The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-21 00:00:00

TILE ARM} Y.

The following general regimental order to the
corps of Royal Artillery has been issued from the
Horse Guards by command of his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, through Colonel Bingham,
Deputy Adjutant-General :
u Her Majesty has been pleased to sign the following
commissions of gentlemen cadets as lieutenants in the corps
of Royal Artillery, each of whom is posted as follows, and
will join the batteries at the station where they are serving
on the Ist of February next, excepting those posted to fo-
reign stations, who will join at Woolwich on that date :
Charles Garland Rule, Ist brigade, 1 battery, Gibraltar;
James Adair Lawrie, 2d brigade, 1 battery, Dover ; Barrett
Leonard Tolluer, sth Brigade, 4 battery, Plymouth ; Des-
mond Dyke Tynte O'Callaghan, 13th brigade, 4 battery,
China ; Frederick Campbell, 6 h brigade, 2 battery, Guern-
sey; Samuel Hopkins, 15th brigade, 2 battery, Bermuda;
Robert Henry Francis Renwick, depot, Woolwich ; Lionel
Frederick Perry, 11th brigade, 4 battery, India; Edmund
Stoughton Braithwaite Lockyer, sth brigade, 6 battery,
Plymouth ; Edmund Webb Nash, 15th brigade, 6 battery,
Woolwich; John Ramsay Slade, Bth brigade, G battery,
Athlone ; Charles Edmund llawkshawe Ford, 9 h brigade,
F battery, Shorncliffe ; Edward Cross, 6th brigade, 3 bat-
tery, Portsmouth; Joseph Ruscornbo Poole, 7th brigade,
3 battery, Quebec; Charles Montressor Hughes Hullett,
12th brigade, 3 battery, Sydney ; Thomas Burke Reeves,
16th brigade, 7 battery, Woolwich ; John Corsane Robin-
son, 13th brigade, 5 battery, Woolwich ; George William
Maitland Turnbull, 13th brigade, 1 battery, Woolwi h;
Charles Larcour, 12th brigade, 3 battery, Sydney;
Edward George Moore Donnithorne, 14th brigade,
4 battery, India; George Albert Beaty Pownall, sth
brigade, 5 battery, Plymouth; Henry Pipon, 4th brigade,
K battery, Hilsea; Robert Pere Williams Freeman, 6th
brigade, 4 battery, Portsmouth; St. Alban Molesworth,
6th brigade, S battery, Portsmouth ; Hon. Evelyn John
llewitt, depot, Woolwich ; Fred. Wm. Joseph, 14th brigade,
S battery, India; Archibald Fullerton Cumberledge, depot,
Woolwich; Edmund Waller, depot, Woolwich; John
Fred. Maurice, depot, Woolwich; Frederick Lyon Weston,
depot, Woolwich ; Claude Bernard Sandys, 11th brigade, 1
battery, India ; George Henry Marshall, depot, Warley ;
Hamilton Geary, depot, Warley; Chas. Edward Soupor,
depot, Warley; Thompson Copeland Capper, depot, Sheer-
ness ; Townsend Griffin, depot, Sheerness ; Thos. Robert
Disney, depot, Sheerness; Charles Rusher Foulger, depot,
Sheerness ; Robert Warburton, depot, Sheerness ; John
Day, depot, Sheerness ; Henry Seaton Blenkinsopp, de-
pot, Sheerness; Julian Balamler Lawrence, depot, Sheer-
ness; George Scott Chime, depot, Sheerness; James Keith,
depot, Sheerness.
" The following transfers have been ordered to be effected
forthwith :—Lieut. 13rodie, from No. 1 battery, 2d brigade,
to B battery, 9th brigade; Lieut. Palmer, from No. 7 bat-
tery, 7th brigade, to the depot; Lieut. Reeves, from G bat-
tery, Bth brigade, to the depot; Lieut. Forster, from No. 3
battery, 12th brigade, to the depot. Lieut. W. D. Carry, 6th
brigade, has been appointed adjt. to the School of Gunnery
at Shoebury ness, vice Price, who resigns the appointment
on embarking for North America. An exchange of batteries
has been ordered between Capt. and Brevet Lieut.-Col. J.
D. Shakspear, of the 6th brigade, and Capt. and Brevet-
Major Milward, of the 4th brigade, and the former officer
has been removed from Portsmouth to Hilsea. An exchange
of batteries has been sanctioned between Lieut. H. M. Ho-
zier, of A battery, 4th brigade, and Lieut. E. Baring, of
No. 5 battery, 6th brigade. Assist.-Surg. Smith is trans-
ferred from the 14th to the depot brigade; and Assist.-Sur-
geon Mould is posted to the 14th brigade, vice Wright,
about to be promoted to the Staff.

" Her Majesty has been pleased to approve the ap-
pointment of Col, Franklin, Dunlop, C. 8., as a colonel on

the Staff of the army, while commanding the Royal Artil-
lery in Nova Scotia. Deputy Inspector. General of Hospi-
tals A. Stewart having been ordered to embark for North
America, Staff Surgeon-Major J. Macgregor has assumed
the duties of principal medical officer of the garrison at
Woolwich.

" Should any of the shell keys in possession of Armstrong
gun batteries be found to be too large for unscrewing any of
the plugs of the shells, they are to be filed down by the bat-
tery smiths to fit the smallest of the plugs; similar altera-
tions will be made in the pattern key, on War-office autho-
rity, December 31, 1860.

" The Secretary of State for War has approved of non-
commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery serving as in-
structors to corps of Volunteer Artillery being allowed
working pay at the rate of is. per diem, when employed in
painting and lackering the guns, &c., in their charge.
Authority dated War-office, December 27,1861, which must
be quoted in all claims for working pay under this regula-
tion."

The clothing establishment of the Royal Engi-
neers at Woolwich having been broken up in con-
sequence of the manufacture of the uniforms for the
corps having been transferred to Pimlico, the staff
of tailors, hitherto employed at Woolwich, have
rejoined headquarters, Chatham. Quartermaster J.
Mutch, commissary of clothing, has been ordered
from Woolwich to Pimlico, where he will still
superintend the manufacture of the Royal Engi-
neers' clothing, assisted by a competent staff of non-
commissioned officers.

A general parade of the officers and men of the
Chatham Division of Royal Marines took place
yesterday morning, on the interesting occasion of
decorating two members of the corps with silver
medals, which 40 been awarded them by the Ad-
miralty for long and meritorious service, Sergeant
Henry King and Private Wm. Mason having been
called to the front, the medals were presented to
them by Colonel E. Rea, the Commandant of the
Division. Sergeant King was some time since pre-
sented
ewith the medal conferring an annuity of 1,10

A detachment of non-commissioned officers and
men of the Ist Battalion, Rifle Brigade, under com-
mand of Lieut. Boyle, are under orders to proceed
on Friday next from the Royal Barracks, Dublin,
to Liverpool, there to embark on the following day
in a Cunard mail steam packet for Halifax, to join
the service companies of the battalion in British
North America.

It is generally stated in garrison quarters at
Woolwich that Major-Gen. Sandham, Royal Engi-
neers, has been appointed to the Governorship of
the Royal Military Academy, vice Col. Wilford,
Royal Artillery. Col. Wilford, it is said, will be
appointed to the retired list of the Royal Artillery,
on full pay.
About 1 o'clock on Sunday morning the officers
and others residing in Woolwich dockyard were
aroused by an alarm of fire in the western engine
room attached to the spacious saw mills of the yard.
The hose was promptly applied, and with a plentiful
and ready supply of water, which gushed forth in
torrents from the main, it was soon extinguished.

COL. IIi'MUBDO AND THE VOLUNTEERS

At a distribution of prizes for rifle shooting
among the members of the West Middlesex Volun-
teers, which took place on Thursday evening in the
Flagman Gallery of the London University, Col.
M'Murdo delivered an interesting address. The
theatre was so densely packed that some hundreds
were unable to obtain admission. The prizes-50
or 60 in number, and of the value of .£3OO or £4OO,
were ranged on a table in front of the platform,
and some of them were of a very beautiful descrip-
tion Cot presiding
lonelM‘iior v M'Murdo,such
, having expressed his satis-
faction an
assembly, said it
had been stated in some quarters that the volunteer
movement was languishing and declining. Now,
although Government were only in possession of
the annual returns of the effective strength of the
volunteers made up to the Ist of August in each
year, still he (Colonel 11I'Murdo) thought he could
show that the volunteer movement, so far from lan
guishing, woos in aa,Kaary healthy state. fou
from the returns of 1860, that on the Ist oftAttiiise
in that year the number of effective volunteers en-
rolled was 119,283, and that on the Ist of last
August the force had increased to 163,000. Judg-
ing, therefore, from the means in possession of the
War Department at that period, he thought there
was not the slightest occasion to be alarmed that
there was any diminution in the effective strength
of the volunteers. Why, so far from there being
a decline, he could state upon authority that
no less than 87 new corps had been formed
within the last six months, 17 within the last two
months, and in the first month of the present year
three new corps had been formed. As regarded
the efficiency of the Volunteer forces he (Colonel
M'Murdo) was certainly able to speak, for no one
had better opportunities of judging than he had.
It had been his good fortune to witness the move-
ments and demeanour of the Volunteers in all parts
of the kingdom, and he could state most emphati-
cally that he had every reason to be highly satisfied
general efficiency. The fortifications had been with the progress they had made and with their
de-
signated one of the most valuable means of our na-
tional defences, but it was useless to have fortifica-
tions unless they had the men to man them. Now,
even upon that head he could satisfy the country
that they were fully prepared with the required
material, as in the kingdom they had no less than
280 batteries, comprising 25,000 Artillery Volun-
teers, well drilled and well up to their work. Volun-
teers, however, should not suppose that they would
have much to do with fortifications ; their position
would be in the field. He was delighted to find that
there was amovement in favour of establishing En-
gineer corps, and he had no hesitation in saying
that one of the most valuable, if not the most
valuable, adjuncts to the Volunteer movement were
Engineer corps. He had been an eye-witness of the
zeal and ability with which that portion of the ser-
vice could perform the work assigned to them. It
was no wonder that with such an efficient force as
the Volunteers to depend upon the Government
looked upon the late apprehended struggle with
the most perfect calmness. They were fully assured
that, although the soldiers of the British army
might be required in far distant regions, they could
be sent away with ,safety, and that when they re-
turned they would find the honour and the soil of
England untarnished and unsullied. He could not
refrain upon that occasion from referring to an
opinion of the Volunteers expressed to himself by
one who had most unfortunately passed from among
us. He alluded to that great and good Prince for
whose loss the nation now so deeply mourned. His
opinion was, " that this movement was of the
highest importance to the safety, honour, and wel-
fare of this country," and on referring to the Volun-
teer Review in Hyde-park, he remarked that it was
something more than a review ; it was a " great
Now, with regard to the more
the meeting, ho would re-
idmemmoendsiatrtaetion.''
business
of
re-
mark that, although it was of the highest import-
ance that Rifle Volunteers should become marks-
men, it was desirable that they should be equally
attentive to their drill. All their skill as marks-
men would be of little avail in the midst of the
smoke, and dust, and heat of the battle. He had
been much surprised tolearn the enormous amounts
hich had been subscribed in various corps for the
presentation of prizes for shooting. lie did not
presume to dictate for ono moment, but he would
say that he thought and would suggest that the
thousands which were spent in these prizes would
be far better expended in maintaining the efficiency
of the Volunteer forces, and in assisting them with
clothing and accoutrements. Indeed, these large
arrays of silver cups and tankards found no favour
in h
eyes. He would rather see a large increase
of what they had there (pointing to the rifles lying
on the table). The gallant Colonel resumed his seat
amid loud applause, and then proceeded to distri-
bute the prizes, passing a personal compliment
upon each recipient.

TEE REINFORCEMENTS FOR CANADA.

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, JAN. 6.

The Australasian arrived here on the 26th ult.,
having on board the Ist battalion of the Rifle Bri-
gade, consisting of 38 officers and 808 men. She
remained here until the 1.3 t inst., then proceeded to
New Brunswick, where she arrived safely on the
3d. The mail steamship Niagara also arrived on
the 26th ult., having on board 360 men of the
Artillery for this station.

The 62d Regiment, stationed at this garrison for
nearly six years, embarked on the 30th ult., on
board the steamship Delta, for New Brunswick,
where she arrived on the 2d inst.

The 63d are under orders to proceed to the same
destination.

The Persia arrived here on the 31st ult. from Bic,
Canada, where she was unable to land all her
troops and stores, in consequence of the ice making
so fast in the river St. Lawrence; she brought
back 100 men.

The Adriatic and the Asia arrived here on the
same day. The former had 72 officers and 1,300
non-commissioned officers and privates of the Grena-
dier Guards. The latter brings 9 officers and 80
men of the Royal Artillery, a field battery with 4
officers and 117 men of the Royal Navy, 17 officers
and 308 men belonging to the 3d battalion Military
Train, 3 staff officers, and a large amount of mili-
tary stores.

The Magdalena arrived on the 3d inst., with the
16th Regiment; the Melbourne on the sth inst.
The Parana, with the Fusileers, is hourly looked
for. The Bohemia, for New York, put in here this
afternoon.

The unforeseen arrival here of a large body of
troops at this cold season of the year, intended for
Canada, has naturally straitened our military
authorities to find comfortable quarters for them.
However, it is pleasing to find the citizens coming
forward to render every assistance to house the
gallant men who have been hurried over the Atlan-
tic at a most inclement season to protect, if need
be, their firesides, and maintain the honour and
independence of the British flag.
The weather during the past fortnight has been
unusually severe, but is now happily moderating.

JANUARY 9.

Since the 6th the only arrivals to notice are the
mail steamship Canada, with a detachment of
Royal Artillery, and the Cleopatra, with the 2d
battalion 17th Regiment. Her Majesty's ship
Orpheus, 21, arrived here yesterday.
The Adriatic, with the Grenadier Guards, left
our harbour yesterday morning for New Bruns-
wick. The Ist battalion of the 16th will proceed
during the week to the same destination. The 2d
battalion will remain here.

Contracts have been made to transport by sledges
in 13 days any number of troops required from New
Brunswick to Riviere du Loup, a distance of about
310 miles.

Preparations are still hurried forward here to
give ample accommodation to expected arrivals.
The Parana troopship was at Sydney, Cape
Breton, on the 6th, and is expected here to-night.