The Destruction of the Militia. (John Murray. ad. net.)—We are
delighted to notice a reprint of the Duke of Bedford's admirable speech on the Militia question, delivered in the House of Lords at the end of March. We have already noticed the speech very fully in the Spectator, but are exceedingly glad that the moat important facts and figures which it contains should bo put on record. No Member of Parliament ought to consent to the destruction of the Militia before he has read the first part of the speech, in which are collected the opinions expressed in regard to the Militia by General officers during the South African War. It is a great misfortune that no book recording in detail the doings of the Militia in the South African War has been published. if it had, the present proposals would have been impossible.
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