The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

TEE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
will, as colonel of the Scots Fusileer Guards, in-
spect both battalions of that regiment of Guards on
Saturday morning in Hyde Park.
It is expected that his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, as General Commanding-in-Chief,
will make an inspection of the Ist and 2d battalions
of the Grenadier Guards, at present quartered in
the metropolis, in the course of the ensuing week.
Two small draught of troops from the camp at
Colchester, for service in the East, have taken their
departure ; 91 men of the 66th, under the com-
mand of Brevet-Major Fawcett and Lieut. Maguire,
having left for China, and a detachment of the Ist
Royals, 74 strong, and under the command of Capt.
Watts and Ensign Atkinson, being now on his way
to India.
Captain Mercer's No. 3 battery, 4th Brigade,
marched from Woolwich on Tuesday morning, and
were billeted at Islington for the night, under
orders to proceed to the Euston station yesterday
morning, for the purpose of rehearsing and ascer-
taining the readiest method of despatching a field
battery by railway.

The Alpine, 1,664 tons, Capt. J. Rose, has been
chartered by the Hon. Council for India, and will
convey the following reinforcements to Calcutta—
viz., 2 officers and 124 men of the Ist battalion 13th
(Prince Albert's) Light Infantry, from Fermoy ; 3
officers and 135 men of the 27th Ennisktillens, from
Buttevant ; and 2 officers and 111 men of the 89th
Regiment, from Fermoy.
The Warrior Queen has also been chartered by
the Government for the conveyance of reinforce-
ments to India, and will embark the following
troops :-3 officers and 74 men of the 46th Regi-
ment, and 5 officers and 283 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men of the 80th Regiment, from Butte-
vant ; and 4 officers and 26 men of the 48th Regi-
ment, from Cork.

The following, addressed to Viscount Sydney, has
been 'issued from the War-office, dated July 11 :
"My Lord,—ln reply to your lordship's letter of the sth
inst., I have the honour to state that there will be no objec-
tion to a brigade field-day for Volunteer corps taking place
at Bromley on the 14th inst., to be attended by such corps
as may have applied for and obtained the necessary per-
mission to assemble (as laid down in the War-office memo-
randum of the 6th ult.)
"No applications for permission for corps to attend can
be received at this office later than 12 o'clock on Friday
next; and no corps which has not obtained leave will be
permitted to take part in the mancouvres.
" A list of the corps to which leave has been granted will
be transmitted to your lordship as soon as it is complete.
" I have further to inform you, that (in the absence, on
duty, of the Inspector of Volunteers) Major-General Eyre,
commanding at Chatham, has been appointed, with the
consent of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief, to act as inspecting officer on the occasion. He
will superintend and watch the movements, and afterwards
make his report to this office.

" I have to add that Major-Gen. Eyre will be furnished
with the names of the various corps which have received
pormissiou frogs this office to attend, and if any corps should