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we are to be favoured with some music. (Hear, hear.) In the first toast 
you have expressed your attachment to our beloved Sovereign ; I now ask 
you to drink the health of those who are nearest and dearest to her, “ the 
Prince of Wales and the rest of the royal family/’ (Cheers.) 
The toast was duly honoured. 
Song — “Alice.” 
Mr. W. M‘Arthur, M.P.-I have great pleasure in proposing the toast 
of “ the Army, the Navy, and the Volunteers.” (Cheers.) I am sure I need 
not say one word on behalf of the English army ; it requires no eulogium 
Irom me. Its noble deeds are chronicled in the brightest pages of English 
history, and I may add that the army of England has ever been distinguished 
as much for its humanity as for its bravery. (Cheers.) The navy of this 
country has always been the popular service, and deservedly so. (Hear, 
hear.) We have been wont to talk and sing of the wooden walls of old 
England ; but time, which produces such wonderful changes, has substituted 
for those wooden walls, walls of iron. (Hear, hear.) There is one consola- 
tion, however, and that is, that although the material of our ships may have 
changed, we still have in the men the same hearts. (Hear, hear.) As to 
“ our volunt eers,” they are a comparatively new, but not less important 
element m our defence. I trust the government of the country will always 
i eel it to be their duty to foster the volunteer force by helping it liberally in 
.-ill matters in which its efficiency may be still further promoted. (Hear, 
near.) With regard to all three services, I trust that I only express your 
sentiments when I say may they ever be defensive forces, 
With hearts resolved and hands prepared 
The blessings we enjoy to guard.” (Cheers.) 
Peace has its victories as well as war, and, in an assembly of this kind, I 
need not say how important peace is to the diffusion of all those blessings 
ve delight to cherish, to the advancement of art and science and every 
other good. I have pleasure in coupling with this toast the names of Major- 
General Crawford and Admiral Halsted. (Cheers/ 
The toast was drunk with the usual honours. 
Glee — “ Soldier’s Love.” 
Major-General Crawford.— It has been very properly remarked that 
peace has her victories as well as war, and I cannot help feeling that there is 
a very great mission for the military service in time of peace. You can 
scarcely find a single institution in this country with which some military or 
uaval man is not actively associated. (Hear, hear.) The military over all 
or i properly instructed, so as to ascertain and collect facts belonging 
to the various departments of science on which we could generalize and 
form our conclusions would be valuable aid in the work of this Institute. 
1 think that the British Army ought to receive a more technical education, 
oo much time is taken up with other matters. I do not desire to under- 
hT t + w TT 5 they ° pen Up t0 us the wisdom of the ancients, but I 
mk that, at the present moment, when there is such a demand for the best 
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