The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

The general court-martial for the trial of Capt. ,
H. G. Savage, Royal Engineers, which adjourned
its sittings on Saturday last, will reassemble at
Chatham Garrison this morning, when the prisoner
will make his defence, and afterwards call the wit-
nesses who are to be examined in his behalf, one
of whom is Major Stopford, the Adjutant of the
Royal Engineers.
Yesterday morning a detachment of 59 non-com-
missioned officers and men of the Royal Marine
Light Infantry left head-quarters, Chatham, and
proceeded to Plymouth to join the line-of-battle
screw steamer St. George, 91, Capt. the Hon. F.
Egerton, fitting for sea at that port.

THE GRAND VOLU , TEER REVIEW

ON SATURDAY NEXT.

WAR-OFFICE ORDERS.

Yesterday the commanding officers of the various
Volunteer Rifle Corps of the metropolitan district
to be present at the review in Hyde Park on Satur-
day, received from the War-office regulations for
field exercise and evolutions of infantry, as far as
they are applicable to the volunteer service. The
regulations are as follows :-
1. Formation in Columns.—The troops will be
formed in a line of contiguous battalion columns at
quarter distance.
2. On the word " front," from their commanders,
the officers of each battalion will recover their
swords ; and on the word " march," they will move
up to the front and place themselves two paces in
front of the column, and the officers sized from
flanks to centre, and at equal distances from each
other, the adjutant on their left.
3. The commanding officer will be three paces
in front of the columns, the remaining field officers
two paces in front of the line of officer, dividing
the distances between the commanding officer and
the flanks ; the paymaster, surgeons, and quarter-
master will be in rear of the battalion, the staff
sergeants in rear of them.
4. The officer commanding will be stationed in
front of the centre of the line, the generals of divi-
sion In front of the centre of their divisions, and
the brigadiers in front of the centre of their bri-
gade ; their distances from the line will depend on
the strength of the body of troops, and will be de-
termined by the officer commanding.
5. The baud and drums will move up and form
in several ranks on the right of battalions, their
front being in line with the leading company.
6. The pioneers will be in two ranks' in rear of
the drums.
7. The reviewing general will be. saluted with-
out opening ranks, the men presenting arms, the
officers saluting, and the bands playing. After the
salute the troops will be ordered to shoulder arms
and the general will go down the line.
8. On the command, " Officers take post," the
officers of each battalion will face outwards from
the centre, the ensigns facing to the left, and on the
words " Quick march," the whole will move back
to their places, the bands, drums, and pioneers
taking post in rear.
The following are directions for marching past
in columns :
' 1. Points will be placed by a staff officer in the
same manner as they are placed for a single bat-
, talion.
2. On the caution from the general ,1 Take

tinue at the double for a short distance.after the
word " forward" to prevent crowding to correct dis-
tances. The officers should be ordered to change
their flanks before commencing the wheel which
brings them into the saluting base, and will return
to their former places after the following wheel on
the words, " Forward. Quick by the left."
4. The battalion having wheeled into the saluting
base and taken up the quick time will carry arms
by word of command. Each column when it has
passed the general will be ordered to slope arms.
5. When marching past in quarter distance
column the mounted officers only will salute, and
the brigadier will move out after he has saluted and
placed himself near the reviewing general while the
column is passing.
6. After marching past, the leading column will
be halted on the original alignment, the remaining
columns to close upon it to six paces interval. The
general will then order the mass to wheel into line
of columns.

7. At the end of the review, columns will be
formed on the original ground in review order ; ad-
vance in slow time, the bands and drums playing ;
and when at convenient distance from the review-
ing general the men will be ordered to shoulder
arms and proceed as directed.
The following is the order of march to be ob-
served' at reviews to be performed before the
Sovereign :-
1. Detachment of Life Guards or other cavalry,
preceded by an officer of the Quartermister•Gene-
ral's department. 2. The Sovereign's led horses.
3. Aides-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief. 4.
Aides-de-Camp to the Sovereign. 5. Deputy Adju-
tant-General, Deputy Quarterma,ster•General and
Equerries in waiting. 6. Adjutant-General, Mili-
tary Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, and
Quartermaster-General. 7. Commander-in-Chief. '
8. Princes of the Blood. 9. The Sovereign. 10.
Gold Stick in Waiting and Master of the Horse.
11. Foreign General Officers, General Officers,
Colonels of the Staff, and others not upon the
Staff in seniority of rank. 12. Assistant Adjutant-
General, Assistant Quartermaster-General, mid
Deputy Assistants. 13. Aides-de-Camp and
Majors of Brigade to General Officers on the Staff.
14. Royal carriages. 15. Detachments of Cavalry.
War Office, Pall-mall, June 13, 1860.