The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-29 00:00:00

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

Yesterday the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., Com-
mander of the Forces, accompanied by Major Gene-
ral Lord William Paulet, Adjutant-General, Lieut.
Gen. Sir Hope Grant, K.C.8., Quartermaster-
General, and attended by Col. Tyrwhitt, aide-de-
camp, paid a visit to Aldershott, for the purpose of
holding his half-yearly inspection of the troops at
that station. His Royal Highness arrived at Farn-
borough yesterday morning about 9 o'clock, and
was received by Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James
Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding the division,
attended by Capt. Milligan and Lieut. Doherty,
aides-de-camp, and, accompanied by Col: Newdi-
gate, Assistant Adjutant-General ; Col. Herbert,
Assist. -Quartermaster- Gen. ; Col. Graham, V•C • ,
R.E. ; and other members of the Staff at Aldershot
immediately proceeded to the residence of Gen.
Scarlett, Forest-lodge. near Farnborough, where he
breakfasted. The troops had been under arms from
about 8 o'clock, and shortly before 9 proceeded from
their various quarters to Co_ve-common. Here they
took up position on their arrival, facing east,
and the formation was completed about 20
minutes to 10, in the following order
Cavalry on the
right, with the 3d Hus-
sars on the extreme of that flank ; infantry
in line of continuous column of brigades of the
left, with the Royal Engineer and Military Trains
forming second line in the rear. At 10 o'clock the
Duke, accompanied by Gen. Scarlett and a brilliant
suite, arrived on the ground, and was received with
a royal salute. His Royal Highness commenced the
proceedings of the day by making a minute inspec-
tion of the various branches of the service on the
field. This occupied about 20 minutes, at the con-
clusion of which the troops took ground to the right,
preparatory to marching past. A saluting base
having been formed, and the bands of the cavalry
brigade being massed opposite, the divisionmarched
past in open column of batteries and squadrons, sec-
tions of troops, and open column of grand divisions
in quick time in the following order :—Staff of the
Division, Lieut.-Gen. Sir James,Yorke Scarlett,
K.C.B ; Staff of Cavalry Brigade, Major-Gen.
Hodge, C. 8., Col. d'Aguilar, C. 8., Col. Mitchell,
arid D Battery B Brigade Royal Horse Artillery ;
Lieut.-Col. Howard Vyse, and 3d King's Own Hus-
surs ; Major Lowe, and 17th Lancers; Lieut.-Col.
Macnaughten, and Bth King's Royal Irish Hussars;
Capt. Higgon, and B Battery Brigade, and Capt.
Pitt, and F Battery 9th Brigade Royal Artillery ;
Capt. Duff and A and B Troops Royal Engineer
Train, and Col. Robertson and 4th troop of Mili-
tary Train ; pioneers, bands, drums, and pipers of
the Ist Infantry Brigade ; Major-Gen. Russell,
C. 8., commanding Brigade ; Capt. Stockley and
29th Company Royal Engineers ; Col. Mackirdy
and 69th Regiment ; Col. Hope, C.B, and 71st
Highland Light Infantry ; pioneers, bands, and
bugles of 3d Brigade ; Col. Carter (63dRegiment),
Acting Brigadier, commanding ; Major Peel and Ist
Battalion 13th Light Infantry; Major Bowles and
63d Regiment ; Col. Roberts and 28th Regiment ;
pioneers, bands, and drums of 3d Brigade ; Briga-
dier-Gen. Renny, commanding ; Col. Gordon and
Ist Battalion 17th Regiment ; Col. Gildea and 81st'
Regiment ; Lieut.-Col. L. Peel and 52d Lightlnfan-
try. The infantry after passing reformed on their
original ground, and the cavalry and artillery re-
passed by fours and subdivisions of batteries at a trot
in the same order of precedence asbefore. The infan-
try then marched back from the reverse flank, left in
front, in quarter-distance columns, and counter-
marched from the right, the Ist brigade leading, in
line of contiguous columns by brigades. The ap-
pearance of the troops and the manner in which
these operations were performed appeared to be
highly gratifying to the Duke. No further move-
ments were executed, as the weather, which had
been fine throughout the morning, looked extremely
threatening, and the troops were consequently dis-
missed to their quarters. His Royal Highness,
after a ride through the camp, returned to town in
the afternoon.

The 89th Regiment will arrive at Aldershott this
morning from Shorncliffe Camp. The strength of
the regiment is 38 officers, 620 men, 7 horses, 74
women, and 69 children. The 89th will be quar-
tered in D, G, and H lines, North Camp, and will
be attached to the Ist Brigade.
The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment, about to arrive
at Aldershott from Devonport will be quartered in
the west block infantry barracks, and be attached
to the 2d Brigade.
Information was yesterday received at Woolwich,
by the authorities of the Royal Arsenal, announcing
that the 600-pounder 22-ton gun, recently supplied
by the Elswick Ordnance Company, had burst at
about the 54th round during the experimental firing
at Shoeburyness on the previous afternoon. The
gun on its arrival at Woolwich was subjected to a
most severe proof test at the Woolwich butt, and
was formally received and taken over by the Go-
vernment at a cost, it is stated, approaching £l,OOO.
It was subsequently transported to Shoeburyness and
was fired four rounds, with charges of 100 lb. of
powder and steel shot weighing 6001 b. each, against
the Hercules target with the success already known.
Preparations were afterwards entered into for a
course of firing with increasing charges, as the gun
was considered capable of withstanding any reason-
able amount of concussion, having been built up
under the supervision of Sir William Armstrong
with peculiar care and attention. The result made
known yesterday of the injury to the gun has
created much speculation and discussion as to the
future mode to be adopted in the manufacture of
our heavy ordnance. The course of experiments
with the heavy guu at Shoeburyness commenced
with firing charges of 701 b. of powder, and shot ex-
ceeding 6001 b. weight each, some few having been
expended in obtaining the desired range. As above
stated, after the 54th round a rent was discovered
longitudinally through the chase of the gun, the
tube as well as the outer casing having given way,
and the experiments were at an end.

The launch of the screw corvette Reindeer, 7,200
horse power, will take place at Chatham Dockyard
at about noon to-day. The public will be admitted
into the dockyard half an hour before the launch,
to witness the ceremony.
The screw steam sloop Icarus, 3, 150 horse power,
Commander Thompson, left the Nore on Tuesday
for China.

The ironcased corvette Favourite, 10, 400 horse
power, Capt. F. H. Shoat, after being inspected at
the Nore, sailed on Tuesday for Portsmouth, where
she will receive her final orders from the Admiralty.
The Lord Warden, 24, 4,080 tons, 1,000 horse
power (nominal), is ordered to be fitted with a poop,
and some alterations are to be effected on her in
order to adapt her for a flagship, for which she is
intended. This will detain her in dock for some I
few months longer, and in the meantime the work
of equippinn her for sea will be proceeded with. She
'3 Igo to have an addition made to her bow, similar
to that 1,, the "
bow of the Bellerophon, which, as in
the case of thepeatilatter vessel, will add considerably
a.
to her ap
plates have been Axed
ee• Nearl the whole of her armour
the counter and
at
tilt stein
,eaving those only beneath
e'
.to be put in place.
Two of the largest of
kshpatent rivetting ma-
chines have been erected
at atham Dockyard by
Messrs. Taylor and Co., of th,uri
to be used in the construction tannia Ironworks,
mo,‘,ehe ad frigate
Hercules and the turret ship°l tlle iron l
The ma-
chines were yesterday tested in the I
motor
the
presence of the officials of the dockyard, 'when they
were found to answer their purpose most ,atisfac_
torily. One of the machines possess a vertical, and
the other a horizontal movement, and both are ten_
strutted to rivet plates as rapidly as several men
can supply them with rivets.
On Tuesday evening Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief
COnstructor of the Navy, delivered a public lecture,
by invitation of the committee of management, at
the Mechanics' Institute, Chatham, on " The Con-
struction of Ships to resist Shot and Shell." Besides
the members of the institute and general public a
large number of the principal naval and military
officers connected with the port and garrison were !
Present. After some introductory observations Mr.
Reed proceeded to explain the manner in which the
sides of the earliest of the vessels composing the
ironclad squadron were constructed to enable them
to resist the passage of shot and shell, instancing
successively the Warrior, Minotaur, or, Lord Warden,