The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

At a full parade of the officers and men of the
Royal and Indian Engineers at Brompton barracks,
' Chatham, yesterday, the finding and sentences
passed on two incorrigible characters belonging to
the Royal Engineer Train by a district court mar-
tial were promulgated to the troops, Joseph Taylor,
one of the prisoners tried, bears the character of
being one of the very worst men in her Majesty's
service, all attempts to reclaim him having failed.
He has been in the service about three years, during
nearly the whole of which time he has been under
punishment, and most of his time in prison, He has
been tried no less than eight times by court martial
for various, crimes. The offence for which he was
tried on the present occasion was that of having de-
serted from head quarters and making away with
the whole of his regimental necessaries, which he
sold for a trifling sum. He is branded with the let-
ter "D," and is altogether a most worthless charac-
ter. The court b efore which he was tried sentenced
kim to receive 50 lashes, to be imprisoned for 168
days, and to be placed under stoppages until the
value of his regimental articles is refunded. On the
sentence being submitted to Major-Gen. Eyre, com-
manding the district, he was pleased to direet that
the prisoner should only receive 25 lashes, which
will be administered in the military prison, Roches-
ter, 20 days' additional imprisonment being
awarded him. At the expiration of his term
of imprisonment he will be dismissed with dis-
, grace from her Majesty's service. The second
prisoner tried was George Taylor, his crime being
also that of desertion and making away with all his
necessaries. The Court sentenced him to be
branded with the letter " D," to be imprisoned for
112 days, and to be placed under stoppages. After
the sentences had been read both prisoners were
banded over to the custody of a strong escort and
conveyed to Fort Clarence military prison.
The Commanding Royal Engineer at Chatham
has received orders to prepare the necessary plans
and specifications for the several blocks of huts and
other buildings which are to erected on the site be-
tween the:Thames and Medway, purchased by the
Government as a rifle range for the officers and
troops belonging to Chatham garrison. The huts
will be built sufficiently capacious to quarter seve-
ral hundred troops in tliem, the authorities having
decided on always keeping a large body of men
under regular instruction.
The next examination of candidates for direct
commissions by the Council of Military Education
is to commence on Monday next at the Royal
Hospital, Chelsea.
The half-yearly inspection of the Royal Artillery
in the South-west District, has just been completed
by Col. F. Dunlop, C. 8., in command of the force
stationed in the district. The force comprises :
Field Artillery, one mounted battery, and two bat-
teries of the Bth Brigade-Garrison Artillery-10th
Brigade, eight batteries; 15th Brigade, six bat-
teries. Coast Brigade, one division, and the Suf-
folk and Dublin Militia Artillery Regiment. The
guns now mounted on the various works are up-
wards of 700. There are also two field batteries of
Armstrong guns, and one of smooth bore 9-pounders.
The following detachment of the 50th Regiment
will embark to-day on board the Herefordshire, at
Spithead, for conveyance to Ceylon :—Capt. Ellis,
Ensigns Fleury and Rolleston, 62 men, 5 women,
and 4 children.

The pedestal erected at Woolwich for the reception
of the monumental memorial intended to commemo-
rate the deaths of the officers and men of the Royal
Artillery, who fell in the Crimean war, having been
completed, the model figure in plaster was yester-
day placed thereupon, and in consequence of some
of the morning papers having stated that his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge would be present
to lay the foundation stone, an unusual number of
persons collected on the spot, and lingered about
for upwards of an hour in the expectation of behold-
ing some public ceremony. The statue, which con-
sists of an allegorical figure of Honour, encircled
in a loose drapery, is 9 feet high, and the pedestal
18 feet from the cap to the base, making a total of
27 feet in height. The figure is consequently per-
ceived on entering from any quarter, and faces the
barrack field and the review ground. In the rear
are the extensive range of the barracks, and the
parade ground, the whole of which, together with
the old Indian trophies stationed on either side, and
in front have an appropriate and picturesque ap-
pearance. The figure is represented as extending
the right hand, in the act of crowning with immor-
tality the deceased warriors who aro supposed to
kneel in succession, while a couple of wreaths are
held loosely on tho left arm for that purpose also.
The present figure in plaster will remain for a short
time in its position, in order to obtain a correct
judgment of the effect, after which it will be re-

placed by the permanent one, to be cast from cannon
taken from the Crimea, 12 of which, weighing
about 10 cwt. each, have been transported to Mr.
Bell's studio for that intention. The statue will be
cast in one solid block of metal, to consist of between
four or five tons weight. When completed, the
monument is expected to be inaugurated by his
Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief in per-
son.

The following memorandam was yesterday re-
ceived at Woolwich :

"With reference to the Royal Marine circular of
the 9th of May, 1859, referring to lodging money,
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
been pleased to signify that increased lodging al-
lowance at the rate of 4d. a day shall be paid to
the married non-commissioned officers, drummers,
privates, and gunners of the Royal Marines who
are compelled to live out of barracks for want of
accommodation, in the following proportions :-
3 out of 4 or' 5 sergeants per parade company, 4