The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-30 00:00:00

IPSWICH.

This corps now musters upwards of 100 members.
Colonel Ramsey, late Lieutenant-Colonel of the
74th Bengal Native Infantry, has been selected as
captain ; Ensign Haward has been promoted to the
lieutenancy, and Mr. S. Westhrops made ensign.

LUDLOW.
The preliminaries having been taken for the for-
mation of a rifle corps in this town, a public meet-
ing, convened by the Mayor (Mr. Rodniy Ander-
son), was held on Wednesday at the Town-hall,
and was numerously and influentially attended.
The borough members sent apologies for non-
attendance. The first business transacted was to
elect Sir Charles Rouse Boughton as captain of the
corps.

Sir C. R. BOUGHTON, who was received with
ever► mark of popularity, accepted the responsi-
bilities of the office, and said that although he had
left one of the best regiments in the service because
he disliked soldiering, he felt so deeply the impor-
tance and necessity of the present movement, that
he cheerfully joined it, and was ready and anxious
to promote it in every possible way. He urged
upon everybody the duty of giving assistance.either
as effective or honorary members.
Sir WILLIAM CURTIS and several other gentlemen
having addressed the meeting, a list of volunteers
was opened, and the subscription list exceeded

£2OO, and was rapidly augmenting when our par.
eel was despatched.

MORPETH.

An influential meeting of the inhabitants of Mor-
peth and the neighbourhood was held at Morpeth
on Wednesday, the Mayor presiding, for the pur-
pose of forming a volunteer corps. Many county
magistrates were present.
Mr. GEORGE BRUMELL moved the first resolu-
tion, affirming the necessity of the measure, which
was seconded by Mr. THOMAS WINSHIP.
The Hon. and Rev. F. R. GREY moved, and Mr.
JOHN DAVISON seconded,
" That a corps be raised, to be called ' the Morpeth Corps
of the Northumberland Volunteer Rifles.' "
Mr. G. A. GREY, in moving a resolution that
subscriptions be opened, said money, and not men,
was wanted.

Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY, M.P. for the
Northern Division of Northumberland, announced
that the Lord• Lieutenant, Earl Grey, desired to
have formed small nuclei that might be drilled and
organised, and eventually incorporated into one
general regiment of the county, to be called "The
Northumberland Volunteer Rifle Ccrps." Con-
sidering that portions of the county were sparsely
populated, and that the population was scarcely
sufficient for the exigencies of labour, he thought
the course indicated by the Lord-Lieutenant was
the most desirable and only politic one to pursue.
Mr. C. W. ORDE, chairman of the bench of magis-
trates, enforced this proposal, and said that the fbr-
mation of the regiment should not be too long de-
layed.

NEWMARKET.
The formation of a mounted rifle corps is contem
plated in this district.

SAXMUNDHAM.
In addition to giving a donation of £25 to the
funds of the corps just established for this district,
the Rev. E. Hollond, of Benhall•lodge, has under-
taken to equip 10 young men of his own parish as
volunteers.

STROUD.
Three companies—the 4th, sth, and 6th Gloces-
tershire—have been enrolled, under the command
of Captains Hallewell, Hunt, and Cholmeley, and
consist of about 200 men. On Tuesday last the
sixth company, commanded by Captain Hunt, as-
sembled for inspection and review.