The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-20 00:00:00

!CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM.

The general commanding in chief has deemed it essen-
tial that a soldier, when actually in the field, should
carry no more kit in his knapsack than is absolutely
necessary for his efficiency. The remainder is to be
carried in a square bag (four of which will be allowed
to each company), at the public expense. The articles
carried in the knapsack will be :

2 Pair flannel drawers
2 Flannel shirts
2 Pair trousers
2 Shirts
2 Pair socks
1 Pair boots
1 Forage cap
1 Pair mitts
1 Brush
1 Account•book
.I. Hold-all i
1 Box blacking
1 Towel

lb. oz.
2 2
2 0
1 11,1
2 1
0 9
2 10-
0 10

0 2
0 4i
: 0
_l4

... 0 10-
... o 7i
... 0 3i

13 10.

Total
To which must be added, as borne on the man :
lb. oz.
7 0:3/4
. 10 2
. 1 10i
• 5 10
5 10
• 5 6i
• 35 7a
• 13 104

1 Knapsack, &c.
1 Firelock and sling
1 Bayonet and scabbard
Belts and pouch
60 Rounds of ammunition
Great coat

Total
Add kit

49 2
The square bag to be carried at the public expense
will contain—
_.

lb. oz.
1 91
1 04
0 41
0 3i
0 84

1 Shell pocket
1 Shirt
1 Pair of socks
1 Towel ..
2 Brushes

Total 3 I.oi
which, added to the above, will make the total requisite
for each soldier 521 b. 12froz.
It will be observed this emungration does not include
either blanket, canteen, or white trousers, the addition
of which would complete an aggregate weight of nearly
701 b.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.
WOOLWICH, FEB. 18.—The horses of the half of the
field-battery stationed at Leeds for some time past ar-
rived in the garrison at Woolwich on Thursday, at 11
o'clock a.m., and the other half of the battery, stationed
latlChester, sent up the horses attached to it on the fol-
lowing day. Captain Pack, with four non-commissioned
officers, six artificers, and 20 gunners. arrived on the
evening of the 16th, with 73 horses belonging to the
field-battery at Bristol, and the whole of the horses were
turned over to the batteries under orders for foreign
service. Captain Pack, with the four non-commissioned
officers, returned to-day to their station at Bristol, and
the six artificers and 20 gunners remain at head quarters
here to join the batteries for foreign service.
One bugler and 25 gunners of Captain Nedham's com-1
pany, 11th battalion, arrived in the garrison at 1 o'clock
p.m. on the 16th inst., from Eastbourne station, to join
the batteries for foreign service, as they are all men who
have gone through a course of field•battery duties. 25
gunners from Captain Campbell's company, Ist battalion,
stationed at Sheerness ; and 25 gunners from Captain
Edward Price's company, 7th battalion, stationed at
Shorncliffe, arrived in the garrison on the same day, all
for the purpose of joining the batteries under orders for
foreign service.
No day has been as yet fixed for the embarkation of
the troops of the Royal Artillery branch of the service,
but, as the arrangements become more matured, the
detail is better known. It appears Lieutenant-Colonel
Bloomfield does not proceed in command of a divison,
as the whole, consisting of 1 troop of Royal Horse
Artillery and 5 field-batteries, each to be 190 in strength
including officers and men, are to be under the command
of Colonel Cator, and the right and left divisions under
Lieutenant-Colonel Dacres and Lieutenant-Colonel
Lake, every man to be mounted and supplied with

Minie rifles.
Two companies of the 38th Regiment of Foot have
arrived at Woolwich to do duty with the two companies
previously here, in the room of the Royal Marines,
nearly all the men of that corps belonging to this divi-
sion having been draughted for service afloat, or to as-
sist at the other divisions. A detachment of the 19th
Foot has relieved the detachment of the 38th Regiment
from duty at Deptford dockyard.