The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

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The hired transport Canaan, Cant Wilson, arrived
at Spithead on Tuesday afternoon last, with 150 naval
invalids on board, from Hongkong, in charge of Limit.
Woodman, 11 N., Admiralty agent, and Dr. A.
Watson, R.N., surgeon in charge. The greater portion
of the invalids are from Admiral Hope's equadron, and
were wounded in the unsuccessful attack on the Tabu
Forts, at the mouth of the Peilio River, on the With
of June, 1810. There are 16 cases where amputation
has been performed, and many on board who were very
severely wounded. Dr. Watson states that all the
wounded have progressed most favourably, and that
only four deaths have occurred during the voyage home.
The following °inners and passengers have arrived by
the Canaan:— Mr. H. Ley, master, R.N., ; Dr. Charles
A. Lees, amistant-surgeon. IL N., invalided; Mr. W.
Bicknell, second master, R.N. ditto; Mr. Powlett,
midshipman, EN., ditto • Mr. Moysey, assistant.
engineer, R.N., ditto; Mr. Bertram, assistant-engineer,
R.N., ditto; Mr. Mitchell, gunner, R.N. ditto • Mrs.
Bemptleld, wife of Captain Itameneii Rophs, two
children, and servant; Mrs. family, and
servant. The ship sailed from Hongkong on the 13th
of October, 1859, calling at Singapore, Cape of Good
Hope, and St. Helena. The naval invalids was landed
on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, by steam-tugs
from the ship at iipithead, after which the ship will
sail for Deptford to land stores.
On Friday Major-Gen. Hutchinson, commanding the
western district, with his staff, Col. Pester, and officers
of the Royal Artillery. Col. Wright, Major White, and
officers of Royal Engineers, Capt. Stewart, C. 8., Her
Majesty's ship Impregnable, Capt. Caldwell, C.B. Her
Majesty's frigate Mersey, Capt. Cockburn, Her Majesty's
frigate Diadem, Mr. Biddlecombe, Master Attendant of
Hayti= stesniyard, and a large number of officers front
the services, attended on board Her Majesty's gunnery
ship Cambridge, in Hulloes', Plymouth, to witness
some experiments of Ilring shot with lines attached front
10-inch, 8-inch, and 32-pounder guns, at various eleva-
tions. This practice was in accordance with some
suggestions of Capt. Jeminghain, of that ship, which
arose through experiments made by him several years
since with Manby's mortar. The results were very
favourable. The ranges averaged between 250 and 400
yards, according to the respective elevations, which were
of pontos more restricted when fired from the 'tween
decks, through the portholes, than from the upper
deck. One of the guns, a 32-pounder, was slung
between the foremast and mainmast, at an elevation of
36 degrees; with 10 ounces of powders range of over
400 yards was obtained. With a pound of powder the
10-insh gun, at 25 degrees, carried • shot filled with
lead, weighing 1561 b., having attached to it an inch and
a-quarter line, • range of MO yards. Successful trials
were also made with 12-pounder rockets, having
1-inch lines attached. These trials will probably be
resumed.

Igarecrios Or CAVALRY BT Till EARL Of CAR-
DlGAN.—Canterbury,Tnunday.—The whole of yester-
day was devoted by the Inspector-General of Cavalry,
the Earl of Cardigan, to • minute inspection of the
various cavalry deptes stationed in this garrison, con-
futing of the let, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th Dragoon Guards,
and the 7th and Bth Human, under the command of
Colonel J. C. H. Gibson.. The Ins r-Grneral,
who was accompanied by Colonel Dough, and Captain
Lowe, an aide-de-camp, entered the Barrack-square
shortly after nine o'clock in the morning, and was
received by a geweral gelato by the whole el the troops