The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-17

folows:-Sn brgadez of horse artillery Of 6ve bat
terics Each brigade has sos mon and SAG horses In
Twenty Ave brigades OF artillery, of which twelve are
field and thirteen garrison. The field brigadcs on
home service have seven batteries 1913 men aud 81
horses; on Indian service l5l and 40 horses.
The garrison brgades have seven batteries ana I3s
men. one coast BRIGADE Of iss mem and one depo.
brigade OF AHA and ESQ horses. In the artillery
the officers are mounted by the State
ENGINEERS.
Forty companies and one tram Of three companies,
with 72o men and Az horses. In this arm the officers
only servo In India
Although the service obligatory for all English.
men the law has modified II 20 voluntary enlistment.
The elective strength, exclusive OF the staff 1885, 952
men, and tho force Is subject 10 from to
the militia can be permanently mobilzed.
ykoMASRy CAVALRY.
This force - composed oil men who furnish their
horses and subject eight days train
iLg IN each year. They used tor the suppression
OF local disturbances, and number at present l5S7S
men.
VOLUNTEERS
As It's name indicates, this force Is formed from the
mass OF the population OF voluntary enrolment II Is
the local army Of England. the militia may be used
a reserve for the regular forces Tho arms repre-
infantry and engineers. In 1874 tho strength OF the
volunteer force was l6l $50 but In 1875 Il was somo-
what less.
Thss force II composed Of troops raised principally
from the native population OF the West Indies, Malta
and Hong Kong The Canadian forces arc not included
undcr this head, being independent pc
cuar Canada The strength OF the Colonial corps
about =, $50 men, all told.
MILITARY sTAYY ORGANIZATION
consisting Of the general sta paymasers treasurers
stalls and attaches or other military monts
numbering altogether AS men, with 1905 horses.
composed OF long service neo as horcnosfore stated
numbers altogether SO 500 men
This important force rs composed Of levics raised
among the natives OF India and the adjacent States,
and that account necessarily contains many ele-
which u IS difficult combine elective
army " Is divided into three parts-nameiy,
the Bengal. Madras and Bombay armies. rho
Bengal army IS present composed oil many
races-Hlndoos, Punjaubis, Trans-ind Hill men
and native Christians, tho whole aggrcgating
S. 800 Tho Ma;ras army similarly constituted.
numbers ~, TOO men and the Bombay army -, 447
all three armies maxim. grand total OF no. 1877
men. Oh the foregoing number the Sikhs anu oor-
khus up atout OUv soldiers and constitute tho
total may DO added the number OF tho military police
India, which now aggregates 100 0OU Although
this OF locul importance forms part OF tho
available military strength Of England aud, therefore,
must be included
roRcks CONTROLLED NATIVE CHIEFS
According To an English report based Official r..
turns und dated January 1875 the effective strength
OF the controlled by native chiefs who may
may not be friendly to England according to tho ma
turo OF tho quarrel ~ which she is engaged 24l O63
loot soldiers, d. IT. cavalry $3.50 trained artillery
men and 5,,52 guns or all calibres II Is probable
added Engianu's military strength IN India, because
OF the funulca adhesion VI tho native Princes 10 the
Mohammedan idea represented by Turkey. IL IL IN
any important factor IN the calculation, and
may without prejudice to the result. pe placed here
The distribution OF this scminde pendent native
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