Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-25 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER- RIFLE -MOVEMENT.

CLP.nrENwELL—A meeting of the committee of_ the
Clerkenwell Rifle Corps was held on Friday last, at
which Mr. Bodkin attended. The subscriptions an-
nounced were—The New River Company, £5O, in addi-
tion to Messrs. Nicholson, £25; Messrs. Gardner, £25 ;
Mr. Glover, 120; besides many other smaller amounts.
The corps now consists of over 100 effectives, and the
drill takes place twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays),
at the Amwell-street School-room, under the superin-
tendence of Captain Colville, governor of the House of
Correction. _ _

WEST KENT —On Monday evening, at eight o'clock,
a crowded public meeting was held at the Literary-
Institution, Royal-hill, Greenwich, to promote the
objects of the Greenwich and Deptford division of the
West Kent Volunteer Rifle Corps. The members of
the corps assembled in uniform, with a brass band,
and the spacious hall was tastefully decorated. The
chair was occupied by the Rev. W. A. Soames,
Vicar of Greenwich ; and on the platform were the
members of the borough, Alderman Salomons and
Mr. Angerstein, Mr. Bristow, M.P. for Kidderminster,
and numerous influential residents of the districts.
The chairman observed, as a minister of religion, he
had no hesitation in co-operating with the present
great national movement, as he considered it was
essentially of a pacific nature. Alderman Salomons,
M.P., who was warmly received, moved the following
resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that a
thorough and complete system of national defence has
become necessary for the peace and security of the
country and for the maintenance of its commercial
prosperity, and that the formation of volunteer rifle
corps
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volunteer
movement was exactly calculated to meet the require-
ments of the age ; and he saw no reason why the great
mass of the population should not be trained to the use
of the rifle, and thus become a most invincible force in
any time of need. Mr. James (vestry clerk of Green
wich) seconded the resolution. Mr. Bristow, M.P. for
Kidderminster, is the course of an excellent address,
observed that he fully concurred with Alderman
Salomons in his constitutional objections to a large
standing army. The last and the present Government
had very wisely paid much attention to the defences of
the country ; and although such precautloeary treasures
were by some parties coryiannea, and the formation of
volunteer corps decried, yet it must be borne in mind
that the volunteer force originated in a great measure
from doubts which were at one time entertained as to
the pacific intentions of a neighbouring power. He
approved of the volunteer movement, because it was to
a great extent a self-supporting movement, and by its
means an immense force would be raised as an auxiliary
to the regular army without adding to the burdens of-
the highly-taxed people of this country. (Cheers.)
Mr. Bristow concluded by announcing numerous sub-
scriptions in aid of the funds.—Mr. Angerstein, M.P.,
moved the second resolution, pledging the meeting to
support the corps, and referred to the fact that the men
of Kent had ever been foremost in the volunteer move-
ment when an invasion was deemed imminent. He did
not believe the Emperor of the French intended to
invade this country ; he was by far too wise a man to
take such a false step ; but it was, nevertheless, desi-
rable to develop an efficient volunteer force, which
would be found the best security for peace, as it would
be available for the defence of the nation. After
addresses from Mr. Merchant and other gentlemen, and
a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.
MALTON.—The members of this volunteer company
continue to meet four nights per week for the purposes
of drill, and under the tuition of Serjeant Edwards, of
Hull, are steadily progressing.
BIRMINGNAN.—The Birmingham Volunteer. Rifle
Corps appeared in public for the first time on Sunday,
when they attended divine service at St. Martin's
Church, the Rev. Dr. Miller having at the request of the
committee, consented to hold a special early service on
the occasion. The volunteers assembled on parade at
Bingley Hall, at a quarter before eight o'clock, when
there were present about 300 men in uniform, and 50
not in uniform. Sir John Ratcliff, Mr. T. P. Salt, Mr.
Crosbee, and other honorary members were likewise
present in uniform. Headed by an excellent band of
19 musicians, the corps marched from Bingley Hall to
St. Martin's. The streets throughout the route were
thronged with spectators, who manifested the deepest
interest in the proceedings, and whose applause was
checked only by the respect due to the sacred character of -
the day. The volunteers looked and marched well ;
indeed, their bearing would not have discredited a body
of regular troops. At the conclusion of the service the
volunteers returned to their parade ground. On ar-
riving at Bingley Hall they were formed into line and
dismissed, the whole of the proceedings having passed
off in the most satisfactory manner. The ranks of the
volunteers have received numerous accessions lately.
The clerks, foremen, and principal workmen in the
employ of Messrs. A. Everitt and Sons, of the Kingston
Metal Works, Adderley-street, have agreed to form a
corps, and on Thursday evening 86 members were
enrolled by Captain J. 0. Mason. Messrs. Everitt and
Sons have liberally offered to pay half the cost of
equipment, and a grant of £1 per man has been made
by the new Birmingham Rifle Corps Association.
COTSWOLD.—A meeting of the members of this corps
took place at the Plough Hotel, on Friday last, for the
purpose of appointing a council, of which M'Donnell,
Esq.' was elected chairman. Captain Barton proposed
that the rule enforcing the payment of 2s. 6d. for talking
in the ranks should be reduced to ls., which was agreed
to. The other rules, as hitherto published, were coin-
plied with. Several uniforms were submitted to general
yaa:p.
tehp rmeovavtieedianrgoofsf,
inspection, and one from the establishment of Mr. Hard-
wick, of the High-street, very similar to that worn by
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doubt, be ultimately adopted. '
LEEDS.—This corps is gaining daily accessions of
memberswAta sl
a
pro-
gress in the knowledge of military tactics and man-
seated to act as chaplain, and on Sunday morning the
members of the corps, dressed in full uniform, marched
hasy con-
from the Town-hall to the parish church, where they
attended Divine service. The Rev. Dr. Atlay preached
a sermon very appropriate to the occasion, Notwith-
standing that the morning was exceedingly stormy there •
was a good muster of the members of the corps, and a
crowd of spectators assembled to watch their progress to
church.nouGa.—Rapid progress is made in the
and K fromN A it
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formation of this company. The good men of Knares-
borough seem to be made of the same sterling metal as
they were of old, and in case of an invasion would,
doubtless, give an earnest display of their loyalty. They
have now proyided a full company of volunteers, and on
Thursday evening a large and influential meeting of the
members was held, Mr. Hodgson in the chair, when J.
J. Brown, Esq., of Loftus Hill and Leeds, was unani-
mously elected captain, amidst the cheers of the corn-
panv. Sir Charles Slingsby has kindly placed the Town-
half at the service of the company for drill.
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to provide equipments, &e. On Weduesdaj evening
last the members were invited to attend a lecture in the
aLtaniseefdds,actwo,rill, "
Town Hall, Bedale, delivered by Captain Crowther, on
the "Training and Practice of Rifle 'Volunteers." Jas.
Pulleine, Esq., took the chair, and introduced the
speaker. Among the gentlemen present were Thomas
Rolland, Esq., J. Pulleine, Esq., L. H. Potts, Esq.,
Revs. L. Sedgwick and* R. Pilkington, Mr. Ingledew,
Mr. Spence, Mr. Fothergill, Mr. Umpleby, and several
strangers. The gallant captain spoke for upwards of aa
hotir on the rifle, the mode of handling it, and the
general practice, its introduction to the-servree, &c., and
was listened to with great interest. • '

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