The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The hired transport Lady Macdonald, Captain
Brumell, arrived at Southampton yesterday from
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Hong Kong, with naval invalids. Her dates are—
Hong Kong, Dec. 24, 1859 ; Singapore, Jan. 7,
1860 ; Cape of Good Hope, March 13. She has
experienced fine weather the whole passage home.
On the 4th of May, in lat. 39 40 N., long. 32 22
W., she spoke the Lady Eyre, from Bombay for
Liverpool. The naval invalids embarked on board

the Lady Macdonald in Hong Kong, amounting
to 131, were all dysentery cases, and many of them
of a serious character, requiring to be hoisted on
board in cots; 30 other invalids were received on
board at the Cape; 20 deaths occurred on the pas-
sage home, which may be considered a small per-
centage from the number of severe cases on board.
Acting Lieut. Blount, R.N., is the appointed Ad-
miralty agent on board. Surg. Ramsay and Assist.-
Surg. Haig have had medical charge of the invalids
during the voyage. The following gentlemen have
also arrived home as passengers by the ship :—Mr.
Burniston, R.N., Mr. Barratt, R.N., Mr. Thompson,
RN., and Capt. P. M. C. Croker, from the Royal
Marine Brigade. The invalids were landed last
evening by Government steam tug, and sent on
board H.M.S. Victory, the most severe cases being
sent to Haslar Hospital.
The tents for the East India troops belonging to
the 3d depot battalion at Chatham have been
pitched at the rear of the hut barracks, near Prince
Edward's bastion,—a site well chosen for the en-
campment. The number of men belonging to that
battalion, who will be put under canvass in the
first instance is 350, and tents to accommodate that
number have been erected. Each tent is commo-

dious, well ventilated, and made as comfortable for

the troops as possible. The troops are to be under
canvass on Tuesday next. The Ist and 2d batta-
lion will be encamped within the Spur-battery.
The hired transport Lady Ann, Capt. Sinclair,

belonging to Messrs. Dunbar, of London, which
left Saugor on the 22d of March, with 100 Sikhs
and 60 horses for China, arrived at Singapore on
the 3d of April, in tow of the steamer Sydney,
Captain Neblett.

The united force of Artillery and Rifle Volun-
teers formed at Woolwich, for the protection of the
Arsenal, exceeding 1,500 men, being now fully
equipped, assembled on Saturday for the first time
in command of their respective officers, Col. Fullom,
Col. Anderson, and Ca Parkyn. Each battalion,
accompanied by their own band of 14 instruments,
mustered in front of the department to which they
belong, and haying performed a few preliminaty
movements, they proceeded towards the Dial-square,
and marched past for the Colonel's Commandant's
inspection of the clothing and equipment.
The 7th Lancashire Rifles Militia were inspected
at Bury on Saturday by Major-General Douglas,
who expressed his satisfaction at their efficiency.
The regiment assembled on the 23d ult. for 27
days' training, and since then the recruiting has
gone on satisfactorily.

The 2d Royal Lanark Militia, at Aldershott, will
proceed this week to Glasgow Bat racks, and are to
be disembodied between the Bth and 15th of June.

The Royal Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham
Militia), under the command of Colonel Mellish,
will assemble at Newark for 28 days' training on
Wednesday next.
The 4th West York Regiment of Militia, under
the command of Capt. Pollard, will assemble at
Leeds on the 4th of Juno for 27 days' training.
The 6th West Yurk Regiment of Militia will
assemble at Halifax on the 4th of June for 27 days'
training.
The Worcestershire Regiment have now under-
gone a fornight's drill at Worcester, and have much
improved in their exercise. The full complement
of men on the books of the regiment is 850, and of
these only 38 are absent, except men whose absence
is accounted for by sickness or other satisfactory
reason.