... SEIZURE OF THE I ALEXANDRA. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, YESTERDAY. BEFORE THE LORD CH15EF BARON POLLOCOK AND A SpECOJL JURY. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. SEBLLIM AND OTHERS. In this case, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor- General, Dr. Phillimore, Queen's advocate, Mr ...

... the best method of saising, drilling, and organising the military foreve of the country, 90 as te render them thoroughly adequate for home defence; sad also of providing for India and general service abroad such a number of troops as would be sufficient ...

... army; and that In this country, where military service Is entirely voluntary, the varlnu& descriptions of forces, such as the regular armv. mliltla, volunteers, and yeomaury, tend to ntilikc for military service a larger proportion of the popu- latton ...

... summons, followed by the present. On his return, the Queen’s S proroguing Parliament, was read, and the right honourable gentleman received the congratula- tion of the house, when the session of THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. My Lords and We are commanded Dig Ba Se ...

... to Nassau, and he had previously been in the Confederate land service. Maffltt acted as a volunteer at one of the batteries at Port Royal. Hei served in both the naval and military service of the Confederates. When he came with me to Liverpool he was ...

... and in a very prostrate Qereral Sir Wood takes over the com mand of the in the eastern military dietrict, with headquarters at Coelobester, to-day. in place of service as renerel }o command ef the district. of White, who has completed ble period According ...

... The reporr of the lady superintendent stated that on the list December there were on the nursing staff . I nurses ana 3i probation nurses, making a total of 106 nurses, of ?? 52 were engaged in hospital, 19 in districts, and 35 in private nuising. Fifty ...

... the written resignation of those officers who had been authorised +o lenve the service, as well as an individual report oa each offiscr who desires to remain in active service, accompanied by an abstract of the cam. paigns served ia, aud wounds or decorations ...

... knowledge of the country than an Imperial army ; bnt it must observed that no one proposes to do away with the Imperial army in India ; they only contend fer a moiety of the army being local. But the whole army being Imperial, and the arrangements for exchange ...

... year. Be tween 30 and 40 were reserved for non-commissioned officers. There were also 20 Queen’s cadetships for sons of officers dying in the service, and 20 Queen’s cadetships under an Act of Parliament for sons of India o: leaving about 160 a year to ...

... on those relating to the diplomatic service some discussion arose. Mr. Rylamls complained that whilst reductions had been made in the naval and military estimates great increase had taken place in the civil service estimates. The public expected a co ...

... subjects of the Queen. (Hear, hear.) ROBBING A QUEEN'S MESSENGER. Mr. W. Lewis gave notice that to-morrow he will asktheUnder Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to statement in last week's papers that a Queen's messenger on ...