The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

spected in riding drill on the Ist, field movements on
the 2d, and in foot parade, &c., on the 4th. The 12th
1.49 ncers, under Lieut.-Col. T. C. A. Oakes, was in-
spected on foot parade on the sth, field movements
on the 7th, and riding drill on the Bth. The whole
brigade presented a magnificent appearance. The 2d
battalion Ist Royals, under Col. Holcombe, C.B.,was
inspected on the 4th by Major-Gen. B. Taylor, com-
manding the brigade. Major Mein put them through
the manual and p!atoon exercise, Lieut. and Adjt.
Teale through the bayonet exercise both in review
and quick time, and Col. Holcombe, Capt. Bythese a,
and Capt. Roland through a variety of field move-
ments. Afterwards the Major-General addressed
them in highly complimentary language, He con-
gratulated them on their good conduct in quarters,
and said, "'!'here is a steadiness and precision
about your movements, and a cleanliness and
smartness about your appearance, which sur-
pass all that I could have expected." The
Ist battalion sth Fusiliers, under Lieut.-Col. Master,
C. 8., was inspected on the 6th by the Major-General.
Lieut.-Col. Milman put the battalion through the
manual and platoon exercise, Major Lyon through
the bayonet exercise in review order, and Lieut,-
Col. Master, Brevet-Major Meara, and Capt. Carden
through several field movements, all of which were
admirably performed. The 37th Regiment, under
Lieut.-Col. Gray, was inspected on the 7th. Major
Young put the regiment through the manual and
platoon exercise, Lieut. and Adjt. Hawkes through
the bayonet exercise in review order, and various
maw:mimes were performed under Lieut.-Col. Gray,
Lieut.-Col. Heaton, Major Pelly, Capt. Bazalgette,
and Capt. Luxmore. The 73d Regiment, under Lieut.-
Col. Jones, was inspected on the Bth. Major Burne
put the regiment through the manual and platoon
exercise, Lieut. and Adjt. Gordon through the bayo-
net exercise, and Major O'Brien and Capt. Barry

through a variety of field movements. The 26th

Cameronians, under Lieut.-Col. Carey, were in-
spected on the sth by Brig.-Gen. Bates, when they
were put through their various exercises by Major
Clerk° (bayonet) and Lieut.-Col. Carey, Cupt. Cal-
cott, and Lieut. Salwey (field movements). The
76th Regiment, under Col. H. Smith, C. 8., was
inspected on the 7th, and went through the various
movements, under Major Cator, Capt. O'Donoghne,
and Lieut. Butler. The 3d Regiment (Buffs),
under Lieut.-Col. Sargent, C. 8., was inspected on
the 4th, by Major-Gen. Russell, C. 8., commanding
the brigade, and was put through the manual and
platoon exercise by Major Gardiner. The let bat-
talion 24th Regiment, under Col. Wodehouse, was
inspected on the 6th. They were put through the
sword exercise by Major Glyn, and the manual and
platoon exercise by Major Travers. The 4th
Brigade Royal Artillery, under Lieut.- Col. Wil-

Hams, was inspected by Col. Gambier, C. 8., Briga-
dier of Artillery, on the let, 4th, and sth inst.
The inspections will be concluded in the course of
the present week.
The dismounted portion of the Ist Royal Dra-
goons arrived at the North Camp, Aldershott, on
Thursday, from Birmingham. The headquarters,
under Col. Wardlow, are expected to arrive on or
about the 22d inst.

Major-Gen, Stransham, Inspector-General of the
Ro3 al Marines, yesterday commenced his half-
yearly inspection at Woolwich. The available por-
tion of the division otherwise unemployed, consist-

ing of 2 colonels, 3 lieutenant-colonels, 2 field offi
cers, 2 adjutants, 28 captains and subordinate offi-
cers, 2 surgeons, 1 quartermaster, 54 non-com-
missioned officers, 36 bandsmen, 16 drummers and
buglers, and 1.250 rank and file, mustered in the
barrack•square soon after two o'clock p,m., and
marched up to the garrison review ground, where
they formed in line of three battalions to receive the
Insp etor-General and Staff on their arrival. Pre-
cisely at three o'clock the General, accompanied by
his Aide•de-Camp, Capt. Travers, the Assistant
Quartermaster-General, Col. Travers, and other
officers, arrived on the ground, and passed down the
line front and rear, and made a careful individual

inspection. ^ After inspecting the line the General
retired to the front and took up his position at the
igstaff, when the line broke into quarter-distance
columns, reformed in a mass of battalions on first
battalion, and marched past in grand divisions.

They afterwards formed in companies,
_wheeled
into line of contiguous columns, and went through
a course of manual and platoon exercises.

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practice. Having retired by masses, they again
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k echelons from the left and formed into square ; the
leading ranks fired volleys, formed again in compa-
nies, fired from both flanks, formed in line, and
went through a lengthened course of file firing, in a
manner which, as usual, could not be surpassed.
They then marched past in quick time and per-
formed other evolutions of a brigade field-day. The
ground was kept by 100 non-commissioned officers
and privates of the division. The weather was ex•
ceedingly unfavourable.