. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . pression of the revolt inIndia in 1857-58, they in no way recall Addiscombe, as none ofthe names selected are those of men brought up at the College. The last public examination on the old lines took place inDecember, i860, when the last cadets ai)pointed to the IndianEngineers and Artillery passed from the College. The final examination took place on 7th Jime, 1861, when thePollock Medallist was Cadet W. J. Williamson, who was appointedto the Bengal Infantry. On this occas
. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . pression of the revolt inIndia in 1857-58, they in no way recall Addiscombe, as none ofthe names selected are those of men brought up at the College. The last public examination on the old lines took place inDecember, i860, when the last cadets ai)pointed to the IndianEngineers and Artillery passed from the College. The final examination took place on 7th Jime, 1861, when thePollock Medallist was Cadet W. J. Williamson, who was appointedto the Bengal Infantry. On this occasion Sir Charles Wood,who was Secretary of State for India, presided, and delivered afuneral oration on the breaking-up of the College, as follows: Gentlemen, this is the third and, I am afraid, the last time1 shall have the honour to address the cadets assembled in thisroom. Various changes have occurred under which it has beenthought desirable that this Indian College of Addiscombe shallcease to exist; not that it has failed—as, I believe, it has wellfulfilled all the purposes for which it was established, having. The Unemployed in front of the Horse Guards sing in chorus :Weve got no work to do—o—o! Draw7i by Lt. Luard. CARICATURE OF SIR FRED. ABBOTT AND OTHERS. 312 ADDISCOiM BE existed for more than half a century. In the address of theCouncil of Military Education it has been stated that it will befor the benefit of the service that the various arms of theIndian army should be consolidated into one army, but, never-theless, it is not without feelings of great pain that I addressfor the last time the cadets of Addiscombe. The high testi-mony borne in the report of the Conunittee of the Council ofMilitary Education, as to the kind and able co-operation andassistance which ihey have received in the discharge of theirduties from the , Major-General Sir FrederickAbbott, as well as from the professors of the College in con-ducting their examination is highly
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