The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

ARMY ESTIMATES OF EFFECTIVE AND

SERVICES, FROM APRIL 1.
1838, TO MARCH 31, 1867.

NON-:

This morning the above estimates were issued.
The land forces in numbers for 1856 57 ars
246,716, being an increase of 30,378 over the esti-
mates for 1855.56.
In the effective services the items are as follows:
—Land forces, charge, 10,950,3981, increase,
1,611,6571; embodied militia, 3,150,129, decresse,
285,5991.. t volunteer corps, 88,0001. same as lut
year :—Army Works Corps, 408,5951., new vote;
War Department, 169,0261., decrease, 36,2911.; head-
quarters military departments, 22,7911., increase,
3,0971; Civil Establishments, 514,141/., increase
111,8061.; wages of artificers, 915,3011., increase
289,3761.; clothing, barrack furniture, &c., provi-
sions, forage, fuel, and light, 9,886,2611., increase
3,682,2191.; stores for land and sea service,
4,371,1651., decrease, 175,0001.; works, buildings,
&c., 2,044,0691., increase, 656,5691. ; educational and
scientific branches, 238,4441., increase 17,3681.
The total estimate for the effective services thus
amounts to 32,758,2801, while last year it was
26,474,4831., showing an increase this year of
6,780,6871. Deduct decrease for this year, 496,8901.,
and the net increase of the year for effective services
becomes 6 283 797/.
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The estimates for the non-effective services are thus
stated:—Rewards for military service, 25,4001., in-
crease, 1,7291.; army pay of general officer., 67.0001.,
decrease, 9,5611.; pay of reduced and retired officers,
519,0941., decrease, 3,8181. ; widows' pensions and
compassionate allowances, 220,4201., increase,3o,722l.;
pensions and allowances to wounded officers, 83,5581.,
increase, 34,1101.; in-pension, 32,0961.; increase,
3101.; out-pension, 1,168,3921., decrease, 20,1961.;
sups tion allowances, 124,2641., increase,
10,9141.
The total estimates for the non-effective services
thus amount to 2,240,2241., while the total last year
was 2,196,0141., showing an increase of 77,7851.
Deduct decrease, 33,5751., and the net increase be-
comae 44,2101.
The total army estimates of the year 1856-57
amount to 34,998,5041. Last year they were
28,670.4971., showing a total increase for the year
1856-57 of 6,328,0071.

A COURAGEOUS AcT.—We read in a letter from
Mane, of the 13th:—" An pc* of gnat heroism t ink plsee last
week by the Rev. Mr. Robinson, cherlein to the fumes. A
Me. and Mn Evens, with their son, a fine boy shout eight
year old, now staying here, on their retain from Upper
Egypt, were crowisg in a boat rum Valetta to Vitiorioes,
when the little (*How. in endesvmriag to catch Isnlcl of a
pii ce of stick, overbalanced himmlf, and instantly sunk
before the eyes of hie parent,. Mr. Robinson, whl wan
following in another boat, seeing what had c centred, ha-
mediate', jumped Into the tea, and aucteedtd in
bringing him, apparently sit al, into it. It war wry rough
end windy, end ea he did not take off even his cost, he
was completely exhauster). Mr. Evans, the father of the
boy, feeling math gratified for what the rev. gentlemen
lied done, gent bins a cheque for 5001., which
•at at once returned. But whet wakes tt• wory
the :nor: recur be, but net less true is, the two
gentlemen who hem so timelier ted I y boa owe acquainted with
each r are relatives and members f brareter of the
mine family, but, in to ter quence of differences I. took
place many years sign, they had t ot teen i tc't since
their boyho xl, and each was ignorer t rf the otner's us:-
denee in the i.l.nd until this Blowsier intrAnction "
PROPOSED BATIIS FOR THE CITT.—Tbe torowing
notice of motion bee bees placed on the pater of business
tor the next Court of Common Cooed', to be held on Thurs-
day out, by Thorn. Abraham:—" 'flirt ihe physical end
mural condition of sat is much is dueuced by cleanliness in
his dwelling, person, and apparel—chit the want of pull cs
bathe and It a.h-boorm in this City is severely felt by the
labourieg and poor population—and that it be referred to
the Coel, Corn, and Fiume, Committee, and the Improve-
ment Committee, to consider and report to this court the
Mat means of supplying the want alluded to, and the est:-
mired I 051 thereof."
SILI.TRIA.—Tbe Sultan hu decreed that in re.
mreeeminblrbieetesotat othfeBrliauffsaria.iandB647thelyer" shacell ndOtPlbardliabbli
for three years to any taxes, toe to banish recruits to the
army. Ino rurviving wounded are t, receive a money lc-
&medalty. and all who took put in the defence a military
al.

utniumote.—A return, obtained on the motion
of Mr. Brahmin, •as inched you etry, contaimog the
amass of all pumas of ivory desoininetion employed in the
0266 of the Emigratios Commbsioners, the t RON sad
torronge of ell vreieleebertered by the COMMiniOtleff. aad

of all ;tomes received bl the eosintssioners seder sits or
votet of parliament, &e., from shieb it appears that the
total a sit receipt' I. 1832-53 sod '54, *mounted to
9,319,3461.4. 3d cud the pal 01111 t. to 1,933,1011.7..9d.
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