The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-20 00:00:00

711 E VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

At a meeting of the council of the West Middle-
sex Rifles, held yesterday, it was reported by the
seeretary that a new company of upwards of 60
members had been formed, to be called " the Prim-
rose-hill Company," and a:communication was read
front the firm of Messrs. Marshall and Snellgrove,
of Oxford-street, stating that at a meeting of as-
sistants held the previous evening it was resolved
to form a company to join the West Middlesex
Rifles, and 64 members were enrolled. Messrs.
Marshall and Snellgrove had determined on pre-
senting £lOO towards expenses, and to grant leave
of absence to those who have joined on Saturday
at two p.m. Mr. T. Hughes, has offered a prize
of £lO to be competed for at the prize meeting
next month, and among other prizes to be
shot for are a silver challenge cup, value £25,
given by Mr. F. H. Bridgman and Ensign Phillips;
a prize of £2O and £lO and six prizes of £5 each,
given by the Council ; a silver and bronze medal,
presented by the Rev. J. E. Cox, the chaplain : and
a silver tankard, presented by Major Compton, and
other minor prizes for the best shots at each range.
The corps is to be inspected by Col. M'Murdo on
Saturday, the 27th of October.
Last evening, in consequence of the recess of Par-
liament having again placed Westminster-hall at
the disposal of the authorities, a number of the dif-
ferent metropolitan rifle corps—the Royal Irish,
Civil Service, Queen's Own (Westminster), Middle-
sex Artillery, and other corps—were there being
instructed in the manual and position drill in their
different companies. During the winter months,
until the reassembling of Parliament, this noble
hall, so admirably adapted for the purpose of preli-
minary drill, will be nightly lighted up for training
the Volunteers to the different metropolitan corps.
At the last grand inspection of the troops by the
Commander-in-Chief at Aldershott, we observed
Captain Ratcliff, of the Warwickshire Volunteer
Corps, who has been for some time attached to the
49th regiment, take his position as one of the officers
of that distinguished battalion. We cannot avoid
public allusion to such a laudable example, as, evi-
dently, it will be the best means for an officer con-
nected with the Volunteers to adopt such training
—not only to take command of his company, but
to infuse proper military discipline.
A meeting has been held, at which Captain
Jervis, M.P., presided, to establish an Artillery
Volunteer Corps for the hundred of Colneis, on the
coast of Suffolk. Sir J. N. Broke Middleton ad-
dressed the meeting, and contributed £52 105.
to the fund of the corps, and Mr. J. C. Cobbold,
M.P., contributed £lO 10s. A number of other sub-
scriptions were handed in, the resolutions forming
the corps were carried unanimously, a :committee
was appointed, and a number of those present en-
rolled themselves.
At a meeting held in the National School-rooms,
Walthamstow, on Tuesday, it was resolved to form
a Rifle Corps for that locality, and £lOO was sub-
scribed in the room to defray the expensesd.t
o form
At a meeting in Hertford it was resolve
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a second company of Volunteers froi2ltbpeerwaonrilicuinmg,
classes only, with a subscription of
payable by instalments. Uniform,
of the corps.
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given for rifle shooting.

LORD BROUGHAM —Lord Brougham completed
his 82d year yesterday. He is in perfect health, and next
week will preside over the annual meeting of the National
Society for the promotion of Social Science at Glasgow.
The noble lord was born on the 19th of September, 1778.
He was admitted an advocate of the Scottish bar in 1800,
was called to the bar at Lincoln s-inn in 1808, was appointed
Attoracy-General to Queen Caroline in April, 1820, and
waa Lord Chancellor ;from 1830 to 1831 in Earl Cirrey'm
Government,