New-York tribune., 1871-11-15
FOREIGN MIs6K6fAGY {
RhFoRM N rHe HfssTIsH Amy. 20
ROYAL wAxRAW7 REGuLt4Ba TfIE APPOINT
tfxnf AND PBOM0EIek or 0fflCkRe.


IN Oct s the DAY on which the purchase system ceased.
regulating for the future the appointment and promo
tion OF ofice in the British army According to this,
0rat appointuents may given o. snccAssul eandi-
datas at competitive examinations al Matriculated
students of any the universities al Queens Cadets
Indian Cadets and Pages OF Honor who pass qualify
Ing examination, and to noncommissloned officers who
mass professional examaatt6n.D -Leutenauts, to
auafy for tho rank Of LeutenAnt must satisfae
torily In reHmsnt tor year. and pass except PTg.
nSton II they fail 70 pass such examination within
three years 9 prove morally q physically 1naI Se rSe
%a' Sgit By pSssias this exSIninso1. nav obtain
Aeutenaney4n In tho army, Nuaited Leuten4nt se an
es ssSS 1sars ,sr ssrTcs auasd n s Ss eSie
for promoton to the rank Of Major after SIX years
49, sSsh 0Sss s6s S
from the date Of their commissions as Leutenans In
missions. qualaed officer holding the subStautiye
rank Of Mal9r, shsll Re eligible for promotion 70 inc
sacCe sson to vacancies shall be regustea folows
j a9 If vacancy shall 9rlse, by the promotion oi an
oficcr, by an OfHcer Becoming suDernumerary under
article a. by officer being promoted to f1 ava
the several ranks necessary 70 a s vacancy shall I'M
less It shall be expedlent at the yaca9ces be otherw
lower rank in the regiment corps except In the case
Of promote be Colonel IN which case the
by the cGmmSnderin with me- sppSoTal of tho
Secretary of state. ~ ,.lu.e,y .,E... 4.
shah be Ilcd BY qualified ofccr selected ~ the Com
manderinChiefwth the approval Of the Secretary OF
ocers serving with their Ssgnsnts ct distant foreign
stations may be Psonpea , 1GsS 70
tiOn Shs be cancelled should the officer fail IN his ex-
animation Captains now In ne service may 20 hp
to and apT roVed by our e having
proved their efficiency for tho rank Of Major iAeutsn
their profesonal examination Within ave YeaTs rom
Se S q shsS s9e6 s5 Se s@vd e. te
may receive sum not exceeding ono years pay; Dnt IN
of eXigencies the Secretary OF state may enrge
the time allowed for their examination. Both Majors
and are g be appointed IN the en- ~
for av tGS be- receive
pay. The foregoing reEuiAtons do not apply TO the
Royal AEtS & or N csxarT T nany Of the
Line and coTgs end officers SCw tss 6oTn
tive rank Of Field oo In as senSS or S'sa corps
snCher and officers Of eTa TSnS "a So on
panes Of Roynl Enneers regiments Of more than
one battalion may exchange from Que Drgade company
that he commanding Officers Of the ofcerS e1changns
certify that the desired exchange does not originate IN
any cause Affecting the honor character or professional
thcate Of military medical officer be traasmtteo IN IN
each case declaring that the officer Is In ut state 70
serve at the station where the corps brigade battalion
or company In which he appheS 20 saShanEe Is guar
fde Intention to Join Immediately and do duty in the
corps brigade, battalion, company TO which ne pro
retire within six months Of the date Of his exchange
oepting In the case Of iheath or other emergency,
which shall be specially considered.
An officer so exchanging shah be permitted to defray
al fair and reasonable expenses incurred through such
exchange ny the officer with whom he exchanges, pro
vded that the sum TO be paid be approved by the Com
mandern Chief before payment is made An officer e1
seniority below all officers holding Same redmenta
rank at the time Of lds sxchalgs: c,,o. e. ,ou,r,
eating these regulations TO the army says he would de-
sire to impress upon each individual Gflcer ana espe
cially upon those Of junior standing who have St
name make in the service that they must more than
ever rely upon their own exertions upon their proIeS
ter and conduct officers and the opinion with which
they impress their military superiors, for advancement
In the service"
THE NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND
A DEFENSE OF TIE MOVEMENT BY ANOTHER
MEMBER OF THE wORKINGMEN'S COUNCIL.
Mr. George Howell, member Of the British
WorkingmeD's Council which Ia represented as having
oonsprod with the Conservative leaders outank Mr.
Gladstone has written letter, dated Nov. 70 The Lon
don Telegraph from which the following are extracts
1t ia no matter surprise that the ministerial journal
of Fleetst should denopnce the whole SaiE IN series
writer Of those articles much better acquainted with
the character Of the whole pas s1SI we S
placed upon the explanation OF these nobemen ana
gentlemen, whose account OF the negouaOns 70 90 f
thing that we should be doubted however explicit our
SSSs or aS Pe pocs cF
intended, and II II had been the nobIenen ana genLe
Whom we we should have applied Who can believe that
the Marquis Of salisbury would 70 any suGn %
himself to the ProetArat for any such purpose There
not name the entire List that any man VINO re-
great social political questions Such notion never
entered my head whom the matter mentioned TO me,
and least f s ae 4 70 oi its S any party
political meaning. IL was never dreamed Of By those
We have Ibeen Severely censured by portion Of the
Liberal tOs to s5s IN ANY Of
S0. e G SouS "a .Se sT ST srss aa 5sa pls Se
dices 90 TO consent 70 consider with US some Of our
social grievances We IN our % s ISSHsa Upon OF
caste ana pyege were yns way 6sfSr a I'll the nrgSns
II only common platform could be found Tnsrs 5s
Of ,Ss az Sss ana S
for The evil. q our S sOclol tol mSs
SrS Soblsr scton Bus the dread seems to be that
should seek the platform for ourselves Are
0f potcsi Strife and render more easy the victory Of
laBori hold tho doctrine 10 be most DISASTROUS that
tSs SS Wa esn s Without rsfsrenC creed or poll
tcs for the purpose Of improving the condion OF our
BTSsssy plan fos Improving Che dveings o. our very
poor In the courts and ssys Of london Hs readily IN
s S0SS e sHc Tcas Ss Pocs
strange e Il might seems I found myself con-
%sS the %esninstsf Conservative Association for the
preservation Of the reclaimed spaces on the Thames En-
bankment alhough 0nly year or two ago some OF IL
mombers ett TO be her duty 70 thrash me In St. JAmeSs
Hail After AL What do these objections meant II the
the admsuon Of tho working GLASSES 70 political power
HS a FG scSnd SS TSG e n nNS @
fhorno Harry ied his utmost 70 pat down meetings IN
ne PsF tsst sppfnty Az sss ersS
But ss q these htoric antiquities e q
no. nS ne % .sh eSs o am SsTss G
Gadstohe or NJ Derae or any set or party Of memo
sG5ttng Seeoa6oo0t eur pesplb. Nay' We have often
sad thak opportunities Of ntssoonrsa only presented
now 20 mat1riAiiy obstr8cf gold measures would be
givea mp in the tnteest Of the eonnon good. And We