The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-21 00:00:00

TRE ARMY.

CHATHAM,
AVIAN, Ocr. 20.—A detachment of the 99th
Regiment at this garrison is held in readiness to embark
at Deptford on the 22d inst., on board the ship Rodney,
for duty as ,1 convict guard, and thence proceed and
re-
ceive c6nvicts in Ireland for Van Diemen's Land. The
guard consists of two sergeants, two corporals, and 40
privates, and to be under the command of Captain
Patrick Johnston, and Ensi:zn Clarkson.
The Deputy Adjutant-General inspects the 95th
Regiment at 11 a.m., and depot 69th toot at two p.m.,
oil the 22d instant, in heavy marching order.
The undernamed officers at this garrison have ob
tained leave of absence-75th Foot, Lieut. Tackler, to
31st Dec.; 95th, Lieut. Taylor, till he retires from the
servica; 69th, Ensign Allen, till embarkation; 81st, En-
sign Burrows, to 30th October; Ensign Shand, to 4th
November; 29th Foot, Captain K. Mathison, to the
30th Oct., 1852.

t_ASTLEBAR.--Major General Fleming, accompanied
by his staff, inspected the depot of the 3d Buffs, stationed
in this town, on Wednesday last, and expressed himself
perfectly satisfied with the excellent discipline of this
gallant corps. He also inspected the Pensioncra, under
command of Captain 2/ Canby, who, notwithstanding
their declining years, presented a veteran and soldier-
like appecrance. The gallant general was entertained
at mess by the Buffs on the same evening.
The 2nd battalion of the Ist Royals, under command
of Linut.-Colonel Bell, now stationed in Cork garrison,
has received orders to prepare for foreign service.
Corfu is said to be their destination. Lieut.-Colonel
Ball has returned from leave of absence, and assumed
tho command.

CORK, OCT. 19.—TuE Ro ALI.—Tho second battalion
of this fine corps, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Bell, has received an intimation to prepare for foreign
service—their destination is said to be Corfu. This re-
giment returned from Barbsdoes 25th April, 1846. The
first battalion is at Portsmouth. Lieutenant-Colonel
Bell. who commands in this garrison, entered the service
11th March, 1811. He is a distinguished Peninsular
officer, having served throughout the whale of that cam-
paign from July, 1811, to the end of the war in 1814.
He has received the war medal with six clasps for Vit-
toris, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Oraaes, and Toulouse;
and the Indian medal for Ava. Lieutenant-Colonel Bell
and his lady have returned to Cork Barracks alter a
continentai tour. The 90th Light Infantry, headquar-
ters Dublin, so long stationed in this garrison, is now
under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Eld, on retie-
meat of Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Vaughan.—Cork
Constitution.
KILKENNY, OCT. 19. Major-General M'Donald com-
pleted his half-yearly tour of inspection yesterday, hav-
ing on Saturday inspected a company of the 89th Regi-
ment at Maryborough; on Monday Captain Walker's
troop of the 2d Dragoon Guards and Captain Pack's
company of the Royal Artillery, at the Kilkenny Mili-
tary Barracks; and yesterday the Ist biAttalion of the
71st Highland Light Infantry, under command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Denny, also at the barracks here. Each
of the soldiers fired twenty rounds of blank ammunition
on the oceasion.—Kilkenny Moderator.