THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
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be curtailed if the cartridges were deposited at some little distance-—a 
distance which should be sufficient to prevent the gun from being more 
than temporarily disabled in the event of an accident to a magazine. 
Barrows on rails would bring up ammunition from thence as quickly 
as a gun is now supplied by hand from a less remote magazine; and 
this applies to projectiles also. The magazines being some way from 
the guns and well hidden, would be free from the ill effects of the heavy 
fire directed at the gun itself in action. 
Attention might be directed also with advantage to the 
batteries system of sinking the guns as much as possible in the solid 
rock, instead of, as at present, building up stone batteries. 
Strength would be gained and expense saved. 
