The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AmaxAzar, Juu 4.—PROXOTIONB AND Ar-
roorrxons.--Chise Soffuwer IL Boughton, to the Bulldog.
Paymsatars J. R. W. Bowmen, to the Bulldog ; and
G. B. Brown, confirmed in the Idadsgsecar.
Assistant-Paymaster 8. L. Lancaster, to the Arisdne.
Clarke R. A. Dyer, to the Royal Albert ; R. F. Arm-
strong, to the Algiers ; and A. Le B. Corrie, to the Aboukir.

PORTRMOIITH, Joss 4.
The Edgar, 91, screw, Captain James E. Katon,
bearing the deg a/ Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine, is ap-
pointed to sail this evening, to join the Channel Beet in the
Downs.

REDRGANISATION 01 THE INDIAN ARMY.
We have reason to believe that the following
particular' will form the main features of the government
plan [es the raorganication of the Indian army. The Indian
Europsa regiments, Artillery and Engineers, will all be
added to the line, and numbered on. The seniority system
will be outinarad is it. integrity, and the difficulties atten-
dant upon patronage will be met by throwing open all
ap-
ppouintmente to competition. The several regiments will
take their turn of duty in the same way u her Majort?s,
but all officers after wiring one year in hada may select
that country as the field for their talents, and be trans-
ferred, subject to a fixed examination, to the staff corps
raised there for express local service. Officers now in the
Indian regimental will also be allowed this privilege, or they
may remain in their regiment+ upon precisely the same
terms as at present ; but those appointed in future will be
under the same rules and regulations as now exist in the
Queen's army, save as regarda purchase and exchanges to
the detriment of existing rights and privileges. It is pro-
posed to continue the present regulations as regards fur-
lough and sick leave, and it is probable that, whilst the
regiments remain in India, pay, he., will be issued in this
country in much the same manner as at present. The native
regiments will gradually become irregular corps and a police
force, officered by the present officers and those who may
in future elect to be transferred thereto from the line to
the local staff . All officers in native regiments now
on the staff will continued in their appointments, and
the first staff corps will be formed from the officers of the
several disbanded native regiments. These will all in
future obtain increased rank after a fixed period of service
but the average time in which promotion is to be attained
has not yet been settled. Retiring pensions, sick leave, and
furlough for the staff corps, will be continued upon much
the same terms as at present ; but the officers beyond the
actual rank will hold no position in regiment+, and thus the
objections which have been raised to withdrawing officers
from staff appointments to undertake regimental duty, after
• service which has quite unfitted them for the same, will
be obviated. The righta of all present annuitanta and sub-
scribers to the military and other funds are to be guaran-
teed ; and it is hoped that the regulation rendering it com-
pulsory to belong to these institutions will be continued as
regards those ofcer, who by joining the staff corps may
hereafter continue on local service in India, The seniority
and competitive systems will have • fair trial, and if they
prove as succesful as their advocates predict, may hereafter
be grafted upon her Majesty's entire army. The military
funds will of course expire by dilution of time if the ad-
vantages be not continued to the staff corps; in the latter
event, these noble institution', although lessened in their
operations, will still afford immense relief to the " widow
and the fatherless." An annual subsidy is, and has been
for years, granted out of the Indian revenue to her Ma-
jesty, an • contribution towards the increased number of
half-pay officers and widows caused by the employment of
her Majesty's army in India. This amount will have to of
Lively augmented. It is understood that • short bin win
be introduced by the Secretary of State for India for effect-
ing the amalgamation, the details tobe left to • commirtion,
before whom all parties aggrieved will be heard, and the
entire system so settled as to interfere as little as possible
with existing righta ; and seeing that the experinient long
&eked for of having • seniority service is secured, there mu
be little doubt that the proposal of the government will be
, carried out —From Hrindlay's Home News for India.