The Sun. — 1861-07-20 (London, England)

THE ARMY.  The following order, referring to the number of men who have recently been admitted into the army when unfit for military service, has just been issued from the Horse Guards by direction of the Duke of Cambridge:— " His Royal Highness the General Commanding-inChief, having reason to believe that men unfit for the service, from physical defects, have been passed into it, desires inspecting officers of recruiting districts, and officers commanding regiments and depots, to call the attention of the medical officers under their orders to the 99th page of the Hospital Regulations, and that of civil medical practitioners to the instructions lately issued to them. if due attention were paid to these instructions, the numerous cases of men discharged after very short service would be materially diminished.  " By command, "J. YORKE SCARLET; Adjutant •General." A general regimental order, signed by Col. C. Bingham, Deputy Adjt.-General, was issued from the Horse Guards yesterday, announcing that his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief has been pleased to award medals, with gratuities, for long service and good conduct, to a number of non-commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery, for the year 1861-2, in conformity with the Royal warrants of the 24th of May, 1847, and 13th April, 1854. Gratuities of £l5 each were granted to Master Gunners W. N. Naish, P. Keating, J. Fletcher, C. E. Smith, and T. Lovett; Sergt.-Majors J. Crawford, J. Thompson, R. Patterson, R. Bailey, H. Thompson, M. Cook, P. James, and C. A. Patterson ; Quartermaster-Sergeant R. Steven, Trumpet-Major G. Collins, Farrier-Sergeant C. 'Wilson ; Sergeants D. Felgate, W. M'Morren, J. Thompson, W. F. Cox, S. Hamilton, W. Fleming, S. Mitchell, W. Magill and J. Hanlon. A much larger number received gratuities of £lO and £5. A grand review of all the troops at Aldershott took place yesterday. Lieut.-General Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.C.8., was in command, and the reviewing officer was his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. After various evolutions had been performed, the troops retired from the field about 3 o'clock.  Peter Masterson, a gunner, belonging to the 6th battery depot brigade, Royal Artillery, a prisoner at Maidstone, under the coroner's warrant, for the wilful murder of Sergeant Martin Murphy, of the same brigade, as already stated in The Sun at the period of the occurrence, was yesterday evening examined at the -Woolwich police-court, before Mr. Trail, the local magistrate. At the close of the examination he was committed to Newgate to take his trial for wilful murder 'at the next Old Bailey sessions. His period of service in the Royal Artillery only commenced on the sth of February in the present year, he having volunteered from the Line. In the following month he was tried by Court-martial, on seven distinct charges, for aggravated and mutinous conduct towards the deceased, Sergeant Murphy, while in the execution of his duty, for striking him with his clenched fist, and also with a brush, and of having sworn with an oath that he would be revenged on him although he suffered for the attempt. He was then found guilty and sentenced to undergo an imprisonment for a period of 84 days in Rochester military prison; the first and last week of each month to be solitary, and the remainder with hard labour. Capts. H. Lyle and W. Hamiiton, Lieuts. S. A. Bazalgette and Rice, and two batteries of the Depot Brigade, Roy al Artillery, are under orders to leave Woolwich for Warley on Monday next.