LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR THOMAS PICTON, G.C.B., &c Bom 1758. - Killed at Waterloo 1815. TnE veterans of the Peninsula arc hourly dropping away from us, like the falling leaves of October; but amongst the few survivors, the names of Picton and the " fighting" third division are still " in their flowing cups freshly remembei'edj" and " familiar in their mouths as household words," Porty-one years have elapsed since the last shot was fired at Toulouse in the long struggle which carried an English, army from the banks of the Tagua to those of the Garonne. The present generation remember the deeds of their fathers, and the recollection of Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajo9, and St. Sebastian, has animated the stormcrs of Sebastopol. Wc have seen that want of practice is not accompanied by any deficiency in noble daring. There is much in the career of Sir Thomas Picton for the young soldier to study with advantage. His rise was slow; he encountered many difficulties ; he was the subject of a viTable of...

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