The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-31 00:00:00

THE ARM} .

In order to provide some rational kind of amuse-
ment for the men composing the sub division of the
depot brigade, Royal Artillery, stationed at Sheer-
ness, during the winter months, the officers attached
to the division are making arrangements for
the formation of a Shaksperian amateur thea-
trical club, to consist of a limited number of officers
and men of all ranks. Excellent accommodation
exists in the garrison school-room for the produc-
tion of various pieces, and by permission of Col.
Needham the building will be used, when required,
for theatrical purposes. A similar attempt was in-
troduced into the garrison about two years since,
and was attended with the most marked success on
every occasion of amateur theatrical performances
taking place. The Royal Artillery officers at Sheer-
ness have undertaken to provide the necessary
scenes.

Yesterday the sth and 17th companies of Royal
Engineers, which have just arrived at headquarters
Chatham, the former from Woolwich and the latter
from Malta, were inspected at Brompton barracks
by Lieut.-Col. J. F. M. Browne, C.B. The sth com-
pany, prior to its being sent to Chatham to be held
in readiness for embarkation for foreign service, was
stationed at Woolwjch 11 years. It is composed al-
most exclusively of tailors, who were employed in
the Royal Engineer* clothing establishment at Wool-
wich in making up the clothing for the entire corps
of Royal Engineers, under the direction of Quarter
master J. Mutch, commissary of clothing, assisted
by a staff of sergeants and cutters. The latter remain
at Woolwich, where the soldier tailors are to be su-
perseded by civilian workmen. A considerable ad-
ditional expense will be incurred to the Government
as the Royal Engineers, who are excellent work-
men, made the clothing at considerably less cost
than the private workmen. On the sth company
being augmented for foreign service it will, of course,
be made up by a due proportion of men of various
trades. The 17th company had been at Malta six
years. The excess of tailors in the 6th company will
be attached to the depot companies at headquarters,
With the view of carrying out the provisions of
the royal warrant of July 31, 1861, wherein it is
provided
that soldiers who have becomeseehnatirtgleedbtyo
one good conduct badge after three years' service
shall not be allowed to obtain their di
purchase on more advantageous terms than those
laid down in the Royal warrant of the Ist of July,
1848, a circular from the War-office, signed by Sir
B. Hawes, K.C.8., Under-Secretary for War, was
yesterday received at Chatham, directing that, in
order to carry out the intention of the beforemen-
tioned warrant, the scale of rates for soldiers pur-
chasing their discharge, according to the War-
office regulations, shall stand as follows :—Above 5
and under 7 years' actual service, with one distin-
guishing mark ; Europeans—cavalry, £25; infantry,
X 18; blacks, £ll. The same provision is to be in-
troduced in the Artillery scale of the finance regu-
lations.

The other night, says the Tuan'tHerald, a man
named James Healy, from Aghlosk, while returning from
the fair in company with his wife and some friends, was
waylaid on the road, knocked down, and beaten with sheep
crooks, by two men named Pat and Dennis Mullin, of Gal-
lagh, and received such injuries that he died neat day. Thai
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