The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yesterday the whole of the troops now stationed
at Aldershot were reviewed in the presence of his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort, his Royal High-
ness the Crown Prince of Prussia, and his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge; Lieut.-Gen. Sir
J. L. Pennefather, commanding the divi-
sion. The troops turned out at half-past 8 o'clock
and proceeded to the Sand Valley, where the review
took place. The following troops were on the
ground :-2d Life Guards, sth Dragoon Guards, sth
Lancers, 9th Lancers, 16th Lancers, 18th Lancers,
2d Battalion Coldstream Guards, Ist Battalion 10th
Regiment, 2d Battalion 20th Regiment, Ist Bat-
talion 60th Rifles, 2d Battalion 16th Regiment, 2d
Battalion 25th Regiment, 32d Regiment, 78th Regi-
went, 29th Regiment, 45th Regiment, 533 Regiment,
84th Regiment, and the Royal Artillery. After
performing various man oeuvres the troops returned
home at about half-past 2 o'clock, and the Royal
party then proceeded to visit the permanent bar-
racks and other parts of the camp. Although the
weather was unfavourable a large number of per-
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By the death of Major-Gen. Charles Franklyn,
C. 8., late of the 84th Regiment, a good service pen-
sion of £lOO per annum has been placed at the dis-
posal of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief.

A number of the most experienced designers and
modellers at the Royal Engineer establishment,
Chatham, are engaged in the preparation of a full-
sized model of Preston-barracks, which are believed
to be the most complete in the kingdom, for the
Great Exhibition of 1862. The model, which is on
an exceedingly large scale, is being prepared under
the immediate direction of Col. Harness, C.B.
Yesterday a party of 30 non-commissioned officers
and Sappers of the Royal Engineers left head-quar-
ters, Chatham, and proceeded to the Royal Military
Academy, at Sandhurst, where they are to be em-
ployed in the instruction of the cadets in sapping
and mining, and other engineering operations.
The 3d brigade Royal Artillery, 1,100 strong,
paraded yesterday morning, at 9 a.m., in front of
head-quarters, Woolwich, and having bean inspected
by Major-Gen. Sir Richard Dacres, commanding the
garrison, they embarked in the Oread and the Sea
Swallow river steamers from the Royal Arsenal-pier
for conveyance to the Himalaya, at Gravesend, for
passage to Malta asd Corfu. During the whole time
of the parade and embarcation a pelting storm
of rain fell without ceasing, but the men looked well,
and nothing could exceed the order and regularity
of the embarkation. Col. G. Maclean commanded
the brigade. Gen. Dacres and his staff superintended
the embarkation. Four batteries of the 10th bri-
gade, from Portsmouth, arrived at Woolwich, at
6 30 p.m. yesterday, under the command of Lieut.-
Cal. Burrows.

The 12th Lancers, now at York and Leeds, are
under orders for Aldershott, to which place they
will proceed next month. At York and Leeds they
will be succeeded by the 10th Hussars.
A large number of the cavalry and infantry
troops who have recently arrived at Chatham from
India and the colonies, on the completion of their
period of service, were discharged from St. Mary's
invalid establishment yesterday morning, on the
recommendation of a Chelsea Board, by whom they
were inspected. The troops considered fit for fur-
ther service were sent to join their several depots.
The others were forwarded to their respective homes.
The 2d, 3d, 4th, and sth batteries of the 10th
Brigade Royal Artillery, commanded by Capts.
Ingilby, Field, Gabbett, and Du Platt, left Ports-
mouth this morning, and proceeded by railway to
Woolwich, where the division will be stationed.
The trial of the 13-inch wrought iron Mersey
gun, better known as the Horsfall gun, took place
at Eastney Fort, Portsmouth, yesterday, at 1 p.m.
The arrangements were under the command of
Major M'Crea, R.A. There were also present Col.
Tulloh, Director-Gen. of Ordnance, Sir W. Wise-
man, and Sir Henry Chads. The dimensions of the
gun are as follows—Length from breech to muzzle,
15ft. 10in. , length of bore, 13ft. 4in. ; diameter of
bore, 13in. ; weight of gun, 21 tons 17 cwt. 2 qr.
The weight of the carriage is 7 tons 1 cwt.
1 (11'. ; weight of the shot, 2801 b. The piece
was not mounted, but placed on bulks of timber
on the crown of the beach, and partially imbedded in
the sand. It will be remembered that this gun had
been previously tried at Shoeburyness. The fol-
lowing are the ranges obtained :—A t five degrees
of elevation, with 401 b. of powder, 2,234 yards ; at
10 degrees, 3,388 yards; at 12 degrees, 3,835 yards;
at 5 degrees, with 501 b. of powder, 2,463 yards ; at
10 degrees, 3,523 yards ; and at 12 degrees, 3,883
yards. The rounds fired at Shoeburyness were 97.
The result was that a flaw was made in the breech
of the gun to the extent of 12 inches in the metal.
To test the power of the gun still further two shots
were fired from it yesterday. It was loaded with
801 b. of powder, one ball of 2801 b., and a heavy
wad. to prevent accidents, the piece was dis-
charged with a portfire of three minutes' elevation,
,when, contrary to all expectation, it stood well.
The second shot was merely a repetition of the first,
and the result was the same. It is said that this
enormous piece of ordnance is to be mounted where
it now 1,5) and is to be hied apinfit armour plates.,