The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-18 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The first of the new Boards ordered to assemble
at Chatham for the inspection and discharge of in-
valid and time-expired men sent home from India
and the colonies was held at that garrison on Satur-
day, when a number of non-commissioned officers
from the several districts were ordered to be dis-
charged on the completion of their period of enlist-
ment, or their unfitness for further service. Under
the new regulations, which will effect a considerable
saving to the public, the system of sending soldiers
found unfit for service at the home stations to the
Chatham invalid depot twice a year is discontinued.
The troops found unfitted for further service from

illness or other causes, are sent to the head-quarters
of the district in which they are serving, where they
are to be examined by a board of officers.
A notification has been received at Chatham gar-
rison that the next examination of candidates for
admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,
under the regulations, dated Horse Guards, May 1,
1862, will commence at Chelsea Hospital on Juno
22, before Major-Gen. F. W. Hamilton, C. 8., Vice-
President, and the Council of Military Education.

, -
The examination of candidates for commissions in

the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers for ad-
mission to the Royal Military Academy, under re-
gulations dated Horso Guards, May 6, 1862, will
commence on July 2; and that of candidates for
admission to the Staff College on July 22.

On Saturday detachments of troops from the three
battalions of infantry at Chatham proceeded from
that garrison to the Government rifle range, near
Gravesend, for the purpose of going through a course
of ball practice, previous to embarking for India
with the reinforcements about to be despatched
during the present summer.
The left wing of the 6th Foot will leave Gosport
this morning by a special train on the South-West-
ern Railway for Aldershot camp, via Farnborough.
A detachment of 92d Highlanders arrived in the
river on board the Surrey, East Indiaman, from
India, is expected to arrive at Gosport in the after
part of to-day, and will take possession of the quar-
ters vacated by the left wing of the 6th. The re-
mainder of the 92d, hourly expected in England on
board another transport, will, on arrival, join the
detachment at Gosport, and the right wing of the
6th will join the left in camp at Aldershot.
Major the Hon. J. L, Talbot, from half-pay unat-
tached, has been appointed to the 4th depot batta-
lion at the Camp at Colchester, in the room of Major
Greene, who has retired upon half-pay ; and Major
Swinburne, of the 18th Regiment, has been
appointed to the 10th depot battalion, in the room
of Major West, retired upon half-pay. On Fri-
day a private named Smith, of the 6th Fusiliers,
was drummed out of his regiment. Smith had been
for some time in hospital for treatment of rigidity of
the knee. The medical officers, believing that his
lameness was feigned, administered chloroform, and
the knee was instantly and easily bent. He wst_l
tried by court-martial and sentenced to be expelled
the army, and to undergo six months'
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teredcorporal d
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near the Military Hospital, ainaldPSrim"inthineWnats.
guard-
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The hired transport Fon Saturday with rances arrived at Spithead
pired men from military invalids and time-ex-
regiments serving at the Cape of
Good Hope, who embarked on boardat
Cape Town
on the 17th March, the ship sailing on the following
day and calling in at St. Helena on the 31st March.
The troops during the voyage have been under the
military command of Capt. M. Barton, of the 85th
Light Infantry, and in medical charge of Assistant.-
Surg. Leet, of the Cape Mounted Rifles. The other
passengers by the ship comprise Lient. Woodrcffe,
of the Cape Mounted Rifles, Deputy Purveyors
Toiler and Wright, and the wife of PusvcyornAdiale;
Donna, The troop consist of 89 invalidstiao
time-expired men in the following prop:: 1 proportions:—
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Royal Artillery, 2 men ; Royal Engineers,
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41;
2d Battalion 101 h Foot, 21 u 3
11th hoot, 16 men, and 2
children ; 2d Battalion
I''th Foot, 17 men, 2
women ; 2d Bat taliou
85th Li-lit Infantry, 16
women, and 2 children ;
and 1 Child •
men;
1033 Foot, 1 man, 1 woman,
Rifles, 26 men,4 women, and 0 chtl.
Cape Mounted
disembarkation will take place this morn-
ingdren. The .
the superintendence of the Quartermas.•
undee;al's department at Portsmouth, and tbe
ter-G.eari
pired men will be forwarded to depots, and
re invalids to the Royal Military Hospital at Netley.

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