The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Royal
Yesterday his
(}lighness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, C
...oninaander-i accompanied by Ma-
jor-Gen. Sir It. Airey,n. Quartermaster-Ge-
neral, and an aide-de-ca went down to Chatham
for the purpose of reviewing the troops at that gar-
rison. His Royal lii,:lnenNsgvsarseached the Chatham
station at 12 o'clock,
received by Major-
Gen. Eyre, Commandant of thearrl
Sandham, Diract
or of the RoyalEngineersor, ; Col. H.
Esta-
blishment ; Col. M. 'Williams, ; eut- Coil
Stanton, C. 8., R.E., Assist.-Adjt.-General ; and
other officers, and was shortly afterwards joined by
Gen. Sir J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspector-Gene-
ral of Fortifications, who had previously arrivedut
Chatham. The Duke immediately proceeded to
the lines, where the whole force of the garrison was
drawn up, the troops being in heavy marching
order. On arriving within the garrison a Royal
salute of 21 guns was fired from the Cornwallis
Battery by a party of Marine gunners. The gar-
rison at Chatham being now very strong, the troops
on the ground made a very imposing array. They
consisted of the Ist battalion of infantry, under the
command of Col. 11. Jervis, including the depots of
the 7th Royal Fusiliers, 24th, 35th, 43d (Light In-
fantry), 53d, 77th, and the St. Helena Regiments ;
the 2d battalion, to which is attached the depot
companies of the 20th, 23d (Royal 'Welsh Fusiliers),
31st, 52d (Light Infantry), and 73d Regiments;
the 3d battalion, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
C. E. Fairtlough, which includes the 4th, 19th,
75th, 81st, 91st, and 94th depots ; the corps of the
Royal and Indian Engineers, under the command
of Col. A. P. Ross ; and the battalion of Royal Ma-
rine Light Infantry, commanded by Lieut.-Col. T.
C. Moore, the whole numbering nearly 200 officers
and about 5,000 men of all ranks, exclusive of the
Engineer detachments and the recruits who were
_drawn up in their barrack squares. The whole of
the men were in heavy marching order, and each
man was furnished with ten rounds of blank cart-
ridge. Hid royal highness, attended by a brilliant
staff; arrived on the ground at half-past 12, when the
troops, Who had been formed in contiguous quarter
distance columns
the bandsreceived him with a goner al salute,
aYi
thenn the National Anthem. His
Royal Highness
passed alongthe front and rear of the columns
made an individual inspec-
tion of the men, all aoirnwhom have been just been
furnished with their uniforms. Forming in
open columns of companeiwe
marching past in
slow and quick time, the m3u'raainnnedeuvres incidental to
a field-day commenced. D
were marching past his RoyalgpS:shenes
time the troops
at the
frequently
expressed himself in terms of
excel-
lent manner in which this part of thea day's. pro-
ceedings was performed, the battalions of intantry,
although composed for the most part of very youn2,
soldiers, marching past in a manner that was riot
to be surpassed -by any .other corps in the service.
At the conclusion' of this
,movement his Royal
Highness sent for Colonel Jervis, and complimented
him on the excellent manner in which the march-
ing past had been effected. The troops, under the
command of General Eyre, then proceeded to exe-
cute a variety of other manoeuvres, and, notwith-
standing that some of them were of a rather com-
plicated character, they went through them with
remarkable steadiness and correctness, proving the
careful training which has been bestowed on them.
One of the most interesting movements of the day

was that in which the entire force was formed into
two lines, facing the east, to resist the supposed ad-
vance of an enemy, skirmishers being thrown out
to repel the approach of the enemy. At the close
his Royal Highness had the troops t"( rmed into
close column, when the field officers w, re called to
the front, and his Royal Highnes ;, addressing
General Eyre and the commanding officers, ex-
pressed his delight and satisfaction .t the appear-
ance and proficiency of the troops of that garrison.
The various evolutions had been performed in an
exceedingly creditable and satisfactory manner,
and the:discipline and appearance of the men gene-
rally reflected the highest credit on all the officers in
comuiand. From the few expressions used by the duke
it was evident that the proceedings of the day engaged
his deepest attention. At the close of the address
of his Royal Highness the troops returned to their
quarters, which they reached about 3 o'clock. His
Royal Highness, accompanied by Gen. Sir J. F.
Burgoyne, Major-Gen. Sir R. Airey, Major-Gen.
Eyre, and a numerous party of officers, then pro-
ceeded to the extreme end of the Lines, Fort Pitt,
and other points, for the purpose of inspecting the
fortifications and works of defence connected with
the neighbourhood of the garrison. Last night his
Royal Highness was to be the guest of Gen. Eyre
at Government House.
The camp equipage rescued from the stranded
transport Havering was spread on the Government
ground, New Passage, Devonport, on Monday, to
try.

ST. PAUL'S, KNIGHTSBRIDGE.-ELEC-
TION OF CHURCHWARDENS.

The usual Easter vestry meeting for the election
of churchwardens for the district parish church of
St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, was held yesterday in
the new schoolrooms in Wilton-place. The lion.
and Rev. ROBERT LIDDELL, the incumbent of the
parish, took the chair. The attendance was nume-
rous, but by no means crowded, notwithstanding
that printed bills had been generally eitculated
through the district earnestly inviting those who
were " desirous of opposing the confessional and
other Popish practices of the Church of England"
to come forward and support the election of that
well-tried friend of the Protestant cause, Mr. Wes-

terton," to whom a requisition again to take the
office had been got up, and at a very short notice
extensively signed. There were several friends of
the incumbent present, but these were evidently in
the minority.
The Rev. INCUMBENT having taken his seat ex-
plained the purpose of the meeting in the following
terms. He said—My friends and parishioners, we
are met here in pursuance of the usual notice affixed
upen the church walls, to proceed to the nomina-
tion of churchwardens for the ensuing year, and
it is my duty as incumbent of the parish to preside
on the occasion. But before we go to the business
of the day, I wish to remind myself and you of the
very sacred season at which we are here met toge-
ther, viz., the season of Easter. This is Easter
Tuesday, and that very word Easter ought to re-
mind us of one of the greatest, most blessed, and
most consolatory truths in our holy religion—the
doctrine of the resurrection. Let us remember that
the very first thing our blessed Lord did upon His
resurrection was to greet his disciples with peace ;
and bearing in mind this sacred greeting, which I
think we should at the same time regard as an in-
junction, I would impress with all kindliness and
affection upon the mind of every onewho is now pre-
sent the duty of preserving peace on an occasion of
this kind, when we are assembled for a simple and
proper object—electing officers for the ensuing year.
(Hear, hear.) We find in the Holy Scriptures that
peace is spoken of as accompanied by other virtues
—as love, joy, long-suffering, temperance, meek-
ness, faith, and so on ; and opposed to these are
hatred, variance, revilings, wrath, strife, seditious,
heresies, envyings, and such like, of which those
who are guilty we are told shall not inherit the
kingdom of God. I desire earnestly to keep these
sacred points of Christian teaching before my own
mind in all I may say or do here to-day, and I
earnestly and affectionately exhort you to recollect
that these sacred words apply to you as well as to
me, and that as we obey them our future happiness
depends. With these preliminary remarks I will
now proceed as the chairman of this meeting and
as the incumbent of the parish to nominate my
churchwarden, and with his consent and concur-
rence I name my friend Mr. Davidson, who has
been so kind as to fill that office for the past year.
I would further observe, that while I wish to ex-
press my thankfulness to him for the care and at-
tention he has paid to the work and functions of
the office during the time he has held it, I desire in
like manner to avail myself of this opportunity to
express my acknowledgments in the same way to
his co-adjutor, Mr. Hall, who has performed his
duties and on all occasions conducted himself towards
me in' a kind amicable manner.' Vlear, he4f.rire
told me when he entered Upon the office that.it Was'
not his wish to offer any factious opposition to, the
work of the church, as conducted by us, the clergy.
He said that he thought some of the proceedings
that had taken place here before were detrimental
to the interests of true religion, and that he had no
wish to take any part in such proceedings himself.
He has fulfilled his pledge towards me in this re-
spect—he has throughout his period of office acted
in an amicable and kindly manner towards me, and
lam grateful for it. There has been one instance,
and one only, in which we differed. In that case
the point of difference was referred to the Ordi-
nary, who gave his decision in my favour. Mr.
Hall afterwards admitted that he had been led
into error as to the nature of his duties
in respect to this matter, and the thing then
passed over. I having named Mr. David-
son as my churchwarden, it now devolves upon you
to nominate the person you think most eligible to
fill the same office on the part of the parishioners.
Mr. WESTERTON—Before we proceed to the
nomination I have one or two questions which, as a
parishioner, I am desirous of putting to you. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN—I must beg beforehand, as
chairman, to say that we must confine ourselves to
the duty for which we are assembled. That duty is
to elect churchwardens for the ensuing year, and
not to catechise me. (Oh, oh.) I hope, therefore,
that we shall proceed to do that which is lawfully
required of us without interruption. (Hear, hear,
and " Oh, oh.")
Mr. WESTERTON—I am obliged to you for the
information, but I did not require it. lam here in
the discharge of my duty as a parishioner in pro•
posirbos a person to fill the office of churchwarden ;
but before I do so, as this is the only opportunity I
can have of putting a question or two to you in
your character of the incumbent of the parish, I
avail myself of it, and upon the answers I may re-
ceive will depend very much the person I shall
nominate. The first question I wish to ask is,
" Did you not help yourself to the money collected
at the offertory when the sacrament was adminis-
tered to pay for altar lights, without the consent of
lahe.nsetatchgr
teeo
the parishioners' churchwarden, and notwithstand-
ingT thtaits,ipsrtortueest;s
y?
ou(Sdeidveirta.4 poartihsheriosncerrisedex,
,c,laoixmdeedr:
order," and e Chair," and .evident symptoms- of
angry feeling began to display themselves on both
sidAesI3.2ARISIIIONER (one of the incumbent's friends)
—I have a right, as a p
against this unseemly interruption. ne(rinttoerrupprottioensl
Cries of "Wh aareoldyootnh?en
teexn‘cd‘lTamulamtiohnism,
which
egwdashdvv. oration.am ly
" Order," "Chao
,"
effectually put a stop to the intended
Rev.
CHAIRMAN
After a few minutes, during
CHAIRMAN remained upon hisle
Mr. A
endea-
vouring to restore order, he took
partial lull to say, addressing
must remind you that your question has nothing—
do with the duties we are here met to performth
(" Oh, oh," and cheers.) I, as chairman, rule that.
it is an irrelevant question, and that I decline to
answer it. (Cries of " Quite right " on one side,
met by counter cries of "That is a confession of
guilt," and much confusion.)
Mr. WESTEBTON—The answer is sufficient. (Oh,
oh.) My second question is, "From what fund was
the old debt paid which you had contracted for
altar candles, which debt, when I was in office, I
would not allow to be taken from the altar money'"
The CHAIRMAN—I have the same answer to give
to that as to the other question. (Rene ?Fed inter-
ruption, and cries of " That is pleading guilty.")
Upon any point upon which I can be legally ques-
tioned I am always ready to give a proper account
to the ordinary, my superior, to whom I am directly
answerable, viz., the Bishop of London. I have
always done so, and am still ready to do so, but I
do not recognise the propriety of submitting to be
thus questioned upon such an occasion as this.
(" Oh, oh," and cheers.) I must, therefore, call you
to order, and request you to proceed to he legal
business of the day—the election of a fit and proper
person to fill the office of parishioners' church-
warden for the ensuing year. (" Oh," and inter-
ruption.)
Mr. WESTERTON—I was quite prepared for that
answer; but I will put another question. (Cries of
" Shame," " Order," and cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN—I can only give the same an-
swer—(" hear," and "oh")—and if I am not allowed
tceebnduct the business of the meeting and maintain
order, I must leave the chair.
Mr. WESTERTON—I expected that, but I must
and
The
h o citA
put the question nevertheless, (" Shame,"
cheers.)RMAN—Then I must call you to order.
(" Oh, oh," and renewedit interruption.) Do you
recognise my
author
Mr. WESTERTON authority as chairman or not ?
.apo all you to order, and
ly, at present. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMANThen e
tell you that I rule those questions
to be irrelevant