The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

The annexed Circular Memorandum has been
addressed to the army at home :--
"Horse Guards, S.W., Sept. 15.
" There will be no objection on the part of his
Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief,
to officers permitting a certain number of men to
assist in the harvest, on being applied to for such
assistance,—By command,

" JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjt.-General."

The 22d Company of Royal Engineers, which has
just arrived in England from the Mauritius, after
an absence of seven years, has been so much reduced
in strength from the number of deaths anadukost,haesr
casualties which have taken place in
now only
well as from several of the men whothiaitie
in-
valided home from time to time, tfha
of 100
numbers 34 men of all ranks, out 0
upwardswho embarked
been in-
non-commissioned officers and men
During the time
1853- . . .
with the company
ed at the Mauritius it
the 22d Company was
Ordnancestati
survey, as well as
in May.,un
was employed on the
other public works which are
the engineering
and'n that island under the direction
being carried out
Government.j The climate, however,
of the local
had its effect upon the men, several of whom died,
and a still larger number have been sent home per-
manent
invalids. Before the Royal Engineers left
the mauritius a large and handsome monument,
designed and executed by the men of the company,
was raised to the memory of their deceased com-
rades. On the arrival of the 22d Company at th•
headquarters of the Royal Engineers' establishment,
Chatham, it will be raised to its full complement
from the detachments of Royal Engineers stationed
at Brompton Barracks. The 22d Company is suc-
ceeded at the Mauritius by the 11th Company, from
India, the Government having decided on discon-
tinuing the employment of the Royal Engineers in
India, where only the Royal Indian Engineers will
in future be stationed.

The appointment of Commanding Royal Engineer
at Chatham, vacant by the promotion of Col. M.
Williams to be Major-General, has been conferred
on Col. J. Twiss, Royal Engineers.
The remaining companies of the depot of the Ist
battalion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment have
proceeded from the hut barracks at Chatham gar-
rison to Templemore, where they will be attached to
the depot battalion at that station. The following
officers of the Bth left Chatham with that regiment,
viz.:—Captain A. T. Welsh, in command; Lieut.
C. N. Fry, Ensign R. Handcock, and Ensign W. 11.•
Bridge. During the great number of years the
conduct
of has been stationed at Chatham, the cond
of the officers and men has reflected the highest
their
credit on that distinguished regiment, tteo_tted.
departure from the garrison is generallyor._ Jmajor
We regret to announce the death of4n3dr
Light ln
J. G. C. Disbrowe, of her Majesty' :n
the 4th intit.,
fantry, which took place at Suez This gallant
upon his return home from, I
her :llajesty's service,
officer had been 16 Scars 111
:in Central India. His
regiment during the
the 43d
cry, and his loss will be
and was present with
whole of the late ope7.;is°en"is
his brother officers of
death was caused by
s most deservedly () p puler.
among whom he Nra
deeply deplored by
Royal C
The Carnarron wing,.arnarvon and An-
glesey Rifles,assembled for 2 i days' training at Car-
narvona the 10th inst. About 385 •
o men, exclusive
of officers and non-commissioned officers, or nearly
the whole strength of the wing, were present. A
portion of the men are of
undergoing a course pre-
liminary musketry instruction daily, under the
superintendence of the Adjutant.