The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-02 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENIN,G, JUNE 2, 1860,

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NA TlO IV AL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

MEETING THIS DAY.

This afternoon a public meeting of the members of this
society was held at Willis's Rooms, St. James's. The
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., presided, and there
were also present Lord Elcho, Earl Spencer, Lord
West, Sir John Mildmay, Sir J. Burgoyne, Mr. G. Silk,
and other gentlemen.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he
regretted that ho had not ;been able before to take any
part in the deliberations of the Council of the National
Rifle Association, and he need not say that he
should have been happy to have dons so, but for
the amount of business which had pressed upon
him. For all that no one had taken a warmer
interest in the movement, or had watched its progress with
greater satisfaction than he had, and he had seen with
surprise not only the enormous number which had been
collected, something far beyond what was originally con-
templated by its most sanguine supporters, :but was
gratified at the spirit and perseverance with which the
drudgery and details of drill had been gone through, and
which had given a practical refutation to all those sinis-
ter prophecies which met the original movement, and
which said that it would be merely child's play, that the
corps would consiit of uniforms andnothing else, and that
the volunteers would put their Lacks to the thing, and that
consequently they never would be able to become practically
acquainted with the movements they were to practice in the
field. He did not know whether he might be allowed to
allude to it, but he thought he might report from "an-
other place" that they had last night a very satisfactory
discussion upon the subject of volunteers. Threats
had been made and great attacks held out, but they
were realised, and silence had taken the place of
the fireworks which they had expected, and there had been
a unanimous feeling in the House of Commons that the
progress of this association, and the efficiency which the
movement had acquired, put all attempts at attacking it
out of the question. (Hear.) He would state briefly the
history and progress of the association. It was established
with a view to give a central authority and nudes.*
as a point of communication for all corps in different parts
of the kingdom, by spreading throughout our population
a taste for the use of the rifle, and to nationalise that which
had hitherto been very much neglected. He saw constant
allusions to the times when every man practised at a butt
with a long bow, but that had gone out until last year, and

Ino other weapon had been substituted. This conntry had
been so engaged in civil matters that military affairs had
been neglected, except in so far as they had been left to the
regular array. Our civil population had almost lost all inte-
rest in military affairs. The National Rifle Association was
established in January last, and went through all the usual
preliminaries, and they were extremely indebted to those
who put the council in motion. The manner in which

the funds of the association had been spent, ought to
be mentioned. The preliminary committee engaged offices
in Trafalgar-square, at the rate of 100 guineas a year, and
furnished them with the usual necessaries. The gentle-
man to whom the secretaryship was first offered declined it,
but it was felt that his services were so necessary, that an-
other application was made to him, and he accepted it.
The gentleman alluded to was Capt. Mildmay, a gentleman
who had had much experience in the Austrian service. Hi
salary had been fixed at £3OO a year, which he thought
was not tee high, considering that the AgricultturalSociety
gave its secretary £4OO a year and a house. With regar d to
the finances, he was happy to say that he had a very good
budget to produce. There were 232 life subscribers, who
produced £1,346 a year ; 501 annual subscribers, who
produced £526 a year ; and 25 donors, producing £289.
There were some other items received since the balance-
sheet was made up, and the total receipts for the
year had consequently been £3,308. An:ongst these
one class of subscriptions deserved to be remarked upon,
namely, that of the rifle corps, who contributed
to the finances of the association. (Hear, hear.)
Amongst these were the Queen's Westminster Volunteers,
the Ist Dorset, the 12th Middlesex, the sth Chester, tLe
Ist Wilts, the 2d Surrey, the 2d Essex, the Middlesex, the
11th Norfolk, the 11th Somerset, the Wimbledon, the
Northamptonshire, and the St. George's. He would
not enter into the question of the prizes which were to be
awarded at the meeting at Wimbledon, but he might be
permitted to state, on the part of the Government of which
he was a member, that they looked with the greatest anxiety
i.pon the future of the volunteer corps. There was certainly
some danger of the corps melting away when the first
blush of excitement was passed, but if anything could give
stability to the movement it would be the existence of that
association.

Lord ELeno said he did not know what the right hon.
gentleman meant by a satisfactory budget, except he went
upon the principle of that of his own Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer which promised a deficit for the next year. The asso-
ciation had a balance in hand of £2,200, but the expenses
would be very heavy at Wimbledon and would take all the
money they had, if not more. He might remark that the ap-
proaching contest was founded upon the model of a practice
which prevailed in Switzerland and which had been proved
to be very effective. The expenses of the association would
be very heavy. Thom wc,o 120,000 men at present con-
nected with the rifle corps, and if they would subscribe a
shilling a piece towards the funds of the association it would
give an income of £6OO a-year, which would be a very hand-
some sum.

In answer ton question from Lord Fielding,
_ _

Lord ELCIIO said that there would be only two limita-
tions imposed upon candidates, namely, that the weight of
the rifles used should not exceed 101bs., and that no hair
triggers should be used.

Lord FIELDING remarked that the Wimbledon meeting
was fixed for a rather early date.
Lord FIELDING proposed a resolution affirming that, in
the opinion of the meeting, the National Rifle Association
was worthy of national support.
Mr. ROUPELL, M.P., seconded the motion, which was
unanimously adopted.
_ _

Sir J. BURGOYNE moved a vote of thanks to the Chair-
man, and in doing so entered into some details in reference
to riflo practice. The motion having been carried by accla-
mation,

The CHAIRMAN said he was extremely flattered by and
obliged for this vote, and he felt it a great honour to sea
amongst them an officer so accomplished as Sir John Bur-
goyne, one who had passed through some of the greatest
campaigns -which the world ever saw, taking so lively an
interest in the proceedings of the association. He held in
his hand a letter front another veteran, one who had not
served in the field, but vrho was one of the best lawyers and
the most acute debaters ever known. He had reached an
extreme old age, but still had retained not only all the acute-
ness of his mind, but all the fire of his earliest youth. The
letter was as follows :

"Dear Lord Elcho " George-street, May 26.
,I re gret extremel that it be
in my power to attend the meeting in suy willpport of thenot Na-
tional Rifle Association. I need not add, that I feel the
deepest interest in the success of this important national
object, and, above all, in the permanence of the system.
A free people, if worthy of their character, must be ready
at any moment to defend their freedom, and resolute in
taking the necessary steps to render that defence effective.
The impression which the measure has already produced on
the continent of Europe is, as I learn, most satisfactory.—
I remain, my dear Lord, yours faithfully,
"Lord Elcho.
" LYNDHURST."
He (Mr. S. Herbert) thought that when they recei‘ ed such
testimony as this they might reasonably hope the complete
success of their association. (Cheers.)
A vote of thanks to Lord Elcho terminated the proceed-
ings.

LAW INTELLIGENOE.--(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr.
Baron Clituniell.)

GENERAL REA TSON V. SKENE.-JUDGEMENT.
The Lord Chief Baron delivered the unanimous opinion
of the Judges in this case, which was an action for Eden.
der, brought by General Beatson against Mr. Skene, late
consul at Aleppo, and who at the time of the words being
uttered was acting as private secretary and civil commis-
sioner to Major-General Vivian in the Crimea. The
facts of the case have been repeatedly reported at the
trial which took place before Mr. Baron Bramwell, a letter
was called for on behalf of the plaintiff, which was in the
possession of Mr. Sidney Herbert, the Secretary at War. He
refused to produce it, as it would be a precedent injurious to
the public service, and the Judge declined to enforce its pro-
duction. For the defence, it was contended that the commu-
nication, in which the words spoken were a privileged com-
munication, and the learned Judge left that question to the
jury, who found that it was, and returned a verdict for the
defendant. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., with Mr. Hawkins,
and Mr. Grey, who appeared for the plaintiff, had obtained
a rule to set aside that verdict on the ground of misdirec-
tion; that the judge ought to havo' enforced the produc-
tion of the letter; that the production of a privileged com-
munication was one of law, and ought to have been decided
by the judge, and not left to the jury ; and also that the
verdict was against evidence.

Mr. Lush, Q.c., and Mr. Garth
opiPlrose Bil'
dthvel (l'C
rule,and the Court took time to consider their
judgment.
The Lord Chief Baron, in delivering the judgment, said
the judges were unanimous in opinion that the verdict of
the jury ought not to be disturkd ; the court had no rea-
son to be dissatisfied with the evidence, and were of opinion
that there was no misdirection, as the documents, if they
had been produced they could not have been made evidence.
The plaintiff had relied upon the fact that the defendant
had volunteered the statement and not in his official capa-
city. The Court were of opinion when once it was esta-
blished that a person had been privileged hewtahsereenfotirteledthtoe
protection, and that it was a proper question for the jury,
ruleand r
r. would dlbdeebne
Hawkinsp dischargedrtohpoenr l properly
ps applied
uponileedft
fo rall
by t
thehe judge,grounds.
leave
ta
ppeal. The ques-
tion was one of great importance to General Beatson, and
he was anxious that he should have leave to appeal.
The Lord Chief Baron—Upon what grounds ? At pre-
sent I do not see any.

Nir. Hawkins said there were several—the non-produc-
tion of the documents.

aim that the doCIReAts) the letter, and the roimites of the
The Lord Chief Baron—We are all unanimously of opi-
nion

court of the inquiry were not evidence, therefore you can-
not insist upon that as a ground, of appeal, and are unani-
mous of opinion that the verdict of the jury was right.
Mr. Hawkins—We say the case ought not to have gone
to the jury at all; the question of privilege was one of law.
and not of fact, and ought to have been decided by the
judge, and not left to the jury.
The Lord Chief Baron said Mr. Hawkins had better put
down in writing his grounds of appeal, and the Court. would
consult the other judges as to whether there should be any
leave to appeal at all or not.

POLICE INTELLIGEJVCE--( THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROLTGH-STREET.
PARK CONSTABLES AT FAULT—ARBITRARY ARREST.
—John Reeves and Margaret Reeves were charged before
Mr. Beadon, with begging in the park, and the female was
further charged with assaulting park-constables John
Browning, 21, and Frederick Holmes, 53, in the execution
of their duty.

Browning said, that on the previous afternoon, about
five, he saw the female beg of two ladies in the park. He
told a brother constable to turn her out of the park, and
then went to the male prisoner, who was walking some
distance off, and told him to leave the park. The prisoner
would not do so, became obstinate, and on his putting his
hand on him to take him into custody, the female prisoner
came up and knocked off his hat and tried to scratch his
face.

In answer to Mr. Beadon the constable said he was not
taking the man into custody for begging, but was acting
under orders he received.

Mr. Beadon said he (the constable) had a perfect right
to take the woman into custody if he saw her begging, but
he could not turn a man out of the park because he was
merely walking. That was not the law. He laid hold of
the husband, who was doing nothing, and then the woman
came up and assaulted him. He had no business to take
the man at all. He had not seen him begging, and he had
as much right there as any other of the public, and the law
was as good for him as any body else. Had the woman
alone been charged she would have been punished, but as
it was he should discharge them.