, 1879-02-25

strength Of tho army in l,s scvcra1 branches Tor
each ycar from the beginning oi 1Sdt To tho
c,oso Of 1s77, In the sccon4 year Of tho
scrics It reached its naxin1um Of &C.,
$50 men mud officers; In 1S10, yenr
Of economics, II fell 10 tts minimum OF
$50, ,At4. OF tho rank ant flo al thu commence
mcnt OF 1875. 15,09s wcrc cavalry, 10 ,Ra5 arsll-
lery.tncn, 4,913 engineers, nsl 1f0,bih infansFy'
Colonial, Army service, md Hospital Corps,
numbering nnong them g. i725 fnrn, n,ado np the
rest. The force WAS otl!ccrcd by 8.Ut'o comrnl"-
sionod of!lecrs, and about l2,ooo scrccans. Fur
riors, trrmpctcrs. dran1n,crs, a1ul ougfers nc
coans for the 4oD required 10 fulfill tfc tale OF
lD1,u0o so!l!ets Of all ranks.
Tile british army ts not nation In arris; hut
It manages TO pcrmeato tile habitabte nlobo.
From Canada to Fill. from Alicrncy to tho
Capc. no part Of either hemisphere Is free from
the ubiquitous f'riisl1 soldier. Two nr three ttoti
stl.ts. besides the slnrines, who arc no concern
Of tho 1iurse'u,,arls. ara commonly on The
sea passing to Their several destinations.
Though an entire population docs mt
AHes through the arENy, rs IL tie great
military 8tatrs Of Europe, a constant cbb md
flow Is maintained by tho agency of various
causes. Death 1aYs his hand very lightly Un tile
Br,ttsh army, Notwithstanding the yiesssituaes
of climate u las to cndnfcs "f1u thotagh year
seldom passca without soma wnr mora or less
impurtant to try IL. In 1877 only hos nrn
tatSh, q propottton far bslow the average for the
population, trough not, perhaps, below that for
the .ayerarc nge Of q soldier; l5,s23 werc dis
charged, either bccauBe tllcir term OF service
had expired, or from iI-hcalth, or for m!scon-
duct. Tie first head comprises 4,774, the second
4,27S, mud the third zoos. We feioIcc to ohscrvs
that the proportion Of discharges Tor confirmed
ill.hratth IL considerably below what IL was
"se ~ ,.s s."."s.. - .o
"nen 1"e aSefaao stFcnstno1 hon'eot'.nl'ss'onea
oil1ccrs and men was s1a 49, O. 100 had to be dis
1s,. AZ. ll,o number is only 4,e7s, Tho sizo Of
49,. .'s "asass t,, .,s - ,s,..,,.,..,s
NV ss'y "as ,euuseu, ~. NV NV 'a.o =. 1.au"1
disease was reuaeea stl'l more SANITARY science
ms still much way to mnkc up III English. and
perhaps rot more In coluntal mud indian bar.
rs.t.s ,iss. t,.,,,. ~ 10y ho,ro,,r t,,,1t,...
.h.s :. .s".u,. {. :. ~ ,,naas a,.osn,,,ar nar.
tt'ht ~ pteeenI IL u hp ioh9cs a4tuRo'hes hee-
lerted. From ono point OF view the increase IN
tie rate OF discharges for misconduct Ia equally
eatlsfnrtory. tea33 il the g,rst vear IN ,yh1, wo
frI ~, ovtrr ~ - ..o .ncrot cnvsa sor dI,ni.s,
"a =. eas.S ~ ~ ~ Iaso W @ ~. ~
was uuly US Uut Of total strength, In non~com-
| mtsstouei officers and men, of 10000, III
INF, with n a,renuib only q little over 8.0o0
,o' a.'s, ~ M, :. S ~ ~. ~, ass. 's.
| less IL haa s"o'eo TO suo. IL Is ~ no means
to DO supposed that tic real cases Of Illscorutct
hnh n,lgn1ented, The moral standard ha9 r!sts,
hv whfrh military authorities uro t,tsnoscd 10
s.t,motc ,hc vaIuo Of a soldicr. So far nothing
Gun ns moro encouraging; outs on thc otlleT
| hundt re must he allowed to doubt tho ex.
| nrdfrncy of shifting responsibility 70 casIfy al
hppen1' ~ w ~" s"s .,.a'. ,' -
10 tTuc' "Hc1 ne 4esIeu 70 gtefhtc nuepF u t.c
resNaon o. m9ae' ius pa9!e ssnao4s, 1snsoGs'
expelea a.. .aa 0heGn .! S.ea.sr 81 iess ~
inai tae .nrt!sh era'y nas aa a!ryeu scs & az ta
klun ol staHe: f9e NY ptsatmh ~ "ou!n "
nselnl dtfclni,ne i9r i'lltlat o!leeIs 10 tahe y
nd mofe fegn.as5 !he retaFaia,ion o. ,5 de1'
loose on tbs public; & "a dc;assd l,s: sn!l'!t
NOT ncccss9Ti!y q oad one. ona ~ y, ~ nwncl
lor the tltao ucf1E nas gslLu'I ~ tcsp9lslp.tt y
circulating u; hehcetIoaa o. aa n.aoeons ., aof
On woiyh we t,I havo otef' 9aa 10 comhen1' 1S o
desefilon. hG nnin9e. @ .! ussestsls ~ 10, w.
4.oyl: Neariy nal .o nanuor tejosnea .ng
Fsgents we.heg " yglnn'ar..y Or nso'nfa'!l
n tl.e 5ear lsoS. 10 stllI Jar 100 grsat 70 oe nc
qu,eaced n Without mnrmursi'E. lhe 2lllsers O
regiment Whlel, 0:ss mnny men BY aesertio r
recommend tlemsc!ses 'o li's solieltl9as atles'
et-in.Ehtct. hitiltf Et9ss carc!essness IN N
recruiting AUTHORITY lnu1sefces mcaulesontncs
~ tnc latcsnal government oi lhe fcelmeft
itseils Or ca'paolo conniVaneo 81 feiaxat'on
In disclp'tnu u'ay aerount lof Tue ertale. ke
stuits arG often @ GaaGFiY FIJI &C. entea MiLnoae III
INQUIRY wlilclt "onltt nave suo"n lhty nag cl
listed simply to oesett: III other cases, lror
want Of 90 eYen ana klnnly control ol the sam
species tl.at Epou public sgnoo'tnaaler e1sss
eyer MS BOYS, tElr 9aiFaeks i9se ~ attraet'o,
The men aro slt1tclcu 70 lasolSo themselves
cmbarras.n'sIts outside, Wlisct, nre as fruitful
causc OF deseft,of o. uissohtent Withln. eaxtee
tiolsann couEla-1nh1tia! ~ YEar hru ilot u
most stflclcnt ncans ol maintaining rcg'mrnt'
, discipline:
II lb tuilelcnt 70 e1anllne 1ne ladies ~ ~
= annua! return that ctnlncrate tl'e present Gu!
eat.onal requirements q sho rank "tni hse
estllnate thc vasshGss OF tne ctlahEe ~1ttl III
uasscd over tne british army; "a Jnntlas
l81l. W.se4 soldiers could neither read y
wr!ta; W,.83 could read, 1ut mt writ
9W,14o-that u, lcss tlan hali ING nrm
excluding tho o1t1cces-coillu 10 bot!l. soIt11c
- ahle TO do aolHetl1ng, however l1ttie, m1
i, than rcnd anu write, VIM perhaps gould etph
also, we're ctasscd az OF sapefior caucat.on;
these tttFe Wefe n Januseyl ihl, only la,tD
o lhe nambcrs u thS io!!r alFsiops @ ate nov =
4 spectIIc!} otlhJ, y, NV to'@4o, aH ooloup. tFo