The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

It is not expected that any further draughts o
troops will be despatched from the camp at Col-
chester at present for India. In the course of last
week the following officers and men left the camp
for conveyance by the Stalwart to Bombay, in order
to join the service companies of the respective re-
giments named :—Capt. Nott, Ensign Hale, 1 ser-
geant, and 39 rank and file of the Ist battalion Ist
Regiment ; Ensign Bain and 14 rank and file, 44th ;
Brevet-Major Margesson, Ensign Le Mottee, and
70 rank and file, 56th ; and 1 sergeant and 176
rank and file, 103 d.

The inhabitants of Aldershott have during the
week been in communication with the Secretary of
State for War in reference to the extension of rail-
way accommodation to that town and camp. For the
past two years the growing necessities of intercom-
munication between the camp and London have ren-
dered this extension most desirable. At present
the most direct railway route to London from
Aldershott is via Farnborough, involving an in-
terim journey of five miles; if Tonghamovhich is
two miles from the camp, is chosen as the place of
departure, a loss of time is incurred by travelling to
Guildford and being subject to detention. This in-
convenience is seriously felt on the occasion of nearly
every transit of troops and stores that takes place
by railway. The question of railway extension to
Aldershott has been discussed more than once, and
one of the projects named during the discussion was
a tramway by Mr. Train. This, however, was re-
ceived with great disfavour, as being by no means
commensurate with the necessities of the case.
Nothing but a railway was accounted adequate. The
inhabitants of Aldershott have convened a meeting
for Wednesday, Aug. 26, to take up the matter.
The general feeling seems to be that a line will be
constructed from Tongham Station to the Recrea-
tion-ground, High-street, Aldershott. It would
pass through no property surrounding residences,
and no engineeriag difficulties would attend its for-
mation. It would he carried up to the site of the
pound, so that the military would be able to take
material and ammunition from the terminus into
their stores without unloading. Mr. Boulter, a re-
sident, has received a !etter from the Secretary of
State for War, in which itis stated that " Sir George
Lewis does not wish to offer any opposition to the
construction of the proposed railroad from Alder-
shott to Tongham railway station." The proposed
line will bring passengers nearer to the metropolis
and Aldershot by three-quarters of an hour. It has
been resolved, at a preliminary meeting held at
Boulter's Hotel, " That the town and camp of
Aldershott require additional railway accommoda-
tion, and this meeting pledges itself to use every
means in its power to obtain it."

The hired transport Essen, a new ship of 1,250
tons, belonging to Mr. George Marshall, of London,
and commanded by Captain Lash, arrived in Ply-
mouth Sound on Saturday morning, and it ap-
pointed to leave to-morrow (Tuesday) for Calcutta.
Including women and children she has on board 400
passengers, being detachments belonging to 20 regi-
ments, who go out under command of Capt. Chap-
man, of the 24th. After leaving the Thames two
children &ickened, apparently from some disorder,
and were landed. The ship was in consequence
ordered to call at Plymouth. As there has been no
other sickness on board, she will proceed direct for
her destination.

POSTAL BAGS AMISSING.—The mail bags for
Arisaig, due on Thursday of last week, have gone
amissing, no trace of them being found up till this time.
The mail is raid to contain several important letters,
amongst others some addressed to Mr. Young, the Solicitor.
General, who is at present residing at Morar. The post
runner, whose business it is to take charge of the bags,
was examined before Sheriff Fraser and the authorities of
Fort-William on the 16th, but he can give no account of
the manner in ' which they have gone amissing, and con-
fessed that he was in a state of inebritity at the time,—Glas-
gow Herald.