The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

7HE ARMY.

The following notice has been promulgated :
,4 His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-
Chief having, with the concurrenee of the Secretary of
State for India in Council, approved of officers of the
Royal Artillery being permitted to exchange with officers
of similar rank belonging to the brigades recently formed
from the artilleries of the three Presidencies in India, the
same is notified for general information. Officers late of
the Indian Artillery wishing to effect such exchanges will
be required to obtain the sanction of the Government of
the Presidency to which they belong, which is to be for-
warded with their applications through the come_ ending
officers of their brigades to the Deputy Adjutant-General,
Royal Artillery, Horse Guards, stating the names of the
officers with whom the exchanges are proposed. On the
receipt of a similar application from the latter officers, the
Deputy Adjutant-General will submit the exchange for the
approval of his Royal Highness, and give the necessary
orders for its being carried into effect. An officer, lately of
the Indian Artillery, exchanging for service out of India,
will be on the same footing as other officers of Royal Artil-
lery serving out of India, except that he will be permitted
to reckon for retiring pension under the Indian regulations
only half the time of his employment out of India. His
position with respect to the military and orphan funds of
his Presidency will be governed by the rules of those insti-
tutions respectively. His promotion will go on in the list
of the regiment of the late Indian Artillery to which he
may have belonged. In accordance with the usual practice
in all similar cases, the officers so exchanging will not be
entitled to passage money at the public charge,"
The 2d battalion of the Grenadiers,-after a
month's duty under canvass at Aldershott, is ex-
pected to return to Wellington Barracks on Satur-
day nest. The Ist Life Guards, under the com-
mand of Col. the Hon. Dudley De Ros, leave the
Camp at Aldershott on Saturday next, for their
former quarters, at the Cavalry Barracks at Wind-
sor.

The next examination of candidates for direct
commissions before Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, vice-pre-
sident, and the other members of the Council of
Military Education, commences on Monday next,
the 4th prox., at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, and
will extend over six days. The examination of can-
didates for appointments to the Commissariat by the
vice-president and members of the Council of Mili-
tary Education will be heid on the 4th of next
month at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, and will oc-
cupy four days.

Col. C. Bingham, Deputy-Aajt.-General, in a
general regimental order of the Royal Regiment of
Artillery, announces the following information, re-
htive to that branch of the service :—Lieut.-Col.
T. Knox has been appointed to the command of the
Royal Artillery in the eastern district, in the room
of Lieut.-Col. O'Connell, who has embarked for
India to join his brigade. The following transfers
have been ordered—viz., Second Capt. H. Le Cocq,
from C battery, 4th Horse Brigade, to 21st Bri-
gade; Second Capt. C. P. Roberts, from 21st Bri-
gade to C batters, 4th Horse Brigade, vice Le
Cocq ; Second Capt. M. B. Pasley, to No. 4 battery,
21st Brigade; Lieut. F. B. Roberts, to No. 2 bat
tery, 18th Brigade ; Lieut. H. C. Seton, from No. 4
to No. 5 battery, 18th Brigade ; Lieut. J. Grierson,
from No. 5 to No. 1 battery, 18th Brigade ; Lieut.
C. H. Campbell, from No. 1 to No. 4 battery, 18th
Brigade. Lieut, Wilmer is transferred from No. 3
to No. 6 battery, 11th Brigade, and Lieut. Cumber-
lege, from the depot to No. 3 battery, 11th Brigade.
Lieut. Gaskell is transferred from the depot to No.
5 battery, 12th Brigade, and Lieut. Montgomery
from the latter to the former.

The subscriptions to the Farnborough cup, to be
run for, among other prizes, at the Aldershot Gar-
rison Races on the 11th of Aug., now amount to
upwards of 100 guineas, contributed entirely by the
inhabitants of Farnborough and the neighbourhood.
The cup, weighing 1460 z., is now being manufac-
tured by Messrs. Hancock and Co., of Bond-street.
Capt. F. J. Bolton, of the Ist battalion 12th Regi-
ment, has arrived at Aldershot for the purpose of
making some experiments with the electric light,
and testing its applicability for signalling at long
distances by night.
Yesterday the chartered East India troopship
Ellenborough, 923 tons, Capt. -Withers, belonging
to Messrs. Marshall, London, arrived at Gravesend
with detachments from the various regiments serv-
ing in the Bengal Presidency. She disembarked her
troops yesterday, when those men who have com-
pleted their term of service or have been sent home
to be discharged from the army were forwarded to
Chatham garrison. The Ellenborough sailed from
Calcutta on the 29th of March, rounded the Cape of
Good Hope on the 20th May, and reached St. Helena
on the Ist ult. sailing thence the following day ;
she crossed the line on the 16th ult., and first
sighted the Lizard on the 24th inst. The passage
to the Thames occupied 119 days, frequent calms
and lights winds being experienced. The number
of troops brought home was 194 men of all ranks
to the Queen's Bays, 6th Dragoon Guards
belonging
(Carabineers). 19th Hussars, 20th Hussars, 21st
Hussars, Royal Artillery, 6th, 13th (Prince Albert's
Light Infantry), 19th, 23d (Royal Welsh Fusi-
leers), 29th, 34th, 35th, 38th, 52d (Light Infantry)
80th 81st, 82d, 88th (Connaught Rangers), 90th
(Light Infantry), 101st (Royal Bengal Fusileers),
104th (Bengal Fusileers), and 107th (Bengal In
fantry)
Regiments, together with 13 women:and 11