Mr. Hardy told a remarkable story during the debate. He
was- discussing the education of the Army, and said that it was in- creasing every year, and that although bad characters no doubt got in, even they were becoming more amenable to good influence- " He had heard of men of education who had taken degrees at College, who, finding that they had a great taste for the Army, had enlisted, and taken their places in the barrack-room as common soldiers. A recent case had been brought to his knowledge of a man of exemplary character, with plenty of means, living like the soldiers, and the men had respected him to that degree, that after a short time there was no bad language or swearing heard, from admiration felt for the man who had come so unexpectedly among them." There is no possible reason except bad organisation why our soldiers should be worse than our police ; andif they were only as good, there would be two recruits for every one now.
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