The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-22 00:00:00

WOOLWICH._.SATURDAY.

VISIT OF PRIIV.:I,E GEORGE OF CAMBRIDGE
AND THE PRINCE OF SAXE WEIMAR. t
At an early hour on Saturday morning it became known
Woolwich that Prince George of Cambridge, the Prince
Saxe Weimar, accompanied by Lieutenant-General l'!.
Fitzroy Somerset, K.G. 8., Military Secretary to the G°'
mander-in•Chief, and a distinguished party, wouli 1160'
Woolwich in the course of the day. Every preparation w t
made to show the various exercises of the Royal Regiele;
of Artillery, and objects of most interest in the eaten° to
departments connected with that branch of her Majesty..
service. The party arrived at the Marshes at twelve o'clocg.:
accompanied by Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross, ICC% r
Deputy Adjutant-General of Artillery, and various et!it
officers, and proceeded in their carriages to a station Wit"' t
about one hundfed yards of a flag-staff, placed upon the neater
end of a range of works, constructed to represent a fortificatiem_
and mounted with old guns, against which ricochet peactle'd
is carried on. The practice on this occasion was excellent, ati
afforded evidence of the destruction which would be effected 111
actual warfare.
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After the ricochet practice, the field batteries of the FOY I
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Artillery marched forward under the command of 0310
Cleveland, until within 200 yards range of the target, eillere
they opened a destructive fire of case shot. The batteries laTo.
afterwards drawn up at four hundred yards range, and ,6%,
menced a most effective fire with shrapnell shells, and
eluded with six-pounder shot.
The Rocket Troop, under the command of Maj lP or Strangri
ways, formed at 400 yards range, and discharged two salvos
rockets, and several single rockets from Lieutenant Boxer
tubes, making excellent practice, with which the visitors 0.
peared highly gratified.
On the return of the visitors to the entrance of the marsbel;
General Millar's 10-inch gun, and Colonel Dundas's 8-114 b
gun gun were charged with solid shot, and fired at 1,200 y
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range, with excellent afect, under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel England.
The Hon. John A. D. Bloomfield, her Majesty's Arnba.s9S:
dor at the Court of St. Peter•butgh, having joined the visitor,'
they left the Marshes, and proceeded to the Royal Arsenal'
tering by the east gate, on the Plurnstead-road, and vim'ed
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the extensive stores always in readiness for the use of the aer„,'
and navy. Among the stores packed up, ready for ferele-4„
service, were numerous cases, containitig saddles, packs 8:,
every necessary, for 4 2-sinch howitz. rs, and other cases e!'',l
taming saddles, pack, &c., for three-pounder rockets, addressed
from Wool .s ich for New Zealand.
After leaving the store department the Laboratory was visited:
and the visitors conducted over it by Lieutenant-Colonel P 5 0
sey, C. B. The splendid models of fire-ships and instrunl6l.
of warfare, &c., in this deiei.rtment, attracted great attentiote,
In another branch of this department was witnessed the 'ld
Mg of balls by compressure, by a powerful machine, inven.th
by Napier ; and ill another the making of percussion caps, vild,
which the visitors appeared much interested and highly please
when the whole processes were shown and explained to awn' 0
On leaving the Arsenal the royal and distinguished vi'ita°o
entered their carriages and proceeded to the garrison,
they entered the mess-room, arid partook of an elegant dV•eu„.,
at half-past three o'clock, P.m., the band of the Royal 4;4
tiliery playing several of the finest airs on the parade-ground'
front of this elegant banquetting-room.
At halt-past four o'clock howitzer and mortar ex ereisil
were carried on, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonet
Grant, with Captain Lethbridge and Captain and Adjutsn
Forbes, and made very good practice.

FLANDERS and H AMB URGH 111Alij.
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The Journal des Flanders says, << SSELS, JULY 1%0
Lamentable accounts hs'
been received from the republic of Guatemala. A new repo,
lution has broken out, followed by all the acts which an e°"A
,
vilised people can suffer from such an event. The Bests-
Fathers Wale, Berkman% and other priests, who embarke°
Antwerp some months ago to take the direction of a collegee't
Guatemala, have been dismissed by the chiefs of the rel.lbr
who have paid them for the expense of their voyage. It is
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petted that they will arrive in Belgium in a few days. beo
BRUSSELS, JULY 19.—The Moniteur of this date; publ.s4
a comparative review of the public revenue for the first
months of this year. The amount was—
In 1845
F. 35,891,, -
In 1844 . .
34,566,545.42