The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, ac-
companied by Col. Bingham, Major Jervois, and
other distinguished officers, paid an official visit of
inspection on Thursday afternoon to the extensive
fortification works now in progress on the Vern
heights at Portland for the defence of the large new
harbour recently formed by the construction of the
breakwater at the north end of the island. His
Royal Highness arrived at a somewhat late hour,
but completed the inspection of that part of the de-
fensive works before the evening set in. On return-
ing from the hill his Royal Highness embarked on
board the Admiralty yacht Black Eagle, where he
remained during the night. The Volunteers of the
Breakwater Artillery corps, under Lieut. Powell,
were assembled at the place of embarkation, and
Listed as guard of honour on the occasion. Yester-
day his Royal Highness went on the magnificent
sea wall on the inner breakwater and inspected the
granite battery now approaching completion at its
eastern extremity. The outer or great breakwater,
and the new fort in process of construction on the
North point at Weymouth, which will command,
the northern entrance to the harbour and the ad-
jacent coast line, were also visited. Major Nugent,
Commanding Royal Engineers, received and accom-
panied his Royal Highness over the Vern works on
Thursday. Mr. Conde, chief engineer of the break-
water, and Mr. Leather, contractor, were in attend-
ance to-day. On the Royal standard being hoisted
this morning on board the Black Eagle, the guard-
ship Colossus, Capt. F. Scott, fired the usual Royal
salute.

The camps formed at the Spur battery and near
the King's bastion, at Chatham garrison, which
have been occupied during the summer by the
troops belonging to the East India depots, will
shortly be broken up, in accordance with orders
to that effect issued by Major-General Eyre, when
the troops will go into winter quarters at Chatham
barracks, and the hut barracks, Brompton. Dur-
ing the time the camps have been occupied chiefly
by the troops belonging to the Ist and 3d battalions,
and the men have been made as comfortable as
circumstances would permit. The tents, for the
most part, having been pitched on sloping ground,
comparatively little inconvenience has resulted from
the incessant rains ; and, care having been at the
same time taken to thoroughly drain the camp,
very little moisture has accumulated. The troops,
too, have not been permitted to sleep on the ground,
each tent being furnished with small iron bedsteads
for the inmates. The effect of the excellent ar-
rangements made has been very marked in the
general health of the men encamped, as the per-
centage of soldiers in hospital was not higher, and
on some occasions even less, than among the troops
quartered in barracks—and this, too, during a sea-
son of so inclement a character that troops en-
eam.ped in other places had to be removed into
barracks. The object for which the camp was
formed—that of enabling the troops to acquire a
practical knowledge of camp life when in the field
—has been carefully kept in view, the men having
been taught to cook their own food, perform their
own washing, and, in fact, do for themselves the
various duties which in barracks are generally per-
formed for them. A most excellent camp cooking
range, the invention of one of the non-commissioned
officers, was erected in the field, and answered its
purpose admirably.
According to orders received at Chatham garri-
son yesterday the depot companies of the Ist bat-
talion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment will vacate
the hut barracks this morning, and proceed, a
portion to Gosport to join the head-quarters, re-
cently returned from India, and the remainder of
the depot to Templemore. The following officers
and men are to proceed to Gosport, viz.:—Brevet-
Major W. Bayly, Captain F. W. Dugmore, Lieu-
tenant E. J. Blair, Ensign A. H. Cotter, Assistant-
Surgeon T. J. Biddle, 13 non-commissioned officers,
three drummers, and 316 privates. The companies
that proceed to Templemore will join the 16th depot
lattalion, under the command of Col. W. Irwin,
and form
Chatham a depot at that station. They will leave
garrison on Monday morning, the follow-
ing being the officers and number of men :—Capt.
A. T. Welsh, Lieut. C. N. Fry, Ensign R. Hancock,
Ensign W. A. Bridge, 13 non-commissioned officers,
8 privates.
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ACCIDENT ON 71111----acciIITINOBOURNE AND SHEER-
NEs 9 RAILWAY.—An accident occurred on the above line
this morning (Friday) to Ulna
fewm which left Sittingbourne
at 8.30 a.m., when within
gardse of Queensborough
station, a mile and a half from
68. The carriages
, and the steam
had passed the signal-post at that pi"
at/hpeurpose of stop-
was
being let off and the break applied for the _
gme
suddenly ram
of from 10
ping the train, which was proceeding
to 12 miles an hour, when the en
42 •tur off the
line and fell with an immense crash on its
joining field, dragging along with it two luggagul, t: an ad-
break van, and a passenger carriage, all of Whi:inls, the
thrown into a confused pile and more or less broken bywi t),bre
concussion. About 30 passengers were in the train at the
time, but, with the exception of the engine-driver s-
Stoker, no one was hurt. The former sustained a ~,htlir; 1
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!,310,110n the thigh, and the latter received a violent, blow on
tp_ forehead, which has temporarily deprived him of sight
from one ecd The rails d i
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officials new tot, through the. activity of the railway
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the line was i•-;;aug,,,e:dren9-ced, and by noon the traffic on
at present be tt„—ertst: The cause of Cho accident cannot
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than a few weeks, ht,141 which heA not been opened more
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