The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The troops forming the garrison on the Gosport
side of Portsmouth harbour, inspected by his Royal
Highness the Commander-in-Chief on Haslar-Com-
mon on Monday, comprised the 86th Regiment, the
Ist South. Tipperary Militia Artillery, and the Dur-
ham Militia Artillery. At the close of the inspec-
tion his Royal Highness expressed his satisfaction
at the precision with which the troops performed
the different Movements and their general soldierly
appearance. The 86th Regiment, lately returned
from India, is one of the finest regiments that ever
arrived in England from foreign service. The
Durham and Tipperary Militias will also bear com-
parison with the majority of our regular troops of
the line. His Royal Highness afterwards visited
Fort Gower, the extensive works being carried out
at Rowner and Grange, the Military Prison at For-
ton, and three different proposed sites for the mili-
tary hospital about to be erected for the use of the
troops on that side of the harbour. The day's pro-
ceedings were much curtailed by the heavy rain
which fell almost unceasingly after noon. His
Royal Highness was attended by Major-Gen. Sjr
J. Yorke Scarlett, K.G.8., and Staff, Major-Gen.
Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster-General, Colonel
Clifton, Aide-de-Camp, and Dr. Alexander, Inspec-
tor of Hospitals.
At 8.30 a.m. yesterday the whole of the available
troops of the Portsmouth garrison, comprising the
mounted batteries of artillery,. 6 officers, 126 non-
commissioned officers and men, 93 horses, and 6
guns ; Royal Artillery (garrison), 12 officers and
352 non-commissioned officers and men ; Royal En-
gineers, 2 officers and 64 men ; Ist battalion Rifle
Brigade, 22 officers and 540 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men; East Kent Militia, 24' officers and
496 non •commissioned officers and men ; Ist Stafford
Militia, 19 officers and 554 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men ; Royal Limerick Militia, 24 officers
and 495 non-commissioned officers and men ; Suffolk
Artillery Militia, 4 sergeants and 28 men, the whole
forming a total of 105 officers and 2,649 non-com-
missioned officers and men, 93 horses, and 6 guns,
assembled on Soutllea-common in heavy marching
order, under the command of Major-Gen. Sir J. Y.
Scarlett, K.C.8., and staff. Shortly afterwards his
Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, accompa-
nied by a brilliant staff, arrived on the ground, and
was received with a general salute by the troops,
the bands playing the national anthem. His Royal
Highness then passed along the front and rear lines
of the troops, the mounted batteries forming the
extreme left of the line, and the Ist battalion Rifle
Brigade the extreme right. Forming in columns of
companies, and marching past in slow and quick
time, the different manoeuvres incidental to a field
day commenced, the rifles throwing out skirmishers
to the front to repel a supposed advance of an enemy,
the artillery opening on each flank, with the main
body moving up in support ; additional skirmishers
were thrown out by the rifles and the whole line ad-
vanced. The face of operations was then changed,
thetroops forming squares to resist cavalry, with the
artillery in the intervals. The troops next formed
in two contiguous lines facing to the eastward, and
threw out a strong body of rifles as skirmishers,
who in their turn had to rapidly form themselves
into separate squares to resist an apparent advanr e
of the enemy's cavalry. The rifles were next formed
in three lines, a little in advance of the rest of the
troops, and put through the sword bayonet exercise.
This was one or the most striking features of the re-
view, each movement appearing as though performed

A DELEGATE wished to know if the present al-
lowance to the lock-outs was sufficient ?
Mr. POTTER said the lock-outs had 4s. a man
from the conference, besides which they had allow-
ances from their societies ; but as the masters seemed
determined to stand or full by the document, it,
would require all the assistance they could obtain,
for he could assure the gentleman that the men
were as firm as ever ; and although some masters
had obtained men, they were unskilled, and even
the masters themselves complained that they were
spoiling their ,‘work, and really doing them more
harm than good. There had been ten firms opened
without the document; and he believed that is
every case where skilled men had gone to work
they had gone in without the document.
The DELEGATE from the silk velvet weavers com-
plained of the course which had been taken by the'
Metropolitan Board of Works in becoming partizans
with the masters in this dispute, in allowing Mr.
Moxon, the contractor for the northern high level
sewer, an extension of time to enable him to defeat
the men. He moved the' following resolution
" That this meeting, representing as it does the_
opinions of the great industrial population of the
metropolis, hereby enters its protest against the
conduct of the Board of Works in allowing an ex-
tension of time to Mr. Moxon, the contractor for
the high-level sewer, as by doing so they have de-
parted from the principle of strict and impartial
neutrality which it was their duty to have observed
during the contest now going on in the building-
trades."

Air. C. MURRAY seconded the motion and alluded
to the conduct pursued by the Clerkenwell Board
Guardians, who refused to give relief to any lock-
out, but when he applied he was told to go to Trot-
lope's, where he might obtain work.
The CHAIRMAN thought that they should fellow
up this resolution by forming deputations to wait
upon the district boards.

The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
A DELEGATE moved the following resolution :
" That seeing the conflicting opinions in reference
to the number employed in the press, and having
heard the contradictions to the same by the mem-
bers of the conference, this meeting resolves to re-
double its exertions to bring the cause to a success-
ful issue." •
The DELEGATE from the Boot and Shoemakers'
Society seconded the resolution.
After a short discussion, the motion was put and
carried unanimously.

MASONS' MEETING.
Yestei day evening a public meeting of the masons
of London and its vicinity was held in the Tem-
perance-hall, Broadway, Westminster, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration their position in
connection with the Conference of the Building
Trades and the above movement. The handbill
calling the meeting urged all masons who wished
to emancipate themselves to attend, and show to
their employers by their vote that they would oon-
tinue to be freemen. After considerable discussion
the following resolution was passed :
It having been represented by the press that
some misunderstanding existed between the trades'
conference and the masons as a body, this meeting
begs to testify that the masons of London are de-
termined to continue the present agitation in con-
junction with the other branches of the building
trades until the withdrawal of the odious docu-
ment.'"

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 2 dis. and the short exchangeon London is 25.124
per Li sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. lop. per ounce for standard.
gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in
Paris as in. London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 422 i per mark, and the short exchange, on,
London is 13.41 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint 'price is therefore about 3-10ths per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days. sight.
is about 110 per cent., which, when companqkinth the
Mint par betweet.the two countries, shows thaT the ex-
change is in favour of England ; and, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte-
rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the imports.
Non of gold from the United States.