. Punch . to the hands ofthe soldiery. We understand that the following recommendationshave been made by the military board entrusted with the investiga-tion of this painful subject:— 1st. That the Blues should endeavour to find employment as su-pernumeraries at the theatres, and that the money received should bepaid to the treasurer of the regiment. 2nd. That when the band plays in public a corporal should goround with a helmet to collect halfpence. 3rd That in cases where the Blues are employed at a review, asubscription should be made on the ground for the benefit of theregiment. 4th. That
. Punch . to the hands ofthe soldiery. We understand that the following recommendationshave been made by the military board entrusted with the investiga-tion of this painful subject:— 1st. That the Blues should endeavour to find employment as su-pernumeraries at the theatres, and that the money received should bepaid to the treasurer of the regiment. 2nd. That when the band plays in public a corporal should goround with a helmet to collect halfpence. 3rd That in cases where the Blues are employed at a review, asubscription should be made on the ground for the benefit of theregiment. 4th. That the officers should resort to Masdeu and Marsala at themess, instead of the wines hitherto brought to table. 5th. That the entire regiment should turn into money all thegold lace on its coats, and wear worsted, by way of epaulettes, forthe next three years. We trust that by rigidly carrying out these arrangements, theregiment may yet be restored to solvency and respectability. ? VJUIUUUP llllliili illl. OFFICERS GOING TO A MESS. THE FORCE OF NEGLIGENCE. From the inefficiency of the Detective Police Force in discoveringthe perpetrator of any crime, it is the intention, we believe, to alter theirtitle to the more appropriate one of the Defective Force. HINTS ON COSTUME TO THE GATE-KEEPERS OFST. JAMESS PARK. As nobody has a right to be admitted into St. Jamess Park in hisworking dress, we print by (our own) authority, the following directionsfor the guidance of the gate-keepers. Brown paper caps are inadmissible in any case, as decidedly proclaim-ing either the carpenter and joiner, plumber and glazier, carver andgilder, printer, or other wretch who would pollute the atmosphere of Fur caps are questionable, as raising a suspicion of pot-boy, in whichcase the wearer must be questioned as to whether he is a pot-boy or not,and if he stammers or hesitates, by no means to be let iu. Cloth capsalso, must be closely scrutinised, and if shabby, excluded, as denoting theerrand
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