The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.

The following circular to all the lords-lieutenants
of counties, on the subject of volunteer rifle Corp., has been

iseued frog; the War-ealce

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" War-office, Pell-mill, May 26.
" With reference to the circular of May 12, sanctioning,
under certain conditions, the enrolment of volunteer*, it
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worse essential, in order that the patriotic exertions of throe
who cone forward may contribute most effectively to that
which they have at heart, namely, the defence and sectortty
of their country, that they should not be left in footrace of
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the nature awl character of the service to which they

an thus binding themselves, but that the objects which

each bodies of volunteer. should have in vim should be

dearly explained to them, as well as the peculiar duties ex.
petted from them, together with the beat mum of qualifying
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thetarefree for their effective discharge.

l'remising that these volunteers msy be of two Awes
one comprising those who may be instructed to act as rifle=
men or sharpshooters in the field; the other, (hoe, whose
services may be rendered most ratable in our seaports, sad
other come towns, in manning the batteries construded for

their defence; it moat be borne in mind that—
" 1. The Bret elaintial, widiont which no body of 'oien•

term, however composed or organised, can hope to render
available or really useful service, Is, that it should to Sal en.ble,
when called upon to act, either in garrison or in the field, to
military discipline; for without such discipline no general,
or other cfliter under whom they may have to act, will be
able to place much dependence on their assistance or cs
emetics in the hoar of need.
2. In the second place, the conditions of service should
be such sr, while securing and enforcing the above necessary
dirrepilne, to induce Wes claims to come forward for service
as volunteers who do not, under our present system, enter
eitber itoo the regular army or the militia.
" 3. In the above v:ew, the system of drill and instruc-
tion for bodies at volunteers should not be such ea to ten-
der the services unnecematily irksome, cr as to make demands
upon the time of the members that would interfere injuriously
with their ordinary avacetnni ; thus either indisposing to
the service, in the flr.t Instance, those who might otherwise
have gladly joined it, or driving them again out of it, after a
abort experience of the inconveniences to which they have
b:en exposed.
"4. It should not be attempted, theref•.re, as regards rifle
volantters, to drill or organise them as soldiers expected to
take their place in line, which would require time for in-
struction that could ill be spared ; but it should be rather
sought to give tech individuel volt:steer a thorough
knowledge of the use of his weapon, and so to qualify the
force to act efficiently as an auxiliary to the regular army
and militia, the only character to wh'ish It should aspire.

"6' 11 fe.ewbfarr that ab'aiecr will be beet attained by the pohll'ingof". Aa 7:-Ite-e-wasi'reascr frcm"""l;4-11—sield—Sailtii for a
enteltelint of volunteers In email cum ire-cell- atablo to be peovidsd for the adjutant at the barracks at Bar-
slating of an eatabliehment of—ese captain, one lieutenant, net, and a committee was appointed to inquire into the state
one ensign, and 100 men of all ranks, al a maximum ; or In of the Millis Barracks of the county, consisting of the
subdivisions, end even ssetivna of companies, with the dna elaaleman, Mr. Kemshead, Colossi Wood, Sir John Scott
Lillie, Mr. Haswell, and Mr. Armstrong. The court than
proportion of officers, and composed of individuals having a ai,nrnsa.
knowledge of anti thorough dependence upon each other per.
IMPOZTA27OX or BOUtolt. —A parliamentary
messily; and it should rarely, if ever, be sought to form document, i-sead yesterday, et des that the total value of
them late la-gee corps, entailing the neceloi.y of a length- specie imported daring the month of April was 2,971,9181.,
send and complicated sy stern of drill inset uction. of which 1,170,7481. was in gold and 1,601,1641, in entree.
&AMR the 30th
" The "Am" of our country, with its numerous en- }Aoperilrtehetetoutrarimutb.porld then ,1 presente'lr:l93,6o3i ,of which
closures and other impedimenta to the operations of troops in 6,256 1221.. .01.18.1 d 6,037,3261. alive.'. In the am.
Boer teem peculiar itePortmoe to the eeteleeet of volunteer porta& reapeotiv.ly the exports were, fur the month
,
riflemen, in which bodies each man, deriving confidence from 4,941,4881, of which 1,877.7701. was In sold, and 3,064,6981,
his own skill in the use of his arm, and from his reliance on is silver; foe the tour neatly', 11,815,0631.; 4,782,7861.
being gold, and 7,062,2881. silver.
the support of his comrades—men whom he ham knows, mad
with whom ha has lived from his youth 9D; intimendy et. Ictodeer litsree.,ms ezt:..l—.l.lfLVlSl:6 HYDRO, St.V.IiTIC TE•ft
geatnted, halides, with the country is which he would le :tower. memo °smear. treed' warren
&lad myna *aot—weald hang with tba moat telling elle* twar, '11,1111.X7:::ems
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