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The review of the London Volunteers, which now takes place

every Easter Monday, was held this year upon Farley Heath. Six- teen thousand men were transported by two .railways without difficulty to the spot, and the manceuvres were only impeded by the want of sufficient space. The firing was remarked as particu- larly quick and heavy, and only two serious accidents occurred,— one to a volunteer, who broke his leg, and another to a clergyman, who was pierced by a ramrod through the groin, and has since died. The "march past," which usually closes the review, was this year rendered impossible by want of space and the pressure of the crowd.

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