The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-02 00:00:00

A vote of thanks to the right hoe. chairman closed the
poweedinga _

ST. PANCRAS AND NORTH .VIDDLESRI
VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.

The effective member. of this corps hare, it &p-
-m", been specially summoned to attend • ineetiag at the
Vestry•hall we Monday evening belt, at eight o'clock, for
the purples of eoiteidettng aroposeues per so
snik...motion with another car tt pi in same district. The I
let I* iocras e.g.* has sow been is ex,stence for nearly wit
ttionih., and...wing partly to lamentable dimensions, has not
mole tl..t pe egress either in numbers or efflcieory which wag
doubt Ir.. r epmted tix the founders at the time of its formatkit.
Many of the members are now of opinion that the wisest
course under owl circumstances is to endeavour to mote
W.th another corps ; arid as the 20th Middlesex,
which 'reps. ntly uses the same drill pound as the St.
Pawns corps, namely, Altanyotreet Barracks, gad
...roots chiefly of persona • • in the MEM
I ...ably. amass disposed to on fair
and einits terms, it is hoped that a junction may
be effected which will at came do away with all differences
anal all rivalry, and establish for the Bt. Pancras sad North-
west district of the nisi a misname,, ceeeell-
listed, salted, and nipar°l7l6Lacreeaing corps. Bego-
t Ainslie are also going in for as aseidprestion between
Um Sikh Misillirees and the Blnomehury Bile Corps, and
should a triple amalgamation be effected the united emits
will be about BM string.

LI*PUTT or Rietenles Ma Tows —A rather
404 r Mae was bill at Hoopes before the magistrates
t nine. An resign in the Wind Velnetee Rifle &New
euninewed the erinertor st the arao's Vale turepike for
=llresehring a toll of .1 0. for • horse and hireu nigh•
letieseiveytag him to drill. The pound of examine:a
=gen her Majesty movies) failed, the asapetratea case
the carriage umweessary, and directing the plain.
tiff to pit ante Beret,' Mereenr.
MIL 81PCSOMint AHD Ting NONLITT. —This oa{r-
heatd attended at Aherears w Wsdassday lest,
whore be promised is • begs 44 haisegieg le Mr. Mogen,
to at knot *OOO people. Oar idea nsat asys, that among
tier pnemat were the lorol-Ileateaeal of Monmouth.
shire, and tbs.
_Leigh ; Lori Tredspor, Lady 'hakesod lisonl7 ; Lord Litaewer. Lay Llatiover and
and a large member of the to perry or the
county. Porrissia to eanismadag &vine warship it was
=ated to the peat premier that it would be
Jo for the leap cansewiss of people to move
asale, to enable the sowed earriagesand-four to sp-
reads mane the ishstlenn, es Old the occupants might
more ready bear him, upon which be rephol that he
del not come there to priori to hones, bat to men;
four horses and a carriage would occupy the ground of BO
ilroplr, and, therefore, the bones and carriages moat re-
nom wheri• they were. We are also informed that after
the service the lord.lieittenant sent for Mr. Spurgeon, and
invited him to name to Poetyp..l: hut Mr. Moire.= rs-
plsi that he era ...Fry he 000 kl not comply with hie lord-
ship's wish, a. he hail full engagements foe the next two
yarn.—Conti nail .Iferet Osarfl.nm.
Tits Etats ut Hype PARK.—In the gale of last
Monday nee of the peat elms in Hyde-park, opposite Lewd
Auckland's, wee upessited with a mighty emelt, tearing
away • Inge branch faro its neighbour, arriaalliog strong
Ma pone and rails, and lon,ng its own limbs in the pow.
derma fall. Passing it shortly afterwards we took advan-
tage of the opportunity to examine it carefully,and the result
we. precieelyahet we have frequently stated that it must be;
the tree was reties from head to heel, although, to judge
from its green leaves, it was in perfect health. A thin layer
of *Tweet overbdil 1, core of corraptinn, and served to pre-
serve an appearance of vigour. As to the great reels by
which it wee moored to the inland, they were full of the
slota sue en 44 dry rot, and their power as timber was
Rine. We could not avoid thinking of decaying gunboats
ni.okeil from observation by their metal sheathing. That
all the idd elm. in Hyde-park are In • similar state is not
te Is, doubted ; and their total dimppeanince can only he a
question et a few yearn, news or lost—Oenteners' (7trimick.
Tws Uwe NortTll ATLANTIC TILINiRATH CON-
TANT.—A fortnight .iota we reported an interview between
Lord Palmerston and an hillsestial deputation, respecting
tlo projertiel line of telegraph to Almeria rid the Faris
Idatels. Iceland, and i:reenland. We understand that the
blue lint tea responded to the request then laid before
him hr granum; the steamship Bulldog for the purpose of
a complete survey and seceding, of the proposed
route, and that Sir Leopold X'Clintooklilla been appointed
by the Admiralty to the oornmand of the Bulldog. The
preparations for the drearier* of the expedition will be en-
tered upon forthwith.
lens LAlitigas FOR FIRE EACATIN.—The dread-
ful be. of life attending fires in tenemented houses in mealy
iities Lis directed the attention of practical men to the nee
44 iron butt...ram a insane of ..cape. They may be ow-
structol in such a way that they could be folded up and
form • projecting sill for the windows on which the tenants
could piece their house riAntß. Ti' Ohl isle the danger of •
clandestine visit fern above, a pair of hinged braces might
be sox:ached, that would mower the double purpose of sup-
port when rolled, and hearing the ladder off from the (root
when hi down. By this means, if the lower stores were on
lire, suit Bane v issuing from the windows, the ladder could
he &weak.' with more safety time if it rested against the
liuililan --Neriviefte (Inneicie.
A HAPITAIILZ CAREZIL—At the Dudley police
court. on Monday, Selman° Prim wen the pd with isnitall
smieulting Sarah Justice, • women with whom he.
In sentiment; Dim, Capitals IlensiX rued the falleirieg
amouut .4 the defesdasiCa weer :—" Nesrhrgg,,lB4B,
committed for one mosth's had tabsurd7 J. Robert. ;
%rad lain, seven days, by J. Roberts ; ruse N. 1160,
coo emotive by W. Bennett and J. Roberta ; July LI, !SU,
sis web by W. Beaune ; Han fl 3 1853, two menthe. by
W. Himont • INK Worcester Winter Arta" eights=
months' hard labour, for highway mbhery.' He was then
aisiiniittesl to hart labour for six menthe. His brother is
eadereime a sentence of fourteen yems'perni servitude, for
riser at Tifton.
A WisltreLL —We are Mach pleariell to hear
that a man mimed John Rowe, a joreneyman *liter, at
Newpirt. soil a my stem, upright, and downy old moo
Las jou beissue the poseessms of the norignitoiat foram.
nxisite, ho the des me elm ark m Australia. He hes
riiiplot",lll Mr. Welter Brno a, of tide tome, and by
his father and inside before last for more them forty rare
ail hoot intertwining.- triqfWsUrt Adrerhare.
Tut It Att.WiT AMISS= AT ROBT.—The
ad-
}riinel inquiry teak plass yestersisy Mime Mr. Wrbergh,
depity sewer. tisseral ether whams= Irving bees es.
anoiiel, the jesey, shirr. Moues ahem% delivered the
I.ll°•irr verdict :--" We enewiewnely Ind that the de-
ems.' William Taylw mart with Ids death is ooesequesre
of the doom d
:
ass ens! trim •kgrZ,M
attention to the &eget sicced et new
1...r0ds Career—That is equivalent S. • media of men.
atiu/61er.
1 'muds of 1,1001. is again thin week aeksow-
-1...12,1 la the Mums the Wordis Ittoirter as costribe•
tie as toward. the Papal Ilued. Of this anscand 7601. wales
fr-to Nott.esimis district ; and frowi Sir C. Tempera 111 d.,
Mr Hies *yet, Q.C., 1104 Mr. Shemin 1001., Win Han.
loam MM., be. TA eadosehme eon is progress is the
teeth id lagland ere =ported M he very large.