The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-07 00:00:00

GRAND REVIEW AT ALDERSOTT.

The Queen reviewed the troops encamped at
Aldershott yesterday,rin the presence of Marshal
the Duke of Malakhoff and a brilliant staff.
The following list will show what an imposing
muster was made for yesterday's review. There
were present of cavalry, the 2d Life Guards brought
down expressly from London, and being their first
appearance at Aldershott, the 4th Dragoon
Guards, the 4th L'ght Dragoons, the 10th Hussars,
the mounted Sappers, and the Military Train. The
artillery consisted of two troops of horse and
four bath- ries of foot. Of Infantry there were
the 2d Battalion of Grenadier Guards, and four
reeiments of the line, the 16: h, 36th, 67th, and
99th, together with the 60th Rifles. But the most
remarkable feature in the whole display was the
large number of militia regiments present, their
fine military appearance, and the wonderful per-
fection of their drill. The last peculiat ity was the
theme of general commendation, and many rlirewd
guesses were hazarded that the distinguished visi-
tor, with all his military acumen, would not be able
to distinguish these troops from the most practised
veterans of the line. There were the Royal South
Down Rifles, the West York Rifles, the City of
Dublin, the 3d West York, the Donegal, the Lime-
rick, erry, Royal Cheshire, Stirlin4shire
and one.or two other regiments whose names we
could not obtain.
While all these troops were mustering on the
plain, the surrounding hills and hillocks were being
rapidly covered with spect ttors. There were
carriage, and flye, and bungkas, the French char-
* bane, and the Irish jaunting car. There was the
sporting tandem, drawn by thoroughbreds, worth
two hundred guineas a piece, arid the. humble
market c trt, in which the venerable Dobbin bad
slowly dragged the farmer's family to see the
review.
The military evolutions c nsisted of what is
called the field day progs ammo, which differs only
from a regular sham battle in having none of the
opposing armies visible. In this case a mythic
force was supposed to have taken up a strong posi-
tion on Caesar's camp, the hill which commands the
upper end of the Long Valley. But not content
with this they had advanced their shadowy posts
into the wocel adjoining, and the achievement of
the day was to be their distalgtnent from these ad-
vantageous positiens. To ensure that the attack
should result in a victory, the infantry were divided
into three btigades, commanded by experience 1
generals, and the cavalry into two, wilt an impos-
ing for cc of artillery to make assurance doubly sure.
Front the clearness of the day and the amphithea-
trical character of the locality, the whole of the
manoeuvres could be seen in perfection, and
were watched with intense interest by the
public. First the skirmishers were thrown out,
and after their pop, pop, had been heard for a few
moments, they fell back on the main body. Then
the infantry advancing in successive brigades,
charged the position on every side with a rattling
fire of musketry, indicating that a hot struggle was
going on. But the resistance was obstinate, and
cavalt y prepared to charge. It was a noble sight
to see the Life Guards breasting the hill at the

ree-quarter gallop,• and the lighter hors•2men de-
ploying into small squadrons and attacking the
enemy in every direction. In the meantime the in-
fantry reformed in the plain, and as the cavalry
returned from the charge they opened their ranks
at accu-ately rnea,ured int rvals to allow their gal.
lant auxiliaries to rsume their original position
io the rear. Then it was the turn of the artil-
lery to unlimber and wh: el to the front. '1 he sudden
rumble which shake; the earth, and which is the pe-
culiarity of the dread artillery, is heard. It becomes
more rapid, and then the lire opens along the
line, not only c )mpleting the discomfiture of the
enemy, but starting many of the spectators by its
incessant thunder. When the troops had all re-
turned into the plain, the infantry formed into a
u cce ss ion oflholtow squares--a rnovernent inwhich
the Duke of Malakholf seemed to take a peculiarly
deep interest. During the whole of the sham fight
his Excellency had kept his station in close con-
tiguity to the Queen and the Prince Consort, but
the moment the squares were being formed he ad-
& wiled some words to the latter, and bath de-
scended into the plain, when the squares were mi-
nu ely inspected, the Marshal riding round, and
finally into one of them. Oa his return his Excel-
lency appeared in excellent humour, and main-
tained an animated conversation with the young
Princess Helena, who was in an open carriage
close to the Queen's position.
The finale to the day's evolutions was the march-
ing past, which occupied nearly an hour, and gave
to the spectators an imposing idea of the strength
and military bearing of the force collected.
The spectators were highly delighted with the
marching past, and became quite enthusiastic when
the movement was repeated by the cavalry at a
canter. "Portant pour la Syrie" was played at
the conclusion in compliment to the French Am-
bassador, and the Queen and her suite retired,
the people cheering and waving their hats as her
Majesty passed along. After this the vast crowd
broke up, the sildiers re.urned not unwitlingly
to their huts and their dinner, and by 3 o'clock
Allershott-common had been restored to its normal

A letter from Belgrade of the 28th ult., in the
Lloyds of Pestle, has the following on the affair of
Mr. Fonblanque, the Eettlemont of which a tele-
graphic despatch has since made known :
:" A telegraphic despatch received here fouWiays GOOD TIDINGS OF Ta% TIIIIIES.—The recent cool
ago from Constantinople directed that the soldiers weather having entirely checked that fermentation of
Concerned in the outrage .on the English Consul- th
emitted, the river below bridge is beginning toe Thames which occasioned the hideous odour it re-
General and the English flag should be sent to that Gently
city. The Consul-General had laid cam recover its comparative purity, the influx of the tides
P laints from the St'A gradually washing down the unclean water
against 31 persons ; but the Turkish medcbliz without receiving fresh additions of putridity. The first
(the courioil) on its part thought that only 16 • sign of this wholesome amendment is the nearer approach
' were culpable—the sentinel who insulted the Con- of the whitebait to London, these delicate fish being tar:
sul-General; two officers, and a non-commissioned • taken up by the fishermen at Barking Creek, th"emil'
Officer of the guard-house, who from lasiness did below Woolwich, whereas in the last season they.or
did not
approach the fryingnan nearer than Erit!), six
not take the trouble to prevent the .Man leavingseven
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his post, two soldiers (nizams) who, being On mike lower down. This agreeable feat has also restored
the accustomed bevy of aristocratic diners to the Ship
guard at the bridge, allowed him to cross it, a
topchi (artilleryman) who took his post, and 1 jai); de
efl) other
rt
hheo
lastly, eight IJ lZ sass and a Lon-commissioned. nthcer, cuesse:ataitonGorfe eanNpiacnhi., and%vh i
eQhaabri tde rf Ti
fair
iante
one
time to eclipse his season of all its splendoure.
acting as the chief, who insulted the English PRICII Or GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
flag. The 15 others denounced by the-English are
about 2 per milts discount and the short rxchanga en
probably those who, whilst theConsul-General Was Lon don is 25.024 for 1/. sterling. On comortrivoT these
,
being illtreated, encouraged them by cries to go rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17e. 10d. per
on. The medchliz is consequently in-great enitur- ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
rassrnent. It cannot find in the Coran, which d(.es nearly 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in . Lon-
notr contain a militaty code, any chapter which de- don. By advices from Hamburg the pricen L
of
orgaoioun
is is
clams the act of the sentinel criminal or even ' 424 ver mark, and the short exchange on
illegal, since no death ensued ; -neither can it find 13 5,, per 1/. sterling. S'audard the E r h
gold at , og.t,
msphaorwesd
that the
the i
anything' in the Coran about the inviolability of a inYi 41'3
Lonon than in Hamburg. Tee course of exchange
price is therefore about 3.10 the per cent. dearer
flag. But at the same time it sees the necessity of
about 1091 per cent.,
making reparation to the Consul-General. It has at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is
despatched ten men to Constantinople to be tried i Mint par -between the wthwioch'cowuhnetnriecso,
but that does not satisfy the English, and until full exchange is slightly against England. But, after mak-
satisfaction be given, the new English ambassador, ing allowance for charges of transport and did'erence of i
Sir.li. Bulwer, will not cross the Turkish frontier. interest, the present rate leaves no profit nu the trans.
He Lit sic gemlin, and was expected yesterday. To mieiian of gold between the two countries.

appearance of barrennesa and desolation.