New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-21

q necessary examination in one or moro OF the na-
tive languages (Which must be within twelve
months after bis ARRIVAL he il attached 10 the ser
' ce with emduments which vary from 81, 500 to
near $50. coo per annum. The latter is the pay Of
the members Of the Bengal Council; the members
of tire b. mbay and Madras Councils receive about
$50 OOO per annum. No person not member Of
Council can receive more than about S25 900 per
anuum and to obtain an appointment worth $50, OlO
or over be must have been resident in India for
twelve years Nine years residence qualities for
salaries of from $4,000 to 800, 900, and three
years. residence for salaries Of from $1,000 to
$4,000. Appointments in the civil service go
nomiDally by seniority and merit, but really to
grea. extent by favor. As they are the best paid,
there is great competition TO get them the military
officers leaving their regiments for this purpose
whenever they can get chance. The average OF
all the salaries in the civil service is stated at about
5000, but this does not include perquisites and
extra allowances, which are often very considers
bic. These civil servants are employed as Gov
en ors, Councillors, judges, ambassadors, Secre-
taIies Collectors Of the Revenue, &c.-:he num-
Der in the whole being generally about 500. The
salary Of the Governor-Gener Of India is
$125, 200, but the extra allowances often
amount TO still larger sum. The Church
service includes three bishops and about one
hundred and sixty chaplains. The Bishop Of
Calcutta has sos, 900 year; those of Madras
aid Bombay half as much the chaplains from
So 500 to s., 600, beside fees. The medical ser
ice includes some 500 physicians and surgeons,
with salaries of from 81, 800 to $4,000.
The Europeau military officers employedin India,
including those of the contingents which the de-
pendent princes are obliged to furnish, number
about 5000. The fixed pay in the infantry is, for
ensigns, $1,000; leutenants, 1884; captains
81 msjors, $3.50; lieutenant colonels
So $50; colonels, $3.50. This is the pay in
cantonment. In active service, it is more. The
pay in the cavalry, artillery and engineers, is some
what higher BY obtaining staff situations or em-
pigments in the civil service, many officers double
their pay.
Here are about ten thousand British subjects
holding lucrative situations 10 India, and drawing
their pay from the Indian service. To these must
be added a considerable number living in England,
whittier they have retired upon pensions, which
in all the services are payable after serving
q certain number Of years. These pensions, with
the dividends and interest debts due in England,
consume some fifteen to twenty millions Of dollars
drawn annually from India, and which may in fact
be regarded as 80 much tribute paid to the English
Government indirectly through its subjects. Those
who annually retire from the several services carry
with them very considerable amounts of savings
from their salaries which is so much more added
to the annual drain on India.
Beside those Europeans actually employed in the
service of the Government there are other Eu-
ropean residents in India, to the number of 6 600 or
more, employed in trade or private speculation.
Except few indigo, sugar and coffee planters in
the rural districts they are principally merchants,
agents and manufacturers who reside in the cities
Of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, or their i'm
mediate vicinity. The foreign trade of India, in
GLIDING imports and exports to the amount of
about fifty millions of dollars of each, is almost en-
tirely in their hands, and their profits are no doubt
very considerable.
1t il thus evident that individuals gain largely BY
the English connection with lndla, and OF course
their gain goes to increase the sum of the national
wealth. But against all this very large Offset is
to be made. The military and naval expenses paid
out Of the pockets Of the people Of England on
Indian account have been constantly increasing
with the extent of the Indian dominion. To this
must be added the expense Of Burmese, Afghan,
Chinese and Persian wars. In fact, the whole
cost of the late Russian war may fairly be charged
to the Indian account since the fear and dread of
Russia, which led to that war, grew entirely
out of jealousy as to her designs on India Add
to this the career Of endless conquest and
perpetual aggression in which the English are
involved by the possession of India and it may well
be doubted whether, on the whole, this dominion
does not threaten to cost quite IS much as it can
ever be expected to come to.