The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-03 00:00:00

THE EARL OP SHAPTESBURY UPON THE
VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

At a review of Dorsetshire volunteers, on
Wednesday, the FAH of Shaftesbury, addreasing them,
said :—Dorsetalaire volunteers, allow me to thank
you most heartily for the exhibition that you
have made today of order, of discipline, and of obe-
dience in your military career. Whatever may happen
to any of the other coustiee in England, of this I am quite
canton, that Doneishire is safe--sair under your Bare-- mfr
in your prance—sale is your courage--cats in your die-
ciplioe ; and I hope and trust in God that every county in
this realm will show as well in ordinary times and in the day of
necessity as you have shown on the present oocaaion. I say,
God grant that your services may never be needed ; and
one way to make them not Deeded is to keep up suck' disci-
pline and make such manifestation as to show of what ma-
terials you are made, and announce what you are reedy to
do, if any invading foe should dare to set his foot on this
sacred soil. (Cheers.) In that way let me tell you, you
will avert evil, and being ready to meet danger you will Dot
be called upon to contend for your existence, your wives,
and your families upon the land of your birth. But, it is
not simply and solely in a military point of view that I
rejoice to see this volunteer movement. It is doing a vest I
amount at good to the country at large. It is bringing all
claws together, and making them better acquainted with
leach other. (Chem.) It is bringing all people into inter-
oourse, and it is giving us all a common interest, teaching us
to know that we have a common duty, that we
have a common carts that we have a common
country, that we have a common right to defend ; sad,
by the blessing of God, we will defend it from the highest
to the lowest. The Queen on her throne is sot mote inte-
rested in the welfare of this movement than is the poorest
man in the country. It is a very great movement ; it is a
movement that has impressed foreign nations with a deep
and solemn feeling that there is something in constitutional
government ; that there is something in a free people. I
should like to know where the country is upon the face
of the earth where the government will put arms is the
hands of 150,000 men, furnish them with ball- • e,
aad never ask what is the world they seagoing to does
it ? (Applause.) Was then ever such a specimen of free-
dom known before And what is the history of it 7 The
history of it is than, that by good goveroment, under God's
Mewing, every freeman here knows the duty and rights of
freedom. ((Mean) You have that power of self-control,
and you know how to use your privileges for the main-
tenance of your sacred rights, and for the maintenance
of the rights of others. You will never regret the time you
have devoted, the seal you have displayed, and the little
you may have sacrificed, for maintaining, under the
blessing of Almighty God, the honour and dignity of
the Queen, the safety of your country, and the rights
and freedom of civil religions liberty of all your fellow-
citizens.

The following is a list of the armour-plated steam-
vowels sow building for the Roy al Nasy, via- :—At 131aok wall
The Prince Albert cupola ship of 12 guns, 4,045 torts, sod
I,ooo.hotos power; the Minotaur. 50 gnus. 6,621 tons, I,zo
horse-power. At Millwall—The Tamar, troop-ship. 3 guns,
2,812 toss, and 500-horse power ; the Creates, of similar
dimeasioas sod for similar service ; the Northumberlaad,
50 gums, 6,621 toss, 1,250-horse power • the Valiant, 32
gnus. 4,063 tow, 800-horso power. At WOolwich Dockyard
—The Celoducia, 32 gum, 4,045 tons, 806-bores power. At
OsSford Dockyard—The Enterprise sod Circaasiaa sloops
of 990 tone and 180-horas power ; the Favourite, oceretta,
1,857 toes, 400-horse power. At Chatham--I"hs Royal Oak,
50_pas, 4,045 toes, 85041orae power ; the Achilles, 60 guns,
6.072 tow. 1.250-horse power. At Glaegow—The Hector,
32 guys, 4,063 taw, 000-horse power. At Dovonport—The
Oroan, 30gaos, 5,045 toes, 100 bons power. At ?Netsuke—
The Prince Consort, 50 gnus, 4,045 tons. 800.1 tone power ;
the Zealous, 16 gums, 3,716 loos, 800-horse power ; sad this
Research corvette.

ToaQUAY.—A very large " whale thrasher" was
caught in Torbay on Wedwsd►y morning. and has sines
been exhibited in the town.

Gentlemen who require good and fashioaable
drew can depend cm tlia best materials and latest style ot
ableb specimen ass kept for inspection or sale', at
Hamilton and Hptosta,, lOC &rand, opposite Euler4.4l-
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THE POLICE COURTS.

MAFBIONMOITEOI.

A respectably dressed young scan, IS pan of age, named
Robert Roos Dawson, was phased at the bar on remand be-
fore Ur. Alderman Machi, who was sitting for the Lord
Mayor, charged with having forged an endorsement to •
bill of exchauge for 4711. Lia. 7d., with intent to defraud
Mean. Glyn and Ce., hanker., Lombard-street.
Mr. Mullen., the soicitor to the Rankers' Protection Asso-
ciatiou, attended to conduct the prosecution ; and Mr:Ellis
Eytoo, of Flint, North Wales, attended 0111 behalf of the
prisoner.
Upon the last examination a lad named Edward Beck, a
messenger at the office of the Midland Railway Company's
office in the Minories, stated that he was standing at the
corner of the Mioories at about 3 o'clock en the 24th Sep-
tember' when the prisoner asked him if he knew the way to
the Rank of England. He directed him, and he then
asked him tom:company him. He erinsatited, and when he
arrived opposite the Royal Exchange the prisoner asked
him if he would go into the Bank sod change some MU.
Tor him, and then go to Mr. Corduroy's, in High-strest,
Knightsbridge, and he would give him half • crown. He
gave hint some notes and told him if he was Liked to sign
anything he was to sign the name of Corduroy, and not to
say he met him is the street. The prisoner promised him
half • crown. lie took the notes, and wee asked some ques-
tions by the gentleman behind the counter.
Mr. Ju. Robinson' the principal clerk in the issue de-
partment, Bank of England, said the witness Sack pre-
sented four 1001. back notes and one 501. note (which he pro-
duced) to him, to be changed for gold, and from what the lad
said in answer to questions which were put to him, he com-
municated with the police.
Polioeconstable Underwood, 614, mid he was on duty in
private clothes at the Bank of England on the afternoon of
Wednesday, the 24th September, and from information be
received he went to the gate-keeper, and was speakiug to
him, when the prisoner went up to him and asked him if he
had seen 11 lad of abut 13 or 14 peas out. He told the pri-
soner if he went with him he would take him to the boy.
He took him wherethe boy was, and asked him if be were
the person he wanted, and he said yes. They all three west
into the cashier's office, and the prisoner asked why
were detaining him, and asked if the notes were' f
He wee searched, and 21/. odd was found oe him.
asked where he got the notes from, he said from Mr. Gem
duroy, in High-street, Knightsbridge.
Mr. IL'Eyon, cashier at Masts. Glyn and Co., said—
On the morning of Wednesday, 24th September, a daft
for 4711. 13s. 7d., which he produced, was presented to him
for payment, an he paid it. He could not tall who pee.
seated it ; but be identified the four 100/. Dotes end the
501. note produced by the witness Robinson as the notes
which Le gave in payment for that draft.
The prisoner was remanded upon that evidence until
yesterday, when
Wm. Haybow, a lad of about fifteen yearn of age, was
celled—He said he was at present out of employment. On
the morning of Wednesday, the 24th September, he was
grandam outside Crosby-hall-chambers when the prisoner
went up to him and asked him the way to Cullumstreet.
He directed him, and he asked him to go with him and
show him the way, and said he would give him sixpence. He
went with him, and when they were in Gracechurch-street
the prisoner asked him if be knew Meant. Glyn's
bank. He said he did, slid the prisoner asked
him if he would go there and get him a cheque
cashed, saying he was a clerk in the City, and had
only been there five days, and did not know bow. He gave
him an envelope with Messrs. Glyn arid Co. written on at in
pencil, and he took it to Messrs. Glyn and gave it to Mr.
M'Eyon, who gave him three half sovereigns, halfe-crowe,
a shilling, and a penny, four 100/. notes, one 501. note, and
20/. in gold. He left the bank with the money, end met
the prisoner on the step. They walked together as far as
the Royal Exchange, where he gave the prisoner
the money, and he gave him a shilling for his
trouble. They afterwards went together to • public-
house in Bishopegate-street, when the primmer said he

could see he was au honest lad, and he would get him
• situation, at the same time asking him if be had a penciL
He said he had not, and the prisoner borrowed one from the
landlord, and pulled a piece of from hi pocket, sad
told him to write his name arid addrpaper ess, which he did.
Mr. Heywood, the landlord of the public-home, said he
saw the primer and the last witness at the bar, and be lest
the prisoner •penail. He SSW the prisoner take • piece of
paper from his pocket, and tell the boy to write his sae
and address on it.
Mr. Edward Gregor, • clerk in the employ of Meows.
Corr and Co., merchants, of Swaases, said re The 19th of
September be enclosed the draft produced for 4711.135. 7d.
in a letter which be addressed to Messrs. Thomas egg and
Co., 155, Fenc.hurch-street.
On being cross-examined, the vitamins said be put the
letter in the usual receptacle for letters which were for
post, and any one in the office could have access to it wall
it was takes to post.
Mr. Au was recalled, and, in addition to his former art
dance, said he received no letter between the 19th and 24th
of September from Mears. Cory and Co., with reference to
the draft. The prisoner was not authorised to open his
letters. He had seen the prisoner write, and he believed
the endorsement at the back of the bill was in the prisoner's
handwriting.
On being orces-examined, Mr. Au said he had not sass
the prisoner write the word "Thomas," bat he had sees a
piece of piper with the word "Thomas^ on it, which had
been written by the prisoner, and be thought that word
on the endorsement was more like his writing than any
other part.
Wrn. Corduroy, of 27, High-street, Knightsbridge, fruiterer,
said he did not know the prisoner, and did not send him to
the Bank to get any notes changed on the 24th September,
or at any other time.
Police-oonstable ll'Leod said he was present when the
priiimer was taken into custody, and asked him where be
got the Dote' from. He said from Mr. Corduroy, and
when asked what Mr. Corduroy was, be said a greengrocer.
He asked him where he lived, and he said he lid already
told the lad (pointing to the witness Sack), sad he de-
clined to answer any other questions. He saw the prisoner
take • piece of paper from his pocket and rob his fingers
over it as if to rub something off, and he snatched it away
from him, and found the name and address of the witness
Hayhow written in pencil.
Mr. Maligns said that completed the ease for the prim.
=Um, and the prisoner was committed for trial.
Mr. Eyton asked that the prisoner might be admitted to
bail, but Mr. Alderman Hecht would not entertain the
application.