THE EOYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
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The Committee believing that no question could be of greater general 
interest to Members than that relating to Eegimental Promotion, gladly 
undertook the publication of Brigadier-General Lefroy's pamphlet on this 
subject, and a copy was issued to all Commanding Officers and batteries at 
Home Stations, and a few copies were also forwarded to each of the principal 
Poreign Stations. 
It has been decided in future to publish some ff Short Notes on Professional 
Subjects ” and to issue them with the Proceedings,” as often as the contribu¬ 
tions will allow. It is believed that information in this form will prove 
acceptable to Members who are absent from head-quarters, and the Committee 
hope that many Officers who from want of time and other causes are unable 
to write papers for the iC Proceedings,” will contribute paragraphs for the 
“ Short Notes.” 
In December, 1866, the first number was issued of “ List of Service 
Guns and Ammunition,” containing most useful information in an easily 
accessible shape. It is intended to publish a revised copy of the sheet in 
April of each year, and the List will be forwarded to all Commanding 
Officers and Batteries through the Deputy-Adjutant-General, Eoyal Artillery. 
Members requiring a copy for individual use can obtain one by applying 
to the Secretary, E.A. Institution, and on payment of postage. The Com¬ 
mittee are indebted to Colonel S. E. Gordon, C.B. E.A., for compiling this 
sheet. 
4. Library -^There has been a moderate sale of War Office Photographs 
and Lithographs* during the past year. Small coloured plates (IS" x 9") of 
Service Carriages, photo-lithographed at the Eoyal Carriage Department, 
can now be obtained by Members, price 3Jd. each. 
Since the last Annual Meeting the Secretary has been elected a Member 
of the Meteorological Society, in order that the Library of the Institution may 
receive a copy of the publications of the Society. The Composition Pee of 
£10 has been paid in lieu of the Annual contribution of £1. 
An illustrated weekly scientific journal, entitled “ Engineering,” is now 
purchased for the Beading Eoom. 
A collection of Autographs of Eminent Men has been commenced, and 
contributions will be gladly received. 
The following is the list of books, plans, &c. purchased or presented, and 
also the publications received from the Arundel Society. The thirteen 
volumes of Wellington Despatches presented by Lt.-Col. Chermside, E.A., 
are a very valuable addition to the Library, and the print of Lord Heathfield, 
from the same Officer, is an interesting and rare engraving of 1788, by 
Bartolozzi. 
Stock has been taken of the books in the Library since the last Annual 
Meeting, and the Committee are glad to be able to report that only two 
deficiencies were found. 
# Royal Carriage Department Lithographs are now charged as follows:— 
Large sized lithographs, uncoloured, lOd. each 
n n coloured, Is. 6^d. „ 
Small sized » coloured, 3£d. » 
