The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

RIFLE CORPS MOVEMENT.

CORNISH RIVI.II AND ARTILLICHT Costru.—A Volun-
teer Ride Corps has been established at Callington.
Already 100 member.: have joined, and last week they
were musteted in the inarket-place, and a letter was
read from the Lord-Lieutenant of the county in which
his Iso,lship said :—"I greatly regret the impossibility of
any hving ab:e to attend the meeting of the Callington
Volunteer Itio s Corps, I having made an engagement
for a tour of impel:Con of our south coast with an officer
of Artfficry, whit has been desired to meet me for that
purpose. F tru,t that all volunteers will be duly im-
pressed with the ;Teat importance of this movement,
and that toots will take it up as the playthicg of the
hour, but tlnit they will look on Volunteer Corps as
the germ of a force in the highest degree necessary for
the future defence of our country, and which force,
when once established, will, I trust, be permanent, and
will, I h a roitirl, be most useful, and an the end most
popular." A meeting was also held during the past
week for the formation of a Volunteer Artillery Corps
at l'adstow, and the full number of members suuested
by the Lord-Lieutenant has since been enrolled. The
most patriotic spirit has been evinced throughout (brit-
wall, and no difficulty is likely to be experienced in ob-
taining a sufficient force along the whole of the coast.
Vm.f•NrEEit Lint (ors.—The firA meeting for
the drill of the Penzance Volunteer Ritle Corps took
place on Friday evening the 2lith -ult., in the corn-
market. Sixty-four volunteers attended, under Ser-
geant Craig, late of the Royal Artillery, who is tem-
porarily employed as instructor. The corps consists of
nearly 100 men, who have been sworn in and enrolled.
lc otiita•rs at yet chosen are Major-Genend Tremen-
!mere to command, awl Mr. T. Cornish as Ensign. They
were both present, MI well as Mr. Richard Yearee, the
Mayor ilf the town, and several no:tubers of the rifle
corps committee.

Finer SURREY Ittrres.—The Lord-Lieutenant of the
county id surrey has granted the connuanding officer of
tbis corps perinisdon to continue enrolment until a full
battalion is complete. This corps has been at regular
drill for -some three months, and ball practice at long
ranges is carried on every Katurday. The uniform is
useful, effective, awl gentlemanly in character, and has
been approved by the Loch-Lieutenant as the Rides'
uniform for the whole county. The rifles are of a first
Cilll.l character, and have the advantage of being rifled
upon the greatly iiminiveil principle invented by Capt.
Rough. r; the members parade in uniform, with rifles :
the dub-bows° and grounds possess every convenience
required, it being also very ea,y of access to any no
residing in any part of Sinith London. A ciiiisiderAile
detatchment of the corps Woolwich on Satunlay
week under c.ewhi mil of 4 Iteucker soil Capt.
e, and mute &cue very creditable practice in the

Ilia. r of, VoLENTEER RIME CORPB.—On Saturday
thi4 corr. paraded in the Corn-Exchange. Upwards of
nivinlivra 1110110 W enrulhnl, of whom a large num-
ber were Ire-nt. On this occasion • strong squad was
formed of both officers and privates. who appeared for
the first time fully annei and accoutred, and were put
through various movement* under anon. Others para.
iled in reinn 'dale without arms, it being fund that
the clothiers and aocoutreinentonakeni are considerably
in advance of the ar 1111 l nreni in fulfilling their contracts.
The titles Nullified by Oibbs. of Itriatol, are universally
approved for the iierfection with which they am finished.
Mr. Pritchett, of London, is also under engagement to
wipply a portion of the arms, but as yet none of his
make have been is.sued to the members. Notwith-
standing the unfavourable otate of the weather, the
attendance of spectators was very large, and the gene.
r.il appearance of the corps exceedingly satisfactory.
At the concleaion of the various evolutions the cont.
mantling officer. Colonel Bush, expressed his gratifica-
tion at the proficiency the corps had attained in drill,
and also with the knowledge they exhibited of the
manner in which to handle the light and beautiful
weapou with which the force is armed. The corps still
labours under the disadvantage that to this moment no
one IC ill a position to satisfy the reseonable inquiries of
numerous persons anxious to join as to the demand
upon their time which their services would eventually
necessitate. It to believed that the code of rules for the
government of this corps was one of the first teammate.'
to the authorities for approval, bat to this hour it
reinsina unconfirmed. Until the rale* are approved,
and the corps officially recognised, everything connected
with it is felt to be of a provisional character, and little
can be done towards the iutroduction of an effective
system of drill and discipline. It has therefore been a
r of .oirprioe to everyone who has watched the
prigre the Bri,dol Volunteer Rifles to have wit-
mceeot which, ttn.l.2.r disadvantageous ant
tlitt...nraging circumstances, their steady exertions have
achieved. unit fl,•Jet that the coil shade of official
routine lima hitherto prevent-1 the full development of
sm promising 0 mew. 'the Government have for
noire than t.sii months past promised a motel code of
rules for the gliidonee a Volunteer carps, and it is
hoped that its jimioilgsii in will be no longer delayed.
titepi are now being takmt for the organisation of a
volunteor artilery company at Bristol, and the propo-
sition seems likely to prove as popular as that for the
formation of the rifle corps.

Lossiox MIME i:RIGAIW.—The Council, being
ORS that no delay should take place in the formation of
this corps. have determined to apply at OUlie for the
ritlex which have been promised by Government (in the
proportion of 25 per cent.), so as to be able to commence
practice forthwith, and in order that no one should be
deterred from joining the corps by reason of the expense
attending the purchase of a ride and the full dress uni-
form the Council have further determined, whenever
the fonds IJ the brig.ole will admit of it, to arm those
mmialiers i 4 the corps who may be unable to provide
ntles for them-iclves ; and are about to select a cheap,
convenient, and appropriate undress uniform, which is
all that will he compul.ry on the members to provide.
They can purchase the fall dress at their conveni-
ence.

ltii Cones.—Volunteers are freely entering the
corps stablished in lirentwosl. The uniform is changed
from grey to green, to he in unixon with other corps in
the county of Essex. The first muster for drill has
taken place on Artichoke-common. The services of
No. I corps of the Yarmouth Artillery Corps have been
acoeptol by Gayer 1111 l ent, and Messrs. Marsh, Foreman,
and Preston have been approved eAt'aptain. Lieutenant,
and Ensign. The Royal Havering Volunteer Rifles,
Itoinford. now nwet regularly for drill every Monday,
Wednesday. and Saturday evenings. In this corps it is
necessary that every member ,thonld pay for his uniform
as well as his annual subscription of • guinea. The
corps of actiug members is found to work agreeably
together.
Vota.NTern Rirr.e omm—A meeting has been held
at Witham, Lord Rayleigh in the chair, to promote tile
for,untion of -a volunteer corps in that neighbourhood.
Toe nolde lord stated that lie was too old himself to
enter into the naps with any degree of activity or seal,
lint if one were estaldithol he should be happy to Pub-
scribe sometliiie: in aid of it. There was a great diver-
xde if opinion a, to the elpedielicy of estahlishisig ride
corp. ; hut although at the present 1111 l silent Louis Napo-
h eo. 1,4 inig'd neither have the wish nor the
intention to Mead- this country, yet it was impossible
to ty how saon Etiglaiel and France might be involved
in war. If there was a war between the two countries,
France would attempt to invade England, and England's
WI,. of invasion was very different from that entertained
hy France. Our idea of invasien was to take • country
nod keep it, while theirs was to take it and merely give
us a box of the ears for beating them at Waterloo, not
dreaming of retaining England, but of invading the
country mei striking mine blow by which their vanity
might be gratified. Whether this might happen in one
year or twenty years it was impossible to say, but it was
certain now that it was the inclination of the Emperor
Napoleon to he friendly with England. A discussion
might, however arise f the congress which was now
taking place, or as he thought most likely from affairs
in the East. The greatest protection .4 England would
be to show Napoleon that the geiitry and middle classes
of England would oppotie any attempt at invasion ea
raossr—that every one, in fact, would bee soldier. In
consequence of the absence of Captain Luard, It one
of the promoters of the meeting, further proceedings
were adjourned, but • cordial spirit wax manifested in
regard to the importance and desirability of the object.
'rho Norwich corps is increasing in strength, and now
numbers (rues 100 to 200 members.

VOLUNTEER CORPS IN MONIMUTKSHIRL,--Strenuous
efforts are hting made in this county with the object of
forming efficient volunteer corps. At bloninouth the
prelbuinary arrangements are complete, and a fair
number of the inhabitants have enrolled themselves as
members. The uniform is of dark green, similar to
that worn in the Bristol corps.
MAIDI4II)SK VOLrNTrER RIFLE COSIM. Her Ma-
jesty has been plea•ed to accept the offer of set vice
of the Volunteer If mite Company in the town of Maid-
stone, and the co 'ssions of the officers, elected by
the corps ant approved by the Lord-Lieutenant, are
shout to be slaked. The company, which comdste of
list off etives with thrce officer'', will stand No. lan the
county, and will liiihl the 24th place in the Volunteer
Hide Force in the kingdom.

It mar be profltaide to our fah reader* to know that the
th.gsrlinth itvrr.cr STARCH. Which hiet been exclusively toed in
lIER lIAJES3 1"S LAUNDAT for maw v ntaY new be
obtained from all rt,ovetaide Grocer. *llOlO4 at cheap no the
movt ouumon 'that...made. for although It neconoarily nobs
them more. the lerze quantities *4l yield. in the aggregate,
a larger profit than the Inferhw kind.. and moreover the gro-
an, have the vatudaction of veiling an arucle ahiel. they know
fll pitave their customers, and are at the value time the
medium of vupplying the middle and working dated with the
sante arUele no Iv wed in the gvtting up of the LON and
Linens of lIER RIAJWTY Juni the Roict. !Willa', and
which the Quits's Laundroto, with her great euwriee
and every moan. at her command for procuring tU Ter)
beet of everythhoc, hav pronoun... 4 TO Mr TIM TUT nein
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