The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Orders have been received at the head-quarter°
of the Royal Engineers, Chatham, for the A troll
of the Mounted Royal 'Engineer Train to proecea,
from Brompton barracks to Aldershot on the 2d 01
March, for the purpose of performing summer duty
at the camp. A small detachment of the engineer
train will remain at Chatham for duty at that gar'
rison.

Lieut. C. G. Gordon, R.E„ who has lately re-
turned to this country from Turkey, where he was
employed on the boundary expedition, has been
appointed second instructor of fieldworks'
tions at the Royal Engineer establishment, Chat-
ham,
vice Captain A. W. Durnford.
The next examinations to be made by the Cowl,'
cil of Military Education will take place in the ha"
of Chelsea College, instead of at Burlington-house,
Piccadilly. The inconvenience attending the meet-
ings of the council at the latter place, both to the
examining authorities and the candidates, has ill'
duced the Government to appoint and prepare We
hall for the purpose.

THE ARMY ESTIMATES FOR 1859-60.

The army estimates for the ensuing financial
year were published yesterday. The grand tots.'
sum which the Secretary for War will ask at the
hands of the House of Commons is 11,568,0601!
viz., 9,240,5551. for the effective, and 2,147,505/. Or
the non-effective services. There is a decrease on the
estimates of last year (1858-9) of 9,6951. (net), the
estimates of the last year having amounted t°
11,577,7551. There is an increase in the following
items—viz., land forces (pay, &c.), 43,447/. ;
partment of the Secretary of State for War and tlia
General Commanding-in-Chief, 2,617/. ; manufaca
turing establishments, storekeepers, &c., 10,00'
wages of artificers, &c., 87,836/. ; warlike stores for
sea and land service, 83,3611.; fortifications, 39,33811
civil buildings, 83,7271. • barracks, 118,031/.1%0'
educational and scientific branches, 5,2451. Thell
is the large decrease of 289,460/. in the item °
" clothing and necessaries ;" one of 48,0201.
that of provisions, forage, and fuel ; and one of
53,2921. in miscellaneous charges on account of tau
land forces. The items themselves figure in the gro
as follows ; viz., land forces (pay and allowanees3'
3,724,4741. ; ditto, (miscellaneous charges'
562,369/. ; the embodied militia, 150,0001,; volun'
teer corps, 88,000/. ; Departments of the Secreted
for War and the Commander-in-Chief, 185,50'
manufacturing establishments, military store'
keepers, barrack-masters, lodging money, rents'
&c., 359,040/. ; wages of artificers and labourerof
626,1531. ;, clothing and necessaries, 400,000/. ; Po'
visions, forage, fuel, light, bedding, &c., 1,003,6041;
warlike stores for land and sea service, 718,0881•;
fortifications, 325,072/. ; civil buildings, 212,5076;
barracks, 797,1221.; and educational and scientific
branches, 268,532. The non-effective items are
Rewards for service; 25,370/. ; pay of general offi*
cers, 76,067/. ; pay of reduced and retired officer!'
505,7021.; widows' pensions and compassionate al-
lowances, 185,916/. ; pensions, &c., to wounded
officers, 44,433/.; in-pension, 30,734/. ;
1,145,3801.; and superannuation allowance'
133,903/.

The number of the land forces to be actually, vote&
is 122,655, against 130,135 last year—equivalent to
a decrease of 7,480. The force includes 6,306 0,..4111-
cers, 9,309 non-commissioned officers, and 107,1
privates—with 12,839 horses. The total force 1
the regimental establishments is 121,601 of au
ranks ; and the force of the staff, 1,054 of all rankfi•
The forces of her Majesty in India (classed sepa-
rately) include 91,197 men of all ranks—viz., 110,5 r ,
Horse Artillery, 829 ; cavalry of the line, 8,2L1
Royal Artillery-, 7,878; Royal Engineers, 5r,„;
military train, 287; infantry of the line, 74111"
and medical staff corps, 63; forming a total for!!
of 91,879, against 79,494 in 1858-59. The depots
of regiments in India stationed in Great Brite.ii!
figure for 15,005; which raises the force on 0;„
East India Establishment to 106,962, and so raolce
the gross total of her Majesty's forces' to be
(122,655 and 106,902) 229,557. Only 122,655 menhowever, will be voted by the house. The Ind
force of horses is 11,231, which, added to 12,81
(the number to be voted), makes a grand total °f
24,069.

The administration of martial law costs the countri
50,2991. (including the military prisons); the inovr
ment of troops, 129,000/. ; divine service, 42,366t1
medals for rewards, 3,000/. ; gratuities to soldier;
discharged by indulgence, and as rewards, 9,o°°:t
the Guernsey and Jersey Militia, 4,058/. ; the cos
of the force maintained in Labuan (repaid to Inv"_„
Government), 5,750/. ; the pay of the Gerniu''
" military settlers" at the Cape of Good 110Pe'
18,133/.
The General Commanding-in-Chief receives aboutf
nine guineas a day, or 3,4581. a year ; and each °f
his aides-de-camp receive 38s. a day, or 6931. 10e•
year. The Military Secretary has 2,000/., and the
Adjutant-General 1,3831. a year.
Barracks figure for 526,6051., including an itell
of 120,0001. for the purchase of a site and towar
the erection of new barracks in London.
The land forces of her Majesty include (cavalry.)
two regiments of Royal Horse Artillery, two regi-
ments of Life Guards, the Royal Regiment of gersa
Guards, seven regiments of Dragoon Guards, all„.
18 of Dragoons ; two Royal regiments of Artillery
the Riding-house Troop, the Artillery, two
regiments of Royal Engineers, two of Military
Train, one regiment of Grenadier Guards (2,694
strong), one of Coldstream Guards (1,797), one
Scots Fusilier Guards (1,809), 100 regiments 43'
Foot (strength from 1,000 to 1,400 odd), four hattfr
lions of the Rifle Brigade, three West India reql;
ments, and about 11 Colonial corps, including, ";
African Artillerymen, and 88 " gun Lascars' at
Hongkong.