The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Charles XV., King of Swedes and Norway, and
Prince Oscar, the King's brother, attended by Lord
Harris and Col. the Hon. A. Hood, Equerries in
Waiting on the Prince Consort, yesterday visited
Woolwich garrison and Arsenal. The King and
Prince's personal attendants consisted of General
de Bildt, the Baron Beek Frus, Baron Silferschiod,
Commodore Haffner, Mr. Duncker, civil engineer,
and Capt. Afzelius.
In consequence of the want of sufficient accommo-
dation at Chatham for the Royal Artillery intended
to be quartered at that garrison, the Duke of Cam-
bridge has decided that only one battery of Field
Artillery shall be removed to that station until
increased accommodation shall have been furnished,
either by the troops evacuating existing quarters, or
by the erection of new buildings. The removal of a
portion of No. 8 battery of the 9th brigade from
Newbridge to Chatham has accordingly been coun-
termanded, and the battery which will occupy the
quarters prepared for the Royal Artillery at Bromp-
ton Barracks will be the 4th, belonging to the 9th
brigade, now stationed at Athlone.
The 31st and 33d companies of Royal Engineers,
attached to headquarters, Chatham, have been filled
up to their proper compliment of 100 non-commis-
sioned officers and men each, from the companies at
Brompton, the men selected being all skilled mecha-
nics. Both companies have been placed under orders
for foreign service, and according to present ar-
rangements will proceed to Bermuda and the Medi-
terranean.
Yesterday a notification was issued from the office
of the Deputy-Adjutant-General, Horse Guards,
announcing that under the new regulations recently
adopted in the corps of Royal Engineers, two in-
structors in fortifications and two instructors in
military drawing are require at the Royal MiEng
litary
Academy, Woolwich. Officers of the Royal
neers, under the rank of first captain, who may be
desirous of becoming candidates, are required to
forward their applications to Colonel F. A. Yorke,
Royal Engineers, Inspector of Studies, at the Aca-
demy-
Yesterday the first portion of the depot of the
73d Regt., numbering 167 privates, left Chatham
garrison, and proceeded by railway to Portsmouth,
whence they will be forwarded by steam to Ply-
mouth to await the arrival of the headquarters now
on the passage home from India. The following
officers of the 73d left Chatham yesterday with the
detachment :—Capt. G. J. Burne, Capt. F. Reeve,
Ensign J. P. Clarke, and Ensign J. Fergusson-
Ensign G. S. Holroyd, who is at Hythe, and En-
sign P. T. Foley, on leave, are ordered to join at
Plymouth. The depot of the 73d which remains
at Chatham numbers about 100 men of all ranks.
Lieut. Pritchard, of the Royal Engineers, has
arrived at Colchester Camp and been attached to
the department of Engineers for the Eagtern Dis-
trict, now under the commad of Captain Clarke,
R.E., vice Col. Hadden, C.Bn., who has received an
appointment in Ceylon.
The detachments forwarded from the Indian
depots in Colchester Camp to the service companies
of their regiments at home and abroad have reduced
the strength of the camp to a smaller number than
at any period during the occupation of the camp by
the Indian depots.
The following officers are now absent from duty
on leave, chiefly through illness :—S taff-Surgeon
Lewins, 9th Battalion ; Lieut. Newton, 34th Foot ;
Capt. Raymond, Lieut. O'Neill, and Ensign Burn,
44th Regiment ; Capt. Saunders, 34th Regiment ;
Lieut. Seagrim, Ist Battalion, Ist Royals; Captain
Thomson, 54th Regiment; and Lieut. Buchanan,
88th Foot.
The Megana, screw troopship, Commander
Henderson, embarked yesterday at Portsmouth
Dockyard a part of the 73a Regiment and a
number of naval supernumeraries for conveyance to
Devonport, the former to be stationed in Plymouth
garrison, and the latter to proceed on board
her Majesty's ship Sanspareil for conveyance to the