The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-06 00:00:00

Arm anb liabg.

Hie Royal Highness the Com m ander-in-Chief, accompa-
flied by General Peel, and attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt
and Colonel Foster, inspected the camp, permanent
barracks, fitc. at Aldershott on Tuesday. His Royal
Highness and General Peel afterwards visited Sandhurst
College, returning to town in the evening.
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The East India Company's ship Abeons having been
declared ready for sea, orders were on Tuesday received
by General Eden, at Chatham, directing the reinforce-
ments for the Bth, 10th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, (Royal Welsh
Fusileers), 24th, 29th, 32d, 35th(Royal Sussex), 75th, and
84th regiments, to the number of upwards of 300 men, to
embark next day at Gravesend, for Calcutta, for the
purpose of joining the service companies of their respect-
hive regiments in India.
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The Secretary of State for War, acting on the repre-
sentation of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief, hag sanctioned the formation of a hospital, in the
camp at Colchester, for the sick wives and children of
the soldiers, and that orders have already been issued to
the Military Purveying Department to supply the re-
quisite diet and medical comforts. Earnestly do we
trust that this most excellent and humane arrangement
may be carried out to its fullest extent, and that before
long we shall be able to announce that a similarhospital
has been commenced at Aldershott, where one is
sadly needed, and where at the present time there are
upwards of 2,000 women and children in camp.

The Admiralty have required to be informed in how
short • time the ships in the steam reserve at Devonport
could be got ready for sea. At the same time a return
has been called for of the number of continuous and
non-continuous service men serving on board ships in the
home ports.

THE CAMP.—The force at present in Aldershott camp
not only completely occupies every portion of it, north
and south, but the new infantry barracks, with those
provided for the foot artillery, are also fully tenanted,
so that any further additions which are made to the
force must go under canvass on Cove-common. At pre-
sent the camp is distributed as follows :—ln the infantry
barracks are quartered the let Battalion of 15th Foot,
six companies of the 2nd Battalion of sth Foot, the 4th
Lancashire Militia, 96th Regiment. a portion of the 3rd
West York Militia, portions of the Berkshire Militia, and
the Foot Artillery (two batteries) in their own new
barracks near those of the infantry. In the South Camp
are the militia regiments of Bedford and Cheshire,
a portion of the Berkshire, the Donegal, Dublin (city)
Dumfries, South Down, a portion of the 3rd West York,
the 4th Light Dragoons, a portion of the sth Fueileers,
the 6th Regiment Louth Rifles, two troops of the Horse
Artillery, two companies of the Engineers, and two
battalions of Military Train. In the North Camp are the
Kerry Militia, the Limerick, Warwick, and Wexford
Militia Corps, the 7th Fnsileers, 99th Regiment, and
11th Hussars. The effective strength of each corps is
R 9 follows :-4th Light Dragoons, 600 officers and men;
11th Hussars, 680; part of the let Battalion of Military
Train, 120; 6th battalion Military Train, 280; 1 troop
Royal Horse Artillery, 220; No. 5 troop Royal Horse
Artillery, 200; F Field Battery, 200; No. 2 Field Bat-
tery, MO ; Royal Engineers, 120 • Medical Staff Corps,
50; 2nd battalion 7th Fusileers, 1:050 ; 99th Regiment,
900; 2nd Warwick Militia, 700; Limerick Militia, 900;
Kerry Militia, 730; Wexford, 600; 2nd Battalion of
sth Regiment, 950; let battalion 15th Regiment, 700 ;
Berkshire Militia, 650; 4th Lancashire, 3,050; Royal
South Down, 700; Bedford Militia, 600; Cheshire
Militia, 950; 96th Regiment, 900; 2nd battalion 6th
Regiment, 1,050; 3rd West York Militia, 900; Dum-
fries Militia, 550; City of Dublin, 700; Louth Rifles,
4501; and Donegal Militia,lsso. This gives a grand total
of *bout 18,500 men of charms, with 1,900 horses ; or about
1,250 cavalry, 17,300 infantry, and 24 guns. Some of
the militia regiments are much reduced from the
strength at which they joined the camp, in consequence
of their having given • considerable number of volun-
teers, to the troops serving in India. There have been
two general calls at camp recently for volunteers, to
which upwards of 2,000 well-drilled and efficient soldiers
have responded by joining the corps on active service
either in India or China. Most of the troops at Aldershott
now are either militia or the newly raised 2nd Battalions
of Queen's Regiments, so that the squad drill
never ceases from morning till night. Under this inces-
sant discipline most of the corps are fast assuming that
steadiness, rapidity, and precision of movement which
marks well disciplined forces, and which, as the summer
wears on, will make it difficult even for the most ex-
perienced to discern any difference between the man-
ceuvres of the militia regiments and those of the best
trained troops in Her Majesty's service. In May the
field days will be resumed, and the troops will be formed
into brigades and divisions, accustomed to set in masses,
, and go through the regular evolutions of • battle-
; field.

DEATH IN THE POLPlT.—Liveraedge Church, Mar
Leeds, was the scene on Sunday afternoon week of a
most melancholy event- -the death of a Herrman during
service. In the absence of the incumbent of the church
in the afternoon, the Rev. W. Hughes, a retired clergy-
man residing in the locality, officiated. He was reading
the usual prayers, and was observed to pause and turn
pale; recovering himself, he proceeded for a sentence
or so, and then fell heavily backward in the pulpit.
He was immediately removed to the vestry, and medi-
cal assistance was sent for, which was promptly obtained,
but the rev, gentleman's pulse had ceased to beat. An
inquest is to determine the cause of death, which is
thought to be apoplexy. Mr. Hughes was highly re-
spected by every religious denomination in this populous
district.

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