The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

In pursuance of a garrison order, which was is-
sued on Sunday evening at Woolwich, the whole
of the officers, nou-commissioned officers, and gun-
ners of the 12th I,attalion, and 1 officer and 20 non-
commissioned officers and men from each of the
battalions Horse Artillery and field batteries, were
paraded in the Riding house at seven o'clock a.m.
this morning, to witness the infliction of corporal
punishment upon Gunner John Cook, of Captain
Gibbon's Q field battery, sth company, 12th batta-
lion. The pris6ner had been convicted of the charge
of stealing a pocket-handkerchief upon the evidence
of " a woman of the town," in whose possession
the handkerchief had been found, and who swore
that it had been given to her by the prisoner. He
received 50 lashes.

A repetition of the experiments with Martin's
shells was made in Woolwich Marsh on Saturday,
over the usual range of 400 and 600 yardg. The
shells, filled with the ordinary amount of molten
iron, 281 b. each, wen) levelled at a bulkhead,
as on the former occasion, and the first shell which
struck the object produced the desired effect of
speedily igniting. Fourteen similar shells won
thrown in succession, some of which pasted com-
pletely through the bulkhead ; four others fell wide
of the mark, and the remainder proved to be as
successful as the first.

Some additional experiments were likewise tried,
the object being to prove the solidity of sundry
plates of steel and iron, the former 3 inches in
thickness, and the latter 4i inches. The shot em-
ployed for the test were of cast and wrought iron,
and were fired over the u,ual range 400 and 600
yards, from a 68-pounder gun erected on a newly
invented dwarf platform. The effect was clearly
visible from the first shoe, which passel through
the enfre structure. Between 20 and 30 shots
were fired with a similar result.

Major-General Lord H. Rokeby, K.C.8., will
hold the annual inspection of the Chatham division
of Royal Marine Light Infantry to. morrow.
The following officers have joined the depots of
their resp3ctive regiments at the Provisional Bat-
talion, Chatham—,,apt. F. W. Foster, 78th High-
landers, who has taken the command of his depot,
and Lieut. W. B. Logan, 24th Regiment. Dr. R.
Mould has also joined the Provisional Bittalion for
the purpose of doing medical duty with the troops.
Yesterday afternoon a large body of troops
selected from the Indian, depots at Chatham garri-
son and in charge of Capt. W. Croker, 27th Ennis-
killens ' • Capt. C. Venables, 74th Highlanders ;
Lieut. C. Spencer, 82d Regiment ; Lieut. C. C.
Gore, 83d Regiment ; Lieut. V. G. Coates, 86th
Regiment ; Ensign N. Peunefather, 83d Regiment ;
and Ensign G. S. Jackson, 8611 Regiment, pro-
ceeded to .the fortifications near Prince Henry's
Bastion for the purpose of going through a variety
of escalading operations in conjunction with the
troops of the Royal Engineers, the authorities
having decided on having the whole of the troops
of the Provisional BAttalion at Chatham instructel
in escalading previously tl their embarking to
join the head-quarters of their various regiments in the
Indian presidencies.

A banquet of the officers of the 2d (Queen'.) Drageon
Guards took place on Monday at the London Tavern,
the Hon. 13. F. C. Cavendilb, colonel of the regiment,
in the chair. Among those present were Lieutenant.
Colorel W. Campbell, Captains Keene, O'Hara, C.
Hutchinson, G. P. Smith, Seymour, Silveeter, Calvert,
F. Id eynell, &O.

SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL AND
IluMm.

The annual meeting of the friends and supporters
of this charity was held yest,. Hay at the Thatched-
house Tavern, St. James's-street ; the Hon. A.
Kinuaird, M.P., presided. Amongst the gentlemen
on the platform were the Hon. Catitain Maude,
R.N., Rev. G. Fisk, Captain Fislil;ourne, R.N.,
Rev. WA/loran, Mr. P. F. O'Malley, Q.C., Mr.
R. Sweeting, Rev. E. 11. Bickersteth, and Rev. C.
B. Gribble. There were a la,-ge number of ladies
present, and the children of the school occupied
seats at the end of the roo:n, and attr_cted much
attention by their neat and healthy appearance.
The CHAIRMAN, in urging the claims of the in-
stitution on the meeting, dwelt on two features
worthy of support—
ln Chti-tian characteryt
whichii
trbeendseoruenddi t
pp erco utel isatra
of the institution and the management ; and next,
the fact that the object of the managers was to pre-
pare the girls for doinestie duties, 'to make them
good servants, and fit wives for working men.
The report, atter expressing gratitude for the
favour vouchsafed to the institution during the
year, stated that the chaplain reported the progress
of the children , in religious instruction and sound
scriptural knowledge, as afloat satisfactory. It was
trusted that the deep trial of faith wh ch one of
the orphans had passed through was not without
its blessing in the sympathy and spirit of prayer
excited amongst the rest, and the strengthening of
the Protestant principles in which they are nur-
tured. The general sanitary condition of the
school was exct 'lent. One of the principal objects
of the institution was to train the children in tee
knowledge of domestic duties. Twenty-four girls,
over 12 years of age, discharge all the duties
of the kitchen, the laundry, and the dormi-
tory. Attached to the school was a temporary
home for former pupils, who were received
when out of .a situation. , During the year, a new
infirmary had been erected, but notwithstanding
that expenditure the committee had bean enabled
to invest 400/. in the funds. 745/. 9s. 4d. had been
received as the proceeds of the colteetion in a num-
ber of churches on-occasion of •ahta general thanks-
giving for the peace. The school could only accom-
modate 50 children. The next election would take
place in June, when there would be three vacancies
to b 3 filled up.
The balance-sheet showed that the expenditure
for maintenance,' lent, &c., had b en 1,7921. 19s.
7d. ; the receipts had been 2,426/. N. id., includ-
ing 9161. 4s. Bd. subscriptions and donations, 31/.
13s. sd. collected at the annual meeting, 767/. 15s.
10d. church collection, 84/. interest, 174/. 16s.
from the Patriotic Fluid, and 4511. 19 g. 2d. from
the trustees of the late school at Hampstead. The
amount of the funded property of the institution
was now 2,917/. 2s. 2d. _ _ _

At the close of the proceedings the children sang
,he National Anthem.

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