The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-31 00:00:00

7HE ARMY.

During yesterday and the previous day the fol-
lowing reinforeements of Royal Artillery and other
troops for the various corps serving in India em•
barked at Gravesend under the direction of the
officers of the staff from Chatham garrison :—Four
officers and 195 non-commissioned officers and men
of the Royal Artillery ; one officer of the 17th
Lancers, and one officer of the 19th Regiment. The
whole of the above embarked on board the chartered
troopship Gosforth, 1,000 tons, Captain A. Shaw,
for Bombay. The following reinforcements also
embarked at Gravesend, for Bombay, in the Windsor
Castle, 1,250 tons, Capt. W. B. Pryce:-3 officers
and 142 men of the Royal Artillery, and 1 officer
of the 6th Dragoons. The Windsor Castle will
touch at Colombo to land the Bishop of that diocese*
The chartered troopship Copenhagen, 87G
tons*
Capt. R.
_Homan, embarked the following rein-
forcements for Calcutta, viz. :-172 men
cers of the Royal Artillery, from 'Woolwich and 3 offi-
•
k,hatharn ;
men of the Indian Engineers, from ; 32
Chatham
one officer of the 71st Highland Light Infantry.
nd
To-morrow morning a flyinr,
consist-
ing of A and B batteries of column," Royal Horse Artillery,
9th Lancers, 14th Hussars,
Ist battalion sth Fusi-
leers, 2d battalion 20th Regiment, 26th Camero-
nians, and detachments of
Royal Engineers, Mili-
tary Train, and Commissariat Staff Corps, the vill°le
under the command
of •
lajor-General Lord George

camp
and
Surrey
Paget, GB., will march from the at Alder-
shott to Ascot-heath, to take part in them re
field-day of the Metropolitan, Berks,. and review
Volunteers on Saturday.' The areinfantry
to
parade at 2 30 a.m., to march off at 4; the cavalry,
artillery, and other corps, at 4 30, to march at 6.
The column will encamp on the heath, near the
Grand Stand, and will return to Aldershott on
Monday.
The squadron of the sth (Royal Irish) Lancers
stationed at Keneington-barracks, together with
their wives, were enabled t ) visit the International
Exhibition on Monday and Tuesday last through
the liberality of their Colonel, Lieut.-General Sir
James C. Chatterton, K.H. .
A draught from the depot of the sth Fusileers
will leave the camp at Colchester this month for the
Mauritius. The annexed draught leaves this week
• for Bombay :—One officer and 35 rank andfile from
the 44th
56 th , Regiment,and 11 officeroffieer and" 3032
:rankand file
rankan and file
fromthe
from the 66th.
_

' - A large number of disposable troops in garrison
at Woolwich, numbering about 2 500 men, accom-
panied by Gen. Sir R. Dacres and Staff, with the
regimental bands of music, yesterday assembled on
parade at 7.30 a.m., and marched by different routes
to Dartford-heath. They encamped there for dinner
with a view of testing more effectually the advan,
Stages of the various. species of edokingbilaratlr.
supplied by Capt. Grant, late of the Royal Artillery.
Tents having been pitched, sentries appointed, and
the ordinary discipline of garrison rule established
on the heath, the dinners were served up with the
esnammee
fcronmnifotrhteabnadrrareekguklaitrinhty annss. though
come
ahnadd
his officers were present at the delivery of the ra-
tions, which they tasted. They passed a very favour-
able opinion on the cooking apparatus. Everything
supplied on the heath bore the same nutritious qua-
lity as though cooked at home, and the soup was
excellent. The beer was supplied in casks from the
barrack canteen. After dinner coffee was roasted
and ground in mills affixed to the wheels of the gun-
carriages, and half a pint was served to each man
by means of Capt. Grant's inventions. The troops
returned to Woolwich at half-past 6.

VOLUNTEER CAMP 'AND PRIZE MEET
ING AT ASCOT.

Weather such as never before favoured the Vo-
lunteers, since the first institution of the force, has
beamed continually upon the encampment at
Ascot. The men who have taken up their quarters
under canvass are in raptures with their new mode
of existence, and have settled down steadily to
their duties. It was ascertained by careful calcu-
lation that not more than ten men be allotted to any
tent, and upon this basis the distribution was ac-
cordingly carried out, Some rain fell on Tuesday
night, but not in sufficient quantity to lead to any
disagreeable consequences; the precaution more-
over, had been taken of surrounding the tents with
trenches to carry off any moisture. The only
contretemps which has occurred—and this occa-
sioned but temporary inconvenience—consisted in
the unexpected failure of the field-ovens. The de-
fect lay not in the system, but in the soil, which at
the spot in question is of a light sandy character.
Ordinary clay would have been baked and har-
dened by the action of the fire, but the sandy ad-
mixture in the earth forming the sides of the ovens
caused these to fall in, of course entailing a culi-
nary catastrophe. Fatigue parties went to work
at once to make the necessary re-excavations, and
as the interior of the ovens will now be faced with
brick there need be no apprehension of a recurrence
of this dilemma. One great advantage of this
method of field-cooking is, that an entire range
of ovens can be built or remodelled in the interval
but wcen brealcuot and dinner. Ye.3terday morn-
ing there was an early parade, at which, after
all necessary deductions, there was a muster of
350 men. The Volunteers went very creditably
through some battalion movements, and were after-
wards exerch....d in skirmishing, blank cartridge
being served out for that purpose to the different
companies. At the close of the day's shooting there
was a further assembly with a kindred object.
Regard being had to the fact that Berkshire Volu-
nteer Battalion numbers little more than SOO men,
even on paper, the attendance at Ascot is extremely
creditable, and shows not only that the hearts of
members of the corps are in their work, but that
they have full confidence in their commanding
officer, when they respond so readily to his call. In
many most efficient Volunteer corps the muster is
considered satisfactory if half the nominal members
attend upon the occasion of a " march out," to which
it is not necessary to devote more than half a day.
perhaps only a few hours in the evening. The
Berkshire Volunteers, on the contrary, have sent
350 men into camp, and that not merely for a day
or two, but for the best part of a week, as the men
marched in on Tuesday afternoon and will remain
at Ascot with the regulars till after Sunday, as the
military column does not start on its return march
to Aldershot till Monday morning. The Berkshire
Volunteers will Ilkewise receive large accessions to
their numbers on the day of the review. Berk-
shire, in fact, has the credit of being practically
first in the field in this latest development of the
Volunteer movement. The military authorities
have no great admiration for gatherings purely
devoted to prize-shooting. On the other hand,
they do cordially approve assemblages, such as the
present, into which the military element largely
enters ; for the nation is thereby trained to that
very system of local organisation and co-operation
which would be found most valuable in case of need.
When this system has been so far extended that a
large proportion of our county rifle corps is fami-
liarised with camp life, and with the fact before us
—a fact, by the way, which one noble lord strangely
overlooked in the recent fortification debate—that
some 25,000 Volunteer artillerymen have been
pronounced by high military authority quite
competent to man any of the coast fortresses, the
public mind will be easier with regard to the national
defences than it has been for many a long year.
The spirit with which the B!rks hire Volunteers
gathering may be inferred
have entered into this
from the fact that, although they have only to ask
and leave the camp, not more than a dozen applica-
tions for permission to do so, and those few grounded
upon upon pleas of considerable urgency, have
in to head-quarters. The prizes shot for yesterday
consisted of a silver cup, value £lO 10s., given by
Mr. Henry Hippesley, with a purse of £l5 15e,
added by the Association, and divided among
the
second, third, and fourth best shots. Five men per
company and three per subdivision were allowed to
compete, firing at two distances—viz., 200 yards
and 500 yards, each competitor five shots at both
of those ranges. The following were the successful
candidates :

Private Sharp (Maidenhead) 3l points.
Private Ferry (Ist Windsor) 29
Sergeant Cleave (Wallingford). •• • 29
Private Ilransom (Maidenhead)
These four winners, with the six nest beettmanner the
form a class to themselves, and in
like manner
Prize,
ten best shots for the Ladies'
Bpelgace to-day, will
the competition for which takes Place
classes will he
be set apart. On Friday thee:etc
, d shots will corn-
which, with a
amalgamated, and the 20.icsneg. e Cup,
Chbario' nze medal given by the
pete for the County
Association, falls to the victor in
purse of £2O, and
National Rifle numerous and fashion-
that contest.
Oils sl;oroikdeadyfaor, as, in addition to the
able attends') . .
which interests the county at
olley and file firing will be
large,
foregoing
awarded,
towards the middle of the day the
• number somewhere between 3,000 and
regulars, in
co cruip:esti tfroo: ;
r to from
confined
The attractions at Ascot are not
will begin . arrive Alderstott and
evolutions, for
to prize competitions. or to military evolutions,
the residents,
etocoaon;p.
be given by the officers t
isa boaallt,hteo
tapir.

Yesterday afternoon the representative ve*Y. of
St. Pancras assembled atthe Vestry-hall, Canitle
town, for the purpoie, amongst other matters, of
receiving the borough members, Lord Fermoy and
Mr. Harvey Lewis, to hear from them Iv recapitu-
lation of the events of the session of Pa.
justclosing. Mr. Churchwarden S. Taylor pre-
sided. cliament
Lord FERROY, M.P., said, with respect ter the
session just cloSing, there had been no session for
the last quarter of a century which if it had not*
done much good had been productive of so little,
mischief. As regarded finance, the Chancellor of
the Excheciner had certainly done nothing. He
had succeeded in making both ends meet without
any over lapping. They had not, it was true, passed
any new taxes, but they had not retref*ed the .
public expenditure as much as they ought. He
(Lord Fermoy) and his hon. colleague had strenu-
ously opposed the scheme of the Government
for
expending 11 millions on fortifications.
(Hears
hear.) He had always been of
insular position, the courage and
patriotism of our
people, and our army and navy, were ample means
to prevent invasion without spending 11 millions
of money upon dead walls. (Hear,
hear.) But if
an invasion were to take place the " position for
British troops would be in the field, and not shut
up behind stone walls and iron fortresses. There
had been matters of great local and metropolitan
importance &fore Parliament' this session, and the •
first was the Amended Act for the Local Manage-
ment of the Metropolis. In all the stages and
troubles that bill passed through he (Lord Fermoy)
was happy to say that, with the help of his col-
league
,and, others, they had secured the advance
ttan4herwigie of the glorious principles of
local self-government., (Cheers.)- He felt bound to
oppose the clauses proposed by Mr:Ayrton for car-.
ryingout direct election of members of the Metropo-
litan Board by the ratepayers, because he -felt it
would lead to confusion, and what was more, no one
desired the change. Another measure of national,
as well as local importance; was the Thames Em-
bankment Bill, which, although that and all other
metropolitan parishes was to pay the piper, was Is
most important work, and he was haply to say that
an attempt to preserve 'private interest in usurpa-
tion-Of public right had signally failed. Another
subject was the preservation of Hampstead-heath
and other pladeg for the recreation of the people.
it wan true
.that another attempt to usurp public
rights for private interests had passed the House of
Lords; but the bill laid on the table of the House
of Commons without a friend to take it up, and
thereltiust now lay till next session, and he hoped
for many sessions to come. (Cheers, amidst which
Lord Fermoy resumed his seat.)
Mr. HARVEY LEWIS, M.P., said that amongst
other measures affecting that district had been the
various railway bills, which required watching most
narrowly to protect the public interest, which ho
hoped and believed his noble colleague and himself
had accomplished. They had a hard fight at the
beginning of the session with the promoters of the St.
Giles's burial ground, but they succeeded in secur-
ing the insertion of clauses which would prevent
building over graves, and that desecration so much
apprehended. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the
Metropolis Local Management Bill, although far
from perfect, still he believed it had been amended
in a way that would work for the public good. As
regarded Hampstead-heath, it had got_ through the
House of Lords by a side wind, but their attention
being directed to it by the speech of their friend
Mr. Cameron on that board, they had determined
to oppose it, and it must come on de nova next ses-
sion. Mr. Lewis urged attention to this subject
with a view to some arrangement, and after re-
ferring to the Education Bill and other measures,
resumed his seat amidst loud applause.
Lieut.-Colonel WILKINSON remarked that in con-
sequence of the previous resolution (one of con-
dolence with the family of the late Rev. R.
Eckett, and expressive of regret at his loss) of
the vestry, the vote of thanks to the borough
members would be deferred till next meoting,
and the vestry then adjourned.

PARLIAMENTARY CHANGES DURING

TilE SESSION,

There have been during the session which is now
drawing to a close many changes in the repre,,enta-
fives holding seats in the House of Commons. Par-
liament opened on Thursday, the 6th of February,
1 and immediately afterwards the following gentle-
men, who had been elected during the recess, tool:
the oaths and their seats :—Mr. Charles Turner, for
South
Birkenheaduth (new
Lancashire (ne we
ocnosntsittiut
euneeng ; Mr. J• Laird
for
Mr. W. Mor-
rison, for Plymouth, in the room of Viscount Valle-
tort, who became the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe ;
Mr. Chas. Seely, for Lincoln, in the room of Major
Waldo Sibthorp, deceased ; Mr. Edmund Potter,
for Carlisle, in the room of Sir James Graham,
deceased; Mr. William: Cox4for Finsbury, in the
room of Mr. Thomas Duncombe, deceased; Sir
Robert Clifton, Bart., for Nottingham, in he room
of Mr. John Mellor, raised to the judicial bench;
Mr. F. Vernon, for East Worcestershire, in the
room of Mr. Hodgetts Foley, deceased ; Colonel
Fane, for Oxfordshire, in the room of Mr. Harcourt,
deceased, and Sir Hervey Bruce, for Coleraine, in
the room of Dr. Boyd, deceased. On the death of
Sir Charles Burrell, his son, Sir Percy Burrell, was
returned for Shoreham. Shortly after the assem-
bling of Parliament new writs were issued for the
city of Gloucester, which had been for a long time
suspended. The Honourable C. Berkeley and Mr.
J. J. Powell, barrister of the Oxford Circuit, were
returned. For the borough of Wakefield, which,
had been in a similar position, a new
uewn
nrin Smethurst,Nvßays
issued,eocfatneGadr.ceaaplGari.rnimS
Heneageisrb
Grimsby,
3, Johnra forn
i hadi
eyh. DalrympleiAeihosretiredoeraet. Hay was
returned,a gentleman having
o f c beeno n s
considerable
erab
lopposede
l 0
cb
ayl Ai Int-
fl.
the elevation of Lord Worsley to the earldom of
Yarborough a vacancy took place in the
Chapman
contest Grimsby, and his Mr.
at
frohma
Earlyp Lm
Lincolni anit In.
gained by Mr.
of Longford in
county
oao
aauti snsi
no
etnytl
ot hno 0
ffs eesrsiinogn
himself
aimnseelwf
for
rrit was
.issued for the
by Major 0
White, who has become
was returned for the borsuwgiihooafeclie
the room of Mr. Bristow, re-election he was de-
featedfterwards
Solicitor to the Admiralty.
,R e
O'Reilly,
l yt h,
an
butLr room
dm
sometime
mt
the
ea Colonel
Treasury
pielteddertmhienosffiterc,o in
On the 27th February
a new Writ was ordered for the city of Canterbury,
in the room of the Hon. Butler Johnstone, resigned.
His son, Mr. Butler Johnstone, was ejected after a
sharp contest with Major Lyon. Early in Alarch a
pe
rdeesd enbt y themr. ivi
vacancy occurred in the representation of the North
Riding of Yorkshire byhothree
represented division
death of Mr. Edward
Sti 1 3
1
Ca
l IY
I hee Y;
Mras who
Al succeillbank. At the same time
oeea;
s ed y
et
a vacancy occurred in the representation of High
liTycombe by the death of Sir George Dashwood.
Mr, Remington Mills, who
He was succeeded by or ri t t
for ,
who wasiong yfl
prep
victory of Hampden.
over Mr. Cameron,
gained a
On the 28th of March a new writ was issued for the
borough of Preston, in the room of Mr. R. A. Cross,
resigned. There were two candidates, Sir J. Hesketh
and Mr. Melly, the hon. baronet being the victor. In
April a new writ was ordered for the borough of Old-
ham in the room of Mr. W. J. Fox, resigned. Mr.
Hibbert was elected without opposition. Early in
May Mr. Frederick Poulton was elected member for
%rl.
r
Lambeth, in the room of Mr. W. Roupell, who re-
signed. On the 19th of the same month, Mr. Slaney,
M.P. for Shrewsbury,
ucusry.cdeieded by Mr. H
edfromthe
effects of an
accident.
He was
Co
a civil engineer. At the commencement of the pre-
sentmontthheadveaacthanocfyLtioeouktenpalanete.
in . Robertson,
Lieutenant-Colonel H l
Montgomery-
shire
by
Wynn. He was succeeded b A W.
y Ir. C. W. Watkin
Wynn, who was opposed by Mr. In the
Tracy.
middle of the month Colonel Fergusson resigned
the representation of the Kirkcaldy burgb°' and
was succeeded by Mr. R. Aytoun. within the
last few days a
n , - new writ has been issued for the
county of Carlow, in the room of Captain Banbury-
resigned, and no return has set been made.