| Balance in hand of Treasurer 36 15 8 ---------- | ---------- £473 7 3 | £473 7 3 ========== | ========== By this it may be seen that the sum expended in establishing this corps was not very far from £500; and the writer's experience leads him to think that very few corps comprising administrative battalions of volunteers throughout the country were established for much less. Latterly the subscriptions from effective members were lowered, and altogether abolished in 1871. It is not presumed that this corps were more enthusiastic in preparing themselves for the defence of their country, were it invaded, than others in the country. Drilling, if not a delight, was certainly a duty, and most honestly carried out. The following orders for the week ending 30th June, 1860, taken from the Company Order Book, will give a fair specimen of the really hard work which all undertook to perform, and as a rule absolutely did perform:-- Non-Commissioned Officers' Drill 7 0 A.M. Monday. Company Drill in Uniform 6 30 P.M. " " " with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Tuesday. Nos. 1 and 2 Sections with Rifles 7 0 P.M. " Company Drill with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Wednesday. " " in Uniform 6 0 P.M. " Company Drill with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Thursday. Recruit Drill 6 0 P.M. " Nos. 3 and 4 Sections with Rifles 7 0 P.M. " Company Drill with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Friday. Longleat-Company Drill with Rifles , , Saturday. (Dated) _23rd June, 1860._ (Signed) J.V. Toone, _Orderly Sergeant_. The corps has always been most popular in the town and neighbourhood, and when first raised were petted and feasted to an extent that would seem almost incredible. At one time there was seldom a company drill without a feed to follow, and gentlemen in the town and neighbourhood vied with each other in their hospitable treatment of the corps. This led to their being termed the "Jolly Tenth," a name retained long after they had been joined into the battalion, but unknown since the more matter-of-fact days succeeding the year 1880, when they became simply F Company of the 1st Wilts Rifle Volunteer Corps, by which title they are still known.