The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-14 00:00:00

ROYAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH VOLUNTEERS.

Tuesday, the 7th of August, millions be memorable in
Scotland and in Edinburgh for the great display which
that day took place in Holyrood Park. The interest
felt by the inhabitants of Bilinburgli in the regular
arrival of her Majesty, ca route for Balmoral, is always
great and hearty, but this interest amounted to the
greatest excitement in conacquence of the auspicious pur-
pose which had caused the visit. The population had
been augmented by an immense addition to ita numbers,
and these were all people who were inspired by a very
strong feeling of enthusiaiu towards her Majesty. The
hour appointed for the Royal arrival was it. ii) a.m., but
the Park and the whole of the Queen's Drive' hem
al Holyrm to St. Margaret's Station, was thronged from
7 o'clock with spectators, among whom were a 41xxlly
sprinkling of volunteer*, in every variety of uniform,
and evidently from almost every district in Scotland.
At the approach of the Queen, brilliantly attendeol by
• long list of Scotch nobility, the vast army of volunteers
formed in • lino of couti.„mous battalions, extending in
one long deep mass from the wall of Holyrood Palace on
the west to the rising ground at the eastern extremity of
the park. The Royal cortege now approached and
halted omaisite the Royal standard, which had been
erected a few feet in f ttttt t of the grand stand, the band
of the Edinburgh County Militia striking up "God
save the Queen."
As soon so the militia band had finished, the strain
was taken up by the fligldanil regiment band in the
rear. Beside the Queen in the royal carria'.-e. there
were her mother the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Alice, and the Prince Arthur, Her Majesty looked re-
markably well. She wore a green silk bonnet, trimmed
with white Maltese lace and green feathers, with a
white parasol brocaded with white fringe, which, by
and bye. as the wind rose and the dust flew about, she
changed to a black one. She hail ala, on a Victoria
tartan shawl—in fact, her and the Royal children were
as usual neatly but plainly dressed. The Princesses
wore white straw bats trimmed with green ribbon and
white feathers, their cloaks being of a white colour
as well as their dresses. The Prince Consort rode on
the right of Her Majesty ; and the rest of the cortege
were--Princess Louisa, -Princess Helena; Countess de
laity-in-waiting ; the Hon. Ikatrice Hying,
mail of honour to Her Majesty ; the Him. Sydney
Herbert, and Colonel Sir Charles Phipps, (.t. B. ;
Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Lieut.-Colonel de
Hos, Life Guards, equerry to the Prince Consort; and
Major Elphinstone, tutor to Prince Arthur.
At the Royal standard her Majesty was saluted by
the whole lines presenting arias—a movement which
was executed with the greatest precision. The Royal
cortege then proceeded in the direction of the left f the
line, and drove to the extreme right, her Majesty coin.
'minced inspecting the ranks at • low race, olsierving
with much apparent interest the appearance and charae-
teriatics of the different corps. As her Majesty passed,
the %-oluuteers !mew:reed a soldierly silence. The
crowds behind the line, an well as the spectators on all
sides of time park. however, cheered vociferously while
her Majesty was in their vicinity. The inspection
being coinpleted, the procemion ran:vied to the Queen's
standard, in fnint of which her Majesty drew up. The
united bands if the regiments of Nth Highlanders and

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position opposite her Majesty's carriage. Here they
formed a glittering centre, on the left of which the
General 11111 l ending-in-Chief soil the officers of his
staff subsequently arranged themselves.
After this the various c sides passed defore her
Majesty, who stood up nearly the whole time, seem-
ingly taking a deep interest in the matter. As the
various oarpa passed her Majesty a good many of them
were loudly cheered. Amongst these were tie.
Edinburgh Artillery awl Riflemen, as also the Lanark-
shire comp:mice in general, who, it was tultilitted by
Sal 111115 high military authorities on the ground, hall
acquitted theinse:ves as soldiers of oiler atanding, and
of whom esuch snore might be expected. The Duni-
bartoualdre. Itenfrewahire, and Ayrshire likewise came
in fur a full share of applause. Most enthusiasm,
perhaps, was shown whenever the shrill notes of the
bagpipe announced the advance of Isolate Ilighland corps
--f,sr now, as ever, " The Scottish heart beats wannly
, to the tartan." The most promineat of these was, of
, course, the Itreadalbane men, whose tine, manly bearing
picturesque dress, and elastic step everywhere elicited
espressitsip, of admiration. All of them are hardy,
soldier-like men, marching with a steady and soldier-like
precision that shows their excellent (rattling.
The companies having again formed into battalions
and brigades, the line advanced in review order and
again saluted the Queen ; after which, with one loud
and keg-continued cheer, the volunteer:, made the
welkin ring. Such a cheer, being taken up by the
thousands on the hill sides, and re-echoed among the
hills, will never he forgotten by those who heard it.
Her Majesty then intimated to Lieut.-Geueral Wethe-
rell her entire satisfaction at the manner in which the
several evolutions had been gone through by the Volun-
teer,.. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir A. I. Campbell after-
wards announced to the officers of his brigade that her
Majesty hail taken especial notice of the efficiency of
that brigade in its general movements.
The troops then marched off the ground in regular
order to their various rendezvous, where, after retreats-
mods, they marched to the railway stations and
returned home.