New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-21

Bombay H0ree ArtUjery, ~ in1o oO~n tuoA .'N.''
apd 20 did al out Of 90 at Fort George Barracks,
Bombay. And 90 on and go forth, until the gross
amount Of veterans incliDsbe to retire upon their
lsures is not far. if at oil, short of 10000 men
This il serious matter. inssmuch - the hganDg Is
not even yet quite over and moreover II VIII be an
expensive operation to find transportation for so
large lumber of troops a. so embarrassed fnan-
c;al moment. Ard to this may be added the
expense of transporting the men that are to take
their place from England.
Lord Canning is blamed in some of the English
papers fox having made go liberal al offer. But
We do no. see how he could have done less, under
the circum. tapces Of the case. The injustice OF
compelling the change of service, under direct
breach of contract, was one which the English
love of fair play would not have permitted, even if
the men would have stood it, Ii is only singular
that this result should have excited any surprise in
India or at home There is no life that is 90 wea-
rsome as that Of soldier when it is not diversified
BY the instant presence of CHASTITY death in the
field Ennui is one Of the causes given for the
short average Of army life, even in garrison in
England. They are literally bored to de ath, and
this it is said particularly true Of service in the
East. Almost all Europeans hate the East Indian
life, after the first novelty is worn of, and
this must be especially the case with men
subjected to the superadded annoysnces Of mill
tary discipline, and life in camp or quarters.
Ar when to men thus situated, the offer came Of Q
release from the ponotony and veXation of garri-
son or field life, together with the prospect of
voyage home to England, they must have been
more or less than men if they had not hailed it as
slave does his msDumission which gives him to
himself again Besides, those who had served for
any length Of time, and particularly during the
nutiDy, had had opportunities of savings, or of
stealngs which they could spend much more salts
fsctoriiy in England, where, with their medals on
their breasts ard the stamp of the sun upon their
brows they would enjoy the respectable stat"s an
old soldier always possesses there
There is but one thing for John Bull to do, in
this deserton of the servants hall of his estate of
Hindostan, and that is to put his hand into bis
cspacious breeches pocket, and make it worth the
deserters bile to don his livery again. Or else to
entice fresh set with the induceuent OF higher
wages And this he will undoubtedly do, after
erumbliDg and growug while about it. The
success of this simple experiment in manning the
navy was complete. Persuasive ten pound notes
of the Bank Of England we're Of more avail to get
good seamen for her Majesty's service, than
all the brutalities of the press-gang for her
grandfather, George III. Ten pounds, five pounds
and one pound bounty for the three classes
of sailors, brought in an ample supply
of all kinds, and the same plan would
undoubtedly work we'll in this case The
East India service under the Grown will,
doubtless be made as advantageous asst was under
the Company, and then there will be no difficulty
in keeping up the forces there on the necessary
footing. And this is no more than reasonable, in
view of the long exile which it involves, the risks
of tie diseases of "thst fatal deadly Shore" and
the manifold dangers and discomforts Of that dis.
tant service. 1t must be made worth the while Of
sensible men before they will encounter liver COM
plant, jungle fever, tigers, cobra d capess Mana
Sahibs, and Tantia Topees and the other incidents
Of Oriental life, and what Mr.. Webster called
'Asiatic Scenery"