The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

THE ARMI

Orders were on Saturday received at Chatham
garrison from the Horse Guards directing a detach-
ment of non-commissioned officers and men, selected
from the depot companies of the 2d battalion of the
4th King's Own, to be held in readiness to proceed
to Corfu to join the head-quarters of the regiment,
the service companies of which are stationed at that
island.

The detachment of the Coast Brigade of the Royal
Artillery stationed at Chatham have removed up-
wards of 100 carronades, guns, howitzers, and other
kinds of ordnance, which have become unserviceable
for the modern purposes of defence. On Saturday
the 24-pounder and 18-pounder carronades and light
guns were taken down from Fort Clarence, and
conveyed to the Ordnance wharf, where the whole
of the dismounted guns are stored until directions
have been received as to their final disposal. The
fortifications, batteries, and forts thus dismounted
will ultimately be armed with Armstrong and
smooth-bore iron guns of the largest calibre, the old
description of howitzers being entirely dispensed
with.

The 2d battery of the Bth Brigade, Royal Artil-
lery, commanded by Capt. C. W. Elgee, has arrived
at Dublin from Aldershott. The battery comprises
the following officers :—Second Capt. J. H. Brown ;
Lieuts. J. H. Blackley, F. H. Dodgson, and L.
Downes.

The Cavalry Depot Barracks at Maidstone are
now occupied by about 450 rank and file of the 6th
Dragoon Guards, 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoons,
and 17th Lancers.

The ironbuilt transport Clyde, Capt. Martin, be-
longing to Messrs. Somes Brothers, London, 164
days from Kurrachee, arrived in Plymouth Sound
yesterday afternoon. She has on board the right
wing, head- quarters, and band of the 64th Regiment.
There is no sickness on board.

The annual competition in athletic sports of the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, came off on
Saturday in the grounds adjoining the College,
near Aldershot. The weather being fine, several
thousand persons assembled on the spot, among
whom were a large number of officers of regiments
now quartered at Aldershot. The events contested.
(20 in number) included flat, hurdle, and sack
racing, high and long jumps, and putting the stone.
The principal matches were a St. Leger one mile
flat race, for a handsome silver cup ; a 1,200 yards
flat race, prize an Enfield rifle, presented by the
professors of the college ; and a 1,200 yards com-
pany flat race, prize a gold Albert chain ; a com-
pany hurdle race of 160 yards, over 12 flights of
hurdles. The sports, which concluded with a sack
and other amusing races, went off with considerable
eclat, and the prizes were distributed by Mr. Napier,
at the grand entrance to the college, at 6 o'clock.

A NEW CLOCK FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—
The Commissioners of the Great Exhibition of 1862 have
given directions to Mr. Benson, of Ludgate-hill, for the
construction of a clock, to be fixed in the building now in
progress of erection at South Kensington. The clock in
question will be second in size only to the Great Westmin-
ster clock. The dial is to be from 15 to 20 feet in diameter,
and will be placed immediately over the centre arch of the
grand enirance in Cromwell-road. The movement will
measure at the base 12 feet by 8, or nearly 100 square feet,
and be about 25 feet in height. It will chime the quarters on
four bells, and strike on a fifth, weighing about 45 cwt.
The whole will be enclosed in a glass case, and, as no cost
or pains will be spared in its construction, it will, when
completed as at present des'gned, form a very attractive ob-
ject, in every'Tespect, worthy ,of the building and arena in
which it will be located,