The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER REVIEWS.

UNIVERSITY CORPS.
Yesterday the Rifle Volunteer Corps of the Uni-
versities of Oxford and Cambridge, with whom

were brigaded the Inns of Court Corps, were re-
viewed in Hyde-park by Col. Murdo, inspector-
general of volunteers. A large space of ground,
extending from the Bayswater side of the park to
Grosvenor-gate on the one side, and close to the
road abutting on Kensington-gardens on the other,

was enclosed with iron hurdles, and formed a spa.

cious and convenient area for the operations of the
day. The Cambridge volunteers were invited to
luncheon by the Oxford corps at the Great Western

Hotel, and shortly after three o'clock the latter
corps marched on to the ground and took up a
position with their left upon the Bayswater side
of the park, facing Grosvenor-gate. They were fol-
lowed in a very short time by the Cambridge, who
took ground on the right, but with a large interval
between them which was supposed to have been left
to be filled up by the Inns of Court. Some little de-
lay occurred before this regiment appeared, but
they marched in at the same time that Colonel
M'Murdo arrived, and took up a position in the
rear of the other two corps, wheeled into line and
halted. The reason of this was soon obvious, as
the Cambridge countermarched to the rear, the Inns
of Court moved up, and the line was formed, the
latter being on the right, the Cambridge in the
centre, and the Oxford on the left. After the usual
passing of the staff down the line, the marching
past took place. It should be said that the Inns of
Court mustered eight companies, about 400 strong,
and the Oxford and Cambridge, six companies each,
so that they were together about 600 strong. A
full battalion was then made up, and as they stood
in line they presented a very fine appearance, and
at a glance it would have been thought that their
numbers were greater than they actually were. The
marching past was well done, the merit being appor-
tionable much in the order of position, that is to
say, the Inns of Court the best, the Oxford the
second, and the Cambridge the third. Having been
formed into quarter distance columns en echelon, a
position was taken with the Bayswater road, in the.
rear, and the Oxfords were thrown out as skir-
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ceivably short time at a point indicated. It is due
to all the corps to say that their file firing was ex-
cellent; rapid and sustained in an extraordinary
degree. To the movement of the Inns of Court
above mentioned succeeded a well-executed deploy