In January, and February, there was much agitation as to the union with Ireland, to which the Irish Parliament, by small majorities, was agreeable; but it was reserved till 1st January, 1801, to become an accomplished fact. After besieging St. Jean d'Acre for sixty days, in vain, Napoleon determined to raise the siege, and, on the 20th May, his army began its return march to Egypt. He threw his heavy artillery into the sea, not being able to transport it across the desert, and the English had previously captured his battering train. It need scarcely be said that there was great rejoicing in England. Volunteers had sprung up as if by magic, and it was felt that it would do good, if they received some direct recognition from royalty, and were reviewed by the King. Accordingly, the time was fixed for the 4th of June, and the place, Hyde Park. I know I shall be pardoned if I give a list of the corps who were then reviewed, as so many of the modern Volunteers must be ignorant that their progenitors were present on this occasion. Cavalry. Islington. Westminster. Clerkenwell. Battersea. Wimbledon. Lambeth. Deptford. London and Westminster. Southwark. Surrey Yeomanry. Clapham. Infantry. _Left Column._ Hon. Artillery Corps. St. George's Regiment. Hackney. Westminster. Islington. Clerkenwell. St. Sepulchre. St. George's, Bloomsbury. London Volunteers. St. Luke's, Chelsea. St. Margaret and St. John. St. Mary-le-bonne. St. Martin's. Union. Chiswick. St. Paul, Covent Garden. Brentford. Fulham. St. George's, Hanover Sq. S.E. London Volunteers. _Centre Column._ Bloomsbury, &c. St. James's. N.E. London Volunteers. Hampstead. Temple. Pimlico. Finsbury Square. Somerset Place. Knight Marshal. Three Wards Association. _Right Column._ Stoke Newington. Tottenham. Enfield. Edmonton. Hans Town. St. Andrew and St. George. St. Clement Danes. Streatham. Limehouse. Ratcliffe. Clapham. Battersea. St. Catherine's. Poplar and Blackwall. Whitechapel. Highgate. Lambeth. St. Pancras. Wapping. Hendon. St. Olave. Eight Ward Association. Shoreditch.