The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-10 00:00:00

REDUCTION IN THE ARMY.

CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM TO INFANTRY
AT HOME AND ABROAD, EXCEPT INDIA.
HORSE GUARDS, SEPT. 5,1856.

Seven battalions Foot 1, Her Majesty's Government
Guard, each at an esta- having, in consequence of the
blishment of 10 companies, return of peace, determined to
of 46 serjeauts, exclusive of effect a reduction in the army,
the schoolmaster, seventeen and the establishment of regi-
drummers, including drum. ments of infantry having been
major, 800 rank and file, fixed by the Queen at the num-
with 50 supernumeraurank hers given in the margin, his
and filo to each battalion Royal Highness the General
until absorbed; and an ad- Commanding-in-Chief has been
dition of one pipe-major pleased to approve of the follow.
and five pipes to each bat- ing arrangements for carrying
talion of the Scots Fusilier out that measure :
Guards. 2. Officers commanding will

Eighty-two regiments at select from the whole strength
home and in the colonies, of the corps the specified num-
at an establishment of 12 ber of men, being careful to re-
companies, of 55 scrjeants, thin as many as possible of the
exclusive of the schoolmas- prescribed standard of sft. 6in.,
ter, 21 drummers, including proceeding to the depots (when
drum-major, 1,000 rank and both portions of the regiment
filo, with 50 supernumerary are at home) to select the men.
rank and filo until ab- The whole of the men composing
sorbed, to be borne by the the service companies abroad
service companies when the are to be considered to form
regi.nent is at home, part of those retained on the

Ist and 2d battalions establishment.
Royals, 2d, 33, 4th, sth, 3. The battalions being corn-
6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, pleted, officers commanding re-
14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, gimeuts, and the depots of re-
18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, giments abroad, will ascertain
21d, 23d, 25th, 26th, how many of this surplus, whe-
28th, 30th, 31st, 33d, ther up to the prescribed stan-
34th, 36th, 37th, 38th .dard or not, provided they are
39th, 40th, 41st, 42d, fit in other respects, are willing
44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, to volunteer to other regiments,
48th, 49th 50th, 51st, which will be named hereafter,
54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, or the Land Transport Corps,
58th, 59th, 2d and 3d bat- now being re-organised under
talious 60th, 62d, 63d, the title of the Military Train.
65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, Every man accepted as a vo-
69th, 71st, 72d, 73d, lunteer for regiments of the
76th, 77th, 79th, 80th, line will receive one guinea
82d, Ssth, 88th, 89th, bounty; where2o rank and filo
90th, 91st, 92d, 93d, are given by one regiment to
94th, 95th, 96th, 97th, another, a serjeant will be
98th, 99th, Ist, 2d, and 3d allowed to volunteer with them.
battalions Rifle Brigade. The pay, &c., in the Military
An addition of 1 pipe. Train is to be assimilated in all
major and 5 pipers to respects to the cavalry.
42d, 71st, 72d, 79th, 92d, 4. Commanding officers will
and 93d Regiments. then proceed to dispose of the
Regiments in India will .remainder, dividing them into
remain at their present es- the following classes, and trans-
tablishment. witting description returns to
The 12th Foot to re- this department, or to the De-
main at its present esta- puty Adjutant-General at Dub-
blishment of 1,200 rank and IM, according to the form pre-
file. scribed at page 198 Queen's Re-
gulations, a separate return
being forwarded for each class,
together with au abstract, ac-
cording to the accompanying:--
Firstly-Men to be invalided as totally unfit for
service.
Secondly-Such non-commissioned Officers and men
as may be considered by the medical officers as of
weakly constitution, and not likely to become robust
and efficient soldiers.
Thirdly-Men of incorrigibly bad character whom it
may be desirable to discharge, and who, being marked,
will not be able to re-enlist, provided they are not en-
titled to pension or gratuity under any existing warrant.
A. special report of these cases is to be made for the de-
ciion of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-
if. necessary, after having disposed
Lastly-And only,
of the three classes above specified, a return of the re-
maining" non-commissioned officers and men, without
distinction as to age or length of service, who may to
disinclined to continue in the army, and are desirous