The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-30
BRITISH TROOPS IN MOTION.
TWO DIVISIONS TO SET SAIL FROM
BONBIY FOR malta.



-Constnntinopie Discussing Evneuation.
LONDON, April 2o.-Gen. Sir Alfred Hast
ings Horsford has been selected as commander
of the Second Army Corps A considerable pro-
portion of the First Army Corps is likely to be
despatched to Malta in the course of the coming
week. including part Of the Guards. Many
thousand stand OF Martln-ITcnry rifles are
being removed from the racks in the Tower Of
London presumably for tho equipment OF the
reserves.
There is great activity at Portsmouth in pre-
pairing fittings for the conversion Of merchant
ships into armed cruisers. certain manufac-
turing firm here has received from the Adj
miralty an order for more than one hundred
wire torpedo nets for the protection " ships
from attncks OF lsh torpedocs. All the nets :.fo
to be delivered during Nav. Immense guam
titles OF shot and shcel are being issued from
tho Woolwch arsenal in AL directions.
The first Indian cxpcditonnry force will en-
bark from Bombay in two divisions. One will
leave to-day. consisting " two batteries OF
Royal Artillery. tho Thirteenth aud Thirty
first regiments. the Second Goorkhas. and two
companies Of sappcrs and miners. The Second
Division will embark a. soon after "a pos
sbe. II will consist Of the Ninth Cavalry. the
First Bombay Lanccrs the Ninth and Twenty
sixth Bombay Infantry. and two companies Of
sappcrs and miners. Tho shipping arrange
ments comprise steamers with an aggregate
tonnage OF 1879 tons. and sailing vessels o'
u li6 aggregate tonnage. The latter will be
| towed 10y the steamers. Water will be provided
| for thirty and coal for twcnty-six days At the
! Bombay Doekyard work Is hcing prosecuted
day and night in fitting ships Tor troops ana
| horses.
! OF native troops To- Europe has proved sucrcss-
! iul beyond the hopes Of the most ardent advo-
Gates OF the measure. The native soldiers NJ.
| pear completely cdptiNatrd by the prospect oi
| heing engaged in military service in Europe.
| Thcy are Nolunt"erng L. cross the sens with IN
| enthusiasm which has surprised even those
| vino know them best. They are pressing for
| Wnrd in whole regiments nt u time. Troops
| who returned from Burmah onlysiX w'rks Hl,o.
said 10 be lclighicd by the thought that they ara
going t. somr plg'e near ENGLAND 10 nshi the
| EusSiuns In one regiment every nun has
! signed petition that he may be- sent with the
| expedition 90 Europe.
| u Al meeting to-night OF ~" committee to
Promote the Organization of the Active Service
Volunteer Army, two generals i've colonies e.
and many mepbors q Parlium Mt joined tho
| committee Thirty OH 'ers ana 800 men ycscr-
day siEnincd their willingness to loin the force.
and many We're enrolled 10 day. Tn" total
| number NJ voluntcrre SO far is about 5000
Mr. Claiborne Hardy. Secretary Tor India
presiding at a banquet In Bradford Tonight
said the Government took its stand upon publi
iath nnd honesty, AMI upon the dec, ,araton of
| lo!i ,nW on ihIlY I" hh 'nN&'m'W Dnuil n ~
withdraw from 10 without the consent OF tho
different a. TIE wrongs oi tho turk sh tnrs-
iahs, nut III, policy oi a great power could not
L., destroyed hyan in''d".i howe. r horrihl"
The real question WIS whether En.'uuf hgi
or had not grcit interests IN tho L lst. H.
maintained that the treaty of san Steinun In It's
prcsen, shape. did not contain single element
| OF permanfn no peace. The intrr'sts of the Grecs
Hhd Muss ulman populniions must be prot'' d
a. W, ~ ~ th 80 OF a." SlaN4. Tho measures 81
| tho British Government were not warlke. lui
| prc autonnry. 4 war party or war Ministry
WIS an lmpqsslbliity IN England. IL people