The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-09 00:00:00

MILITARY.

UOILSEGVAILDB CIRCULAE.—VETERINART SURGEONS.—
WAX OFFICE, Oce. 31:
bir,—l have the satisfaction to acquaint you that Ifer Idaiody has
been graciously pleased to make further provision for the veterinary
surgeons of the army by granting, from and otter the Ist instant, to
the veterinary surgeon who shall have served in the army in that or
in any other e.apneity as n medical ;Aker on full pay for a period ex-
ceediug :15 years, pay at the rate of 17a. 6d, a day : and to order that
instead ottlie eaten of pouching and allowances to the families of vete-
rinary surgeons, specified in the wale annexed to the Pension Warrant,
dated 7th /uly, Ma, the undermentioned rate* be granted in cases of
veterinary surgeons dying subsequently to the 7th oast.—l have the
honour to be, sir, your moat obedient humble servant, 1.. SCLIVAN.
NV allows PENSIONS —The widow's pension is fixed
at 40/. per annum, but in cases of officers killed in action, to
the widow, in lieu of the ordinary pension, 30/., and to the
mother or sisters 40/. The compassionate allowance to legiti-
mate children is to very from 8/. to 14!. each per annum
should the officer be killed in action, but otherwise from fl.
to 101. Another clause states that the aggregate amount of
allowance to the family of any one officer killed in action is
not to exceed 80!., and if not killed in action the same is not
to he greater than the annual half-pay attached to the rank
of the officer.
LIIPHOVSMENT IN THE ARMY.—The 2nd battalion of
Grenadier guards, stationed at St. John's-wood barracks,
commanded by Lt.-Col. Sir 0. lionyman, are now enjoying
privileges formerly unknown in the British army. they have
now a library that would do credit to any institution in Eng-
land. It consists of nearly one thousand volumes of various
works (the battalion's own property), including ancient and
modern history, naval and military history, including the
whole of the late campaigns in India, nearly all the new
works of our modern writers, together with biography, geo-
graphy, &c., with some moat excellent maps on a very large
scale, maps of India, America, Great Britain, and all her
Majesty's colonies. The men are furnished, free of expense,
with copy-books, pens, ink, and every accommodation in
the library, so that the man who objects to go to the
reeirnental school may here improve himself. 'those men
who do not wish to attend either school or library can have
copy-books in the barrack-room, free et expense, by applying
to the pay-serjeant of their company. The daily and weekly
papers are also taken in at the library, together with the
monthly periodicals. Various sorts of games are also fol-
lowed up in the barracks, such as cricket (of which there is
an excellent club, including many of the officers), rackets,
quoits, skittles, and foot-ball; and in the evening every
accommodation is afforded in the library for chess, draughts,
and dominoes, where tea or coffee is provided extra for those
men who may wish for it. The members of the library
(which is open to all) subscribe one halfpenny weekly, and a
number of the officers have subscribed most handsomely
towards it. The adjutant (Captain Bradford) is unceasing
in his attention to their comforts and pleasure. The men
cannot but feel deeply indebted for the rapid progress which
has taken place in the improvement of the morals, manners,
comforts, and amusements of all classes of the battalion, the
result of which is, there is not one man in the military prison,
nor has the commanding officer had occasion to bring any
nian under the cognizance of a court-martial for these last
three months.—Sunday