The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
visited Shorncliffe camp on Thursday, accompanied
by Gen. Sir R. Airey, K.C.8., Quartermaster-Ge-
mere' ; Col. Bingham, Deputy Adjutant-General of
Artillery ; and Gen. Forster, K.H. Immediately on
his arrival the duke inspected the troops, drawn up
in line, very carefully ; then, on his taking his place
at the flagstaff, the troops marched past. Two troops
of the 18th Hussars, under Capt. Pering, took the
lead in open squadrons. Five batteries of the 9th
Brigade Royal Artillery, under Col. Ormsby, fol-
lowed; a company of the Royal Engineers, under
Capt. Campbell, next marched past in quick time,
followed by the Ist battalion 10th Foot, under Col.
Norman ; the 2d battalion 25th Foot or King's Own
Borderers, under Col. Allen; and six companies of
the 96th Foot, under Col. Scholefield. The Hussars
then passed a second time by single file, and the
Royal Artillery "drew its slow length along" by
single guns, followed Ey the infantry. The third 1
time the hussars trotted past by troops, the artillery
by batteries, the infantry being, meanwhile, formed
up in line. The duke then ordered the hussars to
perform the sword exercise at a gallop, he himself
riding with them, watching very closely the per-
formance of the men. After this the hussars were
dismissed. The artillery, which had taken up posi-
tion in front of the infantry, then opened fire on a
supposed enemy. After keeping up the fire for some
time from the brow of the ravine, they at last retired
in alternate batteries and took up position in ad-
vance of the infantry, whence they retired upon the
line, and were dismissed. The regiments of foot were
then put through several evolutions, concluding
with a prolonged skirmishing. His Royal Highness
immediately on the close of the inspection, which
was more closely and carefully carried out than is
usual, rode off the camp to Hythe to witness expe-
riments with the Armstrong guns.
The troops garrisoned at Dover were reviewed
Yesterday by the Duke of Cambridge on the open
Space at the rear of the Castle. His Royal Highness
rcde over from Folkestone on horseback, accompa-
nied by one or two of the principal officers of the
staff attached to the South-Eastern District. The
remainder of the staff arrived by the South-Eastern
Railway. The spectators were more than usually
numerous. The troops arrived on the ground about
11 o'clock, and
consisted of the 59th Regiment,
under the command of Col. Burmester, the 64th,
under Lieut.-Col. Shute—both of whom are sta-
tioned at the Western lleights—and the 2d Artil-
lery Brigade, under Col. %page. The two regi-
ments of the line had not been
before inspected since
landing from foreign service. The 64th had recently
arrived from Bombay, and the eoth from the Cape.
The troops remained on the ground for upwards of I
an hour before the Bake of Cambridge
made his
appearance. On hisßoyalHighness entering the
field they were drawn up in review order, and re-
ceived the Commander-in-Chief with a general
salute. A variety of field evolutions were then
gone through with a steadiness and precision which
elicited general admiration. Shortly before the
termination of the review the artillery stationed at
the Western Heights left the field at double quick
time, and made for their posts at the Western
Hozghts
batteries, to be in readiness for his Royal High-
ness's inspection of the heavy guns mounted at the
different fortifications, including the Armstrong
guns at the Castle. The whole of the batteries
opened fire with shot and shell at half-past 3 o'clock,
and continued firing for nearly an hour, some ex-
cellent practice being made. The Duke subsequently
inspected the works of defence constructed and in
course of construction in the garrison, and then
returned to Folkestone.

Major-General A. Stransham, C. 8., Deputy
Adjt. General of the Royal Muincs, commenced
his annual inspection of the Portsmouth Division

of Light Infantry yesterday. In the forenoon the
men were drawn up under arms on the Forton bar-
rack parade, anti were minutely inspect,: by the
major-general, together with their kits. The barrack
rooms and schools were also visited. After the men's
dinner the division, mustering 10 co-; panics, ave-
raging 70 men in each, paraded on H v-lar Common,
in heavy marching order. After passing along the
line the inspecting officer, accompanied by a nume-
rous staff of Artillery and Light Infantry officers,
and by Capt. Travers, aide-de-camp, took up a po-
sition at the saluting point. The division then
marching past in slow and quick time formed up in
quarter distance column, changed front by counter-
marching round the centre, proceeded past at quarter
distance, and again countermarching round the
centre, doubled past at the trail. Deploying into
line on No. 4 Company, the manual, platoon, and
bayonet exercise was next gone through. Skir-
mishers were then thrown out on the left flank of
the line, and the front changed by advancing in
eachelon of companies. The skirmishers being driven
in some good volley firing followed from centre to
flanks. The attack by the enemy being resumed
from a different quarter the front was cgain changed,
a strong body of skirmishers being thrown out in
advance, companies formed up on No. 1 at wheeling
distance, left wheeling into line, a rapid and well-
sustained file fire following from right to left by
subdivisions. Squares were then formed to resist
cavalry, with firing from rights of faces, followed by
volleys. A series of other movements followed, at
the close of which the men were marched back to
their quarters. The inspection will be resumed at
the barracks of the division to-day.

The troops brought home in the chartered troop
ship Windsor Castle, from Bombay, were disem-
barked at Gravesend yesterday, when the whole,
with the exception of the Royal Artillery, were for-
warded 10 Chatham, the Royal Artillery proceeding
to Woolwich.. The Windsor Castle sailed from
Bombay on the 17th of January last, the total num-
ber of troops on board being 140 men of all ranks.
The troopship Holmsdale, Ferris master, from
Calcutta, arrived off Falmouth yesterday morning,
having on board 184 men, 14 women, and 22 chil-
dren of her Majesty's troops, as also the following
passengers : Mrs. Garston and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Deakin, Mrs. Cartner, Mr. and Mrs.
Bensley, Mrs. and Miss Cameron, Capt. and Mrs.
Campbell, Quartermaster and Mrs. Woodroffe and
family, Mrs. Casprez and family, Col. and Mrs. Siss-
more and child, Lieut. Hobart, Royal Horse Artil-
lery ; Mr. Scott and servant, from St. Helena ; five
native and one European servant.