The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.

By a " General Order," promulgated yesterday,
tho subjoined new regulations for recruiting for the
army are made public :
" Horse Guards, S.W., Jan. 14.

" The accompanying schedule, showing the age
and standard and levy money allowed for the en-
listment of men, lads, and boys for cavalry, Royal
Artillery, Royal Engineers, and infantry of the
Line having received the approval of the General
Commander-in-Chief, his Royal Highness directs
that the regulations herein laid down be strictly
adhered to until further orders.

" By command of his Royal Highness the General
Commanding-in-Chief.
" JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-General.
" CAVALRY (age not under 18, or exceeding 25
years).—Heavy : 4th and sth Dragoon Guards, Ist
and 2d Dragoons ; height from sft. Bin, to oft. llin.
Medium : Ist, 2d, 3d, 6th, and 7th Dragoon Guards,
sth Lancers, 6th Dragoons, 9th, 12th, 16th, and 17th
Lancers ; from sft. Tin. to sft. 9in. Light : 3d and
4th (late Light Dragoons), 7th, Bth, 10th, and 11th
Hussars, 13th and 14th (late Light Dragoons), 15th,
18th, 19th, 20th 21st; from sft. Gin. to Oft. Bin.
Chest measurement of cavalry recruits—if sin. bin.
and under sft. Bin., 33 inches ; sft. Bin. and under
Oft. 10in., 34 inches; sft. 10in. and upwards, 35
inches.

"MILITARY TRAlN.—Height, from sft. 3in to
sft. 6in.; age, from 18 to 25 years; chest measure-
ment, 34 inches.

"ROYAL ARTILLERY.—For gunners.—Age, from
18 to 25 years; height, 5 feet 7 inches and up-
wards. Chest measurement—if under sft. Bin. 33
inches ; sft. Bin. and under Mt. 10in,, 34 inches;
Mt. 10in. and upwards, 35 inches. Growing lads
from 17, but under 18 years of age, may be taken
from sft. Gin. For Drivers.--Age, 18 to 25 years;
height, Mt. 4in. to sft. 6in. ; size round chest, 34in.
and upwards. Grooms, farm labourers, and others
of the like class, who have been accustomed to the
care and management of horses, and who may not
quite fulfil all the above conditions, but who, from
their appearance are likely to become good drivers,
will be enlisted on special application being made
to the Adjutant-General, through the inspecting
field officers of districts, or, in the case of a head-
quarter recruit, through the Deputy-Adjutant-
General, Royal Artillery.

" For artificers, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, and
carpenters, collar and harness makers, who are
likely to become useful artificers, may be enlisted
from sft. 6in, and upwards.
" ROYAL ENGINEERS.—For Sappers—Age, from
18 to 25 years ; height, sft. 6in. and upwards ;
chest measurement, the same as for gunners of the
Royal Artillery. They must be men of good cha-
racter, and able to read and write, and must have
been brought up, or served their apprenticeship, as
carpenters and joiners, cabinetmakers, stonecutters,
builders, bricklayers, blacksmiths, millwrights,
wheelers, coopers, painters and glaziers, plumbers.
Engine-fitters are not to be enlisted as black-
smiths. Jobbing smiths or fariiers only are
to be enlisted who can work at the forge. The
utmost care is to be exercised in the en-
listment of tradesmen. None but good artificers
must be taken, and their qualifications must be as-
certained by actual trial in the trades to which they
profess to have been brought up ; or, if this be im-
practicable, such testimonials must be obtained
from their late employers as will fully satisfy the
officer of their skill and acquirements. Men of
other trades required only in limited numbers, such
as miners, shoemakers, printers, collar and harness
makers, clerks, surveyors, draughtsmen, photo-
graphers, architects, engineers, tailors, will be en-
listed on special application being made to the
Adjutant-General through the inspecting field
officers of districts, or, in the case of head-quarter
recruits, through the Assistant-Adjutant-General,
Royal Engineers. For Drivers—Age, 18 to 25
years ; height, sft 4in to 6ft 6in ; size round chest,
34 inches and upwards. Men accustomed to the
care and management of horses are preferable to
others ; special application, howaver, must be made
field
to the Adjutant. General, through inspecting