The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-01 00:00:00

TEE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

THE LANCASHIRE RIFLE CONTEST.
WEDNESDAY.
Today, like its !predecessor, was rather murky,
and at the long rang es the centres were only dimly
visible. Notwithstanding this drawback the shoot-
ing exhibited an improvement on that of yesterday,
is every
and there probability that it will gradu-
ally become more satisfactory. Thanks to the ex-
cellent arrangements
2d battalion made by the officers of the
and
K to the management of Col. Clarke butt
the umpire and Major Walker, Inspector
themselves ver
popotiatturd
in
sco,.t
of Volunteers
, who have already made
y
single hitch or unpleasanamong the riflemen, not a
ntnoenas has occurred. Volun-
teer commissioned and
from the various corps are alew°lllmissioned officersy
command of the firing squad, and
at hand to take
aa
the men of the
Stirlingshire Militia make capital
every range is shot off, roeun ..markers, After
tea aides-de-camp
$ off to the secretary's hut with scores, which
are carefully entered into a printed regisotrees, which
final result is speedily made known by .
.r, and the
being Post d
on an erection similar to a guillotine. The e-
,. Aunt
Sallies" at 200, 300, and 600 yards make money, the
electric one being most in request. The advantage
of electricity so applied is conspicuous, but it has
one drawback—it does not allow the rifleman the
pleasure of hopeful uncertainty. Before the tinkle
of the ball on the target is heard the result is re-
corded by the needles. At these targets, and also at
the sweepstakes range, the Whitworth asserts its
superiority over all other weapons. Next in repu-*
tation come Turner's and Westley Riohards's rifles,
but the long Enfield up to 600 yards has still many
admirers. Impromptu sweepstakes attract the
greatest number of the unemployed riflemen, and
the shooting at them is rather above the average.
Lord Spencer and Major Brougham were again
on the ground today, and though the attend-
ance of visitors was not numerous, it was very
select. Fortunately, owing to the excellent
aangements made for
, their comfort, a goodly num-
ber of ladies
encouraged the riflemen by their pre-
sence. Next year, when
the ground has been well
drained and hardened
oloy he
expet,te, a, larger number of visitors
4 I t in, however, plain that riflo

contests do not enlist the ardent curiosity of the
general public, although a parade, or Volunteers on
the march with bands playing, still gathers multi-
tudes together. At one o'clock each day a signal
gun is fired from a prominent position, all the
danger flags are simultaneously struck, and the
riflemen gather at a capacious and comfortable
turf hut, known as Vesuvius Cottage, NI here excel-
lent hot and cold dinners, including a famous " hot
pot," are served throughout the day. The follow-
ing events were decided to-day :—" The first prize
was specified as follows :—" A Challenge Cup,
value 50 gs., presented by the Etrl of Ellesmere.
To be competed for by delegates, who must be
effective Volunteers, from the Volunteer companies
of the county. Three delegates from each company,
to be chosen by the commanding officers of the
company. The company *hose delegates shall
obtain the highest aggregate score to be the win-
ner. The cup to be considered the property of the
winning company for the year, and to become its
permanent property when won either two years
consecutively or three times in all. The cup, so
long as it is a challenge cup, to revert to the donor,
or his representatives, if not competed for each
succeeding year, until another competition takes
place. Distances 300, 500, and 600 yards."
The first prize fell to Sergeant Sillem, R. Maxwell,
and R. N. S wire, delegates from the Ist company
sth division 2d battalion, who scored respectively
10,13, and 11, making a total of 34. The two next
squads were the delegates from the 2d company of
the 19th Rifles, who scored 24, and the delegates
from the 2d company sth division 2d battalion, who
scored 22. The total general score exhibited the
following results :—one 21, one 20, one 19, one 15,
two 13, and one 7. The following gentlemen repre-
sented three Manchester regiments which failed at
the last moment to supply the requisite number of
delegates :—J. Jervis, Ist company Ist Manchester;
J. Yates, Ist company 2d Manchester ; Captain
Brookes, 3d company 3d Manchester. A purse of
£5O, presented by the Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. J.
D. Anderson), in five prizes of £lO each, competed
for by Volunteers of the town of Liverpool earning
weekly wages, distance 200 yards, 10 rounds, was
won, firstly, by Nicholas Murphy, 64th Rifles (2d
battalion), with 16 points ; secondly, by Sergeant
Holland, 25th Rifles, with 14 points ; the remainder,
after a tie was shot off, were gained by J. Williams,
25th Rifles ; W. Burton and Richard Holt, all of
whom scored 13 shots. The general score was as
follows :—two elevens, five tens, three nines, five
eights, three sevens, two sixes, three fives, and one
four.

Yesterday the commanding officers of the various
Metropolitan Volunteer Rifle Corps received the
following circular :

" Immediate. " War-office, Oct. 29.
" Sir,—lt having been represented to the Secretary of
State for War that some companies or squads of Rifle Vo-
lunteers when drilling in Hyde-park, have caused consider-
able inconvenience to riders in Rotten-row by firing black
cartridge close to and across the ride, I am directed by Mr.
Secretary Herbert to request that you will direct the drill
instructor of the corps under your command to avoid firing
in the direction complained of.
" It having also been brought to Mr. Secretary Her-
bert's notice that a volunteer corps lately made the pas-
sage of a suspension bridge, in the Regent's-park, as if
in contact with an enemy, I am to take this opportunity
of pointing out that the charge of a body of men
along a bridge of such a construction imposes a greater
strain than it is calculated to bear, and must therefore be
attended with extreme danger to the volunteers,—l have
the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,

" M. M'INIIIRDO.
" The Officer Commanding Tclunteers."
At the termination of the drill of the London
Irish Volunteers on Tuesday night last a meeting
of the members of the Ist company was held at the
King's Arms Tavern, Palace-yard, for the nomina-
tion of a gentleman to be submitted for the approval
of the Marquis of Donegal, the lieutenant-colonel,
to fill the captaincy of that company, rendered
vacant by the untimely fate of Capt. Richard De
Frey ne Jones, who was drowned by the capzising
of a small boat in Clew Bay, near Sligo, on the 2d
ult. Mr. Dennis O'Connor was called to the chair.
It was then proposed and agreed to that Lieut.
Tully should be the successor to Capt. Jones.
Three persons were proposed as successors to Lieut.
Tully—Mr. M'Sweeny, formerly a lieutenant in
the 29th Middlesex corps, but now in this corps ;
Sir G. Bowyer, M.P., a member of the corps; and
Mr. Coates, ensign of the Ist company. A very
long and animated discussion ensued as to the
merits of the various candidates, and on a division
the chairman announced the election to have fallen
upon Mr. M'Sweeny by one vote over Sir G.
Bowyer, who was only two ahead of Ensign Coates.
A committee was appointed to present the result to
the Marquis of Donegal.
_ _

The Stoke Newington Volunteer Corps, though
little more than a month has elapsed since a public
meeting of the inhabitants was convened with a
view to its formation, numbers about 100 effective
members. The ReV. Thomas Jackson, the rector,
Mr. Felix Hamel, solicitor to the Customs, and
many of the principal inhabitants identified them-
selves with the corps from the first, and continue
to take a lively interest in its establishment and
progress. The men are regularly drilled in the
morning by an officer and a private in the
London Rifle Brigade, and in the evening
by two non-commissioned officers of the Cold-
stream Guards, and give promise of taking rank be-
fore long with the smartest of the metropolitan
corps. A few evenings ago they marched out for
the first time, headed by a company of the London
Brigade as an advanced guard, and accompanied
by the band of drums and fifes of the. Coldstream
Guards. The men improvised a little change in
dress for the occasion, consisting of a glazed forage
cap and leather leggings, not being yet in uniform ;
and the little military demonstration, which was
partly made for recruiting purposes, occasioned for
the moment a sensation among the suburban com-
munity.

The Kirkcudbright Artillery were inspected on
the 23d ult. by the Earl of Selkirk. Before pro-
ceeding to the battery the artillery corps were put
through a variety of evolutions by Capt. M'Gilli
vray, who was the field officer sent to inspect them.
Shortly afterwards the inspecting officer, accom-
panied by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry,
the Earl of Selkirk, arrived, and the hard work of
gun drill was commenced. After their drill the
ceremony of naming the battery was performed by
Miss Hope, daughter of the Hon. Charles Hope,
Governor of the Isle of Man, and niece of the Lord-
Lieutenant. After luncheon the Earl of Selkirk
addressed the Artillery Volunteers, told them what
the inspecting officer had said, how he praised some
portions and criticised other portions of their drill,
and, after some further observations, his lordship,
thanking the Rifle Corps for their attendance in
keeping the ground, expressed his pleasure in
having seen so many of the Volunteers present.

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