THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
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powder, iron gun carriages, breech loading fire-arms : and on very valuable 
alterations and improvements in our manufacturing establishments. 
“ The results of trials with solidified powder in America, h ave inducedus 
for the first time to cause the preparation of five pouds of the same powder 
at the Okhta works for experiments, (1 pouds = 36*11 lbs). 
“ The adoption of iron field carriages is already ordered; a carriage for 
a siege gun is projected; the drawings of new iron carriages for our forts 
have received Imperial approval, and according to these, two hundred gun 
carriages for our coasts are already in course of construction. 
“We have long ago tested breech loading fire-arms, but now an order is 
sanctioned for one hundred and twenty experimental rifles for cavalry and 
infantry. Breech-loading rifles of Green's pattern have been ordered to be 
supplied to our sharp-shooters in the Caucasus an order for 3000 samples 
of these has been issued to America. 
“The Tula gun factory with the Imperial sanction is to be handed over to 
private management, while it is submitted for approval that the artizans and 
others engaged at the various factories be freed from obligatory labour. 
“ Three new arsenals are to be established, at Tiflis, Petrofsk, and Ust Laba, 
in the Caucasus, and new rocket works at Nicolief, those at St Petersburg 
to be removed." 
II, 
Report of the Commission appointed by His Majesty the Emperor of 
Russia , to enquire into the provision of ordnance for fortresses and for 
naval service .* 
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
Mi; Todleben, Aide-de-Camp General, 
Constandulaky, Lieut.-General, 
Geeigkh, Major-General de la Suite, 
Leihatschen, Major-Gen. de la Suite 
Yice Admiral, 
Weewodski, Yice Admiral, 
Tscheenaeesky, Major-General,' 
Majepsky, Major-General, 
Mestscheeaekow, Major-General, 
Mm. Loseee, Major-General, 
Gadolin, Colonel, 
Geen, Colonel, 
Bogdanoeski, Colonel, 
Roschkow, Colonel, 
Musselins, Lieut.-Colonel, 
Wischeegeadsky, Aulic Counsellor, 
Semesoee, Captain. 
On rifled cannon of heavy calibre . 
1. “In the present position of the question of coast defence against a fleet 
of armoured vessels, it is acknowledged to be absolutely necessary to arm 
coast batteries with cannon which can act effectively against such assailants ; 
not only at short range, but also at a more considerable distance. To fulfil 
this purpose the pieces must possess, each in the highest degree, the two 
qualities which follow : 
(1) “ To exercise the most destructive action on the armour of any vessel 
struck. 
* Pour examiner la fabrication de Pieces d’Artillerie destinies aux Fortresses et d la Marine. 
The date of the Report is not given, but is believed to have been April 186S. 
