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The list of officers who have served in the Regiment of the Bengal Artillery 
from its first formation down to its absorption into the Imperial List, by Major- 
General F. W. Stubbs, retired list, Royal ( late Bengal) Artillery, has appeared 
during the past month. 
It is got up in the form of “ Kane’s List,” and contains eleven tables of 
officers, establishments, and distribution of Troops and Companies. 
Every detail is most clearly and simply set out, and is a work that should be 
in the possession of all serving in the Batteries which now represent the Troops 
and Companies. 
HALIFAX, KT.S. 
The officers of the Halifax Garrison Artillery (Militia) gave a mess dinner in 
the Halifax Hotel to Colonel Irwin ( late R.A.), Inspector-General of Canadian 
Artillery, to which several officers of the R.A. were invited. Those who had not 
been previously honoured in this way were much surprised to find that the 
Halifax Garrison Artillery wear exactly the same mess dress as the Royal Artillery 
with no difference to enable the one to be distinguished from the other. 
The arrival of the British North American Fleet every summer is one of the 
great events of tbe year at Halifax, and this year more so than ever, owing to 
there being a new Admiral, Sir John Hopkins, and two new ships H.M.S. Blake 
(the flagship) and H.M.S. Magicienne , the latter commanded by Captain Pipon, 
c.m.g., brother to Lieut.-Colonel Pipon, R.H.A. We feel very proud at having 
two men-of-war of this type on the station, being of the latest design, powerful 
armament, and high speed. The Blake came up from Bermuda, a distance of 
over 700 miles, in 47 hours, whereas her predecessor, the Belleroplion , used 
generally to take the best part of 10 days. Shortly after her arrival at Halifax 
the Blake went into dry dock where she was visited by thousands of persons, it 
being a great chance to see a vessel of this class of 9000 tons high and dry. 
When afloat again a party of R.A. and R.E. officers, numbering about 16, were 
personally conducted over her by Captain Hamilton, R.N., the Flag Captain, 
through whose courteous invitation a most interesting morning was spent, ter¬ 
minating with the firing of a torpedo from one of the submerged tubes. 
On 6th June, Captain W. L. Farmar, Lieutenant W. Arthy, and a draft of 60 
gunners for No. 3 Company Western Division, R.A.> arrived by the Beaver Line 
Passenger s.s. Lake Superior, after a quick passage of eight and a half days 
from Liverpool, a much kinder fate than usually attends the unfortunate details 
who travel by the ordinary Allan Line steamers. 
On 14th June, the G.O.C., Sir John Ross, made his annual inspection of the 
R.A., who were drawn up for the first time according to the new organisation, 
the district establishment on the right and the mobile company on the left. The 
General personally complimented Major Brady on the appearance, conduct, and 
drill of his company, which he said had been formed from three different bat¬ 
teries and brought into a very efficient state under somewhat adverse circumstances. 
The French cruiser, AretJmse, carrying the flag of Contre Amiral de Librau, 
commanding the Atlantic Light Division, has been spending several weeks in 
Halifax. The officers were entertained a great deal on shore, and freely returned 
the hospitality they received. They dined one night at the R.A. and R.E. 
Mess. The General, the C.R.A., and C.R.E., dined on board with the Admiral, 
and another evening five officers of the R.A. and R.E. and a similar number of 
the Leicestershire Regiment dined in the Ward-room. Remnants of French 
conversation have pervaded the atmosphere of the Mess ever since. At the 
dinner in the Ward-room, Major Crookenden told the story of the death of the 
Prince Imperial in French, which was listened to with intense interest by all the 
