The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-13 00:00:00

IHE Al6ll-.

ins Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge paid
a visit to York on Monday last, for the purpose
inspecting the various new buildings ~,bie have
aef
recently been added to the barrack,, where the 10th
e
Royal Hussars are now stationed. In the afternoon
the regiment was suddenly ordered out to Knaves:
mire to be reviewed there, and after the usual
marching past had been gone through, a number of
intricate manoeuvres were executed at full gallop.
The masterly manner in which the troops were
handled by Colonel Baker, together with the rapid
and perfect precision with which the movements
were performed, frequently elicited the highest
praise from the Commander-in-Chief. At the con-
clusion of the inspection his Royal Highness ad-
dressed the officers and men and said that he could
not dismiss them
atwithout
'
rh u,ut expressing the gratifica-
tionthew s
ho felthe bad
lust witnessed.
Although called upon at such short notice, I he had
never seen a regiment work more d • tt mirably in .(
the
whole course of his professional
career,
fine hppvaranee of the men 'sod tho while
the
excellent
con-
pion of the horses could not be surpassed•
yesterday Major-Gen. Eyre. commanding the
forces at Chatham, commenced his half-yearly v .
I
spectiou of the l ' oy a the loyal
Engineers now in glrrison. At 2 o'clock the si
companies of Royal Engineers at present at head-
quarters, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
Browne, C. 13.. together with the field-battery of
Oil Bth brigade, Royal Artillery, dismounted,

were drawn up on Chatham Lines, in review
order, when Gene Eyre, accompanied by Lieut.-
Col. Gordon, his aide-de-camp, arrived on the
ground, and immediately commenced an inspec-
tion, on foot, of the arms and accoutrements of
each man. The kits of the Royal Artillery were
then inspected, after which General yre took his
position at the flag-staff, when the Royal Engi-
neers marched past in columns of companies, in
slow and quick time, besides executing a variety
of other man ceuvres, when they were dis-
missed to their quarters. The inspection will
be resumed to-day, when it is expected General
Eyre will visit the Royal Engineer Barracks,
Brompton, and inspect the entire establishment.
Yesterday Col. Nedham, commanding the Royal
Artillery in the Chatham district, commenced his
half-yearly inspection of the depot brigade, Ist di-
vision, under command of Lieut.-Col. Talbot. The
inspecting officer was received with a general salute,
and after making a rigid examination of the arms
and. accoutrements of the whole of the men, had the
brigade put through the ma .-..0 al and platoon exer-
cises, followed by marching past in slow and quick
time. A variety of battalion movements followed,
and brought tha first day's inspection to a close.
Owing to the numerous draughts recently de-
spatched to India, the brigade is chiefly composed
of very young soldiers.
The Ist battalion 24th Regiment, under the com-
mand of Col. E. Woodhouse, arrived at Aldershot
on Thursday, from Portsmouth, by march route.
The regiment left Portsmouth on Tuesday morning,
in three detachments, halting that night at Ems-
worth, Havant, Petersfield, and Westbourne. On
the following day they marched from Woolmer's
Forest and took possession of the cantonments
vacated that morning by the 2d battalion 20th Re-
giment.
The 2d battalion 20th Regiment, under command
of Lieut. Col. Radcliffe, left Aldershot cn Tuesday
morning, for Portsmouth, by march route.

THE VOL UNTEERS.

GRAND REVIEW IN NORFOLK.
NORWICH, FRIDAY EVENING.

The most imposing Volunteer demonstration yet
witnessed in the Eastern Counties came off to-day
on the grounds of Mr. R. H. Harvey, at Crown
Point, near this city. Mr. Harvey is at present
discharging the duties of hign sheriff of the county,
and determined that his year of office should be sig-
nalised by something which should make it memor-
able in local annals. He could not do this better
than by practically signifying his sympathy with
the universally Volunteer movement—and he did
so to-day with much munificence and hospitality.
The whole Volunteer force of the county were in-
vited to a review in his grounds, and the whole of
the local public were invited to go and see them.
The gallant fellows were also bidden to a feast, and
no inconsiderable number of their friends were
called upon to share the good cheer provided. For
weeks past the event has been the absorbing topic
in Norfolk, and the most careful preparations were
made to give it due eclat. Nothing remained to
insure success to the whole proceedings but fine
weather, and to-day the sun rose in cloudless skies,
and universal nature smiled joyously as if in ap-
proval of the cause and the occasion.'
Crown Point is situated about two miles from
Norwich, and the review ground, 55 acres in ex-
tent, faced the rich woods of the suburban village of
Thorpe, which never appeared under more advan-
tageous circumstances. Two means of approach
were provided to , the scene of action, one from the
Trowse station of the Great Eastern Railway, and
the other, more generally used, by the Thorpe-road.
A pontoon bridge had been thrown across the Yare
for the accommodation of visitors by this latter
route, and it must have been crossed during the
day by some 20,000 persons, at least 30,000 hav-
ing collected from the surrounding district ; in-
deed, some estimates went higher. A grand
stand, 70ft' long, and calculated to accommodate
500 ladies and gentlemen, was erected for
the accommodation of Mr. Harvey's specially'
invited guests, and a large space was also railed off
for other of the local elite. The stand was gaily
decorated with flags, and covered with striped cloth,
and when filled with its brilliantly-dressed com-
pany, it was in itself no mean object of interest.
The troops were massed directly opposite, so that an
uninterrupted view of all the movements could be
obtained at this point.

We have just mentioned the troops, and it is time
to give some details respecting them. They were
massed in two wings, Lieutenant-Colonel Custance,
of the West Norfolk Militia, commanding the light,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Astley the left, while the
whole force was under the general direction of
Major-General Sir Archdale Wilson, of Delhi, who
acted as reviewing dicer for the day. Major the
Hon. J. Walpole, of the West Norfolk Militia, acted
as brigade major, and Colonel Cockburn and Captain
Jervis performed the duties of aides-de-camp to Sir
Archdale Wilson ; Captain Lestrange, of the West
Norfolk Militia, being attached in a similar capacity
to Lieutenant-Colonel Custance, and Lieutenant
Stracey, of the Norfolk Militia Artillery, to Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Astley. The two wings were com-
posed as follows—The Right Wing-Ist Norfolk
Administrative Battalion, under the command of
Major Lord Suffield, 291 strong ; the Great Yar-
mouth batteries of Artillery, under the command of
Major Sir E. Lacon, M.P., 178 strong ; the Swaff-
ham Battalion, under the command of Captain
Amhurst Tyssen Amhurst, 226 strong; the 2d. Nor-
folk Administrative Battalion, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir T. B. Beauchamp, 296
strong, making a total of 991. Left Wing—Nor-
wich corps, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
Brett, 351 strong; Yarmouth corps, under the com-
mand of Major Orde, 235 strong, making a total of
586. The Norfolk Light Horse—a brilliantly ac-
coutred corps, whose gay scarlet coats and glitter-
ing helmets contrasted strongly with the more
sombre uniforms of their comrades on foot—sup-
plied a slender contingent of cavalry, some fifty
strong, under the command of Lieutenant Hay Gur-
ney ; and the Lowestoft batteries of Artillery, under
the command of Lieut. Johnson, and fifty strong,
raised the total force under arms to 1,677. The Ist
Administrative Battalion comprised the Aylsham
corps, Captain Scott; the Fakenham, Captain Ha-
mend ; the Cromer, Lieutenant Cremer ; the Holt,
Lieutenant Barker; the
ee
Ba
phaml,weLr,ieauntdenathnet
Bircham ; the Dereham, Captain
Holkham, Captain Holtway. The Yarmouth bat-
teries of Artillery, two in number, were under the
commands of Captain
respective c Foreman and Cap-
tain Barber, The Swaff ham battalion was com-
posed Lynn corps,
of the Captain Creswell ; the
Swaffham, Lieutenant Hamond ; the Snettisham,
Captain , Campbell 01 the . • and Dow hMa
rket
Lieutenant ara ,
Lieutenant Reed. The 2d Norfolk Administrative
Battalion consisted of the Harleston corps, Captain
Holmes; the Loddon, Lieutenant Gilbert ; the Dias,
s;talham Lieutenant Bur-
Lieutenant Salmon ; the -
Lieutenant Gilbert ; the ,
ronghes ; the Blofield,
Attieborough, Captain Sir R. J. Buxton ; the Thet-
ford, Lieutenant Davy; and the Wyraondham,
Captain Gurdon. The six Norwich companies were
Commanded by Major Middleton, Captain Patteson,
Captain Foster, Captain Field,
see., and the four
Yarmouth companies by Captain Youell, Captain
Barber, Captain Holt, and Captain Tomlinson. The
line wa%
a
to have been formed at noon, but some un-
ere experienced' before all the
troo voidable
delays were
ps, some of whom hart to travel a considerable
distance, could be When,
collected on the ground.
at last, the signal
was given to proceed with the
evolutions, the troops formed contiguous columns at
qnarter-distance then deployed into line, and then
threw out skirmishers, a forward movement being
directly afterwards made in direct echelon of bat-
talions. The skirmishers, after firing a few volleys,
were recalled, and the hattanet, commenced file
The lc*, Wing took thine..;;round to the left,
changing by the fight Wheel. They then advanced,
and the whole force formed squares to resist
cavalry, firieg from right of feces several ringing
volleys. The cavalry advanced and charged esupe
posed enemy to the south-west of the parade ground,
over which they rushed—scarlet flashing and sabres
clattering—with a tolerable amount of impetu-
osity. The squares then deployed, and the cavalry
formed in rear to the right. Thee there was some
more ale and volley firing, then some more deploy.