The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-20 00:00:00

THI? AR.3IY.

General Parlby, commanding the Cavalry Bri-
gade of the Dublin Division, concluded a minute
inspection of the Scots Greys on Thursday last at
Newbridge. Five troops were assembled on a foot
parade, in all about 280 strong (the remaining
troops being in out quartzrs.) After the usual in-
spection of the ranks the regiment marched past in
slow and quick time, and was formed in close
column of squadrons, when the General remarked,
that it became his pleasant duty to compliment
them on their very high state of discipline and
efficiency. During the course of his long profes-
sional career ho had invariably heard the regiment
highly spoken of. Indeed, he might say that the
name of the Scots Greys had become quite a
" household word" throughout the kingdom. It
also gave him great pleasure to repeat what Lord
Cardigan (the Inspector-General of Cavalry) had
told him after inspecting them in the field the week
previous—that he never witnessed any regiment go

through the field movements with such regularity,
precision, and spirit, as they had done, and that
his inspection of them throughout had given him
infinite satisfaction.

An order has been received in Kilkeuny to pre-
pare the barracks there for six companies, compris-
ing about 600 men, and head-quarters of the 26th
(Cameronians) Regiment, while three companies,
amounting to 180 men, are to be quartered at Car-
1, w, and one company of SO men at Castlecomer
barracks. The Himalaya is .daily expected to ar-
rive at Kingstown, and the moment it lauds the
corps, they will be forwarded by railway.
On Monday the 2d Battalion of the 18th Royal
Irish, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Chapman,.
arrived in Kilkenny on their way from the Curragh
Cramp to Waterfo,d, io order to sail thence to Ports-
mouth by the Adelaide, which brought over the
4th Battalion 60th Rifles to Waterford.

Major-General Frederick Towers died a few
days since at his seat in Inverness-shire. The de-
ceased General entered the army as a Cornet in the
7th Hussars, in Nov. 1813, and served in that dis-
tinguished corps during the Waterloo campaign.
The gallant officer was put on half-pay in August,
1826. llis commission bore date as follows : Cornet,
18th of November, 1813 ; Lieut., 18th of April,
1815 ; Capt., Bth of July, 1820 ; Major, 29th of
August, 1826 ; Lieut.-Col., 23d of November, 1841 ;
Col., 20th of June, 1851; and Major-Gen., 26th of
October, 1858.
A detachment of non-commissioned officers and
gunners of the Royal Artillery, 3d brigade, yester-
day arrived at Woolwich from Devonport, under
orders to proceed to Shoeburyness, to enter upon
a course of instruction and practice with the Arm-
strong gun. The whole of the gunners, bombardiers,
and others, composing the brigade of Artillery sta-
tioned at Wcolwich, whose term of service has not
exceeded 14 years, have passed medical examination
in pursuance of orders to that effect from the office
of the Commander-in-Chief, with a view of select-
ing additional draughts of the most robust and
healthy men for foreign service.
The dockyard sebtry duties, carried out for some
time past at Woolwich by the police, are ordered to
be undertaken on Monday next, as formerly, by
detachments of the military.
Second Lieut. Westby, Royal Marine Light In-
fantry, yesterday left Woolwich to join the flag-
ship Impregnable at Devonport, for service on board
her Majesty's screw steam frigate Luryalus, 51, to
relieve Capt. Vaughton, recently promoted by seni-

ority.
Col. F. Miron Eardley Wilmot, R.A., superin-
tendent of Royal gun factories is Woolwich:Arsenal,
has resumed the duties of his post, on the expira-
tion of d month's leave of absence, employed in a
survey. and . examination of the ore mines and
foundries of the north of England.
The 2d Regiment of Derbyshire Militia (or Chats-
worth Rifles) has just completed its period of 21
days' training. Licut.-Col. the Hon. A. M. Cath-
cart, who inspected the regiment before it was dis-
bandz.d, expressed himself much pleased with the
soldicrlike appearance of. the men. The comple-
ment of the regiment is 567, out of which number
438 were present at headquarters, 351 being under
arms,
Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8.,
made his half-yearly inspection of the Durham
Militia Artillery at Fort Gomer, near Gosport, on
Thursday last. He comm-need his inspection at
11 a.m., and did not finish until 4 p.m., during
which time he frequently expressed himself highly
plea,,ed with all he saw, but more particularly at
the gun practice from the heavy guns at Brown-
down, which he declared was excellent, and ex-
pressed his satisfaction at the great progress the
corps had made in artillery duties during the short
period since June last.

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT TRINIDAD.—A terrible
tragedy was enacted on the night of Wednesday, 14th of
September, at the barracks of the 3d West India ttegiment,
Lower Prince-street. It appears that between nine and ten
o'clock, Lance-Sergeant During ordered Private James
Howard to join the St. Ann's Guard. Howard felt himself
offended, declared that it was not his roll, and became very
noisy in the barrack-room, in which many inea had retired
to rest. He was enjoined silence—he continued his su ise.
He was ordered in more peremptory terms to be silent—ho
refused to do so. During ordered an escort of two men,
which he accompanied, to take Howard to the guard-
room. During held a light. Howard had by this time
possessed himself of a knife, which must have been con-
cealed under his great coat, when he appeared to
be snaking ready to go to the guard-room. In
.passing near During, Howard inflicted a mortal blow.
Howard was then seized 'and taken towards the
door by Private James Nichols, whom he dangerously
wounded. During died on the same night on which the
wound was inflicted. Nichols was taken to St. James's
Hospital, and died on Friday night. The murderer has
undergone a preliminary examination.— Trinidad
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A JUDGE. ON A TREADINIILL.—A story
Baron Who, when once visiting a pretnaill sttituti(():l'3,
the precise
not only inspected the mill, but to e
asccaf upon its treads,
nature of the punishment, The machine was
desiring the warder to set iltl.iunsotm."losthiol_pnin.s
i began to lift his feet.
accordingly. adjusted, and, his 1 ra
In a few minutes, however, he had had quite moult of it,
and called to be released, but this was not so easy. Please,
Imy lord," said the war, can't get off, it's set for 20
nuautes ; that's the Oros Pit timewe can make it go."