The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-01 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intellgence.

The following General Order, dated the Ist of
February, has been promulgated by the Adjutant-
General Lord William Paulet, by order of the Field
Marshal Commanding-in-Chief :
"1. The course of instruction in musketry' which was
introduced in the year 1854 having become thoroughly in-
corporated in the established system of drill for the British
army, and the troops having by constant careful training
and practice acquired an amount of skill in the use of the
rifle which was formerly the case only to a very limited ex-
tent, it has appeared to the Field-Marshal Commanding-
in-Chief that the time has arrived when the details of the
instruction might be modified and reduced without impair-
ing the efficiency of regiments, and without disturbing the
principles ou which the system, which has been attended
with such good results, was based.
"2. A Board of officers was accordingly assembled to in-
quire into the subject, and his Royal Highness having at-
tentively considered their report has finally approved of
the following revised regulations,which are to be forthwith
adopted throughout the service.
"3. By these regulations distinct courses are provided
for the recruit and for the trained soldier; the lock in-
struction is considerably reduced ; the theoretical prin-
cipl?s are condensed, and the returns simplified as much
as it was possible to do so without excluding ',information
which cannot be dispensed with.
" 4. In furtherance, also, of the Field-Marshal Command_
ing-Ckief's desire to reduce the annual course for the trained
soldier, a rigid enforcement of the attendance of first-
class shots at the aiming and position drills will no longer
be required ; and old soldiers in the second period of service
will be excused (provided they continue efficient) from the
extra position and judging distance drills, which, instead
of-being required to be executed weekly, as heretofore, will
henceforth be left more to the discretion of commanding
officers.

" 5. This relaxation of previous orders, however, is not
to be looked upon as encouraging the inference that his
Royal Highness does not consider these drills as essential
elements in the training of expert marksmen. On the
contrary, his Royal Highness will visit with his displea-
sure every case in which neglect to have them executed
frequently,' as directed by theso revised regulations, shall
be brought to his notice.
" 6 The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief looks for
the zealous co-operation of officers of all ranks in carrying
out the regulations, now published, and trusts that the
modification which ho has approved in the system will not
be followed by any diminution in the ' figure of merit' of
the shooting of the army."
The first steps have been taken by the authorities
for carrying out the recommendations of the recent
Commission on Army Reorganisation by the reduc-
tion of certain regiments of the line, consisting of
two battalions, an order having yesterday been re-
ceived at Chatham Garrison, directing the transfer
of 30 non-commissioned officers and men of the
depot of the 2d battalion of the Bth (the King's)
Regiment to the Ist battalion, 40 non-commissioned
officers and men of the 2d battalion of the 14th
Regiment to the Ist battalion, and 40 non-commis-
sioned officers and men of the 2d battalion of the
15th Regiment to the Ist battalion. Some other
changes will also shortly be effected in other de-
partments of the army in accordance with the re-
commendations of the Commissioners.
A series of experiments were tried on Wednesday
at Tynemouth with a newly-constructed gun-car-
riage, built by Sir W. J. Armstrong, at the Elswick
Ordnance Works, for garrison or casemate duty.
Gen. Lefroy and several members of the Select Ord-
nance Committee from Woolwich, and some foreign
were present. The gun used was
gun, and the carriage, made
very strong. Sixteen rounds
militaryaowf e3mro e oalfil bl
re. eaosdbhffi,l uebcneui trrtos9,nt the wase hcarriage went through the expe-
ri m ents without sustaining the least injury. Its
special feature seemed to be the substitution of a
wheel for the usual pivot, and the leverage is simple
and appears to be very difficult to throw out of gear

Yesterday morning a detachment of th© 2d bai

talion Scots Fusilier Guards, consisting of two oiri
cers and 40 non-commissioned officers and men, un-
der command of Capt. Gascoyne, left Windsor by
the 7.45 a.m. Great Western train for Victoria Sta-
tion, Pimlico. In the afternoon a detachment of
the Ist battalion Scots Fusiliers, numbering three
officers and 133 men, arrived at Windsor by the same
railway, and took up their quarters in advance of
the main body of the battalion at the Sheet-street
Barracks. This morning, at a quarter to 10 o'clock,
the 2d battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, numbering
about 13 officers, 509 men, 71 women, 96 children,
and five officers, left the Sheet-street Barracks
and march to tho Windsor station of the Great
Western Railway, whence it proceeded by special
at ten o'clock, via Slough and Kensington, to the
Victoria Station, Pimlico, arriving at the latter
terminus at 11.20 a.m. The troops will take up
their quarters in the Wellington, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palace Barracks. At ten o'clock to-
day the Ist battalion of the same regiment (Scots
Fusiliers), consisting of 14 officers, 533 men, 55
women, 78 children, and three horses, will leave
the Victoria Station, Pimlico, in a special train, and
arrive at Windsor, via the Great Western Railway,
at ten minutes past 11 c'clock. The Ist battalion
Scots Fusiliers, on reaching the station, will march
to the Sheet-street barracks, and occupy the quar-
ters vacated by the 2d battalion.
The first field-day of the season took place at
Aldershot yesterday. The division, including the
Royal Engineers, Royal Engineer and Military
Trains, paraded on Eelmore-hill at 11 o'clock. On
the arrival of Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Scarlett line
was formed, and the various regiments marched
past in slow and quick time, the cavalry and artil-
lery passing at a trot.
Detachments of the let, 2d, and 3d battalions of
the Grenadier Guards and Ist battalion Scots Fusi-
lier Guards, to the number of 12 officers and 371
non-commissioned officers and men, will arrive at
the camp at Aldershot this day for the annual course
of musketry. Fifteen women and 11 children ac-
company the detachments, which will be quartered
in I and K lines, North Camp.
No. 24 troop Military Train, at Aldershot, is held
in readiness to move to Woolwich, being relieved
by No. 9 troop from the latter station.
The 56th (West Essex) Regiment, under the com-
mand of Col. Richard W. Lacy, arrived at Alder-
shot yesterday afternoon from Portland, Weymouth,
&c., one company of the regiment, from March-
wood, having arrived on Wednesday evening. The
strength marching in wm 15 officers, 430 non-com-