The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-29 00:00:00

LONDON MIMS BRIGADE.

The second annual meeting of the members of
this brigade was LA night held at the Whittington Club,
and was very numerously attended. The chair wax mem-
Wed by Lieutenant-Colonel WARD, who was moat enthuaiaa-
ticully received. There were also on the platform Major
Bose, Captain Heyward. Lieutenant Dodd, Sergeant Ladd,
Bement Rowsell, Mr. C. Banks. tic.
The gallant CH.IIIIIII/I', in opening the proceedings, said it
was usual at meetings like the present for the chairman to
give a roma; of the operations and proceedings of the corps
during the past twelve mouths, but his connection with the
City of Loudon Ride Brigade hail been so short that were
he to do so he wouhl in a great measure have to deal
with hearsay, which would be unsatisfactory to him, and
certainly unsatisfactory to the meeting. He should there-
fore reserve any observations he had to offer to them until
they had liem.l the report of the brigade committee.
Captain H sywanu then read the report of the committee,
which was to the effect that the brigade at present num-
bered I,?:10 efficient men ; that the honorary members were
en the increase, that they had secured an excellent rifle
wage near town in the vicinity of the Victoria Docks, that
they had two lianda, a skilled professional one which cost
them 600 f. per annum, and an excellent amateur band
which involved an expense of about 751. per annum, that
they also had an excellent drill mound and a a/hoot of arms
which did nut ant :hem anything, that their cadet corps
numbered 1:0 members, and a band of tiles and drum, ;
that they had some small current debts, to meet which the
lad in hissed 1,8421. 19s. Bd., and that their military staff_ ,
including their newly-appointed colonel, was not to be
waled. .

The Cesare s:.; moved the adoption of the report. He
had, be said, to thank the brigade for the very flatterig
manner in which they had that night received him, and fee
the earnest desire which they had at all tunes evinced to do
everything he desired. There were tow corps which could
put forth so excellent a report, and be attributed tbe sitc-
om of the iwigade, in some measure, to the continued
countenance of the Court of Lieutenancy, who wished to do
far them everything that was reasonable. (Cbeets.) He
bad also, since he accepted the command of the brigade, re-
ceived every possible assistanoe from Major Rose. (Hear,
bear.) He bad now to congratulate the brigade on the
amount of general praise which it had received, and he
maid fairly say that since he had known it it had fairly
wood all the eulogium which had been beeped upon it. He
would, however, caution them spinet being, therefore, led
away with the idea that they wore perfect. No man was per.
feet ; but it was possible foreech one of them to approximate
psefection, and they ought, therefore, aim at attaining
WA comparative perfection, for if they did so they were
more to succeed. They could not, however, hope for excel.
boos unless they regularly attended to tiny drill and
prudes. All those whom business, ill•health. or other
occupations prevented from attending to those duties had
DOW left thew, end the 1,110 teen who remained on the
muster roll were a permanent fact. They had become
volunteers with the determination to go through with it,
and had to that silent enlisted themselves in the service of