The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following reinforcements are ordered to em-
bark on board the Havering, 775 tons, Capt. C.
Vaux, for Madras, on Friday next, at Gravesend--
viz., 12 men of the Ist Battalion Ist Royals; 30
men of the 44th Regt., and 55 men of the 66th
Regt., from Colchester ; 12 men of the 3d Batta-
lion 60th Rifles, from Winchester ; 14 men of the
74th Highlanders' from Aberdeen ; 116 men of the
68th Light Infantry and 18 men of the 69th Regt.,
from Fermoy ; and 50 men of the 91st Regt. The
reinforcements proceeding to the Presidency of
Bengal, for whose conveyance to Calcutta the Ada-
mant, 815 tons, Capt. J. P. Ridley ' • the King
Philip, 1,250 tons, Capt. C. H. Cary ; and the Mary
Harrison, 780 tons, have been taken up, are as fol-
lows, viz. :-26 men of the 6th Dragoons and 14 men
of the 9th Lancers, from Maidstone ; 32 men of the
7th Hussars, 23 men of the 64th Regt., and 14 men
of the 82d Regt. from Canterbury ; 22 men of the
Bth (the King's)'Regt., 20 men of the 19th Regt.,
22 men of the 20th Regt., 13 men of the 23d Royal
Welsh Fusiliers, 22 men of the 29th Regt., 12 men
Of the 35th Regt., and 28 men of the 75th Regt.,
from Chatham ' • 60 men of the sth Fusiliers, 23
men of the 6th Royals, 60 men of the 34th Regt.,
25 men of the 37th Regt., 20 men of the 38th Regt.,
60_ men of die 54th Regt., 38 men of the 88th Con-
naught Rangers, - and 40 men of the 97th Regt.,
from Colchester; 18 men of the Ist Battalion 60th
Royal Rifles, from Winchester • 16 men of the 73d
Regt. ; 10 men of the 42d Royal Highlanders, and
12 men of the 93d Highlanders, from Aberdeen ;
14 men of the 13th (Prince Albert's) Light Infan-
try and 92 men of the 48th Regt., from Fermoy ;
168 men of the Ist Battalion 3d Buffs ; and 150
men of.the Royal Artillery, from Woolwich.
Staff Assistant-Surgeon J. Davidge is ordered to
be relieved from duty at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chat-
ham, for the purpose of proceeding to Bermuda.
Staff Assistant-Surgeons J. Wilson, M. 8., and W.
Crisp have both received orders to hold themselves
in readiness for immediate embarkation.

Colonel S. Brownrigg, C. 8., Deputy-Quarter,
master-General, succeeds Colonel Wood as Deputy-
Adjutant-General in Ireland.
A detachment of troops from the camp at Col-
chester will be despatched for service in India in the
course of the week. The rifle practice at Land-
guard Fort, Harwich, is still continued in con-
nexion with the camp.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 2.

The following general regimental orders have
been received at head-quarters from the Adjutant-
General's Office, Whitehall :
" Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of
the unattached pay of £6OO, granted by clause 16
of the royal warrant of the 3d Nov., 1854, which
has become available by the death of Major-General
W. B. Dundas, C. 8., being conferred upon Lieut. •
General A. C. llercer of the Royal Artillery ; and
of the grant of .ElOO per annum for distinguished
service,' which Lieut.-General Mercer will re-
linquish, being conferred upon Major-General
England.
" The services of a field officer to command the
Royal Artillery at Jamaica being no longer re-
quired, Lieut.-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel C. J.
Wright is to return to England.
" With reference to the instructions for the
payment of the Royal Artillery, dated' War-office,
10th of August, 1858,' officers of the regiment are
informed that Messrs. Cox and Co. will still
continue to act as the agents.
" Company Sergeant John Williams, of the 3d
battalion, has been appointed by his Royal High-
ness the General Commanding in Chief to be
master gunner at Sandown Fort, vice Sutherland,
about to be pensioned. To bear date Ist October,
1858."