The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-26 00:00:00

THE ARM Y.

It has now been decided to despatch the sth
(Capt. W. B. Gossett's) company of Royal Engi-
neers to Canada, instead of Bermuda, as previously
arranged, orders to that effect having been received
by telegram yesterday at the headquarters of the
Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, by Col.
Harness, C.B. The sth company has been aug-
mented to 120 men of all ranks, and is composed of
skilled mechanics who have completed their course
of engineering instruction. It has been inspected
by Major-General Eyre, who expressed himself in
very complimentary terms on the general excellent
appearance presented ty the men. According to
present arrangements, the company will leave head-
quarters to-morrow morning. An additional party
of telegraphists, surveyors, and photographists have
been selected from the most intelligent and skilful
of the Royal Engineers connected with those de-
partments, and will leave Brompton Barracks to-
morrow morning. They will be inspected, previ-
ously to their departure, by Major-General Eyre.
About 400 miles of telegraph wire will be
despatched to Canada, to be laid by the party of En-
gineers to be sent out for that purpose, the Govern-
ment having decided on connecting, as far as
possible, the whole of the stations at which troops
will be quartered, so that the commander-in-chief
may be in instant communication with the entire
force under his command.

Lieut. M. J. Wheatley, Royal Engineers, has
joined at Chatham and assumed the duties of Adj t. on
the Staff of the Royal Engineer establishment, vice
Capt. Gossett, who has been appointed to the com-
mand of the sth Company, which proceeds to Canada.
An intimation has been forwarded to Chatham by
the Deputy-Adjt.•Gen. that the wives and families
of non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal
Engineers who are not to proceed with their hus-
bands to Canada, will not receive the Government
allowance. An announcement to that effect was yes-
terday made to the companies by Col. Harness, C.B.
who stated that, in consequence of this decision,
subscriptions would be opened among the officers
and men to raise a fund to assist those left behind,
and that any donations would be very thankfully
received.

THE VOL UNTEERS.

LORD LLANOVER AND THE MONMOUTH-

SHIRE VOLUNTEERS.

In pursuance of an invitation which had been ad-
dressed by Lord Llanover as Lord Lieutenant of
Monmouthshire to the officers of the Volunteer force
of the county, about 70 officers met his Lordship at
the King's Head Hotel in the town of Newport.
There were present—Colonel the Hon. Frederick
Morgan, commanding the Ist battalion; Colonel
Bird, Commanding the 2d Battalion ; Major the
Hon. James Fitzwalter Butler, Captain Sir George
Walker, Captain Lyno of the Artillery Corps, &c.
Lord LLANOVER, after:adverting to the death of
the Prince Consort, said he would proceed at once
to the business for which they had been convened,
and he would lay before them certain matters which
required their consideration. In the first place, his
attention had been necessarily drawn to a circular
which had been forwarded to the commanding
officers of the different corps in the county. It was
dated from the head-quarters of the Gloucestershire
Rifle Volunteers at Bristol, and was to the follow-
ing effect :

"Sir,—lt is proposed to hold
in the ensuing sum-
mer a review of Volunteers this city and the
neighbouring counties
on Durdanhceam Down a place
admirably adapted for the
manoeuvres
Secretary of
force. The necessary sanction of the
of a large
.
State for War, and of the Lord Lieu
county of Gloucester, has been obtained. As of the
8
the
preparations will occupy much time, I take this
early opportunity of addressing you, and request to
be informed whether there is any probability of
the corps under your command taking part in the
review ; and if so, in what numbers it would bo
likely to attend.

" ROBERT BUSH,
"Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding Ist Glou-
cestershire, Bristol Rifle Volunteers.
" P.S. A working committee, composed of the
Government officials, commanding officers of volun-
teer corps, and the civic authorities, will be imme-
diately formed."
Soon after his (Lord Llanover's) appointment to
the lieutenancy of that county he saw Lord Ducie,
who is Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, and who
desired to know whether it was probable the Vo-
lunteers from this part of the country would attend
the review, which would be on a large scale. It was
impossible for him to give any definitive answer
until ho had seen the commanding officers of the
different corps on the subject; but he suggested-
-Ist,
that the review should be fixed for such a
P"i°d as would
not interfere With those occupations

in which many of the Volunteers were engaged ;
and, next, that the day should be selected so that
the tide would allow of steamers making a to and
fro passage from Newport and Chepstow as regarded
the county of Monmouth, and from Cardiff for the
county of Glamorgan ; and he had sin-e received a
letter from Lord Ducie in which he was assured
that these suggestions should have full consideration
in fixing the day for the review. The next subject
upon which he desired to enter was the desirability
of their having three or four regular brigade days
inlthe coarse of the year. when they all could
meet together. When he was in town he saw
Colonel M'Murdo, and he strongly recommended
three or four brigade days, and promised that he
would come down to review the brigade himself,
and that on the occasions when he could not do so
some officer of the regular army would attend. He
(Lord Llanover) had considered the eligibility of
different places for such meetings, and he thought
that on the whole the neighbourhood of Newport
was the best, on account of the facility of access ;
but this was a point that must, of course, also be
considered by those he saw around him, and he was
sure that they would give every attention to the
subject. The third point which he wished to bring
before them was one of a more difficult nature to
deal with, he alluded to the great dissimilarity of
uniform now existing. If they went to the review
at Clifton next year they would see the Somerset-
shire Volunteers, consisting of 29 corps, which were
three times the number of the Monmouthshire
Volunteers (the former county being large and the
latter small), and all those Volunteers would appear
on the ground dressed as one man. When the
Somersetshire Volunteers were first established he
believed that there was the same desire for a variety
of dress in that county as there was in their own
county; but, fortunately, that desire had not been
acquiesced in, and now the Volunteers themselves
were most thankful that no difference existed from
one end of that large county to the other. He
hoped, therefore, that they would determine to
submit to him such a, uniform as he might be able
to approve, so that when a renewal of clothing was
necessary the present dissimilarity of dress and dif-
ferences in colours might cease to exist. The last
point he would now touch upon was the propriety of
obtaining a fund for prizes to be shot for by the Volun•
teers. In the month ofFebruary,lB6o,his predecessor,
Mr. Hanbury Leigh, called upon the deputy-lieu-
tenants of the county to subscribe for that object.
Mr. Hanbury Leigh headed the list with £2O an-
nually; Lord Tredegar, himself, and many others
added their names to the list, but some obstacles
appeared, and nothing further was done. He had
determined on reviving the attempt, and he had
every reason to hope that he should succeed. He
would himself give a prize of £2O annually ; Lord
Abergavenny had kindly promised to give £10;
the trustees of Mr. Hanbury Leigh had done
the same ; and he had no doubt that Lord
Tredegar would assist him in the same manner
that he offered to assist his predecessor. Mr.
Herbert, of Llanarth, and every other person ho
had as yet asked had promised their sup-
port, and he had no doubt that he should be
able to obtain a sufficient sum for the purpose.
He believed one great objection entertained to the
proposal was the apprehension that it would inter-
fere with the prizes which were given by the diffe-
rent corps, and which were shot for by the members
of those corps respectively, and which he might
term local prizes. He had no such intention—on
the contrary, he was sure that it was extremely de-
sirable that these local meetings should be main-
tained. What he proposed was, that those local
prizes should be continued, but that they should be
shot for at such a period of the year as would allow
of a certain number of the successful competitors of
each corps competing for the general or county prizes
some day during the fine months of the autumn, and
thus they might have, as it were, a large county
Volunteer Rifle competition. He had touched on
the several points upon which he had considered it
advisable to confer with them, and before he con-
cluded he would again thank them for their attend-
ance, and take the opportunity which was thus
afforded him of assuming them personally of his in-
tention to co-operate with them in carrying out the
great object they had been engaged in. The noble
lord resumed his seat amid much applause.

A good deal of discussion followed, especially as
to the subject of similarity of clothing throughout
the county, and one officer suggested that one bat-
talion might be of ono colour, while the other bat-
talion might have another.
It was proposed by Capt. CATIICART, and seconded
by Capt. STEEL, that there should be one uniform
for the whole county, which resolution was agreed
to unanimously.
It was then resolved that the captains of the dif-
ferent corps should form a committee for the pur-
pose of carrying out the above resolution, and to
confer with the Lord-Lieutenant upon that subject,
as well as the arrangements for the meetings for
the county prize shooting and other matters.
On the motion of Lieut.-Col. BIRD, commanding
the battalion, seconded by Lieut.-Col. the Hon. F.
'MORGAN, commanding the Ist battalion, a vote of
thanks to the Lord-Lieutenant, for having called
them together, and the interest he had taken in the
Volunteers of the county, was agreed to.
Lord LLANOTER returned thanks, and the pro-
ceedings terminated.

Lieut.-Col. Money, commanding the North-East
London Rifle Brigade, is about to deliver a course
of lectures to the battalion, comprising the 4th and
6th Tower Hamlets Volunteers, on Tuesday even-
ings, in their new drill hall, on the principles of
musketry, illustrative of the practice at the
Hythe School of Musketry, from which he returned
a few weeks since. At a recent muster of the batta-
lion the Colonel inquired if he had their authority
to offer their services to her Majesty in any way in
which they might be available for home duty, and
was most enthusiastically answered in the affirma-
tive by the whole of the men present.
On Saturday, the 14th inst., the members of the
Broadwood Company, Queen's Westminster Volun-
teers, marched from the Horseferry-road, Westmin-
ster, to Wormwood-scrubbs, to compete for a rifle
presented by Ensign Algernon Black, to those mem-
bers of the company who were not already holders
of prizes. There were 66 entries. The range was
confined to 300 yards, 15 shots each man. The rifle
was won by Private Temple with 15 points.
The final competition for the markmen's prizes of
the South Middlesex Riles took place recently at
Beaufort-house, the regimental head quarters. The
range was at a distance of 300 yards, at a single
target, 10 rounds each, kneeling position, and the
10 best men from the previous competition were
selected for the final trial. The following is the
score :—Private Wilson, No. 2 Company, 16 points;
Lieut. Hawker, No. 7, 14 ; Sergeant Bacchus, No. 4,
14; Private H. Radcliffe, No. 10, 13; Sergeant Bur-
man, No. 7, 11; Private Biggs, No. 5, 11; Simons,
No. 5, 10; Hutchins, No. 7, 10; Burne, No. 10, 7;
and Corporal Stevenson, No. 7, 5. The previous com-
petitions were at 700 and 800 yards, when the fir-
ing was very good, but the best was at the final
trial, showing that marksmen accustomed to long
distances can afterwards make better practice when
brought to a smaller object at short ranges.
In a challenge match between the 2d and 4th
companies of the 20th Middlesex shot off at their butts
at Willesden on Saturday, the 14th inst., Captain
'l'ims, of the 4th company, made nine at 150, five at
2 voaot
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eight at 200, six at 250, and seven at 300, in all 26;
and Private Caines, of the 2d company, eight at
150, eight at 200, five at 250,an4d four at 300, in all
25. The total made by the No.
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Challenge Cup took
company
and
place on the 17th inst., at the Civil Service Volun-
tear range, between the present holders of the cup,
the Ist Inland Revenue Company of the Civil Ser-
vice Regiment, and the Ist company of the South
'Middlesex. The Ist Inland Revenue Company were
successful, defeating their adversaries by 18 points ;
they made 13 hits more than the South Middlesex
The Essex County Rifle Association has held its
first annual meeting. It appeared from the report
presentedsouthend wthaasteetnhseidgeerzeiedral county
to
havepa
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and as giving a fair promise of increased skill at
future meetings. The balance in hand when the
first year's accounts of the association were made
up was £125, but this was due to the considerable
receipts from donations. Mr. tT. W. Bramston,
M.P., was elected president of the association for
the ensuing year, and a sub-committee was ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the next prize
meeting, which will again be held at Southend.
The officers of the 2d Essex Administrative Bat-
talion have challenged the officers of the Ist and 3d
battalions to compete for a cup, or some other suit-
able prize.
In Suffolk the long-pending contest at Bury St.
Edmund's for the challenge cup presented by the
ladies of the' neighbourhood has resulted in favour
of Private Burrell, who received the cup at the
hands of Major Wilson. In a match between 11
members of the Bun gay and 11 of the Beccles Volun-
teer corps, the former side won by 15 points, the
Bungay men scoring 84 and their opponents 69
points. The shooting was at ranges of 200, 300, and
500 yards.
A cup, presented by the Rev. W. Emery, chaplain
of the Cambridge University Corps, and shot for by
those members of the corps who belong to Corpus
Christi College, has been won by Mr. Stephenson
Greathead. The target practice of the March corps
for the past season shows that the highest number
of points in the first class has been made by Capt.
Catling ; in the second class by Private Hick ; and
in the third class by Private Hall. In a contest at
the Huntingdon butt between five members of the
St. Neot's subdivision of the Huntingdonshire corps
and five of the Eaton Socon section of the Biggles-
wade (Bedfordshire) company, the Eaton Socon men
won by 30 points, scoring 97 to their opponents' 67.
The ranges were at 150, 200, 250, and 300 yards.
The members of the Lincoln corps have had a
very successful anniversary dinner, at which Major
Ameotts presided, Captain-Commandant Trollope
occupying the vice-chair. In the course of the even-
ing the prizes won during the past year were pre-
sented to the successful competitors. A number of
prizes have been shot for by the Gosberton Com-
pany; the principal one, given by the officers, was
a timepiece, valued at six guineas, and was won by
Private Russell.

The Bangor Volunteers have been recently re-
viewed by Mr. G. Douglas-Pennant, Major-Com-
mandant, accompanied by Capt. Peel and Capt.
Douglas, R.N. After the evolutions the Major
complimented the men upon their efficiency, urging
upon them increased attention to rifle practice, in
order that they might be prepared next summer for
the prizes which would be competed for. The Major,
after addressing the battalion upon the present
juncture with America, left for Carnarvon, where
he the same day inspected the volunteer corps which
formed at Castle-square. The day was fine, and a
large number of spectators were present.
The Selby and Howden companies of Yorkshire
Volunteers recently met at Selby, the latter com-
pany having marched nine or 10 miles from town
to town for the purpose. The united companies
were reviewed by Adjutant Newall, inspecting
officer of Volunteers. They subsequently paraded
the streets, and, with their bands, kept the town
in a bustle till late in the evening, the Howden
corps returning home by the last train.
The Whitby Volunteers were inspected by Cap-
tain Pierson the same evening. The corps was
afterwards presented with a pair of cymbals, the
gift of Mr. Thomas Chapman, of London, the pre-
sentation being made in his name by Lieutenant
Chapman. A melancholy duty devolved on the
corps, owing to the decease of Gunner Zealand,
whose body they escorted part of the way to Scar-
borough, the band playing the "Dead March."

The Malton Volunteers have been recently very
successful in recruiting. There is every prospect
of forming a second company.
The Ist East York (Bridlington) Artillery Vo-
lunteers recently met to celebrate their second an-
niversary at their three-gun battery by a contest.
Lord Londesborough had presented them with £lO
for prizes for artillery practice, but owing to a
heavy sea and boisterous wind the floating battery
could not be got out, and eventually a dismissal
took place, to the disappointment of the corps, espe-
cially as a detachment of 20 men had come from
Flamborough. A regimental dinner, presided at
by Lieutenant-Colonel Haworth, was sat down to
by about 75 Volunteers at the Britannia Hotel in
the evening.

There is to be an annual match between the Vo-
lunteers of England and Scotland, the terms of
which have been arranged by Lord Bury, acting
for England, and by Mr. Horatio Ross, as the
representative of Scotland. The rules agreed
upon between Lord Bury and Mr. Ross, who
have been appointed to settle the preliminaries
are-1. That an annual match be established
between the Volunteers (effective, non-effective,
or honorary) of England and Scotland. 2. That
the competitors shall be eight in number on each
side, and that the test of nationality shall be pater-
nal descent. 3. That the first match shall take
place at the meeting of the National Rifle Associa-
tion at Wimbledon in 1862, and that the match
shall be shot every year at the annual meeting of
the National Rifle Association. 4. That as soon as
possible after the annual match in each year the
eight competitors on each side shall hold meetings,
and each side shall choose a captain, who shall be
responsible for arranging the details of the next
annual match, conducting the business and corre-
spondence connected with it, and selecting the com-
petitors. The captain of each side so elected shall
remain in office till the close of the next annual
match, and shall then resign. He may, however,
offer himself for re-election. The captain on each
side, on his appointment or within a week there-
after, shall nominate a substitute, who shall replace
him in the case of his death or illness during his
year of office. Lord Elcho having generously in-
timated his intention of presenting a shield, to be
called " The Elcho Challenge Shield," it is agreed-
5. That the Elcho Challenge Shield shall be the
prize shot for at the international match. That
each year the names of the successful side shall be
engraved on it ; that it shall be kept in some con-
spicuous place by whichever nation has the honour
of having his name engraven on the shield, each of
the successful champions shall receive some small
prize, to be kept by him for ever. The captains
are to have the privilege of settling what this
prize is to be, and it is to be paid for by the
losing side. 6. That each side shall ap-
point an umpire ; and that the umpires shall,
if they think fit, appoint a referee ; and that
the decision of the umpires, or of the referee, in case
of a difference of opinion, shall be final. 7. That
the regulations for shooting shall be the same as
those laid down by the National Rifle Association,
at the present time, for competitors for all comers'
prizes. 8. That the ranges be at 700, 800, 900, and
1,000 yards, each competitor to fire 15 shots at each
of the above distances. That the targets shall be in
size, number, and size of centre, according to the
regulations laid down in the musketry instructions
for the army for first•class targets; but that Swiss
targets of the same dimensions and appearance as a
regulation set of first-class targets may be substi-
tuted for the regulation target at the option of the
authorities of the National Rifle Association. 9.
That when a miss is made, either high, low, right,
or left, it is to be indicated by a red flag from the
marker's butt. 10. That the umpires shall check
the number of points scored to the credit of each
side by personal inspection of the target, or in such
way as they may think best. 11. That an officer
of the Army, Militia, or Volunteers shall be in each
marker's butt. 12. That the captain elected for the
year shall ex officio have the absolute control of his
side in all matters relating to the match, whatever
his rank as a Volunteer may be ; but that ho may,
if he thinks fit, appoint an officer to command his
firing party.

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