sympathy from our readers, and we doubt not the
offender will meet with his deserts, though, after all, perhaps, the
idea _was_ given up on that ground. The Piebalds, having sole possession
of the Scrubs, went through their evolutions with their accustomed
precision. The "brilliancy" of the movements was somewhat abated in
consequence of GENERAL PUNCH having ordered "field exercise" instead of
"marching order." But those who have any regard for our gallant
defenders will, we are sure, willingly give up "glittering helmets,"
&c., for anything that may conduce to their comfort. We subjoin a letter
which has come into our hands, which will show that the privates are
subjected to privations and moving accidents in peace as well as war--in
barracks as well as in the field:--

_To_ LIEUTENANT WHIFFIN, _Royal South-South-East-Middlesex Dun Browns_.

"DEAR WHIFFIN,--I must tell you how we have been going on. Old PUNCH has
been working us up in fine style--four field days a week, and riding
drill on the off days; besides practising pitching tent in the afternoon
in the barrack yard. However, he is such a jolly old fellow, that we
don't mind a little extra work for him. One thing he has done which we
are particularly thankful for. He lets us go to his reviews in field
exercise instead of marching order.

"Young GREEN of ours says he considers it a personal favour. You know he
swapped helmets with CAPTAIN WIDEAWAKE when he (WIDEAWAKE) went up to
the DUKE'S funeral, and has never been able to get his own back since.
WIDEAWAKE is always 'so busy he can't give it him now.' The consequence
is, that W.'s helmet rolls about on GREEN'S head like 'anything,'
especially at a trot, and the scales are so long that he's obliged to
keep his mouth open all the field day to keep it on his head. So that
it's fortunate for him that he's only been a serrefile as yet. If he
were to lead a troop he would have some difficulty in giving the word of
command. Some recruits only recently dismissed have a similar difficulty
to brave.

"I got my troop last Tuesday, which I suppose you saw in the _Gazette_;
and as the GENERAL wants the captains to get up the names of all the men
in the troop, and the number of all the horses, I've got the troop-roll
from Sergeant-Major, and am getting it off by heart. I had a 'law-suit'
the other day. PRIVATE GRUMBLE reported the bread, but as he was not
supported by the other men, I put him down easily. The fact is, he'