The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-08 00:00:00

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COMMIRSIONERS- SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.-11A-arefaster :
of the'Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia-4
Pele'ivali gent, to be lieut. Bth Lancashire Artillery
Volunteer Corps---W. Bartjett, gent,-to be sec.: lieut.
19th Lancashire Artillery' "I'eltniteer Corps—T. lleelisi
gent, to be sec. lieut. 21st Lanca:c.*AiFe Vinery Volun-
teer CorpsT. Wilson, Esq., to be captaZ. 74th Lan-
cashire Rifle Volunteer Corps—Lieut. G. Turner,. f76', be
captain ; Ensign J. Ashley; to be heat. ; It. F. Steble,
gent., to be bent. ; J. G. Kitchen, gent, to be ensign ;
S. White, gent. to .be ensign. Memoranda.—Her
Majesty has been graciously pleased to accept the rag-
nations of the commissions held by Ensign J. Jervis, in
the Ist Manchester or 6th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer
Corps, and of lion. Chaplain the Rev. W. F. Taylor; in
the Olst Lancashire Rifle Volunteers.

TIE Ltif.ggPtiOt PRESS CORPS OF
VOLUNTtERS,

The formation of a corps of ifolunteers in Liverpool,
to be composed principally of gentlemen connected with
the press add printing profession is now art accontypshed
fact ; fliV inoiethen't, which was so auspiciously
inaugurated at the meeting last week, reached a trium-
phant consummation on gatttrday evening, by the formal
enrolment and swearing-in of neatly 50/ ineinbtrs, under
circumstances of unusual sclat.
The proceedings connected with the interesting etient
fotrk /dace in the magnificent drill-room of the Lyceum
Company, r/Veve the premises of Messrs. Bradley Bro-
thers, Bold-street; ittd the guard of honour was com-
posed of about 70 men o? fl .15th Lancashire Rifle
Volunteers, under the command of empt,. Tucker, the
Everton Company, under command of Captair Eaton,
mustering in consideraMe force. There was illso
present a detachment of about 30 men of the 68th
Rifles, under Capt. Bradley. We noticed besides a
number of the 71st Highlanders, under Captain Scott,
tq'gether with several of of the new Highland corps.
NW* NViid Went a dark uniform, were drawn up in
line at the liá.&l of the', robin, While the 15th formed, in
double rank, twoNes' of schtlet down ; the
centre, the Highlanders, in tile daib' of did Gfairi, pic-
turesquely grouping themselves in a cOlriel: fientlenien
connected with nearly every other local corps lfefe also
in attendance; and the profession may well feel proud
of the unusual extent of encouragement and patronage
thus accorded to them by their brother volunteers.
Seral ladies also graced the meeting with their
presenCe:
Shortly afteiseien, fite' door of the Hall was beset by
parties anxious to gain adnilitanN and the inconvenience
was found so great that Messrs. BradtCy's chief clerk let
them through the private office till the kvechld be
obtained. When the doors were opened, the r6oni
gradually filled, and Mr. Morrison, the honorary secre...
tarp, was kept busily engaged in filling up forms of
application for enrolment. Mr. W. H. Peat shortly
afterwards entered, and announced that Mr. J. R.
Jeffery, who had promised to preside over the ceremony
of swearing fit would, from unforeseen circumstances, be
Unable to attend. This was much to his disappoint-
Meta, as it Was no doubt to that of all ; but Mr.
Jeftert feritte•gted Mr.' Corbally to act as his sub-
stitute.
Mr. Corbally shortly ditefvfatis appeared, and was
received with applause.

The business of enrolment over,
J. C. CORBALLY, Esq., was called to the chair. lie.
said those present would, no doubt, be much disap-
pointed at seeing him take the chair instead of the gen-
tleman Whont they had expected to preside. He parti-
cipated in that disappctintment, as he knew his own
inadeqtiaty to fill the office. As they knew, Mr. Jeffery
seldont all Owed his pfivate arrangements to interfere
'With the digharge of his public duty; but having
friends jtist arrived from the smith of England at his
house. he had been obliged to attend to them. He (Mr.
Corbally) was now about to administer td seferal young
men the oath of allegiance to Her Majesty. That math, he
believed, they would devoutly and religiously observe ;
nay, he would go further, and say, that so wide was the
feeling of loyalty that without that ceremony the feel-
ings of all would be strong, 'true, and faithful. There
Was now a large body of men who had taken that oath
of allegiance, and whom the first men of the country
had toiigfatitiatect upon their military bearing, none,
nide so thati the 144dd-shire Yolunteers whom he saw
around him. Should ail entefgericy arise calling for
their services to repel a foreigii itiVesicht--Ctod forbid
that they should be called upon for Such-aft oCeasioti----
but he had no doubt, if such en emergency arose, they
would do credit to the British name, and act with that,
full discipline and courage which had ever been the
characteristic of the 'British soldier, be he: English,
Scotch, or Irish. (Loud applause.)
The interesting ceremony of the swearing-in was then
prodeeded viithi the members presenting themselves for
the purpose insoftiacts or eight or ten, .Forty-SIX were
enrolled. This proceeding ofef,
Mr. PEAT rose to move a vote Or tilaties to Mr.
Corbally. He was sure they had witnessed with plea:mire
the number of gentlemen who had stepped forward to
form Company No. lof the Press Volunteers. Ile had
expected Mr. A. Whitty to be present, as arrangements
had been made that they should all-amalgamate together
and form one Press Corps—(loud cheers)--and he had
no doubt that they would all brigade with the' Fifteenth.
However, the meeting of the Second Company would
be heldndt Saturday. He concluded by proposing
.a
vote (if thanks .to Mr. Corhally for his kindness in
atteilditio• diM his doiutil f ti the el-uor:
Mr. Monav,o seconded the Mo(ien.
. Mr. CORBALLY, in response, said, that *hick he had
been called' upon to perform was a most satisfacidy and
pleasing duty to him. It was the first act of his ma-
gisterial life—(hear, hear)—the first public act which he
had performed since he had the honour of receiving her
Majesty's commission. (Applause.) He hoped that the
Press Corps, composed of those who were so ready and
skilful in recording every thins favourable and unfavour-
able of their fellow men. might never have anything
unfavourably repotted of them during the whole time
of their incorporation; (Applause')
All business ariaageMentsbefng cOntpleted, the pro-
ceedings; which throtigluitit had been of the most ettfhti.
siaslid glitirader; shic shortfy afterwards liYoti'ght to a
close.

DINNER TO THE 42ND tJANOASHIRE
VOLUNTEER RIFLES.
On Friday evening the 42nd, or Childwall flee
Corps, was entertained at dinner by Mr. Higgins, one
of its niernbers; who 15 leaving the neighbourhood.
The eidi-A eold,or feat eclat, in the hall of the
Mechanics' Instittite„' el.lCrooltir; the chair being taken
by Captain S.' R. GraVeA, ring ',the Viee=ebair by Mr.
Higgins. About 120 volunteers eat dovhi eicel-
lent dinner, which was from the'excellent °alma of tbe
Woolton Hotel,. and amongst the guests were tietit -
Colonel Bousfield, Ist Battalion L.R.V. ; Lieut.-Colonel
Gladstone, 2nd Battalion L.R.V..; Captain Goldfinch,
R.N:•:, Captain Writtlev, 4th L.A.V. ; Capt. Campbell,
4th t:A:V: Captain Dadenach, 15th ; Captain
Drifileidc 4Stli Litt eaptirifi *Bride, 72nd L.R.V.,;
Captain •GraYsOff. fi.h.V:; Captain J.-31. Dowie,
19th ; .Lienteriant !lean, Ithij.A.-V..; the Rey
Mi.. Chambers, chaplain 42nd Lk*. and the' Rev.
Mr.,Wester, rector of Woolton:- - •
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:the Ciria'iroitiN, ,after the Cloth had' been wiffidedthy,
proposed it'd ldtal tOistg, Which .Were received-
with the utmost •enthusiasni. Sitlpecitientl he said. it
had been always the custom
a very high place to the • ministers of I-e11...6 on,i
the present occasion be had pleasure. in. attaching the
toast of "The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese" to the
loyal ones which had • preceded it. We 'were fortunate
in this. , diocese. An having,
.clergy who fliithfully and
fulf~lled~ the Atitot,eimilwitted to their charge.
(Hoeft 116,0 giVe this toltst in the narrow
sensea in which lie Had gaVe it in broad
-Sense, for Christianity and foliginif ii 'd tin distinct
rights; they were open to all Christian clitlfdies add
in this diocese we had, as was well known, a hard-
working and a painstaking clergy. (Hear, hear.)
They-had that night the honour of seeing at their table
their worthy incumbent, Mr. Leicester, wh o li ad for thir tv-
four years ministered to their spiritual and to their
feriiiidi42 wants Rithin their parish=-(hear, hear)—and
who, When the IToliinteer rnoi.ernent was first OrganiSed,
thought it not indoliststee; hts.lifgli Calling, to be
almost the first to come forward nfid hjetsing
to, and to assist. in perfecting, this patriotic'ddd
movement. (Hear, hear.) The toast was most ectivilitillf
received.
The Rev. Mr. LEICESTER responded, and observed that
.he -Wianitist
.hertrtily rejoiced to see what a state of per-
fection the Voltinteo itioltement had -attained. There.
Were people who said the frier:Yenta-It had done •but little-
goed„ and ..who Would *airily, pttf g isttip ,to it. He
theibilit if those people could enter fhat rocifo that
night, diet Wad lie inditted to alter their Oplition, for
that meeting testified, aindlig. Otter things, What ;good
resulted from the movement, by etfccairagi,ing ti tiadly
feeling between man and man. (Loud'applatise.) They
there saw a goodly company of gentleman and persons
of considerable rank and station mixing together with
the watlxing, men in a most friendly manner--.--(hear,
olieers)`—grid that was one of the things that
had tfeert for some tirrie W"anqvg---(hear, hear)----the
missing' liiik lie niight Call it. 'Via lie saw, also, other
• good effects arising irciril tile MoVeitient ; • he saw many
working men from his °Wit piffih Who had joined it,
and conducted themselves in Wirery beeciming to tier--
heary--and who, he thought, were ggirting dad,
aiderable iMproveMent, morally and intellectually,
the folfinteer trinfernerit. (Cheers.) The reverend
gentleman coneliided lip expressing a fervent hope that
health and happiness wonld &restored to Mr. Higgins's
household by his removal from Wooltc.-4... (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast Was' cite Which
required. from him very few remarks indeed, for etety
page of history was filled with the heroic deeds of the
army and nets, of this country. Never more'so perhaps
than, within the lasO,ltulf century had those deeds become
more conspicuous, and never' mare than at the present
moment, he believed, had the army and navy' been in a
more likely position to deseryc tlie approbation of the
country. So long as national pluck continued to.he a
large and important element in our national character.
so long; .did he believe would the concentration and the
personification orthat pluck exist in the army and navy
of England. (Cheers.) It was the great boast of the
late Duke of Wellington that, during his hundred fights,
he never lost a gun,: and it was also a proud boast Of a
great body of men in this country 'that no British
admiral, whilst in active command, had been captured by
an enemy. (Cheers.) He gave "The Army and the
Nay
and L -
37.'1-7-The toa4 was drunk amidst lend applause.
Captain Goldfinch reponded for the navy,.Lieu-
tenant-Colonel' tenantolonel.Bousfield for the army. I
his conviction that the volnnteers the army we're
.nonee
essential to each other,. and that in field
The CHAnnixs, in g iving the next toast, expressed
to the army what earthwork w•
when the volunteers
of
,hoped that if ever the day should come
them could do without the other: The Tthe vg.ou'unn; teaeurdwlaies
• .which, after all. must ever
thheemtsheelygeTeltt,htatstitn.hpeor;7lnnyd,
mild I) • 't- t e p ace o n..
with in-
hmaadinttoenmaankcee eomf
thlrilisiscnornesntr w
became upheaved •
a short o• naval armaments, and, a
creasing armies, increasing
abroad
honourhold the n and dEtithreo;el ory nig.lahn d. It
,w but
defences ocPcrucilcileda sonic.
in .England.
r our colonies, in India and in Chilli,
scattered ove •
attention, and we found that our small but choice army
wasand that forty
,years of peace had led the administrators of
our n into a false feeling of security ;so that, instead
degreen.olfau7tlessonuerss
of
a channel fleet afloat and ready for any einer-
vrk.e found the ships lying in the Medway, and
"7,000 of our best seamen had ben sent adrift into the
merchant service.- At that moment the-volunteer move-
ment sprang into existence, and in a very short time
120,000 men rushed to the standard that was raised,
and with what et*iency those !pen had been trained to
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