The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1859.

HE .NA

The steamship Britannia, having embarked shot
and shell from Woolwich Arsenal yesterday, pro-
ceeded to Deptford to fill in with victualling stores

for Gibraltar.

The hired transport Champion has shipped a
heavy cargo of shot, shell, and gun-carriages at
Woolwich Arsenal, and is ready for sea. The War
Department have engaged the following vessels to
embark war stores from Woolwich—namely, the
Parma, the Rapid, the Mary Shepherd, the Pros-
pero, and the cordelia.
Letters received from the squadron in China state
that the crews of the various ships are suffering
severely from ophthalmia. The Chesapeake is said
to have 200 on her sick list from this cause alone,
and one of the vessels is named as having the whole
of her crew without exception suffering from the
same cause. Admiral Hope is stated to be recover-
ing his health, but unable to move aeross his cabin,
and has to be carried whenever necessary to do so.
A court-martial was held yesterday on board her
Majesty's ship Victory, in Portsmouth harbour, to
try a marine belonging to her Majesty's ship Mars,
at Spithead, on charges of robbing a prisoner,
and threatening to stab him. The court found the
first charge not proved, and the second partly
proved, and sentenced him to three months' im-
prisonment in Winchester gaol,
The Ruby gunboat has been lying in Lynn har-
bour during the last few days with a view to the
enrolment of volunteers for the navy.
Mr. Henry Eales was yesterday appointed sur-
geon to the Prometheus, and Mr. George P. Cooke
was appointed surgeon to the Ardent.
The following is a copy of the letter received from
the Right Hon. J. Wilson, President of the Indian
Council; in acknowledgment of the testimonial pre-
sented to him a few days since by the workmen
employed in Chatham Dockyard as a mark of their
gratitude for his successful efforts in procuring the
provisions of the CiVil Service Superannuation Bill
to be extended to the persons employed in her Ma-
jesty's dockyards :---
" Sir,—l hope you will allow me to express through you
to your fellow-workmen in Chatham Dockyard the great
gratification it has afforded me to receive such an expression
of their respect on leaving this country for India.
" I trust that the same spirit of perfect fairness and
equality, with regard to all branches of the public service,
will always continue to animate the House of Commons as
did so in the provisions of the bill-of last session.—Bilieve
me, sir, yours very faithfully,
" Mr. J. Gwynn."

" JAMES WILSON.

THE ARMY.

Capt. G. H. Gordon, Royal Engineers, who met
with an accident on the parade-ground at Brompton
Barracks on Saturday, by being thrown from his
horse, is now able to resume his military duties, the
accident not being so severe as was at first believed
to be the case.

The usual field and parade drills carried on during
the summer at Woolwich having been ordered to ber
suspended for the season, the whole of the troops in
garrison were yesterday " marched out," in pur-
suance of orders, for the commencement of the
winter marching exercises. The brigades of the
Royal Artillery; accompanied by the two companies
of the 9th Regiment of the Line, together with the
divisional battalion of the Royal Marines, headed
by their regimental bands, marched out to Black-
heath, at 9 a.m., and returned to quarters at half-
past 12. The Brigade of Royal Horse Artillery
took a similar route. The Headquarters Staff 12th
_Brigade Royal Artillery have received orders to
hold themselves in readiness to embark .for the
Mauritius, leaving Woolwich about the Ist of
January next. The brigade has two batteries in
China, one in Sydney, one in Ceylon, one in the
Cape of Good Hope, one at St. Helena, and one
with the headquarters, Mauritius.
The head-quarters of the Fife Artillery at Pen-
dennis Castle, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
Wynne, were inspected on Thursday last by Major-
General Hutchinson, commanding the Western dis-
trict.
The General was received with a general
salute, after which the regiment marched past in
slow and quick time. The General then minutely
inspected the ranks and the regimental necessaries.
The men were then marched to a battery of 32-
pounders, and went through the heavy gun exer-
cise. The men's rooms, hospital, school, and read-
ing-room, as also the regimental books, underwenta
close inspection. The Major-General expressed
himself much pleased with the soldierlike appear-
ance of the men, their excellent kits, the cleanli-
ness and good order of the barracks, hospital, &c.,
as also with the accuracy and regularity with which
the books were kept.

VOLUNTEER COPPS.

NORTH LONDON
_OR. FOURTH MID

DLESEX). ---
The practising-ground (situated in the Seven
Sisters-road, Holloway) has been approved by the
proper authorities. A simple and effective uni-
form has been adopted, -which will cost only
£1 17s. 6d. each member. The Government propo-
sition of furnishing 25 per cent. of rifles will be
accepted ; but any member can use his owp, pro-
vided it be of the regulation gauge, The annual
subscription for effective members is fixed at
1. ls., payable by half-yearly instalments in
advance. To gentlemen joining, after the first
Wednesday in January, 1860, an entrance fee of
10s. 6d. in addition will b?, charged. Honorary
members will be received upon payment of an an-
nual subscription of £2 25., or a donation of not less'
than £lO 10s.

received by the secretary to the company on
Saturday morning
ATTILLERY.
"War-office, Oct. 21, 1859.
" Sir,—With reference to your letters of the 3d and 13th
inst.' I am directed by Mr. Secretary Herbert to inform you
that he will have much pleasure in laying before her Ma-
jesty any offer of the service of an artillery corps at Glasgow
which he may receive through the Lord-Lieutenant of the
county. He will at the same time appoint an officer to
proceed to Glasgow to consult with the promoters of the
movement on the subject of the drill of the volunteers; and
when her Majesty has accepted the services of the corps,
he will be pi epared to supply the necessary guns, ammuni-
tion, and instruction.—l have the honour to be, sir, your
obedient servant, " RIPON."