The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-07 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

Yesterday General Lord Napier of Magdala paid
the long expected visit to Aldershot Camp, and saw
the Division put through all the movements of a
field day by Major-General 11. Renny, who com-
manded in the temporary absence of Lieutenant-
Gene ral the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett,
K.C.B. In anticipation of a day of fervid heat and
glaring sunshine, the Division was under orders to
form up in rear of Cocked-hat Wool as early as
eight o'clock, but owing to a heavy and unexpected
fall of rain it was eleven o'clock before the troops
got into position, when they formed in line of con-
tiguous columns, facing east. Tne batteries of horse
Artillery were on the right, an I next in order were
the 4th, sth, and Ist Dragoon and 10th Hussars.
Four field batteries of the 11th Brigade R.A., and
14 battalions of infantry formed the left of the'•
line. A few minutes after the formation Major-
General Renny, accompanied by .General Lord
Napier and a brilliant Staff, arrived upon the
ground, and was received with the general salute.
He then inspected the ranks, after which Lord
Napier received the salute of the troops at the salut-
ing base, and they marched past, the artillery and
cavalry in open column of batteries and squadrons
at a walk, and the infantry in open column of
grand divisions :—Staff of the Division (among
whom were Colonel Conolly, Assistant Quarter-
master-General ; Capt. Pelly, Deputy Assistant
Quartermaster-General ; Col. Laffan, R.E. ; Capt.
Noble, RE. ; Col. Smyth, C 8., commanding the
Artillery Division, and others) ; Major-General 11.
Renny, commanding. Staff of the Cavalry division ;
Brigadier-Gen. li. D. White, C.B. ; C, D, and E
batteries Royal horse -Artillery ; C.A. Shute, 4th
Dragoon Guards, Brigadier of the Ist Cavalry
Division; Capt. M.Donnel an-I 4th Royal Irish
Dragoon Guards ; Major Swiufen, and sth Dra-
goon Guards; Major Alexander and Ist Dragoon
Guards; Major Fife and 10th Ilussars; A, B, C,
and D Batteries 11th Brigade Royal Artillery.
Pioneers, bands, and drums of the Ist Brig tele of
Ist 'lnfantry Division ; Staff and Major-General
Carey, C.B. ; Colonel Kirkland, 2d Battalion sth
Fusiliers, Acting Brigadier; Main. De Horsey and
Ist Battalion Grenadier Guards ; Col. Blyth and
40th Regiment ; Captain Smith and 80th ; Major
Meares and 20th. Pioneers, bands, and drums of
the 2d Brigale of the Ist Division ; Staff and Col.
Gwilt, • 34th Regiment, Acting Brigadier ; Major
Roeke and 2d Battalion 21 Regiment; Colon,l
Elkington and 21 Battalion 6th Regiment ; Col.
Thomson and 54th Regiment; Major Carden and
2d Battalion sth Regiment. Pioneers; bands, and
drums of the Ist Brigade, of the 21 Division ;
Colonel Peyton, 98th Regiment, Acting Briga-
dier; Major M'Crea and 21 Battalion Bth (King's)
Regiment; Major Cleveland and 98th Regiment;
Colonel Bowen and 57th Regiment. Pioneers,
bands, and drums of the 21 Brigade of the 2d Divi-
sion ; Co!onel Robertson, 21 Battalion 8.11
meat, acting-brigalier ; Colonel Jordan and 34th
R-ginieut ; Colonel Gloster aril 97th Regiment ;
Colonel Agg and 51st Regiment. The artillery
and cavalry then trotted past as before, after which
the division took up a position on the hills known
as the Steeplechase Groun], to attack au enemy
supposed to be_ in position on Eelmoor-hill, with
his right resting on the canal and his left at Eel-
moor-hill South. The Ist Division was on the
right, the cavalry is the rear. The Ist Brigale
advanced in splendid order, covered by skirmishers
of the Ist Battalion Grenadier Guards, until
they gained the ridge of Long-hill, wheu they lay
down and were relieved. The cavalry at the same
time darted forward from both flanks, and made
demonstrations to the front. The Ist Brigade of
the 21 Division advanced to the left of Cocked-hat
Wood, and the skirmishers of the two leading bri-
gades came into alignment. The main body fol-
lowed in parallel lines. Slowly, steadily, and grad-
ually they changed position half left, and the two
leading brigades halting, fired by volleys and inde-
pendently. They were relieved by the brigades in
reserve, which fired in the same manner. The field
batteries, posted on the flanks and at interva's,
played heavily on the supposed enemy ; the cavalry
made several demonstrations, and the Horse Artil-
lery fired with their usual rapidity. The result of
the combined movements an I cincentrati Er of fire
was, of course, the total defeat of the enemy, and
the troops returned to quarters about half-past two
o'clock.

According to existing arrangements Prince Arthur
will terminate his stu lies at the Royal Engineer
Establishment, Chatham, oa
,Monday next, on
which day he will quit the garrison, on the comple-
tion of the curriculum of studies it wa3 arranged
his Royal Highness should pass through on his join-
ing the Royal Engineers. It is understood that
Prince Arthur is about to proceed on foreign travel
for about 12 months previously to joining the Royal
Artillery.

A divisional order was yesterday issued to the
troops at Chatham by Major-General Freeman
Murray, in which he tenders his best thanks to the
troops who took part iu the siege operations of
Wednesday fur the very creditable manner in which
everything was conducted. Officers commanding
corps and battalions are requested to convey to all
ranks the Major-General's warm approval of the
intelligence, readi:iess, and evident desire to carry
out successfully
the programme for the day which
were manifested by those serving under his com-
mand.

It is officially notified that the B Battery, C Bri-
gade, Royal Horse Artillery, is under orders to
proceed to Norwich. The depot of the Ist batta-
lion 6th Regiment, consisting of six officers and
187 men, is under orders to proceed from Shef-
field to Colchester; the depot will be attached to
the Bth depot battalion. Captain Lloyd, Captain
Gandy, Lieut. Bowers, Lieut. C. D. Bowers, Lieut.
Hollingworth, and Ensign Wollaston are the officers
accompanying the depot.
The double-screw iron armour-plated turret ship
Cerberus, building by the Palmer Shipbuilding
Company at Yarrow, one of the two vessels in-
tended to be stationed at Melbourne for the pro-
tection of the Australian colonies, is ordered to be
sent to Chatham, at which port she is to be fitted
for service. The other vessel intended to be sta-

tioned at Melbourne is the Nelson, 72, 2,736
tons, 500 horse power.
Her Majesty's ironclad frigate Hercules, 12, 1,200
horse power, Capt. Lord R. J. Gifford, got up steam
in Chatham harbour yesterday, and in the after-
noon left her moorings, alongside the dockyard, for
the purpose of taking a preliminary run outside the
harbour, to the Nore, to test the working of her
engines and machinery. The vessel was in charge
of a party of officers, stokers, and seamen belonging
to the steam reserve; Messrs. John Penn and Son,
the makers of the engines, being represented on
board by Mr. 11. Anderson. The preliminary trial

of the ship's machinery was superintended by Mr.
T. Baker, chief inspector of machinery at Chatham
dockyard, and his assistants in that department. At
the close of several hours' full steaming, during
which evay portion of the ponderous machinery
of the ship worked in all respects most satisfactory,
the Hercules returned to moorings in the harbour.
A Court-martial was held yesterday on board the
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Victory, flagship of Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley, Com-

mander-in-Chief at Plymouth, under the presi-
dency of Capt. T. Cochrane, for the trial of Mr.
Charles Nicolle, Assist.-Paymaster of her Majesty's
ship Dec, on the following charge :—" For that he

the said Mr. Charles Nicolle, being a person subject
to the Naval Discipline Act of 1866, and Assist.-
Paymaster in her 111.ajesty's ship Dee, did on or

about the 20i,h of July, 1833, absent himself with-

out leave from her Majesty's ship Dee." The
Court, after hearing the evidence fur the prosecu-
tion and what the prisoner had to offer in his de-
fence, found the charge proved, and sentenced him
to forfeit and lose all seniority as A sist.-Payrnaster
iu her Majesty's s:rvic-2, aul to be severely repri-
manded.

The non-commissioned oflicors and men of the
Royal Engineers and Royal Marines iLijured by the
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accident at Chatham on Monday are progressing
very favourably. Prince Arthur, accompanied by
Major.. General J. L. A. Simmons, C.B. ; Leut.-
Col. 11. C. Elphinstone, C. 13., V.C. ; and other
officers, visited Fort Pitt lkspital on Tuesday after-
awn, and went through the wards occupied by the