Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery

—X. B. GARRISON ARTILLERY. I03M. D„ was gazetlfed lieutenant of Captain Adams' company,vice Geo. J.Stackhouse, resigned, and thus began the militiacareer of an accurate and enthusiastic officer.During the year the efforts of Lieutenant Deacon to obtainfor the corps a set of colors had been very successful, and inDecember the silken trophies arrived from England. Theirpresentation to the regiment was an interesting and imposingevent. The following is an account taken from a newspaperof the time :The Colors recently procured in England for the New BrunswickRegiment of Artillery were presented at the Institute lastevening (i8th December). The hall was filled to overflowingshortly after seven o'clock, and hundreds of people retired unableto procure admittance. Large numbers of those presentremained standing^ during the whole of the evening, it beingimpossible to obtain seats for all who gained admittance.The volunteers in and about the city attended in large forceand made quite an interesting appearance. About eight o'clockCaptain Rankine's company, carrying the colors furled, enteredthe hall and marched upon the platform, the City Band playing"British Grenadiers." The colors were then unfurled, theband playing " Rule Brittania."Lieutenant-Colonel Thurgar informed the audience that thecolors were now to be presented in the name of the ladies ofSt. John, and he called upon Rev. Dr. Gray to consecratethem.The address of presentation was delivered, extempore, byLieutenant-Colonel Gray. He spoke (an unusual thing forhim) so low as to be heard quite indistinctly in the furtherpart of the house. Addressing himself to the officers and menof the artillery he said that he was honored by the commandof the ladies of the City and County to represent them on thisoccasion. What, he asked, is the purpose that has broughtus together ? This banner (pointing to the dark blue banner)beautiful as it is, is but the product of the worm ; the workupon it is that of frail, though, perhaps, young and beautifulhands. Yet it lives, it moves, it is the embodiment of the