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5, Captain Torrance; No. 6, Captain Campbell McDongall.
In the autumn of 1878, The Marquis of Lome, now
Duke of Argyle, sueceeded the Karl of Dufferin, as Governor-General
of Canada. As the Marchioness of Lome
was a princess of the Royal family the arrival of the
new governor general and Her Royal Highness, the
Princess l/ouise, was awaited with lively interest by the
people of Canada, and unusual preparations were made
for fittingly receiving the vice-regal couple. In Montreal,
as befitted the chief city of Canada, the arrangements
were on a most elaborate scale, all clas.ses of the corn-
Engineers facing the station, the Montreal Garrison Artillery
on Bonaventure (now St. James) street at the
junction of Craig; the Prince of Wales Rifles at Victoria
Square on St. James street; the 65th Mount Royal
Rifles and the St. Jean Baptiste Infantry Company (the
nucleus of the 85th Regiment), on Radegonde street at
Victoria Square; the 5th Royal Fusileers, up Radegonde
street and Beaver Hall Hill, the 6th Fusiliers on Phillips
Square and St. Catherine street; the Victoria Rifles on
Dorchester street at the Windsor Hotel.
After the arrival
of the royal party at the Windsor the troops formed
up on St. Catherine street, and, xmder
the general officer in
REGIMENTAL TROPHIES
munity vieing with one another to manifest their devotion
to the Royal family. Their Excellencies made their
entry into Montreal on November 28th, proceeding from
old Bonaventure Staiion to the Windsor Hotel, via St.
James street, Beaver Hall Hill, Phillips Square and St.
Catherine street through dense crowds of people. The
event was made the occasion of an imposing military
display. The whole brigade paraded in full force for the
occasion. The I'rince of Wains Rifles furnished a guard
of honor of 100 men at Bonaventure Station, the Victoria
Rifles, one of .similar strength at the Windsor Hotel.
The Montreal Troop of Cavalty furnished an escort, and
the I\Iontreal Field Battery formed up on Dominion
Square to fire a royal salute. The other corps took up
positions on the line of route as follows:—Montreal
command, marched past the Windsor Hotel by Dorchester
street. His Excellency and Her Royal Highness were
stationed on a balcony and reviewed the troops as they
marched past, but the crowd of spectators, in and out of
carriages was so dense, that, when the rear battalion
came up, the street was blocked, and the general wisely
stopped the parade. A number of guards of honor were
furnished by the local corps during the royal visit. The
5lh Royal Fusileers furnished a voluntary guard for the
grand ball given in the Windsor Hotel on the evening of
the 29th and also
furnished a guard upon the occasion of
the departure of His Excellency and Her Royal Highness
on the morning of December the second.
In a descripiion of the Montreal reception of the
Marquis of Lome and Her Royal Highness published in