The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The examination of candidates for direct corn-
roissione, before Major-Gen. Hamilton, Vice-Presi-
dent, and the members of the Council of Military
Education, will commence to-day at theßoyal Hos-
pital, Chelsea, with the medical examination. The
examinations will conclude on Saturday next.
The Ist Regiment of Life Guards had their first
field day on Saturday last at Wormwood Scrubbs.
The
regiment was under command of Col. the Hon.
Dudley C. F. de Ros.

The Deputy-Adjutant-General Col. C. Bingham,
by command of his Royal
n es Field-Marshal
the Duke of Cambridge, has
issuedh s
a general regi-
mental order of the Royal Artillery, dated Horse
Guards, 28th ult., which contains ;s;*;
in-
formation :—Her Majesty has approved following
winggran;
of 255. per diem conferred on the senior officer of the
Royal Regiment of Artillery, which became vacant
by the death of Gen. J. W. Tobia, being awarded
to Gen. Thomas J. Forbes, Colonel Commandant of
the Bth Brigade ; and of the good-service pension of
£lOO per annum relinquished by Major-Gen. Gor-
don, on his promotion to the rank of Col.-Comman-
dant, being conferred upon Major-Pester. The fol-
lowing appointments have been made :—To be Ad-
jutants—Second Capt. David Dalrymple Anderson,
31 Horse Brigade; Second Capt. Henry W.Lums-
den, 17th Brigade; Second Capt. James Smith
Baird, 20th Brigade; and Second Capt. Gustavus
Frederick Blair, 23d Brigade. To be Quartermas-
ters—Troop Quartermaster Robert Knox, 2d Horse
Brigade; Serg.-Major David Cummings, 17th
Brigade ; Quartermaster Serg. Bernard AsLbee
20th Brigade ;and Serg. James Wolfe, 23d Brigade.
The undermentioned officers are raised to increased
pay, viz:—Lieut.-Col. H. L. Gibbard, 4th Horse
Brigade, vice Hatch, removed to the supernumerary
list; Li( ut. T. Walker, 18th Brigade, vice Tasker,
Promoted ; Lieut. G. E. Hancock, 21st Brigade,
vice Harcourt, promoted ; and Lieut. F. C. H.
Clark, 18th Brigade, vice Tanner, promoted. The
following officers are appointed instructors in gun-
nery, from the Ist April :—Lieut. C. E. Elwyn, 3d
Brigade ; Captain C.Hope Johnstone,
6th
A
Brigade ; Lieutenant F. Mant, 9th Brigade;
and Lieutenant E. J. Tremlett, 13th Brigade.

Commanding officers of brigades are requested to
report to the Horse Guards from time to time
any vacancies that may occur among the instructors
and assistant instructors of gunnery in their brigades,
and at the same time to send nominal returns of any
individuals who may have qualified, and whom they
may wish to recommend for the appointment. The
establishment for each brigade is one instructor and
two assistants, which is in no case to be exceeded.
An exchange of batteries has been ordered between
Second Capt. W. M. S. Wolfe, of the 6th Brigade,
and Second Capt. C. Hope Johnstone, of the 7th
Brigade. Exchanges have also been sanctioned
between the following officers, viz., Second Capt.
P. Keate, of the 3d Brigade, and Second Capt. A. L.
K. Kaye, of the 13th Brigade; Lieut. E. H. Wick-
ham, 4h Brigade; and Lieut. D. N. Allan, 10th
Brigade; Lieut. M. J. Sexton, 7th Brigade; and
Lieut. J. S. Bridges, Depot Brigade. The following
lieutenants are to join on the 12th inst. ; Lieut.
Halliday, at Jersey; Lieut. Whateley, Lieut. Smyth,
Lieut. Richmond, and Lieut. Buller, at Warley.
The Inspector-General of Infantry, Major-Gen.
R. Rumley, completed his three days' inspection of
the infantry troops in the Chatham district on Satur-
day afternoon. The inspection was confined to the
31 lit pot Battalion, occupying the Hut Barracks,
within the line of fortifi ;ations at Chatham. The
depot composing the 3d battalion, comprising the
Ist and 2d battalions of the 19th Regiment, the 51st
(King's Own Light Infantry), 75th, 81st, 91st, and
the 102 d (Royal Madras Fusiliers) Regiments, was
formed in tLe barrack-square at an early hour in
the morning, under the command of Lieut.-Col. the
Hon. J J. Bourke. After giving the usual salute,
the troops were formed in open columns of compa-
nies, when the Insp, ctor- General instituted a minute
inspection of the uniforms, arms, kit, and accoutre-
ments of the non-commissioned officers and men of
each depot. At the completion of this portion of the
inspection the columns were re-formed, and the bat-
talion exercised in a few mancevres, to test the effi-
ciencyof the troops under arms. They were then put
through the marnaal and platoon exercises by Capt.
Barrett, Ist battalion, 19th Regiment, senior captain,
and subsequently Major-Gen. Rumley inspecteil the
non-commissioned officers and men, who went
through the bayonet exercise under the direction of
Capt. S. A. Cleeve, ,51at Regiment. The inspec-
tion was brought to a close by the battalion being
exercised in a variety of field and other manoeuvres,
which were carried out under the direction of Lieut.
C. L. B. Hamilton, 51st Regiment, the senior subal-
tern officer, and Brevet-Major P. A. Brown, com-
manding the 102 d depot. The remainder of the
day was devoted by Major-General Rumley to the
inspection of the officers' quarters, mess-rooms, &c.
Before quitting the garrison on Saturday, Major
General Rumley conveyed to the commanding offi-
cers of the several battalions his satisfaction at the
result of his inspection, and with the highly effi-
cient state both as regards discipline and steadi-
ness under arms in which he found the three bat-
talions at Chatham.
The presentation of new colours to the 76th Hin-
dostan Regiment took place at Aldershott on
Wednesday last, in the presence of a large number
of spectators. After the Rev. N. Huleatt, principal
chaplain of the Camp, had read prayers, Lieutenant-
General Pennefather presented the colours to the
regiment. In doing so he reminded the troops of
the reputation their predecessors had won for them,
and congratulated Colonel Smyth on the present
state of the regiment, the gentlemanlike tone of the
officers, the active, anxious, intelligent conduct of
the sergeants, the manly bearing and admirable
esprit de corps of the soldiers, On the conclusion
of the General's speech Colonel Smyth briefly but
earnestly thanked him for the honour conferred
upon the regiment. After the ceremony the various
companies dined together, and in the evening the
non-commissioned officers gave a ball, at which 150
were present, including Col. Smyth, Col. Brewster,
and Major Cater.