The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-11-02 00:00:00

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We CAM MUM—Thu theory of Irenebled ship*
minting the Are of ordinary iiien.of.war, or shore bat.
twee, ham most slgnelly failed in !medico, SS developed
it Portsmouth, on Monday, by the gunnery of Her
Majesty's ship Eye Dent. The Eruhua, a new 10.gon
iron.built steam battery, of MO horse power, the pro.
.luotion, we believe, of Napier, of Olcutgaw, woo moored
it 400 pink' romp from/ the gunboat Snapper, Iron
plates 4 inches thick (the me oonaistenny ea thoeo of
which the battery le built) having previously been
affixed over the ports on the side next the gunboat. The
Are wits &toted from the Snapper at the space between
thee' supplementary plates, the solid side of the bat.
tery, And consisted of four 611. pounder "turned " solid
shot, and four W.l.pounders, the former projected with
the service charge of 17 be, of gunpowder, and the latter
with 10 lbs. The result wee inetantaneously developed
the s2'e merely indented the iron battery, but the 88'e
paseed right through it, and the Ant of them split two
of the beanie. Only eight rounds wore fired. The ex•
periments were not repeated, but a survey wag nisde,
and a report founded upon it for the information of the
Lords of the Admiralty, by Captain Hewlett, CB., own•
mending the Excellent.

New SHINS or WAIL—An addition will shortly be
made to the number of large line-of-battle screw steam.
en by the launch of the Hood, 90, which is nearly coin.
plated at Chatham dookyard, where she has been on the
stocks several years. Two other line-of•battle ships,
the Atlas, 91, and the Irresiktible, HO, are also building
at Chatham, both of which are to be fitted with the screw.
The Lords of the Admiralty have also ordered • 91-gun
screw steamer, to be called the Bulwark, to be built at
that establishment; in addition to which • fifth linamf-
battle ship will be laid down as soon as one of the slips
now mounted becomes vacant. The screw corvette
Charybdis, 21, one of the class of vessels built from the
designs of Kir Baldwin Walker, is nearly completed, and
can be brought forward for launching immediately ;
orders to that effect have been received from the
Ailiniralty. In addition to the new ships hi progress at
Chrthain, the Trafalgar, old 190-gun sailing ship, is in
dock being out down, to he converted into • 91-gun
wow steamer, when she will be fitted with engine, of
800 horse power. On the removal of her prinelpal
timbers they were found to be in a perfectly sound
state.

Orders from the War Departinont have been forwarded
In Chatham and the other military mentions directing the
following reinforeements to be held in readiness to embark
for Lill. on the 40h of November, vis, nen•oom.
missioned officers and men of various cavalry and infantry
regiments, to embark at Gravesend, for Calcutta ; 'JIO
men of all rank*, to embark at Cork, for Bombay ; 176
men, to embark at Graveeend, fur Bombay ; 06 non•
oommisedonad oftluers and private., to embark at Graves.
end, for 2411,41111 I and 96 men, to embark at Gravesend
for Hornell's, The requisite amount of tonnage lies
been taken up by the Hon, Council for India, and as soon
all the vessels are reported ready
.to receive the troops on
hoard they will be impeded at Gravesend by the Com.
inandent of Chatham garrison.

Tint ARMY CLIITHINO COIIIIIIIIITOL—Thi Army
Clothing Commie*loners resumed their leboors list
week, Mr, Velvet, Colonel Yroneli, Mr. Hammy, Mr.
Dolan, the Army clothier, Colonel Artlinr Horne,
Colonel Mhohind, Brevet I,leutenanWolonel Ifslidny,
ellli other., gene evidence RA Wills Miley' ill the Ripply
el Wahine under the present +velem. Mr tielverre
evidenee tended to show the liebillly al the 'clothing
etiliiiiele to repleoements In Oddment 111 their profit,' I
Would Vivo*lt *peeking to OA 61111114 ufraol Allti Meld.
Mg IMO In the redid roilitetions the surtiliiis clothing
would not go lobo the Colonel's potiket, r. Ramsey
tilted, *mitre, the WWI it tllO iftli lteglineitt,e,lllo on
leiuke ILOUU strong on the Id of April, 10111 with A
large 'diflkrence between the clothing Allowed 'end Biel
Autually cipplied, Colonel Iforne clemoribitil it very
tellione eorresponilenee, In which he wrote n 111414111
letters to get proper iiiiiiillee of AMA Alld kite, rifting
Mite ohlw iwitimil if lINWA. Allli burly supplies of kite,
he mehl tint " the +helots itipplied for the tow of the
liettellott were it, large, IMO out of (16 for rank and
flle, mill twenly•als for pergesitte, there ere dilly raids
end Ale, end seven iteripiente, who Delimit he MINI'
The wee weld mit demi upright with their emits
buttoned up i end ilolimul Ilion, door' ed the unmoor
in which he hell iiiede it wintrseling tenor Allli A 111111411`
confront doh other] how lie lied ordered the WI i lyr
to i, ellmillon l" and pointed not Biel the tunic'
eiipplied Wee lilli unllleleittly 'ergo for the dint
lit tint posture, on WI nit the wattmeter riilleided the
hut iii nresiir!lid ,fni; the mill i Kiel mill Biel the loin
!minimally C onine' 11111110 Wee 1114 111.0$1114Ailell," (In MI
101111111411 wild thel the lonise pow me.l ere ac goo,
In inielity as eon lei desiril,anil the men cep "allenthin'
li, them its well AN stein 14 lOW without bitrallog their
bottini•loiles, Colonel ilenn,reimmeniling ileplit loilla•
lion st Colchester, 1410 thRI the shithlng we. not re.
rilarly ettiodleil, Wee hely dyed, and %wily insole no.
Yvon' the de in ley Pimply ii the einthind, mn u ender
his nommenil WWII 1111i11,1 tirer Illoolh cog iik week, ip
their ehirt dared, I,leittimen4•liolimel A 1.111101,11 1
li I, it, o.lllllllllllllllls li141(4 Illlttellilli ebblAulgThlity, utAl ol
A eloiller otetement, He lied VIM men without she I
iselteM, and Mel to drill the nom in their bunion, wide 1
Wee Wit bile Aii•l‘iiii of the devise, Ils hogged to 01101111
illo he lied lawn tether meowed with Rite Ile re.
ditool 4011 kite without ivoitialllim, wide*, oil him emill,
°Won, were telien Molt et All impanel. for mind.r, An
army clothier, it ineinher of the krtn of Illhhort A tlo„
emitillhAwil thet the wegye of people employed lit nothing
etildier'e clothee were greedy Woad liy coninetillon,
'lit former Ilittee, they eiiiiiilled it rind ehirt lo the
eoldier at A 011,4111 prioe, and gave whai they considered
to he a feln and proper remuneration to it women tor
makin, It, bill they liiiii been eiiiiiiielled to reduce that
rate of wnitve thirty per omit" The @Mod of which Wee
list workmanship, end Insecurity to the titaitufeeturer,
whom, tootle wore often 1/AWlliti by their workpeople,
Mn, any, en 01,41OrlilllAoi eenountent, le employed to go
through the Welnlott antennae and Ming them Into wool.
thing Ilk* order. The Weedon branch of the Inquiry
In now *Wool t Ana the entontlnelottere Levi extended
ehnty le,lntriee to Woolwich and the Tower. Here
affeln ere more tallefeatory,