The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-05 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Colonelcy of the 59th Regiment of 7oot has
become vacant by the death of Lieut,-Gen. '2aylor,
which took place on Saturday last at his resiGpnce,
Prestbury-lodge, near Cheltenham, in his 72d year.
The deceased General served in the Peninsula him
1808, with little intermission, till the end of the wa-,
and was twice wounded. He had held the Colonelcy
of the 59th Regiment since 1857,
On Saturday last 200 men belonging to the Royal
Artillery, under the command of Capt. and Brevet-
Major Cookworthy, arrived at Sheerness garrison
from Warley, and on the same day 350 men, under
the command of Capt. Lukas, left Sheerness for
Shneburyness, to undergo a course of instruction in
the use of the Armstrong gun. Two hundred men,
under the command of Lieut. Spragge and Lieut.
Steadman, returned from Shoeburyness to Sheer-
ness at the same time, after having undergone a
similar course of instruction and practice.
The division of Commissionaires engaged for
general service at the International Exhibition be-
ing nearly completed, no applications for employ-
ment will be received by the Adjutant after Wed-
nesday (this day).

ROY AL COMMISSION ON TIIE THAMES
EMBANEXEN2; WITH RAIL WAYS.

SOUTH SIDE.
Yesterday the commissioners appointed to report
on all plans for embanking the Surrey or southern
side of the river Thames, met at the offices of the
Commission, in Victoria-street, Westminster, the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. Present
—.Major General Sir S. Sebb, Captain Galion, R.E.,
Commander Burstal, and Mr. H. Kingscote.
The Commissioners, who have abut 20 plans
before them, from civil engineers and others, had
two under consideration during the sitting.
The first plan submitted and explained was that
of Mr. J. Carter, C.E., who built the sea-wall at
Guernsey and other works in the colonies. He pro-
posed an embankment wall on a solid base from
Lambeth new bridge down to Deptford, 100 feet
wide, upon arches all along, and over these a "rail-
way," consisting of a double line of rails uniting
with the various railways on the southern aide of the
water, with tramways for the convenient inter-
change of traffic between Porth and south by means
of the railway bridges now being carried across the
river. Combined with the railway on either side, he
would have a roadway and promenades on either
side. Underneath the embankment, which would be
on a level with all the bridges, he would have a con-
tinuous line of arches, 50 feet wide, for the storeage
of coals and merchandise. The estimated cost of the
entire structure, about five miles between Lambeth
and Deptford, would be £75,000 per mile.
Mr. F. W. SIIEILDS, C.E., whose plan for the
northern embankment of the Thames was specially
recommended by the commissioners in their report.
to Parliament last session,; deposed that he did not
propose an embankment to be constructed between
Southwark and Westminster bridges, but only a
fixed line of river boundary corresponding with the
abutments of the bridges, with a general line of
wharf frontage. Above Westminster-bridge he pro-
posed an embankment in a straight line to nE iw Lam-
beth-bridge, and extending considerably i n shore,
so as to leave a large portion of r eclaimed
ground between the river boundary aad exist-
ing wharves, on which shops and vi lla resi-
dences might be built, From new Lambs 3th-bridge
the embankment would be continued 1 3y an easy
curve to the abutment of Vauxhall-brid ,ge, but be
proposed for the present to construct it for only
half that distance, stopping short of th a gas works
and other premises. Along the river side of this
embankment a road 80 feet wide won't- l be carried,
and at Vauxhall-row, adjoining Vau xhall-bridge,
continued and extended to meet it, s' 3 as to give a
spacious and direct thoroughfare between the
bridges of Westminster and Vauxha 11.
The Commissioners then adjourne