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

THE ARmy.

The Hongoumont, Capt. Flamlnk, 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 find weather in rounding the Cape, but
met with ten days' east wind off the Western
Island. Passengers—Captains Itoenbrigge 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 to•morrow, at Portsmouth,
for conveyance to Canada the following aggregate
number of troops in detachments
Ffoorot, and other
corps Guards,
Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade,
30th
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 =land of Col. coMichell, Yesterday
assembled in three battalions on Woolwich-common,
and went through a field day's evolutions. The
battalio„B were commanded by Col. Travers, Lieut.-
coiong 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
70 the approaches to Chatham
harbour with the -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 is on the eve of being opened, will
have a commodious ward attached for the reception
of female patients suffering from Lock diseases, the
expenses connectzd 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 ho3pical has been contri-
buted by the Admiralty and the War Department,
the Government at the sarae time making an runnel
grant to the hospital on the express condltiou that
one portion of the hospital shall be devoted exclu-
sively to Lock cases. This is the first step taken by
hospitals in our
the Government to establish Lock
large garrison and seaport towns.

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THE WIGWELL HALL INTURDER..---The pOsoner,
George Victor Townley, who awaits his trial for Ole
wilful murder of Miss Goodwin, still. maintains the same
demeanour, and conducts hj.eaself as he did before and im-
mediately after his committal. He has had interviews with
his legal adviser, Mr.
Leech, of the firm of Gamble and.
Leech. Last week his brother visited bin], and on Tuesday
Mr. Townley, sen.,
returned to Derb and sawthe
sonar. The friends of Townley still correspond with y, pl.! ..
hilt
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.
1)04 Mercury.,....