The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-18 00:00:00

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The half-yearly inspection of the corps of Royal and
Indian Engineers was made at Chatham on Frt.lay by
Major-Oeuersl 11. Eyre, commandant of the garrison.
The officers and men belonging to the two corps am-
sembled on the parade ground, Ilreaupton Darracks, at
10 o'clock on Friday morning, the non-ce 1111111111111111 l
ottimrs and men being in heavy matching order. (being
to the large lumber of recruits now at head-quarters, the
detachments are very strong, but several of the corn-
lanes are below their required strength. On the arri-
val of Major-Gen. Eyre, who was amompanied by (7.4.
11.1iandliam, Director of the Itoyal Engineers Establish-
hient ; Lieutenant-Colonel E. StaLton, Assistant-
Adjutant-General ; Brigade-Major Gordon, and the
other members of the Staff, the whole force, which was
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. 1". U.
Itou, received the General with the usual salute. The
troops having been funned in quarter-distance columns,
Major-General Eyre proceeded to nuke An inspection of
each company, passing up and down the front and rear
of each. The men's kits and accoutrements were then
inspected, after which Major-General Eyre asked if any
man had any complaints to wake, but there WWI no re-
sponse to this appeal. The corps were then put through
a few movements, all of which were well executed, after
which Major-Goieral Eyre briefly addressed the officers
and men, expressing his satisfaction at the result of his
inspection and the appearance of the men. The troops
were then dismissed.

On Friday it WAS announced at Bronipton Barracks
that the detachments of Royal Engineers, selected to
proceed to China for the purpose of strengthening that
force, are to be held in readiness to embark for their
destination on the 20th inst. l'he detachments take
out with them every requisite in shires, including a
liberal supply of light clothing fit for the climate.
The two oompanies of the 33rd Royal Wiltshire
Regiment of Militia, in command of Capt. K. Skeete,
which arrived at Woolwich on the sth of September (or
temporary garrison duty, were on Thursday relieved by
two companies of Her Majesty's 9th Regiment of the
Line, the East Norfolk, in (minuend of Major Charles
H. Leslie. The companies consists, in addition to
Major Leslie, of 4 subalterns, I assistent.surgeon, and
233 non-commiiisiuned officers and men, the whole of
wheel, with the exception of married men, are quartered
in a portion of the Royal Marine Barracks vacated by
the Militia. The latter have proceeded on duty to
Dover, and on their departure from the garrison they
were played down to the railway station by the regi-
mental band of the Royal Marines. Their conduct
during their month's stay in Woolwhich lies been
notified as orderly, peaceable, and deserving of cont-
inent. On their passage to the railway station they
were saluted with the ioml wishes of the inhabitants,
and in the thoroughfare near the station they were
heartily cheered as they turned to leave the town.

FAMILIES UN SoLDIERM SERVING IN hit/lA.—MR
Clifton Belle, of 1,081 tons. Captain P. S. Corbett, be-
longing to Messrs. Fernie, Brothers, and Co. of Liver-
pool, cluutered by Iler Majesty's Emigration Commis-
sioners, under directions from the Ilur e tivarde, sailed
from Birkenhead on the Bth inst., for Kurrachee, with
7 married couplet, 21L9 married women, 6 aingle men, 7
single women, 94 boys between the age* of 1 and 12, 108
girls between the same ages, 2 male and 6 female infanta,
making • total of 445 souls, equal to 317 statute adult*,
under charge of Surgeon Superintendent John f:arleton
Bury, sided by the services of • imitable matron, and a
few married soldiers, who will act as constables during
the voyage. The passengers ounsisk‘l of the wives and
children of the soldiers belonging to the 27th, 46th, 64th,
70th, 81st, 87th nl, and 98th regiments, now serving
in India, from wi 93luni they have been separatssl since the
breaking out of the mutiny.