The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-29 00:00:00

The Volunteer Review at Guildford,

The following official correspondence has been
issued from the War-office :

"Horse Guards, S.W., April 22, 1P:64.

" Sir,—Referring to my letter of the rothi„t.,
transmitting a copy of Lieutenant-
r-Jeneral Sir
John Pennefaaer's report on the Vr;tunteer Review
at Guildford, I have now the hot) Jur, by direction of
Field Marshal Commanding in Chief, to send you
'tor submission to the Secleetary of State, a copy of a
supplementary report from that officer with regard
to the volunteer drtiliery present on that occasion,
—I have, &c.,

( igr..gEa) J. YORKE SCARLETT, A.G.
"The 1-1 D der Secretary of State for War," &c.

"Aldershot, April 18, 1864.

" Sir,—lt has been brought to my notice that in
my report, dated the 31st tilt, of the Volunteer
Review, which took place under my command on
Easter Monday lest, at Blackheath, near Guildford,
I made no mention of the volunteer arti lery.
",I have now to request that you will do me the
honour to acquaint his Royal Highness the Field
Marshal Commanding in Chief and the Secretary
of State for War that this omission was uninten.
tional on my part, and that I had good reason to be
satisfied with the soldier•like appearance of the
artillery, the excellent state of their guns, carriages,
horses, and gear, and the efficient manner in which
the batteries were worked and mat ceuvred on the
occasion in question.

"Many of the pieces were heavy guns, and it was
surprising to see how well they were moved over
some very broken ground—even the 24-pounders—
although of course such batteries, intended for posi-
tion, could not be calculated on to act with infantry
in extended field operation.
" It is right I should add, and I think it most
creditable to the force, that no remonstrance, re-
presentation, or complaint on the part of the Volun-
teer Artillery, directly or indirectly, has been made
to me with reference to the omission above referred
to.—l have, &c.

(Signed) "I. L. PEIINEFATHER, Lieut.-Gen.
" The Adjutant-General,"

" War-office, April 28, 1864.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Earl De Grey and
Ripon to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 22d inst., enclosing a supplementary report
from Lieutenant-General Sir J. L. Pennefather,
K.C.8., on the Volunteer Review which was held
on Easter Monday, and to request that you will
inform his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief that his lordship has observed
with great satisfaction that the volunteer artillery
has received from Sir J. L. Pennefather equ-41 pm.
mendation to that already bestowed by him. On the
other arms of the service.—l have, B:e.,
(Signed) "EDWAP..D LIIGARD.
" The Adjutant-Genf ral."

SOCIETY FOR THE E'.4COURAGEMENT OF THE
FINE ARTS.—Last eve ping Dr. Christopher Dresset
delivered a lecture "Orr Colour; Its Harmonies and Con-
trasts." He gave in a succinct form a history of the disco-
veries as to the nature of colours and their progressive com-
binations, beginning with the three primitive colours, red,
blue, and yellow, and then going into their combinations in
the secondary and tertiary classes; showing also how by
certain rules of proportion, certain combinations of colour,
primar3 , secondary, and tertiary, brought into juxtaposition
would produce a harmonious effect or the reverse. The
lecture, which was thoroughly practical in its bearing, was
listened to with great interest by a numerous audience. A
discussion followed, in which Mr Hurletone (who occupied
the chair), Mr IL Tidey, Mr Dutton, Mr Wood, and others
took part,