The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY AS A PROFESSION.

In a memorandum rotative to recruiting which ha
been issued from the War-office it is atatei, among ottet
advantages of the army, that the following comtuinioss
are given exclusively ti deserving soliten :-22.5 regi-
mental quarts:meet-ors et 9s. to 15i. per day, stl riMas
masters at the souse rates of pay, 40 C 3131111 11.1%11L and
transport staff quartermasters and ri ordnance It re
department qualterinsaters at 9s. 61. to Lis 21. per day.
In addition to these a limited number of tion.coin-
mission. 1 officers who are able to pass a quabfyinf
examination are ennually select -d fur C0LL1111.531,415 as
lieu tenent& 'lucre aro also s'lo appointment, to the
rank of warrant-offizer—viz., 50 ma,t,er plut.ers in the
Royal Artillery, 75 cuoduc tor, ot supplies, 5o .ntoc tors
of store., 15 superintending stall clerks. esi ilia re;i.
mental and garrison sergeont.mejors. The pay J toe
warrant ranks irettes from ss. to se. per day. The
number of non-commisaioned officers in the army is
quoted at 28,000, of whom 2,500 are staff sergeants
receiving from 3s. 64. to ss. per day; 10,00OCOliJUI.
sergeant., sergeants, and lance-sergeants, at 2... to 4,. 41. :
12,0110 corporals and bombardiers, at Is, 81. to 2.. Si and
3,600 lanit-oorporals and acting b,mberdiers, at is. w
Zs. Id. Oilier appointments open t.. she army are 45
military clerkship. at headquarter. at Is. to Ss. hi. Per
day; 15 superintending clerks, with rank of warratt
Alcor, at ss. di. per day; 200 military staff clerks &hi
clerks in Artillery and Engtneer office., at 3,. 61. to 5s
per day; au uncertain number of temporary cl.tki ai la
per day in addition to regimental
pay;
and 400 mtge
masons appointments at schools of instruction, tea icentil
schools, sad manufacturing and miscellaneous eatables.
manta, at 3L 6d. t 6f. per day. The Indian unattachol
Usk which is recruitod exclusively from the ranks of till
army, further provides about 1,200 promotions, t.f what
400 are warrant and 100 non-commissioned officers, 'AI
average annual number of these app nutmeat. bring
Lastly, the Militia provides for 1110 officers as quit"
uniaters, 290 warrant officers as sergeant-major., 9a) it,
sergeants, and 2,500 s.,rgeants. Too Voinnano orott.-11
£5O sergeants, and in. Volunteers 1.800 Altiuther toes
are appointments and promotions Open to it,. army to tts
number tel over 35,000, or about one-sixth of the total
strength of the force, and young men woo contotuobt
joining the army art further rominial of the oh-r
adnantages presented to the soldier iu the shape of k
conduct pay, working pay, deferred pay and pension. Pm'
for good shooting, Itc., the use of recreAuon rooms arid
canteens, and the opportunities ot learning a trade The
pay, rations, lodging, and clothing of an ordinary soldier
ts pronounced equivalent to 15,. at w.ek, sot recliontag
Jitte ,C 3 a year which is saved fug him as deferred Pal.

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MAMMAL FaIIt•TIUDE I.lltoUL—rorier this title II
b°diWe i;ointioedePsndit as"beting°l Pirpmstyibiwiy"otiCe4otisill"clierabtibinta.trif°ruie to
dst
farmers. "Convineeo," the Proluot" "Y. Ot th.
Practical failure of the present system of Bee trade (r 0
called). which consist, of the 1100 adoutation into tile
United Kingdom of fore:go tuditifieztutes and lo
IPacrWinurectif rnom f notwithstanding
S ndiag
iatetos. exclu.iou .0
Borptit sratililiusb,ui
heavy, and in boom matinee, pm', ib litive tor:tr. ;CJOV,.,C.'
mantnatuitunt tra..ftlaalin
,chiin •
:f
e lonr our purchases
"
Ato e,
fto.
working moat irjanourly to the welfare ani proeperit) of
the nation, and endangering the steady employment, lair
,1110
wages, and future weilmeing of our working cM.Hei, 1514
league ia formed to prowl', by sorry im,su, at us
command, an *Monition of tram, with all remota. Joel
eseticially with our colonel sod dependencics, prepia
to deal with the United Kdigdom upon the pranciple of
reasonably free interchanae, sad to ag.t sum for ouch rival
rt-daljUst,uenla as .0.11 prevent t..e pioloct, of loin
States which refute to deal with Urest Britain in tar
trade from unimly Competing with the product* .1 bout.
labour." The postcy al%oc &tett Le Ltd.* x plehted : ill
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That there be no renewal of c_miueicial ireaMs
terruirialle at a year'. n,uc .0 that no enton...itnentp 01
kiud may stand in the way of our adopting •t•c"
otiftcf..ol.poo,git,cy.aa.t.othieash.teaftlesnotuttteneteidupc.irLe ati2i)lititepzit,ialf
raw materials br bum, indua ti i tout avory q
In Oran r that w, way C .1111.0'.e eaczate•lol y ii. the .a'e .1
our manalactur, a. (3) A ieauate import dotl a to lei
levied upon the menu( sctore. of for Aim Salil feltoliel
to laCeiVa our wantimeturea iu lair tiamlldr. 1. I.
removed in the Case of soy n.li it mg t., take
British manufacmres duty free. itf A very ni al r, e
duty to be levied up in ali al Melee of food botu for sfi
COULl'lira, the ram, being a bullied Iris from ail parts if
our own uUrpiro prepared ti hake our lUonUtset." Ii
re eionably free interchango.- A cooation fond ei
£I.O,UUO a year is being r.istii for tiv-, )cat, "
aclaqUately to lizbt Vas heti,. Among the looaer ..0-
•Crlptions to tire fund are .5.2 frou Mr. i C. lirt.f.
&afford; .Cl,OOO from M. E.
tre tourer igiUtl from Mr. DAVIJ M wive% M 'l
5.500 from Mr. tiampsrn Lteyd.

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Aro. MAar MILLAR, 5. ffigh Weet-etreet,
Pnaukt mad Pubusbed by EL/WARD NRWMAR. "
Offloas, 6iiigb•sieset tdd
The Lioly Trinity. I", prupneieg.
Tneeday, Auguit (kb, 1881.