The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Some time since we stated that, in all probability,
Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.8., would be ap-
pointed to the command of the troops stationed in the
Bombay Presidency, and we now have great pleasure
in confirming the report. This gallant officer will
receive the local rank of Lieutenant-General, and we
are certain that no officer could have been selected
more worthy of this mark of confidence and favour.
DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN SLESSOR.—
This Gallant Officer died on the 11th inst. at Sid-
mouth, aged 73. He retired from active service as a
captain on full pay of the late Royal Irish Artillery.
He entered the army in 1794 as lieutenant, and served
at the battle of 'Waterloo.

which lately arrived here from Dublin, were in-
spected this day by Major-General "'tuner, prepa-
CORK; AIONDAY.—TiIe 40th Regiment of Foot,
vraizto. tsopgikoeinglsolanndde,tacchammednent toFthoret,follra following places,
Kinsale, and Bandon, to relieve the de-
tachments of the 41st and 47th Regiments of Foot at
these stations. The 41st will join head. quarters at
Iwalcine,
Cork, the 47th at Buttevant, as follows :-4 officers
aln7dtn7i7nNst„ 2 officers.C.o.rank and 115 N.C.O. rank andandfilefromCarlisleFort, file
on the
from Charles Fort and Kinsale on the 18th inst., 4
officers and 200 N.C.O. and men from Spike bland on
the 18th and 19th inst., to be replaced by a like
number of officers and men of the 40th Regiment
from Cork.

Lieut.-Colonel Dundas, 47th Regiment of Foot,.
retires from the service on full pay, after 45 years of
active service, having entered the army in August,
1805. Major Gordon will obtain the rant of Lieut.-
Colonel, and will proceed with the regiment on loreign
service; this officer is now 37 years on active duty,
having entered the army in September, 1813. Major
O'Grady Hall obtains the rank of first Major, and
will consequently remain in command of the depot.
Captain Sutton obtains the rank of second Major, and
proceeds with the regiment. Lieutenant and Adju-
tant Sinnott, an old officer, and the author of several
cleverly-written works on military tactics, obtains the
rank of Captain, and Ensign Pilkington the rank of
Lieutenant and Adjutant.

The local Company of Enrolled Pensioners, at
Cork, are undergoing drill for the last few days, and
will be inspected on Thursday next by Gen. Turner.
The following circular letter has been, we
stand, issued for the guidance of officers commanding
regiments : under•

" Sir,—lt having been determined
" War office, Oct. 10. •
of payment by the Ordnance Department. of theded
se-
veral allowances specified below
your command to prefer such claims I am directed to request that you should be
directionsme
to the several officers concerned
liable to be made for these services
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the Ordnance Department, as herietotfohre,dbroa•
following directions :
" 1. All the claims are to be preferred monthly to
31st of October inst. no money on ac-
count thereof until the paymaster haso be special
instructions from that department to received
upon the
Paymaster-General for the amount finally allowed
thereupon, and which rule is now inin regard to
forceh
claims for lodging money under the 356 t
.article of
the Explanatory Directions,
page 102. ,
for lodging money,
"2. That as the paymaster, or acting paymaster,
wt softer the
will, for the future, be the party authorised to draw
for these allowances, on unetamped PaPar' as
well as
of March 11th, 1836
commissioned officers, to be henceforth rendered in
duplicate on form No. 4 of the Ordnance RegulAtions
appear at the foot of
name and address
lsiec,atteo
should be given in the heading of the said account, to
tsl:ettsleedsevberyalbaicllcsooufnetsx.
whose signature should, moreover,
an,dhifsea
fullthe purcbases by non_
upon the Board
prevent any delay by the authorities to draw being
goendfor3rrNo. 2 of the abave of ‘l3.
sent to the wrong officer, or a wrong station, and
regulations, be for the future
Ordnance,lla atnhde
rendered
dhts of purchases heretofore
making preferred
h, ipnurdeuhpa
on form No. 3 of the same code, accompanied with
the receipts of the parties of whom the purchases
the time, by the officers
were made, and whenever a purchase is made for
officers' horses, the stoppages are to be paid direct and
at
the party of whom the same was made, and to be de-
ducted in detail from the account and receipts, show-
lug the number as well as the amount of such stop-
pages, both in the receipts and on the face of the ac-
count, whether such account be preferred on form
No. 3 or 4.
"4. That the signatures tothe English and Irish
commuted fuel and light returns A, rendered through
barrack-mssters, and to the lodging money return,
No. 53, be invariably those of the officers command-
ing regiments or depots, and be shown to be such by
the addition of their rack, i. a., whether in command
of the former or the latter, great inconvenience being
occasioned by the returns in question being signed
by detachment officers.
"5. The accounts for commuted allowances for
fuel, candies, straw, wood and billets, and grass, with
the duplicate monthly bread, meat, and forage returns,
are all to be transmitted immediately after the I. ~ermi.
nation of each month to the chief cleik of the Cash
Account-otlice, Ordnance Deoartmellta Tower, and
the accounts for purchases to the Ordnance secretor
Pall-mall, and these should be dispatched not later
than the end of each month, otherwise the opportunity
of recovering the excess upon such purchases from

Commuted aliowances in lieu of fuel, candles, wood,
and straw, billet and grass money; and purcloa,ses by ofli.
cers of bread, meat, forage, or oats, in detault of con.
tract.