The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Major-General the Earl of Cardigan, as Inspector-General
of Cavalry, is on an official tour in Scutlarid. He inspected
the 16th Lancers, under the command of Colonel Patio, on
Thursday last, at Edinburgh, and highly commended the
gallant colonel on the efficiency of kris men.
Major-General Sir Fred. Love,.lnspector-General of In-
fantry, with Major Page, Aide-de-Camp, on a tour of in-
spection, arrived from Athlone on Friday last at Parsons-
town, and in the afternoon commenced his annual inspec-
tion of the Depot Battalion, consisting of the depots of the
Ist Royals, 21st Fusiliers, 40111, and 65tb Regimens. The
gallant general resumed the ixspection of the troops on the
following morning, which he bad finished about two o'clock,
and in the afternoon he took his departure for Templemore,
whence he proceeds to Limerick.

Yesterday a detacbmcnt of 105 non-commissioned officers
and men of the Chatham division of Ro) al Marine Light
Infantry, accompanied by the divisional band and the
Queen's colours, proceeded from head-quarters to Graves-
end for the purpose of forming a guard of honour on the
occasion of the embarkation of her Majesty. The officers
in command of the guard of honour were Captain E. S.
Browne, Lieutenant A. C. J. M'Meekan, and Lieutenant
G. W. T. Hemmans, with Colonel H. Eyre, Commandant
at Chatham, Colonel H. Banelbatn, commaning the Royal
Engineers, Colonel H. Parke, commanding the Royal Ma-
rines, and Brigade-Major Gordon, from the Staff of the
garrison.
Orders have been received at Chatham directing the
officers of the various regiments who have been doing duty
with the troops at that garrison for some time past to juin
their respective corp.

In accordance with a garrison order issued by the Com-
mandant at Chatham, the whole body of troops at present
stationed at that garrison, including the three battalions of
infantry, the Royal and East India Company's Engineers,
and the battalion of Royal Marine Light Infantry, pro-
ceeded at a very early hour yesterday morning to Prince
Edward's bastion for the purpose of witnessing the infliction
of corporal punishment on two privates of the 13th (Prince
Albert's Light Infantry), who had been guilty of highly
mutinsus conduct. The crime for which the prisoners,
whose names are Snook and Langton, were tried by court-
martial, and of which they were fours guilty, was for having,
refused to embark at Gravesend wi-t the other draugh's
proceeding to Inoia in the General Simpson, and al•o for
inciting the other try ops not to embark. For this offence
the Court adjuOtred the prisoners to recieve 50 lashes each
in the presence of the whole of the troops, and afterwards to
undergo a long term of imprisonment in Fort Clarence mili-
tary prison, Rochester. During the idlietion of the punish-
ment the prisoners behaved with a great deal of bravado.
On being. re:ease 1 from the halberds they were removed to
the liosp;W, trom which they will be taken to Fort Clarence
to undergo the remaining portion of their sentence.

THE MILITIA.
The Ist Devon Militia has received orders to assemble
for 21 days' training on Thurseay, the 30th of September
next.

The 7!h Lancashire Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel
Mlu•locks commandant, has received orders to assemble at
Bury, on the 7th of September, for 21 days' training and
exercise.

Lieutenant J. A. Latlibury, Royal North Gloucester Regi-
ment, and Captain Walker, have received first-class certifi-
cates at Hythe, and hare heea appointed instructors of mus-
ketry to the following regiments :—Captain Walker of the
Dumfries Regiment, to the Ist West York Rifles; Lieut.
Latlibury, to the Royal North Down Rifles.