The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-21 00:00:00

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TinnUIDAT. —Hr. CA"DIMLY, In moving the Army Estimates,
explained the new scheme of Army Reornisation, the object
of which, be said, wee to combine In one harmonious whole MI
the branches of our military foram He defended hi. adadels-
trail. from Yr. Tearaell's charge of " attenumod. regi-
men.," and showed that under thew estimate. we should
have mute 497,000 men under ann., my 136,000 reenters (of
whom 108,000 would be in this country), 139,000 militia, 14,000
yeontany, 9,000 first army morn, 30,000 second army neon
end pereirmersomad 107,000 volunteers ; and in addition to this
WI had now guns fora force of 191,800 men. Agreeing with Lord
Herby that it would be chiapl.i to pay for our mWtary labour,
they would not noo.mend compul•ory winks, but there
would be clansmen the bill enabling .be Government to raise
say number of men upon neesesity. Mr. Cardwell announced,
amid loud beers from his own side of the Home, b. the
Governor"t had determined to propose the abolition of the
purchase system in the army. -This involved adopting a
of reereeneet and proOotion by selection m elle-
r:4NA from serdority, sod In addition the payment of
• large mm of money by way of compensation, which
he maculated would range from £7,400,000, to £8.400,000. The
to retire each year would be limited to the
a▪
verage of the bat en With regard to first coranxia-
dons, they would be glirwithout mem..e to the general
public by competitive examination to subalterns a 1 bllllUa
mintier altar two rare good service, and es before the non-
commissioned offiaers. The aelectioa of officers for promotion
would be vested in the Commander-In-Chief ,under the guidance
• elaborate regulations ; the auxiliary forces are to be trans.
forted from the Lords Lieutenant to the direct control of the
queen. In every district there would he • Colonel of the
latel ettarbed to the amoral for every 15,000 or *7,000 of the
auxiliary forme, who would be In commend of them and
responsible for them. Promotions would be made in the nine
manner at In the regular forces, and more frequent opportimi-
the Iron] I be taken to brigade the Militia and Volunteen with
the itqg on, to send the Vialunteers to camps of initruction
(where they would be under the Mutiny Act), in require
640010 proof* of competence from officers and more
freq., t end regular Itioodeoce from the men. We
do not wish to lay down =all and vexatious ruler for •
bock like the Volunteers, but rather to place the force on •
broad and firm basis, at the same time providing that no
corm shall receive the benefit of the capitation grant unless
the bootleg Akan are able to report them really and
actually efficientan defenders of their country. 8050 e if the
rules at present in existence do not appear to be of roach
benefit to the form It loan anomaly that a man may be
technically " efficient" an • rifleman without ever having been
to the Wien It must appear reasonable that a men should
be expected to make himself • rifleman before receiving the
capitation grant. All that ts now required to be dam by •
Volunteer to entitle him to • certificate granting capitation is.
that he should firs 00 rounds, a hat which I have seen per-
formed in two IllinUtee at Wimbledon, and therefore I think
It enfold not be calling upon the Volunteen to make an
cev eira.tfice....if wigwam* eek theist
wilbseurivitk.to term,
h.wvlteichhoyauhnnaldll
theme.. to Fergana. The frees
tem of be Volanteeni is to besl=7. Ob. 1.110'
Itegular Army, emu will be lake.to gave With regard to tie
• laml eo
0010100
to every regiment, and local centres of lemna,.
libel both for the Regular. and Mini& At the
will be ..tab-
of his speech. which occupied two hours, ma, ce,dc"c1,,.,7 de°
loudly cheered. It ins agreed to postpone L
the !ill lise hem printed sad circulated. umun until

TIN POIMILT 101101.

Mr. Ottoman the.. manstant to notice,, moved that the
sum of £lO,OOO be granted to list Majesty for the dowry ot
Princess Louise.
XT. r. Task" la opposing the grant, Olaf 'gained that it
wee inexpedied to locrease to. cost of monarchical institu-
tions. noes extraordinary moratoria out to be borne by the
Clril List. As the Princess had thrown off the fetters of
Royalty there was nothing left to gild.
mr, eddy sorted the motion.
Sir R. PaL. pted out that the men*/ voted for main-
taining the splaudear of the Crown was in reality not spent
In that way. Tho duty of mods' beepitality to foreqpiers,
for batman, was Id to the Priem or Maher, and Sir Robert
said he would roW te-morrew for doubling Um Prisoe's s How -
sacs oa that mad If the alliance had been, as usual, with
a Royal Roma the dud would bare been defensible. but he
disapproved the Primer marrying "to. soe of one of Her
Majesty's Mindere by the advice of for Majesty's
_Mieiruy."
Mr. Guested mestioaed that Mar Majesty had consulted
her °oddballs' dirtier* oa the sited= of departing Irons
the usual map of Maks 18 moths agodoLz.brors this
=smarmed woe made. TM divided.
member, Mr. Fawcerr, voted maid the Vast, Kr.
Tiviaa mad Sir C. Maas being the Tenors cite that side, and
it was carried by the .ztoeordlzi majority of id to 1.
The Princess Louis.'. Annuity 3111 was alto read a second
WO, without opposition.
The University TeMs Rill was read • second time Mr.
wain delivered a brief but emphatic protest against 11 10 its
Sart shape.
MU was brought in, by Mr. Mum, for massullar the
"^ relating by the adulteraties of food, fic.

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