The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-06 00:00:00

TILE .4 RMY.

The following official circular has just been issued
'rom the War-office, by direction of the Secretary

of State for War :

" It being necessary that the greatest possible care should
be taken for the preservation of the bores of cast-iron guns,
the Secrctary of State for War desires that in future all
land service guns, which are in stations where they are

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rarely, if ever, exercised at sea service, guns which are in
cabins and sick bays, together with all guns in store, are to
have their bores lacquered or painted, as lacquer may not
always be available, and care taken that they are in a proper
state.

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"It is not considered necessary that guns which are in
constant use should be lacquered in the same manner as
those above referred to, but it is desirable that they should

be occasionally coated in the interior, near the muzzle, to
preserve them from corrosion.
" It is to be understood that the foregoing rules do not
prevent any relaxation of the usual precautions now ob-

served in regard to the preservation.of cast iron ordnance.
- " ALEX. TuLLox, Director of Ordnance."
The troops stationed in Portsmouth garrison were

brigaded on Southsea-common at 3 p.m. yesterday
under the command of Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet

C. 8., Lieut.• Governor of the garrison, and com

manding the South-West District. The force on the
ground comprised the 2d Mounted Battery of the
4th Brigade of Royal Artillery, under Col. Turner,
consisting of 6 officers, 94 men, 80 horses, and six
12 pounder Armstrong guns; the Ist Battalion 2d
(Queen's) Regiment, Col. Addison, 20 officers and
573 men ; the Ist Battalion sth (Northumberland

Fusileers) Regiment, Col. ;Masters, C. 8., 19 officers
and 445 men ; the 2d Battalion 18th (Royal Irish)

Regiment, Col. J. Borrow, 15 officers and 543 men ;
the Ist Battalion 24th Regiment, Col. E. Woodhouse,
24 officers and 381 men ; the 49th Regiment, Col.
Edwards, C. 8., 12 officers an& 336 men ; the Royal
Marine Light Infantry, Col. Andersen, 30 officers
and 687 men. There was a total on the ground of
6 guns, S 0 borses, and 3,190 men. The troops
marched past in slow and quick time, and then
went through a series of evolutions, which were fol-
lowed by a fruitless attempt to prevent the landing
of an enemy, and subsequent retreat of the whole
force under the walls of the fortress. The most
effective part of the spectacle was the formation of
squares in eschellon, with the guns on the right.
The 23d company of Royal Engineers, under the
command of Lieut.-Col. G. Graham, V.C., was yes-
terday placed under orders to proceed, on the 9th
inst., from Chatham to Shorncliffe, to relieve the
34th (Capt. Gordon's) company, which wilt join at
headquarters the same day. The 34th company,
after completing its course of fieldwork and rifle
instruction, will embark for Bermuda, there to re-
lieve the 26th company, which returns home, having
completed its period of foreign service.
The headquarters of the 10th Hussars, Lieut.-
Col V. Baker, Adjt. 0. R. Slacke, and other officers,
with the troops of the regiment stationed at Nor-
wich, left that city on Wednesday for York and
Leeds. A farewell concert was given by the band of
the regiment of St. Andrew's-hall, Norwich, on the
previous Friday evening.
A detachment of the 32d Regiment has arrived at
Gosport, from Aldershot, for duty at Hasler and
Fort Monkton. Four companies of the 73d, under
the command of Capt. Spencer Henslowe, have
arrived at Plymouth from Chatham, to join the ser-
vice companies of the regiment.
A detachment of the Second Brigade Royal Artil-
lery, consisting of 4 officers and 56 men, under the
command of Capt. E. Taswell, has left Dover for
duty at No. 1 battery, Dungeness. Two batteries of
the Ninth Brigade Royal Artillery from the Camp
at Shorncliffe, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
Knox, have been engaged in several days' practice
with Armstrong guns on the warren at New Rom-
ney. The second battery of the Eighth Brigade
Royal Artillery, commanded by Capt. Elgee, has
left Aldershot for the western district.
The new school of musketry at Fleetwood will
soon be in active operation, the staff of the establish-
ment, which includes several officers from Hythe,
having arrived. Hut barracks for the men are to
be constructed close to the practice range. The site,
including a fine building erected as an hotel, was
purchased by the Government of Sir P. Hesketh
Fleetwood for £22,000. This structure will be ap-
propriated for the officers' quarters, and the large
ballroom will be used as a lecture hall. The range,
which is being rapidly
fine sand
discharge of
The e brought into a complete
state, is situate near the sea, the site being either
of time-expired men, as well as of
those who, from long service in India, China, and
the colonies,, have been rendered unfit for further
service, still continues at Chatham. Yesterday no
less than 84 non-commissioned officers and men of
various cavalry and infantry regiments. all of wham
had previously undergone an examination by the