The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

TIIE FOREIGN LEGION.

The Prussian Correspondence publishes the t
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lowing details respecting the Foreign Legion
the pay of England :
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" M. de Stutterheitn, an ex-officer of the Broe!dia
army, has undertaken to raise 10,000 meta inch
officer., at the rate of 10/. per head. The roe". ste
enli-t are to take an oath of fidelity to the QUeeleg
to engage to serve for the whole war and Direa'
longer, and are to go wherever they may be requ.c.ool'
At the expiration of their period of service, the ric'y
missioned officers and soldiers are to receive a yeare' to
and to be conveyed either to their own country, °op
Canada, where laud is to be ceded to them. Th:e. the
cers' pay is to be the same as that of officers 'l3 the
11,,glisb army, and their travelling expenses tc'thres
(lei) it are to be paid ; they are to receive 00
month's pay for their equipment, and an We.; tbo,
for travelling expenses on the dissolution e" ita°
Legion. No provision has been made for officer mat
soldiers who may become unfit for service, but the/ The
receive pensions from the generosity of the Quee°.A.
military laws of England h3ve been translatv The
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different languages for the use of the Legion. och
10,000 men are to be divided into two brigade 7 140
consisting of four regiments of infantry and one 100
cavalry. The regiments are not divided into batty
but consist of ten companies of one hundred 10,134 uei:
with a captain, a lieutenant, and an ensign. that
firm of the light infantry is black, and similar twuor
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of the Brunswick troops. The infantry are to
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tunic of dark green cloth, with a light green
dark trousers, arid a black c.p with a blue tuft. Tbo
the troops are to be armed with the Minie riff"' fthe
arrangement of the havresack resembles that 1001
Prussian soldiers. The officers of all grades are %vibe
di-tinctive ornaments, and on service are di6tipg,,ridge;
by large swords turned at the point, and by ets
boxes supported by bla^k belts. When dffiee4t of la
soldiers are not on duty, they are to wear a Jock
dark colour."

THE CLUBS OF LONDON.— Several clubs have 4-f, 10,,
made changes in the office of secretary to their 70. IoW,
tive estahl,shments, hi honourable to the eilige ego!'
the members, and evincing, by a just libei 41.0130:
fur long and faithful services, namely :—At theretiree
no3ure, after 31 year.' set vice, the secretary be 9 retied
upon a pension of 2001. per annum. At the o%f° -floe
Cambridge University Club, the secretary retireefuvorior
150/. a year, after 20 years' service. At the p
United Service Club, the secretary retires uP°,,,,,etatt
stun of 200/., after 28 years' service. The late 13°.'"
of the United Service Club, after 21 years' servicr; for
allowed upon his retirement, " Six months 03114
length of service !" Abu
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APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Namen of gen..— °
paseed their examination in the f.cieuce and on
medich,e, and received certificates to practise, .V°
1,4 day,
Fleetwood tlW9i; o dlBsDsix:Te,jußlinoswLoarntgliP; IVlGnenocrgbeest,sP.r:elti:l:
C.,rk ; Vaughan Ile.ry Alex;:nd,r nolberton, -111"` .
Middlesex ; William Murphy, Van.;ouver's kla:„" S:1911:,
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The royal ma,il spoirgeroeir,
mar, Captain Amos Robertson, sailed from J.1,4,100111'
yesterday afternoon, with the bi-monthly
Wails, 230 passengers, and a full cargo on

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