The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

armp anb Nab.

The Garrison en wnolwich was reviewed, on Monday,
by the Comma, der-In chief,
The Royal Comm,eouners appointed to inquire into
the state of the store and clothing depots at Wudon,
Woolwich, and the Tower have commenced their in
vestigations.
The coinpetitive examination of officers serving ill the
United Kingdom who are desirous of entering the Staff
College, will be held in London on the 23rd of August.
The lengthening of the new dry doek at Pembroke,
ie being carried on u rapidly as poulble, and relays of
men are kept at work night end day by the contractor
in consequence of its being tide work. Double relays of
men are also employed in keeping the works of the saw
mills clear of water. The annual training of the Curt.
(mud of the dialidet Isis oononeneed, and, to enable
them to practise at the great gun exercise, • battery in
ill* form of a broadside has been erected at the western
boundary well of the dockyard. The customary annual
examination for apprenticeship has taken place by the
Government Inspector.
Manisa' in. Duke of Malakoff, attended by two aided-
de-camp' viaited Portsmouth on Wednesday, having
Minified his intention the day previously to Lord Lyon.
by telegraph. HI. Exallency arrived at the railway
'talon al lAndport 10.60 cm, where he via received
by Vice-Admiral Lord Lyons (the greeting between
whom and the gallant Duke was moil enthalastle and
affectionate), Mayor-General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke
Barlett, Lieutanant-Oolonel Wright, Asaiatant Quarter-
niaster-Gepera, Major Adye, Royal Artillery, Wised,
Major, km., and a guard of honour of the 16th Regiment,
with Wars and band, The General and stiff 'aorta
his likallency to Portsmouth garrison, and on entering
the fortresa a salute of 19 one wee Bred by the Royal
Artillery from the Queen's Ravelin, General Searlett
entertained the illuttrious marihal and Lord Lyons at
breakfast at the Governinent-liouse, and at half-put
llecoorta him to the King's Btalni,_where the Admi-
ralty steam yacht Phi Queen, Mr. W, P. Paul, muter,
Royal Navy, oommanding, was In waiting to embark the
diskingulihed party and early them to the Royal
Albert, 199, at Bpithead, the chief object of the Mar-
shal's visit to Portsmontli being to renew Ills friendship
with Lord Lyons, whose invitation lie had previously
accepted to snake the trip to Cherb uwg in the Royal
Albert, His Excellency was received on bunt with
every demonstration of respect doe to his rank, and,
after spending Millie limos on board, he left under a
salute of 19 guns, yards and rigging manned by the
whole equadron, and hearty cheering from the gallant
crews. He then re-embarked in the IN. Queen, and,
auompanied by Lord Lyons, visited the Vim., na.•
ship of Admiral Sir Georg* Seymour, the Port Admiral.
Here, ea before, the gallant Duke wee rewired with all
the honours by the Admiral-In-Chief, and, after Inspect-
in' the ship, left under a salute of 19 guns, for the
Dockyard, where after being shown the object!' of special
interest by Seer-Admire' the Hon. George Om), and
Staff, ha partook of luncheon with Sir George Seymour,
and left, with many expressions of thank, and satisfac-
tion for the courtesy shown him, for tharsilwey station,
and took the 4.16 train for London.

—Ari-OilTeTt-ri;,i-C-174;e-lifun7l7l-e:rt—ar was made Wednee•
day manias in Woolwiali Kirsh. The experinmente
commenoed at 11 o'olook and terminated at 1.80, with
Labarge of =b. of powder, Ito.' which obtained a range,
as on the former occasions, dabout 340 yards to each
10lb. of powder. A minute examination of the wedges,
keys, rings, fro., having beau inade and pronounced
"all right,", a seriond *bergs of 00lb. of powder, am.,
was Introduced. The eroond round, like the firrt, was
highly successful, the range in this instance exceeding
9,000 yerda, the shell alighting beyond the butt, in a
ditch which atinaratee the math from the abjoluing
property, and creating • tremendous eruption of water,
black earth, ko. Aooording to the prescribed arrange.
mint of adding 10Ib, of powder to each suooeuive charge,
the third round contained 70th., and Although the mon.
'ter gun had stood the first two rounds well, an addl.
tional degree of caution WIN observed by every one
present to stand clear of its proximity the instant the
match was ignited. The erred of the third round
was lase suourreaful, as one of the steel cotters broke
asunder, and was rendered melee, • but as the former
experiment' had shown the ueoeseiy of being provided
against a similar oasualty, the broken key wee replaced,
with some slight delay, by • second, wrought of mal•
'sable oast iron, 'unposed to be more durable. The
mortar was then reloaded with an 80Ib. charge, and
fired with apparent imooese, the shell again mounting
high in the sir and taking a flight over 2,768 yards,
considerably exceeding • mile and half. Time elevation
of the mortar was frequently varied, and was ultimately
reduced from 48 deg. 30 min. to 4.3 deg. At this stage
of the proceedings it was found impossible to carry on
the experiments, as one of the main stays intended to
secure the various tenmenta constituting the barrel of
the mortar was broken, end one of the principal wedges
or cotters, a foot and a half in length, had escaped.
The bugles were then sounded, and Lieutenant Walton
and the detachment of mounted orderlies and sentries
under him command in charge of the range were called in
and marched off the ground, and • committee was
formed to oonault on the expediency and practicability
of a continuation of the trial on soul. future occasion.