The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

THE CAMP AT CIIORHAM COMMO N.

The "breaking up" of the camp at Chobham com-
menced yesterday. The regiments of the line and the
artillery marched out of quarters in the course of the
day, and the remainder of the troops leaves this day. A
detachment of each regiment is to remain on the ground
until early in the ensuing week, for the purpose of deli-
vering over the stores and appointments to the Commis-

sariat.
On Thursday night the following appeared in division
orders :

" Camp, Aug. 18, 1853.
" The Lieutenant-General Commanding has much
pleasure in causing the following memorandum to be
communicated to the division :
" Horse Guards, Aug. 18, 1853.
" MEMORANDUM.

" ' The General Commanding-in-Chief has had the
honour to convey to Lieutenant-General Lord Seaton,
G.C.8., and to the officers and men of the two divisions
encamped during the summer, the Queen's approbation
of their military bearing on each of the occasions when
her Majesty passed these troops in review.
" The 2d division being about to return to quarters,
Lieutenant-General Lord Seaton will be pleased to issue
a divisional order, expressing his sense of the conduct of
the forces confided to him by her Majesty for field in-
struction.
" General Viscount Hardinge has had the satisfac-
tion of witnessing, on very many occasions, the energy
and ability with which the combined movement of the
three arms were directed by Lord Seaton ; and the re-
sult of the summer instruction has fully realised the
expectations formed of its success when intrusted to an
officer of Lord Seaton's reputation.
" His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
K.G., the senior Major-General in the camp, has ma-
noeuvred the division during the last 10 days, and the
General Commanding-in-Chief has the honour of congra-
tulating his Royal Highness on the very successful
manner in which the troops were handled.
" The officers of the general staff, before they sepa-
rate, will receive the Lieutenant-General's orders for
collecting the various reports and details relating to
field equipments, which will be taken into consideration
at an early period, under instructions separately con-
veyed.
"'By direction of his Lordship, the General Com-
manding-in-Chief.

" G. BROWN, A.G,
" DIVISION AFTER ORDER.

" On the eve of the departure of the regiments placed
under the command of Lord Seaton for their respective
quarters, he is desirous of expressing his satisfaction at
the perfect state of discipline of the corps encamped,
and the order and regularity which have been main-
tained by them.
" It is a circumstance reflecting the highest credit on
the army, that during the encampment of 16,000 men
but one instance of serious misconduct on the part of
the troops has been reported.
" The Lieutenant-General requests that his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., commanding
the cavalry brigade ; Colonel Thornton, commanding
the brigade of Guards ; Major-General Siir Richard Eng
in-
land, K.C.8., and Colonel Lockyer, K.., commanding
the Ist and 2d infantry brigades ; Lieutenant-Colonel
Dupuis, commanding the Royal Artillery ; and Lieute-
nant-Colonel Vicers, commanding the Royal Engineers,
will accept his thanks for the assistance he has received
from them, and Colonel Torrens, assistant quarter-
master-general, and Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, C. 8.,
assistant adjutant-general, for the efficient manner in
which the duties of their departments have been carried
on during the whole period of the encampment.
" By command,
" R. B. WOOD, Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.G."

SHOCKING GUN ACCIDENT AT THE OAKS, NORTON.
—An accident of a fearful nature happened to a youngman, the coachman of Mr. Bagshawe, of the Oaks, Nor-
ton, on Thursday evening. He was charging the re-
ceiver of an air-gun with an air-pump, when the receiver
(an hen globe) exploded. A large piece of the receiver
entered the ribs on the right side, another piece inflicted
a cut, six inches long, on the chest ; and the explosion
broke his jaw-bone and completely tore up the lower
portion of his face. Mr. Overend, the family surgeon,
was immediately sent for, and all the measures that a
considerable experience in similar accidents suggested
were adopted for the preservation of the man's life. He
was so much exhausted from the loss of blood that it was
feared ho would die. Afterwards, however, he rallied ;
and on Friday morning Mr. Overend performed the
painful operation of extracting the piece of iron which
had lodged in his side. It is probable that he will re-
cover. The man was charging the gun to shoot rabbits
for his own amusement. He had been warned of the
danger which alweli attends the charging of air-guns.