The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

TO THI TINTO", OF THI IMPRESS.

Bta,—On the
,reinciple that prevention is better
than cure, I would to call your attention to the pro-
posed formation of Volunteer Ride Corps. I understand
the gentlemen of the Stock Exchange intend forming them-
selves into a corps ; but I and several of my friends, who are
not members of the Stock Exchange, are equally anxious to
serve our country in case of need. We want some influen-
tial person to take the lead ; and I unsure if you will advo-
cate the cause in your powerful journal, we shall soon have
raised an efficient body of men to be of service in case of ne-
cessity, and without putting her Majesty's governnsent to
any expense.—l am, te., A. SUBSCRIBER.
City, Jan. 28.

THE WINDSOR ROYAL SOClETY.—Yentertlay the
adjourned meeting of the society wee held at the Town-
hell, to decide whether it should be established as a branch
of the Metropolitan Association he Improving the Dwel.
hogs of the Working Classes, W whither it should be in.
corporated under the Joint-Stoek Oleepeedee Acts. The
chair was taken ITLieut..Col. F. IL Seymour (equerry to
Prince Albert). The aNyitai of the pin warty a to
consist of 600 share of mi. sod ftraUent in aid of
the undertaking an olss ettreSed te • eineiderable amount.
The °muskies idled that *ay awe of opinion, and
strongly reeemesee that the iaseepalaties should take
place nadir *l'7 It S Yiet., e. 110, ead the 10 & 11 Viet ,
e. 78, so that the entity might stand on Its own merits as
an institution espenee sod distinct from any other of a
similar character, aMil ibis they bad arrived at this conclu-
sion after careful Onsillsomaion and inquiry into the sug-
gested advantages Alia would ache treat • 0000exion with
the Metropolitan ANl•ekatioe. They felt that the disad-
vantages of suck S eatutelios would nee* than counter-
balance any ideal baulk that would be esaferred by a re-
stricted lability. Aimee* these diriveatadee they
reckoned the ukenameed era ad msegement, amount-
ing
,to 10 per seat. Oa &tie p revenue, the large
powers of interfieremee by the directors of the
parent association, sad thus Ebssaresseeeat of that energy
*off sympathy white MOM lie bawd by the society par.
toiling entirely of a Med sod ladhldwal demister. On the
aides of the ker. lases Onset, vim of Windsor, ea-
goaded by General Wimps, the ve was received and
=t. With reference to the 'of the donation
olonel Phipps said the oaauelttee had resolved that
the managing body should have the power of applying
say 111161a101111 that may be made to any purposes in fur-
therance of the objects of the society, except such as would
teed to enable them to lower the rents of their buildings
below the fair market price. The money to be invested in
the hands of trustee', and the donation fund to be kept
separate and distinct from the share capital. The trustees
are Colonel Phipps, the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, and
General Reid. It was announced that the applications for
shares already exceeded the number to be allotted, and
that the society would commence operations almost imme-
diately.
Dutericrt COLLEOL—Yesterday, a meeting of the
vestrymen (being the householders rated at WI. per annum)
of the parish of St. Luke, Old-street, was held in the parish
church; Richard l'hillipa, Esq., churchwarden, in the
chair, when the subject of a Lill about to be introduced in-
to parliament, at the instance of the parish authorities of
St. Sasiuur, Southwark, to provide for the extenrion of the
charity called the College of God's Out in Dulwich, in the
county of Surrey, and to enable the Court of Chancery to
settle a scheme tor that purpose, and to determine the pro-
priety of, and, if thought desirable, to authorise the assist-
ants of the parish to concur or assist in promoting such bill,
was introduced to the notice of the vestrymen. The chair-
man said that an act of parliament was required to carry
out efficiently the objects of the charity. The Archbish .p
of Canterbury had lately made a decree extending the
benefit of the charity to poor boys, but that fell very far
short of what was required. There was now a balance in
hand of lOAKIL The Archbishop of Canterbury had lately
stated that an act of parliament would shortly be required
on the subject. Ultimately a committee was appoiated to
assist in promoting the hilt with such alteration, as might
he deemed necessary, and the meeting separated.
rkoTSATANT ALLIANCS.—Two crowded meetings
have been held this week in the New Hall, Leicester for
the purpose of forming an alliance of protestant churchmen
and dissenter., in rot r the more effectually to re.ist the
aggressinos of the papacy and to petition fur the entire and
immediate rvinal of the grant to Msyaooth. The meetings
were of a most enthuinestic character, and one of them was !
considered to be one of the largest meetings ever held in
Leicester.