The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-20 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The United Service Gazette says the Depot Battalions
are not to be resuscitated, but instead of the depot com-
panies of regiments being affiliated to other corps, they
will form local depots for recruiting and drilling men both
for the army and the militia, in the counties from which
the regiments were originally drawn.— Th e Martini-Henry
rifle has been adopted as the future weapon of the army.—
Major-General Studholme Brownrigg, C. 8., commanding
the troops at Chatham, is about to be removed to a
divisionol command in India.—ln the event of Mr.
Childers being unable to retain his seat in the Cabinet as
First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Halifax will be his
successor.—The report of the trial of the sword-bayonet
invented by Lord Elcho is not of so favourable a character
as to cause the weapon to be adopted for the Army.
The Army and Navy Gazette says it is generally believed
that Rear-Admiral Tarleton, who has considerable ad-
ministrative ability, will have the opportunity of again
serving at Whitehall.—The new Greenwich Hospital pen-
sions for medical officers will consist of one of £lOO per
annum for an Inspector-General, and two of £5O for staff •
surgeons.—We are very pleased in being enabled to state
that there is every probability of the strength of the
Marine Corps being materially raised as soon as

the House of Commons will pass the necessary vote.—
The last advices from China have brought us an account
of a sad accident which occurred on board H.M.S. Ocean.
A n.an fell from aloft and struck Captain Hewett, who
was walking the deck, and it was at first supposed
that both were killed, but on examination it was
discovered that the unfortunate seaman was dead and
the officer only bruised and shaken. Shortly after-
wards he was enabled to carry on his duty as usual.—

We learn by a private letter from India that Colonel C.
F. Fordyce, who has acted as Military Secretary to his
Excellency Lord Napier, K.T., Governor of Madras, for
the last five years, will vacate his appointment shortly,
but will continue to serve upon his Excellency's staff,
having been named for the Private Secretaryship.
Colonel Fordyce will be succeeded as Military Secre-
tary by Lieutenant-Colonel N. G. Campbell, Royal (late
Madras) Artillery, at present attached to the Madras
Ordnance Department.
The chief engineer and second engineer of the steamship
Black Eagle, which vessel broke down when being pre-
pared for Mr. Childers, aro to be removed from that ves-
sel.
A report is mentioned that in future the officers of the
brigade of Guards will not receive the superior rank now
granted them.
No intelligence of Mr. Childers is said to have been
received at the Admiralty since the Enchantress left
Devonport, notwithstanding that it was stated that the
right hon. gentleman would be within reach of the tele-
graph.
It is reported that several of our regiments of heavy
and medium cavalry are to be cuirassed, the value of the
cuirass as a means of protection for the body of the horse
soldier having been incontestably established in the Con-
tinental war,

A reporter who attended a banquet concluded his
description with a candid statement that "it is not dis-
tinctly remembered by anybody present who made the
last speech."--American Paper.
An American Protestant Episcopal clergyman, the
Rev. Mr. Cheney, has been on trial before the Church
Court at Chicago for omitting in the Baptismal Service
the word " regenerate."
A DIFFERENC E. The difference between a
countryman and a city greenhorn is, that one would like
to know everything, and the other thinks he can tell him
.--New York Times. _ .

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An open competition for three situations of assis-
tant to the Clerk of the Furniture will be held forthwith
in 'London, the preliminary examination on the 3rd
proximo, and the competitive examination on the 7th and
following days. The salary is £l3O a year, rising by £5
yearly to MO, together with an allowance of £1 is. a
week in lieu of apartments. •