The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-08 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Lieut.-General- Sir John Lyiaght Pennefather,
who for four years commanded the troops at Malta,
took his departure frOm Malta on Saturday, the
24th of September, in the French packet Quirinal,
via Italy, on his way to take up a new command
in England. In the order of the day, dated Sept.
24, the General, in giving over the command of the
garrison to Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, makes
use of the following parting words :
Sir John Pennefather, on leaving Malta, requests the
General Officers of all ranks and departments, the non-
commissioned officers, and troops to accept his best thanks
for the soldierlike and effective manner in which their duties
have been performed for the last four years that he has held
the command. He will always look back with pleasure to
the period during which he was so happily associated with
them, and will watch their future career with the deepest
anxiety for their continued honour and the warmest in-
terest in their success and welfare."
The Governor, Sir J. Gaspard Le Marchant, has
taken the military command of the garrison. The
first acts of his Excellency were to order the ex-
change of quarters of the 4th battalion Rifle Brigade
from Valetta with the 21 battalion of the 23d Fusi-
leers from Ricasoli, and to appoint Captain Wil-
ford Brett as his Assist.-Military Secretaiy.
Yesterday orders were received at the head-quar-
ters of the Chatham division of Royal Marine Light
Infantry, directing the standard for recruits to be
raisod to 5 feet 5 inches for growing lads under 20,
and 5 feet 6 inches for recruits above that age,
with 32 inches round the waist. The bounty to
recruits still remains the same—namely, Z 5 and a
free kit. '

The ceremony of decorating a private of the
itoyal Marines with a medal for long service and
meritorious conduct took place at Chatham yester-
day morning, in the presence of a full parade of the
officers and men of that division, by order of the
lords of the Admiralty. The battalion having
'been formed on the parade ground, Private Wm.
Barthrop was called to the front, when he was ad-
dressed by Colonel-G. E. Hunt, the second com-
mandant, who informed him that he had been di-
rected to present him with a silver medal, together
with a gratuity of £5., which had been awarded
him by the Lords of the Admiralty for long service
and good conduct. After a few observations by
Col. Hunt, the medal was fastened to Private
Barthrop's breast in the presence of the entire
division. Private William Barthrop has served
in the corps of Ro3 al Marines for the long
period of 23 years, during the whole of which period
his character and conduct have been most ex-
emplary. He will shortly be- discharged on a well-
earned pension.
The proposed intention of converting the marshes
opposite the dockyard at Chatham into a rifle range
for the troops at that garrison has been abandoned,
in consequence of the Board of Surveyors ordered
to inspect and report on that site having reported
that to convert the spot selected into a rifle ground,.
with the necessary alterations and improvements,
including draining and the obtaining possession of
the land for the required purposes, will involve an
outlay of from £15,000 to £l7,ooo—a sum which
the military authorities do not feel justified in spend-
ing for that purpose. Since the decision of the War
Department has been arrived at several other sites
have been surveyed in the locality of Chatham gar-
rison by Col. M. Williams, the Commanding Royal
Engineer, who has selected a tract of ground be-
tween the Thames and Medway, and not far distant
from Gravesend. This spot presents the advan-
tages of being exceedingly retired, its situation
near the banks of the Thames rendering it little
frequented by the public, thus preventing any in-
terruption to the troops while engaged in firing.
Should a favourable report be made as to the loca-
lity, the erection of the necessary buildings for the
troops will be immediately commenced, and the land
levelled and put in order by several gangs of con-
victs from the establishment at Chatham. The huts
for the troops will be erected as near Gravesend as
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Letters from Italy say that recruits are coming
in fast to Garibaldi's standard. With respect to the sub-
scription ho has opened and headed for the purchase of
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seems, however, a large sum to have been already collected
in that small capital, where people in general are not
wealthy. In Lombardy, it is also being pushed, and truly
the Lombards ought to subscribe handsomely ; for besides
that many of them are very rich, their own emancipation
has cost them next to nothing, either in money or in blood.
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