The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-03-27
was " orih little short Of (l0 900

I a yesr, since, in the course Of the yss', ev.
cry director received twelve military and
/ one civil commission the former worth
GJ00 each and the bitter Go 900. these be,
! ing the prices at which = director =. thu,
time sold his patronage. II 10 true tn. reg.
ulations Of the company prohibited sueh a
practice, but they were very freqnenilt VIZ
ols,ed, aud commissions were no,ofiousll
.old by directors and their friends This
has occurred even 40 late M ls2s Since
then 80 doubt very great improvement
has taken place Ia the distribution Of Eas,
India patronage, aud \ great msny COM
missions have been distributed among the
sons OF old officers and civ,l servants. Since
1853 the appointment Of writer OF civil ser
want has been thrown open TO composition.
The civil ser.ice OF lndis il composed Of
sos members. Of whom Ash sr. attached
to the Presidency Of Bengal aud the Moths
west Provinces, $50 TO the Government, OF
Madras, and 1876 to that OF Bombay. II
requires from tweniy sibree TO thnis tour
wears 10 the service to be eligible TO the
higher Offices. and from seven 10 asnst""n
years to he elected to the lower one HE
payment OF lodian appointments on
very liberal scale. The Gove'nor' General
has E25 900 per nnnnm the Governofs OF
Madras and ,mbsy 4 10 600 the members
OF the Supreme Council Of lnda $4,000 II
year each, and many other of the grand dig
nitsri-a OF the lndian hierarchy receive n
maximum salary OF 5000 per annum.
After twenty five years OF service. OF which
three years may be passed in fufloueh, civil
officers are enabled to retire on pcnsion OF
i 900 per annum.
India was until the breaking out OF the
ptesent nutlny the most prosperous OF
English colonies aud dependencies II hai
lately enjoyed long and perfect intervals OF
tranquility. aud social. political and com
,nercial development, The salat'e. paid 10
Indian employees may sppesr large, bui every
one who is acquainted with the circnmslan
ces Of Indian lie is aware that the unavoid
able expenses OF every description ATE
enormous, aud ,ha, life In u dc!fteiious
climate. often without European society,
is little better than a lie Of exile.
To sny one who has studied, however
impe.fee,ly, the sources Of tHehsh wealth
and power the Importance OF sndif to Eng
land mus, appear manifest Its mol nlrtely
the i,nmense trade carried on With lnd "a
which 4. Of impnrtanc. TO England, In
the field OF India se,crsl hundreds OF yonng
men OF talent, energy, aud ednration hnd
.mpIoym.ni. who would scatcsl, lHd gtOl-
table occuuaiion n, home. amidst the uyef'
crowded rivalry OF the liberal professions
We have seen assertions in leading pnbli'
cations of the da, that England was almost
the only country of Europe which escaped
unseaihpd Ia the political tornado OF leis.
nnd tbs, her escape nigh, partly be traced
10 tn fact that Geld To- lutls WAS open 10
the .Serlinus of ambition. ard needy utsh.
Not merely are there hundreds OF English
gaining their bread IA |ndis ny military and
ci,il services, but previous so the mn'inl
there were several thousands OF English
commercial men sown brosdens, over lndia.
II ralmy aud prosperous times u Is not
going too hr to say lbat Engtsh CONNER
cal spectators in India have made snpu
nly IN that county not le. than a million
and hslf sterling clear profit The ex>
penses Of the European ARMY IN lpdia ean'
not have been less than three millions. II
will IN future he much more II thsl portion
OF the army is to he increased from 3oo
60 SO 1000 A. II is generally believed 1t mast
he. Again there are the pensions granite 8
to retired officers and officers widows n d
children la the two services. which sre con
tihu,ed by IdiN and spen. IN Eng ltnd
Ia round numb-ts We shall probably not b.
lar wrong II We estimate the direct worth
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