Our Army not large enough: neither for Home Defence nor to Guard our Foreign Possessions-The Sepoy Mutiny caused by the Smallness of the European Force then in India-Men and Guns the only real Argument in War-What we have is ours only so long as we can defend it-The Horrors of War little known-Now des- cribed-What Soldiers do for the State, and their Reward They are cheap as an Insurance, but they cannot be manufactured in a Day-Reductions would therefore be Impolitic and Dangerous-Probable Price we should have to Pay if Invaded and Conquered-As we cannot rely on the Forbearance of Nations, we should always be Prepared-When a nation reaches the Zenith of its Greatness, it is in Danger-How Decay begins; Patriots, too, Succumb-We should avoid Apathy and How Soldiers should be Trained for Battle-Real use of the Drill Ground is to prepare for the actual Conflict- A few Cheering Words Electrical at the Critical Time- How Panics Spread-Dress. an Important Matter; Common Sense should be the Guide-Lord Macaulay on Fools-It is long before wise Reforms are carried out— Dr. Tullock on 'Go-ahead' Men-Wisdom of Adopting Advice that bears the Stamp of Truth-The Minds of Men compared to Rivers and the Freights they Float- On extracting the Pith of everything, and on Reasoning by Analogy-The World is nothing but Change- Lion was in his Dotage-Crimean War and Sepoy Mutiny Proofs to the Contrary-Our Volunteers-Our Love for Athletic Sports-Advantages of Training, especially if called upon to meet Hardships—Our Army before the Mutiny little known to the Natives of India- Better Knowledge should be widely Distributed-True Civilisation a thorough Appreciation of its other Mental Powers-Generals carefully estimate Intellectual Attain- How Times are changed-Warfare Now and in Times Past Science of Defence becoming superior to that of Attack-Further Argument for Powerful Artillery— Probable Value of Cavalry in the Future: their Horses should be taken to be harnessed to Guns-The sole Object of the Author's Remarks to save the Nation from Disgrace-The actual Horrors of War again enu- merated-Imagine an Enemy in London!-How such Times of Trial are the true Test of Men-Our Course is clearly to progress in Knowledge, taking Advantage also of every Improvement in Weapons-Wars must at length. Of the Critical Time in Battle-Use of the Reserve-Be Sparing IT has been remarked that Too much courage may degenerate into fool-hardiness; too much prudence into cowardice or stupidity. It is older than Solomon that there are times to hesitate and times to dare; times to reflect and times to act; times to respect and fear impediments, and times to set them at defiance. A wise bold- ness may yoke Fate itself into the Chariot of Victory, if displayed at the proper moment.' Burke said, with truth, That timidity with re- gard to the well-being of our country is heroic B Author's remarks. Author's re marks as to facts from history. that leads to fortune' so also there is a moment in the din and uproar of battle which, taken advantage of, leads to victory. Yet, alas! how often has that auspicious moment passed unregarded? EMPIRES have declined in consequence of the oversight. From the 'golden mines of history' we have dug up a considerable quantity of the 'ore of facts' which we have melted down in the 'crucible of analysis,' and we now present the pure metal, devoid of dross, for the inspection of our readers. Napoleon said, 'In all battles a moment occurs when the bravest troops, after having made the greatest efforts, feel disposed to fly. That terror proceeds from a want of confidence in their own courage, and it only requires a slight opportunity,-a pretence,—to restore confidence to them. The great art is to give rise to the opportunity, and to invent the pretence.' The battle of Thus it was that he won the battle of Arcole Napoleon on panic in battle. Arcole. Napoleon's remarks. with only twenty-five horsemen; seizing that moment of lassitude in the two armies to charge down on the Austrians, who, perfectly astonished, cried out, 'Here are the French cavalry,' and fled! On this wonderful success Napoleon remarks: 'It is true the proper moment must be seized; one moment sooner or later, that attempt would have proved useless, even though I had sent 2,000 horse.' Both armies were tired, and the extra endurance on the part of the French, at the critical moment, finished the affair. From this a lesson may be learnt by every A lesson to soldiers to make extra ordinary efforts at the last. commander-one proved by all battles, more or less, viz. that after hard fighting that side is generally victorious whose extraordinary efforts are made at the last. Both sides being tired, nothing causes the fatigued infantry soldier greater despondency than to observe his enemy still stubbornly advancing, or holding his ground against attack. Napoleon was well aware of this and said that the British did not know when they were beaten.' His last effort at Waterloo was Napoleon's last effort at remarks. made with the very object of causing this despond- Waterloo. ency, knowing that when it once sets in, men give way; though the plan failed against the British soldier. At Sedan, where the Emperor could not get 25,000 men for a final and desperate rush, the truth of the axiom was again painfully proved. Hence the necessity (as Colonel Col. Hamley's Hamley says) of bringing at a certain point of the battle-field a superior number of troops to bear upon the enemy,' viz., to have fresh men (even if less in number, we think) to dash at a tired and jaded foe. For this reason he urges the use of the Reserve at certain times. Napoleon always had his troops in selected and admirable positions, and ever ready to be hurled at |