The Sun. — 1860-05-19 (London, England)

STAMPED, 511.  time over which their career extends, the grandest things in existence. The Ist Regiment of European Fusileers. numbers thirteen great battles—every battle a victory against tremendous odds, and every victory a conquest of an enormous territory-. These heroes- of our Indian Empire have continued in succession undcgenerate to the present day. At Delhi they were as good as any of the Royal regiments, and better than most. It was right, therefore, to pause before Nv e destroyed an " institution" like this, and with such a history. But, on the other hand, the hopelessness of utibrolsen Indian service—no .vision even afar off of a return to home, except to die—give a character of desperation to this corps, which induced a laxity of discipline. The recent example of general insubordination and practical desertion was not encouraging or desirable to be maintained as a precedent in an existleg force. If it had been in full and thriving existence it would not have been prudent to destroy it ; but now t hat it is by its own act defunct it has been thought unwise so revive it. The old system, with all its advantages, had the disadvantage of having under the same Queen two armies, with two different systems of promotion, pay, and allowances, serving side by side. For this it is now determined to substitute one Imperial Army, taking its turn of duty throughout the British Empire in all its home provinces and foreign dependencies. In principle there can be no doubt about the propriety of this resolve; bdt itijexpediency is not quite so clear as it might seem upon this general statement. The object is one of undoubted advantage, but the details are of almost insurmountable difficulty. Although the min of the Sepoy Army and of the European Army are destroyed, dispersed, or disbanded, the office rs remain. Many of these have undoubtedly been already provided for in the police or in civil employments in India, but many remain still without employ. What system can be adopted whereby these officers can be draughted into the Royal Army without injury to those privileges which are secured to them by Act of Parliament, and which are to them a lawful property ? The nominal rank of an officer in the Company's service and in the Queen's service had no identity whatever. In the Company's service the pay was very much greater and the promotion was very much slower. It happened, therefore, that a captain in the company's service often had a very considerable income, and the command of a most important force ; whereas his rank, if he were draughted into the Queen's Army, would reduce him to the command of a company, and to onetenth of his ancient pay. It is not competent to us here to enter into the details of the arrangements by which this great difficulty is to be met, but it is obvious that very liberal treatment must be set before the Indian officers to induce them to give up their present advantages and to subside into the general mass of the British Army. One happy occasion offers of easing the roughness of this transition. There must be of necessity a special Indian Staff department for all the branches of Indian service. Ultimately this will be filled by Imperial officers who choose Indian studies as their early occupation, and who elect to make India their career; but for the present it will probably form a means of employment to many of the Indian officers who may not find a compen§ation for their previous position in their corresponding rank in the Queen's Army. This is a very difficult problem to be worked out and a very desirable object to be attained. It seems to us that, if the Government honestly undertake it, with a view to do as fairly as they can by all parties, they ought to be aided by indulgent criticism and a general support. It is not to be expected that every one can be satisfied ; it is scarcely to be hoped that sonic real grievances will not occur. But we must remember that the old system has sunk under our feet, that it is not we who are destroying, but that we are called upon to reconstruct; and that, having to reconstruct, we have some right to ask of the old materials to be content with the best places we can give them in the new edifice. We must do them no wrong, but we must ask them to bear with us while we adapt them to the utilities of a new era.— Times.  The court was then cleared, and after a short deliberation the jurpteturned the following verdict :—" That the deceased Ellen Hart was wilfully murdered by Joseph Radden ; that the said Joseph Radden was found dead in the Regent's Canal by suffocation by drowning; and although there was no evidence on that point the jury believed that he destroyed his own life." The inquiry then terminated.  THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN SIIOREDITCFL