The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

" LEATHER GAITERS.

" To be made of sheep skin, to match in colour
with the pouch and belts ; black enamelled facing
at bottom, cut with a point behind, to form a con-
tinuation of boot ; buttons of the same material.

" CLOAK.

" To be made from the same material as tunic),
cut two inches below the knee, forming a double-
breasted coat, buttoning close to the neck, with
stand or fall collar, having tabs buttoning over to
protect the neck.
" A cape, 15 inches deep, fits on the shoulder, at-
tached or detached at pleasure, and formed of double
material ; the inward part expanding, and when
reversed forming a hood, to protect the head.

" ARTILLERY TUNIC.

' " Blue cloth, tweed, or serge.
" Single-breasted, with fly one inch and three-
quarters broad on the inside, collar and cuffs of the
same material, the collar one inch and three-quarters
high, rounded off in front and corner of skirts also.
" The sleeves to have an Austrian knot, to form
a cuff three inches deep at the point ; the knots to
be eight inches in depth, three inches and three-
quarters in width, formed with black square cord
and traced round with scarlet tracing braid ; the
collar edged with square cord and traced inside with
scarlet braid; the tunic to be edged with scarlet
cloth, one-quarter of an inch in width ; nine buttons
in front and two behind the skirt, without opening
behind ; buttons of white metal, with raised pat-
tern of gun in centre.

" TROUNERS.

" Blue cloth, cut to fit a band round the waist,
with side-pockets; large from hip to knee, small
over the foot ; edged down the side seam with
black square cord and scarlet tracing braid, similar
to collar and sleeve of the coat.

" GAITERS.

" Made from black enamelled leather, 13 inches
deep, fix. buttons down side, with strap and buckle
on the top.

" CAP.

" Of blue cloth, having scarlet card round top
and bottom, of oak-leaf band, and round inside of
sunk crown ; knot in centre of crown ; black leather
peak and chin strap.

" BELT.
" Plain black leather, with frog for sword ;
snake-hook fastening.

" GREAT COAT.
" Of blue cloth, similar in pattern to Rifle Volun-
teers."

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ST. GEORGE'S.

This corps marched out on Saturday afternoon
from Burlington-house, Piceadilly,with Lieutenant-
Colonel C. H. Lindsay at their head, the bugle band
and a master (in spite of the unpropitious weather)
of about 120 men. They proceeded through the
leading thoroughfares of the parish to Chelsea
Hospital, where they were inspected by General
Sir Ed ward Blakeney, the governor, who expressed
himself highly gratified with the soldierlike ap-
pearance of the men under arms, as well as with
the neatness of their uniform.

VISIT OF COL. M'MURDO TO LIVERPOOL.
An official meeting of the officers of Artillery
Volunteer forces of Liverpool was held en Friday,
by special summons of the Mayor, at tho Town-
hall. Col. Bourne, Major Walter, Captains Melly,
Wrigley, Bushby, Ilornby, Turner, Robinson,
Campbell, and Langton, of the 4th Division of Ar-
tillery ; Captains M'lver and Currie, of the Cunard
Volunteer's, and Brown, Hamilton, Sharman, Clay,
and Dyke, commanding other artillery forces, were
present. Mr. W. Brown, late M.P. for South
Lancashire, whose name has been foremost in
the movement, was in attendance. Altogether
there were 23 companies of artillery, numbering
over 1,500 efficient men, represented. The May or
stated to this body of officers that, in obedience to
the request of the Secretary at War, he wouldin-
troduce to them Colonel M'Murdo, the officer ap-
pointed by her Majesty's Government to mange
the details for the volunteer artillery service, whose
immediate object was to arrange for the unitieg
the several existing companies into divisions, with
a view to secure unity of action and the avoiding of
unnecessary correspondence. Colonels Marriott
and Fortescue, of the Royal Artillery, were also
present as the officers of the district, whose duties
are to inspect the forces and aid in their general
efficient organisation.
Colonel 'N.lSMuitpo explained to the officers pre-
sent the objects and purposes of the Government in
refereu2e to the volunteer artillery arm of the ser-
vice, and made it clear to the officers commending
that though it was necessary they should combine
in divisions of COO, yet that their so doing was not
intended in any way to interfere with the separate
independence of each distinct company or force, and
that the brigading would not in the slightest de-
gree affect their original and separate existence as
individual corps. The chief subject of discussion
was the matter of small arms.
Major WALTER addressed Colonel M'Murdo at
some length on this question, urging upon the
Government the vital necessity of all volunteer ar-
tillery being at once supplied with the rifled car.
bine and sword 'bayonet ; that the gentlemen who
had been engaged in forming these forces had
entered men on the distinct understanding that
they were to be armed in every way as the
Royal Artillery, and that if the Government had
any intention of ruling it otherwise he feared
that the whole of these forces would disband.
Major Walter observed that he had raised 640
men, that they had banded themselves togethe.r
on a clearly expressed arrangement,
whienh
was that they were to be artillerymen,
a,
and that an artilleryman was. armed
thatwi the
carbine and bayonet. Now, to imagine
forces collected together iu h the streets
places would consent to mar
• march
tid"koman sword,
of a largo city with an antiquated Liverpo,o:lneand other
the
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Beard" veterans
more like the instruments
of Drury-lane theatre in the
:irarri eclat of 113
than any weapon of modern warfare, was simply an
absurdity.
All the other officers present fully concurred in
these opinions, and it was earnestly impressed upon
Colonel M'Murdo that nothing short of a thorough
rifted carbine, to be issued to tho Volunteer Artil-
lery, would keep the forces together, and maintain
regularityand numet,'ous attendance at:the drill.
BunNE and Capt. YELLY each enforced the
arguments advanced by Major -Walter.
Resolutions were passed expressing the readiness
of the several companies to brigade according to the
expressed desire of the War-office, and enforcing
the vital necessity of an immediate issue of carbines
to the artillery forces. It
.wins explained to Col.
M'Murdo that the 4th Division of Lancashire Artil-
lery, being in itself a division of eight companies,
under Col. Bourne's command, formed a brigade of
The Mayor afterwards entertained the assembled
officers at a sumptuous luncheon.
On the motion of Col. BounNE, a cordial vote of
thanks was passed to the Mayor for the earnestness
and promptitude he has shown on this and every
public occasion bearing on the volunteer movement
in the district.
As an instance of the earnestness, so far, of the
Lancashire Artillery Volunteers, it wa.s named to
M'Murdo that the eight companies of the 4th.
division had for several months past been regularly
drilling three times a-week, and flirt lout: few mesa-
hers. of the respective companies failed in their fre-
quent attendance.