The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief will hold a levee at the Horse Guards, at
one o'clock on Thursday next.
Lieut.-Col. J. G. H. Gascoigne, of the Chatham
division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, will em-
bark to-day for China, to take the command of the
Royal Marines serving with the squadron under
Admiral Hope.
Lieut. Hamilton, Royal Engineers, and a detach-
ment of artificers belonging to the corps under his
command, having complete a course of instruction
in the machinery department of the Royal gun
factories, in Woolwich Arsenal, under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Anderson, are about to take pas-
sage for the Mauritius, in charge of various cases
of ,steam machinery, circular saws, turning and
boring lathes, and other instruments, intended for
building operations in that island. Lieut. Hamilton
and his party having rendered themselves profi-
cient in the department, they will erect, repair, and
work the whole of the machinery without assist-
ance.

The Volunteer Artillery Corps belonging to the
carriage department of Woolwich Arsenal gave a
concert on Saturday in the lecture-hall of the Lite-
rary and Scientific Institution at Woolwich, to
promote the funds of the band committee. The hall
was well filled with members of the corps and their
friends, to the number of about 600 persons. The
concert was under the special patronage of the
Commandant ; Sir T. M. Wilson, Deputy-Lieute-
nant of the county ; Sir William Armstrong, Mr.
Anderson, Superintendent of the Royal gun fac-
tories; Alderman Salomons and Mr. Angerstein,
the borough members, &c. The 4th company,
commanded by Colonel. Thorold, were last week
supplied with the Enfield rifle, by order of
the War Department, and at the request of the
Commandant they have been granted permission
once a week to perform a course of rifle practice in
the racket-court. Every avilable spot in the Ar-
senal was on Saturday crowded with squads, under
the instruction of the drill sergeants, all of whom
display the most laudable willingness, and devote
greater portion of each Saturday afternoon (the
usual holiday) to the volunteer movement.
The lat battalion Rifle Brigade, under the com-
mand of Lord Alexander Russell, consisting of four
field-officers, eight captains, 18 subalterns, and four
staff, 48 sergeants, 21 drummers, 781 rank and file,
38 women, and 53 children, will march out of Ports-
mouth garrison to-morrow morning, and leaysbthe
Landport Station for Aldershott at '8
a.m. The Ist
battalion, by their discipli.le and good conduct since
they have been stationed at Portsmouth, will carry
with them the esteem and best wishes of the in-
habitants. The Ist battalion 11th Foot (North
Devon), consisting of 30 officers, 817 non-commis-
sioned officers and men, 60 women, and 74 children,
will leave Aldershott Camp on the arrival of the'
Rifles, and proceed by the return special train to
Portsmouth.
The West Suffolk Regiment of Militia will as.
semble at Bury St. Edmunds on Monday, the 30th
of April, for 27 day's training.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, 4•c,

A commissionership of audit has become vacant
in consequence of the death of Mr. Charles Ross;
salary,. £1,200. War Office: There are several
vacancies in the War Office, for which a competitive
examination is about to be held. Mr. Henry Wil-
liam Reynolds has been appointed assistant-clerk,
commissariat service, at the Gold' Coast, and passed
his examination. Customs : Mr. Joseph Robinson,
2d class tidewaiter and boatnain at Newhaven, has
been promoted to the first class. Inland Revenue
Department—Excise Branch : Mr. Thos. Dowling,
second clerk Liverpool collection, has been ap-
pointed first clerk, and Mr. J. Rowlands, third clerk,
has been appointed second clerk, Liverpool collec-
tion. Mr. David Thomson, officer of Queensferry
second division, Linlithgow collection, has been ap-
pointed to Blairgowrie division, Dundee. Mr. E.
Matthews, officer of Hinckley second ride, Leicester
collection, has been appointed to Queensferry second
division, Linlithgow collection. Mr. Patrick Egan,
officer of Southam second ride, Coventry col-
lection, has been appointed to Auchtermuchty
first division, Perth collection. Mr. James
Carpenter, officer of Worcester third divi-
sion, Worcester collection, has been appointed
to Derby third division, Nottingham tollec-
lion. Mr. Charles
J. Crosby, officer of Derby
third division Nottingham collection, has been ap-
pointed to Worrcreesater.etlurd division, Worcester col-
lection. Mr.
thirty-second Oatthew Fowle, officer of
Glasgow
has been appointed to 0:::°d., Glasgow collection,
Mr. John Campbell, Officer of Oban
Oban district.
district, has been appointed toanlivision, Oban
Glasgow thirty-
second division, Glasgow collection. Mr. William
hecrman, officer of
hawse been
fourth div. •
Lichfield collection, has been appointed to division,
ringtoil division, Hants collection. Mr. John ~14,
Will-
cox, :
cox, officer of Storrington division, Hants collec-
tion, has been appointed to Wednesbury fourth
division, Lichfield collection. St. Lucia. —The
treasurership of St. Lucia has become vacant by
the death of the Hon. R. G. M`Hugh ; also the ,
comptrollership of customs and navigation laws.—
Vivi/ .F. ervice Gazette.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE:

NORTH BRITISH.

The half-yearly meeting of this company took
place at Edinburgh on Thursday, Mr. Sprot in
the chair.

----The report was held as read.
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the re-
port, and congratulated the shareholders on the
steady increase of their traffic, which had enabled
the directors to recommend a dividend of 3 per
cent., the largest dividend that had been paid for
several years. Looking to the increased mileage
they would have to provide for on the Border.
Union line, the directors had turned their atten-
tion to various improvements in their depots for
construction of plant on the most approved prin-
ciples. Notwithstanding the long and severe
winter, the contracts for the Border Union Railway
were making satisfactory progress. The directors
now asked approval of the amalgamation with the
North British, of the Peebles and Jedburgh com-
panies. The capital of the former was £70,000
ordinary stock, on which 41 per cent. was proposed
to be guaranteed, and £2,700 preference stock on
which 5 per cent. would be paid. The Jedburgh
capital was £30,580, on which a dividend at 4 per
cent. was proposed. He thought they bad offered
these companies a fair dividend, and also that their
own shareholders would be benefited by the agree-
ment.

Colonel KINLOCII seconded the motion, remark-
ing that, in his opinion, the line ought never to
have paid a 3 per cent. dividend till the present
time, but he was satisfied that that was now a le-
gitimate dividend.
The report was adopted ; dividends of 5 per
cent. on preference, and 3 per cent. on ordinary
stock were then declared. The preliminary agree-
ment with the promoters of the Galashiels, Inner-
leithen, and Peebles line was sanctioned.
Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Ronald were re-electe d
directors, and a vacancy was left open ; Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Irving were re-elected directors to represent
the Border Union shareholders, and a resolution
was passed' authorising the directors to exercise the
borrowing powers conferred by the Border Union
Act, to the extent of £165,000.
The meeting was then made special to consider
the Peebles and Jedburgh Amalgamation Bill,
which was approved, and the meeting was ad-
journed till Wednesday, April 18, for the consider-
don of the other bills on their list.