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

REVIEW AT WouLWICH.

Wooevrecet, Jute s.—The whole of the troops in
the garrison, nearly 5,000 in number, assembled this
morning, at nine o'clock, on the ground of their re-
spective barracks, and thirty rounds of ammunition
having been served out to each gun of the R tyal Horse
Artillery and field batteries, and fifteen rounds to each
man of the battalions of Artillery and Royal Sappers
and Miners and Royal Marines, they marched to the
Common and took up their position in line, the Retail
Horse Artillery on the right, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Bell; the 17th Lancers, under Lieutenant-Colonel Law-
renson; the Ist battalion of Artillery, under Lieutenaut-
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 Cruttendea; the Royal Seppers and Minets
under Captain Bent; the Royal Marines, under Lieut -
Colonel Gillespie, with Lieutenant-Colonel M'Adam;
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 Downmer,
C. 13., K.C.H., Commandant of the Garrison, arrived,
accompanied. by Brigade. Major Bingham, Captain Ty 1-
den, Deputy-Assistant Quarterwastei-General of
Artillery, and the adjutants of battalions composing
his staff, and took the command of the whole of the
troops.
Suortly after eleven o'clock Field-Marshal the Marquis
of Anglesey, K G., G.C.8., tied G.C.H., Master-Genet al
of the Ordnauace; General Hugh Halkat, 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- G •neral his lt.iyal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., G.M.O G., Colon.l
of the 17th Lancers ; Major-General R. J. J. Lacy, '
Director• General of Artillery; Colonel Campeell, Roe al
Artillery ; Colonel the Ea, l of Car igan, Lieutenant-
Colonel ot the 11 di Prince Albert's o.vii Hussars; Lord
Adolphus Fitzelarence, G.C.H.; Lore Clarence Peget;
L,rd Alfred Peget ; Lord George Pager; Lord Sidney; the
Right Hon. Cnerles Shaw Lefevle, Speaker of the lieu e
of Commons, and a large teeny of Nevada ot the Matter-
Genral, arrive I, with a great number of the nobility
and ladies in carte ages.
The Marquis of Anglesey and his Royal Highness the
Duke ot Cambridge, who were in uniform, the torteer,
as Master-lireneralot thw Ordnance, and his R ,yal High-
ness as Colonel of the 17th Lancers, with the uume,ous
staff of officers and friends of the Noble Marquis, rude
up to the front of the line, and the Mater-Geueral was
received with the usual saitre, by Lieutenant-General
Sir Thomas Downmaa and the whole of the troops, the
bands of the various corps playing the national anthem.
His Lordship, accompanied by his Keys' flightless the
Duke of Cambridge, the Commandaut and tne staff of
officers, then rode down the front of the line and in-
spected the whole of the tri,op., commencing with tee
ttoysl Horse Artillery on the right, and ending with
the field batteries on the left. While the Master-General
and si,aff were re-,urniug to the flag staff the troops were
termed into marching order, tied maiciiitd past the Royal
Horse Artillery and 17th Lancers at a walk, the baits-
does or artillery, the it )yal Sappers and Miners, au,.
Marines at slow time, and the light fiat batte-
ries at a walk. The Royal Horse Artitkry, the 17th
Lancers, and field batteries, a t rward, wt.nt 1 ast at a
teel,, and hub,rquendy the Lince,s at a canter, and ti,e
horse Artillery at full gallop.
At the conclusion of the prelinaelary ceremonies the
whole of the troops marched to the upper part of .he
common and took up a commanding and imnae-
oiately after sent out large detachment, of th,.Royal
Sappers and Miners and Royal Marines to act as light
intantry, supported by the while body of these iorees.
The detachments advanced half across the common, ai.d
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,
tee front rank kneeling, and commenced firiug a run-
ning fire and by volleys to show the manner in which
the approach of an enemy is repelied. Tee 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 the common 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 had been fired the troops of Horse Artillery ants
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 upi er
part of the common, and the 9-pounder batteries COLE.
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 large extent of grouno
scoured the whole, one troop turning w the right and the
other to the left, proceeding at lull 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 conclue.on
of the evolutions, again formed into line and marched
forward to salute the Master-General, who expressed
himself highly pleased witn the wanner in which they
had acquitted themselves during the review. The Mat CIO 3
of Anglesey, and the large 1-arty of the nobility, among
whom was the Marchioness of Cony nehane. proceeded to
the mess room, where an elegant dejaner was served
for 300 partakers.