The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-22 00:00:00

ME VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

Her Majesty's Government being anxious to en-
courage the formation of Mounted Rifle Volunteer
Corps, the Secretary of State for War has addressed
the Lords-Lieutenant of the different counties in
England and Wales upon the subject :

" War- office, Sept. 10.
"My Lord,—l have the honour to state for your
information that I shall be prepared to sanction the
appointment of a Sergeant-Instructor to every corps
of Mounted Rifle Volunteers which is not entitled
to the service of an Adjutant. The Sergeant-In-
structor so appointed will receive pay at the rate of
ls. 10d. per diem, with an allowance of 4d. per diem
in lieu of lodging, fuel, and light, and will, under
the provisions of the 21st clause of the Act 44,
George 111., cap. 54, be subjected to the Mutiny
Act and the Articles of War, and will be liable to
be tried by a court-martial for any offence commit-
ted against that Act or Articles of War.
"The qualifications of a Sergeant-Instructor of a
Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps should be as fol-
lows :

"1, Five years' service (three of which as a non-
commissioned officer) in the regular army, or in the
army of the late East India Company, or in her
Majesty's Indian Forces. _

4.2. A complete knowledge of mounted drill.
" 3. A good character, as established by satis-
factory testimonials.
" 4. The age of the Sergeant-Instructor is not to
exceed 50 years.
" He will be required, if necessary, to be attached
to a regiment of infantry of the line to learn moun-
ted drill.

"He will also be required to pass through a
course of musketry instruction at Hythe if he has
not already done so.
"Recommendations of Sergeant-Instructor for
Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps should be made by
commanding officers to the Lord-Lieutenant of the
county, and, if approved by him, should be sub-
mitted for the consideration of the Secretary of
State for War.

" I have to add that in cases where the corps
consist of more than 100 enrolled members a second
Sergeant-Instructor will be allowed,:and where the
numbers exceed 200 a third Sergeant, on the same
terms. And in every case the Sergeant-Instruc-
tors should be mounted by the Corps on all
mounted duties.—l have the honour to be, my lord,
your obedient servant,

" SIDNEY HERBERT.

" To the Lord-Lieutenant ofthecountyof----.
We have received several letters impugning the
accuracy of our report of the proceedings at the re-
cent review of Volunteers at Gloucester which ap-
peared in our impression of September 19. We are
informed that the Volunteers never formed line as
described, because the space was much too confines
to permit therm to do so ; that the brigades in
marching past were not preceded by their bands ;
and that they did not march past in slow nor in
double quick time, but in quick time only ; and
that the evolutions of a sham fight, skirmishing,
retreating, &c., did not take place, the only move'
ments being a general salute of battalions in close
columns of companies, officers to the front, and
marching past in open, and afterwards in quarter
distance columns in quick time.
The Inspector-General of Volunteers has
ap-
pointed Saturday next, the 29th inst., for the in-
spection of the North Middlesex Rifles. The
corps now musters nearly,
,6000effecotni:;emy s, and a
n
Marylebone and St. John. -wod e has
been formed, and companies from Camden and
Kentish towns and Haverstock-hill are in course of
formation, which rendersor_Ld
ieaunteinmainnetaitaote application
increase the
necessary to the L
strength of the regiment to 1,000. The council,
with a view to encourage enrolment, have reduced
the subscription to ss. 3d. for effectives, and 2s. 6d.
for cadets for the remainder of the current year,
without entrance fee,
Last evening the members of her Majesty's Cus-
toms' Corps (the 26th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteers)
under the command of Major R. W. Grey and Capt.
Hamel, assembled on the grounds of Mr. R. More-
land, Paradise-row, Stoke , Newington, to present his
commission as th •
their hon. chaplain to the Rev.
Thomas Jackson, AI A . ~ rector of Stoke Newington;
after which a meeting of the inhabitants of Stoke
Newington, convened on reluisition by the rector
was held at the same place for the purpose of taking
into consideration the propriety of forming a volun-
teer corps for Stoke Newington. The rector, having
been called to the chair, said he had felt no hesita-
tion in taking part in the present meeting, as he
felt that the best way to preserve peace was to be
prepared for war. He was much gratified at the
exhibition of efficiency which the 26th Middlesex
had that evening displayed, and he felt assured
that many other corps were equally efficient with
them, and thought that it would now be no longer
said that a foreign enemy would have to get through
the " thin red line" merely, but that he would find
it equally difficult to get through the dark line of
Volunteers. He had seen reviews on the Continent,
but never had he seen a body of men more efficient
than our Rifle Volunteers. Resolutions pledging