The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-26 00:00:00

The Volunteer Review.

The following general order has been issued
relative to the Volunteer Review in Hyde Park,
which will take pace on the 28th inst, :
GENERAL REVIEW.
As the force will march past his Royal Highness the
Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief at 6 o'clock, it is
necessary that it shall have taken up its position in Hyde-
park by 545 p.m. _

It was not possible to fix a later hour for the march of
each brigade from its rendezvous than that assigned to it,
the arrival of the heads of the various columns in the park
at 5 o'clock allowing only 45 minutes for the assembly and
formation in two lines within the enclosure of a force of

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The force will be drawn up in
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lines of contiguous quarter-distal
the artillery in line at full intervals ; the cavalry in close
The battalions on entering the
form, on the leading files of companies,
dis-
tance, and move to the places respectively close to quarter
the park. They
battalions which face
the west will change front by the wheel of subdivisions
round the centre.
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respective battalions
when in column, and they are to retain
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field states of their respective corp
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In the case of an infantry corps which is joined with
others in a battalion on this occasion the field state is to
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The field states of the field batteries of artillery will be
be handed over to the
to the brigade major ; these of the battalions of in-
givenfantry will be given to the brigade majors of the brigades to
which they respectively belong.
No company is to be of less strength than 20 files, or of
greater strength than 28 files.
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Each brigadier may, with the approval of the Secre-
tary of State for War, appoint one aide-de-camp upon his
staff.
officers accompanying the troops
The number of company
is to be strictly limited to three for each company.
It is desirable that battalions should be made up to ,ix
companies, but no battalion of less than four companies will
on any account be allowed.
Volunteer officers in command of brigades are requested
to wear a crimson scarf or sash over the left shoulder, to
distinguish their rank.
With the approval of 1.R.11. the Duke of Cambridge
officers in uniform on foot will be permitted to enter with:
out tickets the enclosure for spectators.
Her Majesty's lieutenants of c 'unties who attend the re.
view mounted and in unform will take their places on the
right of the bands, facing the saluting point.
Brigades are to leave the park by the gates and in
pre-
cisely
the same order as they entered. After leaving the
park brigadiers will break off the corps composing their
brigades according to their convenience.--By order of the
Secretary of State for War, M. M'Alt RDO.
War-office, May 25.

ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE BRISTOL
GAOL.—A prisoner, named John Whittaker, made a daring
escape from the Bristol gaol on Wednesday morning.
While the prisoner was engaged in washing cups, the
warder incautiously left the place, and Whittaker promptly
seized the opportunity. He got possession of some oakum,
and. being a sailor, soon made a sufficiently good rope for
his purpose. With this aid he scaled a wall 24ft. high, and
surmounted with ehevaux de frise ; besides which he had
to leap an outer wall, which was a feat of some danger.
Although wearing the prison dress he succeeded in getting
off. Telegrams describing the prisoner were at once sent
to all the neighbouring stations, and every means adopted
for his captutre,