The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-14 00:00:00

TITE ARM Y.

The Ist Brigade of Garrison Artillery, head-
quarters, Woolwich, has been placed under orders
to relieve the sth Brigade, stationed at Gibraltar.
Arrangements are completed with the Board of
Admiralty for the services of her Majesty's iron
screw steam troopship Meg:era, Commander
Samuel H. Henderson, for the conveyance of
the brigade to the Rock, in three divisions—
namely, in the first trip to embark Nos. 1 and
2 batteries, consisting of Lieutenants Colonel
C. J. Dalton, recalled from absence on leave on the
Continent; 2 captains, 6 lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 1
paymaster, 1 quartermaster, 1 surgeon, and 240
non-commissioned officers and men, according to
present instructions to be ready for embarcation on
the 20th inst. On arriving at Gibraltar the Megzra
will receive an equal number of the sth Brigade for
transport to Plymouth, where, having landed her
freight, she will embark an equal number of the
3d Brigade from that garrison for Woolwich. The
next embarcation will consist of Lieut.-Colonel A.
Thompson, 2 captains, 9 lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 1
paymaster, 1 quartermaster, 1 assistant-surgeon,
and 348 non-commissioned officers and men of the
3d, 4th, and sth batteries of the brigade, and the
6th, 7th, and Bth batteries are expected to leave
Woolwich towards the end of March. In conse-
quence of the dismissal of Lieut.-Colonel S. D.
Broughton, no field officer has at present been
named in command of the third division, which will
consist of 4 captains, 3 lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 1
paymaster, 1 quartermaster, 1 assistant-surgeon,
and 348 non-commissioned officers and men. The
women and children according to War-office regu-
lations.
The first of the detachments of sick and disabled
troops now on their passage home from China
reached the general hospital, Fort Pitt, Chatham,
at a late hour on Friday night, having been the
whole day travelling from Ply mouth, at which port
they disembarked from the chartered troopship
Epsom, which was towed into that port from Fa6l-.
month by her Majesty's steamship Spiteful,
The Epsom brings home nearly- 100 sick and
wounded troops belonging to the Royal Artillery,
Royal Engineers, Medical Staff Corps, Ist (Royals),
2d (Royals), 3d (Buffs), 31st, 67th, and 97th
Regiments, together with a few naval invalids
from her Majesty's ships of war in the Chinese
waters, and 20 women and children, the whole
under the command of Captain Sweet, of the
21st Regiment, of Madras Native Infantry, and
in medical charge of Staff-Assistant-Surgeon
Jessop. The vessel sailed from Hong Kong
on the sth of August, the passage being
a very protracted one of upwards of four months.
The places touched at were Java, the Cape, and St.
Helena, at all of which slight detentions were
made. The whole of the invalids sent home served
at Canton, the army not having reached Pekin at
the date they left China. Six insane soldiers, who
arrived at Fort Pitt with the invalids, were
admitted into the lunatic hospital at that establish-
ment. During the passage home one man of the
67th Regt., and one orderly of the Medical Staff
Corps, died on board. The remainder of the mili-
tary invalids by the Epsom are expected to reach
Chatham to-morrow.
Information has reached Chatham garrison of the
death of Colonel Benjamin Rikey, commanding the
48th Regiment, at Allahabad, in November last.
The deceased officer had seen service in nearly every
part of the world. He commanded the 48th
Regiment during the campaign in the Crimea
until the fall of Sebastopol in April, 1855. For
his distinguished services on that occasion he was
decorated a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and
was also awarded the fifth-class order of the
Mejidieh. The dates of his commissions are—
.Fdnsign, November 9, 1830 ; Lieutenant, slay 30,
18'31; Captain, September 8, 1838; Brevet-Major,