The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-18 00:00:00

THE A.RIIII.

A further discharge of troops teok place at Chat-
ham garrison yesterday, when 70 non-commissioned
officers and men of several cavalry and infantry
corps, who had been forwarded from the various
military stations, were discharged from the invalid
establishment, on account of their unfitness for fur-
ther service, and forwarded to their respective
homes, the whole of them having been previously
spected by the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital.
A general order from the Horse Guards, signed
by Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, Adjutant-General, and
dated the 10th inst., has been received at Chatham,
in which are laid down a code of rules to be observed
by general and commanding officers in granting
leave of absence. Leave of absence granted under
this order to officers might commence on the 15th
inst., or as soon after as the half-yearly inspections
should have been made. Furloughs to non-com-
missioned officers and soldiers may commence from
the Ist of Nov. All leaves of absence are to termi-
nate on the 14th of March, 1562, when, in confor-
mity with the Queen's Regulations, all officers and
soldiers are to be present with their respective regi-
ments or depots. One field officer, one half of the
captains, and one half of the subaltern officers are
always to be present. No officer, except in the per-
formance of duty, or for the purpose of joining his
regiment, is to quit the United Kingdom without
having first obtained her Majesty's special permis-
sion. Officers employed upon the recruiting service
or upon the staff of the army are not to be included
in the number fixed for the constant duty of the
regiment or depot. In cases of short leave of absence
being required by adjutants, ridingmasters, quar-
termasters, or veterinary surgeons of regiments, it
will be necessary that a special report be made as
the mode in which their duties are to be performed
during their absence, and stating that the command-
ing officer is satisfied. The proportion of non-com-
missioned officers, trumpeters, drummers, and pri-
vate men to whom furloughs may be granted is not
to exceed 20 per battery of horse and field Artillery,
or 10 per troop, battery of garrison Artillery, or com-
pany. Commanding officers of regiments returning
from India may exercise a liberal discretion in grant-
ing furloughs to soldiers who come home with their
corps. The Duke of Cambridge expects that the
general and other officers empowered to grant leave
of absence will strictly confine that grant to the
proportion of officers specified.
Yesterday afternoon advantage was taken of the
fine weather by Major-General Eyre to have a
brigade field-day of the troops composing the gar-
rison of Chatham under his command, additional
interest being felt in the proceedings by the public
on account of this being the first occasion of the
Infantry and Royal Artillery being brigaded toge-
ther since the latter have been quartered at Chat-
ham. The troops were assembled in front of their
respective
afterby
different o'clock.lroutes
to
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the Lines, where they were formed at half-past 2.
ariouscorps
rps quartersthen marched
arocrhtleyd
Those on the ground consisted of the 1) battery of
the 9th Brigade, Royal Artillery, with a complete
park of artillery, numbering six 12-pounder Arm-
strong guns, waggons and horses complete, under
the command of Capt. Humphreys ;
battalions of Infantry of the Line, under
three
uhnaert depot
battalions
spective commands of Cols. Jervis, Phillips, and
Fairtlough ; and the battalion of Royal Marines
Light Infantry, commanded by Col. Gascoigne,
C.B. The troops were formed in contiguous quar-
ter-distance columns, the Infantry occupying the
centre of the mass, with the Royal Artillery and
the Royal Marines on the right and left respectively,
Major-Gen. Eyre, attended by his Aide-de-Camp,
Lieut.-Col. Gordon, Brigade-Major Congreve, and
Major Rodney, arrived on the Lines as soon as the
troops were formed, and having taken up his posi-
tion at the saluting-post, the manoeuvres of the day
commenced by the entire force marching past and
saluting. Gen. Eyre then took the command of the
brigade, and put the officers and men tb. e rou
't a
and
series of evolutions, which oecupied.slet
mselves
in which the corps engaged acqueittutr'ned to their
very satisfactorily. The trooo,ct
rock. The brigade
'
quarters shortly befoorir
Will shortly terminate at
field-days for 1-1-"eas
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