The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by General
Airey and Major Jervois, arrived at Portsmouth
early on Wednesday morning in the Admiralty
yacht Fire Queen, and en landing immediately
proceeded to the inspection of the breakwater and
fortifications, now in rapid progress of construction
on the Herne Heights, contiguous to the harbour.
Major Whittingham, the commanding Royal Engi-
neer of the district, attended his Royal Highness
over the works. After a rapid survey of the exten-
sive operations now going on, his Royal Highness
took his departure, vta Weymouth for London by
the mid-day train.
Yesterday afternoon the military invalid and
disabled troops who came home from China in
the Princess Charlotte screw transport, arrived at
Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, from Portsmouth.
The Princess Charlotte brought home 215 naval
and military invalids from China, including
Royal Marines; seamen, Royal Artillery, Royal
Engineers, medical staff, and a number of k Ick troops
belonging to the 59th (Second Nottinghamshire)
Regiment, now serving in China. The Persever-
ance embarked her invalids at Hong Kong on the
26th of November, and sailed two days after, the
passage being a very tedious one. The steamer
touched at Singapore, the Cape of Good Hope, and
Ascension. At the Cape of Good Hope 30 invalids
were taken on board, and also 30 invalids at Ascen-
sion. The mortality was very great during the
voyage, no less than 48 deaths having occurred
on board. The military invalids, who were under
the command of Lieut. R. J. Spofforth, 59th Regt.,
and in medical charge of Dr. Smith, R.N., on their
arrival at Fort Pitt were medically inspected by
the staff at that establishment, when eight men
were ordered to be taken into hospital for medi-
cal treatment, and the remainder forwarded to
St. Mary's invalid depot, Chatham, to await
their discharge.. Seven invalids of the Royal
Marine Light Infantry who came home from China
in the Princess Charlotte arrived at the head-
quarters of the Chatham division on the previous
day. The men belonging to the Royal Artillery
were forwarded to Woolwich.

A large number of men were yesterday taken on
by the Royal Engineer Department in Woolwich
Arsenal for the purpose of erecting an additional
building required for the manufacture of Sir
William Armstrong's rifled ordnance. The dig-
ging out the foundation was commenced, con-
tiguous to the old Lancaster shell forge, which
within the last fortnight has been thoroughly
organised, and is now in full operation in casting
and forging materials to carry out the speedy
manufacture of this new branch of the service. The
new building commenced yesterday will be con-
structed two stories high, and will be one of the
most prominent features in the arsenal. The rifled
ordnance department thus established under the
superintendence of Mr. Sohn Anderson is being
pushed forward with the utmost vigour, and a large
number of smiths and experienced artificers and
others are already on the books of the establish-
ment. The new naval and marine hospital at
Woolwich is also rapidly progressing, and is now
being roofed in. It forms, even in its present in-
complete state, a handsome and conspicuous object
as seen from the river, the east wing having a semi-
circular projection in its centre, where the chapel
is to be placed. The entire building, according to
a handsome wooden model which has been con-
structed under the supervision of Dr. 0. Evans,
Senior Inspector of Hospitals, consists of eight
pavilions connected by a corridor 447 ft. in length
by 13ft. wide. The dimensions of the walls will be
60ft. in length by 24 in breadth, and 16 in height,
which will afford 1,640 cubic feet of atmospheric air
to each inmate, of whom it is intended to place 14
in each ward. A portion of the east wing is pro-
posed for the reception of patients with infectious
diseases, and there will be no communication with
the rest of the building. The wards will be well
lighted, having windows on both sides throughout,
which will also afford cross ventilation, as recom-
mended by medical officers of the greatest experi-
ence. The principal entrance is in the west wing,
facing Henry-street. This part of the building will
be appropriated for offices, dispensary, stores,
washing-rooms, and quarters of the junior medical
officers. The basement story will be appropriated
for storerooms, bathrooms, kitchen, and servants'
rooms. On the north-west side a handsome espla-
nade and terraces will enable the patients to take
healthful recreation and exercise. Their elevated
position will remove the invalids from the malari-
ous influence to which the present infirmary is
subject.

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