The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-19 00:00:00

MAILS DUE.

Australia' Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South-
ampton) .. .. .... Jan. 18.
Do. (via 3larseilles) Feb. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds .. .. ..
Jan.
Fob. 112.
Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, W.
e. .. .. --'
Cuba and Mexico .. .. .. .. .. Jan. 28
Canada, &c. (via L'derry) . ... .. Overdue.
Cape o Good Hope, &c... •• .„ .. Feb. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore .(.via l varapton) Jan. 18'
Do
Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. • ' is Jan. 18.
(via DI smell/es) Jan..l 1286.•
i. ton)p
India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southar
Do. (via Marse 'lles) Jan. 526.
. Jan. 25.
India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. " jaELI9.
Do. (via Marseilles) • • • • •
Jan. 21.
Lisbon ..
.. .. • • • • • ' Tan. 18
1.
Malta, Egypt, and Adon (via Southampton) ..
jau _
9.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. .
Vigo, and Oporto .. • • • • • • .. Jan. t 21.
United States, California, &c. • • • • • • Jan. 23.
Western Coast of Atriea, Madeira, Teneriffo .. Feb. 10.
West Indies and Pacific, Cartlagena, Cuba, &v. Oyerd 'Ue.

" This can only arise, in the one case, from the imper-
fect way in which the platoon exercise is taught, and the
hurried manner in which it is executed on parade occa-
sions ; and, in the other, from inadequate knowledge of the
details of skirmishing drill, combined with want of skill in
individual firing.

" The General Commanding-in-Chief desires the atten-
lion of general officers to these essential points of the sol-
dier's training, and again refers them to the General Order
of the 7th of May last, inculcating the necessity of frequent
position drill."

Per centage of
04 ~..
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6. g .
az
°,
Corps. cam.
It `Aft iii *
,•': c.)} Z.-:)'S3 '1! i'.
Zal ...-..,.., 0 V
0 ' 41 =A °•'-
,-. .... 4 Q
-
1 47th regiment •._ ~ .. 4824 47 99 3
2 Scots Fusilier Guards, 2d battalion 45.61 34 85 91
3 Grenadier Guards, 3d battalion:. 4516 52 93 6
4 11th Foot, Ist battalion .. .. 4518 31 76 5
5 Grenadier Guards, 2d battalion .. 4513 42 70 91
6 30th regiment • . • • .44 83 44 89 3
7 Scots Fusilier Guards, Ist battal.. 44.64 38 97 12
8 Coldstream Guards, 2d battalion 44.06 42 1 9
9 13th Depot Battalion .. .. 4343 11 95 8
10 Grenadier Guards, let battalion 42.97 36 91 9
11 Coldstream Guards, Ist battalion 42.91 27 76 10
12 36th regiment • • • • .. 42132 37 91 2
13 55th regiment .. • • .. 4219 36 82 3
14 3cl Depot Battalion .. .. 42.28 38 85 20
15 76th regiment .. .. .. 42'14 30 93 5
16 32d regiment . .. ~ 4214 30 88 3
17 20th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4189 32 87 4
18 49th regiment .. .. .. 4117 27 82 3
19 15th Foot, Ist battalion .. 41 24 34 83 3
20 58th regiment .. .. .. 41.02 25 71 3
21 26th regiment .. .. .. 40.83 33 85 1
22 96th regiment .. .. .. 4015 35 88 2
23 17th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 1841 21 63 21
24 19th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4021 28 93 6
25 21st Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4016 24 74 8
26 11th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 4011 31 84 71
27 16th Foot, let battalion .. .. 39'90 27 67 4
28 6th Depot Battalion .. .. 39'82 22 76 12
29 60th Rifles, 4th battalion .. 39/4 16 80 2
30 45th regiment .. .. .. 3910 28 75 5
31 Stirling Militia .. • • .. 3912 34 82 3
32 18th Depot Battalion .. .. 3889 21 84 10
33 4th Depot Battalion .. .. 38,9 21 84 16 a
34 41st regiment .. .. .. 3816 37 77 4
35 10th Depot Battalion .. .. 3816 22 62 25
36 Royal Engineers .. .. .. 38.24 30 76 9 b
37 2d Cheshire Militia .. .. 3810 15 85 4 c
38 Ist Depot Battalion .. .. 37•61 24 67 18
39 Rifle Brigade, let battalion .. 37.01 15 74 21
40 Fermanagh Militia .. .. 36.96 22 66 15
41 14th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 36.89 24 70 3
42 18th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 36.83 20 67 24
43 20th Depot Battalion .. .. 3615 20 81 8
44 22d 1, .. .. 36.11 20 69 21
45 2d 9, OAP .. 35'94 26 86 18
44 23d " • • .. 3519 40 6s 16
47 11th „ .. 35.60 27 75 z 0
48 7th ..• .. .. 35'24 21 88 12
49 9th 11 .. 35'22 25 68 15
50 21st fl .. .. 35 17 20 82 4
51 Bth .. 3496 14 61 17
52 16th Foot, '..
2d battalion .. .. 34.66 2i- 71 4
53 12th Depot Battalion .. .. 34.42 16 73 11
54 16th .. 3411 31 82 10
..
55 17th Foot, let battalion .. .. 3411 5i 6 1 3
56 West York Rifle Militia .. 34.08 29 84 7
57 Ist Stafford Militia .. .. 34 06 22 89 8
58 15th Depot Battalion .. .. 33-8.5 26 63 14
59 62d regiment .. .. .. 33.78 9 80 5
60 sth Depot Battalion .. .. 2315 17 71 19
61 78th regiment .. .. .. 33'07 19 77 3
62 17th Depot Battalion .. .. 32'99 17 77 8
63 10th Foot, Ist battalion .. .. 3290 19 54 2
1 64 North Lincoln Militia .. .. 32.66 a 90 1 d
65 Royal Sussex Militia .. .. 32135 16 74 6
66 29th regiment .. .. .. 32'39 8 65 2
67 Bedford Militia .. .. .. 31'88 11 73 2
68 14th Depot Battalion .. .. 3174 11 73 15 e
69 25th Foot, 2d battalion .. .. 31.66 19 85 8
70 19th Depot Battalion .. .. 31•13 14 77 15
71 63d regiment -.. • • .. 28•82 5 77 5
72 Cavalry Depot, Canterbury .. 28/2 5 77 13f
73 Royal Canadian Rifles .. .. 28'07 7 37 3
74 84th regiment .. . • .. 26' 7 20 88 5
75 Royal Newfoundland Companies.. 2697 5 64 I 7

(a) Only 500 yards' range.
(b) Vide detailed statement at the end of the return.
(c) Only five companies completed the course.
(d) Only three companies completed the course.
(e) Only 400 yards' range.
(f) Only 500 yards' range.
ROYAL ENGINEERS.

Per centage of
`2 :If 'g
—„ ;1 • 771 Practised at
cl .14V °I
30th Company .... 49'53 45 92 12 Ilythe.
18th „ 40'53 21 79 19 Aldershott.
31st „ 39'99 44 84 11 Curragh.
sth Company and
Detachment 39'47 33 89 8 Woolwich.
24th Company .... 37'71 44 80 10 Dover.
7th „ 35'88 23 95 2 Halifax, N.S.
32d „ 35 58 20 49 12 Alderney.
36th 35•33 14 78 2 Portsmouth.
35th „ 34134 28 40 10 Aldershott.
33d „ 34'09 24 5 9 Aldershott.

"CHARLES HAY, Imps
" School of Musketry, Hythe."

octor-Gen. of Musketry.
PP

The officers and privates of the troops of the 10th
Hussars, now lying at Ipswich, have contributed a
day's pay for the relief of the Coventry weavers.

LITERATURE.

Change, or Some Passages in the Life of Basil
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street.