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History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal EngineersConnolly, T. W. J. (Thomas William John)

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History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

Name: History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers
Author: Connolly, T. W. J. (Thomas William John)

Connolly, T. W. J. (Thomas William John)

Great Britain. Army. Royal Sappers and Miners

Footnote 71:

  Chiefly from the First Report, Royal Commissioners, Exhibition, 1851,
  App. vi., p. 48.

Footnote 72:

  The ‘Times,’ July 2, 1851. The reference is too good to be omitted.
  “The training—which,” proceeds the ‘Times,’ “under Sir C. Pasley’s
  system they undergo, admirably prepares them for this description of
  work, and they have brought to it the practical experience acquired
  during the Irish, Scotch, and English surveys, which it will be
  recollected they were employed upon in compliance with a most valuable
  suggestion to that effect made by Colonel Reid. The plan to which we
  allude is a highly creditable specimen of the skill which the sappers
  have attained in the art of surveying.”

Footnote 73:

  October 7, 1851.

Footnote 74:

  October 12, 1851.

Footnote 75:

  March 1, 1851, p. 130.

Footnote 76:

  Apprehensive of accidents, the _public_ registry of the numbers was, a
  few days before the closing of the Exhibition, abandoned at the
  instigation of the police authorities.

Footnote 77:

  Robert Marshall, formerly a private in the corps, was also attached to
  the stationery department. From this he was promoted to be collector
  from the money-takers. After the Exhibition closed, he received a
  gratifying testimonial from Earl Granville, and a gratuity of one
  month’s pay from the Royal Commissioners as a recognition of his
  services. In consequence of his industry and honesty, he was one of
  two or three retained for employment under the Commissioners, from
  whom he was transferred to the Department of Practical Art, to assist
  in superintending the reception and classified organization of the
  Trade Museum of specimens presented to it from all countries. In this
  duty his disciplined habits of order and arrangement made his services
  of great utility and value. He now holds a lucrative appointment as
  superintendent to a boarding establishment in London, under the
  Electric Telegraph Company, obtained for him, in consequence of his
  creditable conduct at the Exhibition, by Major-General Wylde.

Footnote 78:

  ‘Illustrated London News,’ March 1, 1851.

Footnote 79:

  The ‘Times,’ February 19, 1851.

Footnote 80:

  ‘Illustrated London News,’ February 22, 1851.

Footnote 81:

  The ‘Times,’ February 26, 1851.

Footnote 82:

  First Report, App. xxvi., p. 130.

Footnote 83:

  First Report, App. x., p. 67.

Footnote 84:

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History

History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

Connolly, T. W. J. (Thomas William John)

Great Britain. Army. Royal Sappers and Miners

Footnote 71:

  Chiefly from the First Report, Royal Commissioners, Exhibition, 1851,
  App. vi., p. 48.

Footnote 72:

  The ‘Times,’ July 2, 1851. The reference is too good to be omitted.
  “The training—which,” proceeds the ‘Times,’ “under Sir C. Pasley’s
  system they undergo, admirably prepares them for this description of
  work, and they have brought to it the practical experience acquired
  during the Irish, Scotch, and English surveys, which it will be
  recollected they were employed upon in compliance with a most valuable
  suggestion to that effect made by Colonel Reid. The plan to which we
  allude is a highly creditable specimen of the skill which the sappers
  have attained in the art of surveying.”

Footnote 73:

  October 7, 1851.

Footnote 74:

  October 12, 1851.

Footnote 75:

  March 1, 1851, p. 130.

Footnote 76:

  Apprehensive of accidents, the _public_ registry of the numbers was, a
  few days before the closing of the Exhibition, abandoned at the
  instigation of the police authorities.

Footnote 77:

  Robert Marshall, formerly a private in the corps, was also attached to
  the stationery department. From this he was promoted to be collector
  from the money-takers. After the Exhibition closed, he received a
  gratifying testimonial from Earl Granville, and a gratuity of one
  month’s pay from the Royal Commissioners as a recognition of his
  services. In consequence of his industry and honesty, he was one of
  two or three retained for employment under the Commissioners, from
  whom he was transferred to the Department of Practical Art, to assist
  in superintending the reception and classified organization of the
  Trade Museum of specimens presented to it from all countries. In this
  duty his disciplined habits of order and arrangement made his services
  of great utility and value. He now holds a lucrative appointment as
  superintendent to a boarding establishment in London, under the
  Electric Telegraph Company, obtained for him, in consequence of his
  creditable conduct at the Exhibition, by Major-General Wylde.

Footnote 78:

  ‘Illustrated London News,’ March 1, 1851.

Footnote 79:

  The ‘Times,’ February 19, 1851.

Footnote 80:

  ‘Illustrated London News,’ February 22, 1851.

Footnote 81:

  The ‘Times,’ February 26, 1851.

Footnote 82:

  First Report, App. xxvi., p. 130.

Footnote 83:

  First Report, App. x., p. 67.

Footnote 84:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

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