The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The East India and London Shipping Company's
screw steamer Queen of the South, 2,221 tons, 300-
horse power, which arrived in the Thames on
Thursday, from Madras, with time-expired men
and detachments of invalid troops on board, landed
her troops at Government-quay, Gravesend, yester-
day, when the detachments were forthwith conveyed
to Chatham garrison. The Queen of the South

[eft Madras on the 7th of March, touched at the

Cape of Good Hope on the 14th of April, and sailed

hente on the 10th she crossed the line on the 9th

of May, and first sighted the Scilly Islands on the
9th inst. She brings home 94 non-commissioned
officers and men, 13 women, and 63 children.
The troops belong to the Ist (the King's) Dragoon
Guards, Royal Artillery, 43d Light Infantry, 2d
battalion 60th Rifles, 68th Light Infantry, and
69th Regiment, and 74th Highlanders, the whole
under the command of Capt. E. Bradbury, Ist
Dragoon Guards, Lieut. G. H. Cherry, 49th
Madras Native Infantry, and Staff-Surgeon J.
Clements. One prisoner, a deserter from the 69th
Regiment, wes taken on board at the Cape. In addi-
tion to the troops, the Queen of the South brought

home nearly 100 passengers, among whom are Col.
Hall, of the 49th Madras Native Infantry, Major
Ross, 71st Native Infantry, Major Campbell, and
Major Fooks, of the Indian army. During the pas-
sage eight deaths and three births occurred on
board, The deaths included four soldiers from dis-
eases contracted prior to their embarkation, Among
the deaths were Mr. Carrell, schoolmaster, 60th
Rifles, who was returning to England on leave ;
one corporal of the 68th, one man of the 43d, and
one of the 60th, together with four passengers.
The passage from Madras to the Thames, including
detentions, occupied 96 days, during which light
southerly and easterly winds were experienced,
which enabled the screw to be dispensed with for a
considerable portion of the voyage. At the date of
the Queen of the South leaving Madras the Tra-
falgar was embarking her troops for England.
The East Indiaman Barham, 1,149 tons, Capt. A.
Consitt, belonging to Messrs. Green, Blackwell, 104
days from Madras, also disembarked her troops at
Gravesend yesterday, under the direction of Lieut.
and Adjt. Saville and the staff from Chatham garri-
son. The detachment brought home consist of 120
men of all ranks belonging to the Ist (King's) Dra-
goon Guards, 17th Lancers, Royal Artillery, Madras
Artillery, Madras Fusileers, Ist Battalion let Royals,
Ist Battalion 18th Royal Irish, 43d Light Infantry,
3d Battalion 60th Rifles, 68th Light Infantry, 69th
Regiment, 74th Highlanders, and 91st Regiment,
With one prisoner and four insane men. The Barham
embarked her troops at Madras on the 25th Feb-
ruary, and sailed the following day. She arrived at
St. Helena on the 25th of April, and sailed thence
the same day, crossed the Line on the Bth of May,
and sighted the Land's End on the 9th inst. The
officers in command of the troops are Capt. the Hon.
A. E. Harris, 43d Light Infantry ; and Lieut. H.
Morris, Madras Army, and Dr. Williams in medical
charge. The following officers also arrived in the
Barham as passengers :7-Col. Gordon, Bth Light
Cavalry ; Col. Codrington, Madras army ; Major
Windham, Madras Native Infantry ; Major Adyes,
Indian army; and Assist.-Surg. Macartney, 3d
Battalion 60th Rifles. Eleven deaths and three
births occurred on board during the passage. After
medical inspection the troops requiring hospital
treatment were removed to Fort Pitt.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
intimated his intention of inspecting the London
division of the Corps of Commissionaires on Sunday
next, the 15th iust., at 9.30 a.m. The men will
parade at the Wellington Barracks, St. James's
Park, and after the inspection march through Pall-
mall to St. Michael's Church, Burleigh-street,
Strand, where they will attend Divine service as
usual.
The 53d Regiment (Shropshire) of Foot, stationed
at Portsmouth, under the command of Col. Fred.
English, C. 8., was yesterday officially inspected by
Major-General Lord W. Paulet, C.B. The regi-
ment paraded on the Governor's Green, at 10.45
a.m., where it formed in line. After inspection
with opened ranks, the regiment marched past in
slow and quick time. It then reformed on the
original alignment, advanced in line, retired in fours
from the right of companies, and formed square on
No. 3, reformed in
quarter-distance column, and
retired; column
right turn, wheel to the left, and
deployed into
column line No. 1. It formed quarter-dis-
tancein rear of the left, and reformed line
on No. 6. From the latter formation fours left were
formed, and the regimeati:rhseekads.ed
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