The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The official inspection of the battalion of Royal Marines
(Light Infantry) at head-quarters, Chatham, by Major"
Gen. H. Eyre, commanding the forces in that district, ter-
minated on Saturday. On the previous day the division un-
der the command of Col.-Commandant T. Lemon, C. 8., was
taken to Chatham lines, where, under the direction of Major-
Gen. Eyre, the men were put through a variety of battalion
company, and light infantry movements, in order to test the
efficiency of the division. During the inspection several of
the captains of companies and field-officers were called to
the front and directed to manoeuvre the battalion under the
immediate eye of the General. In consequence of the illness
of Major-Gen. Stranstam, the Inspector-General of Royal
Marines, the half-yearly inspection has been postponed.
A division of the 55th Regiment, comprising the follow-
ing officers and men, will embark this morning at 7 a.m.,
on board the Hougomont, hired sailing transport, from
Portsmouth dockyard :—Major T. S, Browne, wife, and
child; Capt, E. F. Temple and wife; Capt. P. L. Bellamy,
,gife, and child; Lieut. M. M. Gillies and wife. Ensigns
F. Baird, T. Cargill, J. E. Lee, A. A. Boggs, W. L. Pitt;
Assist.-surg. W. J. Randall and wife; 269 rank and file,
6 drufnmers, 12 sergeants, 2 staff sergeants, 33 women, and
85 children. The Hougomont will sail from Portsmouth
for Madras this evening. The head-quarters of the 55th
will embark on board the King Arthur, hired transport, at
Portsmouth, about the 30th inst.
A detachment of the 76th Regiment, consisting of two
companies and the undermentioned officers, has been left
at Aldershot to receive volunteers, and on the completion
of the strength of the regiment will proceed to India :
Capts. O'Donoghue and Geddes, Lieut. Harding, and En-
signs Talbott, Waller, and De Wend, with Assist.-Surg.
Kinder.

The 64th Regiment, under Lieut-Col. Shute, will shortly
remove from Aldershot to Gosport, where it will relieve the
36th, which is about to take the place of the 55th at Ports-
mouth, this latter regiment being under orders for the East.
Sergeant-Major Wrenn; 4th depot battalion, has been
appointed Garrison Sergeant-Major at Aldershot, vice Con-
roy, discharged to out-pension.
therjor the garrison
Brevet-Major Vacher, of the 22d Regiment, has been
appointedColches in
brigade-major
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Major watothhase camp at
Colchesterßaldwin, who
orders to join the 31st Regiment, to which he belongs.
Brevet-Major the Hon. C. J. Addington, 33th Regiment, is
to join the sem ice companies of that corps. Staff- surg. Bone,
of the 10th depot battalion, has been instructed to proceed
to Barbadoes. The troops at the ()amp will march into the
surrounding country every Wednesday during the ensuing
winter season, and have already begun to do so.
Preparations for the court-martial on Lieut.-Col. Crawley
are in progress at the Clubhouse at Aldershot. The build-
ing. which is situated on the right of the Farnborough-road,
opposite the South Camp, will afford every convenience for
the purpose. .Lieut.-Col. Crawley visited the camp en Wed-
nesday. The following officers of the EnniskillenDrageons
have arrived in Aldershot :—Captains A. Wier and R,
Renshaw; Lieutenants R. D. Davies and H. J. Wallace;
Cornet J. S. Davis, Surgeon G. A. Turnbull, and Quarter-
master C. Wooden, V.C. In addition to the detachment of
Enniskillen, numberingabout 60 non-commissioned officers
and men,
already quartered at Aldershot, a farther detach-
ment of 60, under the command of Captain F. G. S. Curtis,
and accompanied by Cornet W. T. S. Snell, are expected to
arrive at the camp to-day.
The division at Aldershot' was formed up on Claycart-
ridge, for field manoeuvres, on Wednesday morning, in line