The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-29 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligen.skThr

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On Friday the Wholeof the troops-
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under the command oM. f Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Pe ,
iarie-
father, K.C.8., were reviewed by the Duke of Cam-
bridge, Field-Marshal Commanding in Chief. The
infantry formed up on Cove-common at half-past
8 o'clock in three consecutive lines of brigade, equi-
distant from each other. The Ist brigade was in
front, the 2d in the centre, and the 3d in the rear.
The E. and F batteries, 9th brigade, Royal Ar-
tillery, formed the extreme right of the first line.
The Duke, accompanied by Major-General Lord
George Paget and Gen. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, ar-
rived on the parade-ground at half-past 9 o'clock.
The troops then formed line of contiguous columns,
right in front, at quarter distance, and the bands of
the Ist brigade having stationed themselves in front
of the saluting base the infantry marched past in
open column of grand divisions, and the artillery in
open column of batteries. They repassed in lines
of contiguous columns, the artillery leading. The
whole then formed lines of contiguous columns,
facing west, with artillery on the right. They were
next formed into direct echelon from front to rear,
presenting in this order a very imposing appearance.
After having several times formed lines of con-
tiguous columns on different regiments, still pre-
serving the echelon formation, the infantry and
artillery marched to quarters, and the Duke and
Generals accompanying him proceeded to the Long
Valley, where the cavalry, Royal Horse Artillery,
Royal Engineers and Military Train were drawn up
for inspection. The Duke was received with the
usual salute. The cavalry then marched past in
open column of squadrons, the Royal Engineer and
Military Trains in open column of troops, and the
Royal Horse Artillery in open column of batteries
at a walk. The cavalry and artillery afterwards
trotted past by fours, next in open column of grand
divisions at a canter, and again (after countermarch-
ing on the centre) from the reverse flank in open
column of butteries anti tiultdruitts at, a gallop. Ou
the conclusion of the proceedings the Duke called
the commanding officers to the front and congratu-
lated them on the efficient and satisfactory state of
their respective commands. The troops were then
dismissed to quarters.
Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding
the south-western districts, inspected the 52d Light
Infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Peel,
on Southsea-common on Saturday, and inspected
the 87th Fusiliers this morning previous to their
departure from Portsmouth for Aldershot.
The 31st Regiment removed from C and D lines
in the South Camp, Aldershot, on Thursday, and
went under canvas on Cove-common.

The hired sailing transport Moira, Capt. Ashley,
arrived at Spithead on Saturday from Auckland,
New Zealand, whence she sailed on Feb. 22d. She
has experienced light winds throughout nearly the
whole voyage. She has brought home the following
troops and passengers :-12 time-expired men and
prisoners, 53 invalids from various regiments in the
colony under the command of Capt. Wright, 70th
Regiment, and medical charge of Dr. White, 65th
Regiment, who disembarked this morning ; also as
passengers, Major-Gen. Galloway, Col. Sillery (late
Deputy Quartermaster-General of the Forces in
New Zealand), lady and family ; Mrs. Strange,
Capt. Williams, 12th Regiment; Lieut. Harrington,
14th Regiment ; Mrs. Stone (widow of the late Mr.
R. E. Stone, R.A.) and child ; Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
Taylor and child ; Mrs. Dyer, Mrs. Guilding, and
Mrs. Lane, the whole of whom landed at Portsmouth
on the disembarkation of the troops. The Moira will
resume her voyage to London.

The Racoon, screw, Captain Count Gleichin, ar-
rived at Spithead yesterday from the Mediterranean.
She brings a few naval invalids from the ships on
that station, and 46 military invalids and time-ex-
pired men from various regiments and Gibraltar,
under the command of Lieut. Jackson, 86th Regi-
ment, who disembarked this morning.
The Gefle, Swedish screw corvette, Capt. Petter-
son, arrived at Spithead on Saturday last from Tan-
gier, homeward bound. Soon after anchoring Capt.
Petterson landed, and accompanied by Mr. A. L.
Vandenburg, Swedish vice-consul, paid his respects
to the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir M. Sey-
mour, K.C.8., and the Lieut.-Governor of the gar-
rison, Major-Gen. Lord W. C.B.
The Indentifieation of the Dead.

A case of singular interest has recently occurred
at Alta, in California, in which the process of Dr.
Richardson for restoring the featurea of the ,ionA
body that has undergone putrefaction, described in
the Lancet two years ago, was applied with the most
satisfactory results. It appears that on Tuesday
evening, the 14th of March of the present year, a
dead body was discovered buried a little way under-
ground. The earth over the body was only Gin. deep
at the head and 20in. at the feet of the corpse; and,
as the ground had been disturbed by dogs or by boys
passing over it, portions of the dress of the dead
were exposed. A person named M'Glone first made
the discovery, and communicated it to the police,
who shortly afterwards disinterred and conveyed to
the deadhouse a dead man, who, from the marks of
injury inflicted on him, had evidently been mur-
dered. The skull was crushed, and the rope by
which he had been dragged to the grave was left
round the body. At this time the process of decom-
position was so far advanced that recognition or
identification was impossible. In the difficutly that
arose, Dr. J. L. Henry suggested to the coroner
that he should use the method of restoration which
had been previously carried out by Dr. Richardson.
The suggestion was assented to. The body was placed
in water in a water-tight shell ; 201bs. of common
salt and 11b. of hydrochloric acid were added to the
water, and the immersion was sustained three hours.
The body was then removed; the face was washed
with simple water, and afterwards with chlorine
water ; and finally a current of chlorine gas was
passed freely over the face. The restoration of the
features was thus rendered so perfect that the body
was positively identified as that of Charles T. Hill,
a man 27 years of age, and a native of the State of
New York. The report before us from the Alta
California says that as soon as the body had been
changed in appearance by the chemicals it was recog-
nised by a young gentleman connected with the
press, who was cognizant of the fact that several
weeks before the deceased had arrived at Alta in
company with a female whose acquaintance he had
made in New York, and who was then residing in
the town. The girl was soon found, and deposed
that she had not seen Hill for some time, but that
she knew he had been residing at what was called the
Mansion-house. Inquiries at the Mansion-house
(evidently an inn or boarding-house) led to the state-
menteturned , • but that on the
by the landlady that Hill had left on the 24th
February, and had never r
24th a young man came for the trunks of Hill, say..
ing he had been deputed by their owner to remove
them ; the landlady, however, refused to let them go.
Further research proved that this man was a person
called Byrne, a man of very bad character, and who
had already been tried for burglary. He was at
once arrested; his lodgings were examined, and some
keys and an imitation diamond pin, with other
articles belonging to the murdered man Hill, were
disclosed. Pressed on all sides by the evidence
against him, and brought face to face with the mur-
dered man, Byrne confessed that he had been out for
a drive with Hill on the 20th, and accounted for his
own possession of the property in a manner that only
tended to implicate himself the more seriously. Ho
was forthwith committed for trial on the charge of
murder. Whether or not the true murderer has
been detected, the case is one which shows in a re-
markable manner the important aid which science
may render to justice by this procedure, for it is
clear that without it the man who was murdered
would never have been known, and that all inquiry
would have been stopped at the outset. Our readers
will remember that Dr. Richardson, in his original
description of his process in these columns, stated
that his plan admitted of much improvement ; it may
be so, but in the case related the process was never-
theless so effective that the object for which it was
performed was fully realised.—Lancet.

MR. HOLMAN HUNT has consented to execute a
picture for the series of decorations now in progress in the
upper arcade of the South Court, South Kensington
Museum. The subject will be the figure of Aholiab, the
companion of Bezaleel in the decoration of the Temple.