The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-23 00:00:00

financiai demands. Taxes and loans are followed by
plans which the Government has in contemplation to
reduce its expenditure. Such measures are urgently
needed. The revision of the salaries of civil servants
and reduction of military charges have been talked of
for some time, and in all probability w ill be carried
out. The question of the reduction of the native
army has been referred to England, and until the

home authorities have decided this point we must be
content to wait. But there is no doubt the military
department is capable of considerable abridgment;
and if its expenditure be not reduced we have no
hopes of any restoration of the balance between the
revenue and expenditure in India. We may then
expect a permanent deficit of about eight millions
sterling annually, with increase of interest on the
capital borrowed to supply the deficiency.
" It is satisfactory to see that the British army in
our presidency is in an excellent state of health.
The latest returns show a considerable diminution
of hospital cases. It is also satisfactory to find that
the Government is giving attention to the establish-
ment of barracks in the hill Sanataria of Northern
India. Amid all our discords and conflicts, it is
balm to the vexed spirit that one touch of genuine
unaltered nature makes us all kin, and brings us all
to join in the same work. The families of our
soldiers have long been uncared-for—have been left
to struggle unassisted with the necessities of their
position in this country. We are now raising asy-
lums for them on elevated hill stations, and esta
blishing schools for the education of their children!,
The Bombay Standard says :—" A powerful force
of artillery is to leave England early in the year
for Egypt, the transport of which from Saes will
be entrusted, we are told, to the Indian Navy. We
believe that this artillery force will consist of close
upon 1,000 men. The accounts are so conflicting
that, perhaps, least said the soonest mended. There
is a decided turning of the tide here in favour of
keeping quiet if we can honourably do so. We
seem, however, to be pretty deeply committed to
do something, the following General Order having
appeared in the Calcutta Government Gazette of the
2th inst. :

" CAMP BUNTEERAH, Oct. 29.

"No. 7.—With reference to the General Order by
his Excellency the Governor-General, dated the
12th October, 1859, it is hereby announced, that the
option of enlistment for her Majesty's troops in
China, or proceeding there, is to be allowed to the
Dien of the local forces who have taken their dis-
charge, without reference to their having applied
for discharge before or after the issue of the General
Order, No. 883, of the 20th June, 1858. Only those
are to be excluded from enlistment who have com-
mitted any act of insubordination connected with
the subject of discharge.
"The bounty of 50r. to men enlisting for 10 years'
service in her Majesty's corps in China, or proceed-
ing thither, is to be paid on their enlistment, and a
fresh kit will be issued to them.
"Discharged men of the local forces re-enlisting
as above will not be allowed to reckon their former
services in the local forces.

" Time-expired men of her Majesty's regiments
serving in India who have taken their discharge,
and men who have obtained dischargeby indulgence,
are invited to re-enlist, according to the terms of
the Act of Parliament of 1847, for limiting the time
of service in the army as respects their service in her
Majesty's Infantry Regiments, or Artillery or Ma-
rines serving in China, or proceeding there ; and they
will; on so re-enlisting, receive a bounty of 50 ru-
pees. They will reckon their former service if they
claim it on re-enlistment, and each man will receive
a fresh kit.
It is hereby notified for general information, that
the rate of bounty now offered to time-expired and
other discharged men of the Line, is offered to them
under the special circumstances of the service in
China now about to take place; and that the grant
of this rate will not in any way affect the rate
issuable to men who may hereafter renew their ser-
vice under ordinary circumstances in her Majesty's
army.

The number of men availing themselves of this
offer is very insignificant. It is pretty clear that
only those men who can do nothing else will volun-
teer. The great mass of those who have taken
their discharge seem to have had enough of sob
dieriAg."