The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The 21 Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, under
the command of Col. Bruce, returned to Welling.
ton Barracks yesterday morning from Aldershot,
where they havo been doing duty under canvas fur
the past four weeks.

Tne 19th Regiment left the Richmond-barracks
in Dablin, for Queenstown, on the 26th ult., and
embarked for Burmah on the 27th, in the Fanny
Fawcett and the Trafalgar.

A draught of the 70th Regiment, consisting of
Lieut. Monteith, one ensign, two sergeants, and 117
rank and file, are under orders to proceed shortly to
New Zealand from the camp at Colchester. About
50 volunteers from the various regiments have ar-
rived at the camp for the purpose of joining the
regiment.

Tho troops garrisoned in Portsmouth yesterday
were reviewed on Southsea-common by Major-Gen.
Lord W. Pullet, C. 8., the General officer command-
ing the fortress of Portsmouth and the S.W. mill.
tart' district.
The Secretary of State for War has considered it
expedient to establish uniform rules in regard to the
grant of public holidays to the artificers, labourers,
in the various branches of the War Depart-
ment, and has therefore decided that in future the
following days only shall be observed as holydays
with pay :—Gcod Friday and Christmas Day, the
latter, if falling o❑ Sunday, may be observed on the
following day ; the anniversary of the Coronation
of the Sovereign; and the day fixed each year for
the observance of the Sovereign's birthday.

The new Government storehouses for ammunition
and military clothing, on the Surrey lido of the
river and close to the Charing-cross Railway, are
now completed, and will be shortly appropriated
for the reception of stores.
Capt. Seymour, Lieuts. Richards and Kennedy
six sergeants, six corporals, and 11.5 privates Royal.
Marine Light Infantry, in duty oa the Victoria
Victualling-yard at Deptford, returned to head-
quarters, Woolwich, yesterday, and were, replaced
by a detachment, consisting of Lieitts. Wright and
Rule, six sergeants, six corporals,
and 150 rank
and file from Woolwich.

The E and F batteries of the Horse Brigade rind
No. 7, 13th Brigade Royal Artillery, under the
separate command of Capt. Newbolt, Lieut.4;ol.
the Hon. D. Fraser, and Major Craufurd, were
yesterday relieved at Shoeburyness from Woolwich
by the C and G batteries, in command of Capt. Gore
and Major Newton. The troops arrived and de.
parted in the steamer Medusa, tender to the Cumber-
land, guard ship, of the steam reserve at Sheerness.
The barrack buildings formerly occupied by the
Sappers and Miners at Woolwich, and appropriated
for some years past to tnc use of the gentlemen
cadets of the Royal Military Academy, have been
again vacated and transferred to the corps, now the
Royal Engineers, in consequence of the reduction of
the strength of the cadet company from 300 to '240,
the latter number being the maximum until new
arrangements are made. Many of the rooms are
in consequence occupied by three and four beds.
The deaths of the following officers have been
officially reported at the War-office since the Ist of
August :—Field-Marshal Colin Lord Clyde, G.C.8.,
K. 5.1., Colonel of the Coldstream Guards ; Generals
J. Oldfield, K.H., Colonel-Commandant of the Royal
Engineers, and Lord Downes, G.C.8., Colonel of the
29;h Regiment; Major-Gen.: W. Dunn, Royal
Artillery ; Lieut.-Co!. J. H. Burke, 31 Buffs;
Majors J. Fraser, 60th Rifles, and R. Shepherd,
76th Regiment; Captains W. Edgewort b, 3:1 Prince
of Wales's Dragoon Guards ; At D. Gordon, 1021
Royal Madras Fusileers ; W. R.lMulliner, 3d West
India Regiment ; 11. 'l'. Fox, Royal Marines ; N.
Furnace, 60th ltqles ; 'l'. H. Trafford, Royal
Artillery; J. Thomson, Gold Ccast Artillery
Corps; W. Smith, Gth Regiment ; J. Hilder, 15th
Regiment; J. Busteed, 16th Regiment ; W. Von
Lubeck, Brunswick Cavalry ; and 5, N. S701);:r,
Chassrnrs Britanniques; Ensign W. S. Kcc,,a,

21 West India Regiment; (,),nartGrmasters W.
Mansfield, 22L1 Regiment, and P. do BothumLr,
Brunswick Cavali y ; Illspator.Gen. of Hosp;tais
A. Stewart, ALD. ; Surgeons F. 0. Barker, M.D.,
90t1 Light Infantry, and S. F. Niyiscn ; Assist,.
Surgeons T. F. Ltugstaff, and G. Lathe:ford, M,D,i
Veterinttry burg. M. Poets.