The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-30 00:00:00

WOOLWICiI, JUNE 29. I-

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1 The whole of tne troops inthe garrisen off duty, ie=
eluding the Royal Sappers and Miners, assembled at a
quarter before 9 o'clock Am. to=day, in drill order, arm
proceeded to the Common, where they were formed into
line in the following, order:--The.,Royal Horse Artil-
lery, under Major Dupuis; the right battalion of Foot
Artillery, under Lieutenant. Colonel' (Risky; the centre
battalieni, under LiduteoantColohel Wihord; two 9-
pounder field batteries, gunners dismounted, of Major
Shuttleworth's and Captain Adye's companies; the
Royal Sappers and Miners, under Captain Ross; the
Royal Marines, under Lieutenant-Colonel Dawes; the
lett battalion of Foot •Artillery, under Lieutenant Colo-
nel Symons, and the light field batteries, .under Lieute-
nant-Colonel A.nders.on. Lieutenant-General Sir Tho-
mas Downman, R.C.8., arrived on the Common at 20
minutes past 10, accompanied by Brigade-Major Bing-
ham, and Captain Riddell, Deputy Assistant Quarter-
master of Artillery, and inspected- the lime by riding
up the front from left to right. The troops then broke
into open columns to the right, marched past in slow
and quick time, and the Horse Artillery at a trot. The
Horse Artillery changed their front at the lower part of
the Common, wheeling about inwards, and returned past
at full gallop. The whole of the troops then
went through - the evolutions of a sham fight,
the Royal Sappers and Miners; and the two
flank companies of Royal Marines, acting as light
infantry. The Royal Horse Artillery and the
light field battery were supplied with 20 rounds to each
gun, the battalions of Foot Artillery with 10 rounds of
blank cartridge each man, and the Royal Sappers and
Miners and Royal Marines with 20 rounds each for
skirmishing. Lieutenant-General Sir Hew D. Ross,
K.C.8., Colonel. Blanchard, G. 8., Royal Engineers, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Hardinge, K. H., Royal Artillery,
were on the ground during the evolutions. The whole
of the troops in the garrison will assemble again on
Thursday, July 1, at the same time and place, to go
through similar evolutions, it being intended to have a
review and the evolutions of a sham fight on Friday,
July 2, in the presence of the Master. General and, it is
said, Said Pasha, and a number of the nobility. The
troops are to be on the ground'at ten, and the review
is expected to commence at eleven o'clock on that day.
The scene on the Common to-day was remarkably fine,
firing and evolutions of the troops being most effective,
and, as the same will be repeated on Thursday, a num-
ber of distinguished officers may be present to witness
the spectacle, and what is at present only contemplated
as a preliminary to the review may be turned into a
review on very short notice. EThe E troop of Royal
Horse Artillery, under the command of Captain Wood,
left the garrison this afternoon for London, t 9 be pre-
sent at a review of the Guards, which will take place
this day (Wednesday), on Wormwood Scrubs, in the
neighbourhood of the metropolis.

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'0 THE EDITOR OF SUN.
SIR,—AII men are liable to mistakes, but those who
Write for the public ought to be quite sure their asser-
tions are correct. In your naval news of the 26th June
you state that Captain F. T. Michell has been appointed
to the Queen, and you further add " that he has not
been afloat for twenty years, and that you will next ex-
pect to have to announce that the Duke of Northumber-
land has appointed himself to take the command of the
Channel fleet at sea, &c."

Had you referred to O'Byrne's " Naval Biography,"
you would have seen that Captain Michell commissioned
the Magicienno in 1840, and the Inconstant in 1841,
which he paid (~ff in 1843. He has not since been afloat,
but this is no fault of his own, as he has applied con-

tinually for a ship. The Duke has acknowledged his
services by appointing him to the Queen, as Sir Francis
Baring did last year by giving him a good.bervico pen-
sion; and I may add, that inasmuch as Captain Michell
was a perfect stranger to his Grace, and also oppTsed to
him in politics, the appointment does great credit to
the present Admiralty.—l am, Sir. &c.,
A CONSTANT READER.
Wolverhampton, June 28,1822.
[The paragraph in question was copied from the
United Service Gazette.—ED. Sun.]