Our readers will be glad to hear that Colonel Pollock's
notice inviting men to join the Spectator Experimental Com- pany has met with a very remarkable response. He has already had enough applications to fill several companies. The men taken will be of the age of ordinary Militia recruits. We desire to express our gratitude to our contemporaries in the Press for the extremely kind and helpful way in which they have treated the experiment, and for having given such wide publicity to Colonel Pollock's notice. We have also to thank Colonel Trollope for having placed the headquarters of the dis- tinguished regiment which he commands (the Queen's West- minsters) at Colonel Pollock's disposal for the inspection and engagement of the men. We trust that the fact that the Committee has undertaken the responsibility of beginning the experiment will not lead our readers and the public in general to imagine that we have no need for further pecuniary help. As a matter of fact, we are still short by nearly 2500 of the bare sum required to meet the expenses of the experiment, and we shall therefore be most grateful for further contributions. We regret to say that this week we have received less in subscriptions than during any week since our list was opened, —an unfortunate occurrence which we can only attribute to the belief that sufficient money has already been raised.
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