The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-05 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Major-General Sir J. Y. Searlett, K.C.8., Lieut.-
Governor of Portsmouth, and commanding the
South-Western District, will, at the end of the pre-
sent month, succeed Lieut.-Goneral Sir George. A.
Wetherall, K.C.8., K.H., at the Horse Guards, as
Adjutant-General of the Forces.
'Brevet Lieut.-Colonel James Conolly, Brigade-
Major, South-Western District,proceeds to Canada
as Assistant-Adjutant-General.
Lieut. and Capt. W. F. L. Seymour, of the Cold-
stream Guards (son of Admiral Sir Geo. Seymour,
K.C.8.), is appointed A.D.C. on the Staff of
Major• General Sir J. Y. Searlett, vice Brevet-
Lieut.-Col. R. G. A. Luard, appointed Inspector of
Volunteer Corps.
We understand the command of the South-
Western District has been offered to Major-Gen.
Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., now commanding the Ist
Infantry Brigade at Aldershott.
The pay and allowances of the military and
naval chiefs at Portsmouth present the following
disproportionate figures during the periods of com-
mands of Major-Gen. Scarlett and Admiral W.
Bowles :

Military Commander— s. d.
Pay as Major-General Commanding .... 691 19 7
Allowance as resident Lieut.-Governor .. 173 7 6
" Temporary' ;allowance (as tablemoney) 200 0 0

Total
Naval Commander— £ s. (1.
Pay as Admiral Commanding-in• Chief 1,825 0 0
Allowance for table money.. :

Tot al _ £2,920 0 0

Difference in. favour of Naval Commander £1,851 12 11

Vice-Admiral Bruce's pay and allowance will be
£2,555 per annum, £365 less than Admiral
Bowles's, the difference in rank. The future Gene-
ral commanding the South-west district is also
liable to the loss of the £2OO marked " temporary."
Major-General Bloomfield will this day assume
the command of the second Infantry Brigade of the
division at Dublin, vice General Cunyngham, C. 8.,
who proceeds to India. Col. Wood, C. 8., of the
97th Regiment, will succeed to the command of
Colchester garrison.
Major Ducane, Royal Engineers, now on duty at
Plymouth, has received instructions to proceed to
the West Indies.

A Board of officers.has been ordered to assemble
at the Horse Guards for the purpose of inquiring
into the mode of letting the canteens at the various
barracks, and into the canteen system generally,
with the view of several alterations and
improve-
ments some time in contemplation by the autho-
rities being made in that department. The mem-
bers of the Board, of which Col. the Hon. A. Gor-
don, C. 8., Deputy Quartermaster-General, is ap-
pointed the president, will meet for the first time
this morning, and will examine the witnesses who
have been pitman/led to attend from the principal

garrison towns. The Board is to report the result
of the inquiry to the Government with all possible
despatch.
The hired troopship Nugget, Capt. Bond, sailed
from Woolwich on Saturday evening, in tow of a
steamtug, for Gravesend, having on board the fol-
lowing troops :—Lieut. Warburton, Royal Engi-
neers, three sergeants, six corporals, and 30 privates
belonging to Capt. Mairis's Sixth Company; a. de-
tachment of the 65th Foot (2d York- hire North
Riding), consisting of one officer and 167 rank and
file, to make up deficiencies in those corps now sta-
tioned in Auckland, New Zealand ; and Captain
Queade, five officers, and 111 men belonging to the
Ist battalion 12th Foot (the East Suffolk), for
Sydney. Staff Assist.-Surg. Grace is in medical
charge of the whole. The embarkation of the
troops, and the inspection and verification of the
ship's qualifications for the voyage were superin-
tended by Capt. Freeth, Deputy Assist.-Quarter•
master General Royal Artillery. The Nugget,
although of small burden, has the reputation of
being an admirable sea vessel, is well ventilated,
and fitted with much comfort.

The left-Wing of the City of Dublin Royal Militia
left Plymouth on Friday in the British and Irish
Company's steamship Lady Eglintoun, Captain
Bishop, fbr Dublin, where the regiment will be dis-
embodied.