The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

WOOLWICH GARRISON, Jura 26.—The whole of the
troops in the garrison assembled this morning in drill
order, and proceeded to the common, where they were
formed in line, at ten o'clock. The Royal Horse Artil-
lery, under Lieutenant-Colonel Bell; the 17th Lancers,
under Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrenson; the Foot Artil-
lery, in three battalions—the Ist under Lieutenant- Col.
Thorndike, the 2d under Lieutenant-Colonel Gostling,
and the 3d under Lieutenant-Colonel Story ; the whole
of the three battalions, with two nine-pounder batteries,
gunners dismounted, under Colonel Cruttenden; the
Royal Marines, under Lieutenant-Colonel Gillespie; and
the Light Field Batteries, under Lieutenant-Colonel An-
dereon. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman,C.B.,
K.C.11., commandant of the garrison, accompanied by
Li: utenant-Colonel Brereton, C. 8,, Kai., Royal Horse
Artillery; Brigade-Major Bingham, Captain Tylden,
Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster-General of Artillery,
and Captain Wingfield, of the Riding-house troop, with
the adjutants not on duty, arrived on the ground at a
few minutes after ten o'clock, and the gallant Lieut.-
General was received with the usual salute, the bands
playing the national anthem. On the return of the
commandant and staff to the flag-staff, the whole of the
troops marched past, the Royal Horse Artillery, the
17th Lancers, and field batteries, at a walk, and the
Foot Artillery and Royal Marines at slow time; the
Royal Horse Artillery, the 17th Lancers, and the field
batteries afterwards at a trot, and the Horse Artillery
and Lancers subsequently at a canter. The whole of
the troops then proceeded to the upper part et the com-
mon, where they took up a position, three troops of the
Lancers on the right, flanking the Royal Horse Artil-
lery, supported on its left by lat battalion of Artillery,
and in the centre were placed the two companies in
charge of the 9-pounder guns, with the 2d battalion of
Artillery in the rear. The Royal Marines were sta-
tioned on the left of the 9-pounders, and the field batte-
.

ries and three troops of Lancers on the extreme left,
forming a very imposing line. Lieutenant-General
Sir Thomas Downman, who commanded the whole
of the troops, then left the flag-staff, and
on the word of command being given she 9-
pounders opened their heavy firing, and immediately
after the Lancers advanced, both from the right and the
left, meeting in the centre the troops of Lancers on the
right, closely followed by the troops of the Royal Horse
Artillery. On reaching the middle of the common the
Lancers wheeled to the right and left, and two troops of
the Lancets advanced at full gallop, followed by one of
the troops of Horse Artillery, until they arrived at the
extreme north side of the common, when the Lancers
wheeled to the right and left, and the Horse Artillery
advancing, commenced what would have proved a most
destructive fire against an enemy. The troop of Horse
Artillery then withdrew a short distance, covered by the
Lancers, and again commenced firing, which was kept
up until the other troops of Horse Artillery advanced to
support them along with the other troop of Lancers.
The field batteries also advanced at the same time, and
the whole of the infantry, the 9-pounders of the batte-
ries, end the light 6-pounders being fired in rapid suc-
cession, as would be the case in a general engage-
ment. The whole of the infantry commenced a run-
ning fire at the same.time, the whole presenting a most
imposing spectacle, owing to the rapid and continuous
succession of the firing, and the partial envelopment cf
a great portion of the troops by the volumes of smoke.
Oa the word of command and trumpet signal being
given, tho whole of the troops retired to their position
on the hill, and formed a line anroet, the upper partof
the common, with two troops of Lancers on the right,
two on the left, and two on the rear of the centre. On
an opening being made in the centre the two troops of
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to the right and lac of the lino at full gal-
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of au hour, without intermission, along the line.
After advancing, and again firing in extended line,
the evolutions were concluded, and the troops marched
position previously occupied on the line
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and saluted the Lieutenant-General,
the national anthem. Sir Thomas
at the conclusion, rode forward and ex-
Downman,
pressed his satisfaetisn with the manner in which the
entire of the evolutions had been performed. There
were fully 5,000 spectators present on the occasion, but
there was not the least overcrowding, as every specta-
tor had an excellent view of the whole of the evolutions.
Unfortunately a gunner of the field batteries had his
Land so injured by the explosion of a cartridge when he
was putting it into the gun after a previous firing, that
it was found necessary, on his being taken to the hos-
pitol, to have a portion of his arm amputated. The nu-
merous visitors to the garrison to-day afterwards pro-
ceeded to the Rotunda, to the Royal Arsenal, and the
Royal Dockyard.

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" NESTLING" gIGIITINGALES.—As the season for
nestlings is now at hand, I would call attention to the fact of
these birds being, when young, very tender; they must,
therefore, be kept in the nest, covered over lightly with a
piece of flannel, until they show signs of increasing strength.
They should then be put in a long covered cage, the bottom
being thickly strewed with very fine red sand, quite dry and
sweet. Place them in a sunny spot; and be sure, when you
feed them, that the food is fresh and wholesome. They
will soon learn to perch ; and the males will " record" their
song before they are six weeks old. Their early notes are
sweetly musical.— William Kidd, in the Gardeners' Chronicle.