The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-29 00:00:00

TILE AEMY.

On Friday afternoon- his 'Royal Highness the
Commander-in-Chief unexpectedly paid a visit to
Harwich for the purpose of inspecting the fortifi-
cations on that part of the eastern coast, which, it
is understood, will shortly be considerably
strengthened. The first intimation of the visit was
received in the course of the morning, when the
Black Eagle, Admiralty steamer, came into har-
bour for the purpose of conveying his Royal High-
ness to the opposite coast. By a rather singular
coincidence the Hon. Col. Gordon, C. 8., commandant
of the Colchester camp, and Col. Gibbons, R.A.,
Commandant of Royal Artillery for the eastern
district, had arranged to visit Harwich on Friday
morning for the purpose of witnessing the practice
with shot and shell by the Ist Essex Volunteer
Artillery Corps, and neither of them were aware
of the Duke of Cambridge being in the train till
their arrival at the Manningtree station, where the
Commander-in-Chief left the main line for Har-
wich. They were met at the railway station
at that port by Col. Haddon at the head of the
Royal Engineers, and also by Capt. Clarke, R.E.,
Capt. Fisher, of the Pembroke, and the officers of
the Black Eagle ; and the Commander-in-Chief im-
mediately embarked on board the Black Eagle,
and proceeded to Walton-le-Felixstow, on the Suf-
folk side of the harbour, where he minutely in-
spected the fortification,* which has recently been
strengthened by the arrival of two 24 'pounder guns
from Colchester camp, which will be placed in posi-
tion for the use of a Suffolk Artillery Corps. From
Watton he proceeded to Shotley, and thence to
Landguard Fort. On his return he inspected the
circular redoubt, on which the Volunteers, under
the command of Major Bowness, were at the time
assembled, and in the presence of his Royal High-
ness and the other officers the men of the corps
practised with 32-pound round shot and eight-inch
shells, which were thrown with such extraordinary
precision that the signal flag was three times shot
through. His Royal Highness was pleased to con-
vey to the officers of the corps his approval of the
efficient state of the men, and of the precision and
accuracy of firing, which could scarcely be exceeded
by the most experienced Artillery corps in the Bri-
tish army. He returned to London by the 515
p.m. train from Harwich. There was a large con-
course of spectators.
A cif cular has been issued from the 'War Depart-
ment, revising the whole of the existing arrange-
ments for the painting and repair of the gun car-
riages, waggons, and carts belonging to the Royal
Artillery and Military Train, as well as for the
painting and lacquering the various descriptions of
ordnance and carriages in position, together with
the platforms, shot, shell, and shot furnaces in
charge of the Royal Artillery. Gun-carriages,
waggons, and carts of the Royal Artillery and
Military Train are each to receive annually one
coat of paint. Guns in garrison and fortress are to
be painted every two years; shot, B:c., the same.
There are now upwards of 200 invalid soldiers in
the Military Hospital at Great Yarmouth. A large
proportion of the men served in India and the re-
cent war with China.

Lieut.-Col. S. D. Broughton,of the Ist Brigade Gar-
rison Artillery (now stationed at Gibraltar), whose
term of three months leave of absence from duty will