The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-18 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yesterday Major-General J. Peel, the Secretary of State
for War, accompanied by General Sir John F. Burgoyne,
G.C.8., Royal Engineers, and his aide-dc-camp Captain
the lion. G. Wrottesley, Royal Engineers, arrived at Chat-
ham, from the Horse Guards, for the purpose of inspecting
the troops and the various public establishments connected
with that garrison. General Peel was received on his ar-
rival at Chatham by Colonel 11. Eyre, the Commandant of
the garrison ; Colonel 11. Sandham, Director of the Royal
Engineer establishment ; Colonel J. W. Gordon. C. 8., De-
puty-Adjntant-General lioyal Engineers, and all the prin-
cipal officers of the staff at Chatham. The first establish-
ment inspected was the Brompton Barracks, cccepied by
the Royal and East India Company's Engineers, and a por-
tion of the troops of the line. Major-General Peel was
shown over the batracks by Colonel H. Sandham, and was
accompanied by Major Buckley, the Barrack-master, the
principal establishments visited being the officers' halls of
study, the photographic and lithographic rooms, model-
room, librarica, school-rocm, non-commissioned officers'
library, &c., and also the hospital, in the inspection of
which General Peel was occupied a considerable time. At
o'clock, the Royal Engineers and the East India Com-
pany's Sappers and Miners were drawn up on their parade
ground, in review order, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel A. P. G. Ross, when General Peel made a minute
inspection of the men, with whose appearance he expressed
himself to be very well satisfid. The entire carps were
afterwards marched to the Great Lines, headed by their
hand, and were there joined by the battalion of Royal
Marine Light Infantry and hand, when the troops were put
through a variety of evolutions and field-day manoeuvres,
all of which were performed in a remarkably correct man-
ner. Iu the afternoon General Peel, accompanied by
General Sir John Burgoyne and Colonel Sandham, visited
the fieldworks of the Royal Engineers, and inspected the
preparations which are being made by the troops belonging
to the Royal and East India Company's Sappers and Miners
for the grand review and siege operations which are expected
shortly to take place and for which extensive arrangements
' are in progress, the ficldworks extending over several acres.
General Peel likeasise inspected the invalid establishment,
St. Mary's Barracks, which is filled with sick and wounded
and convalescent troops who have arrived from India and
the colonies, and are now awaiting their discharge from the
service. The inspection of the barracks and the several
establishments at Chatham occupied General Peel until an
advanced hour yesterday afternoon, and the inspection of
the remaining pot lions of the garrison will be resumed this
morning,.
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Maj9r-Gencral the Earl rf Cardigan Inspecting. General
of Cavalry, made his first inspection of' the 5.1 r Royal lrish
Lancers on Friday and Saturday last at Newbridge. Three
squadrons were reviewed on the Cinragb on Friday morning,
and performed the parade movements to the noble earl's en-
tire satisfaction. Oa Saturday the regiment paraded in tLe
barrack-yard on fog, iii full dress, 690 strong, in four
squadrons, and both front their appearance and the preci-
sion with which they performed their parade moverneuts,
they elicited the most marked approbation of the Inspecting
General.