The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-13
English Official Opinion OF the Union
Army.
LORD rALAERsTON's oBsERv ATOMS ON THE BULL RUN

FIGHT.
rFrom tho london Times Auprst %

from the London Times, August 2S.l
Yesterday Lord Palmerston was formally installed in
his office OF lord Warden Of the Cirque Ports with much
pomp and circumstance, and amid every demonstra ion
Of popular enthusiasm. Tho banquet held in the
Maon Iicu, which has been recently restored and deco
rated The building which was formerly religious
house OF the order Of the Templars, is now used
townha 1t Is the very odiace in which, according to
local tradition, the recreant King John delivered his
kingdom to the Papa egate Panduf and undertook to do
homage for il as yassal OF the Pope, paying 600 marks
as annual tribute.
The CHAIRMAN introduce tho toast Of the even.
ng Having referred to the glori,s Of the poss
and euogzod the character and merits of their dstn
gushcd guest his Worship gave tie health Ct Vscount
Palmcrston, their new Lord Warden
The toast received with vehement and prolonged
cheering.
lord PALMKRsroS then rose and said-Mr. Mayor and
gentlemen, 1t is really not Of those Commonplace
pressios which are usual on these occasions say that
no words adequately express the smallest portion Of
the gratitude which feel for the Kind, the warm, the
cordial reception which have met WITH not only IN this
hall, but in every part Of the precincts oil Lover
through which l have passed during the proceed
ings OF today. Colonel MMurdo truly observed
that recent events in America should teach
US valuable lesson The example of what has happened
across the Atlantic shears tkat soa may collect thousands #
men together and pat unit forms their Jacks and rauskc
~ Yer hanas, out yo DO 1os Me,eoy e'n,s them fnto
discipline 1t Is not enough that there should be ndie
dual bravery. Why, our cousins In America, ndiri
duGt men, as brave any that tread ae earth They
are of the same stock ourselves they descended
from the parents, animated by the spirit
and prepared to encounter equal dangers. But when
tho' sands of m personally courageous any
existence get together each man wanting that confidence
in his comrade which discipline and training alone
supply they crhiied 10 the vord !kdt unfrnae rapidly
Of n,o-psG ,uhih took place at Bun nm (augbter.)
That, say, is no dsparagemcn to the vaor OF tho Ame
ricans, bat affords repeat lesson which ourselves
may rsenly ponder and remember-viz, that discipline
and organization indispensable TO make any army
efficient in the field.
COLONEL M'MURDOs OPINION OF GENERAL M'CLEL-
LAN's DISCIPLINE.
Colonel McMurdo returned thanks for tho Volunteers
and bore testimony to the admirable in which
the de ent corps OF the Cirque Ports had acquitted them
selves that day. They consisted Of scattered corIs which
had been brought together before; but their per-
formances bad illustrated the principle which he had
constantly cnunciated, namcly-that when company
drill had been attended TO there fear but that
when brought together in battalions and brigados
they would work wei. In Great Britain there were
BAT batteries Of volunteer artillery, such US
those Ee had seen that day, representing to-
tai force OF %, $50 artllerymeD; in addition
10 which had las eco volunteer ri.lcmen.
Our volunteers would not be above taking lesson from
what had happened in America, and perhaps o.
neral officers might adrdntageoasy d, the General
NCe'lans first general order referred to that
scntal to army in the feldho proper sanitary CON
dton Of the camps. Besides organizing his army
General MCle'an Wds also juiiciousy organizing thai
great reticfe IF Intelligence, The pntc press Instead Of
his headquarters no had laid down code OF rules for
their guidance, and appealed to their patriotism fol
low it, The .dk point Of ro,ieer system uGs said
be hs officers No doubt those gentlemen required tino
TO attain proficiency but he believed they would
dertake their important duties unless they really ntcnlcd
toduay themselves for their proper fulfment (iclr
hear)