The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A Chelsea Board is ordered to assmble to-morrow at
St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, under the presidency of Dr.
J. R. Taylor, C. 8., for the purpose of making an inspection
of 105 non-commissioned officers and men, of yellow:
cavalry and infantry regiments, who have recently arrived
at the invalid depot from India, where most of them were
very severely wounded. Ti,e invalids belong to tlhi 2d
Dragoon Guards, sth Fusiliers' 6th 29th, 32d (Light
Infantry), 34th, 37th, 52d (Lightlnfatitry), 53d, 64th, 78th
Highlanders, 82d, 84th, 88th (Connaught Rangers), 90th
(Light Infantry), 93d Highlanders, the Rifle Brigade, and
the Royal Engineers. A considerable number have lost
either an arm or a iez, and the whole of the invalids era unfit
for further active service. They will be dischartzed from the
army as soon as the Commissioners at Chelsea Hospital have
decided on the pension each man is to receive.
Yesterday morning the cavalry and infantry troops now
stationed at Sr. Mary'6invalid establishment, Chatham, were
drawn up on their parade ground for the purpose of hearing
read the names of those sick and wounded troops to whom
pensioy.s have been awarded, and who are to be discharged
from the service. The number selected to be discharged is 50
mcn of all ranks, many of whom were very severely wounded
in India, whence they have recently arrived. Tice pensions
awarded by the authorities to each man vary from 6d. to
2s. 6d. per day, according to length of service and the nature
of the wounds received.
Major-General Sir R. Airey, K.C.8., Qoartermaster-
General of the Forces, yesterday paid an official visit to
Woolwich Garrison. After a cursory Inspection of the bar-
rack departments, he proceeded to the review ground, no-

companied by Cul. Bloomfield and Staff. The entire brigade
alight infantry in garrison were then drawn up in corn-
maud of Col. Brown, R.M., and Col. the Marquis of Done-
gal', G.C.H., commanding the Queen's Royal Rifles, the
Antrim Militia. After the cnstomary reception on the
Quartermaster-General's arrival on the ground, the troops
commenced a set ies of battalion and skirmishing movements,
and went throng's a general course of field-day manoeuvres,
without ammunition. Sir Richard expressed his satisfaction
to the respective commanding officers at the high state of
drill and the thorough efficiency of the battalions; and,
having visited the field-battery encamptne.nt at the extremity
of Woolwich-common, he proceeded to the Royal Reposi-
tory, and terminated his inspection by a visit to the Green-
hill tents, occupied by the Antrim Rifles, at 5 p.m.
A final order was yesterday icsued at Woolw;ch to the
7 .1 .1...:,.t, :1 tt.:a.ive to the tonging money
usually allowe:1 to married officers quartered out of barrack.,
to the effect that there being a number of officers' quartets
available for occupation, the allowance in lieu of barrack
accommodation, fires, lige,te, See., to married officers, will be
discontinued, and the lodging list will be closed, except for
field officers. The clerk of the works is likewise directed to
take an accurate measurement of the whole of the Quarter-
master-Sergeants' rooms, and, where available, to reduce
the accommodation individually allotted to the non-commis-
sioned officers, so as to crease space for the admission of the
entire corps within the boundary of the garrison. Nothing,
however, has been determined on to improve the condition
of the men's sleeping-rooms in the lower grade of the bar-
racks, which have been admitted to be intolerable even
during the day, and which, under frequent emergencies, are
crowded considerably beyond their allotted number.
Mr.Gaskin, one of the Commissioners in Lunaey, accem-
panied by Dr. J. R. Taylor, C. 8., principal medical officer_
at Chatham, and Colonel M. Williams, commanding Royal
Eng'neats,pa'd a visit to the military lunatic asylum at Fqr
Pitt, Chatham, on Monday and Tuesday, for the purpose of
making an inspection of that establishment. The asylum
is bnilt within the fort ficationa, the site being well chosen.
At the present time it is filled with patients, nearly the
whole of whom have been sent home insane from India and
the colonies. On each day the commissioner spent several
hours in the asylum, and instituted a rigid' inspection of
every part of the establishment. Several of the arrange-
ments connected with the asylum appear to be faulty, and
are required to be immediately remedied. The building
itself is not large enough to contain the number of insane
soldiers who at present occupy it with a due regard to their
health and personal comfert. The exercise grounds, too,
were found to be exceedingly confined, the patients having
but a comp utatively very limited specs in which to take
exercise, while in wet and clamp weather they are almost
precluded from taking any exercise at all, except under a
covered walk or verandah. The commissioner, during his
inspection, mule several suggestions to the military autho-
rities, having for their object the comfort of the insane
patients, There are scarcely any amusements provided for
the patients, cml directions were given that they should be
allowed to play varieue gatuci--as billiards, howls, and
other things—to excite their attention and stimulate their
activity. The entire establishment was found to he in very
good order. The commissioner dining his visit minutely
inspected the several wards, sleeping-rooms, bath-rooms,
cooking-house, &c., all of which are iu a satisfactory state.

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