304 CENTURY OF ENGLISH FOX-HUNTING 



" That the corps be subject to the provisions of the Act 

 already quoted. 



*' That its members undertake to provide their own arms 

 and equipments, and to defray all expenses attending the 

 corps, except in the event of its being assembled for actual 

 service. 



"That the rules and regulations which may be thought 

 necessary be submitted to me in accordance with the 

 56th section of the Act. 



"The uniform and equipments of the corps may be 

 settled by the members, subject to your approval ; but the 

 arms, though provided at the expense of the members, 

 must be furnished under the superintendence and according 

 to the regulations of this department, in order to secure 

 a perfect uniformity of gauge. 



"The establishment of officers and non-commissioned 

 officers will be fixed by me, and recorded in the books 

 of this office; and, in order that I may be enabled to 

 determine the proportion, you will be pleased to specify 

 the precise number of private men which you will recom- 

 mend, and into how many companies you propose to 

 divide them. 



" I have only to add that I shall look to you, as Her 

 Majesty's Lieutenant, for the nomination of proper persons 

 to be appointed officers, subject to the Queen's approval. 



" I have the honour to be, etc., 



"J. Peel." 



But though the effect of this circular letter was to 

 arouse enthusiasm amongst hunting men on behalf 

 of the Yeomanry, the enthusiasm did not extend to 

 the War Ofifice. A tardy permission had been 

 granted, but little, if any, provision had been made 



