Company 30 points. 
 
 Picnic Basket, value $15.00, won by 
 
 H. Alexander, C. S. R. 28 'lo 
 
 Dressing Case, value $15.00, won by 
 
 W. J. Barrett, No. 1 Company 25 do 
 
 Claret Jug, value $12.00, won by J. 
 
 Walsh, C. S. li ....o 22 do 
 
 Ale Mug, value ^8.00, won by Wm. 
 
 O^Neill, Sergt. Major 22 do 
 
 Candlesticks (plated), value $5.00, won 
 
 by Morgan, No. 4 Company 18 do 
 
 Breakfast Cruet Stand, value $10.00, 
 
 won by J. Magee, No. 1 Company... 18 do. 
 
 Meerschaum Pipe and Tobacco Jar, 
 valued at $6.00, won by H. Cotton, 
 C.S.R 18 da 
 
 Meerschaum Pipe, valued at $5.00, 
 won by J. F. Gibsone, No. 4 Com- 
 pany.... 17 do 
 
 Photograph Album, value $5.00, won 
 
 by J. Baxter, No. 1 Company 17 do 
 
 On the winners being declared, the prizes were 
 presented, the Cup by Mrs. Burstall, with a few 
 well-chosen and appropriate remarks, the others 
 by prominent officers of the Volunteers present on 
 the grounds. 
 
 After the presentation; the winners were mar* 
 

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 stalled for the most interesting trial of skill of the 
 match, and which was open only to their compe- 
 tition. This was a Bronze Medal, presented by 
 Lieut. -Col. Wily, to be competed for by the win- 
 ners of prizes. Firing two rounds and running 100 
 yards, and running 100 yards between each two 
 rounds. The prize to be awarded to the competi- 
 tor making the greatest number of points in five 
 minutes. Time to count from firing of the first 
 shot. This match, from its novelty, excited great 
 interest, as was evidenced by the large crowd of 
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 12 do 
 
 23 points. 
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 The umpire in placing the m<^dal on the win- 
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 of the season, in which had been afforded oppor- 
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 Following closely on its heels was a challenge 
 from the Quebec Light Infantry officers, five in 
 number, against the same number of the 8th Bat- 
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 The ranges were 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 
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 and the large number of spectators present ex- 
 pected to see some close firing. As will be seen 
 by the score, the 8th Battalion took the lead, 
 scoring 39 points over their adversaries at the 
 first three ranges, but at the fourth range the 
 Quebec Light Infantry made '^:uch an effort to 
 regain their lost laurels- -Major Stevenson scoring 
 four ^' bull's eyes" in succession, and Capt. Har- 
 rower making an excellent score for such a long 
 range — that those on the ground thought the 
 result would be in their favor ; but in this instance 
 fortune did not favor the brave, as the 8th gained 
 the day. The Civil Service Rifles having been 
 attached to the battalion, Capt. Anderson was 
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 The Civil Service Rifle Corps was born and 
 brought up (if I may use the expression) under 
 the best military masters of Canada ; reared upon 
 the Gibraltar of America ; nurtured under warlike 
 appearances ; trained to its duties unde^ the 
 shaggy brows bristling with cannon, over which 
 peered the frowning citadel of its mother Quebec ; 
 is it at all unnatural that a groan of sorrow should 
 be heard from the Corps, when it became known 
 that mother and child should part ? And with 
 sorrow, indeed, Captain C. J. Anderson made 
 application to have the Head-quarfcera of the Corps 
 transferred by General Order, in the usual manner, 
 from Quebec to Ottawa, it being rendered neces- 
 sary by the removal of the Seat of Government ; 
 this application was granted, and when the Corps 
 was about to obey, the following regimental order 
 was read at its last parade ; — 
 
 Head Quarters, Quebec, 
 
 Sept. 23rd, 1865. 
 
 The officer commanding the 8th Battalion takes 
 this opportunity of expressing his regret that the 
 removal to Ottawa of the head-quarters of the 
 Civil Service Kifles dissolves thuir connection with 
 the Battalion, and of assuring Capt. Anderson, 
 the oflficers and men uader his command, that this 
 feeling is shared by the officers and men of his 
 battalion. 
 
 During the time that the Civil Service have 
 been attached to the 8th Battalion, their efficiency 
 in every respect, the alacrity with which they 
 have turned out when called upon to do so, and 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 the zeal with which they have co-operated ia 
 furthering the interests and adding to the 
 eflSciency of the battalion, has been a source of 
 great satisfaction to the officer commanding, for 
 which he now begs to express his thanks, with 
 his best wishes for the future welfare of the 
 Corps. 
 
 By order. 
 (Signed,) Alfred Jaor.son, Capt., 
 
 Adjt. 8th Batt. V.M.E. 
 
 Thus was the Corps transferred from the eldest 
 and most substantial city in the Province, to the 
 youngest, but present metropolis. The remainder 
 of the season was passed in holiday almost by the 
 Corps. Capt. Anderson reported the safe arrival 
 of the Corps to Brigade Major Jackson, of the 
 new district, and shortly afterwards the winter 
 uniform, with the arms and accoutrements, were 
 reissued to the members of the Company ; few, 
 if any, drills worth mentioning were called for ; 
 the members felt the want of a rifle range and 
 proper targets, and Christmas found them in 
 statu quo. 
 
 The average attendance at drill throughout the 
 vear, as shewn by 73 parade stateSj was 30 rank 
 and file. 
 
 The annual target practice, increasing wonder- 
 fully, shows an average of IQj^^ points per man. 
 
 The " Ladies Prize '^ was won by Private John 
 Walsh, he having made the highei^fc average 
 scoring in class firing during the season. 
 
 On the evening of January, the 14th, 1866, the 
 Corps was inspected in Gilmour's Armory, Hugh 
 
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 street, by Brigade Major W. 11. Jackson, which 
 was their first inspection since arriving in his 
 district; the muster was not very large, owing 
 to the fact that many of the members were absent 
 from town spending their holidays. 
 
 Parades took place twice a week, and were 
 attended very regularly ; bu*^ on the 13th, the 
 first dut}^ performed by the Corps since its arrival 
 in the new Capital of Canada was very sad, and, 
 as a gentleman said at the time, ominous of the 
 life of the Corps. With all the pomp and impos- 
 ing solemnity of military honors, the remains of 
 Greorge H. Holt, of the Post Office Department, 
 were buried by the Civil Service Rifles, of which 
 he was a member. The body was conveyed to the 
 place of interment on a gun sled of the Ottawa 
 Field Battery. The coffin was covered with the 
 Union Jack, and was surmounted by his shako 
 and sword. The firing party, composed of 13 of 
 his late comrades, preceded the corpse with reversed 
 arms. The pall-bearers were chosen from the 
 Department to which he lately belonged. After 
 the coffin followed the mourners, the Civil Service 
 and Nos. 1 and 3 Ottawa Kifles, and a long 
 cortege. At the burial ground three volleys were 
 fired, and thus passed from light all that was 
 mortal of one, esteemed for* his gentle and unselfish 
 qualities, and respected for his general acquire- 
 ments by all who knew him. 
 
 The Corps continued in the even tenor of its 
 way, nothing very interesting occuring for some 
 time. It was laughable to hear the remarks made 
 by some of the native rising generation on the 
 
92 
 
 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 Corps, and it also astonished tlie young ideas (as 
 well as some of the older ones) when they heard 
 the members of the Company joining in jovial 
 songs, as the^ marched from the drill-room. As 
 they became better known, however, these strange 
 ideas gradually wore away, and the Corps was 
 looked upon as well organized and efficient. They 
 drilled unremittingly, and day after day recruii3 
 came in ; these were not good additions, for few, 
 if any, had ever passed through squad drill. 
 
 On the 6th of March our Government received 
 information of such a nature that on the 7th a 
 call was made by the Hon. J. A. Macdonald, for 
 ten thousand men of the Volunteer Force to turn 
 out in twenty-four hours, for three weeks duty, 
 and whatever further time they might be required. 
 Not an individual could say or opine why the 
 Government had done so, all was mystery and 
 doubt ; and no clue had been given to enable 
 even a well founded apprehension to be arrived 
 at, but the country placed implicit confidence in 
 the " powers that are,'' and under whose control 
 the movement was carried out. 
 
 The Volunteers in Ottawa received notice to 
 parade at half-past three, p. m., and by four 
 o'clock, p. m., on the following day, they were 
 waiting for orders. !Dhe services of the Civil 
 Service Rifle Corps were offered gratuitously by 
 Captain Anderson to the Commandant, and were 
 immediately accepted for garrison duty ; bearing 
 their share of all performed, and the first of 
 which occurred on the 10th, when the Corps 
 furnished the main guard on Gilmour's Armory, 
 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RTFLE CORPS. 
 
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 rmory. 
 
 Hugh street, composed of one sergeant, two 
 corporais and twelve men ; this being the maiden 
 " guard" of the Company, each man vied with 
 other in performing the several duties of mount- 
 ing with military animus and accuracy, and I 
 believe they succeeded with one exception that 
 could not be averted. Not being under rations, and 
 the duty being voluntary, meals had to be sup- 
 plied by the members themselves, and although 
 not in strict accordance with military discipline, 
 an order was given to the ^'Kideau Club," and 
 precisely at six o'clock, all those who were not on 
 sentry, sat down to as fine a spread in the centre 
 of the Government Armoury as any gourmand 
 .could possibly desire; everything was piping hot, 
 and the waiters very agile, all had been served, 
 and were smacking their chops over the tender 
 undercut of a sirloin roast when — " Guard turn 
 out V and oh, such a rush, shakos here, rifles 
 there, shouts of where's my rifle ? Hallo I you've 
 my shako — and all tumbling down a very crooked 
 and badly built pair of stairs, the guard fell in, 
 opening the ranks, and '^ presented arms" to the 
 oBficer of the day. Back again we came and had 
 just opened a fresh attack, when the same cry 
 disturbed us, but this time to " present" to an 
 armed party that were coming in to drill — con- 
 founding the stairs, every one was back at his 
 post in double quick, and the waiters had kept 
 everything warm on the stove ; thinking that was 
 the last turn out for some time, we sat down 
 determined to allay the hunger that was only the 
 more tantalized by the steaming dishes ; this time 
 
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 we progressed famously, finished the beef in gocd 
 style, and commenced on a rich old plum pudding 
 that showed its plump face as if ^to soothe us for 
 past disturbances, when hist ! the warning cry 
 again came thundering forth, and helter skelter, 
 worried and hurrying down, the guard fell in at 
 open order, and gave the customary salute to the 
 Commandant of the Garrison. Keturning to our 
 meal, with the determination not to be caught 
 again, each man sat down with his shako on his 
 head, and his rifle in hand, whilst our first meal 
 on guard was finished not only under arms, but 
 in marching order. The night passed as only 
 guards do — some were recounting past adventures, 
 some reading, others playing chess; whilst the 
 majority were like all Volunteers, talking ^'drill." 
 Knowing it was a serious matter to sleep on duty, 
 the fact kept all on the alert, until about four 
 o'clock in the morning, v^rhen the drowsy god 
 shewed unmistakeable signs of gaining the 
 mastery — this was not to be, however, daylight 
 began to illumine the eastern horizon, and the 
 noise caused by the relief " falling in'' to relieve 
 sentries, roused every one into wakefulness ; the 
 lamps burning low began to emit a very nauseous 
 odor, and old Sol, affecting the outward appear- 
 ance of things, the guard stirred manfully ; 
 sprinkled the floor, and having swept the room 
 carefully, turned out to witness something, many 
 had not seen for some time, the rising of the sun 
 over the Capital of Canada. At ten a. m., we 
 were relieved, but paraded again at 4 p. m., 
 when the Corps was cautioned, that the arms and 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
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 accoutrements should only be worn when on duty. 
 Two days afterwards the following appointments 
 were made by the commanding officer : — 
 
 To he Corporals : 
 
 Private IT. Lane, 
 Do H. Dufort. 
 
 Privates J. C. Stewart, McLeod, Maingy, John 
 Walsh, and "William Miller, were made lance 
 corporals on account of the increase in the duties 
 of the Corps. The majority of the members were 
 very much displeased by these appointments. 
 It was generally understood that when any non- 
 commissioned officers were to be appointed, the 
 opinion of the Corps should be taken before a 
 special general meeting ; nothing of this kind was 
 done, however, and some were appointed who had 
 only been members of the Corps for three 
 months, over the heads of others who had served 
 faithfully for five years nearly, and who under- 
 stood the drill both theoretically and practically, 
 as well as any of those who had received promo- 
 tion. On the 14th the Militia Department 
 decided upon guarding the Banks and their 
 Branches throughout the Province, and on the 
 morning of the 16th, in Company Orders the 
 Civil Service Rifles were to furnish the duties for 
 the following day, and post sentries on each 
 Bank, the Telegraph Office, the Railway Station, 
 and the Armoury. In accordance with a section 
 of the same orders, a sergeant, drummer, bugler, 
 and six men proceeded through the streets of the 
 city and cried down the credit of the Volunteers 
 to one day's pay. 
 
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 On the morniDg of the 16tu the Civil Service 
 Rifles furnished a guard of one color sergeant, 
 two corporals, and twelve men. This was the day 
 on which report had fixed for an attack of 
 Fenians, and the uprising of their associates 
 throughout the Province. Precautionary mea- 
 sures were taken, and the Government were 
 prepared in such an emergency to put it dowa 
 with a strong and determined hand. The day 
 passed over without anything very interesting 
 happening ; the guard were a little more watchful 
 than usual, and also very strict in their duties, 
 the eyes of all told that something was expected, 
 every ear was strained to glean any information 
 from officers, but otherwise everything seemed as 
 on former guards, the men were a little inclined to 
 levity, trying to pick the best and most lively road 
 through a twenty-four hours guard, but as night 
 approached everyone took particular notice of the 
 quietness and determined expression of our Com- 
 mandant, and the thoughtful appearance of officers 
 in command of companies; when dinner was over 
 our guard was strengthened by the arrival of seven 
 more men, this only increased the suspicions 
 rather than diminished them ; a large stock of 
 wood was brought in, and a huge fire started, that 
 warmed up the Armory wonderfully, and was kept 
 going all night. At ten o'clock the officer of the 
 day went the rounds, and having turned out the 
 guard and given the salute, he asked if all was cor- 
 rect and then silently went his way. About 11 
 p.m. the city seemed as if a heavy pall had been 
 thrown over it, not a breath of wind, not a sound, 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
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 but all as cold and still as death ; nothing could 
 be heard except the steady tramp of the sentry in 
 front of the guard-room, and at intervals the warn- 
 ing cry passing from post to post announcing 
 " All's well !" In each corner, and in groups of 
 two and three, the guard were scattered through 
 the room, some of them with their rifles, but every 
 countenance wearing a cast of thought — a charac- 
 ter of abstraction, ill-suited co the indulgence of 
 levity ; and the little conversation that passed be- 
 tween them was in a low and serious tone. It 
 was evident some powerful and absorbing dread 
 existed in the mind of each, inducing him rather 
 to indulge in communion with his own thoughts 
 and impressions, than to co nmunicate them to 
 others ; everything was comparatively silent and 
 undisturbed until the cry of alarm for the ser- 
 geant of the guard startled all from their reveries. 
 Sergeant White returned with an old man whoso 
 locks were grey, but who appeared to have been 
 imbibing ardent spirits rather freely ; he sat down 
 in front of the stove and having lit his pipe began 
 to chat with an earnestness that at once dispelled 
 all ideas of drunkenness. He said he was a piano 
 tuner, and the volunteer who took him prisoner 
 said he had threatened to burn down the Armory ; 
 thu heat of the stove soon increased the power of 
 the liquor the old fellow had drank, and forgetting 
 he was in the guard-house, he knocked the ashes^ 
 out of his pipe and was about going home ; when 
 he got to the door he bid us all good night, but a 
 sentry stopped him from making his exit by order- 
 ing him back ; this very fact of knowing he was 
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 cold .steel of a Canadian Volunteer staring him in 
 the face, he returned to a seat beside the fire, and 
 cried as if his poor old heart would break. The 
 <'xpressions of loyalty that passed through this 
 man's lips were of the most heartfelt kind, and it 
 was pitiable indeed to see the strong man 
 bowed down in tears. *' Guard, turn out V brought 
 every man to his feet, and in open order they 
 received the Commandant. He entered the Armory 
 wearing his characteristic dignity of manner, yet 
 exhibiting every evidence of one who had some- 
 thing serious in contemplation, and sat down 
 quietly by himself. In a few moments our guard 
 was again strengthened by four men, and our 
 bugler ; the bugler of the Colonel was ordered on 
 duty also, so that we mustered one color-sergeant, 
 two corporals, two buglers, and twenty-three men, 
 and posted siz sentries. The arrival of this rein- 
 forcement tended of course to rouse the spirits of 
 the men, but the ominous challenge of " Who 
 <}omes there ?'' and as one by one the oflScers of 
 the different companies dropped in, seating them- 
 selves beside the Colonel and entering into whis- 
 pered conversation, the feeling of suspense that 
 ensued was really painful, and it was not dispelled 
 until the ^' Attention !" of Sergeant White an- 
 nounced the exit of the Commandant, About 
 three o'clock a telegraph arrived, announcing that 
 the Fenian? were in full force at Ogdensburgh, 
 that their bugles could be distinctly heard in Prcs- 
 -cott; and that an attack was expected every mo- 
 
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 office, and I shall never forget the strange ideae 
 that crowded through my mind during the two 
 hours I had charge of that establishment. I had 
 not been posted more than twenty minutes, 
 
 ;| and was settling into a steady beat in front of my 
 charge, when I heard No. 4 signal *^ All's well l'^ 
 I took up the cry, being next in order, and gave 
 
 • out with full voice, No. 5, " All's well I" and No. 
 6 answered correctly. I had just passed the door 
 of the telegraph office when some man came out 
 and asked me if I would have a glass of grog, re- 
 fusing, he offered me some coffee ; thoughts at 
 once flashed through my mind of poison, drugging 
 and evil designs, all very uafavoral' ; to the indi- 
 vidual who, perhaps, had offered the draughts 
 with the kind idea that they would warm the body 
 on such a cold night. Excitement effected that 
 purpose, for I had just turned on my heel when, 
 I a horse galloping towards me, I heard a sword 
 
 « ringing in its scabbard, and I immediately came 
 to the " charge," challenging, '' Who comes there?'' 
 the poor horse was brought up suddenly on his 
 I haunches by the rider, who answered, '* Artillery 
 I orderly, St Lawrence," *' Pass, Artillery orderly," 
 ^ said I, " All's well !'' and then breaking through 
 all rules of military discipline I sang out, 
 '' Hallo ! what's the matter ?" " Oh I" said he, 
 " the Fenians are coming over at Prescott, and 
 ^ the right subdivision is ordered there immediate- 
 t § ly." This was all I heard as he galloped away, 
 ' ' and as the sound of the horse's hoofs striking the 
 road towards the Sappers' Bridge died away in the 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 
 ! 
 
 anco, I resumed my beat. Again the custo- 
 mary cry went round from post to post, and as I 
 was listening intently to hear No. 1 on the Ar- 
 mory, '• crack" went a percussion cap at the fence 
 in front of the Parliament House. It was against 
 orders to leave my post, so I listened to catch any 
 sound of a moving body, and watched also with 
 the hope that the fellow would come out into the 
 moonlight where I might possibly recognize him j 
 no such luck, not a sonnd, nor anything whereby 
 I could swear a man had done such a thing except 
 the flash I saw, and the peculiar smell left by a 
 cap after it has exploded, and which I perceived 
 distinctly. 1 had received information that a prac- 
 tical joke was to be played on me that night, and 
 laid my plans accordingly. I had a comrade 
 posted en the Ontario Umk on whom I could then 
 rely, through the kindness of the sergeant, and we 
 were also mounted on the posts furthest from 
 the guard-house to give the jokers a better chance. 
 If their idea were hidden in the draughts oflered 
 at the telegraph office, or was intended in the 
 snapping of a cap, bcth were failures, and neither 
 would have effi'ct on a true English soldier ; the 
 first he could not touch through fear of uis life, 
 and the duties in regard to the other are fully laid 
 down, so much so that I hardly think any man 
 would be foolish enough to tamper wHh a British 
 sentry. I again had to take up the "Airs well!" 
 and shortly afterwards the relief came round. 
 When I had returned to the guard-room I found 
 our Captain had remained with the guard ; I in- 
 formed him of the incidents occurring to me whilst 
 
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CIVIL SERVICE Rli'LE CORPS. 
 
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 daylight slowly was obtaining the mastery over 
 
 I the cloudless night, stars were fading one 
 \'i by one out of sight, and the guard began to raise 
 
 f such a dust sweeping the Armoury, their spirits 
 \ A rising with the sun, that our Captain left us — 
 
 Then burst, as fron. a common breast, 
 The eager laud so long suppresped — 
 jl| The very Sergeant, grave and high, , 
 
 "'■g Forgot his state, and joined the cry 
 
 f . " God save the Queen." 
 
 We were relieved at 10 a. m. on the morning 
 of the 17th, after passing the whole of Saint 
 S Patrick's eve on duty, without having a glimpse 
 1 of Saint Patrick. Parade at 4 P.M. brought the 
 watchers into service, and on the 21st a guard 
 was again supplied for the Railway Dep6t. Lieu- 
 tenant Braun having applied for leave to proceed 
 to Quebec, permission was granted, in orders of 
 the 21st, from that date until the 8th of April, 
 186 J. On the 22nd of March, a tall powerful 
 man, of the labouring class, named Patrick 
 Mahoney, was brought by a guard of the Civil 
 Service Corps, before the Police Magistrate of 
 Ottawa, charged by Sergeant "VV. B. Ross, with 
 assaulting Mr. C. Maingy whilst standing sentinel 
 on No. 2 post the night before. Mr. Maingy de- 
 posed that about ten minutes to twelve, the night 
 preceding, he was on sentry at the Railroad De- 
 p6t, when the prisoner drove up in a sleigh and 
 jumped out at that place. He at once commenced 
 using most iolent and profane language, when he 
 ordered him off the beat ; Mahoney replied by a 
 
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 102 
 
 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 blow at the sentry which he avoided however. 
 He then shoved Mahoney back, when the latter 
 closed with him, and a struggle took place for pos- 
 session of the rifle, but Maingy at length knocked 
 his assailant down. Ho was then secured a pri- 
 soner and conveyed to the guard house. Colonel 
 Wily having expressed a wish that he should be 
 leniently treated, only for the sake of an example, 
 His Worship treated the case as a common assault 
 fining him ^10 and costs, remarking, that the 
 sentry might strictly have used his arms against - 
 Mahoney, in the discharge of his duty, without 
 being liable to personal consequences afterwards. 
 The following day the corps furnished the du- 
 ties, and were also attached, by Militia General 
 Order of rJarch the 27th, to the Provisional Bat- 
 talion, under the command of Colonel Wily. 
 
 No. 1. Bell's Corners Infantry Company. 
 
 '*' 2. Argenteuil Kangers, 1st " 
 
 <( 3. *' '' 2nd " 
 
 '^ 4. Buckingham Infantry Company. 
 
 " 5. Ottawa Rifles, 1st Company. 
 
 " 6. " 3rd *' 
 
 " 7. Civil Service Rifles. 
 
 The last named furnishing the duties for the 
 28th and the main guard on the 29th. On the 
 2nd of April a Brigade Order was issued calling 
 upon the battalion to parade in summer uniform, 
 but the weather was so unfavorable that it was 
 not enforced until the 5th, when the Provisional 
 Battalion of Ottawa, under command of Colonel 
 Wily, were inspected by Co], P. L. Mcl)ougall, 
 
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CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
 103 
 
 wever. 
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 or the 
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 sioDal 
 iolonel 
 )ugall, 
 
 Adjutant General of Militia. At Line o'clock, 
 a. m., the battalion was drawn up in line on Wel- 
 lington street in front of the Wellington Ward 
 market, Col. Wily opened the ranks, and in this 
 position they awaited the coming of Col. McDou- 
 gall. Ou his arrival the line '^ presented arms," 
 after which he, accompanied by Colonel Wily, 
 minutely inspected the accoutrements of the men 
 until he arrived at the left of the line where he 
 said : — " This is the first timo I have had the 
 pleasure of seeing the Civil Service Rifles on par- 
 ade. 1 once saw a part of the Company in Que- 
 bec, but I have never seen the whole until now^ 
 and I must say I am very agreeably surprised at 
 your appearance, and I shall be quite ready to 
 certify to your efficiency without any further in- 
 spection.'^ This over, the battalion again formed 
 into open column right in front, and marching- 
 down Wellington street formed square at the cor- 
 ner of Hugh street, where they were addressed by 
 Col. Macdougall, as follows : — 
 
 " Officers and Men of the Provisional Battalion-. 
 of Ottawa : 
 
 *^ It gives mp pleasure to meet you this morning, 
 and I am glad to say, with truth, how pleased I 
 am to see so good a turn out. I am, indeed, quite 
 and agreeably surprised to witness the efficiency 
 to which you have attained in so short a time, 
 especially those from the country, who, without 
 the advantages of Battalion drill, and, perhaps, 
 without drill sheds, have made an improvement 
 in the hiohest degree creditable alike to the- 
 
104 
 
 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 officers and men. This can be owing only to your 
 own earnest and zealous endeavours to acquire a 
 thorough knowledge of a soldier's duty. But 
 although you have made great improvement thus 
 far, you must bear in mind that you have yet much 
 to learn. Yet I cannot refrain from complimenting 
 you on your general good appearance as volunteers, 
 and the cleanliness of your accoutrements. One 
 thing I must impress upon you, and that is, the i \ 
 
 necessity of keeping your arms in good order. A V • 
 
 soldier without his arms is useless, and they will 
 be useless if you do not constantly keep them clean 
 and in good order. But one defect 1 must men- 
 tion : I see several of you wearing colored neck- 
 oloths, this is decidedly unmilitary. I notice also 
 that many have their hair too long. These are, 
 perhaps, but small matters, yet they all detract 
 from the soldierlike appearance of a body of men ; 
 and while you endeavour to become thoroughly 
 efficient in the soldier's drill, also attead to those 
 minor details which make up the orderly and mili- 
 tary appearance of the soldier. With the excep- 
 tion of these two criticisms, I must say great praise 
 is due to the officers and men, especially to the 
 Commandant of the Battalion, Colpnel Wily, to 
 whom, I am assured, much of the efficiency of the 4 
 
 battalion is due. I shall take an opportunity of | 
 
 4seeing you again before I leave Ottawa, while you 
 are at your ordinary drill, and I feel certain that 
 jou will at all times strive not only to maintain 
 but to increase your efficiency." ^ ,. 
 
 The square again formed into column and was 
 dismissed ; but two days afterward while on 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
 105 
 
 parade the battalion was formed into square, and 
 the following Order was read : — 
 
 The Commanding Officer having this day re- 
 ceived iastractions from the Adj.^lant General 
 of Militia for the dismissal from permanent service 
 of the Provisional Battalion now under his com- 
 mand, it will be relieved from further duty on and 
 after this date. The officer commanding, in taking 
 leave of the battalion, takes this opportunity of 
 conveying to the officers, non-commissioned officers 
 and men lately under his command, his best thanks 
 for their uniform good conduct, their orderly and 
 soldierly demeanor, and their cheerful and ready 
 obedience to orders whilst on service. Their 
 whole conduct has been such as to merit the high- 
 est praise, and reflects not only great credit on 
 themselves but also on the whole Volunteer Force, 
 of which they formed a part. In bidding them 
 God speed on their return home, he is satisfied 
 that they will still ever be ready to respond to the 
 call of their Queen and country in the hour of 
 danger, and shew the same ready alacrity in a call 
 to arms as they did in the late crisis, at a few hours 
 notice. 
 
 '«< , (Signed,) Tiios. Wily, 
 
 Lieut. Ccl., Commanding. 
 
 On the second of April quite a surprise was 
 given to active members of the Corps. The officers 
 and non-commissioned officers invited the men to 
 attend a ball, to be given for their especial bene- 
 fit in the British Hotel, Sussex street, on Thurs- 
 day evening, the 12th instant, aad a Company 
 
106 
 
 3IE3IORIALS OF THE LATE" 
 
 Order was read on the parade of Tuesday, ordering 
 full dress uniform on that occasion. 
 
 The hall was tastefully decorated, and consider- 
 ing it was half demolished by carpenters altering 
 it for the reception of troops, the trouble was great. 
 At the head of the room was festooned the old 
 "Union Jack/' with the ^' Royal Standard '' 
 across the building, the tricolor binding the two, 
 and other suspended flags forming a perfect bower 
 beneath ; in this were two piles of rifles, on the 
 swords of which were either suspended or sup- 
 ported prizes won by members of the Corps, and 
 *^ our silver bugle.'' Between these, on the 
 wall, was placed the crest of the Company, with 
 a triple row of swords radiating therefrom. The 
 sides of the room weie festooned with flags, and 
 a pile of rifles between each window. Transpar- 
 encies here and there softened the lighb to that 
 mellow tint so apropos to a ball-room, and Gowan's 
 band had a nook perfectly surrounded with 
 national colors, from which they discoursed the 
 sweetest and most ^Eolian music heard throughout 
 the season. At 8 p.m. the hall was taken posses- 
 sion of by the ofiicers— sentries posted on each 
 door, and over the cloak room— at 9 o'clock the 
 guests were arriving in force, and on entering the 
 reception-room were received by Mesdames Ander- 
 son, Wilson, Ross, and Gary. About 10 o'clock 
 the Hon. John A. Macdonald, attended by Lieut.- 
 Cols. Cumberland and Bernard, aides-de-camps; 
 Depy.-Adjt.-Gen. Powell, and Col. Wily, com- 
 manding Volunteer Militia in Ottawa, entered the 
 room, and was received by the oflicers and non- 
 commissioned officers. 
 
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civil SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
 107 
 
 The entrance of tVe Minister of War was quite 
 a contrast to vhe peaceful assemblage— the very 
 air he breathec seemed to be the wish expressed, 
 that the tocsin should sound — ^' To Arms !" To 
 arms it was — pretty faces were predominant, and 
 among so mary none could choose, but each 
 selecting a partner, entered with feeling into the 
 intricate meshcf. of the mazy dance. The brilliant 
 uniforms of loyal men, covering British manly 
 hearts, wore in splendid contrast to the handsome 
 and fairy-like dresses waving and flashing with 
 sylphlike motions, through a flood of balmy light, 
 reflected from faces radiant with joy, and beam- 
 ing with the warmth of soul, and enlivening 
 effects of the '^ Brightest Eyes " Galop. 
 
 The refreshment-room was thrown open at 
 midnight, and-was visited by three hundred and 
 seventy-three guests, after which re-invigoration. 
 the party enjoyed themselves for nearly five hours^ 
 when the ball of the season broke up. 
 
 A Sergeant^s guard remained in charge of ihe 
 room and arms used in the decorations. At 8 
 a.m. everything was removed, and the building 
 given over to the charge of the carpenters. 
 
 On the 14th of April a Militia General Order 
 was issued calling upon the Volunteers who were 
 out lately for active service to drill two days every 
 week, under the Mutiny Act and Articles of War. 
 Under this order, and in accordance with a Brigade 
 Order of the 17th, the Corps paraded on two 
 separate days in each week, with the pay prescribed 
 in General Order No. 2, of the 28th March, 1866. 
 On the 2 1st we had a battalion field day on Sandy 
 
108 
 
 MEMORIALS OF TUE LATE 
 
 Hill, a general parade on the 24th, a field-day on 
 the 26th, with the Garrison Battery, on Major's 
 Hill, and on May Day the drill on Monday 
 evenings was discontinued. The following day 
 the Civil Service liifle Corps formed the guard of 
 honor to His Excellency Viscount Monck on his 
 arrival in this the new Capital of Canada, while 
 No. 1 Company had the honor of supplying the 
 first guard over His Lordship on Rideau Hall, 
 with a sergeant, two corporals and eleven men, 
 and the Civil Service llifles guirded His Excel- 
 lency's office on the 5th with a corporal and three 
 privates, the remainder of the Company being on 
 Sandy Hill, going through a battalion field-day. 
 The duties of tho Corps now came in full military 
 course, having to furnish nineteen men every 
 third day for the duties on Rideau Hall and Lord 
 Monck's office. The guard on Rideau Hall was 
 wretched. We not only had to do our own 
 cooking and waiting, but also stand like martyrs 
 and suffer the excruciating torments of vice-regal 
 musquitoes. These guards gave each man two 
 nights rest for one of watchfulness, but in case of 
 sickness some had to suffer 48 hours guard, and 
 in one instance a member of the Corps came out 
 rather " fishy'' after a seventy-two hours mount. 
 The Company, however, were looking for re- 
 lease by three companies of the Rifle Brigade 
 that were expected daily. The Corps furnished 
 the full duties on the 9th, J 2th, 15th, I8th and 
 21st, besides the ordinary parades. But on the 
 22nd — glorious news, at 9 a.m. we were relieved 
 by a new guard from the Rifle Brigade, three 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
 109 
 
 companies of which had arrived under the com- 
 mand of Major Newdigate, per special train from 
 Montreal, the day before. 
 
 The annual inspection of clothing took place in 
 the Parliament Building Square at 4 p, m. o^ the 
 23rd in full dress. Lieut.-Col. W. H. JacKSon, 
 minutely examined the clothing, arms, and ac- 
 coutrements, and Lieutenant Braun having put 
 the Company through the manual and platoon, 
 and a hw movements as a company in line, the 
 Brigade Major expressed himseh highly satisfied 
 with the corps. On this occasion there were three 
 officers, four sergeants, one bugler, and 52 rank 
 and file on parade. On the same day the Company 
 was released from drill of two days per week by 
 Company Order of the 23rd of May, but were 
 called back to their evening parades on Mondays. 
 
 On the 24th the Corps took the left of a line 
 formed by three companies of the Rifle Brigade, 
 two companies of the Ottawa Rifles, the Cadets, 
 and Artillery, to fire the customary /e?i de joie 
 in honour of the Birth of Her Most &racious Ma- 
 jesty the Queen, and marched past her represen- 
 tative and suite who were on the ground. The 
 Volunteers were under command of Adjutant 
 General Macdougall, and were formed up on the 
 open space in rear of the Skating Rink, a spot, 
 that I fancy never before heard the hearty ring 
 of a loyal British Military cheer. 
 
 On the 31gt of May considerable excitement 
 was caused throughout the Province, by reports 
 coming in from the frontier stating that Fenians 
 were concentrating in numbers at diflferent points 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE, LATE 
 
 on the Americaa side. Many people were in- 
 clined to look at these in a jocular manner, until 
 a telegraphic message was sent to Mr. Swinyard, 
 Manager of the Great Western Railway of Canada 
 by the British Consul in Buffalo, N. Y., advising 
 him to stop all trains between the City of Hamil- 
 ton and Suspension Bridge. This advice Mr. 
 Swinyard immediately acted upon, and not only 
 stopped all the trains, but brought the rolling 
 stock into the interior. The old story of an at- 
 tack on the Welland Canal began to circulate, apd 
 when on the second day of June, daily papers pub- 
 lished the fact that our country had been invaded 
 by 2,000 Fenians who had landed and occupied 
 the Village of Fort Erie, people were struck 
 almost dumb with consternation. The greatest 
 excitement prevailed throughout the length and 
 breadth of the land, and the cry was universal : 
 '< To Arms 1 '' '' To Arms ! ! '' The Volunteers 
 as one man literally sprung to their rifles, and in 
 twenty-fou • hours as many thousand men were 
 ready for action, and eager for the fight. Native 
 Canadians of both French and British origin 
 rallied to a man, and the emigrant population all 
 gave proofs of love for their adopted country. 
 Youths of the Colleges offered themselves on the 
 altar of their country. All stood to their arms 
 throughout the contest and saw the polluted horde 
 driven from our shores. But at what cost ? The 
 lives of some of our noblest Canadian youth. ^< ' 
 The Government were fully alive to the emer- 
 gency and the whole of the Volunteer Force was 
 nnder arms. The Provisional Battalion under 
 
CIVIL SEEVICE RIFLE CORPS. 
 
 Ill 
 
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 Lieut. -Col. Wily, was roused at midnight, and at 
 three o'clock, p.m , the Civil Service Rifles were 
 again under Garrison Orders, the Queen's llcgu- 
 lations, Mutiny Ace, and Articles of War. A 
 guard was warned for duty on Ilideau Hall, and 
 the parade state of six o'clock shows three officers, 
 three sergeants, two corporals, and forty-four pri- 
 vates, as being on parade ; with the lieutenant, 
 sergeant, bugler, and eight privates, on leave of 
 absence. Nos. 1 and 3 Companies of Ottawa 
 Rifles, and the detachment of the P. G. 0. Rifle 
 Brigade, left by special train at 11 o'clock, cheered 
 lustily by those who were only too jealous of their 
 route. 
 
 By General Order of the 4th the Corps was or- 
 dered to parade daily, in the morning at 9 a.m. 
 and in the evening at 4 p.m. ; on all occasions 
 wearing their uniform. On the morning of the 
 6th at 2 a.m., the Corps was roused from its slum- 
 bers by the alarm party, told off" for such purpose, 
 and in one hour the following gentlemen were on 
 parade : — ^ 
 
 In command, Capt. Charles Joseph Anderson, 
 Lieutenant Braun, and Ensign Ross. 
 
 Surgeon Wilson. 
 
 Color-Sergeant White, Sergeant Gary, Corporals 
 King, Lane, and Dufbrt. v a^ > v' ; 
 
 Lance-Corporals Stewart, Walsh, Maingy, and 
 Miller. ,...■,.:--■,: .'.u-, .:r^',.i- -iv : . - • ^ 
 
 Privates Baine, Baker, Benjamin, Blackmore, 
 Collins, W.E., Cooper, Cowper, Cross, Drinkwater, 
 Dunlcvie, H., Ebbs, Griffin, Harper, Hall, Harvey, 
 Hay, IJayden, Maingy, W. A., Mackedie, Mackay, 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
 [ 
 
 McPhersoD, Mara, Murphy, McCarthy, O'Meara, 
 Parent, Powell, Gr., Russellj Ryan, Keiffenstein, 
 Routier, Simpson, Smith, G. P., Smith, H., Steele, 
 Weatherly, Wilson, Wicksteed, II,, "Wright. 
 
 The train, fully made up, was waiting at the 
 station of" the Ottawa and Prescott Railway, with 
 steam up, ready for the conveyance of No. 2 Bat- 
 tery Garrison Artillery, Bell's Corners Infantry 
 Company, Buckingham Company^ Hawkcsbury 
 Company, and the Civil Service Rifles, in case the 
 news received during the night warranted such 
 movement ; but we were dismissed from parade at 
 three, to meet again at nine. We then assembled, 
 and, everything being quiet, were again dismissed. 
 Although the ardor of the Corps was damped in 
 not being sent to the front, they entered upon all 
 duties with good spirit and alacrity. A piquet 
 was furnished of two sergeants and fourteen men , 
 on the 6th, whose duty was to patrol the streets at 
 uncertain hours with half of their number, under 
 a corporal^ and also to march around the Public 
 Buildings. They furnished all the duties on the 
 7th, and, on Friday the 8th, formed part of the 
 Guard of Honour to His Excellency, Yiscount 
 Monck, on his opening the first Session of the 
 Provincial Parliament in Ottawa. For three hours 
 they stood at their post, while two Bills were being 
 passed through both Houses and the Governor 
 had assented to the suspension of the Habeas 
 Corpus Act for one year, and to a Bill providing 
 for the trial of State Offenders by Court Martial, 
 the appointment of the Courts Martial to be in 
 the hands of the Governor General. 
 
CIVIL SERVICE RULE CORPS. 
 
 113 
 
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 On the morning of the 9th the Corps turned 
 out with the other Volunteer Companies for drill 
 parade. A shower coming on that drenched every 
 one to the skin, put the whole battalion on a double 
 quick retreat. In the evening, piquet was again 
 furnished by the Corps, and on the 10th the Bat- 
 talion was marched to Divine Service in the Pro- 
 testant Chapel of Ease, Sussex street, at 3 o'clock, 
 p. m., and attentively listened to a very good ser- 
 mon from the Rev. T. D. Phillipps, who was ap- 
 pointed Chaplain to the Garrison, and who took for 
 his text II. Kings, xix. chap, and 34 v., " I will 
 defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake." 
 
 On the 12th, by General Orders of the same 
 date, the Civil Service Rifles were relieved from 
 duty, in accordance with instructions received 
 from the Adjutant General of ^''ilitia. Thoir En- 
 sign, John Le Breton Ross, had been appointed 
 to the Adjutancy of the Battalion two days before, 
 and, in consequence of this Order, only had the 
 honor of holding his Commission twenty-four 
 hours. The Captain obtained permission to pa- 
 rade with the battalion twice a week, after office 
 hours, when, on the 18th of June, all parades 
 were discontinued until further orders. 
 
 The 15th of August was the next occasion on 
 which the Corps made their appearance under 
 orders; this time to line the road from the Depart* 
 mental Buildings to the Council Chamber, in con- 
 junction with a detachment of the Rifle Brigade 
 and the Cadet Corps, at the prorogation of the 
 first Parliament held in Ottawa under the Union 
 Act of 1841. 
 
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 MEMORIALS OF THE LATE 
 
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 The follow'ng are the names of gentlemen who 
 have belonged to the Corps, either Active or 
 Honorary, the latter marked with an asterisk : — 
 
 Alexander, H. 
 Andrews, Harvey C. 
 Ai^dette, J. 
 Anderson, Chas. J. 
 *Alley; Joseph 
 ^Adamsoo, Agar W. 
 *Bouchette, R. S. M. 
 Braun, Frederick 
 Bernard, Hewitt. 
 Badgley, Frank. 
 Berry, Wm. 
 Brady, Jas. P. 0. 
 Biais, J. H. T. 
 Bramley, Thos. C. 
 Benjamin, E. T. 
 Barker, R. W. 
 Belanger, J. A. 
 Baine, James. 
 Brophy, Jno. 
 ByrnC; Ed. 
 Browne, R. H. 
 Cary, Archd. 
 Cayley, Ed. 
 Coilins, W. F. 
 Collins, W. E. 
 Cambie, A. J. 
 Campbell, Evelyn. 
 *Cartier, Geo. E. 
 Growth er, Wm. 
 Cooper, W. J. 
 
 Lindsay, Henry. 
 *Lee, Wm. H. 
 Lee, Horace W. 
 *Leprohon, J. P. 
 Lambert, F. X. 
 Mackay, R. H. 
 McCarthy, W. 
 McCarthy, D. 
 McCarthy, Charles. 
 McCarthy, H. J. 
 Maingy, W. Anst. 
 Maingy, J. LeFevre. 
 Maingy, W. McL. 
 Monroe, Thomas. 
 Meredith, E. A. 
 *Macdonald, Hon. J. A. 
 Mackedie, D. C. 
 Mcpherson, Duncan. 
 McCuaig, J. 
 Moniizambert, E. L. 
 Meilleur, G, A. 
 Mason, Geo. J. 
 May, Henry. 
 Miller, Wm. 
 Mackenzie, C. R. 
 Nash, John R, 
 O'Meara, Herbert. 
 *Page, J. 
 Powell, G. 
 Powell, E, G. 
 
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 Cowper, W. H, 
 Davis, R. P. 
 Dunlevie, H. 
 Dunlevie, M. 
 *DrysdaIe, Jno. 
 Dufort, H. 
 Dufresne, J. F. 
 ♦Dickinson, W. 
 *Desbarats, Geo. 
 *Derbishire, S. 
 Derbishire, H. 
 Dorion, E. P. 
 Drinkwater, Cbas. 
 Ebbs, Worsley. 
 Fletcher, E. T. 
 Fisher, De Vere. 
 Foley, M. 
 Gauvreau, P. 
 Gauvreau, L. P. 
 Gingras, N. 
 Gicgras, J. F. 
 Gingras. 
 Griffin, H. W. 
 *Griffin, W. K. 
 *Galt, Hon. A. T. 
 Gasp6, H. Ant. de 
 Grant, J. M. 
 Grant, DonaF A. 
 Greene, D. 
 Garratt, H. J. 
 Gibbs, H. J. 
 *Hayes, F. B. 
 Hartney, A. T. 
 
 Pellant, J. F. 
 Patrick, Thaddeus. 
 ^Patrick, Alpheus. 
 Poetter, H. 
 Pemberton, G. Tudor. 
 Patterson, James, 
 Beady, P. G, 
 Kyan, P. 0. 
 Boss, Thomas. 
 Ross, Wm. B. 
 Ross, John LeB. 
 Ross, I). G. B. 
 Ross, A. M. 
 Rowan, James II. 
 Russell, Alex. L. 
 Russell, Wm. 
 *Rubidge, R. P. 
 Ray, Gregory P. 
 *Rivet, Pierre. 
 *Reiffenstein, Geo, 0. 
 Reiffenstein, Charles. 
 Sherwood, Geo. 0. W. 
 Sloane, Jas. S. 
 Seymour, Grant. 
 *Sheppard, W. G. 
 *Smith, Hon. Sidney. 
 Simpson, John B. 
 Steele, Henry E. 
 Stewart, J. 0. 
 Sinclair, Robt. 
 Smith. Henry R. 
 Smith, r. E. 
 Tims, Thomas D. 
 
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 Ilayden, E. C. 
 Holt, a. H. 
 
 Hay, Henry C. 
 Higgins, Moore A. 
 Hargrave, Gr. H. 
 Holton, F. G. 
 ^i^Harington, T. D. 
 Harper, Jas. W. 
 Hamel, Felix. 
 *'Hector, Thos. 
 Innes, Jno, 
 'i^Jones, Henry Jno. 
 
 Taylor, Arthur F. 
 Tetu, Sabine. 
 Terry, 0. 
 Taylor, Fennings. 
 Tarbutt, J. C. 
 *Turnor, Michael. 
 *Vankoughnet, Hon.P M 
 Vankoughnot, Lawrence. 
 Vansittart, J. Gr. 
 Verret. Geo. 
 Wright, TV . R. 
 Wright, Wm. 
 
 * Jones, Wm. Herbert. Wicksteed, H. 
 
 Jar vis, G. M. J. 
 Jarvis, Herbert. 
 Jackson, Henry. 
 *Keefer, Samuel. 
 Kidd, John. 
 King, Brinsley. 
 LewiS; F. 
 Lane, Geo. H. 
 Langton, John. 
 Lindsay, W. B., sr. 
 Lindsay, W. B., jr. 
 Lindsay, G. E. 
 
 Wicksteed, G. W. 
 Wicksteed, A. J. 
 Wilson, Wm., jr. 
 Wilson, D. M., sen. 
 Wilson, A. 
 Wilson, Eustace. 
 Wilson, Joseph. 
 *TVorthington, Thos. 
 Walcott, C. T. 
 White, Wm. 
 Walsh, John, 
 
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 Weatherly, H. S. 
 
 Time again passed slowly by, until the 4th of 
 October, when the Corps was again called upon to 
 parade in full dress, summer uniform, which they 
 did to a man, and heard the following order read 
 by Captain Anderson : — 
 
 '( Ottawa, Oct. 4th, 18C6. 
 ^' It is with deep regret that the Commanding 
 
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 Officer has to announce to the members of the 
 Corps, that from this date they will no longer 
 constitute the body known as the Civil Service 
 Bifle Corps, but form a part of the new organiza- 
 tion, — the Civil Service Regiment. It is with no 
 little pleasure that the Commanding Officer looks 
 back on the last five years of the Corps' career, 
 and it is with deep and heart-felt regret that he 
 finds that its organization must be broken up ; 
 but before parting he has to tender his most sin- 
 cere thanks to the officers, non-commissioned 
 officers and men. To the officers, for their advice 
 and co-operation in all matters connected with the 
 Corps, to the non-commissioned officers for their 
 personal exertions in carry-ng out all instructions 
 communicated to them; and to the men for their 
 cheerful and willing obedience, which has won 
 for the Corps a wide spread and lasting fame for 
 its discipline and drill. 
 
 ^' It has been deemed advisable by Lieut. Col. 
 Wily to distribute the present members through 
 the companies of the new organization, and the 
 commanding officer hopes that ^e members of 
 the old Civil Service Rifle Corps will, by their 
 personal endeavours and example, so strive to 
 make the new organization what the old Corps 
 has been, a regiment composed of ^' crack com- 
 panies/' 
 
 '^Old members of the Corps in the Government 
 employ will retain in their possession their rifles, 
 swords^ greatcoats and ammunition, till further 
 orders, and those members not in Government 
 employ will return, with as little delay as possible, 
 
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 into my house, their rifles, swords, great-coats and 
 ammunition. 
 
 (Signed,) " CiiAS. J. Anderson, 
 
 *' Capt. commanding." 
 
 T'his was the last order read from either Regi- 
 mental or Company Order Book before the Corps ; 
 and the members of which were indeed sorry to 
 listen thereto ; but accustomed to discipline, silently 
 they disposed themselves in different positions in 
 front of the Eastern Departmental Buildings, 
 where Mr. McLaughlin took a photographic 
 representation of the group. They then fell into 
 order, as a company in column, right in front, — 
 when the command was heard — " To the right 
 face — Lodge arms!" and the Civil Service Rifle 
 Corps ceased to exist, 
 
 J. B. S. 
 
 Ottawa, Dec. 24, 18G6. 
 
 
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