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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4506, 3 February 1872, Page 3

In accordance with "District Orders" the whole of the Volunteer forces — companies and troops — will this morning parade in column, at deploying intervals, on the Epaom .Race-course, at the hour of 5 o'clock, there to be inspected and manoeuvred by the Inspector of | Militia and Volunteers. The j order issues from \V. Gordon, Major, Commanding Auckland District, and the advertised notice of the review states " A full attendance i* imperative." No doubt there will be a very large muster, as the commanding officers have issued notices to the several corp3 where and at what time companies and troops are to parade previous to proceeding to the Epsom Course. But Saturday with most of our Volunteers is an inconvenient d*y. Asa rule employers are extremely indulgent to those in their serrico who are attached to Volunteer corps, but the busy and most profitable hours of a Saturday afternoon and evening are what many of them oannot afford to loose, and employe's have on such a matter to submit to the reasonable dictates of those by whom they live. The weather also is so oppressively hot at this time that many of the Volunteers have had to suocumb at ordinary parades and drills. However, the order has gone forth, and the Volunteers will have to give their attendance unless insuperable obstacles stand in the way. The following gives the time and place of meeting previous to proceeding out to tlie Epsom Course : — The Hobson Company, Auckland Rifle Volunteers, at the Catholic Institute, this afternoon, at 3.30 sharp. The town members of the Auckland Troop, Royal Cavalry Volunteers, at tho Albert Bnrracks, at 2.30. The Auckland Volunteer Engineers at 10 minutes to 4, atthe Drill-shed (with cap coveifi). Tho Victoria Company, Auck* land Rifle Volunteers, at the Albert Barracks, at 3 30. The Prince Alficd Troop R C. Y. at the Great Northern Brewery Kybor-pass, at 4 o'clock The Auckland Scottish Volunteers at the Albert Barracks at 3p.m. The Auckland Naval Volunteers No. 1 «i)i(l 2 Companies and their Cadets at 3 p.m., at Foit Britomart. Auckland Troop Royal Cavalry Volunteers, Albert Barra ks, 2.30 pm. Victoiia Company A.E.V. anil Cadets Albert Barracks, 3.30 p.m. A memorandum from Major Gordon notifies that white pug 2ene3 may be worn by Volunteers in their caps at the leview, tho part overlapping the b.iuk of the head not to exceed six inches. Before the review, a sword will bo presented to Captain Smith, of the Royal Alfred Light Horse, 111 iccognition of his valuable services as dull instructor of thetioop. I. A. Philips, Esq., Mayor of Auckland, will at the request of M.ijor Gordon present the Mayor's 3up to Sergeant Cameron, the winner of the prize. The presentation will be inado on the field. At the same time Colonel Harington will presen t the prizes to tho 3rd Company.

Colonel Haringtoii inspected the Oiiehunga Volunteer Company on Thursday evening, thero being present on parade: '■ Captain Lundon, Lieutenant Brierly, Ensign Hendry, 1 colour-sergeant, 1 2 sergeant, 50 rank and filo, Band-Sergeant Hig«ins and band. The men were put through the usual ' exercises and movements. The mistakes were trifling, and confined to a very few. Colonel Harington, in Ins address, gave the corps great credit for steadiness and silence in the tanks, closing his remarks with words of encouragement in regard to firing for district prices. The Cadets, under Sergeant Wain house, A.C., did remarkably well, considering the extremely Bhort time tbey have been drilled. The annual inspection of the Cadets in connection with the Grammar School, the Auck. land College, the Blue School, an'd tho St. John's College took place yesterday afternoon in the Albert Barracks. The Cadets from St. John's ' College were in fewest numbers. Colonel Ilarington wn9 the inspecting officer, and Major Gordon assumed the general command. At the close of the inspection Colonel Harington addressed tkom, and expressed himself pleased to learn that the Cadet movement had assumed such large proportions. He also expressed himself pleased with the progress ill had made in drill, and told them that he looked upon the Cadets as the "Volunteers of the future. He thought Auckland should have been the first to organise a corps of this kind, but'now that she had commenced she ought to take the lead in point of numbers and efficiency. At seven o'clock the annual inspection of the members of the Rifle Brigade took place in the Albert Barracks. Major Gordon commanded, and Colonel Harington was the inspectiug officer. Various evolutions were gone through with moderate precision. Mr. J. MoVey Baird, Principal o£ the Auckland College, intimates by advertise ment that he considers the heat of tbo weather as too great for the Cadets to attend the review, and those connected with the College will not therefore meet. By advertisement it will be seen that the 1 h*mes Volunteers challenge those of Aucklaud to a match for £50 or £100 a, side. A match to which considerable interest is attached will be shot on Saturdmy, when 10 of the Thames Scottish Volunteers will compete with 10 men of the Sydney Scottish, and with a like team of Captain Wales's company in Dunedin. These companies, it is arranged, will fire on the same day. '1 he following are the competitors of the Thames Scottish :— Captain Murray, Ensign Stewart, Colour-Sergeant Schofield, Sergeants Snodgrass, Girvan, Campbell Volunteers Partington, Sharpe, tt'ilaon, and James Brown, The ranges are 200, 500, and 600. yards, "Wimbledon targets and regulations. Major Cooper will superintend the firing, while Ciptain Barnett will look after the, interests of the foreign companies in the mantlet. — Adverliter.