The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-23 00:00:00

THIJ BOYAL

With what anxiety did hundreds of her Majes-
ty's volunteer riflemen peep through the bedroom
window-curtains between seven and eight o'clock
this morning 'to ascertain the state of the weather,
and, as the thick leaden-coloured clouds met their
view, each midst have pronounced despondingly the
word " Rain." But ae the day advanced, the
heavy clouds began to disperse, and the hopes of
thousands, that her Majesty would have " royal
weather" for the review of her lop,' volunteers,

seemed certain of realisation.
From the estimates that have appeared, between
twenty and thirty thousand men of all classes and
ranks in life will forM the "force" to come under
Royal inspection this afternoon for the purpose
of showing the Queen of what stuff her men
are made of, and in what numbers they can muster,
with what conciseness they Can learn their duties,
and with what effective zeal they are ready to per-
form them. The moral aspects of such a spectacle

are grand in the extreme, and all the more so
when it is considered what has called this force
into existence. The very thought of prospective
danger to the country was sufficient to arouse the
chivalry of England. " There is danger," said the
papers. " There shall be no danger," responded
the flower of English manhood. "We have but a
small army, and large possessions to cover," cried
the alarmists. "We will be our own army," re-
plied all the able-bodied of the country. " Eng-
land is little thought of abroad," said some. "We
will make her respected," shouted the men who
know what it is to be strong and to be free. The
bare idea of an invader's foot upon our fair land,
however improbable, was enough to rouse the blood

of the country—
"Then farewell home, and farewell friends
Adieu, each tender tie
Resolved, we mingle in the tide
Where charging squadrons fiercely ride,
To.conquer or to die."
Such demonstrations as the present have a moral
grandeur that cannot be too highly appreciated,
and also show that Englishmen have something to
keep, and that they are not disposed to part easily
with it. _ .

Soon after ten o'clock this morning the different
corps began to arrive at head-quarters, and then
marched to Hyde Park, so that the streets of the
metropolis were not the least interesting part of the

sight.
The two troops composing the squadron of the
10th Hussars, in command of Capt. Sawbridge, ar-
rived from Woolwich this morning at an early
hour to assist in keeping the ground, and three
river steamers conveyed to London the joint local
force of artillery and rifles, which consists of about
1,800 men, the Royal Arsenal Corps alone amount-
ing to upwards of 1,500. They embarked in the
following order :—The brigade of Royal Arsenal
Artillery, in command of Captain Ellis; the Ist
battalion of Rifles, in command of Lieut.-Col.
Parkyn ; the 2d Battalion Rifles, in command of
Lieut.-Col. Andersen ; the 4th Company, or
Woolwich Corps, in command of Major Parker ;
the Charlton Company, in command of Lieu-
tenant Graham ; the Plumstead Artillery Com-
pany, in command of Lieutenant Tongue; and the
Dockyard Company, in command of Capt. Thorn-
ton, commandant. They arrived at Westminster-
bridge about 12 o'clock, and marched through Bird-
cage-walk, up Constitution-hill, entered Hyde-park
by Apsley-gate, and there commenced forming in
line, in command of Col. Tulloh and Col. Thorold.
The Hon. Artillery Company, 400 strong, with
their splendid band, started from Finsbury at one
o'clock, marched through the City and up Fleet-
street, and joined the let and 2d battalions of the
City of London Rifles, 600 strong; the 4th, sth,
6th, 7th, 39th, and 40th Middlesex, and the 2d
City of London also started from Gray's-inn at the
same hour, 600 strong in the aggregate, with
another division from Finsbury-square ; the 2d and
3d Tower Hamlets, the 33d Middlesex (Totten-
.ham), the Ist Essex (Romford), 2d Essex (Cran-
brooke), 3d Essex (Brentwood), 4th Essex (Chelms-
ford), and the 7th Essex (Rochford). These (2,800)
at Somerset House took up 400 of Lord Bury's 21st
Middlesex (the Civil Service Regiment).
Passing the opening from Waterloo-bridge this
long line joined on to itself the head of another
column, consisting of 909 men ; three Surrey regi-
ments—the sth (Reigate), the 14th (Dorking), the
16th (Egham); five Kentish regiments—the sth
(Canterbury), the 9th (Chatham), the 19th (Roches-
ter), the 26th (Maidstone), and the 31st (Leeds
Castle) ; the five regiments of the Cinque Ports—r
the Ist (Hastings), the 2d (Ramsgate), the
3d (Rye), the 4th (Hythe), the sth (Mar-
gate), with tyro from Sussex—the Ist (Brighton)
and the 7th (Horsham). At the Adelphi, the
Scottish (19th Middlesex) fell in with 450 " bonnie
laddies," none the worse this doubtful weather for
wearing gaiters on their legs, and something closer
fitting than kilts above them ; and thus, with 4,509
men, Charing-cross was reached. Here the Ist
Kent (Gravesend), the sth Kent (Blackheath), the
9th Kent (Plumstead), the 10th Kent (Royal Ar-
senal, Woolwich), starting from Westminster-
bridge at half-past one, united a very soldierly,
well-drilled body of 500 to the swelling tide, to
which also, by this time, had poured in an addi-
tional stream coming up from Fenchurch-street of
three additional Essex regiments, the sth (Plais-
tow), the Bth (Stratford), and the 9th (Silverton).
On entering the Mall, St. James's-park, on the
way to Constitution-hill, 14 Kentish regiments
starting from the back of the Poor -law
Board, added 1,560 to the thickly-gathering
masses of grey and green-coated riflemen—viz.,
the 3d (Lee), the 4th (Woolwich), the 7th (Kid-
brooke), the 9th (Chatham), the 13th (Greenwich),
the 18th (Bromley), the 21st (Lewisham), the 25th
(Blackheath), the 27th and 34th Deptford, the 28th
(Charlton), the 32d (Eltham), and the two bat-
talions of the 26th—an exceedingly fine body of
men from the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. At Carl-
ton-terrace Lord Grosvenor's regiment, the Mid-
dlesex (Queen's)—a specially aristocratic corps—
marched up, to the number of 950. At Buckingham
Palace 690 men from St. George's Barracks, con-
stituting six Surrey regiments—the 2d (Croydon),
the 4th (Brixton), the 6th (Esher), the Bth (Ep-
som), the 9th (Richmond), and the 11th (Wimble-
don) added their forces; the concluding aggregation
accruing at the top of Piccadilly, from Colonel the
Hon. C. Lindsay's 3d battalion, consisting of the
11th, 12th, and 13th Middlesex, comprising 600
men, and Captain the Earl Spencer's 4th battalion,
comprising the 28th Middlesex, a distinguished
corps (the Irish) about 400 strong.
This fine body of nearly 9,000 men in one line
entered Hyde-park by the Apsley House-gate.
A similar scene and
.march took place on the
north-western side, the stream merrily accumu-
lating from Euston-square, and rolling from St.
Pancras and Paddington towards the Marble-arc's
and the Bayswater-gate.
The attendance of spectators in Hyde-park at
two o'clock was tremendous; and great as was the
gathering en the occasion of the return of the
Guards from the Crimea in July, 1856, the present
assembly totally eclipsed it.
The review ground was kept by two regiments
of Life Guards, the 10th Hussars, and the Foot
Guards.
According to present arrangements the right of
the line will be taken by the cavalry, and next to
them will be stationed the lion. Artillery Com-
pany, and next to them the Volunteer Artillery
Brigade, and the rest in the following order-:
FIRST DIVISION.
Lieutenant-General Sir S. F. Love commading.
RED AND WILITE FLAG, MARKED M. n
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His Grace the Duke of Manchester :,Ist Huntingdonshire
Mounted Rifles (Kimbolton).
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Captain M‘Leoci of M‘Leod : the Ist Middlesex Engi-
neer Volunteers (South Kensington) ; Captain the Hon.
T. C. Bruce, 324 Middlesex (Seymour-place).

BLUE FLAG, MARKED A. B.
ARTILLERY BRIGADE.

Colonel Tullob, R.A., commanding; Lieutenant-Colonel
Morris, C. 8., R.A.
Ist Battalion—lst Kent (Gravesend) ; 2d Kent, sth Kent
(Blackheath) ; 9th Kent (Plumstead) ; 10th Kent (Royal
Arsenal, Woolwich) ; 14th Kent (Dockyard, Woolwich).
2d Battalion-Ist Gloucester (Bristol) ; Ist Sussex

'l7 REVIEW. I (Brighton) ; 4th Cinque Ports (Hastings) ; 2d Durham
(31archioness of Londonderry's, Seaham).
RED FLAG, MARKED 1 B.
FIRST BRIGADE.
His Grace the Duke of Wellington, commanding; Major
Hume, assistant-inspector, major of brigade.
Ist Battalion—Major Whitehead: Ist Middlesex (Kil-
burn) ; 12th do. (Hounslow); 18th do. (Harrow).
2d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Radstock : 3d
Middlesex (Hampstead) ; 9th do. (Marylebone) ; 13th do.
(Hornsey) ; 14th do. (Highgate).
3d Battalion—Colonel the Hon. G. Lindsay : 11th Mid-
dlesex (Burlington House) ; 12th do. (Barnet) ; 36th do.
(Pad d ington).
4th Battalion—Major Bigge, late 23d Regiment : 29th
Middlesex (St. Pancras) ; Ist Hertford (Herford) ; 2d do.
(Watford) ; 3d do. (St. Albans).
WHITE AND BLUE FLAG, MARKED 2 B.
SECOND BRIGADE.
Lieutenant Hicks commanding; Major Harman, assistant
inspector.
let Battalion—Major Close, late 37th Foot : Ist City of
London, Ist battalion (Guildhall). •
2d Battalion—Captain Rose: lot City of London; 2d
battalion (Guildhall).
3d Battalion—Major Gray : 4th, sth, 6th, and 7th Mid-
dlesex (Islington) ; 26th do. (Custom-house) ; 39th do.
(Clerkenwell).
4th Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Walker ; 2d Tower
Hamlets (Hackney) ; 3d do. (Spitslfields) ; 33d Middlesex
(Tottenham) ; Ist Essex (Roinford) ; 2d do. (Cranbrook) ;
3d do. (Brentwood) ; 4th do. (Chelmsford) ; 7th do. (Roch-
ford).

BLACK FLAG, MARKED 3 B

Lord Ranclagh commanding ; Major Nelson, assistant •
inspector, major of brigade.
Ist Battalion—Major Macpherson, late 68th Foot : 2d
Middlesex (Walham Green).
2d Bat alion—Major Lord Bury : 21st Middlesex (Civil
Service) ; 38th do. (Artists).
3d Battalion—Lieutenant-Coloncl Earl Grosvenor : 22d
Middlesex (Queen's).
4th Battalion—Lieutenant. Colonel Brewster, late Rifle
Brigade : 23d Middlesex (Inns of Court).
YELLOW FLAG, MARKED 4 B.

Lord EICho commanding ; Major Deeds, major of bri-
gade.

Ist Battalion—Captain Mackenzie; 15th Middlesex
(Scottish) ; 19th do (Bloomsbury).
2d Battalion—Lieutenant - Colonel Macdonald, late
E.I.C.S. : Ist Surrey (Camberwell).
3d Battalion—Colonel Campbell, late E.I.C.S : 3d Sur-
rey (Croydon) ; 4th do. (Brixton) ; 6th do. (Esher) ; Bth
do. (Epsom) ; 9th do. (Richmond) ;11th do. (Wimbledon)

12th do. (Kingston).
4th Battalion—Major Beresford : 7th Surrey (South-
wark) ; 10th do. (Bermondsey) ; 19th do. (Lambeth); 21st
do. (Battersea).
SECOND DIVISION.
Major-General Lord Rokeby commanding.
GREEN FLAG, MARKED bB. _ _ _

Ist Brigade—Colonel Thorold, late 92d Highlanders,
commanding; Major Sherrington, maj or of brigade.
Ist Battalion—Major Capper :-sth Essex (Plaistow) ;
Bth do. (Stratford) ; 9th do. Silvertown).
2d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Croyndon, late Royal
Marines; 3d Kent (Lee) ; 4th do. (Woolwich) ; 7th do.
(Kidbrooke) ; 9th do. (Chatham) ; 13tb do. (Greenwich) ;
18th do. (Bromley) ; 21st do. (Lewisham) ; 25th do. (Black-
heath) ; 27th and 34th do. (Deptford) ; 28th do. (Charlton) ;
32d do. (Eltham).
' 3d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson ; 26th Kent,
Ist battalion (Royal Arsenal, Woolwich).
4th Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Parkyn ; 26th Kent,
2d Battalion (Royal Arsenal, Woolwich).
WHITE FLAG, MARKED 6 B.

2d Brigade—Colonel the Marquis of Donegal]. command-
ing; Major Freeth, major of brigade.
Ist Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Bush, latp 96th Foot ;
Ist Gloucester (Bristol) ; 3d do. (Gloucester) ; 6th do.
(Stroud) ; Ist, 2d, and 17th Somerset (Bath).
2d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. G. Scott,
lato Scots Fusilier Guards : Ist Warwick (Birmingham) ;
2d do. (Coventry, Warwick, and Stratford).
3d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Loyd-Lindsay, V.C.,

late Scots Fusilier Guards : let Berkshire (Reading) ; 2d
do. (Windsor) ; 3d do. (Newbury) ; 4th do. (Abingdon) ;
sth do. (Maidenhead) ; 6th do. (Wokingham); 2d Oxford
(Oxford) ; Ist Dorset (Bridport).
4th Battalion—Captain the Right Bon. Earl Spencer:
28th Middlesex (Irish) ; Ist Northampton (Northampton) ;
4th do. (Northampton) ; sth do. (Northampton) ; 4th Bucks
(Aylesbury).
RED AND YELLOW FLAG, MARKED 7 B.
THIRD BRIGADE.

Brigadier-General Russell, C.B. ; Captain Currie, major
of Brigade.
Ist Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel Viscount Grey de
Wilton : 6th Lancashire, Ist (Manchester).
2d Battalion—Lieut.-Col. J. H. Deakin : 28th Lanca-
shire, 2d Manchester (Manchester).
4th Battalion—Lieut. .Col. E. Crawford (late Rifle
Brigade) : Ist Nottingham, Robin Hood (Nottingham).
GREEN AND RED FLAG, MARKED 8 B.