The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-04 00:00:00

ROME.

ROME, Dec. 1.
£65,000 sterling of Peter's Pence have arrived
from America.

Aquapendente, Bagnarea, and some towns in
the Province of Viterbo, have been re-occupied
by the French.
The Giornale de Roma publishes Cardinal
Antonelli's note of the 4th of November, in order
to rectify the version of this note as given by
some foreign papers.
The Archbishop of Naples has left Rome,
having been advised to return to Naples.

SWITZERLAND.
BERNE, Dec. 3.

To-day, at ten a.m., the first sitting of the new
National Council was opened by a long speech
from M. Sidler, President by seniority. The
election of the new President of the National
Council, by its different sections, will take place
to-morrow. The Council of the States was also
opened to-day, at the same hour, by M. Wetti,
retiring President.
Dr. Blumer, from Glorus, was elected Presi-
dent of the Council of the States. M. Hermann,
from Ob\velden, was elected Vice-President.

THE WEST INDIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM
SHIP TASMANIAN ASHORE IN TOT-
TERILL BAY.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 3.

The Royal Mail Steam-ship Tasmanian, Capt.
Sawyer, which sailed this afternoon with mails
and passengers for the West Indies, has gone
ashore in Totterill Bay, just inside the Needles.
The Sout,h-Western Company's Courier, Captain
Harvey, from Jersey, reports having observed a
large steamer showing blue lights and sending up
rockets. The Courier stopped her engines and
dropped anchor. At 445 p.m. Captain Sawyer
Sent a boat to the Courier, when Captain Harvey
went on board the Tasmanian, but found he
could render no assistance. The Tasmanian
has sewed about two feet, and ebb tide
was making away fast. ' She had apparently
sustained no damage. It is supposed that the
Tasmanian must have gone inside of the Warden-
lodge Buoy, and, the weather being very thick,
went ashore. She was lying in three fathoms
depth of water, but draws, however, nearly four
fathoms. The hief officer of the Tasmanian came
up in the Courier for assistance, and Captain
Vincent with steamtugs and a great number of
men and appliances have proceeded this evening
to render assistance. It is hoped she will come
off with the flood tide. It is not known whether
the pilot had left her when the accident occurred.

THE GALWAY ATLANTIC MAIL
COMPANY.

The case of Irwin, a member of the Irish bar,
against Lever, M.P., which has been tried once
before, came on in the Court of Common Pleas
to-day, the object being to recover compensation
for services in promoting the formation of the
Galway Atlantic Mail Company. The defendant
pleaded never indebted. Mr. Serjeant Shee's
address on behalf of the defendant concluded the
proceedings yesterday, and the further hearing will
take place to-day.

CASUALTIES AT SEA.
The number of wrecks during November was
208, making a total of 1,695 during the present
year. The Morsesell, brig, of Shields, from
Taganrog, foundered at sea, Nov. 25 ; crew saved.
The Frederic Wilhelm, arrived at Milford Haven,
picked up, Nov. 27, the master and seven of the
crew of the brig Rapid, from the Clyde to Dieppe,
which .had foundered : and on the same day
rescued the master and four of the crew of the
brig Malvern, from Cardiff for Cork, which also
foundered. The ship Colonsay, from Chinchas
Island, totally lost, August 25 ; crew saved.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Another Cambridge case was tried in the Court
of Queen's Bench yesterday. The circumstances
were similar to the case tried on Friday and
Saturday, the plaintiff, Miss Ebbon, having been
one of the party in the omnibus who were
arrested and taken to the Spinning-house. It
was arranged that a verdict should be nominally
given for the plaintiff—damages £2s—with a
view of bringing the question involved before a
higher tribunal.

BANQUET TO THE LIMERICK, CLARE,
AND TIPPERARY CONTINGENTS OF
THE IRISH BRIGADE.
LIMERICK, Monday Night.
The' event is being celebrated to-night, and is a
complete success. The theatre is not only crowded
in every space, but large numbers had to go away
disappointed, being unable to obtain admittance.
From sixty to eighty members of the brigade
were present, several of the men being in uniform.
The chair was taken about eight o'clock by the
Mayor-elect, J. T. M'Sheehy. Dinner on a sumptu-
ous scale was prepared for over 300 persons, after
which several appropriate toasts were proposed and
responded to. The principal speakers being the
Mayor-elect, the Revs. Messrs. O'Farrell and
Quaid, and Lieut. M. G. Ryan, of the Papal
Engineers, who appeared in full uniform, and
several other gentlemen. Letters of apology
were read from. Major O'Reilly, Cardinal Wise-
man, Dr. Leahy, R.C., Archbishop of Cashel and
Emly, Dr. Flannery, R.C., Bishop of Killaloe, and
other gentlemen. An address expressive of
gratitude to the congregated trades and people of
Limerick on behalf of the Brigade was read by
Sergeant-Major D. O'Neill. Tea is now being
served out, and dancing, &c., will succeed. A
grand brass band is posted in the gallery. Great
enthusiasm prevails.

The following appeared in our later editions of
yesterday :
THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA. '
Advices from Vigo state that on the 25th ult. the
Victoria and Albert, with the Empress on board, en-
countered a terrific gale. On the weather moderating
the royal yacht kept her course for Madeira.

THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.
Yesterday morning her Majesty, accompanied by the
Marquis La Grange and two ladies in, waiting, attended
divine service at the Roman Catholic chapel at Lea-
mington. In the evening the Empress left Leamington
for London, and arrived at Claridge's Hotel, Brook-
street, last night. She proceeds to Windsor on a visit
to her Majesty either to-day or to-morrow.

The Queen's contemplated visit to Osborne, which
was fixed for Thursday next, is postponed in consequence
of the prevalence of fever in the Isle of Wight.
Their excellencies Count de Persigny and Count de
Flahault go to Windsor to-day to present respectively
to the Queen their letters of recall and credence.
The Queen has..ordered three days' pay to the men
who got the Orlando frigate ready for sea with so much
alacrity.

TIIE TRADE OF LIVERPOOL.—The following is a
statement of the amounts received as duties on exciseable
articles during the month ended Nov. 30th, at this port:
—Coffee, £4,376 6s. 10d.; corn, meal, and flour,
£16,176 Os. 10d. ; molasses, £6,267 12s. Bd. -
, sugar,
£86,966 3s. sd. ; spirits, £47,704 58. 11d. ; tea,
£27,483 ss. sd. ; tobacco, £78,261 Bs. 6d.; wine,
£6,887 2s. ld.; other goods, £22.,482.65. 10d; receipts
f the m0ut1hi.4296,904 1206 d.

THE
VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

PUBLIC MEETING LAST NIGHT AT
KIRKDALE.

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Last night, a numerous and influential meeting was
held in St. Mary's school-room, Kirkdale, for the pur.
pose of inaugurating a rifle corps, on self-supporting
principles, for the districts of Kirkdale, Walton, and
Bootle. The chair was taken by J. B. Lloyd, Esq. ;
and we also observed present, Mr. Alderman Dover,
Lieut.-Col. Bousfield, Captain King, Captain Tristram,
Captain Gibbs, Lieutenant Middleton, Adjutant Holden,
and many of the most respectable residents of the dis-
trict. _ _ _

The CHAIRMAN, who was received with applause,
said,—Waited upon by a deputation from Kirkdale
Ward, to preside over that meeting, he could not do
less, as alderman of it, than at once to comply with the
request. Before he proceeded to the business of the
evening, he should read some notes from gentlemen who
had been expected, but were unable to attend. The first
was from the Rev. Mr. Lester, who was engage 1 upon
some school matters, which would detain him a short
time, but hoped to be there before the meeting sepa-
rated. (Applause.) The next was from one of the
councillors of the ward, Mr. Stitt, wbo had written to
him that afternoon, regretting that he should be detained
at home by influenza. The next was from Major Thom-:
son; and there also one from Mr. Rawson, who sent

two guineas. (Applause.) As he (Mr. Lloyd) appeared
before them as alderman of the ward, he wished to
say a few words in connection with the ward before
proceeding to open the more particular object for
which the meeting assembled. It wss only recently, on
the death of his lamented friend, Mr. Chilton, that the
Town Council had done him the honour of electing him
in his place; and what he desired was to express a hope
that before the next November election the burgesses of
Everton and Kirkdale would meet and select some more
central spot for receiving the votes ; for he believed
that where they were now taken an injustice was done
to Kirkdale. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that all parties
would come to an amicable arrangement as to which was
the most central place to take the votes. He might
mention that in Everton there were 1,393 voters upon
the.. register,.. and 484 in Kirkdale, making a total of
1,882 votes. Now, if those votes were to be taken, it
was impossible,' if there was a contest, that between
nine and four o'clock proper attention could be paid to
those who recorded them. An act was passed in the
session of 1859 which enabled the Councillors to miter
the wards ; and in reference to the neighbouring wards
of Everton and Kirkdale, he should throw out the
suggestion to those interested that they should consider
whether a reorganisation might not take place so as to
bring them into some of the neighbouring wards, still
leaving them the same amount of representation. In
Everton and Kirkdale Ward there were 1,822 voters on
the list ; in Scotland Ward 1,084 ;, 'Vauxhall, 366; and
St. Paul's, 493. Now, he thought that some arrange-
ment of those wards, which were neighbouring might
be advantageously arranged for the voters, and they
might still have the same number of representatives in
the council. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Now to the
business of the evening. The circular said that was a
public meeting to iraugurate the formation of a rifle
corps for Kirkdale, Walton, and Bootle. It was un-
necessary for him to go into the question of the volun-
teer movement, because it had become so notorious and
so glorious a fact in this country ; and not only in the
country at large, but he would say more pre-eminently
in Lancashire, for no county had taken up the move-
ment with such spirit as the county of Lancaster.
(Loud applause.) He need only refer to what had
certainly crowned it, the review at Knowsley. (Ap-
plause.) Then we had had the second battalion of the
rifle corps establishing, to make the organisation efficient,
the Hightown rifle range. (Applause.) He thought
the thanks of this community could not be too cordially
given to those officers who had so strenously and success-
fully arranged for the county of Lancaster such a
splendid range as that at Hightown, which was after
that which our gracious Sovereign had presided over
at Wimbledon' second to none in the kingdom. It
had promoted, the chairman observed, the grand
county meeting held at Chester on Saturday, for the
formation of a rifle association; but the movement
which every Englishman rejoiced had been so successful,
had reached its grand climax here in the presentation
of prizes, which took place at St. George's-hall. He
was sure that all who had listened attentively to the
speeches of Col. Wilbraham, an old practised officer, who
had seen service, and that of Lord Elcho, who was
chairman of the National Rifle Association, would agree
with him that, if those two speeches were printed and
put into a book, they might make almost a volunteer's
manual. (Applause.) He regretted that the whole of
the volunteers were not present while those practical
speeches were being delivered, being called away by the
gallantry which they owed to the fair sex. A remark
of Lord Elcho struck him most forcibly ; that was,
seeing before them the prizes then offered to those who
had been successful, in the shape of plate or money, he
stated that the National Rifle Association had only two
medals, a gold and a silver medal—he hoped that in
future all rifle prizes would be in plate or money, and
that medals should be kept for our gallant soldiers—
men like Chaplin, our last hero in China, who ran
against a French officer, and planted our standard upon
the forts in China. Men like him could only be
rewarded by the bronze medal, which was valued not
from its intrinsic value, but because it was given
by his Sovereign, as the Victoria cross. (Applause.)
As Lord Elcho then had said, don't have the volunteers
decorated with medals. To many the drill was mere
pastime, and it might become, as in Switzerland, a na-
tional pastime. Let the prizes be plate, and the two
medals be all—the gold one for the best shot, and the
silver one for the second best. He (the Chairman)
thought there was se much point, so much real sense in
this, that he hoped Lord Elcho's recommendations would
be carried out; and that. the. medal alone should, be
placed upon the man who had risked his life for' his
Sovereign and his country. (Applause.) He had from
the first taken a great interest in this movement, and
though offered a position by which he should have
obtained a commission, he had told his friends that as
he was too old by the Act of Parliament to be a police-
man, he thought he was t,OO old to be a rifleman—
(laughter)—and he could not help remembering an
anecdote told to him by a friend of his' ,who was in the
Liverpool Light Horse in 1803.4. Almostnpon the ground
on which they were then assembled,—upon sandhills
where now all was population,—they used to hold their
sham fights. The riflemen were sent out, and the Liver-
pool Light Horse were to drive in the skirmishers. One•
of the light horseman chased a rifleman till he was so
wearied that he laid down in the sandhills, when,
looking up, he said to his pursuer, " Ah, man, I can
run no mwoare : thou mun jist tak me prisoner."
(Loud laughter and applause.) But although not joining
the body as an effective member, it had his best wishes
and sympathy. He was sure that a better body of men
were never brought together than those whom he had
seen take the oath of allegiance under Major 'Walters ;
and he also, as a Welshman, had taken some interest in
the formation of the Welsh corps. He took the chair
when it was inaugurated ; and he was sure the Welsh
at Ilightown had not disgraced themselves by what
they did. (Loud applause.) The corps won three of
the prizes; but he believed what they most prided in
was that ten of their body had succeeded in carrying off
the volley prize. ' They had five rounds per man, and
ten men of the Welsh corps made hits on target 37,
only 12 misses ; centres, 14: The total number of points
made was 52, the average per man being 5.20. , The
sth had two squads of 20 men, and they scored 56 ;
the 19th two squads, 49 ; the 25th ten men, 41 ; the
14th ten men, 39. The score of twenty men being 56 ;
for ten to get 52 was very good for Welshmen.
(Laughter and. applause.) . They. had. done their duty,
as the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusileers, wherever called
upon, had done theirs. (Applause.)
Lieutenant-Colonel BOUSFIELD then rose, and was
received with great applause. He expressed his pleasure
at attending the present meeting. It was by no means
a new task to him to offer hints to the volunteers. He
had often had a finger in the pie. He had assisted too
at the inauguration of the Welsh corps, and he believed
he was, present at their first drill. Me could say, in
fact, that he had had something to do with nearly every
corps in Liverpool, and he felt great pleasure in meeting
them to-night to further the same movement. His duty
in attending was to tell them a few facts connected with
volunteering—facts which could only be learnt by ex-
perience. He had also brought with him an experienced
officer, Mr. Adjutant Holdens—(cheers),—and Captain
King, one of his brother officers. They were all there
to assist in giving any information ; in fact, they felt
themselves entirely on the recruiting service. There
were excellent officers in other corps, and in the second
battalion, and he was anxious that they should all work
together in perfect harmony. The great thing in
volunteering was harmony and unanimity of feeling.
He said this, because he felt sure that unless they made
that their rock on which to stand, voluuteering would
fail. Another great point was economy. Her Majesty's
Government, seeing the great number of corps that have
been formed in Liverpool, had resolved to accept no
new corps until the present ones were completed. The
argument used by the Government is, that there are now
so many corps self-supporting and otherwise which had
been established eighteen months, during which time
every one had had a fair chance; further than this, the
officers of those corps had had fair opportunities for
learning their duties by the facilities offered at Hythe
and other places, and now having been got into a state
of discipline, the Government thought it was not fair
to create fresh officers. And this was ties point upon
which many corps stuck—so many men wanted to be
officers. The true volunteer
,desired to work steadily
in his corps until the time came for promotion; then, if
another man was put over his head he might have some
reason to grumble. He then proceeded to point out the
advantages which would follow from a connection with
other corps. In point of economy it was very important.
A store-house would cost- about £3O a year ; then there
was a drill-sergeant, who could not be had for less than
12s a week. 'ln the matter of uniforms, volunteers
commonly thought the more braid the better they look.
(Laughter.) His opinion was to the contrary ; he could
recommend a most excellent uniform or dress, which
would cost next to nothing, and it was almost folly for a
new corps to go to any great expense. The best uni-
forms were those adopted by the Fifteenth Division
(scarlet), and his own companies who wore blue. The
First Lancashire bad adopted a common blue sailor's
shirt, with a pair of plain blue trowsers and a great-
coat. This made a good working dress. A good great-
coat was essential, and without it a man was scarcely fit
for service. If they joined an established corps they
would have the advantages of the experience of the officers
attached.to the corps. They would be visited every week
by three competent officers; in addition to that, they were
at liberty to secure the services of any corps they liked.
Any of the corps forming his battalion would be most
happy to treat with them and give every assistance.
He would recommend them all to expend their money
in a simple dress for working purposes, and in the
winter time they could work up their drill as well in
that as in the best that was ever made. They had
probably called this meeting because of the remoteness
of the various storehouses from their district. He was
happy to say that that would be no objection under the
proposed arrangement, as the room in which they were
now holding their meeting would do well enough for
general drill. He concluded by proposing the follow-
ing resolution,—" That it is the opinion of this meeting
that a company of volunteer rifles in connection with
one of the established corps,
with permission to drill in
their own locality, should be at once formed for the
neighbourhoods of Kirkdale, Walton, and Bootle."
(Applause.)
Captain GIBBS (governor of Kirkdale goal) rose to
second the resolution, remarking as he did so that he
hoped the volunteers, as they progressed, would not for-
get what Colonel Bousfield had said to them.
3tr. Alderman Doug. moved the next ',resolution,

He said that when he came to the meeting, he was
under the impression that they were about to form a
corps for Kirkdale, Walton, and Bootle ; but from the
information which Colonel Bousfteld had given, it
appeared that it was not in the power of that locality to
form a corps which would be independent ; but it.had

the privilege to form a company of men who would be
able to meet in the district for drill, and join some other
already established corps. He believed there was no
option in the case, but that. the law tied them down to
that; and, therefore, whatever might be their pre-con-
ceived opinions as to forming a separate corps in the
district, they must conform to the regulations of the
service. But it was not of much consequence whether
the corps was their own, or went to strengthen others
that were formed, because he was quite sure of this,
from the natural activity of the men living in the dis-
trict, they would not do otherwise than their duty.
He was pleased to hear his friend Colonel Bousfield
go into those details—details which no other gentle-
man could have gone into, because no other gentleman
had had the same experience. They had been put in
possession of the routine part of the business by that
gentleman, and were undoubtedly much obliged to him.
He would take this opportunity of expressing the obli-
gations of that neighbourhood, and of the neighbour-
hood of Liverpool, and not only of Liverpool, but the
-whole kingdom, to Celonel Bousfield. (Applause.)
When a scheme was successful, they would find a thou-
sand competitors for the honour of establishing it.
Eight years ago, Colonel Bousfield, without friends or
patronage or advice, local or general, proposed to carry
into execution the formation of a volunteer corps. The

times had lately brought forward a number of gentlemen
competing for the honour, bat none of them could date
back as far as Colonel Bousfield. Ile did not say this to
flatter his friend, but to do justice to him. Liverpool
had been called—and he hoped not vainly—a loyal town.
In the person of Colonel Bousfield it had proved the
truth of that appellation. And as the town had fostered
and promoted a movement which had been encouraged
by the Queen, it was really and in truth entitled to be
called the loyal town of Liverpool. (Applause.) lie
saw a number of gentlemen in uniform, and be admired
their uniforms ; but a volunteer was not fit to carry his
uniform unless he performed the duties imposed upon
him. The chairman' had referred to medals, and had
said they should be reserved for those who had done
great aua important things in a foreign country. But
why had they met Allele ? It was for a practical
purpose ; not to form a body of men to play at
soldiers, but to organise them to do important duties.
Volunteers were called into existence because Englnd
was threatened with foreign invasion. We were told by a
foreign State that the Empire meant peace, but we saw
it was not so. That meetipg meant peace; to preserve
peace was their object. But they would be prepared for
war, so that if any foreign foe set a hostile-foot on our
shores, he would have to leave his body , there too.
(Laughter.) The speaker then referrel to the visit of
the Empress of the French, who came to us as a friend,
and received a friend's welcome. Ile then enforced the

necessity of discipline and skill, and remarked that the
wooden walls of England were not impervious as in the
days of old, for the navy was now almost worthless for
defensive purposes. Ail were concerned in this move-
ment for the defence of their country—the poor as well
as the rich. There was another point of view in which
he wished to consider the movement—that was that it
brought a large body of men under discipline, which
was a great•moral benefit. Were he (Mr. Dover) young
enough to join a corps, he should not seek the place of
an' officer, but should humbly join the ranks. There
was a deal of conceit and pride in all of us, even
under a Quaker's hat—hut he who conquered
himself gained a great and useful victory. He believed
that had he been drilled in his younger days he should
have been a handsomer man than he was. (Laughter.)
He should have walked straight, and looked everyone
in the face. (Renewed laughter.) The movement
undoubtedly promoted health. He was not au early
riser, but two winters ago heard the bugle sound one
cold morning, and said to himself, " would they not be
better in bed ?" (A laugh) He got up, however, and
felt so much better for it that he at once saw the wisdom
of their proceedings. (Laughter and applause.) Mr.
Dover concluded by moving a resolution, pledging the
meeting to use every exertion to secure the formation of
the proposed company, and resumed his seat amidst
considerable applause.
Captain Tristram, of the 69th, briefly seconded the
resolution, which was put to the meeting, and also
unanimously carried.
The Chairman asked if there was any gentleman
present who wished to address the meeting ?
The Chairman announced that at the close. of the
meeting the Secretary would be ready to enrol names,
and that the first drill would take place on Wednesday
evening next, at eight o'clock, in the school-room,
Everton-valley.. A committee of management would be
elected the same evening.
Lieut.-Colonel BOUSFIELD announced that he should
attend, and, while leaving them free to join any corps
they liked, said he should, be happy to adopt them as
his foster children. He should, in any case, be glad to
give them all the information and assistance which was
in his power.
Lieutenant MIDDLETON suggested that they should
join the 15th, which prided itself in being one regiment,
and not an administrative battalion.
Mr. STANLEY BANNING, the secretary, in a few
spirited remarks, proposed a vote of thanks to the
chairman.
Alderman DOVER suggested that meetings in promo-
tion of the object should also be held at 'Walton and at
Bootle.
The SECRETARY announced that their worthy chair-
man had talon the lead in the movement by handing in
a donation of £5. (Loud applause.)
The motion for a vote of thanks having been seconded
and carried by acclamation,
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks; 'and expressed his
approval of the sentiments of Captain Bousfield that they
should put away all petty jealousy, and that their chief
and most important duty was to give effect to the corps
already enrolled. In support of what he said, he read
the following' circular,. which had been addressed by the
Lord-Lieutenant of the County to all commanding
officers, and which he intimated had no doubt been
inspired by the War-Office :—" Having observed that a
practice is becoming prevalent of volunteers changing
from one corps to another without any adequate cause,
• which appears tome prejudicial to the welfare of the service,
I have to request all commanding officers will discourage
such a practice by refusing to admit those who are, or
recently have been, members of other corps, without
some good and satisfactory reason." They might, if
they.chose, have their different national corps, but when
they came to sub-divide what he called the resident
population, they should find that they were frittering
away their strength, so that when they ought to have
100 effective men, they might really have a difficulty in
getting from 40 to 50 men to join them. (Applause.)
Lieut.-Cel. Bousfield then called for three cheers for
the Queen, which were heartily given, the company all
rising. Three cheers were given afterwards for Colonel
Bousfield, and three for Alderman Dover.
The meeting then broke up.