The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-23 00:00:00

INNER AND MIDDLE TEMPLE RIFLE CORPS

Yesterday a meeting of the benehere and members
of the Inner sad Middle Temple wee held in the Middle
Temple Hall for the purpose of deciding on the propriety of
forming a Volunteer Rifle Corps composed of the members
of the two lane.
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r. _ ILLIAN IgLrreLET, Q.C., treutuvr to the Inner
Temple, took the chair, and suggested that as a meeting
would be held on the following (this) day, at Lincoln's tan
Hall, presided over by the Lord Chancellor, and comprising
the four Inns of Court, the present meeting should not take
any steps till the result of that meeting should be known,
and that they should content themeelves with passing reso-
lutions to the effect that it was desirable an efficient rifle
corps should be formed by them, and that the sister inns
should co•opersto with each other in carrjing out that
object. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Ltneett proposed —" Thst it is expedient that a vo-
lunteer rifle corps should be formed for the Inner and Middle
Temple."
Mr. Oars seconded the motion.
A young BAILIIISTEIt moved an amendment to the effect
that the rifle mem should include the four Inns, but ulti-
mately withdrew it on the chairman representing that they
could sot bind the other inn', and therefore they bad better
wait over to-morrow. _ _ . . _• _.

MY. WRITERCRIT, Q.C., mid they ought to know what
they were about, sad to sae first where the funds were to
Coma from before they pledged themselvm to the formation
of the corps. Tbere were no fonds belonging to the inns
that could be applied to such a purpose.
Mr. H. R. BAOSHAWE, (1.C., mid It was premature
to disease the question of nuance befine they had
agreed to form the corm, end if after it was
formed they were in went of (undo, his friend
Mr. Whitehunt would be the ilret to dip hie band into
hie pocket to assist them. He spoke for the whole body of
the Homan :esthetics, and was authorised to my that to a
' man they concurred in the step about to be token.
Mr. AY kTON, M.P., objected to the formation of the corm
because it would be manned to a clan, and would be uto at
misehievi no in its resulte, as tending to disunite society, and
arming clam against clue. lie advised them to join his
Corp., the Victoria Rides.
Mr. G. M. Burr, Q.C., wu surprised to hear such
speech from the bon. and learned gentletnao. The requisition
wee signed by gentlemen who were actuated by that feeling
which actuates all right-minded people—(har, hear)—and
no such result se that apprehended would ever come to
pus.
Mr. BOWYER, M.P., took the ante view of the case as
Mr. Ayrton had, and urged upon them the ditlicultin and
e: sea they would have to meet to carry out their objects.
Pie JOHN HARDING said the two hoe. members of parka-
mint had beaten up web fur recruits fur the Victoria Bide
Corps, but he begged they would now let the bushier
proceed.
Mr. CeisanN supported the motion, and begged that his
name might be put down as a member.
The resolution was then pat and carried with only two
dimentient voices.
Sir JOHN HARDING mood "That the members of thus
socief.w.
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unanimously.
Mr. GREEN moved. end Mr. RODWELT, setOridea, • ref*.
Intim adjourning the further proceedings of tee roan until
after the meeting in Liuulr's•inn. Carried unstumoosly.
The meeting then sepanited.

METROPOLITAN Fur TroserreL, DEVONSHIRE-
-11413A111, Cm.
&greets numanifitrti..t. relieved
during the week ending June 18 was : Intl, 818; ear.
gissl, $44; tots!, 962; d which 236 was sew ems.