The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

(Kidbrooke) company of Kent Volunteer Rifles.

Shortly after 4 o'clock the company was drawn up
in line, under the command of Captain Morris,
when the Rev. Mr. Selwyn, of Blackheath, having
offered an appropriate prayer, Mrs. Angerstein
stepped forward and addressed the company as fol-
lows :—Captain Morris, officers, and men of the
Kidbrooke Company of Volunteer Rifles, I have
been requested by the ladies of the immediate
neighbourhood to be their representative upon this
occasion, and I beg to offer you their best wishes,
together with my own, for the success and perma-
nence of that noble Volunteer Movement which you
were'among the first to join, and the duties of which
you have carried on in the most praiseworthy and
energetic manner. (Applause.) We earnestly pray
that if ever you are called upon to defend your
Queen,f your country, and your homes, Almighty
God will crown your efforts with success. (Ap-
plause.) I now present you with this bugle and
this cup, in the full assurance that you will each of
you nobly fulfifyour duty in whatever circumstances
you may be placed. (Renewed applause.) The bugleand cup were then handed to Captain Morris, upon
which Mr. Angerstein briefly addressed the com-
pany, remarking that trom its commencement the
Volunteer Movement had received his most earnest
support, he believing that it was a movement of
even more than national importance, (Loud ap-
plause.) Captain Morris, in a brief, but pointed ad-
dress, thanked Mrs. Angerstein and the ladies of
Blackheath for the handsome presentation made
that day, assuring them that the cup which had
been given would be the means, by being placed
for competition, of inducing the members to become
thoroughly efficient in rifle shooting, and that if
ever the bugle then held in his hand should sound
the alarm of war the members of the Kidbrooke
company would remember by whom it was pre-
sented, and would go forth to do their duty
to their Queen and country and in fulfilment
of the oath which they had all taken. (Applause.)
At five o'clock between 500 and 600 persons were
sumptuously entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Anger-
stein, a large and handsome marquee having been
erected for the occasion. The proceedings termi-
nated with a display of fireworks.
The first meeting of the Hertfordshire Rifle Vo-
lunteers took place on Friday at Ashridge-park, the
seat of Earl Brownlow, to compete for the follow-
ing prizes given by his Lordship and Lady Marian
Alford, and another prize given by Lieut.-Colonel
R. A. Smith Dorrien :—The first prize, a silver
tankard given by Earl Brownlow for aggregate
score at 200, 400, and 600 yards, was awarded, after
a well contested match, to Mr. C. Moore, of the 2d
Company, having made 19 points. The second
prise, a silver watch, to Mr. Wenham, of the Ist
Company, making 17 points.
200 yards .. First prize, £2 to C. Moore .. 10 points.
Second prize, £l, to H. Brown 7 points.
400 yards .. First prize, £2, to C. Moore .. 5 points.
Second prize, £l, to Mr. Buck-
master .. .. 5 points.
600 yards .. First prize, £2, to Mr. Wenham 5 points.

As some misunderstanding has arisen at Wool-
wich with reference to the duties required of the
Deputy Inspector-General of the Royal Artillery
Infirmary, and his position on the Staff, Major-
General Richard Nacres, K.C.8., commanding at
Woolwich, has isFsued a garrison order, desiring it
to be clearly understood that the position of the
Deputy Inspector-General is precisely the same as
that laid down at
page 42 in the code of "Medical
Regulations'' for principal medical officers in a gene-
ral hospital.
On Friday, Col. the Hon. A. Gordon visited the
camp at Colchester for the purpose of making the
necessary arrangements before taking the command
of the garrison in succession to Major-General
Wood. Col. Gordon is expected to enter on his
new duties on the let of November. Ensign Walsh,
of the 44th, is about to proceed to Languard Fort,
Harwich, to relieve Ensign Michell of the 66th, who
will return to the camp. Lieut. Freeborn, of the
Ist Foot, will also shortly proceed to Harwich to
take the command of the detachment of the 9th
battalion stationed there. Lieut.-General Sir J.
F. Love, Inspector-General of Infantry, has decided
that officers shall take their leave of absence,
and non-commissioned officers and men re-
ceive their furloughs from the Ist of November
without waiting for his annual inspection. The
following officers have been granted leave of ab-
sence to the end of the year :—Capt. R. Thomson
and Lieut. Kilson, Ist Battalion, 6th Foot; Ensign
Holton, 37th Foot ; Brevet-Major Vance, 38th ;
Ensign Overton, 44th ; Capt. Eccles, Lieut. Gub-
bins, Ensigns Wood and Burnell, 56th ; and Ensign
Addison, 66th.

Second prfze, £l, to Mr. Dredge.. 4 points.
Judging Distance, three ranges up to 300 yards.
First prize, a silver bowl, to Henry Rumball 16 points.
Second prize, a silver drinking cup, to James
Lawrence .. 12 points.
A silver cup given by the officers to be shot for by
sergeants instructors of the different corps, five
rounds per man, at 300, 500, and 600 yards, was
won by Sergeant Rawlins at 10 points, beating Ser-
geant E. Walker, who also made 10 points in shoot-
ing off the tie. A prize of £5, given by Lieut.-Col.
R. A. Smith Dorrien, with a sweepstakes of 2s. 6d.
each from 30 members, to which amount they were
limited, at 200 and 300 yards. .

It appears from some correspondence read at the
last meeting of the Great Yarmouth Town Council
that the Government propose to take four acres of
land for the proposed batteries at the mouth of that
harbour. Accommodation is to be provided in con-
nexiou with the batteries for 100 men.

THE VOLUNIEER MOVEMENT,

The 21st Middlesex (Civil Service Regiment),
Hon. Col. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Lieut.-Col.
Viscount Bury, will proceed on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, and Thursday to Wimbledon for target prac-
tice, On Wednesday the Admiralty company will
fire for the company's prizes, and the prizes for the
Post-office companies will be shot for on Thursday,
Nov. 15.
Yesterday morning the members of the Ist Tower
Hamlets Rifle Volunteers mustered to the number
of 130 at their drill ground, Hawthorn-street,
Kingsland, and marched, accompanied by their
brass band, drams and fifes, under the command of
Major Sharwood, their commandant, to West
Hackney Church for Divine service. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. R. Chaffer, M.A., in aid
of the National Society for Educating the Poor in
the Principles of the Established Church. The
• rev. gentleman selected for his text the 72d Psalm,
13th verse—" He shall spare the poor and needy,
and shall save the souls of the needy." The ser-
mon, however, bore no reference to the rifle volun-
teer movement, but simply advocated the claims of
the society to public support. At its conclusion a
collection was made. The Ist Tower Hamlets now
number about 500 members, of whom between 200
and 300 are effectives, and considering the short
time they have been organised, they are a highly
efficient body of men.
The greatest muster hitherto of the Workman's
Volunteer Brigade, now numbering 1,100 men, took
place on Saturday evening in the Guildhall, on
which occasion the Colonel Commandant, Sir Wm.
De Bathe, made the following remarks :—" Volun-
teers, I had hoped to be able to inform you that
your services had been accepted. I cannot as yet
communicate that gratifying intelligence. It is
right, however, to acquaint you that the delay,
which we all greatly deplore, does not arise from
any want of exertion ou the part of your officers,
for we have laid before the public authorities your
numbers, you efficiency, your zeal, and your loyalty,
respectfully soliciting for them an answer, one
-way or other, whether or not they would accept of
the services of the Workman's Volunteer Brigade,
considering it not advisable and most impolitic to
suffer so loyal a body to continue any longer de-
vot2ng both their time and money to an uncertainty.
In the meantime you must rest satisfied with the
thanks of your officers for your exemplary conduct.
I hope next Saturday to be able to tell you that
your services are accepted. Under the circumstances
I invite you to give three cheers for Queen
Victoria.." Loud and protracted cheers followed,
after which the battalion, headed by a party of
Volunteers in uniform, and its two bands of nearly
80 performers (brass and fifes and drums), marched
through the city, round to Tower-hill, attracting
great applause and observation.
The first annual prize shooting of the 7th West
York (Leech+) Volunteer Rifles commenced on Wed-
nesday, was continued each day up to and includ-
ing Saturday, and will be resumed to-day (Mon-
place on the corps' prac-
day). The shooting took
tine ground at Farn ley, near Leeds. Only long or
short Enfield rifles were allowed to be used, and
no hair triggers or magnifying sights were per-
mitted. The shooting was from the shoulder, and
the hits counted as at Hythe, the regulations in
other respects being the same as are observed at the
School of Musketry there. The shooting on the
first three days was occupied in the competition for
four prize Enfield rifles complete, with case and
instruments, one rifle being given to the beat shot
in each of the first four companies of the corps.
The shooting was at three ranges-150, 200, and
300 yards, five rounds being fired by each man at
each distance. There were altogether upwards of
100 riflemen engaged in the contest. The highest
score (25) was made by Private B. H. Labron, of
the first company. Iu the second company the
prize was gained by Private E. C. Senior, who
scored 23 ; in the third company by Sergeant Holt,
who scored 22 ; and in the fourth by Private J. A.
Whalley, who scored 20. With the consent of the
commanding officer of the corps, Mr. Labron, as the
best shot
muskets in the battalion, will wear a badge (cross
and crown, worked in gold), and each of
the other
gentlemen named, as the best shot in his
crown been
g onapny, will wear a similar badge, the
seated b ornjtted. These badges have been pre-
y mr.
J T. Beer, a private in the second
company. on
Saturda; evening the All Corners'
Prize was first shot.
tors, each man Paying There were nearly 50 competi-
an entrance fee of ss. The
prize was a silver cup, value £lO The shooting was
at 300 yards, five rounds
being..e fired.: Capt. Kinnear,
of the 2d company of the le
Brownsword, a private No.
Corps, and Mr.
the Robin Hood Rifles, Nati 'a' 5 company of
seven points, being the two
hingham, each made
shooting off, Capt. Kinnear missed
dest scorers. On
h
Private Brownsword made an outer,"
target, and
won the cup. The competitors for srZl: and thus
eluded members of various rifle corm as prized 111-
them wero Mr. T. Campbell Foster, of thena:ainoug
Inn Corps, the learned gentleman being ininLcoelnd'B
0s
wing to the sessions being held during the lastfeew
days ; h -
e scored six. Mr. W. Gott, of Leeds, offered
value £0 as a prize for the second best
a cup,
petitor, and Capt. Kinnear will, of course, be en-
titled to it. After the All Corners' Prize,
the 80.
rough Alembers'Prize was competed for, five rounds
at 300 yards being shot. It was won by Private
S. T. Beer, of the 2d company of the Leeds Rifle
Corps, who made 10 points.
.Th __ere were a large
nunumber of competitors for it .These are aft the prizes
which have yet been shot, but several still remain for
competition. The weather, on the whole, has been
unfavourable, and on the first day a drizzling rain
fell, which rendered it very difficult to take correct
aim. Considering these circumstances the general
scoring is regarded as satisfactory. There will
be a formal presentation of the prizes to the suc-
cessful competitors in the Victoria-hall, Leeds, on
some day not yet named, and Earl De Grey and
Ripon has been asked to preside on the occasion.
Saturday afternoon the grounds of Mr. W
Angentein M.P., for Greenwich, at The Wood-
lands, Blackheath, .'
were visited by a large number
of the 'maid
ants of the neighbourhood, for the pur-
pose of witnessing
04,,in, on behalf of h e presentation by Mrs. Anger-
bileor bugle end the ladies of Blackheath, of a
to the members of the '7th

First prize, Mr. Jones..
Second prize, Mr. A. Rumball ' l2 points
Third prize, Mr. Iles
At the close of the contest Lady Marian Alford dis-
tributed the prizes to the successful competitors, in
the presence of a large number of the nobility who
are staying at Ashridge. After which the whole
of the corps were invited to partake of a sumptuous
dinner, provided by Mr. Strange, of the Crystal
Palace, under a tent near the mansion, where the
whole was brought to a most successful issue under
the presidency of Earl Brownlow, who was well
supported by the nobility of the county.
An encampment formed on Saturday on Nazing-
common, Essex, by the Essex Yeomanry Cavalry,
and Volunteers from tie Hon. Artillery Company,
the Victoria, Middlesex, and Herts Rifles, &c. The
encampment was regularly protected by sentries,
guards, videttes, and outposts, and cooking was car-
ried. on. Advantage was also taken of the occasion
to give the troops assembled a " field day." About
two p.m. a parade line was formed, with the bands
on the right of the regiments ; and the troops,
having been inspected, marched on with their bands
playing. The other arrangements of the day were
as follows :—An enemy's army was shown, sup-
posed to be marching from the direction of Epping,
and the right wing of which was presumed to be
annihilated by the artillery and cavalry. The
infantry advanced in columns and formed two
lines, supported by artillery as d cavalry, to attack
the centre of the hostile force, which with the left
wing was driven back and defeated, as the " enemy"
always is on these occasions. A new line was then
formed, the whole force advanced in parade order
and saluted, and the troops, having refreshed
themselves, marched off the ground.
A silver bugle has just been presented by Mrs.
Fellowes and the ladies of Huntingdonshire to the
Ist Rifle Corps of that county, which has now
130 members enrolled, under the command of
Colonel Duncombe. It was originally intended that
the presentation should take place in the park of
the Earl of Sandwich, at Hinchinbrook ; but the
state of the. weather rendered it necessary that the
proeeedings should come off in the Court-house at
Huntingdon. The presentation was conducted
satisfactorily, and Colonel Duncombe having ex-
pressed his thanks to Mrs. Fellowes and the fair
donors of the bugle, the Volunteers were inspected
on the Market-hill by the Duke of Manchester,
who commands the mounted corps formed in the
county. In the evening a large party of the Volun-
teers and their friends dined together in the Town-
hall, Mr, E. Fellowes, M.P., presiding.
The services of the Artillery company just
formed at Walton, Suffolk, have been officially
accepted. Mr. Snow has been cho ,en first lieu-
tenant. The Government inspector has allotted
one of the martello towers at Walton for practice.
Another item of interest in connection with the
movement in Suffolk is the presentation by Colonel
Shafto Adair of the handsome donation of .ElOO
to the funds of the Bungay company.
An effort is being made to raise a third com-
pany of Rifle Volunteers at Wakefield. The corn-
pany is to be composed of working men, and to be
equipped mainly at the expense of Lieutenant
Barker of Thornes, and Mr. S. R. Green, of Wake-
field.

AT SEA IN THE STORM.

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The 3d of October will be long remembered as
one of those days which leave their impress in
anxious and sorrowful memories, Already we have
heard of shipwrecks ; brave seamen perishing in
their efforts to reach the shore ; and could the
effects of that terrible storm be fully known, it
would reveal many an instance of suffering, endu-
rance, and heroic toil. One such came under our
notice, and cannot fail to awaken the interest and
sympathy of the reader. On the morning of the
3d the William Simpson, of Peterhead, a boat of
little more than 15 tons, left the Tay for her na-
tive port with a heavy cargo of mussels. She was
manned by William and Alexander Alexander,
with two of their sons, boys about 14 years of age.
Suddenly the wind rose, and, finding it impossible
to breast the storm, they ran to sea, and con-
tinued thus till, it is calcu:ated, they were at
least a hundred miles from the land. Being un-
able to carry canvas, or even take down the
mast, they were entirely at the mercy of the
waves, and could only struggle to keep their vessel
from sinking. The perilous condition of the poor
fishermen with their little boys it would be impos-
sible to conceive. Here, in a small boat, their pro-
visions destroyed, without fire, wet and weary, in
the midst of the raging elements, their only pros-
pect was a watery grave. A large quantity of the
precious cargo was thrown overboard; twice was
the boat filled with water, and the waves continued
to break over her. The two boys soon became ex-
hausted, and were placed unifier the only shelter an
open boat can afford, saddening as it is, that their
poor parents might not see them die. They refused
to remain, and the last edible remnant, a raw cab-
bage, was divided between them. Hard and heart-
breaking were the struggles of the two fishermen,
and yet they toiled on as those inured to difficulties
and storms only can. For five days did William
Alexander remain at the helm, except twice, when
he was dashed by a wave into the bottom of the
boat, while his brother attended to the pump and
other matters. Seldom have we heard of such trying
exposure, such protracted privation and suffering.
At last the calm came, and with what strength
y a
re-
mained, stimulated b
.hope that, even yet,
through a
kind providence,ut Sunday they
be saved,
they made for the land.
o neal rfi they arrived
at Stoneham, having been
during which they had ate little, nearlyslept five
d
nasyons
T
cal:
has ena.
d,
been subjected to the severest hardshi
deplorable, their deliverancep a
he
condition was
mar-
vel ; and the news of their safety was received
by
anxious friends with equal delight and astonish-
ment. The boat arrived hero on Monday. Such is
one of the incidents of Wednesday week. The
William Simpson had a perilous voyage, and her
brave little crew a narrow escape ; but how many
on that memorable day perished amid the scenes of
l— their struggles andoutforinga Peterhead Yentinel.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15, 1860.

(Cheers.) This volunteer movement, if it has no
other effect, will strengthen in the minds of all

Englishmen a love for England. (Cheers.) And
is not England a country worth loving ? England
is not a mere geographical expression ; England
is not merely a region representing so many square
miles of area, lying in a particular longitude and
latitude; England is something more—England is
all that the genius, the wisdom, the courage of 30
generations of Englishmen have made her. (Cheers.)
In virtue of that genius, that wisdom, that cou-

IJR. CULLEN.

rage, England holds the first place amongst the
the nations. She is first in arts and arms. Na-

ture made England comparatively poor in soil
and climate. The industry of her sons has made
England the wealthiest country in the world.
(Cheers.) Look at her unrivalled agricultural
skill—look at the marvellous ingenuity dis-
played in applying the aids of science to productive
industry —look at her surpassing manufacturing
enterprise ; and, in the domain of intellect, look at
the long list of masters of abstract thought to whom
England has given birth—look at the illustrious
men of science, the Newtons of a former age, the
Herschells of the present time. (Loud cheers.)
Look at her geolorists, and her chemists, who have
shed a light on the secrets of nature—look at her
engineers, those magicians who have altered the
face of the world. England, moreover, is the birth-
place of poetry, for England is the birth-place of
Shakspeare, and until the world knew Shakspeare
it knew nothing of poetry in its highest forms. And
is not, then, this wondrous England, this great
nursing mother of literature, and science, and all the
useful arts—is she not worth loving and does not
love for England ennoble the humblest Englishman
who is animated by it ? (Cheers.) Taken in a
certain sense, high sentiment is even more enno-
bling than profound thought, for profound thought
may be allied to selfishness. Sentiment is high in
proportion as it is unselfish. Not every man, be-
sides, is qualified to become a profound thinker, but
every man may become great in virtue of his sym-
pathy with greatness. Love of country is the
noblest of human sentiments. To love one's coun-
try is to love one's countrymen. England, I repeats
is worth loving, because England is great, and her
greatness represents all the great Englishmen of
bygone times. (Cheers.) The most profound
thinkers, the most brilliant speakers, they have not
laboured in vain. They have made England what
she is, and they sleep with the primeval giants. We
are called on merely to protect and defend the results
of the labours of our forefathers, and shall we shrink
from undertaking that task, while the works of
mighty men are scattered around us on every side,
and we have their graves before us wherever we
turn? (Cheers.) Kent holds the bones of tens of
thousands of mien who have served England and
died for her—of men who resisted the landing of
Ciesar on our shores, of men who fought at Hastings
in defence of English liberty, of men who have
helped to win all the victories of England, from
Cressy and Agincourt to Trafalgar and Waterloo,
and from Trafalgar and Waterloo to Delhi and
Lucknow. (Loud cheers.) The men of Kent do
not profess to be better men than other English-
men, but they cannot forget that Sir Philip Sidney,
the model of English soldiers and English gentle-
men, was a Kentish man. (Cheers.) The men of
Kent cannot forget that their forefathers formed
the van of the armies of England, and we cannot
close our eyes to the fact that in the event of an in-
vasion the men of Kent and Sussex would have to
bear the brunt of a hostile attack. (Hear, hear.)
The men of Kent know that a successful invasion
would involve bloodshed on a scale unprecedented
in extent—they know it would involve something
even more fearful than bloodshed. (Hear, hear.)
Without professing to be better than others, our
fellow-Englishmen, I think I do not speak boast-
ingly when I say that every member of the 37th
Kent Volunteers will, in the event of an actual in-
vasion, be proud to be enrolled amongst those who,
in laying down their lives for fatherland,would feel
they had discharged but a small portion of the debt
which every Englishman owes to England. (Lentil
cheers.)
The Rev. H. HA.RuisoN proposed the health of
" the Visitors," coupled with the name of Sir John
Herschel. Only a few disjointed sentences of the
rev. gentleman's speech could be heard where the
reporters sat, though it seemed to create consider-
able merriment amongst those near the speaker.
The toast was very cordially drunk.
Sir JOHN HERSCHEL, in responding on behalf
of " the Visitors," said—After the many excellent
speeches we have heard this evening, after the ad-
dress to which we have just been listening from
our excellent Chairman, combining the eloquence
of a Burke with the patriotism of a Sidney—
(cheers)—I feel that any remarks I may
offer on this occasion will appear tame
by comparison. (" No, no.") In witnessing
the splendid spectacle of this day, I have
felt in common with every Englishman pre-
sent, sensations at once the most elevating,, the
most gratifying, the most ennobling which it is
possible for the human bosom to experience.
(Cheers.) If I had been able 1 would infinitely
rather have been an actor in the scene than a mere
spectator. I wish, indeed, I could join your ranks
—(cheers)—but though I cannot do that, I may
still glance around and see some of the bearings of
this great national movement. (Cheers.) As a con-
trast to the animated scene which we have wit-
nessed this day, I may recall that sort of fools'
Elysium in which, some eight or ten years ago, so
many indulged—that time when the "men of
peace" preached the doctrine of non-resistance, and
told us that all the bad elements of human nature
were extinguished, and that henceforth all nations
would live in peace and amity with each other.
And for awhile we listened to the voice of the
charmer. But we have now awoke from this dream
of everlasting peace and commercial prosperity—
have arisen to the presence of a stern reality which
has effectually dispelled all these imaginary ideas
from the national mind. England has her position
to maintain as one of the great Powers of Europe,
and to maintain that position she must not exist on
the sufferance of any other nation, or be deficient
in the means of strength when the hour of action
arrives. (Cheers.) At the same time we must be
careful not to rush into the other extreme. We
have heard much of "oppressed nationalities," but
though we may sympathise with their efforts to ob-
tain such a freedom as ourselves enjoy, we must
not meddle with their affairs. Yet England has
its aspirations. What are they ? Shall I say ter-
ritorial aggrandisement ? Gold forbid ! At the
commencement of the Sicilian insurrection, it was
said that England had fostered the revolt with a
view to the annexation of Sicily to the English
Crown. England's days of annexation, I believe,
are past. (Hear, hear.) The English people would
not wish, I am sure, for the annexation of even an
island of Corsica or of Sardinia, even if it cost
the cheapest falsehood that ever glided glibly
through political lips. (Cheers.) England has
had enough of annexations—too much, perhaps.
(Hear, hear.) Besides the difficulty of checking
the spirit of cupidity which is thus aroused, we
know that the expense of consolidating our rule, and
governing those who are under our sway in a just
and liberal manner, often renders these acquisitions
very costly. (Hear.) The extent of the mighty
empire which owns the sway of Queen Victoria is
indeed astonishing. Upon it the sun never sets, and
I believe that not two centuries will elapse before
the English tongue will become the current language
over a great portion of the globe. (Cheers.) To
preserve the freedom and greatness which she has
attained England requires to show the military
capacity of her people. I do not say that she re-
quires military glory or prowess, for in the past
pages of England's history there is enough of glory
and prowess to last her for a century to come.
(Cheers.) What England needs is that her sons
should be able to exhibit military prowess when
required in defence of their own native land—the
capacity to resist any attempt to crush that free-
dom 'which has so long been our privilege and our
birthright, or to destroy that self-government which
is the pride and glory of England. (Cheers.) So
guarded, so prepared, England may pursue the path
of moral, social, and scientific progress without
doubt or fear. (Hear.) I am one of those who
believe in the great importance and utility of the
volunteer movement, if it be persevered in. 1 con-
sider that it will be productive of the most beneficial
results, not only politically, but socially. Men of
all ranks and classes of society will be brought
together in the ranks of the rifle corps, not attracted
by the prospect of gain, forced by no conscription,
induenced by no selfish motives, but coming of
their own free will, all animated by the common
determination to preserve inviolate the rights and
liberties they possess. (Cheers.) What matters
it whether this one be a mechanic and that a
nobleman—when upon the drill or practice ground
all are equals; they wear the same dress, they
stand shoulder to shoulder, and are they not all
pledged to die if need were in their country's cause?
(Cheers.) What is more likely to make a man feel
kindly towards his fellow-man than this close com-
panionship ? And I may be excused if I add, as
one of the subordinate advantages to be derived
from this movement, that it will be a very good
thing for some of our young men to learn those prin-
ciples of obedience which it is most important should
be paid to the commands of their superior officers—
to realise at times the meaning of must. (A. laugh.)
Another thing which occurs to me is that it would
be very desirable if those young gentlemen who,
possessing the necessary leisure, have joined the
volunteer movement, were to study military tactics
on a comprehensive scale. Heaven grant the time
may never come when the volunteers will b e called
upon to meet a foe in thisecountry, but if this should
be the case, knowledge of the kind to which I have
refuted would be especially valuable. (Rear, hear,)'

The venerable baronet concluded by again return-
ing thanks for the visitors, and resumed his seat
amidst loud applause. •
Cheers were given for Major and Mrs. Bell, and
Viscount Sydney, and the party separated. It was
some hours afterwards before the streets of Cran-
brook recovered their normal quietude.

TBE BRIGADE REQUIEM SPEECit

DUBLIN, SATURDAY.
The ultramontane journals of this morning
are positively doleful to look upon, the many columns
which arc devoted to an account of the doings at the

" Metropolitan Church" in Marlborough-street, yes-
terday, being in deep mourning, The doings re-
ferred to were the requiem ceremonials recently

ordered by Dr. Cullen in honour of those members
of the " Pope's own Irish" who fell in the late luck-
less campaign under Gen. Lamoriciere. The Free-

slain from the beginning of the! world, pleading
their cause, and imploring for them peace and eternal
rest. Yes, peace and eternal rest to our country-
men—peace and rest 'to their noble and generous
companions, and to their illustrious leader, Pimodan,
who died with them on the field of honour. Their
career was short, but it was glorious—they sacrificed
their worldly prospects and the enjoyments and
hopes of this world for the protection of religion and
the well-being of mankind. Swifter than eagles,
stronger than lions,' may we not cry out with David,
How have they fallen, the strong ones of Israel !'
(Kings 2, i.) History will relate their exploits.
They were overpowered by the number of their ene-
mies, but with their eyes and hearts raised to
11.eaven, they offered themselves as victims for the
cause in which they were engaged ; they fought
like valiant warriors, and died covered with glory.
Blessed are they who die in the Lord, for their

man's Journal, which has all along been more mode-
rate,
and consequently more rational in its advocacy
of Pius's " right divine to govern wrong" than any
other of the Roman Catholic organs, is the only one
of them which omits to put on " the trappings and
the suits of woe." It is, however, not less eloquent
in its descriptions or ample in its details, while it
possesses the additional merit of greater verbal con-
ciseness. On this account we select its narrative in
preference to any other. Here it is :

" THE REQUIEM FOR THE BRAVE.

" A grand requiem ceremonial, the most magnifi-
cent of its kind witnessed in Dublin since the obse-
quies of the Liberator in 1847, was celebrated yes-
terday in the Cathedral Church,Marlborough •street,
for the brave Irish who have fallen in the recent
battles in Italy, while fighting in vindication of the
rights of the Pope, and in support of his dignity
and authority. The preparations for this ceremo-
nial, some account of which we have already given

in a preliminary notice, was made on a scale of un-
usual extent and solemn splendour. The interior of
the cathedral was darkened by the interposition of
gauze curtains and draperies over the side windows
of the naive and aisles. The high altar was appro-
priately stripped of all festal decorations, the pure
white of its marble front and pedestals being sim-
ply and tastefully relieved by an antependium of
rioh black silk, bearing a white cress. The altar
candlesticks were wreathed with mourning em-
blems, and bore tapers of yellow wax. The adorn-
ment of the sanctuary, &c., was rich, but at the
same time of sombre and solemn character. The
throne for the Archbishop at the Gospel side was
covered with material of purple colour. The large
compartment of the church outside the sanctuary
constituting the choir was fitted with rows of seats
five deep at either side for the accommodation of the
immense body of the secular and regular clergy who
attended, not alone from Dublin and its vicinity
but also from various distant localities. Behind the
seats for the clergy were placed forms for the stu-
dents of the Colleges of All Hallows, Castleknock,
and Holycross, and also for the students of the
Catholic University—special seats having been set
apart for the representatives of the Colleges. Within
the sanctuary were placed the sedilia of the bishops,
dignitaries, members of the diocesan chapters, &c.
The canons of the chapel wore their robes of purple
and ermine. The prelates present occupied sedilia
near the archiepiscopal throne. This was the ar-
rangement of the choir, in the centre of -which was
raised the catafalque, which was covered with rich
mouldings. Upon this platform was raised another
of smaller dimensions, also richly corniced and
adorned at the upper sides with spear-shaped
mouldings. Above all rose the sarcophagus, classi-
cally shaped, and covered with a fine cloth of dead
black, relieved by shields and escutcheons of gilt
bronze. Each projecting ledge of the structure bore
splendid bronze candlesticks alternately with urn-
shaped taper holders of black marble. Around the
sarcophagus and its supports were placed inscrip-
tions in the Latin language. The emblematic de-
signs in gilt bronze comprised the serpent, with
body curved, to represent eternity, and the inverted
torch to signify the extinction of life. These de-
signs, also the emblematic lachrymatories, were
beautiful in design and appearance. The mediate
portion of the catafalque sustained the following
inscriptions :
" Tu venis ad mo cum gladio et hasty et clypeo. Ego
autem venio ad to in nomine Dornini exercituutn.

" Civitas parva et pauci in is viri. Venit contra earn Rex
magnus et vallavit earn ; inventusquo est in eft vir pauper
et sapiens et liberavit urbem per sapientiarn suarn.
" Cum illo est Brachitm Carneum. Nobiscum Dominus

Deus Noster.
" Quid est verbum quod factum est ? multi o populo
mortui Hunt.
Bonum certamen certavi.

" Montes Gilboa nec ros nec pluviaveniunt super vos,
quia ibi objectus est clypeus fortium, clypeus Saul, quasi
non esset unctus oleo.
" ' Si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos ?
" Aquilis velociores ; looxibus fortiores.
" Decori in vita sua ; in morte quoque non sunt divisi.
" Auxilium Christianorum, ora pro nobis.
" Usque ad mortem certa pro justitia, et Deus expugnabit

pro to inimicos tuos.
" ' Justitia olevat gentem ; miseros autcm facit populos
peecatum.'
These inscriptions, enclosed in mourning borders,
were affixed bitween the ornaments on the sides
and ends of the sarcophagus, and its supports. The
corners and sides of the catafalque were decorated
in addition with wreaths of laurel and cypress, in-
terwoven with immortelles blossom. At the lower
end of the catafalque a pair of sabres were sus-
pended saltierwise, and on the lid of the sarco-
phagus were placed the military emblems of helmet,
sword, &c. The tapers placed in the gorgeous can-
delabra surrounding the catafalque having•been
lighted, and also the other candles and lamps in the
church, produced a peculiarly solemn and imposing
effect in the aspect of the sacred building. In front
of the end gallery the following inscription was
placed, surrounded by a mourning border :
" Of your charity pray for the souls of our bravo coun-
trymen, and of their gallant companions in arms, and of
the illustrious General Pimodan, who died defending the
principles of eternal justice, the rights of our Holy Father,
and the interests of religion. Eternal rest to their souls.
May their memory be in benediction.'
" A similar inscription was placed outside the
church, over the great portal. The inscriptions sur-
rounding the catafalque and:sarcophagus were select-
ed from Holy Writ, principally from the books of
Wisdom, the Epistles, &c. From so early an hour
as 7 o'clock in the morning the high altar, as also
the two side altars and the altar of the chapel of St
Kevin, were occupied by a continuous succession of
secular and regular priests, who came to offer up the
holy sacrifice in accordance with the pious intention
to which the solemnities of the day were devoted.
Large crowds of the laity attended at each of these
masses, and there .could be observed present not a
few whose tearful eyes and mourning habits pro-
claimed their grief, and who were pointed out as
the immediate relatives of some of the gallant fel-
lows whose lives have been offered freely in defence
of the head of their church. The crowds which
poured into all parts of the church accessible to the
laity, as the time approached for the commence-
ment of the ceremonial, exceeded in numbtrs any
assemblage that has been gathered together within
the walls of the cathedral for many years ; in fact,
the nave, aisles, galleries, &c., were thronged to
their fullest capacity. The confraternities of the
different parochial churches in the city, to the
number of over 600, were in attendance, and
assisted in the prayers for the departed."
After the office for the dead and high mass had
been celebrated, Dr. Cullen ascended the pulpit
and addressed the congregation, a crowded one, in
the following speech—for a sermon it cannot with
any propriety be termed :
" Assembled in this house of prayer, kneeling
around the altar of the living God, we have offered
the awful sacrifice of the mass, and sent up our
humble supplications to the throne of the Most
High for our brave countrymen and their compa-
nions in arms who lately purpled the fields of Italy
with their blood, and died defending the eternal
principles of justice and religion, the rights of the
Holy See, and the cause of the common father of
all the faithful. In acting as we have done we
have walked in the footsteps of the saints, and fol-
lowed the traditions of the Church. We read in
the Old Testament that when some of the devoted
men of Judith, who had sustained the cause of God
and their country against the ambition of the
Syrian Kings, had fallen in battle, the first thought
of their renowned leader Judas Maceabee was to
have sacrifices and holocausts offered lin Jerusalem
in the temple of God, for the souls of the fallen,
knowing, as the sacred text says, that it is a
holy and wholesome thought to pray for the
dead, that they may be loosed from their sins.'
The same consoling practice, founded on the
communion of saints, has prevailed in the Church
through every age, and in every clime, and in no
place has it taken deeper root than in our country,
where the memory of the dead is cherished with
singular respect, and where the name of a departed
friend is never mentioned without uttering for him
a fervent prayer. Would we not then be acting in
opposition to our doctrines and traditions were we o
forget the men who bled at Spoleto, Perugia, Loreto,
and Ancona ? Would we not incur the chargeof
ingratitude were we not to pray for those ;
our
whose
o
courage and devotedness have added lustre
country, and who have sacrificed their ives
hfohr the
independence of the Apostolic See and i.
the erty
of that Church to which we have the happiness to
belong? Far from us such indifferen.c.e and stoic
apathy,unworthy of every Irish and Christian heart.
~ and
our The name of the brave will never be forgotten,
our prayers and the prayers of the Church will n-
cesoantly anted to the throne of the Lamb that waa