The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Major Milward, Brigade-Major of the Royal Artillery at
Woolwich, appointed Assistant-Director of Ordnance at the
War-office, with instructions to enter upon his new duties,
yesterday received orders to retain his present post at Wool-
wich until the close of the present month, Major Freeth,
the present Assistant-Director of Ordnance, will then return
to hip regimental duties, and Major Hay will relieve Major
Milward, who will take up his new appointment on the Ist
proximo.

The remaining portion of the 78th Regiment embarked
yesterday on board the hired sailing transport Camper-
down, at Portsmouth, for conveyance to Madras, in the
following strength :—Captain 0' Donoghue (in command);
Lieutenants C. C. Harding and S. Talbot ; Ensigns D. C.
De Wood, Best, and Anderson ; Assist-Surgeon Dudley,
in medical charge; 200 rank and file, 27 women, and 24
children. A sergeant master tailor of the Ist battalion 20th
Regiment, with his wife and two children, and a bandmas-
ter sergeant of the 3d battalion, 60th Rifles, with his wife,
also embarked on board the Camperdown for passage to
India. The ship was towed out of the harbour, and anchored
at Spithead for the night. She will sail at daylight this
morning. The main strength of the regiment sailed from
Portsmouth for Madras in October last on board the sailing
transports Hornet and Atalanta.
Letters received yesterday at Portsmouth from Ca'cutta
announce the arrival there of the Ist battalion 20th Regi-
ment, on board three transports from Porrsmouth, without
a single death or casualty on board either of the transports
during the voyage. The regiment was immediately em-
barked in other transports and sent on to Japan.
A notification has been received at Chatham garrison from
the War •office, announcing that the authorities, on the re-
commendation of the Ordnance Select Committee, have ap •
proved an arrangement for the more complete shelter of
markers at rifle practice, the invention of Capt. J. F.Blancl,
73th 13.- giment, and which is to be gradually introduced
into the service. The marker is concealed in a pit facing
the target, which he sees through a horizontal slit near the
roof. He is provided with the means of setting a wooden
disc, so as exactly to cover the point struck, as seen from
the firing party, and thus is not required to come out from
cover.

Tho following appointments of gentlemen cadets, who
have been gazetted to commissions in the corps of Royal
Marine Light Infantry, were promulgated in a divisional
order at head-quarters Chatham, yesterday :—Edward
Anson Ford, to be Second Lieut., and appointed to the
Portsmouth division—Laurence Forteacue, to be Second
Lieut and appointed to the Woolwich division—John Oakley
Maund, to be Second Lieut, and appointed to the Chatham
division—Fred. Baldwin, to be Second Lieut, and appointed
to theChatham division—Ed. Hastings Parker, to be Second
Lieut, and appointed to theWoolwichdivision—JohnCraigie,
to be Second Lieut, and appointed to the Plymouth division
—Wm. Miller, to be Second Lieut, and appointed to theChat-
ham division—A. E. Sparshott, to be Second Lieut, and ap-
pointed to the Portsmouth division—John Anderson Rae
➢l'Kechnie to be Second Limit, and appointed to the Ports-
mouth division—Frederick Morton Eden to be Second
Lieut, and appointed to the Plymouth division,