The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A Circular Memorandum has been issued from
the War-office, signed by Sir B. Hawes, the Under-
Secretary of State for War, in which, in consequence
of questions arising as to the extent of quarters,
&c., to which non-commissioned officers are en-
titled, a schedule has been prepared dividing war-
rant and non-commissioned officers employed in the
several branches of the army, and in Staff and
departmental appointments, into three separate
classes, styled A, B, and C. Those placed in class
A will be considered first-class Staff sergeants, and
will consist of regimental sergeant-majors, quar-
termaster-sergeants, schoolmasters of the first,
second, and third class, schoolmistresses, ser-
geant instructors of musketry of the first and
second class, ditto gunnery first and second class,
ditto conductor of stores, paymaster's clerk, orderly-
room clerk, hospital sergeant, and military clerks
of the second class. The non-commissioned officers
belonging to class B will be considered as second-
class Staff sergeants—viz. :—Armourer-sergeants,
farrier-majors, hospital-sergeants, orderly-room ser-
geants, colour-sergeants, company sergeant-majors,
instructors of musketry of the third class, and
trumpet and drum majors. thosesergeant
storeegnhre
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class.
gunnery,
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nsf assistant-schoolmasters,
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class,
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sanc-
tionedhe
by the Duke of Cambridge.
Jenyns and Colonel The 18th Hussars, commanded
lE .B ya
mb
left
Aldershot Lieutenant-
Colonel
yesterday on the march to Brighton, where the
regiment will be stationed. The Government have
made arrangements for occupying the stabling at
the Royal Pavilion.
The batteries of the 10th brigade Royal Artillery,
commanded by Major S. C. Childs, Major R. B.
M'Crea, and Capt. S. Robinson, are under orders
to leave Portsmouth for Woolwich, with the head-
quarters of the brigade, comprising Col.-Comman-
dant W. G. Power, C. 8.; Col. F. Dunlop, C. 8.;
Lieut.-Cols. P. H. Mundy and A. Burrows, Pay-
master Thompson, Adjt. Cairney, Quartermaster
Rains, and Surg.-Major Mackintosh, M.D.
The 70th Regiment, from Calcutta, was landed
nNo guns,.
Aucklandl
at Auckland, New Zealand, from the Daniel Ran-
kin on the 13th, the Louisa on the 15th, and the
Minden on the 25th of May. The Prince Arthur,
with detachments of the 57th Regiment front Bom-
bay,guns, arrived at
arrived on the 28th of May. The Co rdelia,
and Brevet
battery of the depot brigade, Royal and the Htoartrhieer7,thliof
June.
Davis, Captain
vin.cco.,mhmaasnadrroifved
Wool-
wich, from Aldershott. The portion
mounted
of the battery marched into garrison yes-
terday at 1 30 p.m., and consisted of Major Davis,
Lieuts. C. Barnes, H. Ednaeads, and R. P. Se unders,
Assist.-Surg. M. G. Jones, 123 non-commissioned
officers and men, and 100 horses. The disn ►ounted
Indian Artillery, entered the
party, in command tmf will
consist el
of Capt. Napier -CciauniaerP,tbeeros:aMolfßAtjh:er-
garrison a few hours
in advance.

The 12th Regiment quartered in the Pll:ymouth
Citadel, is to prcceed to Athlone. The 3Z2d will
succeed the 12th. When the 73d proceed► to the
westward, the Gist Regiment, quartered: in the
Raglan Barracks at Devonport, will leave 'for the
ca.,:np at Aldershott.
Arrangements are now being made for an nmene-
ing the military roads in connexion with tlb e forti-
fications at the south-west of the Isle of -Mg ;ht. In
addition to the Royal Engineers, a namer ous de-
tachment of infantry will be stationed in the neigh-
bourhood to assist in carrying out the work:—
A new mess-house, for the use of the o 1 .cers at
the Hythe School of Musketry, Las just be( n com-
pleted by the oontractor s, Messrs. Ayres a nd Co.,
of London. The building is on the same design
as that for the same purpose at Dubin.