The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Duke of Cambridge having decided on
making Chatham a station for the Royal Artillery,
under the new regulations for the reorganisation
of that branch of the service, No. 4 battery of the
9th Brigade Field Artillery, stationed at Ath-
lone, and a portion of No. 8 battery, of the
same brigade, new quartered at Newbridge, have
been placed under order to proceed to Chatham as
soon as the necessary accommodation has been pro-
vided for them at that garrison. The strength of
No. 4 battery is 196 non-commissioned officers and
men, and 98 horses, with the following ofcers—
vi M. M. J. Mackay, Capt. G. B. Hum-
phrey, Lieuts. IL J. Palliser, W. Browne, and J . A.
Campbell. The detachment selected from No. 8
battery will consist of 120 men of ail ranks and 54
horse, together with the undermentioned officers

—viz,, Capts. 0. R. Stokes and S. T. Daubuz,
Lieuts. F. A. Mant, H. W. Isacke, and P. F. Gall-
wey.

The barracks at Warley, near Brentwood, having
been transferred from the Indian to the home mili-
tary authorities, have been placed under the charge
of Sir W. O'Malley, who is at present also fulfilling
the duties of barrack master at Colchester. A de-
tachment of the sth Fusileers, about SO strong, un-
der the command of Capt. Fender, left Colchester
on Tuesday to join the headquarters of the regi-
ment at Portsmouth. Capt. Ponder, however, re-
turns to Colchester. An artesian well is about to
be commenced for the supply of the new cavalry
barracks contemplated at Colchester.

A party of Royal Artillerymen have placed three
guns upon the martello tower at Shotley Paint, and
it is expected that they will in a few days com-
mence practice. The redoubt at Harwich is under-
going reconstruction, and the guns are now all dis-
mounted.

Her Majesty's steamer Megfera will embark a
detachment of the 73d Regiment on the 15th inst.,
also about 300 naval supernumeraries. With these
she will sail on the 16th for Plymouth, where she
will disembark the troops and discharge the naval
supernumeraries to H.M.S. Sanspareil for passage
to the Mediterranean. On Monday she will embark
the -61st Regt., and return with them to this port.
In consequence of additional space having been
obtained at Chatham Barracks for the officers and
men belonging to the various East India depots, the
whole of which have been considerably reduced,
orders have been issued for the camp formed at the
Spur Battery at the commencement of the summer
to be broken up, and the depots of the Ist battalion
23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers and 31st Regiments,
now under canvas, to go into quarters at Chatham
Barracks.

The 73d Regiment being now on its passage home
from India, orders have been received at Chatham,
at which garrison the depot companies of the regi-
ment are stationed, for the first portion of the depot
to proceed to-morrow to Plymouth, there to await
the arrival of the head-quarters.
The A and B batteries of Royal Horse Artillery,
in command of Major G. Le M. Tupper and Capt.
L. G. Paget, marched into headquarters, Woolwich,
yesterday, from Aldershot camp. The two batteries,
which have been stationed during the last three
summer months for change of air and more extended
field operations and drill, appear to have benefitted
generally by the change, and both men and horses
looked exceedingly well. The strength of the gar-
rison at Woolwich, which has been rapidly reduced
from day to day by entire brigades and large de-
tachments despatched to home and foreign stations,
now consists of the following detail :—Horse brigade
of Royal Artillery, under the command of Col. Tees-
dale, 745 of all ranks ; riding establishment, in
command of Col. Henry, 193 ; remnant of 4th bri-
gade, consisting of Col. Dick, Lieut.-Cols. Gardiner
and Crofton, and 46 rank and file ; 10th brigade, in
command of Col. F. Dunlop, C. 8., 409 ; and the
depot, in command of Col. Kennedy, I,9os—total
Royal Artillery, 3,298. Royal Engineers, in com-
mand of Col. Ford, 78 ; Ist Battalion Military
Train, Major Hill, 339; 2d battalion Military Train
Lieut.-Col. Robertson, C. 8., 293 ; and the battalion
of Royal Marines, Col. Campbell, I,299—making a
general total of 5,307. The garrison will be again
replenished to its full strength shortly for the win-
ter season; the quarters, having been renovated and
fitted with numerous military improvements, are
again ready for winter occupation in excellent con-
dition, and increased accommodation has been de-
manded and granted for the married men, separate
from the barracks.