The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-15 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

The ceremony of distributing the prize medals to
the winners at the late competition of the members
of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade at Wimble-
don will take place at the Guildhal this evening,
upon the return of the regiment from its march out
to Stoke Newington. The medals will be presented
by Lieutenant-Colonel Hicks, at 7 o'clock.
The presentation of a silver bugle, the gift of the
ladies of the neighbourhood, to the 23d Kent Rifle
Volunteers took place last Wednesday, in the gar-
den-court of the seat of Lord De Lisle, Penhurst-
place. The bugle was presented by Lady Louisa
Wells, wife of the captain of the corps and sister of
Lord Elcho. The corps numbers 67, though only
formed from three rural parishes—Penshurst,
Leigh, and Chiddingstone ; of these 61, with their
brass band, mustered on parade.
Lady Georgiana Pelham Clinton, of Ranby Hall,
will present a silver bugle, subscribed for by the
ladies of the neighbourhood, to the Retford corps
on the 3d of January. The Newark, Worksop,
and other corps will attend the ceremony.
On Wednesday afternoon the inspection of the
2d Carmarthen Company of Rifle Volunteers took
place in the presence of a large concourse of spec-
tators. The inspecting officer was Major Roney,
the recently appointed Inspector of Volunteers for
the South Wales district. Major Roney took the
opportunity of expressing his entire satisfaction at
the manner in which they had performed their drill.

On Tuesday last the Rugby School Rifle Corps
paraded for the first time in their uniform. On
Thursday the corps again assembled in uniform,
and in the presence of a large number of the gentry
of the town ani. neighbourhood was presented with
a very handsome regulation bugle by its comman-
dant, Major Johnstone. Major Johnstone called
upon the volunteers for three cheers for our beloved
Queen, and after that for three cheers for Dr. Temple,
the head master, and three for the remaining masters
and the school. These having all been lustily given,
Capt. M. Davenport, senior officer, after having
received the bugle and given it into the custody of
the bugler, Mr. Hazeldine, called for three cheers
for Major Johnstone, which was heartily responded
to. The commanding officer addressed the corps at
the conclusion of the evolutions in a flattering man-
ner, expressing the satisfaction it gave him, as well
as many military gentlsmen present, to see the
proficiency they had attained, and the desire which
he felt to see them second to none in discipline and
military knowledge. This is the second bugle which
has lately been given to the Rngby School Corps—
the first having been presented by "An old
Rugbeian," without any ceremony of presentation.
Although the corps has only lately been supplied
with arms, the members have attained such excel-
lence in their drill that they are to be put through
the blank cartridge and aiming drill previous to the
Christmas vacation.

Captain Hatton, commanding the Ist Company
14th Kent Artillery (Royal Dockyard Brigade,
Woolwich), received a communication on Thursday
last from Messrs. Samuel, Brothers, military cloth-
ing contractors of Ludgate-hill, expressing a desire
to present a silver prize goblet to the corps to be
awarded to the most successful competitor in target
firing. The offer having been accepted the match
will come off at an early period. The weapons to
be used on the occasion will be the new rifle car-
bine, with which the brigade has been recently
supplied.
A meeting of commanding officers of Volunteer
battalions in Yorkshire was held at the Station
Hotel at York on Wednesday last for the purpose
of endeavouring to form an association for the
encouragement and promotion of rifle shooting
throughout the county. Lieutenant-Colonel Briggs
of the Ist West Riding of Yorkshire Rifle Volun-
teers, was called to the chair, and he read letters
which had been received from the Earl of Carlisle,
the Earl of Zetland, Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl de
Grey and Ripon, Earl Cathcart, Lord Wenlock, Sir
John Ramsden, and other gentlemen, signifying
their high approval of the objects of the meeting,
and their readiness to render every assistance
towards the formation of so important and necessary
an association. At a meeting the proposed rules for
the working of the association, which have been
drawn up in accordance with the form adopted
by the National and other county Rifle Associa-
tions, were read over and discussed, and it was then
determined that copies of the same should be im-
mediately forwarded to the lords-lieutenant for their
approval ; and that on this being obtained they
should be published and distributed throughout the
county, and every effort made to gain subscribers
both among the public and the Volunteers. It was
also determined to form an organization committee.

The funds for the rile contest of the 6th North
York (Scarborough) Volunteers continue to receive
considerable augmentation. The actress Mrs. Case
(Miss Grace Egerton) has presented the corps with
£B, the profits of an entertainment given by her
in Scarborough for the purpose; and Mr. Case has
also added Xi is. to the prize fund. The corps are
most assiduous at target practice. The members of
the corps have subscribed the sun of .£2O, to be
presented iu a purse to Sergeant Withers, as a mark
of esteem, and of the high appreciation of his ser-
vices in promoting the advancement of the corps.