The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

Course of the Exchange.—This Day.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 01 12 Olt
Antwerp — 25 55 25 65
Brussels — 25 55 25 65
Hamburgh' — 13 81 13 9
Paris .. Short. 25 17/ 25
Di 6.21
Marseilles
Marseilles 25 571 25 62*
.._. ... ..... . ......

Frankfort on Maine
Vienna
Trieste

1194-- 120
11 75 11 85
11 80 11 85

Petersburgh

Berlin -

Madrid

4Sx
Cadiz - 4
4St
Leghorn — 25 624 125 67k
Milan — 25 67i 25 72}
Genoa ,— 25 671 25 .72t
Naples
Palermo ..— 25 671 25 721
'Messina .. — 25 671 25 7.2.1
Lisbon - 511 52
Oport0...^
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z..... £3 17
Mexican Dollars -
Silver in Bars (Standard) , 0 5 li
4,---_
F -

I'OURTH EDITION

SUN OFFICE, HALF PAST 7 O'CLOCK.

BANKRUPTS.

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im ;
portance in the Gazette:—
George Bentley, wood merchant, Southend
Edward Cuddon, wine merchant, Great Tower-street
Henry Page, baker, Blackheath
Edward Pearson, builder, New Hampton
John Hesford, farmer, Iriam, Lancashire
John ;\l•Laughlin, tanner, Preston Brook, Cheshire
Alfred Smith, scissor maker, Sheffield
William T. Fryett, riding master, Nottingham
Thomas Budson, innkeeper, Carlisle
Nicholas Gauter, watchmaker, West Hartlepool
Joseph Eden, shoemarker, Grendon, Northamptonshire
Edward Foster, late of the IGth Lancers
Edmund Baker, jun., dyer, Mount-place, Whitechapel-
road
John H. Crossley, skirt manufacturer, Dean-street,
Islington

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
William Chapman, Limehouse
Solomon Levy, grocer, Great Yarmouth

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
William Marr, clothier, Nairn
James Mackenzie, innkeeper, Beauly
Walter Banks, roperanker, Leith
Samuel Thompson, spirit merchant, Glasgow
Robert Cringsn, merchant, Carluke
Patrick Smitton, solicitor, Aucterarier

Naval and Military Intelligence

Field. Marshal the Duke of Cambridge. attended by Col.
Clifton, aide-decamp, and accompanied by Sir J. Y. Scar-
lett, K.C.8., Adjutant-General, and Col, the Hon. Percy

Herbert, Depuiy Quartermaster-General, visited Alder-
ehott camp on Friday, and inspected tha division on the
common in rear of the Pv.)yal Pavilion. On the conclusion
of the marching past, which was performed with admirable
precision, the troops were distributed with a view to check
the advance of an enemy from the direction of Farnham,

over the bold eminence known as Hungry-hill. Several
reconnoisances were made, and the enemy was found in
strong force. The cavalry then returned, and the Heavy
Brigade, under command of Col. Griffiths, comprising the

2d Life Guards, the 6th Dragoon Guards, and the Scots

Greys, with the Royal Horse Artillery, formed on the right
of the infantry, while the Light Brigade formed on the left.
In the meantime the infantry was formed into two lines,
with a battery of Royal (Artillery on the flanks of each bri-
gade. The 2d battalion 60th Rifles formed the advance
line, extending in skirmishing order, Gen. Russell's bri-
gade, the second, and General Bates's the third. As a sig-
nal to commence the fight a gun was fired from a hill to the
south, and in quick response the Rifles threw in a well-
sustained fire, aided by the Royal Artillery. While the
disposition of the force was being completed, the infantry
lay down until the enemy shewed himself more conspicu-
ously, when the Rifles ceased their fire, the' skirmishers
fell back in good order, and General Russell's brigade came
into action, pouring in a rattling fusillade, aided by a tre-
mendous and continuous fire from the artillery. This
I overwhelming attack had the effect of checking the ad-
vance of the enemy, and a change in the position of the
cavalry and infantry was made under cover of the con-
tinuous fire, and the Rifles again extended and advanced to
the front. The enemy apparently anxious to secure the
splendid position of Caesar's camp, on the left, had weak-
ened his right, and shewed the main body of his troops
against this strong eminence and the centre of our
line. The Duke perceived the error of his antagonist, and
rapidly prepared to take advantage of it. The Heavy Ca-
valry Brigade wheeled round to the left rear of the infantry
and took ground to the eastward with the Light Brigade.
Gen. Russell's brigade retired and took ground to the loft
by open column of companies. These movements brought
the whole strength of our army to bear on the right flank of
the enemy, and the cavalry harassed him by some brilliant
charges, while Gen, Bates's brigade and the battery of artil-
lery attached to it directed a sharp attack upon his right.
Gen. Russell's brigade formed on the right of Gen. Bates's,
and a greatly extended front exhibited itself to the half-dis-
comfited enemy. The firing was simultaneously renewed
along the whole line, and soon the confusion of the enemy

became a complete rout, and his broken columns retired in
disorder from the field. The infantry regiments were then
ordered to return to their quarters, which they reeched
about 12 o'clock, together with the Royal Artillery. The
cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery, after advancing on to
Hungry and Bricksbury Hills, were ordered to return to the
plains by separate routes. Descending the hills from various
points, the whole deployed into a line, a cloud of skirmishers
covering what was intended to exemplify a slow retreat. In
this order the cavalry and artillery returned to quarters,
which they reached about 2 o'clock, thus terminating the
proceedings of a day more than usually brilliant and inte-
resting. After the field day the Duke of Cambridge
Lvisited
the Soldiers' Industrial Exhibition, accompanied by
ieut,-
Gen. Sir J. Pennefather, Sir J. Y. Scarlett, and the mem-

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bars of their respective Staffs. .
The ships composing the Channel Fleet, under the com-
mand of Rear-Admiral Sidney C. PACITS,C. ~ consisting
of the Edgar, Warrior, Black
culo gunboat, sailed from Spithead for their coasting cruise
at 2 p.m. yesterday, going out under steam by the eastern
tit:eke of Capt. A. C.
channel.
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of her Majesty'B ship Excellent. A plate manufactured from
steel by Mr G. Wilson, of Sheffield, of the now minimum
plate thickness of On Ivas tested, Two ordinary wrought-
iron plates were also tried, one being of 6in thickness, from
peanzadrat
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Portsmouth,aslhl aetia oef
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the Millwall Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company, and
Phltraeevvsesi°l.fusuYsßate'raiialaelb9slYoolff from their hard brittle nature and want of
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shot,
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case with some plates that were specially made from steel at
theflt lb
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pounder
the Elswick Works and cooled in oil under the superin-
tendence of Sir W. Armstrong. In the trial of the steel
plate at Portsmouth yesterday, it was found to be :left,
fibrous, and without any exhibition of cracks beyond the
circumference of the indents made by the shot except in one
instance, and then only to the extent of four inches. There
was also but a very trifling opening of the lamination at the
edges of the plate, and one shot that struck the plate on its
lower edge spread the metal out considerably without crack-
ing. The specific gravity of the plate was stated to be 7'655,
and its cost from £lO to £l5 per ton in excess of the price
now being paid by the Admiralty for wrought iron plates.
being
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The diameter of the indents produced on it by single shot
was 9in, and the depths of the indents from tin to 2 8-lOths.
One shot overlapping a former indent sin produced or rather
increased the former indentation to 4in. in another case the
shot overlapped Sin,
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rectived 11 shots altogether.