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London, England, 1857-01-22 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22.

Ws shell not repeat the fable of the belly and the
The story is too trite—its teaching too
tr▪
ee to be tolerated. Yet we would refer to the
Isms am conveying a useful hint to the public,
which is too apt to regard the purely military re-
ties of our army as exclusively constituting the
dbetive force. If, however, experience in the late
war with Russia taught us anything, it is this—
dist the number of bayonets and artillery, and other
items of the pride and pomp of war, we may bring
into the field are, as it were, but the stweaurs of •
sops efersh, with which we make but a vain
club* at conquest, union equal cassideration
be gives to the vital orgasm—those departments
whose co-operation is essential to continued struggle
and ultimate success. There is ever in peace-time
ash a habit of neglecting these unostentatious parte
of cur army that when war comes we have always
tommenced it with a repetition of the folly and
aaregence exposed in the fable.
We look upon it that the true way to obviate each
error in future is for the public to acquire a tense
insight into the requisites for war—to be Ism led
away by the gaud and glitter of military trappings
and parephernsfie, and to hold in higher estimation
that nishinery which our military, like our theatri-
cal amnagers, wish to keep behind the scenes. The
exertions of the press, during the war in the Crimea,
have dose much to enable the public to acquire •
better understanding of the mane with which wee
is to he elketively 'carried on. It brought into
public view the vital importance of the efficiency
of these lea showy departments whose labours have
hitherto been comparatively itueelenowkidged sad
'lighted. This elleiesey con only be second by giving
te them the same conaderation we bestow on the
purely military niembers. They will then, and then
only, ammo their peeper properties and importance
he the eyes of our military leaders, and receive due
ewe and attention accordingly. The value of the
departments to which we allude has of course always
bee, theoretically acknowledged ; but this is not
eakient. We must show substantially our sense of
the value, the indispensability, of their services
We Rest no longer encourage the military mess-

kora to believe that they alone constitute: " the
inves.. We must give root of better 4
knowledge, by showing we esteem at equal con-
onsence what are now called the Civil
Departments. /lad these—that is, had the Coramie-
mriat, the 'Transport, and the Medical lkpartments
started in the late war on that male, and with that
weight and consideration, which we conceive expe-
rience has fully taught to be neesseary, our tint army
would not have been paralysed—nay, almost annihi-
lated—es it was in the Ave months between the day of
',Edina in the Crimea and the spring of the following
jeer. There can be nothing gained by recapitulating
the eirommtanees upon which we ground this asser-
tion ; the history of events as related by the press at
the time, and as elicited by subsequent inquiries, con-
vinces us our assertion is correct. Let not the lemon,
then, be levalter without effect; let the public show
a trier appreciation of the services of these so-called
Ova Depsrtments, and their importance in military
operations will not be so readily ignored by oar tnilitary
chide. We speak now mars pertindarly of the
Medical Department, amongst the members of which
eassidavahls discontent and agitation prevail, owing
to a ((eviction that their status is the army is not
such as the important nature at their services entities
them to claim. While the war with Rada cos-
thank their claims were entertained by the Govern-
ment, and hopes held out of a favourable considers-
ties of them. On one point, that of pensions to
widows, the equality of medial with other Akers
was curried out. No longer is a medical °Meer humi-
liated by a regulation which made his widow of
lahnor secant to the widow of a military Seer
Of
the seas rank. Why should not this equality be
intended to any other existing distinctions which
an so Ins invidious mad *sit 11
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We are informed that Coensierienen are about to
be appointed by bar Menne to inquire and report
overarming these diem of the Medical Departemest,
width wee ruttier abruptly and unfairly set aside
me the ream of pea. Here, then, room an ripper-
tank for imaging as the principle we Lee bee
facelcating, of the necessity et practically eesoedion
erred fathead= and importune to the alters of
IMMO Departments of the are/ ea to their purely