The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-05 00:00:00

THE ARMI

Major-Gen. Eyre, commanding the Chatham dis-
trict, accompanied by Lieut.-Col. Ja,kson, com-
pleted the half yearly inspection of th batteries of
the depot brigade belonging to the übdivision at
Sheerness garrison, on Thursday evening. On the
arrival of Major-Gen. Evre he was received by Col.
W. R. Nedham, commandant at Sheerness, Col. S.
Freeth, commanding ,Royal Engineers, Lieutenant-
Colonel B. Talbot, and the other officers of the
garrison staff. After examining the brigade, bat-
teries, and officers' books in the orderly-room,
Major-Gen. Eyre proceeded to the parade ground,

in the centre bastion, where the four batteries were
drawn up in line, in open order, under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Col. Talbot, when the officers and
men of each battery were minutely inspected. At
the termination of the inspection Major•-Gen. Eyre
conveyed to Lieut.-Col. Talbot his gratification at
the marked improvement which had taken place
since his last inspection, and at the same time re-
marked on the general good character of the men
of the Royal Artillery at Sheerness.
Lieut.-Col. J. F. M. Browne, C. 8., has joined
the headquarters of the Royal Engineers' establish-
ment, Chatham, and will take over the second com-
mand from Lieut.-Col. H. B. Collinson.

The volunteers from the Royal Marine Light In-
fantry for the Royal Marine Artillery will leave
headquarters, Chatham, this morning for Ports-
mouth.

Yesterday morning a detachment of the Grena-
dier Guards, consisting of 32 officers, 730 men, 59
women, 77 childrfn, and seven horses, arrived in
Liverpool from Dublin in the steamers Windsor and
Trafalgar, and proceeded at once by railway for
London. On the same day a detachment of the
Coldstream Guards, consisting of 16 officers, 680
men, 39 women, 38 children, and five horses,
arrived in Liverpool, and were embarked for Dub-
lin in the same steamers. Last night the right
wing of the first battalion of Grenadier Guards,
numbering about 400, commanded by Col. Percy,
arrived in London from Liverpool.

Capt. Caffin, C. 8., director of stores, on Thurs-

day, accompanied by Mr. Stewart, principal military
storekeeper at Portsmouth, inspected the chief pow-
der magazines and depots at Tipner and Stampshaw.
After the serious riots which, in the early part of
this year took place at the new convict prison at
Chatham, the authorities decided upon maintaining
a constant. military guard at that establishment.
This has been done, and the soldiers have been
located in a building within the wall of the prison.
The extensive contractors, Messrs. Myers, of Lon-
don, are now, however, engaged in the erection of
a commodious suite of rooms on the open space in
front of the prison and near the principal entrance,
which, when completed, are to be handed over for
the accommodation of the military on duty there,
while the building they now occupy will be devoted
to the use of convict warders.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The ordinary weekly meeting of this board was
held yesterday, at their offices in Spring-gardens;
Mr. John Thwaites in the chair.
The cash statement showed that the balances in
the hands of the treasurer were—on current ac-
counts, £28,304 16s. 11d. ; on deposit accounts,
£110,500 ; and New Three per Cent. Annuities,
£27,412 7s. 7d. • _