The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-07 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Cambridge went down to Woolwich
yesterday morning, and was present during a variety
of experiments to ascertain the best agent for
lubricating cartridges, so as to adopt a medium
between the wax and grease at present in use. His
Royal Highness rode down to the experiment
ground (the Plumstead Marsh) at 10 o'clock,
where General Williams, commanding the garrison
together with various officers of the Royal
Artillery, and some members of the Select Com-
mittee of the Royal Arsenal, were assembled for
the purpose of commencing the operations. At 1
o'clock General Williams and the officers on service
in the garrison proceeded to the common to attend
a brigade of the troops. Accordingly five battalions
of infantry, in undress uniforms, composed
of the Royal Artillery, Royal Marines, the East
Kent and Oxford Militia Regiments, three
troops of Royal Horse, and three Field bat-
teries of Artillery, were drawn up on the review
ground. The troops were formed into one con-
tinuous line of battalions flanked by the Royal
Horse Artillery on the right and the field batteries
on the left, and on the arrival of the general they
performed the usual general salute, immediately
after which they were inspected throughout. The
general and staff then retired to the front when
the three troops commenced marching past,
and were followed by the infantry and field bat-
teries in open columns of divisions. They then
opened out, and advanced to the upper part of the
ground, where, having gained the aclivity of the
ridge, the infantry and foot artillery took up their
position, supported by the mounted corps, and the
guns were placed in action, an enemy being sup-
posed to be in the distance near the town. A
sharp encounter shortly afterwards took place
between the Royal force Artillery and the
vanguard of the imaginary foe. After a certain
amount of firing they were supposed to be
overpowered and repulsed, as they hurriedly lim-
bered up and retreated at close intervals. The field
batteries then advanced on each flank of the batta-
lions, when the whole force came into action in
front, a long l'ne of skirmishers charging the enemy
under cover of the 24-pound howitzers and 9-poun-
de brass guns belonging to the field batteries.
The skirmishers were then called in, and the main
body of inf .ntry advanced by battalions. At this
point the enemy were supposed to be driven back,
when they suddenly rallied and charged their flank.
The battalions then broke ineo open columns, in
order to allow the Horse Artillery to come again
iuto action. After a short interval they retreated
at full gallop to the top of the hill, halted, and.
formed into close columns, when the whole force
commenced retiring from the field and returned to
head-quarters. General Sir W. F. Williams was
a•tended by Colonel Biugharn, Assistant-Adjutant-
General of the Royal Artillery ; Lieut.-Colonel
Henry, commanding the Ridinghouse establish-
ment ; Major Penn, and the usual garrison staff.

A second bwtalion for the 23d Welsh Fusileers
is about to be raised in Wale'. The head-quarters
at Newport, Monmouthshire, where the formation
of the battalion win be under command of Lieut.-
Colonel Herbert. Upwards of 2501nort-cenitnis-
sioned officer: and men are located there as a nuclus,
and recruiting is going on.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Commander Frederick P. Warren to be Inspect-
ing Commander in the Coastguard Service, Pico
Commander F. C. Herbert, who resigns thtoo
ti
pointment ; Edward Spence, second master,
Quail ; Frederick Townsend, second master, to the
Growler.

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CLERKENWELL.—An elderly man, who gave ' r ii„,/sa -- sPECTACLS3-.
PERSITCrIVI
the name of George Alfred Brown, aged 57, a boot- POwtEARDLEt:triTSEELMEIts:q---cTo.rjE—s
-- OPERA,
RAiCRIA, nsAN3D9, Albelllalio.
maker, of No. 1, Fox-court, St. Andrew's was GLASSES.—S. and b. Solon.Lons,
Osoilte't ethe York Hotel, W.
charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding street, Piccadilly. Obse,L-ve
Stephen Petry, sen., and Stephen Perry, the By her Majesty ettersPPPatent for valuable and ex-
younger, his son, with intent to do grievous bodily traordinary
Telescopes, Camp. .
Race-course, Opera, and Perspective
improvements in the most powerful and brilliant
harm. power that some, three and a-half inches
When the case was called on, Mr. Inspector Al- such extraordinar.y
Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess
ieee will show distinctly Jupiter's moons,
lea, of the G division, said the elder Perry wasPthe double stars; with the same telescope
dying, and that the surgeons considered it neces- Saturn'sbe seen a 's countenauce three-and-a-half miles
cn with a n eats
ring, e:in :
de s 0 .
sary that the magistrate should attend at the distant and an object
of fromlai larger,
Ims
sizes,
Fitohr the waist-
Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, and take eoat-pocat-
ete'rdainudAayr.e The itial Exhibition,' Iwssl.increasing
v aiu.
the dying man's deposition. Accordingly, Mr.
I able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Vaistcoat-pocket
Tyrwhitt, accompanied by Mr. Alexander, the Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and
second clerk, and Mr. Baylis, the chief usher, at i known one and a-half mile distant. They answer every pur-
tended, and the oath being administered, the in- pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country
scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles, They
jured man stated as follows :
'do at No. are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking vachtinrr,
My name is Stephen Perry, and I resi
half 1 sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists.ts to
1, Fox-court, Holborn. That morning ahoute
the-
Camp, Perspective, and Race-course Glasses, with Opera.,
past five, in the house where I lodge,
; thel waste
koroom . powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of
first floor. The prisoner lodged ,n greatest transparent power. The great advantage . . the
of the same from this invention is, aerivtd
first flocx, and I occupied the first room . . s, that vision impaired becomes
night, and this morning served and strengthened and aped pre-
fl
-or. I went to bed lasttpersons aro enablid
down stairs for a lub of to elailoy their sight at the mo t very
a°ed
when I was dressed I went hs minute occupation—can see
first floor lauding the with those lenses of a m
water. When I got to the • - • they do not require ue less magnifying power—and
' hed at me. Ido not know what malice the frequent changes to the den.
przsonerrus genus effect
the woman he was livings of further powerful assistance. Persons
he owes me. On Friday c be •au suited at the most,
with was turned out of doors by him. She did. iug one of theglasses remoto part of the world by send.
out of their spectacles in a letter, and
for me. She asked prisoner for a tub, stating the dist tuee from
some washing the
• eye they can read small print
and when be gave it her he struck her, and she with it, and o thoQ
.. who have not made use of spectacles by
then ran into my room. Since then he has threat- stating their ago. Deafness.—New Discovery. Th• Ozganio
Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented
ened to murder me. As soon as the prisoner ru:lied
at me, he struck me, and inflicted upon me the instrument for deafness, entirely different from all othe_rS,
injury under which lam now labouring. I cannot i:urpassing anything of rho kind that has been, otih•oprlianb,l7
say what he dial ii, with. I
do not RA:null% i4T Vital can be, produced. Being of the same colour as
d.
enci_
ai
er nut perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear is i ly li
he struck me more than once. [ln addition to the church and at Imblie assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation Of
wound on the throat, he had a very singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it allords
. severe cut
°u all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albe-
the right arm.] I ran down stairs into
the court marle•street, Piccadilly—OppoCto tin! York gotel, W,