The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Orders have been received at Chatham garri-
son that recruiting for the Ist battalion of the Bth
(the King's) Regiment, which was discontinued
some time since, to be recommenced ; from which
it is supposed that the regiment will not re-
turn to England next year, as previously ordered.'
The head-quarters of the Bth Regiment have been
serving in India for 13 years, having embarked in,
1846, and the regiment was expected to return next
year, but from the fact of recruiting having been
again opened, it is expected that the regiment will
proceed from India to China.
A court-martial has been held at the Camp at
Colchester on Private Carey, of the 44th Regiment.;
found guilty of desertion and selling his re ,imentals
The Court sentenced the prisoner to Bedays' im-
prisonment, and the General Commanding-in-Chief
has confirmed the decision.
The Queen has been pleased to approve a new
code of regulations for the dress of the officers of the
Army Medical Department. The tunic in future to
be worn is scarlet, single-breasted, with black faC-
ings edged with white cloth, the distinctions of rank
to be regulated by the badges and lace according to-
the rzlative ranks in the army.
The contract for enlarging the Royal Military.
Academy on Woolwich Common having been ratified
by Mr. G. Myers, the eminent contractor of Lam-
beth, the work was last week commenced by a par-
tial removal of the outer ditch wall forming the pre-
sent boundaz yof the establishment. The entire
range of buildings composing the cadets' workshops,
engine and boiler rooms, stables and cleaning houses,
sergeants' and servants' rooms,' racket-courts, and
other offices now standing cast and west of the Aca-
demy is in course of being removed to admit of the
destined alterations, which will consist of a couple
of spacious wings in uniformity with the architec-
ture of the establishment as it now stands, and
which will afford a sufficient number of additional
sleeping chambers to accommodate each pupil with
a separate room, besides the necessary class and
lecture rooms, on a scale worthy the insticution, so
long needed. Mr. Jones, clerk of the works, from
the Royal Engineer Department, and Mr. Pulley,
to represent the contractor, have been appointed to
superintend the works. The new range of buildings
will run parallel with the present frontage, each
wing to be 105 feet long, 270 feet deep. and 270 feet
of rear elevation. The estimate proposed for the
purpose and sanctioned by Government amounts to
£41,700. The work is to be completed and handed
over to the authorities at the expiration of 17 months
at the commencement of May, 1861, Mr.
Myers having bound, himself to a fulfilment of the
contract under a severe penalty in case of failure.
On account of the limited space available, the new
buildings will abut on either side in close contiguity
to the high roads passing through the common,
consequently the enclosure will be protected by an
iron pallisading five feet high. On the completion
of the new wings in 1861, it is proposed to erect a
range of buildings outside the boundaries of the
Academy, to replace the above-named offices. &c.,
about to be destroyed, the cost of which is calculated
at X 30,000.

Her Majesty's ship Himalaya, Commander John
Seccombe, sailed from Portsmouth this morning
for Halifax and the -West Indies, calling at Ply-
mouth and Queenstown for detachments of the 62d
and 63d Iti.giments. for conveyance to Halifax.
From Halifax the Himalaya will convey the 62d
and 63d Regiments to the West India blends, re-
turning thence to Halifax with the 41st and 49th
Regiments. The Himalaya has on board a largo
quantity of military and ordnance stores, guns (32
pounders), ammunition, &c. She also conveys
supernumeraries for distribution among the ships
on the station.