On Friday the 8th, the battalion was inspected by Colonel Parish, C.B., commanding the 38th Depôt at Devizes, who expressed himself as satisfied; and after the usual luncheon given by the officers to the county and visitors, the prizes won at the Wilts County Rifle Association were given away by Lady Folkestone on behalf of the Earl of Pembroke, who was president of the association for the year. The field state at inspection only showed a total of 484, but the reason for this falling off is not difficult to discover. One company situated at Mere, on the borders of Dorsetshire, had great expenses entailed upon them in attending camps or battalion drills, and were to a great extent dependent on one large landholder for support, and as expenses increased and supplies decreased, so was it with numbers and efficiency, and twenty-five, all told, was now the strength of the 8th Corps. No. 6 Corps, a body of men second to none for regular attendance, fair knowledge of drill, discipline, and general set up, were also conspicuous by their absence. They were almost entirely composed of tenants on the estate of the Duke of Somerset at Maiden Bradley, having been raised and commanded by the eldest son of his Grace, and on his resignation, again were commanded by another son, Lord St. Maur; whose untimely death, near Bombay, in an encounter with a wounded bear, created a vacancy, which vacancy was filled up by the promotion of Lieutenant H.B. Festing, agent to the Duke of Somerset. The influence of this officer latterly was not favourable to the support of the corps; and being agent to the Duke, gave him both influence and power. Gradually the attendance at squad and adjutant's drills diminished, and on this occasion of a camp and inspection, none put in an appearance, consequently the corps was ineffective, and ceased to exist, not only to the regret of the officers and men of the battalion generally, but to many of the company. The Expenses of the Camp were £190 Subscriptions £120 The _Army List_, for 1874, was thus:-- The Marquis of Bath, _Honorary Colonel_. J.F. Everett, _Lieut.-Colonel_. T. Clark and W. Pinckney, _Majors_. R.D. Gibney, _Adjutant_. W. Fawcett, _Quartermaster_. C.J. Bleeck, _Surgeon_. L.L. Seale, _Assist. Surgeon_. 1st Corps, Salisbury. George Smith, _Captain_ (_Comdt._). , _Captain_. E.F. Kelsey, _Lieut._ F. Hodding, _Lieut._ T.E. Lee, M.B., _Assist. Surgeon_. Revd. R.G. Swayne, _Hon. Chap._ 2nd Corps, Trowbridge. W.P. Clark, _Captain_ (_Comdt._). E.P. Stancomb, _Lieut._ W.P. Clark, Junr., _Lieut._ J.H. Foley, _Lieut._ W.J. Mann, _Lieut._ G.C. Tayler, M.B., _Assist. Surg._ Revd. H. Meyer, _Hon. Chaplain_. 8th Corps, Mere. G. Troyte Bullock, _Captain_. E.A. Card, _Lieut._ W.N. Marshall, _Lieut._ C. Rumsey, _Assist. Surgeon_. Revd. H.B. Townsend, _Chaplain_. 9th Corps, Bradford.