The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

%mu ant) Nabu.

In addition to the large quantity of engineering stores
which the detachments of Royal Engineers about pro-
ceeding to China take out with them, the autlionties
have decided on forwarding to China several miles of
telegraph wires, together with telegraph apparatus of
the most modern construction, in order to enable the
force which is about to be da•patcbed to China to keep
up instantaneous comanunication with each other when
ever separated. Several of the non-commissioned offi-
cers and men of the Royal Engineers who have been
selected to proceed with the detachments to China have
been undergoing • oonrse of instruction at the telegraph
school at the Royal Engineer Establishment, Cha; ham,
to enable them to lay the wires and Ivo,* the apparatus.
It is still undecided what day the Royal Engineers will
embark for Hongkong, the ordsr for their embarkation
on the day first mentioned having been countermanded.
The men, however, are kept in readiness at Brompton
barracks to leave that establishment for their destinai.ion
at a day's uoties. Each wan hu been furnished with
the &Akio' he will require, together with a supply of
light clothing suitable for the climate of China.
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LRATBIS LLGOINGB YOU E•OLDIRRS. - Leather
legging/ are to become en article of clothing for the
troops. A circular from ale Seervtary of State for War
has been issued to all general officers and officers com-
manding eonsm of infantry to the effect that each icon-
cuiumisminned onion and soldier of the Foot Huard.
and regiments of infantry of the line serving at boogie
and in the eolonial is in be supplied with them. Hh.
Royal Highneas the General Commanding-in-Chief
desires the commanding officer. may be .ppri-ad that
the leather leggings are to be worn over the trousers,
',bleb are to he pulled up to the top of the boot, neatly
folded round the leg. The leggings are only to he worn
Is muddy weather, and at guard mounting, when nacos-

°ULM /SOK mu Reim - Intellipnee was received
by the List nail from leetia of the death of Captain
letwaot, of the Und Elighlenders. resulting from •
wound on the knee received during the suppression of

the mutiny. The career of this gallant soldier is worthy
of note. Capt.in Laymen, who was a native of Lanark,
entered be army in 1837, having hefore that time been
employed as a ploughboy. He served as a non-ectu-
nrissionexl Warier for nearly 16 years, during which
period he gained for himself the confidence and respect
of his supyriurs and the aifectiun and eeteeni of his
fellow-soldiers. In WM he embarked with the regiment
for the Crimea, was prment the Alum, and parsed
unscathed through aU the liardrhips and perils of that
memorable cruipaign. A:ter Inkermann, along i/ith a
number of deserving non-comniialitined olficers serving
in other regiments, he received his commission r-s ensign.
In klarch, 1855, he W/14 promote Ito the rank of lien•
tenant, and for souse time previous to the conclusion of
the war acted as captnie in the late la nil Transport
Corps. On his return to Englrild, in 1856, he rejoined
the 42nd, and shortly after received the appointment o:
instructor of musketry to the regiment. At this
also the oragi,trates and (A)1111Cil of Lanrrk (his natise
town), in consideration of his distinguLihed conduct.
agreed to present hint with the freedom of that rincien:-.
burgh ; this honour, however, the gallant gentleman
never had an opportunity of personally receiving. The
ou.sireak of ill, Indian mutiny willed him agaid to the
field, and in Atigmit, 1857, he left England with the
hearboutrters of the regiment for Calcutta. In 1658 he
obtained his comniirsion as captain, and shortly after
received the wound which on the Ilith of .11:gust
ended his honourable c.:reer. Capt.iiii Lawson com-
manded the picket, or the 411+1, 37 in number, which
was engaged in the terrible fight on the banks of the
Suarda, on the morning of tit: 15th of January, with
upward, of 2,101 rebels. The little band of Highlanders
defended themselves with extraordinary courage from
quoir6o to sunset, until relief r.rrived from General
Walpole. Captain Lawson was honourably mentioned
in the General's despatcher+ for the manner in which he
acquitted.biroself on that day.