The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-17 00:00:00

REVIEW AND SHAH FIGHT AT
ALDELSZOTT.

One of the most brilliant displays of mimic war-
n that have ever taken place at Aldinbett camp, came off
yesterday in the well-known end often height field, which
led within its bounds Creesz'a Camp, the iatermiesble
" Long Valley," that terror of stout pedestrians, and, in
addition, an immense expanse of sand and heather which are
so agreeably blended that it is with difficulty the curious mu
tall where the one commences and the other tomb:min. Dot
one clear and satisfactory conclusion can be formed with re-
' upset to this desert, and that is, that theses, width is !mina
to march and manoeuvre over it, will lad say sews fields to
which they may 14 subenatatly seat, rather an agreeable
change and relaxation than what le known OS serious cam-
paigning. It was probably to be expected that at a moment
like the present, when the telegram is kept so busy with war-
like rumour', when,
" Now, Ma expectation in the air
And bids a sword from hilt unto the point,"
a more than ordinary interest should attach to the military
spectacles for which Aldenhott has become famous, sad mr-
oordlngly we were not surprised yesterday morning to dud
an immense prams at the railway station, and an, If pos-
sible, facreased naressonableness on the part of the cab and
fly owners who seek the trains at Farnborough. Indeed it
sented as if these gestlemen were inclined to get up a sort of
gam battle of their own, in which they should take the
Austrian rids, and the visitors that of the persecuted Pied-
/mate* upon whom contributions of the most enormous

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ooeat were remorsefully to he levied. All three unnibnue
farm the regular amount of accommodation provided for each
train, and as on inch quota] occasion' as reviews at the camp
with her Majesty at the head of her troops, thee sue more
visitors than would fill thirty, the opportunities gives for thus
carrying t• war on the Austrian system have beams me be-
quest ea te make the system a great public Indus= and ht-
tutvesiesee.

Rio Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief came dews
by the train which let Leaden at 8 a.m. accompanied by
Ms inesediate MA and, minating his charger at the railway
steam role of rapidly to the camp. At the eissly hour at
which Ms Royal Highness arrived, It mined merely, sad
coesequently, the =traumas which it had been intended to
eommeece laity, were put off to • more advanced hoar. Her
Majesty, who had arrived at the camp on the previous
Saturday, was anxious that the whole should be over early,
in order that the soldier. might be spared the noonday
heat, but the weather countermined this benevolent
lerangensent end rendered it unneesssery, for during the
while dm than wee not a beam snots stambise thee amid
mild, be borne by the meet delicate esselltetlen, while the
Mad swept so fiercely over the bleak moos end may desert,
as to make the quick meek en entirely immeneems
menceuvre, not only with the aoldiere bat aloe is the pat
of the great majority of the visitors. The prellmiemy Whar-
fs/ oldie troop. commenced at en early leer. TM bugle
meld be heard in every camp, and sealers in elf varieties
of the British uniform might be sea ramie towards the
peat, gravelled equates, in whisk they mere le the first
instance to be marshalled. The mend the line, the marosly
distinguishable men of the militia, the dark-mated rides, the
gay hussars, and the knight-like heavy dragoon., won all
soon at their respective pet., and, to the mole of their re
elective bands, commenced slowly to memo, aid wind, sad
converge, towards the field of avian. Par awe, in their
front frowned Cremes Camp, looking's Ina she impregnable
as If it had not been taken over and over again any field.
day during the last five years not to speak of the fierce
assaults of the Bedlam period—and Immediately opposite
to It, and in straw contrast, rose up • smiling
eminence, covered with gay equipages, sad with people who
were gay, although they bad noequipeges, with smart hermenea
from London, and exceedingly clumsy ones from Ms im-
mediate esighinotahood, with several active =emboli' of the
London police, and—not so el:deceive, but equally vigilant and
attentive—, respectable mailmen, of the Landes swell mob.
Lastly, but prominently in front, was • light and elegant
oarrime, drawn by four gigantic greys, in which at her
Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Princess Alice ; one
of the younger princesses being in the carriage which imme-
diately followed In the cortege. At the moment when the
carriages Wt the royal pavilion the public were scattered in
curious clusters over the wide expanse of the moor, and, con-
sequestly, se the royal cortege paned slowly up the road to
the hill aforesaid, there was but • thin fringe of spectators on
either ride, and the royal greeting was more faint than
we have been accustomed to hest It. A brilliant caval-
cade of general officers attended the Queen, headed
by the Priam Consort and the Commander-in-Chief, the
former being with diflkalty recernie MI. In his tills uniform,
so difierent from that In which his Royal Highness usually
appears In pablio. While the Royal cortege was pursuing
the straight line to " Hantrry-hill," as the soldiers inem-
rattly all it, the various regiments were trending to the
battle-ground, which spread out on all olden at its bass.
The appearance of the Tarim+ regiment., when thus en-
gaged, has been often described, and perhaps nearly es
often seen by most Louisa people, but the din raised by
the various bands, all playing at the lame time and all
different tunes, was a noise quite beyond the almost force of
written description. As the troops Metered to the nudes-
mum, "Annie Laurie," "Trovatore," the "Croats' national
hymn," and " My Mary Ann" blended woodromly together,
sad, rides fiercely upon the morning air, at once frightened the
mondrepode, distracted the bipeds, and produced together a
concert which ...old delight the moat fastidious Turkish
ambassador. The men looked splendid in their red and green
dresses, the bsycneta slivering like diamond., the modified
Albert bat making a praiseworthy effort to look smart, the
beam helmet. of the heavy drugoone, end the gay uniforms of
the briars. Then cams the "dread artillery" rumbling fear-
fully even over the soft turf, the sappers neat and trim the
pontoon train with its mysterious looking rod cylinders, and
WA, mad and suggestive, the ambulance waggons, fa which
the wounded and dying were to be carried away from the
field of WM.

The number of troops on the field was variotudy stated
at nice, ten, end thirteen thousand men; the best qualified to
judge, however, Being on the smallest number. They wen
marshalled in one bores and three foot brigades,
sad amongst these " Cesar's Camp" was once more
to be as object of Seem contention before many
hours went about. First there was the Cavalry
Baud' commanded by Major-General Lawman, and can.
siding of the Fourth Dragoon Outdo, the Tenth Hussars,
and a troop of Hone Artillery. Next the First Foot Bei-
gods commanded by Lard W. Pardee, C. 8., omelette, of
the 4th, 11th, end 34th of the line, the First Staffordshire
Militia, and the North Cork Rides. The eeoond brigade was '
commanded by Major. General Spencer, C.D., and included
battalions cI the 9th end 11th of the line, the Wet York
Rifles, the Zest Kent and Oxfordshire Willits. This brigade
wee strengthened by • battery of artillery. The third brigade,
' under the oommimd of Major-General Lawrence, C. 8., was
made op of the 47th of the line, the 100th (Canadian) Regi•
went, the Antrim Rifles and Eitirlingehire Militia.
brigade was also attended by a battery. In watching the
teureuvren of the imposing force se well se the smoke
and the duet would allow us, we will begin by
eoppo.Lng that on the /soviets, Saturday a division which
was making for T.eading had been intercepted by • superior
form of the enemy, and had taken up • petition under cover
of Croat's camp. Upon this " the enemy" took upa
time on " TweerJe Down" sad " fiyastock Hill" war
the belsegneed legionaries, as we may dipped, the 1,
ere the Austrians at the present moment. In such • state
of things a collision maid hardly be postponed tie yund • day
or two, and consequently settee operations commenced Yes-
terday on both sides, and the civilises who crowded the hills
could ere the whole mystery of stack and defence, the
advance In line and in equate, the reconnairrioo, the skit-
-1 ankles, the opening battery, with the attack of tame by ca-
valry, and maid hear the rotting tire of the and the
beavyboomingoltherreatanna,aswellandmuchotoreencurely
then in areal nettle. After various vitheitudee and an imatenee
edxnp:ses.dtitoutretisofvegrurep:7l7, one
canal,of the
sad h enero o
oontesding armies was
pp Yr unity ins e'er(' for the meet interesting and most generally intelligible
of the day's ramonres, namely, the throwing of a pontoon
I bridge seems the water, upon which the Rides might pass cc
the opposite side. The whet, operation did not occupy more
then three or four minutes. Four pontoons was Into as
water, planks were laid across them, and la a moment the
Rifle. rushed 'silently sense, the fragile bridge act add-
. biting the elightsst deflection during the operation. Her
Majesty followed the contending armies closely, and her
loyal subjects were ant slow in following the royal example.
When the manmade beams brisk, the grenbreame restive,
and two of thorn were oblige! to be unbuttoned, but the
Queen did not allow her equanimity to be for
one
moment disturbed. Bee Majesty only laughed at
the manmade which so Incommoded the royal stud, it
was near three o'clock before the stork of bleak eattridgn
which had been served oat in the morning was eebowoo,
sad then a trims wee permitted to be declared until the next
field day. One of the Hussars was nattered during an
stead uppon a battery, but he was soon able to mount alai;
and we belteve that this slight snidest wee the only one that
occurred during the day's proosediege.
' I mrudiately sifter the sham fight, and while the varieties me-
runts were streaming off, dos ty and hungry, to their respective
cantonment., her Majesty departed for Feroboronah, where&
Vtrain woe waiting, under Ike dinettes of Mr. Dade n,
onspany's superintendent, and ha lam than enbout the
I loyal party wired la Wm.