The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-20 00:00:00

rim SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1869.

JOINT.STOCK BANKS.

TILE VOLUNTEERS.

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10 Do J 3 lO 41 51 41 151
60 Albion l5 10 8
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 22 224 p 224
20 Anglo-Ilungarian 8 If 21 7
20 Anglo-Italiau 1866, limited 10 6 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13
90 Do issued at 2 pm.— , 0 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lira.
25 Bank of South Australia, all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 101 164
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, end China all 17 18
25 Chartered Mere. of India
London, and China all 31 32
20 City ..........
100 Colonial 25 143
10 Consolidated, lint.
50 Delhi and London, lint
50 East London, lint 5 21 14
20 English and Ant,:rioan, lint 10 ... ...
20 English Bank of Riu de Ja-
neiro, lint
20 English, cuttish, and Ans
tralian Chartered •• all 161 161
281 Hung lions and Shanghai
Bark Corporation all 36 33
281 Do now lll 4 '6
100 Imperial, lint 2a 16 16
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100 Do sp. c. DeL.lBql, 3t all 76 76 80
100 Loudon Bank; of Mexico
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100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 35 30
20 Do new 71 544
100 London & Inver Plate, lint. 40 11 13
25 Do Re W 10 11 2 p
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50 London & Venezuela, lint l2l ... ...
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At the close of the distribution Lord Erxxo an-
nounced that next year they would have another
prize to be shot for—the Emperor of China's silver
hunting flask, which had been taken by Major An-
son, as aide-de-camp to Sir Hope Grant, and which
his gallant relative intended to be given for volley
firing. Ensign Younger had also presented a mag-
nificent ram's-head snuffbox for the use of the corps.
(A laugh). The noble lord also mentioned that an-
other kilted corps was about to be formed if a suffi-
cient number of men were willing to join it.
Sir HOPE GRANT said he had great pleasure in
congratulating them on the excellent appearance
they had made to-night, which was in a great de-
gree to be attributed to Lord Elcho—(cheers)—
who had managed and commanded them so well.
His only regret was that Lord Elcho did not belong
to the regular army, to which he would have
been an honour. He proposed three cheers for
Lady Elcho.
Three cheers having been given for Lady Elcho,
Lord am, in acknowledging the compliment,
observed that it was not the custom of the London
Scottish to cheer when under arms, but if there was
any want of dicipline in doing so, he hoped the
public out of doors would remember that the pro-
posal had come straight from the Horse Guards—.
(a laugh)—at the instance of the Quartermaster-
General of the British army. He would, however,
so far adopt the innovation by calling on them to
give three cheers for their honorary colonel.

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and one cheer more for the army, of which he is
the Quartermaster-General.
This terminated the proceedings.

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itichards lately entertained the whole of the officers
and non-commissioned officers at dinner at this
1 , hall, a course he annually adopts.

THE LONDON SCOTTISH.
The annual inspection of the London Scottish Rifle
Volunteers, by the honorary colonel, Lieutenant-
General Sir Hope Grant, G.C.8., was made on
Saturday evening, in Westminster-hall, when
:the
prizes were distributed by Lady Elcho. There was
a very numerous attendance of ladies and gentle-
men. Among those on the platform, which was
placed at the upper end of the hall, were Sir Hope
Grant and Lady Grant, Lord and Lady Elcho,
Major Anson, the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P.,
and the Misses Kinnaird, the Prussian Military
Commissioner and his lady, Dr. Rae, the Arctic
Explorer, &c.
The prizes, consisting chiefly of valuable pieces
of plate, were arranged conspicuously on tables oc-
cupying a large portion of the platform, and ex-
cited very general admiration.
The inspection having been completed,
Lord ELCHO, who was received with loud cheers,
addressing the members of the London Scottish,
said, the funds of the Association were very
prosperous. They had recovered the defi-
ciency of the previous year, which amounted
to near £2,000, and they had now a good round
sum of £7OO at their credit, as would appear by
the annual balance-sheet. (Cheers.) Upon the
whole the regiment appeared in a most satisfactory
state. Of their discipline he did not speak. Sir
Hope Grant would b-ar him out when he said he
did not believe there was a better disciplined regi-
ment in the Volunteer force. Their only weak point
was in the number of recruits as compared with
former years. To keep up a regiment properly they
required something like 100 recruits. The recruits
this year numbered only 64, as against 107 last
year. He could not tell the cause of the deficiency.
He did not know whether the feeling that the Go-
vernment was not favourable to the Volunteers—
which he believed to be a perfectly mistaken idea
—had thrown a damp on the enlisting of men, or
whether it bad so happened that the number of
proper Scotchmen who had come to London this
year had been smaller than in former years. But
what he wished to impress on officers commanding
companies, and officers and non commissioned offi-
cers in companies, was this—that it was by indi-
vidual, personal exertions, by getting their friends
to come and join—that they could effectually keep
up their numbers. The London Scottish was a great
Scotch club. They had a golf club, a cricket
club, and the best shooting ground in the metro-
polis. They bad many social attractions ; but, above
all, he firmly believed that among Scotchmen there
was that strong feeling of patriotism, and that abid-
ing sense of public duty, to which they must mainly
look for the maintenance of the force. (Cheers.)
With regard to the capitation grant, his impression
was that the present Minister of War was most
favourably disposed to the Volunteer force, but he
wished carefully to inquire into its condition before
making any proposition to Parliament with a view
to its increased efficiency and permanence. Re-
turns had been made out and sent in, and a com-
mittee of different arms was to meet at the War-
office on Tuesday next to consider the subject. If
he were to judge of the feeling of the Government
with regard to the Volunteers from the speech made
by one of its highest members—the Lord Chancellor
—they must be deeply sensible of the importance of
maintaining the force and doing whatever was
necessary for that purpose. The Lord Chancellor,
in presiding at the distribution of prizes to the Inns
of Court, boasted that this was the only country in
Europe which rested ita defence solely on volun-
tary enlistment, and he praised very much the
patriotic feeling of the country which sustained the
army, militia, and Volunteers without a conscrip-
tion. Now to criticise anything which so high
an authority said, especially in 'Westminster Hall,
would no doubt appear somewhat presumptuous,
and might perhaps even expose him to the vague,
but most-formidable of all penalties of which they
had beard so much—the penalty of prmaiunire—(a
laugh)--but after all there did appear to him not a
little of what the Americans called bunkum in this
boast about no conscription ; for the fact was that
whenever, as in the Indian Mutiny or the Crimean
War, non-conscription was tested by the rough us •
age of war ; our army was some 5.),000 be:ow the
standard voted by Parliament. He was satisfied
that the nation, the Parliament, and Government
must accept the fact, and act upon it, that by the
ancient constitution of the realm every Englis,unan
was liable to the home defence of his country, and
the only way of escaping from compulsory sere ice,
if needs be, was by volunteoring. lie saw near him
a distinguished Prussian officer, who represented
his country at our Court as a military commissioner,
and he might say, without having a system of mili-
tary conscription, such as existed in Prussia, they
could under the existing law so modify their system
as, without bearing hardly upon any one, bind up
the armed manhood of the country in a way that no
other scheme could possibly accomplish. In con-
clusion, the noble lord congratulated them on the
friendly relations which subsisted between all the
officers and members of the regiment, and, as he
should not have another opportunity of addressing
them this season, he begged, on his own part
and on the part of Lady Elcho, to wish them all a
merry Christmas and a happy new year. (Cheers.)
The prizes were then handed to the bUCC essful
competitors by Lady Elcho.

THE 7TH SURREY RIFLES.
On,Saturday the 7th Surrey Rifles assembled at
the great hall of the Cannon-street Terminus Ho-
tel, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, to
witness the presentation of prizes to the successfu
competitors at shooting and drill. Col. Beresford,
commandant, commenced by congratulating the regi-
ment that in the last Volunteer year the efficiency of
the corps had been well maintained, for whereas in
1868 they had a percentage of 95, the percentage in
1869 was 96, and each man had undergone on the
average thirty drills. This high condition of ef-
ficiency had been a gradually increasing one, for i
1867 the efficiency was 91 per cent., in 1868 it was
95, and, as he bad stated, it was 96 in 1869, the
Volunteer year ending the 30th ult. Ile congra-
tulated the corps upon this, and also upon the fact
that General Sir Francis Wheeler had consented to
become the hon. coloncl. The Lord Mayor sail
that of late he hal been frequently c died upon to
take part in proceedings like the pre_eat, and the
more he saw of the various regiments the more im-
portance he attached to the service, and he thought
it a most important one for the country. It gave
confidence to the nation, and it strengthened in
no slight degree the hands of the Executive power.
He thought, therefore, that all encouragement
and, especially that the use
should be given to it,
of the rifle should be encouraged, for no enemy
would dare to think of attacking a country in
which a rifleman might be found in every cot-
tage. The prizes, which were very numerous, and
many very costly, were then distributed, and
the Lord Mayor caused much amusement by par
titularly inquiring into the circumstances attend,

ing a prize winner's repeated appearance for some
new evidence of his skill in particular matches.
Private Roper, who had been fortunate in winning
the two battalion prizes allowed, as well as com-

pany and " challenge" prizes, was subjected to a
good deal of good-humoured banter by his lordship,
who did not seem to value highly the skill of Mr.
Roper's absent comrades. Captain Porter, Pay-
master Collins, Private Bristow, Private Allen,

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Paymaster Collins, Quartermaster Gauntlett, Ser.

geant Andrews, and Privates Austin, Hart, Ross,
and Smith were among the prize winners. A pre-
sentation was made on behalf of the corps to Dr.
Jones, the hon. surgeon, iu the shape of a hand-
some case of valuables, and a gold watch was pre-
sented to Quartermaster Gauntlett by the regi-
ment. The proceedings closed with the usual com-
plimentary speeches and votes.

) NOTICE.—The Anglo-American limes for this
week, issued on Friday, will contain a Supplement giving
the full text of the President's Message to Congress, the
Reports of the Secretaries of the Treasury, of the Interior,
' the Postmaster-General, and of the Commissioner of In-
ternal Revenne. Next week, the Navy Report, the War
Report, Report of the General of the Army and of Gene-
ral Sheridan. Price, 4d. 15, Catherine-street, Strand,
London.—Early application necessary. Copies can be
obtained at The Sun Office.
LEicEsTER, rith.--Trade remains excessively dull.
A great many hands have been thrown out of work
of late, and prospects for Christmas are very dis-
spiriting. The near approach of Christmas has
caused a little dulness in the wool market, but, though
transactions during the week have been very nume-
rous, where they have been effected it has been at very
firm prices. Worsted yarns are a very dull inquiry,
and many mills are already closed for the Christmas
holidays. The demand for lamb'd-wool hosiery
underclothing has almost entirely ceased, and there
is no prospect of any revival before the new year.
Many hands are out of employment in this branch.
Not much immediate demand is experienced for
fancy cotton hosiery in this district, but nianufac.
turers are making to order for delivery in January,
and hands are tolerably well employed for the time

of the year.
Her Majesty's ship Monarch, Capt. John E.
Commerell, V.C., C. 8., and the United States
screw corvette Plymouth, Capt. Macomb, remained
anchored at Spithead up to sunset yesterday, as did
her Majesty's ship D. negal, Capt. W. Hewett,
V.C., at St. Helen's-roads; all three detained by
the continued violence of the weather.
Her Majesty's screw troopship Simoom, Captain
Lethbridge, arrived in Portsmouth harbour on Sa-
turday, on her return from Ireland.
The troops and naval supernumeraries brought
to England on Frid iy by her ALtje,ty'd screw
troopship Serapis, Capt. John Soedy, from Alex-
andria and Malta, were disembarked at Portsmouth
dockyard on Saturday. The C Battery of the
14th Brigade of Royal Artillery were forwarded to
Plymouth, and the remainder of the brigade to
head-quarters at Woolwich. The time-expired
scldiers were sent on their regimental depots, the
invalided soldiers to the Royal Victoria Hospital
at Netley, and the naval supernumeraries to the
flagship in Portsmouth harbour. The Serapis has
commenced coaling for her outward voyage, on the
30th inst., to Alexandria.
The long-delayed draught of the 83d Regimen,
under orders from Colchester for Gibraltar, is to
leave Colchester to-morrow for Portsmouth, where
it will embark on board the Simoom. Captain
James, 83d Foot, will take charge of the draught
on board the Simoom. The Quartermaster-General
has notified that the draughts from the Ist Bat-
talion 6th Regiment and the 41st Regiment, under
orders for India, have been transferred from the
ship sailing on the 30th inst. to that sailing on the
6th of January. The draughts will embark at Ports
mouth.

It is stated that the Government have in con-
templation the issue of a new equipment to the in-
fantry regiments of the service. Among the regi-
ments to be first supplied are the Ist battalion of
Grenadier Guards and the 4ch Foot.
The A, 8., D, and G batteries, 14th Brigade,
Royal Artillery, arrived at Woolwich from India on
Saturday afternoon, and are now stationed in the
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich.
The F battery, 14th Brigade, Royal Artillery, is
expected to arrive at Portsmouth about the 24th
inst. in the Indian troopship Crocodile.
When Fort Clarence, on the Maidstone-road, in
the city of Rochester, shall cease to be a military
prison, which it will do before long, it is expected
that the fort and the extensive buildings in connec
tion with it will be converted into barracks for the
accommodation of a body of troops.
Captain Percy Smith, R.E., who has been for a
time attached to the School of Military Engi-
neering at Chatham to go through a course of
instruction in the new system of military tele-
graphy, has completed his course and left the
establishment.

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food too highly.—From the "Gazette du 51 MC July 25. Cure
No. 16,270 -Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, of Fernley,
Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver
derangement, and partial deafnessi Cure No. I,77l—Lord Stuart
de Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia
No. 49,832—"F4ty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia
nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms
sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Joly." Important Caution.—
Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations
to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most auda •
ciously attached
In tins, at Is lid; Ilb 28 9d; 21bs 46 8d 5 lbs Ils; 12 lbs 225;
21 lbs 40s. -Also Du BARRY'S REVALENTA AB.IIIIEA CHOCOLATE
PoWDER is pacbed in tin canisters: for 12 cups at ks, for cups
at 3s 6d, for 48 c ups at 6s, for 288 cups at 30s, fur 576 cups at 558
—being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins are sent
free of carriage in England on receipt of Post-Wilmer ler.—
BARRY Du BARRY and Co., 1%77 liegent street, Lyndon; and
all Wooers and Clugulato,