The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-03 00:00:00

INFALLIBILITY.

According to a telegram from Rome received by
the Univers, the Council has had an official an-
nouncement of an early discussion of the Infallibility
question. The first batch of the documents relating
to the dogma have already been distributed among
the Fathers of the Council. The Univers rejoices
that the work has at last been taken in hand, and
affirms that it has given great satisfaction to Catholic
hearts. The scheme having been put before the
Council in a definitive manner, it. is possible to
form an idea of the time when the decisive step will
be taken, and the Church will have an infallible
Pope. The promulgation of the Schema has been
spoken of as likely to take place at Pentecost, so that
in about five weeks time the world will witness the
completion of the momentous work, which is expected
to be the signal for the separation of the Ultramon-
tanists and the representatives of modem society.

THE REORGANISATION OF THE
VOLUNTEERS.

The War Office has just issued the first of a series of
" Reserve Forces Circulars," in which the scheme for
reorganizing the Volunteer Force is indicated. The
practice of issuing a special circular for each distinct
subject and for each separate branch of the Reserve
Forces will be discontinued, and the " Reserve
Forces Circular" will be issued quarterly, and will
contain all future orders affecting the Militia,
Yeomany Cavalry, Volunteer Corps, Enrolled
pensioners, and the army and militia reserves, and so form
a complete record. The general arrangements for the
consolidation of the reserve forces commence in the cir-
cular with a list of the new military district. All
branches of the reserve forces will be placed under the
command of the general officers of the regular forces
commanding in the several districts ; the command in all
cases to be so exercised that the Militia, Yeomanry,
and Volunteers shall be led by their respective officers.
The rules affecting the volunteers commence by a state;
ment that Articles 97 to 107, 110, 111, 117, 251, and 287
to 289 of the Volunteer Regulations, 1863, are cancelled.
These related to the assemblies of volunteers in large
numbers, to the responsibilities of commanding officers on
such occasions, and to the instruction in camp duties, and
the formation of volunteer camps. The rest of the can-
celled articles related to inspectors of volunteers and are
cancelled in consequence of the abolition of the inspector-
ships. Company drills will be ordered by officers com-
manding companies or corps; and battalion drills by officers
commanding corps or administrative regiments as the case
may be ; but in garrison towns notice of the dates fixed
for battalion drills will have to be given by commanding
officers to the officer commanding the garrison. When
two or three battalions of volunteers of any county pro-
pose to meet regularly for brigade drill under their own
officers, application will be made to the general officer
commanding the district, and he will obtain the concur-
rence of the lord-lieutenant of the county and grant a
general permission extending over the current volunteer
year, or such shorter period as he may think advisable.
Official inspections will be arranged for by the general
officers commanding districts,who are, however, instructed
to consult as far as possible the convenience of the com-
manding officers in fixing the days and hours of the in-
spections. It is recommended that in the case of admini-
strative regiments the corps should be inspected separatly
at their own headquarters every third year. Inspections
are to be looked upon as a distinct duty, and may be held
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The arrangements for brigading the reserve forces and
for holding reviews and field-days, do not differ materially
from the old regulations. When a brigade is to be com-
posed partly of regular and partly of reserve forces,
officers of the regular army will be appointed brigadiers
and brigade-majors. When the brigades are composed of
reserved forces only, the general officer will appoint the
senior commanding officer in the brigade as brigadier,
unless in special cases he may consider it more desirable
to appoint an officer of the regular army. The remainder
of the new regulations relate to the repair of arms and
requisitions for clothing.

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