The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-19 00:00:00

The Volunteer Review at Dover.

The following memorandu►n of manosuvres to be
performed at the Volunteer Review at Dover, on
Easter Monday, April 22, has been issued :

" The force, after having marched past, will be
divided into two parts :--

"1. The Ist and 2d Divisions of Infantry, the
two batteries (field) of the Royal Artillery, and the
Ist Brigade of Volunteer Field Batteries, represent-
ing a force belonging to an invading army, assumed
to have landed at Deal and moving towards Dover
reconnointre the fortress.

" 2. The 3d and 4th Divisions of Infantry, the 2d,
3d, and 4th Brigades of Field Batteries, and the
cavalry, representing a force which has moved out
of Dover for the purpose of driving back the invad-
ing force.

"The invading force will be commanded by Major-
Gen. the Hon. J. Linsay, and the defending force by
Major-Gen. Lord G. Paget, C.B.
" The invading force will be drawn up across the
Deal road in front of Swingate, facing Dover, and
extending to the sea.

" The First Division being deployed, with skir-
mishers thrown out, the Second Division in support,
and forming a line of contiguous battalion columns,
but with such intervals between the brigades as will
bring the latter in rear of the centre of the corres-
ponding brigades of the First Division—the two
field batteries of the Royal Artillery formed in line
on the right, and the Ist Brigade of Volunteer Field
Batteries in line on the left of the First Division.

" The defending force will be drawn up facing
the invading force as follows :
" The 4th Brigade of Field Batteries in line across
the drill field, with its right on the Deal road ; on its
right the 3d Division of Infantry deployed, with
skirmishers thrown out, and on its right the 2d Bri-
gade of Field Batteries in line, the 4th Division of
Infantry in support, the brigades being in line of
contiguous battalion, columns on such spots as the
conformation of the ground may dictate; the 3d Bri-
gade of Field Batteries and the Cavalry in reserve.
" At the signal of a gun fired from the keep of the
Castle, the action will commence by the 3d Division
making a direct attack, covered by the fire of its field
artillery and that from the guns of the Castle. This
attack having failed, the 3d Division will retire
through the 4th, which will renew the attack, and at
the same time threaten the left flank of the invad-
ing force by means of a brigade detached towards
the sea.

"The invading force will then execute a change
of front, throwing back its left gradually, and after
having crossed the Deal road will take up a final posi-
tion near Guston. In these movements it will be fol-
lowed by the defending force, which will ultimately
be drawn up parallel to the Deal road on the west
side of it.

" A squadron, consisting of her Majesty's ships
Terrible and Virago, the Martin and Ferret brigs,
the Magnet gunboat, and the Lizard steam-vessel,
and supposed to be acting in co-operation with the
invading force, will during the manceuvrcs of the
Review appear off Dover with a view to effecting a
diversion, and will open fire upon the western heights
and the sea front of the Castle. This fire will be re-
turned from the guns of the garrison manned by the
Artillery Volunteers. " GEORGE ERSKINE.
" War-office, April 18."

DOVER, Thursday Evening.
The arrangements of the local executive com-
mittee at Dover are now, it may be said, nearly
completed, and the town is fast assuming an en-
livened appearance by the arrival to-day of Volun-
teers and their friends from London. The
trains by the two routes have been well filled, and
of the Volunteers the London Scottish have so far
contributed the greatest number in the arrivals at
Dover.

• It is expected that by to-morrow and Saturday,
the hotels and apartments which have been pre-
viously engaged will pe filled with their visitors.
The war steamers which have been ordered round
to Dover to take part in the Review on Monday
comprise the Virago, the Lizard, the Magnet, the
Martin, the Ferret, and probably an ironclad ; for
instance th Bellerophon or Clyde, or the Terrible
(the largest paddle-steamer frigate in the service),
may, it is said, be added to the Review squadron.
The town will on Monday be decorated with flags,
and a general illumination will take place in the
evening. The vessels in the Bay will form a pro-
minent and pleasing feature in this part of the
evening's attractions.

The Lord 'Warden, Earl Granville, will, it is said,
entertain his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge and other distinguished guests at Waliner
Castle. Major Dickson, M.P. for Doter, has
arrived at Waldershare-park, and will entertain a
party of friends, including several of the leading
members of the Volunteer force.
Margate,
Ramsgate, Deal, and Walmer have re-
ceived an unusual number of visitors, some of whom
have doubtless selected as their temporary residence
one of those popular watering-places, so as to be in
a convenient neighbourhood to the Review ground
on Easter Monday. From Deal the distance to the
site of the Review is barely 7 miles, a pleasant route
through Walmer, &c.

Notice has just been issued by the Belgian Go-
vernment authorities at Dover that Volunteers in
uniform will have the privilege of conveyance in the
Belgian steamers between Dover and Ostend at one
half the usual fares from the 18th to the 28th of
April.

NEW ACT ON CRIMINAL LUNATICS.—On Wednesday
the act of Parliament to amend the law relating to criminal
lunatics was issued. The Secretary of State is empowered
to liberate a criminal lunatic on trial from an asylum, and
also absolutely or conditionally to discharge a criminal
lunatic. On the expiration of a sentence a criminal lunatic
may be removed to a county asylum.
THE UNIVERSITY RACQUET MATCHES.—The
single-handed racquet match which was played on Wednes-.
day at Prince's Club, Hans-place, Sloane-street, had peculiar
significance, as the only real victory that has this year
fallen to the light blue. Mr. Parker, of Trinity College,
Cambridge, aryl Mr. Reid, of Balliol College, Oxford, were
the competitors, and the Oxford man again won the toss.
The games were well contested throughout, and, as anti-
cipated, there was in reality not much to choose between
the parties. In the first game the Oxford got 5, then Cam-
bridge 4, and the dark party adding 3 and 3 while the other
got 1 left the game 11 to 5. • Parker then by splendid clips
made the game 11 all, but Reid, *emulating the style, got
the hand, made 2, an example which Parker followed, and
13 all was the game called. It was then set five, and made
thus 1,2, 3 Cambridge ; 1,2, 3 Oxford ; 4 Cambridge, 4
Oxford. Reid then got in, winning the game on a splendid
service on the next stroke for Oxford. The second game
was quite run away, Parker having it in his own hands-
-6--1; 7-2; 7-4; and finally 15-4, giving the game to
to the Cautabs. In the third game light blue had at first
the advantage, getting 7-6, but they could only secure
one lucre., and the result was Oxford 15 to 8. The next
game also looked like winning for Oxford, as they stood
4-1, then 9-1, when the Cambridge got 3 more, but did
not appear to be able to hold their own, and 10-4 was
called. Tho fine play and condition of Parker then told,
and he made the game 9-10. Mr Reid then had the ser-
vice made two aces, when he was dispossessed by Mr.
Parker, who ran off 4. The Oxonian got the court, and
made the game 13 all, when it was again " set" at 5, but the
dark blue could only obtain one, and the game, therefore,
went to his antagonist. That made two games, "every-
body" and "anybody" for choice. The Oxford man put
out the Cantab in the first round, and got two aces, but
Cambridge got in and ran up the game to 9, his opponent
having in his single chance added a unit. It then stood
Oxford 4, Cambridge 9, and Mr. Parker obtaining the
ground maintained it to the end, making 6 aces in suc-
cession by some very vigorous and much applauded play,
the Cambridge, therefore, winning the odd game,