The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

LORD PALMERSTON AND THE WILTS
VOLUNTEERS.

The fourth annual meeting of the Wilts Rifle
Association was brought to a most snomeful termination
yesterday by • grimed fete in Wii tes-pirk. under the
auspices of the youthful Earl of Pembroke end his noble
mother, Lady Herbert, is the mere* of the Premiss said
Lady Palmerston. After the great meeting el the National
Rifle Association that of the county of Wilk commands the
first place amidst the local ptherings, both from the
number of competitors and the amount sad vales of the
prizes offered—, result merely owe, to-the liberality of
the landed proprietors sad gentry of the county—for in
addition to local prime to the vales of 3204, a further sum
of 3001. was gives for general competition, which attested
the large number of 250 candidates.

Lord PelatißirrON. is presenting the challenge cup to the
winner, Sergeant J. Jones, el lie 6th Wilts, amid —I believe
that I do not overstate the sane whim I say that we bane
sow from 150,000 to 160.000 volooLoors, armed, equipped,
trained, and disciplined, with °Soars who have made them-
selves acquainted with their duties, sod we know that when
these corps have sambaed in considerable numbers, aid
joined in the movements which do not beton simply to bat-
talions, but also to divisional operetta's, they have excited
the admiration of military seen, and the astonishment of
the strangers who have visited this country. (Cheers.)
You know, gentlemen volualesrs of England, you well know
that numbers elope do sot constitute strength that large
amen,blies of men, although in uniform and with the best
of weapons, are not by their numbers alone ammr
teat to meet with suernes an sonny disciplined
and trained, and thanks. you have, at a great
eacrifice of private occupatios, at a great devo-
tion of time, which in this country is money—you have
made these sacrifices, in order to become thoroughly ac-
quainted with the duties of your profession—your honour-
able profession, for so I will call it. (Chews.) Well, gen-
tlemen, you have, by your parsavaranes, by your constant
attention to your duties, ma& yourselves masters of all
those movements which belong to separate battalions, and
also to collections of battalions is brigades and divisions. You
have also well thought that it is ooe thing to most and another
to kill an enemy. To only wound an enemy without being
able to bring him down is only getting nearer to danger
yourselves. There is, however, no fear that those who have
so well exhibited their skill to-day and yesterday will neglect
a practice as seciessary almost as your drill and oven your
battalion and divisional aurcisse. The people of this
island have at all times been (amass as marksmen, and in
the daysof old, when war was carried os, I will not say with
lass deadly, but with more clumsy weapons, such as bows
and arrows, the British archer woo celebrated in every
battle field of Europe in which be was wormed, and his skill
was shown from the slaughter which he made of his oppo-
nents. (Cheers.) Well, gentlemen. that keen eyw that
strong arm, white so distinguished your ancestors, is not
wanting to yoe—(cheers)--seid this day you hove eivea
ample proof of your skill in the weapon which is placed in
your hands. You have proved yourselves worthy descend-
ants of worthy asinators—equally ready to defend your
shores from attack, and, if need be, to vindi-
cate the honour of your country. I oongratulato you
on the assemblage has to-day. I congratulate you,
in the first place, on your wow, and the interest
which the vast crowd I see here, not merely the accu-
mulation of our own sex, but of the beauty of the other
sex, takes in that success; and I trust that this interest
which your fellow men and women take in your success
will servo as an additional encouragement to you to
persevere in the work you have so nobly began. I con-
gratulate this meeting, of the ground on which we
now stand ;on a territory which has been for geuerations
occupied by a family honourably distinguished in the annals
and history of the country ; which hes always maintained
that character which belongs to an old aristocratic family,
and those national ties to duty oo an side and gratite
and affection on the other —(cheess)—l congratulate you
on having had your prina distributed by the noble lady
who represents this family, who oombinea with
all the groom of her sex, stialities of her
own warmth of heart and benevolence of charac-
ter, energy of purpose, and applicatios to hulloes
exclusively her own. (Loud canes.) I cougratulate you
also that this ceremony has taken plan wader the auspices
of the youthful heir to this vast estate, who, I trust, and
am sure will prove himself a worthy representative of
the ancient and illustrious boom of Pembroke. (Cheers.)
On the motion of the Manion of Barg, these cheers were
given for Lord and Indy Palnieraton, Lady Herbert, and the
Earl of Pembroke, and the proceedings were brought to a
close.

VISIT OF PRINCE HUMBERT.-FIELD DAY AND

SHAY FIGHT.

WOOLWICH, Sirr. 21.

This morning at half-past ten o'clock his Royal
Highness Prince Humbert, accompanied by the Marquis
d'Aseglio (the Italian minister), and suitaGeneral Revel,
Colonel Du Plat (equerry to the Queen), and other officers,
arrived at Woolwich for the purpose of being peewit at a
grand review and field day of troops, and of visiting the
several departments of the Royal AresnaL His royal
blame's was received at the garrison by a full salute of
guns from the Greenhill battery, and oo alighting from her
Majety's carriage, was met by the cornemadaet, Captain
Williams his aid-div-earup, Brigade Major Hay, Captain
Nanele, deputy assistant quartermaster-general, and a Wl-
tient staff of field officers. The whole of the available troops
in garrison had, in accordance with regimental orders, as.
sambaed on the common for inspection and to carry out
the details of a field day and sham fight, The force com-
prised two batteries of Royal Hone Artillery, commanded
be Colonel the Hon. G. T. Devereaux • five batteries of the
fourth and thirteenth brigades field artillery battery of the
depot brigade; the first battalion of the fifth FU/Allier
Guards, commanded by Colonel Masten, C.B. ; two batta-
lions of the Military Train Corps ; sad the setireWoolwich
division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, under the com-
mand of Colonel Travers, C. 8., with Lientenant•Coloe•l
Marriott. Prince Humbert and suite, with the staff of
garrison officers rode scrota the common, and inspected the
entire hoe front and rear, subsequently taking up • position
at the 'tendered where the force marched passed at slow
and quick time, the hone Artillery and field batteries at
• gallop. The field batteries and infantry divisions then
took up positions at various points of the common sad
carried cut a complete *wise of field-day evolutthos,
including those of attack and defence, in excellent
style. The firing of the field batteries of Armstrong guns
was incessant for nearly one hour, and the battalion move.
meats aced platoon exercise of the Royal Marine division
and the Fusilier Guards were admirably carried out. Not-
withstanding the immense number of spectators the ground
was well kept by a detachment told off for that purpose,
and his Royal Highness and suite appeared to take much
interest in the promedinp, which terminated at half-past
12 o'clock, whey the troops returned to barracks. Prince
Humbert, with the officers named, then rode to the west
side of the common, and inspected the camp barracks and
other military departments, returning at one o'clock to the
Royal Artillery mess-room, to partake of refreshments,
the bands stationed on parade performing the Italian
National Anthem. At two o'clock the Prince sod suite
entered their °terrines and left the writhe. amidst
another salute from a battery of artillery, for the Royal
Arsenal, whets the distinguished party was received by the
heads of the several departments in uniform. The work-
shops sad factories of the entire establishment were in
full working order, and his royal highness and suite first
visited the royal laboratories, where the various objects of
interest were pointed out by the superintendent, Lieut.
Colonel Boxer. The party then inspected the paper fac-
tory for the manufacture of cartridges, be., proceeding
thence to the royal gun factories under the supenntsodenee
of Colonel Campbell and Mr. John Ariderroo. Some time
was occupied in this department, and his royal highness
witnessed the manufacture of one of the largest coils for
rifled ordnance now in progress for the naval service, sad
appeared much interested in the details of this vast menu-
retiring establishment, the uses of the massive and effi-
cieoi items machinery being minutely pointed
oat. The Prim* tno inila then v1.1:44 10 bed•
melon the immerse depots of military stores and
every description of warlike munitions, the shot and shell
foundries, and the several factories and stores of the royal
carriage departrneet, under the superintendeoce of Colonel
Clark. A !ter taking leave of the heads of the several depart-
meats, his royal highness and suite left for Londoa at 5
o'clock.

HuHighness Menem Pacha and suite, attended by Mr.
Larking, agent in this country for the Viceroy of Egypt,
after witnessing the field day on the °ammo', visited the
several departments of the Royal/is-weal this afternoon with
Prince Humbert ►nd suite, sad subetquently proceeded to
the dockyard and inspected the whole of that eatabhahment.

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