The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-03 00:00:00

TO TIIY EDITOR OP THE E P EEO!.

Sta.—Your consistent advocacy of the e5t...11)44e
ment of rifle clubs throughout the country, as a lava„ of
defence at once cheap, efficient, constitutional, cud
pstma-
nent, merits the thanks of all those who are no h n ins, r.
of domestic liberty than of national independence. lh, k
are, however, many persons who confinied the U5.10;.-!,
ment of independent rifle clubs with that of rife coils
under the authority of the; goverament, including a re-
gular staff of officers and a uniform ; and I far the,
among these, there are not a few who would enrol them..
soiree, like many of our worst officers, rather fur the un-
form than the rifle. As such a tout union of twu totally dis-
tinct things would tend gnatly to prevent the permateut
establishment of rifle clubs as a national institution, I trust
you will allow me to point out some of the distinctions le-
tween the two, and the disadvantages of conleundum the to
Rifle clubs arc the means of producing the material Irma
which rifle corps can be formed at any. time the y may
wanted. They should admit of no dietinctionn of rank, no
uniforms, no unnecessary rentrictions of any kind; but, at
with cricket club., and every other popular
aunt. the only qualifications for membership should he
an obligation to conform to the rubes and finaneiai
re-
gulations of the club, and a capability of sequined a
certain proficiency in the mine of the rifle. The great, r the
liberty and equality in these communities, the greater sell
be their duration and popularity. In these clubs et rears.
every member must hove or hire his own rifle, as in Switzer.
land ' • and, if he competes for prime, he must pay his sane
of the expenses. In former times the English were the
beat bowmen in Europe ; and to this superiority they
owed their marvellous nue-cream at Agineourt and else-
where. Why should they not become the boot ride .hots
in Europe, sad thus obtain, not unjust conquest and min
glory, but security and respect Ride corp., tarnished eiUt
arms by the government and trained for regular service, are,
no doubt, very desirable u a mean. of defence in time of
danger; but, when danger appears no longer imminent,
their organisation will be neglected by the government, or
the appointments connected with them will be turned into
a means of favouritism and jobbing. Such always hes ism
I the cue, and always will be. Notwithstanding this, there
is no doubt that the permanent entablielmient of such vo-
lunteer corps would be greatly preferable to any consider-
able augmentation in the regular army ; and in Mt, of
emergency they could be increased immediately by volute
teen from the rifle clubs, every man of whom, from his
skill in using his weapon, would be equal in efficiiney to
six regulars. Unless an invasion took place, no uniform
would be necessary, but should an invasion occur an uuderm
of some sort would be requisite for all who might volunteer
as they might otherwise be treated by the enemy as
mere marauders and under that pretence be executed an.
mediately, if taken with arms in their hands. A !ileum
and a belt is, however, sufficient uniform to prevent the lia-
bility to such a fate. The beat uniform for a regular ride
corps would he one similar to that of the Tyrolese ritienea
in the Austrian army,—grey, with a green stripe down the
trownere, and green collar and cuffs on the short frock coati
Their dress might be improved in other respects be a bark
waist-belt, instead of a cross-belt, and a green wide-awake
hat, instead of their unshapely and inconvenient head con r-
ing. This dress is as nearly invisible as can be devised, and
is neat, cheap, and serviceable.
Your obedient servant,
Feb. 2, 1842. AN AMATEUR RIFLEMAN.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

REPOLI 1711 NlVCOkrall.

Horrid Ann Newneas,ls,si;;;:;;;Onvicted of perjury
at the last session of this court, was brought up for jug.
ment.
It will be remembered that the prisoner charged a yaw:,
man named Day, with having decoyed her under very 11-
traordinary circumstances into a brothel, where an ammo
was made to eommit a felonious assault upon her. Upon her
evidence Day was convicted and stutenc.'d to imprisonm, rot;
but,upun inquiries that were subsequently made, it turned out
that the story told by the prisoner was as entire invention,
and Day received n pardon, and the charge of perjury
was then preferred against her, upon which she was con-
victed.
The Recorder sentenced her to be imprisoned for four
months, observing that a much more severe sentence would
have been passed, hut that she had been already a consider-
able time in prison, and appeared to have suß•red severely
from illness while under confinement, and that she was also
very young.

STEAM BETWEEN LOWEsTOPT AND GOTTENBURti.
—A Swedish merchant in Loudon, Herr Kiernan, has pro.
posed to the Swedish government to open • weekly com-
munication between Lowestoft and Gottenburg, touching
at sonic Norwegian harbour. The vessels art to be large
steamers. It is supposed that this offer will be accepted. ot
which ease this route will be kept open about ten mouths
out of the twelve. •

FRANCE IS RECRUITING 111.1 t NAVY from the
fishermen in every port, and it is an excellent way of man-
ning the navy. The fishing boats ire obliged to c.erry
always an extra number of men, for which government
allows a certain remuneration, and the immense nuintur
sailors they have at their command is astonishing. 11011 far
they will bear out the character of sedum 1 will not presume
to say, for these men know nothing about going aloft,
always being used to their small fishing craft ; but they ate,
nevertheless, a fine race of men.—[Letter dated Boulogne.
Feb. 1, in the Shipping Gt.:rite]
PASSPORTS BETWEEN FILANCE AND TILE CRAY:NU
limaNne.—The vice-consul for France in Guernsey, Alder-
ney, and Bark, has just received an official notification from
the French Consul-General in London, that the passport
service between France and the Channel Island• has he. a
subjected to the following regulations:—Art. 1. No pay.
ports will be considered valid and regular, excepting soh
es are issued by the French Commits in the Channel
or by the lieut.-governors of Jersey and Guernsey. la
the latter case these passports must bear the French consu-
lar visa, which can only assure their authenticity.—Art.
All travellers who are not bearers ot passports as *bow.
mentioned will be retained on hostel the vessels which mar
have brought them, without being allowed to disembark
under any pretext.
LIVERPOOL STEASI-TUG COMP.tNY.--On Thursday

an extraordinary general meeting of the proprietors of the
Liverpool Steam-tug Company was held at the Clarendon-
rooms. The meeting was called in pursuance of 11 requio-
lion received by the directors, for the purpose of tame:
into consideration the following matter. apevitied in the
requisition relating to the affairs of the company .—"
Whether the increase of the capital of the said companv.
made by the direetors,has been made in accordance with the
deed of settlement. 2. Whether the director. were Jus-
tified in recommending, at the last general meeting. the
payment of a dividend, there being at the time no net
profits of the business made during the year sufficient to
pay ouch dividend. 3. Whether the office 1.21,1100
and salaries cannot be considerably reduced. and
whether the business of the company cannot he to
other ways conducted with greater economy and ethcienev
4. Whether the directors have duly attended the bosiil
meetings, and whether there ha. always been a quorum of
directors present when the busini .4 of the company haii
been transacted ; and to consider the propriety of such
of
the directors resigning their office who have not duly
al
tended to the lousiness of the eompany."—Mr. Clio"
Cotesworth, chairman of the board "1 (firreton..
Each of the foregoing questions was discussed at conelec
able length, and the ilecision upon them was in favour
of
the course taken by the director,.—The Chairman. in s to,
coming remarks, said that although the shares had 'wen Tlii:‘
down to if. per share in the market, they were worth IP:
Per share, with a balance of :ow/. to the credit of the colic
pony besides. That was allowing 10,41004. for the rleterier,
Lion of the boats, and bringing the value down to tbc
amount which they would bear. He thought if this state.
ment went from the present meeting it would pr'i'm
people merifieing their property us they had dune. the
meeting then broke up.—l.irerpoof Mercury.
ORF.AT NORTIIERN RAILWAY.—The lino bettsist
Peterborough and Corby is now being brought to a come
pletion.

etals4SUpslinultrlit
os and finoneial n-
ility of acquiring a
le. The great..r the
ties, the greater sail
these clubs of coars•
ft ride, as in Swite.
as must pay has ,•I;ifP
the English were tho
bis superiority tb
Agincourt sad
P the best ode shots
at conquest and son
corps, furnished sith
c rsgular a. roim, an,
f defence in time of
ao hanger inuniurnt,
r the government, or
will Iso turned int,
Such always bus issn
',standing this, tlit
ishrisent of such so.
table to any considsrt
ty ; and in cases of
nmediately by %ohm-
' of whom, from his
equal in etticirmy to
Vs place, no uniform
sion occur an unitorm
who might voluntter
sl be the enemy as
'nee be eaccutid im-
ir hands. A blouse
rm to prevent the ha-
rt fur a regular ntle
he Tyrolese nlkmrn
reen stripe down the
the short truck coat.
tr respects by a bark
a green wide-awake
rivenient head con r-
a can be devised, and
t,
UR RIFLEMAN.
LL COURT.
a.
convicted of perjury
rougbt up for juttg.
113er charged a yours;
her under very et-
el, where an attempt
t upon her. Upon her
rod to imprisionmt
sly made, it turned uut
an entire ifiscoti,.n,
e charge of penury
which she was con-
imprisoned for four
evere sentence would
to already a consider-
:ire suffered severely
and that she was also
ass GOTTENtlrftli.
err IS lertl.ll2, ha, pro•
open a weekly com-
Jottenburg, touching
ousels are to be large
r will be accepted. an
• about tea mouth.
t NAVY from the
acellent way of mint
are obliged to carry
✓ which government
t immense number of
astonishing. How far
ors I will not presume
g about going aloft,
g craft ; but they are,
Ater dated Boulogne.
hND THE CIIANS i.L
in Guernsey, Aldi r
icial notification tram
on, that the purport
nel Islands has 141 a
os I- -Art. 1. No
!guise, excipting
the Channel Island..
and Guernsey. la
or the French t °um.
authenticity.—Art :-
of passports as
he vessels which MAT
allowed to dist raharis
,NY.—On ThttesalaY
the proprietors .4 VI,
rid at the Clarontlan•
pursuance of a requise
the purpose of tAimot
then slnaatital in the
I the company .—" l-
of the said company.
in accordance with the
In directors went pro
general nutting. the
sg at the time no net
the year loalficirnt
the 06re Cll,lllOl
`falfly reduced. and
mpany cannot he iii
mummy and Often-1.1
ly attended the board
ways been a quorum of
m of the company has
he propriety
of such of
-ho have not duly at•
ntiany.--N. Ir. Chts!:%`
. directors, pra,141..,•
di-canoed at misit,'
them was in favour of
the Chtliflllati, in a to.
the shares had lath run
they were worth I°i.
.o the credit of the cora-
-I,ooof, for the sleteriore
the tra*me down to the
le thought if this state.
rting it would pn nnt
they hail dune. The
Mercury.
—Tho line between
ring brought to a coal-

MU NE Y MARK ET.

'f lIIS DAY.
lIALF-FAST TRILTI O.CLOCIL.

The English stock market this Morn ---
We; ae
Named a decidedly flatter appearance, founded mainly
ppm unfavourable anticipations relative to the course
political affairs will take so soon as the session has
been fairly entered upon. Consols opened at a de-
cline of 1 per cent. on yesterday's rates, being first
cett.d !on!. to and at this rate they remain without
posh business ',tiering.
E‘slaspler Bills and India Bonds arc both steady.
Sonic of the foreign investments are flat, but
generally prices are maintained. Mexican have nil-
lied to :i2 to 1, and Grenada Deferred have further
rine to 6 to Spanish Actives are called 23i
to
'Ns day s quotations of English and foreign funds
will be found below.
Mr. the chairman of the Committee of
Portu4ins.os Bondholders. yesterday renewed his
fantil protest, through Mr. Iklinnion. the notary,
the arbitrary deduction of 2:1 per cent., by
spoirionclit of Portugal, from the dividend due
to the foreign bondholders fur the tinst half-rear of
and also against the non-payment of the ars
yea, of di% idends due ryspectively the Ist January
and 14 July. lre,il, and the Ist January,
We hive Received front Gen. Sir John Fitzgerald
the fullosing letter:
2, Adonia.c.e.art, Old Broad-street, Felt. 2, tWi2.
lientlenwo- .The committee of Spanith bondholders, over
whieh I preside, considering it desirable NOUN further steps
shield is I don for the protection of the holders of tht
evrtiticate. eo,ee,l by Mr. l'apel's committee, mpeetfully
hot carni•ttly mime you will take into contideration the
peproly 01 patting a resolution to the cffict that no new
ftptuttli ttock 01 any deteription veherver sill be permitted
to b, yu eed in the official li,t of prices, until tlw certifi-
cates Wald by Mr. Caper,. committee. and fern:muting
the it/ per tent. of emptier. propooed to be umhocitted by
the ttpAnidt proiett of Ida of the 14 of Atutwt Erin be re-
in,. therefrom by bring cony, mud into Three per Cent.
Deferred Stock, upon the *tune terms at the holders have
consent.ed to naive for the other 541 per cent. of arrears of
intenat under the smote am, gentlemen, your must
obedient ser.snt.
J..11‘ FITIOSIt LU. Lieut. OCSefil, Chairman.
The C.ontnittee for tirneral l'urposet, Stosi' biachange.

The tout amount of railway calls falling due in
the month of Felortt.try is as follows:
Aarmst per rbare.
—_—•
Aimed, %umbi•
Cau• 14, Mite. 1•••1. t •larra.
•

low pi . 4 24 I S 0 30.000 3/,500
MUM and 14 2O 0 2 u 0 30,000 110.000
Lowlunderre Ale• 2 Co;,
rua . 11.1... 10 71 210 0 18,311
ihenewl 43“1 $4
per rent., 124 I.
Newpwl, Aterr,:avrawy,
m-1 Ilereloell ~ 3 0 2 0 0 unknown.
North Wean, Wo. 2, 10/ 2 dep..it 210 0 10,120 2.2.3'10
10111.ns. 11.0re•irr, and
Wol.lrhasuptea. Nor
11.' req.
nerwebury v. 4 (lower,
New 10/. Stack 2O 2 2 4 0 9.7:1 :9.00

stisoti
The demand on the money market for the prose-
ration of railway enterprise is very trifling. For
the first two months of the present ytur the calla
amount to only 616,798/., against 1,113,147/. in the
same period of 1831, and 1,887,527/. in 18,14).
The subjoined calculations show the rate per cent
per annum yielded by the various securities cited id
the average of the pricer now ruling. Where
the asterisk (*) is prefixed, it is to be under-
stood that the share rate of interest is leas the in-
come tax. It will be seen that in every case we take
the rate of intt rest last declared as the basis of our
calculation. To render the calculation strictly seen•
rate, the proportion of interest which may have
accrued since last disidcnd period should, in each
caw, be taken into account :
Three p• r rent. COM*, .... ... price WI Weld par seet.S3 2 3
Thew per Cret. helloed b7l .. 3 191
L. iltehaahlantherter pee Chow
DOM Mork :My. at the tote of id We
ewee p.s awes) .
"
Lie Mori .4w. 194 pw wet. we ea.) SC Ili 1 9 91
hwhowor ralla , lat. lel. roe dap) We pa ” 2 4 is
Lot Indian Warm IL. peed (rears
teed die. 3 per seat we eseues)
Lea Wentone. /sleeeL (do.. et the
wee sr 4 we cast ow weseeel s7
" 4 11 HI
Ussitalldr• red Tatilin 1(09
Meet* ale. at the ram of 2 prs ant
pw ame.l
Lodes and emelt Weems Illsel•
(dhldoed et the MP at 2# perseet.
P *6 "
pee mewl t
leedoe sad Meth umbra Mei•
oh.. at tit* nee of ill per wet per
aim,
ilot.u&J Stnek•ldlo. el the NOM it wit
rept. ror ere.)
booth astern stock. (die. at the
re.. or 3we erase. ',IT ann., AI o 4 7 14
Tort. 76 ers.tle..kad Berrrirk Stoehr
lair. et the rate of 3 pre cwt. pa
ammo)
ENULIIH Ift h IW.—Tlere DAT.
Pont .31 I 'Ai: 17 loft A 3.6113313.
31,r o t 1,1••••3 !Al 7 lolls 311,..et, 630 en
3 7r, .n c .0....;.. 4 4
13Ittn f.., 4,..1 .I+4 i NSW 90041.11.10/.. T in. 3...
Itaehowtor MIL. LAW. 50r. IL
71 ver Ct. C.0.d.. so 4 4
roams /UP De.
41 re ct esteem. 91 3 2 par Cl. Welders n 4
ppyll. I.tral.ilarr. a 34 $ sor th. Pernrlan. 93s 4
. MN lesearred. 461 TA
gm%. 1,..n0t• Arr... 49 33 6 tor Ct. P1a5113,33".110 1
g p., I t, o mien. lot 103 3 roe Ct. arses. 117 IS
3 per o have. Al I 44 per CL Ilales.loo4 I
3 pa... lksone. 74 it ewe 0404 E. A•oara, Oft
h ssr ••1 hot h. '7# :4# it. . 4011
• 4 pert. Inentt. PO # 51 1
Nora t. t. 31 44 Ulu, 0. Vemetrolesti 37
1 per It. ursu,a333. 14i 17e , Pa Defame, 1.2 13
tlerAwas 5 'arena. El se L.

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