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

2HE ARMY.

Some distinguished members of the Imperial
family of Austria, under the incognito of th 3 Count
Schoenkirchen and suite, yesterday visited Wool-
wich Arsenal by special notification from Sir E.
Lugard, Under Secretary of State for the Depart-
ment of War. They were received by Major
Young, Major Shaw, Capt. Majendie, R.A., and
other officials of the Royal Arsenal, who were in
attendance in the Dial-square until half-past two,
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partment, &c., and entered the Royal gun factories,
where they were received by Mr. John Anderson
and the staff of officers belonging to the depart-
ment, and spent upwards of four hours in the in-
spection of the Armstrong gun manufactory,
which they witnessed in all its details.
The range of buildings erected at Sheerness for
the wives and families of the married non-commis-
sioned officers and men of the Royal Artillery, at a
cost to the Government of £ll,OOO, is now com-
pleted, and only awaits the official inspection to
be taken formal possession of by the Government.
The building is one of the best of the kind yet
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may be looked upon as a.
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and are about 300 ft. in length and
three stories in height, the whole constructed with
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which can be used as a promenade,
and from which the view embraces the Nore and
the distant coast of Essex. Ample provision is made
for
80 families, a separate apartment being provided
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a verandah,
eran glazedd bricks. On the two upper stories there
is h,
, for each. Each room measures 17ft. by 14ft., with a
height of 15ft., the upper stories being approachei
by three main stone staircases, well lighted at night
with gas. The entire building is fireproof, the. whole
of the rooms are lighted with gas, and each is pro-
vided with a stove and cooking range so constructed
as to distribute the heat into the rooms. There are
also cupboards and other requisites to each apart-
ment. The outbuilding contains a washing room
30ft. by 20ft., fitted with 22 galvanised iron troughs
and Jacques's patent boilers, four of which hold 20
gallons each, and one, which is for bathing pur -
poses, 40 gals. There is also a clothes drying room,
fitted with patent drying machines, which, includ-
ing the heating of five boilers, can be effected with
the expenditure of only one cwt. coals. Adjoining
is an ironing
room, 25ft. by 20ft., with men and
women's bathrooms. Ample provision is made for
supplying
water to the establishment. The building
is ventilated according to the most approved princi-
ples, and is surrounded with Wright's patent bar
pavement, sft. wide. The entire erection has been
built by Messrs. Nayler and Son, from the plans of
Mr. Lacy, C.E.

ALARMING FIRES.—Last evening, about half-past
five o'clock, the inhabitants of Clapham-road were greatly
alarmed owing to the sudden outbreak of a fire in the pred
mises belonging to Mr. Silvester, an artist, situated at No.
8, New-terrace, Clapham-road. The fire commenced in
the staclio and workshops, a range of buildings 50 feet long
and over 20 feet wide. The flames travelled with remark..
able swiftness over the entire buildings, threatening with
destruction the front dwelling.house, and also the private
residence of Mrs. Jennings, No. 9. in the same terrace.
The engines of the distillery belonging to Messrs. Beaufoy,
Price's candleworks, and Hodges's distillery, with those of
the London brigade, under the command of Mr. Hender-
son, the chief officer of the D district, and Engineer Met-
calf, were early in attendance, and the firemen eventually
succeeded in extinguishing the flames before the front houso
was touched ; but the building in which the misfortune
commenced was burned down and the contents destloyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown, and it could not
emis be as
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certained whether the sufferer was insured. The pr
and
of Mrs. Jennings also received some damage,
windows were broken. This lady was insured in the Stm
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a notice
Fire-office. '
Steand several
OPENING OF THE BRITIgiikiSSE
the p
the British Museum was re-opened to
issued that the Museum would be continued open every
Monday, -Wednesday, and Friday, between the hours of
ten and five. Q'elock, until the end of October,