The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

An inspection of the troops in Portsmouth garri-
son took place on Thursday on Southsea Common.
The troops formed up in quarter-distance column
by 10 a.m., at which time his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge arrived on the ground, accom-
panied by Fir Richard Airey, Quartermaster-Gen.,
and Col. Clifton, aide-de-camp. At the head of the
troops was Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C.B.,Lieut.-
Governor of -the garrison, and commanding the
south-west district, attended by a numerous staff.
After inspecting the troops in their position, the
Duke took up his stand at the saluting point, and
the force marched past in open columns of compa-
nies, quick time, the bands being massed in front of
the saluting point. The field batteries of artillery,
under Col. Anderson, came first in demi-batteries,
consisting of 12 12-pounder Armstrong guns, with
limbers, ammunition waggons, &c., 11 officers, 314
non-commissioned officers and men, and 186 horses.
Next followed the 6th brigade of Garrison Artillery,
under the command of Col. Warde, comprising 19
officers and 357 non-commissioned officers and men.
The Ist Battalion of the sth Fusiliers, succeeded,
under Col. Masters, with 19 officers and 412 non-
commissioned officers and men. The sth were fol-
lowed by the 2d battalion 18th Royal Irish, under
Col. Chapman, with 20 officers and 406 non-com-
missioned officers and men. Next came the 49th,
under Col. Adams-11 officers and 267 non-com-
missioned officers and men. The 2d battalion 50th
Rifles followed, Col. Palmer in command, with 12
officers and 357 non-commissioned officers and men.
The Rifles were succeeded by the Royal Marine
Artillery, under Col. Tate, who turned out eight
strong companies, bringing up the rear. The troops
next marched past in grand divisions of companies,
there being two companies thrown into one—a
novel feature in the new drill book, reserved for
occasions of marching past. The Field Artillery
led in batteries. The marching past was finally
brought to a conclusion by the field batteries pass-
ing by at a smart trot. The troops were next formed
into two brigades, with a battery of field artillery
to each, and, deploying into line on the leading
divisions, opened ranks and gave another Royal
salute, which closed the proceedings, commanding
officers being called to the centre and shortly ad-
dressed by his Royal Highness. The marching past
of the whole of the troops was exceedingly steady
and soldierlike ; that of the 6th brigade of Artillery
exciting a good deal of favourable comment from
military men on the ground, not engaged in the
operations, and especially so when marching by in
grand divisions of companies. The marching of the
sth Fusileers was also much admired. Exclusive of
the Marine Artillery, there were 2,206 of all ranks
under arms. In the afternoon his Royal Highness
inspected the troops stationed at Gosport on Hasler
Common, and during the day went on beard the iron
frigate Defence, 18, screw, Capt. R. AshmorePowell,
C. 8., in the dockyard, accompanied by his Staff,
Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., and Rear-Admiral Superin-
tendent the Hon. George Grey.
The Duke of Cambridge left Portsmouth yester-
day morning, with Sir Richard Airey and Colonel
Clifton, in the Fire Queen steam yacht for Southamp-
ton, and was to proceed thence by the half-past two
o'clock train to Portland. During his stay in Ports-
mouth the Duke has been the guest of Lord W.
Paulet.

The sth Dragoon Guards, who are at present under
orders to leave Norwich, 'lpswich, and Northampton
for Ireland, received the "route" on Thursday, and
will commence theirmovementstothe-WesteraCoant
on Monday. The regiment will embark at Liver-
pool on Monday. _ _ _

On, Thursday morning 30 rank and file of the sth
Fusiliers, under the command of Lieut. Hoare, left
the camp at Colchester to join the service companies
cf their regiment at Portsmouth. Lieut. Waring,
Connaught Rangers, will join the headquarters of
his regiment in India in July. One of the usual
periodical field days at the camp took place on Wed-
nesday, in the presence of Col. Grey, Commandant
of the station. Capt. Protheroe, Ist battalion 6th
Foot, has received leave of absence till the arrival
of his corps in England ; Capt. Goodwin, of the 2d
battalion, until the 23d of May; and Capt. Bayley,
of the 54th, until he embarks for India.

The Flying Cloud arrived last night at Ports-
mouth from China. She brought Capt. Montgemery,
2d Foot ; Lients. Morris and Gosling, Assist. Surg.
Doran, and 112 men of the 60th Rifles; Capt. Mid-
hurst, his wife, and four children ; Ensign Cotton
and two men of the 99th Regiment, 11 men of the
Hospital Corps, and 97 invalids. The Rifles landed
at Portsmouth, but the remainder will proceed to
Gravesend in the ship.
A numerous body of Sappers and Miners of the
Royal Engineers have commenced the demolition of
the entire series of batteries, sunken, half-sunken,
and elevated' together with the parallels, maga-
zines, saps, mines, and other engineering works
erected on the practising-ground of the Royal En-
gineer establishment
at Chatham by the Royal and
Indian Engineers duriog the past year, in order-
that preparations
,okay be commenced for forming
the necessary works for c •
arrying out an extended
plan of engineering opemtions,
in accordance with
Vauban's system, during
the ensuing season. Most
of the large four-gun.and
gun batteries, erected
with considerable pains last
Year' are already de-
stroyed, and the several parallels and saps filled up.
The intention of the authorities, is to tarry out an
elaborate attack en St. Marys casernme_barracks,
which, from their excellent position neat the field-
works, are admirably adapted for that.neers to be
purpose, The
officers and men of the Royalne
Engineers
em-
ployed on the works will be put through a corn.
plete course of sapping and mining connected with
the attack, from the laying out of the first parallel
to the final excavation of the double sap reaching
to the enemy's works. Six double saps have been
constructed by tho,',' men who have not finis
lied
their course, and th, e will also be destroyed to
allow of the new works being commenced. I.3.l:d‘'r
the new system of instruction introduced by Col.
Harness each of the offieers and men of the Engi-
neer corps has to undergo a complete course of in-
struction, theoretical as well as practical, in the
various duties connected with his department, and
individual examinations are periodically held by
the principal field-work instructor, to ascertain
the progress made.

In accordance with orders received at the head-

quarters of the Royal Engineer establishment,
Chatham, from Colonel Chapman, C. 8., Deputy-
Adjutant-General, a return has been forwarded to
the Horse Guards of the names of those Royal
Engineer non-commissioned officers who are most
proficient in their studies, in order tt at they may
be sent to those Volunteer Engineer corps which
have applied to the War-office for instructors.
A War-office circular has been received at Chat-
ham garrison announcing that the expenses of non-
commissioned officers attending as witnesses for
the purpose of giving evidence before courts-mar-
tial are in future to be borne by the different corps
to which the witnesses respectively belong.
By the promotion of Major-General A, Anderson,
Royal Marines, to the active list of general officers
of the corps, a pension for distinguished services is
placed at the disposal of the Duke of Somerset
First Lord of the Admiralty.
The Lords of the Admiralty have directed that in
future the sergeants of the Royal Marine Light Infan-
try shall be divided into three classes, with corres-
p)nding allowances of quarters, fuel, and light, ac-
cording to the annexed scale :—Class 1 to include
sergeants-major, quartermaster-sergeants, barrack-
sergeants, bandmasters, senior instructors of labo-
ratory, gunnery, and musketry, schoolmasters,
schoolmistress; Class 2 to include second-class in-
structors of laboratory, gunnery and musketry,
provost-sergeants, armourer-sergeants, paymasters'
and adjutants' chief clerks, colour-sergeants, as-
sistant-schoolmasters, and drum and bugle-majors;
all other sergeants will be included in Class 3.