The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-30 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following important circular memorandum
has been promulgwed:—
" liorze Guards, S. W., July 19_
" The following regulations in regard to the
or-
rnination of officers, prep tratory to promotion in
the army, are to be sul)s,ituted for those promul-
gated by the circular memorandumof May 14, 1850,
and that of July 4, 1851.
"The qualifications required of candidates for
commissions will be made known to their friends,

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and the time and place of examitia' ion will be stated
in each case, so that the same may take place be-
fore any commission is granted.
" Before officers are recommended for promotion
to the rank of lieutenant the commanding of is
to have them examined by a board of oflhers, con•
slating of hams .If, another field officer (if there
should be one p:esent with the regiment), and the
senior captain, or if there should be no second field
officer present with the regiment, then the two
senior captains present.
" This board is to report to the Mil tary Secre-
tary, for the information of the Commander-in-
Ctiief, that the officers aboxt to be recommended
for promotion to the rank of lieutenant have been
instructed on the following points, viz.:--
"1. They must have a pert', ct acquaintance with
the standing orders of the regiments in which they
are serving.
" 2. They must have a thorough knowledge, and
must give an account ef the duties they have to
perf rrn as regimental orderly officers, as officers
commanding guards, or as subaltern officers of
guards under officers of superior rank.
"3. Theymust be able to put a company through
the manual and platoon exercise, and be capable of
exercising both a squad and company in the drill
and evolutions as prescribed in the first two parts of
the regulations for the field exercise of the infantry.
"4. They must know exactly the place of all the
company offi :era in every situation of the battalion,
whether in line, or in open, close, quarter, or half-
distance column, and whether right or left in front.
"b. They must be acquainted with the general
regulations and orders of the army, and with the
Mutiny Act and Articles of War.
" 6. They must be acquainted with the Queen's
regulations and warrants in regard to the supply of
necessaries to the troops, wi.h the price of each ar-
ticle, and the regulations applicable to the same.
"7. They must. know the weight of the knap-
sack, the weight of the soldier's firelock, with and
without the bayonet ; of his pouch, with and with-
out ammunition ; the quantity of ammunition it is
calculated to carry, and the weight of his ac
coutrements.
" 8. In addition to such portions of the above
as may apply to the cavalry service the carnets
must be required to be well acquainted with their
stable and barrack duties, to have completed their
course of instruction in the riding-school, and to
be able to exercise a troop both on foot and
mounted.
" Lieutenants who may have entered the service
subsequently to July, 1849, and all who may here-
after enter the army, will, in addition to the above,
before they are recommended for promotion to the
rank of captain, be required to have--
« 9. A knowledge of geography, so as to be able
to state the general divisions of the world, the
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military
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theßritain,
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rivers,,capitallreloasfne seaports,
mi,taauerr_ope, and
typ,s:sts indo-
minions in every pat t of the world.
" 10. They must be perfectly acquainted with
the forms and proceedings of courts-martial.
" 11. They must have studied some of the
standard works ou courts-martial.
" 12. They must understand perfectly the evo-
lutions of a battalion of infantry, or regiment of
cavalry, as laid down in the regulations for those
services respectively.
" 13. Triey must be acquainted with the light
infantry drill.
"14. They must perfectly understand the inte-
rior economy of a troop or company, the regula-
r tions for the messing and subsistence of the soldiers
and established sys, em of keeping their accounts.
"15. They must be acquainted with the Royal
warrants which regulate the pay, provisioning,
Tensions, rewards, periods of service, clothing, and
equipment of the soldier.
" 16. They must be acquainted with the general
regulations and orders of the army, more particu-
larly with those for the government and manage-
ment of the troops embarked in transports and
convict ships.
" 17. And it must be ascertained that they are
competent to take charge of a c mpany or detach-
*went in every position in which it may be placed.
1 "The examination of officers for the rank of cap
"taint is fas as /elates to TLIAt tap of regimen

EIVSRAPER

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).1,-:=:11.1t-tip\:';•'1'
• -it
-
economy, detail, or diicipl!no, is to bo Mcle
boards of officers, to be appointed .by the coassi,../4;
manding-offie- rit tuff stati n, .conAis,l4l24-*VI7 ":-
pssioi... of t 7 ree seeLeofii ;era uotbelo“gliagto- e
same corps as the c tndid 4:e foe examinat'on, and a
report thereon is to be forwarded=to the-Military
Secretary. 17777
" Any officer of the rank of lieutenant in a regi7'
ment seeing within ail United Kingdom, who mil
have entered his name for the purchaSe of a troop
or company, may apply, through his cumin:triclinic
officer, to be examined in his required attainments, '
as specified in this order, upon which applicatiou
the Commander-in-Chief will give such ortler.as •
may be proper and necessary. f.
"By order o,f hismßaonydailnHg.iigno
h.nehsisef,t
,o an he General 1.
Major-GeneralccG A . W
E Tli
Peel,E RSAe Ar
t' a rAy doj of
tsatna tt-eGfeonr eNvr a lar. '
accompanied by C.,:onel Sir HArry K. Storks, . ;
K. C. 8., Secretary for Military Correspondence,
paid his first visit of office to Woolwich yesterday
m(,rning at haT-past 11 o'clock, and being received
on his arrival within the arsenal by the officials
repre4enting the departments, he commenced a
tour of the establishment by inspecting fist, the
brass gun foundry and boring mills, through which
he was conducted by Colonel Wilmot. His next
visit was to the laboratory, paper-mill, ttr,c., under
the dirt ction of Capta'n Boxer. Mr. Morris con-
ducted him through the carriage depaitment, the
various works in progress for the naval and coast
defences, through the extensive military harness
stores, and other portions of the department under
his charge. In anticipation of the official visit
preparations had been made for casting a 68-
pounder gun. At 2 o'clock the General proceeded
to the new foundry, when the process of running
off the metal took place, with success. Having .
paid a short visit to that establishment, and passed
through the new fuming and boring factory, ;,;4,
General Peel, accompaned as on his arrival by
. .
Sir
Llioenndroyn .8 Storks,
returned by the 3 o'clock train --.-_
to

co7Br OF CoMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yester3ay
at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor presiding.
THE CLERK.KNWELL IMPROVEMENTS AND METROPO-
LITA.N RAILWAY.
Mr. Deputy BOWER (enturman of the improve-
ment committee) brought up a report relative to
railway communication on the lino of the Clerken-
well improetze. ats, awes recommending that per-
mission should-be gia-ea to Mr. C. Pearson, the
City Solicitor, to absent himself for a period of
three months, as far as may be necessary to enable
him to take personal proceedings in promotieig the
object. The report was as follows
To THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR cl*C.
" We whose names are hereunto subscribed, of
your improvement committee, to whom from time
to time it has been referred to carry on the requi-
site proceedings for effecting the improvements at
Clerkenwell, northward of Farringdon-street, do
certify that since the contract was entered into by
the Corporation for the sale of the surplus ground
for the purposes of the Metropolitan Railway,
anxious inquiries have been repeatedly made, par-
ticularly by members representing Farringdon
Ward, as to the reasons for the ground remaining
so long unoccupied. Your committee found that
the untoward state of the money-market had pre-
vented the company from making the financial
arrangements requisite to enable them to commence
their works, aid as the contractor was allowed till
June, 1859, to complete his arrangements, we were
obliged to accept of that information as an answer
to the inquiries.
"As the state of the money-market no longer
affords a satisfactory reason for the delay the sub-
ject has been recently again brought under our
consideration. At the instance of several members
the City Solicitor was asked whether ho could
afford the committee any information on the sub-
ject, to which lie replied in general terms, and at
the same time volunteered, in his own name, and
on his own behalf, to obtain from the persons
directly interested in the undertaking some mole
precise particulars.
" The City Solicitor subsequently informed the
csrnmit'el that he had had various conference r, as
well with the contractor as with the officials of the
Metropolitan Railway Company and the other great
companies indirectly interested in the undertaking.
He had likewise had several important communica-
tions with members of some of the leading whole•
sale houses both in London and Manchester.
" From all these sources of information ho was
led to conclude that there existed a general anxiety
in all roirties to carry the project into execution,
but he feared, unless some more active and vigorous
measures could be put in motion to concentrate
these scattered ferces and unite them in one settled
purpose, the project might fall throueli for want of
pecuniary means to carry it into execution.
" It is a fact which was known to the committee
at the time, and was reported to your honourable
Court, that during the present session a bill was
brought into Parliament, and sub.equenly with-
drawn, for winding-up the affairs of the Metropoli-
tan Railway Company.
"It appears by the Metropolitan Railway Com-
on r-l;e" ► d'A.Volliq,PiAPPlH-grPc9ralawilal.3.xPire
the sol citor it was a question under consideration,
whether the notices to take land should be given
in execution of these powers before the 7th of
August, or whether they should be permitted to
die a natural death.
"The City Solicitor stated to the committee that
he was desirous to dedicate the approaching vaca-
tion, and perhaps a portion of his time for a month
or two after the recess, in endeavouring to promote
a unity of action in favour of the railway on the
part of the various companies and individuals who
aro directly or indirectly interested in its construc-
tion. lie is of opinion that his name having teen
for so many years connected with the project, ho
might by his personal exertions materially promote
its present success, but he feels that being City
Solicifil4 he ought not to engage in such an under-
takingl4chout the consent of the Common Council.
" Having regard to the expressed opinions of
your honourable Court that the construction of
such a railway would be of ma' erial advantage to
the trade and commerce of the city, and having
regard likewise to the great cost of the vacant
ground included in the contract, as well as to the.
value of the surrounding property belonging to the
Corporation, which would be indirectly benefited
by a railway in that direction, your committee are
of opinion and recommend that Mr. Pearson
be
al'owed leave of absence during the officialia.ndk,
legal vacation, to occupy his time as ho may t un
proper, so far as may be necessary for the purposes.
stated, provided he do make
as will prevent the business of his o
sucflhicaerfrraonnagementa
suffer-
ing during his absence.
All which we submit to this honourable Court.
Dated the 29ch day of.firly, 1858.
o BENJAMIN BOWER, &c.” •
Mr. Deputy Bower, in moving that the Court
Pearson son;:ireioeiyuceoiattyli.s7gab
na a back k r
sa
obi awdd
ao
ybme
to
ono
hp ea
toxsgshould agree with the committee in their report,
said Mr.
tel2ierodririglYthaechtievaertinof
improve the business facilities of the metropolis,
and, at the same time, the property of the Corpo-
ration. At that time it was supposed by some
gentlemen that the part taken by Mr. Pearson in
the promotion of that object was inconsistent with
the due discharge of his duties to that Court, and
Mr. Pearson then withdrew from the company.
That bill was subsequently lost. A. bill, however,
had since passed ; but iu consequence of some diffi-
culty which was found in raisiug the funds another
bill had been introduced during the present session
for the abandonment of the undertaking, which,
in its turn, was withdrawn, and another attempt
was made to easy out the undertaking, with every
probability of ultimate success, although a little
more pressing was wanted iu certain quartervo
where it was suppos •d Mr. Pearson could bene-
ficially exercise his influence. He (Mr. Bower) was
glad to say that the committee of the Metropolitan
Railway had decided to go on and that the ne7
cessary notices had that morning been issued.
(Hear.) The Great Western Railway, he believed,
bad subscribed towards the undertaking, but the
Great Northern bad not yet done so. If they did
not subscribe the scheme would still be carried out,
a'though perhaps with a little more delay, and it
Mr. Denison did not make baste, he would pro-
bably find himself too late. (Hear, hear.) '
The report was then adopted unanimously.
PROPOSED NEW DEAD MEAT MARKET.
The subject of the appropriation of the vacant
site of Smithfield-market again came before the
Court upon a petition of inhabitants of Smithfield
and the surrounding neighbourhood, that steps
be taken to establish a dead meat market ther.e...
dfoornthhaed failed, Nothing new was r licited in connection weiti,,..t_nri:
matter, and the petition was referred totitcht itLa
ions to
kets improvement Committee, with ins
dttilarewc-
oultlirat
fpoliatnhwfoitrhs.uch a market, and
PORATION.
REFORM OF THE COR
he
Corporation In-
Mr. J. WOOD, chairmhatnt:3l
atnd moved the &dap-
trr-eport it to
quiry Committee, b. routich p
the committee stated,
leerd, egulationhoafvtinhge
t, that their endeavoursuttß to secure the
tion of a report
passing tho Bill regrfe
that Bill
Corporation of Lon
Walpole. Under
committee asked for powers
tbheeensei circumstances
ncbeys A
the
ee Secretary
to confer with her Majesty's Ministers on the sub-
ject of any Bill for the Regulation of the Corpora-
tion which Ministers might intend to introduce
next ses.ion.
Afer some discussion the eport was adopted,
and the Court adjourned.