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

TBE

The ceremony of decorating two soldiers with a
silver medal, which, together with a gratuity of 45
each, had been conferred on them by command 01
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
up in order, the two men, Private John M'Cowen,
77th Regiment, and John Taylor, an orderly belong-
ing to the Army Hospital Corps, were called to the
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 experi-
enced in performing so pleasing a duty.
M'Cowen has been in the service upwards Private
of 20
years, during the whole of which period his character
has been exceedingly good; he is also decorated with
the Crimean medal, the 77th having borne a con-
spicuous part in the Crimean campaign. Taylor has
served a period of nearly 21 years, and was formerly
in the 16th and 58th, in both of which his character
was always very good' The money gratuity for
each of the men
will be deposited in the regimental
savings-bank and on their quitting the service the
,
amount,
with interest, will be handed to them.
The
gentlemen cadets belonging the Royal Mili-
tary Academy at Woolwich have entered upon
their hall-yearly examination duties, preparatory
~, closing the establishment for the Christmas
haydays. 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 con-
sented to preside over and also to inspect the com-
pany under arms. The two new wings, situated
at the extreme angles of the building, are prpgress-
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
of appropriate class and lecture rooms will be
effectually remedied. The architectural appearance
of the exterior will also be considerably improved.
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As a singular pendant to the melancholy affair
of M. Poinsot, the Piedinontese journals mention that, in a
railway carriage on the line from Twin to Genoa, a man
was a few days ago found dead from a pistol shot, but whe-
ther fired by himself or by a murderer is not known. None
of the passengers by the train had heard the report.
[A
en
Ointment and Pills.—
Sudden Death.—Towards the close of the year the daily
prints constantly shock the public by recording the parti-
culars of cases where persons fall and instantaneously the.
Such deaths are referable to affections of the head or heart.
On the least oppression in the head or chest, Holloway's
detergent Ointment should be rubbed upon the spine or
breast, while his Pills are freely taken internally. These
precautionary measures will prevent fainting and determi-
nation of blood to the head, and off nth y
of ward off apos
-
plexy and palsy. One or other, r bot, Hol'
medicaments should be itistantly employed, where flatu-
lency, giddiness, or heaviness foreshadow the coming
attack. 7Vhen is the time successfully to avert future mis-
chief.