The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A district order issued at Portsmouth on Satur-
doy announces that. her Majesty having been
pleased to require the services of Major-General
Sir J. Scarlett, K.C.8., as Adjutant-General of the
army, he will be replaced in the command of the
south-west district by Major-Gen. Lord William
Paulett, C. 8., to whom, on and after the Ist of
April, all orders and communications will be made
through the usual channel. The order further
states that " Major-Gen. Sir J. Scarlett cannot re-
linquish the command he has now held for the last
two years and a half without expressing to the
officers of his staff, the district, and garrison how
much indebted he feels for the zeal and ability they
have evinced in assisting him to carry on the duties
of command." The gallant General, during the
period of his command at Portsmouth, has gained
the respect and esteem of all ranks and classes, and
will be accompanied by heartfelt wishes that he
may long be spared to fulfil the duties of the high
office to which he has been appointed. Major-Gen.
Lord W. Paulett, C. 8., will arrive at Portsmouth
and assume the command of the garrison and dis-
trict this day. His lordship afterwards proceeds
on a month's leave.

The depots of the 44th and 88th are about to oc-
cupy the arsenal of Southtown, Great Yarmouth.
The remainder of the troops who arrived at
Gravesend from Calcutta in the East India troop-
ship Marlborough, Capt. Ker, reached St. Mary's
invalid establishment, Chatham, on Friday even-
ing, and joined the detachment that arrived on the
previous day. The total number of troops that
came from Marlborough was 295. At the time the
Marlborough left Calcutta there were several other
vessels in the river waiting to embark troops for
England. The Warrior Queen, with troops on
boa; d, arrived at St. Helena on the same day that
the Ma:lborough left that island.
Capt. inglefield's (No. 1) aDd Lieut.-Col. Dixon's
(No. 2) batteries of the 3d brig.ide, now stationed
at Plymouth Citadel, are under ordbTa to proceed to
the Channel Islands, to fldieve two batizries ordered
to Portsmouth, where they will do duty for two
batteries of the 3d brigade who are to join the head-
quarters in the Citadel.

DELHI PRIZE MONEY.—The total amount of
money collected by the prize agents of the Delhi Field
Force, and deposited by them in the Government Treasury,
is 3,241.917 Company's rupees. Interest on the amount of
all sums paid into the public treasury on account of this
prize-money will give a further sum of 288,000 rupees, and
the value of certain property yet to be realised will make
up a total of 3,557,917 rupees. The Secretary of State for
India is desirous of bringing under the immediate attention
of the Treasury the question of this property, with the
view of obtaining her Majesty's authority to dis-
tribute the booty to the troops employed in such
manner as her Majesty may be pleased to
direct. It is presumed that the disposal of the captured
property will be arranged on the principle laid down in a
general order of the Governor-Genoral and dated 27th of
November, 1857, whereby it was notified that a clear dis-
tinction exists, in cases of recapture, between propertY of
the State originally captured by an enemy in time of war,
and similar property seized by rebels or mutineers during
an insurrection. In the former case the propertY recaptured
is in general treated as property of the hostile State, and
becomes subject to the laws of prize. But in an insur-
rection, such as the present one, the troops of the State
whose property has been pillaged by its own subjects, or by
foreigners aiding such subjects in their treason, when they
retake such property from the plunderers, merely retake it
on behalf of the Government, and acquire no legal right of
prize or of property, although they have strong claims on
the liberality of the Government. These principles apply
also to the property of private persons plundered by the insur-
gents and retaken by the troops of the State. Such private
property can in no case be deemed lawful prize when clearly
identified and claimed by the original owner. Property,
however, taken by the troops which is neither claimed on
behalf of the State nor claimed and identified by persons
who may establish their loyalty, is to be considered to be
good prize.