The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-27 00:00:00

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bullilina has he-,n sad many Important addl.
tIOIII4 owl alp ralons ...fleeted emulative ti the comfort of
the visitors th.• reit:lir:aril BAND, %miler the able .11rection of
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a general officer and the ribbon of the order of St.
Patrick ; Prince Alfred, iu the uniform of a smart
young " middy," cantered along on his pony, and
a brilliant staff of greater or less degree clustered
round, as the carriages drove rapidly off to the
camp. It was a very brilliant sight as looked at
from my elevated position, and reminded me of the
Cup-day at Ascot.

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Close under the camp, but at a considerable dis-
tance from the stand, an immense apace had been
roped off, within which the troops stood to their
arms to receive the Queen and perform the prelimi-
nary manoeuvre of marching past. They formed a
small, but perhaps one of the finest and best disci-
plined armies in the world. There were ut cavalry
the Ist Royal Dragoons, the 3rd and 4th Light Dra-
goons, and the 11th and 15th Hussars, somewhere
about 2,000 troopers. Of infantry there were the
Grenadier Guards, Ist battalion, and in which the
Prince of Wales commands the 9th company ; the
15th, 17th, 36th, 80th, and 96th of the line,
and the lst battalion of the Rifle Brigade. There
were the 6th battalion of the Military Train, a coin-
piny of the Royal Engineers, and eight batteries
of Artillery—every battery in Ireland except one,
land including two batteries of horse. The whole
numbered 960 men and 46 guns, of which I was
sorry to see that not a great many were of the
4truirtrong pattern. The whole forte numbered
close upon 12,090 men, a respectable little army,
but occupying a very small space indeed on the
vast plains of Kildare. Quantity, however, was
quite made up for by quality, for a finer body of
men and horse* never assembled on a parade
ground.
The " march past," which took place imme-
diately after the reception of the Queen, was a re-
markably beautiful spectacle. Find came the
Artillery, perfect in all appointments, horse and
foot, and with a tread measured to appropriate
music from the assembled bands. Then the
cavalry, headed by the Ist Royals, the pride of the
"Heavies," their silver helmets glistening in the
timid sunbeams which had burst out on her Ma-
jesty's arrival, bat which now showed an ominous
disposition to retire at the earliest possible oppor-
tunity.

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Hardly had the artillery passed when the rain
came down in torrents a genuine Curragh
" shower ;" and it was quite moving tome the hapless
infantry stooping to the storm, and charging against
,an enemy that would take no repulse. The Prince
of Wales headed his company bravely, and the
country people, who recognised him at once, were
quite loud in their admiration. The band played
appropriate tunes for every regiment, and the rain
beat an ad libitum against our umbrellas during
the whole of the slow time. Happily the sky then
broke, and the "quick time " and "the double"
went off with splendid effect. The sham fight then
commenced, but as the troops were spread over an
immense expanse of ground, and as I had no pro-
, gramme—and as, moreover, if I bad, it would
certainly have been violated in every particular—
you must not expect an exact account of the evolu-
tions. The infantry formed a splendid line nearly
a mile long, and advanced ; then skirmishers were
thrown out, volleys were tired, and batteries were
brought up in support. The great guns boomed,
and the people ran away scared in every direction.
An imaginary enemy was driven about and ulti-
mately driven in ; and as I saw the tendency of the
battle was towards the Grand Stand, I made the best
of my way to that harbour of refuge, in front of which
I knew the last grand manoeuvre would be ex-
hibited. I found on my arrival that many distin-
guished personages had taken the same judicious
course, and Lord Llanover and Captain Denman
energetically discussing the good things which bad
teen prapand by the Irish "O•relasy" known
locally as Clancy, of sh. Newbridge lioteL The
fare was certainly by no means bad, and the
arrangement showed that in prandial matters, as in
everything else, the progress of Ireland in civilisa-
tion is prodigious. I noticed one waiter, so smart
and handy, that I asked him " Had he ever been in
London I" upon which he drew himself up with
great dignity, and replied, "The Bhongs Eleezy you
mane, sir." I felt rebuked, and, to a certain ex-
tent collapsed, and it was with considerable timidity
I subsequently inquired (you must remember I bad
just been wet to the skin), whether I could
get • little whisky and water 1 "Sir, we
do draw whisky sometimes for them that
likes it, but Allsopp's is the general thing
here now, I assure you." This was a climax. I
felt that all airs of metropolitan patronage were
out of place, and I mentally resolved to get up a
paper for the next Social Science meeting on the
modern refinement of Irish waiters.

Whilst these interesting Little episodes were going
on, the grand army was rapidly approaching the
stand. On one side the artillery thundered, on
another the infantry came on at the double. Then,
both mewed to melt away, and to make room for
the splendid cavalry, who came on in galloping
columns, and wheeled and formed squadrons and
broke into line, forming a succession of the most
brilliant pictures in the afternoon sun. Everyone
knew what was coming, and everyone hurried out
to the ropes. It wan the grand charge,
which, when performed by British dragoons,
is probably the finest open air spectacle
that can be witnessed. The horses arc so
fast and so high nettled, the men such horsemen
and so fearless, and the trappings and appointments
s first-rate, that the eye becomes dazzled as the
iuimense force dashes past in a perfect whirlwind of
splendour, whilst the ground trembles and the
spectators shout with excitement and delight. The
charge, which was finished without a single accident,
was a perfect success, and will be long remembered
by the country people, who had now cumulated
into an immense crowd, and who pressed in on every
side to witness it. During the grand charge her
Majesty and suite had retired to the quarters of
the Prince of Wales to luncheon, and shortly after
its termination the royal train returned to town.

(nog Taj COURT cracutri.)
VICEREGAL LODGE, AUGUST 24.

The Queen, accompanied by the Prince Consort,
the Princess Alice, Princess Helena, sad Prince Alfred, and
• attended by Lady Churchill, the Hon. Victoria Stuart
Wortley, Miss Hihlyard, But Granville, K.G., Visoount
Rydney, linateamt-General the Hon. C. Grey, and Major
Du Plat (Equermse.in-Waiting), Colonel the Hon. air C. B.
Phipps, 1.C.8., Major Cowell (in attendance upon Prime
Alfred), and Dr. Jeaner, left the Viceregal Lodge at half-
pest ten for the amp at the Curragh.
In addition to the party which accompanied her Majesty
• from Dublin, the following bad the honour of being invited
to meet her Majesty at luncheon : —General 84 Gawp
.Bronn, D.C.8., Major-Geaeral the Hon. B. Bruce. Maier.
General Ridley, C. 8., ColOael the Hon. H. Percy, C. 8.,
Colonel Browarigge, C. 8., Deputy Adjutant-OmM,

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