The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-30 00:00:00

The late Volunteer Review at Brighton;

(Copy.)

War-Office, April 24, 1863,

Sir,—l am directed by the Secretary of State to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th
inst., giving cover to a copy of one from Major-
General Lord William Paulet, C. 8., with a plan
enclosed, and I am to assure you that the Secretary
of State fully participates in the satisfaction felt by
his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Command-
ing-in-Chief at the very favourable report which
has been made by Lord William Paulet upon the
volunteer force reviewed by him at Brighton on
Easter Monday.—l have the honour to be, sir
your obedient servant,
(Signed) EDWARD LIIGARD.
The Adjutant-General, Horse Guards.

Horse Guards, S.W,, April 14, 1863.
Sir,—la transmitting the accompanying copy of
a letter from Major-General I ord William Paulet
with its enclosure, I have received the commands
of the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief to re-
quest that you will express to the Secretary of State
for War the satisfaction with which his royal high-
ness calls attention to so favourable a report as that
now made by Lord William Paulet upon the force
of volunteers reviewed by him at Brighton on Easter
Monday.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obe-
dient humble servant,
(Signed) J. YORKE SCARLETT, A.G.
The Under Secretary of State, War-office.

Government House, Portsmouth, April 10.
Sir,—l have the honour to report for the infor-
mation of his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-Chief and the Right Hon. the Se-
cretary of State for War, that, in accordance with
your instructions, dated Horse Guards, March 26,
1863, I put myself in communication with Colonel
M`Murdo, C. 8., Inspector-General of Volunteers,
and with him inspected the ground near the
Brighton race course, allotted for the volunteer
review on Easter Monday.
According to his wish I met the divisional and
brigadier generals at the War-office on the previous
Saturday, and communicated to them my ideas as
to the manoeuvres I intended to perform. The
troops had all arrived at Brighton on Monday
morning by 11 o'clock, and formed their brigades
in the Levels—different Levels being allotted for
different brigades—in the moat regular manner;
the 9th Lancers and Mounted Volunteers assembled
near the Race Stand, where the guns of position
had been previously placed.
The field artillery and infantry commenced moving
out of the town along the Marine-parade, and turn-
ing up Bedford-street to the race-course soon after
11 a.m. On the arrival of the head of the column,
I took up my position opposite the Grand Stand,
accompanied by Lord Chichester,the lord lieutenant
and the troops commenced marching past, left in
front, the order in which they left the town, pre-
ceded by the cavalry and guns of position.
The troops, after marching past, continued their
route along the race-course to the ground selected
for the first position. A plan of the positions oc-
cupied by the enemy and the attacking force is
herewith enclosed.
The troops were forbidden, in consequence of cul-
tivation, to cross the ground between the Race Stand
and the last position occupied by the enemy.
I selected Colonel Brewster, the commanding
officer of the Inns of Court Volunteers, to command
the enemy, under whom I placed the sth brigade of
the Ist division, with his own battalion, a field bat-
tery, and four 24-pounder guns of position.
This officer carried out my instructions in the
most correct manner, and made the most of the force
under his command ; his retreat from his first to his
second position was conducted in the most soldier-
like manner, during which time he was harassed by
the cavalry, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Drys-
dale, C. 8., who handled this force in a most satis-
factory way.
The remainder of the troops, after marching
past, took up the first position as marked in the
plan ; the 2d division was formed in a line of con-
tiguous columns of brigades at deploying distance,
a battalion of each brigade covering its front as
skirmishers, the Ist division supporting in a line
of contiguous columns; artillery on each flank and
centre of the first line.
The attack was commenced by the Ist Hants
Light Horse, who threw out skirmishers and found
the enemy, which they did in a very soldierlike
manner. They were supported by the 9th Lancers.
The two lines advanced in direct echellon of bri-
gades from the left, each brigade being in echellon
of battalions. The cavalry having been driven in,
the whole formed squares ; on turning the enemy's
right, the first line changed position to the right,
the supporting line conforming.
The enemy commenced retreating from the right
flank in rear of the left, to their 2d position; the
Ist line deployed and advanced, and arriving on
advantageous ground halted and commenced firing
at the retreating enemy. The Ist division then
supporting, deployed, advanced to relieve the first
line, took up a position, and opened fire.
It tieing past 4 o'clock, the " cease fire" sounded,
and the troops assembled to march back to Brighton
down the Marine-parade, which they did in the
most compact order, to their different rendezvous.
The divisional generals, Major-Generals Russell
and Sutton, afforded me every assistance, as also
Colonel Ormsby, R.A., who had the direction of
the Volunteer Artillery.
The different brigades were very ably commanded
by officers selected from volunteer corps.
The artillery far surpassed my expectations ; for
on commencing I feared they would confine my
movements, being heavy guns of position, some 24
and 18 pounders, but to my surprise moved like
field artillery, and took up different positions, as
required, and were most efficiently worked;
The skirmishing of the infantry was particularly
good, the firing being well sustained ; and the
general movements were performed in a very sol-
dierlike manner.

The arrangements made by Colonel M'Murdo are
deserving of the greatest praise, and I found him a
moat useful staff officer.

From my observations during the evolutions, I
cannot conclude my report without stating that
consider the volunteer force a most valuable institu-
tion, in a defensible point of view, for the country.
The total strength assembled, according to re-
turns teceived from Colonel M‘Mardo, amounted to
14,625 of all ranks.—l have, 8.7 c.,
W. PAULET, Major-General Commanding
S.W. District, and Commanding Volun-
teer Force.
The Adjutant-General of the Forces, &C.

SOUTH RENEIINGTON MUSEUM.--Daring the
week ending the 25th of April the visitors have
been as follows :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free
days, open from 10 RM. to 10 p.m , 60,020 ;on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, students' days (admission to the
public 6d.), open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 23,785 ; total,
92,505. From the opening of the Musetun, 3,900,219.
I\luseum of Patents.—Number of visitors for the week end-
ing April 25, 4,277; total number since the opening of the
museum free daily (May 12, 1858), 713,651.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MAIN DRAINAGE
WORKS.—On Monday morning, between 7 and 8
o'clock, considerable alarm was occasioned among the resi-
dents of Church-street, Deptford, by a loud report proceed-
ing from the direction of the works now being carried out
by Messrs. Aird and Co., for the low level drainage sewer
of the metropolis, and which was found to have arisen from
an extensive slip of earth, carrying away and splintering in
pieces large balks of timber used in the shoring up the
sides of the cutting, which, at this spot, extends to a depth
of 55 feet. At the time named eight men were employed
at the spot where the accident occurred, two of whom
escaped, three being considerably though not seriously in-
jured, whilst the remaining three became embedded beneath
the mass of timber and earth which weighed many tons.
With as little delay as possible, the other men employed
set to work to rescue their fellow workmen, and shortly
succeeded in reaching a man named Daniels, about 60 years
old, who was found breathing, but another slip occurring,
the unfortunate man's body became again covered, and
when taken out life was quite extinct. About two hours
afterwards the body of a second man named Bray was per-
ceived, but the soil was so treacherous that it was not until
nearly 5 o'clock in the afternoon that his body was reached,
life then being extinct. The third person known to have
shared
,red a similar fate is a young man named King, but up
clock last evening his body was not recovered, nor
was it considered possible to reach it during the night. At
the inquest held y
f‘ Aociciellug 44,44„ TdaY, the jury returned a verdict of