The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The authorities at the Horse Guards having de-
cided on forming a battalion at Devenport com-
posed of the depots of those regiments which are
now in England having just returned from India,
the depots of the Ist ttalion of the 10th Regi-
ment, and the 32d Light Infantry, have already
been removed to that station, and the depot com-
panies of the 29th Regiment, now encamped at
Chatham, will vacate the tents at that garrison this
morning, and proceed direct to Plymouth to aug-
ment the battalion. The head-quarters of each of
the above regiments have recently returned from
India. By the proposed arrangement the depots of
each of the British regiments will not be attached
to the head-quarters of their respective corps, the
whole forming a separate battalion, similar in all
respects to the Indian depot battalion formed at
Chatham and some other garrisons.
The head-quarters of the 29th Regiment, num-
bering 403 rank and file, arrives at Preston, in
Lancashire, on Friday. This regiment left Eng-
land early in 1842, took part in the campaign on
the Sutlej in 1845-6, and greatly distinguished it-
self in the battles of Fcrozeshali and Sobraon. It
also took an honourable part in the whole of the
Punjab campaign of 1848 9, and was present at the
forcing of the passage of the Chenah at Wuzeera-
bad, and the battles of Chillianwallah and Gooje-
rat. The regiment escaped the carnage of the
Indian mutiny, in consequence of one wing being
stationed at Calcutta during the outbreak of the
Sepoy troops, and the other wing being at Burmah
at the time.

The 16th Lancers left Piershill Barracks, Edin-
burgh, last week, in successive divisions, and
marched by easy stages to Leeds. They are to be
replaced at Piershill and Hamilton by the 13th
Light Dragoons, who are expected to arrive from
Ireland this week.l

The head-quarters of the 9th Royal Lancers, con-
sisting of four troops, arrived at the St. David's
station, Exeter, from Portsmouth, on Saturday
evening. The men left Portsmouth at half-past
eight o'clock in the morning, and it was expected
that they would have arrived in Exeter early in
the afternoon. With the view of giving this dis-
tinguished corps a hearty, popular welcome, the
members of the Exeter Rifle Companies, under the
command of Adjutant Macdonald, mustered in the
Castle-yard, and marched to the railway station,
preceded by the band of the First Devon Militia.
The band of the First Devon Yeomanry Cavalry
was also in attendance at the station. Several thou-
sands of people were present in eager expectation
of the arrival of the soldiers; but they had to wait
from two o'clock in the afternoon until seven in the
evening. By that time the platform of the St.
David's Station was crowded by the officers of the
depot of the 9th Lancers (which has been for a long
time stationed at the Exeter Barracks), the mem-
bers of the Exeter Rifle companies, the two hands,
and a number of civilians. Outside the station
there was an immense concourse of people. On the
arrival of the train, its gallant occupants were
greeted by shouts of applause, again and again re-
peated, from the persons on the platform ; and the
bands struck up appropriate military airs. The
officers of the depot having warmly greeted their
comrades, the men were drawn up in line on the
platform, and the muster-roll having been called,
they marched out of the statiox for the Topsham
Barracks. The road from the station to Queen-street
was crowded by thousands of enthusiastic specta-
tors, who lustily cheered the gallant fellows as they
marched along. In Queen-street it was with diffi-
culty that the men could pass, so great was the
erowd. From almost every window signs of wel-
come were exhibited, and waving of handkerchiefs,
loud huzzas, and words of kindly feeling, wereseen
and heard in every street through which the men
passed to the barracks. Some of the veterans of
the regiment (but they were very few in number)
had, we understand, left the Exeter Barracks for
India 18 years ago.
Yesterday the B battery of the Royal Horse Ar-
tillery, under the command of Capt. Paget, which
has been stationed in Aldershott Camp during the
summer months, arrived in Colchester on the way
to Ipswich. To do honour to this branch of the
service the entire strength of the Colchester camp
turned out and marched some miles into the coun-
try to meet the Artillery. There were 3,000 men
under arms and in full marching order, consisting
of the 9th and 10th Depot B tttalions, under Lieut.-
Col. Dixon, C. 8., and Lieut.-Col. Street, C.B. ; the
Essex Rifle Militia, under Lieut.-Col. Kelley • ' and
the City of Dublin Militia Artillery, under Col. the
Hon. R. Handcock. On their return march the
Artillery occupied the central position,*and the ap-
pearance of so formidable a force attracted a large
concourse of spectators. The battery will reach its
destination this (Tuesday) morning.
Yesterday morning the volunteers from the Cha-
tham division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, for
the Royal Marine Artillery, who were inspected on
Saturday afternoon by Major-Gen. S. It. Wesley,
the Deputy Adjutant General, and approved by
him, left head-quarters and proceeded to Ports-
mouth to join that division. A detachment of 40
non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal
Marines also left head-quarters at the same time
for Portsmouth, to be in readiness for embarkation
in the ships recently commissioned.
A garrison court-martial assembled during the
latter portion of last week, at the Royal Artillery
Barracks, Woolwick, Lieut.-Colonel Franklyn,
Royal Artillery, president, for the trial of five
privates of the depot brigade, R.A., on charges of
desertion, some of which were attended with cir-
cumstances of an aggravated nature._ The first