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

THE ARMY.

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Yesterday his Royal Highness Duke of Cam-
bridge, the. am-
Connander-in-Chief accompanied by Ma-
jor-Gen. Sir R. Aire K C. 13
Ge-
neral, "du, aide.deYe, • -, Quartermaster-Ge-
for the pluirisp amp, went down to Chatham
purpose of the troops at that gar-
rison.
Highness reached the Chatham
station at 12 o'clock,c'a wasr received by Major-
Gen. Eyre, Commandant thet garrison ; Col. H.
Sandham, Director of theo
ol3t-aFI. Engineer Esta-
blishment ;Col. M. Williams,
Stanton, C. 8., R.E., Assist,.-Ad.t.lGLeieut.-Col. E.
other officers, and was shortly afterwards joined
and
Gen. Sir J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspoe.
ijoorGedenby
ral of Fortifications, who had previously arrived at
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. H. 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 Bth, 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. Hia royal highness, attended by a brilliant
6,t_ar, arrived on the ground at half-past 12, when the
`roops, who had beenformed
quarter
distance th columns, received him withageneralsalute,
bands 2
Royal 11. , playing the National Anthem. His
Panness then passed along the front and
rear "the Columnsmen
and made an individual inspee-
furnis,theirlof whom have been just been
hed with
open columns of con, new uniforms. Forming in
slow and quick time, the and marching past in
a field-day commenced.lel)manoeuvres incidental to
were marching past his ituring the time the troops
expressed himself in termlaYoal Highness frequently
lent manner in which this part
traoise at the excel-
lent
was performed, the battalfiothe day's. pro-
although composed for the most partnosrof infantry,
soldiers, marching past in a manner that very
w young
to be surpassed by any other corps in thesaes'
vr "Rot
At the conclusion of this movement his Royal c e
ilighness sent for Colonel Jervis, and
complimented-
him on the excellent manner in which the march-
ing.past had been cfreeted; The troops, under the
command of General Eyre, then proceeded to exe.
cute a variety of other mananivres, 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 fc rmed into
close column, when the field officers wire called to
the front, and his Royal Highnes addressing
General Eyre and the commanding officers, ex-
pressed his delight and satisfaction at 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
command. 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-
cceded to the extreme end of the Lines, Fort Pitt,
and other points, for the purpose of inspecting the
ortifications 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
dry.

ST. PA UL'S, KNIRIITSBRIDGE.-ELEC-

TION OF CHURCHIVARDEXS.

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 Hon.
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 circulated
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
upon 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 mitya 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 one who 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, long•suffering, temperance, meek-
ness, faith, and so on ; and opposed to these are
hatred, variance, revilings, wrath, strife, •editions,
heresies, env rings, and such like, of which those
who are gui:ty we are told shall not inherit the

kingdom of Cfod. 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 effectionately 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 thy 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. (Hear, hear.) He
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-
nery, 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 th© 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, lam 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, bet I did not require it. lam here in
the discharge of my duty as a parishioner in pro•
posing a person to fill the office of churchwarden ;
but beore 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
the parishioners' churchwarden, and notwithstand-
ing his protests ? (Several parishioners exclaimed,
" That is true ; you did it." Others cried, " Order,
order," and " Chair," and evident symptoms of
angry feeling began to display themselves on both
sides.)
A. PARISHIONER (one of the incumbent's friends)
—I have a
against this
interruption.
to
Cries of (Interruption.protest
to"
ICVhhaior,,,areyou?" " Turn him out,"
effectduall
y put a atop ththe
p and other exclamations, which
Orer
hl which the Rev.
intended oration.
After a few minutes, .during
CHAIRMAN remained upon
endea-
vouring to restore order, he tookls legs vainly
partial lull to say, addressing advantage of a
Mr. West t I
Wester ton remind you that your question has nothi
do with the duties we are here met to pfug to
(t Oh, oh," and cheers.) I, as chairman,
ruleer ot rhat
m
it is an irrelevant question, and that I decline' to
answer it. (Cries of " Quite right " 01 one side,
met by counter cries of •' That is a confession of
guilt,' and much confusion.)
Mr. WESTERTON—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 e
The CHAIRMAN—I have the same answer to give
to that as to the other question. (Rene 4,ed 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 the 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
to conduct the business of the meeting and maintain
order, I- must leave the chair.
Mr. WESTEItTON—I expected that, but I must
put the question nevertheless. (" Oh," " Shame,"
and cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN—Then
(" Oh,
o,n I must call you to order.
and renewed interruption.) Do you
recognise my authority
as chairman or not Mr. AY ESTERTON
The.CIIAIUMANTi ertainly, at present. (Hear.)
len I call you to order, and
tell you that I rule
tium questions to be irrelevant