THE VOIATTNTEER REVIEW.

The review, or inapection of "the ,Volunteers by Queen Victoria, in Hyde Park, on Saturday, the23dWf dune,. surpassed all expectations. It is admitted to have been one of thlknioat impressive demonstrations seen of late years in this metropolis:, Perhaps themovelty of the sight and the mass of the citizen soldiers materially helped to produce this impres- sion ; bat, making all allowance for these two facts, it is unanimously agreed that the substantial thing transacted touched moat deeply the be- holders.

Early in the morning, London wore that Sunday air which marks a fete day. Business did not appear to be the first object with the moving crowds. The weather was not promising. Clouds overspread the sky, and the hopeless predicted genuine Volunteer's weather that is apouring rain or a Scotch mist. But that did not prevent the gathering of the Volunteers. They had met in the rain for drill, and they would not hold back in consequence of rain when first called on to do military duty. Their uniforms, therefore, besprinlded the streets, and those who had a long distance to go to headquarters crowded the omnibuses. The gallant Tempters mustered on the river terrace of their garden and ate a lun- cheon provided by the Benchera ; and as steamers came up the river laden with the Gravesend Artillery and other Kentish regiments the law- yer soldiers suspended their operations at the table and cheered their comrades. In Picoadilly, men in uniform were sauntering about with all the nonchalance of regulars. They had come from Seaham the night before, brought up by Frances, Marchioness of Londonderry, and had bivouacked under tents at Holdernesae House. At all points of the metropolis, Volunteers were gathering. In the meantime, the railway was bringing up companies and battalions from Essex, and Surrey, and Kent; from Gloucester, Somerset, Warwickshire, Berke, Oxon, Dorset, Northamptonshire, Lancashire (Manchester sent 2000 men—All honour to her !Q, Cheshire, Wiltshire, Bucks, Nottinghamshire, Sawa, Derby- shire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire, and Huntingdon. The metropolis furnished 13,226 men ; the country, 5224. By many routes through the crowded streets, starting from all points of the compass, the long columns of the battalions marched to Hyde Park, with bands playing and colours flying. The arrangements of Colonel MacMurdo, Inspector of Volunteers, were so judicious and complete, that every com- pany and every battalion effected a junction with its brigade, and arrived punctually on the ground. There was no confusion, there were no mis- takes. The whole mass of 21,000 men, Cavalry, Engineers, Artillery, Infantry, obeying orders literally, entered the Park in close array, and moved into position with perfect regularity.

The Park at this moment presented a most animated scene. The large open plateau facing Park Lane, and stretching from the Serpentine to the Marble Arch, was kept clear for the troops, who would have been more imposing had their uniforms been of the national red, instead 'of green, black, grey, and red. A dense crowd formed a dark barrier all around, contained by the Life Guards and the Foot Guards, thickly posted, whose brilliant uniforms were thrown into relief by the sombre ranks of the spectators. Far away down the slope to- wards Bayswater was an immense multitude, looking like a huge flower- bed. The house-tops in Park Lane, the top Of the Marble Arch, the sum- mit of the arch on which stands the equestrian statue of Wellington, were alive with multitudes ; and the trees bore living fruit. On the side next to Park Lane, galleries' and stands had been constructed, and these were filled by a brilliant throng, while an irruption of officers, whose uniforms rivalled the birds of the tropics in splendour, transgressing the limits in spite of the police and the Duke of Cambridge hiinself, formed a glowing border on the grass. Carriages and horsemen swarmed in the drive and in Rotten Row; and. their occupants witnessed the march of the long columns that entered by the gate at Hyde Park Corner. The troops to be reviewed were formed in two divisions, each con- sisting of four brigades. The Duke of Cambridge commanded the whole. Lieutenant-General Love commanded the 1st Division ; his brigadiers were Colonel Tulloh, the Duke of Wellington, Lieutenant-Colonel Hicks, Lord Ranelagh, and LordoEloho. The 2d Division was commanded' by Major-General Lord Rokeby; he had for brigadiers Colonel Thorold, the Marquis of Donegal, Brigadier-General Russell, C.B., and Brigadier- General Taylor. " The troops were drawn up in columns of battalions, each battalion being six paces, distant from the next on either hand., The Volunteer Cavalry were on the extreme right, nearest. Hyde Park Corner, the Artillery Company and Engineers came next, then the Artillery brigade, Arid finally the Infantry brigades, which began with the Ist Middlesex, and ended with the 25th Cheshire. After getting into position the battalions piled arms, and stood easy,; many sitting on the grass, many smoking, and thus the time, an hour and a half, passed rapidly away. A strong detachment of the 10th Hussars and some Horse Artillery from Woolwich were also on the ground.

Precisely at four the Queen arrived, and her 'entry into the Park was marked by a royal salute. She was accompanied by the King of the Belgians, the Princess Alice, and Prince Arthur. The Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales were on horseback. They were escorted by a troop of Life Guards. Lord Combemere, in his uniform as Colonel of Life Guards, who has seen severity "years of military service, followed on horseback, a groom leading his horse. Then came a carriage containing the Princesses Louisa and Mary of Cambridge, and Mr. Sidney Hero- bert ; another in which were the Princess Helena; Prince Leopold, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duchess of Mecklenberg-Stielitz. After them a crowd of Lords-Lieutenant. Passing in front of the galleries, the royal procession went at a slow pace along the whole line of troops, who presented arms, and returning the Queen took her station in front of the galleries. . .

At a given signal the trpops marched off right m front, the splendid little troops of Mounted Rifles leading. As the infantry approached the Queen, the battalions opened out to wheeling distance, and thus marched past in open column. When they were well on the other aide, the near companies doubled up to the leading company, and.alowly regained their places in the original alignment. The time occupied in the operation was nearly an hour and a half, or according to Sir' olin Burgoyne, sixty- five minutes. When once more in position, the whole line advanced in columns of battalions, halted, and by signal, not as some. newapapera foolishly say spontaneously, gave a round of cheers for the Queen • the men in several battalions elevating their caps on their rifles. The; the Queen drove away; and the artillery notified her departure. Before her Majesty quitted the Park, she expressed her great grati- fication at the spectacle to the Duke of Cambridge, and he, calling up the mounted officers, informed them of the Queen's message to her vo- lunteer troops. The Duke himself added some praises on his own ac- count, and these compliments were communicated to the men by the battalion commanders.

Now occurred not the least wonderful achievement of the day. The Volunteers were 21,000 strong. They had to get out of the park. Mili- tary men prophecied that the last Volunteers would not quit it until mid- night. Yet so steadily and closely did the men move, and so accurately did they keep the line allotted to them, that before eight o'clock not a man remained. It was an admirable sight to see the columns depart with so much promptitude and regularity. The following general order was issued from the Horse Guards on Monday :—

" Horse Guards, S.W., June 25.

" His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has received the commands of the Queen to convey to the several Volunteer Corps reviewed by her Ma- jesty on Saturday, the 23d instant, the very great satisfaction with which she observed the rapid progress they have made in military discipline, and the degree of perfection at which they have arrived. " The steadiness and precision with which they performed the parade movements leave little doubt in her Majesty's mind, that, if they continue to be actuated by the same zeal they have hitherto evinced, a moderate de- gree of drill, interfering as little as possible with their usual avocations, will renderthem a most valuable auxiliary to her regular forces for the de- fence of the country. . • •

" Much as her Majesty's admiration was excited by the soldierlike bear- ing of the various corps passed in review, a still deeper impression has been made on her mind, by the.proof which the Volunteer movement throughout the country affords of their devotion and loyalty to the Throne, and their anxiety to second her endeavours to insure the security, and thereby the prosperity, of the kingdom. " The General Commanding-in-Chief is further directed by her Majesty to mark especially her sense of the zeal displayed by the officers of Volun- teers commanding brigades of corps, and to notice particularly those batta- lions and companies which, regardless of personal inconvenience-and ex- pense, came from distant counties to join the display of loyalty and patriot- ism, which will render the 23d of June, 1860; memorable in the annals of our timetimes. - "The General Commanding-in-Chief having thus given expression to her Majesty's sentiments regArding the Volunteer force, commendation on the part of his Royal Highness would be superfluous ; but he desires to offer his thanks fogthe support and cooperation he has received on this occasion from the officers of the regular army emploYed dnring the day, and, more parti- cularly, to referto theexcellent arrangements made by the Inspector of Vo- lunteers and hiwassistante, which were so well seconded by the intelligence and orderly conduct of the various corps present. By command of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, JAMES YORKE Sesattargr, Adjithint-General."

The Time- has.published the following pretty sonnet, with the sig- nature of " 11.-.C. T.," which most of our readers will be able to read in

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44 No pause, no stay—a glorious hour and more, And that loud-clashing music is not dumb, For still.the thick .battalions come and come, As though all England the long pent up store

Of her deliberate valour would outpour,

Not flaunting in war's trappings, :rich and gay,

But all in sober green and wdritin grey,

0, Lady of the Land ! thy'feet before.

High beats thine heart, the Lady of a land

Which breeds such men, and theirs beats proud and high, Who only, with step statelier turd more grand, Would move beneath thy recompensing eye; . Moving, if'that day eame,'• to nnikeveply On some great field to duty's bast demand."

"-June - The following is the list of battalions and companies present :-

. FIRST DIVIBION.—Lieuteriant-GeneralBir J..1? Love, K.II., com- manding. , His Grace the Duke of Manchester, let Huntingdonshire Mounted Airs (XiMbelton), Captain Teller, 1st Surrey- Mounted Rifles (Clapham). Lord Co iille,late 11th Dragoons, the Honourable Artillery Company of London (Fins- bitty); Captain M'Ler3d. 'of hPLeod,' 1st Middlesex Engineer Volunteers (South Kentington); Captain the Honourable T. C. 'Bruce, 32d Middlesex (Seymour

Place).

ARTILLEDY BEIGADE.—Colonel Tulle'', 11.A., commanding. Lientenant.Colonel Morris, C.B., B.A., Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion— — 1st Kent (Graves- end); 5th Kent (Blackheath); 9th .1tent(Plumstead); 10th ditto (Royal Arsenal, Wtralwieb):. 14th ditto (Dockyard), Woolitech; '24 Battalion —Major Seville, B.A.: 1st Gloucester (Bristol) 1st Sussex (Brighten); 4th Cinque Ports (Hastings); 24

Durham (Marchioness of Londonderry's) (Benham). .

Frau BRIOADE.—His Grace the Duke of Wellington, cornmandin,.. Major Hume, Assistant-Inapeetoi. Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion—Major-Whitehead : 1st Middlesex (Kilburn); 16th Middlesex (Hounslow) ; 18th Middleses(Harrow), Kil- burn.. s&'Battolion--Lieutenant-Celonel Lord Radstock.: 3d Middlesex (Hamp- stead); 9th Middlesex (Marylebone) ; 13th Middlesex (( Honne) ).; 14th Middlesex, (Highgate). 3dTattalion —Colonel the Honourable11: Lindsay, late Grentulie,r Guards (Iiirlington House) ::12t11 Middlesex (Barnet) ; 36th Mid- dlesex (Paddington). 4tk Battalion—Major Biggs, late 234 Regiment: .20th Mid- dlesex (Euston Square); 28th Middlesex(St. Pancras) ;".87th Middlesex (Foundling); let Hertford (Hertford); 2d, Hertford (Watford); 3d Hertford (St. Alban's).

SECOND BRIGADE.—Lieutenant-Colonel Dicks, commanding. Major Hannan, As- sistant-Inspector, Major of 'Brigade. 1st Battalion—Major Close, late 37th Foot: let City of London, 1st Battalion (Guildhall). 2r/ Battalion—Captain Rose, 1st City of London, 2d Battalion (Guildhall). 3d Battalion—Major Gray : 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Middlesex .(Islington); 26th Middlesex (Custom House); 39th ditto (Clerkenwell); 40th ditto (Gray's Inn); 2,1 City of London (New Street). 4th Bat- talion—Lieutenant-Colonel alker 20 Tower Hamlets (Hackney); 3d Tower Hamlets (Spitalflelds); 33d Middlesex (Tottenham); let Essex (Romford); 2d Essex (Cranbrook) ; 3d Essex (Brentwood);' 4th Essex (Chelmsford); 7th Essex (Rochford).

TRIED Samara.—Lard Ranelagh, commanding. Major Nelson, Assistant-In- spector, Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion—Major Macpherson (late 68th Foot): 2d Middlesex (Walborn Green). 2d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Bury; 21st Middlesex (Civil Service)[(Somerset House); 38th Middlesex (Artists') (Burington House). 3d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Earl Grosvenor: 22d Middlesex (Queen's) (Westminster). 411s Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Brewster (late Rifle Brigade): 23d Middlesex (Inns of Court) (Temple:. FOURTH BRIOADE.—Lord Elam, commanding. Major Deedes, Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion—Captain Mackenzie : 15th Middlesex (Scottish) (Burlington House); 19th Middlesex (Bloomsbury). 2d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald, late E.I.C.S.: let Surrey (Camberwell). 3d Battalion—Colonel Campbell, late E.I.C.S.: 2d Surrey (Croydon); 4th ditto (Brixton); 6th ditto (Esher); 8th ditto (Epsom); 9th ditto (Richmond); 11th ditto (Wimbledon); 12th ditto (Kingston). 4th .Bat- talion—Major Beresford 7th Surrey (Southwark); 10th ditto (Bermondsey); 19th ditto (Lambeth); Stet ditto (Battersea),

SECOND DIVISION.—Major•General Lord Rokeby, K .C. B., commanding.

Finer Bitioanr..--Colonel There'd, late 92d Highlanders, commanding. Major Sherrington, Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion--Major Capper : 5th Essex (Plais-

tow); 8th Essex (Stratford); 9th Essex (Silverton). 2d Battalion—Lieutenant-

Colonel Croyndon, late Royal Marines : 3d Kent (Lee); 4th ditto (Woolwich); 7th ditto (Kidbroke); 9th ditto (Chatham); 13th ditto (Greenwich), 18th ditto (Brom- ley); 21st ditto (Lewisham); 25th ditto (Blackheath); 27th and 34th ditto (Dept.- ford); 28th ditto (Charlton); 32d ditto (Eltharn). 3d Battalion—Lieutenant- Colonel Anderson : 26th Kent, 1st Battalion (Royal Arsenal, Woolwich). 9th Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Parkin: 26th Kent, 2d Battalion (Royal Arsenal, Woolwich).

SECOND BRIGADE.—Colonel the Marquis of Donegal. G.C.H.. commanding. Ma.' jor Freeth' Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion—Liecutenant-Colonel Bush, late 96th Foot : 1st Gloucester (Bristol); 3d ditto (Glen:tenter) ; 6th ditto (Stroud); 1st, 2d,

and 17th Somerset (Bath). 28 Bottation--Lientenant-Culonel the Honourable 0: G. Scott, late Scota Fusileer Guards : lst Warwick (Birmingham) ; 2d ditto (Coven- try, Warwick, Stratford). 3d Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd Lindsay, V.C.,

late Scots Fusileer Guards: 1st Berkshire (Reading); 24 ditto (Windsor); 3d ditto (Newbury); 4th ditto (Abingdon); 5th ditto (Maidenhead); 6th ditto (Woking- ham); 20t Oxford (Oxford); 1st Dorset (Bridport). 4th Battalion—Captain 'the Right Honourable Earl Spencer : 28th Middlesex. (Irish); Lewd Othe Fitzgerald (Burlington House); 1st Northampton (Northampton) ; 4th Ditto (Northampton): 5th ditto (Northampton); 9th Bucks (Aylesbury); 25 Wilts (Trowbridge). Timm BRIGADE.—Brigadier-General Russell, C.B. Captain Currie, Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion--Lieutenant-Colonel Viscount Grey de Wilton: 6th Lan- cashire (1st Manchester) (Manchester). 24 Battalion—Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Deakin : 28th Lancashire (2d Manchester) (Manchester). ad Battalion—Major J. S. Henry : 90th Lancashire, 3d Manchester (Manchester). 4th Battalion—Lieu- tenant-Colonel R. Crawford, late Rifle Brigade : lot Nottingham, Robin Hoods (Nottingham).

FOCIE111 Bntosnv.—Brigadier-General Taylor, commanding. Captain Stuart, Major of Brigade. lst Battalion-5th Surrey (Reigate); 14th ditto (Dorking); 5th

Kent (Canterbury); 9th ditto (Chatham) ; 19th ditto (Rochester) ; 26th ditto

(Maidstone) ; 31st ditto (Leeds Castle). 2d Battalion—An officer will be appointed to meet at the station : 1st Cinque Ports (Hastings); ad ditto (Ramsgate); 3d ditto (Rye); 4th ditto (Ilvthe); 7th ditto (Margate); 16111 Surrey (Egliam); 1st Sussex (Brighton); 7th Sussex (Horsham). 3d Battalion-1st and 5th Derby (Derby) ; 7th Stafford (Burton-on-Trent); 8th ditto (Barton-on-Trent); 14th Worcester (Worcester), 2d West Riding (Sheffield); 25th Cheshire (Timperly).