The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The subjoined circular memoranda were 3-ester-
' Lay received at Woolwich, from the Horse Guards •
" Horse Guards, Aug. 23.
" His Royal Highness the General Command-
ing-in-Chief calls the attention of General officers
commanding divisions and brigades, and that of
commanding officers of regiments, to the following
extract from the circular of the 3d of April, 1858,
to which due regard seems not to have been paid :
" I have it in command to acquaint you that,
to enable the binds of all corpsithroughout the;arroy
to play in concert, the General Commanding-in-
Chief is desirous that the instruments of the whole
should be of one uniform pitch, and that used at
the Ancient Philharmonic Concerts has accord-
ingly been selected as the standard or regulation
pitch of the army.?
" In their monthly returns, commanding officers
will be pleased to stale that their regimental bands
use the same pitch as that adopted by the' Ancient
Philharmonic Concerts,'

"Arrangements will be ma,-Ie for supplying each
;iment with a tuning fork of thy' p7Pper pitch,
the cost of the fund of the milita:y ochools of
Isic.—By command,

" JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-Gene;
Ito the army-at home and abroad.)
" Horse Guards, Aug. 2G.
(Clothing 4, 1861.)
convenience and unnecessary corres-

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riz arisen in the

pond

'settlement of the
ticiirn,-1 of discharged men for compensation. in lieu
ge clothing:, in consequence of commanding officers
neglecting to furnish sufficient information reesnpaebeite-
big the issues of clothing made to. them, to
lc,e War-office to settle their claims without fur-
-1" reference his ,Royal Highness the General
ec".nl4lldingin-Chief desires officers commanding
transmit at home, in the colonies, and in India, to
transmit
c°IDY, carefully filled up with the other
.documente which. always accompany a man trans-
ferred to another corps, or to the Invalid Depot,

in order that the claims of men discharged be in every
case adjusted by the Paymaster prior to their leav-
ing the depot of their regiments or the Invalid
Depot. " By command,
" JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-General."
(Addressed to general officers in command, and com-
manding officers of regiments and depots at home
and in the colonies.)

" Horse Guards, Aug. 28.

(Clothing 5, 1861.)
" Some misconception appearing to exist as to the
operation of the circular memorandum from this
department, dated 27th April last, No. 127, his
Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief
desires it to be explained that no alteration is con-
templated with regard to the date of issue of the
annual clothing to the soldier, which is to take place
on the Ist of April in each year, as heretofore ; but
it is considered desirable that the issues of clothing
to regiments and depots should be commenced on
the Ist day of January, in order that there may be
a sufficient time for alterations and fitting, so as to
insure punctuality in the delivery to the men.
'' By command,
" JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-General.,'

The 23d, 31st, and 33d companies of Royal En-
gineers have been completed to their full strength
from the detachments and companies now at Chat-
ham, previously to their departure from head-
quarters to embark for foreign service. The 23d
company, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Graham,
V.C., was inspected at Brompton barracks yesterday,
and, according to present arrangements, will pro-
ceed from Chatham this morning to Shorncliffe,
where it will take the place of the 34th company,
under the command of Capt. Gordon, which latter
will be augmented to its full complement and em-
bark for Bermuda, there to relieve the 26th com-
pany, which returns to Chatham. The 31st com-
pany, under the command of Capt. Fyers, is in
daily expectation of receiving orders to proceed from
Chatham to Malta, to relieve the 17th company ;
and the 33d (Capt. Hawthorn's) company to em-
bark for Gibraltar, there to relieve the 24th com-
pany. A detachment of Royal Engineers will accom-
pany the 33d company from Chatham to join the
27th company at Gibraltar; and a detachment will
also proceed with the 31st Company to Malta to
augment the 28th company. Detachments will at
the same time be despatched to Corfu to join the
companies of Royal Engineers stationed at that
island.

The first portion of the 4th battery, 9th Brigade,
of the Royal Artillery, ordered to be stationed at
Chatham, has arrived at that garrison from Ath-
lone, under the command of Lieut. H. J. Palliser,
consisting of 33 non-commissioned officers and men,
forming the dismounted portion of the battery.
The remainder of the battery, consisting of Major
Mackay, Captain Humphrey, Lieut. Browne, Lieut.
Campbell, 163 men, and 98 horses, will arrive at
Chatham from Ireland in the course of a few days.
It had been intended to quarter the Bth battery of
the 9th Brigade also at Chatham, but in conse-
quence of there being a want of sufficient barrack
accommodation at Brompton, where the Royal Ar-
tillery are stationed, the order for the removal of
No. 8 battery from Ireland to that garrison has
been countermanded.

In the paragraph published in The Sun of Satur-
day with regard to the camp at Colchester it was
stated that Col. Grey had assumed the command of
the troops at that station. The name of the com-
mandant was misreported, Col. Guy, C. 8., a vete-
ran officer of 50 years' standing, having been
placed in command of the camp,
The regiment which will relieve the 10th Hussars
at Norwich, Ipswich, and Northampton, is the sth
Dragoon Guards, and not the sth Light Dragoons.
In the movements of troops between Aldershot
and Portsmou th, when marching by routes, arrange-
ments have been entered into for the appropriation
of a piece of ground in the vicinity of the village of
Horndean on which the troops may in future en-
camp for the night, dividing their march between
Woolmer and Portsmouth, and doing away with
that measure so highly injurious to all sound prin-
ciples of discipline—the placing the men out in
billets when on a line of march.

The Himalaya steam troopship, Capt. John Sec-
combe, whose arrival at Spithead from Malta and
Corfu was briefly announced in The Sun of Satur-
day, disembarked the 6th brigade of Royal Artillery
at the dockyard the same day. The officers were :
—Col. E. C. Warde, C. 8., in command ; Lieut.-Col.
C. S. Longden, Capt. and Adjt. R. Oldfield, Pay-
master J. Scott, Quartermaster W. Stewart, Assist.-
Surg. J. J. C. Rogers, Capt. W. T. Barnett, Capts.
and BrevEt-Majors E. Mowbray, J. G. Boothby, W.
J. Bolton, P. Mackenzie, W. Stirling, Capts. F.
Close, L. S. Joyce, S. H. Sandilands, and A. D.
Burnaby; and Lieuts..T. R. King, T. Seccombe, W.
I W. Mindock, E. V. Boyle, S. Parry, A. Harness, F.
S. Le Grice, B, Atkinson, I. E. Gubbins, A. R.
Cruikshank, M. J. Sexton, H. St. J. V. Le M.
Thomas, D. M. Wilson, W.F. Nelson, C. E. Ireland,
W. G. Mulloy, H. R. Browne, F. H. E. Day, G. C.
H. Parlby, W. F. L. Morier. There were six
officers' wives, 24 children, and eight servants ; 69
sergeants, 15 trumpeters, 75 corporals, and 953 pri-
vates; 90 soldiers' wives, and 176 children. The
total number disembarked was 1,454 persons. On
landing the ten companies forming the brigade were
distributed among the various barracks and forts in
and around the garrison, relieving the remaining
portion of the 10th brigade, which proceeded by
special train to Woolwich at 10 a.m.

The Himalaya had a large fatigue party of Royal
Artillery employed on board of her alongside Ports-
mouth dockyard yesterday, removing the baggage
pf the 6th brigade Royal Artillery, which occupied
upwards of 7,000 cubic feet from the vessel's hold to
the shore.

The 'Nlegra screw troopship, Commander S.
Henderson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morn-
ing► early from Queenstown, having on board 36
men of the depot of the 21st Regiment, the Royal
carriages and horses used during the recent visit of
her Majesty to Ireland, and a large cargo of salt
provisions. The men of the 21st were forwarded
by train to Shorn cliffe.

THE VOLUNTEERS.

The members of the 7th Middlesex (Islington)
Rifles recently competed for a series of money prizes
at their rifle range, Rainharn. The conditions were
five shots each at the different ranges in each class,
and, although the wind was very high at the time,
the practice was on the whole creditable. The fol-
lowing are the names of the successful marksmen :
In the first-class, at 500 and 600 yards, Sergeant
Taylor; in the second-class, at 300 and 400 yards,
Private Berry; and in the third-class, at 150 and
300 yards, a recruit named Wise. The corps will
shortly compete for a number of prizes given by the
officers and other friends. These will consist of a
silver cup, presented by Lieutenant Reynolds ; a
short Enfield rifle, given by Ensign Wagstaff; a
rifle, the gift of Mr. Ebsworth, of Highbury-place,
father of the Captain Commandant ; a pair of field
glasses, &c.
On Wednesday evening the members of the 33d
Middlesex Rifles commenced working at the erec-
tion of their butt on Tottenham-marshes. The
range will extend for 1,000 yards, and the butt will
be 40 feet high, and 80 feet long at the top.
The cadet companies of the following corps will
take part in the cadet review at the Crystal Palace
to-morrow :—The London Rifle Brigade ; the 2d,
the 7th, the 20th, the 22d, the 29th, the 33d, and
the 40th Middlesex ; the 2d, the 4th, and the 6th
Tower Hamlets; the Ist Surrey; the 3d and the
13th Kent; and the Douro-house School. They will
be formed into two divisions, one under the com-
mand of Major Mayne, adjutant of the Queen's
Westminster Rifles, and the other under Captain
Jones, adjutant of the North Middlesex.
On Friday last the prizes given by the officers of
No. 3 company of the 15th Middlesex (London
Scottish) were competed for at Wimbledon. The
q:st prize, consisting of a short Enfield rifle, and
gig-6.n by Capt. Conway, was won by Sergeant
Alax,al.oine, who scored 25 points ; the second, a
siivtn.ca,n, presented by Lieut. Shepherd, was car-
rie,l off b) - Private Flecknow, who made 24 points;
prize, a London Armoury Company's
rifle,
by Corporal Donaldson, scoring 23
pornal-I.d tt4h7e.a ls ate'Tbheß rizq was at 200, 300, 400, and 500
lards'
five shots at each. The prizes were
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corps will parade at Wimbledon-common for light
infantry drill. - _ _ _

A cadet corps has been formed at Oxford, with
the sanction of the Lord-Lieutenant, the Duke of
Marlborough, and has proved very successful. On
Thursday last the members of the corps, numbering
160, were invited by Mr. Merrell, of Headingten-
hill House, to his grounds, where they performed a
variety of evolutions. Upwards of 2,000 persons
connected with the University, city, and county
were present. The supplementary rife contests, in
connection with the Oxford City Rifle Corps, came
off on the same day at the Hincksey-butts, and com-
menced with the firing for a silver cup, given by
Private Phillips, of the Tower Hamlets Corps. It
was won by Private C. Underhill, who made 12
points at 300 yards, with seven rounds. There were
37 competitors. The next contest was for the rifle
prize, value 20 guineas, won last week (as reported
in The Sun, by Lieut. Thomson, of Oxford, and
most liberally surrendered by him for competition
by the corps. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600
yards, five rounds at each. There were no less than
65 competitors, and the prize was eventually won
by Private Collins, of Oxford, who made 23 points.
A silver cup, given up by Private Hawkins, was
won by Private Venables, who made 22 points, the
ranges being 200, 400, and 500 yards. A short
Enfield rifle, given up by Private C. Underhill, was
won by Private Jenkins, after a severe contest.
We announced that a protest had been entered
by Private Wright, of the Colchester corps, against
the award of a first-class rifle, given by Mr. Miller,
M.P., to Private Taylor, who gained the greatest
number of points at the shooting, upon the ground
that he had not used the same rifle as that he fired
with during the classification course. The captain
of the corps, Mr. J. F. Bishop, has decided that the
protest is a good one, and has awarded the prize to
Private Wright ; but the matter is likely to lead to
litigation, Private Taylor having placed it in the
hands of his legal adviser. In the Stour Valley
Corps Lieut. Davey has been elected to the command,
vice Capt. Paterson, resigned. The corps has dur-
ing the week competed for several prizes, and some
excellent shooting has also been made by the 2d
Essex (Ilford) Corps for a silver cup and various
other prizes given by non-commissioned officers of
the corps.
In Essex the Colchester Volunteers have had a
competition for a Westley Richards rifle, given by
Mr. P. 0. Papillon, M.P. The ranges were 450,
500, and 550 yards, five rounds each. The compe•
titers slightly exceeded 30 in number. Sergeant
Osborne, of the A company, made the highest num-
ber of points (17), and accordingly carried off the
prize. Another prize of £5, shot for among the
members of the third class, was won by Private
Broughton, who made 13 points at 200, 250, and
300 yards. A cup, shot for among the members of
the Ilford corps, and presented by Lieut.-Colonel
Davis, has been won by Mr. Agar, and two silver
watches by Messrs. Wisker and Willis.
The Malvern (11th Worcestershire) Corps of Rifle
Volunteers assembled for inspection by Lord Lyttel-
ton, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, last Monday.
The corps having gone through a few evolutions,
Lord Lyttelton addressed them, and particularly

called their attention to the proposition for esta-
blishing a County Volunteer Association for Wor-
cestershire. He alluded to the fact that Earl Beau-
champ had given prizes for shooting to various
corps in the county; but the object of the County
Association would be to bring all the companies in
the county together for the purpose of competition.
He added that there could be no doubt that batta-
lion and brigade drill were the best means of per-
fecting the different corps in their duties, and it
was hoped that by means of the county associa-
tion such drills would be made more efficient.
The contest for the challenge cup presented to
the Evesham Corps by Earl Beauchamp has ended
in its being carried off by Private Matthew Lunn,
who scored 25 points, Captain Smythe scoring 23,
and Private Cox and Goodall 19 each.
The Boston, Louth, and Grimsby Artillery Vo-
lunteers, have had a field day at the last mentioned
town. The Volunteers were divided into five bat-
teries, under the command of Capt. White, Lieut.
Ramsey, of theßoyal Artillery (acting as adjutant),
and Capt. Smith, who expressed their approval of
the manner in which a variety of movements were
executed. The Boston Rifle Volunteers have com-
menced a competition, which will be spread over
some time for a number of prizes. In a competition
between ten married and ten single members of the
Horncastle company the contest was eventually
won by the former.
Major-Gen. Sir Archdale Wilson, the " hero of
Delhi," will on Thursday next review all the Nor-
folk corps at Holkham-hall, the seat of the Earl of
Leicester, Lord-Lieutenant of the county. The
assembled force of Volunteers will be from 1,500
to 2,000 strong.

A. review of the whole of the artillery and rifle
corps in the county of Sussex by the Lord-Lieute-
nant the Earl of Chichester and Gen. Dalzell, will
take place on the 27th at New Barn-bottom,
Brighton.

A review of the Volunteer Corps belonging to the
county of Kent will take place on Thursday at
Earl Romney's Park, near Maidstone.

A volunteer encampment will be formed during
the present week at Uffington Downs, and the vo-
lunteer corps of Berks will remain under canvass
several nights. A review of the whole force by the
Lord-Lieutenant will also take place.
On Monday week the Ist company of the South
Shields Rifles met to award the two prizes offered by
Capt. Williamson. The,winners were Mr. Jas. Burt,
13 points, and Mr. Samuel Malcolm, 12 points.
The Hants Rifles have been reviewed by Capt.
Heathcote at Ramsey Abbey, the seat of Mr. Ed-
ward Fellowes, M.P., who at the close of a variety
of creditably executed evolutions entertained the
whole party at a handsome cold collation. Mr. Fel-
lowes, in addressing his guests, expressed his hearty
sympathy with the volunteer movement. About
4,000 persons assembled to witness the review.

The Earl of Malmesbury, Captain Commandant
of the 10th Hants Rifle Volunteers, had a parade of
the corps on Friday at Heron Court, his seat, near
Christchurch. At the conclusion of the evolutions
his lordship addressed the volunteers, and presented
an Enfield rifle to Sergeant-Major Gulliver in ap-
preciation of his services as drill instructor.
The annual competition for prizes of the Carmar-
thenshire battalion of Rifle Volunteers commenced
at Carmarthen on Monday, Aug. 26. A large num-
ber of prizes were contended for, and the shooting
occupied the whole week. A silver cup, value £l5,
given by the corporation of Carmarthen, open to all
comers, was won by Private Ebenezer Morris, of
the Ist Carmarthenshire, with 21 points, at 200,
400, and 500 yards. The ladies' prize, a silver salver,
value £l5, was won by Private E. H. Daniel, 2d
company. The battalion consists of about 500 men.
An influential association for the encouragement
of rifle practice has been formed at Inverness, em-
bracing all the Highland counties, the first prize
competition of which will commence on the 16th
inst., the week of the Northern meeting.
A match of an interesting nature, and one which
created a great deal of excitement in consequence of
the closeness of the contest, came off on Wednesday
last, between I 0 members of the Ist Highland
Company (Captain J. T. Gordon's), and 10 members
of the 2d Highland Company (Captain Smith
Sligo's). Ten rounds were fired by each member_
namely, four at 200 yards, three at 500 yards, and
three at 600 yards, and after a well fought match
the Ist Company proved the conquerors by scoring
two points more than the second.
By a circular issued to the 2d Midlothian Artil-
lery it is stated that by a recent order from the
War-office any Volunteer absent from the annual
general inspection of his corps, without leave pre-
viously obtained from his commanding officer, must
be struck off the roll of effectives.

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