Those two corps, the Chasseurs and Zouaves, excite the warm admiration of our officers, and are probably the most perfect soldiers in the world — I do not mean in respect of fighting, although they are no fools at that, but with respect to all their military qualities and accomplishments, as well as to their di'ess and equipment, their powers of marching and endurance — everything, in short, that constitutes perfection in a soldier. They really looked magnificent on Saturday — an honour to their service, and a credit to the system and officers by which such soldiers are made. The day was fine, and of course ponies were put into requisition, and no end of scarlet jackets, interspersed with the blue frocks of the cavalry, might be seen converging from all points towards the parade-ground.
One of the Eoman-catholic Sisters of Charity, Sister Winifred, has died of cholera, and was interred yesterday afternoon in a grave dug high iip the hill behind the General Hospital at Balaklava. She was followed to her last resting-place by the sui'viving sisters and Miss Nightingale, also by a few officers and a considerable number of soldiers and inmates of the hospital. Service was performed over the grave according to the Koman-catholic ritual. Although transmitted somewhat after date, the following testimony of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry FJentinck, to the good conduct and services of the gallant Fourth Division during the period he commanded it, will be read with interest, and deserves publicity:— Extract from Divisional Orders, datei> October 13. " Private and important family affairs compelling LieutenantGeneral Sir H.
Bentinck, K.C.B., to return to England, he cannot relinquish the command of the Fourth Division without expressing the great regret with which he does so. ■' Although he has only had the command of it for the short period of little more than four months (but during a very eventful period), he has witnessed with great satisfaction the maimer in which all ranks have conducted most difficult, arduous, and dangerous duties, with a spuit, energy, and goodhumour not to be surpassed. " Having aheady expressed to Brigadier-General Gan'ett on his quitting the division, and to Brigadier-General the Honom-ahle A. Spencer and the First Brigade, on the morning of theiideparture on another expedition, his opinion of their services, it only remains for Sir Henry Bentinck to thank Colonel Wood, the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Eoyal Ai-tUlery, and the commanding officers, officers, and non-commissioned officers and men of the Second Brigade, for the assistance they have at all times rendered him; and he cannot refk-ain from expressing his high approbation of the manner in which all ranks have done their duty to their Queen and country. " The Lieutenant-General begs to thank the Staff Officers of the division for theii" zeal and energy in the discharge of their duties, and he cannot conclude without expressing also his satisfaction at the manner in Avliich Dr.
Roberts has performed his; to the Commissariat Department and Land TransjDort Corps of the -division, to whom it is indebted for their supplies, and with a regularity seldom equalled, and reflecting great credit on the officers of those departments. " The Lieutenant-Cieneral has only further, in taking leave of the division, to wish it renewed glory, and he wUl always feel the greatest interest in its proceedings generally, and of the regiments composing it particularly. " By order, " G. Elliott, "Deputy -ActingAdjutant-General." Complaints are stiU rife among the officers of this army concerning the great irregularity with which they receive the newspapers sent to them from England and elsewhere. I impute no blame to any one, nor do I pretend to point out in which quarter the fault lies, but the evil exists, and is great and glaring.
Making every allowance for irregularity on the part of senders, for the possible neglect or dishonesty of servants and newsmen's boys, there still remain numerous instances in which newspapers have positively been sent, and as positively have never been received. I hear daily grumbling on this account, proceeding from persons who receive letters from their friends, informing