The regiment was quartered in Forton Barracks, Gosport, until the 17th July, when the 1st division proceeded by railroad, through London, to Weedon, and the head-quarters division on the following day, at which they occupied barracks until the 4th August, 1843, when the head-quarters with two companies proceeded to Northampton, and the remainder of the regiment was distributed in detachments at Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Burslem, Coventry, Hanley, and Newcastle-under-Lyme. On the 17th October, 1843, the regiment received the new percussion muskets. [Sidenote: 1844.] In April, 1844, the regiment was again collected at Weedon, where it remained till October, 1844, when the head-quarters and three companies proceeded to Leeds, and the remainder furnished detachments to York, Bradford, Sheffield, Keighley, Huddersfield, Halifax, and Scarborough Castle. [Sidenote: 1845.] In June, 1845, the regiment was assembled at Manchester, where it remained till 22nd July, when it proceeded by rail to Liverpool, and embarked for Dublin, where it arrived the following morning, and proceeded _en route_ to Limerick, Cahir, and Tipperary. The head-quarters of the regiment were established at Limerick, and furnished detachments also to Kilrush, the forts on the Shannon, Rathkeale, Newcastle, Castleconnell, Croom, Ennis, and Clare Castle. [Sidenote: 1846.] In September, 1846, the regiment proceeded by divisions to Dublin, and was assembled there in October. It occupied Richmond Barracks, and subsequently detached companies to Aldboro’ House and Island Bridge Barracks. During the stay of the regiment at Dublin, Captain T. J. St. Aubyn died while on leave of absence in Surrey. [Sidenote: 1847.] In May, 1847, the head-quarters proceeded to Kilkenny, and during its stay there furnished detachments to Carlow, Castlecomer, Carrick-on-Suir, Bagenalstown, Thomas Town, Wexford, Enniscarthy, New Ross, Callan, and Graignenemagh. [Sidenote: 1848.] Lieutenant T. Lane died at Castlecomer on 26th June, 1848. On the 1st September, 1848, Major-General Sir Frederick Stovin, K.C.B. and K.C.M.G., succeeded General Frazer in the colonelcy of the regiment. In September, 1848, the regiment was removed to Fermoy, whence it furnished detachments to Fethard, Lismore, and Clogheen. PART V SERVICES OF THE REGIMENT IN INDIA, 1849–57 On the 1st December, 1848, the regiment was ordered to be augmented to the establishment as per margin,[15] and received instructions to prepare for service in the East Indies, and on the 9th January, 1849, two companies, with head-quarters, proceeded to Cork, and embarked on the 11th, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Trydell, in the freight ship _Bombay_, for Bombay, and sailed for its destination on the 17th of the same month. [Sidenote: 1849.] The remainder of the regiment followed in the succeeding months of February and March, as follows, viz.-- In the _China_, under Major Townsend.