The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-12 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A general regimental order of the Royal Artil
lery, signed by Col. C. Bingham, Deputy Adjutant-
General, was received at Chatham garrison yester-
day from the Horse Guards, announcing that vari-
ous removals of the head-quarters of brigades have
been ordered to be carried out on the 171 h inst.:--
The 4th brigade is to be removed from Woolwich
to Aldershott, the Bth brigade from Aldershott to
Dublin, and the 9th brigade from Dublin to Shorn-
cliffe. The following removals of batteries have
been ordered :—A and B batteries, Royal Horse
Artillery, from Aldershott to Woolwich; No. 11
battery, depot brigade, from Aldershott to Wool-
wich; Nos. 2,6, and 7 batteries, Bth brigade, from
Aldershott to Irelane. ; No. 4 battery, Bth brigade,
from Ireland to Chatham ; No. 7 battery, 9th bri-
gade, from Ireland to Canterbury; No. 8 battery,
9th brigade, from Ireland to Walmer (detaching two
guns to Canterbury); and N 0.2 battery,loth brigade,
fromWoolwich to Shoebnryness (on the arrival of the
head-quarters at Woolwich). The exchange of bat-
teries between Lieut. Parlby, 6th brigade, and Lieut.
Porter, 3d brigade, has been cancelled for a substi-
tution between Lieut. Porter, 3d brigade, and Lieut.
Strahan, 6th brigade. Lieut.-Col. Graydon, 15th
brigade, has been ordered from Ireland to Pem-
broke Dock to do duty with the headquarters of his
brigade. Lieut. J. E. Cockburn, 14th brigade, has
been appointed aide-de-camp to Brigadier-General
Showers, C. 8., commanding the Calcutta division of
the Bengal Presidency.
The following notifications, in the shape of a
general regimental order, were also received at
Chatham yesterday :
" Her Majesty has been
pleased to approve of Col. A.
Tulloh, Royal Artillery,' having the local rank of
Major-
General, while holding the appointment of Director-Gene-
ral of Ordnance. Also of Col. G. Maclean being placed as
a Colonel on the Staff of the army while commanding the
Royal Artillery at Malta.
" A code of instructions for the working and management
of portable cupolas having been printed for the guidance of
the Royal Artillery, officers commanding are informed that
a copy, accompanied by two drawings, will be supplied for
each cupola by the principal superintendent of stores at
Woolwich; and, these being confidential documents, it is
directed that they be kept locked up. Whenever cupolas are
demanded in future, copies of the instructions and drawings,
in the proportion stated above, are also to be included.
A 100-pounder Armstrong gun having been approved, it
has been sealed as a pattern to govern supplies. Cartridges,
to hold the following quantities of powder have been ap-
proved as patterns to govern supplies-121b. for 100-poun-
der Armstrong guns, and 51b. for 40-pounder ditto. The
following bursting charges for the shells named below have
also been approved, and are to be contained in any bags of
sufficient size to hold the specified quantities of L. G. pow-
der, it being considered unnecessary to seal patterns at pre-
sent :-100 pounder segment shell, 31b ; 100-pounder com-
mon shell, 81b. ; 40-pounder ditto, 2ilb. ; 25-pounder
ditto, 11b. The 121 b. cartridge for the 100-pounder Arm-
strong gun has been provisionally approved for use
with 100 .pounder solid shot. A case having recently
occurred of a 100-pounder common shell bursting in the
gun in consequence of only 41b. of powder having been used
as the bursting charge, officers commanding Royal Artillery
are directed that under no circumstances are shells from
rifled guns to be fired with less than the authorised bursting
charges. The following solid shot have been provisionally
sealed as patterns to govern supplies ;—.lOO-pounder leaded