The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-08 00:00:00

TEE VOLUNTEERS.

The Queen's Corps marched to Hyde Park on
Saturday afternoon, having formed at Westminster
Hall, and, accompanied by their band, proceeded to
the above place, where they were exercised for
some time in various movements.

The members of the London Scottish mustered in
full force, under the command of Capt. Page, on
Saturday afternoon, and marched through Bel-
gravia over the new bridge to Battersea Park, when
they were put through manual and platoon drill,
and executed other movements. The corps were
accompanied by their band.
The 21st Middlesex (Civil Service) assembled at
Somerset-house on Saturday afternoon, under the
command of Captain Taylor, and marched to Bat-
tersea-park, when they went through a few simple
manoeuvres. There not being a sufficient number
of corps on the ground, no combined movements
were attempted.

The 26th Middlesex (her Majesty's Customs)
Volunteers on Easter Monday evening, not being
able through the exigenciesof the service to attend
at Brighton, the disappointment was alleviated by
an invitation from the Captain of the 4th Company
(Mr. Wy4oLo vy, the Collector of the Port of London)
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on the common, he gave them a hearty English en-
tertainment.

The Volunteer Guards (32d Middlesex) returned
to London on Tuesday from Brighton. They took
Part in the sham fight in their undress of scarlet
twilled flannel, and acquitted themselves to the
satisfaction of their commander. That gentleman,
the Hon. T. C. Bruce, being next brother to the
Earl of Elgin, now on his return from China, the
members of the corps desire to furnish a guard of
honour to his lordship on the day of his 'arrival in
metropolis.
The following prizes, given by the commanding-
officer of the 37th Middlesex (Bloomsbury) Rifle
Volunteers, will be shot for next month by the mem-
bers of the corps :-1. A prize of 20 guineas, or a
Whitworth rifle of that value. The prize will be
competed for by all the non-commissioned officers
and privates of the corps who have attended at least
one commanding officer's parade and two drills
each week between the weeks ending Saturday,
Nov. 3, 1860, and April 13, 1861 ; the prize will be
awarded to the member who shall make the greatest
number of points in 15 rounds, with the long or
\short Enfield rifle. 2. A prize of six :guineas, or
an Enfield rifle of the same value ; and 3. A prize
of four guineas, or a silver cup. In the event of the
greatest number of attendance falling to more than
one competitor for the second and third prizes, they
will either be divided between those competitors or
drawn for by lots.
The 39th (Finsbury) and 40th Middlesex (Central
London) Rifle Volunteers, hitherto forming the 3d
Administrative Battalion, have been disunited, and
now form two distinct battalions.

Upwards of 100 of the 4th Tower Hamlets Rifles
assembled at their headquarters, Flemming-street,
Hoxton, on Saturday evening, and under the com-
mand of Capt. Sparrow, marched through the prin-
cipal thoroughfares to the Manor-house, Newing-
ton. They were accompanied by their drum and
fife band, and several of the cadets attached to the
corps. Having halted at the Manor-house a short
time for refreshment, they were again formed and
marched back to headquarters and dismissed, The
4th Tower Hamlets now numbers nearly 400 effec-
tives, Mr. Delarue having recently joined them with
a company of 60 men. A volunteer brass band, in
addition to the drums and fifes, is in course of being
formed, and already 24 members have been sworn in.
On Saturday the members of the North-East Lon-
don Rifle Brigade mustered in considerable force at
headquarters for the purpose of marching to Re-
gent's Park to be formally introduced to their hono-
rary colonel, Mr. Henry Hoghton, who has recently
consented to accept that appointment. It was of
course a full-dress parade. The officers having been
introduced to him by the Lieut.-Colonel, Colonel
Hoghton briefly addressed the regiment, expressing
the gratification he felt at having been selected to
command so fine a body of men, and said that the
next time he came to see them he would appear in
full uniform. The regiment was then put through
a variety of evolutions by Col. Money, and being
again drawn up in line, was practised in file firing,
firing volleys by companies and by the whcle bat-
talion, all of which wcs performed very creditably.
After giving three cheers for each of their colonels
the regiment was formed in fours, and marched
downPortland-place,Regent street,Waterloo-place,
the Strand, &c., to headquarters. Ten recruits have
joined the regiment since its return from Brighton,
and the total number of effectives is nearly 700.
A rifle contest open to the Volunteers of Not-
tinghamshire took place on Tuesday, the 2d inst., at
Epperstone. The first prize, a beautiful silver cup,wtls
won by Ensign J. M. Perry, of the Ist (Castle) Com-
pany, Robin Hood Rifles ; the second by Sergeant
Brown, 6th Company, Robin Hood Rifles ; third by
Mr. Toplis, 10th Company, Robin Hood Rifles ;
fourth by Corporal Bennet, Ist (Castle) Company
itobin Ilood Rifles. The cup was presented by
Captain Parkyns, of the Thorrfeywood Chase Rifles,
to Ensign Perry. A public meeting of the inhabi-
tants of Nottingham and the county was held on
Wednesday in the Mechanics'-hall, Nottingham, for
the purpose of establishing a rifle association for the
county of Nottingham, to act in concert with the
INational Rifle Association, to assist in giving per-