The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yesterday orders were received from the Horse
Guards by the officers in command of the three
battalions of infantry at Chatham garrison, direct-
ing the following troops from each of the East
India depots to be held in readiness to embark for
India—viz., 60 men of the Ist battalion,l9th Regi-
ment; one sergeant and 69 men of the Ist batta-
lion, 20th Regiment ; 70 men of the Ist battalion,
23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers ; one sergeant and 97
men of the 35th (Royal Susses) Regiment ; two
sergeants, one drummer, and 257 men of the 73d
Regiment ; 96 men of the 75th Regiment ; and 115
men of the 77th Regiment—total, 769 men of all
ranks, the whole of whom embark for Calcutta.
The following reinforcements are to embark for
Kurrachee—viz. :-60 men of the Ist battalion,
24th Regiment ; 50 men of the 52d Light Infantry,
35 men of the 81st Regiment, and 60 men of the
94th Regiment—total 205 men, The troops who
proceed to Madras are 1 sergeant and 185 men of
the 43d Light Infantry, and 1 sergeant and 271
men of the 91st Regiment—total, 2 sergeants and
455 men. The entire number of troops selected to
proceed from Chatham garrison to India is 1,432
men of all ranks, the whole of whom are to be held
in readiness to embark as soon as the necessary
amount of tonnage has been taken up for them by
the Hon. Council for India.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
issued a general order, directing that the chaplains
to the army, both at home and abroad, are in future
to wear the military uniform which has been de-
cided upon, and sealed patterns of which may be
inspected at the Horse Guards. The general order
states that the uniform is not to be worn by the
chaplains at all times, but on State occasions, re-
views, field-days, in camp, and on other important
occasions. The same uniform is to be worn by the
Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic
chaplains.

The purchase of St. John's Abbey farm, near
Colchester, is stated to have been effected for the
purposes of a military drill ground. The extent of
the farm is about 160 acres.

MARINE GUNNERY.—A heavy steamer rolls far
more than a sailing ship of similar size, so much the greater,
therefore, is her tendency to cause inaccuracy of aim. To
obviate this difficulty, steam men-of-war are now provided
with heavy pendulums suspended amidships, the move-
ments of which the captains of guns, .with trigger line
in
hand, watch carefully, pulling the laniard only the
pre-
cise moment that the perpendicular position of ine PenUU •
lum indicates that the vessel is on an even keel.—Hans
Busk's .Aravies of the 'Vora
DREADFUL OCCURRENCE.—PORTSMOUTH, FRI-
DAY.—A report has reached here that Sergeant Whitworth,
of the Coast Brigade of Royal Artillery, stationed at San-
down Fort, Isle of Wight, destroyed his wife and five
tchheilirdrbsonditehsi,samnodranintegrwbayrds nearly severing
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throat,fm
but failed to do so effectually. lie afterwards rushed into
the presence of the commanding officer, and made declara-
tion of having committed these dreadful deeds. Three
non-commissioned officers were despatched to the man's
quarters, on entering which the unfortunate wife and five
children were found quite dead, one of the children's heads
being severed from the body, and all presenting a horrid
spectacle from the dreadful nature of the wounds. 'Whit-
worth was at once made a prisoner, and the last news from
the island states thatle is likely to recover. He is sup-
posed to be insane.
CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.—We visited this
theatre on Monday evening, to witness, previous to his
departure, Mr. T. C. King, in a character often played by
Mr. Charles Kean, in a dramatic play called " Pauline."
His manly voice and gentlemanly deportment was suitable
to the character. He was received most cordially by the
audience from the rising to the fall of the curtain. Ho
afterwards appeared as " Rob Roy," and we can safely say
there are few melo-dramatic actors who can approach him
in the portrayal of the bold outlaw. At the termination of
each act, and at the conclusion of the play, he was called
forward to received the loud applause of his admirers.
During his first brief engagement his success has been
complete, and, much to the regret of many, his provincial
engagements will cause a short absence from London. His
return will, no doubt, be looked forward to by hit; Eastern
admirers, who will accord him a hearty welcome whenever
that event takes place. The stock company of the, thea!rei,
which is not always the rule, have rendered Mr. Kin 4
every assistance during his stay amongst theirp