The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Field Marshal M'Mahon, Duke of Magenta, and
a party of superior officers belonging to the French
service, accompanied by Major-General Crauford,
yesterday visited Woolwich. A notification of the
Duke's intended visit having been telegraphed on
the previous day from the Horse-guards, the field
batteries of the Royal Artillery were supplied with
20 rounds of blank ammunition, and assembled yes-
terday morning on the review ground at 10 45, in
heavy marching order. The Marshal was received
by Sir R. Dacres (the General commanding the
garrison) and other officers in full uniform. On his
appearance, facing the line, the troops went through
the usual salute, and defiled in order of defence and
attack, taking up the most favourable positions
overlooking the garrison, and advancing and re-
treating in the face of an imaginary force of superior
numbers, which occupied about two hours. The
troops then marched past and returned to quarters,
whereupon the Duke and party proceeded to the
mess-room to luncheon, after which they paid a
hurried visit to the departments of the Royal
Arsenal.

Since the opening of the Great Exhibition the
number of visitors to the departments of Woolwich
has increased ten-fold. Yesterday, and on each
Tuesday and Thursday, being public visiting days
(by tickets only ), the numbers have generally ex-
ceeded 1,000 each day to the Royal Arsenal. To
the dockyard (where no tickets are required) the
weekly visitors are stated to average about 2,500.
Major-General Sir Frederick Abbott, formerly of
the East India Company's corps of Engineers, and
recently Lieut.-Governor of the Military College at
Addiscombe, has been selected to succeed Major-
General Portlock, R.E., as member of the Council of
Military Education. Sir Frederick entered the Corps
of Engineers of the East India Company in 1822,
and served in the first Burmese war in 1824-26,
where he was wounded. He was Chief Engineer
with General Sir George Pollock's force against
Cabool in 1841-43. He was also employed with the
army in the first Sikh campaign, when he had the
direction of the bridge and pontoon operations, and
took part in the battle of Sobraou. From 1841 to
1847, in which year he retired from the service,
he was Superintending Engineer of the North
Western Provinces of Bengal, and in 1851 he was
made Lieut.-Governor of Addiscombe.

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.

Aur.ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. July 19.
via Marseilles July 13.
Llrazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 4,
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton July 2.
Falkland
dr
Islandsy July 4.
Southampton ..
via Marseilles July 13.
Lisbon
Newfoundland. ..
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July 2
India (1-10rab-a-y), via viz
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via Marseilles Marseilles juullyy 13..
July —.
Malta, E'6„,y•p•i, .
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'nut Aden, via Southampton July —.
U. S. and BritisLN:Axa.e.riv.ic.aa.,.y.B. Marseilles July 5.
Oporto and Vigo .... ...
.....**** July 9.
July 1.
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by U.S. packet
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and p, Canadian packet
July
2.
W.C.
of Africa, Madeira
Bahamas, via New York! ... eueliffe July 10.
1 jululyy 33..
Mexico.. ....................
1 All parts of West Indies, including Chili, peg
P. California, and British Columbia., ru Juno 28.
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