The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-20 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Col. W. Morris, C.B. (17th Lancers) died on the 11th ult
at Poona, to the extreme grief of his brother officers and the
men under his command. The gallant colonel entered the
army in June, 1845, and during his professional career had
seen much service. He served with the 16th Lancers at the
battle of Maharajpore : also in the Sutlej campaign in 1846,
including the atjair of the Buddiwal and the actions of Aliwal
(where he waswounded) and Sobraon. During the late war,
at the outset of the campaign, he acted as Deputy Assistant
Quartermaster-General, but on the death of Major Willet he
resumed his regimental duties, and commanded the 17th
Lancers at the battle of Balaklava, on which occasion be was
severely wounded. He hadreceived a medal for Mabarajpore,
a medal and clasps for Sobraon, and a medal and clasp for
Balaklava and Sebastopol. On his return to England he was
presented with a sword of honour by the townspeople of Tor-
rington. In 1855, in recognition of his distinguished gallan-
try, he was made Companion of the Order of the Bath.
The following vessels have been taken up by the East
India Company for the conveyance of upwards of 2,000
cavalry and infantry reinforcements to India—viz., the
Gosforth, the Octavia, and the Alfred, for Calcutta; the
Sardinia, for Bombay ; the Walter Mortice, for Madras;
and the Velocity, for Kurrachee.
Yesterday a detachment of the Royal Marine Light
Infantry, belor,giag to the Chatham division, embarked at
the dockyard on hoard the Lizard steamer, and will be
transferred to the Terrible, 21, for conveyance to Devon-
pull, to join the Royal Albert, 121. The detachment con-
sisted of 73 men, in charge of Lieut. R. J. Pascoe.
Yesterday a large patty of sick and wounded troops, to the
number of 00 men of all ranks, belonging to the 2d (the
Queen's) Dragoon Guards, o'h Fusiliers, 6th, 29tb, 32d
Licht Infantry, 34th 37th, 52d Light Infantry, 53d, 64th,
78th Highlanders 82d, 84th, 88:11 Connaught Rangers, 90th
Light Infantry, 03d1 Highlanders, Rifle Brigade, Royal En-
gineers, and Military Train, who have recently arrived at
St. Mary's Invalid Establi,hment, Chatham, from Calcutta,
were medically inspected at Chatham with the view of
ascertaining tho=e unfit for further service. Among the
invalids are several men who were very severely wounded
at Delhi and Cawnpore, and a number of whom have lost
either an arai or a leg. One of the wounded troops has
been deprived of speech by a musket-ball, which entered his
mouth and carried away his teeth and some portion of his
mouth ; another man, belonging to the Royal Engineers,
received no Itss than six bullet wounds, and five of the
bullets are still in different parts of his body, defying all
the attempts of the surgeons to extract them. Of the invalids
50 men are in hospital, and the remainder are ordered
to in. held in readiness to be discharged from the service.
A party of eonval-seent troop:, to the number of 46 men,
with several of their wives and children, left Chatham yes-
terday morning for their us?ective homes, having received
their dit,cha ge from the service.

THE MILITIA.
Sir Henry Dynacke, Vice-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire,
has appointed Wednesday, the 22d of Srpiember, for th•
Royal South Lincoln Militia to assemble at Grantham fur
21 days' tiaining and exercise.
The West SuIFA Militia are to assemble at Bury St.
Edmunds for 21 clays' training and exercise, on Tuesday,
the sth of Octoler.