The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-04-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

Bv our latest advices frem the Colonies have
news down to the lst instant. Lord Derbys success
sor in the Cabinet is the Marquis of Salisbury. All
the troop ships being made ready for sea. The
First Lord Of the Admiralty, in reply TO question.
said the Queens message relative TO calling out the
would be presented the LIST Of the present
month. Sir Stafford Northcote stated in the House
Of Commons recently that the Russian reply received
% the demands # England for Congress 10 discuss
all the questions touching the treaty of peace with
Turkey, and that Russia adhered TO her previous
position the effect that the sgnatory Powers may
raise such objections they think proper, but
Russia reserved full liberty either to accept or decline
discussion He also added that that reply closed the
door all further diplomatic discussion or correspon-
dence the subject.
March IS, Lord BeReons6eld explained to the
House Of Lords that Lord Derby's resgnation in
Consequence of the warke attitude which 1t would
become necessary to assume. He also expressed a
hope that now all probabilities Of the assembling Of
a Congress had ceased aud that they would be able
10 maintain the balance of power in the Mediter-
ranean and that the advice rendered by the Govern
the Queen call out all available reserves
be thoroughly approved Of. He also defended the
policy of calling the reserves measure neces
sary for the peace and security of the Empire.
The British Army Reserves.
The following information respecting the Reserves
of the British Army is complied from Chambers En-
cycopndia. 1876 edition
- Reserve in army affairs, has several meanings
. The reserve in u nation is that portion
upon which the national defence is thrown when its
regular armies have failed in securing its safety tor
in England when the regular army is sent foreign
service). This reserve may be levee en- mAsse "f
the whole adult male population. or it may consist of
smaller section of the people duly trained to arms.
The latter is of course the preferable system, when
the arms Of scientific modern warfare are to be
brought into action. In different countries the re-
serves are organised very different principles. In
Great Britain they comprise the army Of reserve the
enrolled pensioners both of which consist of old sol
diers, the militia volunteers, and trained eoustabu
larry. The number of reserve forces provided for in
the army estimates Of lS73-lS74 as follows =:
Yeomanry Cavalry l5.Os6
Volunteers =. -. ... l60.75O
Army Reserve Force, including
Enrolled pensioners, lst class 10000
% End >, $4,000
Total =. =. ... s49,s54
OF the volunteers 3O75O are artillery. while the
naming 10000 light horse, engineers, and rifle
volunteers.
Naval Reserve.
Below we give the Naval Reserve force Of Great
Britain, that our readers can form proper idea
of the strength of both army and Navy for actual
service in case of foreign
The Naval Reserve is a sort Of militia, auxiliary to
the Royal Navy. 1t is force held in high esteem
by naval men. and is considered extremely valu-
case of emergency The force instituted in 1853.
under the Act % ana % Vic, cap. 40. That Act
authorizes the engagement Of $4,000 men, each for
period OF FIVE years and provides that each shall be
trained for 2S days in every year to the of arms
aud naval tactics. either in Her Maesys ships on
shore In of national emergency these men can,
by royal proclamation, be called out for service in
the navy in any part of the world, for periods not
exceeding FIVE years. During the contnu-
anee Of his engagement he must not embark on
toll from fha
United Kingdom than six months, unless with special
permission of the Admiralty. In 1874 about
Is 900 men belonged the Naval Reserve, and were
in state of great efficiency. In 1861 the system of
the Reserve extended by the Act "a and 20 VIC.
c. l29 to officers of the merchant service, cerdcated
masters and mates being respectively granted com
missions in the Naval Reserve lieutenants and sub
lieutenauts.