The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENhG, AUGUST 20, 1864. t 7"

height of absolute content that Mr. "tossups is I the common privileges of officers, we cannot
dreadfully afraid of the envy of the Gode,*whße he woods*. that men of idnoation wit aippes oat-
rejoices in the surrounding envy of insaijoli. tinuoio refuse tbe office. 7 L
At this comprehensive program** for the l'": 1
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Liberal party at the next general oleo ow pure • 2 .
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and simple ministerial contemporaries are lost in • ."'" . II ..V
admiration. They contrast the "mellowing expo-

" Hence" and " oommenslable tolerance" of Mr.
ROIBUCIC with the peremptoriness of the
" younger school of politicians ;" and with a
homily on thw danger of doing something, they
are ready to defy "the Conaervative reaction."

OSBORNE, Arlin*? 19.
The Queen and Princess Helena walked and
drove yesterday.
The Hon. Earatia Stopford has sweeeded the lica.
Florence &quasar u Maid of Honour in Waiting.

Despatches were sent yaterday from the Oolouiaboffios to
the Goverson of Gibraltar, Malta, the Mauritius, Ceyloo,
Hong Kong, Inhume, and the Australian Colonies.

Tits emit of Surgeons for the Army at a time
when there is no war might at first sight appear to
be a matter of no very pressing concern. It is
supposed that as soldiers are scrupulously selected
for their good health and perfect exemption from
all defects of bodily strength, they cannot have
much need of the surgeon when not engaged
in a campaign. This most erroneous opinion
seems to have always guided our military economy,
for whenever a war has come it has found our
army quite unprepared with surgeons ; or, to put
the case in more direct terms as to the conse-
quences, the army has been well equipped to fight
the enemy coming with sword and bullet, while
the defence against a far more deadly and in-
sidious foe of the camp and the trenches has been
most inadequately provided for. This deficiency
is suddenly discovered after the troops have fallen
into some terrible state of disease ; when the surgeons,
overworked, drop with fatigue at their posts ; ship-
loads of dying and suffering wounded are obliged
to be sent, as they were from Balaclava to Scutari,
with perhaps one or two surgeons to each ship,
according as these valuable officers could be
spared from the crowded hospital tents ;
and an outcry is justly raised at home
against such cruel neglect. But how was a dis-
aster like this met t Not by the regular resources
of the Army Medical Department, but by those
three hundred or more surgeons who volunteered
to encounter the risks and sufferings of the field,
and put themselves at once entirely under military
command. It was nothing but a piece of good
luck that enabled the authorities of the army to
obtain the services of those gentlemen, and we
believe that though the profession might then have
been somewhat " overstocked," no inducements in
the shape of pay would have succeeded had it not
been for the best feeling on the part of the surgeons,
who were ready to render their abilities available
in so sharp a crisis, without any consideration
foe their own special advancement.
The danger past, however, and some sixty brave
and devoted surgeons left upon the field, our
War Department return again to the " system."
Little or nothing is learnt from such a lesson as the
Crimea afforded. The first thing was to discharge
the three hundred surgeons, in the style that we
treat a servant who has disgraced his place—with
a month's pay ; and thus so effectually to disgust
the profession as to cat off this source of supply on
another emergency. The exertions of SIDNEY
HRIIIIKIIT forced some measure of attention
to the general subject of the medical organization
of the army ; the pay and position of the surgeon
were improved for a time, until the Horse Guards,
finding it intolerable that medical officers should
be treated with even that small amount of con-
sideration, soon contrived to undo all that had
been done by a Royal Commission. The result
is, that the Army is calling in vain for surgeons in
time of peace, and when the ranks of the profession,
so far from being crowded, are known to be only
fairly filled up by men deriving a good reward for
their talents. The schools are nct by any means
so full of students as they were twenty years ago,
although the standard of professional study has
been decidedly raised ; and this may be in some
measure attributed to the poor inducements held
oat by the Medical Servici s to enter it as a
career, and the narrow poicy that has controlled
the Department.
That very policy, in fact, has recoiled upon the
Me heal Service, which has long driven the best
men from its ranks, which was detected by the late
Lord Hxmsr, and condemned by the answer Sir
BsxaarnNßsoors, one of the mostexperienced and
independent authorities possible to have been found,
gave to the question, before the Royal Commission,
" Should you say that the pay, the rank, the
" emoluments, and the general position of our
" army medical officers are such as to attract the
" best students to the Army Medical profession,
" or a fair share of them 1"—" I can only say that
" I do not believe that I ever recommended any
" of our better class of students to go into the
" army, except into the Guards, where they have
" some advantages which they do not possess else-
" where. I do not think that there is anything

Has MA.TearT's Vuirr TO Pzirrn.—A meeting
of the Lord Provost and magistrates of Perth wu held oa
Wednesday with the view of making arraogements for the
forthoomiog inauguration of the Albert Statue by her Ma-
jesty. It was resolved to issue a proolamation recommending
that the 30th be observed in tows se a holiday. It is
understood that the ceremonial will be very simple and
brief, not occupying much above a quarter of an hour. The
public will be excluded from the General Station on bar
Majesty's arrival, and it is particularly desired that there
be no noisy demonstration on the North Inch. Her Ma•
jeety, on teaching the Lich, will be promoted with a short
address by the magistrates ; and the Mugu/story prayer
will be offered by the Rev. Mr. Burdon of the East Church.
—Dundee Advertiser.

The Duke of Cambridge arrived at Invermark
Lodge, Lochla% on Wednesday, on a visit to the Earl of
Dalhousie. It was anticipated that his royal highness
would pass a few days at Invermark.

The Marquis and Marchienesa of Hastings have
arrived at Leaden Castle, &fishing. The tenantry of the
marquis at Ashbyrie-la-Zoach are about to present her
ladyship with a splendid candelabra, in commemoration of
her marriage.

The burehioness of Queensberry and family
have taken a residence at Haatinp for the season.

The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have
arrived oe a visit to the Earl and Countess of Egßaton at
Egbaton Castle, where &select party will assemble daring
the present month.
The Earl of Lucan has arrived at Castlebar
Rouse, his mat in Ireland.
The Earl Delawarr has left his marine residence
at Cowes, for Bodalsigh, on a visit to Mr. Resell,
and Lady Elisabeth Roma. The amass. will leave next
week for Sussex. Sir Alexander Bannerman and Lady
Arabella Bannerman, and Rm. Lane Fox remain on a visit
for the premmt.

The Earl and Conntese of Fife are entertaining
a shooting party at Bar Lodge, N.B.

Viscount Andover u s gone to Scotland on a
@booties excursion.

Viscount and Viscountess Torrington and Lady
Georgina Fans have arrived at Weymouth.

Viscount and Viscountess Castlarvae and family
have left Breslin's Marine Hotel, Bray, county Wicklow,
for their scat, Killarney.

Lord and Lady Forester, who arrived early in
the week from a tour in Germany, have left town for
Wiliey Park, Shropshire.

The Rigbt Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., has
left town tors few weeks.

We regret to state that Mr. Justice Williams dill
continuos seriously ill at Ruler.

PftRIAT NORTHERN RAILWAY—(THIS DAY.)
The thirty-sixth half-yearly meeting wan held
this rooming it Ktllo,olllllll, 00101901 nom ILE, deputy
charm; la . the chair.
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Tbe r•Yort, has already appeared in the Express.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, expressed the
regret he felt at the &bathos cl the chairman (Mr. Nakao),
who, however, be was happy to say, was now in • ocia•
valescent date. He (the gallant colonel) congratulated the
thareholden ea the increase of revenue on the halfiror,
which amounted to about 100,0004 Against that there wee,
of coons, to be set some increase of expellees. Nineteen miles
of perumeent way bad been plaid as against eight miles last
year;ne3 and this had entailed 4 an additional charge of 25,000
was so increase in the cost of looonsetive and coaching
bat that had been plated to venue ;so that the
=e7re
the company's property wee daily increasing rather
toga dimmultiog. Tome was a serious dump for compensa-
tion, ,is., a sum of 14.3664 Of that above 7,0004 bad been
taken to meet the coosequesess of an accident to the
Withers bank. Than there yea the interest on the
new preference stock, which bad for the first time
been paid ; but on the whole the increase of ex-
penditure was sot more than at the rate of 50 per eras.
of the immeshed receipts. With respect to the parliamentary
business of the Benicia be thought the directors had bees
very successful, inasmuch as they had succeeded in defeat-
ing an both honor the rival scheme of Mr. Bidder and the
Onset Esetern Company. Mr. Bidder thought that the
easeadttees eight to be compelled to gin num for their
lint the reason was very prin. This company
bed already • better line, and it bad offered the Great
Easters the same equitable terms as they had given to other
cocapeniee. Parliameot bed insetted theme Menu in the set
of pm/Bement, and the Great &elm NW* avail them-
selves of them by giving a mouth's notice. This company
always endeavoured to live peaceably with their neighbours
and he traded that theGrat Eastern would not attack them
again. At all evicts, if they did, the directors would be
prepared to defend the interests of their constituents.
With regard to the London, Chatham, and Dover Com-
pany, the directors proposed to land it 300,00 W.
at par ege t
t. The agreement would be an ad-
raeteeseas one for this company, as i would
enable them to carry coals and other merehendies over the
Loudon. Chatham, and Dover line. It was to last for 999
yarn—ls fact it would be a perpetual one.
Mr. Anat. M.P.. wooded the motion.
Mr. HOU= supposed that the direction had taken the
anal mune of protecting themselves with work& and that
any attempt at opposition would therefore be defeated.
Bat it was a mistake to suppose that the Art:dune of hide.
pedant propeieters was mselea. It bad, in point of feet,
been completely sueasedal in the bug run, end he maM
point out a demo men in which the board had yielded
things to which the chairman bed protested that he would
sever submit. He (Mr. Hughes) had still to complain that,
notwithstanding the great mouse of tabulstion in which
the direenwe indulged, the scomate were as full of toyetifi-
edits eefever.

"in the Army u it now exists to remnantsto the
" beet educated class of students." When further

aaked if it wu • question of remuneration, Sir
BENJAMIN emphatically says, " I think that is •
" very important thing, and I also think that rank
" and station are very important." Mr. WILLIAM

Fmtuussox, the eminent lip ig authority, agreeing
in this opinion, said, with equal declaim], "
" doubtedly good men would enter the service
" if greater induoements were offered." Mr.

—Mr. iiiieuxaar, eye of the auditors, said that the aecoulte
were peefeetly 00117, and that nothing was charged to
capital which ought to be charged tonneau*. The tenth
we., in feet, jest the MOM.
Mr. HCOIIIO3 wished Mr. Morgue to explain how it
hammed that, in the face of these clear accounts, the
company should appear to have exceeded its borrowing
powen.
Mr. Mown" replied that thew had absorbed other com-
panies—the Fait Lincolnshire, for instance—and hod elms
deed the borrowing powers of those oompesies.
Mr. LIMN (the solicitor) laid that be had carefully
examined all their acts of parliameat, and he could assure
the meeting that the borrowing powers of the company
had not hese exceeded.

PAG Li, again, tells the Commission that,
" except in the instance of those who have a mill-
" tary commission, the best students very rarely
" enter the army." In the face of evidence like this
the authorities could scarcely doles, than iesuethe
Warrant theydid for increase of pay and rank. No
sooner, however, is it in foroe, than every scheme
is devised to render it as ineffective as possi-
ble, and the whole thing becomes a shameful
mockery.
But this Royal Warrant, which has been so far
nullified—in a manner, we mast say, which
appears to demand investigation—afforded
not half the benefit the Army Surgeon is fairly
entitled to as an officer incessantly on duty. Every
officer in the service gets his two months' leave of
absence in the year at home, and after certain
terms of foreign service is allowed a corresponding
koliday. Now the medical officer can claim no
leave either by right or courtesy from his com-
mending officer. Many surgeons have spent the
best part of their lives, often in the most destruc-
tive climates, without a week's relief from duty.
This has long been felt and complained oir as a
moat invidious pressure upon them in comparison
with other officers. It is this which in great measure
contributes to give the idea in the service that the
Doctor is an indispensable drudge to a regimen;
who is to be kept hard at his work, and made to
bear the blame of all the epidenOcs and saoitsry
mishaps brought upon the troops by commanding
officers who will not consult him as to the site of

Mr. Booms was perfectly satisfied ; bit why wee that
not stated ow the face of the swoosh; ?

Mr. MORGAN said it wee, is pep 9of the repeal. (Hear,
bear.)
la sneerer to a proprtetor,
The Cearamae staled that the amount of capital that
would be required for the sew lioes—the Bernet line, the
No. 2 Lincoln and Moores Hee and the Doncaster mod
Oaimbommett line, with the 300.00 W. they *deemed to lb*
Lagoa, Chatham, sad Dover Company—would be about a
fa •01111 K to a shareholder.

The Cnanussir ea.d that the potato market was at the
geode dance, and it bad proved a scat yiroStable arrange.
meet. Lest year there were so fewer than 900 trucks of pots.
tole steadies tuseroptied ; and it had been found absolutely
necessery to erect warehouses. Newly the whole trade in
that article wee now transacted at this statics, and be
felt aura that there would be a most satisfactory return far
the 40.00 W. which it was proposed to expend.
A Pamoneros asked whether it was proposed to sipeud
any in improving the approadon of this Matins,
which be theegbt were at moat ia a most digest:idol eon.
Mien? (Hear, bear.)
Another Peoeitirroe thougl t the statemeets of the
Great &Mere Company ought to be answered.
Kr Witemeox, on the other bend, did not think they
seed trouble themselves with scything that might ensaaate
from the baud of the Great , because that board
bad a perfect right to my what they pleased to their ant
shareholders, whether it was true at net. (laughter.)
The Cullman said that Mr. Deane. had issued a letter
by way of meaner to the pamphlet of tie Great Eastere,ned
it would be seat roiled to every shareholder. The direotere
had Deter event the shareholders' mosey in orearosatel
beildiep ; bet as their attention bed now been called to
°audition of the Hing'soross station they would take the
matter Weibel/ earliest coosideeatios. (Hear, hear.)
The report was then adopted.
The dividend, whim' wee at the rate of 51 per met an the
'adieu, stook, er lf per east seem than the correspouding
dividend of last year, was thee declared.
The meeting was than toads special, sad resoltitione ware
proposed fag minim the capital *taken's! by the
Chatham, sad Dover (Oity Undertakieg) Act l 864; and
also for sweetie; stock to be mehangsd for the Boerne raj
liestradim, sled Bottom, fileaferd. and Midland COMMON
shame under the Great North/ea Railway (Lincola sad
Boers.) Act, 1864.

their camping ground. It is perfectly true
that much depends upon the Medical Service, its
responsibilities are most importan;, and we feel
,convinced that as • body the surgeons aro fully
alive to this, snd quite ready to stand by all possible
responsibilities belonging to their duties; but at the
Nam time the very fact of their boing entrusted
with such onerous and important duties is the
strongest reason why the utmost punctilio of rank
and every respect of position should be observed
towards them, for if they are to be simply paid as
second-rate clerks are paid, end to have nom at

Altai astai sou venial.). lb* nsolatioas wens agreed le,
and the proesedimp tenalaated viol the twirl sospliampe-
lazy Ms.

.
a thuntbmbent, and Odle darkened the sky. They con-
tinued eying about for nearly two hours ; then took their
Genres towards the wash Still no rain, and the heat is
really awful. There hare been several deaths from min-
Walks is the 38th Regiment.
(szonsa's TILICOWIL)
• MEXICO.
PARIS, Ammar 20.
- Official despatches, received here from Mexico,
announce that several unimportant engagements
had taken place between some bands and the
troops. The sanitary condition of the army was
satisfactory.
COURT-MARTIAL AT MADRID.
MADRID, Avow? WI

JmT INTELLIGENCE .
'ARRIVAL OF 2312 BOMBAY MAIL.
By the arrival of the Syria we have intelligilliMe
from Calcutta to the Rh of July, and from Bombay
to the 23rd.

A court-martial has been held here on an officer
and someeergeanta of the regiment Saboya, accuaed
of oonapiracy. The prisoners were acquitted.
No disturbances have taken place in the city.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
MARSEILLES, Ammer 19.

The Menageries Imperial Mail steamer Pekin,
left this day with 52 passengers, 609 packages of
merchandise, and 208,5001 specie for India and
Obina ; and 123 passengers, 1,402 packages, and
12,0001. specie for Alexandria.

AMZRICA.
QUEENSTOWN, Ammer 20.

The screw steamer New York, from New York
on the 6th inst., arrived here at 6 a. m. to-day. She
landed 18 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool.
All well