CANTERBURY VOLUNTEER RIFLES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XIV, Issue 828, 17 October 1860, Page 4

CANTERBURY VOLUNTEER RIFLES.

On Friday evening, the 12th instant, after parade, the Christchurch Companies, Nos. 1 and 2, were invited by their captains to a supper at the Market Hall. The room was tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens, and the supper was ample in quantity and of admirable quality ; about 100 of the corps sat down, including some few honorary members; the chair and vice-chair being respectively occupied by Captains Atkinson and White. The joviality of the evening, enhanced by the enlivening strains of the Christchurch band, was kept up with great vigour, no flagging being allowed by the chairman, who will indeed win well earned laurels if he leads on his company to charge the foe as on this occasion he did to charge their glasses; nor will the Company be behind-hand in glory if, should occasion ever offer, the dead of the enemy should equal in number the " dead marines " this evening thrown under the table. Among the toasts of theeveaing were "The Queen," "The Governor," " The Superintendent of Canterbury," " Captain Scotfc, the Commandant," " The Secretary and Treasurer" (responded to by Messrs. Ollivier and Packer), the Adjutant, then the officers of the corps collectively, responded, to by each individually, it being, after the first response, a matter of amusing conjecture as to what would be left for the next man to say. Great applause was however elicited as the company found something new and entertaining in the response of each. Then followed healths of the Chairman and Vice-chairman, the "Press," appropriately responded to by a volunteer, though disavowing all connection with the " Fourth Estate;" " The Ladies," neatly and effectively acknowledged by Mr. Robt. Townsend; and last, but not least, the two companies toasted and responded to each other's healths separately. Festivities were kopt up to a late hour, when the corps separated, highly satisfied with their evening's enjoyment. B "