The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-03 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following medical officers attached to the
establishment at Fort Pitt, Chatham, received or-
ders. yesterday to hold themselves in readiness for
foreign service:—Staff Assistant-Surgeon R. Woods,
§taffAssistant-Surgeon C. J. Squire,Staff-Assistant-
6argeon G. S. Davie, M.D. , Staff-Assistant-Surgeon
F. C. Macfarlane, Staff-Assistant-Surgeon T. Ram-
say,
_ gStaff-Assistant-Surgeon W. K. Stewart, M.D.,
and 6taff-Assistant•Sur eon St. John Killery.
A telegraphic
message was yesterday morning
received at Woolwich Arsenal, from the Secretary
of State for War, announcing the intention of
their Royal
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enesses the Due d'Aumale and the
Comte de P arrivei at the Royal Arsenal at
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half-past 12. on to the departments. The
heads of departments ceoenreseutquetentlyassembled in the
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office of the select committee, situated near the
principal entrance, in readinessto
the gates. receive
gust visitors on their arrival within tes. After
waiting a considerable time, and finding
Royal Princes did not make their appearance, that the
dispersed to their respective efficiduties they
the impression that the visit was deferred. under
half-past 1, however, H.R.H. the Comte deParis,A
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At
attended by his private secretary, M. de Boismeloi
and Col. Sir H. Storks, K.C.8., secretary for mili-
tary' correspondence, entered the Royal Arsenal
from the railway station. Mr. Dean, the senior
in,peetor of police at the gate, accordingly des-
patched speedy messengers to the various depart-
ments, when, in the course of a short interval, Col.
Tulloh, Superintendent of the Royal Carriage De-
partment, arrived in the Dial-square, and after the
customary formalities escorted his Royal Highness
and party towards The gun park, dotted with guns
and mortars of every description, together with
numberless piles and pyramids of shot, shell, and
other war stores, covering an area of several acres.
A 6-pounder battery for field service in India was
here drawn up complete, consisting of six light
guns, 121 b. howitzers, 611 t. rockets, &c., ready for

transport to Bengal, an inspection of which detained
his Royal Highness for some time. Having been
joined by Captain Gordon, Principal Military
Storekeeper of the Arsenal ; Colonel Wilmot,
Superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories ;
and Captain Boxer, Director of the Royal
Laboratories, they examined the numerous Russian
guns ranging around the entrance to the store-office,
and, having received a detailed explanation of the
huge 36-inch shells, which likewise stud the prin-
cipal thoroughfare, and which were destined for
the use of the monster mortar, they proceeded to
an inspection of the saddlery and harness stores.
At 2 o'clock they repaired to the Royal Standard.
Iron Gun Foundry, and witnessed the entire pro-
cess of casting a 68-pounder gun. Their next visit
was through the shell foundry, gun-boring
mills, the paper and cartridge-bag factory, Royal
Laboratory, brass-gun foundry and boring. mills,
&c.; and, finally, they made a lengthened inspec-
tion of the interesting departments which comprise
the Royal carriage square—viz., the saddlery and
harness shops, gun spongemakers', carpenters', and
tin-workers' shops, smitheries, and brass workers',
tin and zinc men's shops, gun 'carriage and plat-
form shops, wheelmakers', &c., and left for London
by the 5 o'clock train.
"Mr. Miller, of the Storekeeper's Department in
the Tower, is ordered to succeed Mr. Foster, chief
clerk of the Military Store Department at Wool-
wich, appointed in charge at Sheerness.