The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-18 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief having directed that in future lieutenants
of the Royal Artillery shall, before being promoted
to the rank 9f captain, undergo an examination as
to their qualifications in the manner as laid down in
the " Queen's Regulations and Orders for the
Army," page 71, paragraph 30, the same is notified
for general information and guidance. The subjects
on which the officers will be examined, in addition
to those enumerated in the regulations referred to,
will be chiefly of a professional nature, and a pro-
gramme is in course of preparation which will be
published when complete. The examinations will
commence on the 12th of April, 1861, with the
then 30 senior lieutenants, and will continue from
time to time with every officer as he becomes the
30th from the top of the list of lieutenants.

The Deputy Adjutant-General, Col. C. Bingham,
has just issued a general regimental order, in which
the following changes, &c., of the Royal Artillery
are announced :—Major G. T. Field to be Deputy
Assist. Adjt.-Gen. to the Royal Artillery on the
Staff at Woolwich, vice Capt. Freeth, whose period
of Staff service has expired ; Major Field will as-
sume the duties of his appointment on the Ist
proximo, when Capt. Freeth will join his battery
in the Ist Brigade ; Second Capt. F. G. Ravenhill
to be Assist. Adjt.-Gen. to the Royal Artillery in
the Bengal Presidency, vice Calvert, who resigns
that appointment ; Second Capt. 0. H. A. Nicolls
to be Aide-de-Camp to Major• Gen. O'Brien, com-
manding the troops in Ceylon. The following
removals of batteries have been ordered :
Major Arbuthnot, K battery, Horse Brigade,
from Aldershott to Dorchester ; Major Green's
No. 5 battery, 9th Brigade, from Aldershott to
Exeter. The exchange of batteries ordered between
Second Capt. W. L. Yonge and Second Capt. F. G.
E. Warren has been cancelled. An exchange of
batteries has been ordered between Captain and
Brevet-Major D. S. Greene of the Ist Brigade, and
Captain G. H. Colomb, of the 9th Brigade. Pay-
master Graham is posted to the 9th Brigade, and
Surgeon Bone, to the 13th Brigade. When
men are sent home from foreign stations, the pay-
master, or officer acting as such, is invariably to
send a No. 1 report with the officer or non-commis-
sioned officer in charge of the party, and a duplicate
thereof by post to the paymaster, 2d Division,
Depot Brigade, in order that no delay may occur
adjusting the men's accounts on their arrival. n
The 35th Company of Royal Engineers, under
the command of Captain J. E. Corpes, arrived at
the head quarters of the Royal Engineer establish-
ment, Chatham, on Tuesday evening, from Alder-
shott Camp, where they were relieved by the 33d '
(Captain Lempriere's) Company.
The Bth Regiment
(Ist Battalion) of Foot (King's
Own) were yesterday officially inspected on the
parade ground in the rear of their barracks at Gos-
• r-General Lord W. Paulet, C. 13
port, by MN° . •,
commanding
the South Western District. His
on arriving on the lordship,ground, Was received
with the customary honours. After passing
inspecting the men, the along
the lines and minutely
regiment marched past in slow and quick time in a
remarkably steady and soldierlike manner, then
closed to quarter distance, when his lordship ad-
dressed the regiment in the following terms :—‘, I
had the pleasure, immediately before you left this
country, for India, of being quartered in this same
garrison with you, as I then commanded the 68th
Light Infantry. You Mere then equal to any regi-
ment in the service, in fact, you were one of the
smartest in every way, as any one must have ob-
served who had seen you. You% always have
borne a good name in those days, and since then
you have, if possible, acquired a better one. Since
Your arrival from India you have given me no
trouble whatever, and I trust that it may continue
so. I am aware that a great many of you have
brought home sums of money from India, which I
hope you will spend in a proper manner, neither
getting drunk yourselves nor making your comrades
drunk. Treat the latter if you like, but do so in a
right way, and stop when you have given them
enough. I have great respect for this regiment, and
am glad to see it again in the manner I now do
.
His lordship then dismissed the regiment from
rs
pa-
rade, and visited them at their dinners, afterwards
inspecting their kits, the hospital, school room, and
accounts, &e., with
barrack rooms, and regimental ace