The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-27 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

Three troops of the Ist (or Royal) Dragoons left
Dublin on Thursday, two to be stationed at New-
bridge and one at the Curragh Camp. 'The 2d (or
Royal North British) Dragoons arrived in Dublin
on Thursday from the Curragh, and occupied quar-
ters in Island-bridge Barracks. The 4th Light
Dragoons arrived in Dublin on the same day from
the Curragh, and occupied quarters in Portobello
Barracks.
We understand (says a Dublin paper) that the
Curragh Camp will shortly be broken up for the
winter.
The Himalya, screw troopship, Capt. J. Seccombe,
embarked the troops enumerated in The Sun of the
22d inst. alongside Portsmouth Dockyard on Satur-
day, and sailed for Plymouth Sound and the Medi-
terranean at 6 a.m. yesterday. The detachment of
the 2d Queen's which was ordered to disembark at
Gibraltar, and wait there the return of the head-
quarters of the regiment in the Himalaya on her
return from Corfu, are now ordered to proceed to
Corfu direct to join bead-quarters th:lre. On the
Himalaya's arrival at Corfu she will be placed at
the disposal of the authorities, in the event of her
being required for particular service. The follow-
ing are the names of the officers embarked with the
troops :—For Gibraltar.—Lieut. Harrison, 2d Bat-
talion 7th; Assist.-Surg. Jay, 2d Battalion Bth ;
Capt. Clery, Lieut. Davidson, and Ensigns Lawrel
and Tanner, 100th Foot. For Malta.—Lient
Groves and Surg. Crocker, 2d Battalion 3d ; Assist.-
Burg. Hinton, 2d Battalion 15th; Ensigns Gar-
wood and Farley, 2d Battalion 22d ; and Capt.
Hill, 40th Foot. For Corfu.—Ensign Bates and
Surg. Hindley, 2d Battalion 2d; and Ensign Wil-
liams, 2d Battalion 4th. One sergeant, 14 men,
three women, and three children of the 53d Regi-
ment also embarked for passage to join head-quar-
ters of the regiment at Devonport.
Two batteries from the 15th Brigade of Royal
Artillery, stationed at Gosport, will early this
morning embark on board a steamer at the Royal
Clarence-yard, and be conveyed out to Spithead
where they will be transshipped on board her Ma-
jesty's ship Emerald, 51, screw, Capt. H. Cumming
for conveyance to Alderney, where they will re-
lieve two batteries of the 10th Brigade, which will
return to Spithead on board the Emerald.

The detachment of the Bth (King's Own) arrived
from India on board the Lady Clarendon are hourly-
expected to arrive at Portsmouth, and will be sta-
tioned at Parkhurst, Isle of 'Wight, until the arri-
val of head-quarters from India, which according to
present arrangements,will be stationed in the south-
west district.

The City of London Hon. Artillery Company ar-
rived at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon by steamer
from Ryde, Isle of Wight, on the way from San-
down to London. The weather has been most un-
favourable during the stay of the corps in the island,
and but little profitable practice or pleasure has re-
sulted from their visit.

The detachments of the Royal Artillery, Royal
Engineers, and, the St. Helena Regiment selected
to proceed St. Helena will embark at Gravesend
on Thursday next, on board the chartered vessel
u,r, which will convey 51 met of the Royal
Artii
__LET, 23 ,
182 Tio4.'eo Sappers of the Royal Engineers, and
nexnissioned officers and men of the St.
Helena
raent, from the depot of that corps at
Chatham,
be°
enoyal Artillery and Royal Engi-
adarti%loyed in repairing the present
annederesraercetitu4.,or
the
3.1 foriifications at the island,
and moan tint,
2 aul 68 pounder guns with
which the dePenees
areto be
furnished. The Akbar
will also take out a quantity of military stores for
the island.
Capt. A. R. Le'nPrie I.'ll -E Who has recently
returned to England from the North American
boundary expedition, under Lieut,C:al;t at the
Hawkins.
RE., has :liven ordered to join head.cl
ers
Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham.
A rumour has been for some days in circulation
in Woolwich Arsenal to the effect that Sir Av. Arm
strong was about to resign the Superintendence of
the Rifled Ordnance Department ; and on Saturday
it was announc,d as a fact that, although his re-
signation had not been accepted by the Government,