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

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THE ARMY.

The result of the competitive trial of small-bor
1862, has
rifles held at the Government ranges Woolwich,
from Feb. 26 to March 4 (inclusive), j
been published by the National Rifle Association.
Twenty shots in all were fired at each range of 500
and 1,000 yards. At the first distance the mean
ust
radial deviation was, for Whitworth, '53; Rigby,
070; Henry, 'B2; Turner, .97 ; and Terry, I'9o. 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
noncommissioned 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 officero
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.

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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 miler 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. CoI.
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the long period he has been in the corps of Royal
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the Artillery division, to be
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A committee of superior officers, appointed from
the 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
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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 Woolwich marsh, and found defective,
This, it is stated, will entail a serious loss on the
War Department.

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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 :ex.
ecute the work ; or (3), who shall fraudulently dispose of
any copy or colourable imitation of any work of fine art as
having been executed by the author of the :original work ;
or (4), who during the life of the author shall without his
consent offer for sale any work of his
posed of by him), or copy thereof, (which has beeenodhis-
altered by
the co ;
posing of a painting or drawing is not to
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