The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-08 00:00:00

FIRST WARWICKSHIRE (BIRMINGHAM)
RIFLES.

The annual meeting of the members of this tat'
talion has just been held at Bingley Hall, Biroling'
ham. There was a very large attendance.
Colonel RATCLIFF, in proposing the adoption d
the accounts submitted, congratulated the meni.
bers upon arriving at the ninth anniversary, and
heartily complimented the Ist Warwickshire on the
manner in which they had performed their duties
during 61 whole of the year. It was gratifying I°
tell them at Wimbledon they had won thirteen
prizes during the year, which proved that the
Ist Warwickshire, when in competition with °ther
battalions, were able to carry off some of the
honours ; if not the number they desired, still thef
could not on the whole feel disappointed. (Hear!
hear.) Since the commencement of the contreti'
tiou in 1860, up to last year, 1868, the battalion d
carried off in open competition at Wimbledon !de
prizes. With respect to the review at Windsor,n
was sure they would all be delighted to know tll3l'o
whether as regarded the conduct of their battali°,
or whether as regarded the conduct of their hay
talion and its movements, their soldier-like beari4
and the manner in which they had generally e°111;
ducted themselves, the men had been spoken °f,
ill
the highest terms. The attendance at t
rifle ranges at Bournbrook had been better
than during any previous year. It was gi.oo
tifying to refer to the manner in which t
marksmen and extra-efficients also came 11?;
and it was also pleasant to hear the words of Ptit
which had fallen from Col. Sir Edward Cao3P/' i 0
on the occasion of the annual inspection. 1.
high approval had been endorsed by Lord Lelgo
The roll of the battalion showed that it had g°e
on increasing yearly, and at the present time tbZ,
were 1,119 strong. On their roll they had 900 eft
cients, 138 extra efficients, and 81 who had 1.1
made themselves. A short time ago a depiltathi°o
0
of commanding officers, headed by Lord Ble";
waited upon the Secretary of War, Mr. Cardwe
in order to obtain an increase of the eapita;
tion grant. That had been refused, and there,
e'
fore they would not be able to obtain any farth
uut
assistance. It was a matter to be regretted, v..
,
they must now exercise the most rigid econowoJi
Everybody was impressed with the desirability
training the whole nation to the use of arms, not for
of
the purpose of aggression, but for the defence
the happy homes and hearths of Old Engl1d;
but the Government had had placed before
them, from some source or other, inat
the
tero
which had induced them to consider that "
capitation grant already allowed was sufficient, to
,
o
meet the existing expenses of the various lor
talions. From this source, then, there was little
no hope of increase of the funds. It had also beef
pressed upon the Government to altar the arin°
the volunteers. The defective state of the rid`
of
had been pointed out, and the Government 001
00
not take the slightest notice. A t one time there
be
"
a hope that the breech-loader would be given —n t
ot
volunteers, bat now that idea was abandoned,
they would have to do their best with the rifles °oil°
already possessed. That was a matter that they 0
very much regretted, because the breech-loader fia
fl
the weapon of the day; and if they were called lea
for active service they might have a weapon ph' 00
in their hands which they would not 1/eid,
well acquainted as they would be with the }3l3': is
The nations, however, were at peace—they we'e •
their
a peaceful condition themselves ; still it was iiers,
duty to make themselves efficient as citizen soiwbeir
ready at any moment to perform their duty t° t.OO,
Queen and country. (Hear, hear.) In conelusito
be urged them to be as attentive to their "the
during the present year as they had been jeliro
past, and then they could congratulate them° of
on the fact that the Ist Warwickshire was one
the best battalions in the country. (Applanse;l
The accounts were then adopted unanimetla'Jel
.the
Captain MOLE moved a vote of thanks to •
worthy and gallant Colonel, which was carried b
acclamation.
0
Colonel RATCLIFF, in acknowledging it, SalOr .0
the members of the corps did their duty he was 0,
that the officers under his command would do tbee,
and make the battalion one of the first in thel°
dom at the end of 1869, (Cheers.)

Foreign Nail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
21.
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Feu ~L, e,_lP 22
Ditto, via Ylrseilles
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Ditto, via Pk-area -
•• .Feb
Brazil,
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Ditto, by French packet 4.
. Feb' 7,
..... . jyrir.
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Feb 6,
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veb•
India,via Southampton ..... . ...•. ... ......... .- g.
••
, Feb' 6.
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Malta, Egypt, &o. reb.o
Ditto, 3larseilles F. b'
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Southaral ton
0,
•
;
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ewfotindla ud . • ..... ........ •
.Fab 7
ortugal . •
United States, i. anada, California, &c., by British 6
packet • ....Feb
Ditto, by Canadian packet
.
Ditto, by L cited States packet
Ditto dittc (Baltimore)
%Vest Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Fa o•
West ladies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha- , 13
} ,
mos)
Falkland Islands . ...... ....... .. 1,
.0.
Cuba and Mexico
e' ...,
Bermuda, via Ilalif4x ...
Bahamas, via New York

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