The Press.
London, England, 1856-10-04 00:00:00

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The following general order was issued on
Thursday :

Horse Guards, Oct. 2.
The Queen desires to make known to the army her
sincere grief at the loss of that great and eminent

OCTOBER 4, 1856:

soldier Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge. A few
weeks only have elapsed since, yielding to the
request of the Field-Marshal, whose health had given
way under the arduous duties of his office, the
Queen reluctantly accepted his resignation of the
chief command of her army. The assiduous labour
of a long public and eventful career, during which
Viscount Hardinge held some of the highest offices
of the State, terminated too soon a life fertile in re•
sources, and of unwearied perseverance and devo-
tion to duty. The Queen has a high and grateful
sense of Lord Hardinge's valuable and unremitting
services, end in his death deplores the loss of a true
and devoted friend. No sovereign ever possessed a
more honest and faithful counsellor, or a more loyal,
fearless, and devoted servant. His Royal Highness
Commanding-in-Chief has a gratification in publish-
ing ber Majesty's feelings and sentiments (in which
lie sincerely participates) on this melancholy occa-
sion, and is confident that the army will equally
lament the loss of one whose whole mind was applied
to the promotion of their efficiency and welfare.
By command of his Royal Highness the General
Commanding-in-Chief.
G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General.

FINAL REVIEW OF THE GERMAN LEGION.
Tus British German Legion, previously to being
disbanded, were finally reviewed on Tuesday by
Baron Stutterheim, at Wyvenoe-park, near Col-
chester. There were about 6,000 men upon the
ground, under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel
Von Hake, of the secand brigade. Very few civilians
were present as spectators. The proceedings com-
menced with a sham fight, in which a jager force,
under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel Schloer,
was supposed to endeavour to dislodge the corps of
Lieutenant-Colonel Von A. Leer from its position in
the park. The manceuvring of both bodies of men
in this mimic encounter was distinguished by pre-
cision and regularity, and both officers and men were
highly praised by General Baron Von Stutterheim
and the officers of his staff, and the approval was
endorsed by General Gascoigne, the commander of
the district. _ _

The principal feature in the transactions of the
day was Baron Von Stutterheim's leave-taking of the
legion.
Baron Von Stntterheim, standing in a hollow
square formed by the soldiers, addressed the men in
German, thanking them for their services and
general good conduct, and expressing his regret at
having to part from them
However (the general added), I think I may be united
with a good many of you for a longer period, as it is my
intention to go out to the Cape of Good Hope, because I
consider it a sacred duty to stick to you so long as I see
I can do any good for you.
He then alluded to the offer of the British Govern-
ment :

The conditions under which you will be allowed to go to
the Cape have been already made known to you. You may
accept them or you may not, just as you freely choose.
No man will be forced to go. No man will be persuaded
to go. I, for my own part, consider the conditions very
favorable, as they give every man an opportunity to gain a
free and independent existence. They are, I think, fair
in every respect. You can only be obliged to do your own
will. Those of you who will agree to go to the Cape will
be guaranteed 51. each, as mentioned in Article 12 of the
conditions, and you will receive an advance of 21. while
you remain in England, for the purpose of buying some
trifling things for your comfort on the voyage, and I warn
you not to spend that money in waste.

At the camp a similar address was delivered to the
dismounted cavalry.

The redaction of the army is proceeding. The
soldiers belonging to the depots of regiments at
Chatham, enlisted for two years, have this week been
discharged.
Major-General Horn, C. 8., has been appointed to
command the 3rd Brigade at Malta. Captain Mor-
gan, 55th Regiment, will be Major of Brigade to the
2nd Brigade (General Warner's) ; and Major Pear-
son, of the Grenadier Guards, to the 3rd Brigade at
that station.

Major Tryon, 7th Fusiliers, has been appointed
A.D.C. to Major-General Trollope, commanding a
brigade in Canada; and Captain the Hon. Lucius
Cary, Bth Regiment, A.D.C. to Sir George Buller,
commanding the troops in the lonian Islands.
The conditions under which military settlers wil
he conveyed to Southern Africa have been officially
published this week. They do not vary in any im-
portant particulars from the general notion of the
terms already received. The settlers are liable for
seven years after lauding to military service when
called upon by the civil power.
The Polish Legion was disbanded at Scutari on the
10th August. General Zamoyski paid a farewell
visit to Lord Stratford and Lord Lyons, and was
received with much ceremony.
The officers of the brigade of Guards propose to
raise a monument to the officers and men of the
brigade who have fallen in the late struggle. Aa.