The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-13 00:00:00

TRE ARM]'.

The ceremony of decorating two soldiers with a
silver medal, which, together with a gratuity of Zfi
each, had been conferred on them by command of
the Duke of Cambridge for long and meritorious
service, took place on the general parade-ground at
Chatham barracks yesterday, at a full parade of the
officers and troops composing the first battalion of
infantry. The officers and men of the several regi-
ments composing the battalion having been drawn
alralteded to the
up in order, the two men, Private John M'Cowens
i7n7gthtoßtehgeimAelt,yanHdoJspoihtaln Taylor,corps an orderly belong-
thmehnase,ece of 20
front, when the medals were presented to each of
them in presence of the whole of the troops by Col.
Jervis, who expressed the gratification he expezi-
Private
years, during the whole of which period his character
77th having borne a con-
spicuous part in the Crimean p cam sign. Taylor has
served a period of nearly 21 years, and was formerly
in the 16th-and 58th, in both of which his character
a lity for
was always Tyr"
each of the men win be deposited in the regimental
savings-bank, and on their quitting the service the
with interest, will l'° handed to them.
The The gentlemen c,oacts belonging the Royal • •
he is SlSOViedrelco
Mill-
madox„ty at Woolwich
tarY have entered upon
tb,.;.- calf-yearly examination
duties,
preparatory
to closing the establishment
for the Christmas
holydays. The usual assembling for the distribu-
tion of prizes Will take place on Tuesday, the 18th
inst., which the Duke of Cambridge, in his capacity
of President of the Council of Education, has sen
sented to preside over and also to inspect the con-
pany
under arms, The two new wings, situated
at the extreme angles of the building, arc progress-
ing towards completion, and are expected to be
ready for the reception of the cadets, on the re-
sumption of their duties after the Midsummer
vacation, when each student will be afforded the
long-desired advantage of a separate sleeping room,
and the inconvenience now experienced in the want
and lecture rooms will be
of appropriate clads
effectually remedied. The architectural appearance
of the exterior will also be considerably improved.
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prints constantly shock the public by recording the parti-
Culars of cases where persons fall and instantaneously die.
Such deaths are referable to affections of the head or heart.
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