The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

-THE ARMY.
Or A Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, the Rliadamantbus
stet' za.vessel sailed from the Victualling-office, Plymouth,
for: Cork, with a portion of the 55th Regiment from St.
r.
..Ireorge s-square Barracks, Davenport. The-Dee steam-
`vessel, after being repaired, will follow in a few days
with the remainder of the regiment. The sth Fusileers,
under the temporary command of. Major Johnson,
arrived at Plymouth last Thursday, and marched to
Davenport yesterday (Monday). Three companies have
yet to arrive from Cork, which will be brought over by
the Rhadamanthus in a few days. The total strength
of the regiment is 1,060 men. The regiment last served
in the Mediterranean, and will probably proceed to the
Mast during the next year. The sth Regiment was
highly distinguished in the Peninsular war, having
served from Roleia to Toulouse. The regiments be-
longing to the Plymouth division werr, inspecteo. by
Major-General the Hon. H. Murray, le.st week.
The Reverend Aix. Mathias, who has succeeded the
Reverend Mr. Gleig in. the chapl'Aincy of Chelsea, Hos-
pital, officiated for the first tiro-, on Sunday last. The
salary attached to this office is 3001. per annum, with
perquisites. Both clergymen, in early life, were com-
missioned officers. Mr. Gleig served while connected
with the 85th in the Peninsular, North American, and
the New Orleans wars, and received some severe wounds.
Mr. Mathias was *at one period an officer in the 79th
Higghlanders.
EDUCATION IN TUE ARIVIY.—Some weeks since we
announced that {she Government had directed attention
to the general condition of the soldier, and that one of
the first reforms about to be introduced into our military
system was the establishment of normal schools at
Chelsea, tor the training of teachers for the army in
general. The Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea we s
first es*Ablished in 1801 by the late Duke of York, 'the
commAander-in-chief of the period. It affords acce;nuen_
dati.on to about 1,000 boys and girls, who are instructed
on Dr. Bell's system. The boys on leaving have the
f.Vtion of entering the army or going to any other em
Vloyment suited to them, while the girls are placed out
as apprentices.

Tiie instruction now imparted is •fts simple as it was
on the first establishment, an the inmates merely learn
spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, with little, if in-
.deed any, geography or history. It may be added that
even in these branches the children are seldom profi-
cient, owing, no doubt, to the system of employing an
irregular class of teachers.
According to the War-office announcements, the edu-
cational staff at the new schools will comprise :—A head-
master, who must be a clergyman, a second master and
juniors, &c., and all of whom must be efficient instruc-
tors in the higher branches of general education,
including the first rudiments of the art of military
theory, of field practice, &c. &c. An examination of
candidates took place within the last few-days, but, we
believe, resulted only in the selection of a person to the
boys' school. The other appointmenta may not be made
for some time. The Rev. G. R. Cneig,, principal chap-
lain to the forces, resigned the office of chaplain to Chel-
sea Hospital, which he also held about three weeks
since, but he continued to -perform service at the institu-
tion np to Friday last, and on the following day made
the necessary prepare:4lons for a visit to France, Prussia,
Austria, &c., where he will make inquiries into the
modes adopted fr
Jr the education of the army in these
countries. OD. his return he will make a report to the
Secretary-at:crier, upon which, of course, will depend
the movetrAents of the Government. The Rev. Gentle-
man will., for the future, be the inspector-general of
militar.y schools.