“The sailors, after proving themselves excellent gunners and most useful infantry, have to-day shone in the capacity of engineers.”—The Standard.

Oh! for what are you not good and game,

Handy Jack?

For what are you not good and game?

Upon Egypt’s far strand

You seem turning your hand

To almost any job one can name,

Which same

Should resound, my dear Jack, to your fame!

You’re exceedingly good with a gun,