The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

THE ARIIII.

Instructions were yesterday received at Wool-
wich by Col. Campbell, commanding the division
of Royal Marines, acquainting him that a batta-
lion of Royal Marines has been ordered to be held
in readiness immediately for service in Mexico, and
the division under his command is to furnish the
numbers stated below, viz. :-1 captain, 2 lieuten-
ants, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 1 bugler, and 68 pri-
vates. selecting the detachment, particular care
is to be taken to ascertain that the officers, non-
commissioned officers, and privates are perfectly
healthy, and that the arms, accoutrements, clothing,
and necessaries of the non-commissioned officers
and privates are in a complete state. One-third of
the privates for this duty are to be old soldiers. It
is intended that the battalion shall be embarked at
Plymouth for conveyance to its destination. The
whole of the men yesterday underwent a medical
attestation, under the superintendence' of Dr. Sal-
mon, Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals at Woolwich,
and were afterwards inspected on parade by Col.
Campbell, when they were ordered to be suppl ed
with the necessary kit, and especially an outfit of
serge tunics to be got ready as early as possible.
Lieut.-Colonel N. Samuel Lowder, of the Chatham
division, will command the whole. The officers to
accompany the detachment from Woolwich are
Capt. Seymour, lately in command of the Royal
Marines on board the St. Jean d'Acre, in the Medi-
terranean ; First-Lieut. Westby, and Seeond-Lieut.
Bourchier.

Admiralty orders were yesterday received at
Chatham, directing Col. E. Rea, commandant of the
Royal Marines Light Infantry, to hold in readiness
the following officers belonging to that division to
proceed with the expeditionary force of Royal
.Marines about to be despatched to Mexico :—Lieut.-
Col. S. N. Lowder, Capt. J. Huskisson, Capt. F. H.
Noot, Lieut. M. H. Price, Lieut. J. M. Hamilton,
and Lieut. W. Menzies. Capt. Huskisson is ap-
pointed Paymaster, and Lieut. Hamilton Adjutant
to the battalion.

Yesterday Capt. H. F. Cooper, Lieut. H. A.
Thomas, and 70 non-commissioned officers and men
of the Royal Matines and Royal Marine Artillery
left head-quarters, Chatham, and embarked on board.
the Phaeton, 51, screw frigate, commissioned by
Capt. E. Tatham.

The contingent of Royal Marines ordered to bo
held in readiness at Plymouth for embarkation for
Mexico consists of 14 officers, 20 sergeants, 20 cor-
porals, 334 privates, and 5 drummers. They go
according to the ordinary rotation for foreign ser-
vice, and should there be any proposal to exchange,
it will be discountenanced by the Lords of the Ad-
miralty. One of the captains nominated had made
arrangements, and was on the point of departure
by train for a midland station, on recruiting duty ;
his journey by land was immediately countermanded.
The officers are Lieut.-Col. George Lamdbrick and
First Lieut. John Delves Broughton, on the Staff;
Capts. Win. Christopher, Parkin Elliott (brevet
lieut.-col.), Chas. Slaughter, Wm. Taylor, and Wm.
Henry Hore West; First Lieuts. Chas. Hope Clen-
don, Andrew Wm. Douglas Smith, Mackey Andrew
Herbert James Herriott, and Edward Owen Brown
Gray ; and Second Lieu ts. Michael Allen Stapylton
Kree, Henry Cummins, Jasper Nicolls Harrison,
and Charles Morton Braham.

The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. John Sec-
combe, is ordered to be ready for sea at Portsmouth
by the 10th inst. The following officers and men
from the Portsmouth division of Royal Marines, are
under orders for service in Mexico, and are expected
to embark in this vessel about the date named :
Of the Royal Marine Artillery (Armstrong battery),
Major G. S. Digby, C,8.; Lieuts. Poore and Hyslop,
3 sergeants, 2 corporals, 2 bombardiers, 1 bugler,
and 39 gunners. Of the Royal Marine Light In-
fantry, Capts. Elliott and Lloyd, First Lieuts.
Buckle and Nurse, Second Lieuts. Champion and
Browne, S sergeants, 8 corporals, 2 drummers, and
136 privates.

The Megi.era, screw troopship, Commander S. H.
Henderson, sailed from Portsmouth at 1 p.m. yester-
day for the Mediterranean, with officers and troops,
as detailed in The Sun of Saturday, and in addition,
Ensign Hildyard, of the 4th battalion Rifle Brigade.
The Megccra is to call in at Plymouth and Queens-
town.

The examination of candidates for direct commis-
sions commenced yesterday morning before the
Council of Military Education, at the Royal Hos-
pital, Chelsea. The first day was confined to medical
examination. To-day English and history are
allotted; tomorrow, mathematics; Thursday,
Latin and Greek; Friday, drawing and French;
and Saturday, German, experimental sciences, and
natural science. There are upwards of 150 candi-
dates on this occasion.