The Army.

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 208, 27 May 1848, Page 3

The Army.

Chatham Barrack^ — The following officers belonging to regiments stationed|in these colonies were in garrison on the 21st January : 11 tli Foot, Captain Cockburn ; Ensigns Vigores and M'Hemy. sSth, Brigade Major Denny. 96th, Ensign Low ry. 99th, Assistant-Surgeon Smith. Also the following : 21st, Captain Aimlie; Lieutenants Nicholson and Shadwell. 51st, Ensign Nott. Unattached.— War Office, January 14. Brevet Major Loftus Fiancis Jones, from 93th Foot, to be Major without purchase. Brevet LieutenantColonel J. C. Smith, Horn Major halt-pay unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel without purchase. sSth Foot — War Office, January 7, LieutJ. 11. Cooper, to be Adjutant, vice M'Lerie, who resigns the Adjutancy only.

Military Funeral.— On Friday lait a solemn spectacle was presented in the funeral procession of Medwm Ruxton Pilford, Esq., Lieutenant 9'Jtli Regiment. This gentleman died at his residence, Mac-quarie-street, from an internal disease of longstanding. He was born on the 30th of August, 1814, and was, consequently, in his 84th year. The military procession waß formed at the garrison, and proceeded to tlia late residence of the deceased, and from thence to Sf. David's Cathedral. The coffin was nchly mounted, and no expanse was spared to give an imposing effect to the lepulchral rites,. First came the band, playing the solemn dirge of the Dead March, next the firing party, consisting of forty men, and Mr. Woolley, the undertaker. The Rev. Dr. Kedford, in his full canonicils, followed, and the coffin, the pall being home by four officers of the regiment. Dr. M'Andrew, thes Assistant-Surgeon, followed a* chief mourner ; and next, in the usual order of procession at military funerals, the private*, corporals, sergeants, &c, to the officers; Lieutenant-Colonel Cumberland, as the officer commanding, and highest in rank at the garrison, being last. In the piocession weVso noticed several of the principal officers of the Commissariat, in order according to their rank in the cci vice. One hundred rank and file had been warned to attend, with an intimation that otheia who felt desirous, of doni" bo had nbeity to join the procession, and of this privilege about two hundred others of the regiment availed themselves. After the usual service in the Cathedral, the body was borne to its last rating place in St David's burial-ground. The impressive serv.ee was performed, consigning " earth to earth, aslies to ashes, and dust to dugt." Then followed three volleys over the grave, and the ceremony ended. The iuneral attracted a large concourse of spectators, who preserved the utmost decorum, and prderly demeanour.— Ho/art Tovt>\ Courier,