The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-21 00:00:00

WOOL WIC!-1.-SATURDAY.

VISIT OF PRINCE GEORGE OF CAMBRIDGE
AND THE PRINCE OF SAXE WEIMAR.

At an early hour on Saturday morning it became known at
Woolwich that Prince George of Cambridge, the Prince of
Saxe Weimar, accompanied by Lieutenant-General Lord
Fitzroy Somerset, K.C. 8., Military Secretary to the Com-
mander-in-Chief, and a distinguished party, would visit
Woolwich in the course of the day. Every preparation was
made to show the various exercises of the Royal Regiment
of Artilery, and objects of most interest in the extensive
departments connected with that branch of her Majesty's
service. The party arrived at the Marshes at twelve o'clock,
accompanied by Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8.,
Deputy Adjutant-General of Artillery, and various other
officers, and proceeded in their carriages to a station within
about one hundred yards of a flag-staff, placed upon the nearest
end of a range of works, constructed to represent a fortification,
and mounted with old guns, against which ricochet practice
is carried on. The practice on this occasion was excellent, and
afforded evidence of the destruction which would be effected in
actual warfare.

After the ricochet practice, the field batteries of the Royal
Artillery marched fursAard under the command of Colonel
Cleveland, until within 200 yards range of the target, when
they opened a destructive lire of case shot. The batteries were
afterwards drawn up at four hundred yards range, and com-
menced a most effective fire with shrapnell shells, and con-
cluded with six-pounder shot.
The Rocket Troop, under the command of Major Strang-
ways, formed at 400 yards range, and discharged two salvos of
rockets, and several single rockets from Lieutenant Boxer's
tubes, making excellent practice, with which the visitors ap-
peared highly, gratified.
On the return of the visitors to the entrance of the marshes,
General Millar's 10-inch gun, and Colonel Pundas's 6-inch
gun were charged with solid shot, and fired at 1,200 yards
range, with excellent effect, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel England.
The Hon. John A. D. Bloomfield, her Majesty's Ambassa-
dor at the Court of St. Petenburgh, having joined the visitors,
they left the Marshes, and proceeded to the Royal Arsenal, en-
tering by the east gate, on the Plumstead-road, and visited
the extensive stores always in readiness for the use of the army
and navy. Among the stores packed up, ready for foreign
service, were numerous cases, containing saddles, pack, and
every necessary, for 4 2-sinch howitzers, and other cases con-
taining, saddles, pack, &c., for three-pounder rockets, addressed
from Wool es id: for New Zealand.

After leaving the store department the Laboratory WU visited,
and the visitors conducted over it by Lieutenant-Colonel Dan-
sey, C.B. The splendid models of fire-ships and instruments
of warfare, &c., in this department, attracted great attention.
In another branch of this department was witnessed the mak-
ing of balls by compressure, by a powerful machine, invented
by Napier ; and in another the making of percussion caps, with
which the visitors appeared much interested and highly pleased,
when the whole processes were shown and explained to them.
On leaving the Arsenal the royal and distinguished visitors
entered their carriages and proceeded to the garrison, where
they entered the mess-room, and partook of an elegant dejeune,
at half-past three o'clock, r.ot., the band of the Royal Ar-
tillery playing several of the finest airs on the parade-ground in
front of this elegant banquetting-rcom.
At half-past four o'clock howitzer and mortar exercising
were carried on, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Grant, with Captain Lethbridge and Captain and Adjutant
Forbes, and made very good practice.

FLANDERS and H AMBTJRGH MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JULY 17.

The Journal des Flanders says," Lamentable accounts have
been received from the republic of Guatemala. A new revo-
lution has broken out, follovied by all the acts which an unci-
vilised people can suffer from such an event. The Rev.
Fathers Walle. Berkman., and other priests, who embarked at
Antwerp some months ago to take the direction of a college at
Guatemala, have been dismissed by the chiefs of the republic,
who have paid them for the expense of their voyage. It is ex-
pected that they will arrive in Belgium in a few days.
BRUSSELS, JULY 19.—The Moniteur of this date', publishes
a comparative review of the public revenue for the first six
months of this year. The amount was—
In 1845 F.35,891,716.17
In 1814

Increase in 1845
In several branches there %as a considerable increase,
amounting in all to F.3,212,673.51

But a decrease in others of

Their Majesties arrived yesterday evening.
The English engineers arriued on the 15th at Dixmude, to
fix definitely the line of the Central Railway of East Flanders.
On Tuesday last the immense manufactory of Messrs. Motte,
Rossu, and Co., was totally destroyed by fire, which broke out
at two in the afternoon. The staircases having caught fire at
the very beginning, the workmen took refuge in the upper
stories, some jumping out of the windows. One of them broke
his limbs, and is dead ; two others are severely wounded. Some
workmen and women who were on the sixth story, surrounded
and threatened on all sides by the flames, uttered the most pierc-
ing cries, and presented a lamentable spectacle as they syod at
the windows while means were preparing to save them ; they
were, however, all got down by means of ladders, ropes, &c.,
but several received contusions and wounds. The loss is esti-
mated at two millions and a half of francs (100,0001.). The
manufactory was not insured at its full value. It gave employ-
ment to 500 workmen.

TROOPS FOR BOMBAY.--C If ATHA AI, JULY 19.—
The Commandant Colonel Sir Thomas Willshire, K.C.8.,
issued garrison orders this Inorning, commanding Colonel
Weare, K. 11., to be pleased to hold the undermentioned de-
tachments of the Provisional Battalion in readiness to embark
for Bombay, in the following ships : —The first embarkation is
to take place on the 238 instant, and to consist of 66 men of
the 17th Regiment, and 156 men of the 78th Highlanders,
with the following officers :—Captain J. I'. Nagle and Ensign
R. Bolton Naynoe, of the 17th ; Ensign W. Cumming Rose,
78th ; and Assistant-Surgeon M. Stanley Todd, 86th. These
troops are to proceed by the ship Sir Robert Peel ; and on the
29,th of July the second embarkation takes place, consisting of
174 men of the 78th Highlanders, with the following officers :
Czip!ain Oliver Pager. Bourke, and Ensign F. D. Wyatt, 17th ;
Ensign Thomas Anderson, 78th ; Captain F. Durell Vig-
nolcs, and Lieutenant William J.. 1. Smith, of the 28th. These
troci s are to ei,baik on board the ship Claudine, of 600 tons,
Commander 11. Al. Morris. The last embarkation is on the
30th of July-83 m nof the 28th, and 127 men of the 78th
Highlanders, with the following officer :—Ensign Mowbray
Baumgartner, 28th ; to proceed by the ship Bolton, 540 tons,
Thomas Bolton commander. The above troops are to em-
bark from the Custom-house Quay, at Gravesend. The whole
of the detachments will undergo medical inspection previous to
their embarkation.

NAVAL Arrot\Tlll•.lTs.—Commanders—G. F. P.
White, to Canopus, vice Marsh J. Cawley (1825), to Resist-
luxe. Lieutenants—A. P. Eardley Wilmot (flag) to Hiber-
nia ; Robert Phillips, to command the Bloodhound, new iron
steam-vessel at Devonport ; W. W. Smith (1809), J. Brown
(1820), R. Percival (1815), and Thomas Stead, to be agents
for mails; T. Cochrane, to Collingwood. Chaplain and Naval
Instructors—Rev. A. Salkeld, to Amazon ; J. A. Burrough,
to Hibernia. Master—J. P. Pearn (of the Royal Sovereign
yacht ), to command the Athol troop-ship. Surgeons—Richard
R. Pritchard, to Calliope ; W. Roberts, to Frolic. Assistant-
Surgeons—D. Synie, to Hibernia; C. Douglas, to Vernon.
Alates-11. G. Si,npson, to Excellent; W. W. Addington,
to Hibernia. Naval Cadet—Edward Howard, of the Agin-
court, to Inconstant. Coast Guard : Appointments—Corn.
Edward Holland to be an inspecting commander, appointed to
Banyeastle, Antrim district; Corn. Robert Mann, R.N., to be
inspecting commander of the Kilrush district. Removals—Mr.
John Robert Williams from St. Mary's, Scilly, to Macking
Creek station.—Hampshire 2elegraph.

E IRISH SOCILTY.--The last general dinner for
the season of the Irish Society was held on Saturday last, at
the Trafalgar ',lntel, Greenwich, Morgan John O'Connell, Esq.,
M.P., in the chair. Nearly ;00 gentlemen sat down at seven
o'elJek to a sumptuous entertainment, which was served in the
most admirable style by Mr. Hart. Amongst the company
were—Lord itos more, James Emerson Tennent, Esq., M.P.,
Sir John Campbell (vice-chairman), the Hon. Georg,e9'Cal-
laghan (vice-chairman), Sir Robert Campbell, T. Erskine May,
Esii. (librarian to the House of Commons), Quintin Dick, Esq.,
ALP., Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Al. P., Charles Latouche, Esq.,
Chief Justice Norton I Newfoundland), Pierce Mahony, &q.,
Samuel Lover, E.g., Dr. Sheridan (editor of the Morning
Advertiser), James Prior, Esq., (the well-known author), the
Rev. Francis Mahony (author of the " Relics of Father
Prout), J. Doyle, Esq. (the celebrated artist and caricatu ist),
Major Moore, John E. Jones, Esq. (the eminent sculptor), T.
[Liddell Todd, Esq., James Hartley, Esq., Henry Bruce, Esq.,
and n:a y other. The best fellowship and sparkling wit pre-
r-oled throughout the evening. The company separated shortly
after eleven.

INFORMATION FOR OVERSEERS OF PARLIAMEN-
TARY BOROUGH PARISHES.—The paragraph which has been
,nserted in the newspapers, to the effect that overseers must
publish separate lists of persons entitled to be registered for
the first time, does not apply to borough or city voters, but
only to tho,e for counties. Overseers are especially requested
to act strictly according to the very plain instructions contained
in the precept they received from the the town clerk, on the
20th of June last, which is entirely correct, and by following
which, to the letter, and nothing else, they cannot go wrong.
Elitors of newspapers are resp,ctiully requested to copy this
par:igraph into their next iinpres,ion.—( From a Correspondent. )
ill of .1.; !nes Thifour, E,cl., late of Vs hitting-
ham House, Haddington, North Briton, and Grosvenor-square,
London, lately deceased, has just been proved in England. The
pt zonal estate within the province of Canterbury, sworn under
80,o0n/. ; that in Scotland sworn to as exceeding 1,000,0001. The
executors are Dame E eanor Balfour, the widow ; James Maitland
Balfour, and Charles Balfour, the sons ; the Right Hon. the Earl
of Lau lerdale, the lion. air Anthony Maitland, Edward Stanley,
Esq., and John Balfour, the nephew of the deceased. The will
was made in February, 1844; and there are four codicils, the
two last were made in February, 1845. The to tator ht
bequeathed to his wife, Lady Eleanor (the third daughter of
the late Earl of Lauderdale), an annuity of 3,760/., charged upon
the estates; also a legacy of 31,0001., with full permission to re.
si,le at either of the in nsions, Whittingham, Balgooie, or Grosve-
nor-square. To his eldest son, James Maitland Balfour, he has
devised the lands and barony of Whittitighasn and to his son
('har'ts h ias levisyii the Bilgoitie estate, and has bequeathed to
turn a leg..cy of 47,000/., wit; t e SUM of 20,0001. to rebuild it
mansien at lialgonie, and to refurnish the same. His daughters
areprovided for under their respective marriage settlements. He
has left pecuniary bequests to his grandchildren, nephews, nieces,
and others, and legacies and annuities to his servants; and has ap•
pointed his eldest son:rcsiduatsleptee.