The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-30 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The depot of the Ist battalion 23d Royal Welsh
Fusiliers, which has been encamped at Chatham
during the summer, left that garrison yesterday
morning by special train on the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway, and proceeded to Dover, from
which they marched to Walmer to be attached to
the depot battalion at that station, where the depot

companies of the 2d battalion of the 23d are now
doing duty. The depot of the Ist battalion of the
I2th Foot, from Walmer, relieves the 23d Royal
Welsh Fusiliers, and the depot of the 2d battalion
of the 12th will also proceed to Chatham, from Ply-
mouth.

Orders were yesterday received at Chatham di-
recting detachments of non-commissioned officers
and gunners from the depot brigade, Royal Artil-
lery, and also a detachment of gunners belonging
to the coast brigade, stationed at Tilbury Fort, to
proceed to that garrison, under the command of an
officer of the Royal Artillery, to assist in returning
into store at Chatham, under the direction of the
principal storekeeper, the dismounted armament
which is at present distributed over the forts and
and works of the Chatham district. The armament
so dismounted is altogether obsolete, and entirely
unfitted for modern purposes of defence. This order
has been given preparatory to the commencement
of the extensive line of defences about to be erected
at Chatham, both on the land and sea side, and
which, when completed, will render the arsenal and
garrison almost invulnerable.
The Megcera screw troopship, Commander Hen-
derson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday at 7 a.m.,
from Cork, with the following depots on board :-
2d battalion Ist Royals—Capt. Legge, Lieuts.
Thompson and Gray, Ensign Smith, 6 sergeants, 1
drummer, 170 privates, 31 women, and 39 children.
2d battalion 6th Foot—Capts. Annesley and Pro-
theroe, Lieuts. Hale and Walseley, Ensign Collis, 6
sergeants, 3 drummers, 6 corporals, 179 privates, 15
women, and 21 children. 2d battalion 12th Foot—

Capts. Espinasse and Kipper, Lieuts. Morland and
Alban, Ensign Ferris, 7 sergeants, 2 drummers,
9 corporals, 79 privates, 9 women, and 16 children,
The lastnamed were disembarked from the Megmra
in the morning alongside the dockyard, and for-
warded by train to Farnborough for Aldershott.
The Ist and 6th depots landed in the afternoon, and
were forwarded on by train at 7 p.m. to Colchester.
The Megrera returns to Plymouth with the re-
mainder of the 32d Regiment from Aldershott, and
from Plymouth to Cork with the remaining portion
of the 12th Regiment.
The depot of the 2d battalion 25th Regiment
marched into Portsmouth yesterday morning from
Aldershott, three days from the camp, and em-
barked on board the hired steamer Foyle, leaving
immediately afterwards for Dublin. The depot
comprised Capt. J. T. Blunt ; Lieuts. Carruther,
Hanley, and Mackinnon ; Ensign Morgan, 9 ser-
geants, 4 drummers, 10 corporals, 110 privates, 18
women, and 29 children.
The annual divisional sports at Aldershott took
place yesterday in the presence of several thousands
of spectators. The scene was the cricket ground,
near the Royal Pavilion, a spot admirably suited
to the purpose. The number of non-commissioned
officers or men to compete for each event was
limited to three from each regiment. A large
number of competitors entered. The games in-
cluded jumping, flat, hurdle, and sack racing, put-
ting the shot, throwing the hammer, and belling
the ring. In the hurdle race for officers (250
yards, over five flights of hurdles), the first prize,
a silver cup, was won by Mr. Truell, of the 53d
Regiment. In the fiat race for officers (half a
mile) Mr. Wallis, 60th, took the first prize. Not-
withstanding the great heat, the running in this
race was excellent, and the competitors reached the
winning post nearly together. In another flat race
(100 yards) for officers, Mr. Wallis, 60th, came in
first, and Mr. Truell, 53d, second. In a flat rac