The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-17 00:00:00

TliE ARMY.

The K troop of Royal Horse Artillery, now sta-
tioned at Dorchester barracks, were inspected by
Major-General Lord William Paulet. C. 8., on Tues-
day last, when they performed a number of evolu-
tions and fired several rounds of blank cartridge on
the Fordington Downs.
The Alfred troopship, Captain Pope, was towed
into Portsmouth harbour yesterday from Spithead,
and disembarked the division of the 2d (Queen's
Royals) Regiment from on board, under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Addison, alongside
the dockyard, whence they marched into garrison
quarters in Portsmouth.
The York troopship, with a division of the 87th
(Royal Irish) Fusiliers on board from China, took
on board provisions at Spithead yesterday, and at
7 p.m. had her blue peter flying at the fore, being
ordered to Dublin, where the regiment will be
quartered.
At Spithead yesterday arrived the Adelaide
screw transport having on board the remainder of
the 2d (Queen's Royals) and other detachments
from China. The Khersonese screw transport from
China also arrived, bringing the officers and crew
of her Majesty's ship Acorn and detachments of the
44th and 98th Regiments and invalids. A third
arrival of the same date was the Herald, sailing
frigate, Captain Denham, from the Pacific.

The East Indiaman Salamanca, 1,000 tons, Capt.
Livesey, belonging to Messrs. Duncan Dunbar
and Sons, London, which arrived in the Thames,
at Gravesend, on Tuesday afternoon, with
British and East India troops on board,
disembarked her military invalids at Government-
quay, Gravesend, yesterday morning, under the
direction of the staff officers connected with the in-
valid department at Chatham. She took these
troops on board at Calcutta on the 22d of January
last, and left the Hooghly the following day. The
only placed touched at was the Cape of Good Hope,
which was reached on the 7th of March, the vessel
remaining there one week. during which time a
quantity of merchandise was shipped on board, in-
cluding a quantity of copper ore and a number of
bales of cotton brought from the interior of Africa.
The troops, who belonged to various regiments,
numbered 168 men of all ranks, 15 women, and 24
children. During the voyage four deaths took
place on board, the whole from diseases contracted
prior to embarcation. A melancholy incident oc-
curred on board during the passage when the ves-
sel was near the Cape of Good rlope. Cornet T.E.
Elrington, 2d Dragoon Guards, who was suffering
from aberration of intellect, caused by exposure to
the sun in India, and was returning to England on
leave, succeeded in breaking away from the atten-
dants who had him in charge, and precipitated him-
self into the sea. Every effort was made to rescue
the unfortunate officer, but without effect. Cornet
Elrington had only been in the service about two
years.

COOLIE EMIGRATION.—Her Majesty's Emigration
CurnNissioners chartered two vessels yesterday afternoon,
the 16th inst., viz. the Prince Consort, of 1,235 tons, be-
longing to Messrs. James Baines and Co., of Liverpool,
and the Utopia, of 919 tons, belonging to Mr. Chas. Mozley,
of Liverpool, for the conveyance of Indian emigrants from
Calcutta to British Guiana at £l2 17s. 3d. per statute adult,
the former vessel to be ready for the reception of passengers
on Nov. 1, and the latter on Dec. 1. The two ships sailed
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