The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following notice, dated Horse Guards, March
30, appeared in the London Gazette of yesterday
evening:—

" Notice is hereby given that from and after the
Ist of July next the minimum age of candidates to
he examined for direct commissions in the arm/
will be fixed at 18 years."
The Woolwich division of Royal Marines, in,
command of Col. Stransham, were yesterday parade('
in the barrack-square, and, having fallen in to the,
entire strength of the battalion, including officere
servants, rifle practice and gun-drill detachments,
B:c., they marched to Woolwich-common, where
they performed a lengthened course of brigade ewer'
cises and drill.

The monster brass cannon brought home froes
Bhurtpoor in 1827, and presented to the reigning
sovereign, George IV., and which has been station
e"
in front of the south entrance of the Artillery Bat'
racks, Woolwich, since that period, was yesterday
dismounted, to give place for the erection of th
memorial about to be raised on that spot to the me-
mory of the officers and men of the corps who
in the late Russian war. The operation, which v/...1"'
performed by gunners of the Royal Artillery, "'of
attended with considerable difficulty, by reason
it
the enormous weight and length of the cannon.,
elt
is intended to be brought forward about 16 feet
towards the barrack field, where a solid bed of 00,,,/
crete is being laid down, and a firm base establisJP—
for its new position.
A further organisation of a distinct charac:erf
p
being about to take place in the proof department oot.
Woolwich Arsenal, Second Captain and ',,,ade
Major Vandeleur, belonging to the sth brigade
garrison artillery, stationed at Gibraltar, 11°W 0n
sick leave, has been appointed assistant to ColOnel
Tulloh, inspector of artillery, and will reside in the
Arsenal. Major Vandeleur held the post of car
tain instructor of artillery in the gun factory de-
partment of the Arsenal, under the then superin-
tendence of Col. Wilmot, which he resigned. The
various departments of Woolwich Arsenal, having
been ordered to curtail the expenditure for the,
forthcoming financial year, have issued notices 0'
reduction. Five hundred artificers and labourers
employed on temporary work in the carriage de'
partment have been furnished with 14 days' no-
tice to leave ; 200 from the laboratory deparifi'
ment have received similar notice, and the use_A
privilege of night work and overtime is order?'
to be stopped.
The Himalaya and the Perseverance will shortly
arrive at Spithead from the West Indies vitil
the following numbers of troops on board, whim'
on the arrival of those ships, will disembsy`,
alongside the dockyard and proceed by train for
the camp •at Aldershott :—Perseverance-4,16t
Foot, 15 officers and 431 men, Himalaya-411t
Foot, 9 officers and 175 men ; 49th Foot, 21 wt.'
cers and 609 men. The Indiana, hired sere"
transport, will also arrive at Spithead from the
West Indies with the undermentioned officers and
men of the 41st and 49th Regiments, but will Ise
detained at Spithead on her arrival for orders :1
41st Foot, 3 officers and 77 men; 49th Foot,
officers and 164 men.
We are requested to make the following eorreci
tions in the statement which appeared in The
of yesterday relative to the East India ship Mar?
borough, under the command of Commander
W. Ker :—lnstead of 215 men having embarked 911
Calcutta, 295 were received on board on the lath
of December, which makes the passage only_ 1.,v
days, instead of 117. This includes four days' de'
tention in the Hooghly, four days at Madras, four
days at the Cape, and one day at St. Helena, in
ing the days at sea 94 from Calcutta and 86 fror,
Madras. Only one death occurred among
troops.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(Mis Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CAPTURE OP HOUSEBREAKERS.—CAUGHT IN Tore."/
George Grantham and William Bertram, alias Hounsl°l'
alias Johnson, kc., two tall, powerful-looking fellows, it4
Mart!.
before Mr. Bingham with loitering in St. Mar'.
court for the purpose of committing a felony, and having
their possession housebreaking implements.
A jemmy found on the prisoner (a formidable 1014
tool) was produced.
Gordon, 336 A, said that that morning about one 0'010.;
while on duty in Leicester-square, he saw the two prig:4ll
standing talking together, and knowing them as the NOV;
' nions of thieves, he watched them and saw them go int°„f
doorway close to the Alhambra Palace and stop there tyre -4
three minutes. They then left and went into Lisle-00:0
and stopped there for a minute or two, and from °l
they went into St. Martin's-court and went int° eo
,/
doorway of No. 17, and then left and went to the do07"-..mg
of• No. 3. They then came back to No. 17, and °steno
sight of (him) Gordon Grantham pulled the bell. He aloe
asked what they were doing at that time of the 131.i.°0,
ing, and Bertram 'said that a friend of his lived smesol
Grantham starting off. He then seized Bartraref ot,
said he should take him into custody, and calling-
another constable came up and followed Grail
While he was holding Bertram. he managed to throw 8°
thing away which was picked up by a female. 'cldPg
Langhan, 108 C, proved pursuing Grantham and Ped
up at' jemmy " about a foot and a half long. He Pilb s
"..4
him as far as Covent-garden, where he also threw 8,..,".$
key, which was picked up by 141 F. On searching
oove
the station he found on him a piece of candle sad
lucifers. On his way to the station he'resisted vielenPi
rots
Gordon said the prisoners were two of the most deoPeol
characters known, and Bertram had been already 0011/1

at the' Old Bailey for burglary.
The prisoners were remanded for a week.

The 100 gun boats .--lately ordered at the wnt—itgd;
the Ilion, close to Marseilles,
adaplA(tledulfOr the navigation of inlandar. weaestePric::thil
the Lake of Geneva is easily accessible by
believe
i,RhoneiiE
that fis o r craft of such light draught of water.
EARLthe
Earlot' oEf LEGIIgN in. to
Wednesday bn his mission to C—hwilinllar
ceeds via Marseilles, and a special steamer will aWal.to to
arrival of his lordship at Suez to convey him and sill
Hong Kong. . .etakTilehaehvinesodberipoest.epri.Fo
• 19°'
The new issue of L 2,650,000 Six per Cen • sdaYt
bentures of the colon of Victoria is fixed fory Wednfccest-
'the 11th of April, at 2 o'clock, at the London and viit to
utinster Bank. A previous deposit of 15 per cent. /.
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required on all tenders, and the full amount of the 0,0,700-
tures is to be paid en the 30th of April. The dividend'
4
pons will date from the lst,of April. eta.
THE NORTH - BRITISH AND BORDER , iota,.
RAlLWAYS.—Notwithstanding the long and severe c,,idiy.
the work on these railways has been progressin. rletecl'
Several of the heavy,cuttings have been -nearly coral; jo s,
as well as the station at Stobs, which is well situase_te es
secluded corner of the park,.and within a short disc for'
Stobs Castle. The tunnel at Limekilney age is also 'v.r:froio
ward, and there is every likelihood that the whole 11 u‘.o4,
Hawick to Carlisle will, be completed ',y the time spec

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