The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-30 00:00:00

back. Would Louis XIV. or Philip IL have (' which proved
very interesting on account of the
allowed them to depart ? They have shown by a v ariety of wr ;apons used) commenced about 12,30
remarkable example how people win their libei'ties I 1.m., the distances being 800, 900, and 1,000
by persevering firmly and pacifically, in spite of yards, an, 0 • any position • allowed. The contest
prohibitions and menaces, :in pursuing their object- I.LerMinatec 1 shortly after 4 o'clock p.m. The f°l-
- fulfilling their duty. They have shown to the i laving ar e the results of the firing with the
d
world the magnificent and rare spectacle of fidelity weapons us ed :
in misfortune, and of invincible attachment in the
midst of trials. They have placed on the altar mis-
sionaries of the Gospel to Japan, and •a brother of
the Order of the Redemption, at the very moment
when the West enters into relations with Japan,
and when the New World is agitated for the ran-
som of slaves. They have given to all Catheliusa
programme of the liberty necessary to the Churca,
leaving to each the care of serving her as best he
car, while conforming to the laws of his country.
They have shown the Church livino and united,
and in face of the divisions which distract the
minds of men."

points
Sergeant Ox Queett's (Westminster), Henry rifle
15
(the winirai .......
Ensign Ear'Les 38t/a, Middlesex (Artists), Henry rifle 15
Private Ste wocrt, inns of Court, Henry ...... 'l4
f.ieut. the 'ffotz• G. Pepys, Inns of Court, Henry rifle 13
C orporal 7 L'ite,hford, 38th Mid dlesex (Artists)Turner
12
rifle . • .
••••
prl vate Stedman, Victoria It ides, Turner rifle .• • • 12
6 erg eant Oxley having. made the greatest num-
bs of hi is he thus beQame the winner of the al?!
'job- h e will hold for months. The weather
was ' Ye) 7 unfavourable, a strong wind blowing
fron th e river ;it was also rather foggy, render.l:le
the ee-feet centres of 'the targets almost invisl
at tb I ong distances,

THE VOLUNTEERS.

-
T ,3.,n VOLUNTEER FIELD DAY AT Ersog.--.-The
vol'antee. field
day, which was to have taken Place,
on, Saturc lay, at -Epsom, in the presence of Colonel
INUMurdo, did not come off, in consequence of the
naral having been otherwise en inspector ge. gaged.
LONDON A R TILLERY BRIGADE.—It is not sur-
prising that .nt‘s:mbers are joining this and °ther
metropolitan ur tillery volunteer corps, when it "
considered th at the exercise with this important
arm of warfai !e i 9 so interesting, and so well cal°.
lated for the , lisl play of mental and physical PnWer
and energy. Fr obably, however, the most miter:
tant ingredier I in the favour now shown to Ar
lery corps is t' ie fact of the great and vital necessity
-which exists t bat these corps should at all times be
strong and ef6 .cient. The enrolment of the London
Artillery Brig ade completes the volunteer organiefl:
tio,l in the Ci ty of London, which will 'have unduf
its , orders five independent corps of rifles, one
°
Engineers, any I one of Artillery. The primary elc,o"
of joinitte this corps, inclusive Of musket' !
penve 1
only .13 16s. 6d.. , for which a complete service lin ,
form is' provided ; the parade dress and great coat
being a. :terSvard'i , furnished at a cost of £3 4e.
6d.
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EST-

INSPECTION OF THE QUEEN'S (W
MINSTER) VOLUNTEER CADETS-
On Saturday afternoon the Queen's (Westminsl .er)
Volunteer Rifle Cadet Corps was 111,5pected in W est-
minster-hall by Earl Grosvenor, lieuten(knt co: lonel
of the let battalion of that regiment. The 'corps
assembled at 4 o'clock, under command Of Cal )tain
Cross, Lieut. Bennett, Ensign Hawkins, and Ser-
jeant Avern, and went through the battalion dril. 1 in
a very creditable manner, Capt. Cross commandii ig
with great efficiency. At the close of the operationt.
' Earl Grosvenor said he had had very great plea-
sure
in witnessing the performances the corps had
just gone through. They were well commanded by"
Capt. Cross and Capt. Shaw, and the other officers
knew very well what they were about. The noble
earl then gave them instructions as to the use of
their arms, and urged them to obtain more recruits.
He was glad to hear that there had been a good
muster at the Crystal Palace on the occasion when
Lord Elcho inspected them.
The ground was kept by a strong detachment
of the cadet corps of the London Rifle Brigade,
who were accompanied by their excellent drum and
fife band. They were under the command of Ser-
jeants Braidwood, Stone, and Albert, who were
accompanied by Instruction-Serjeants Ladd and
Jewesbury.
The Queen's Rifle Corps afterwards assembled in
the halt and marched to Regent's Park. The cadet
corps followed, headed by their noble honorary
member, Bruce (a magnificent Newfoundland dog),
and their band, the rear being brought up by the
cadets of the London Brigade.

INSPECTION OF THE 26Ts AND 42D
MIDDLESEX.

On Saturday evening the members of the 26th
Middlesex (her Majesty's Customs) and the 42d
Middlesex (sth Administrative Battalion), were
inspected in the Tower moat by Colonel Morris,
C.B. The volunteers assembled on the Custom-
house Quay, and, headed by the brass and drum
and fife bands, under Bandmaster Shapcott, marched
to the moat. The officers were as follows :—Lieut.-
Colonel Grey, Captains Hamel, Wybrow, Bernard,
Pickford, Cobham, Hollett ; Lients. Lilley, Jones,
Hamel ; Ensigns Cope, Hunt, Bentley, Marshall,
Irish, Flindt ; and Captain and Adjutant Elliott.
Four companies were present, numbering between
200 and 300. On arriving at the ground the troops
were put through the platoon and manual exer-
cises, which they performed in a manner highly
creditable both to their adjutant and to themselves ;
their wheeling into line being especially well done.
They then marched past in close and open column
in quick time, which was also well done, " the
dressing up" in each company being very good.
Having formed into square, Col. Morris addressed
them, and said he had attended there by order of
the War-office to see if the War-office rules and re-
gulations had been carried out, and from his cursory
inspection he was glad to say that he was highly
pleased with the efficiency they had displayed, and
particularly with the state of their arms, and would
impress upon them the necessity of keeping the
rifles clean. He concluded by adding that he was
enabled to state that his report to the War-office
would be most satisfactory.
The volunteers then re-forined company, and
marched to headquarters,where they were dismissed.

INSPECTION OF THE QUEEN'S (WEST-

MINSTER).

On Saturday evening the Queen's (Westminster)
Rifle Volunteers mustered in Westminster-hall, and
marched, to the number of 1,000 men, of all ranks,
headed by their bands, to the Regent's-park, for
inspection by Coi. Erskine.
The two battalions composing the regiment were
respectively under the command of Earl Grosvenor
and Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, assisted by Major
Locke. On arriving in the Regent's-park there
were present at the saluting flag the Lady Con-
stance Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Kildare, Lord
Elpho, Lord Bagot, Lieut.-Colonel Wright, of the
Nottingham (Robin Hood) Rifles, and a number of
other officers. There was a very large number of
persons present, and the ground was admirably
kept by four companies of the West Middlesex,
under the command of Lord Radstock.

The Queen's were divided into 14 companies of
28 file, Earl Grosvenor having command of the
right, and Lord Gerald Fitzgerald of the left wing.
Having opened column right in front and deployed
into line, on the inspecting officer reaching the
ground the salute was given, and the ranks were
opened, and Col. Arskine passed through the lines
and inspected the arms. The men then re-formed
column, and the marching past took place at wheel-
ing distance, and was executed very steadily. The
regiment was then put though various brigade
movements, throwing out skirmishers, file firing
from right and left of faces, by section companies,
and wings deploying on left flank company, form-
ing company squares to receive cavalry, &e. The
line then advanced to review order, in very fine
style, thus bringing the proceedings to a close. The
regiment having been formed in close column,
Col. Erskine addressed them. He observedjhat
although he had not the honour of inspecting the
Queen's last year, yet he had the pleasure of being
present on that occasion, and he had no hesitatinn
in saying that he congratulated them on the
progress they had made since that time. He
had particularly remarked their steadiness in
their ranks--a matter which was all-important to
secure efficiency. They had gone through the
whole of the battalion movements in a very credit-
able manner, and as to that grand advance in line,
which he had just now witnessed, he could assure
them that it was effected in a manner which made
such an impression upon him that he should long
remember it. Before he dismissed them, he wished
just to give them one word of advice, and that was
when in the field let every man always take plenty
of standing room in the ranks. It was true that
every man should slightly touch on the directing
flank, but there should be no pressure. If that
took place it acted to the disadvantage of the
soldier, because he would not have room for the
necessary movements. Turning to Lord Grosvenor,
the inspecting officer said :—My Lord Grosvenor,
I shall have the greatest pleasure in reporting most
favourably to the Secretary for War as to the
efficiency of your regiment.
Lord Grosvenor, in response, ca
regiment to give three cheers for thel peh the
nspecting
Three
officer, which were given most cheerfully:
ledi
n
cheers were also given for Lord liadstriodek
grOU .
The re-
Wept Middlesex for keeping the and the
giment then marched off.

THE FITZWILLIA.NI CHALLENGE CUP.
The contest for the possession of this valuable
rize, a silver cup of the value
,of 100 guineas, the
p ift of Mr. E. F. Fitz william, an honorary member
g
of the West Middlesex Rifles, came off on Friday
under the supervision of Lord Radstock and Adju-
tant Pennymore, of the above corps, at the Plum-
stead range. The competitors consisted of five
selected shots from the following metropolitan vo-
lunteer regiments, viz. : Queen's (Westminster),
West Middlesex, Inns of Court, Victoria, 38th
Middlesex (Artists), and the 40th Middlesex, and
the contest was also open to the representatives of
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from the
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