The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The annexed Circular Memorandum has been
addressed to the army at home :
"Horse Guards, S.W., Sept. 16.
" There will be no objection on the part of his
Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief,
to officers permitting a certain number of men to
assist in the harvest, on being applied to for such
assistance,—By command,
"JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adj t.- General."

The 22d Company of Royal Engineers, which has
just arrived in England from the Mauritius, after
an absence of seven years, has been so much reduced
in strength from the number of deaths and other
casualties which have taken place in its ranks, as
well as from several of the men who have been in-
valided home from time to time, that it
of 100
numbers 34 men of all ranks, out,t)f upwards
who embarked
non-commissioned officers and men
as well
it
with the company in May, 1853.
as
now
thew timenly
works which are
the 22d Company was stationed astutrhveeyM,
was employed on the Ordnance
the engineeringpublicnd under •
the direction
The
climate, however,
of the local Government.
being carried outarndtobtahtefsia
had its effect upon the men, several of whom died,
and a still larger number have been sent home per-
manent invalids. Before the Royal Engineers left
the Mauritius a large and handsome monument,
designed and executed by the men of the company,
was raised to the memory of their deceased com-
rades. On the arrival of the 22d Company at the
headquarters of the Royal Engineers' establishment,
Chatham, it will be raised to its full complement
from the detachments of Royal Engineers stationed
at Brompton Barracks. The 22d Company is suc-
ceeded at the Mauritius by the 11th Company, from
India, the Government having decided on discon-
tinuing the employment of the Royal Engineers in
India, where only the Royal Indian Engineers will
in future be stationed.

The appointment of Commanding Royal Engineer
at Chatham, vacant by the promotion of Col. M.
Williams to be Major-General, has been conferred
on Col. J. Twiss, Royal Engineers.
The remaining companies of the depot of the Ist
battalion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment have
proceeded from the hut barracks at Chatham gar-
rison to Templemore, where they will be attached to
the depot battalion at that station. The following
officers of the Bth left Chatham with that regiment,
viz.:—Captain A. T. Welsh, in command; Lieut.
C. N. Fry, Ensign R. llandcock, and Ensign W. A.
Bridge. During the great number of years the Bth
depot has been stationed at Chatham, the co!
of the officers and men has reflected the highest
eir
credit on that distinguished regiment, Ancl2„ed.
rci..gZi
departure from the garrison is generally or
We regret to announce the death of4ti
reLight
J. G. G. C. Disbrowe, of her Majesty's t 6 the 4th inst.,
most
2ty7adayasr,ntarravinotlin
fantry, which took place at Suez °n
This gallant
upon his return home from d
3h1;,. Majesty's service,
officer had been 16 years in
regiment during the
and was present with
oh;:ic Central India. Iris
whole of the late operat
dysientehrey; aonffideehriss loofssthweil4l3bae,
andgat
Car- An-
glesey
death was causedbybyhis
deeply deplored
deservedly popular.
among whom he was.n
gs Ro 1 C
10th inst. About 385
Rifles, assembled fborro
naryon on men, exclusive
The Carnthaervon win
of officers and non-commissioned officers, or nearly
the whole strength of the wing, were present. A
portion of the men are undergoing a course of pre-
liminary musketry instruction daily, under the
superintendence of the Adjutant.