The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-12 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Duke of Cambridge held his second grand
review of the season at Aldershot yesterday. his
royal highness, who was accompanied by Lieut.-
Gen. Lord Wm. Paulet, Adjutant General ; Lieut.-
Gen. Sir H. Grant, Quartermaster-General ; and
Cola G. Gambier, Deputy Adjutant-General, and
attended by Col. Charles Tyrwhitt, Aide-de-Camp,
arrived at Farnborough station by the 9.15 train
from Waterloo, being met there by Sir J. Y. Scar-
lett and several officers of the divisional Staff. The
royal party, having mounted their chargers, rode
slowly to Cove-common, where the division had
formed up in order of battle, and were lying down
with arms piled, the cavalry being dismounted. The
enemy was represented by No. 3 company Royal
Engineers, the Commissariat Staff Corps, the
Mili-
tary Mounted Police, and a field battery of Royal
Artillery, the whole under command of Col. Her-
bert, C. 8., Assistant Quartermaster-General. The
infantry was formed up, the 2d brigade with a bat-
tery of artillery, in contiguous columns, near the
Swan, on the Farnborough-road ; the 3d brigade a

little lower.down in the same formation ; and the
first brigade in rear of the rising ground to the right
of the third brigade, and the whole facing the south.
The four regiments of cavalry, with two batteries of
Horse Artillery on the right, were formed up be-
yond the reservoir, also facing the south. On. the
arrival of the Duke of Cambridge, the first brigade,
covered by skirmishers, advanced in echellon from
the right, being supported by the third brigade, alio
in echellon, both brigades attacking the heights
simultaneously. The second brigade deployed, and
sent out a regiment in skirmishing order, and the
cavalry and Horse Artillery opened out from their
original position, and took ground to the rear of the
infantry. The enemy, with the engineers and Com-
missariat Staff Corps, sent out in skirmishing order,
commenced the battle, his battery divided into sec-
tions, opening fire from the heights at the same time.
A very desultory fire was maintained by him, which
was soon silenced by the overwhelming numbers
brought to bear against him. His cavalry made a
demonstration against the skirmishers of the division,
causing them to form square, but his advantage was
only momentary, his lines were driven in and the
men retreated at the double. His royal highness and

the staff occupied the heights overlooking the field,
and this spot became the scene of the defending
party's final attack. The 68th Light Infantry was
the firstregiment to charge the hill at the point of the
bayonet, and the enemy ran off before him ; other
regiments followed, and when the plateau was
gained line was reformed, and a heavy file fire com-
menced, lasting, however, but a very short time.
The order was then given to form up for the march
past, which occupied some considerable time, in con-
sequence of the concourse of spectators and the un-
horsed carriages. The division marched past in the
following order :—The cavalry and artillery in open
column of squadrons and batteries at a walk, and
the infantry in open column of grand divisions in
quick time in the following order :—Staff of the di-
vision, Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir J. Y. Scarlett,
K.C.8., commanding ; Staff of the cavalry brigade,
Major-General E. C. Hodge, C. 8., commanding ;
Colonel Huysche and A and B batteries, C bri-
gade Royal Horse Artillery ; Major Alexander and
Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards ; Col. Shute and 4th
(Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards; Col. Drury Lowe
and 17th Lancers ; Col. Fitz-Wygram and the
15th (the King's) Hussars ; Col. Elgee and C and
II batteries, 9th Brigade, Royal Artillery ; t ion-
eers' bands and drums of the Ist Infantry Brigade,
Major-Gen. Penny, commanding ; Col. E. G.
Hallewell, and the gentlemen cadets from Sand-
hurst College, six companies strong, their own band
playing them past his Royal Highness to the tune
of " the British Grenadiers ;" Col. Lacy and 56th
Regiment ; Major Rice and 72d Highlanders ; pi-
oneers, bands, and drums of 3d brigade, Brigadier
Sir Alfred Horsford, K.C.8., commanding; Col.
Synge and 43d Light Infantry ; Major Kirby and
68th Light Infantry ; Col. Cooper and 70th Regi-
ment ; pioneers, bands, and drums of the 2d brigade,
Col. Wyatt, C. 8., 65th Regiment, Acting Briga-
dier; Col. Graham and Ist battalion 18th Royal
Irish; Major Gresson and 65th Regiment; Major
Geddes and 44th Regiment. The Royal Horse
Artillery and field batteries again passed by sections
or half batteries at a trot, the cavalry by fours at a
trot, and the infantry in quarter distance column
by brigades, and the latter again iu contiguous co-
lumn of brigades,each regiment filing off to quarters
after passing the last time. The day was very hot,
and the troops fought without their knapsacks.
Among the large concourse of spectators present
were General Wetherall, Governor of Sandhurst,
and General Pennefather, lately commanding at
Aldershott. His Royal Highness and Staff, after
luncheon with General Scarlett, left by an afternoon

train.
An order was yesterday receivel at Chatham
from the Horse Guards, directing the immediate
issue of the Snider breech-loading rifles to the whole
of the depots of infantry regiments in Great Britain.
On the receipt of the new breech-loaders, officers
commanding depot battalions are to deliver the
arms and ammunition at present in possession of the
depots, including those of the second class supplied
for the drill of recruits, to the military stores at
the various stations. The 185.3 pattern rifles
are to be returned into store, with stop-
pers and snap caps, but without bayonets and
scabbards, except such as are surplus to the require-
ments of the depots. The following depot battalions
will return their old pattern rifles into the military
store stations named:-Ist, 23, and 3d battalions,
to Chatham; 4th and Bth, Colchester, to Harwich ;
sth, Parkhouse, to Portsmouth--the ammunition to
Priddy's-hard ; 6th, to Dover ; 7th, Winchester, to
Portsmouth; 9th, Preston, to Chester ; 10th and
12th, Shorncliffe, to Dover ; 11th, Gosport to
Portsmouth ; 13th, to Pembroke ; 14th, Sheffield,
to Chester ; and 15th, Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Yesterday detachments of 71 non-commissioned
officers and men of the Ist battalion 15th Regi-
ment, and 91 men of all ranks of the Ist battalion
of the 22d Regiment, left Chatham by the 5.25
p.m. train, and proceeded to Liverpool, where they
embark this morning on board the St. David, for
New Brunswick. The following officers left
Chatham for the purpose of embarking with the
detachments :--viZ.7 Capt. W. Sugden Jeamett,