The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-16 00:00:00

THE AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY.

The army for the ensuing year, exclusive of ar-
tillery, engineers, and of the troops in India, will consist of
6,947 °Sloe», 13,643 non-oommissimied office», trumpeters,
and drummers, and 173,005 rank and file, making 193,595
individuals of all ranks. Of these 178,645 will be British
troops; and as the number this year amounts to 142,776, it
will be seen that the army will be increased by 35,869 men.
So many different and Inaccurate versions of the meaner in
which this angenentatien is to be carried out have been eir-
culand, that we subjoin the following details, which may
be relied on as oorrsct in every particular : In the Cavalry,
no augmentation will take place in the three regiments of
Household Cavalry, in the let, 2nd, 3rd, 6tb, and 7th Dra-
goon Chards, the 3rd Light Dragoons, 7th Hunan, 9th
Lancers, 10th Hums, 12th Lancers, 14th Light Dragoons,
16th Hussus, and 16th Lancers.
The 4th and 6th Dragoon Guard., let Royal Dragoons,
Soots Greys, Inniskilling Dragoons. 4th Light Dragoons,
Bth and 11th Hussars, 13th Light Dragoon, sad 17th Lan-
es» will each be raced from the present establishment of
six LIT (27 (Moen, 32 non-oommissioned officers, 328
men, an 271 home p.r regiment) to eight troops of 75 men.
• The strength of these regiments will then be 31 officers, 55
not-coramtnioned officers and trumpets», 639 rank and
• file, and 620 horses each. Of this strength 6 troops will be
t in the Crimea, amounting in round numbers to about 520
men, and the remainder will form a depot at home. Our
, force of cavalry in the Crimea under the new arrangement
should be therefore over 6,000.

The following infantey regiments will be raised to the
strength of 68 officers' (4 field officers. 16 captains, 40 subal-
terns, and 8 ,tae), 149 non-commissioned officers, drummers,
&c., and 2,000 rank and file, making 2,217 of all maks, of
which It is intended that 1,400 should be always on active
service:—let Royal Regiment (Ist Battalion), 3rd Buffs,
4th King's Own, 7th Fusiliers, 9th, 14th, 17th, 18th Royal
Irish, 19th, 20tb, 21st Fusiliera, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
28th, 30th, 33rd, 34th, 38th, 39th, 41st, 42nd Highlanders,
44th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 60th, 61st Light Infantry, 55th,
67th, Glad, 63ed, 68th Light Infantry, 71st Highland Light
Infantry, 77th, 79th Highlanders, 80th, 88th Connaught
Rangers, 89th,90th Light Infantry, 93rd Highlanders, 94th,
96th, 97th.
No additions will be made to the Foot Guards, the Grena-
diers remaining on their present establishmeat of three
battalions (3,649 of all ranks), and the Coldstream and
Scots Fusilier Guards, of two battalions each (2,439 of all
ranks). It is not true, as stated, that a third battalion is to
be added to the let Royal Regiment. The 60th Rifles and
the Rifle Brigade will, however, have each • third batta-
lioa of 68 officers, 149 sergeants and drummers, and 2,000
rank and file.
_ . . .

The memento in India remain at their present strength,
and the following regiments, either returning from India
or on colonial sery ice, oontinne at their establishment of 45

officers, 91 non oommissioned officers, the., and 1,200 rank
and file, viz.:—tat Regiment (2nd Battalion), 2ad, sth
Fainters, Bth, 11th, 12th, 13th Light Infantry, 15th, 16th,
22nd, 26th, 31st, 36th, 37th, 40th, 45th, 48th, 54th, 56th,
68th, 69th, 60th (2od Battalion), 86th, 66th, 67th, 69th,
72nd, 73rd, 76th, 82nd, 86th, 91st, 92nd, 96th, and 9991.
Globe.

ROYAL MABINES (PLYMOCTII DIVISION).—The
men were on Wednesday inspected In marching order in the
barrack square by General Eden, the eommander.iwebief
of the district, accompanied by Colonel Coryton, command-
ing the division. General Eden addressed the men when
formed in Kane. A detachment of one drummer and 16
privatise, with Sewed Lieutenant Malone, have embarked
on board the Impregnable to relieve Capt. Coeds, First
Lieutenant Parke, one sergeant, one drummer, and 60 rank
and file. Lieut. Prynne hes been transferred from the Im-
pregnable to the Royal William. Capt. Rocker, Lieut.
Dawdles, two sergeants, three corporals, one drummer, and
91 privates, ass under orden to embark on board the Corn-
wallis.