The British Army at Home and Abroad.

The latest returns of the Regular Forces at home and abroad show that the total number of officers and men borne upon the regimental rolls (exclusive of the Indian Native Army) is very little below 220,000, and about 2000 more than were in the ranks a year ago. Of these, nearly 20,000 are cavalry, 37,000 artillery, 7,500 engineers, 143,500 infantry, 5200 colonial troops, 3500 Army Service Corps, and 2500 Medical Staff Corps, the remainder being made up of the smaller departmental corps. Great Britain and Ireland retain nearly half the Regular Army for home service, there being little short of 107,000 troops in the three kingdoms—74,000 in England and Wales, 28,000 in Ireland, 3500 in Scotland, and the residue in the Channel Islands. Away from home India always absorbs the greatest number of Regular troops, and the men of the Imperial Army there now reckon up about 77,000, or about 600 more than at this time last year. Of these, 15,500 are in Burma. Egypt has 5000. The Regular forces scattered over the Colonies in all parts of the world are 31,000 in number. Gibraltar has in its garrison 5000 men, and Malta 8000, while Cyprus has only about 600, mostly infantry. There are 3300 at the Cape and Natal, 1000 in the West African Settlements (where the Regular Lops are principally the coloured soldiers of the West India Regiments), 2900 at Hongkong, 1500 at the Straits Settlements, 1600 to Ceylon, 1400 to Nova Scotia (the only portion of the Dominion of Canada garrisoned by Imperial troops). 1600 to Jamaica, 1400 to Bermuda, 1,300 to Barbados, 800 to Mauritius, and only 200 to St Helena.—The Times.

Besides these there are Militia 140,300, Yeomanry 14,000, and Volunteers 264,000 In addition to the British troops in India, there is a native army of 150,000 men. There are also 170,000 native Police officered mainly by Europeans, also the native reserves which number 7000 infantry; and Imperial service troops furnished by native states numbering 14,000, of which 6400 are cavalry. There are also European and Eurasian volunteers, which number close on 20,000, with an enrolled reserve of 2200.