The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-13 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The first portion of the Ist battalion of the Bth
(the King's) Regiment, now on its passage from
India, consisting of the non-commissioned officers
and men composing the light companies, arrived
at Chatham barracks on Friday evening last from
Calcutta, having disembarked at Gravesend from
the troopship Monica. The following officers arrived
with. the troops :—Capt. It. R. Meade, Capt. F. A.
Stebbing, and Lieut. A. Mayniham (Victoria Cross).
The head-quarters of the Bth embarked at Calcutta
on the 17th of April last in the Lady Clarendon,
which is daily expected to arrive at Gravesend, hav-
ing also on board the service companies of the 53d
Regiment. The Ist battalion of the Bth has been
upwards of 14 years in India, having embarked in
April, 1846. It greatly distinguished itself during
the Indian mutiny, having served under Brigadier
Greathed at the siege and capture of Delhi and
during several other subsequent engagments. On
arrival of the troops at Chatham they went into the
Hut barracks, occupied by the depot of the Bth,
and as soon as the head-quarters hays disembarked

The East India troopship Tiptree, 1,650 tons,
Capt. Pinall, whose arrival in the Thames with a
large number of cavalry and infantry troops on
board has already been reported in The Sun,
brought up at Gravesend on Saturday, and landed
military invalids at the Customhouse. The Tiptree
embarked her troops at Kurrachee on the 9th of
April last, and sailed thence the following day, the
voyage to the Thames being a very protracted one
of four months, including several days' detention at
the Cape of Good Hope, which the vessel left on the
13th of June last, having lost nearly nine days in
beating in to the anchorage at the Cape. The
number of troops who embarked at Kurrachee
was 302 of all ranks, 42 women, and 40 children,
belonging to the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon
Guards, 7th Hussars, 7th Royal Fusiliers, Ist bat-
talion 24th, 27th (Enniskillens), 46th, 51st
King's Own Light Infantry, 64th, 81st, 87th
Royal Irish Fusiliers, 93d Highlanders, 94th, and
98th Regiments, together with 21 non-commis-
sioned officers and invalid troops of the Bengal
Horse Artillery, Bengal Foot Artillery, and the
Ist Bengal Fusiliers. The following officers came
home in command of the troops :—Captain S.
H. H. Edwards, 98th Regiment ; Capt. J. V. Cle-
land, 7th Dragoon Guards; Lieut. W. M. Harnett
and Quartermaster C. Carell, 81st Regiment ; Dr.
Robson, civil surgeon, being the medical officer
in charge. Lieut. Talbot de B. Hughes, of the
Cape Mounted Rifles, came home as passenger on
leave from the Cape ; and Quartermaster W. Knott,
late of the 52d Light Infantry, from Kurrachee.
The number of deaths on board during the voyage
was considerable, including three men of the 87th,
two of the 27th, two of the 64th, one of the 7th
Fusiliers, one of the 46th, one of the 93d, one
woman, and six children ; there were also two
births during the passage. After the troops had
disembarked at Gravesend the whole of them, with
the exception of those belonging to the Bengal
regiments, were forwarded to Chatham, where they
were medically inspected, when 27 non-commis-
sioned officers and men were taken to Fort Pitt
Hospital for medical treatment, and ten insane sol-
diers admitted into the military lunatic asylum.
The invalids who have recovered from their wounds
or sickness will remain at St. Mary's Barracks until
sent to join their depots or discharged from the
service.

The 4th company of Royal Engineers, which is
one of the four companies of the Royals who have
left India on the Indian Government determining
to employ only the Indian Engineers, arrived at
head-quarters, Chatham, from Calcutta, on Friday
night, under the command of Lieut. G. S. Berkeley.
The 4th company embarked for India on the break-
ing out of the mutiny, and served until the sup-
pression of the revolt. It previously served in the
Crimea during the whole of the Russian war. The
company will be raised to its proper strength from
the detachments at Brompton barracks.
It is reported that Major-General Wood, com-
mandant of the Camp at Colchester, will shortly be
promoted to a higher appointment. His Royal
Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief has
appointed Major C. De Morel, 9th Battalion, to
proceed without delay to relieve Brevet.-Col. E. A.
G. Muller, at Stirling Castle (22d depot battalion,
India). His Royal Highness has also appointed
Major H. A. Welman (now adjutant sth depot
battalion, Parkhurst) to the 9th depot battalion.
Staff Surg. H. A. M'Dermott, in medical charge of
the 10th battalion, has been relieved by Staff Surg.
J. M'G. Laing ; Mr. M'Dermott proceeds to the
Gold Coast. Deputy-Commissary- General Napier
will leave the camp on the arrival of Deputy-Com-
missary-General Marsh from Malta. Deputy-Com-
missary-General Napier goes to China. A draught
of the Ist battalion sth Fusileers, under orders for
India, will embark on Friday. The draught con-
sists of Brevet• Major A. Scott, Lieut. G. A. Shegog,
Ensign W. C. Ormond, and 203 rank and file.
The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Captain J.
Seccombe, from Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth
on Satnrday, having on board Commander Paul and

the party of riggers who navigated the Pelican, 22,
from Pembroke to Portsmouth. The Himalaya is
appointed to-day (Monday) to embark the 11th
depot. The detachment doing duty at Maker
Heights rejoined head-quarters on Friday. The
11th will be taken to Liverpool for conveyance to
Preston. It is stated to be the intention of the
Horse Guards hereafter not to send depots of young
soldiers to barracks in thickly inhabited towns,
where the men become inattentive to their duties,
and the neighbourhood becomes demoralized.