The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The annexed general order has been issued
within the last few days :
" Horse Guards, S.W., Nov. 1.
" Her Majesty having been pleased to approve
of an augmentation to the Royal Artillery of one
major, seven captains, eight lieutenants, one ser-
geant-major, one quartermaster-sergear.t, five staff-
sergeants, 24 sergeants, six corporals and bombar-
diers, for the purpose of forming a new brigade, to
be called "rhe Coast Brigade of Artillery,' the pre-
sent invalid Artillery bing amalgameted there-
with, his Royal Highness the General Command-
ing-in-Chief has much pleasure in notifying the
same to the Royal Artillery ; and, as the appoint-
ments to this brigrde, both in officers and non-
commissioned 3flicers as well as gunners, will be
given as a reward for good and faithful service, his
Royal Highness hopes that the additional advan-
tages thus offered will be met on the part of those
appointed with a corresponding amount of zeal and
attention ; and that the very important duties which
will devolve upon every individual in the brigade
will be performed in a manner worthy of commen•
dation, and calculated to reflect credit upon the
regiment.
" As its name implies, the Coast Brigade will be
distributed among the forts, batteries, aad towers
of the United Kingdom, and, in addition to the
duties now performed by the invalid non-commis-
sioned officers and gunners, they will be required
to afford instruction in gunnery to the various re-
giments pf Militia and volunteer Artillery com-
panies as may from time to time be necessary.
" The officers of the brigade will be stationed at
convenient distances along the coast, and will have
the entire charge (under the commanding officers
of Artillery) of tho districts allotted to them, the
master gunners in which will be placed under their
orders. _

" The brigade will be composed of eight divi-
sions, each under a captain, who will be respon-
sible for everything connected with the pay and
subsistence, as well as the discipline and instruc-
tion, of the men belonging to it ; and he will be re-
quired to visit his detached parties from time to
time, to satisfy himself that every attention is paid
to keeping the guns, ammunition, stores, &c., in
proper order, and the men in a state. of efficiency.
" As the men belonging to the brigade will be old
soldiers, perfectly acquainted with their drills and
exercises, his Royal Highness does not desire that
they should be constantly drilled the same as re-
ermts, but that they may be sufficiently so during
every week to keep them thoroughly conversant
with, and efficient in the discharge of, their duties,
while the fact of their being accustomed to stores,
&e., will lead his Royal Highness to expect that
every article in charge, and the several magazines,
&c., will be kept in the very highest order.
" The instruction of volunteer Artillery companies
will be one of the principal duties required of the
brigade, and too much attention cannot be paid to
uniformity in the manner of imparting instruction,
and the officers will be expected to take a lively in-
terest in this important duty, and be ready at all
times to afford every information on artillery sub-
jects to the volunteers, who, living in the neigh-
bourhood, will doubtless avail themselves of this
means of acquiring much interesting knowledge in
the science of gunnery beyond that of the mere
drill and exercises in the use of ordnance, which
should, however, be made as comprehensive as pos-
sible.
" In making these observations, his Royal High-
ness by no means wishes it to be supposed that
every point has been touched on, as there are many
subjects of minor detail which will suggest them-
selves to the officers, and others of a local descrip-
tion which it would be impossible to treat of in a
general order ' • but his Royal Highness trusts that
sufficient has been advanced to
.give a general idea
of the duties which will be required of the brigade,
and he doubts not they will be carried out in such
a manner as to add to the prestige of the Royal
Regiment of Artillery.
" By command of his Royal Highness
" The General Commanding-in-Chief,
" G. A. WETHERALL, Atljt -General."
Since the order has arrived at head-quarters,
Chatham, for the 34th (Capt. G. H. Gordon's) com-
pany of Royal Engineers to be augmented, previ-
ously to its departure for Dover, a number of
skilled artizans and mechanics have been selected
from the detachments now at Brompton barracks
and attached to the company, which has been raised
to its required strength. The 34th company is in
daily expectation of proceeding to Dover, where
the Royal Engineers will be employed for some