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Mr. Guthrie, in returning thanks, alluded to an 

 incident which took place during the war, when one 

 of our best resjiments was thrown into confusion 

 by the tremendous fire of the enemy. " On that 

 occasion three officers had been despatched to bring 

 them into order. The first was the Prince of Orange, 

 the second Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and last, not 

 least, was the Earl of March. When the regiment 

 in question was wavering under that fire, these 

 officers recovered their sinking spirits, and their 

 example and efforts restored the steadiness of the 

 men, and the battle was won." 



It was nearly midnight before the party broke up, 

 for when the President had vacated the chair, the 

 veteran warriors gathered together in small groups 

 to fight their battles over again, and many deeds 

 of daring and miraculous escapes were related, of 

 which the medal they had now received through the 

 Duke's unremitting exertions so forcibly reminded 

 them. 



The Press was again loud in its praises at the 

 consummation of the object which it had so long 

 pleaded. I quote one extract from the Thunderer 

 of those eventful days — the Times : " Military glory 

 is one of the most easily remunerated things in the 

 world. It is incredible what an amount of toil and 

 sufi'ering man will go through, and what noble 

 qualities he will exhibit for the sake of a wreath of 



