Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-11 00:00:00

TO GENERAL BROKERS, TRADESMEN, AND
OTHERS.

THE Patent BARREL PACKAGE of every description
and size, adapted for all kinds of Dry Goods, Samples.
- apply to George Guore, 5, Rumford-street, Agent to
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LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.-
A SKETCH of the RULES and REGULATIONS under which
it may be proposed that the Liverpool Rifle Corps shall be embo-
died together, together with Copies of the Statute 41 of George 111.,
cap 54, and of the War-office Circulars of 12th and 25th May, 1859,
is now on Sale at J. 11LkovosLitv and Sox, 4, Castle-street. Price
One Penny. A perusal of it will answer the numerous inquiries
which have been addressed to the Man ,ging Committee, and which
it is impossible to reply to individually.

IjITERPOOL VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.
Persons desirous of enrolling themselves in a Rifle Corps for the
defence of this Town and Neighbourhood, are hereby invited to
send in their names, age. height, and occupation, with address, in
writing, to the Town Flail. Such Volunteers are to be of the
following classes :
Ist. Those who will provide their own Arms, Uniform, and
all other Accoutrements, aad who are to be entirely a self-

supporting body.
2nd. Those who will find their own Uniform, and pay a sum
to be hereafter agreed upon among themselves for the
maintenance of their Company, but who will require Anus
to be found for them.
3rd. Those who reqnire temporary assistance by b-ing alowed
to pay for their Arms, Uniform, Accoutrements, Sce., by
instalments.
4th. Those who will join if all their Arms, Accoutrements, and
Uniform are found for them. -

Gentlemen, Merchants, and Tradesmen of this Town, are
earnestly requested to co-operate with the Committee, in endeavour-
ing by rrir.ll, of their infloenee among their employees,to induce
their clerks, assistants, and servants, to join the Corps about to be
formed, this excellent object may be best attained by the Gentle-
men and influential Tradesmen of the town raising, by companies,
bodies of ; every Gentleman so raising men to send in, addressed
to the Chairman of the Committee of Management, a nominal roll
of each Company so raised.

As it is prOpas;ed that the Volunteer Rifle Corps shall be raised
in Companies of 100 ram each, and in different localities, it is
suggested that this might ba most expeditiously elected by some
Ten or Twelve Gentlemen who en ty be willing to devote themselves
to the object, eude evouring each to raise a Company among their
friends and associations.

Again, Gentlemen employing large bodies of Artisans, might
perhaps, easily raise from among them one or more Companies,
leaving the question of from what Fund the Arms and Accoutre-
ments are to be found, to be discussed hereafter.
It should in all cases be explained to candidates for enrolment :
Ist.—That they will not be liable to the Militia Ballot.
2nd.- fixed by the Officers

That the hours of drill will b.
commanding each Company.
3rd.—That the officers below the rank of field-officer, will be
chosen by the members of each Company, subject to the
approval of the Lor4-Lientenant of tee County.
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Copies of the War Office Circulars of 12th and 25th- May, 1859,
showing the terms upon which t,,e Voluateer Rifle Corps will be
caroled. can be had at Messrs. Mawdsley and eon, Castle-street.
GEO. BELL, Major-General,
Chairman.

Town Hall, 31st May, 1859.

'VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS

Gentlemen desirous of joini.ng the VARIOUS VOLUNTEER
CORPS now forming in Liverpool and Neighbourhood, can
inspect the AUTHORISED UNIFORMS at the Establishment of

BRETT

AND JAMES,