The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Genetal Lord Clyde, G.C.8., arrived at Ports-
mouth yesterday afternoon. After paying a visit
to the naval Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral
11. %V. Bruce, at the Admiralty-house in the dock-
yard, his lordship embarked on board the Sprightly,
paddlo steamer, Master Commander Allen, and
proceeded to Osborne, on a visit to her Majesty.
Among the other stores to be forwarded to China
the Government has decided upon despatching
complete sets of telegraph apparatus, with the
wires necessary for about 30 miles of telegraph,
which will be laid down in the districts occupied
by the British forces. A sufficient staff of non-
commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engi-
neers, selected from the Military Telegraph School
at the Royal. Engineer establishment, Chatham,
will be sent to China to superintend the fixing of
the wires, and to work the apparatus.
Yesterday the officers and reinforcements already
enumerated in the Sun embarked at Gravesend on
board the chartered East India troop-ship Canning,

1,021 tons, Captain J. Robertson, to augment tly3
Royal Artillery, 6th, 19th, 88th (Connaught
Rangers), and 97th Regiment, serving in Bengal.
The Tyburnia, another of the vessels chartered by
the Hon. Council for India, also embarked at
Gravesend yesterday a portion of non-commissioned
officers and men of various regiments who are to
proceed in her to Calcutta, and the remainder will
join that vessel at Portsmouth, the number taken
out by the Tyburnia being 400 men of all ranks.
The embarcations were effected under the super-
intendence of Lieut.-Colonel Gordon and the staff
at Chatham garrison. Both vessels will leave the
Thames to-day.
The following officers and troops are ordered to
embark on board the Surrey, for Calcutta—viz.,
Ensign A. P. Hutchinson, Ensign W. IL Adams,
and 63 men of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusileers, Ist
battalion ; Major B. Walton, Ensign B. P. Brom-
head, and 81 men of the 38th Regiment ; Lieut. J.
W. Mitchell, Ensign A. F. Kidston, and 100 ram
of the 42d Royal Highlanders ; Capt. T. S. Robin,
Ensign C. S. Chapman, 88 men, and an armourer
of the 54th Regiment ; Lieut. H. F. Daniell, En-
sign A. J. Buckle, Ensign A. S. Leathern, and 93
men of the 75th Regiment ; Lieut. Nicholas, Royal
Artillery; and Staff Assist-Surg. J. S. Joyner.
The Megtera, screw. troopship, Commander Hen-
derson, embarked yesterday at Portsmouth, for
Gibraltar, Sergeant Boyd, of the Ist battalion of
the 25th Regiment, and one man of the Army
Hospital Corps. For Malta—one ensign, 2d bat-
talion of the 3d Foot, 25 men, 1 woman, and 1
child; 4th battalion Rifle Brigade—Ensign the
Hon. A. North, one man of the Army Hospital
Corps, purveyor's clerk Pring, wife and servant,
Mrs. Leggot and 2 children, wife of the late Lieut.
Leggot, 2d West India Regiment. For Corfu—
Lieut. Harrell, 2d battalion, 2d Foot ; 1 sergeant
instructor of musketry and wife ; 2 women and 1
child. The Megsera it was expected would sail
from Portsmouth last evening, calling at Devonport
to take in a quantity of bread, &c.
• In consequence of the adverse state of the weather
the outdoor exercises in Woolwich garrison have
necessarily been suspended during the week. Yes-
terday the barrack field was taken up in a more
than ordinary degree through the entire course of
the day by the trooping of the Guards, at which the
General and staff attended, and subsequently with
numerous squads of recruits, subjected to progres-
sive grades of drill. The gun park, with the whole
extent of parade facing the artillery bartacks, to
which numbers of guns had been removed for the
occasion, exhibited the appearance of a battle field ;
and :the mortar battery, manned with three 13
inch, and two 8 ineh mortars, in command of Lieut.
Col. Thompson, 6th battery, Ist brigade garrison
artillery, fired five rounds of practice, over the
usual range of 800 yards, with great proficiency.
Colour-Sergeant Richard Hailing, of the Ply-
mouth division of Royal ISiarine Light Infantry,
lately serving as pay_sergeant, but more recently
as a quartermaster-sergeant, in the Ist battalion,
China, has been presented by Col. Holloway, C. 8.,
Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty, with a handsome
gild watch and Albert chain, value 30 guineas, sub-
scribed by the officers of the Ist battalion Royal
Marines, lately serving in China, bearing the fol-