The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-05 00:00:00

TIIE ARMY.

CHATHAM, OCT. 3.
Colonel M. Beresford, the commandant of this garri-
son, inspected the 38th Foot on the 2d instant, in the
square of the Royal Artillery Barracks, Brompton. The
command was under Colonel Sir John Campbell. The
colonel was complimented on the efficient state of the
regiment.

Previous to this inspection an order was issued for all
soldiers belonging to the corps to have their whiskers
shaved off, and their lia;r cut close. The order in ques-
tion was not very agreeable to many of the soldiers, and
they complied to the mandate with considerable reluct-
ance.

The Royal Sappers and Miners, and the Royal Artil-
lery, had a field-day on Saturday, on the Great Lines;at
Chatham. Their manucevring in the field and their
steady firing was admirable.

THE ARMY IN IRELAND.
Major-General Thomas, C. 8., has returned from leave
of absence, and resumed the command of the troops in
the Belfast district. The major-general left Belfast on
Monday, on a tour of half-yearly inspection, and will
return on the 7th inst.
Major General M`Donald, C. 8., has returned from
leave of absence, and resumed the command of the
troops in the Kilkenny district.
The 17th Regiment of Foot has moved from the Royal
and Linen Hall Barracks, Dublin, to Ship-street, Ald-
borough House, and Beggars-bush Barracks. The
bead-quarters and four companies, under the command
of Lieut. Colonel M'Pherson, C. 8., are stationed at
Ship-street Barracks ; four companies at Aldborough
Rouse, and two companies at Beggars-bush Barracks.
The 21st (or Royal North British) Fusiliers have
moved from Ship-street, Aldborough House, and Beg-
gars-bush, to Richmond Barracks, where the whole of
the regiment is now stationed, with the exception of one
company at the Pigeon-house Fort.
The 63d Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Van Notten Pole, has moved from Richmond
Barracks to Linen-hall Barracks Dublin.
Major Dalton has arrived at Cork, and relieved Major
Hart, in command of the Depot Companies of the 49th
Regiment.
The 33d (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment, is thus
stationed : Six companies and head-quarters at Ath-
lone, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Blake ;
one company at Roscommon, under Captain Donovan ;
one company at Tullamore, under Captain Burke ; one
company at Shannon Bridge, under Captain Fitzgerald ;
one company at Philipstown, under Captain Ellis. All
the officers are present with their corps, except Lieu-
tenant B. Fanshawe, extra aide-de-camp to the Lieu.
tenant. of Nova Scotia, and Lieutenant E. B
Prescott, who is with the 87th Regiment in India.
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'AI`TADA.—The Montreal Gazette of the 14th ult.
says :—"Yesterday Lieutenant-Colonel Hogarth and
Captain Cameron, 26th Regiment, were arrested upon
the affidavits of 13 soldiers, for murder committed by
giving the word to fire to the two divisions of troops
drawn up. on the Haymarket on the 9th of June last.
They put in bail, each in 10001., and two securities
(Lieutenant-Colonel Pritchard and H. Judah, Esq.) in
500/. each. On the other hand, the men have been
placed under arrest by their commander on a charge of
Perjury, and the evidence in the case has been sent home
to the Horse Guards.

AN UNHAPPY ILLUSTRATION.—King William the
Fourth was one day
inspecting a militia regiment, with
the Duke of Buckingham on one side, and ,a bun burnt
Indian veteran on the other. The King suddenly found
it necessary to make a speech, and the natural topic was
the glorious contingencies of a military career. By
Way of illustration he pointed to the Duke on his left,
and said, "You see me supported here, on one side, by
a descendant of the Plantagenets—one whose lineage is
equal to my own ; while, on the other, my side.is pressed
by a man sprung from the dregs of the pedple."—New
Quarterly Review for October.