The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-09 00:00:00

tlaval and Military Intelligence.

The Commander-in-Chief went down to Wool-
wich on Saturday morning, and made his autumnal
visitation of the garrison. The Royal Duke was
received on his arrival by Major-Gen. E. C. Warde,
C. 8., Commandant, accompanied by Capt. Wil-
liams, Aide-de-Camp ; Brigade Major Hay, and
Capt. Naugle, Deputy-Assist.-Quartermaster-Gene-
ral, composing the garrison staff ; and the follow-
ing commanding officers, namely :—Col. Maxwell,
commanding local division Royal Marines; Colonel
Hawkins, commanding Royal Engineers ; Major-
General Sandham, Lieut.-Governor Royal Military
Academy ; Col. Huyshe, commanding C Brigade
Royal Horse Artillery ; Col. Crofton, sth Brigade
Royal Artillery ; Col. the Hon. G. T. Devereux,
2d division Depot Brigade; Col. Anderson, C. 8.,
4th Brigade Royal Artillery ; Col. Price, Inspector
and Purchaser of Horses; Col. Wodehouse, C. 8.,
Depot Brigade Royal Artillery ; Assist.-Commis-
sary-General Swain, Col. Gardner, sth Brigade
Royal Horse Artillery ; Lieut.-Col. Reilly, C. 8.,
B Brigade Royal Horse Artillery ; Capt. and Adjt.
Gilmour, Depot; Capt. Calvert, Riding Establish-
ment, &c. There were likewise in attendance from
the Horse Guards Lord William Paulet, C. 8., Ad-
jutant-General ; Col. Gambier, C. 8., Deputy Ad-
jutant-General ; Col. Gardiner, Assist.-Adjntant-
General ; Capt. Forbes, Deputy Assist.-Adjutant
General, and Major-Gen. Bloomfield. His Royal
Highness was attended by Lieut.-Col. Clifton,
Aide-de-Camp. The whole of the troops not on
sentry and other barrack duties, consisting of the
Royal Horse Artillery, the field batteries Royal
Artillery, the Corps of Royal Engineers, the
sth Brigade Royal Artillery, and a batta-
lion of Royal Marine Light Infantry, pa-
raded on the common in marching order for his
Royal Highness the Field-Marshal's inspection at 945
a.m. The Infantry Brigade, in command of Col.
Gardiner, in line of contiguous quarter-distance
columns, was in the centre, the Horse Artillery and
Field Batteries on the flanks, and the Military
Train, in charge of the ambulances, &c., were in the
rear. The assembled mass of men and horses
formed a most imposing line, and stretched across
from the brow of the hill to the road running pa-
rallel to the Ha-ha separating the common from the
barrack field. The Duke entered the ground shortly
after ten o'clock, and was received with a general
salute throughout the line. After the officers and
colours had again taken post with their battalions,
the whole force marched past in the following
order :—The Royal Artillery, Field Batteries, and
Military train at •a walk, and afterwards at a trot,
and the Infantry in columns of grand divisions, at
company distance, in quick time. When the troops
bad completed marching past they moved round to
the west of the ground, where they were inspected
in dismounted order, and remained " standing
easy." The Commander-in-Chief then proceeded
to the inspection of a model military store waggon,
brought up from the Royal Arsenal in charge of
Mr. Norman, assist.-constructor in the Royal Car-
riage Department. The waggon is built and fitted
on an improved system suggested by Col. Sir David
Wood, and permits of each article requiied to be
carried in an artillery waggon to be packed sepa-
rately, and ready at hand. The waggon contains a
collection of horseshoes, nails, tools, grease, oil,
spokes of wheels, ropes, tethers, and other supple-
nientary articles required in cases of emergency. It
is divided into drawers, numbered and correspond-
ing with a label affixed to the door, on reference to
which the article required is obtainable in bulk
at selection, without the necessity of further un-
packing. The Duke entered into a length-
ened explanation with Mr. Norman on the va-
rious details connected with the advantages of the
new•waggon, which he appeared to approve, in the
main, and said he thought the only objectionable
• point he could observe was the difficulty of transport
on account of its weight, viz., 45 cwt. This diffi-
culty was readily met by Mr. Norman, who said
that the ordinary ammunition waggon, drawn by
four artillery horses, weighed 44 cwt., and was easily
transported over difficult passes. The introduction
of the new Waggon is to be referred for further

consideration. The Commander-in-Chief and Staff
then returned to the troops, who forthwith com-
menced a serio3 of firing and active field exercises,
of which it will be unncessary to give a detailed
account, the Horse Artillery and each field battery
being called to the front alternately and put through
a most severe and searching drill immediately in
presence of the Duke, who frequently marked his
approval to General Warde as the manceuvr.!s were
being executed. The movements were splendidly
performed, and though at times they were half hidden
and obscured by the opaque clouds of dark red dust
and smoke, they called forth the warmest commen-
dations from the spectators, both civil and military,
who were assembled in large numbers in rear of the
saluting point; indeed, it is doubtful if artillery could
by any possible means manoeuvre with more rapidity
and precision, each battery in its turn vieing with
its precursor. A manoeuvre which, but for the agility
and experience of the driver, might have been fatal
occurred in the 61 battery.. Col. Huyshe directed
and headed a rapid movnment and change of posi-
tion with the guns at a gallop, when one of the
rear horses stumbled and was .dragged along some
considerable distance ; he eventually recovered his
position, however, without injury to either horse or
driver. The marching of the Royal Marines in
grand divisions and their advances in line were ad-
mirable. The movements of the foot artillery and
Engineers, though somewhat inferior, were executed
with a coolness and steady bearing which, con-
sidering the limited time they can devote to battalion
drill, did them infinite credit. When each portion
of the force had gone through its inspection, which
was, moreover, exceedingly severe, the whole formed
On the original ground, and after again saluting the
Commander-in-Chief they were marched off to bar-
racks, his royal highness having previously
called the commanding officers of batteries and bat-
talions to the front and expressed his approbation of
the whole proceedings. The Duke having inspected
the Royal Military Academy and the stables of the
Royal Horse Artillery, lunched in the Royal Artil-
lery mess-room, and left Woolwich at 3 o'clock
under a salute of 21 guns from the Greenhill Bat-
tery, as given on his arrival.
Her Majesty's screw troopship Himalaya, Capt.
Thomas B. Lethbridge (acting pro tent. during Capt.
Lacy's absence on sick leave), arrived at Ports-
mouth early yesterday morning from the St. Law-
rence, with Lord Monck, Governor-General of
Canada, and suite on board, and a large number of
officers, men, women, and children from various of
her Majesty's regiments serving in the British Ame-
rican provinces. She sailed from Quebec on the 26th
ult., experiencing fine weather until the 2d inst.,
when a fresh gale was fallen in with from the N.W.,
which continued until the sth inst., in lat. 49 3 N.,
long. 13 25 W., when the windveered round to S.E.
by E., and fell nearly to a calm. On the 6th strong
easterly winds and heavy head seas were met with,
which continued until the ship arrived at Spithead.
Lord Monck, accompanied by Capt. Pemberton,
A.D.C., and suite, landed at Portsmouth dockyard
immediately after the arrival of the Himalaya, and
after visiting Port-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour,
G.C.8., at his official residence, the Admiralty-
house, Portsmouth dockyard, left by morningstrain
for London. The officers and men belonging
to regiments serving in Canada that have re-
turned to England in the Himalaya are as fol-
lows :—Royal Artillery, Brevet-Major Wilson and
Lieuts. Kemmis and Younger ; Grenadier Guards,
Capt. Hon. C. G. C. Eliot ; 2d battalion 7th, Lieut.
Smith, Ensigns Rynde and Reade ; Ist battalion
15th Lieut. Carey and Ensign Brooke ; Ist battalion
16th, Ensign Lloyd; Ist battalion 17th, Capt.
Allen ; Ist battalion 25th, Lieut-Col. Ross, Capt.
Vivian, Lieuts. Lees, Dawson, and Wingfield, and
Ensign Cook ; 30th Foot, Major M'Pherson, Capt.
Clarkson, and Lieut. Braine ; 47th, Surg.-Major A.
Smith ; 4th battalion 60th, Capts. Pemberton and
Tongue, and Lieut. Borthwick ; Ist P. C. 0. Rifle
Brigade, Lieut. Carey and Ensign Dillon , • 4th ditto
Capts. Stephens and Dashwood, Lieuts. Edwards
and Egerton, Ensign
Ackland, Assist.-Surg. Wil-
son ; Royal Canadilan Rifles, Lieut. Dugmore ;
Commissariat De/ )artment, Assist.-Commissary-
Gen. J. B. Price ; ';i3d Regiment, Capt Lacey (In-
spector of Musketw), 150 non-commissioned officers