The Press.
London, England, 1858-01-30 00:00:00

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ORDERS have been received at Chatham garrison
by the officers commanding the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd
battalions, directing them to hold in readiness re-
inforcements to the number of 700 officers and men,
belonging to the 6th, 7th (Fusiliers), Bth, 18th
(Royal Irish), 19th, 20th, 23rd (Royal Welsh
Fusiliers), 24th, 29th, 35th, 51st and 52nd (Light
Infantry), 53rd, 61st, 84th, 70th, 75th, 81st, 82nd,
83rd, 84th, 86th, 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers), 90th
(Light Infantry), 94th and 98th Regiments, for the
purpose of strengthening the various corps now
serving in India. The reinforcements will embark
at Gravesend directly tonnage has been taken up for
them by the Hon. East India Company.
A Goon SERVICE PENSION of 1001. per annum has
been conferred by H.R.H. the General Commanding-
in. Chief on Brevet Colonel Walter Hamilton of the
glorious 78th Highlanders, whose conduct in leading
his regiment in all the actions under Sir H. Have.
lock and Sir Colin Campbell has justly been the
theme of praise. A similar pension of 501. per
annum has also been bestowed on Brevet Colonel
M. Byrne, unattached, by H.R.H. the Commander-
in•Chief. He is an officer of thirty-four years' serviee,
and was wounded at Sebastopol.
THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCES Of
Paussu have visited Chatham and Portsmouth dock-
yards during the week.
Comma, G. HOWARD VYSE AND MRS. VYSE on
Tuesday last entertained the whole of the children
attending the regimental school of the 2nd Life
Guards, at Hyde-park Barracks, in celebration of the
marriage of the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick
William of Prussia.

VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE WHTTE ARTHUR FANSHAWE,
C. 8., late Commander-in-Chief on the West India
and North American station, is appointed to succeed
Admiral Lord Lyons, G.C.8., in the command of the
Mediterranean station. His flagship will most pro.
bably be the screw three-decker Marlborough, 191,
at Portsmouth. The admiral visited Portsmouth
yesterday. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Stephen
Lnshington, K.C.8., is appointed to relieve Vice-
Admiral Wallis in the command of the South East
Coast of America station. Sir Stephen proceeds by
the packet to Rio, to hoist his flag in the Cumberland,
70, whose captain, flag lieutenant, and secretary he
retains.

A GENERAL ORDER has been issued prescribing a
new standard height for recruits in the cavalry and
infantry. There will be three classes of cavalry
recruits, the heaviest regiments being the 4th and
sth Dragoon Guards, the Royal Dragoons, and Greys,
for which the men are to be from sft Sin to sft llin.
The height for the intermediate class in sft Bin to
sft to Bin, and the regiments are the Ist, 2nd, 3rd,
and 7th Dragoon Guards, the Inniskilling Diagoons,
and the 9th, 12th, 18th and 17th Lancers. The
Light Dragoons are to be from Mt 41in to Mt to sft
Bin, and the regiments included under this category
will be the Carabineers, 3rd and 4th Light Dragoons,
7th, Bth, 10th and 11th Hussars, 14th Light Dragoons,
and 15th Hussars. The age of recruits to be flora
18 to 30 years. The infantry standard is sft 4in and
upwards for regiments not in India, and Mt 3in and
upwards for those serving in that country.

SIR HENRY R. DUKINFIELD, BART., many years
vicar of St. Martins'-in-the-Fields, died, after a short
illness, on Sunday evening, at his residence in
Eaton•square. The lamented baronet was third son
of the fifth baronet, and was born in 1791. He was
educated at Eton, and afterwards removed to Christ
Church, Oxford, at which university he graduated as
B.A. in 1813, and M.A. in 1816. Sir Henry was
vicar of St. Martin's•in-the Fields from 1834 up to
1848, when the rev. baronet vacated that living from
ill health. In 1833 be was appointed a prebendary
of Salisbury. He marrried in 1830 Mrs. Chowne,
widow of General Chd)wne, and daughter of Sir
James Cranfurd, Bart. Sir Henry leaves no issue,
and the baronetcy becomes extinct.