The Sun. — 1863-08-04 (London, England)

THE ARMY.  His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge wil inspect the 2d Life Guards this morning at Worm wood Scrubs.  The examination of candidates for direct commissions commenced yesterday, at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, by Major-General F. W. Hamilton, C. 8.. Vice-President, Col. Addison, Major• Gen. Sir F. Abbot, and other members of the Council of Mili• tary Military Education. There are about 140 can• didates on this occasion.  The troopship Windsor Castle, Capt. Pryce, from London for Bombay, reached the Scilly Islands, but in consequence of the sickness of two of the crew, put back to Plymouth on Sunday. She will probably leave again to-morrow. Her troops and passengers are in good health. One of the men is suffering from smallpox, the other from erysipelas, both were landed immediately, and are now doing well. The deaths of the following officers have been officially reported at the War-office since the Ist of July :—Generals Sir J. L. Caldwell, G.C.8., Royal Engineers, and Sir T. E. Napier, K.C.8., Colonel of the 71st Highlanders. Major-General T. Kelly. Colonels E. W. Crofton, C. 8., and M. 0. Nixon, Royal Artillery; and J. K. Juuncey. LieutenantColonel J. Oachterlory, Royal Engineers. Major W. R. Goute. Captains E. R. Blagrove, Royal Engineers; J. F. C. Bole, 38th Regiment ; R. M. Huzen, 60th Rifles; J. E. Furneaux, 103 d Royal Bombay Fusiliers; C. Haseltoot, 3d Buffi ; S. Morris, 28th Regiment; and J. Carson, 73d Regiment. Lieutenants C. R. Foulger, Royal Artillery ; J. E. Henning, 9th Regiment ; J. H. Tragett, 57th Regiment (murdered by the natives at Taranaki, New Zealand) ; J. E. Brymer, 83d Regiment; F. W. Rsmsbottom, Rifle Brigade; A. Cumming, 26th Cameronians ; and J. A. Gillmore, 27th Enniskillens. Ensigns W. S. S. Troup, 92d Highlanders ; E. T. Rogers, 107th Bengal Infantry ; and T. H. Brien, Gold Coast Artillery. Paymaster W. E. Adams, 31st Regiment. Quartermaster D. Deacon, 11th Regiment; Deputy Inspectors-General of Hospitals W. Barry, M.D., and T. C. Gaulter, M.D. Surgeon W. G. Sparrow, 60th Rifles; Assistant-Surgeons R. T. G. Catton, 3d Dragoon Guards, W. A. Hope, M.B. (murdered c by the natives at Taranaki, New Zealand) ; and . J. Kinahan.  • __— Murder of a Traveller in ---ip------b Switzerland. ERNE, July 31. week w fortunately murder took place here last tunately is to be reckoned among t which rrance of such an Thea . - . . he rarities in our occu peaceful Swiss valleys. , minds with inoutrage, however, has filled men s dignation and horror. }I earneacte e r Hermann Quensell, on the morning of the A traveller from 1 l ildesbeim, left Zinal, councillor of the tribunal in the Valley of Annival,led by the guide, Baptiste 23d. He was SCOW:pup Li cross the Col de Torrent to Petra, and intended had passed the Col, about they noon, Petro drew the attention of the traveller to a thrown up in the form of a breastheap of stones, side, which had not occupied that work by the way before. Some steps a few days further on position„o der-horn and some bullets. The guide lay a r apprehension, but the traveller treated expreased his fears with derision. At this moment a shot was fired from behind the stone-heap. The bullet struck the councillor in the arm and grazed Petre's breast, another bullet immediately after shattering the letter's arm. The traveller ran down the mountain to Evolena as fast as his wound would permit, followed, says the guide, by two or three more shots. One of the robbers then came up to the guide and took from him the traveller's knapsack, behaving, however, with some humanity to himself and doing him no further injury. The body of the unfortunate councillor was feund the next morning pierced by three bullets and robbed of all valuables. A general hunt after the robbers took place, resulting in the capture of four out of the six who, according to the guide, were concerned in the attack, The prisoners are natives of this canton. Five of the robbers belong to the same family, one of them having already served years in a convict chain gang, and subsequently taken to the mountains as a poacher. Tae arrest of the other two malefactors is expected shortly.