The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Himalaya screw troopship, Commander J.
Seccombe, will embark at Portsmouth on the 2d
proximo for conveyance to Quebec, the following
officers, men, women, and children of the Royal
Artillery-2 officers, 11 men, 2 officers' wives, and
3 officers' children. At Quebec she will embark
the 39th Regiment, consisting of 39 officers and
840 men, for conveyance to Bermuda, to relieve the
26th Regiment, which returns to England in the
Himalaya.
The Albuera, hired troop ship, Captain Tanner,
anchored in Cowes Roads on Thursday evening
from Calcutta, and arrived at Spithead at three
p.m., yesterday. She has the following troops on
board :—The head-quarters of the gallant 32d
(Cornwall) Light Infantry, Lieut.-Col. W. Bell, in
command ; Capt. H. Priestly and lady ; Capt. W.
Knox ; Lieuts. J. Strachan, J. Garforth, J. T. Gray,
and S. B. Noble ; Ensign W. T. Goad; Adjutant
and Lieutenant H. S. Stabb, Surgeon W. Boyd ; 5
staff sergeants, 16 sergeants, 16 corporals, 6 buglers,
and 245 privates, 10 women, and 18 children. The
baggage was landed by steam tug from the Albuera
last evening, and the troops will be disembarked
this morning and proceed by rail to Shorncliffe
Camp. The glorious deeds of the 32d at the de-
fence of Lucknow, and their sufferings in common
with the remainder of tho garrison, during the
period of that memorable siege, are far too deeply
impressed on the minds of their countrymen to
need any repetition of their services at our
hands. Dr. Boyd, who has come in medical
charge, was at the Residency throughout
the eventful time. Since the suppression of the
rebellion he has been to England on sick leave to
recruit his shattered health, and arrived in Calcutta,
on his return from leave, only three days before the
Albuera's sailing for England, when he again re-
sumed medical charge of his old companions in
arms. The Albuera left the Sand-heads for Eng-
land on the 27th of March last; thence to the Bay
of Bengal had light winds' and calms. Off the Cape
of Good Hope had strong westerly gales for 27
days; was at anchor at the Cape seven days. Ori
the 27th July was 400 miles S.W. of Corvo and
Flores, since which time had experienced nothing
but light easterly winds and calms.
Aril:thileifettryne:w asalof Assist.-Sure; Arthur Henry Taylor,
attached to the Medical Staff of the Royal Horse
yesterday performed at Woolwich
with the full military honours due to his rank. The
death
of the deceased took place at Chelsea, whence ,
his body had been removed to Woolwich for sepul-
ture in fulfilment of his own request. The distin-
guished
career of the deceased during his period of
service in the Russian campaign was on various
i occasions notified, in his despatches to Government,
by Major-Geoeral Sir Richard__ Dacres, at present
commanding the garrison of Woolwich On Wed-
-1 nesday a general notification in garrison orders was
issued for the arrangement of the funeral, at which
the whole of the officers were invited to attend.
The burial had been arranged to take place on 1
Thursday at 2 o'clock, but it was necessarily deferred
till yesterday. At 11 a.m. the coffin, containing the
body, was brought forth from the Hospital (where
it had been temporarily deposited) by six gunners
of the Royal Artillery, heroes of the Crimean war,
who had solicited that duty as a doleful tribute to
him, whom, under Providence, they impute their
recovery from severe and dangerous wounds incurred

at Inkerman. The remains of the deceased were
conveyed to the place of interment on the usual
military bier, a gun-carriage covered with a union
jack. On a small black cushion, placed on the bed
of the coffin, were laid the decorations won by the
deceased, together with his busbie and sword ; and
at his head and feet a garland and wreath of ian-
mortelles. The whole of the Artillery and Engineer
troops not otherwise engaged were in attendance,
and the escort, marching four abreast with arms
reversed, consisted of 100 rank and file, in conia
mand of Major J. F. Pennycuiek and one m;.baltern
officer. The full baud of the Royal Artillery
headed the procession, performing win' peculiar
effect " The Dead March in Saul," and the two
bands of the Royal Marines and the Royal
Horse Artillery followed the bier. Major-Gen. Sir
R. Dacres, accompanied by a numerous
body of his own officers and those of other corps in
garrison, attended as a mark of especial respect to
deceased. Col. Walpole, commanding Royal Engi-
neers ; Col. Stranshani, commandant of Woolwich
division of Royal Marines ; Col. Hopkins, R.M.,
C. 8., and many others, were likewise present, the
whole of whom attended on foot, and formed the
rear of the cortege.
The East Essex Rifle Militia, under the com-
mand of the Hon. C. H. Maynard, whose enrolment
was postponed on account of. the harvest, will as-
semble at Colchester for 21 days' training on the
21st Sept. On the same day the West Essex Regi-
ment, under the command of Lieut.-Col Brise, will
assemble in Chelmsford for 21 days' training.