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W Titanium fiETR’OSPECT or A YEAR. _â€".4_. I Time by moments steals away, First. the hour, and then the day ;, Smhll the daily loss appears, Yet it soon amounts to years. ;, Tha- auother year is flown, And is now no more. our own, (Though, it brought a promised good), Than the years before the flood. Btit each year-mlet npne forget-m- SGOTT, qupriejior. Finds and leaves as deep in debt , Farm-g from the Lord received, Sins that have the Spirit grieved. Marked by God’s ulierring hand, ,VOL 110 N00 5‘0 {SCARBORolenui MARKHAM,V ‘-‘- Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than. Popular f‘Opz'n'ion.” In His book recorded stand ; Who can tell the vast amount Placed to every soul’s account 1: occasioned the breach was highly gratifying to both, and they only regretted that reconciliation had been so long postponed. ard was delighted with the genius. beauty, and accomplishments of Louisa, and could not forbear con- trasting the graceful modesty .Of her manners with the lofty bearing We have nothing, Lord, to pray, Take, 0 ! take our sins away ; Self-condemned, on Thee we call a Freely,.Lord. forgive us all, If we see another year, May we spend it in Thy fear ;, All it's days devote to Thee Lipingfor Eternity. ran COUNTRY ‘couer. AN AMERICAN Tana. ,The provoking creature! Mr. Hov- = andhaughty affectation ol'his own be-: loved child ; and when he hid urged- ‘How provoking l’ cried the gay and beautiful Emily Howard. as she threw aside a letter she had been _ ‘. .__ . “KING, AND WHITCHURCH ADVERTISER. ‘WV AUGHANg fW"/VVV\/\/VW TERMS: $1 50 In Advance. Whole No. 57. « What assurance! Does she lean on his arm? And the baggage is, I am sure, precisely like that of the fat ‘Irish woman, who always come to serVIce in a stage-coach, With just :such an old band-box tied up in a rag, only she has got a rusty um- brella. I soppose she thought maybe her cousin Emily had none, and this would be just the thing to kiver us both in our rainy walks.â€" "I‘is too bad. too bad, too bad,’ and tears began to flow. At this moment Sir Edward VVal- too. the son of a wealthy marquis. who was visiting at Mr. Wilmot’s, was announced and hastily drying her tears and arranging her becom- ing dress with studied negligence, l i the acceptance of his invitation, it’ had been with a hope ofbenefttting‘ her not less, than With a desire for] the congenial society of his interest-fl ing niece. He was aware that his, daughter, having sren only rustic: licauties, had imbibed a loollsh butt s roug pi'cjudice against those wlioSc . lot was cast without the pale of a, ‘ What’a pity,’ he said to himself,’ intellectual face beaming with [the gyms Russel, My" Colonel Alcock, as he turned away, ‘thut such a poetic enthusiasm of her feelings.â€"â€"-. , 'Captain Adam Gladstooe, &C. pretty little creature (for despite her A5 She lUI'IWd he" SOUl-lll eye UPON Jisgmse she was beautiful, with \A.r,\.r\N\/\/‘-/ Colonel Wilford, who has warmly eyes soft' as the dove’s, and teeth of pearl) half concealed by such sweet lips, and a complexion whose purity might have elicited the envy ofeven the beautifcl Emi'y Howard ; what a pity'shc is so ilfnorant, and so singularly de void of taste in her; mind (which she could. not help Sec- personal adornings. And her voice. despite the ccur'se things lt uttered, its musical sweetness thrilled my heart.’ ‘ This is only the commencement,’ him, his tender gaze recalled her to , ,9 her 560305. llgal‘lv 3”" he" “Yes re“lhis lecture bv a brief glance at the “lid *1 deli? blush, overspread her hisiory and construction affirearms. Cheekt‘h . [titles were first mentioned at a try-- E'm’." “(33 “0‘ "355 s'm'Pl'med than get practice at Hamburgh, in 14,98. 1 . . ' Edward, and pleased that. she bad They were degenbed as musliem made a favourable impressmn on hisl Wm, H grmwcd inner surface ; and _ , , , from that day to the present rifle- “1‘0" llmllgh She behaved ” mt"mâ€"‘n'lmatches had existed in Germany. “ifl/ll She’la’l'resm‘led lQlelall Will‘3 The ride was first employed by the Mont), 10% her for Wllfil Sh? "353 Jagers, who carried them for the “nd Independently bl'fw‘.’ Pllbl‘cPPi' destruction of game that required to Him" Bl” all”! l’ll‘l” “dd gallmd be shot by ball, while ,in England ceived, introduced the subject of sighted the discomfitted Emily, as " 100 stt‘onga hold on, her 1168” i and and France game-keepers had no way to ‘ make an enemy think.” [Applause] xOur troopswerc new, all armed with ‘ the Eufield rifle. which was the best rifle made which in similar numbers, had been placed" in the hands of any army. By con? trust and comparison with li‘otvn, Bess it was a 'weapon of transcend- cnt Value and superiority. Upon the beatch at, liytlie one day, wlietr Sir John Burgoyne was present, a target was put up, 8 feet by 6 feet, upon which was outlined the figure of a man on horseback. A detach- ment ofthirty-two men were formed in line at 600 yards distance, who, lodged three balls in horse and ‘two in the man before an officer could get a glass. to his eye. b‘ir John Eu,rgoylne.iiwhepi he saw this. exclaimed, ‘Nolydragoon ("in stand before you. and no' ari..§igry cuni stand before you unless it is protect- ed.’ a, new gun required a new man. I en must be taught to shoot as they were trained in any other skilled calling. VVl;at was wanted. was that all the men in a regiment should be taught to shoot. as all the dragopns in a regiment were taught to ride. In the Government School of Musketry shooting was taught as a drill, without ball at all. The gallant Colonel then entered into 'a technical description of “aiming drill” and “ position drill,” and she pressed her pillow after the first day of embarrassmet’its and mortifi- during the reception of morning cal- lers, she found. herself as much an,- noyed as on thel'previous day. each game to bring down. I The a . 1' I u ‘ Austrians did not at first train rifle; stroneg insisted upon the neceSsity . f cuminencing rifle practice by reading ; ‘ only think. to be bot‘cd for ti Whole fortnight by a vulgar couu' trylcousin, and that, too, (lut'tiig the pay sensiin. Oh, dear! oh. dear! populous city, and he fol‘borc malt: tug any coniii'iculs on their eitpcctcd guest, as he wished to witness the surprise of Emily when she should, cations had passed. fland I now not where it will end; I anticipated full enough, but llél‘. Vot‘dniicy fut", far exceeds it all, It. will ruin me; I am sure it will, and something she proceeded to tile drawiug~room, where he was awaiting her. A look of uridnguiScd :idu‘iiration from him rewarded her trouble, and for- rnen, for they found them ready Ouaping caps and firing blank cart- lnade to their hands among the Ja-L sidgc. To begin \Vllll firing ball gers. Frederick the Great, in order cartridc was fatal. The volunteer .whc did so would never become a, linirlcdiately after dinner she took the arm of Louisa, and drawing heri away, said. ‘ Come, let us go to the ' to meet the Austrian armv on equal wliat will the VVilinots say? But thct'cit is ; liuust wr.ie her to come. for father has given her a pressui invitation, of course never thinkingr she would ill cepi,’ And she seized licr poll and wrote a pretty note, and, liastoniii,, lo the bearer, who was awaiting an answer in an adjoining room, Will a fan- wrcathcd In smiles, presented 11,â€"â€" But, alas! not one syllable ol l'ici' vchctnclit sollloquv had escaped the gentleman, and he being a lriend oi l the family by whom he had been linlllllilSMOI'letI to deliver the niacisagc oirlteturu related the whole atfair to Louisa Daltonâ€"inc country couslp. On being left alone, the astonished girliliurst into tears-râ€"h-ars of disap: poii'iliiicnt, indignation '1l'ldlllt’tt'llfit‘ll pride, But she soon recovered her- sclf, and, wiping her eyes. seemed lost in thought, when suddenly a merry laugh burst forth, and she roguishly said-- ‘Ay, ,that will be fine at all clients; I’ll make the most of my visit, and foolish, deceitful Emily Howard shall find that her, cousin, in point of vulgarity, is quite up to her imagination. I am sure it is but fair she should be punished, and as to her own opinion or that of her as- sociates, it matters but little to “KY, True, it will be a difficult part to play, but I trust much to my pow- ers of imitation in carrying out my plan, which. fortunately, according to the science of phrenology. are uncommonly developed.’ Could Emily Howard at this time have looked in upon her expected guest, she would have dismisscd all fears of being disgraced by her. as even sheâ€"the admired city belle, in point of beauty and accomplish- lncnts, could not rival her. She War I" P lilltrt: gi'accfullv reclining on a luxurious d0” W_ _ 1 ’ ' t- recognized her lively leatures shad- g ed by a large bonnet. lounge, in a rich and tasteful apar incnt.. The light of the departin v sumwas streaming through the win- 5 flow, and the demask curtains re- $01900 WP” fleeted a deeper hue to the rose tint Prise al llel t! .on her cheek. Though the traces .of tearerere still visible. a sunny smile played round the lips of Ma- “"ch oiscmcr the superiority of iteration- try cousin. At every ii‘tclition of, the visit the fallen countenance of getting all her anxiety in regard to her country cousin, she was soon i‘;ipturi"iti<ly listening to his glowing must be done. To-vnorrow 1 will reason with her g. she is quite prettv,| very pretty. and ifl can only induce to rlflcu‘yjl": ’fifif; ()an evenmg- ' They remained unknown among i .saic his errors. If there were any ‘ You don’t mean for me to, pre- pai‘e,’ said Louisa, eyeing herself English troops until the necessity for sportsmen who wanted to improve them was called forth by the war of their shooting, let them go through Emily portrayed to him how UlJ-l wclcoitte it was, and be well kncwl she was bitterly ailitii'iipatiitg many a humiliating tiioi‘tifi ‘Etllltll and trying and refined conversation. In the meantime Louisa had been bus'ly engaged in decorating, or ra- ther disfiguring. herself for the put- her to lay aside that gigantic comb, Wllll ‘1 look or S’IlISf‘Wll‘m; ’ PVC and those odious curls, and to'dohcr got my best. 11ml 1"“ SUl'el l00l< hair in si'nnctliing of style; and prettyr‘tind She Pldcedhe‘rselfbeforc Him. with a little altering, one of the ll’lll'ml‘; ’ Dull“ V0” 500‘ lllill Ameiican Independence. The riflc acourse of ‘positiou drill,” then let was necessary to the existence of them lire blank cartridges at swal- the backwoodsmen, and when they lows or other small birds, and he position to which her visitor must expose her. She dared not com- .‘litlll to her father. for soc under- stood his views too well to expect slinpathy ; and she also know lllal it: Would require of her every pos- sil.le attention towards her (mum . The cchctcd day at length ar- l‘l\'(_'ll, and with a sittkciiiilg heart, Emily, for the first little in her life, hciiclil a stage-Coach stop before her father's mansion. As she had a grunt aversion to such vehicles, she could restrain herself no longer, and forgetting all her fears of her falli- l er’s displeasure. With scornful mau- ncr and distressed tone she ex- claimedâ€"- ‘ A dusty stage-coach! Oh, papa. how could you doom me to such annoyance, a l for the sake ofa mi- serable country girl? What on earth Will the W’ilmots say P’ The colour mounted to the tem- ples of Mr. Howard, and Emily’s cheek flushed beneath the harshest look which she had ever seen on his usually benevolent face. As she reluctantly role to receive her guest, he coldly said:â€" i ‘ Don’t trouble yourself; I will do the clvilitics, as I cannot bear to see my daughter welcoming Willi hoiiicd words and smiles on her lip one who in her heart she despises,tlius acting the double part of falsehood and hypocrisy.’ ‘She has not come after all,’ 5 said Illr. Iloward. as the stageâ€" as opened; but instantly be he as- isteo‘ her in alighting, he could as an expression of stir- ithsquc appearance, while she ingenuously said-f ' I am glad to see you, mY dear but no doubt you are sur- 2 .donna beauty. and every feature Prised ‘1le ll’avelllngb‘fciml’age'_ seemed radiant with the light of DO llflt remove m." agg‘lgc- as warm affection and home. Ohl joytms happy season when life with "itsl‘varied charms opens upon the iyojbng maiden, with only rainbow lures; when on the sunny landscape eheisees no dark spot, no eclipse. The father of Louisa haying ac- quired a competency, and being {egg .of rural life, while she was still others .child. had chosen a lovely sequestered retreat. Here, amid N store’s sweet adornings of flowers andshady groves, with a fond mo- ther, she had passed her happy childhood, and here she had num- belted her eigl'itccntli year. She wasposscssed of fine natural tal- ents, and, under the guidance ol her aciioniplished mother, had _liiadc great proficiency in botll Sohd and ornamental branches. she had travelled much with hol' Aplpnml, cuild:-:-f:tults perhaps you will not approve‘of the assumed character which circum- stances compel me to act, if I remain with you.’ ' She then esplained all in regaid to the letter which had been over- heard by the bearer, and closed by saying, that since she had sent c0m~ pliinents, she had thought best to come; but if such a part as she proposed to act Would be in the least u. pleasant to him, she would unhesitatlngly depart.’ . ‘ By no means.’ replied her uncle; ‘ your plot is excellent. and though I can scarce bear to see you do vie-.- lcuce to your fcvhngs, and thus veil your superior loveliness yet, i doubt not, it is one that will greatly assist In curing the serious faults of my which ('Ullllmll her every virtue; and I will assist. you . A . . _‘ . ,; parents. and lor one of her years 1” lllb U ".“M ‘ll ‘l'YllQ‘Vel: had seen much of the gay Woi‘ldrâ€"r During all this time, peeping though admiring eyes had gazed on from the window above, was poor ,her, and flattei‘y"s voice bad breath- Emily, and as Slit) kV‘lllmsscd the .ed in her rouxâ€"she still retained llli; dismounling, the removal of her bag-l snauce of her plan. Her beautiful nair had been tightly drawn back from her fbrehead, and its luxuriant i trusses confined with an Immense tortoise-.sl'icll comb. Directly across her fair brow was bound a row of short, stiff, artificial curls. secured how. Hci dress, which in no way fitted liar elegant form. was of call- my dresses might fit her nicely. and the mitts and shoes certainly most be disposed of. and then] am sure she will appear qmte like a [advâ€"- young fellcr that walked with us stare a me? Ikuow he was pleased.’ ‘You. look well for the country. no. not a lnily, but qulte decent, l but city People dress. differently, “1011". But her foo'lish palavei‘.that‘ and Wile" You are “’“h them You is w,,,.s,, mm, a“ ; “4,1,1 can t do't’ shortldtry and imitate them both in by rt black fillet. which was tied And the poor girl, finding there was dl’b‘SS 8W1 .lll'ianTS, '85! by singular- back of the ear with a bright pink so min-ll to be dime, dcspairinglv “V you “light “luau ‘00 11100“ at. sobbcd herself to slept). The following morning she was. tention.’ 'l have no sort of objection to . . . i - e r s . I ' ’ a I) i I too, gully stripped With red andlawakcucd to licrtroubles by Lonisa, "llldCilllg tillemmnv I"’l’llul Lou‘s“ grecn , sash, fastened with an old fashioned ccrcmouy, exclaimed, Height) l the waist encircled b\ a red who, entering her room without. drll 9 \ oil, then, to please me will you brass belt buckle. '10 complete ar~ asleep yet; what say you to al'ml allow lllc (missing mdld to fix raug‘eincnts, a pair of mits encased her delicate hands, and green shoes sat loosely on her feet. . , While Sir Edward and Emilyl Walk 'l’ l .tlmily would haVc shaken. her olfl and resun'icd hcr sluinbers had not, the thought that :n a walk it’t suchl your hair a little more like minew‘l’ . ‘ d‘ ,. ’ implored Emlly. blast as you please; but then if it. should not bebecoming. it must he were still enjoying their charming ' an hour she would go? be likely to l “illuedval'ld 3” that U'Ollblti Will “aw .i ,‘ " ’ tete-q-tete, the door was thrown cucollntcr any of her fashionableibbbllfiN‘llOlllmg- opcn, and the gloomy country lttssie stood courtseying before them.â€" Emily was so shocked the was un- ahle to rise, but not at all discomfit- ted, Louisa approached, and, throw- ing her arms around her neck, im- printed a smack on’hcrcheek which resoundcd through the room like the bursting of a bottle of beer, and without taking breath, she ex- claimedâ€":â€" ‘I told you I’d come, dear cousin Emily, and I meant to. Ever since uncle Charles was at our house, I’m been wanting to. He told me all about you, but he never so much as told rpe you had a brother,’ ad- vancing to Sir Edward with ex- tended hand, saying in an under. tone ‘ Well, so much the better.’ Poor Emily vainly assayed to speak, and Sir Edward, noticing lter embarrassment, with assumed graâ€" vity, while he took the extended hand. informed her of her mistake. 90h, pardon me,’ she replied, starting back; and then, eyeing them both in the face, she said, ‘but you look as near alike as two peas, only Miss Emily is so pale ;’ and marching across the room with the air of one perfectly at home,I and fixing her eyes on a rich velvet covered easy chair, she said.’ fWhat an illegaht cheer, but I ’sposc you’ve no objections to my sitting in it, now I’ve got on my best gown. And so comfortable. too,’ she continued, as she threw her- self into it ; and placing her hands on her knees. with her mouth half open, the stared about the roum, and cXpressed her admiration of its embellished beauties, declaring ttl was unlike anything she had ever dreamed of. At length, as if recol- lccting her, she started up and, said- ° But come. Emily. where is the pianny your father spoke of? I'd =likc to see sich a Wonderful thing, lthat speaks music right out,’ and.’ l'ainiliatrly seizing her hand. she con- tinued. .‘Coine. don’t be so stupid;! lyou haye got to show me evcrytning' lnew, and that Will be no small taskfi l | friends. and? hastlly so‘oncquippcd.‘ Choosing a retired but pleasant avenue, she was carelessly proceed- ,rising, she misl . - l 1 I u \ I a i 'v' J a)“ log along. when her attention was! family gazc‘ 1“ “lonwflmenh WU l l arrested by a gentleman whose glint figure she could not mistaken:â€" It was no other than Sir Edward Walton, the very one whom, above all others, she dreaded , and, draw- ing her vcil closely over her face, she would have proceeded wlthout noticing him, had not Louisa cried out. ‘Not so fast. Emily! here is the very same young fellow who was at your house the other day ; he is walking all alone, and looks wishful, as if he wanted to go with us.â€" tiere’ Mr_ ‘tht’s.yourrname: we ‘lle authorities hunt. UP a hUSband and the Gove are taking a walk too, and as you“ are going the same way, why not go with us l’ l ‘ With plcasurc,’ replied Sir ward, biting his lip -, :lnever refgscl the escort of ladies.’ ‘ How very prctty,’ said Louisa. and as he smilineg extended lllSj'IVlfg‘ elled hand their eyes met. ' But, not" itl'istanding the part she was playing, she was extremely lpq- dost, and her eyes fell, while 'a mo- dest blush overspread her check. which was beautiful in the eyes of who would hail a stranggr and ask him to walk with her. At all events, thought be. such mingling of simpli} city and modesty is rare, and there: fore interesting, and just for [)0ij elty’s sake be resolved to pursue her acquaintance, and try to drgw her out. In vain he sought to engage Miss Howard in convm‘sation; she was so pulllb‘ti and eiilbarrassedslic could reply only by monosyllables, but. the liglit-licartcd Louisa chatted on right merrily, apparently entirely uncon; scious of the trouble she was giving her companion, As they advanced into an opep space, Sir Edward passionately call- ed the attention of the ladies to the iisingr orb of day. tiuglng with his it‘ich golden lines the coatcrn hori- “ Never mind the trouble, lipd I well know you will be Satisfied. As the maid removed the comb, and unbound her shining tresses, and anon exclaimingâ€" To (is concluded in our next. lVe give counsel, but, alas! we calmer, give the wisdom to profit by it. his A wise man should have money. ill head, but not in his heart. Sueing a newspaper editor for lipr is about as sensible as to boil a brick bat to get lamp oil out-of it. They have no old maids in Japan; when the girls don’t‘get married voluntarily make them marry, willing and not willing. The Japuese know a thing or two, iftliey have been walled in for centuries. A countryman came to one of our hotels and wrote ,after his name‘ P. O. P. S. EC. Here was a title which none but himself understood. Pray. my dear sir,’ asked the barkecper, .‘ what do all these letters stand for?’ .‘ Stand for! why, thats tpy title.’ 5 Yes, sirâ€"but what is your title.’ ‘ Why, Professor of Psalmody, and Schoolinaster from Connecticut.’ A pupular writer says that men, like is“. Edward, ammugh he could no, children, are, fipleas‘cd with a rattle” ’cxlilaln such susceptibility from one 30’ "We", ‘f‘l' ls “l the t3" “awake: A Lawyer reading a will in a country village, incidentally mentioned ‘heirs and slipcessors,’ upon which a young gentle- man cf forty-fiVe, rather hard of hearing. remarked. fDear me, who ever heard of ‘hairs, and successors’ being in a will hpfore ?’ A farmer in Stratltmore being invitedto dine at Belmont, had the precantlon to ask the butler if there was any particular ceremony to be observed at the table, and was told there was only one thing his lord and lady disliked, god that Was the drinking of their healths. The good man determined to be on his good hehavour; so was rising the wine to his lips he called aut, ' Hprel’s to a’ the company’s gutle health, except my Lord Privy Seal and Lady Betty Mackenzre.’ COLONEL wicroau on Rt- ,sweet simplicity and love of nature gage, dun, her appearance was quite l {or cypt'ylliing in a new city is newt .Which chr springs from a pure as liluo'htllllt' as that of her ciiiiSiiis,,'ti) us country folks. l wppose I: heart. . and her remarks iiiucti more so: I ',3hall be invucd to lots. of li'olics,. ‘Mr. C arles Howard, her l‘uo- FOh, horrible {1’ she cxclanngificandy scrapes, and guilllns, and all th'é’r’s’ brother, resided in a disiaiit raising both her hands, and limitingztlun soft of tlpug. and l ve brought .cityhbdt. owing to a slight misuu- as if she scarce know whether lollots of pretty clottcs to \vcurt'. I ,dhélrsta diiig beet/tech Iiiiiiself and lziugh or cry, as Lomsa made her know you Will be quite proun 0. me, Mr. Dalton. the families had never l appearance,’ ‘ what a large bonnet ! and as to the ,beaux. why. up where, been on terms of intimacy , and, and as' to her outside dr-css.‘l be-‘ll live, they think} aloe-but there,l until within a few months, had not lieve it’s her father’s big farmer won’t bragâ€":you ll See What Call) visited, when Mr. Howard, in coal. Wwil, well. papa need not do.’ . compliance with his sister’s earnest have feared smiling lips and horned At this juncture, Sir Edward, zou. FLES AND RlFLE PRACTICE. ' 'I‘is very pretty,’ faintly replied , ‘ Emily, while Louisa, betrayed into K On Friday the lath “IL, Colonel forklfll‘lllWSS b." he" l’aSSlf’llale “We Wilford. Assistant Commandant and ot the sublime, warmly ieiterated~ ()hief’lnstructor of the Goverllmciil ‘I’rctty! how tame the express School of Muskctry at Hythc. de- lsimi; it is Sillllmml)’ lwilulifUl--â€",livei‘ed an interesting lecture in thp 5 Look again. dear Emily ; Wlml Theatre of the United Service lusti- work of art can equal Nature’s tution, Whitehall Yard, London. on sweet adorningsl H'ow rich, llOW l'illlyzvand rifle ptaCtice. Lord El,- glortQUS. are the Varied hues and'cho, M. PL, presided. The lecture request, had spent a few days with words. from me. for. hypocrite as he wiles: generosity would not allow them atlheir delightful home. He thinks-me, I could nothhavc as .of his tttl‘lUl‘lnflanl‘SS Emily, bade was warmly, Welcomed by her, so sumcd them, bulshould hayelaugh’d her good morning and. _ withdrew, that. a satisfactory explanation of in spite of myself. in her lace,which , though it must bepdmltted he had the misunderstanding which had is as big and homely as .her bonnet. enjoyed the simplicity of the rustic. Shades" lwas humorously attended. Among For a man-tent she gazed-in lost;the visitors were the Earl of Lich- admiration, while Sir Edward view- l field. Lord West. Colonel Lefroy, ed with surprise and an interesLSlr John Anson, Mr. AlCOCl‘a M-Pu lamounting almost to tenderness hcr HOD. Augustus Vernon, Mr. Hast- obliged to go to Hesse. to Han~ over, and to Denmark for rifle- men to bring against the Americans; and in 1794 the Government estab- lished the 60th battalion of Rifles, which was called the Royal Ameri- can Regiment. Our first rillcmen carried a mallet. with which to ham- mer down the ball; and the rifles men was so long in loading that it Was necessary the red-coats should be near that he might take refuge behind them while be loaded. The Duke of Richiiiond once said that in the Peninsula war our rifiemen were supplied with tight-fitting bullets that would kill, and plenty of small ones that would miss, in order that they might have the pleasure of shooting olf, ' laugln] Itwas at length discovered that the musket supplied to the English infantry was the worst in Eumpe‘the heaviest, the shortest, re uiring the largest ball, the greatest charge of powder, having the greatest windnge. the shortest range, and the least accur- racy. [Laughter and applause.] It showed what the English soldier must be when he could gain such splendid victories with Brown Bess. [Applause] The Kaflir war was irksome and inglorious. and public attention became attracted to the short-comings of our firearms. General Cathcart was sent out to the Cape with cart; blimp/'1’, and what did he ask for? He said to rnment at home, - Send me out 4000 Swiss.’ He wanted sol- diers who could bit small objects at long ranges. Brown Bess was I clearly Unable to bring the war to a ,closc, for it was upon record that 'one morning 630.qu rounds of ball Icartridge were fired, and only twenty-five Kafllrs were bagged George IV. 'was very anxious that the cuirass should be adopted in the British army, and that experiments should be tried to show whether it would resist a bullet. A cuirass was accordingly fixed upon a pole, and Brown Bess was set to 'work at it with the advantage of a "rest." The experiment ,would have bepn verv satisfactory, only none of the lballs could be perspaded to hit the lcuirass. [A laugh] At last an of- ficer put a musket to his shoulder. and by great good luck hit the cuir- ass. when the ball, of Course, went through it. He \belieVed thata man might sit in a chair, at $00 yards, and let a man blaze away at him all day with Brown Bess. with one con- dition only, that the shooter should be bound upon his honor to aim a; lthc mark. [A laugln] A general officer told him that in Spain, bcino )5 fl were stronger than they actually were. this with what took place during the command of his company, was at- l charged with tlie defence ofa breasf- work thrown up in a hurry, with a very few soldiers, the order was ~iven to them to fire as rapidly as possible, not ill the l;:.:;. or intention of hitting anybody, but to make the enemy think they Firing to ‘make the enemy think l' Contrast mutiny atCawnporc. An QllICtll’, iii tacked by Some sowars [irregular native ‘avalry.] He formed his men into two lines, made both kneel, and at the word ‘ Fire" sixty-nine drag goons fell to the ground like a yyalli~ (Applause) One man alone escap- ed the fire, seeing - which a soldier came to the front, fired, and brought the sowar from his horse at a dis- tance of 300 yards. That was the had the advantage of cover our would promise them that when the troops could not 513'? 1’ before first of September, came round, ll'lUV them. England was at first would fire half as well again. [Ap- plause.] He had never tired a ball until he was fifty-six years of age, and for a long time he could not get into the first class He USULI to miss eighteen shots out of‘twcuty, but he persevered, ttnd one day he got nine- teen points in the first class ((350 to yards.) The next drill was' 'aiming drill.’ The eye might be strengthenetl by exercise, audit was desirable to shoot at smaller objects than a rifleman would ordinarily re- quire to hit. ‘ Aiming drill’ at 800 yards with blank cartridge was ex- cellent training. ' The ball cartridge ' merely gave you the power to find out if you could shoot. and what progress you were making. With this exception maiksnicn learned nothing with ball cartridge. An im- portatil part of a rifleman’s training was the ability to judge distances. It was not at first easy, but it could be learned. There were certain dis: tances at which horses seemed to have no parsâ€"twitch llcsli could not be discerned, when men seemed to have no necks, when cannon wheels had no 5 plans, and when all horses, seemed to be ofoi'ie colour. saw: ages colild judge ofdistances with great accuracy, and the faculty only required to be cultivated. The gal? lant Colonel then l)|"l)(5t3(§tiCLl to ex- plain by means of diagrams the line of sight, the line of fire, and the tra- jectory' of the Enlicld rifle. The whole difficulty in firing bullets was that they were always travelling through the air at a curve, so that at long rangesit was necessary lit: orally to drop, them on a man’s head. [A laugh] ‘Ai'med with the Eu- field rifle, no infantry soldiers ever, need form a square to resist caval- ry, unless surprised. ’i’iie cavalry might come down upon them, but. not a than would escape the aim of their rifles. They talked of the 'common soldier,’ but we did not want the ‘ common soldicr’ in these days. \Vhat was wanted taught, educated li’iiglit get a longer range by in- . i was , and trained men; (Applause) Some persons said that a range pf 400’yards was long enough for the bulk of our troops, but if one soldier had a gun that wpuld kill gt 1000 yards, the man whose rifle would only carry 400 yards would not be'oblc to get a single shot at his (’nGl’Ily. The only limit the range of a gun was the ower of the human eye. You creasing the lchargeofpowder and the w<:'i;:r,lit of the gun, but the rifle , tic: raked, and "wl'icrc the recoil (was great there was an end of ac- curate shooting, ‘ ’lf.‘hc weight of a gun was also an important consid: oration, for an infantry soldier re- quired a weapon that he could tarry in a twenty-five miles’ march and fight with aftei'wartls. How, then, was a longwra‘pge to be obtained? The resistance of the air to any ob- jetct in motion was in pr-ol'iortion to the magnitude of its surface. In artillery the GSlIi. ball, with a cllgrge of lfilb. of powder, was at present the most accurate of aim, but in firearms the whole secret of yxteiiding range was narrowing the bore. The Whitwortli riflc was constructed on this principle, and at 900 yaids' range the bullet from ‘ this rifle was going three. times as I last as the Enfield. The greater the elevation a rille rcip'iired: the more skill was wanted to drop the. bullet down just where it would hit,