MEDALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.

imldiers of Her Majesty's Army and the Indian Forces is yed in the foregoing operations. The medal is similar beat granted for the first Chinese War, (page 121,) except Tute the date 1842, on the reverse, is omitted. The ribbon thermae same, namely, scarlet with yellow edges. The clasps II ime of the same pattern as those for the Mutiny Medal, and proc inscribed CANTON, 1857, TAKU FORTS, 1860, and PEKIN, attit60. An additional clasp having thereon CHINA, 1842, was Asuthorized for such of the recipients of the first medal as uhad been engaged in the second Chinese War.

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THE Chinese Campaign brings the MEDALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY to a conclusion, and although this service cannot be regarded with the same absorbing interest attaching to the Indian Mutiny, yet it forms a glorious addition to the annals of War, being not only remarkable for the first effective employment of Armstrong guns, but also for the success of the sanitary measures adopted to preserve the health of the troops in so distant a quarter of the globe; and above all for the cordial union existing between the allied commanders, Sir Hope Grant and General Montauban. All must trust that the armies of France and England may never be otherwise employed than for the mutual glory of both countries, in the maintenance of one common cause, and in the promotion of the best interests of mankind.

Clasps for FATSHAN, 1857, and TAKU FORTS, 1858, were authorized for the Navy and Marines, but are not specified above, as they were granted expressly for Naval operations.

LONDON: GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS.