Here, as ever, where, it is a noble thing to be of the cavalry. The advantages are too many to be catalogued, und too obvious to be interesting, Among them, however, is the privilege of playing host in unex: captionable style once a year. The ocean sion recurred on Monday evening, when the Shanglini Light Horse ave their annual ball at the Town Hall, and when number of guests very welcome. Nob a—from trooper to C.0—they made a largo great many balls have taken place at the Town Hall, and hitherto a certain arrangement of the rooms has been adhered to. On this occasion a refreshing change was made, There were the usual decorations and "green fringing on the stairs, at the bottom of which two Sikhs on guard prepared the eye for the line of waiting Light Horsemen, ready at a glimpse of a dress through the opened door tu offer a gallant arm. Upstairs, the dancing hall was not approached! through the first entrance, but one passed along the corridor to the right, past the immovable figure of a trooper, mounted on a dummy horse, and came upon the room aforetime used as a smoking room, but now inid with generous carpet, and supplied with armchairs and a counter for light refreshments. Here could the guests ta intermittent rest, and discuss anything from champagne-cup tu caviar. roi this room the dancing hall was' gained, and, on first entering, it was difficult to recognise it. The gallery had disappeared in a profusion of flays, the roof-beams were similarly hidden, and the size of the room was considerably decreased, this last Ly reason of the ingenious ae. commodation for the band. A square of ndbays had been thrown up, surmounted rented the room by a gun, and flanked by bell-tents. From this square the Town Band played to the dear enemy that thronged and moved so neat them.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.