The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-12 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by
Major Elphinstone, yesterday drove down to Wool-
wich, from his residence in Greenwich Park, to
attend a course of laboratory and chymical instruc-
tions which he is now receiving in the Royal Mili•
tary Academy. According to present arrangements
he is to attend for the same purpose every Wed-
nesday.

The Deputy Adjutant-General, Col. C. Bingham,
in a general regimental order of the Royal Artil-
lery, dated from the Horse Guards 7th inst., an-
nounces the subjoined items of information :-
4, His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding in
Chief, with the concurrence of the Right Hon. the Secre-
tary of State for India in Council, has decided that in
future all vacancies among the officers of the new brigades
in India shall be filled up in the same manner as those in
the old Royal Artillery, and that the promotions conse-
quent thereon shall appear first in the London Gazette, in-
stead of being made and provisionally gazetted in India as
at present. To facilitate this arrangement, and to avoid
the inconvenient and unnecessary delays that now arise, the
commanding officers of brigades will immediately report to
this office any casualties that may occur among their officers,
giving the date, place, and cause of each casualty. In case
of batteries detached from their brigade headquarters, this
information is to be forwarded direct to this office by the
first mails after the occurrence of the casualty. The death
of any officer who may be in Europe is in like manner to be
reported to this office, instead of to the Presidency to which
he might have belonged, and his corps will thus gain the
advantage of the promotion much sooner than under the
existing arrangement, while by all promotions being carried
out in ono office all doubts and difficulties will, it is hoped,
after the first start of the new system be done away with.
" His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding
in Chief, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for
War, has appointed Lieut. W. J. Bonnor to be Assist.-
Inspector of Warlike Stores and Firemaster at Bermuda,
and he has been ordered to proceed to that station."

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of his regiment. Lieut. Davidson, of the 88th, has
assumed the command of the troops at Landguard
Fort, Harwich, in the room of Lieut. Bicknell, who
has returned to Colchester. Capt. Hume, of the
38th Regiment, is about to embark for India to
join his corps.

The following transfers have been ordered, viz. :
—Capt. and Brevet Lieut.-Col. E. B. Johnson, C. 8.,
from 2d Horse Brigade to 16th Brigade; Capt. and
Brevet Lieut.-Col. H. H. Maxwell from 2d Horse
Brigade to 25th Brigade; Capt. and Brevet-Major
J. S. Frith from 2d Horse Brigade to 22d Brigade;
Second Capt. A. H. Lindsay, to 19th Brigade;
Lieut. H. L. Jones, from 6th Horse Brigade to No.
5 Battery, 25th Brigade; Lieut. W. A. Day, from
No. 7 Battery, Ist Brigade, to No. 1. Battery, 13th
Brigade ; Lieut. H. E. Yorke, from No. 1 Battery,
18th Brigade, to No. 3 Battery, 18th Brigade ;
Lieut. E. Montefiore, to No. 1 Battery, 18th Bri-
gade; Lieut. A. Wynch, to No. 4 Battery, 17th
Brigade ; Lieut. Warburton, to No. 1 Battery, 24th
Brigade; Lieut. W. J. Bonnor, from No. 4 Bat-
tery, 7th Brigade, to No. 2 Battery, 15th Brigade;
Lieut. W. 0. C. Shippard, from No. 2 Battery, 15th
Brigade, to No. 4 Battery, 7th Brigade.
Officers commanding Royal Artillery at the
station concerned will obtain the sanction of the
officers commanding the troops to the following re-
movals—namely, Col. Rowan, C. 8., from Halifax
to:England ; Lieut.-Col. Franklin, C. 8., from Wool-
wich to Portsmouth ; Lieut.-Col. Childs, from Ca-
nada to Devonport ; Capt. Heberdan, from Cape of
Good,Hope to Canada ; Capt. Taylor, from Wool-
wich to Portsmouth ; Second Capt. Richardson,
from Malta to Aldershott ; Second Capt. Wardell,
from Malta to the Cape of Good Hope; Second
Capt. Hill, from Woolwich to Canada ; Second Capt.
Izod, from Ireland to Woolwich ; Lieut. Le Grice,
from Aldershott to Woolwich ; Lieut. Shippard,
from Sheerness to Woolwich ; Lieut. Day, from
Gibraltar to Guernsey; Veterinary Surgeon Callow,
from Woolwich to Aldershott. Lieut.-Col. John-
son is to do duty with the Field Battery Division
of the Depot Brigade until further orders.

The undermentioned officers of the Royal Artil-
lery are raised to increased pay, viz. :—Lieut. Col.
E. H. Fisher, 2d Brigade, vice Irving, promoted ;
Lieut.-Col. R. F. Mountain, 4th Brigade, vice Bing-
ham, promoted ; Lieut.-Col. E. M. Boxer, on the
supernumerary list ; Lieut.-Col. C. S. Longden, 6th
Brigade, vice Rowan, promoted ; Lieut. T. Wood,
13th Brigade, vice Richardson, promoted ; Lieut.
T. M. Hitchins, 4th Brigade, vice Wardell, pro-
moted; Lieut. F. Galloway, 4th Brigade, vice Hill,
promoted; Lieut. J. F. Jenkins, 2d Brigade, vice
Izod, promoted.

The undermentioned gentlemen who have recently
obtained their commissions as Lieutenants are posted
as follows, and are to join at the stations named on the
20th inst. :—Lieut. Hawkins, 3d brigade, Ist bat-
tery, Woolwich ; Lieut. Cunningham, 3d brigade,
3d battery, Sheerness; Lieut. Legge, 2d brigade,
Ist battery, Dover; Lieut. Georges, 4th brigade, B
battery, Aldershott ; Lieut. Bead well, depot, Wool-
wich; Lieut. Hayes, 14th brigade, Bth battery,
Sheerness; Lieut. Roberts, Ist brigade, 7th bat-
tery, Woolwich.

THE SEXAGENARIANS OF THE HOUSE OF COM-
MONS.—The following members claim to be wholly
excused from serving on election committees, on account of
being more than 60 years old :—Mr. T. Alcock, General
Arbuthnott; Messrs. W. H. Barrow, T. T. Bernard, A.
Black, P. P. Bouverie, T. W. Bramston, J. I. Briscoe, J.
Brocklehurst, R. Brooks; Major C. Bruce, General
Buckley, Messrs. J. C. Cobbold, M. E. Corbally, E.
Divett, J. S. W. Drax, Sir D. Dundas ; Mr. E. Ellice, Sir
De L. Evans; Messrs. G. C. Glyn, S. Gregson, c. p.
Grenfell, B. Gurdon, G. Hadfield, T. C. lialiburton, Sir
J. J. Johnstone, Sir. J. Jvvoh.cn.Asito:seh,
W. G. Hayter, Sir W. Heathcote ; Messrs. J. W. Henley,
aMII, J.
Kershaw, Sir H. Leeke, Mr. W. Long, Colonel Lowther;
R. Ingham,
Messrs.s W.
RicardoP acke,
Messrs. W. J. Lysley, J. M'Cann
Murray, W. Nicol, R. M. O'Perrall,
Colonel Packe, Viscount Palmerssitronv!
Robertson,v.o .Gs.taPnl.eyS,c
jro.pset,eo,
G. Trakaiiltlh, J. . AA. Messrs.
Turner,ll
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Sir W. Verner, Admiral Walcott,•r J. Walsh, and Mr.
E.
W. B. Wrightson.t

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