The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-01 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The deaths of the following officers have been officially re-
ported at the War-office since the Ist of January :—Generals
the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., and J. A'hmuty, Col.-Com.,
Royal Artillery, Major-Generals J. Walpole, Royal Engi-
neers; R, H. Wynyard, Col. of the 98th Regiment; B.
Trydoll, Col. of the 2d West India Regiment; and W. B.
Marlow, Royal Engineers. Col. S. Weymouth, Lieut,-Col.
R. W arburton, Royal Artillery. Majors H. Tower, 15th
Hussars ; and F. E• Sorell, 90th Light Infantry. Capts. C.
F. Smith and R. B. Aldridge, 71st Light Infantry, killed
in action at the Umbeyla Pass; M. B. Purcell, 99th Regi-
ment; F. C, Playne, Rifle Brigade; R. B. Adair, Royal
Artillery ; T. Reeves, 24th Regiment; and T, B. Gascoyne,
3d Ceylon Regiment. Lieuts. H. F. Campbell, 720 High-
landers; T. S. G. Jones, 79th Highlanders, killed in ac-
tion at the Umbeyla Pass, while serving as. a vo:unteer
with the 71st Light Infantry; IL H. Chapman, 101st
Royal Bengal Fusiliers, killed in action at the Umbeyla
Pass; N. Cahill, 36th Regiment; and J. Getty, 60th
Rifles. Ensigns S. F. Ward, 21st Fusiliers; C. B. Murray,
71st Highland Light Infantry, and A. R. Sanderson, 101st
Regiment, killed in action at the Umbeyla Pass ; and C.
V. 'White, 102 d Royal Madras Fusiliers ; Quartermasters
T. Argent, 13th Regiment; W. S. Crooks, 2cl Life Guards ;
and J. Scott, 9th Regiment. Surge. A. Sinclair, M.D., and
M. White, M.D. Assist.-Surgs. W. Pile, M. 8., 101st
Regiment, killed in action at the Umbeyla Pass ; and J.
Tholon, 20 Light Infantry King's German Legion (Ver-
sailles). Deputy Superintendent of Stores J. Drew.
New regulations, dated Jan. 1, 1864, which took effect
from the beginning of this year, have beet issued from the
Horse Guards in regard to the examination of candidates
for commissions in the army. They take the place of the
regulations issued on the Ist of September, 1863, and on
previous dates. By the former regulations the age of candi-
dates examined for direct appointments was required to be
not under 18, the latest limit for the infantry being 23, for
the cavalry 25, and for colonial corps 28 years. The age of
candidates is now until further notice from 18 to 20 years
for the infantry, from 18 to 22 for the cavalry, and from 18
to 26 years for colonial corps. The candidates already on
the Commander-in-Chief's list may be examined between
the limits of age fixed by the regulations which were in force
at the time their names were recorded. The old regulations
applicable to graduates in Arts of the Universities remain in
force. New regulations of the Royal Military College at
Sandhurst relative to the admission, education, and mili-
tary training of cadets have also been issued from the
Horse Guards, dated the Ist January last. Tne age of ad-
mission, instead of being from 16 to 20 years for candidates
for the infantry, and from 16 to 22 years for candidates for
the cavalry, will, at the examination of December, 1864,
and afterwards, he between 16 and 19 years for both the
infantry and cavalry. This regulation will not apply
to the examination of June, 1864, with regard to which the
former rules remain in force. Students from the universi-
ties, as before, must not be more than 21 years of age for the
infantry, nor more than 23 years for the cavalry. In other
respects the new regulations, both as regards candidates for
commissions and for admission at Sandhurst, do not differ
from those previously issued.

The Stores of the Great Eastern,

SALE BY THE SHERIFF.

On Saturday a quantity of the extensive stores
of the Great Eastern was sold by auction at Liver-
pool under a Sheriff's warrant, and by an order
of the Court of Q'aeen's Bench. The whole of the
stores of every description, that were removable,
including bedding, cushions, plate, chins, earthen-
ware, glass, &c., besides ale, wines, spirits, meats,
bread, tea, coffee, sugar, and provisions of every
kind, have been removed from the great ship in
charge of the sheriff, for the purpose of being sold
to satisfy Mr. Parry's claim, and are now ware-
housed in Sefton-street, with the exception of the
bonded stores, which are lying in the Albert Dock
warehouses. The articles sold on Saturday con-
sisted of the exciseabie stores only and comprised
about 230 dozen bottles of ale and stout ; upwards
of 50 dozen of champagne; about 40 dozen of port
and sherry ; 30 dozen of claret ; 25 dozen of Mo-
selle; upwards of 50 dozen of Rhenish wines, in ad-
dition to other foreign wines, and a large quantity
of spirits; also chests of tea, bags of coffee, bar-
rels of sugar, and molasses, spices, pepper, currants,
raisins, cases of condensed milk and coffee, cigars,
and manufactured tobacco. Of tea there were 14
chests, containing in the whole about 620 lb. The
goods being in bond were sold subject to the pur-
chaser paying the duty. The attendance at the sale
was limited. The tea, which was said to be of ex-
cellent quality, brought from 8d to 10d per pound,
whilst one of the lots of ale, consisting of 40 dozen
quarts, was knocked down for ten shillings. The
articles sold on Saturday wore but a fractional part
of what are yet to be disposed of by the sheriff
under the present execution. The large sheds in
Sefton-street are packed to the ceiling with the
enormous and valuable miscellaneous articles taken
from the ship. But Mr. Parry's seizure does not
end with the stores which have been removed from
the ship, for the sheriff is still in possession of the
furniture and other articles on board the vessel,
which will also be sold under the execution if the
sale of the stores does not satisfy the claim,
which,
with the costs, is now considerably above the ori-
ginal amount of £5,000.

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