The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-11 00:00:00

GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA.

The contract for the construction of the important
portion of this company's south-eastern line of rail-
way from Sholapore to Koolburga has been let to
Messrs. Adamson and Clowser, who lately completed
the Bhore Ghat incline for the same company.

The Volunteer Review on Easter Monday,

The following general orders for the guidance of
the various volunteer corps appointed to take part
in the review at Brighton on Easter Monday were
issued yesterday by the War Office:— -
GENERAL ORDERS.

1. The volunteer corps, of which the attendance at the
review has been sanctioned by the Secretary of State, will
be formed in brigades and divisions as shown in a state-
ment of the distribution of the force hereto annexed.
2. No company is to be of less strength than 20 files, or Of
greater strength than 32 files. The number of company
officers accompanying the troops is to be strictly limited to
three for each company.
8. Battalions should, if possible, be made up to at least
six companies. No corps of less than four companies will
be admitted as a battalion.
4. The rank and file of the infantry should be provided
with blank ammunition at the rate of 20 rounds per man.
5. Ammunition in the proportion of 75 rounds per gun for
the horse artillery, 50 rounds per gun for the 9-pounders
and 6-pounders, and 40 rounds per gun for the 18-pounders
and 24-pounders, will be served out to the field artillery on
the ground.
6. It is recommended that every volunteer should carry
with him his provisions for the day. For this purpose he
should be provided with a havresack (to bo worn over the
right shoulder) and a water bottle. It is also most desirable
that each volunteer should have a cloak, cape, or great coat.
Uniformity of pattern as regards these garments may be
dispensed with on this occasion, provided they are folded
neatly, and carried in the same way throughout each corps.
Officers commending battalions will give the order for their
men to cloak when necessary.
7. Commanding officers must bring with them to the re-
view field states of their respective corps, prepared accord-
ing to the form issued.
8. In the case of a corps of garrison artillery, or of in-
fantry, which is joined with others in a battalion on this
occasion, the field state is to be handed to the officer com-
manding the battalion, to enable him to make out a field
state for the whole battalion.
9. The field states will bo given by commanding officers
to the brigade majors of the brigades to which they respec-
tively belong, and they will be subsequently collected
from the brigade majors by an assistant-inspector of
volunteers.
10. The metropolitan corps will be conveyed by special
trains from London-bridge and Victoria Stations precisely
in the order prescribed in the detailed instructions for the
departure of the several corps, which have been already
published.
11. The conveyance by railway of the country corps will
be carried out according to the arrangements made by officers
commanding corps direct with the railway authorities.
12. Commanding officers should take steps to insure the
punctual arrival of their respective corps at the railway
station at the hours which have been fixed for this purpose.
13. Whilst proceeding through the streets of the metro-
polis to the railway station, commanding officers are to be
careful in keeping their corps from overlapping any corps
that may be in their front, and they must regulate their
order of march so as to keep the thoroughfares clear.
14. When a corps arrives within 100 yards of the railway
station its band must cease playing.
15. With a view to avoid confusion at the metropolitan
railway stations, a corps is not on any account to approach
within 100 yards of the station, unless it is properly told
off, and prepared to enter the carriages on reaching the plat-
form in regularly military formation, nor until the com-
manding officer has ascertained that each volunteer has his
ticket ready to be shown to the collector at the gate ; neither
is a corps to attempt to enter the station, should it arrive
there while another corps is engaged in entering. In such
a contingency it must wait until the entrance is clear.
16. Upon arrival at Brighton the various corps will at
once march (right in front) to the undemientionedrendez-
vous which have been appointed for them ; those from Lon-
don by the Montpelier-road and Rose-hill-terrace, and the
corps from the east and west of the main line by Trafalgar-
road, keeping always upon the western side of tho Grand
Parade.
Garrison Artillery
Level, North end.
Ist Brigade, Ist Infantry Division}
2d „ Level, Middle.
3d „ Level, South end.
4th „ Enclosure B.
Ist Brigade, 2d Infantry Division Enclosure C.
2d „ Enclosure D, North end.
3d „ Enclosure D, south.
4th „ Enclosure E.
sth „ 17 Enclosure F.
17. The horses of mounted officers will await their arrival
from London in the enclosure at the railway station entered
from Montpelier-road.
18. On reaching their respective rendezvous the corps
will pile arms in quarter-distance columns (right in front),
or in such formation as the ground will admit of, care being
taken that no injury is done to any of the trees or shrubs
in the gardens. The corps that arrive early may break off,
but the volunteers are to be cautioned not to stray far from
their rendezvous.

19. The guns belonging to the field batteries will bo
parked on the space in the rear of the grand stand, either
previously to Easter Monday or early in the morning of
that day, and must be prepared to take their appointed places
without delay in the lino of march, when the infantry
columns approach them on their way to the review ground.
20. At 11 a.m., the infantry having got under arms, will
file off by fours from the right of the garrison artillery,
followed by the Ist division, proceeding by the west of the
Grand Parade, the Marine Parade, and Bedford-street, to
the Racecourse, where it will form a mass of quarter-:dis-
tance columns right in front, and be joined by the cavalry
and the field batteries of artillery.
21. Previous to the force marching past, one band will be
sent from each brigade by the brigadier to a spot allotted
for the purpose in front of the saluting-point near the grand
stand. The bands collected there will then be arranged by
a staff officer in consecutive order for the purpose of play-
ing while their respective brigades pass. The remaining
bands will march at the head of their own battalions with-
out playing.
22. The force will march past the general in command,
near the grand stand, in the following order :

1* {Horse Artillery.
The Cavalry.
2. Ist Brigado of Field Batteries.
3.. 2d Brigade of Field Batteries.
4. Brigade of Garrison Artillery.
5. Ist Division of Infantry.
6. 3d Brigade of Field Batteries.
7. 4th Brigade of Field Batteries.
_ _ _

8. 2d Division of Infantry.

23. The cavalry will march past in column of troops, tho
artillery in column of divisions, and the infantry in open
column of companies, the wholo being right in front, and
dressing by the right.

24. After having marched past the force will take up
ground, which will be pointed out by staff officers.
25. As during the review one portion of the force will be
employed in attacking the other, it will be necessary, in
order to prevent the occurrence of accidents, that officers
and non-commissioned officers in charge of opposing parties
should not allow them to approach within 100 yards of each
other.

26. A building near the grand stand has been appropriated
as a field hospital, and an ambulance will be stationed on the

rising ground near the windmill on the racecourse, for the
conveyance of any person who may require to bo taken to
the hospital during the review.
27. At the conclusion of the field-day arms are to be exa-
mined, and surplus small-arm ammunition collected from
the pouches, in accordance with Article 103 of the Volun-
teer Regulations.

28. The force will then return to Brighton ; the Ist and
2d brigade of field batteries, the garrison artillery, and the
Ist division of infantry by the Lewes road ; and the cavalry,
the 3rd and 4th brigades of field batteries, and the second
division of infantry by Bedfoi d-street and tho Marine-parade.
On reaching Brighton the guns of those field batteries which
have to be conveyed by railway will proceed at once to the
goods station, which will be appropriated for their reception,
and whore a party of the Royal Artillery will be in readi-
ness to receive any gun ammunition which may not have
been expended ; and the garrison artillery and the several
brigades of infantry will take up the exact places at the ren-
dezvous which they occupied in the morning, and will
there await their turn to move to the railway station for
conveyance to their respective destinations.
29. During this interval after the arms have been piled
the volunteers may bo allowed to break off for the purpose of
taking refreshment ; but arrangements should be made to
insure the falling in again in time to march punctually to
the station at the appointed time. Any volunteers who do
not purpose to return with their corps should communicate

their intention to the commanding officer before the arms are
piled.
30. The force will move to the2railway station in the
following order :

Garrison Artillery—The Ist Administrative Brigade Mid-
dlesex, the 2d Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, the 3rd Essex
Artillery Volunteers, and the Ist London Artillery Volun-
teers will march at 5.40 p.m. with the Ist Brigade of the
Ist Infantry Division. The 2nd Surrey Artillery Volunteers
will march at 5.50 p.m. with the 2nd Brigade, Ist Infantry
Division. The Hants Artillery will march at 6.40 p.m. to
the Hove station, and there join the sth Brigade of the 2nd
Infantry Division.

To the Carriage Sheds in the Montpelier Road.
Ist Infantry Division—let Brigade will march at 5.40
p.m. ; 2nd Brigade at 5.50 p.m. ; 3rd Brigade at 6.20 p.m. ;
4th Brigade at 6.30 p.m.

2nd Infantry Division-Ist Brigade will march at 6.50
p.m. ; 2nd Brigade at 7.10 p.m. ; 3rd Brigade at 7.30 p.m.
The left wing of the 28th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps,
leaving the Ist Brigade, will march with the 2d Brigade,
Ist Infantry Division.

Tholst London and Ist Tower Hamlets Engineer Volun
teers, leaving the 4th Brigade, will march with the 3d Bri
gade, Ist Infantry Division.

The 3d Administrative Battalion Surrey Rifle Volunteers
and the Ist Administrative Battalion Kent Rifle Volunteers,
leaving the 4th Brigade, will march with the 3d Brigade,
2d Infantry Division.

The 2d Administrative Battalion, Sussex Rifle Volunteers,
will march at 645 p.m. by the Queen's-road and Surrey-
street to the west side of the passenger terminus.
The Ist Administrative Battalion, Cinque Ports Rifle
Volunteers, will march at 7 pan. by Queen's-roal to the
east side of the passenger terminus.
_ _

The sth Brigade of the 2d Infantry Division will march
at 6 45 p.m. by Western-road to the Hove station.
31. The volunteers belonging to the field batteries, after
having deposited the guns at the goods station,will proceed
by corps to the platforms from which the trains which are
to convey them to their respective destinationsare appointed
to start.

32. Officers commanding brigades will take care to give the
order to march at the exact timelfixed above, and any bat-
talion that is not ready to start must be left behind at the
rendezvous, and not allowed to proceed to the station until
after the departure of all the brigades has been provided for.
33. The volunteers belonging to the field batteries, after
having deposited the guns at the goods station, will proceed
by corps to the platforms from which the trains which are
to convey them to their respective destinations are appointed
to start.

34. The volunteers are to march into the railway station
by the prescribed entrance in regular military formation,
which is to be retained until they have reached the car-
riages, and the strictest silence should be observed in the
ranks. No band is on any account to be allowed to play
inside the station.

33. Should a Brigadier not be able to remain with his
brigade until its arrival at the railway station, he must hand
over the command to the next senior officer, notifying that
he has done so to the Major of Brigade. Brigade Majors are
to remain with their brigades until the latter have entered
the railway station.

36. An officer of competent rank is to remain in command
of every corps, and each company must be in charge of an
officer.

37. Volunteers who are not with their corps when the
latter proceed to tho station, will not be admitted to the
special trains until all corps that are in military formation
shall have been started on the return journey.

By order,
GEORGE ERSKINE, Colonel
War Office, April 10, 1865.