The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-26 00:00:00

TILE ARM!.

Private M'Selly, late of the Ist Royals, in the
camp at Colchester, has just been awarded by a
decree of the Court of Chancery £B,OOO, with
five years' arrears of interest. The fortunate
recipient was recently discharged after 21 y ears'
service with a pension of is. per day.
One of thd cast-iron experimental guns strength-
ened according to a principle suggested by Sir W.
Armstrong, in order to prove their capability of
being rifled for service, was on Saturday tested Lit
the goy ala Arsenal butt, Woolwich. An order
, having been given to increase the charges and con-
'Anne e
experi firingmnt as eventually to burst the gun, the
vias carried out in a bomb-proof shed
recently
ofconstructedt for that special purpose. The
of
B:l:ntun was solidly embedded in a
coating of
three inches in thickness,
hincrusted over the entire portion subject
to the
w
hc as
greatestam
of shock from the explosion,
and extended over thevisibl3,l7 adpieee (leaving the ease-
able ring only
down to the trunnions.
Several rounds were fired th
exceedingly heavy
charges, and at length thel
itself gave way
under the excessive charge, and
was found torn in-
to fragments, but the coating of
gunmetal remained
entire.
o
The new military disPonsurY in averse f erec-
tion at Woolwich, intended also to provide for the
temporary reception of severe hospital cases,
ing their removal to the infirmary about to pend-
ing be built
on Kidbrooke-common, is now partially roofed in.
The position is considered to be one of the most
eligible in and about the garrison, both for its ele-
cation and its near proximity to the barrack and
review and practising grounds, in which accidents
may occur requiring surgical aid. In order to pro-
cure pure air and ventilation, an additional space
of ground beyond the building is ordered to be
cleared. The residence of Rear-Admiral Duntze is
about to be demolished for that purpose, the admi-
ral having already removed with his family, under
an official notification from the Engineer Depart-
ment.

The annual course of musketry instruction has
just been completed by the force stationed in the
camp at Colchester. The number of men attached
to the 9th and 10th battalions who shared in
the practice has been 1,300, and the re-
sult has been as follows :—Average points.

-9th battalion, first period, 14.88 ; file firing,
8.98 ; volley firing, 7.35 ; skirmishing, 4.31.
10th battalion, first period, 15.14 ; file fir-
ing class, 10.13; volley firing, 8.21 ; skirmishing,
4-88. Figure of merit-9th battalion, w hole bat-
talion, 35.22 ; best company, 39.37. 10th battalion,
whole battalion, 38.36; best company, 44.11. Clas-
sification of men per cent. —9th battalion, 3d class,
17; 2d class, 58; Ist class, 25. 10th battalion, 3d
class, 18 ; 2d class, 59 ; Ist class, 22. Percentage of
marksmen-9th battalion, 5 ;10th battalion, 6. The
best shot in the 9th battalion was Sergt. Knights,
of the Ist battalion 6th Regiment; and the best
judge of distance was Private Smith, of the 88th
Regiment. The figure of merit of the 10th battalion
was 28.04 in 1858 and 35.21 in 1859, as compared
with 38.36 this year. Great bodies of recruits
continue to be sent to Landguard Fort, Harwich,
for preliminary instruction.
Capt. Fowke, of the sth Regiment, and Captain
Watson, of the 66th, at present stationed in camp at
Colchester, have received orders to hold themselves
in readiness to proceed to India as soon as practi-
cable.

The Suffolk Militia Artillery left Portsmouth on
Friday for Ipswich preparatory to their disembodi-
ment. Only one n3i.litia regiment now remains in
the S.W. district, the Bedfordshire Light Infantry,
commanded by Col. Gilpin, stationed at Portsmouth.