The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Hougonmont, Capt. Flamink, arrived at Fal-
mouth on Wednesday evening from Calcutta, and
proceeded for Spithead to land time-expired troops,
women and children, and some insane and con-
victs. She left Calcutta on the 30th of April, and
experienced fine weather in rounding the Cape, but
met with ten days' east wind off the Western
Island. Passengers—Captains Roenbrigge and
M'Gregor, Lieut. Kernin, and Assist. -Sur. Haystedt,
in charge of troops; also Lieut. Cunningham, of
the Madras army ; Assistant-Surgeon Kelgour,
29th Highlanders ; and Mr. M'Nair.
The Adventure screw troopship, Commander
Lethbridge, will embark tomorrow, at Portsmouth,
for conveyance to Canada the following aggregate
number of troops in detachments for the Guards,
Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade, 30th Foot, and other
corps serving in the colony :-21 officers and their
families ; 453 men, 55 'women, and 42 children.
The Woolwich division of Royal Marine Light
Infantry, in
command of Col. Michell, yesterday
assembled in three battalions on Woolwich-common'
and went through a field day's evolutions. The
battalions
were commanded by Col. Travers, Lieut.-
Colonel Marriott, and Lieut.-Colonel Suther, and
performed the various manoeuvres with admirable
order and precision.

Experimental practice is daily carried on by the
Royal Artillery with the rifled guns erected on the
sea defences commanding the approaches to Chatham
harbour with the 70-pounder and 40-pounder Arm-
strong guns, in order to test the comparative effi-
ciency of the side-loading principle. The results
hitherto obtained have been very satisfactory as
regards the increased rapidity with which the load-
ing and firing can be carried on. The practice is
made under the personal superintendence of Col.
Nedham, commanding the Royal Artillery in the
Chatham district, assisted by Lieut.-Colonel Talbot,
commanding the First Division of the Depot Bri-
gade.

The large general hospital just erected at Cha-
tham, which it on the eve of being opened, will
have a commodious ward attached for the reception
of female patients suffering from Lock diseases, the
expenses connect3d with which department of the
establishment will be almost entirely defrayed by
the Government. A considerable portion of the funds
for the erection of the hospital has been. coirri-
'tinted by the Admiralty and the War Deputtun-mt,
the Government at the same thee making nu annual.
grant to the hospital on the express condition that
one.portion of the hospital shall be di. veted exclu-
tie first step taken by
sively to Lock cases. 'Phist
the Goveinmetit to establish Leek hospitals in our
large garrison and seaport towns.

THE WIGWE,LL HALL MUR'DEII.—The prisoner,
George Victor 'Townley, who awaits his trial for ',ha
wilful murder of Miss Goodwin, still maintains the seine
demeanour, and conducts lii..csolf as he did before and im-
mediately after his committal. lie has had interviews with
his legal adviser, Mr. Leech, of the firm Of Gamble and
Leech. Last week his brother visited him,
Mr. Townley, see., and on Tuesday
returned to Derby, and saw the pri-
soner. The friends of Townley still correspond with hitu
in terms of the warmest affection ; and his conduct towards
all with whom he comes in contact is marked by its civility
and gratefulness for any favour conferred or duty done...—.
Derby Mercury.