The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-07 00:00:00

REVIEW AT WooLWICH.

WOOLWICH, JULY s.—Tho whole of the troops in
the garrison, nearly 5.000 in number, assembled this
morning, at nine o'clock, on the ground of their ree
speotive barracks, and thirty rounds of ammunition
having been served out to each gun of the Royal Horse
Artillery and field batteries, and fifteen rounds to each
man of the battalions of Artillery and Royal Sapper:;
and Miners and Royal Marines, they marched to the
Common and took up their position in line, the Roy al
Horse Artillery on the right, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Bell; the 17th Lancers, under Lieutenant-Colonel Law-
renson; the Ist battalion of Artillery, under Lieut rant-
Colonel Otway ; the 2d battalion, under Lieutenant-
Colonel Lethbridge; and the 3d battalion, with two
nine-pounder field batteries, gunners dismounted, under
Lieutenant-Colonel Williams—the three battalions under
Colonel Cruttenden; the Royal Sappers and Miners
under Captain Bent; the Royal Marines, under Lieut.-
Colonel Gillespie, with Lieutenant-Colonel M'Adara ;
and the light field batteries, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Anderson. The line was formed at eleven o'clock, and
at that hour Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downmsc,
C. 8., K.C.H., Commandant of the Garrison, arrived,
accompanied by Brigade-Major Bingham, Captain Ty 1-
den, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General of
Artillery, and the adjutants of battalions composing
his staff, and took the command of the whole of the
troops.
Shortly after eleven o'clock Field-Marshal the Marquis
of Anglesey, K.G., G.C.8., aid G.C.H., Master-General
of the Ordnanace; General Hugh Halket, of the Hano-
verian service ; Major-General Sir Hew Dalrymple
Ross, K C. 8., Deputy Adjutant-General of Artillery ;
Major-General J. W. Brotherton, C. 8., Inspector-
General of Cavalry; Major-General his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., G.M.C.G., Colonel
of the 17th Lancers ; Major-General R. J. J. Lacy,
Director-General of Artillery; Colonel Campbell, Roy al
Artillery; Colonel the Earl of Cardigan, Lieutenant-
Colonel of the 11th Prince Albert's own Hussars; Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H.; Lord Clarence Paget;
Lord Alfred Paget; Lord George Paget; Lord Sidney; the
Right Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker of the Heuee
of Commons, and a large party of friends of the Master-
Gere-ral, arrived, with a great number of the nubility
and ladies in carriages.
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The Marquis of Anglesey and his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, who were in wawa', the former,
as Master-General of the Ordnance, and his R..,yal High-
ness as Colonel of the 17th Lancers, with the numinous
staff of officers and frienus o 1 the Noble Marquis, rode
up to the front of the line, and the Ma ,ter-General was
received with the usual salute, by Lieutenant-General
Sir Thomas Dowarnau and the whole of the troops, the
bands of the various corps playing the national anthem.
His Lordship, accompanied by his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, the Commandant and the staff of
officers, then rode down the front of the line and in-
spected the whole of the troops, commencing with the
Royal Horse Artillery on the right, and ending with
the field batteries on the left. While the Master• General
and staff were returning to the flig staff the troops were
formed into marching order, and marched past the Royal
Horse Artillery and 17th Lancers at a walk, the batta-
lions of artillery, the Royal Sappers and Miners, and
Royal Marines at slow time, end the light field batte-
ries at a walk. The Royal Horse Artillery, the 17th
Lancers, and field batteries, ait-rwards went past at a
trot, and subsequently the Linceis at a canter, and the
Horse Artillery at full gallop.
At the conclusion of the preliminary ceremonies the
whole of the troops marched to the upper part of ,he
common and took up
a commanding position, and imme-
diately after sent out large oeiacaments of the Royal
Sapp' ra and Millers end Royal Marines to act as light
infantry, supported by the whole body of thcse iorees.
The detachments advanced half across the common, and
extended their line over its entire breadth, and then

commenced acting as skirmisher:, and after each firing
retired about thirty yards until they rejoined the main
body of their respective forces, when they formed squares,
tne front rank kneeling, and commenced firing a run-
ning fire and by volleys to show the Manner in which
the approach of an enemy is repelled. Toe three troops
of Horse Artillery then advanced across the half of the
common, each troop flanked by two troops of Lancers,
and on reaching he middle of thecommon one of the troops
of Horse Artillery, preceded by two troops of Lancers,
advanced at full gallop to the extreme north end of the
common, and the Lancers wheeling to the right and left
the Horse Artillery commenced firing. After several
rounds bad been fired the troops of Horse Artillery and
Lancers retired to the position occupied by the other
troops of Horse Artillery, and the firing became general
from all the troops and field batteries. The troops after-
wards returned to their original position on the upper
part of the common, and the 9-pounder batteries cora-
meneed firing with the whole of the battalions and the
Light Infantry, the Royal Horse Artillery on the right,
and the light field batteries on the left, keeping up a
continuous fire for about a quarter of an hour. Two
troops of the Lancers advanced afterwards from the
centre, and spreading over a largo extent of ground
scoured the whole, one troop turning co the right and the
other to the left, proceeding at full gallop, darting their
lances first on one side and then on the other, until on
their return they took up a position on the right and left
of the line. The whole of the troops, at the conclusion
of the evolutions, again formed into line and marched
forward to salute the Master-General, who expressed
himself highly pleased with the manner in which they
had acquitted themselves during the review. The Mar guts
of Anglesey, and the large party of the nobility, among
whom was the Marchioness of Conynghane, proceeded to
the mess room, where an elegant dejeliner was served
for 300 partakers.