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take IA the little ones whose charact r and circumstances
disqualify the n for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tendar
age precludes their admission to the 11, fuges. Such are those
who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are
those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and
left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose
parents may have at one time or other received pariah relief,
and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose
'parents are breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who
train their children in the same path. Such are those whose
evil associations have already had their painful effect, and
must lead them to a life of crime and misery.
There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of
age to 10. There is room for nearly 10C,, and the Comfnittee
would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait
for the necessary subscriptions.
The Committee feel constrained to p'ead for those who
cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir-
cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they
ask—ls it right to make a widow and her family paupers for
lire because one of them (the naughty boy of the film ly) runs
wild in the streets and is beyond her control ? Is it kind to
fell her, because she has so large a faintly, that you will not
h 1p her to put one of them into a Home. but that the, must
ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the best we can for the
little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is
doing to others as we would they should do unto • s that when
these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into
the streets, or force them by ill-treatment to "sun away,"
none of us shoe d be found to care for them, to speak a kindly
word to them, to bArlend them, to house and clothe th m ?
Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, rassfng by on the
other Fide, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's
keeper ?"
The necessity for an Institution for these little ones is evi-
dent from the police stalls tea, which show that in London
alone, in one year, no fewer than 31 I. boys under '0 years of
age, have been appr, headed for various offences, 79 of whom
were convicted awl punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis-
charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too
young to punish. though not too young to learn thebeginnings
of crime. On the other band, there are numbers who, but
for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must
ether wire become paupers, and losing all Mess. of self-reli •
ante and self-help, be permanent burdens to the State.
The mode of admission to the House is twofbld,
Ist. By election of the subscribers. toys thus admitted
are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught ill
they are 11 years o age.
With the view .o s cure the election of the most deserving
cases, the Commit! e have from the first discouraged canvas-
sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers.
The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care-
ful y investigated by the Committee, and with this informa-
tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to
those most eligible for free admission.
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All children must be under 10 yi ars of age at the time of
admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any
time as soon as approved by t' e Committee,
Elections of chi dren to be ad..fitted free will take p'ace as
frequently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will
admit, till the Home is fall ; they will then be held periodi-
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It aff -Ms relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition t' this, the average number of attendance of the
.Ixstitute sick has for a con iderable period averaged between
3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
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benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
co talnir.g several hundred more beds, had the Committee
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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1865.

By the arrival of the above mail we have advices
from Bombay to Feb. 28, and from Calcutta to
Feb. 21.

TIIE BIIOOTAN EXPEDITION.

The Indian papers are unanimous in regarding
the Bhootan expedition as a complete failure. The
Calcutta Englishman says that it was mismanaged

from the very commencement, and that the onlyre-
sult that could have been expected has followed upon
" incompetency and ignorance." " The men we de-
spised and laughed as wretched curs who had not
even the courage to fight for their independence (it
adds) have turned upon us and driven our trained
native soldiers from the posts which, according to
the Bengal Government, could be safely left to the
care of the police. All the pomp and circumstance
of glorious war, the right centre column, the left
centre, the centre, the Armstrong battery, the mor-
tars, all the appliances of modern engineering skill,
have led to what ?—the evacuation of two of the
forts, over the easy capture of which there had been
so much rejoicing. And, unfortunately, we can
scarcely, even in the instance of Dewangiri, call it
evacuation. It was something far worse. Rumours
were afloat that the true colours of the affair were
even darker than they had been painted, and we re-
gret to say that these rumours are confirmed by our
own letters since received. It is not pleasant to helve
to say of a force commailded by British officers—
but, like a good many 'other unpleasant things, it
seems to be true—that the so-called evacuation was
a disgraceful retreat, the consequence of a still more
disgraceful panic, and best described by the Ameri-
cans as a skedaddle.' "

The following letter, published by the same
paper, contains particulars of the Dewangiri disaster;
and is dated Feb. 9, Koomrekatta, whither the force
had retired after evacuating the stronghold :
" When I wrote to you from Dewangiri the account
of the attack of the Bhooteas on our position on Jan.
30, and their repulse, I little thought that my next
letter would tell you of our disastrous retreat to this
place, with the loss of all our artillery, ammunition,
and baggage. On January 31, and Ist and 2d Feb-
ruary, the Bhooteas remained pretty quiet, occa-
sionally annoying us with their fire, but not actu-
ally attacking us or coming to an engagement. On
the 3d they had a stockade thrown up about half a
mile from our position, and that night they advanced
still further and closed the Derunga pass to the
plains. Our water was now running fearfully short,
the enemy having got command of the chief source
of our supply, which was a mile and a half from
camp, the water being conducted from that distance
in split bamboos forming a long spout. It was im-
possible for us to drive the enemy from their posi-
tion above the water ; and even if we had been able
to do so we should have been worse off than before,
as we could not have retained the position, and
must have lost at least half our men. Our whole
force at this time was about 550 ; and the Bhootea
prisoners all along maintained that we were con-
fronted by between 5,000 and 6,000 men. Briga-
dier General Mulcaster, who was in Gowhatty, was
written to on January 30 for reinforcements, and he
got the letter the same evening. He had with him
two companies of the 43d Native Infantry, and
some of the 12th Native Infantry ; and had these
men been sent off at once, they might have reached
Dewangiri by forced marches in two days ; but the
Brigadier-General wrote back to say that he con-
sidered our force ample to maintain our position,
and to drive the enemy from any they might take
up. He was written to every day while the pass
remained opdil ; and on Feb. 4 a party of 40 men
of the 12th Native Infantry, escorting ammunition,
attempted to reach us, but the pass was then closed
and the Bhooteas in force between us and them, and
they were compelled to return without effecting
their object. I don't mean to say that, had every
available man in Gowhatty been sent to our assist-
ance we should have been able to hold our position
at Dewangiri, for I don't think we could, as the total
failure of the water supply must have compelled
us to abandon the position ; but, reinforced, we
might have kept the pass open, and retired in good
order with our guns and baggage. On Feb. 4 the
Bhootea stockades commanded the camp ; and it
being with the greatest difficulty that the men could
get even a drop of water to -drink, it was decided to
retreat that night to the plains by the Libra pass.
Two hundred men of the 43d Native Infantry were
told off to carry and escort the sick and wounded,
50 to help to carry the artillery guns, and the re-
mainder, 200, to form the advance and rear guards.
The column began its gloomy march at about one
o'clock in the morning of the sth, and from that
moment everything went wrong. The paths were
mistaken ; the advance guard went one way, part
of the main column, with sick and wounded, another ;
and another part a third ; part of the rear guard fol-
lowing one party, part another. The sick and
wounded were deserted by their escort and bearers,
and left on the road side ; and the men told off to
help the artillerymen to carry the guns bolted ;
leaving only 17 artillerymen to carry two 12-pounder
howitzers. The gunners struggled on with them for
some time up a steep and rugged road, if such it
could be called ; but after going about a mile they
were totally worn out, and the inevitable choice of
two evils alone remained, either to leave the guns,
or to remain and lose the men, without in the end
saving the guns. The guns were spiked, and thrown •
over the edge of the road, down a khud. At this
time the artillery officer and his men were, I believe,
totally separated from the column ; but pushing
along what they thought might be the road, they
came upon two of our own men, who had been badly
wounded on the first day, and who were deserted on
the road. These men they helped and brought along
with them, and reached camp at Koomrekatta in
the evening. Being the last to come in. The whole
affair was in no way a retreat ; it was a disgraceful
rout and flight from beginning to end. The 43d
N.I. behaved disgracefully, and deserted everything
entrusted to their care.

THE DRAWING ROOM.

By command of the Queen a Drawing-room was
held on Saturday last at St. James's Palace by her
Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, on behalf of
her Majesty.

Presentations at this Court are, by the Queen's
pleasure, to be considered as equivalent to presenta-
tions made to her Majesty.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by
their Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and escorted
by a squadron of Life Guards, arrived at St. James's
Palace, from Marlborough House, about 2 o'clock,
and were received by the Mistress of the Robes and
the great officers of State of her Majesty's House-
hold.

Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise arrived from Buckingham Palace,
attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Lord
Alfred Paget.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived, at-
tended by Major Cowell and Lieut. Haig.
Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge
arrived, attended by her Lady in Waiting.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
arrived, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, Col.
Tyrwhitt.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-
Weimar was present at the Drawing-room.
Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen at Ails was on duty in the State Saloons,
under the command of the Lieutenant.

The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty, under the command of Colonel
0. P. Bourke, the Exon in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales took
her station in front of the Throne, accompanied by
the Prince of Wales and the other members of the
Royal family.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales wore
a train of violet velvet, trimmed with rich white
blonde. The petticoat of white satin, trimmed with
bouillon& of tulle and white satin riband. The head-
dress, a tiara of diamonds, feathers, and veil. Orna-
ments—a corsage of diamonds, necklace and ear-
rings of pearls and diamonds. Orders of Victoria
and Albert and Donna Isabella of Portugal.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena wore a
petticoat of tulle over a rich whiteglace silk, trimmed
with bunions of tulle and white satin ribands.
Train of rich white silk, trimmed with tulle and
white satin bows. Headdress—hyacinths, feathers,
and veil. Diamond and jet ornaments. Victoria
and Albert Order and Order of St. Isabella.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore a
petticoat of tulle over a rich white glace silk, trimmed
with bunions of tulle and white satin ribands. Train
of rich white silk, trimmed with tulle and white satin
bows. Headdress—hyacinths, feathers, and veil.
Ornaments—diamonds, and Victoria and Albert
Order.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge wore a black silk train, trimmed with niches
of silk and tulle, point d'Alencon, and bunches of
poppies ; a petticoat of black tulle over glace silk,
richly trimmed with point to match. Headdress—a
diadem of diamonds, mounted with poppies, feathers,
and silver tulle veil. Ornaments—pearls and
diamonds.

The following presentations to the Princess of
Wales, on behalf of the Queen, took place, the
names having been previously left at the Lord
Chamberlain's-office, and submitted for her Ma-
jesty's approval :

Miss Agnew, by her mother, Lady Louisa Agnew.
Miss Antrobus, by her mother, Mrs. Antrobus.

Miss Evelyn Balfour, by Lady Blanche Balfour.
Miss Baillie, by Mrs. Duncan Baillie.

Mrs. Brian Barttelot Barttelot, on her marriage, by her
mother, Miss Bateman.

Miss Constance Barrington, by her mother, the Hon.
Mrs. Barrington.

Miss Smith-Barry, by her mother, Mrs. Smith-Barry.
Hon. Mrs. Allen Bathurst, by Lady Emily Hankey.
Miss Bloomfield, by the Marchioness of Ely.

Mrs. Curwen Boyd, by Lady Alfred Spencer Churchill.
Miss Caroline Boyd, by her mother, Mrs. Curwen Boyd.
Miss Eleanor Boyle, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Richard Boyle.

Mrs. Harvey Bramston, on her marriage by the Lady
Braybrooke.
Lady Mary Cadogan, by Lady Adelaide Cadogan.

Miss Campbell, by the Hon. Mrs. Percy Wyndham.
Miss Castalia Campbell, by the Duchess of Argyll.

Miss Chaplin, by Lady Caroline Kerrison.'
The Duchess of Cleveland, by the Duchess of Roxburghe.
Miss Margaret Compton, by Lady William Compton.
Miss Cooper, by her mother, Lady Cooper.

The Countess of Coventry, on her marriage, by Lady
Maria Pon sonby.

Miss Gibson Craig, by her mother, Lady Gibson Craig.
Miss H. Elizabeth Gibson Craig, by her mother, Lady
Gibson Craig.

Lady Emily Craven, by her mother, the Countess of
Craven.

Mrs. Crawley, by Lady Dacre.
Mrs. Dakin, by Lady Grey.
Mrs. Maximilian Dalison, by the Countess of Caledon.
Miss Maud Dalison, by hor mother, Mrs. Maximilian
Dalison.

Miss de Michele, by her mother, Mrs. o:Eastland do
Michele.

Miss Nina de Michele, by hor mother, Mrs. C. Eastland
de Michele.

Miss Edith Duncombe, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Arthur Duncombe.

Mrs. Eckersley, by Lady Sarah Lindsay.
Miss Dalrymple Elphinstone, by tho Hon. Mrs. Hub-
bard.

Mrs. Charles Fordyce, on her marriage, by the non. Mrs.
Hubbard.

Fraser,
Mrs. by the Marchioness of Carmarthen.

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Miss Fraser, by Mrs. Fraser.

Miss Gabriel, by Lady Rogers.
Mrs. Clifton Gascoigne, on her marriage, by her mother-,
in-law, Mrs. Gascoigne.
Miss Mary Gladstone, by her mother, Mrs. Wm. Glad-
stone.

Mrs. George Grant Gordon, on her marriage, by Lady
Francis Gordon.

Lady Macpherson Grant, by the Countess of Fife.
Miss Christina Graham, by her sister, Mrs. Seymour
Grenfell.

Mrs. Guthrie, by Viscountess Torrington.
Mrs. Hall and Miss Hall, of Holly Bush, Staffordshire,
by Lady Johnstone.

The Times of India is of opinion that two great
mistakes have been committed. " First (it says),
an expedition, with which British prestige was
temporarily bound up, was sent beyond the frontier
of India, though in its composition the ingredient of
European troops was wanting. When we trust to
native soldiers to carry our arms into the Himalayas,
we should be prepared to hear of unpleasant reverses.
Even the native troops we did send to Bhootan
were under-officered, or at any rate are so now.
Than under-officered sepoys there are no troops in the'
world more likely to become panic-stricken. Native
troops, to be got well into battle, require not fewer,
but fully double as many inspiriting leaders as
European troops. Mistake No. 2 consisted in a bad
selection of sites for the advanced post in the passes,
and leaving them in charge of guards neither suffi-
ciently alert nor strong enough. It is impossible
not to percieve that in more than one instance the
Bhooteahs have been able to surprise our troops in
a manner apparently discreditable to the latter, and
that had they even advanced unmaskedly the posts
were too weak to long hold out against them. In
few instances has the absence of European infantry
been productive of more complete demoralisation
than in the Bhootan pass fighting, or skirmishing,
or retreating, or whatever else may be the proper
term for it."

Miss Hardy, by her mother, Mrs. Gawthorne Hardy.
Mrs Rickart Hepburn, of Rickarton, Kincardineshire, by
the Hon. Mrs. Hubbard.

Miss Rickart Hepburn, by her mother, Mrs. Rickart
Hepburn.

Mrs. G. F. Holroyd, by Mrs. Street.
The Hon. Mrtsl/2 Georgo Howard, by the Duchess of
Argyll.
Miss Lucy Hubbard, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Hubbard.

Lady Oaspard le Marchant, by the Duchess of Suther-
land.

Mrs, Naylor Leyland, by the Marchioness of Ely.
Mrs. J. B. Lind, by her mother, Lady Davis.
frs. R. D. Lowe, by Lady Sarah Lindsay.
Miss Amy Lowder, by her mother, Lady Alcock.
Miss Katherine IPMurdo, by Mrs. Hsnry A. Bruce.

Mrs. Thomas Maunsell, on her marriage, by Lady
Proby.
. The Counters of Mexborough, by Lady Sarah Lindsay.
Lady Susa•a Milbank, on her marriage, by the Mar-
chioness of 'Carmarthen.

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lady Outram, by the Duchess of Argyll.
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Miss Eleamir Peel, by her mother, Mrs. John Peel.
Mrs.- Charles Raymond Pelly, on her marriage, by Lady
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Mir ; Pole, by the Dowager Marchioness of Waterford.
Th, 3 Hon. Mrs. Henry Ponsonby, by the Countess of
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Lady Cecelia Brinckman.
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Viscountess Strangford, by the Marchioness of Claiwi-
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Marchioness of Waterford.

Mrs. Clement Swanston, on her marriage, by her aunt,
Lady Georgiana Romilly.
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Mrs. Thomas M. C. Symonds, by Mrs. Hugh Childers.
The Hon. Lady Talbot, by the Hon. Lady Grey.
Miss Mary Talbot, by her mother, the Hon. Lady Talbot.
Mrs. Tayler, on her marriage, by the Countess of Fife.
Miss Mary Wells, by Lady Dacre.
Miss Wickham, by her mother, Mrs. Francis Wickham.
Miss Wood, by Lady Mary Wood.

The Impending Naval Engagement off the
Coast of Spain,

(From the Correspondent of the Morning Herald.)

I herein hand you particulars and information
concerning the Confederate steam ram Stonewall
and the United States frigate Niagara and screw
corvette Sacramento, about to take part in a naval
engagement off this port. The two last-named
vessels are at present in Corunna, distant about 11
miles from here. They have both had steam up on
board for some weeks past watching night and day
for the appearance of the Stonewall. The excite-
ment here and in Corunna is immense. The sym-
pathy of the Spaniards is entirely with the Confe-
derates.

The Stonewall put into Corunna on the 21st of
February last, from Bordeaux, having experienced
bad weather, and sprung a leak aft, about the 3d of
February. She came to Ferrol for repairs in the
Government arsenal here. About ten clays after her
arrival here the Niagara came in, being followed by
the Sacramento the following day. After they had
been here for some five days, the admiral command-
ing requested the Federals to leave the port, which
they accordingly did, making for Corunna, where
they remained at anchor with steam up until the
14th inst., when they weighed anchor, and cruised
about outside the port for about two days ; bad
weather coming on they again entered Corunna,
and are now awaiting the departure of the
Stonewall from this place, which would have
taken place this morning but for the strong
wind that is blowing' from the south-west. One
of the officers of the Stonewall has just in-
formed me that they are to steam out to-
morrow morning, if weather permits. Capt. Page,
commanding the ram, arrived here from Paris two
days ago, and immediately requested the permission
of the admiral to allow him to leave the port at any
moment. The Stonewall is an iron-plated vessel
of about 900 tons, having a ram, or prow, forward
about 22ft. long ; her armament consists of one
300-pounder Armstrong gun, worked from an
armour-plated turret, right in the bows of the ship.
She has also another armour-plated turret, aft, in
which are two 70-pounder Armstrong guns. These
three are the only guns she carries. She is built on
the twin screw principle ; engines about 320 horse
power ; nominal speed of vessel about 10 miles.
Her crew consists of about 16 officers and 80 men,
all told ; the greater part of them are men who be-
longed to the Alabama and Florida. Capt. Page
last night called the crew aft, and after explaining
the situation of affairs, said that as the Confede-
racy had no longer any ports in the Northern States
it was useless going to America, so they have made
up their minds to conquer or be conquered. All the
yards and topmasts have been lowered, and every-
thing on board put in fighting trim. The men
would not turn in last night, but were up the whole
night singing patriotic songs. All on board are
sanguine of success, from the captain downwards.
It is intended only to fire shells from the large gun.
The Federals rely entirely on success by running the
ram down or boarding her.
The Niagara is commanded by Commodore Cra-
ven. She carries 12 200-pounder Parrot guns.
Her tonnage and horse-power you have probably by
you. She steams about 12 miles, but is very long,
and cannot turn round in less than half a mile,
whereas the ram can turn round in her own
length.
The Sacramento carries 11 200-pounder Parrot
guns, and has a crew of about 300 men the Niagara
has a crew of 450 men. It is the general opinion
of people here that if the Stonewall can but lodge
tone of her 300-pound shells in either of the Federals
it will sink them in five minutes.

There are two Spanish frigates waiting to accom-
pany the ram out to sea, in order that no fighting
may take place in Spanish waters. The guns in the
forts have been got ready for action in case the
Federals should attempt to break neutrality.
The admiral of the station sympathises with the
South, and when taking leave of the captain of the
Stonewall yesterday said he wished him success
from his heart.

The excitement of the people here is immense, as I
said before. The Federals have made themselves
very obnoxious here lately, several of them being in
prison in Corunna at the present moment. I know
for a fact that one of the officers of the Niagara had
to make a public apology for having insulted a
Spanish officer at a ball in the Carnival. I myself
saw three officers turned out of a ball-room. On
the contrary, the officers and crew of the Stonewall
have gained the goodwill of the Spaniards by their
quiet, gentlemanly conduct, during the whole of
their stay.
The wind is blowing very strong at present ; I
almost fear the ram cannot leave to-morrow, but
wiN write and advise you later if anything fresh
°wigs.
A Kr. Buffum, correspondent of the New York
Heroic? has come from Paris to witness and report
the fight, He wishes me to go with him when it
takes plaee. and conduct him to a good spot for
witnessing the engagement. I will write and give
you particulars of the same.

THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY VOLUNTEERS.--The
annual inspection of the Oxford University Rifle
Regiment took place on Wednesday, and was the first that
has been held by Colonel Erskine since his appointment as
lnspector-General of Volunteers. The Regiment paraded
at 2 p.m., 273 strong, for the inspection of arms and ac-
coutrements, and marched to its battalion parade-ground.
Arrived there, it wheeled into line, and received the inspect-
ing officer with a general salute. It broke into open column
right in front, and marched past in open and quarter dis-
tance columns ; formed battalion square, re-formed column,
deployed into line, changed front on the right company, left
thrown back, commenced file-firing from the right of com-
panies, advanced in direct echelon of companies from the
right, formed company squares, re-formed echelon, wheeled
to the left, and re-formed line on the rear company, changed
front on the left company, right thrown back, fired volleys
by companies from right to left, retired by companies from
the left in rear of right, fronted and deployed into line on
the leading company, advanced in double column of sub-
divisions from the centre, formed line to the right, retired
in echelon front the left, re-formed line, and again advanced
in double column of subdivisions from the centre, re-formed
line to the front on the two centre subdivisions, formed
quarter distance column on No. 3, skirmished. Throe com-
panies extended, and a new line of skirmishers were thrown
out on the right flank, the old skirmishers forming the new
supports. The skirmishers were then strengthened, and
after retiring and keeping up a steady fire, they closed on
the coverers and formed quarter-distance column. Colonel
Erskine, at the close of the evolutions, said that on the
whole Re had been very well pleased with what he had
seen. He could not say they were perfect. Their marching
was excellent, but there were many little faults. There
was too much crowding in the ranks, and it was impossible
to drill well while their arms were overlapping one ano-
ther. There ought to be no looking about in the ranks, and
more attention ought to be paid to those in command. He
was glad to see that the officers and sergeants knew their
work. He knew that they had many disadvantages to con-
tend with—the shortness of their time and their many other
pursuits, which left few opportunities for drill. He should
have great pleasure in making a favourable report to the
Secretary of War. The day was very stormy, and snow
fell at intervals.