form the most simple movement, which it has not been accustomed to perform, the men would inevitably blunder; and if at the time under the command of a junior officer, the odium would be thrown on him, although the words of command might have been perfectly correct.

This is intended for the benefit of those who have not been so fortunate as yet to reach the rank of field officer; and at the same time to expose some of those ignorant men who have been more fortunate in obtaining commands of corps, and show them the necessity of perfecting themselves in every branch of their profession,-too many of which, your military readers are aware, are now to be found in the service, and who are invariably to be known by their blustering and tyranny.

Yours, Mr. Editor,

An OFFICER of a Light Corps.

Second, or Queen's Royal Regiment.

MR. EDITOR,-As the motto of the Queen's, "Pristinæ virtutis memor," seems in a more particular manner to direct the attention of its members to its history, I have been employing some of my leisure hours in investigating the services of a corps with which I had the honour of serving at a time when more active scenes left but little leisure for antiquarian research.

In the second edition of Grose, it is said, that they served in the Low Countries, in 1703; that they were at the battle of Almanza, in 1707; and that they distinguished themselves in the Seven Years' War. I have not been able to find authority for these assertions in any of the contemporaneous historians that I have been able to meet with; perhaps some of your readers may have been more fortunate than myself, and will have the goodness to communicate the fruit of their discoveries.

I may be blamed for thus questioning the authenticity of Grose's information, but I like candour; and although it may be true that "omne ignotum pro magnifico est," I would rather have one obscure fact than a whole galaxy of fables, however splendid. I should be much obliged could any of your correspondents give any information as to what became of them at the dispersion of the army consequent to the capitulation of Limerick.

I have the less diffidence in intruding upon your pages, as you have so often opened them to similar inquiries; and I think you will be the more inclined to extend the privilege in this instance, as the subject possesses peculiar interest, the Queen's being the oldest ENGLISH regiment, one that was (as Grose says) considered a "pattern corps," which flattering appellation it has always maintained, and will ever deserve,-being ready, although itself three-coloured, to lend a willing hand in lowering the tricolor; if, indeed, at any time, thanks to England's better genius, we should emerge from that senseless apathy, as regards our best interests and our truest friends, into which we are now unfortunately plunged.

Excuse, Mr. Editor, the length to which this letter has insensibly grown; and be assured that if, by means of your widely-circulated Journal, I should be able to complete my now imperfect sketch, I shall be happy, for want of an abler hand, to place at your disposal, if, by so doing, I could assist in passing away a few moments of that time, which in these peaceful and inactive times must hang so heavily on the hands of many others besides Your obedient humble servant,

H. P.

We had intended incorporating the foregoing with other questions of a similar nature, but fear that longer delay might impede the writer's object.-ED.

A Hint for Emancipators.

MR. EDITOR,-Having passed some time in the West Indies, in almost all the Windward islands, and differing, I confess, widely in opinion with the persons who have precipitated the emancipation of the blacks, may I ask, through the medium of your valuable Journal, the following question, and request from some one of your numerous readers an answer?-I put the question, because I am told his Majesty's Ministers have been driven by clamour into the measure and forced to adopt it;—I ask whether those Ministers, before they impose the burden of twenty millions upon the people at large, ought not to appeal to those hundreds of thousands of persons (as we are told) who have petitioned in favour of the blacks, and request their voluntary aid by subscription to raise a portion of the twenty millions, and thus be enabled to impose a lighter burden upon that part of the public quite unconcerned and passive spectators. The members of Parliament who put upon the table the list of petitioners could send them back to their constituents, and request each person to place opposite to his name the sum he subscribed.

Charity on the tip of the tongue is cheap, is specious, and even covers a multitude of sins;-let the charitable and clamorous be put to the test, and prove the sincerity of their words by the opening of their purses. My question is, ought not this to be done?

U. S. Club, 28th June, 1833.

The White Horse.

A VETERAN SOLDIER.

Reply to a "Constant Reader," who inquires "respecting the occasion on which the WHITE HORSE was given to the Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry in the King's Service :"

The White Horse, on a red field, was the armorial bearing of Ancient Saxony or Westphalia, and has, for many centuries, been borne by the illustrious House of Brunswick. Historians state, that Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria, (father of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony,) married, in 1126, Gertrude, daughter and heiress of the Emperor Lothaire II., by his consort the Empress Richeuza, who was the daughter and heir of the last Count of Nordheim, and, in right of her mother, heiress of Eckbert II., Margrave of Saxony and Thuringia, and Prince of Brunswick; and that in consequence of this marriage with the lineal descendant of Wittekend, the last Saxon king, Henry the Proud assumed the armorial bearing of that sovereign. The banner of Wittekend bore a black horse, which, on his conversion to Christianity by Charlemagne, was altered to white, as the emblem of the pure faith he had embraced.

In the year 1700, a noble medal was struck at Hanover, to commemorate the accession to the electorate of George Lewis, Duke of Hanover, afterwards King George I.

This medal bears on one side the head of the elector, and on the reverse the white horse, with the circumscription "Nec Aspera terrent."

From this it may be inferred, that on the accession of the House of Hanover to the imperial crown of these realms, the white horse was introduced as a royal badge in the standards and colours of certain regiments of cavalry and infantry.

The length of the above has left us no room for further notices to our Correspondents, whom we assure, individually and collectively, that due attention is paid to their several communications.

EDITOR'S PORTFOLIO;

OR,

NAVAL AND MILITARY REGISTER.

AFFAIRS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

In the House of Lords, divisions alternately for and against Ministers have taken place on the Irish Church Bill.

The third meeting of the BRITISH ASSOCIATION for the advancement of Science took place this year at Cambridge, commencing on the 24th and terminating on the 29th of June.

To afford anything like a detailed view of this memorable assemblage, or, as it was felicitously termed by the admirable Chairman, Professor Sedgwick, this "Intellectual Olympia," would be, on our part, alike impracticable and superfluous. The proceedings of the Association will be specially and minutely reported in the Annual Record of its own Transactions; to which, judging by the volume already published, every visiter, and all professing or patronizing science, will look forward as a repertory of invaluable information, and a talisman of delightful and elevating recollections.

In noticing the meeting of last year at Oxford, we briefly alluded to the origin and nature of this Association. The arrangements at Cambridge were similar to those at the Sister University, perhaps matured and improved by the practice of the previous year. On the Cam as on the Isis the spirit was alike cordial, unwearied, and splendidly hospitable on the part of the entertainers-gratified and grateful on that of the entertained.

The Association has increased rapidly in numbers and resources, having doubled the former within the year. At the close of the session at Cambridge, the Society numbered 1400 "philosophers" in its ranks, and reckoned a sum of 2000l., clear of all expenses, in its coffers. The management has been admirable.

We cannot even advert to the transactions of this meeting, which teemed with the highest order of intellect and eloquence, while they raised the attention and feelings to a sustained and almost painful pitch of excitement.

Dr. Buckland was replaced in the annual chair by Professor Sedgwick-par nobile, the Nisus and Euryalus of cosmogony; and it was announced, that the session of next year would be held at Edinburgh, under the presidency of Sir Thomas Brisbane. Many foreign Savans were present, and were distinguished by pointed marks of courtesy and expressions of welcome. The ladies, "like variegated tulips, showed " on the scenic benches and up the hanging-galleries (now gardens) of the Senate House, shedding a chivalrous animation on the assembly, and adding not a little to the tribulation of unpractised speakers. For good or for evil, there is no spur like the influence of "the sex." What saith old Cicero ?-if it be he-"Sine studio et ardore quodam amoris nihil quidquam in vitâ fit egregium "-aut nequissimum, might not that tongue have added, in foretaste of the bodkin of a spiteful woman?

We shall not attempt to enumerate the illustrious men who formed a galaxy of genius and acquirement, rarely, if ever, arrayed upon such an occasion. To the brilliant powers and fine qualities of Professor Sedgwick, we may, from the presiding station he held, especially and worshipfully allude; and, in uniting our humble voice to the acclamation with which the name and objects of Sir John Herschel were greeted in the halls where his own genius had sought and won inspiration at the shrine of Newton, we but pay a tribute to that illustrious and accomplished man, as universal as his wide-spread reputation.

To our friends of TRINITY-immortalized henceforth for its society of "Veritables Amphitryons," as heretofore conspicuous for its race of intellectual giants-our acknowledgments would be more lavish were they less sincere. To that college the Association is indebted for a series of splendid and unbounded hospitality, and for the most liberal aid, and important contributions to its scientific objects. To express, individually, our obligations to the friendship of its most distinguished members, is simply to proclaim that we enjoy an advantage of which we are justly proud.

IBRAHIM PACHA has recrossed the Taurus with the Egyptian army. The Russians maintain their station at Constantinople. Sir Pulteney Malcolm, with the British squadron, was off the Dardanelles.

A dashing exploit has been accomplished by Capt. Charles Napier, in command of Dom Pedro's fleet, against the more numerous and powerful squadron of Dom Miguel, which the gallant Englishman with his British followers captured at a single blow, by boarding. Although taking no farther interest in this contest than may be dictated by a very sincere regard for the welfare and prosperity of the Portuguese nation, -an interest arising from recollections and associations not easily effaced-we cannot fail to participate in the triumph of our countrymen, who, however composed or employed, have at least maintained the supremacy of their native country in arms.

We are not, on principle, advocates for the indiscriminate transfer, to foreign powers, of those services due to the country of which we may be both subjects and commissioned defenders; but we freely admit, that the dispensation of promotion and rewards is so unequal and uncertain in the British service, as to justify, in many instances, an alienation which holds out any reasonable prospect of repairing, by honourable exertions, the slights and discouragement sustained at home.

The achievement of Captain Napier will be best described in his own words. When the issue of the Portuguese contest shall have been decided, we propose to embody its details in a circumstantial and impartial narrative.

The following is the official account of this victory :

Rainha, Lagos Bay, July 6. "My dear Chevalier,-I have taken all the Miguelite squadron, with the exception of two corvettes and two brigs. I send you a copy of my letter to the Minister. I expect the Marquis here to-morrow to arrange what is to be done with their crews. I shall go off to Lisbon the moment I can get a few ships ready. Yours faithfully,

"To his Excellency the Chevalier Abreu e Lima."

"CARLOS DE PONZA."

"Her Most Faithful Majesty's ship Rainha de Portugal, in Lagos Bay, July 6.

"My Lord,-It has pleased God to grant the squadron of her Most Faithful Majesty a great and glorious victory over the enemy, whom I fell in with on the morning of the 2d instant, off Cape St. Vincent, my squadron having left Lagos Bay the evening before. They consisted of two line-ofbattle ships, two frigates, three corvettes, two brigs, and one xebecque; my squadron of three frigates, one corvette, one brig, and one small schooner.

"I immediately despatched the Villa Flor to Lagos for the steamers, which vessels rejoined me in the evening. During the 3d and 4th there was too much swell to lay the enemy on board, the mode of attack on which I had decided. On the forenoon of the 5th it fell calm. I expected from the steamers great and good assistance; but, with the exception of the William IV., they showed no disposition to render support, and the engineers and crews particularly refused to approach the enemy, the former demanding 20001. each before they went to work. I must, however, do justice to Mr. Bell, who did all in his power to induce them to act.

"During the discussion a breeze sprung up, placing my squadron to windward of the enemy, who were formed in a combat line under easy sail, the two line-of-battle ships ahead, the two frigates astern, having the three corvettes and two brigs a little to leeward in the open spaces.

"I explained to the captains my intention of attacking the Rainha with the flag-ship and the Don Pedro; to the Donna Maria was assigned the Princesa Real, and to the Portuense and Villa Flor the Martins de Freitas, leaving the Don John (bearing a commodore's pendant) and the small craft unoccupied.

"At two, the squadron, being in close order, edged away to their respective stations, and as we came within musket-shot a most tremendous fire was opened on the ships from the whole line, with the exception of the Don John, whose guns would not bear. We were a good deal cut up, and lost men; but nevertheless pursued a steady course, returning the fire as we passed. Raked the Rainha, who had bore up two or three points, ran alongside to windward, and boarded with all hands.

"The enemy did not resist our boarding, which was, however, accomplished with difficulty; but they defended the quarter-deck with great spirit, and, I am sorry to say, we suffered severely. Capt. Reeves, of this ship, the second in command, and Captain Charles, my aide-de-camp, were, I believe, the first on board: the former received three wounds, one severe, the latter five. They were closely followed by myself and officers, and a few seamen. Captain George, who was serving as a volunteer, and Lieutenant Wooldridge, were killed. Lieutenant Edmonds and Mr. Winter, my clerk, severely wounded. Lieutenant List and myself were the only ones that escaped. As the men got on board they rushed aft to support us, and in about five minutes the Rainha was our own.

"By this time the Don Pedro ranged up to leeward to board, but I directed Captain Goble to follow the Don John, who had made off, and I am sorry to say, in the act of speaking to me, he was mortally wounded by a musket-ball from the Rainha's lower-deck ports.

"Lieutenant List and a party were left to take charge of the prize, and the flag-ship sheered off in pursuit of the Don John.

"We were much cut up in sails and rigging, but by the great exertions of Captain Phillips, master of the fleet, who now took the direction of the Rainha, the fore-topsail was shifted, the rigging knotted, ropes spliced, &c., and we were fast closing on the Don John, the Pedro being a little ahead, when the Commodore struck his colours without firing a shot, the officers and ship's company refusing to fight. The three corvettes and two brigs put before the wind, and, I assure you, it was not in my power to prevent them.