The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-15 00:00:00

THE A.Rlll},

The following general order annexed to the Royal
warrant of the 30th of October, 1861, was yesterday
issued from the Horse Guards :

" With a view to give full effect to the provisions of the
Limited Enlistment Act, and at the same time to hold out
every encouragement to time -expired soldiers of good cha-
racter to continue in the service, it is hereby notified that,
in addition to the privilege of being permitted, on re-en-
gagement, to count the full period of their first term of
service towards increase of good conduct pay, and to pen-
sion on discharge, and of receiving a fresh bounty, as well
as the regulated allowance in lieu of a free kit, and 20 days'
pay of their rank, men who re-engage at the head-quarters
of their regiment for a second term of service will begranted
a furlough, if serving at home, for a period of two months,
commencing from the date of re-engagement; and if serv-
ing at either of the stations of Gibraltar, Malta, or the
lonian Islands will be provided with a free passage to this
country at a convenient opportunity, at the discretionof the
commanding officer, and a furlough for two months, com-
mencing from the date of their arrival in the United King-
dom. They wili also be provided with a free passage back
to their regiment, unless directed to join the depots thereof,
at the termination of their furloughs. Soldiers who at the
time of their re-engagement may be serving in India,
China, Ceylon, the Mauritius, Australia, or New Zealand,
will be allowed £5, and those serving in Canada, atthe Cape
of Good Hope, at St. Helena, and to the West Indies, £3,
in addition to the usual bounty, as an equivalent to the fur-
lough granted to re-engaged men serving at other foreign
stations and at home."

Instructions wore on Wednesday forwarded by
Col. Campbell, commanding the Royal Marine divi-
sion at Woolwich, by order of the Deputy-Adjutant-
General, for the return to head-quarters, with the
recruiting parties under their command, on the 20th
inst., of Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Parke, recruiting at
Bath, and Brevet-Major Pym, at Melton Mow-
bray. The officers of the Royal Marine Light
Infantry recruiting at Liverpool and Bedford
have been directed to despatch to head-quarters,
Woolwich, a portion of the recruiting staff,
and the detachment at Orpington and the
Craigs is ordered to be augmented by an eligible
sergeant and corporal, to recruit for head-quarters.
Detachments of the let and second battalions of
the sth Fusiliers, 34th, 38th, 44th, and 18th (Con-
naught Rangers) Regiments arrived at Fort Pitt
General Hospital, Chatham, on Wednesday evening,
from Colchester. After the troops had been medi-
cally inspected by the staff of the establishment, 20
non-commissioned officers and men were admitted
into hospital for treatment, the men not detained at
hospital being forwarded to St. Mary's Barracks.
Yesterday morning another large party, number-
ling 130 men of all ranks, of different cavalry and
infantry corps, received their discharge from the
service at St. Mary Invalid Depot, Chatham, a
o con-
siderable portion of that number havir)ognibeen
to re• sent
,
to the garrison from India and the 1
cpeeirvios
odthoefirsedni.sicche,awrgielileonothee
remaindere
havingomc become letionwoefrethaeiisr.
charged in consequence of their
un-
fit for service in the army. Several of the men dis-
charged yesterday Were very yo
ral of the Medical Department
of the Army, paid a
vi,it of inspection to the hospitals,
end other reedi-
ußn.g
Yesterday Dr. J. 13. Gibson, C.B. irector-Gene-
cal establishments at Chatham.

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