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 T was at the time of the; Indian mutiny, when 
 the whole country was thrilled with horro|^ by 
 the accounts ol the hideous atrocities perpe- 
 trated by the Sepoy fanatics, and the overthrow 
 of British dominion in, the Indian proirinces seemed 
 imminent, that the looth Canadian Regijnent sprang 
 into existence. - 
 
 In Canada, popular feeling was strjpj^jpfly aroused by the' 
 news from India, and enkindle^ with pktr^otic devotion, and 
 military ardor, her sons, French and English alike, pressbd for- 
 ward, eager to serve their country as '* Soldiers (M^tjie Queen." 
 And, as has been the case with the successive contiiftg^nts of 
 jCanadiah volunteers, so lately despatched to South Africa,"€a- 
 nada loyally gave of her best for the defence of the Empire. 
 During the Crimean war, a few years prior to this, Ca- 
 ada had offered to send colonial troops to England's assis^ 
 tance; but the Imperial government had not consented. The 
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 when the Sepoy mutiny broke out. ' The army had hardly filled 
 its depleted ranks, and the nriiiitia battalions of Britain wefc 
 being called into service, when Canada atgain voiced her loyal 
 devotion to the Queen and Empire, by the offer of volunteers, 
 for service in India, and the home authorities gratefully res- 
 ponded to the popular feeling, and permission was given for the 
 formation of a colonial regiment to be enrolled in the regular 
 army for service abroad ?is '■ The Prince of Wales " ipoth Royal 
 Canadian Regiment." 
 
 No less than five British reginrjcnts bad previously borne' 
 this regimental nun?ber. The first was the icxJth Regiment 
 which was raised in 1760, served in the West Indies, and was 
 disbanded at the peace of 1763. Another looth .wc.s raised in 
 England in 17,80, for service in India, was associated with the 
 ' Seaforth Highlanders, in a naval engagement with the French 
 squadron at Porto Praya >Bay, Cape Verde Islands.^d dis- 
 banded on the declaration of peace 1785. It was raised again, 
 in 1794, as the lOOth Gordon Highlanders, by the| celebrated 
 iJeauty, the Duchess of Gordorf, who enlisted eight hijndred men 
 .^ in four weeks, and is said to have offered to each recj-uit the pri- 
 vilege of a kiss from her lips, in lieu of the usual shilling. The 
 number of this famous regiment was subsequently [changed to 
 the 92nd. Formed again in 1805, the lOOth (Prinde Regent's 
 County of Dublin) was ordered to Canada, and rendered gallant 
 service at Niagara in the war of 1812-14. This regiment was 
 disbanded in 1818, and some of the descendants of its men took 
 service in the new I coth of 1858. 
 
 The sixth to bear this number was the subjact of this 
 sketch — our own Canadian corps, the lOOth Prince of Wafa||t. 
 Royal Canadian Regiment — and was the first reginient raised 
 by the colonies for general service abroad. True, there had 
 been notable colonial regiments in existence before this — the 
 Glengarry Fencibles of Canada, who had borne a distinguished 
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 for thirty years, the Cape Mounted Rifles, and others ; but all 
 these organizations were enrolled solely to serve and defend the 
 colonies in which they were raised. This Canadian corps was 
 to be incorporated in the British Army as one of Her Majesty's 
 regiments of foot, for general service in any part of the Que^s 
 possessions to which it should be ordered. -^ 
 
 The proclamation for the raising of the regiment was is- 
 sued at Toronto, March 3rd, 1858, by Sir Edmund Walker Head 
 the Governor-General, who was ejn powered to grant commis- 
 sions to one major, on condition that he would raise two bun- • 
 dred men ; to six captains who would be responsible tor eighty; 
 to eight lieutenants w|io must bring forty men each ; and to 
 four ensigns, who were required to be college graduates, of good 
 standing, and to pass a qualifying examination. These were to 
 be Canadians from the active militi^with the exception of the 
 four ensigns, who were to be youn^rocrt educated in Canada. 
 The rest of the officers were to be appointed from English regi- • 
 mehts and the strength^f the regiment to be 1200 men. Later, 
 when the formation of the corps was completed, two alterations 
 were made: five, instead of six^ Canadian captains and five en- 
 signs instead of four. The complete list of these Canadian offi- 
 cers, commissioned at the formation of the regiment, is as fol- 
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 Lieut-Colonel — Col Geoi^ge, Baron de Rottenburg, C. B., 
 Adjutant-General, Upper Canada, Tororito. 
 
 Major — Ale3C. Robt. Dunn, V. C, nth Hussars. ^ 
 
 Captains — John ClaifKe. 2oth Regiment, Montreal. T. W. 
 W. Smythe, Rifle Corps, Brockville. Geo. Macartney, Rifle 
 Corps, Paris. Chas. John Clark, Yorkville Cavalry, . Toronto. 
 Richard C. Price, Krftes, Quebec. 
 
 Lieutenants — John Fletcher, Voljimteer Rifles, Montreal. 
 Louis Adolphe Casault, Rifles, Quebec. L. C. A. de Bellefeuille« 
 Vaudreuil Rifles. Philip Derbishire, York Militia. Alfred E. 
 
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 Henry Theodore Duchesnay, Militia, Beaucc. Brown Wallis^ 
 Durham Light Cavalry, Port Hope. 
 
 'Ensigns— John Gibbs Ridout, Toronto. Henry Edward 
 Davidson, Hamilton. Charles A. Boulton, Cobourg. Thos. 
 Henry Baldwin, Maiden. Wm. Palmer Clarke, Montreal. 
 
 These fourteen officers brought with them 920 men. and 
 aljp raised the remaining 280, who were, however, paid for by 
 
 tho^Imperial government. 
 
 Col. Baron de Rottenbcrg, C. B., who was a retired army 
 officer, and held the office of Adjutant-General of militia in Up- 
 per Canada, was appointed Lieut.-Colonel, and was the first Ca- 
 nadian to command an Imperial regiment. He sold Out in 1862, 
 to Major Dunn, V. C, and was one of the Knights of Windsor 
 when he died several years ago. Before leaving Toronto ta 
 take command of his regiment. Colonel de Rottenberg was ban- 
 quetted at the Rossin House and presented with a magnificent 
 
 sword. 
 
 Major Alexander Robert Dunn, also a retired officer, had 
 
 won the Victoria Cross for his bravery in saving three lives in 
 the famous charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. Born in 
 Toronto he was the son of the Receiver^General, Hon J. H, 
 Dunn (Dunn avenue in Parkdale owes its name to this offi^). 
 His death was a sad one. While in command of the ;S3» d. »nto. 
 which he had exchanged, he was accidently shot iA A^byssinia 
 on ihe march to Magdala, and was buried under a great rock at 
 Senfa. In the military museum at Ottawa may be seen the 
 campstoolusedbyLl^it, Dunn throughout the Ci-jmei^n cam- 
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 It isrelated of Mr.vHenry Hogan, of Montreal, ^hat being 
 
 promised a com i^siorj^ captain, and having raised the requi- 
 site number of men, a liiiitenancy instead was tendered to him 
 which he indignantly refused, ^nd turned over his enlisted men 
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 Chas. A. Houlton, who had just left Upper Canada College, 
 applied for a tommission as lieutenant in the new corps. But 
 all the'^laces were filled, and the bo)' could oftly get a promise 
 of the first vacancy. Hopeful still, he borrowed a wagon and 
 a pair of horsey from his father, donned an t»ld uniform, and with 
 a friend who could play the bagpipes, set out through the coun- 
 try to get his forty recruits. He re-appeared with the required - 
 men, and failing a lieutenancy, got his commission as ensign. 
 As Captain Boulton, he sold out and settled in the Northwest* 
 and took a prominent part in the two Kiel rebellions. Called 
 to the Senate in 1889, he was also one of the officials chosen to 
 accompany Sir Wilfrid Lauricr to London on the occasion of 
 the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. His death, which occurred May 
 15, 1899, called forth this eulogy from the Ottawa Citizen : 
 
 *• Loyal to his Queen and country, a staunch friend, courageous 
 in the advocacy of his political principles, honorable, 
 straightfoj-ward and of unimpeachable integrity, he enjoyed 
 the respect «f all with whom he was brought in contact." '•' 
 
 THE 5?URVIVING CANADIAN OFFICERS. 
 
 Of titc original officers who raised the recruits to form the 
 regiment, only five are living now, and two of these, Lieut. 
 C. H. Carriere and Capt. Brown Wallis, of the civil service and 
 reserve militia, reside in Ottawa. To the latter, who is Engaged 
 on a history of his beloved regiment, the writer of thi«i sketch is 
 indebted for much valuable and authentic information. '. ' , 
 
 Col. T. W. W. Smythe is on the retired list and h living ii^ 
 Dover, England. Lt. Col. Duchesnay lives in Quebec, and 
 Lieut: Col. John Fletcher, C M. G., in Montreal. Both of these 
 officers have since filled the position of Deputy Adjutant-General 
 •bf the Canadian jnilitia. The Lieut -Colonel commanding the 
 tegiment and the ensigns were not required to raise any men for 
 their commissions. Of the latter three still survive, Capt J 
 . J. G. Ridout, Toronto ; Col. Henry Davidson, England ; and 
 ■Capt. W. P. Clarke, Winnipeg. Shortly after the arrival of the 
 
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 To be Colonel— Major General Viscount, Melville, K. C. B. 
 
 To be Senior Major— Jas. H. Craig Robertson of Gen. Sir 
 
 W. Eyre'i staff. 
 
 To be Captain*— T. M. L. Wcguclin of the 56th Foot ; R. 
 B. Ingram, 97th Foot. Percy E. B. Lakt, 2nd W.X. regiment. 
 Henry Cook, 32nd Foot. James CIcry, 32n6 Footi H. G. 
 Browne, 32nd Foot. 
 
 To be Lieutenants— Gborgc B. Goulson, 49th Foot John 
 Lee, 17th Foot. James Lamb. 50th Foot. F. W. Bcnwcll 33rd 
 •Foot.' H. L. Nichols, 30th Foot. Jose)?h Dooley, 17th Foot. 
 
 Bi. L. Baylic, 33rd Foot. ' 
 
 For Ensigns— C. M. D. Moorsom of the 2nd Dragoon 
 Guards. Frederick Morris, School of Musketry, Hythc. Hora- 
 tio W. Lawrcll, of Jersey. 
 
 Pay Master, Joseph Hutchinson ; Adjutant, Lieut, John 
 Lee; Instructor ol Musketry, Ensign Frank Morris; Quarter- 
 Masttr George Grant; Surgeon, Wm. Barrett; Assistant 
 Surgeons, Thomas Liddard, Daniel Murray. 
 
 Great military excitement prevailed in the recruiting cen- 
 tres. Martial music of fife and drum accompanied the recruiting^ 
 sergeants in their smart uniforms and gay ribbons, and crowds 
 thronged about the departing^^oldiers, who were sent on to Que- 
 bec as soon as they were enrolled. Recruiting begaft in March 
 1858, and by the efid of May the regiment, 1,200 sCrong was 
 within the historic walls of Quebec Citadel, awaiting transpor- 
 tation to England. 
 
 Early in the month of June, iSs^Tthe first detachment 
 sailed from Quebec with Colonel de Rottenberg in comni^iid. 
 A few weeks later, a second detachment followed, under Colonel 
 Gordon, 6f the 17th regiment, and the remainder of the corps,. 
 I mbarked on the Allan Jiner " Anglo-Saxon," Jfily 17th, in 
 charge ofx^jor Dunn and Acting- Adjutant Lieut. Browi> 
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 When the stalwart Canadians landed in England, costumed 
 in the antiquated uniforms of Waterloo daU, which had been 
 furnished from the old army stores of the Citadel, they were an 
 amazing sight to those who saw their arrival. But very soon 
 after, H. R, H. the Duke of Canibridge, at an inspection of the 
 neW regiment, frankly expressed his admiration of the splendid 
 physique, and military proficiency, of these ^iVic strangers. 
 
 . 1 The regiment was quartered at Shornecliffe, where regula- 
 tion uniforms were supplied, with the Prince of Wales plume 
 and the maple leaf, as badges. All rartks were drilled and 
 trained, by non-commissioned officers of the Guards, until at the 
 end of six months, this fine body of men, uniformed in scarlet, • 
 with facings of blue, dispensed with their instructors, and gra- 
 duated, as it were, into the ftrfl gloiry of the British army, able 
 to compare favorably with any of its infantry regiments. 
 
 ,; THE COLORS OF THK tOOTII. 
 
 Onjan. loth, 1859, H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, who had 
 just been gazetted a colonel in the army, and whose name and ; 
 crest the Royal Canadians proudly bore, visited ShornccKfre for 
 the cycpresspurpiDse of inspecting the ijew Canadian i-egimeiit, 
 and prcLcnting it with its colors. A most interesting account 
 of this splendid function is to be found in the " Illustrated Lonr 
 din News " of January 22nd, 1859, and tells of the recc^ption oi 
 the Prince and his suite by the assembled troops : 
 
 " The infantry were formed in line, and the cavalry and 
 artillery at right angles to them upton either flank, the looth, 
 regiment being the centre of the line. 
 
 " The Prince passed down the front of the line, the Duke of 
 Cambridge making remarks upon each corps evidently denotin.ij 
 satisfaction, and particularly struck with the fine body of men 
 composing the I ooth regiment." * ^ 
 
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 Parker, the two majors, D^nn and Robertson, handed the colors 
 to H. R. H., upon which, the two senior ensign^ of the corps 
 (Moor^on and Ridout) advanced, and kneeling, received the 
 colors from the Prince's hands, then rising, stood while the Prince 
 addressed the troops. It is ralher strange to re^d of this part of 
 the ceremony, that *• 
 
 "The Prince's address, although delivered in a tolera'bly 
 loud tone of voice, was spoken with quiet emphasis, and with- 
 out the least appearance\oJ hesitation or timidity." 
 ' Strange, until we remember, that ti. R. H. was then only a 
 boy of seventeen, and this was his " first public act.". The honor 
 of this selection was keenly appreciated by the officers and men 
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 ' The youthful Prince performed his part of the ceremony 
 in a most able manner — the whole tenor of his bearing being cool 
 cpanly and dignified, such as would have done credit to oncf over 
 w|iose head forty summers had passed. It made a great im- 
 pression upon every officer and rriSin in the regiment." 
 
 The new colors werether^ carried through the ranks, saluted 
 and placed in proper position, in the centre of the regiment, 
 wllch with the rest of the troops, were marched past the Prince 
 in quick time, dismissed to their quarters and the ceremony was 
 
 ' And we in Canada, who have lately seen flags presented to 
 other young soldiers can attest how nobly redeemed has been 
 the proud pledge of Baron de Rottenberg who, in his reply to 
 If is Rdyat if ighness, on the above occasion used these words ; 
 
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 fed most grateful for the honor which the first regiment raised 
 In a colony for general, service, has received from your Royal 
 High|iess, and I can assure you, that at the cail of our Sovereign 
 Canada would send ten su^n regiments as this one in defense of 
 the Empire, should' such an emergency ever arise requiring 
 their services." 
 
 These colors, which were the gift of thip Canadian government 
 to the regiment jupre thefirst set made and issued in accordance 
 with tl)e revls^S^-egulations for colors, as prescribed in " the 
 Queen's Kegulations and Orders for the Army, " dated Horse 
 •Quards^ December ist 1859. They comprise the usual two flags, 
 the Queen's color which is the Union Jack, with the regimental 
 titles in letters of gold on a crimson centre and the crown above, 
 and the regimental color of blue with the battalioi number in 
 the first corner, and in each of the others,' a *n?tjplef leaf. The 
 Princeof Wales' plume is on a crimson centre «uf mounted by 
 the crown, the titles and battle ' horfors, accdrding to regulation. 
 In 1875 a letter from the Horse Guards, London, informed the 
 regiment jjikt Her Majesty, the Queen, had been graciously 
 pleased to approve of the word " Niagara " being inscribed on 
 the regimental colors, as formerly granted to the old 1 00th 
 (Prince Regent County of Dublin regiment) in commemoration 
 •or its gallant service at the capture of Fort Niagara by assault, 
 on December 19th. 1 81 3. . j 
 
 On the 27th of Febil^uary, 1873, these colors were carried at 
 
 the imposing ceremonies in London, on the occasion ot the 
 
 "National Thanksgiving service at Saint Paul's cathedral, for the 
 
 recovery of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, the iooth regiment 
 
 heing brought from Aldcrshot, by special train, for that day. 
 
 In July, of yie next year, a guard of hcffior, with the band 
 and Queen's color, was chosen from the regiment, on the oc- 
 •cksion of the departure of his majesty, the Shah of Persia, from 
 the dock yards of Portsmouth, on the conclusion of his memor^ 
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 After the colors had seen service for twenty-nine years, 
 having been carried by the regiment in England, Ireland, Scot- 
 
 ; land, G^raltar, Malta, Canada and India, they were replaced by 
 new oAes, designed to suit the new territorial title of the corps 
 which was united with the 109th an old Bombay regiment, t» 
 form the Prince of Wales Leinster regiment (Royal Canadians)-r-* 
 the 1 00th as the first battalion and the 109th the second bat- 
 
 ., talion. The facings of blue were changed for white, the new 
 colors now bearing an added inscription of "Central India," an 
 honor won by the 109th Foot for distinguished gallantry in many 
 important engagements during the Indian mutiny, including the 
 capture of Gwalion, the Gibraltar of India: 
 
 At Fort William, Calcutta, February 21st, 1887, before a 
 distinguished assemblage, including the Earl of nuffcrin, then. 
 Viceroy of India, Lady Dufrerin,thecommander-in-thief of India 
 General Sir Frederic S. Roberts and staff, the samefgeneral, now 
 Lord Roberts of Kandahar, under whom our Canadian soldiers 
 are now fighting in South Africa, the Lord Bishop of Calcutta 
 and many distinguished officials, the old Royal Canadians, now 
 the first battalion Leinster Regiment received the new colors with 
 the same impressive ceremonies, as at the bestowal of the old 
 colors, twenty-nine years before, in Engla^, with «ome notable, 
 exceptions. It \#is the Lord Bishop of Calcutta who consecrat- 
 ed tfie colours on this occasion, and they were received at the 
 hands of Her Excellency, the Countess of Dufferin. / 
 
 V Iry the reply of Colonel McKinnon, commander of the regi- 
 Oient,/ he refers to Lady Dufferin's connection with Canada, 
 as fo^ows: . / 
 
 /"In that His Excellency wasalniost recently the Goyernor- 
 Ge^eral of Canada, the ci)lony which raised this corps, then 
 ki^wn as the looth, therefore in receiving our coloi-s at your 
 Excellency's hands, we feel as if we were again in touch with 
 the country of our origin." 
 
 But an impressive part of the ceremony was that, when the 
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 of the lines, halted in the ^centre, while the band played "God 
 Save the Queen," then nnarched to the rear of the ranks, the 
 regiment presenting arms and the band playing "For Auld Lang 
 Syne." And the strong attachment of the regiment for the 
 land of its origin was fully asserted in the final destination of 
 these old flags ; for they journeyed, in careful custody, from 
 India to Canada, because of the "unanimous desire of all ranks 
 of the battalion to offer these colors to the Dominion of Canada 
 with a hope that they find a resting place in some suitable 
 place, such as the House of Parliament or Cathedral." And the 
 old colors rest now in the library of Parliament, here in Ottawa, 
 where they may be seen to-day (if you look closely for them) 
 overhanging the busts of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and 
 Princess of Wales, Here they were deposited with military 
 honors, mere silken shreds, which still cling to the original staffs, 
 silent but eloquent memorials of Canada's loyal devotion to our 
 Queen and to the defence of the British Empire. 
 
 All the official correspondence in connection with the trans- 
 fer of the colors to Canada, was published, by order of the 
 Canadian authorities, in the Canada gazette — the order bearing 
 the signature of Colonel Walker Powell, Adjutant General of/ 
 
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 Previous to tlie despatehrofthe^originarcolors to Canada, 
 small pieces of both colors were torn off, and handsomely fram- 
 ed, the precious fragments being surmounted by the badges 
 and title of the regiment, and encloseij by scrolls, bearing a 
 fcoqfiplete list of the regipient's officers of 1858-59, as well as 
 those of 1887. In*i893 this very interesting relic was destroyed 
 by a fire, which occurred in the officers mess room when the 
 regiment was stationed at- Agra. India. , / 
 
 » 1^ Movements OF THE RegiiIient. 
 Ther^ment was moved from Shornecliffe tp Aldershot 
 in March 1859, and the mutiny having been crushed out, the 
 Royal Canadians instead of proceeding to India, as was expect- 
 ed were ordered to Gibraltar the following May. The Prince 
 of Wales visited Gibraltar the same year and was accorded an 
 
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 ■enthusiastic reception by the looth, as he passe<j through the 
 barracks. One day, in full sight of the garrison, the famous 
 warship "Sumter," flying the Confederate flag, attacked and 
 looted two United States merchantmen, then sailed into Gibr- 
 altar Bay, and anchored under the guns ot the fort. There she 
 remained nearly a year, watched all that time by the United 
 States ship "Kearsarge," with steam always up. Eventually, the 
 **Sumter" was dismantled, and sold to an English shipping firm' 
 The officers of these vessels, would often meet on shore, but 
 interchanged no courtesies on sOch occasions. 
 
 The STATiis of the Royal Canadians. 
 
 The Canadian Regiment showed the lowest "percentage of 
 illiteracy, of all the regiments of the line, had a Wgher average 
 height.than X)ie Grenadier Guards, and were remarkably well 
 conducted. Many of the men were, Hke some W the Canadian 
 (iontingents for Africa, young men of the, best families in Can- 
 ada, who failing to gee a commission, entered the corps as pri- 
 vates. While stationed at Gibraltar and Majita the regimental 
 boat crew wis without an equal. "No corps, regiment or ship 
 carried dfl as many regatta and match prizes, as did the Cana- 
 dian oarsmen." <v I % ■ 
 
 In the years '58-'62 the regiment was at its best. Recruit 
 ed mainly from agricultural districts, not one in ten had ever 
 handled a military weapon, yet the regiment in its second year 
 bad risen from no place at all to the 12th pliace as marksmen, 
 among 179 battalions of the army, and from 1860—62 held 
 fifth place in order of merit. In 1868 in Canada the regiment 
 ranked 14th, and after various fluctuations, its place in 1881; 
 when the lOoth became the first battalion of the Leinsters was 
 
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 In^i863, the regiment was ordered to Malta, where it re- 
 mained for three years, and experienced with the inhabitants, a 
 terrible visitation of tlje cholera, brought to the island by pil- 
 grims from Mecca. Hundreds of the soldiers died, and a lofty 
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 One day, while the regiment was in Malta, a great shark 
 appeared at the swimming place, and Sergt. Ghas. Seymour 
 (now a detective on the Police Force at Toronto), accomplished 
 the destruction of the monster by an amazing act of daring. 
 While the shark was basking in the sunshine near some rocks 
 Seymour, armed with a large carving knife quietly dived under 
 and killed him. The stuffed head was mounted and kept ai ft 
 trophy. 
 
 When Garibaldi visited Malta in 1862, threats of assassina- 
 tion were openly expressed by the Italian refugees of Valetta, 
 and a guard was furnished, for his residence, from the icx)th, 
 with whom the ItaHan patriot became quite friendly. 
 
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 From Malta in 1866, the time of the Fenian raids, at the- 
 earnest request of the men and officers, the regiment returned 
 to Canada, and was enthusiastically welcomed by the Cana- 
 dian people. It was stationed for two years at Montreal and 
 Ottawa, and on the ist of July, 1867, our own Canadian i-cgi- < 
 ment took a prominent part in the celebration of the Confedera- 
 tion of the Provinces. Indeed, Dominion Day is always loyally 
 observed by the regiment, the men and the colors, liberally de- 
 corated with ritiaple leaves, quantities of which are sent from 
 Canada for the National Day, and the band playing "The 
 Maple Leaf," and all the old Canadian airs 
 
 While inCmada, a great many of the men got their dis- 
 charge, and it Was with greatly thinned ranks that the regiment 
 arrived in Glasgow, in 1868 and the Canadian depot having 
 been abolished, the new men, enrolled from this time included 
 no Canadians. 
 
 From '69 to '77 the regiment occupied different stations in 
 England and Ireland, until, in 1877, it was ordered to India,, 
 where it remained for eighteen years and the denationalization 
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 Jolneti the looth from 1858-62, that is, from the Canadian depot, 
 left the regiment, while it was in India. 
 
 It was during their stay in India that the edict was issued, 
 from the War Oflfice, which abolished the old system -of regi- 
 mental numbers, -in favor of the territorial system, and the lOOth 
 became 'the Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment (Royal Cana- 
 dians)" with the depot at Birr, Ireland. Despite this contra- 
 dictory and rather absurd title the regiment still clings to the 
 reminders of its Canadian origin, displays the Maple Leaf on 
 all public occasions,"^ and its band plays "The Maple Leaf be. 
 fore God Save the Ouecn. 
 
 In 1898, the regiment again rctu^ed to the land of its 
 birth and was quartered in Halifax until about two months 
 ago. Some extracts from an> account of this Arrival of the regi- 
 ment at Halifax, may be interesting. 
 
 "The troopship Dilwara arrived yesterday from Southamp- 
 ton via Quecnstown, where the lOoth Royal Canadians were 
 taken on board, and as usual On such occasions, there was quit6 
 a crowd gathered at the dockyard, to have a look at the new- 
 comers. The scene on board the ship was an animated one, 
 While on deck, a reporter who had come on board, was warned 
 by one of the officers that under no consideration must hi^e use 
 the term, First Leinster Regiment. We arc the lOOth Cana- 
 dians, and we are very proud of it, he continued, the regi- 
 ment is away below foreign strength, and we are quite sure it 
 will be recriiited in Canada. We are hoping it may be. Every 
 thing we have has a Canadian appearance, the band of fifty 
 pieces, which.diiring its stiy in India was the best there, pl.ays 
 "The Maple Leaf" before "God Save the Queen." On the drums 
 are inscribed the national emblems of Canada, the Be^iver and 
 Maple Leaf. All the plate in the officers' mess is Canadian 
 ware and bears the two national marks. As we steamed up 
 the harbdr to-day, the band played "The Maple Leaf," and other. 
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 In August, '98, on the departure from Halifax, of the half 
 Ijattcry, Royal Canadian Artillery, for Quebec, the band and 
 drums ol the Leinster; Royal Canadians, played their Canadian 
 comrades to the railway depot marching to "The Maple Leaf 
 Forever," It had been thirty years, since the band of the looth 
 had marched at the head of a Canadian local corps. 
 
 When the Second Contingent embarked January 20th, 
 1900, on the steamship Laurentian, from Halifax, it was the 
 band of the Leinster Royal Canadians which played them 
 through the principal streets, to the dockyard, and on March 27 
 1900, about six weeks ago, the old lOOth once Jmore took ship 
 for England. J\ newspaper despatch of that date says :— 
 
 "Never in the history of Halifax have regular troops re- 
 teived such an ovation. Their departure has usually been at- 
 tended by demonstrations by the friends of the men and officers 
 but to-day, the general public turned out to give Tommy a 
 farewell, which will be long remembered by them * • • Every 
 militia band in Halifax was ordered out, and the line of march 
 was lined with people who fairly howlod as the men passed 
 along, singing " Soldiers of the Queen." E^ry one of the goQ- 
 men of the marching regiment helped to swell th<;, volume of 
 song, which could be heard blocks away. * * ♦ As the rr.en 
 boarded the troopship they were given three rousing cheers and 
 slowly the crowd dispersed." > v -^: 
 
 And with the outbound troopship " Vancouver, " exit the 
 Leinster-Bombay-Canadian presentment ^of the historic looth, 
 for it is not improbable, that the nextappearance of the corps 
 on Canadian shores, will be as the looth Prince of Wale^ Royal 
 Canadian Regiment, officered by Canadians, and recruited from 
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 REPATRIATION OF TliE REGIMENT. 
 
 A Strong desire has been manifested by the people of Ca- 
 nada, for the repatriation of the old^d^anadian corps, by the per- 
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 signation. 
 
 The Dominion Government has takfen up the matter, and Ian 
 immense petition, signed by thousands of loyal and influenzal 
 Canadians, has been forwarded to H R. H. the Prince of Wates 
 through the hands of the^arl of Aberdeen, late Governor-Geh- 
 eral of Canada, '* earnestly praying for the restoration of the 
 looth Prince of Wales Royal Canadian Regiment to Canad| 
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 And there seems reason to believe tK«t this wish is on tm 
 eve of fulfilment, for in England and t^« affliiy a strong interest 
 has been aroused on this subject. It has/^en brought up in th< 
 British Parliament, and it is now asserted, that at the close oi 
 the war in South Africa, the old regiment is to be re- habilitated 
 and to regain its identity as a Canadian corps ; the present bat-] 
 talion to be dratted into other regiments, and new officers to be 
 chosen from the Canadian Militia and the Royal Military Col- 
 lege and there is no doubt, that as in 1858, Canada, to-day, can 
 raise a splendid^ body of men, for enrollment in the Imperial 
 Army, and thus knit closer, if possible, the tic between the 
 Motherland ind this, her greatest colony, and in the noble 
 spirit of true patriotism, hasten, on the movement towards the 
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