The Volunteer Review came off as usual on Easter Monday.
About 24,000 men appeared, and went through a mimic attack and defence of Brighton very creditably, doing a hard day's work without serious contretemps. It was, however, still rather a holiday show than a bit of real training, and we suspect the Ipswich plan is a better one. Three Suffolk regiments there were brigaded with the garrison, and had a severe field-day on the heaths between Ipswich and Woodbridge, everything being conducted as if all had been equally regulars. That is the practice we want to see made universal when Mr. Cardwell's county brigades are organized, though if it is true, as we hear, that the home battalion is not to be stationed always near its depot, the nucleus of regular troops will be a small one. Still the Staff will be there and the Militia, and it is in the combined training of the three Services that efficiency is to be sought.
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