The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The chartered East India troopship Isabella.
Capt. Martin, belonging to Messrs. Smith and Co.,
which arrived in the Thames on Saturday from
Madras, with troops belonging to the Indian army
and British regiments, disembarked her detach-
ments at Gravesend yesterday, when the troops
were immediately forwarded to Chatham garrison.
The Isabella sailed from Madras on the sth of Nov.
last. Her passage to Gravesend was protracted to
125 days by the frequent calms met with during the
voyage. The number of troops who embarked at
Madras was 92 of all ranks, belonging to the Ist
(the King's) Dragoon Guards, 43d Light Infantry,
60th Rifles, 68th Light Infantry,74th Highlanders,
Madras Horse and Foot Artillery, Ist Madras Fusi-
liers, and 2d Madras Light Infantry. The Isabella
reached the Cape of Good Hope on the 28th of Dec.,
and sailed thence on the 31st ; St. Helena was
sighted on the 10th of January. Three deserters
from the 59th Regiment was brought from the Cape.
The troops were under the command of Capt. A. J.
P. Wadman, Ist Dragoon Guards, and Lieut. F. N.
Woodall, 74th Highlanders, and in medical charge
of Dr. Smith, civil surgeon. Two soldiers and one
sailor died on board during the passage.
The inspection of the Chatham division of Royal
Marine Light Infantry by Major-Gen. A. B. Strans-
ham, which has extended over several days, was
brought to a termination yesterday. In the morning
the Inspector-General had the officers and men of
the battalion marched to the Lines, when the com-
panies were put through a course of battalion drill.
At 2 o'clock the entire division, under the command
of Col. J. H. Gascoigne, C. 8., was again marched
to the Lines for the purpose of being put through
the evolutions of a brigade field day, in order to
enable the Inspector-General to test the efficiency
of officers and men in this respect. The division an
this occasion was formed into two battalions, the
right under the command of Col. R. J. M‘Killop,
and the left commanded by Lieut.-Col. W. M.
March. Major-General Stransham and staff ar-
rived on the Lines shortly after 2 o'clock, when
the two battalions were put through an extended
course of manoeuvres incidental to a brigade field
day, which occupied upwards of two hours. It is
generally believed that the confidential report to
the Admiralty by the Inspector-General of the state
of the division will he very flattering.
The course of experiments with the lime light
night signals, the invention of Captain Bolton,l2th
Regiment, carried out under the immediate direc-
tion of the inventor, assisted by his staff of telegra-
phists, has just been brought to a close at Chatham.
The troops employed by Captain Bolton, although
under instruction for little more than a week, appear
to be thoroughly acquainted with the method of
making the signals, and reading of those forwarded
to them from the other stations.
A considerable addition, it appears by the Army
Estimates, has been made to the cost of the new
cavalry barracks about to be erected at Colchester.
The sum originally voted was £60,000, but in the
Estimates for the present year that amount has been
increased to £BO,OOO, in consequence of an altera-
tion of the plans after the original estimate was
formed. The sum to be appropriated during the
present year is £30,000, and the amount of the con-
tract taken by Messrs. Lucas Brothers is £50,000,
irrespective of the extensive drainage which will be
necessary for the purposes of the camp. Although
an extension of time has been granted for the com-

pletion of the works, it is hardly thought that it
will be required, The contractors expect to com-
mence this week the foundations for the block of

officers' quarters. On Friday the construction of a
well was commenced for the purpose of securing a
water supply on the ground.
It is proposed to erect an earthen battery, with
brick magazine, shell room, &c., at Shotlev-gate,
opposite Harwich, and another earthen battery,
with shell room, brick magazine, concrete sea wall
in front, &e., at N tower, Walton Ferry.
A further sum of £4,000 appears in the Army
Estimates for new barrack accommodation at War-
ley, Essex, The Estimate was £lO,OOO, but £5,000
had been previously granted. The sum to be ap-
propriated in 1862 3 is £3,000, £543 only having
been expended at the end of last year.

An order has been received at Chatham, from the
Horse Guards, directing a return to be prepared of
the names of men belonging to the battalions of in-
fantry at that garrison under three years' service
whom, from their known bad character, or for other
reasons, it would be advisable to discharge from the
service. The return is to be forwarded, as soon as
prepared, to the Commander-in-Chief.

Lieut. Lay, of the 3d Lancashire Militia, has been
attached to the 9th depot battalion at Colchester for
the purpose of instruction ; Brigade-Major Cooch
has resumed his duties at the camp on the expiration
of his leave of absence; Capt. Rowland and Capt.
Stewart, of the 2d battalion Ist Fusiliers, are about
to be sent, from the service companies of the regi-
ment at Manchester, to the depots at Colchester, to
replace Capt. M'Guire and Capt. Legge, who will
join headquarters.

We hear that Major-General Townshead is
likely to obtain the colonelcy of the 85th Foot, vacant by
the death of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Somexset.—Army and
Navy Gazette.

THE VOLUNTEER GUARDS.--This corps mus-
tered at Carlton-ride on Wednesday evening to present a
subscription silver cup from them to Colour-Sergeant
Bower, of the Grenadier Guards, who has drilled this corps
since its formation. The members, supported by a detach-
ment of the 3d London Rifles, who had been drillionfg
with
which
them, formed three sides of a square, in the centre
Captain the Hon. T. C. Bruce took upapleasure in pre-
senting position, and said
to Sergeant Bower that he felt particular
to him the cup as a token of the respect in which
he was held by the Volunteer Guards, and as a memorial of
his connection with them. Sergeant Bower replied in an
appropriate speech, and took the opportunity to remind
the corps that the present order for one drill only in each
week had been issued by Captain Bruce with the desire to
consult their convenience ; that it was their duty to attend
in sufficient numbers to perform battalion movements pro-
perly ; and that unless they did so, steadiness of companies
could not be expected. Three cheers were heartily given
to the old soldier for such excellent advice, and the pro-
ceedings terminated. On Saturday the corps marched out
with the Ist Middlesex Artillery, and proceeded to the
Regent's-park, thence down the St. John's-wood-road to
Kilburn, returning by the Edgware-road and Oxford-
street to head-quarters. At Maida-hill they were joined by
the son of Sergeant Heise, of the six-foot company, a fine
boy, not five years of age, in undress uniform, and who is,
we may suppose, the youngest cadet in the kingdom. The
muster of both corps was unusually good, and the band of
the Artillery attracted a large number of persons en route.
THE ROAD APPROACIIES TO THE INTERNA-
TIONAL EXIIIBITION.—Yesterday Messrs. Mowlem, Burt,
and Freeman, of Grosvenor-wharf, Westminster, set to
work a large body of men employed by them to reconstruct
the road approaches to the Exhibition building, the firm
having arranged with the commissioners to have the whole
completed by the Ist of May. The surface to be covered
is about e:0,000 square yards (super.), and it, will take from
12,000 to 14,000 tons of material to make the roads good,
the whole of which will have to be carted, spread, rolled,
and consolidated by the date fixed for the opening of the

LAW 121, TELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

• COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lords Justices)
THE WINDHAX CASI 4.
The arguments in this interminable case was resumed
this morning by Mr. Karslake, Q.C., on the part of the
petitioner, Mr. Windham. The learned gentleman in the
course of his address referred to the affidavits made
by certain of the witnesses, and the facts as they came out
in evidence, and contended that the examination before the
jury was inconsistent with many of the statements made
previous to the institution of the inquiry. Some of the
witnesses had stated that Mr. Windham had been a con-
firmed imbecile ever since his birth, yet e' en they had been
heard to admit that there were times when Mr. Windham
might be watched for hours and nothing tending to show
that he laboured under mental delusion would be discovered.
The learned gentleman was proceeding when we went to
press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—(274is Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THREE CHARGES Or ASSAULT AGAINST A FEMALE.—
Ann Taylor, a young woman, was charged before Mr.
Mansfield, as follows :

Alexander Mould, a respectable looking man, said that;
on the previous night,whilo passing through Oxford-street•
with his wife, ho met two friends and went into the Nag's-
head public-house with them to have a friendly glass.
While there the prisoner came in with some companions,
one of whom thrust her hand into his pocket twice, and
he expostulated with the prisoner and the person who put
her hand into his pocket, and appealed to the landlord.
On turning round to speak to one of his friends, the pri-
soner in the most deliberate manner threw a large glasa at
him which cut his head badly, and broke in pieces on fall-
ing to the ground. Not content with this the prisoner
then picked up the foot of the glass and threw it again at.
him, but his wife having put up her hand to save him re—
ceived a serious cut on the hand.

Mr. Mansfield—Where did you have your head dressed r
Complainant—l went to the Middlesex Hospital, and
some pieces of glass were taken out of the wound.
Mr. Mansfield—Did the surgeon say there was any fear
of erysipelas taking place ?

Complainant—He did not, air; but told me to keep myself
quiet.

Complainant's wife corroborated her husband, and said
her hand was cut, and the surgeon said it was a serious cut.
Mrs. Mary Whittington, of 22, Devonshire-place, lisson-
grove, proved having her hand also cut with a piece of glass
by the prisoner.

Mr. Mansfield—Prisoner, if erysipelas should set in and
the complainant die, you might be hanged far murder. At
present there is no knowing what may be the result of the
wound on his head, and I shall therefore remand you till
Thursday.

CHARGE Or ROBBERY AND RECEITING.—Five young
men, named Hurton, Saott, Rose, Sanders, and Wordley/
were brought up for final examination, the first two named
charged with stealing some boots from their employer, Mr.
Hodges, bootmaker, of Oxford-street, and the others with
receiving them.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for Sanders and Wordley,
The evidence of Sergeant Joy, of C. Dawson, 301 A, and
other witnesses having been taken,
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate in a very able and
energetic manner on behalf of Sanders and Wordley, and
called Sanders' master, Mr. Cca, butcher, of Swallow-place,
who gave him a good character.

Sanders and Wordley were discharged, and the others
committed for trial.