The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-24 00:00:00

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Major-Gen. J. Bloomfield, R.A,, Inspector-
General of Artillery, accompanied by his Aide-de-
Camp, Col. Teesdale, R.A., arrived at Portsmouth
yesterday, and, attended by Col. Dunlop, C. 8.,
commanding the Artillery in the South-west dis-
trict, commenced an inspection of the battery sta-
tioned in the garrison. The men paraded in heavy
marching order and marched to the Governor's-
green, the mustering ground of the garrison, where
arms were eventually piled. The guns on the
western face of the town works were manned, and
blank firing took place from the 32-pounders, with
ordinary drill from S-inch howitzers and guns of

other calibres.
The contract for the construction of the new fort
at Eastney on the line of beach lying between
Southsea Castle and Fort Cumberland, has been

secured by the Messrs. Smith of Pimlico, who have
been engaged for some time in the building of
docks and other large works in Portsmouth.
Messrs. Smith's staff have taken possession of the
ground on which the fort is to be erected, and have
commenced the preliminary works,
Au order has been issued from the Horse Guards
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Chatham,
by the Deputy-Adjutant-General, Royal Artillery,
calling on commanding officers of the Royal Artil-
lery to prepare a statement of stores required for
the year 1862:3 for various services, so that due
provision may be made in the Estimates for the
above period.
A notification has been issued from the Horse
Guards that there are vacancies at the Normal
School, Chelsea, for army schoolmasters, and any
non-commissioned officer who may be desirous of
the examination. Under the new regulations,
sanctioned by her Majesty, the army school-
masters are to be -divided into three classes, the
becoming a candidate will be permitted to undergo
first class receiving 7s. per day, the second
ss. 6d., and. the third 4s. The first-class
schoolmasters will be appointed warrant officers,
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and rank next below commissioned officers ; and
other schoolmasters will rank with the non-com-
missioned officers. Promotion from one class to
another will be made by his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, for merit only. After 21
for the officers armyy_alelaForwisresdtsacelrpayseicsn:si3otshn.ea6ccdo.rding to the following scale :
of mess-rooms built at Brompton-
of the Royal
and Indian Engineers having been completed, his
Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, who is
Colonel-in-Chiefof
thirdbarTrha
ecckll class,
the Royal Engineers, General
Sir John F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspector-General
of Fortifications, and other distinguished officers of
the corps of Royal Engineers will dine together in
the new building on the occasion of its being

opened.
Orders have been received at the head-quarters
of the Royal Engineers, Chatham, directing the 31st
company of Royal Engineers, the officers and men
of which have completed their course of pontoon-
ing and field-work instruction, to go through the
annual course of rifle instruction. The Duke of
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Cambridge has also given directions for the officers
and men of the Loyal Engineers who have not
gone through a course of rifle instruction to be put
through one at once.
appointed n
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Colonel Hay, late of the East India Com-oany,,
Artillery depot formed at Warley-barracks, near
Brentwood, in the room of Col. Leslie, resigned. A
considerable:r‘ice, has
f obreceenh aas
various points, but the non-commissioned officers
and men of the Engineer corps will •
proceed direct
from head-quarters at Chatham, and embark at
Gravesend forlndia, instead of being transferred as
hitherto to the Warley depot,

The Deanery of Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope,
has been conferred upon the Rev. John Mee, M.A., of
Christ's College, Cambridge, clerical secretary of the British
amd Yereiriol Bible Society,