The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-01 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, accompanied
by Major Elphinstone, R.A., yesterday rode down
to Woolwich, and witnessed a trial on the arsenal
canal of Francis's corrugated iron army waggons for
the transport of men and stores in a line of march
where bridges may not be available. The royalty
for the manufacture of these waggons was purchased
by the Government about six years ago, and they
are now ordered to be issued for general use. The
Prince was received at the arsenal gates by Col. J.
Clark Kennedy, C. 8., commandant of the Military
Train, Lieut.-Col. O'Brien, commanding the 4th
battalion, Major Shervington, brigade-major, and
other officers of the corps, and proceeded to the
banks of the canal, at the eastern extremity of the
arsenal, where a fatigue party of the Military Traia
was in attendance with some of the waggons for
Go the p4ri4lwa, of the waggons
was launched on the canal minus the shafts, and
was rowed about by a couple of men, with the
facility of an ordinary boat. His Royal Highness
having invited a lad who was present (the son of
Col. Kennedy) and about his own age, to accompany
him, as well as the attendant officials, they pro-
ceeded some distance down the canal and returned
evidently gratified with the floating qualities of the
new army baggage and commissariat waggon. A
second waggon, dismounted from its carriage, was
next floated and loaded with its gear and stores to
the weight of about 7 cwt., and was towed across
the canal repeatedly with equal success. The first
waggon, with its wheels, carriage, 8:C.1 was then
Pulled alongside the wharf and was laden with 16
men. This was the final test, and the value of the
acquisition was held to be satisfactorily proved. It
will enable an army on the march to cross rivers
without the encumbrance of pontoons; and it is
a matter of surprise that the invention, manifestly
of high value and so long the property of the War
Department, should have been held so long useless.
A War-office circular, signed by Major-General
Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., Under.*Secretary of State,
has been received at Chatham garrison, announc-
ing that Earl de Grey and Ripon has amended the
circular previously issued directirg the amount to
be stopped from a soldier to replace medals wilfully
made away with, or lost through carelessness, which
stoppages are hereafter to be made at the following
rates :—For a Crimean or China medal, 75., and for
each clasp ls. ; for a Kaffir war medal, or medal for
good conduct or
distinguished service, 7s. ; for a
medal granted for service in Pegu, Cabul, the
Sutlej, Punjaub, and Bureaali campaigns, 92. 3d.,
and for each clasp, la. Im. -
for
a medal granted
for service in the campaign in Persia, or during the
Indian mutiny, 7
• 8* 61, and for each clasp, 13. 6d. ;
for a Victoria Cross, Li as. It ie, however, to be
distinctly understood that her Majesty's Govern-
ment cannot replace a medal or decoration granted
by a foreign Power.

On Friday Major-General Hay, inspector-general
of musketry, concluded hie annual inspection of the
musketry returns of the various derots at the camp
at Colchester—the 4th, the 9th, end 10th batta-
lions. The gallant general was accompanied by
Capt. M'lCay, deputy-assistant adjutant-general of
the Hythe School of Musketry. A contract has
been entered into with the Colchester Wuterworks
Company to supply the new cavalry barracks with
water. The supply will be entirely distinct and
separate from the town mains,

A TERRIFIC SQUINT.—The Turin correspondent
of a contemporary says that to keep one eye upon Venice
and the other on Rome is, just now, the constant occupa-
tion of the Italian people.

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—On Fri-
day a meeting of the citizens of Exeter and noblemen and
gentlemen of the county of Devon met at the Guildhall—
the Mayor in the chair—and unanimously agreed to take
active measures to invite the Royal Agricultural Society to
hold its meeting in Exeter in 1865. £6OO was subscribed
in the hall.
THg •
hARVEST IN HEREFORDSIIIRE.—In this
county the finishing stroke is being given to the corn
harvest, which has been a most productive one. Although
agriculture is not carried to such a pitch of perfection as in
some of the neighbouring counties in the north and east,
the crops are wonderfully good, the weather having been
even more favourable than in Shropshire,
Worcestershire,
and Gloucestershire ; for, although in these counties the
herbage has been burnt up and tne root crops greatly dete-
riorated by the unusual dryness of the season, the pastures
in Herefordshire are green and the swedes and other roots
are wonderfully fine. The produce in corn is set down at
nearly 60 per cent. in excess of last year, and the wheats
are of superior quality. The hop harvest will commence
pretty generally next week, and in consequence of the bad
condition of the Kent and Sussex plantations the Here-
fordshire and Worcestershire growers calculate on a good
crop.
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