The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-03 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES TO THE 19th
MIDDLESEX RIFLE VOLURTEERS.

Last evening the prizes for the best shooting in
the competition of this dee corps amongst themselves
were distributed to the suaceseful candidate' by the Right
Hoe. the Berl de Oyer and Rapes, Under Secsebary of State
for War. This book place In Werbniester•hell noon after
eight o'clock, when the Loudon Scottish, who oommied the
ball, had numbed their usual drill. Many ladies and gentle-
men, admitted by tickets, were present as spectators of the
proceedings. The Dohs earl, with lady De Ow and Ripon,
arrived almost as soon as the scope had got formed in three
aides of a square before the mimed floor at the upper tad
of the ball. The appearance of the ranks and behaviour of
the men was thoroughly aohlierlike, and creditable both to
themselves mad to their officers. It will Le remembered
that this corps, which now amounts to an entire battalion
of 750 men, in tea companies, originated with that of the
Working Men's College, in Red Lima-guars, famed and
commanded by Mr. Thomas Hughes, the popular author of
"Tem Brows." He, as the senior enptain, 'misted the
evausseding cellar of the whole corps, who is Colonel
Ihitlina, to conduct the proceedings on this occasion.
Colossi BATHURST first addressed the corps to congratute
them we having mate red eo strongly that evening, and in
the pram°, aso many of their friends. He concluded
by inviting the noble earl to distribute the prizes which lay
oe the table. They were half a dozen diver tankards
of different sires. a rifle, aid a few medals.
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Earl De Gary was received with cordial applause. He
I considered that the volunteer movement was one not
merely of greet mflitary value, but that it had an
important social meaning. It was, he believed,
one of the most useful, valuable, and elevating
movemeots that had ever ierred the people of this coun-
try. Bet half the benefit it would be lost if it did not
teach men engaged to it not only to shoot, and march, land
monomers, but to learn those principles of discipline which
were as valuable In civil as hi military life. (Cheers. In
conclusion, he was sure that this corps was one the members
of which would do their duty in the field, if ever they
should be called on to do so, for they were animated by the
feelings of Englishmen, who would take care that in no part
of the world, in the north or in the south, in the east or is
the west, should the flag of England ever be insulted.
The successful competitors were then called up one by
one, and each was presented with the prise awarded to him,
according to the following list :
First Price, a silver challenge cup sad silver medal,Lietit.
Hooper ; second prize, a silver medal. :tergeant Allen I
third prise, a pewter tankard, Sergeant Perryman. Regi-
mental company challeage cup, woe by 2nd company, Cap-
tain Itoishech.

Lit Commaiy.—Firet prize, a berme medal, Limit. Patti.
son ; second prise, a biome medal, Corporal Mayfair; third
prise, a pewter tankard, Private 0. Penfold.
Zed Company.—Pint prize, a rifle glass, Lieut. Hooper
second prize, an ornamental cup, Lieut. Tanaley ; third
prize, a bronze medal, Sergeant Perryman.
3rd Company.—First prize, a silver medal, Private T.
Davison ; second prize, a pewter taokanl. Corporal Butler,
4th Company.—First pnze, *pewter tankard, Serg. Smith.
6th Company.—Vint prize, a short Enfield rifle, Lieute-
nant Preston ; second prize, a binocular field glees, Sergeant
Burgess ; third prize, a bronze medal, Private J. Nuttall.
No I. extra, a silver medal, Sergeant Cripps ; 2, • pewter
tankard, Sergeant Burgess; 3, a pewter tankard, Sergeant
Crim.
7th Company—First prize, a silver medal, Colour Set.
geant Pearce.
9th Company.—Extra prise-1, a large silver medal,
Private H. Ivory ; 2, an ornamental flower vase, Captain
Sheen ; 3, an ornamental cup, Private J. Ivory.
Sweepstakee.—Pint prize, a pewter tankard, Lieutenant
Teasley ; second prize, an ornamental cep, Lieutenant
Hooper.
Colonel BATHURMT. in asking his men to give than
cheers for Earl De Grey and Ripon, said that he hoped,
with the great talents his lordship had already shown, to
see him one day, not the Under Secretary, but the Secretary
of State for War, if not the minister holding a still higher
o Oka.
The proceedings then came to a close.

Soctsrr Yon Psomomict tun Aritaittimmr or
THE LAM.—Leat night the member of this society met
at their rooms Waterloo-place, to dismal' the recommenda-
tions of the committee on charitable trusts; Vice-Chancel.
Inc Sir Page Wood in the chair. The committee in their
report complained that the operation of the law at mon,.
Irlall3 was most unsatisfactory, and recommended—first,
that all gifts or bequests of land to charitable purposes not
necessary for the site or appartsaances of a charitable in-
stitution should be sold within a certain period, and the
money ioyested so as to meet the approval of the Com-
mittee of the Privy Council ; secondly, that in the
meantime the trustees should have possession of the
property, and the legal right to convey it ; thirdly,
that every charitable foundation shall at the
end of thirty years from the time of its creation
be subject to revision, and to the declaration of new
purposes and trusts in conformity with the original
ones ; and, lastly, that no gift or bequest be void for
utmertainty, on the ground of the itupolicy or pereicions
nature of the object expressed by the donor or testator.
Mr. M'Queen, Q.C., iu moving the adoption of the report,
explained that the policy of the Beglish law, is allowing a
man the freest possible disposal of his property, was to
encourage habits of industry. le all other cirilYed noun.
Feiss, however, Omni was some curb put upon the testator,
power of a man, so as to protect the loured of his widow
and children as against those who might obtain en lades's°,
. over him. Mr. Alexander Pulling, and other gentlemen,
having taken part in the discussion, the motion was agreed
to, and the proceedings terminated.

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