14 APRIL 1860, Page 2

It is a remarkable fact that none of her Majesty's

Ministers attended the dinner of the Lord Mayor on Easter Monday. The Duke of Cambridge was the hero of the evening, and made a sensible speech on the condition of the Army, and the necessity of maintaining the national defences in an adequate state. We Would commend to the notice of Mr. Bright, were it not that he systematically treats the opinions of competent judges in matters military with derision, the remarks of the Duke 071 the expen- siveness of panics, and the necessity of keeping our military and naval efficiency unimpaired.