The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-09 00:00:00

711 E ARMY.

A. new royal warrant, signed by Sir G. C. Lewis,
Secretary of State for War, has just been issued
from the War-office, laying down a new code of rules
and regulations for the supply of clothing and ne-
cessaries for the army. The warrant directs that
the regulations are to be invariably observed and
strictly adhered to, except in cases of urgent and
unavoidable necessity, which, immediately on their
occurring, are to be reported to the Commander-in-
Chief for her Majesty's consideration. No officer is
to direct or knowingly permit any variation what-
ever from the sealed patterns of clothing and neces-
saries without special sanction communicated
through the Secretary of State for War.
In order to render those non-commissioned officers
and men of the Ist division of the Depot Brigade,
Royal Artillery, who will be despatched to India
in the approaching spring, thoroughly conversant
with their Artillery duties, prior to embarcation,

The Arrogant, sorely frigate, Commodore W. Ed- practice is daily carried on with the 68 pounder, 10
monstone, was paid out of commission at Ports- inch, and 32 pounder guns, with solid shot and
mouth on Saturday. She had a healthy crew, and common shell. An officers' squad has also been
has been a pattern during her commission of com- formed, and the officers of the brigade are daily
fort, good order, and discipline., The official report drilled at heavy gun exercise, parbuckling, erecting
forwarded to the Admiralty by Rear-Admiral J. sheers, and in the management of heavy artillery
Kingcome, on his malting an official inspection of generally, under the direction of Lieut. Phipps, in-
her state and discipline on her arrival at Spithead structor of gunnery to the Ist division.
from the West Coast of Africa, was so highly favour- An order has been received at the head-quarters
able that their lordships wrote a letter to the com- of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, di-
modore "on service," conveying their thanks for recting the reinforcements selected for the 28th and
the condition and discipline of the Arrogant and 31st companies at Malta, and the 28th and 30th
her crew at the termination of her period of foreign companies at Corfu, to hold themselves in readiness
service, and also especially conveying to the corn- to embark for the Mediterranean on Saturday, the
modore their lordships' thanks for the successful and names of the non-commissioned officers and men
satisfactory manner in which he has conducted and selected having been approved by the Duke of
led out his duties as senior officer on the West Cambridge.
Coast of Africa. Archibald Ballam, master-at- The Deputy Adjutant-Gen., Col. Chas. Bingham,
arms ; Josiah Barling and Michael Quin, chief has issued a general regimental order, dated from
boatswain's mates ; and R. Clarke, boatswain's the Horse Guards the sth inst., wherein the sub-
mate, were, on paying off, recommended by joined information regarding the Royal Artillery is
the commodore to the Admiralty for the given. The following exchanges have been sane-
silver medal and gratuity granted for long tioned—viz., between Lieut.-Col. and Brevet Col.
service and good conduct. The Arrogant A. Benn, of the 7tb, and Lieut.-Col. A. P. S. Green,
was commissioned by Commodore Edmonstone of the 10th brigade; between Second Capt. J. S.
in August, 1859. Her then senior lieutenant Stirling, No. 1 battery, 13th brigade, and Second
(';rnbbe) received his promotion for his gallantry Capt. C. F. Roberts, A battery, 4th brigade; be-
in storming the stockade in front of Sabba, on the tween Lieut. W. H. King Harman, of No. 7, and
river Gambia, Commodore Edmonstone on that Lieut. D. N. Allan. No. 4 battery, 10th brigade.
occasion leading the storming party, composed of The exchange of batteries between Lieut. Cameron,
the seamen and marines of the ship, the latter under of the 15th, and Lieut. Tit idges, of the 19th, is can-
Capt. M'Arthur. In April of the same year Lieut. celled, and the former officer will be posted to a bri-
Cay became senior lieutenant of the ship, when her gade in India. The officers commanding Royal
men were again actively employed, under the pro- Artillery at stations concerned will obtain the sane-
Senal command of the commodore, in destroying tion of officers commanding troops to the following
p °rt°Nove, a large native town and depot on the removals of officers—viz., Capt. Rowley from Alder-
laOcala at Lagos. While serving up ti e Gambia shot to Leith Fort ; Second Capt. Hunter from New
the loss
a, among the Arrogant's officers and crew was Zealand ; Lieut. Rait from Woolwich to New Zea-
one calmer and three men killed 'and two officers and land • ' Lieut. Burnett from Ballincollig to Gibraltar ;
w
22 men
wounded. Soon after the party returned Lieut. Poole from Woolwich to Ballincollig. The
on board horn the Porto Novo expedition fever undermentioned officers are posted to batteries as
broke out, resulti
ception the cruisneg fin 10 deaths. With this ex- rollow, viz.—Lieut. W. Mallins, to No. 7 battery,
y onetfhe Arrogant has been a par- 13th brigade; Lieut. E. Johnson, to No. 7 battery,
titularly health
placerdra.Vest Coast service. The 7th brigade ; Lieut. G. Montgomery, to No. 2 bat_
Arrogant will be
Her hull au_ in the third class steam tery, 12th brigade; Lieut. N. M. Burt, to No. 7 bat-
resetrae• machinery require very tery, 6th brigade; Lieut. W. P. Platt, to No. 8 bat-
extensive repairs. ti•
Ordera from the Lords of the tery, 13th brigade ; Lieut. T. H. Geary, to No, 8
Admiralty were re- battery, 14th brigade; Lieut. T. H. Lloyd, to No. 3
ceived on Saturday at Devon Admiralty Co
sheampuatt„into corn- battery, 7th brigade. Those posted to batteries
fusion the screw steam sloop
~,i,-, first division of the steam reserve iusr..,_ll, now serving in England will join them at once, but those
in
From her 44cL
moorings e n
oaze, abroad wilt remain with the depot brigade for the
She
‘s, iil h lye a complement of 130 offia,„ll..ana,
present. The undermentioned officers are raised to
d this week fro
and ,iii be remove
have her bottom cleaned.' Increased Pay"—Lieut. J. R. Hezler, 3d brigade,
into dock to ~ .
.vice Hunter,
steam rrigate Doris, 32,c, a.
pt. air P L • promoted; Lieut. G. H. French, 10th
The screw
~ F. • brigade, vice J D
m the .'Mediterranean, may be ex- - ''' eJ. D. Strange, deceased. The follow-
Weil n took, froin
pipaaouth• transfers have been ordered—viz., Capt. and
petted shortly at Brevet L• and
'nt progress has been made with battery, ieur.-Col. Le Mesurier, C. 8., from A
As soon as sufficient 9th h -
frigate Royal 0a1t,50, and the I Capt. R l rigade, to A battery, 14th brigade ;
the iron plated steam
of a proportion ' ow ey, from A batter 14th •
brigade, to A
iron steamer Achilles, 50, to allow Ibattery, 9th brigad • sr,
those vessels being trans- , Stewart, from the e, Paymaster Lieut.-Col. D.
of the hands employed on
been commenced A. J. Rait, f 15th to the 7th brigade ; Lieut.
• from aaa
ferred to the other ships which have
with the whole of battery, 4th brigade, • 7 battery, 13th brigade, to C
at Chatham, the works connected
months past, tery, Bth brigade to
ist Lieut. Burnett, from G bat-
which have been suspended for several
Lieut. Barker, from' o. 4 battery, Ist brigade;
version of the
No. 4 battery,
it is intended to proceed with the con
the depot brigade;
00• horse
60 gun frigate Belvidera, 3,030 tons, 6
.Lieut, Poole, from the 7th to G
frigate battery, Bth brigade.
power, now on;the stocks, to an iron plated
laid On Saturday detachments of 1
of the Royal Oak class, The Belvidera was Jaid °maid troops and ,