The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-20 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The exemplary conduct of the Buffs during a
protracted occupation of the Tower has been a sub-
ject of general remark. It has received the warmest
approbation of the Lieutenant-Governor of the

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Tower and the Lord Mayor, who have addressed
the following complimentary letters to the com-
manding officer as a tribute justly due to him and
his regiment :--

" The Tower, Jan. G.
" With the full concurrence of Field- Marshal Lord Com-
berrnere, Constabie of the Tower, Lieutenant-Governor Lord
de Ras has the honour to request Colonel Sargent will con-
vey to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers
of the Buffs, before they have this garrison, his admiration
of the exemplary and soldier-like behaviour of all ranks of
this fine regiment during their occupation of the Tower.
" It is easy to see that the fine order and discipline of
the Buffe is maintained by the earnest desire of tho Lieut.-
Colonel, fully supported by his officers, to uphold the high
character of this old and renowned regiment; and that they
possess that respect and confidence of the non. commissioned
officers and soldiers which causes the duty to be carried on
with a spirit and cheerfulness only to be found where all
ranks take equal pride in the credit and character of their
regiment.

"In leaving their quarters in the Tower the Buffs take
with them the thanks, the respect, and the best wishes of
the Constable and his officers, which Lieut.-Col. Sargent
is requested to express to them i❑ the strongest terms.
"BE Ros, Lieutenant-Governor of the Tower."
"Mansion-house, Jan. 5.

" Sir,—Having heard that your distinguished regiment,
the Buffs, are about to leave the Tower, I cannot as chief
magistrate of the city allow them to depart without express-
ing my sense of their admirable conduct in relation to the
civil authorities.

"The report of the Commissioner of the City Police tes-
tifies to the remarkable and honourable fact that, so far as
their behaviour has come under the notice of the civil
powers, the Btlffs, instead of yielding to the temptations of
an unusually protracted stay in a very trying locality, havo
merited the highest praise during the last five months of
their service within our jurisdiction.

" I can only ascribe this and the present satisfactory rela-
tions existing between your regiment, the inhabitants, and
the police to the exercise on your part of a high moral in-
fluence over your men, and in bidding both you and them
farewell I must be permitted to express my warmest wishes
that they may under all circumstances prove worthy of their
time-honoured reputation.—l have the honour to be, sir,
your most obedient humble servant,
" W. A. ROSE, Lord Mayor of London.
"To Lieut.-Colonel Sargent, C. 8., commanding the Ist
battalion of 3d Buffs, Tower of London."

The non-commissioned officers of the Ist battalion
24th Regiment, now stationed at Aldershot, cele-
brated the 14th anniversary of the victory of Chil-
lianwallah on the night of the 13th inst. by a ball.
In consequence of the resignation of the command
in China by Brigadier-Gen. Staveley, C. 8., and the
appointment of Brigadier-Gen. W. G. Brown as his
successor, the command of the 2d Infantry Brigade
at Aldershot has become vacant.

Lieut. Nichols, of the Ist battalion sth Fusiliers,
has left the camp at Colchester and joined the ser-
vice companies of his regiment at Aldershot. Staff-
Assist.-Surgeon Watson, of the 10th depot bat-
talion, has proceeded to Lsndguard Fort, Harwich,
to assume the medical charge of the troops quar-
tered there. It is again rumoured that the camp is
to be reinforced by another depot battalion.