The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-01 00:00:00

THE CAMP AT ALDERSHOTT.

THE CRIMEAN MILITARY INQUIRY.

Any person maxim to ascertain what alteratives
and improvements have taken plan during the lan
twelvemonths in the penal diatribe of the Egli&
army cannot do better than a a day is the amp
at Aldersbott. The journey sot emit mush—the
price of a first-class ticket to Farnborough being wily
eve shillings by the South Eastern line, oe six-and,
sixpeoce from the Waterloo station. From Farn-
borough an omnibus starts for the camp es the arrival
of each train, and after a very pretty drive of haltan-
hour the traveller finds himself close to the vast
town of huts inhabited by so many thousands of
soldiers. Bet let no one suppose that the camp of
this year bears any resemblance to that of 186& At
pressed everything is conducted in the mast orderly
manner poetble, and the troops stationed at Alder-
Want are as superior, both in 'mama and reality,
to what they wen a few montU ago as the trained
veteran is to the raw recruit. Hitherto the mu
evil our army has had to conned with was the biota,
tine, so to speak, of each individual nips. On:vari-
ous regiments were always excellent in their dis-
cipline when taken separately, but whoa brought
together in brigades or divisions they were utterly
ignorant of the very first principles of military life.
This, no doubt, was the true cause of many mis-
takes which happened at the commencement of
the war. With the exception of Dublin, Chatham,
and Portsmouth, there mu formerly not a single
garrison in the kingdom which contained more than
a solitary regiment. Even brigade mummers. on
parade were seldom correctly performed, on account
of the very few occasions on which our troops ovoid
be prectieed together ; and se for the interest disci-
pline by which so many regiments made op • brigade,
so many brigades a division, and the whole worked
together in camp barracks or quarters as one man,
it was unknown, save theoretically, throughout the
British army.
But all this hoe been changed, and very much
for the better. Although the amp at Aldenhott
is not yet perfect, it has already done much, and
will in time do much more, towards teaching both
the regular troops of the Line and the Militia,
when brought together, to sot as one large body.
Aod remarkably well does this appear to have
been done by the general officer who commands, and
the staff who assist him, at Alder/then. The corps
now quartered in the camp consist of the 80th and
91st of the Line, the 3rd battalion (lately raised) of
the Rifle Brigade, the Antrim Rides, the City of
Londe, Cavan, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Leicester-
shire, Herefordshire, Cambridgeshire, Kerry, sad
Worcestershire Militia regiments. The 80th and
9lst have both recently returned from foreign
service—the former from India, the latter
from the Cape. Both corps have seen alc:
deal of service abroad, as the number of o
and area wearing medals testifies. The 80th fought
at Ferosesbab, Schram, and in Pegs, whilst the
91st have taken part in all the late Kaffir ware. Two
lion or more soldier-like regiments never wore the
British uniform, sod if selected to form part of the
force at Aldersbott in order that the Militia may
have good models coostantly before them, the shone
bus sertaisly bee* very judicious. Those who
neassabse tie old uniform of the English in.
Pantry, which was only lately discarded, must
admire the Amp which has taken plea
in this realest. With all its halts, the tunic
is • vat improvement on the narrow-tailed
coat, with the quantity of white lace cm the breast.
The cloth of which these new gamuts an now
made is scarlet, sad sot of a brisk-dust colour as for-
merly. The asp too, although esetainly not a hand-
some headdress, looks well is line, and appears
to fit the men comfortably. The old pips.
clay belts are retained, whisk is a great
mistake, the ass, se as measly every army barters
has exchanged them Ica the blast poet becicar
belts, wbieh respire es little tremble to lew elem.
Wan them iatralesedi leis ear anis*, far Mims us
well as SINS, the hum bias pen a pew* mini belt
Wawa of the seaseisis red sash wean emus the
sheeldsr, and were esessi ibises& hpi
bies lie
made to take the place of he stiff Adobes" illettry
warm would as the whale be veryZeledies.
TM third battalion of the Rileakheagh
a sew corps, appears to be a very body of
ass. Onset attention app.,'" to he pdd to the pro-
kiesey of the soldiers fa airing st a isesk, and many
of them an first•tate data. Like thellOth sad
this eminent is mewl with the Ueda sine, whisk
the use appear to pet great osaidasse la and to
take peat are of. Awased ail the pieetessigien
sad aserommissioned ethers of those tires w sept-
lez • there appears to be a great deal et etas.
phis respecting the deeds of ibis is..
rides la the tames, mai they all speak with plea-
sure of the pespect thine isthe latter @sea seeing
home.
But if the Line repwswis M Illisnastt ate to be
praised, still more is this the sus with the Militia
corps. 'tie taws are miss M train emi keep is
order, heaves they have beau se hug embodied, and
have at all times taptriest them a numbse of old
soldiers. No so the Mikis. Whew s regiment of
that force is esbulied, the vials seeps has to be
drilled and taught at the come lasi whilst, ever
since the war bops, no same had a low hundred
trained men been got together flaw the majority of
them volunteered for the Liss The Militia at Alder-
shott is a proof—sad a very strong one—that
the working classes in England do not require any
very great time to be made fit for the nab. The
Antrim R flee, for instance, would do credit to any
army in the world, me would also the Cambridge-
shire, City of London, and Cavan regiments. Other
corps may be as good, and where all are so near per it is perhaps invidious to particularise ems
more than another, but these regiments streak us as
looking particularly efficient and admirably set up.
To say that, either in appearance or in fact, they are
equal to the older Line regiments, would not be the
truth, bat they certainly are on a par with regular
corm who, having lately returned from foreign see-
vies have had to fill up th4r ranks with recruits.
At AWershott not an hour appears to be thrown
away. From morning to sight the men and alone
are employed is some duty cannoned with their pro.
frolics The City of London Militia, who until
lately The
beat known as the pest of all
publicans in Finsbury and Shoreditch, ass sow
pitch their tents together, and by sound of
bugle, like old eaapaspen. One thing we
were sorry to learn, beastly, that as yet no progress
had been made in teaching the men how to make
houses, or huts, for themselves in the field. This,
however, will no doubt come in good time. At pre-
sent then is no cavalry in the camp, nor could we
lean that any steps were being taken to erect stables
for them. Surely it would be, if possible, more ad-
vantagere for that arm than for the infantry to be
trained is all that concerns camp life. Oar dragoons
should be able to provide for their hornee, and to keep
them in grad condition, without half the comforts
Which are now provided for them. It could net pos-
sibly hurt either the men or their quadrepeds to
rough it a little in the open air during the warm
mouths of an English summer, or at any rate to dis-
pense tor a time with a numberl of the things which
are ready to hand in the barrack yard, bat the wait
of which noses the men to be very helpless In the
field. When cavalry and artillery are have& to
Aldershott, acd both are exercised as much in ►
the prac-
tical duties of soldiering as the infantry an sow, the
camp will justl be regarded se a most suislisat
training school for the whole British army. With a
few such stations in Tenon parts of the kingdom,
o midur troops will be ever prepared for war, even in the
st of peace.

DAY.

At the opening d the proceedings We ntifillige
Lord Lomas, after explaistiag men ohmention smite W
Mtn ea Tuesday, with reference to the eommaad of the
Light Brigade detonated at letterman, called the attsa-
dos of the beard to • letter writtes by him to Lord Bogies
the 13th of September, 1564, whoa he wee oblipd to
put Deputy-Assistant Commissary-Gezira' Cruickshank
wader meat. He referred M this matter with
nry grist regret, as ha had hoped that ft
would be wee wary to rake up ea nommen* eo
Wag /11•41 by; but after what had falba boa Mr. Crush.
slink or Tuesday, ice felt secemitated to all attention to
the mattes. Ha the. reed the letter nderrod to, is whisk
be isfeemed Lord aegis of the feet of the arrest of Mr,
Cr"tinehea and the MIMS whisk led to it, wady, die-
Minimum of orders for the provides of bed mid forage
for as .as sad hones, sod a venal report, whisk
wee sot beaded ea bete. Lord Ryles =premed
his dimppenaties of Mr. Crufairsheak's eostlut, but
ordered hie (Heehaw sad the retina of the ocereapaddiSea
which had tan pine. He the. dimted attend= to a
statement made by Mr. Craiekehnk os Tsang, that the
hones of the Light Brigade wen sever kept welds' for
@event hours was mat down M Babklava foe free,
whin hi contesded was et winos with other evidence.

Craiskaboak. essialaed by t►e Beard, wit tbu u I
be hod had UP. mauls of Maids, he emld hairs tally map
plied the Ilykt smoky at lakerosaaa with barley; after
November 16, with Ms owes taw. of *morn, all yea
dose that maid be dem. Radeavoind to °MLR a suelei-
eat amber of home, but could sat do ea. Had moue
posies &Melted to ►im, but they were very usall, sad
best so emporia°. to the hones st Ms *pastry.

Yr. Cntioisbook tan ozprused a wis► to it allowed to
Wyly to the statassot jut made by Lull Low" Is us-
amiss with Al. (Mr. Crelskaboarr) cruet A espy it
Lout UMW/ loft. to Lout Region woo for
warded to A. Co.talsuryOearal, who retorted it

to bit• to report apes. He did so, sod is that report Ise
thought he had fully proved that he had sot bees guilty of
disobedians, sad that hie verbal report was fended cm
tat. He solicited a fall Japery into the natter, and ay
premed his regret that Lord Lana amid bare, before
several Aileen accused bin of Curia" • lie, and
threaten& hien with arrest it be repeated that lie.
Balsam his report at be tn. ha paean i• it, and it woe
ler that he was pat leader arrest by Lord Veen. He re•
nand is area for alma days ; whoa Lord W. Pena
N. tonna sad reared Ma from unit He (Kr. Crack-
shush) this asked for sone a:panda, bat Lord W. Paola
woad only say that he was ordered to Maw Ma,
sad that he limy analog farther. Ho (Mr. Cr-)ainsha
wee very nub diratialed, sad tanned apes the
neemetty of as.. farther ezplanades being
With reform" te the ennenea a Len Begin with t►e
afar, he had sot until that enersing lean that Lad
Halpin had ezpraned any diapprehatina of hie aseleat;
sad, with all ram* to Lord Luse, la Wined that he wee
amber seen nisapprelsensin. Oa the 12th Catcher he
wan though the Caaniesery-Chaerel to Lord lieglae,
eeapisiai•g el the aspereleas eat apes Cat by
Lied Lana, sad revatiag as epportnatty of man-
Men or for • seartnartiel. Barelvfne as newer to this,
he wrote •, ead wee tad by the CenainerpOnearal
that Lewd Raglan did set think it expedient to entertain
that applioatine. He did sot Wok, however, that Lord
lealea meld lave upend way disapprobation of his
ended.

Lori Lem said that although 1111. Cralattshaak might
wat know it, it was so.

Kr. Crafekshask odd that he had spoiled pitiably for a
esart-manial. whisk was whoa; hat if Lord Raglan hid
ennead soy dirppaobitioa of ►h deadest, ell he amid
ay was that it was ezeeediagly amp that that Mown-
lades should set is woe way have hiss foamed to hie ;
sod at all mato, Lord Laws, ea a geatioau, had ao
right to users him, a mamma, of telling a lie.
Tide awash' with sea ladigastioe, dad sailed firth •
Wet of appleme ben the sadism% who evideatly eyw
paint with ihe egeekiw.

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The Prodigal eiths Bawd mid that sash is espesssioa
et mime wai ad allowahls ; sad that, It tt min repeated,
be Arad asks the mat Is be abated.

Caked Douglas, ressiled sad sausiad by the Jade.-
Masao, aid that it was aot till after November 14 that
the supplies kw the hones toll short, sad as thee ay
plied for pormissies to sad banes to Belalans to bolas up
heap, bat was lad by Camel Mayhew that ha add set
do It. Shan wan at that Was about 110 home It tor
dug.

ColeaatLowe, siaif►rly sa►aia'd, stand that alter the
14th November a prop Aritioa was =ado as his by Y►.
Craislinsair toned dm tweaty-In horses for supplies •o
Bahamian, if psesissiew amid be obtained from tha briga-
dier. lie was, se br as he was swooned, gait' ready to
anode to tie preposition, as the hens wen this egad to
i►a =adios

Lori Oudigea Ikea gala rue sad said—Before my is..
is eland, I beg to remand the sonniesieurs that the ma-
mbos/kJ transport salmis wen sot said to have tolled
before the 14th November; that I have skews that
I wu sot applied to to end the treop-konso Is, lenge
till shoat the 18th of the month; sad t►at at that tine
the borne were reenviag • fair allowasse of barley, whisk
is proved by the brigade-mejor's Muss is year perm-
sin to have ben the OW up to the 2ard et the asestit. It
is preyed by tho 'vides°, of several of the aonsale-
sariat Moen whisk less bees laid before you that then
was so bay is Bakidava for some tine otter the 14th of
November. Thorettre it a odd have bees seder to send
duos be it, nos if more men objection to sack a sw•-
sanked sat nits& Mr. Oralokshaalt mates positively that
he applied Isere than ease to the lisst.-geseral eommeadiag
the divines for the troop heron to be net down far forage,
whisk woe refund, sod I think the wart will admit that
U Mr. Craiskehears letter et the 18th November.
(p. 47 et the evident' taloa before the &Nato-
pol Comania.les) wee sot s written russet for
mom horns to be employed, it was at arty rate
• pretty sung appeal en the esliest. I bus stand
is reply to a question of Ike Judge Adneats-
Gestural that I had so power to •end dowa the
treep-hones without the mastics of mustier 6.-
th/city, which elision of nine was ocadlined cat
Tunny by that alike Qauternisterilsseral of the army,
Ito R. Airsy, wan raid, "Certainly ke (Lord Cudlg•a)
Gould sot ban detached say ponies of hie fern without
the mance of the Codemsader-is Chief." I with sosil-
doer 144.0 -7 ease is the beads of this Imosratelo apart.

The hedge-id...ate thee said the ceout was resiy—te
proceed with thew of bit R. Aim.
Olt B. Aim sewediegly prenatal hissealf at the table
mad canonised hie stateseest with a. esproesisa el hi.
gratiflosties that a better tine had at lerigth arrived fee
stearin himself of the blase threw. epos bin la the
cionaissiosere' report; sad nose preeeeded to say that be
had apposed the et Jed of the conuabies, iseteed of bag
to MIS mean apes say 'military diem woe to be millsed
to W Cienwiemariat Department, asst to have Wee ob.
Jests :—Yowly. to easertals the minas* of deb:Wow
is the applies; arcesdly, ta aleortala hew delineeeles
had arises; sad thirdly, to devise rani he the prevention
of each &Enemies is !stare. H. profaned hit williagesse
to give to the eceusissimen all the information I. hie

pinny. bet quitfoood *air soaspotooty to deal •kb the
abolalotostioa of big oloportatint.
[Prootoliog whoa our repot loft]

TREATY arrwzrig 711 D UNITED STATEN AND SAN
DOMINOO.--11/111 DOMINOO, MAIM 16,41, et
fritstistsip, esstatit., sad entreelleaMimed
This repubbc and the DADA Asada.
This esavestaa, I bays been MV. doss set miablasaviiise
dilbesas Mew the iamb Min yes, by Gummi W. 1.. Caa.
Oen retitle IDimiinkaa plea pvestiarits. It Is already Ia
lismada Osasaller its* vatilliawdipassiel siiimagb be
be
slim es intelpand • mead time Wm American
Weise la Oh sematry, ewe they aft seam& Oa the
11111 neat mesa ta• ef lb* lissay mill be
wed, 'with,., the shelves' sahmelsh. sit ism after it
!Mast for its milted= a W by Mr.
nlanallma Whitt, the Ammon laud • 5011. r els apeaili Os* Caffeine ,
la be seam se seep be amiss d Wm
.ere, bet is veka. TM spike Is um moire
An Moss his you is hewer el fIM issity among Wm
eleeleeeleit rM ezessive estbay Ism ow Sims be •e-
-diblim el name sailis!ramd sally abbiag bat
ibillassar lora

On Monday mut, the papers relative to th. nasty
ars to be beetled .■der dacession la Parliament We
(Lae Massy) nedenteed that the sun i■ melt he..
will be ea independent member, who will eta spa no
legisletere to express Its satisfaction with the ettasholene
arrived at by the Cooper.
HOLY THIDIEDAY.—BEATING TER BOUNDARIES.
—Ts-day beieg Asmasisa-day, nay Thereday.the dile/eat
perishes were peremeleted by the addles of the amity
selsols, heeded by the clergy amid puvehiel setimeitite.
beet the bustle secordtag to scout sum. !sin ne Gaily
he.. aY no tats of sum sail other extra linsitist pison
wiss saltily thud sail guarded to myna say Skins-
nth* petvann la the Jugs psalm, sash so Lenbith,
Mayletisse, at. Pussy, Ito, the eiressony I. (sly piss
thseuk taissatilly m soptesaially.
The Past Wiens ths: if tin ails of Foschiai was
the matt of a as. private quint, es us et PM emir
mimed, men would Imm bees divulged abet the potable
ream& of the latesnai manna. "Mu speak frosts Si
their rasgb.ead.reedy gamin. The Maims, is doe pm.
seat osse, prune Shaw nay famish as lateness*
old* us had to the sardines detesdas. Yet they
knew him well; sad, it It was a iserely private wino, they
nut bass mosified the tuners when he ass likely Is
have stbadmil ellik far the aosissinai of Ine—or to him
appall he It."

MS EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 1. 1861.

IrAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAS.

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ARCHRB COURT.

MUM 111111 11011111111.
»1/110 TOVUO.—DITOaO2.
This wee • wit of dream promoted by the wife spigot
the besbuod.
Dr. Aliszas, orbs append is behalf of Yr. Toole&
•••••ased that be dwelt set offw eay mamma is behalf
et hie dint

TM Nest mooted to the propriety et tbed coarse. TM
tors Tee dearly proved.
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Dr. Baylor/I-(wMo appeared kr Nse. Temp) Wallin ft
right le make ea* she/rude& ♦ owe dlawewfag sew,
or one la whisk the deadest of the wile hod bra wan az-
eaphury, he really sews resolleohei la t►e whole deans of
hi peewits.
Sir J. Deusa then premium:4ml fee the sopmethea.