The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-20 00:00:00

Total horses .

600

The Horse Artillery at Woolwich (about three
skeleton troops of two guns each), with the Rocket
Troop, will, perhaps, make together 12 guns. If
they have horses for their waggons they would be
very fortunate.

We have now completed our battery on paper; we
oppose to 60 French cannon 62 British—about gun
for gun.
How many of the 500 horses required, trained,
and disciplined, can Woolwich furnish ? Supposing
that ,the Foot Artillery, with their present esta-
blishment, could horse 50 guns, can they horse their
waggons ?
if not--if they have not horses for 50 guns, letting
alone the 50 waggons, spare carriages and officers'
horses, then, in such an emergency, posthorses would
have to be hired for the service of the Artillery. Then
comes another query—Can the Foot Artillery furnish
250 drivers for the 500 horses required ?—for all the
horses, regimental and hired, must be driven by
artillerymen, and my estimate, as every Artillery
officer will admit, is below the full field complement.
We will suppose our battery exchanging fire with
the French battery (a probable contingency), a line
of waggons (ammunition) in the rear of the guns 50
yards, a scene of noise and necessary confusion, and
that confusion increased by the unsteadiness of the
horses, unaccustomed to firing—kicking and plung-
ing—while the drivers, unused to the horses, can
scarely hold them.
The Duke's letter has somewhat damped the
confidence of our over-sanguine dreamers. If so great
an authority considers that courage and numbers
must be aided and directed by discipline, the same
wise maxim equally applies to every subordinate
detail in the means of averting invasion.

In the emergency contemplated, the public relies
upon the powerful aid of our artillery. The artillery
is expected to restore the balance, to make a half-
disciplined army equal to the succesful encounter
with the disciplined and veteran troops of an invader.
Well, be it so; but where so much is expected, some-
thing ought to be given. Men cannot make bricks
without straw,— neither can the soldier fight without
weapons. If the efficiency of cavalry depends as
much on the training of the horse as of the rider, not
less does the active power of field artillery depend on
the perfect training of the artillery horse.
The Government has given a large number of re-
cruits to the Artillery,—let them now add horses.
Horses, in fair proportion,. have been added to the
strength of the cavalry regiments,—is the Artillery
alone to be left in a crippled state ?
Should this letter he 'worthy a place in your co-
lumns, I hope to show that the two elements of strength
in which the Artillery is most deficient may be sup-
plied without any ruinous expense to the state.
Accept this from your humble servant,
AN OLD LIEUTENANT FIREWORKER.
January 18.

ANECDOTES OF SIR GEORGE ETHEREGE.—There
was formerly at or near Charing-cross a famous ordi-
nary, kept by one Locket. It is often mentioned in
the plays of Cibber, Vanburgh, kc., and was much
frequented by Sir George Etherege. On one occasion,
Sir George and his company, provoked by something
amiss in the entertainment or attendance, got into a
violent passion, and abused the waiters. This brought
in Mrs. Locket. "We aro so provoked," said Sir
George, " that even I could find in my heart to pull
the nosegay out of your bosom, and throw the flowers
in your face." This turned all their anger into jest.
Sir George discontinued Locket's ordinary, having run
up a score, which he could not conveniently discharge.
Mrs. Locket sent one to dun him, and to threaten him
with a prosecution. He bid the messenger tell her that
ho would kiss her if she stirred P. step in it. When
this answer was brought back, she called for her hood
and scarf, and told her husband, who interposed, that
" she would] see if there was any fellow alive that had
the impudence." " Pry'thee, my dear, do not be so
rash," said her huslapasnsiod,n2Y—Livoudep
do not
Aitiin
ot knowo. what a
man may do in his p A
JUVENILE DUEL.—On Friday morning last a
concourse of boys were gathered together near Pitville-
circus, and, by their violent gestures, appeared to be
quarrelling. Soon after, one of the party, by name
Cooke, left the group and rau a distance of about fifteen
yards, when, turning round, he fired a pistol at a boy
named Hughes. The latter seemed determined to have
satisfaction, and proceeded a little distance along the
road, apparently with the intention of performing a
similar manceuvre. When the two youths were about
twenty yards apart, Hughes turned round and fired a
pistol at Cooke, who received some of the shots in his
shoulder and thigh. Mr. J. Russell and Mr. William
Boodle happened to be passing at the time, and observ-
ing the circumstance, immediately secured the parties,
and conveyed them to the station-house. They were
brought up to the public office for examination on Sa-
turday, but they were remanded to Monday.—Cheltenham
Chronicle.

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