The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

By the appointment of Major-Gen. G. Bell, C. 8., to the
colonely of the 104th Regiment (late Bengal Fusileers),
vacant by the removal of Lieut.-Gen. Sir P. Grant, G.C.B„
to the 78th Highlanders, a pension for distinguished meri-
torious service is placed at the disposal of the Duke of
Cambridge.
The drawings and plans for a commodious range of
buildings to be erected at Chatham for the married non-
commissioned officers and soldiers belonging to the line regi.
meats quartered at that garrison have been prepared, under
the superintendence of Col. Twiss, commanding Royal En-
gineers at Chatham, and have received the final approval of
the Secretary of State for War. The site selected for the
erection of the new buildings is the plantation beneath the
fortifications, near the entrance to Chatham Barracks, and
is in every respect well adapted for the purpose. The build-
ings are to be at once commenced, and their erection will
supply a want long felt at Chatham, which is almost the
only garrison of all our large military atations at which se-
parate quarters have not been provided for married troops.
An application has also been made to the Admiralty by the
naval officials at Chatham for a separate building to be
erected for the married non. commissioned officers and men
of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, but their lordships
have announced that they cannot comply with the request.
The Rjah of Cochin, sailing transport, with the re-
mainder of the 55th Regiment on board, sailed from Spit-
head early on Saturday morning for Madras.
The 55th have been succeeded in garrison at Portsmouth
by the 26th (Cameronians) from Gosport.
The Empress, sailing transport, with Military Train and
Royal Artillery on board, for New Zealand, sailed from
Spithead at noon on Saturday, her Majesty's paddle
steamer Medusa towing her out clear of the Channel.
Private G. Wilmot, of the 70th Regiment, who was re-
cently tried by a general court-martial at Colchester camp
for striking with a stone Capt. Reid, of the 4th Depot Bat-
talion, and who was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude
for that offence, has been " drummed out" of the service.
The 64th Regiment, now stationed at Aldershott, re-
ceived a telegram from the Horse Guards on Friday
morning ordering its immediate departure from the camp,
which will take place as follows :—Head-quarters to Gos-
port to-morrow morning, and detachments to Weymouth
and Portland. Detachments for Tipner and Marchwood
will leave the camp this morning,
The season for reviews and field-days at Aldershott
having closed, orders have been issued to general officers
commanding brigades to practise their brigades in route-
marching independently. Divisional route-marching pa-
rades will, as a rule, take place on Thursday.
The court of inquiry respecting the late fire in the camp
at Aldershott, by which 78 horses were burnt to death, on
the 6th inst., have concluded their labours, and the retain
has been forwarded to the proper official quarters. In con-
sequence of what is considered to be the dangerous position
of the stables adjoining that which was destroyed, the H
battery of Royal Horse Artillery, removed from its quarters,
X and Y lines, South Camp, on Wednesday evening, to the
east cavalry barracks, until further orders. This is probably
preparatory to the erection of permanent stables in place of
those the combustible and dangerous character of which has
been lately so sadly exhibited.