The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-24 00:00:00

THE INNS 'OF COURT

Yesterday afternoon the enrolled members, up-
wards of 200 in number, of the Volunteer Rifle
Corps now in course of formation among the mem-
bers of the Inns of Court, met together in the Lords
Justices' Court, Lincoln's-inn, for the purpose of
electing their permanent managing committee, and
for making the necessary arrangements for com-
mencing drill forthwith. Mr. Selwyn, M.P., acted

as chairman, and a considerable number of the
members of the bar of note and standing were again
present. The working committee, elected by the
enrolled members and sabscribers_through the in-

tervention of voting papers, were Sir Hugh Cairns,
AMP.; Mr. Selwyn, M.P. ; Mr. Kenyon Parker,
Q.C. ; Mr. Rodwell, Q.C. ; Mr. J. W. Chitty, the
Hon. Adolphus Liddell, Mr. Leigh Pemberton, and
Mr. Lonsdale—the four first being subscribers, and
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naging. committee. On this point some discussion
arose, in the course of which it was suggested by a
volunteer that the ground at Sheen-common would '
be extremely inconvenient in point of distance,
especially to members of the corps residing in the
northern parts of the metropolis, and that it would
be desirable, if possible, to procure a site somewhere
between Bayswater and llighgate.
The CHAIRMAN explained that the Provisional
Committee, after making many inquiries, and re-
ceiving many suggestions on the subject, were of
opinion that the ground at Sheen-common united
in itself the most advantages. The consideration of
the choice of a uniform for the corps was, on a sug-
gestion from the chairman, deferred for the present,
in order that the members and aubscribers might
devote their attention to so important a question.
A member of the Chancery bar, who is one of the
Highgate volunteers, appeared at the meeting in the
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It was arranged that the drill should commence
on Monday morning, and that the intervals of prac-
tice should be between 8.30 and 10.30 in the morn-
ings, from 4 to 6 in the afternoons, and from 7 to 9
in the evenings. The drill will be in the halls of
Lincoln's-inn and the Temple in bad weather, and
in the adjacent gardens when the weather is favour-
able, provided the consent of the benchers can be
obtained.

Mr. PHINN, QC., suggested that as many of the
enrolled members lived in "the far west," it would
be convenient if they could be permitted to drill in
the Green-park in the mornings and in Westmin-
ster-hall in the evenings.
The CHAIRMAN said if any 14 members could fix
on a particular place and a particular hour most
convenient to them for drill, the services of a drill
sergeant should be assigned to them.
The question of a choice of officers underwent
some discussion.

. Mr. PIIINN, differing in that respect from a sug-
gestion emanating from the chair, thought so im-
portant a matter ought not longer to remain unde-
cided, and he moved that, in the opinion of the
meeting, the commissioned officers of the corps
should be selected from among gentlemen who had
served either in the army or iu the Marines.
The motion met with some opposition, but was
eventually carried on a shotr of hands, and the
meeting separated.