Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

.LIVERPOOL
:SCOTTISH RIFLE •.' VOLUNTEERS.
I...NCLVDTiSTG A HIGHLAND COMPANY.

CommrrrNE: -
JAMES ROBERTSON, Esq., Chairman,
• BANKERS : •
THE LIVERPOOL -COMMERCIAL BANKING-COMPANY.

HoN. TREASURERS :
W. DALOLEISH, Esq. S:.B. GREENSHIELDS, Esq.
HON. SECRETARY :
J. MIIIIt DOWIE, 35, South Johtt-street.

Subscriptions anti Donations will be received by Members of
the Committee, and the Hon. Secretary and Treasurers.
All Scotehmen and Gentlemen connected with Scotland, and
who dosire to aid the Scottish and Highland Volunteer Itifle
movement, are invited to subscribe.

„ REGULATIONS.
To,be'on the proposal of Three Members.ADUISSION j subject to the approval of the Committee,
ENT ANCE FEE „XI for Effectives only. ~
SUBSCRIPTION £1 for Effectives. rt-,,
t £2 for, Honorary Members.
ITNIFO,3I . Not decided for eitherLokvland orHlghland
*** ” " Companies, and not to exceed E 4 lOs in cost.
On MONDAY, at the CORN EXCUANOE, at
• Six o'clock; WEDNESDAY, at SEEL-
STREET POLICE STATION, at Five o'clock ;
On THURSDAY, at ROSE-111ILL POLICE
DRILL • STATION, at Seven o'clock ; oa PIM:EIs;
at the Conx EgbnAtter, at Seven
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o'clock; and on SATURDAY, at SU:T.-
sTr.Eivr, at Three o'clock.
Not yet Elected. -
Capt. ARMSTRONG, late 14th Regiment,
Adjutant pro fro,.

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OFFICERS

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Forms of application for Enrolment and copies of-the riles
may l)c had at the Head-quarters, C. Liverpool and London In-
surance-buildings, where every information will. be given.
J. MUIR DOWIE, Hon.

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RESERVE FORCE OF ROYAL NAVAL
VOLUNTEERS..
0 nIIENTan Wi
th
the vi g,
TIE sanctionlttheMAJESTY'S G
of Parliament,jltN mined on esta-
blishing a RESERVE' •VOLUNTEER FORCE of
SEAMEN trained to the Use of Arms; • -
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, •
That any. Seaman possessing the following qualifications
may ba enrolled as a Royal Naval Volunteer in - the.
Reserve Force, and will thereupon be entitled to the
advantages and be subject to the obligations mentioned
below : •

'QUALIFICATIONS Feu THE RESERVE.
1. A Volunteer must be a British subject.
2. He must'be free from infirmity.
3.; He 'mist not .be,iover thirt-five years of age.
4: He must within the ten years previous to his
joining the Reserve .have• been five years at sea, one
year of that time as an A.B.

• kIYkrAd4TAdES OF THE 'RESERVE.
1. A Volunteer will 'cat on ce receive an annual pay-
Ment or retainer of £6, payable quarterly:
• 2. He,will, if ho fulfils his obligations and is in, the
Reserve the requisite time, . receive a pension of not less
than £l2 a year whenever he becomes incapacitated
from earning a livelihood, or at sixty years of "ageif Acit
previc-nsly incapacitated.
3. He may .elect.either7 to take the whole pension
hiinself, or to take a smaller pension for himself during
his life, arid to allow -his wife a pension after his death,
for the, remainder of . her life.,
He will not, on account of belonging to the
Reserve, forfeit any interest in any Friendly or Benefit
Society.

5; His-travelling expenses to and from the plade of
drill will, when necessary, be provided..
6: He will, during drill, receii'e, in addition to the .
retaining fee, the same paypvietu4lling, and ,allowances
as a seaman of the fleet. -
7. He will, called out on actual service, receive the
same pay, allowances, and victuals, and have the same
prospect of promotion and prize money, as a continuous
service seaman of the fleet, and he will on joining.
receive the same clothing, bedding, and mess traps.
8: He ,will, if wounded or injured in aetnal 'service,
receive ' the' same pension as a seaman in the Navy of
the same-rating. . .
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9: lie wilt` be eligible to the Coast Guard Scribe and
Greenwich Hospital.
- 10. He' may quit the reserve, if not atthe'time called
out for actual service, at the end of every five years ; he
may also quit it, when not called out,. on paying back
the retainers he has received; or,- without payment, if
he passes an exaniilrtion as a master -or mate; and' oh-
taina bond ficle employment as master or ina.te.

OBLIGATIONS OP THE ItESEILVE.
1. ...A Volunteer -must attend drill for twenty-eight
days each year ; he may do so, so far as the convenience
of the public service will permit, at a time and place
convenient to himself; but he cannot, in any
,case, take
less than seven days' drill at any one time.
i. He must not, without Special permission, proceed
on a voyage that will occupy more than sir months. r
3. He must appear before some shipping master once
in every six months, unless ho has leave to be abroad
longer, and he must report every change of residence
and employment. •

4. In or-dor' to earn a pension, he must continua in
the reserve as long as he is physically competent to
Genie, and he must also have been in the force fifteen.
years if engaged .above thirty, or twenty.yearsif engaged
under thirty. .In reckoning this time, actual soevice in
the 'fieet will count double. • •

5. Volunteersimay be called upon for actual service
in the navy by Royal. Proclamation: It is.intended to
exercise this power only when an emergency requires a
sudden increase in the naval force of the country.
G. A Volunteer may, in the first instance, he called
out 'for three years: If there is then actual war, and he
is then serving in one of her Majesty's shipS, he may be
required te. serve for two years longer, but for the ad-
ditional two years ha will receive a day additional
pay.

7. .Volunteers When on drill or actual service will be
subject to naval discipline. •
8. A Volunteer who fails to fulfil the obligatioiis of.
the Aeserve„ Will fOrfcit his claim to retainer and pension,
and if he fails to join whoa called out for actual service,
may be treated-as. a straggler or deserter from the navy:

The Inrolincitt will commence on Ist January, 1,104,

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Full information and detailed conditions" mai; •be
obtained on application to the Shipping Master at
jn s
'Port inn the United Kingdom, or to the=oAoo4, o
In tZie Cilanud l'slauct4 414 d2u
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