The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-02 00:00:00

THE ARM.I.

A board of inquiry at the Royal Military Academy,
Woolwich, under the presidency of Colonel Yorke,
Inspector of Studies, has terminated a series of in-
vestigations into the recent disturbance, of which
an account was given in. The Sun of Monday.
A second board has since eissembled, consisting of,
Gen. Knollys, Council of Education, president;
Gen. Sir Richard Dacres, Commandant at Wool-
wich ; Gen. Lawrenson, Inspector-Gen. of Cavalry;
Gen. Rumley, Inspector-Gen. of Infantry ; and Col.
Ford, Commanding Royal Engineers at Woolwich.
The members assemble daily at 12 o'clock and pro-
long their sitting until 5 p.m. Col. Wilford, Go-
vernor of the Academy, has undergone a lengthened
examination, as well as Major Gibb, Major Williams,
and Col. Yorke. The result of the proceedings,
which were strickly private, has not transpired. In
the meantime the duties of the Academy have in no
way relaxed ; the studies and the drills being car-
ried out with the usual regularity. A large number
of the cadets are held under parole arrest pending
the inquiry.

Orders have been received at the headquarters of
the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, direc-
ting Capt. F. Brine, stationed in Ireland, to proceed
to China, Lieut.-Col. IL C. B. Moody having been
ordered home. Considerable activity prevails at the
Royal Engineer establishment in preparing the
Sappers and Miners who are to embark for foreign
service in the ensuing spring.
Brigade-Major Cooch, on the Staff at Colchester,
has undertaken the duties of Local Inspector of
Schools in conjunction with the depot battalions
stationed in that camp. Staff-Surg. Martin, 10th
battalion, has received leave of absence, under medi-
cal certificate, until the 15th of March, 1862. Lieut.
Brome, 6th Foot, and Brevet-Major the Hon.
Addington, 38th Regiment, have received leave of
absence till the end of the year. Capt. Cobham,
44th Regt., has left his depot to join the service
companies of his regiment in China. Capt. Mor-
gan, 97th Regt., has received orders to join the
headquarters of his regiment abroad ; and Capt.
Harvest will be added to the depot at Colchester,
The Megona, screw troopship, Commander Hen-
derson, will embark at Portsmouth on Monday the
following officers and troops for conveyance to the
Mediterranean :—For Gibraltar-2d battalion 7th
Foot, Ensign Penrose, and eight men of the Royal
Artillery. For Malta-2d battalion 22d Foot,
Ensign Osborn ; 2d. battalion 23d Foot, Capt.
Tupper, Barrackmaster Fisher, and the widow and
two daughters of Barrackmastor M'Donald. For
Corfu-2d battalion 4th Foot, Ensign Sharp ; 2d
battalion 9th Foot, Capt. Germon.
The deaths of the following officers have been
officially reported at the War-office since the Ist of
October :—Major-Gen. J. P. Hely, K.H. ; Colonels
Sir G. R. Barker, K.C.8., Royal Artillery, and
V. Y. Donaldson ; Lieut.-Colonels S. Cleaveland,
Royal Artillery, and A. H. Irby, 51st Light In-
fantry ; Captains G. T. H. Atchinson, 67th Regi-
ment ; E. N. R. Gatehouse, Gold Coast Artillery ;
F. Wells, late Royal Artillery ; H. H. Conolly, late
Royal Artillery ; G, Wellings, S. Evane, 3. Mac-
gregor, and G. Schaumann, late Ist Hussars, King's
German Legion ; Lieuts. E. Maunder, 3d Dragoon
Guards, C. J. Backas, 19th Regiment; W. J. Swin-
nan, 27th Regiment; J. J. Bradshaw, 60th Rifles;
A. Eddington, 92d Highlanders ; D. E. Dorley,
Royal Newfoundland Corps ; J. Donnelly ; F.
Ward, late 11th Dragoons ; R. Smith, late First
Royals; J. Diddep, late 41st Regiment; G. Ack-
land, late 61st Regiment ; L. de Hugo, late 2d Light
Dragoons, King's German Legion ; F. La Roche,
late 2d Line Battalion ; A. L. do Mendilens, late
York Light Infantry ; Cornet R. G. Smith,l 2 d
Qu
Dragoon Guards; Ensign H. H. Roberts, erts, 91st
m e n Regiment;
and I ; Paymaster
r tl,l tih. Tilghman,
Regiment; 15th Raretgl-
er-
master W. Waddell, late Ist Dragoons; Surgeon_
Major C. C. T. Delmege, M.D. ; Surgeon T. H.
Quegley, late Royal Artillery ; Assistant-Surgeons
C. F. Squire, 23d Royal Welsh Fusileers ; and A.
Salter, Staff.