The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-18 00:00:00

7HE ABM'.

MAjor-Gen. Bloomfield, Inspector-General of the
Royal Artillery, and Col. Henry, R.A., left town
On. Saturday for Milford Haven on official business.
The head quarters of the sth (Royal Irish) Lan-
cers, and three squadrons of the regiment, under the
command of Lieut.-Col. Portal, arrived at the north
camp, Aldershot, on Thursday, from Hounslow,and
the remaining squadrons on the following day.
Their stay at Aldershot, however, will not be of long
duration, the head quarters and three troops being
under orders for Norwich, three troops for Ipswich,
and two troops for Northampton on the 3d proximo.
A squadron of the 18th Hussars, under Capt. Ar-
buthnot, arrived at Aldershot on Thursday from
Hounslow, and are quartered in the West Cavalry
Barracks.

The head quarters and three troops of the 16th
Lancers (Lieut.-Col. Dickson) are under orders to
leave the West Cavalry Barracks, Aldershot, on the
2d prox., for Sheffield; one field officer and three
troops for Preston ; and two troops for Burnley.
The headquarters and three troops of the 9th
Lancers (Lieut.-Col. Drysdale, C. 8.) left Cove-com-
mon, Aidershot, where they have been under can-
vass, on Thursday, for Brighton. On the same day
one troop marched for Shornclifi'e.

A flying column, consisting of the 12th Lancers,
two field batteries of the Royal Artillery, a detach-
ment of the Military Train, 2d battalion Ist Royale,
64th Regiment, 76th Regiment, and a detachment
of the Commissariat Staff corps, the whole under
the command of Major -Gen. B. Taylor, will march
from Aldershot and encamp as under :—This day
at Sandhurst ; Tuesday, near Rowley Reservoir,
where they will halt till Wednesday ; Thursday,
Woolmer, where the column will halt till Saturday
nest, 23d inst., when it will return to Aldershot.
The following changes in the destinations of the
Royal Artillery at present stationed at Aldershot
have been directed to take place :—A battery Royal
Horse (Brevet-Major Tupper), to Bristol and thence
to Dublin, leaving Aldershot on Ist prox. ; B bat-
tery, Royal Horse (Capt. L. Paget), to Dorchester
on 15th pros, ; I battery, Royal Horse (Capt. Saun-
ders), for Dublin, via Bristol, on Bth pros. A and
S batteries will be replaced at Aldershot by C and
G batteries, from Dublin. I battery, 4th brigade,
Royal Artillery (Brevet Lieut.-Col. Barstow), will
proceed to Hilsea, on Ist pros., and K battery, 4th
brigade (Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. D. Shakespear), will
also march for Hilsea on the 15th pros.
The course of experiments lately carried out in
the camp at Aldershot, under the superintendence
of Capt. Bolton (12th Regiment), with his newly-
invented lime light signal apparatus and system of
telegraphy, having been brought to a conclusion,
Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, accompanied by
his staff, attended at the Bell Hill on Thurs-
day evening last to test the results of the system.
Telegraph stations were established at Caesar's
Camp, Cove-common, and Bagshot, and messages
'were sent to and from the various places with great
rapidity and correctness, the light being particu-
larly bright and beautiful, although the state of the
atmosphere was very hazy. The trials lasted from
about half-past 8 until 11 o'clock, when Sir J. L.
Pennefather expressed to the inventor his satisfac-
tion at the successful results he had witnessed, and
at the proficiency displayed by the men, who had
been so short a time
underinstruction. This in-
vention is likely to prey
great value in future
warfare, as by its meat: of
communications can be
established where it would be impossible to lay the
electric wire, and signals made at distances hitherto
deemed impracticable. The sYstem possesses the
advantage of not being liable to i„it erruptions from
the enemy. Capt. Bolton having now te:caastshfualmly,
carried on his experiments at Woolvd,b,
and Aldershott, will proceed to Portsmomb
where
his system will be still further tested.
Major-Clen. A. B. Stransham, the newly ap.
pointed Inspector-General of Royal Marines,
to-day commence the autumnal inspection of the
Chatham division, under the command of Col. T.
Leman, C. 8., after which he will proceed on his
tour of inspection of the other division of Royal
Marines.
The last of the draughts of troops to be despatched
from the camp at Colchester during the present sea-
son has now left. On Friday a detachment of the
10th battalion, stationed at Languard Fort, Har-
wich, was relieved by 59 non-commissioned officers
and men from the same battalion, under the com-
mand of Brevet-Major Brown, 88th Regiment,
accompanied by Lieut. Davidson and Ensign
Beatlev, 88th, and Lieut. Shaw and Ensign Vigne,
97th. On Saturday a corresponding detachment
of the 9th battalion was relieved by 60 non-com-
missioned officers and men, under the command of
Capt. Bassett, of the 56th. Several small parties of
recruits arrived at the camp in the course of last
week,.

notification was
A
yesterday received at Chat-
ham garrison, from
the Department, announcing
that, on the recommendation mendation of the Ordnance Select
Secretary Committee, the
i of State for War, with
of his tile concurrence Royalh Highness the General
e onimanding-in-Chief, approved an alteration
in the service charges
of tlial-pounder Armstrong
guns. Those of the unstr„
hened pattern are in
future to be fired with a iftib
charge of powder,
wnile those of the strengthene
Pe._ttern, or most
recent manufacture, are to be ii_
reg with 121 b. of

Ipowder for common and segment shell, and 141 b. of
'powder for solid shot.
At the Aldershot Camp
sports, Which were post-
poned from the previous Thursday until Wednesday
last, it is estimated that there were between 8,000
and 10,000 persons. The sports began at 1 o'clock,
and were not concluded until past 7. In the flat
race of 100 yards, for officers at the camp, Lieut.
Pearse, 76th Regiment, obtained the first prize ;
Ensign Alexander, 76th Regiment, the second; and
Lieut. Toogood, R.A., the third. In the hurdle
race, for officers, 250 yards, over five flights of
hurdles, the successful competitors were-Ist, Lieut.
Bathe, sth Fusiliers ; 2d, Ensign Alexander; 3d,
Ensign Harris, M.T. In the first race of half a
:bile, for officers, Lieut. Toogood was first ; Lieut.
Col. the Hon. H. H. Clifford, Assist.- Quartermaster-
General, second; and Ensign Harris, third. In the
flat race of one mile, open to all, Lieut.-Col. Clifford
came in first, accomplishing the distance in 4 min.
50 sec. ; Private Conway, 26th Cameronians, second;
and Private Wren, 2d battalion, 20th Regiment,
third. For putting the shot, 241 b, open to all, Pri-
vate Finnigan, Bth King's, took the first prize ;
Lieut. Pearse, second ; and Gunner M'Dougall, R.A.,
third. In the champion race (300 yards) open to all,
Private Lloyd, 76th Regiment, came in first ; Pri-
vate Brewer, 2d Regiment, second; and Lieut.
Toogood, third. The affair was highly successful,
and created much interest. The prizes to the suc-
cessful competitors were distributed at the close of
the sports by Lady Pennefather, the wife of the
Lieut.-General commanding.