The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-18 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

It is understood in milititry circles that the Go-
vernment will shortly augment the Corps of Roy al
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Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. F. Love, K.C.8.,
Kit, In-
spector-General of Infantry, attended by the officers
of his staff, has been engaged for several days at
Chatham in his periodical inspection of the bat-
talions of infantry at that garrison. At the 'close of
the inspection of each battalion, General Love di-
rected the officers and non-commissioned officers to
be put through the sword exercise. General Love
p
expressed himself highlyleased with the depot of
the 77th Regiment, numbering nearly 800 men, at-
tached to the Ist battalion, and complimented them
much improved since they had been at
on
Chatham. having
Major-General G. M. Eden, commander of the
forces in the west of England, accompanied by an
aide-de-camp, left Plymouth yesterday (Friday)
morning, by the South Devon Railway.
Major-Gen. C. C. Hay, Inspector-General of Mus-
ketry Instruction, Hythe, has been engaged three
days at Chatham in inspecting the officers and men
of the several corps at that garrison who are un-
dergoing a course of instruction in the use of the
rifle. The number of men of all ranks under daily
instruction at Chatham is nearly 500.
The East Norfolk Militia will assemble for 21
days' training on the sth July, under the command
of Lieut.-Col. Mason, at the Militia depot, Yarmouth.
The Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty
Rifles assembled for training on Thursday.
The Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia will
assemble for training, under the command of Col.
Tynte, at Taunton, on the 13th September.
The Royal Sussex Artillery have received orders
to assemble on the Ist of July, at: the Redoubt, at
Eastbourne, for 21 days training.
The Ist Devon Militia are ordered to assemble
for 21 days' training on the sth of July, at St.
Thomas's, near Eater.
The Royal Miners' Artillery Militia will
assem-
ble for 21 days' drill at Truro on the 29th, inst.
The North Devon Mounted Rifles have just
training completed their 8 days' at To.rrington,
Devonshire.

All the Middlesex regiments of militia wee ordered
to assemble at their head-quarters for' 21 days'
training on the 15th of Slily.

THE ELECTORS OF ROCHDALE AND MB ~ COBDEN.
.--On Thursday morning, when the position assigned to
Mr. Cobden in the new minis became km own, some of
the Conservative body spoke very positively- that if he ac-
cepted office, by which an election would Lie InecessarY,
contest would certainl take lace for the bel'au gh. Many
p a
of the Conservatives have
expressed their dies nidsfaction at
the language held forth upon the hustings to w ands Sir A.
Ramsay on his retirement. On the other hamJ, the Libe-
rals think that should Mr. Cobden accept t ha office of
President of the Board of Trade, the occasion of 1z is re-elec-
tion. will be a fitting opportunity to give a ban& It tet in
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