The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-03 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following complete list of the reinforcements
to be despatched to India during the present month
was received at Chatham garrison yesterday, from
the Horse Guards :—For Calcutta-26 officers and
1,933 non-commissioned officers and men of the
Royal Horse and Foot Artillery, from Woolwich,
Sheerness, and Warley ; 3 men of the 4th bat. Mi-
litary Train, from Shorncliffe ; 10 men of the Bth
(Royal Irish) Hussars, from Canterbury ; 4 men of
the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars, from Maidstone;

officer and 18 men of the Ist battalion 20th Regi-
ment, and 21 men of the 77th Regiment, from
Chatham ; 1 officer and 33 men of the 34th Regiment
1 officer and 64 men of the 54th Regiment, 1 officer
and 44 men of the 88th Connaught Rangers, and 6
men of the 97th Regiment, from Colchester; 1 officer
and 29 men of the 3d battalion Rifle Brigade, from
Winchester ; 6 men of the 82d Regiment, from Can- ,
terbury ; 1 officer and 44 men of the 42d Royal
Highlanders, and 1 officer and 31 men of the 79th
Highlanders, from Stirling; 2 officers and 77 men
of the 27th Enuiskillanc, and 1 officer end 33 mcm
of the 48th Regiment, from Buttevant ; and!, officer
of the Bengal Staff Corps—total, 39 officers and
2,388 non-commissioned officers and men. For
Bombay :-11 officers and 785 men of the Royal Ar-
tillery, from Woolwich, Warley, and Sheerness; 4
men of the 3d (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards,
from Canterbury ; 1 officer and 61 men of the 44th
Regiment, 1 officer and 41 men of the 56th Regi-
ment, and 1 officer and 45 men of the 66th Regiment
from Colchester; 1 officer and 38 men of the 91st
Regiment, and 2 men of the 103 d Royal Bombay
Fusiliers, from Chatham; 2 officers and 36 men of the
72d Highlanders, from Aberdeen; 2 officers and 26
men of the 28th Regiment, 1 officer and 29 men of
the 33d Regiment, 1 officer and 8 men of the 95th
Regiment, from Fermoy ; and 1 officer and 47 men
of the Ist battalion 18th Royal Irish, from
Buttevant ; total, 23 officers and 1,169 men.
For Madras-8 officers and 618 men of the
Royal Artillery, from Shorncliffe ; 1 officer and 1
man of the 17th Lancers, from Kneller• hall ; and 3
officers and 48 men of Ist battalion Ist Royals ;
total, 12 officers and 667 men. For Kurrachee.-
oae man of the 7th Dragoon Guards, from Kneller-
hall ; 2 officers and 25 men of the Ist battalion 19th
Regiment, 3 officers and 187 men of the 51st King's
Own Light Infantry, and 2 officers and 29 men of
the 95th Regiment, from Chatham; 1 officer and 46
men of the 71st Highlanders and 8 men of the 93d
Highlanders, from Stirling and Aberdeen ; and 4
men of the 98th Regiment, from Canterbury; total,
8 officers and 300 men. The total of the reinforce-
ments to be despatched to India is 82 officers and
4,524 men of all ranks. .

Major-General Stransham, Inspector• General of
the Royal Marine., is at present engaged at Wool-
wich in the examination of officers qualified for the
post of Adjutants in the four divisions of Chatham,
Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Woolwich. Four offi-
cers from each division have presented themselves
at Woolwich for the purpose of passing a competi-
tive course of examination. The examination will
occupy three days.

After repeated postponements, and apparently
unaccountable delays, the opening of the hand-
some building erected at Chatham for the pur-
poses of a soldiers' institute, or club-house, took
place yesterday. A handsome stone facing, over
the flight of steps leading into the entrance lobby,
bears the following inscription :—" Soldiers' Insti-
tute, erected A.D. 1861, the 24th year of the reign
of her most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, by
public subscription and Government aid, under the
auspices of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, Commander-in-Chief, K.G., and the Right
Hon. Sidney Lord Herbert, Secretary of State for
War. This structure has been erected for the bene-
fit of the British soldier." A fall description of the
building has already appeared in The Sun. Every
soldier and non-commissioned officer may enjoy all
the advantages of the institute, and may use the
room from its opening in the morning until its close
at night, for the nominal payment of ld. per week.
At present there are somewhere about 6,000 troops
connected with the garrison, and of this number
about one-fourth, or close upon 1,500, had put down
their names as members of the institute before the
doors were open yesterday—a fact which must have
convinced the promoters of the undertaking of the
great want of such an institution. In addition to
the provisions within the building for the soldier
arrangements have also been made for providing
them with means for manly games, in a building

to be specially devoted to that purpose. This has
bsen effected by the erection of a separate building,
a few steps from the institute, to be used as a bow-
ling-alley. There are also a racket and fives court,

and a portion of ground has been set apart on
which will be placed a skittle-alley, with a glazed
roof. The expense of the building, including its
fitments, &c , has been between £5,000 and £6,000.
It is to be rEgretted that the building committee
are still hampered by the want of sufficient funds
to clear off their liabilities, amounting to some-
where about £l,OOO. Or the entire sum £2,000,
has been contributed by the Government, and £2OO
by the Hon. Council of India, the remainder being
subscribed by private persons. It is hoped that
the Lords of the Admiralty will be induced to make