The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-05 00:00:00

and fittings, weighing 3i tons each, intendedlto man
the Packpool battery, in course of completion.
The 10th company of the Royal Engineers has
arrived at Chatham garrison from Shorncliffe, and
joined head-quarters at Brompton barracks. The
strength of the company is 6 staff-sergts., 11 cor-
porals, 2 buglers, and 51. sappers, with 12 women
and 18 children, the whole under the command of
Capt. Malcolm and Lieut. Scott. The 21st company
of Royal Engineers, consisting of Captain Crozier,
Lieut. Coates-, Lieut. Buckle, 5 staff-sergts., 8 cor-
porals, 2 buglers, 65 sappers, 9 women, and 26 chil-
dren, having completed the period of engineering in-
struction at Chatham for the season, have left the
garrison for Shorncliffe, there to be stationed for the
winter.

On Saturday detachments to the number of 100
non-commissioned officers and men, selected from
the various corps comprising the 2d depot battalion
at Chatham, proceeded from that garrison to Mil-
ton, there to undergo a course of ball practice be-
fore embarking for foreign service.
The examination of candidates for direct commis-
sions in the cavalry and infantry, under the regula-
tions dated Horse Guards, May 10, 1866, will com-
mence at Chelsea Hospital this morning, before
Major-Gen. W. C. E. Napier, vice-president, and
the members of the Council of Military Educa-
tion. The examination of Candidates for admission
to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, under
the regulations of March 31, 1866, will commence
on Dec. 12 ; and the examination of candidates for
commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal Engi-
neers, for admission to the Royal Military Academy,
Woolwich, under the regulations of June 1, 1865,
will be held on Jan. 3, 1867.
The deaths of the following officers have been
officially reported at the War-office since Oct. 1 :
Lieut.-Col. Thomas Wright Hudson ; Majors
Lionel Bridge, Royal Artillery; Louis Howe Bazal-
gette, 24th Regiment ; and Robert Watson, Cey-
lon Rifle Regiment ; Captains Edward Egan,
Royal Artillery ; Francis Davis, 19th Regiment ;
James Moorhead, 27th Enniskillens ; J. Phillips
Coshy Lanphier, 25th King's Own Borderers ;
William Wise, 72d Highlanders; and Charles
Dutton. Lieutenants C. Fitzherbert Errington,
Royal Artillery ; John Herbert Smith, Royal En-
gineers ; Frederick Tweed, 21st Fusiliers ; Leonard
J. Wilkinson, 58th Regiment ; John Leggett, 3d
Dragoon Guards ; John Nicholson, 14th Regiment ;
and H. Harman Young, 31st Regiment ; Ensign
the Hon. Henry E. Dormer, 60th Rifles. Assist.
Commissary-Gen. W. Stevens ; Inspector-Gen.
Surf, G. Cal-
a,nJsedoph Richard k e M.D., _
Arthur Pearson, M.D.,
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87th Regiment. Assist.-Surgeons T. Quinlan,
staff ; J. Henderson Rolland,'staff ;land T. Kennedy,
staff. Deputy-Purveyor R. Wright, Assist. -Super-
intendent of Stores, E. Fayrer.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Capt. Richard Purvis, of
the Satellite, transferred to the Racoon, re-commis-
sioned ; Stopford C. Tracey, master, to the Racoon;
Sub-Lieut. Edward J. Wingfield, to the Reindeer;
Sub-Lieut. George C. Higgins, to the Rinaldo ;
Willoughby E. Still, midshipman, to the Gladiator;

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Carleton Tuffuel], midshipman, to the Rinaldo ;
John G. Haggard, midshipman, to the Satellite ;
Albert C. Allen, midshipman, to the Caledonia ;
John Dooley, paymaster, to the Racoon ; Derisley
Martin, assist.-paymaster, to the Impregnable ;
Lewis G. Hodder, assist-paymaster, to the Cum-
berland ; Edward Robinson, assist.-paymaster, to
the Racoon ; William G. F. Hunt, clerk, to the
Royal Adelaide ; Charles Walker, clerk, to the Ra-
coon ; and William A. Harvey, assist.-clerk, to the
Racoon.

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