, 1877-07-27
ENGLISH TROOPS.
Fourteen Thonsan'i Soldiers nt Windsor
Cnstle-ttio Queen I1olIgl,tri with tho


Cnstla-tto Queen I>olIgl,trd with tho
Hundreds Of people, auxn,us not 10 miss the
glnrnus s:'crtacfe Of grant restc" an,ta tho
Ssat ,h,o. , q th1 los ra be-
yesterday. Tic earliest cotuers were nut left
very lung without q display to feast their eyes
and crafty their lon1ncse for picturesque c.;tn.
] te aaatry u v.os { {st IT. a 'fss besa casaps ssas
over night behind the distant rhigcs of
Chobflani, ecN,n deallng tnto tile rnrk.
folluwcd by lines Of scar1et-clud battaIons
old trees. nnd mnssine Into columns as they
swept acrnss the broa,i iawn by QMccn Aune's
ride. Arrived on thu l,aralc-gron'd,. tacsc III
iahtry columns halted, piled arms, laiA 'lown
rc1ast and rest 90 well earned after their ',tiy
.nnrnluu march by dusty ronds, Mntlcs tilc heat
Of summer sun. Much l,a* been fnatfe by
grunbling critics Of lhc fact tllat nalf our bnt.
raw revrttts, wlIv.. It was GcrlAtcd, would ,cyer
hear the straln of long marches, tt say nothing
OF campaigning Recent summer lnnncuvrca
hare done ll1iu1 toward tispcttng this itea, nnd
fncnts uf TIC Infantry columns when they nr-
rsvetl OIL THO ground yesterday wnllld hare
still further dltprnycd tic nsscrfon fnr thou1l,
enough to have tested tho weakness Of tllosc
wf1o might havu been unit to bear the burden
Of suLutcr's dutIrs.. Tho cavalry, having ell
campcd no further of thIn Ascut Heath, wcrc
allowed to haye their midday meal tn peace be
futc the bu:lo sulItllc4 "bDots mud sales,''
and they did not reach Windsor Park until nearly
: o'clock. Hy this titnc ths little groups If
.ands, anl for an hour Longer Tie ..rea1, of .yc-
htcles, bringing stgllt-accrs FROM tic Windsor
halfway stntl1ns, and l!ncs Of pedestrians
lowed In und!min!shcd volumes toward thu
,fssw sstv goa1 TO ssvo Tbs tbs i. Sf 1sa Tor fr
Shortly bcfotc thcn,, tho ,Cosn.nandcr-in
Chief, accompanied by the headquarters slnir,
rode tiown the ,grcat aycnuc. thc tro0ps gut
tontlon. tho TROOPERS mounted. md then the,
little army stood silent and rnotsttntcss ttnlcr
tho critical eye of their leader. Numerically
sn,All as tug forco was, It lacked nothing Of the
TIN prIste Ut English commanders am tho envy
Ut fUrc1gn Uificerd. The egcnc by whttl tue
troops were surrounded Helped to Eive them III
mnoslnS appearance, for tho c.Nts ii tic ranks
effort Of Imagination u picture thc double limo
Of infantry, cavalry. and artillery ~ extending
far t,eyonl tic kuAof the spectators, aud lid
den n the deep woods right and left Of thcnl.
sount'e from battery placed OIL tic LETT OF the
fosemnst 1lne, and a. gun attcr gtln ms fired
tho wreatlls Of sns,ko Wcro EAftctl slowly aeross
tho front, aid!ug nuolllcr point Ut color to tho
charming combination 1f gFren swnra, scarlet
coats, Eay lance pe.lnotis, and their background
had cloaTcl tho rvyal procession was seen
tsfs safsas fo ths Hay yrst S a o m i a s "ax t III
dcbouchca on tic green nrcn Rraec that lay I,e-
tween the spectators a1 the soldiers. The royal
standard WIS run alott, tho troops sloultLrcd
arms, a,u' then presented, ~ the bands played
soft, suo s sle%y acro;s to .ha ss sau.lss ss
pont- Preceded by. tiutaehucnts Of tho
command, and tho i.ealauartars stall, Prince
Christian nlsl the Duke NJ Cambridge, rode III
frunt Of tho carria4e+ Iho Queen was accom-
panied by rrl,,rcss BcatrIce, unA In two other
earringcs wero the atlIcs a1'a gentlemen Of tho
court. tho latter dressed It, the curious and not
very tllQnli'cd Windsor uniform. After mo-
mentary pa,sso by thu flagstaff, hcr Macsty's
easriage moved quickly ucross 10 tho right o[
tho liues ofcc more aud formal Inspection nf
t'luao folowr't, wttln tho I,anta Of caeli corps
played ns regnrntal tuue ~ thu cayacatln
passed. In front .! II down tho first limo and
up tho second. When her Majesty hal
Ills 'rrylcw oakn tl,a. bcars her ua,,1e, tllo
march past bcgau. Flrst caluo L[eut..tie,. Sir
Thotnas stee'c, commanding tho troops, with
tho officers Ut tic AlllcrshOt Stall, tllnn tllu
trunpct-tlast from l,asteti cavalry b4tMIs MI
nouuccd the approach, Of Col. Drury Lowc's
Cayalry Brigade. vt the hcad Ut whlrll wcrc two
batteries of Royal Horse ARTILLERY, well horsel.
ti.a @ liz fLigEt Iiorsa u,,aris followed, wearng a a
thoroughly scEyiccaLle look, iuasn,1ic. ~ they
had fur this onee discarded the bucksll1
bfcechcs aud high booss ~ f9vor Of thu panta.
regiments. Te Frst Drai<sN,ls, lva squntlruus
strong, and the Eighteenth IIusaars went by la
RtlnIrab'e on'er; then cai,e the telegraph wag.
aa,ss. q tho sEfsr ,st ,5an a tic b. and
inspiring strains u tic "1,ritisIl crcll-
| a,llerst" tbs leading infantry battal-
Ions went by in open columns Of double
companies, With Mal: :-tlen. stephenson. con'-
nj fk,Hfh ttNnt
First Brigade, uadcr Coi. the lion. I. Folding,
consisted ol the Third Battalion Of urcnaderr.
tho First Coltlstrcan,s. and the Nineteenth Kegt
4nent; the sseona, under Ma].-tien. Anderson,
Une tfuntlrelth, With tllu Third battalion
Slxt!eth Rifles bringing up the rear Thu Second
nlv.sion was commanded hT Nal -tlcn. Wartllaw.
The Eghth:Ilussars, tha aud Z Batteries, First
tcentll Brigade led, then thy second battalion
Twentieth Regiment, t}lo flfty.olghth apd the
si1ty-fourth Rog!ments, furnl!ng sla@ Gen.
Eghty y-sxth. alli Ninety sixth Regiments cs,,ii.
nlanlletl by Col. Days 0f tho THeutiotsl. lilo
THIRD Division, commanded by Ma1..ticn:: tho
Hon. l.. Slnyth, whoso BfigadieEs weto Mal.-
Gen. ship!cy and Col: nray. con.lstsd Of tito
First BriKule lioyal Artillery, srconsl BATTALION!
Second Queen's tho Thirteenth, Etghtl', Second,
Twsaty.l!fth, ISeycnty,sixti, an! rorty*nlatii
fariugs and thu tlutteTinE rcd asnl whito pcu-
lons created great enthusiasm among tbs epcc-
tators 1s they went by In fautlrss line. Then
tho cavalry, ilayng formed antl ltllled bclIinu
lilo line oi Infantry. can't down tbs linu again,
ills tine tn ltny OF regiments aud ut q trot.
Lifo Guards aud uussars wcut BY steadily, but
once more the lanrcfs eTulcl tho cheers OF
onlookers "a they pusscd In unbroken array,
md as one inokcd down tin, space tctwrSn
tlletr ranks not = laneo was out Vi llc. T'llcn
tho division returned at u gallnp, tho lIorsa
their formation iaultlessly Us the guns bounded
like things Of If!u over the lesel sward. The
Infantry returned III grand division, aud as tho
long lines followed cuvE other, lnoyin$ with the
precision OF . solid ,naas, her Majesty stood up
to watvh tho impressive spectacle, anl tue spec
tator. cliecEea again anl again. But yet .
gru1Hlcr movement remained to b. executed.
Drawn up III single Iino of columns, with cavalry
aud artillery Oh right and lett Hanks. the whole
| t4,OW men advanced In ruylew order, ban.ls
playing, coiors lying, aud tho sunlight
| "Ira.s"ss a. n nnHnSl nw ma tusnira tirr