The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-06 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The subjoined General Order has been issued by
command of the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief, from the Horse Guards, in reference to the

Staff College examivation :

" With reference to 'paragraph 5 of the Staff College
Regulations, published with the General Order, No. 855
_ _

dated the 21st of October, 1864, officers of the army are,
hereby informed that the examination, in July, 1866, of
candidates for admission to the Staff College, will comprise
the following portions of military history and geo-
graphy—viz., Campaigns of 1796, in Germany and
Italy;' Campaign of 1797, in Italy, to the fall of Venice.
N.B.—Candidates will be expected to be able to make a
rough sketch of any of the fields of battle, or of any por-
tion of the countries in which the operations were carried
on, and to describe their chief geographical features, with
their influence on the movements of the combatants. Can-

didates will receive, on application to the Secretary to the
Council on Military Education, a copy of the synopsis of
the studies pursued at the Staff College, which may serve
as a useful guide to them in preparing themselves for the

examination."
Information was yesterday received at Woolwich
of the intention of the Field-Marshal Commanding_
in-Chief to hold an inspection of the troops in gar-

rison to-morrow on the Common.
It was yesterday officially announced at Chatham
that Major-Gen. Sir R. Walpole, 8.C.8., command-
ing the forces in that district, will commence the half-
yearly inspection of the troops under his command
this morning. The inspection will extend over seve-

ral days.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir G. Buller, K.C.8., yesterday in-
spected the 52d Regiment, now in garrison at Ports-

mouth, on Southsea-common.
Orders have been received at Chatham garrison
directing the following officers to hold themselves

in readiness for embarkation to join the service com-

panie,s of their respective regiments—viz., Capt. G.
Clay, commanding the 2d battalion of the 19th
Regiment, to embark for Burmah ; Lieut. C. G.

Leggett, 2d battalion 4th (King's Own) Regiment,
to proceed to Malta; and Ensign J. A. L. Hamilton,

2d West India Regiment, to embark for Barbadoes.
The 71st Highlanders paraded in the Queen's-
park, Edinburgh,' on 'Wednesday forenoon, to un-
dergo their half-yearly inspection by Major-Gen.
Walker, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
in Scotland. The regiment, which was under the
command of Colonel Hope, C. 8., Lieut.-Colonel
Parker, and Brevet-Major Lambton, mustered
about 650 rank and file. Gen. Walker and staff
arrived on the ground a little after 10 o'clock,
and were received with a royal salute. The regi-

merit was then put through a number of evolutions,
including skirmishing and file firing, all of which
were executed in a creditable manner. At the con-

elusion of the field exercises, Gen. Walker expressed
satisfaction with the different movements that had
been executed. He afterwards visited the range in
Hunters' Bog, where he tested a number of the men
in the use of the rifle. In the after Gen. Walker
went to the Castle, and inspected the books and
internal economy of the regiment.
Major Pym, 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, 1 drummer,
and 50 privates of the Royal Marine Light Infantry
were yesterday ordered to hold themselves in readi-
ness at the divisional quarters at Woolwich for em-
barcation on board her Majesty's 39-gun screw
steam frigate Bristol, commissioned on Wednesday
last by Capt. Geoffrey T. P. Hornby, recently Flag
Captain to Sir Sydney C. Dacres, in command of

the Channel Fleet. Capt. Hornby will occupy the
post of Commodore of the Ist class on the west coast
of Africa, now an independent station, and relieve
Capt. Arthur P. E. Wilmot, COmmodore of the 2d
class, and in command of her Majesty's 21-gun screw
corvette Rattlesnake appointed in August, 1862.
Yesterday Mr. G. W. Beardslee, under whose
direction the torpedo experiments were carried out
at Chatham on the previous day, accompanied by
Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8., and a number of officers
connected chiefly with the corps of Royal Engineers,
' went down the harbour and witnessed the explosion
of a number of torpedoes which had been planted by
Mr- Rearcislee in various positions.

Prince George de Solms Braunfels and suite visited
the manufacturing department of Woolwich Arsenal
on Wednesday, by special permission of her Majes-
ty's Secretary of State for War. The Prince was
received by the heads of departments, and spent a
considerable time in his inspection, the major part
of which he devoted to visiting the royal gun fac-
tories, and especially the manufacture of the new
muzzle-loading guns, termed the' Woolwich guns,"
and stated to be an undoubted improvement on the
Armstrong styl4 of manufacture.
By order of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty, a series of trials have just been concluded
on board her Majesty's ship Excellent, at Ports-
mouth, of an improved Terry's breech-loading rifle,
manufactured by the Breech-loading Armoury Com-
pany, and which have been most satisfactory. The
first experiments with this weapon were conducted
by Capt. R. S. Howlett, C. 8., at that time in com-
mand of her Majesty's ship Excellent, when 1,800
rounds were fired without the rifle being cleaned
and without its once missing fire. Further trials
succeeded by the officers of the Ordnance Select
Committee, supplemented by another trial on South-
sea-common, by order of the War Department,
under the direction of Sir James Yorke Scarlett,
K.C.8., the result of these trials being the issue of
the rifle to the 18th Hussars, the Cape Mounted
Rifles, and other cavalry regiments, Lieut.-Col.
Knox, commanding the 18th Hussars, stating in his
report on the capabilities of the rifle, that " as a
cavalry carbine it cannot be surpassed." The last
trials on board the Excellent, under the supervision
of Capt. Astley Kay, C. 8., and Commander Arthur,
by direction of the Admiralty, have confirmed pre-
vious reports of the efficiency of the rifle, and it is
not improbable that the very favourable nature of
the official report from the Excellent may lead to
the further adoption of the weapon in both services.
In New Zealand the Terry rifle has been found most
serviceable during the recent war, the Colonist
Volunteers being chiefly armed with it by the Colo-
nial Government.
Admiral Sir W. Martin yesterday morning em-
barked on board her Majesty's steamer Fire Queen,
Staff Commander Paul, from Stokes Bay pier, and
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shipped a large amount of general military stores
from Woolwich Arsenal, namely, the Ottawa for
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The artisans employed at Chatham Dockyard
have organised a regatta, which will take place to-
morrow afternoon, under the patronage of Captain
Superintendent Stewart, C. 8., and the leading offi-
cials of the dockyard. By special permission of the
Admiralty the hands will discontinue work at noon,
the time thus granted being made up by the work-
men being employed during extra hours. The re-
gatta will take place in the Medway, above Roches-
ter-bridge, when money prizes, varying in amount
from £3 downwards, will be competed for.

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