Star.
London, England, 1830-09-08 00:00:00

IIE ARMY.

'ruiner FORT.—It is stated that the King will, on an early day,
visit Tilbury Fort, and will also take the opportunity of honouring the
Earl of Darnley's' seat, Cobham Hall, on the opposite shore, with his
Royal presence. It is I urther stated that the Ring will pass on to
Gravesend, and visit the ground planned out for the new town, which
Lord Darnley is about to build. His Illajesty is to be invited to iv.
christen the town with a more cheerful name, and to banish for ever
the term 4, Gravesend? The invalids of that ancient place, Tilbury
Fort, are cleaning up the place for his 31ajesty's reception, and a supply
of soldiers is expected next week.
MILITARY Slovene:4ra.— -Yesterday morning, between seven and
eight o'clock, a detachment btlonging to the tint battalion cf the Cold.
stream Regiment of Foot Gouda, marched front the barracks in Port.
man-street, on route for Kew, and relieved a similar detachment be-
longing ,to the third battalion of the Grenadier Regiment of Guards,
which, upon their arrival in London, proceeded into ‘Vestminster
tuuten.
THE FORTY-SECOND REGTSIENT.—We have been favoured with
the sight of a letter from Sergeant-Major Wheatley, of this distinguished
regiment, now stationed at Gibraltar, and give publicity to the following
interesting extract :—" In the month of February about 200 of the non-
commissioned officers and men entered into a subscription, under the
patronage of the Lieutenant-Colonel, to fonts a library. The subsoils.
tion required was six days pay of whatever rank the individual held.
In twenty-four bouts we had every non-commissioned officer in the re-
giment, and 152 men. On the same day a committee of management
was appointed, consisting of three sergeants, two corporals, and one
man from everts ten of the privates. At the first meeting of the
committee were elected a president (who is also librarian, and
has under him a paid deputy and the deputy's assistant), a vice-presi.
dent, a treasurer, and two auditors. A list of books was immediately
made out and commissioned front London; bye-laws were drawn up
and approved ; a room was allotted to serve the double purposes of a
library and reading room. In ten days we were in possession of two
hundred volumes, and the library was opened to subscribers. Since
that we have received nearly 600 volumes of new works from London.
and 200 more are ordered. At first the library was only open to
one half of the subscribers at once for alternate fortnights ; but for
the last five weeks it has been open to all. The subscribers
au amount to 224. Every subscriber pays sixpence monthly to
keep up the establishment. Subscribers; are now only admitted quar-
terly. The first subscription was paid in three instalment's, but those
who now enter must pay all at once, having time to ptepare. Many
more are anxious to subscribe. About 50 volumes of our beat works,and
anyperiodicals (Blackwood, of course) we have, are reserved for the
reading-mom. We have received a great many donations from the
officers of the regiment in money and books ; they have done every
thing in their power (with their usual kind attention to the corn.
forts of the men) to promote the welfare of the institution. Our re-
pletion. are considered excellent ; the men pay every attention to the
preserving of the books; and, in a few years, keeping from campaign-
ing. I think we shall have a respectable concern. The beneficial effects
are already evident in various ways, particularly in the decrease of crime
among those who are subscribers." We are proud that our gallant
countrymen, who have ever been foremost in danger, should also be
foremost in such a labour as that we have here recorded. We look upon
the foundation of this library as a glorious era in the annals of the Bri-
tish army.—Edinburgh Chronide.