The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The camp for the Western district is to be formed
this year at Kerriton Ball, near Brent, which is one
of the stations of the South Devon Railway. A
detachment leaves Plymouth to day to mark the
site. About 500 soldiers (in rotation), chiefly from
the Plymouth garrison, will be stationed there dur-
ing the season.
The half-yearly inspection of the corps of Royal
Engineers by the Director of the Royal Engineer
establishment commenced at head-quarters, Chat-
ham, yesterday by Col. H. D. Harness, C.B. It will
occupy several days, and two companies will be
taken up each day. The companies selected yester-
day were the 17th, under the command of Lieut.
Lambert, and the 22c1, commanded by Capt. D. A.
Frazer. Each company will be put through a course
of company and other drill by the several officers, in
order to enable Col. Harness to test the abilities of
the latter in the discharge of this department of
their duties.

A General Order from the Horse Guards, dated
the 6th inst., has been received at Chatham, direct-
ing that the establishment of all regiments of in-
fantry of the Line, with the exception of those in
India, shall be divided as follows :-10 service com-
panies, 3 field officers, 10 captains, 11 lieutenants,
9:ensigns, 5 staff,:47 sergeants (exclusive of school-
masters), 21 drummers, 40 corporals, and 730 pri-
vates ; two depot companies, 2 captains, three lieu-
tenants, 1 ensign, 10 sergeants (exclusive of school-
masters), 4 drummers, 10 corporals, and 120 privates.
Highland regiments have a piper-major and five
pipers in addition to their establishment. The fol-
lowing regiments have two assist.-aurgeons, viz.:—
let battalion, 14th Foot ; 2d battalion, 14th Foot ;
Ist battalion, 21st Foot ; 31st, 39th, 40th, 50th,
57th, 67th, 70th, and 99th Regiments. The follow-
ing have a trained band-master :-2d battalion, lst ;
2d battalion, 3d ; 2d battalion, sth ; 2d battalion,
21st, 31st, 32d, 41st, 53d, and 86th Regiments.
The half-yearly inspection of the troops sta-
tioned at Colchester Camp was commenced on Tues-
day by Major-Gen. Lawrenson. The 9th battalion,
under the command of Col. Laye, executed a num-
ber of field evolutions in a manner which elicited
the approval of Gen. Lawrenson, who was attended
by Lieut.-Col. Alison, Aide-de-Camp; Col. Guy,
Commandant of the Garrison; and Brigade• Major
Cooch. The 10th battalion was reviewed in a simi-
lar manner yesterday.

The sth Dragoon Guards, at present stationed at
Ipswich, Norwich, and Northampton, are under
orders to leave for service in Ireland. The regi-
ment will embark at Liverpool about the sth of
May.

Major Tupper's troop of Royal Horse Artillery
yestea(ldy marched out of Woolwich garrison to be
sts.tioned at Aldershott Camp.
The War-office order (relative to the exposition
of articles of industry and talent from Woolwich
Arsenal, manufactured for the Great Exhibition),
which has at sundry times been issued, recalled,
and modified, has again been received as
at first
issued, permitting the whole of the articles pre-
pared to be exhibited without reservation, includ-
ing the boring and rifling instruments, the un-
finished sections of the Armstrong guns, &c. A
device was yesterday cut in wood, termed " beam
wood," the hardest species used in the carriage
establishment, to demonstrate the capabilities of the
band or endless saw. It represents in one Piece the
rose, shamrock, and thistle, surmounted
by the
the Crown, and underneath are the words, "Royal
Carriage Department, Woolwich Arsenal." It will
be forwarded to the Exhibition.
The East Norfolk Militia will assemble at Great
Yarmouth to-day for the usual periodical training
and exercise. On the 24th instant, the recruits,
and on the Bth May the main body of the Norfolk
Militia Artillery, will also assemble at Yarmouth
for training.

The imperial yacht Heine Hortense has gone into
the careening dock at Toulon, being about to oonvey the
Duke of Hamilton to Corsica.