THE ARMIES OF EUROPE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 309, 15 September 1874, Page 4

THE ARMIES OF EUROPE.

A German paper (May 26) publishes a 0 statement concerning the increase that bag u»ken ftjsce in the armies of Europe ei> cc 1859. The forces of Austria have, it says, increased by 222 580, and amount at present to 856,980 men; Russia bad augmented b/fT armies, which now number 1,519,810 rtiMo, by 295,660 ; Italy count!, 287,560 more so dt^rs than in 1859, and her present aggregate military sirength is 605,200 men; the German Empire can summon to tbe field 1,261,160 men, an increase of 424,360 sioce tbe abolition of the old federal', constitution. The French %!*tfn977,660 strong, i 8 greater by 337,100 it.au ibat mainiaioed by Louis Napoleon, and under the new army organisation is steadily increasing. Great Britaio, including Volunteers, has added 233,020 to the total of her land forces, which now include 478 820 men. Tbe Swedish army of 204,510 has been augmented by 69,1) 1U; the Belgian army of 93,590, »>y 13,340; and the Dutch army ot 64 32-i, by 5770 men. Dtsnraars: alone has nitniuislied her war power, her present truiy of 48,700 being less by 8850, men than iv 1859. These figures bring out the startling conclusions that tbe addition* to these armies during t b e last fifteen years amount fo no less than 1,889,990 men, and that,- the number of soldiers of all descriptions at present at the dispisil of the. diffrent Govtrnmert* of Europe sbpwa grand total of 6, 1 10.U90 In the Austrian army, to every luOO cotnuataut Lot soldiers there are 103 cavalry and four . field guns; in the European army of Russiu, 178 cavalry and^fdur guns; in the army of Asia, 910 hors/smen and three guns; in the Italian army, 57 cavalry and three guns; in the German, 117 cavalry

and three guns; in the French, 119 and five guns; in the English, 133 and four guns.