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covering companies while the change of front was
effected brought down a shower of rain, and when
the marching past took place, which concluded the
review, the water fell in torrents upon the poor fel-
lows. Nevertheless the volunteers went through
the operation with a coolness and displayed an
amount of perfection which showed that they had
paid excellent attention to drill since their emodi-
ment. The whole spectacle was one reflecting the
highest credit upon them, and the Liverpool compa-
nies especially drew repeated marks of approbation
from the lookers-on, owing to the soldierly bear-
ing they presented. A portion of the Manches-
ter and some other troops also shared in this mark
of public approbation. About half-past seven the
public began to disperse, owing to the rain, but
the troops requiring refreshment some of them

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at Gravesend it is understood that the regiment will
proceed to Sheffield, where the Ist battalion will be
quartered.

The East India troopship Tiptree, 1,650 tons,
Capt. Pinall, whose arrival in the Thames with a
large number of cavalry and infantry troops on
board has already been reported in The Sun,
brought up at Gravesend on Saturday, and landed
military invalids at the Customhouse. The Tiptree
embarked her troops at Kurrachee on the 9th of
April last, and sailed thence the following day, the
voyage to the Thames being a very protracted one
of four months, including several days' detention at
the Cape of Good Hope, which the vessel left on the
13th of June last, having lost nearly nine days in
beating in to the ,anchorage at the Cape. The
number of troops whe embarked at Kurrachee
was 302 of all ranks, 42 women, and 40 children,
belonging to the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon
Guards, 7th Hussars, 7th Royal Fusiliers, Ist bat-
talion 24th, 27th (Enniskillens), :46th, 51st
King's Own Light Infantry, 64th, 81st, 87th
Royal Irish Fusiliers, 93d. Highlanders, 94th, and
98th Regiments, together with 21 non-commis-
sioned officers and. invalid troops of the Bengal
Horse Artillery, Bengal Foot Artillery, and the
Ist Bengal Fusiliers. The following officers came
home in command of the troops :—Captain S.
H. H. Edwards, 98th Regiment; Capt. J. V. Cle-
land, 7th Dragoon Guards ; Lieut. W. M. Harnett
and Quartermaster C. Carell, 81st Regiment ; Dr.
Robson, civil surgeon, being the medical officer
in charge. Lieut. Talbot de B. Hughes, of the
Cape Mounted Rifles, came home as passenger on
leave from the Cape ; and Quartermaster W. Knott,
late of the 52d Light Infantry, from Kurrachee.
The number of deaths on board during the voyage
was considerable, including three men of the 87th,
two of the 27th, two of the 64th, one of the 7th
Fusiliers, one of the 46th, one of the 93d, one
woman, and six children ; there were also two
births during the passage. After the troops had
disembarked at Gravesend the whole of them, with
the exception of those belonging to the Bengal
regiments, were forwarded to Chatham, where they
were medically inspected, when 27 non-commis-
sioned officers and men were taken to Fort Pitt
Hospital for medical treatment, and ten insane sol-
diers admitted into the military lunatic asylum.
The invalids who have recovered from their wounds
or sickness will remain at St. Mary's Barracks until
sent to join their depots or discharged. from the

remained on the ground to a much later hour.
The review was most creditable to the volun-

teers and a great.success. The review being over
Sir George rode with his staff towards the troops,

and complimented them very much upon the mili-
tary knowledge they had displayed.
On Saturday afternoon the members of the 7th
Surrey Rifle Corps were inspected by Col. Pipon,
C.B.,deputy-assistant-adjutant-general. The volun-
teers assembled at their head-quarters, the Sessions-

house, Newington-causeway, and a battalion was
formed, composed of the 7th Surrey, the 4th Surrey,

(Streatham) Rifles, under the command of Captain
Eman, the 10th Surrey (Bermondsey) Rifles, under
the command of Capt. Glover ; the whole being
under the command of Major Beresford. Shortly

before 5 o'clock the word of command to fall in was

given, and the volunteers, headed by the band of
the 7th Surrey, underthe direction of Mr. Bucking-

ham, proceeded to march, followed by dense crowds

of spectators, down the Causeway, past the Ele-
phant and Castle, and through Kennington-lane to
Mr. Nesbitt's field. Notwithstanding the threaten-

Lug and unpromising aspect of the weather, the
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scene was enlivened by the presence of a consider-

able number of friend; of the volunteers, the ladies,

as usual, being presentin strong force. As Major

Beresford is about toestablish a juvenile cadet corps
in connection with the 7th Surrey, two of that gal-
lant officer's sons, aged 7 and 9, appeared for the
first time in uniform armed cap-a-pie, thus carrying
out Lord Elcho's plan of increasing the funds of
the corps by those boys who, being unable to join
as effectives, were willing to subscribe through
their parents. At 6 o'clock Col. Pipon arrived on
the parade-ground, when the volunteers presented
arms, &c., the band playing '! God Save the Queen."
After going through the usual evolutions and ma-
noeuvres of a field day and light infantry drills, the
volunteers were supplied with 10 rounds of ammu-
nition, and were exercised in firing volleys by com-
panies from the right and in battalion, the firing,
being delivered with great regularity and preci-
sion. The various military evolutions were performed
in a manner which would have done credit to tried
troops of the line. The long and severe attention
which the volunteers have paid to the minute de-
tails of drill, speaks well for the credit of the above
Mentioned corps. Col. Pipon then addressed the
corps, and expressed the gratification he felt at
witnessing for the first time the highly creditable
manner in which all the evolutions had been per-
formed by a body of volunteers.
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service. •
The 4th company of Royal Engineers, which is
one of the four companies of the Royals who have
lift India on the Indian Government determining
to employ only the Indian Engineers, arrived at
head-quarters, Chatham, from Calcutta, on Friday
night, under the command of Lieut. G. S. Berkeley,
The 4th company embarked for India on the break-
ing out of the mutiny, and served until the sup-
pression of the revolt. It previously served in the
Crimea during the whole of the Russian war. The
company will be raised to its proper strength from
the detachments at Brornpton barracks.
It is reported that Major-General Wood, com-
mandant of the Camp at Colchester, will shortly be
promoted to a higher appointment. His Royal
Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief has
appointed Major C. De Morel, 9th Battalion, to
proceed without delay to relieve Brevet.-Col. E. A.
G. Muller, at Stirling Castle (22d depot battalion,
India). His Royal Highness has also appointed
Major 11. A. Welman (now adjutant sth depot
battalion, Parkhurst) to the 9th depot battalion.
Staff Surg. 11. A. M'Dermott, in medical charge of
the 10th battalion, has been relieved by Staff Surg.
J: M'G. Laing ; Mr. M'Dermott proceeds to the
Gold Coast. Deputy-Commissary-General Napier
will leave the camp on the arrival of Deputy-Com-
missary-General Marsh from Malta. Deputy-Com-
missary-General Napier goes to China. A draught
of the Ist battalion sth Fusilcers, under orders for
India, will embark on Friday. The draught con-
sists of Brevet. Major A. Scott, Lieut. G. A. Shegog,
Ensign W. C. Ormond, and 203 rank and file.
The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Captain J.
Seccombe, from Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth
on Saturday, having on board Commander Paul and
the party of riggers who navigated the Pelican, 22,
from Pembroke to Portsmouth. The Himalaya is
appointed to-day (Monday) to embark the 11th
depot. The detachment doing . duty at Maker
Heights rejoined head-quarters on Friday. The
11th will be taken to Liverpool for conveyance to
Preston. It is stated to be the intention of the
Horse Guards hereafter not to send depots of young
soldiers to barracks in thickly inhabited towns,
where the men become inattentive to their duties,
and the neighbourhood becomes demoralized.

The Misses Rawson, of Nidd-hail, ladies of the
manor of Bradford, have offered to lease to the
Bradford Battalion of Rifle Volunteers, at a nominal
rent, a field conveniently situated at that town for
the site of an armoury, drill-room, and offices of a
permanent character which it is proposed to erect
for the use of the corps. It is estimated that the
buildings will cost about £l,OOO, and the money is
to be raised by a bazaar, to be held in St. George's-
hall next spring. A committee is forming to carry
out the project. It is stated that the Low Moor
Iron Company intend establishing a company of
rifle volunteers, to wear the same uniform as the
Bradford corps and to be attached to that battalion.
The Ipswich volunteers engaged in target prac-
tice for a prize cup on Friday at Landguard Fort,
Harwich. The cup was offered by a number of

Ipswich gentlemen, and the firing was in the fol-

lowing order :—Five shots at 650 yards' range, five
at 700, five at 800, five at 900. The competition
lasted four hours, and the highest number of points
was obtained by Mr. Pretty, jun., who made 12
out of 20. 'Thy; second on the list was Ensign
Josselyn, who made nine points, and the third Ser-
geant Cresswell, who made eight. Mr. Pretty was
the youngest of the 12 gentlemen who took part in
the contest. He struck the bull's-eye three times,
Ensign Josselyn twice, and Sergeant Cresswell once.

Glocestershire is likely to be well supplied with
volunteers. We hear that the Duke of Beaufort
contemplates raising a corps of mounted volunteers,
to be armed with rifle carbines. They would not
interfere with the GlocestershireYeomanryCavalry.
This mounted corps would enable Glocestershire to
supply volunteers of all arms—horse, foot, and ar-
tillery. The duke gives £25 towards the prize
fund for the rifle shooting in the county ; the Earl
of Ellenborough also gives £lO and Lord Dynevor
£lO 10s. to the same fund.
On Thursday, the sth (Maidenhead) Company of
Berkshire Rifle Volunteers mustered 70 rank and
file, at their parade ground, and headed by the
drums and fifes of the Reading Corps, marched
through the town to the residence of their Quarter-
master, Mr. R. W. Grenfell. There a large assem-
blage of the neighbours were gratified by a sham
fight on a small scale.
The 16th (or Harrogate) Company of the West
Riding of Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers assembled at
the Stray, High Harrowgate, on Wednesday last,
when a handsome silver bugle, which cost 60 guineas,
was presented to the corps by Mrs. Robert Reynard
(the sole donor), widow of Capt. Reynard, of Har-
rogate. There was a large assemblage of military
and other persons on the occasion. The corps was
under the command of Capt. Harrison, who put
them through several evolutions, which they per-
formed in a very creditable manner.
The fete in Alresford-park, near Colchester,
passed off very satisfactorily. A bugle, valued at
35 guineas, was presented to the Colchester Corps
by Lady de Crespigny, wife of Sir Claude de Cres-
pigny, Commandant of the Essex Battalion. The
entertainment afterwards given by Mr. Hawkins
was attended by 120 guests, among whom may be
mentioned Lord Braybrooke, Sir John Tyrell, Major
Beresford, M.P., Mr. Brampton Gurdon, M.P., Mr.
Papillon, 141. P., Mr. Gurdon Rebow, Major-Gen.
Wood (Commandant of the Colchester camp), Col.
Dixon, Col. Haddon, R.E., Il.ajor De Morel, &c.
Lord Northwick called a meeting of his neighbours
and gentlemen possessing property in and around.
Moreton-in-the-Marsh, where the counties of Glou-
cester intermingle, with the view
of raising p corps
of Volunteers for the district. The meeting was
held at Northwick-park, and there were present,
besides his Lordship, the Earl of Harrowby, the
Revs, C. E. Kennaway, a B. Dodwell, H. Brom-
field, and G. H. Chance, with several laymen. It
was resolved to get up acorps, and Lord Northwick
offered the use of some of his fields for target prac-
tice. The new corps will take the name of the
the "North Cotswold," and it is understood that
gentlemen. are ready to undertake the duties of
captain, lieutenant, and ensign.
On Saturday evening the members of the Ist Kent
Rifle Volunteers assembled at the Militia-barracks,
Maidstone, under the command of Major Scott, and
marched thence to the Motopark, tie seat of the
Earl of Romney, where, in the presence of a large
company, they were presented. with a pair of
colours by Mrs. Randall, wife of the banker of that
name. The colours bear the inscription, First
Kent," with the Rent arms and the motto, " In-
victa." Major Scott (commandant) briefly acknow-
ledged the compliment. The regiment then marched
past in 2low and quick time, and having; given three
hearty cheers for Mrs. Randall and the ladies, left
the park.
The arrangements for the great rifle prize meet-
ing and Berkshire Volunteer review, which, by
permission of her Majesty, will be held in
following is Windsor Great Park on the 13th of September,
are now completed, the
substance of the The
shooting will commence at half-past 9 a.m., to
regulations
be followed by athletic games at 11, the review
at half-past 3, dinner at 6, and the whole to
conclude at 8 o'clock. The subscription list makes
very satisfactory progress, but a considerable addi-
tional amount will be required.