The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-18 00:00:00

RIFLE AND ARTILLERY VOLUNTEER

CORPS.

CIRCULAR BY THE SECRETARY OF STATIC
FOR WAR.

WAR-Or/ICS, JULY 13.
Her Majesty's government are fully senaible of
the public spirit displayed by large numbers of bey Ma-
jesty'. sabjicts who bete offered to forte volunteer iertillory
cr rifle corps under the act 44 Geo. 111., cap. 34. Though
engaged in ineportaat and often lacrative occupation., they
have expreesed their • dliagness, at their own cost end at a
cossidernble wrier* of time, to instruct themselves in drill
and to the las of the arm, whelher nits as great gun, which
they props. to adopt, with a vise to fit themselves to act ita
amilierisa to her Ilsjeoty's regular forces in case of pubtle
danger.

But dough tba very mortice of a volunteer form consiate
be their undertaking themselves to bear, wilhout any mist to
the public, the whole clonal of their training end practice
privioes to king called out for actual service, bar Majesty's
government an et opinion that it will be but fair to Ma
volunteers, ma n Net arlmowledgineut of the spirit in which

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thole serviese w Oenitertd, to relieve thew, in tome degree,
of the Gapers which their first outfit rill entail upon them,
sad el which ala riggings of arena Is necessarily the heaviest
fres.

It is .of sosseary, fur the purpose of laetrile:lce, that
seek leghtfileel of a taps skald be provided with Me,
shoe s writratry lanieweer armee supwleteud a lawn ekes
ties sheet is ma. It le proposed, therefore, to twee hi
the int fueleme t. each corps &infield rifles at the ran et IS
pee est. el the elective weathers, for the purpose of fastree•
dew, the riTolllllollt usdoetakiag to wet this whale ellbstlute
of the bees, whenever it may he called set kr settee sank.,
Apia the easity.
It le eseemey. however, before thew erne eau le Week
se leased beim the envies, of any carps cam, bar the hare,
be accepted, dot certain preoeudoe•he loin with . view
to aware the plot safety, sett the efficiency tithe volunteer
too'.
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Her Ilehinitre Nit estartain no objection to the
member. of any volumene rib c ,rpo providieg themeelwas
with beteck leaders. we any sabot dot ripuon or nth', for par•
poems of bell pretties. apes the ondetcandog that, if not of
the rep/Lakes Doge In bend said nipple, no prance moms-
titre tea be helot by the remnant foe such arms.
livery Ms sew w, however, under all CIIr lIMASOCIIS.
be formatted ski 24 pee eon et the MAIM rifle, with the
nae of which weapon the members are expected to organist
themselves, as in ore ef the emirs services of the volunteer
twee being malted, ft meet be exclusively armed with the
rifle commis to all the melee fermis of her Illejesty.
I. The Beweelary d Mete meet be iodated by the report at
competent Whiney ollowe, who will be seat down for the
purpose. that a siddrient end vale practice range can be ob-
tained within • ressonsbis distance of the heed-quarter.;
when no each nogg can be found • ride corps would clearly
Walther maces he went of praetor, oe &apron, if.ttemptt.g
it where the Deters of the country affords no euthcieut
swamp egoism accident, which would bring discredit upon
the ?Giantess faros in genteel end wuald tend to indispose
the pobho toward* them.
2. The Lord Lieutenant mat eatiefy himself, and must
certify who S- crier, tf State, rats a secure place of
motody fur the &two, wd • competent person to take
shitege of them, have born provided at the ripens* of the
ammabees.
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The sr um county stares or police attic us might, no
doubt in some pia.. be made available for ibis punwee.
3. The rules and regulation. for the government of colon-
I tear corp. must be submitted to and approved by the &cre.
tag of State.
4. The corps must be subject to periodical inspection Ey •
military dicer deputed for that purpose.
His 'Loyal Iliglints. the General Coiumanding.ia-Chicf,
with • now to afford every facility for ton musketry instruc-
tion of the volunteer form, hoe euuti Amid the rec•Ohn of
two utliCer. or members of each conipoll), at their OWL Gl-
peon, or that of the corps, at the School of Musketry at
Hy the, totuidergo a modified course of instruction, which
shall triable theta to c ,ndact the practice of their conapsaim
upon toe gynetal principles adopted in the regular army
with such signal 841C011•1. A large musketry class of
sergeento of tho diattubodied militia will, moreover, soon be
formed at Myth., ao that within the course of • few months
then .ill oe • vest increase in the number of muktit. y
intrusion, who will be available for the instruction of the
velnateer form. . .

But her Mates! yr government or. imperially anxious to
direct thr &Walton of the lord. lieutenant of maritime coua-
tle Meek our commercial porta esti ebirt animals me
Ward to the destraltiaty of forming artillery rather that
alit tarps.
la case of war the vett number of guns minuted In oar
coast defences will requite latgs .rul:cry force to wog
tam, and Ike volunteer. can in no way be so wind to the
public mrvies se when formed in archery corps to men ths
liveries, sad thus release • propouiimate fates of Royal
Artillery_ for serum en the field.
Alserety's government will, thermos, in all Mae
whme vest batter.. ore ...dal I. for plactior. give a per
imam to the limatiou of artillery coypu At lAMBI en thin
ma cow übkh batteries do not Cow deist, but wins the
Islattry authorities may deco It Myeloid@ to glace guns
henedtee, arullery eerie may usefully I. inept fl the name-
hers, sided by the !students to their virility, smolt take ups
themetlers the 'section of earth.,,rlia.
le that ueselatea would be provided by the gores nmeet for
triateg tad practice, arid for atutieg dm troths in ctue
arumwity.
Should the lord. lisateneat of maritime r nudes be of
oplaioo that these sagtrestiess ma be owned out, her Hajar
ty's govezeumat mill twined the satiety authorities to eIW
ettropsvot probserional Write se to the selection of peeper
antes for sack omit &fearer, sad as tr their coastrustion and
armatseet.
frith • view to the formation of volunteer amodatlon la
our Lowman:lel pods and open riven, for manning and wink-
* Lost. or .Lip's leasable, armed with .isighe gruo. to be
mpplr d by the government as recommended ut the I.7th
paravapla of the deader of the 26th of May kat, the Board
of Ad...italty to requested, on apptiftuoa Goer the lords
lieettuant, to wed down a conipetest taker to Ow lela &d-
-yke to the aseettelies in mere to their organiostii,n and
'Topmast, and to sad them in the phi:an' instruction.
blocesceplions baring apparently aristn with re,owd to
tbe itvlegdos of individuals to 11l the position of cfficera Is
ths volunteer fires sad of their retponsibiLties, I cat only
repeat, that while I small lot be duped to question the
gri.tuida upon whits a lord-lieutenant may rte....aunt nd any
prim for • Collamiabioa for her Majesty's approval, I renew
two:gags the principle of the election of their officers by slay
body possessing, ia say sense, • military organtestle C.
With the view of fssiW sting the eeriy &motorail's of the
volUateer system, 1 tralicart, for gen-red
and retinae" the accompanying meauxaadum, shortly Yr
c.pinalating the coedit:nue upon which bar ild.jsety's
goverment have estersliald to seamen the formstioa of
wren, aborts. their proposed organisation sad estattlistuaebt,
as/ the nature of the aid Mei* it I. proterted to and them.
ON indicating • mune of preandisi ebeob by obviatteg is
a great degree astamity of ridersase to the • Moe, end bawd
the mesas of a more speedy sad Anted reatelei ion of the
loyal sad patriotic de....., widely manifested throughout
the coUntry by I. blsjesty's subjects, to placer chew services
gratuitously at the tirweee corataaad, for the ip betel deamer•
• lb. aelva.—l have the limier to be, year obedient
teareet, SlDell lightest!.

To tie Lood-Lkstrosat of the oemajjoi
A fusalaraadaa 1. qprisclod, Orin fa detail the rigals-
*boa r.,th w.+... VltrWilhil de!aLmulla-
moo, sad isuirmalas oft vtdoattift wry.