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 place on the 28th inst.:--

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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 5 45 p.m.

It was not possible to fig
a later hour for the march of
each brigade from its rendezvous
_
the arrival of the heads of the than that assigned ;',o it,
at 5 o'clock allowing only 45 various columns in the park
.minutes for the assembly and
formation
Punctuality,i n twtoh
el
ri
enfeosr
ex within
on the the enclosure of a force of
22,000 men.
part of every member of
the force will alone enable the arrangements to be satisfac-
torily carried out.
Brigadiers and majors of brigade will be pleased to be
at their appointed rendezvous half an hour previous to the
time of marching of their respective brigades.
Officers commanding the
ore distant brigades should
regulate their march so as to reach the rear of the brigades
which are pursuing the same line of march as themselves,
in order to enter the park in a
continuous
The columns will march rightcolumn.
in front.
The force will be drawn npi n two lines ; the infantry in
columns right in front;
lines of contiguous quarter-distance
the artillery in line at full intervals ; the cavalry in close
column of troops.
The battalions on entering the
enclosure will front
form, on the leading files of mo
Pallies'
close to quarter dis-
tance, and move to the places respectively assigned to them
in the alignment, after whichthose
battalions which face
the west will change front by the wheel of subdivisions
round the centre.
Banda are to cease playing on entering the park. They
are to be in two ranks in rear of their r respective battalions
when in column, and they are to
retain this order in march-
ing past without playing.
Commanding officers must bring with them to the review
field states of their respective corps, prepared according to
the annexed form.
infantry corps which is joined with
In the case of an
others in a battalion on this occasion the field state is to
be handed over to the officer commanding the battalion,
to enable him to make out a field state for the whole
battalion.
The field states of the field batteries of artillery will be
jor ; those of the battalions of in-
given to the brigade m a
fantry will be given to the brigade majors of the brigades to
which they respectively belong.
The whole of the field states will be subsequently col-
lected by an Assistant Inspector of Volunteers.
No company is to be of less strength than 20 files, or of
greater strength than 28 files.
Each brigadier may, with the approval of tho Secre-
tary of State for War, appoint one aide-de-camp upon his

staff.
The number of company officers accompanying the troops
is to be strictly limited to three for each company.
It is desirable that battalions should be made up to six
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.
R.H. the Duke of Cambridge
With the approval of 11. ,
officers in uniform on foot will be permitted to enter with-
out tickets the enclosure for spectators.
Her Majesty's lieutenants of counties who attend the re-
view mounted and in unform will take their places on the
right of the beads, 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 \Var, 111. ISPMURDO.
War-office, May 25.
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ESCAPE OF A PRIsONEtt FROM THE BRISTOL.
GAUL.—A prisoner, named John Whittaker, made a daring
escape from the Bristol gaol on Wednesday morning.
egeo,cl in washing cups, the
and Whittaker promptly
warder While tihneeauptriiesuonsleyr
seized the opportunity. He got possession of some oakum,
emf'ta tsh ee npgl aa
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 chevaux 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 captttre.