The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-23
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QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE SCOTCH VOL
UNTEERS

QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE SCOTCH VOL.
UNTEERS.
oh Tue 'tn instant Queen Victoria reviewed the
ocotch volunteers from Holyrood Palace The
London Times report says:
The "Queen's Drive" from the station - -,
Palace, was kept by the 18th Light Dragons from
Piershill, who posted at either end and bv tba
18th Highlanders, from the Castle, and the first
battery of the 9th Brigade Royal Artillery, from
Leith Fort, carrying with them their new battery
OF Armstrong guns. The spectators massed them
selves on either side OF the military Gordon which
protected the drive, and great numbers of them
were gathered on the slopes of the hill which was
to form the great amphitheatre for the DAVIS spec
tacle The military took up their posts in the Park
az az seven oclock, ana from six o'clock till eight
tnere was ceaseless tide of spectators flowing into
the Park. On the summit of Arthur's Seat waved
"the rudy lion rampant in gold," and other prep
araI'ohs iof commemorating the great event of the
Gay were TO be seen In the infinite variety and pro-
use display of flags hung from the steenIes of tha
city churches, the facades of the public buildinos
and from the tops and windows of private dwellings,
and In the splendid floral decorations that every,
where met the eye
st. Margaret's station was, as usual, neatly fitted
up for the Queens arrival with carpet of the green
stuart tartan and a mat of heather, on which to
alght on Scottish ground, the sides of the staircase
and awning being decorated with flowers The
weather was dull in the morning, and showery
warm sunshine, and light breeze from the west
and, excepting immense clouds of dust that swept
over the review ground, there was nothing to mar
the comfort OF those engaged. 1t is believed that
the volunteers under considerably exceeded
the returns previously made, and numbered from
Zl,o00 to 22,0OO men, besides from 1000 to 3 900
that were present as spectators Her Majesty left
Holyrood, at half-past three o'clock, attended by
most brilliant retinue. The Duchess of Kent, at
present residing at Crammondhouse, occupied the
carriage with her Majesty, along with the Princess
Alice and Prince Arthur. The Prince Consort and
the Duke of Bucceuch rode on either side of the
carriage
Behind the saluting flag was splendidlv deco
rated gallery, containing about 1900 spectators
but 1t was upon the hills opposite that the great
concourse took place. The vast and varied gather
ing could not be estimated at less than 200 600 per-
sons. There were about $50 different CORPS on the
ground, marshalled into thirtyfive battalions-one
OF mounted rifles, six of artillery one of ENGINEERS
and twenty-seven of rifles.
The marching past of this immense body of VOL
unteers occupied exactly an hour and twenty mi
nutes, having commenced at four O'Clock To-
wards the close and throughout the passing of the
second division, the clouds of dust continued To in
crease ana to considerable extent marred the
beauty OF the display. The MARCHING mast heinr
concluded, a heightened pause took place, dnrin9
which the whole line was put in order to advance
At length General Wetheral gave the command
which was repeated by the commanders, through
out the line, and communicated still more instanfa
neously by the sound of the buge. The whole army
then simultaneously moved forward until the buple
called halt. The officers then saluted with their
swords and the whole line presented arms. The
hnal command given three cheers for the
queen, and instantaneousy was the command re-
sponded to and echoed from one end of the line to
the other. The cheer, which was caught up with
still louder acclamation by the spectators on the
hillside, was tremendous and overpowering and
continued almost without intermisson for several
minutes. At quarter before six her Majesty left
the ground