The New York herald., 1870-01-02

much more numerous and are f0tt throughout
various trades II we have hard winter, ~ ID ex
pected. and the want OF employment causes dis
turbances among tne working classes, | have nc
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was quite astonished yesterday to learn from an
take place IN the English army 1t the commence
ment Of the financial year. The first twenty nve
rcglments OF the army nave each . second
dsbanded. There are also nine depot bat
taions. all OF which are to. meet the same
late, making IN ali thrty. four battallons number.
ing, taxing one with anstaer, 600 mea each which
VIII cease 10 exist two months hence Thus, with
stroke OF the pen abou. TO- 400 men Will De drafted
out OF the BrltlSh army IN very short time from
TINS. Stlll more surprised Was to learn that hence
orth several OF our gairisons on the sea to be
ment, and troops oil the line are only to do foreign
duty In India and some OF the very few colonies 20
wnlch we propose TO send troops IN the future Thus
at Gibraltar Malta and Jamaica there will future
be no troops except the loyal Marines.
Hitherto the rule has been that after company or
detachment Of marines had done three years. duty
at sea they joined the division OF the corps 10 which
they belonged and which was never moved rOm
one or other OF the following places:-Portsmoutn
Plymouth, Wo0lwich or Chatham. But this Ii to be
changed and these divisions OF the marine corps
are TO take their turn OF foreign service certain
garrsons abroad. There be little 0Oubt but that
the new order will, when known In the marine
corps, cause . very great deal OF dlscon-
tent Hitherto the keglmeDt OF Marines has
been by Iur tine most popular one IN the British
service. The men, It is true, were always apart
from their famles for TWO or three years at time,
out tnen they got back from cruise and were not
moved from the garrison they belonged to for ~
least three years-n0t until their turn came To go
anoat again. At sea they were always able TO save
money, and thus when they returned TO their VII
lagos they were aDle To make 5One considerable
snow before their relatives All thas Will be changed
now, and for the future the marines Will only ex-
change the dscOmiOrts OF board snip The misery
OF IOresgn garrison daty.
well as men, there Is y cry OF dlscOnleny on ac-
count OF the reductions falling upon the hard
worked line regiments while the Guards VINO never
go out OF London, except upon great emergencies,
and who are never by any chance expected 10 DO
foreign duty (the Life Guards have nob been out OF
England since the army unaer Wellington returned
from France In 1870 are left just us they were Tus
the hardsnlpB fall entirely upon real soldiers Of
the army, whereas the show troops are not reduced
bV single man. But Court influence IS q great lu-
stltution in England. ana he would 90 Doth brave
man and a powerful Minister that would dare to go
contrary To It's known Wishes, when are, indeed,
equivalent 10 commands.
Earl Granville ON the Colonial Empire.
From the London Times, Dec III
deputatl0n waited on Lord Granville on Wednes-
day, at the Colonial Once. on the subject OF the
relations suDsistng between Great Britain and ner
colonies.
viscount Bury introduced the deputati0n, which
he said, had waited upon the noble Earl In conse
quence Of a despatch he had addressed to the
gov sernors OF the various coionles consequent upon
II
convenlGg conference OF coioniss, and winch cir
cuiar, 1t was feared, had been Inexperienced by
the Colonial Once.
Lord GRANVILLE replied as follows:-I must first
acknowledge the courtesy with which all those who
have spoken have addressed me. Lord Bury, Mr..
Wilson and others nave explained to me tnat lt was
misconception OF mine to suppose that the invita-
tion TO hOl0 a colonial conference was conceived In
any spirit OF hostility AZ the Colonial Onlce. re-
jolce 10 hear 1t, although the mlsc0ncepLlon was
not unnatural on my part. The circular was sent to
all the principal colonies without any previous com
cldenI the proposal was based on j description OF
her Majcstys present colonial policy which repudl-
ate; on the bad relations existing between
England and her colonies winch 40 not admit aud
upon the inelilciency OF the C0.0nial Once.
There seemed to be an absence OF opinion to.
day AS 10 any dennite scheme for revising the
colonial relatlons. Most OF the gentlemen pre-.
sent wished something to be done to cement
and consolidate thein Now. know that,
Lord Grey proposes, rs Is seen by his letter, that
there should be conference To consider scheme
which ne has IN Ills own mead, but which Is BASED
tler freedom OF action MY lirm Conviction is that
1t would be better Tor those large colonies, taxing
population and wealth and education Into conslde-
ratlon not to give up portion Of that sef-govern-
ment which they now enjoy. l belleye that that
would not be a solid base upon when any
plan of that Sort n desirable ITSELF could be
founded Lord Bury, as quote from an interesting
chapter in ms DO0K, wOulu desre to nave confer
ence for another purpose--vlz., IN order to lay
down at once, In friendly manner, the terms on
which some future time the colonies should sepa-
rate. nave jealousy as 10 the frcest discussion
i
wish OF the colonies that such conference should
be held, and until have some plan to propose TO
such conference. l can take no initiative IN the
matter. AS to the assistance OF such conference
for local information have always been tod that
there exists considerable jealousy the colonies or
the coiOnsts residing In THIS country while on the
other hand most Of the princlpai colonies have
either permanent or temporary agents. The
Duke or Manchester alluded 70 the transfer OF
the Hudson Bay territory. Without discussing the
policy OF that measure must say the TRANSACTION OF
it was matter OF great difficulty The Dominion
sent two OF their statesmen To negotiate it
with US. Tney would certainly never have con-
sented TO the interference OIL delegates from the
West Indies or the Cape and doubt whether, with
such interference, any conclusion would have been
arrived ut. II you conquer the difficulties detail
as TO proportions OF delegates voLes whlcn
each colony have, and The degree in which the
imperial government is to be represented the CON
stant advice Of such q body would aL the same
time emDarrass the Minister and dlininsn his respOn-
slDiDty. IL nas been stated that have expressed
wish that England Should be separated lrOm her
colOncs. Sir George Grey, who mas taken active
part IN this matter and whom l regret not 10 see
here to-day, Is reported TO have asked whether 1t
was tOerable that Minister, sitting quietly IN his
room AZ The Colonial Onice, should tell the colonies
that they were at liberty to separate from England.
| presume this statement was based on extract
fi6m letter read BY Mr. Wilson at meeting In
which his correspondent, after describing conver-
sation with me- stated that had III effect saiu that
separation was matter more Tor the consideration
OF the colony than tor that OF England, and that If
the colony thought 1t was for their good tney had
better CO. The writer OF the letter III question
called upon me some weeks ago with u note
oil lnCrOductsON. lie was Rcntlculanllke, lnIeilGenL
ana pleasing IN manner but had probably not been
mucn used TO reporting business dlscus3lons. He
repeated TO me, one by one most OF Lne criticisms
whlcn have been circulated me and the New
Zealand policy Of her MaJesty's government. l an
swered each point as best could, and / may add
that seldom met WIN a rejoinder. At last ne
taredte,ed NE min SepdTattOn aud annexation TO
the United StGtes 4 replied by declining even to
discuss such matter adding, however, somewhat
inconslsIenCy, ttdt troS curious 10 E,loto clt
tae prOcticOL Object Of 0lV COOntSt ciO entertained
such tded. Did he expect the States lDOnd send
an army To conquer use Adoyies TOr him lie
answered, no they would not send army, but
would send u band oi fiibusters and cutthroats,
VINO would De ten times worse than the MaOrieS |
could not resist observing that the practical object
taen would be to obtain substitute ten times