Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-18 00:00:00

VOLlTEERrvirpip .yoymw
KnirGs.row.-- A numerously attended- meeting was
held in the TOWn-hall, Kingston, StirreY, Pn Thursday
last, for the purpose
,of. furthering the volunteer rifle'
movement there. The -Zen,- Lord St. Leonard
presided. His lordship-said it had been asserted 11
someAhat there- had been a'panic in England. Now
panic meant a sudden fright: without -any cause.
He would. tell . those who made such an assertion
that it -*as an unmitigated falsehood. Others said
• •
England had been in fear. The: fear, if it *err
such,..was principle implanted in _Britain's sons
to protect, themselves by, proper measures.. -If any
One thing struck hini more, than another, it was .the
people of England rising with might and majesty to
aid,.-.by the best of patriotism,, in the protection-of their
altars and their homes. (Cheers.) There was nothing
like brigandage ; but the-calm, cool, quiet determinati6o
of freedom's sons, by- united effort, to resist anyaggrw
sion, emanate from where it would. When; Bonaparte
threatened an invasion he (Lord St. Leondrds). was ill
his younger days, and he would; tell them that he was
one of the volunteers of those days, and they did not
play at soldietS; bid fOur-hours perday ; -.andthe,
thoughts of what had been. done. enabled him to call
upon the young men of the, present time to do as their
forefathers had done. 'He believed-the reason 'Bonaparte
did not come to; England wag that he. iliscovered the
Country was all in arms.
~ (Chem.) He (Lord •St•
Leonards) was _present' at a review of the volunteeis
in. Hyde-park, during the-last, French war ; and, a:more
magnificent sight he never .beheld, and one more calcu-
lated to strike terror to the heart'of thewonld-be invader.
The treaty of Villafianca distinctly provide& that rh !
e
Venetia-?'
duchieseugntrees taea-should?t3respecth en‘:tiaert
fee wasov er. r
Napoleon—he
a t
athlopiuos
question
sehtoei formerfmoment.hoerwas
eilsaein Sovereigns,cedlhuese.,hear:,d, s and_ar
,that the Pope should be protected in all his regal 'miler'
a
t
gone, and Napoleon tells the Pope ,he must- give'
his temporal sovereiznty. Then what.is to become. of
they, would .40- well carefully to- consider. He had
Sagacious potentate, who had raised himself to "°t°11111e:
highest pinnacle of power and greatness.: France was a
great continental power, nor could we compete with her
on htoat allow were
uwsteo
to
re-as a military` nation. We were a great maritime power ;
but if France 3f/041d-compete- with us-for the supremacy
would
f theuld do
seas,w w
-while we are content that she should: rOnlafn a g
military power. No man would wish ;to, quarrel vs
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q
France, and the' Movement we were' now aboutt
strictly defensive. He liked the calm, aiet, and' "
rest as a ? s
a Wgieeaktn niewariti
passionate way in which England
_was carrying forward
this movement, and declaring that no foreign foe should'
invade our shores. .(Loud cheers.) If they could'
thatth France
e power
imagine an invasion, and the rifles of England had
'assisted to repel it; -then With what-feelings would they
return.. to their homes;.and receive the' gratulations of
those whom, they had protected ;, hut-what were the -
feelinks of that man' Wild • heither in purse nor in
'person ,assisted them, but who left his 'boine, : his
wife;- and his little ones to the mercy of a ruthless inva-
der. 'Wee be unto that man who when 'required should
be found _granting.. - Let the young riflemen consider
what
,an advantage wouldbegained phjsioally by the'
exercise; it would expand their chests, without empty-
ing their money. chests;, it wesild gibe them the Sinews'
of war, with such a freedom of gait as would astonish'
themselves ; and not a woman in England would in future
look-upon a maninn/ess- he behonged.to the 'rifle corps. The noble chairman then proposed a vote of.thaulis to grs;'
flyam Martin for his munificent donation of £lOO (cheers.)
Mr. Laves impressed upon tbe meeting the iiiiportanee
making- the.present national movement permanental
possible, andcOnclUded with a hope ihat all present would'
be able in future years to 'say that they were found among:
the first volunteers of 18fi0. From -,the financial state-
ment it appeared- that the sum of £368 16s. had been
subscribed, and£l7o paid into the bank. That there
were 82 members provisionally enrolled, and -also 36'
honorary members. The Mayor proposed a vote of
thanks..-to the 'noble chairinan, which' being suitably
acknowledged. the meeting; dispersed after-giving three
hearty Cheers tor Lord St. Leonards. ,
GRAVESEND.—The commanding officer'of 'thig artillery
corps (Captain Gladdishy has received ,a communication
from the brigade-Major of the Royal Artillery at Sheer-
ness, to the effect that his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge has ordered the volunteer corps to be told off
and permanently attached -to particulai guns at New
Tavern Fort. The corps now comprises .120 officers And,
men,, who have acquired a high state of efficiency. by
drill and ghnnery praCtiee, and will 'be-able to man the
whole of the ten guns of the battery, A hand has been
added to the corps, the expenses being met by subscrip:
tion, and •the- fund new'inhand amounts .to £500.'