The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-08 00:00:00

THE CAMP AT OROBIIAM COMMON.

Yesterday the troop; were turned out for private pa-
rade at half!palt.,raine cr-''cil•mk; and . afterwards marched
out to take up a position in front of the encampment of
the Rifle Brigade. The slopes of the hill were occupied
by the 38th and 93d ; the Rifles and light companies of
each of the other regiments in the brigade being engaged
in skirmishing. The 42d, 50th, and 95th, being Gen.
Fane's brigade, occupied a position to the left on an ad-
joining height. The cavalry were on the extreme right,
and the artillery on the left. The troops having marched
towards their position, found the enemy in their rear,
instead of in the front as on former occasions, so that
the grand army had to fight its way from rather than to
the camp, as on previous days. On arriving on the
ground assigned to them, the troops, finding the enemy
in the rear, very natnrally changed their front, and com-
menced to drive them from their position towards the
camp. There was a great number of spectators on the
ground, among whom were a large number of visitors to
Lord Seaton, upwards of 200 having been invited to
luncheon with his lordship, and the band of the 93d
Highlanders were in attendance on the occasion.
As upon former occasions, the enemy, consisting of the
3d battalion of the Grenadiers and a company of
the Sappers and Miners, was commanded by Prince
Edward, and Colonel Vidars occupied a strong po-
sition on the ridges of the hills in Catlin's Valley.
The enemy commenced the firing, which was re-
plied to by the artillery, and a splendid charge of
the cavalry, and by a tremendous file firing, such
as we do not remember yet to have heard on Chobham,
by the whole of the infantry brigade drawn up in line.
Before this tremendous fire the enemy very prudently
thought fit to retire. While this was going oh, the
cavalry deployed into two lines on the left of the in-
fantry, having the horse artillery on their right flank.
The first line charged the enemy, and retired, leaving its
front open for the second line to advance, which it did
in brilliant style. The cavalry then fell back, sup-
ported by the skirmishers of the Caribineers and 13th
Light Dragoons, and taking grounn to the left, re-
formed, left shoulder forward, for the purpose as it ap-
peared of turning the enemy's right flank. The Horse
Artillery now played with tremendous effect on the ex-
treme right of the enemy, which fell back under the
heavy fire to which it was exposed. The skirmishers of
the Foot Guards now advanced on the enemy's left, sup-
ported by the columns of the advancing brigade. The
enemy, however, still kept up a most determined fire,
and the main body of the army fell back. The skirmishers
were then called in, and the Guards proceeded to attack
the enemy's left, supported by the light brigades in
column, and flanked by the field batteries. The
enemy at length fell back, firing and retiring. The
artillery now opened on the enemy's centre, and the
93d Highlanders advanced in line. The whole of the
infantry formed a splendid line and commenced file
firing, supported by the field batteries, driving the
enemy before them up to the commencement of the en-
campment of the brigade of Guards ; the cavalry in
the meantime making a succession of brilliant charges,
I and forming in contiguous columns in rear of the
infantry. While the infantry were advancing on
the retiring enemy, the cavalry were again ordered to
the front, and deployed into two lines on the left of the
infantry, from which position they charged, and finally
dispersed the enemy. Thk movements of the day were
watched with great interest ; and, from the nature of
the ground on which the operations took place, they
were easily traced by the spectators.
Yesterday the brigade of Guards went through a
series of interesting athletic games, under the com-
mittee of management, consisting of Col. Cartwright,
Grenadier Guards ; Lieut.-Col. Steele, Coldstream
Guards ; Col. Codrington, Coldstreams ; Col, Steele,
Coldstreams ; Lieut. Moston, Scots Fusiliers ; and
Capt. Stevenson, Scots Fusitiers. The progress of the
games was watched with great interest by a very nu-
merous company of spectators, and the prizes were
awarded yesterday, at half-past 5 o'clock, in front of the
officers tents of the Scots Fusiliers.
The following is a list of the various games, with the
names of the successful competitors :
GAMES OPEN TO THE BRIGADE OF GUARDS.
Foot race for non-commissioned officers, length of brigade
line, 400 yards :-Ist prize, 1/., Corporal Buckle, G.G, ;
2d prize, 155., Corporal Hill, S.F.G. ; 3d prize, 10s., Cor-
poral Passmore, G.G.; 4th prize, 55., Corporal Morris, G.G.
Same race for privates prize, 10s., Campbell,
S.F,G.; 2d prize, 7s. Jemnaerson, F.S.G.; 3d prize, 55.,
N. Warner, G.G. ; 4th prize, 2s. 6d., Reikie, S.F.G.
Foot race of 100 yards, for non-commissioned officers,
winners of Ist race excluded prize, 11., Sergeant
Chalmers, S.F.G. ; 2d prizo, 155., Sergeant It`Callum,
S.F.G.
Same race, winners of above excluded :-Ist prize, 10s.,
Sergeant Craig, S.F.G.; 2d prize, 55., Sergeant Cook, G.G.
The same as above for privates :—First class, 108-,
Warner, G.G. ; and 75., Hutton, S.F.G. ; second class,
55., Brown, S.F.G. ; and 2s. 6d., D. Baker, G.G.
A wheelbarrow race, 100 yards backwards—First, 55.,
T. Smith, S.F.G. ; second 45., Jemmerson, S.F.G. ; third
35., G. Smith, S.F.G. ; fourt, 25., G. Stevenson, G.G.
Running high .innip--First, 10s., Biggins, S.F.G. ; se-
cond, 7s. %1., Corporal Passmore, G.G. ; third, 35., Ser-
jeant Lane, S.F.G. The heights of the jumps were respec-
tively—five feet one inch and a half, fivo feet one inch, and
five feet.
Race for men of fifteen years' service, 50 yards—First,
105, Joy, G.G. ; second, 7s. 6d. Elder, S.F.G. • third,
, . . . , 55.,
Palmer, G.G.
Hop, step, and jump, for non-commissioned officers—
First, 155., Serjeant Scott, S.F.G„. second, 10s., Serjeant
M'Callum, S.F.G. ; third, 78. 6d., Serjeant Lane, S.F.G.
Hop, step, and jump, for privates—First prize, 155.,
Biggin, S.F.G. ; second, 110 s,, Williamson, G.G. ;
7s. 6d., G. Williams, G.G.
A race of 100 yards for drummers under sixteen years,
handicap—First prize, Gittins, C.G. ; second, Eddison,
G.G. ; third, Luff, G.G.
The games concluded with a jingling match, open to
all the battalions in the brigade, the honours of which
were borne of by Private Massey, G.G. At the conclu-
sion of the games, Captain Tower, of the Coldstrearns,
performed a feat of jumping which considerbly exceeded
the greatest extent obtained by any of the successful
competitors, the height of the jump being sft. bin.
Yesterday Lord Seaton gave an entertainment at the
lodge to upwards of 200 officers of the camp, the band of
the 93d Highlanders being present on the occasion.
It is intended to-day that the 93d (Sutherland) High-
landers hold their annual Highland games at the camp,
under the patronage of Lieut.-Colonel Lorenzo Rothe,
Captain J. A. Ewart, Lieut. W. D. M'Donald, and
Lieut. J. Dalzell. With the exception of the foot steeple
chase, the men allowed to compete at the games will be-
long only to the 42d Royal Highlanders, the Scots Fusi-
liers, and the 93d Highlanders. It was intended ori-
ginally to throw open the games to the whole camp, but
the amount of time which would be required for the pur-
pose rendered it advisable to make the restrictions re-
ferred to. Lord Seaton is a liberal contributor to the
prize fund, and there is no probability that the progress
of the games will be interfered with by any more active
military duty. The officers of the 93d are fully deter-
mined to keep up the famed hospitality of the regiment,
and the whole of the officers in the camp have received
invitations to be present at the games, and to partake of
a luncheon, not merely of a substantial character, but of
one which shall tax to the utmost the resources of the
messman, and astonish those who have heretofore been
believers in the barrenness of Chobham Common.
The games will include—Throwing the hammer,
putting the heavy ball, putting the light stone, tossing
the cabar, Gille Callum and Highland fling, reel dancing,
long jump (standing), long jump (running), high jump
(running), high jump (standing), short foot race (100
yards), hurdle race (400 yards, five hurdles), long foot
race (three-quarters of a mile), match at quoits (21 yards,
competitors to choose their own quoits), sack racing
(120 yards), cutting a bar of lead, foot race for lads under
16 years of age, wheelbarrow race (competitors blind-
fold), a second sack race, foot steeple chase (open to the
whole camp).

SWINDLING A CABMAN.—The Droit says :—" The
police have just received information that a well-dressed
man has for some time past been swindling cabmen and
hackney-coachmen. Two of his recent exploits will
show his system of acting :—He took a cab, and caused
himself to be driven to one of the gates of the Luxem-
bourg. In about half an hour he came back, and asked
the cabdriver if he could find room on the driving-seat
for a case of valuable flowers. The man replied that he
thought he could. The other then said he had not suffi-
cient money to pay for the case, and asked the driver to
lend him 25f. until he arrived at his lodgings. The cab-
man complied, and the man then entered the garden as
if to fetch the flowers, but never returned. A few days
before he went in a cab to the church of St. Sulpice, and,
after a few minutes' absence, asked the cabman for 15f.,
which he said he required to pay the masses for the re-
pose of the soul of his father. The money was given,
and he walked off by another door.'