The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-09 00:00:00

(Stamped, Id. Additional.

THE ROYAL VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT

HOLYROOD.

(Abridged from the Soot:mut.)
On her Majesty's arrival at the position assigned the
royal standard was hoisted, and the volunteers gave • royal
salute. After the salute the officers returned to their places,
and her Majesty, attended by the Prince Consort and the
Duke of Bucedsoch on horseback, with the royal children
and members of the court also following in carriages, the
cortege being preceded and followed by the whole of the
staff oaken on the field, pracewild slowly round le front
of the troop, who steed in the-latitude of salute. Though
the volunteers, in obedience th military rule, were silent
during this operation, the spedeitors on the platform and
on the hill hailed her Majesty _with enthusiastic acclima-
tion' as she passed slam. 1* effect of the cheering on
the hill aide was not less See sublime. Peel after peal
broke forth in thunder, ponied away by the strong wiud, to
be spin and lupin renewed
When her Majesty had lammed her place in front of the
royal standard the beads of the 78th Regiment, of the 29th
Regiment, and of the West York Rifles advanced in front
of the line opposite to her Majesty, and, under the direction
of Mr. J. Deacon, of the West York Riles, supplied the
music to which the volunteers marched past.
Precisely at four eekrie the staff officers took post with
their respective divisions, and gave the order, " Take
pound to the right in firms," when the whale of the
battalions were put in motion—the Fife Mounted Volunteers
leading, the Artillery coming Herod, the EoMneers third,
and thew following the OWENBY saw al Rifles. As the
vast Lima Wpm te meow *lb
eseumed new splendour so small o4llMlfiltitaelliatin
as to the earlier part of' the movement, was due to the
gaiety and variety of coldurs arising from the cavalry,
artillery, and engineers in front.
The van was worthily led by the Mounted Rites of Fife-
shire, dressed in bright scarlet tunics, black helmets, and
Hessian boots. This corps, at whose head rode their com-
mander, Lieutenant-General the Earl of Rosalyn, was
greatly admired—both men and horses. It is compered el
the gentry and gentlemen farmer* of Fifealdre—si fins body
of men ; and thew" mount" was such as no cavalry regi-
ment in her Majesty's remilse r service could approach.
Then came the Ist Artillery Brigade, having in front the
Edinburgh Cit Artillery, followed by a streag farce from
Tynamouth, Ahiwick, Sunderland, and Wbitehaveo, but
the eras of the three battalions of this brigade, about 1,500
strong, were made up, in addition to the large quota for-
nished by Edinburgh, of seven companies from Forfarehire.
Special mention, however, is due to the very smart com-
panies from the geographical extremes—the Berwick-on-
Tweed, and the Ist Caithness. The 2nd Artillery Brigade
was headed by the Greenock corp —a tall and apparently
well-trained body, who were followed by companies from
Ayrshire, Galloway, and Argyle. Eight corps from Fife.
shire made en excellent appereeee, bat not better than the
Inverness, Stirling, and Nairn forming part of the same
battalion. The third battalion, composed entirely of
Lanarkshire and almost all of Glasgow corps, drew forth
special cheering, by their handsome appearance and the
steadiness of their march ; their execution of the wheel in
coming into the alignment of the saluting base being parti-
cularly lauded by military men.
The Engineers, in number nearly 200, came next, and were
loudly applauded, especially the Ist Lanarkshire—tall,
straight men, in very handsome uniform.
The rifles, forming of course the great man of the force
upon the ound, had in front two battalions of "Edin-
burgh City '—the company of Advocates, which was, we
believe, the, first volunteer company formed in Scotland, if
not in the United Kingdom, marching in front. They were
very loudly cheered, and all our city companies, which im-
iately followed, marched with great steadiness. The
Ist Highland Company, headed by Sheriff Gordon, re-
ceived special marks of popular favour. As the High-
land companies approached, the bands ceased playing,
and the pipes of the 78th Aro& up—an arrangement
adhered to as each Highland Company neared
her Majesty's patinae The rest of this brigade
was chiefly made up from East-Lothian and the counties of
the eastern Lesion • and the different hoes of their uni-
forms, and the evidence which most of them afforded of
good drill, were much admired.
Forfarshire had the place of honour in the next brigade,
sending about 700 fine-looking men—a large proportion of
them attired in the government grey, and exhibiting a great
variety in twinge and caps. Our Dundee friends had dm •
company in the Highland garb, who made a very good ap-
pearance. After Forfar mime its neighbour Fifeshire, no
whit behind in dress or drill. The third and fourth bate
taboos of this brigade were made up of nearly 1,500 of our
English neighbours, stoat and straight, from Northumber-
land, Durham, and Cumberland, who received loud wel-
comes wherever they were recognised, the welcome, it
need scarcely be said,being made specially cordial for a Nor-
thumberland, composed, we presume, of exiled Celts in the
Highlsod garb.
The Stirlingshire Volunteers, who made up the bulk of
the Third Brigade, WOO, a fine body of men, and their cap
surrounded by a band of the Gordon tartan elicited loud
cheers. The Alloa sad Tllliooultry men, coming from the
Debi* might be taken as smart and buinlly specimens of
the inhabitants of those districts; and they had also evi-
dently paid good attention to their drill. The Aberdeen
companies, all clad in dark grey, had a compact and steady,
though somewhat sombre appearance, to which the Inver-
new men, headed by Pruned Sutherland, furnished a plea-
sant contrast by their neat light grey uniforms and
green or red facings. The Sutherland men, who fol-
owed, were also loudly cheered ; partly, no doubt,
in consequence of the great distance from which
they bad come to the review, both they and the Nairn and
Inverness companies having had to travel all night, and
having to travel all night back again on their return. Next
came the Perth and Kincardine companies, furnishing
near! 700 men. Their uniforms, which were neat an
tasteful, were generally admired. The fourth battalion of
this trip& was to a great extent composed of the Marquis
of TherWllaine's Argyll and Perthshire Highlanders. They
numbered fully 500, and about half the companies wore the
Celtic costume. They seemed a fine, spirited, active set of
reel, and both they and the noble marquis at, their head
were loudly cheered. Eight pipers strode in front of the
first company, who made sufficient "music" to supersede
the regimental bands on the ground.
The 2nd Division came next, under the command of
Major-General Cameron. Among the officers who pre-
ceded this division rode Lord Elcho, in the uniform of the
London Scottish, with which his name has now become
identified. The Ist Brigade here, commanded by Colonel
W. Hamilton, C. 8., wan comprised of Renfrewshire and
Ayrshire corps, with very neat dresses, including those of
one or two Highland companies among them.
Glasgow and Lanarkshire furnished the whole of the next
two brigades (with the exception of a corps from Rothesay),
numbering in the aggregate fully 4,000 men. They attracted
universal atteution, not more by their numbers than by the
neatness of their various uniforms, and their high pro-
ficiency in all the movements which they had to perform.
Many particular companies were warmly and deservedly
cheerel.
The first and last battalions of the fourth brigade were
also furnished by Lanarkshire ; and the remainder came
from Dumbarton and Dumfrimehires.
The glorious cheer we;ch the Volunteers gave at the end
of the review—far louder even than the hurrah of the
more than teefold more numerous spectators at its com-
mencement—was • thing to be enjoyed, sot merely by thee e
onArthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags, but on the 'Pentbind-
hills. Again and spin it was repeated, sad when the
Queen moved off the ground numbers of the Rifles elevated
their caps upon their guns, waver; them with an ardour
which ruade them look in the distance like the brandished
brushes of ecstatic sweeps ; whilst many of the excited
soldiers threw discipline in the cause of loyalty to the winds,
broke from their ranks, and crowded cheerng round the
royal carriage, just like • mob of Eton boys hurrahing the
late Duke.
Almost as wonderful as the way in which the heights
were occupied wan the rapid manner in which they were
evacuat •d. A patch of green appeared here and there near
the summits, rapidly widened as the multitudes thawcel
dowa the slope—then came an avalanche, and they all were
in the plain. Thaaks to the admirable police ensue-
meats, which the good-tempered regulars who kept the
round only relaxed in favour of certain ladies, the victua-
-1 tiers were ride to leave the ground without the slightest
embarrassment ; the mighty mass of spectators also dis-
persed without any other inconvenience than an amount of
squeezing nut greater than that experienced Man ordinary
railway crush, and a very considerable amount of dust
which mete black broadcloth drab and raven tresses pre-
maturely grey.
To volunteers who marched to the ground by the
Regent's-road, Arthur's Seat, crested by the red lion
standard—the Salisbury Crags, with their pretty little
camp of bell tents peeping over their rugged front, and the
crowd.covered slopes of the hill, burst upon the view with
magical effect. From the park Seelf the hill was a most
magnificent object, especially as seen from the rising
ground at the Duke's-walk, when horn almost the very
verge of St. Anthony's Loch to the most distant visible
summit there were open patches only here and there, at
points too precipitous or otherwise unfavourable as stations.
From the unequal levels of the ground not one company of
volunteers could at any time command a view of the
entire mass under review ; tome of them had their
view limited almost to the immediately. contiguous corps or
battalions, but in marching past at various points, the tam-
ing and returning lines were seen with striking effect.
Great interest was manifested among the various corps and
completes in observing how their fellow volunteers under-
went the ordeal of marching ; and the criticisms were gene-
rally both generous and discriminating.
Among the volunteers but one sentiment of satisfection
and becoming pride in the proceedings of the day 'aimed to
prevail. The cheerful, kindly feeling that permeated the
field, making officers and men "fraternise" as fellow volute
teen who had never seen each other before, and may never
do so again—for when 'hall twenty thousand meet again!—
extended to all connected with the review. There was DO
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except the dust ; the fatigue of being so long under arms
seemed to be scarcely felt by any volunteer ; and even the
clouds of dust that swept the field encrusted every uniform,
and darkened every visage, were good-naturedly taken—
literally taken, for many inevitably swallowed large instal-
ments of the proverbial peck.
The march off the ground was equally interesting to the
march to it. The crowds that accompanied every battalion
were very great ; and in the principal thoroughfares, such
as Waterloo-place and Prinocestreet, the solid line of spec-
tators on either side through which the volunteers pawed
suggested strongly the questions as to where so many men,
women, and children had come from, and where they were
to go to.
Lieutenant-General Wetherell, after riding for some die-
tance Londe the royal carriage, returned, and, ioldressing
the staff and battalion officers, said he had been commanded
by her Majesty to express her admiration of the Weediness
and precision which charaderwed the large body of volun-
teer whose movements she had witnessed. Her Majesty
had been graciously pleased to say that their appearance
and numbers reflected the highest credit both upon their
, officers and themselves- and further, that she would take
an early opportunity et, expre wing her satufactiou more
I formally in a General Order. This announcement was re-
oeived with enthuidastio applause.
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the ground, an incident unexpectedly added to the effect
and the real truth of the scene. Volunteers from many
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• for his lordship
by • Gordon, of the Ist ighlianders, the echo of
which attracted everybody. In a minute 'or two hie lord-
ship was encircled and hemmed in by enthusiastic rdunteers,
whose artillery of applause could hardly be silenced. The
tribute to the man was utterly unanticipated and awarded
with agenuiee sincerity which most evidently made a deep
impression. His lordship, when tranquillity could be re-
stored, spoki3 in a simple, strong, and most inspiriting
strain. He acknowledged the personal compliment, but
linked it with his earnest deity to see the movement, not
only effective at present, bid permanently enduring. Get
numbers, and when they are get, keep them. This was
only to be does by the serious determination to carry out
what has been an well began. He had no doubt that the
glorious scene of to-day, in no way inferior to that in Hyde
Park. would animate many to join the volunteers. His
lordship, visibly affected, rude away amidst deafening ac-
clamations.

The troops were then marched off the ground by four
exits in admirable order, and in accordance with the pro.
gramme issued by Colonel M'Murdo.
To set an army in the field is a basis of solid pmisc, and,
if so,
_there is most certainly no man more thoroughly
entitled to main eulogium than Colonel 11.3funlo, who
mule the arrangements and dispositions in accordance with
which the whole magnificent spectacle of yesterday was
carried out from beginning to end without, in our opinion, a
single bitch. We merely wish to direct attention to the
fact that by the accurate and judicious activity of one mlndi
perfectly familiar with the business before it, the Sovereign
and the people were gratified by a demonstration of loyalty
and power which has no ,parallel in ancient or modern
history.
The day's excitement did not cease with the review nor
even with the departure of the citizen soldiers who took the
route yesterday. In the evening, and till a late hour of the
night, the streets were crowded with strangers, volunteer%
end civilians, who had arrived too late in the day to son
the lions of the city, and were content to do so in the night
season, rather than miss the opportunity altogether. Oar
own citizens also thronged the thoroughfares to observe and
thereby at the same time swell the crowds.
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So far as we have learned, only one accident occurred in
the park during the day. In the early part of the day a
man slipped his foot while passing along among the crowd
in the hill and fell with en much force to the ground that
his leg was broken, and he had to be conveyed to the In-
firmary.
In the evening a bell took place in the Assembly Rooms,
especially designated a Volunteer Ball, but the volunteer
element, so far as uniforms were concerned, showed modestly
enough amid the dancers, who were for the most part evi-
dently habitues of the reviler assemblies.