THE FUTURE OF OUR ARMY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
SIR,--The scheme for a Territorial Army, further developed in the Spectator of December 23rd, will, it is to be hoped, be carried into effect, and that as soon as possible. But it leaves out the necessary artillery; even old artillerymen would, of course, need a good deal more training than drill once a week, more especially when they will have to learn the use of a new and effective gun. Is the Government taking any steps to raise even the additional batteries which we ought to have bad for our present Army ? This force, as you said on November 11th, cannot be improvised, and an army without artillery will hardly make invasion an impossibility, which is, as you say, the object to be kept in view.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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