WIIEN I' lind tlio lionoui* of bciiig invitcd LJthc Council of tho lioynl Unitcd Scrrice Institution to lccturc hero 011 wlintcccr crpericnccs I iiiiglit c o m i n n d i n conncctioii with tlio " bcst means of increasing siipplics of rccruits," I felt that in)-vicirs arid opinions, bc?ing iiiorc pertinently conncctccl with tho rncdical than tlio ruilitnry bc;wirigs of tlic qucstion, \rould accordingly Iiavc little to rccoiiinicud tlicm to your particulnr noticc. But as wit11 all subjccts rcquiring closc nrid cnrcful nttcntion, it is rcquisitc, in ordcr to accomplish oiic's work with anytliing likc accuixcy, that thc collntcrnl issucs sliould bc nlirnys takcn into considcration, or, iri otlicr words, in cstiniating the pliysicnl cnpnbilitics of tho rccruit, it is ncccssnry to fully rc:iliso tlic m t u r o of tlic 1nl)oiir rcquircd of him, niid tho cnnscs wliicli liaro influcnccd tlic quantity and qudity of supplics. Xow nltliougli I cnnnot plead t o what niiglit bo c:illcd n politicnl ncquain-* 'This is nniplc sLowi by compmiiig tlic total number of rccruits inspcctcd in thc United Ihgtlom (liiriiig 1873 and ISGO. Tlii:~ pcr 1,000-1Si2. 16CO. England and \Vnlcs furiiislied 620.0 E n~l m i d nut1 JVnles fiiriiislied KOJV :illoiving thc Ccltic cliaractcr, I caunot help bclicviiig that n Iicight of fivc fcct with cvcn n fiiir proportion as r c p & weight arid Whcn tlic rccriiit 1lni1 coinp~ctcci 1"s Jri11,~c was tAtuoctl on t~i c ~i n i i i~ wit11 iuarli ( p m c l n sigi:oru;u). Vcgctiits I:?ys doirii qwcific riik3 for tlic csniniiintioii of rccruits(1 iroires).t l'ouclict on tlic " Plurdity of Rnccs," and nrocn " I~cclicrchc~ surl'Ethnologio dc I:& Frnlice." This author placc; tlic tdlcst pcoplcj of Eiiropc as folloirs :-yiic Aiiglo-S:isoii, Gcruinn, Sorivcginii, mid Albnnian ; t l~c shortrr rnrictics bcili,~ tlic Soutlicrii l~rcrichaiill Spniard3, Irish, mid Xnltcic. I ngrcc with tlic Eiiglisli trailslntioii of l'oucliet's irork that tlic inhabit:iiit of tlic south of Siiniii is not siiia11, :md as rcg:irdj tlic Irish, thc snnic may bc snid. Ylic 3Idtcrc Inrc n p e n t dcnl of Ar:ib blood iii tlicir rciiis, and although of low etatorc ns compared irith Englisliiiieii, nrc n.ir3, uud display considcrablo poirer3 of cnduruicc. 0. ' * Tlic niinimuni agc and Iicip!it iii tlic Roninu Ammy u i i ; 15 aiid 5 fi. 3 in.