Competition Reintroduced--Reduction of Numbers--A Ferocious Examination--The _Britannia_ in the _Times_--"Rule of Thumb" Instruction--"Fire" and "Sword"--"Veritas" at Sea--The _Britannia Magazine_--Editorial Introduction--The Politics of Naval Cadets--Editorial Difficulties--A Questionable Pseudonym--Popular Advertisements--The _Wave_--A True Prediction--An Original Poem--Jones Takes a Lesson to Heart--The _Wave's_ Holiday Trip--A Warning to the Reckless--"First Catch Your Cadet!"--Ambulance Lessons-- How to Tell a Toadstool--The Electric Light--Another Committee--It Makes Recommendations--Also Suggestions-- Very Unpractical--Captains in the 'Eighties--Statistical Results--A Rapid Rise 118 CHAPTER VII. THE "BRITANNIA" IN THE 'NINETIES. Captain Digby--Alleged Gross Bullying--A Lively Correspondence-- Various Uninvited Opinions--A Gleam of Light from Within--"Old Etonian" and Admiral Richards--Captain Digby Sums Up the Case--"Navilus": His Book--Morning Amenities--"One Day's 'Four'"--A Typical Day--The Hardships of "Four"--A Day in the _Wave_--"A Nice Fresh Breeze"--Reefing Topsails--"Man Overboard"--Comfort for Mothers--A Trip in a Skiff--Forbidden Joys--A "Slippery Hitch"--A Half-holiday--Tea with "Ma Fox"--A Sunday Outing--"Fearful Fagging"--The "Baby's" Final Aspirations--Captain Moore--A Hot Reformer--Lieutenants as "Sea-Daddies"--Abolition of Cadets' Corporals--Chief of the Staff--Naval Warrant Officers--New Admiralty Regulations--The _Racer_ Arrives--Ship Struck by Lightning--Jubilee Day--The Queen's Medal--Captain Marryat's Spectacles--Cadets' Food--A Hard Case!--Remarkable Physical Development--Influenza Epidemic--An Ill-informed Parent--Ridiculous Allegations-- Visit of the King and Queen--John Gilpin--"Ye Mariners of England"--Captains in the 'Nineties 144 CHAPTER VIII. "BRITANNIA" GAMES.