The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-10 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

The mounted batteries of Royal Artillery sta-
tioned at Hilsea Barracks, near Portsmouth, were
officially inspected yesterday by Major-Gen. Lord
W. Paniet, C. 8,, commanding South -West District,
and Col. Hugh Dunlop, C. 8., commanding the
Royal Artillery in the South-West District.
The route for the A troop of the Royal Engineer
Train, under the command of Capt. Duff, has been
received, and the men and horses will at once com-
mence their march from Aldershot Camp to Bromp-
ton Barracks, Chatham, to go into winter quarters.
Lieut.-Col. Baker, of the 10th Hussars, three
troops of which regiment are now lying at Norwich,
has just returned from the scene of hostilities in Italy.
Three other troops of the 10th Hussars are also lying
at Ipswich ; and on Friday both divisions were in-
spected by Major-Gen. Lawienson, Inspector-
General of Cavalry.
Lieut.-Colonel James Spence, C. 8., late of her
Majesty's 31st Regiment, who died at Bath on
Monday last, entered the army at an early age,
and had seen much service. He was present
with his regiment in the action of Stuola, near
Genoa, on the 13th of April, 1814, and in the subse-
quent attacks upon the city of Genoa until its sur-
render, and also at the surrender of Corsica in the
same year. In the year 1815 he served with the
army in Naples. In 1825 he was present at the
burning of the ship Kent, in the Bay of Biscay, on
the Ist of March. He commanded the 31st Regi-
ment throughout the campaign on the Sutlej, for
which he received the war medal and three clasps ;
at the battles of Moodkee (soon after its commence-
ment), Ferozcshah (for which he was appointed a
Companion of the Bath), Buddiwal, and Aliwal,
and the Ist Brigade of Sir Harry Smith's division
at the battle of Sobraon, and was one of only five
officers out of 30 who escaped being wounded in all
these actions. At Ferozeshah and at Sobra,on he
had his horse shot under him.
The following General Order, relative to the
granting of leave of absence to officers and fur-
loughs tosoldiers has just been issued from the
Horse Guards by direction of the Duke of Cam-
bridge :

" His Royal Highness the General Command-
ing-in-Chief is pleased to approve of general offi-
cers commanding districts and divisions in Great
Britain, and officers commanding in garrisons not
included in any military district, granting leave of
absence to officers, and furloughs to non-commis-
sioned officers and soldiers, under the following re-
gulations and restrictions, viz.:—
" 1. Lea.Ve,bf absence granted under this order
to officers may commence as soon as the half-yearly
inspection shall have
.been made. Furloughs.
granted to non-commissioned officers and soldiers
may commence from the Ist of the next month.
" 2. These indulgences are to terminate on the
10th of March next, when, agreeably to her Ma-
jesty's regulations, all officers and soldiers are to be
present with their respective regiments and depots.
" 3. One field officer, one half of the captains, and
one half of the subaltern officers are always to be
present.
" 4. No officer (except in the performance of duty,
or for the purpose of joining his regiment) is to
quit the United Kingdom without having first re-
ceived her Majesty's special permission, according
to the regulation on that head.
" 5. Officers employed on the recruiting service
or upon the staff of the army are not to be included
in the number hereby fixed for the constant duty
of the regiment or depot.
"6. The applications for leave for regimental
paymasters and medical officers are to continue to
be made in the mode prescribed in the regulations
and orders for the army.
" 7. In cases of short leave of absence being re-

quested by adjutants, ridingmasters,quartermaiters,
or veterinary surgeons of regiments it will be ne-
cessary that a special report be made as to the mode
in which their duties are to be performed during
their absence, and that the commanding officer is
satisfied.

"8. The proportion of non-commissioned officers,
trumpeters, drummers, and private men to whom
furloughs may be granted is not to exceed 20 per
battery of Horse and Field Artillery, or 10 per
troop battery of garrison Artillery or company.
Commanding officers of regiments returning from
India may exercise a liberal discretion in granting
furloughs to soldiers who come home with their
corps._

military r districts
the officers commanding are at
of e ti
leave
discretion in granting the in-
dulgence
restrictions to the of absence under the foregoing
officers and soldiers under their
g the same to the Adjutant-Ge-
ncoemraml.and, reporting
"His Royal }Lome.
expects that the gen.eral
and other officers who:
preoepapowered to grant leave
of absence under the
gritvilistions of this order will
strictly confine that
officers herein specified to the proportion of
" By command of his Royal Highness the
General Commanding-in-Chief,
" JAMES YORKE SCARLET; Adj t.-Gen."
The following Circular Mem
°l.andura to the army,
dated " Oct. 2, 1860," has been issued from the Hors
Guards by order of the Duke of Cambridge : e
" His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief e.
in-Chief notifies, for the information and guidance
of the army with reference to the exemption from
the payment of toll, that it appears by a communi-
cation received from the War-office, that the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department has been
requested to cause the magistrates generally to be
informed that the meaning and intention of the
words 'on duty,' introduced in the 71st clause of 1
the Mutiny Act, are to exempt officers driving or
riding, whether in private vehicles or not, if on duty.
Also, that in considering the Mutiny Act for the
ensuing year, steps will be taken to remove all
ambiguity in the clause.
" By command,
" JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, AClit.-Gen."
The following revised regulations for the issue of
allowances, &c., to men of the Royal Marines on
their discharge from the service has just been issued
from the Admiralty :
"1' `terY Marine on his discharge from the
receive
service shallr allowance of ls. per day for
20 days from
the.e of his discharge, and in case i
he shall be emitted to a higher rate of pension than •,
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