The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-06 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief will hold a levee at the Horse Guards at
one o'clock on Thursday, the 13th inst.
Plans are now in course of preparation for the
entire rebuilding of the barracks at the cavalry
depot,- Maidstone, on 'a greatly extended scale.
Assist.-Adjt.-Gen. E wart and Col, Twiss, com-
manding Royal Engineer for the Medway district,
have paid an official visit to the garrison and made
a minute inspection of the premises, as also of the
adjacent land and buildings which it will be neces-
sary to purchase to carry out the plans ; and it is
understood that the estimates for that purpose will
be brought before the Government forthwith. The
new barracks will be of a very substantial and com-
plete character, the cost of the works being esti-
mated at £50,000.
The Royal Marine Artillery who arrived at
Chatham on Tuesday from the paddle wheel steamer
Terrible, 21, Capt. Glasse, C. 8., proceeded to Ports-
mouth yesterday morning, and joined headquarters.
The Marines, belonging to the Light Infantry com-
panies at Plymouth were also forwarded to that
division yesterday. The detachment belonging to
the Chatham division was paid yesterday, when
each of the non-commissioned officers and men was
granted six weeks' leave of absence.

In consequence of the 23d Company of Royal
Engineers, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Len-
nox, V.C., recently returned from China, being
considerably below its proper complement, a num-
ber of men belonging to various trades have just
been selected from the depot companies at head-
quarters, Chatham, to reinforce the corps. The
reinforcement will proceed to join the company as
soon as the route has been received from the Horse

Guards.
The extensive range of barrack buildings now in
course of erection at Gravesend for the accommoda-
tion of the officers and men sent to that station from
the garrison at Chatham will be completed and
ready for occupation during the approaching sum-
mer. The ranges of barrack rooms, lecture rooms,
&c., were completed last year by the contractor,
Mr. Downes,
of Southwark, and the present addi-
tional buildings are being erected by Mr. Maylar,
the Government contractor, Rochester. They include
a commodious building behind the present block,
running to a length of nearly 200 feet, with a width
of 24 feet and height of 12 feet, which is Un-
tended for the officers temporarily quartered at
Gravesend during the time they are under rifle in-
struction. Adjoining this building is placed another
block of houses for the officers' servants, accommo-
dation being provided for 32 men. In addition to
the several blocks of buildings already completed,
the Government has given directions for the con-
struction of a guardhomo and the necessary cells,
which are now in hand, together with quarters for
the Staff, mess-rooms for the officers and noncom-
missioned officers, and the usual offices.
There are
also buildings to be used as cook-house, comm issariat
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store-rooms, reading-rooms, lavatories, and hospital.
The several ranges of buildings
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with rustic quoins
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arrangements con-
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of ventilation adeptedha having struction to insure the health of the troops,
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been suggested by the
Army Sanitary Commissioners. rrh
range at
which the troops will be instructed is situated some
distance from the barracks, in a secluded part of
the outskirts of the town.