The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-04 00:00:00

711 E ARMY.

The Ist Life Guards, under the command of Lieut.-
Col. Lord de Ros, left the North Camp, Aldershott,
on Saturday for Windsor.
The 3d battalion Grenadier Guards, under the
command of Col. Curzon, are to leave their encamp-
ment on Cove-common, Aldershott, to morrow
(Tuesday), and return to Wellington Barracks.
The battalion has been under canvas a month. They
are to be replaced at Cove-common by the Ist bat-
talion Grenadier Guards, who are to leave Welling-
ton Barracks at the time of the Grenadiers leaving
Aldershott.

The strength of the depots stationed at the camp
at Colchester has been considerably reducer during
the past month by the draughts which have left for
service in the East. Ensign Marvin, of the 2d
battalion 6th Foot, has proceeded to Landguard
Fort, Harwich, to perform there the duties of Adjt.
and Quartermaster.

In consequence of the difficulty experienced by
volunteer corps in obtaining a sufficient number of
sergeant-instructors, the Secretary of State for Vtrar
has decided upon extending the provisions of the
Volunteer Circular of Aug. 22,1861, by the employ-
ment of a second class of instructors. A War-office
circular has according been received at Chatham,
defining the rules and regulations under which the
new volunteer instructors will be appointed. The
qualifications required for second-class sergeant-
instructors for rifle volunteer corps are as follows :
_Service in the Imperial or Indian army or embo-
died militia; a competent knowledge of infantry
drill, to be ascertained from the report of an officer
appointed by the Secretary of State to institute a
practical examination ; a good character, established
by satisfactory testimonials. A second-class ser-
geant-instructor will receive consolidated pay at the
rate of ls. 4d. per day. A second-class instructor
will be permitted, with the sanction of the com-
manding officers, to work at a trade, or follow any
other occupation approved by the Secretary of State,
within a radius of one mile from the head-quarters
of the corps, on the express understanding that he
is at all times available for the public service, and
that the trade or occupation is not to interfere in
any way with the duties he is liable to perform
under article 167 A of the regulations.
Capt. Bolton, of the 12th Regiment, has during
the past week been trying at Aldershott his newly-
invented telegraph with the lime light for night
signals. On one evening he telegraphed to the
Crystal Palace, from which the light was distinctly
visible to the naked eye. On Friday messages
were sent to the flying column at Ascot, and it is
stated that the experiments generally have proved
satisfactory.
The vacation at Sandhurst having expired, the
gentlemen cadets returned to the college on Satur-
day. The following is the present staff of the
college ;—Governor, Sir H. D. Jones ; Lieutenant-
Governor, Colonel R. Scott ; Superintendent of
Studies, Col. Lacy; Adjutant, Capt. Patterson
Captains of Companies—A, Major Farmer ; 13,
Major Boulby ; C, not yet gazetted • Ridig
ter, Capt. Brooke ; Surgeon-Maor n-Alas.
Bradfordl
sistaut
-Surgeon Collins; Paymaster : As-
termaster Davis. Milton; Quar-
The next competitive examination for assistant-
surgeoncies in the army will ation t
commence at Chelsea
Hospital on the 11th inst.

INTERNATIONAL ExIIIBITION.—The number of
visitors at the Exhibition on Saturday was :-13Y seaB°ll
tickets, 8,635; by payments and day tickets 15,05;
23,820, total,