The Armies Of Europe

Maj. Oen. Upton, who clairne to havo obtained his figures froni official reporta and documente, estirantes tlio military strongtk of the variousEuropcan nrmics as follows : War-Vootiny. Austria _. 1,018,76 Kngland 228,2 Franc" l,730,();0 Oermany l,S0S,430 Italy 800,3!6 HuBBia Slr 54 Gon. Upton is of opinión thfttr, if England goes into a Enrcpean conflict, phe a;oe8 in to be whipped; and prophesies that the rosult of v,ch nu enterpriso on her part will be tho total abandoumont of herpolicy of interferiug in tlio qnarro)B of tho continent, ot a completo roorganization of her army. He snys : Tbc adhorence of England to a military system inherited from the last contuty cnn only bc explaiucd by her insular position, nud th socurity from invasión affordcd by a powerful nnvy. Tlio salient defect of her syfctemis thenonexpansive organiziition of the regular aiiny; and this defect, in view of European complications, becomcs tlie more npparent when it is conaidcrul that nearly onehalf of the regimcnts, batteries, aud squadrons, exceeding 90,000 men, are eniployed in ludia nnd the colonies. " Ho estimateR the mimber of Britisb infantry, available for aprgressive purposes, at 100,000 mei), inciuding in this the greater part of the reserve recently created. The infontry of tlie other powers is organized on tUe expansivo principie, and prcsents these imposing figures : Austria 5B,mn France 700,1(1 ü (lormany ■'Oö.nr o Rus!o 74,000 Trained reserves, and armies of the "second line," are maintained by these powers ir. addition to the infantry. and these reserves, "supportedby artillery and cavalry iu the highost state of drill and discipline," outnumber the total military forco which EuglaDd can bring into the field