The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-04 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEERS.

On Saturday evening the North Middlesex Rifle
Volunteer Corps passed a satisfactory inspection
before Col. Erskine, the inspector-general, who
spoke generally in praise of the manner in which
the manoeuvres were executed ; but he thought the
members had not mustered in the numbers they
ought to have done for so important an occasion.
The members of the West (9th) Middlesex have
just concludedthe competition for the right of repre-
senting the regiment for the Queen's Prize and the
St. George's Vase at the forthcoming Wimbledon
meeting. The Wimbledon ranges-200, 500, and
600 yards—were shot up twice on two separate
days, and the following for the Queen's were the
highest scores in the 60 shots fire :—Ensign Little,
150 ; Major Bridgman, 149 ; Lieutenant Mar-
riner, 148 ; Private E. Armitage, 148 ; Pri-
vate W. B. Adams, 144 ; Private C. Hall,
142 ; Ensign Garner, 140 ; Captain Dear,
140 ; Capt. Morris, 135 ; Sergeant Millard, 130 ;
Private Bass, 128 ; Private De Briou, 126 ; Private
Edmonds, 126 ; Private Peppercorn, 124 ; Private
Bisney, 124 ; Private Credie, 124. The represen-
tatives for the St. George's are Lieut. Marriner,
Private E. Armitage, Ensign Little, Major Bridg-
man, Private W. B. Adams, Private C. Hall, En-
sign Garner, and Private De Brion. The regiment
was inspected the other evening by Col. Erskine,
Col. Lord Radstock commanding. There was an
excellent muster, and the usual review and field
movements were gone through. The Inspector-
General, in an address which he made to the regi-
ment, expressed his great satisfaction with the inspec-
tion, and said he was much pleased to see that the
corps had steadily advanced. He regretted to hear
that Lord Radstock was about to resign' the com-
mand, and after bearing testimony to the zeal and
ability always shown by his lordsip, he trusted that
the corps would find a worthy successor. A member
from the front of each company was then called to
the front to receive a prize for attendance at drill
wand smartness, after which the corps marched back
to head-quarters, where Lord Radstock took the
opportunity, as that was likely to be the last large
parade for some time, to speak a few words of leave
taking.

In addition to the prizes already announced for
competition at the forthcoming Wimbledon meeting,
several series of extra prizes, both for any rifles and
for the Enfield, are now open for entry., Among the
prizes in these extra series are some by theVintners'
Co., the London Armoury Co., Messrs. Mappin and
Webb, Mr. John Bennett, Messrs. Hancock, Mr.
Thos. Ross, Messrs. Elkington, Messrs. Reilly,
III:as:co:I
competitors,
and Messrs. Stevens, and gentlemen whOst names are weesll
known as donors in previous years. -Some of the prizes
are of the value of 50gs., and are in the all-comers
being dime Enfield series, at 200,5Thenc
entry
yards, and two any rifle at 800
yatordsPlace the for each series is 10s. In order to d 600
re-
presentatives for the Queen's
footing as possible in the. bageex7dueatlera-
and to detail the ordteor
be
taken by lot. It will be so
mined to make eight diviinsiswon:sicosthifnagtlhliettyl
order of precedence to
competitors will shoot one
arranged that all
long range in tlieindQrnoine:,:nri,,asensdpf oneorri
ze
otherin
a r thee t
prizes
close afternoon.m made
odne
The entries for the
all
per cent. more than the
the 20th inst., and e
27th will cost 25
presenthas
theriten. finally decided by Major Leech, the
captain of the Irish International Twenty, not to
compete at Edinburgh on the 12th inst. in the In-
ternational Enfield match. A competent squad
might have been brought forward from different
parts of the country to shoot at what is regarded as
the national gathering at Wimbledon ; but a suffi-
cient -number of crack shots of Irish nationality I
could not be brought together to go to Scotland.

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It is intended to take steps to form
ry
.
squad for future competitions, and
searching through all the corps in the coktry
,fitr j
men able by nationality and competent in shooting
to take their place in the Irish Twenty.
In Yorkshire last week the Doncaster and Goole
companies, the former headed by Capt. Egremont,
the latter by Capt. Best, shot a match at 200, 400.
and GOO yards. Capt. Best and his seven Volunteers
scored 273, beating their opponents who made 257.
Both companies were afterwards entertained at
dinner by Capt. Egremont. The Pontrefact Volun-
teers have held their first contest for the silver cup
given (to be won three times, or to go to the highest
scorer) by Major Waterhouse, M.P. The shooting
was good, and in the Park range. The results of
the first contest at 150, 400, and 500 yards were—
Sergeant Barker, 43 hits; Dr. Simpson, 3g ; Cor-
poral Rather, 37. About 700 men of the Leeds
Volunteer Rifle Corps having been inspected by
Lieut.-Col. Wombwell, and were greatly eulogised.
The 3d West Yorkshire (Bradford) Rifle Volun-
teers, with the Eccleshill and Bingley Companies
(eight companies altogether), were on Saturday
afternoon inspected by Lieut.-Col. Wombwell, her
Majesty's Inspector of Volunteer Corps, in Peel-
park, at Bradford, and after going through a variety
of movements, the gallant colonel addressed the
officers and men in very complimentary terms on
their precision, regularity, and quickness.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, June 2.
There is much soreness of feeling among the soli-
citors of Ireland, in consequence of the appointment
of a barrister to the Solicitorship of Inland Revenue.
They think that, however great the claims of Mr.

J. Colbert Stronge to the consideration of the Go-
vernment, he should have been provided for without
giving him one of the comparatively few good things
that fall to the lot of the attorneys, although they
are the most efficient workers for any Government
b
they support, especially in electioneering matters.
They think it the more strange that a barrister
shraonulcdh
boef atllheowperdotzr,
forni
ffothitsheprifzaectfrothmattAhlerir.
Stronge is said to be a 'Conservative, and that his
brother votes against the Government. The emolu-
ments of the office amount to £1,600 a year. The
Lord-Lieutenant appointed this day to receive a
deputation on the subject, but he could only say to
them that it was too late, as the appointment of Mr.
He told them
Stronge had been positively announced. The depu-
tation, however, attended, with a long memorial
the attentivelyfae ts. Hr read to make
hwihmiscelflfhisacciEuxacienlly teendc
withthat the appointment was vested by law in the Trea-
sury, with which he could not interfere, and he
would not criticize its acts, which would be going
had
entirely out of his department. He understood that
the former occupant of the office, Mr. Smyly, was a
barrister, and barristers were appointed to the analo-
gous offices in England and Scotland. He had him-
self said that if a barrister were appointed, Mr.
Stronge should be the person. The deputation dis-
claimed any objection to Mri Stronge personally,
they only contended for the rights of the attorneys.
After some remarks from Mr. Orpcn and Mr. Mac-
Namar Cantwell, the deputation withdrew.
An influential deputation waited on the Lord-
Lieutenant yesterday for the purpose of presenting
a memorial against the proposal to substitute union
rating in Ireland for the present plan of rating by
electoral divisions. The memorial was read by Lord
Clonbrock, and supported by Mr. J. Byrne. His
Excellency replied that the matter should receive
the consideration of the Government, and that he
was in communication. with the Chief Secretary on
the subject. _ _

The court-martial was occupied the whole of yes-
terday with the cross examination of Pierce Nagle,
the approver, and constable Talbot, of the consta-
bulary detective staff. Nothing was elicited by the
prisoner calculated to shake the testimony given on
their direct examination. The court resumed its
sittings this morning at the usual hour, when the
prisoner handed in a protest against further pro-
-1 cealings with the trial, on the ground that it had no
jurisdiction in the case, because, if the evidence
proved anything -against him, I.t].irrred that he was
• •guilty of high treason, and not of 'a violation of the
Mutiny Act. He therefore gave notice that he would
apply to one of the superior Courts for a writ to
stop the trial, for which purpose he demanded a copy
of the notes of the proceedings. The Court refused
the application and decided that the trial should
proceed. Constable Talbot was then recalled and
further cross-examined by the prisoner. The Court
adjourned till Monday.
The informer Nagle left by the mail boat last
night for England. It is said that he is afraid to re-
main in the country.

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