The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Highness the Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief glna- Royal
ief will hold a Levee at 1 o'clock on
Tuesday, tha 9th inst.
On Friday his Royal Highness the Commander-
in-Chief paid a long visit to Aldershot, and reviewed
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by Lieut.-Col. Hon. R. Charteris, Aide-de-Camp,
and Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8.,
A.G., and having proceeded to Cove-common, the
manoeuvres commenced. The brigades, having
marched past in open columns of grand divisions,
formed up near Cove-wood,and the Royals advanced
to the westward in skirmishing order, the remainder
of the Ist Brigade forming the supports. The 2d
Brigade, under General Bates, formed line and
advanced, the 3d Brigade, under General Russell,
composing the reserve. The troops advanced in
this order for some distance, when they changed
position to the left, and the 3d and 2d Brigades
advanced in line, the former being covered
by the 64th Regiment and the latter by the 60th
Rifles, in skirmishing order. They then changed
position half right, and marched to the bank of the
Basingstoke Canal. The Royal Engineer train then
advanced to the front and threw a bridge over the
canal, performing their pontooning operations with
commendations from the Commander-in-Chief. The
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Russell's brigade, consisting of the Ist battalion 3d
Buffs, the Ist battalion 24th Regiment, the 64th
Regiment, and the Ist battalion 6th Regiment,
passed over the pontoon in 20 minutes. After some
further movements, the troops filed off to their
respective quarters, and his Royal Highness pro-
ceeded to lunch with Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Penne-
father, returning to London by the 120 train. The
half-yearly inspections last week at Aldershott have
comprised the following :—On Tuesday last Major-
Gen. Russell inspected the Ist battalion 6th Regi-
ment (Royal Ist Warwickshire). The battalion,
having marched past in slow and quick time,
was put through the bayonet exercise. light infan-
try drill, and other movements, which were exe-
cuted in so satisfactory a manner that the Brigadier
expressed his high approbation to the commanding
officer, Col. Lowe, C.B. The Ist (Royal) Dragoons
were inspected on Tuesday and Wednesday by
Major-Gen. Hodge, C. 8., who expressed himself to
Col. Wardlaw as much pleased with the soldierly
bearing and general appearance of the regiment. In
the previous week the Commissariat Staff Corps
were inspected by Brigadier-Gen. Bates, who was
much gratified with the efficiency displayed. De-
puty Acting Commissary-Gen, Marston put the
detachment through the manual and platoon exer-
cise, after which it was put through several batta-
lion movements by Acting Commissary-General
Fagan, and the company drill by Deputy Acting
Commissary-Gen. Elkington. The school-hut at the
top of the lines, South Camp, Aldershott, has been
converted into a nursery, similar to that which has
been established for some time, and with so much
success, at Chatham. It is intended only for the
children of soldiers married with leave, and is
under the especial patronage of Lady Pennefather,
assisted by the following committee of ladies :
The Hon. Mrs. H. H. Clifford, Mrs. Gen. Hodge.
Mrs. Col. Simmons, Mrs. Hugh Huleatt, Mrs. Col.
Wilbraham Lennox, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Philip
Twynam.
The East Indiaman Copenhagen, 876 tons, Com-
mander J. R. Homab, belonging to Messrs. Allan
Brothers, of London, arrived in the western Spit-
head channel yesterday morning with military
invalids on board, from Calcutta. She sailed
from Calcutta on the 7th of February, rounded
the Cape of Good Hope on March 27, arrived at St.
Helena on April 10, and sailed again on the follow-
ing day. She crossed the line on April 20. On
board were Capt. V. Tonnochy, 81st Regiment (in
military command), Mrs. Tonnochy, and three chil-
dren ; Lieut. Noyes, Royal Artillery ; Lieut. Betty,
2d Dragoon Guards ; Lieut. Loveridge, 54th Regt. ;
Staff-Surgeon W. Sinclair, in medical charge ; Mrs.
Sinclair and infant; 151 men, 5 women, and 8 chil-
dren. Four deaths occurred during the voyage.
The troops were ordered to betransferred yesterday
by Government tender to Netley Military Hospi-
tal, and on this being effected the Copenhagen
would immediately resume her voyage to London.
She has brought home a valuable cargo of indigo,
rice, silk, logwood, and saltpetre. .The Orontes,
screw iron troopship, Captain Hire, went into Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday, berthed alongside the
dockyard, before being placed in dock to clean and
afterwards coat her bottom with some protective
composition. She possesses great carrying powers
for her tonnage (2,812), and is said to be a Govern-
ment copy of the Himalaya, with the exception of
being 641 tons less burden and 40 feet or so shorter.
The deaths of the following officers have been
officially reported at the War-office since the Ist of
May :—Lieut.-Gen. S. M. Belsher ; Cola. G. V.
Mundy, C. 8., 19th Regiment, and E. T. Tronson,
13th Light Infantry; Lieut.-Col. B. Groves, 12th
Regiment ; Major A. M. Earle, 57th Regiment ;
Captains R. N. Pedder, Bth Hussars ; F. E. Smal-
page, Royal Artillery ; A. D. M. Fleming, 44th
Regiment ; J. Barton, 65th Regiment ; F. H. Elliot,
94th Regiment ; C. F. Holt, Gold Coast Artillery
Corps ; D. Caulfield, 7th Royal Fusileers ; E. Paton
(quartermaster), 42d Royal Highlanders. Lieu-
tenants H. T. Snooke, 10th Regiment; A. T. Edge,
2d West India Regiment; E. H. Hill, Royal Ma-
rine Artillery; R. Norris, 20th Dragoons; J.
Mililinnon, 104th Bengal Fusileers ; and C. Brumby-
Cornet M. Farrington, sth Lancers. Ensigns J.
Cameron, 3d Provisional Battalion, and F. Dorn-
dorf, Bth Line Battalion. Surgeon E. W. C. King-
dom, M.D. Assistant-Surgeons J. Elliott, and E.
Hallier, 37th Regiment. Purveyor W. Anderson.

The Accident on the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway.

Up to a late hour last night no announcement
had been made from the Military Hospital, St.
Thomas's, or Streatham, of any death from the late
accident in addition to those already reported: The
most critical case is that of Tribe, the fireman, who
still lies in a dangerous and almost hopeless condi-
tion, a large splinter of wood having been forced
into the side of his head, and which with great
difficulty was successfully extracted yesterday. Its
removal gave him great relief. He suffers, however,
from the infliction of severe blows on the forehead
and burns and scalds over his body. The inquest
on the engine-driver, Salmon, was formally
opened before Mr. Carter yesterday, but the pro-
ceedings are adjourned to give time for the requisite
investigation and evidence. The preliminary steps
for this purpose were taken yesterday by Colonel
Yolland, the Government Inspector, who, with Mr.
Banister, the resident engineer of the company, Mr.
Hawkins, Mr. Francis, and other officers, minutely
inspected the spot where the accident happened, with
the view of reporting on it to the Board of Trade and
the railway company. The directors also had a
special board meeting at the London-bridge Termi-
nus, with a view to further the inquiry and obtain
all possible information as to the probable cause of
it. The company, in compliance with the Act of
Parliament, have already sent in a report of the
accident to the Board of Trade, upon which the
board take action.
Upon inquiry at the Grenaiier Hospital last night
our reporter was informed that, with the exception
of two of the sufferers, C. Lewis and J. Chapman,
the unfortunate men were progressing favourably.
The condition of the two men above-mentioned is,
however, not so satisfactory. Lewis is suffering from
a broken arm and severe injuries to his hand. Chap-
man has also an arm broken in two places. Both
are exceedingly weak, and will require much care.
John Gettins, one of eight men who were in the
fourth carriage at the time of the catastrophe, being
a married man, was permitted to leave the hospital
yesterday. He has received several severe flesh
wounds, but is now comparatively well. The fol-
lowing is his account of the accident :
" When we left Eastbourne we proceeded very
slowly till we reached Lewes, where the train started
as an express, with about 30 carriages. As soon as we
left the station our speed was increased to, I am sure,
fully 50 miles an hour. We continued at this rate till
we neared I think it is called Norwood station,
where we stopped for a few minutes. During the
journey to the station the carriage I was in rocked
very much, and I remarked to one of my_
comrades "This is rough travelling.' Thed train,
itwas 1
believe, was due at 20 minutes past
exactly that time when, we arrived at 6Noarnwood sta-
tion. We again started at the same speed and con-
tinued for about three miles, when the carriage
. 1
was in—namely, the fourth from the engine—gave
three tremendous rocks, and at that moment the
train pitched over to the left. A minute afterwards
I found myself on my back, hemmed in by broken
I got up as best I could, and worked my
way
carriages.
saw the bodies of those who had
been out. I then
killed. The engine wus turned over, and the
five succeeding carriages seemed to have sprung
over it. The rails, too, were torn up and twisted like
pieces of wire. Strange to say, not en
person in the
first carriage was hurt, while those in the second,
third, and fourth were more or lass injured. The two
poor fellows who were killed were riding in the fifth
carriage from the engine,
I do not remember seeing