The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-20 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

Two detachments of the Kerry Militia, under the
command of The O'Donoghue, left Aldershott on
Saturday for Liverpool and Weedon.
The Ist battalion of the 9th Rangers, consisting
of 28 officers and 800 men, arrived at the Camp on
Saturday from Sunderland.
The East Norfolk Militia has assembled at Yar-
mouth, 650 strong, for training and exercise. The
number of absentees is about 150, the nominal
strength of the regiment being 800.
Arrangements have been made for sending the
Louth Militia Artillery to Great Yarmouth, to suc-
ceed the Fermanagh Militia, recently withdrawn
from that town.

An English Militia Regiment will shortly be
quartered at Cork.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF CO-11-MIS
SIONS IN THE ARMY.

The following copy of report upon the evidence
given by Sir C. Trevelyan before the commission
appointed to inquire into purchase and sale of com-
missions in the army, together with a copy of Sir
C. Trevelyan's evidence and statements, and copy
of his letter to the Secretary of State for War,
dated July 1, 18$8, has been published :

Minute of the Secretary of State for War constitut-
ing a committee for inquiring into the statement
which Sir C. Trovelvan laid before the commis-
sioners on the purcliase and sale of commissions
in the army : _ _ _ _ _

In accordance with my letter of the 17th July to
the commissioners on the purchase and sale of
commissions in the army, I appoint the following
gentlemen a committee to examine and report
upon the " statement" which Sir C. Trevelvan
laid before the commission, and which is found at
page 475 of the report presented to both Houses of
Parliament on the conclusion of the inquiry :—Sir
B. llalveF, Sir J. Bamsden, Sir IL Storks, Sir A.
TUlloch, Messrs. Croomes and W. Marshall,
and Captain Marvin.
War-office, Oct. 28, 1857.

PANMURE.

Report on Sir C. Trevelyan's Statement Relative
to the Abolition of Purchase in the Army.
In compliance with instructions contained in the
Secretary of State's minute of the 28th of Ocf.
last, we have examined carefully the statements
laid by Sir C. Trevelyan before the Commissioners
upon Purchase and Sale of Commissions in the
Army. We have assumed that henceforth no
officer-is to obtain promotion by purchase, but that
every officer who has purchased, or who by service
has acquired a right by custom to sell his commis-
sion, and who desires to realise its value, will be
paid the regulated price only of his commission by
the public.
The questions which presented themselves to us'
as likely to lead to the soundest conclusions in
regard to the effect of the proposed changes were
the following :
I. What do the regimental officers gain or lose
by the following proposed alterations
a.. Increase of pay.
b. Relief from the band subscription.
c. Discontinuance of the non-effective allowance.
d. Discontinuance of additional pay for length,
of service and brevet rank.

e. Discontinuance of rations of provisions abroad.
f. Discontinuance of mess allowance.

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1/. Discontinuance of agency. -----
h. Discontinuance of pconffiscins to widows and
children, except when the killed.
thatt inhe action.
officer
1. Taking also into considecroaemtrimoisn.
antiasso!ons:
would not pay for any of his
n ciII. What are the relative adv
pecu-
niary sense) of the present and propose systems,
taking into consideration the following poins9
a. The result of the foregoing inquiry as to the
loss or gain of regimental officers.
b. The officer's prospect of promotion under Sir
Charles Trevelyan's proposed scheme of voluntary
and compulsory retirements as compared with his
prospects under the existing system.
c. The estimated number of general officers,
d. The establishment of a staff corps, with new
rates of pay and allowances in lieu of the present
staff system.
e. The proposed scale of full-pay retirements.
111. What would be the maximum charge of full-
pay retirements and half-pay, under Sir C. Treve-
lyan's scheme, estimated by him at—
Full-pay retirements
Half-pay
IV. What would be the probable cost of compen-
sating officers now in the who have pur-
chased their commissions,
es:snie.vidrveime:e-hPo may wish at
ony time to retire from t
V. Would there be an
and if any, what expense
thrown upon the War-office
by the abolition of army
agents ?
We have endeavoured to al ve at an answer to
these questions with as niuchrtitceuracy as possible,-1