The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-11 00:00:00

TROOPS FOR THE EAST.

The Adelaide and Brandon, hired screw steam-ships,
have been ordered to proceed immediately to Portsmouth,
where they are to embark the following troops, who
have been ordered to assemble at Portsmouth garrison
for immediate embarkation, to join the head-quarters of
their respective regiments in the Crimea and seat of war
in the East :

Non-commls,ioned
Officers, Officers and men.
1 121

Grenadier Guards
Scots Fanliers
let Foot (Ist battalion)
4th Foot
19th Foot
20th Foot
28th Foot
41st Foot .
44th Foot
46th Foot
49th Foot
88th Foot 1
Rifle Brigade (let battalion) 1

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91
51
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NEW DRESS FOR STAFF SURGEONS.

A new dress has just been decided upon for staff sur-
geons. It consists of a tunic or frock similar in shape
to the new line dress, with a slight display of gold lace.
The facings and cuffs are covered with black velvet,
turned up with lace. The dreis trousers are black, with
a stripe of gold cord ; the undress being of a similar
colour, but with a small scarlet cloth stripe. The cocked
bat will be retained with a small green plume. The re-
gimental medical officers' uniform will be almost similar
to the foregoing, save in regard to the facings and cuffs,
which will be regulated according to the shade and pat-
tern used by each corps. An addition will be made to
the foregoing in the shape of pouch, &c.

REGIMENTAL SA.VINGS BANKS.
The following circular (No. 1,166) has just been issued
from the War-office, dated Nov. 4:—
1813, Ap"rSilirl-3,H18er54M, atjoeastinyehriadvlhnge
wboaerrnapulets:fe
Jdu, blyyltl,se warrant of
grant-
ing medals and gratuities to soldiers In the army for good
conduct' and ' long service,' and having been further pleased
to direct that gratuities so awarded shall he placed, under
certain restrictions, in the savings bank of the regiment to
which such soldier may belong, I am directed to acquaint
you, in furtherance thereof, and with reference to the cir-
cular letter from this department of the 22d May last (No.
2,159), that the following instructions should be observed
in investing the gratuities alluded to :
" The gratuity is to be placed the credit of the sol-
dier in the savings balk ledger, separate and distinct from
his ordinary savings bank transactions, as also from any
deposits he may have iu any friendly society fund invested
iu the regimental savings bank.
"The following heading is to be written over the gra-
tuity account in the ledger Gratuity—Not to be paid
until discharged from the service.
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having o
the
the
heading reg rn
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"In the event of a soldier being transferred from the
regiment in which he is serving to another regiment, a
separate transfer statement, to be called from C, is to be
the
amount of gratuity awarded, with the amount of interest
added to principal, and separately stating the amount of
interest, if any, to be afterwards added for any broken
stated,
period previous to transfer. aastn
trans-
ferred,sn "
When a regiment is transferred tolthe Indian establish-
ment,
specifying
these gratuities will be transferred to the India
Company in the same way as the ordinary savings bank
and friendly society deposits have hitherto been trans-
firred, but continuing to be separately and distinctly
stated from ordinary deposits.
" To simplify as much as
possible the transfer of gra-
tuities to soldiers serving with their regiments in India, a
notification of the award will in future he made by the
Secretary-at-War to the Directors of the East India Com-
pany, as well as to the officer commanding the regiment,
with directions to the paymaster, that the amount awarded
is to bo deducted from the quarterly remittance return of
effects, with a reference to the number and date of the
War-office letter.
" When men are discharged in India for the purpose of
settling there, at the Cape of Good Hope, or any colony
eastward thereof, then tie principal and interest of their
gratuities are to be withdrawn, and paid to them like their
ordinary savings bank deposits.
"In those cases where mon are sent home to be dis-
charged, the East India Company will transfer to the Bri-
tish Government the gratuity deposits of such men in tie
same mode as that in which their savings bank balances
are now transmitted, care being taken to distinguish such
gratuities from ordinary savings bank deposits.
" Should a man entitled to a gratuity di. before he is
discharged from the service, the principal and interest are
to be added to his effects in the mode pointed out in the
7th section of the Savings Bank Warrant of llth Oct.,
1843.

"As these gratuities are only subject to forfeiture on
conviction by a general, garrison, or district court-saartial,
commanding officers will take care to report such cases
especially to the Secretary at War, and give the requisite
directions to the paymaster to remit to this country the
principal and interest so forfeited, with the other remit-
tances to be placed to the credit of the public.
" As regards regiments on the British establishment, all
forfeited gratuities are to be withdrawn front the savings
rank, like any other deposits, and specifically credited to
the public in the general state of the quarterly pay list,
with a reference to the date of the commanding officer's
letter reporting the forfeiture of the gratuity, to the tecre-
tary at War.
" In regard to those regiments on the British establish.
went which have not opened savings banks and to the sol-
diers of which gratuities for good conduct' and 'long
services' may be awarded, it will .be requisite that the
officer commanding should open savings banks for the pur-
pose of investing such gratuities at interest under the
authority of the warrant of 13th April, and the circular
from this ofllce dated May 21, 1854.—1 have, &e.,
" B. linwss."