The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-02 00:00:00

GRAND REVIEW AT WOOLWICH.

WOOLWICU, MAT 31.
The whole of the troops in the garrison sunembled in
review order at eleven o'clock A.M. to-day, and proceeded
to the common, where they took up their position; the
Royal Horse Artillery, under Lieutenant (Novel Bell,
on the upper part of the ground facing the north; the
17. h Lancers, under Lieutensat-Colenel Lewreneon, on
the right of the line; the gentlemen cadets under arms,
under Captain Eardley Wilmot; the right battalion of
Foot Artillery under Lieutenant-Colonel Williams; the
centre battalion under Izeuterant-Colonel Thornchke
with two 9.pounder field batteries, Captain Harrisoe's
and Capo Kin Freese's companies, guneers dismounted;
the left battalion under Lieutenant-Colonel Lethbridge;
the three bettaltens under Colonel Cruttenden; the
Royal Sappers and Miners under Captain Freeth, Royal
Engineers; the battalion of local pensioners under Staff
Officer Mejor Forbes, the Royal Marines under Lieut.-
Colonel Gillespie, and the light field batteries under
Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson. The whole under the
command of Liewenatit- General Sir Thomas Downman,
C.B , K.C.U., Commandant of the Garrison.
The Marquis of Anglesey, Master-General of the
Ordnance, arrived about a quarter before one o'clock,
accompanied by Major• General Sir Hew a Ross,
Deputy-Adjutant-General of Artillery; Major-General
Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Major' General Fox, Major-
General Lacy, Director-General of Artillery; Colonel
Campbell, Royal Artillery; Colonel Lewis, Lieutenant-
Governor of the Royal Military Academy; Lieutenant-
Colonel Breretnu, K.H., Royal Horse Artillery; Lieut.-
Colonel the Earl of Cardigan, of the 11th Hussars;
Brigade-Major Bingham, Royal Artillery; Brigade-
Major Walpole, R.E., and Royal Sappers and Miners;
Captain Tylden, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-Ge-
neral of Artillery; and Captain Wingfield, of the Riding-
house troop, with a numerous staff of officers,.
Precisely at one o'clock the o.p.ounder field batteries
in the centre of the line commenced firing a royal sa-
lute of 21 gun?, followed by a round trom each gun of
the Royal Horse Artillery in quick succession from
right to left. with a running fire from the Jibe, com-
mencing with the gentlemen cadets, down the front and
np the rear, and then one round per gun from the light
field batteries from right to left, followed by another
running fire from the Hee ; another round per gun from
the Royal Horse Artillery, with a third running fire
from the line ; the whole presenting arms, and the bands
playing " God Save the Queen." The men then
ordered arms and gave three hearty cheers, taking the
lime from the Commandant. They then broke into open
columns to the right and marched past the Master-
General in review order at slow time. The battalions
and 9-pounder field batteries atterwarde passed at quick
time, the Royal Horse Artillery, the 17th Lancers, and
the Light Field batteries at a trot ; the Horse Artillery
and Lancers changing their front at the bottom of the
common, and finished by passing the Mater-General,
the former at full gallop and the latter at a canter.
The ground near the staff was kept by the
Riding- betties troop, under Lieutenant Pnilips and
Li utenent Macpherson, the spare men of the Roy al
Artillery and Royal Marines keeping the outer circle
and round the eutire common. After the review the
Ma-ter General and a great number of his friends pro-
ceeded to the Roe al Artillery mess-room and p ertoek or
an elegant (16a/ter. The Duchess of Orleans, the Ceent
de Paris, two young sons and a daughter of Prince
d'Aumsle, and a large number of dtainguished per-
sonage!, with from 30,000 to 40,000 spectators, were
present at the review.