The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

On Wednesday new colours were presented on
Mount Wise, Devonport, by Mrs. Hutchinson, wife
of the Commander-in-Chief of the *Western District,
to the 75th or Stirlingshire Regiment, quartered in
the Raglan Barracks there. This regiment was
actively engaged in India throughout the whole of
the mutiny. It was one of the first encamped before
Delhi, and remained until the capture of the city,
and then proceeded with Col. Greathead's moveable
column to Lucknow, where it rendered effective
assistance in the relief of the garrison. After 13
years' arduous duty in India, the 75th returned to
England last June, and, its present colours being
worn and shattered, new colours were prepared by
the authorities at the Horse Guards. These colours
are, as in all similar cases, much smaller than those
formerly used, the depth being only 3ft bin, and the
breadth 3ft. The Queen's colour has in the centre the
number 75,in Roman letters, surmounted by a crown.
The ground of the regimental colour is yellow, like
the facings of the regiment; its number in the mid-
dle is encircled by the word " Stirlingshire," sur-
rounded by a wreath composed of the rose, sham-
rock, and thistle; underneath is the figure of a
Bengal tiger (the regimental emblem), which has
the words " India" above and " Seringapatam " be-
low it. The words " Delhi " and " Lucknow," on
either side, are to be added hereafter. A small
Union Jack is in the upper corner. Each of the co.
lour staffs is surmounted by a golden lion. The
colours having been formally dedicated by the Rev.
C. Moore, the chaplain, Col. Radcliff, the officer com-
manding, acknowledged their reception in suitable
terms, and they were then, attended by the band,
trooped through the regiment. The festivities con-
cluded on Wednesday with a sumptuous ball and
supper at St. George's Hall, Stonehouse. The 75th
Regiment was raised originally in the north of
Scotland, in the year 1787, by Col. R. Abercrombie.
Major-Gen. Stransham, Inspector-General of the
Royal Marines, in continuation of his half-yearly
inspection at Woolwich,yesterday assembled 8-16 ths,
or eight companies of 16 files of the division, on
Woolwich-common, at 10 a.m., under the cetemand
of Lieut.-Col. Marriott, field officer of the week, for
battalion drill. After perfoming the usual salute,
the battalion was handed over first to Lieut.-Col.
Lewis, and in succession to several of the captains,
to test their efficiency in the command of certain
battalion movements. They were performed with
much tact and judgment, and the Inspector-Gene-
ral had occasion only in one instance to recall the
officer's attention to an irregularity. The batta-
lion was subsequently broken into three and formed
a brigade under the command of Col. Michell.
After performing a series of brigade movements
they retired to barracks for dinner. At 2 o'clock
the remainder of the division, consisting of officers'
servants and others employed in barracks, undis-
a minute inspection of the kits,
examined the pocket registers, which each
companies in in the
en'b were drawn up in eight parade
barrack square, when the General
This portion of the
inspection, occupied two hours, and at 4 o'clock the
Bzroan wente . throughheHled out
for the purpose.
men were dismissed from parade. An additional
company was then formed, who were put through a
series of sword exercises and light company drill by
the subalterns of the division selected by the In-
spector-General. Before dismissing the battalion
the Inspector-General said that the inspection had
given him the highest satisfaction.
The Denbigh Militia was inspected on the 11th
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inst. by Col. ~Edwardes, 49th Foot,,who was much
pleased with the soldierlike appearance of the men.
Four men only were absent. The manner in which
the several evolutions were performed called forth
his warmest praise. He attributed their healthy
appearance
adopted in the
regimenti The number
of
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the total strength
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the command of Col. Sir le M.
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Major-Gen. Sutton, at the Cavalry-
square,e cted
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The regiment
mustered on parade 755
men of all ranks, exclu-
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i others.i
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they went
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various battalion
Maidstone, yesterday.
marched'past in slow
and q
manoeuvres, at the conclusion of which the General
addressed the regiment, speaking
through
in very high
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terms of their appearance, and observed that the
way in which they had performed their movements
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