The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-06 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The whole of the schools connected with the Royal
Engineer establishment at Chatham have been fur-
nished with recruits, sent up to headquarters from
the various recruiting districts, in order that they
may be put through the usual curriculum of engi-
neering education in photography, surveying, topo-
graphy, military drawing, &c., previously to their
being despatched on colonial service. All the avail-
able officers and men of the Royal Engineers not in
attendance at the schools are going through a course
of field-work instruction at the Royal Engineers'
practising-ground, adjoining St. Mary's-creek,
where, under the direction of Col. Lovell, C. 8., the
superintendent of field-works, a regular course of
fortification is being carried out. The plan of the
works now in progress supposes a regular attack on
St. Mary's casemated barracks, towards which the
siege works are being directed. These consist of
the saps, parallels, magazines, and other earthworks
constructed after the modern systems of fortification,
on the basis of Vauban's theory, together with
sunken, half-sunken, and elevated earth batteries for
the reception of the siege guns. The whole of the
works are being pushed forward with great vigour,
in anticipation of siege operations on a rather ex-
tensive scale being carried out at Chatham towards
the end of the present season.
Capt. L. C. Barber, from the retired list of Royal
Engineer officers, Chatham, has been appointed to
succeed Capt. N. H. Synge, in the Royal Engineer
Department, Sheerness, under the command of Col.
S. Freetb, Royal Engineers. Mr. W. Wilgress has
succeeded to the duties of Assistant Superintendent
of Stores and Acting Barrack Master, vice Mr. 7.
Moore, ordered for service at Malta.

On Thursday, May 28, the non-commissioned offi-
cers of the Veteran Battalion, Gosport, presented to
their Sergeant-Major, Joseph Gibbs, of Forton, a
handsome gold watch, as a mark of esteem for hio
manly and soldierlike conduct during the time he
has served with them.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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WAKEFIELD-FRIDAY.

A good supply of fresh wheat at market to-day, for which
there was a slow demand at quotations slightly under last
week's rates. Chambered parcels neglected. Other articles
at the prices of last Friday.

STAMFORD—FRIDAY.
With the usual quantity of wheat, the trade was fair.
—White wheat, 47s to 50s ; red, 44s to 48s per 36 stone.
Barley, malting, 36s to 40s ; grinding, 308 to 33s per qr.
Oats, 20s to 25a per 24 stone. Beans, old, 40s to —s per
qr. ; new, 38s to —5.

LIV E RP 0 OL—FRIDAY.
At this day's market there was a small attendance, with
a limited demand for wheat, and sales could only be effected
at a reduction of id to 2d per cental on Tuesday's prices.
Oats were id to id per bushel cheaper. Indian corn 6d per
qr reduction. Flour rather lower.

CORK—FRIDAY.
The following were the quotations this morning :—ltEd
wheat, —s Od to Os Od; white, lOs 9d to —s Od ; barley, 60
Od to Os Od ; oats, 8s 6d to Os Od. ; black do., 7s 3d to
7s Bd.

EXETER--FRIDAY.
Wheat, white 6s 3cl to 68 4d Barley. 3s 6d to 45 3d
I
Ditto red .6s Od to 6s 3d Oats .. ..2s 9d to -38 Od
Flour, fine, 35s to 36s ; seconds,P4s to —s per sack.
CATTLE.
Fat beef, p se., 10s0d to 1186 d Ewes, per lb .... 51d to 60
Pork carcases, 7s Od to 8s Od 1 Wethers, d 0...... 7d to —d
Lamb, p 1b.......—d to —d Fat calves, d0...61d to 7d •
Rough fat, 34d per lb. _