The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-07 00:00:00

THE A1231Y.

The result of the competitive trial of small-bore
rifles held at the Government ranges Woolwich,
from Feb. 26 to March 4 (inclusive), 1862, has just
been published by the National Rifle Association.
Twenty shots in all wore fired at each range of 500
and 1,000 yards. At the first distance the mean
radial deviation was, for Whitworth, .53; Rigby,
•70; Henry, •82 ; Turner, •97 ; and Terry, 1.90. At
the second distance the mean radial deviation was,
for Whitworth, 2'35 ; Turner, 2.52; Henry, 3'07 ;
Rigby, 4.79 ; and Terry, 4.92. The competitors
placed in order according to their mean figure
at both distances stand thus :—Whitworth, 2.88 ;
Turner, 3.49 ; Henry, 3.89 ; Rigby, 5.49 ; and
Terry, 6.82. Mr. Ingram retired from the contest.
In accordance with the orders recently issued
by the Duke of Cambridge, through the Deputy-
Adjutant-General of Royal Engineers,' a num-
ber of the most intelligent and best educated
non-commissioned officers have been selected from
the companies of Royal Engineers at the seve-
ral military stations, and sent up to head-quar-
ters, Chatham, where they are directed to un-
dergo an extended course of training, in order
to become qualified as instructors to the Volun-
teer Engineer corps. The non-commissioned officers
will be taught every branch of field work and forti-
fication, in addition to which they will also go
through a complete course of company and battalion
drill. The body of non-commissioned officers now
under instruction will complete their course early
in the approaching summer, when they will be fully
competent to superintend the instruction of the
Volunteers of those corps which may apply for their
services.

The Ordnance Select Committee have recom-
mended that every elevated battery should be fur-
nished with a board showing the angle subtended
by the vertical height of the battery at each 100
yards of distance, this arrangement being of the
greatest assistance in determining the depression to
be given to the gun in order to strike it. Directions
have accordingly been issued by the Duke of Cam-
bridge to the officers commanding Royal Artillery
to give effect to the recommendation of the Select
Committee by causing the several batteries within.
their command to be supplied with the necessary
tables of the angles subtended by the vertical height
of the battery at the various distances within the
range of their guns.
The retirement of Col. E. Rea, Commandant of
the Chatham division of Royal Marines, with the
honorary rank of Major-Gen., after 40 years' service,
was announced at headquarters yesterday. Col.
Rea has seen a great deal of active service during
the long period he has been in the corps of Royal
Marines. By his retirement the following promo-
tions take place :—Col. T. Lemon, C. 8., Second.
Commandant of the Plymouth division, to be Com.
mandant of the Chatham division ; Col. J. H. Gas.
coigne, C. 8., of the Chatham division, to be Second
Commandant, and appointed to the Plymouth divi-
sion ; Capt. and Brevet-Major W. F. Foote, of the
Portsmouth division, to be Lieut.-Col., and appointed
to the Chatham division ; First Lieut. and Quarter-
master F. A. Foster, of the Artillery division, to be
Capt. ; Second Lieut. J. Holland, of the Chatham.
division, to be First Lieut.
A committee of superior officers, appointed from
ttie various branches of the service, has been sitting
for some time past, at the War Department, to take
into consideration the employment of soldiers at
their respective trades, in lieu of hired civilians,
which would considerably reduce the army expen..
diture if generally put in force. Sub-committees
have been appointed at Woolwich and the out sta-
tions to forward the necessary reports to the central
committee, and to specify in detail the acquirements
possessed by the men under the command of each
officer at the home stations, Within a specified num-
ber of day after receipt of the order to that effect.
A large quantity of metal fuzes, termed pillar
fuzes, which have been issued in vast numbers for
the use of the Armstrong guns, were yesterday
proved in Woolwicb_marsh, and found defective.
This, it is stated, will entail a serious loss on the
War Department.

FINE ARTS COtYRIGHT.—The Solicitor- General's
Bill for giving copyright in paintings, drawing, and photo-
graphs for the life of the author, and seven years after his
death, imposes also a penalty upon any person (1) who shall
fraudulently affix any name, initials, or monogram upon
any work of fine art; or (2), who shall fraudulently offer
for sale or exhibition any work of fine art, having thereon
the name, initials, or monogram of a parson who did not exoi
ecute the work; or (3), who shall fraudulently P
any copy or colourable imitation of any work of'inal work ;
fine art as
having been executed by the author of the
;original
frithout his
or (4), who during the life of the author shall
has been dirt,
consent offer for sale any work of his (whichby. some Viler
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dis-
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copy-
right unless it be reserved to him
writing.
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