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

THE

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,
StaffAssistant-Surgeon C. J. Squire,Staff-Assistant-
Surgeon G. S. Davie, M.D., Staff-Assistant-Surgeon
F. C. Macfarlane Staff-Assistant-Surgeon T. Ram-
Say,Staff-'tant-Surgeon W. K. Stewart, M.D.,
and Staff-Assistant-Surgeonhie St. John Killery.
A telegra
received at Nrooli,niviecslsiage was yesterday morning
of State for War, Arsenal, from the Secretary
saensntrncing the intention of
their Royal Highnes
at
Due d'Aumale and the
Comte de Paris to arriveeto
the
ththc Royal Arsenal at
half-past 12, on a visit departments. The
heads of departments consequently. Assembled in the
office of the select committneeiyosituated near the
receivet their au-
principal entrance, in readiness
gust visitors on their arrival within the
e thats After
e
waiting *a considerable time, and
appearance,
Royal Princes did not make their
dispersed to their respective official duties, utnhdeeyr
tho impression that the visit was deferred. At
half-past 1, however, H.R.H. the Comte de Paris,
att ended by his private secretary, M. de Boismelon,
and. Col. Sir H. Storks, K.C.8., secretary for mili-
tary correspondence, entered the Royal Arsenal
front the railway station. Mr. Dean, the senior
inspector of police at the gate, accordingly des-
patch ed speedy messengers to the various depart-
ment.;, 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
cost(); nary formalities escorted his Royal Highness
and wily towards the gun park, dotted with guns
and mcrtars of, every description, together with
number tuss piles and pyramids of shot, shell, and
other w stores, covering an area of several acres.
A 6-pound'er battery for field service in India was
here drawn up complete, consisting of six light
gultio 12M. h owitzers, 61b., rockets, &c., ready for

transport to Bengal, an inspection of which detained 1
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 &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.