AGE

A young man must be 14 years old before he can become an officer in the English army, or be entered as a cadet at Woolwich, in the English academy. Persons are enlisted for soldiers from 17 to 45. After the latter age, every inhabitant is exempted from serving in the British militia. By a late regulation in England, growing boys may be enlisted under 16 years of age. These recruits are chiefly intended for the East-India service. In the United States 18 to 45 is the legal age for militia and regulars. The Romans were obliged to enter themselves in the army at the age of 17 years; at 45 they might demand their dismi ion. Amongst the Lombards, the age of entry was between 18 and 19; among the Saxons, at 13.