The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-15 00:00:00

Titbs: SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING; APRIL 15, DM

that even under very adverse circumstances Volun-
teers can acquit themselves in such a way as to earn
the unqualified praise of the Adjutant-General of
the Army, Sir James Yorke Scarlett; and under
intelligent supervision are capable of as perfect an
organisation as that of any troops in the world.
The steadiness of the regiment is the result of its
praiseworthy attention to company drill, which it
is necessary to continue."
The Inns of Court Volunteers mustered in great
strength at King's Bench-walk, Temple, on Satur-
day afternoon, and fell in at the Temple-gardens,
under the command of Col. Brewster, Captain and
Adjutant S. Andover Wood, Captains Bulwer,
Joseph Chitty, jun., Griffiths, King, and Liley,
preceded by the band of the corps, under the direc-
tion of Bandmaster Testar. The corps marched to
the Waterloo Station of the South-Western Rail-
way, and having been conveyed by a special train
to Mortlake, proceeded thence to Richmond-park.
The various manmuvres of a field day were then
gone through.
On Saturday afternoon the members of the Queen's
Westminster Rifles assembled in Westminster-hall,
and marched, headed by the band, to Hyde Park,
where they went through a variety of evolutions
under the command of Lord G. Fitzgerald. The
annual class firing for the regimental and com-
pany's prizes will commence on the first of May
and terminate on the 31st of August. There will
be the grand regimental prizes, the Ist prize of the
value of £3O, to be won by that member of the
corps who makes the greatest number of points in
the first class—viz., at 650 and 700 yards. The
winner of the first grand regimental prize is to
weay a badge of three chevrons of scarlet cloth
edged with silver (angle upwards) above the cuff
of the loft sleeve. The second prize, of the value of
£2O, to L'.,e won by the member who makes the
second greatest number of points. The winner of
this prize wi',ll wear a badge of two chevrons of
scarlet cloth eLted with silver. The -winners of
these two prizes will be excluded from competing
for the company regimental prizes. A silver chal-
lenge bugle, given by' the lieutenant-colonel com-
mandant, will be presented to the company whose
figure of merit is the ijghest, and the winning
company will march at the head of the regiment on
occasions of review, until the next annual competi-
tion, and it will become the property of the com-
pany -winning it two years in succession. The
sergeant of the best shooting company will wear
the badge embroidered in silver immediately above
the cuff of the right sleeve. There.will be three
prizes for each company, each to consist of a rifle.
These prizes to be won by the members who make
the highest number of points in the Ist class—viz.,
at 650 and 700 yards. All officers and non•com-
misssioned officers will be entitled to compete for
the prizes, the shooting for which will be conducted
on the Hythe system. A special meeting of the
members of No. 1 company was held on Monday, at
headquarters, for the purpose of presenting an
address to Lord Fitzgerald, on the occasion of his
promotion to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the 2d
battalion of the regiment.

The Ist Middlesex Engineer Volunteers, paraded
at head-quarters at South Kensington on Saturday
last, and, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Macleod,
marched with the band to Burton's-court, Chelsea
Hospital, for battalion drill. The various ordinary
movements were gone through under the direction
of the new adjutant, Capt. Barlow, RE., who has
just joined the corps in his official capacity. The
corps then marched in slow and quick time in re-
view order, and returned to South Kensington
about eight p.m.

The members of the llthAtiddlesex (St. George's)
Rifle Volunteers assemblsd at Burlington-house
Piccadilly, on Saturday evening, in accordance'
with regimental orders, for marching out. There
were nearly 200 present, and, after executing a few
preliminary movements, they marched, accom-
panied by their two bands, to Regent's Park. They
were then put through a variety of evolutions by
Captain Ives, which were executed in a steady
manner.

On Saturday afternoon the members of the Rifle
Rangers (40th Middlesex) assembled at head-
quarters, Gray's-inn-square, and marched, headed
by the two bands of the regiment, to Hyde Park,
under the command:of Lieut.-Col. Somerset, Major
Campbell, and other officers. The Volunteers were
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put through battalion drill, and then marched back

to head-quarters and were dismissed.
On Saturday afternoon about 350 members of the
London Scottish Rifles mustered at Adelphi-terrace,
Strand, and marched, headed by their band, to
Battersea-park, and were put through battalion
drill by Captain Page. The whole of the movements
were executed in a very precise and excellent
manner.

On Saturday afternoon the members of the
London Irish Rifles met at Burlington•house,
and, under the command of Captain and Adjutant
Daubeny, marched, headed by their band, to
Battersea-park, and went through the ordinary
drill.

On Saturday afternoon the sth company of the
19th Middlesex Rifles met in Battersea-park, under
the command of Captain Woodam, for judging dis-
tances.

On Saturday the members of the 21st Surrey
(Battersea) Rifles went through skirmishing drill
in Battersea-park under Lieut. Webster.
The following Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps
have been united, and now form the 7th admini-
strative battalion, viz., the 16th, 24th, 30th, 43d,
44th, and 45th. Each of the above-named corps
will retain its distinctive number in the county force.
The 29th (North) Middlesex assembled on Satur-
day afternoon in the Regent's-park for skirmishing
drill, under the command of Captain and Adjutant
Jones and Captain Ross, and the evolutions were
performed with great celerity and precision.
Oa Thursday evening a public meeting was Leld
at Albion-hall, Moorgate-street, for the purpose of
promoting the success of the London Temperance.
Rifles. Captain Simner presided. The chairman
said the corps was composed of young men of tem-
Iperance principles. Several speakers addressed
the meeting, and described the advantages pos-
sessed by the corps. It was stated that the annual
subscription was 135., and the cost of the uniform
£4 15s. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed
the proceedings.
The Ist administrative battalion of the Middle-
sex Rifle Volunteer Corps, comprising the 3d, 13th,
and 14th (Hornsey, Highgate, and Hampstead)
brigaded with the 19th Middlesex on Saturday
afternoon in Regent's Park, near Holford-house,
for a field day. The different regiments mustered
nearly 400 in number, and under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Matthews, of the 19th, went
through the customary manwuvres of a brigade
field day.

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LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE:

The first regimental dinner of the London Rifle
Volunteer Brigade was given on Saturday evening,
in St. James's hall, under the presidency of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, comman-
der of the brigade.
After the loyal toasts had been duly honoured,
The CHAIRMAN said—l have now to give you
the toast of " The Army, the Navy, and the Volun-
teers." With respect to the first two branches of
the service, I am sure I but express your sentiments
when I say that the volunteers of England are
anxious to see the army and navy supported and
maintained with the greatest possible amount of
efficiency. (Cheers.) No volunteer, lam certain,
would desire to see the army or navy reduced in
order to keep up flip volunteer force. Volunteers
are anxious to be the auxiliaries of the army ; that
is their proper position, and it is one a hich, I am
sure, every right-thinking and right-feeling man
desires and hopes that they will retain. I am
therefore but expressing the sentiments of the vo-
lunteers of England when I ask you on this occa-
sion to do honour to the army and navy. (Cheers.)
I now come to the last part of my toast—the volun-
teers ; and perhaps it may not be inappropriate
that one in the position which I have the honour
to hold should take the opportunity of addressing
a few observations to the large and influential
assembly over which you have called me to pre-
side. I very much rejoiced to find that my gal-
lant and distinguished friend who will respond
to this toast, Colonel M'Murdo, took upon himself
on a recent occasion to give to the volunteers
whom he inspected a little advice very much
to the same purport as that which on a former oc-
casion I myself tendered in this very room. What
I then ventured to suggest was heartily and cheer-
fully responded to by all who were present at the
time, and it has since been carried out, I hope, to a
considerable extent. I then stated that the only way
to make the movement really useful and efficient
was by not allowing it to become a mere plaything,
but by taking earnestly and heartily to the study of
military duties and by beginning at drill from the
very commencement. (Cheers.) It is not less
absurd to ask children to run before they have
learned to walk than it is to expect Volunteers to
be efficient in movements upon a great scale before
they are perfect in the minor details of drill. All
who wish well to this great movement must make
up their minds to this fact—that it is only by atten-
tion to drill that the approach to perfection, which
is our great object, can ever be attained. Let me
tell you frankly what we soldiers think of the
Volunteer movement. It is almost an insult in ad-
dressing 'you to suppose that you do not wish to
come as near as possible to the perfection of move-
ment of the regular troops. We, as soldiers, natu-
rally believe that you are anxious to attain that
point of perfection, as far as it is consistent with
your other avocations and duties, which of course
do not enable you to attend as minutely to those
matters as those who like myself professionally en-
gage in them. But to the extent of your abilities
you are naturally anxious to approach this standard.
How does the regular soldier arrive at perfection ?
Each year every soldier in every regiment in the
army, from her Majesty's Household Brigade
down to the last number
,of the regiments of
the Line, goes through a regular course of drill.
They go through the squad, the company, and
the battalion drill, and then through the
brigade drills, and afterwards the movements in
masses in the field. That, I think, is exactly the
course which it is desirable for you to adopt, and the
sooner that course is adopted the sooner you will ob-
tain that end at which we are all aiming, and you
will be enabled to appear in line with the regular
troops in a manner creditable to yourselves and satis-
factory to those in charge of you. (Cheers.) Perhaps
in what I am now going to say I may be treading
upon rather dangerous ground, but I have seen
statements made from time to time respecting the
conduct of the Horse Guards ; the other day, for
instance, it was broadly stated that in pursuing a
certain course they were actuated by all sorts of
motives. lam at a loss to understand exactly
what is meant by the term "Horse Guards," but I
presume it usually has some reference to myself—
(laughter)—and the statements to which I have
referred were to the effect that every obstacle had
been thrown by the Horse Guards in
.the way ol
the Volunteer movement—(cries, of " No, no")
—and that, in particular, we had not sup-
ported the meeting at Brighton. Now, on that
point, if you wish to have my opinion, I sup-
pose you wish to have my real opinion. (Loud
cheers.) My belief is that the meeting at
Brighton was very well intended, and that nobody
went there who did not imagine it would be a very
great advantage to the Volunteer movement ; but I
think they were wrong, and I think the meeting at
Brighton was a great mistake. I would much ra-
ther have seen all those corps well employed at drill
on that day, and then, at the end of the season,
asking to have some extensive gathering of the dif-
ferent corps, associated with the regular troops, and
to have some officers of the regular army to super-
intend their movements. (Cheers.) Had such an
application been made to the Horse Guards, or to
my noble friend at the War-office, we should have
said that such a movement was most desirable, and
most useful for the Volunteers themselves ; and we
should cheerfully have given the proposal every sup-
port and assistance. But, if you ask me whether
I thought as much of the meeting at Brighton, I
most candidly tell you I did not. However well
meant—and I am perfectly certain it was well
meant and well intended—l have no hesitation in
saying that it was a mistake, and that I would
much rather have seen a movement of the preli-
minary character I have mentioned—better calcu-
lated, in my opinion, for improving the drill of
the corps. You may ask what were the grounds
of objection to this meeting. Among others, then,
I think it was the wrong time of year. It was
the time when every regiment in the country was
engaged in squad and battalion drill, and when it
was impossible to have the troops assembled
with you. Another point is, why go to Brighton?
You have in the metropolis a very large num-
ber of corps, which can be easily got together ;
and I admit that it would be a most advan-
tageous thing for any three or four of these corps to
assemble occasionally for brigade drill later in the
year, according to arrangements made by the com-
manding officers for the convenience of their respec-
tive corps. In case Volunteers should wish to go
to Wimbledon or Wormwood Scrubs, or to any
other part where it might be thought desirable for
them to assemble, there is nothing which my noble
friend at the War-office or myself would not readily
do to facilitate the movement and to meet your
a ishes in every way. But, then, it is necessary that
there should be something like system in these
movements. What was the object of this meeting
at Brighton ? We were told it was to be a sham
fight. Well, I suppose it was a sham fight.
(Laughter.) My gallant friend Sir James Scarlett
says he was present on that occasion, and that no-
thing could have been more properly conducted
than the field-day at Brighton; that the greatest
anxiety was shown by the Volunteers to do their
work properly, and that great order and excellent
system were shown in bringing the various corps
together. But still it was a description of drill
which, to my mind, had really no result. The in-
tention of the volunteer force is to be, as far as pos-
sible, auxiliary to the army. If it should happen
that to-morrow the volunteers were called out for
active duty, they would be associated with the
army. Then why not let us act in peaceful times,
when there is no hurry or confusion, as we should
be called upon to do in dangerous times, and
accustom ourselves to the performance of services
such as the necessities of the country may
require ? Why should we not do now
what we should be called upon to do then,
associated with the regular army ? (Cheers.):l am
told that the Horse Guards throw every obstacle in
the way of the volunteers. I ask you whether my
presence this evening is not the best answer to that
most extraordinary statement. (Loud cheers.) I
rejoice to find that what I have just said has been
accepted by you in the spirit of candour and frank-
ness which I anticipated. Some persons have sug-
gested that it would be a very good thing if some
arrangement could be made which would admit of

the volunteers associating with the troops at Alder-
shot or elsewhere. I really should rejoice at such
an arrangement. I think it would be an admirable
thing for the various corps. The only objection I see
to the proposal is, that I doubt very much whether the
members of the corps have the necessary leisure or
convenience for leaving their homes and ordinary
occupations for more than 24 hours at a time.
That is a very serious consideration, which it is for
yourselves to determine, and with regard to which
it is not for me to say yea or nay. In my opinion,
certainly the Volunteer movement is a local one, and
anything which takes men far from their homes is
objectionable, on account of the inconvenience
which it entails and which I should strongly depre-
cate. It is often said that the Volunteers wish this
or that to be done, whereas the minority, or even
the majority, may be strongly opposed to it; and
this leads to grumbling and discontent, or
what some persons call "putting down," of which
the less that exists the better; and therefore
I think proposals connected with any parti-
cular branch of the Volunteer force ought to be
confined to what is useful and convenient for all
the members of the corps. (Cheers.) But if you
are of opinion that you can spare the necessary
time, and are willing to undertake the journey, as
far as the military are concerned, we shall rejoice to
see you at Aldershott. (Cheers.) Your presence
there would be of great advantage to you, as you
would see what services the troops are called on
to perform in the field, and what the officers are
expected to learn. I throw oat the suggestion in
case it should prove acceptable, to show you that
while I deprecate such meetings:as that at Brighton,
I should at the same be the first to support any
movement of the nature I have just adverted
to. I need hardly add anything to what I have
said ; perhaps I have already trespassed on
your attention longer than I ought, but as one of
your comrades, and holdin g dear the reputation of
the regiment of which I am colonel, I thought the
present a good opportunity of assuringyou that, as
far as I am concerned, I rejoiced to find that the
London Rifle Volunteer Brigade was not among
the corps which went down to Brighton. (Cheers.)
I lave around me most excellent and valuable com-
manding officers of corps in London and its vicinity,
and to them, individually and collectively, I beg to
say that I conceive the country is greatly indebted
for the exertions which they have made in further-
ance of this movement. It is one which, if kept as
it ought to be and I hope will be, within due bounds,
is of the most valuable description ; but, on the
other hand, it is one which must be kept within due
bounds, for if everybody were allowed to do exactly
as he liked, we should get into a state of the most
complete and helpless confusion. There is no wish
on the part of the military authorities to interfere
as long as volunteers are willing to abide by certain
rules, and to be guided by certain regulations, but
I would remind them that any movement of a mili-
tary nature which isnot properly and thoroughly or-
ganised and directed cannot be of that value which it
would be if conducted upon those great principles
of organisation and order which constitutes the
strength and the importance of our military opera-
tions. I beg, gentlemen, to give you " The Army,
the Navy, and the Volunteers." (Loud cheers.)
General Sir J. SCARLETT responded ou behalf of
the army, which had never been in better condition
or more willing to perform their duty than at the
present moment. (Hear.) It was not for him to say
whether the volunteers were right or wrong in
going to Brighton ; that did net lie within his pro-
vince to discuss, but considering the amount of drill
which they had undergone, he was very much struck
on that occasion by the aptitude for military move-
ments evinced by his countrymen who did not pro-
perly belong to the army. By cultivating that
aptitude, by constant practice of company and
battalion drill, they would be certain to acquire a
great degree of perfection in their movements. Al-
though he had felt it his duty to bestow praise on
them both to their faces and in his report on that
occasion, it would be folly to suppose that whit
was excellent then would not have been much more
excellent if it had followed a summer spent in care-
ful attention to drill in its various branches. If
they listened to his advice he would exhort the
Volunteers to follow the admirable instructions
which had been given them that evening.
Sir J. DUKE, M.P., returned thanks for the
navy, and
Colonel Al'Muu.Do, on rising to respond for the
Volunteer service, was received with cordial cheer-
ing. He said the manner in which the toast had
been proposed must be doubly gratifying to Volun-
teers, from the exalted position of the chairman,
who was not only colonel of one of the most impor-
tant and distinguished of the Volunteer corps, but,
as the head of the British army, the advice coming
from his lips was peculiarly valuable; and if, as
he believed he could do, he might take on himself
to answer for the Volunteers (cheers), that advice
would certainly be followed. It was a novelty for
Volunteers to find themselves connected with the
army, as they had found themselves that evening in
the speech of the noble chairman ; but the same
feeling of loyalty which had originally prompted
them to offer their services would, he was sure, in-
duce them to work cordially with the regular forces.
The power of an army was estimated by its num-
bers, its efficiency in drill, and its discipline. The
numbers of the Volunteer force were those of a great
army ; its efficiency in drill and in organisation was
progressing rapidly, and its discipline when called
on to exercise it was perfect, being based on the
spirit of patriotism which gave rise to the move-
ment. It had been truly affirmed that not only in
England but on the continent the movement had
exercised a beneficial effect ; and within the last
few days he had read a proclamation of the King
of Sweden establishing throughout his kingdom
volunteer corps based on the same regulations, laws,
and constitution as our own. (Applause.) It ought
to be a gratifying reflection to the Volunteers of
this country that they had initiated a movement
which was taking root firmly in Europe, and was
likely to become one of its greatest pacificators.
Lieutenant-Colonel HICKS, in proposing " The
Health of the Duke of Cambridge," as colonel of the
brigade, as a gallant general in the field, as Com-
mander-in-Chief of the army, and a Prince of the
blood Royal (cheers), said he was glad to see that
the progress of the Volunteer movement did not
interfere, as had been predicted by some, with the
progress of enlistment • in the army ; but, on the
contrary, had fostered and encouraged military
tastes among the English people. " Trifles
light as air," little jealousies, and private
piques might endanger the stability of the
movement, but as far as anything like jealousy
between the army and the Volunteers was con-
cerned, there was not the slightest foundation for
supposing that such feelings existed ; and an in-
dissoluble bond of union had been signed, sealed,
and delivered, when their noble and gallant chair-
man took the wise and politic step of consenting
to become Colonel of the London Volunteer Rifle
Brigade. (Cheers.)
His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE re-
turned thanks for the cordial and kind manner in
which the mention of his name had been received.
Allusion having been made to the fact of his con.
senting to become honorary colonel of the regi-
ment, he might state that he had clone so for two
reasons,—first, because he felt a great anxiety to
respond to the compliment paid him by so large a
number of the citizens of London ; and in the next
place, because he felt strong conviction that the
fact of the Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's
army becoming colonel of ono of the leading regi-
ments of the Volunteer force would be an earnest
that the Volunteer movement was in every respect
acceptable to and would be countenanced by the
armed body with which he was more immediately
connected. (Cheers.) He regretted that his
numerous duties allowed lsim to see so little of a
corps with which he was proud to be connected ;
but, if the Lieutenant-Colonel should at any time
report that a desire existed on the part of the
members to be inspected or reviewed by himself,
he should be very happy to meet them anywhere, at
any time, for that purpose. (Loud cheers.)
In responding, on behalf of the House of Lords,
to the toast of " The Legislature,"
Lord COLVILLE said, he also appeared in the
capacity of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Hon. Artil-
lery Company, and in the name of that regimens

The following list includes all counties which
urnished returns exceeding one million in 1815,
and gives the corresponding figures for the later
years. The figures are as follows :-
1815. 1843. 1860.
York
Lincoln
Somerset
Lancaster
Devon .
Essex 1,293,700 1,396,439 .. 1,440,702
Norfolk 1,266,818 .. 1,715,411 .. 1,831,978
Northumberland 1,071,347 .. 894,722 .. 906,526
Glocester 1,028,940 1,161,115 .. 1,170,948
Kent
Wilts
It will be seen that in the last-named county there
was a considerable decline. The same was the case ,
in Middlesex and Surrey.
During the last 17 years (1843 to 1860) the annual
value of land and tithe together had risen 19 per
cent. in Radnorshire, 12 in Herts, 11 in Cumber-
land and Lincoln. In no other case has the
increase amounted to 10 per cent. ; and there has
been a decline of 1 per cent, in Somersetshire, 2
in Berkshire and Derbyshire, 3 in Westmoreland
and Sussex, 4 in Lancashire and Staffordshire, 5 in
Devonshire, 15 in Cornwall, and 16 in Middlesex.
The counties in this list are somewhat singularly
grouped. As might be expected from what has
been said, we have three belonging to the South-
western division; but it is more surprising to meet
with Middlesex, Lancashire, Stafford, and Derby,
although, no doubt, the constant encroachments of
the regice moles have left year after year fewer
acres for the plough in those districts.
The rental of houses in Great Britain assessed to
the income-tax was in 1806 somewhat under
£12,000,000 and in 1815 about £16,250,000. In
1843 it had risen to £38,475,739, and iu 1860 to
£53,767,916—m0re than four times the amount of
1806. The comparative statement which follows
comprises all counties, the returns from which in
1860 exceeded £1,000,000:--
1815. 1843. 1860.
Middlesex.... £5,089,367 £9,213,476 £12,294,380
Lancaster 1,488,655 4,777,530 7,019,978
York 822,559 2,707,514 4,044,586
Surrey .. 1,065,736 2,158,726 3,078,631
Somerset
Kent 546,502 1,372,882 1,911,025
Warwick
St Ifford 246,495 818,994 1,287,749
Chester 216,395 780,103 . 1,137,851
Sussex
The rental of the City of London appears to have
risen from £1,068,775 in 1815 to £1,369,515 in
1843, and £1,592,538 in 1860; and that of West-
minster from £1,309,969 to £2,176,516 and
£2,517,004. The return from Paddington was
£236,263 in 1843 and £705,216 in 1860 ; that of
Islington X 307,000 in the earlier year and £717,000
in the latter.
The counties in which the increase since 1843
has been most rapid are—Flint, 168 per cent. ;
Brecon, 145 ; Carnarvon and Glamorgan, 134;
Anglesea, 128; Carmarthen and Monmouth, 88 ;
Durham, 71 ; Stafford, 57 ; Derby, 54 ; Sussex,
53 ; and Bedfordshire, 51. No other county
has increased as much as 50 per cent. ; but York-.
shire (49) and Lancashire (47) follow immediately.
As to the Welsh counties, it is difficult not to sup-
pose that there has been either a change of prin-
ciple or a more careful assessment in the later year.
At the same time it must be stated that we also find
three Welsh counties at the lower end of the list.
In Mcrioneth the reported decrelse is 27 per cent.,
in Radnor 6, in Montgomery 5. It is observable
that these three are (with Wiltshire) the only coun-
ties in which population declined between 1841 and
1851. In no English county has the aggregate
value of houses decreased; but the increase has been
only 6 per cent. in Cornwall, 7 in Somerset, and 8
in Herts.
With reference to the other items of Schedule A,
it is only necessary to say that the profits of rail-
ways in England, which were entered as £2,417,610
in 1842, appear as 1:10,732,838 in 1800 ; that mines
aro stated at £016,293 in 1815, at £1,003,794 in
1843, and at £3,658,517 in 1860, and that iron-
works (not separately stated in 1815) contribute
£412,022 in 1843, and £1,134,012 in 1860. The
ironworks of Staffordshire alone in the later year
are nearly equal to the whole return of the earlier,,
while those of Glamorganshire have increased from
£19,848 in 1843 to £163,560 in 1860. It is right
here to mention that Schedule D (which is fairly
entitled to all these items) is understood to have
pined credit for portions of some Of thOrO by mis-