MILITARY REFORMS.
TO TILE EDITOR OF TILE SPECTATOR.
Sin—Having read with extreme pleasure your able exposition of the "Civil List,"—which I trust may be assiduously followed up by your contempo- raries of the Liberal side,—1 beg leave respectfully to direct your attention tit the Military Expenditure; a subject which will bear fully as minute and bee. resting a detail as you gratified your readers by last week. As a reader of your paper and an bumble admirer of your talents, I take leave to suggest certain points for your consideration. Prate why is not this enormous establishment curtailed in some of its branches? Surely, if the good Lord Him. be nut superannuated, he would see to this.
1st. The nail p iy list is shamefully numerous, even now after so long a peace. 2.1. Are the Unattached Majors to do no service, — for most of them have seen none,—but merely to receive their annuities without duty ?
eel. Why are these unmerited privileges of brevet ranks allowed to the regiments called Guards? This discreditable abuse of promotion without seri, vice is surely not iu unison with the age and its reforms.
In fact, the mismanagement of the Horse Guards is obvious. I have the honour to be, your humble servant,
A AlterrAar REFORMER. [Our correspondent will see that we had already anticipated him on the Half-pay; and we purpose, ere we terminate our expositions of Practical Measures, to handle Military Expenditure: for which we shall be glad to re- ceive specific information, properly vouched, and under the guarantee of strict confidence.—En.)
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