The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-03 00:00:00

71IE Alillll.

Under the new arrangements for the amalgama-
tion of the corps of Royal and Indian Engineers-
the general order relating to which appeared in
The Sun of Monday-the corps of Royal Engineers
will be augmented to 40 companies-an announce-
ment to that effect having been yesterday received
at head-quarters, Chatham, The additional compa-
nies intended to be raised will enable the depot com-
panies at Chatham to be augmented to six, with
four companies on the Ordnance survey of Great
Britain, and the remaining 30 to be service compa-
nies. The average number of companies serving
abroad will be 21, unless in cases of extreme emer-
gency, when that number will be largely increased.
The new companies intended to be raised will be
depot companies, the men composing which will be
draughted to India as required. In consequence of
the amalgamation of the two corps the Royal Engi-
neers will be liable for their tour of duty in India ;
but under the new arrangements recruits on joining
the Engineers will be distinctly asked if they are
desirous of serving in India, and on expressing a
wish to that effect, military service in India offer-
ing superior advantages to those found elsewhere,
they will be attached to the 39th and 40th depot
companies at Chatham, which will be kept exclu-
elusively for the Indian recruits. The stations of
the companies of Royal Engineers are now as fol-
low, several of the companies, however,being under
orders to return to England, or actually on their
passage home :-Ist, Plymouth ; 2d, Aldershot; 3d,
27th, and 33d, Gibraltar ; 4th, 15th, and 18th, Ca-
nada; sth and 34th, Bermuda; 6th, New Zealand;
7th, Ralifax ; Bth and 10th, China; 9th, Woolwich ;
11th and 21st, Mauritius; 12th and 25th, Cape of
Good Rope ;17th, Curragh ; 20th, Australia ; 23d,
Shorncliffe ; 24th, 28th, and 31st, Malta ; 29th and
30th, Corfu; 32d, St. Helena ; 22d, 26th, 35th, 36th,
37th, and 38th companies, Chatham. The compa-
nies engaged on the trigonometrical survey are the
13th, 14th, 16th, and 19th.
The following general order has been issued from
head quarters at Montreal. It is dated July 19 :-
" The Lieut.-General commanding has the greatest satis-
faction in notifying in general orders the reception of the
Victoria Cross for presentation to Capt. Burslaco, of the
60th Rifles, now serving in Quebec, for his distinguished
gallantry, when a Lieutenant of the 67th Foot in China/ in
swimming the ditches of the North Taku Fort, and
perse-
vering in attempting, during the assault, and before the en-
trance of the fort had been effected by any one, to enlarge
an opening in the wall, through which he eventually en" I
tered, and in doing so was severely wounded. It appears i
that Capt. Burslam was only accompanied in his gallant
achievement by Private Thomas Lane, of the 67th Regi-
ment, who has already received the Victoria Cross.
JANCLS CONOLLY, Lieut.-Colonel,
Deputy Adjt.-Gene:al."
The following promotions and appointments in
the corps of the Royal Marines, Light Infantry,
have been announced in a divisional order, issued
at head-quarters, Chatham :-First Lieut. and
Quartermaster G. Mairis, of the Plymouth divi-
sion, vice Capt. W. F. P. Dodson, placed on half-
pay ; Second Lieut. R. D. Tully, of the Chatham
division, to be First Lieut., and appointed to the
same division ; First Lieut.
aster, and ap-
c. F. Copping of el
the
Chatham division, to be arterm
pointed to the Plymouth diQviusion.

- Lieut. -Col. Anderson, C. 8., arrived at Bilsea yes-
terday, from Aldershott, and re-assumed the cont_
mand of the Royal Artillery at that station. The
,‘ K." battery of field artillery also arrived at
Hilsea from Aldershott, with the following offi-
cers :—Lieut.-Col. Shakspeare, Lieuts. Tupper,
Loraine, and Pipon, and Assist.-Surg. Forshall.
The " I" battery returns to Hilsea from the camp
on the 16th inst.

The new barracks under contract (£11,000) by
Mr. Naylor, of Rochester, for the reception of mar-
ried soldiers and their wives belonging to the Royal
Artillery at Sheerness garrison, are now completed,
and will be inhabited towards the close of this
month.

The range of buildings erected by the Government
on an elevated site on the outskirts of Chatham, to be
used in killing, dressing, and preparing the meat
for the troops at that station, under the new sys-
tem intended to be carried out at the garrison,
similar to that in operation at Aldershot, were taken
possession of by the military authorities last week,
and on Saturday the new arrangements came into
operation. The blocks of buildings include enclosed
sheds for the cattle, together with commodious
Blanghter-houses, stores, weighing-rooms, offices,
&C. all of which are fitted up in the most complete
manner, while the sanitary arrangements are of the
most approved description. The detachment of the
commissariat corps which arrived at the garrison
a - few
from Aldershot days since to be employed in
preparing the meat took possess ion of the building

on Saturday, when several bullocks and a number
of sheep were slaughtered in readiness for issue to
the troops yesterday. The cattle will sti'l be sup-
plied to the Government by the contractors, but
under the new system the troops will l e protected
from being furnished with inferior mew-, the present
arrangement rendering it impossible for any but
the soundest cattle to be killed. Each animal will
be inspected on the premises before it is slaughtered.
It was originally intended to employ the troops of
the garrison in killing and dressing the meat, in
order that they might be acquainted with those
duties when engaged on active duty in the field, but
that intention has been abandoned for the present.
The new block of buildings at Chatham was erected
by Mr. K. Spicer, the Government contractor.