The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-23 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Orders have been received at Chatham directing
the following officers and detachments belong-
ing the three battalions of infantry at that gar-
rison to be held in readiness to embark for India
to reinforce the respective British regiments
serving in the Bengal, Madras, and liambay pre-
sidencies ;—Ensign W. H. Stone, Ensign E. M.
Kemp, and 118 non-commissioned officers and men
of the Ist battalion 4th King's Own ; Capt. R. C.
Martin, Lieut. R. H. Hackett, Ensign W. Irvine,
and 120 men of all ranke of the Ist battalion 19th
Regiment; Ensign C. T. poorly, Ensign H. H.
Leeming, Ensign R. H. Mardou, and 60 men of the
Ist battalion 20th Regiment; Capt. R. P. Arm-
strong, Lieut. H. E. Stanley, and Ensign L. J. W.
Hadden, Ist battalion 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers ;
Ensign J. J. Twining and 21 men of the 35th
(Royal Sussex) Regiment; Capt. the lion. E. G.
Curzon, Capt. the Hon. D. J. Monson, and Ensign
V. E. Knox, 52d Light Infantry; Capt. C. H.
Malan, Ensign J. 0. M. Vandaleur, Ensign R. J.
F. Day, and 86 non-commissioned officers and men
of the 75th Regiment; Ensign G. Cook, Ensign W.
J. M'Clelland, Ensign J. Potts, Ensign H. Topp,
and 122 men of all ranks of the 77th Regiment ;
Capt. J. Sweeney, Capt. W. Minhear, Ensign F.
Ford, Ensign H. A. Fuller, Ensign C. L. Smith,
and 48 men of the 83d (County of Dublin) Regi-
ment; and Ensign W. A. Symes, Ensign H. Jones,
and F. J. Hassard, 94th Regiment.

Yesterday Major-General Eyre, commanding the
forces in the Chatham district, had the three batta-
lions of infantry and the battalion of Royal Marine
Light Infantry assembled on Chatham lines for the
purpose of enabling them to go through the various
evolutions incidental to a brigade field-day, in
which the troops were occupied about three hours.
Yesterday Major-General Eyre inspected the
30th (Captain Creyke's) Company of Royal Engi-
neers, under orders to embark for Corfu, on the
Parade-ground at Brompton, when the Company,
which has been augmented to its full complement,
was found to be in a most efficient and satisfactory
state. The 30th Company will, according to pre-
sent arrangements, leave head-quarters, Chatham,
on Saturday, to embark for Corfu, where it relieves
the 9th Company, which returns to England.

On Tuesday the remainder of the troops in depot
at Warley barracks, near Brentwood, took their
aoli.ature-fzr sprvice in Jneia.._The dmeht com-
prises a party of 60 engineers, under command of
Capt. Glossett.

The Royal Middi esex Rifle Militia were inspected
on Friday last at Barnet by Major-Gen. Crawford,
who expressed himself in high terms of their effi-
ciency. The regiment was under command of Lieut-
Col. Viscount Enfield, M.P., and mustered 473.
The 3d Regiment King's Own Staffordshire Rifle
Militia was inspected by Major-Gen. Lord Fredk.
Paulet on the 18th inst., who highly praised the
men for their efficiency at ball practice.
The 23d Royal South Glocester Regiment of Mi-
litia, under the command of Col. F. W. F. Berkeley,
M.P., was inspected on Friday last by Major.-Gen.
Rumley, who testified his high approbation of the
regiment. The numters present were—officers, 23 ;
sergeants, 27 ; buglers, 9 ; rank and file, 544—total,
613.

The West Essex Regiment of Militia will con-
clude its annual period of training and exercise at
Chelmsford on Satirday next. The recruits have
had six weeks' drill, and have profited by it very
well.

The East Norfolk Regiment of Militia has been
out on drill during the last few days at Great Yar-
mouth. The matter has been an extremely good
one.

The Royal Cornwall Miners Artillery Militia,
Lieut.-Col. Sir Colmon Rashleigh, commandant,
were inspected at the Green, in Truro, by Colonel
Pester, R.A., wh) said he was agreeably surprised
at all he had seen.

The Chatsworth Rifle Militia, Lieut.-Col. Ches-
terfield, 550 strong, have been reviewed at Chester-
terfield by Majcr-General Lord Paulet, and found
in a state of thorough efficiency.
The Royal Berks Militia have been reviewed at
Reading by Cd. Pipon, and declared fit for active
service.

The Kent Artillery Militia have obtained great
proficiency in working and handling heavy artillery.
The Royal Cumberland Militia, Lieut.-Colonel
Gandy, commandant, mustering upwards of 600
rank and file, were reviewed on Tuesday, at White-
haven, by Lient.-GeneralSir A. Wetherell, who at
the close of the proceedings passed a very high
encomium on their appearance.