The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-11 00:00:00

T.HE VOLUNIEER MOVEMENT.

At the ordinary muster for parade, at West-
minster-hall, on Tuesday evening, of the London
Irish Rifle Volunteers, the following regimental
order relative to the melancholy death of Captain
Jones was read by the Adjutant, Capt. Daubney :
" Lieutenant-Colonel the Marquis of Donegal cannot re-
frain from again expressing his deep and sincere regret—a
feeling which he is confident is shared by every individual
in the regiment—at the loss they have sustained in the
death of Captain Jones, an officer who took so deep an
interest in the prosperity of the corps, whose every exertion
was used to promote its welfare and efficiency, who set an
example to all others by endeavouring to make his com-
pany superior to all, and whose vacancy it will be most
difficult, if not impossible, to fill up."

The reading of the order excited strong feelings of
sorrow. It has already been decided on by the
members of the corps to erect a suitable testimonial
to his memory.

The meeting of the various Volunteer Rifle Corps
in the western division of the county of Surrey took
place yesterday (Wednesday). at Denbies, the seat
of Mr. W. Cubitt, M.P. for the division. The Com-
petitors had been selected by local contests, and
comprised the 6th, Esher (Capt. Sir H. Fletcher) ;
Bth, Epsom (Capt. Hastie) ; 13th, Guildford (Major
Gill) ; 14th, Dorking (Capt. Kerrick); 15th, Chert-
sey (Lieut. Dowling); 16th, Egham (Lieut. Booth);
and 18th, Farnham (Capt. Ward). The conditions
were five rounds at 200, 300, and 400 yards, for
various prizes, and the marksmen making most
points in the aggregate to be entitled to contend
for a handsome cup, challenge medal, and other
prizes. The prizes and winners' names were as
follows :—At 600 yards.-Ist prize, a silver cup of
£l5 value and a challenge mc 3xl, to be held fo: ore
year, Smith, of Chertsey ; 2d pi7ze, a cup, value
10 guineas, Alexander, of Epsom, who beat Moon,
of Guildford, in the tie, and to him (Moon) wes
allotted the third prize, a cup, value £5. 400
yards.—A silver tray, value £3 10,., won by Bon-
wick, after a tie wita Vintner. 300 yards.—A very
elegant silver cup and tray, value £7 10s., Lieut.
Higginbotham, of Esher; 2d prize, a cup, value
£3 10s., won by Keeling, of Epsom, who shot off
the ties successfully against seven competitors. 200
yards.—A £5 cep. won by Rendall, of Epsom.
Messrs. Alexander and Moon won the 400 and 200
yards prizes respectively, but could only take one
prize, and hence the above result.
A highly influential meetir gof county gentlemen
was held at the Council-house in the city of Salis-
bury on the afternoon of Tuesday last—Lieutenant-
General Buckley, M.P., in the chair. Toe object
of the meeting was the establishment of a County
Rifle Association for Wiltsb;re, under the presi-
dency of the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P.,
Secretary for War; and rules which had previously
been prepared were unanimously adopted, after az
emendation securing the ho'ding of the a-Inue'
shooting match and general meeting alternately in
South and North Wilts.

On Monday efteinoon the 2d Notthumberland,
or Hexham, Volunteer Rifles were inspected by
Major Harman on the spacious d"ill-ground in that
town. The men underwent a most satisfactory in-
spection, and at the conclusion were complimented
by their commanding officer.

The Volunteers of Hertfordshire have been in-
sited by Lady Marian Alford to compete for priz?s
for rifle shooting at Ashridge-park, Berkhampstead,
on Friday. Her Ladyship will afterwards enter-
tain the Volunteers at a banquet.
The review at Flixton-park, Suffolk, on Monday,
to which a brief allusion was made in The sSun of
Tuesday, passed off very satisfactorily. The tot al
number of Volunteers assembled was 258, exclusive
of bands—viz., the Beccles corps, 58 ; Halesmrth.
65 ; Harleston, 65 ; and Bungay, 70. Among the
visitors were Lord Henniker, M.P., Lord Hunt-
ingfield, Lady Radstock, Admiral Eden Colonel
Blois, Colonel and Mrs. Wilson, the Hon. Miss
Waldegrave Mr. Howes, M.P., &c. The proceed-
ings were chiefly signalised by a practical speech
from Colonel Adair, who said that a distinguished
officer who had founded the present musketry
school of England entertained an opinion, shared
in by all officers of experience, that a very great
proportion of what was necessary for proficiency in
rifle practice could be learnt without burning
powder." But in its time that burning would come,
and we Eloped to see their emulation rewarded by
prizes given to good marksmen in the district.
But the fact that their particular duty in the
first instance was to acquire a familiarity with
the practice of the rifle did not in any way prevent
their being accustomed to manoeuvre, which would

enable them to act in concert with rerlar troops
—cavalry and artillery, especially the latter. They
must always be competent to take their place in
line, to act in small bodies in skirmishing, and be
prepared for situations which would require all
that intelligence and all that confidence in their
comrades which more than anything else distin-
guished the well-trained soldier. In addition to
the review at Flixton, several other matters of in-
terest have transpired in Suffolk in connexion with
the movement. A shooting-match took place on
Monday at Stowmarket. Private Marriott, of the
6th Suffolk, and Sergeant-Armourer Colson, of the
same corps, made the highest number of points,
scoring 16 each. Private Chapman, Ist Suffolk,
and Private Stearn, 6th Suffolk, each made 14.
After the ties had been shot off, the score stocd
thus :—First prize (a silver cup, value £10), Pri-
vate Marriott, 6th Suffolk ; second prize (silver
cup, value £7), Sergeant-Armourer Colson, 6th
Suffolk ; third prize (silver cup, value £5), Private
Chapman, Ist Suffolk. The ranges were at 300,
500, and 600 yards, five rounds being fired at each
distance. The services of a corps in course of for-
mation at Wickhambrook have been officially ac-
cepted. A foot company formed at Newmarket is
increasing in strength and efficiency. The Bury
St. Edmund's, er 13th Suffoik corps, is about to
commence ball practice, and Lieutenant Partridge
has offered prizes to the extent of £lO, to be divi-
ded among the best shots.
The Newport company of the Isle of Wight
Rifle Volunteers have lately completed their course
of musketry instruction under Sergeant Welling A
silver cup, presented by Major Sir John Simeon to
the gentlemen who should make the greatest num-
ber of *sits in the course, was won by Mr. Ben-
jamin Arnold. Subsequently there were five prizes
given, which were won as follows :-1. A silver
cup, given by Captain Estcourt and Lieutenant
Tooke, won by Mr. R. Cole ; 2. A silver inkstand,
given by Ensign Pitts, won by Mr. Kelleway; 3. The
sergeants' prize, a gold pencil and pencase, won by Dr.
Castle ; 4. The corporals' prize, a scarf pin, won by
Mr. Hall ; 5. A plated cup, the gift of the Hon.
Assistant-Surgeon, E. P. Wilkins, was won by Mr.
Arnell. This company is steadily increasing in
numbers, and has already 100 effective men.
A full muster of the 7th Stirlingshire (Lennox
Mill) Rifle Corps took place at Lcnnoxtown on
Saturday afternoon. The corps was established in
January last, and equipped at the expense of their
employers, Mr. Dalglish, M.P., and Mr. James
Hertz, of Sedgewick-park, near Manchester. The
company consists of 80 effective members, and an
instrumental band numbering 20, the whole being
in the employment of the firm of Dalglish, Falconer,
and Co., Glasgow. After they had performed vari-
ous evolutions, Mr. Dalglish complimented the men
on the marked proficiency to which they had at-
tained. The Volunteer movement, he remarked, had
now reached such a magnitude and become of such
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sent9d by the commanding officer, and a gold pen
and pencilcase, by Mrs. R. Gibney • distance-100,
200, 300, and 400 yards ; four rounds at each dis-
tance. The shooting was good, and the number of
hits marked proved the utility of position-drill and
continued practice. At the conclusion, after shoot-
ing off ties, the score stood thus—Private Bond, 23
points, first prize ; Sergeant Wakefield, 22 points,
second prize ; Sergeant Bryant, 21 points, third
prize ; Corporal Page, 20 points, Nuthall rifle ;
Private Bennett, 20 points, gold pencilcase. Among
the company present were the Earl of Ellenborough,
Sir John Hope, General Fiddes, &c. As each cup
was presented to the fortunate winner the com-
manding officer offered a few remarks, usually urg-
ing the necessity of position and aiming-drill, and
of avoiding carelessness in firing.
A review of the whole corps of the Glamorgan-
shire Volunteers took plac© at Margam-park, the
seat of Mr. C, R M. Talbot, M P., Lord-Lieutenant
of the county, on Monday. Tile inspecting officer
on the occasion was Col. Raymond, commanding
Bth depot battalion at Pembroke Dock, Col. Bruce
commanding the brigade, with Capt. Bennett, Ad-
jutant of the Glamorgan Light Infantry as Brigade-
Major. The various Volunteer corps commenced
arriving a little after 12 o'clock. and among the
first on the field was Major Hewitt's company, of
Cardiff Artillery. The other corps arrived in
quick
succession, and were marched off to a distance from
the parade-ground for the purpose of forming them