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

THE ARMY ESTIMATES FOR 1859-60.

The army estimates for the ensuing financial
year were published yesterday. The grand total
sum which the Secretary for War will ask at the
hands of the House of Commons is 11,568,060/:'
viz., 9,240,555/. for the effective, and 2,147,505 L for
the non-effective services. There is a decrease on the
estimates of last year (1658-9) of 9,695/. (net), the
estimates of the last year having amounted to
11,577,7551. There is an increase in the following
items—viz., land forces (pay, &c.), 43,447/. ; de-
partment of the Secretary of State for War and the
General Commanding-in-Chief, 2,617/. ; manufac"
turing establishments, storekeepers, &c., 10,0401•
wages of artificers, &c., 87,836/. ; warlike stores for
sea and land service, 83,3611.; fortifications, 30,3381.1
civil buildings, 83,727/. • barracks, 118,031/. L and
educational and scientific branches, 5,245/. Theref
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
53,292/. in miscellaneous charges on account of the
land forces. The items themselves figure in the gross
as follows ; viz., land forces (pay and allowances'
3,724,474/. ; ditto, (miscellaneous charges
562,369/. ; the embodied militia, 150,000/, ; voluir
teer corps, 88,000/. ; Departments of the Secretary
for War and the Commander-in-Chief, 185,5941'
manufacturing establishments, military store-
keepers, barrack-masters, lodging money, rental
&c., 359,040/. ; wages of artificers and labourer°,
626,153/. ; clothing and necessaries, 400,000/. ; pro;
visions, forage, fueklight, bedding, &c., 1,003,6041.;
warlike stores for land sand sea service, 718,0881.;
fortifications, 325;072/. ; civil buildings, 212,5071.;
barracks, 797,1221.; and educational and scientific
branches, 268,532. The non-effective items are
Rewards for service, 25,370/. ; pay of general off'
cers, 76,067/. ; pay of reduced and. retired (eel'
505,702/. ; widows' pensions and compassionate e ;
lowances, 185,916/. ; pensions, &c., to wounded
officers, 44,433/.; in-pension, 30,734/. ; out-pension,
1,145,3801.; and superannuation allowance*
133,903/.
The number of the land forces to be actually voted
is 122,655, against 130,135 last year--equivalent to
a decrease of 7,480. The force includes 6,306 0_416P
cers, 9,309 non-commissioned officers, and 107,4-'ll
privates—with 12,839 horses. The total force of
the regimental establishments is 121,601 of all
ranks ; and the force of the staff, 1,054 of all ranks'
The forces of her Majesty in India (classed Sepal
rately) include 91,197 men of all ranks—viz., Royal
Horse Artillery, 829 ; cavalry of the line, 8,217;
Royal Artillery, 7,878 ; Royal Engineers, 509 ;
military train, 287 ; infantry of the line, 74,114;
and medical staff corps, 63 ; forming a total force
of 91,879, against 79,494 in 1858-59. The depot°
of regiments in India stationed in Great Britain
figure for 15,005; which raises the force on the
East India Establishment to 106,962, and SO makes
the gross total of her Majesty's forces to °c
(122,655 and 106,902) 229,557. Only 122,655 men
however, will be voted by the house. The That
force of horses is 11,231, which, added to 12,838
(the number to be voted), makes a grand total of
24,069.

The administration of martial law costs the country.
50,2991. (including the military prisons); the move-
ment of troops, 129,000/. ; divine service, 42,3661.;
medals for rewards, 3,000/. ; gratuities to
' soldieV.
discharged by indulgence, and as rewards, 9001
the Guernsey and Jersey Militia, 4,058/. ; the cost
of the force maintained in Labuan (repaid to bait'
Government), 5,750/. ; the pay of the German
" military settlers" at the Cape of Good
18,1331.

The General Commanding-in-Chief receives about
nine guineas a day, or 3,4581. a year ; and each el
his aides-de-camp receive 38s. a day, or 6931. 100. s
year. The Military Secretary has 2,0001., and the
Adjutant-General 1,383/. a year.
Barracks figure for 526,6051., including an Rena
of 120,0001. for the purchase of a site and towarag
the erection of new barracks in London.
The land forces of her Majesty include (cavalry,)
two regiments of Royal Horse Artillery, two rer
ments of Life Guards, the Royal Regiment of Hors
Guards, seven regiments of Dragoon Guards, allu.
18 of Dragoons ; two Royal regiments of Artillerit
the Riding-house Troop, the Invalid Artillery, two
regiments of Royal Engineers, two of Military,
Train, one regiment of Grenadier Guards (2,03,
strong), one of Coldstream Guards (1,797), one el,
Scots Fusilier Guards (1,809), 100 regiments al
Foot (strength from 1,000 to 1,400 odd), four bats'
lions of the Rifle Brigade, three West India regi-
ments, and about 11 Colonial corps, including_ °I,
African Artillerymen, and 88 " gun Lasears" 1111
Hongkong.