The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-14 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.
allt,—l am one of those stupid fellows who seldom
take the trouble to read a long letter in the newspapers,
but I can assure you that when my eye fell upon your
letter (in your impression of to-day) to the Lord-
Lieutenant of this county, I was so fascinated that I
actually read it over a second time, and was amply re-
paid for my trouble ; for, although rather long, every
sentence was truly striking home to the very hearts of
' those poor souls, who, fer the sake of a paltry handle to
their fair names, would, by their madness, crush to
atoms every particle of ohr deservedly boasted
Voluteer Army. Surely these persons forget the,
they are Englishmen. Yes, they must, or else
they would pride themselves on the name, simple
though it be "John Bull." But a trace to this. When
I took up my pen, it was not to heap coals upon the
fire. Your letter will most assuredly kindle the hearts
of these aspirants ; but to thank you, not only in my
own name, but (I will be modest) in the name of all my
volunteer friends, for the bold way in which you have,
in the face of all the new class corps, stood out to fight
" for the true and loyal volunteer. We trust that your
letter
red by every
may at least be the means of causing that conso-
lidation of which your letter treats so ably, and which
is so much desi
enrolled corps. Again
thankingpecei
December
youber
12,
for 1 your
860 . . , stand
/stand,"—I remain, &c.,
STEADY IN THE RAEXS.
THE REV. Ant.

BELipV'S READINGS.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE DAILY TIMES.
SlR,—May I take the liberty of pointing out a " curiosity
of literature" in a contemporary to-day, worthy of the
attention of some future Disraeli. on Tuesday evening
last, the Rev. C. J. M. Bellew gave "Readings from
the British Poets," at the Philharmonic-hall. In giving
an account of this, the reporter for your contempo-
rary informs us that the " Song of a Shirt" was so
appropriately rendered, that many an eye was be-
dimmed with the starting tear. After this bit of senti-
ment he proceeds to remark that "Scott's ' Marion'
warmed the blood of the audience," and that "a pampa
from Childe Harold' was capitally given." l'covw, it.
happens that -not one of the above-named pieces
was included in the " readings " at all. This
wonderful reporter also acquaints us with the inte-
resting fact that Longfellow is now in England, and
was at the Philharmonic-hall last night, for he tells us.
that he was " laid under contribution," which must
probably mean that he paid for a seat. At any rate, if
it means that a selection was made from Longfellow's
works, our reporter is wrong again, Mr. Bellew having
apparently not regarded the author of " Hiawatha " as
a " British" poet. The public is moreover informed that
" Lady Clara Vere de Vere," from Tennyson's " Oriana,"
"told well on the audience"—a piece of information which
will rather astonish the readers of Tennyson. In con-
clusion, may I suggest that the next time this reporting
gentleman purposes going off with a report, it might
perhaps upon the whole be desilable that he should
write such report after the lecture, instead of before it_
By so doing, he will not have his blunders exposed by
ONE M'TIO WAS THERE.
Birkenhead, Dec. 12, 1860.