The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yesterday afternoon the foundation stone of the
handsome memorial which is to be erected to the
memory of those officers and men of the Royal
Engineers who full in the Crimea during the Rus-
sian campaign, was laid at Chatham by the Duke
of Cambridge. The memorial, the erection of which •
has been for some time in contemplation, will be.
built at the eastern end of the parade ground
Brornpton Barracks—a site which perhaps i one •
of the best that could have been selected, as it
will form an appropriate termination to one of
the finest of our barrack parade-grounds. It will •
be built from designs furnished by Mr. Digbv
Wyatt, and will consist of a lofty central arch 22
feet in height, with two side arches, each about 13
feet in height, and of appropriate width. The entire
structure will be upwards of 30 feet in height, 44
feet in width, and 10 feet in depth or thickness.
It will be elaborately ornamented,and will be faced
with marble, on which will be inscribed the name
.of every officer, non-commissioned officer, and pri-
vate of the Royal Engineers who fell in the Crimea.
On the architrave will be engraved the motto of
the Royal Engineers—" Quo firs et °feria ducunt."
'The cost of the structure will be at least £7,000,
exclusive of the iron work, which will be formed
from the guns taken from the Russians, and given
by the Government. The whole cost will be de-
frayed by the subscriptions of the officers and men.
The builders ,are Messrs. Mansfield and Sons, of
Gray's-i.iiiTioaa. Hie rtsyat IlighnpNe arrived at
the Strood station shortly before 12 o'clock, attended
by his aide-de aainp, anti was received by a guard
of honour, selected from the Royal Marines and the
East India regiments, the guard being composed of
none but men who had served in the Crimea and
were decorated with the Crimean medal. Major
A. A. Douglas, Royal Marines, commanded the
guard, the colours of the Royal Marines being held
by Lieut. Thomas. The Duke proceeded at once to
the garrison, and on arriving at the drawbridge the
guns from the Cornwallis battery fired a royal
salute. The whole of the troops of the garrison, to
the number of about 6,000 men of all ranks, were
drawn up on the parade-ground of Chatham Bar-
racks, under the command of Colonel Jervis, to
await the arrival of the Duke of Cambridge, and
his Royal highness having spent a short time in
inspecting the men, proceeded to perform the cere-
mony of the day. In order to give effect to the
proceedings, very extensive preparations had been
made ; every inch of the lofty scaffolding used in
the building of the memorial was covered with
flags, while from four lofty poles were displayed
the colours of England, France, Sardinia, and
Turkey, the nations which fought together in
the Crimea. Above the scaffold was placed the word
" Crimea" in branches of laurel. On each side of
the stone were galleries for the accommodation of
ladies, the general public, among whom the gay
uniforms of nearly 200 efficez s were conspicuous,
being admitted in the space round the stone. The
approaches were lined on each side by the troops of
the Royal and Indian Engineers. On his Royal
Highness reaching the barracks he was received with
a general salute, the band playing the National
Anthem, Among the distinguished officers who ac-
companied his Royal Highness were General Sir J.
F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspector-General of Fortifi-
cations ; wen. Sir C. W. Pasley, K.C.8.; Gen, Sir
Henry Jones ; Gen. Oldfield, K.H.; Gen. Il,Eyre,
Col. Sandham, Col. Gordon, C.B. ; Stotherd,
Col. Walpole, Col. Stanton, C.B. ; Col. Westmacott,
&c. The ceremony commenced by the Rev. Mr.
Green, senior chaplain of the garrison, offering up
an appropriate prayer ; after which Mr. 1). Wyatt
presented his Royal Highness with a photographic
view of the proposed memorial, together with the
plans, which the Duke of Cambridgespent some time
in inspecting. A silver trowel was then handed to
his Royal Highness, with which he spread the mor-
tar, after which the stone, which was decorated with
laurel, was lowered to its place, the RoyalEngineers'
band playing " Sleepers, awake !" from Men-
delssohn's " St. Paul." After the stone had been
lowered his Royal Highness examined it with the
square, and then struck it with the mallet, after
which lie said " I declare this stone to be well and
duly laid," a fact which was immediately announced
by a second salute of 21 guns fired by the Royal En-
gineer Train. His Royal Highness afterwards in-
spected the corps of the Royal Engineers, the troops
marching past in slow and quick time, and execut-
ing a few other manoeuvres. The Duke of Cam-
bridge, before leaving the garrison, artook of
luncheon in the mess-room of the Royal Engineers,
to which about 100 distinguished officers had been
invited ; on his Royal Highness leaving the gar-
rison the guns from the battery fired a second ea-
lute. The officers of the Royal Engineers gave a
grand banquet in their mess-room last night, in
honour of the occasiox, the band of the Engineers
performing during the dinner.
Notwithstanding the reduction of the Queen's
bounty from /5 to £4, to recruits engaging with
the Royal Marines, the augmentation of the corps
is proceeding briskly. Captain Wood and Captain
Casey, of the Woolwich division of Light Infantry,
on reserved half-pay, have been ordered on recruit-
ing service. The former has left Woolwich for
Derby, and the latter is about to leave for Newark.
Officers belonging to the Woolwich division on
leave have received instructions to return to their
duties at head quarters on the 19th inst. as the
usual course of field drills, for the summer season,
will commence on the following day, the 20th.

ACCIDRN7' ON TILE EASTERN

COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Yesterday morning Mr. Humphreys resumed, at
the Lecture-hall, Tottenham, the inquiry into the
circumstances attending the deaths of Edward
S'okes, Timothy Satchel], William Rowell, and
Philip Cornwall, who died from the effects of the
accident which occurred on the above lino on the
morning of the 20th ult.

It will be recollected that amongst the wounded
persons was a gentleman named Beane, 70 years of
age, a miller of Powndon. He sustained very seri-
injuries, both legs and both thighs being broken.
He was conveyed to the White Hart Inn, where hi
remained in a very precarious condition till Wed-
nesday evening, when he expired about 6 o'clock.
The inquiry yesterday had reference to the death of
Mr. Beane, as well as the other deceased persons.
The company were represented by Mr. Sergeant
Ballantine, instructed by Messrs. Crowder, May-
nard, and Co., solicitors.
A number of witnesses were examined, including
Mr. Sinclair, the locomotive engineer. That gentle-
man gave it as his opinion,after a careful examina-
tion of the pieces of the tire of the engine wheel,
that the breaking of it was caused by an imperfec-
tion in the welding—that defect being probably
caused by a little dirt getting in. It would be im-
possible to discover it externally, It was quite clear
that the driver had discovered the accident, and
was taking every means to stop the train.
The inquiry was further adjourned.
Captain Tyler, the Government Inspector of
Railways, was present during the day to watch the
proceedings on behalf of the Board of Trade.
Since the last inquiry the names of several other
persons injured by the accident have transpired.
The most serious case is that of Mr. Haylock, a
farmer of Haggerstone. lie lies at the Green
Dragon, Bishopsgate-street. Both legs were broken,
and he had sustained other serious injuries. One
of his legs was amputated yesterday, and last even-
ing he was in a very dangerous condition. The
other injured parties are progressing as favourably
as the serious nature of their Injuries will permit.

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