The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-23 00:00:00

SIR A. ALISON ON THE VOLUNTEER
MOVEMENT.

The 60th, 61st, and 93d Lanarkshire Highland
Rifle Volunteers, and the 14th Lanarkshire Artil-
lery Volunteers, were sworn in on Friday evening
last by Sir Archibald Alison, in the City-hall, Glas-
gow. The Highland Companies presented a most
soldierlike appearance, and their steadiness and
regularity excited the admiration of all present.
They are one of the finest-looking bodies of men to
be seen anywhere. The Rev. D. M'Taggart, chap-
lain to the Highland Corps, was present, and be-
fore and immediately after the administration of
the oath engaged in prayer. Thereafter Captain Macfarlan moved a vote of thanks to Sir Archibald
for his presence, and also proposed that he should
be elected an honorary member of the Highland
Companies. Sir A. Alison, in the course of his ad-
dress, said,—" In coming forward on this occasion,
I have done no more than my simple duty as a
magistrate of the Queen. It is a duty, let me say,
on this as on all other similar occasions, is the
highest degree grateful and satisfactory for me to
perform ; for if there is one feeling more than ano-
ther which must penetrate the soul of every lover
of his country, it is to see so large a body of their
fellow-citizens standing forward to defend their
country against all enemies, and to tranrinit unim-
paired to their latest posterity, their religion, their
laws, and their independence. (Cheers.) I feel
proud of the honour you have done me in enrolling
me in your ranks. I have all my life had a warm
heart towards the Highlanders. (Applause.) Gen-
tlemen, you have now discharged an important and
a solemn duty. You have assembled to take the
oath of allegiance to your Sovereign in a period
of no ordinary difficulty, and which will lead
you to the discharge of no ordinary duties—at a
period when war seems to be threatening in Europe,
and when there is no saying how soon the mimic
warfare of the review or the parade may be turned
into the stern realities of war. But lam perfectly
sure that, if such an event sbould occur, you will
show yourselves not unworthy of the high reputa-
tion which the Highlanders have gained in every
country of Europe for their martial qualities, and
that you will act in a manner worthy of your noble
device—" For God and our country. '(Great ap-
plause.) The sight of this room, and the sight of
the armed men whom I see before me, forcibly re-
call a similar scene that occurred 11 months ago,
when for the first time I had the pleasure of meeting
a large body of the volunteers of this city in arms ;
and then there were 1,200 men assembled, which
was thought a very great effort. It was by far the
largest assembly of volunteers that had ever been
seen in Britain, and excited great interest. It was
then thought by the most sanguine supporters of the
volunteer movement that possibly 4,000 men might
be raised in Lanarkshire for the defence of their
Queen and country. Before 10 months had elapsed.
I had the pleasure of seeing 21,500 Scottish volun-
teers assemble before their Queen, within sight of
the ancient palace of their kings, at the foot of the
mountain on the summit of which was the ancient
Scottish lion reared, and who, by their gallant bear-
ing, their discipline, and their admirable equipment
and conduct, showed themselves worthy of the high
eulogy pronounced on them by their Sovereign, that
she had never seen so noble a sight, and she never
expected to see such another again. (Loud cheers.)
I regard with no small degree of pride and satisfac-
tion the leading part which the inhabitants of this
county and city have taken in this great movement
At the review in Edinburgh there were 9,000 men
in arms from Lanarkshire and the neighbouring
counties. This is the appearance that a population
of 700,000 men made before their Sovereign. The
whole of England assembled in London—l saw
the review myself only turned out 20,500
for the review in Hyde Park. Scotland turned
out 21,500 for the review in Edinburgh ; and Scot-
land has 3,000.000 inhabitants, and England has
19,000,000. (Cheers.) The detractors of the move-
' ment, that at first nearly overwhelmed it, have said
nothing for a long time; but they have said that
the Volunteer movement is a menace to other coun-
tries, that it is the raising up of a warlike spirit,
from which must accrue the most dangerous and
ruinous consequences to the country, for they say
that it will involve us in war. Now, I must say
that if there is one proposition that is the reverse
of the truth, it is the proposition that this Volunteer
movement is an aggressive movement, or that it is
a menace to any other country." (Hear, hear.)

COUNTRY MARKETS.

COLCHESTER—OcT. 20.

"rA. good supply of wheat was brought into market to-
day, with a ready trade, and prices were at fully late
currencies for best samples damp sorts nearly unsaleable.
Fiue malting barley in good demand, and sold at fully le
dearer. Other sorts at late prices. Beans and peas were
the turn higher.

Wheat, white s4s to 68s Beans, Mazagan..4os to 428
red 44s to 60s Middle & small 44s to 50s
Barley 4OB to 48s White peas 44s to 48s
Oats 22s to 28s Grey.. 40s to 44s

CHELMSFORD —Om 19.
A fair supply of wheat to-day, still a good deal out of
condition. Prices barely at former rates. Inferior samples
is to 2s lower. Spring corn firm, at late prices.

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Wheat. white 50s to 68s Peas Partridge..43s to 41s- red 59s to 66s White 43s to 46s
Barley 35s to 41s Boiling 43s to 47s
Chevalier ....36. to 41s Dun 398 to 42s
Grinding 32s to 36s Beans, Tick ....40s to 46s
Malt 61s to 67s Harrow Ticks 41s to 495
Chevalier 64s to 69. Mazagan 385 to 435
Oats 26s to 31s