The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-28 00:00:00

THE VOLUIVTIER miLlTAitr DRILL IN
SCHOOLS.

The following characteristic letter on this subject
has been written by Sir Francis Head to Mr. Edwin
Chadwick :

“ fly dear air,—My opinion on the ' Prosramme' you have
this rooming ..at to me, en constituting drill and gymnastic@
as part of a national system of education, is, very briefly, as
follows :

---;ROmiirnal, whether on four legs or on two, however
he may enjoy hie, can be of any use in the worshop of
lam anti! he has been sufficiently divested of that por-
de, of his natural inheritanos commonly called a will of
hie own.'

1. iiiia t's the use of a cow if she won't allow either
man or mold to milk her ? What's the use of a home if he
wait pat hie head into a collar, or seat a saddle to be placed
on his back ?

" In like manner, of what use to the community is a man,
to any rank of life, if he refuses to practise the heraldic
motto of the Prince of Wales, Dietz—l serve'—in
abort, if the fellow won't obey ?
" Now se, in Mr. Rarey's hands, a couple of little straps
have proved sufficient not only to omsquer Cruiser, but to
divest numberless other horses, mules, aced donkeys, of that
portion of their self-will which had made them useless in-
stead of useful to man, so must a system of military drill in
our public and private schools incline the rising generation
of boy.' to do their duty in that station of life unto which
it shall phase God to oall them.'
"In the army, drill doe. not make a gang of recruits any
braver than when they enlisted ; but restraloiag rather than
exciting their courage, it teaches them gradually to exchange
their own will for that of their sergeant, captain, colonel, or
general, until complete discipline welds theee ficatmg 'Ar-
ticles into a solid mu., which twenty time. the number of
equally brave bat undisciplined men are utterly unable to
resist,

" lint as Mr. Rarey's principle is equally applicable to •
chessemonger's horse as to Lord Cardigan's charger, so is
military drill ss advantageous to boys of all grades and pro-
fessions es to their brother soldier..
" The dull-sounding but magic little words of command',
• Eyes debt I' 'Eyes left !" Eyes front !' Right turn I" Left
tern Right about turn l' Left about turn 'Quirkmarolt
Halt ' Stand at ease !" Attention !' kc., Lunt into the
minds of a lot of little boys the elements, not of war, but of
puce. Instead of making them ferocious, to use Mrlarey's
expression, these words ' gentle' them, until, by learning to
he subservient, not to their own, but to the wills of others,
they become fit in every possible department to serve their
country.
"Oa entering the Foreign-office, Home-office, the church,
the counting-house, the manufactory, or the farm, in which
they desire to labour, their habit of obedience would prove
so beneficial to their employers es well am to themselves, that
I feel confident if s system of drill be once adopted in our
public end private schools, a tall undrilled young man, likes
raw untroken busk would by the generality of dealers be
considered as unserviceable.'
" I am, sir, yours truly,
" Croydon, Feb. 18. " F. B. BRAD.
"Edwin Chadwiek, F•q., C.E."

In 1858, 71,000,000 newspapers were delivered in
the United Kingdom, and 7,260,000 book packets Puma
through the past. The avenge weight of book neck*. wan
oz. each, and of newspapers 21 i.e. each. The average
postage on book packets wee 21d. each. When the impressed
newspaper stamp is abolished ell newspapers will per
through the pest aa hook packets.
MUSEUM Or PATENTS, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number el visitors for the week mediae Feb. 25 :—Morn-
kW; 000; anseinge 1.169 ; 2.069. Since the opening
ot the Yuman tree 'ditily_Lltay 12, 1866), 191.366.
[Advertiennent.)—i4OLLOWAT'n OINTMENT AND
rwA—krntrAms. moor. dem. thenbartbelds. at Oleo. and
Mirth ***tensed wll5 *wants swam by this mild yet Pin
Crating unguanL The rag consumption at Masa rensadas m India and
-thraleb°4, the Bea ha better prong of their ea*** Wm IS. us-
ulhohl of any indlyldnal. They would not be In twit demand la all
our &moot &vendee** and tolealas if they had not bews bond in
almost uolsmsally hownelal. Yaw tercal or sy,senal dinars can
withstood Mate joint tailumcw: whlisi the Wats:mut <Mfr sostbew and
IVeltllol ouswani nomplstuts. the nth. by purifylor the blood, low
Wo•ton intlitsdiam and stirOUlStln4 the Weer, tharauahy throw
*lhaw Ms swum than noble curruptione whiwhimsageuciat egalpdar
111110611111115.

Although the attendance was somewhat onniderable, tbo
mond of business transacted was very insignificant. The
Nottingham settling was speedily disposed of, after which
many ineffectual attempts were made at active speculation.
There was no new feature in the are psol Bteeplechane
betting, the animals quoted below being backed for mall
sums only.
For the Chester Cup the increased favour displayed to-
wards Tams Deer, who advanced to 20 to 1, mu the only
noteworthy feature.
The Wizard maintained his position at 9 to 2 for the Two
Thourruid, and Lupellus was decidedly second favourite, at
6 to 1, Booonteer having declined a point nine last weak.
The Duty betting call, for no comment.

CLOSING PRICES.
LINCOLN HANDICAP.
6 to 1 apt Mr. N. Amaterdam (II
7 to 1 Mr. 11.11aeolies Estella ON
I to 1 Mr. 106nes Recounerstor
LIVERPOOL STREPINCHASZ.
10 to 1 apt Mr. Oapela Anal= 01
/0 to 1 Mr. Bayley*. =alma (0
11 to 1 Mr. Craven's Xanthas
101 to 0 Captain Hunts Huntsman It)
100 to 7 Mr. liollwa Mule Ain= It)
26 to I Captain Hunt's Ookhrolth It)
2i, to 1 —81 r Wombwell= Bildern= (t
3.1 to I Mr. h oilers Vaal= ft)
49 te 1 Iflr. Kilroy* Ma .4c41
AO to 1 Mr. Hod
63 to — Mr.!. L. flaal6%
LIVIIRPOOL
10 WlloTTHARTlOttlFaislAtritt
10 to 1 apt Mr. T. Parra Rattlaboae It)
CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
9to apt Mr. Oodellnea Chem An= It)
9. to Mr. T. Parr'. Nudes It)
60 W Lord Staraforda Paleface It)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to apt Mr. R. Ten Brooch% Elateillto It)
20 to lard Portsmouth's TM, Deer (N
20 to Mr. Marian'. Loneran.ge WS)
20 to Mr. Caldera Viatica lot I
31 to Mr. T. Part'. Gaspard It)
69 to yr. Ilargreavrea ner4elo
TWO THOUSAND.
9to apt Mr. A. Nkhola The Whard
to Mr. T. Pun'. Lupellat (oS)
6to Lord Portsmontha Bnocancer It)
12 to Baron Rothschild,' Ring of Diamonds ItA Oft
DERRY.
9 to ant Lord Palmerston'. Manutone
9 to Mr. R. Ten Broecka Unwire 10
10 to Lord Porwmoulles Booms= It)
29 to Mr. T. Parr'. Lapel= (off)
3$ to Hr. Wrlesta Upperhand (a)
ad to Mr. l'Amines Crainend (of
40 to Lor3 Roland. Laneheater It)
10 to yr. T. 11.U.0n1 SW William (wanted)
60 to Hama Rothschild% Rates 01
IMO to I Poke of Beintforta Sloe Ruin 01
1000 W 1 Mrs. Osbaldestotet South Anstmlian ft)

J. Chintsaiw.-- We have much pleasure in stating th►t
this Jockey is rapidly recovering from the injuries ho sustained
at the late Nottingham meeting.

FROGBAIDIE OF THE LINCOLN MEETING.

01010.10 W.
TIM Taut Segue of hors. each. with 25 added, for lir-oide.
Mats ; four, la 1260 ; See. 1A 6th ; Mi hied aged. On 10tb • Marla and
salamis allowed 111% mad stake three.yr-olde at the So; of .artist
allowed 41% Pm gad upwards Ilb the waaor cork
to arty ewe
year to airy la. Moe or 840 goes. 1010 extra ; the mooed save ha
Make. radar Memoir to pay 6 eon. toward. espeasec Ose mile. The
Ma tece this day. 16 ma.)
Asa An
An
SOS 4 1 laggightme 1 The Gentle
Da Beady 3 Stay Ilesetts..t 1I I
TaoISSOCILINIT WARNS at ison. Mak with 40 added. for hyr-
olds : eche, ret nb ; Mae mid seldtags. at 4.b ; • winner before Bare
log to carry 710 extra; the agend go age Ng Make, sod thowtoner to
957 6 em. toward. alPoillea. The Weight ran 10, about half a mile.
a ga.e.l Depholtr by rasp Dstaimems--Pam hard Lava. Near*
Odom, thatab. be f by Ameandele—Nary by l'ocepey, Robert. Camphor.
TM' OW. liTaarlailMaa 111 andsaw:. of 10 mak mak. 3 ft. Ida
10 addirl. The Iliaaar at say .taaplachnee of IUO 4ovs. Liter the weights
are published to 7111 huh% or hm cm., 1010 .stn. The whiner
to Par 20 sore. sward. swam sad the wooed to ease ble Make.
Not to exceed fees igeSea.egier • falr hooting cormtry. 124 suta)
Aga *lb he a M
Drutiett• ~. . .—.. • 14 9 1 Glaatlas • 9 6
ILlbwone lasi •.••
_t... • 11 Si The Unknovra, by km
Glanyrasde (54," Tem sett. Tearaway—The
•11=WIC.-- •14 131 maid allow livb). , a 6
_ ...•....... .... •• 10 11 The Emperor Rate SAW
ppigeesge Pada. ..... . .... a Pt 11 cline Hero)
LI Oliarley . • • le 8 Physician
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Itebe liloo
Nicholas
by leobiarm •411 I Admit= 6
. a 0
, Milne 0
—lllm Crasawiek .... • 911 Pew Pollard. by Pol
The Caste (b4s). ..... • 910 lard. dame Pedigree
Heads or Tags Orb) .... 0 9 8 unknown ....... • 9 0
Lbaboy • 9 7
Tea 4 tregoa 11111411,0 &Ulu of 6 sore. sad, with Nodded. foe
hyroide. IM; four. em 101 b; he, 104 611 s; sic mad aged. Net tab ;
mares and itekhop allowed dime.
71n b;;
hr-ela that hare
for
twice &laved 410 ; hr-olde 7lb ; the maser go be veld for 100
tom: If entered for 30i. allowed 710; .06., 12:b ; in. 171 h: 401.. 211 b:
304 1111 b,• the mood loan his Make. Or Idle. noun same
Wday fTsesdayl.
I ste Qi.T BADDICAP at 11.0.4. each, with 30 added: the artZliber of
any raoe after the walla appear to carry 710 eitra; the mooed to
his stake. sod the Waage to pay 5 SOIL toward' aphelia One inali
sad • 41111114 C al mota
Mlb Age et lb
111. Sykes ......... • 812 Lovell .... .. 4 7
Charles 11..... ..... —II a 9 Chaarlmi ...... ........ 4 3
Tye 4 8 6 ftea1ba.......... ........ • 9
Orem .
Ambush 4 1 1 Ogees% kV Belegies .... 8 6
Primse of Ora. 6
Jane 4 7!! timiiiiimi • 1 2
Muter . 4 7LI Damaged I U
=am Daagi ..... ... • 7 $

TIIOISNAT.
Tea Lincotarma HANDICAP !STAIN at 6 tom aneb. S ft. with 100
added; for &trail, and upwards. The wham of rim handicap alter
the wahibte aro out to uum 71e ; twice. or • Malmo amounting to 100
eora.. jolt ears. fleoned to realm fit area wad the Mau% and Um
whingr to par tO mom gonads extra. Or as tit iinhal
Aga bag at lb
Th Mom et
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• 4 90 I Wandarar ll2

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Zak&le ......... 4 • •
Jam Mr. ask.. ..... 7l 7 77
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Charlie 11.

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aldiE4 Qom War
0 4
....... ..... I aII
@Ma ....... ........

Vleo 4 itl
Ambush ...... 4 103
Remunerator 4 1

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lay Pool 4
Primed Orme • szi
Austesalma
Master 4 An

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• 3 T
Job ........ ...... • • 3 7
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Bea 1l laser's ham. of 100 guineas; 3-yrelds, 84 91b; four,
get *tb; 1.16 9•111 b ; de and aged. lOst 21b. Tao oU'co—To close
and name ea Wednesdoy.
Tits losintsrans' Onus. STASIS, of 3 eon. ask with 25 added:
ferlyeolds, 7st ; thaw 94; four. 9st 91b; Ire and upwards. 104 411;
mare and gelding. snowed Mb; 'madam hieing started three times.
allowed 61b; the winner to be sold for 80 eon.: If entured to be sold for
61. allowed 41b; for 406. ;er for 301 , 1411; the .cered to are Ms
stake. About ball • milo.-14) ekes and name on Wodneeday.
TN, HAVDICAP HORDLI 1•CI of 6 son. eaca, aft. with 25 added,
free for any horse the winner to pay 5 sees. towards expense.; the
weed bone to sue his stake; W wooer of say hurdle ram or
steeplechase aft the weights are pabbabed. ta carry over of two, or a
stake amounUter to 2 0 son. lhb extra. Two miles, sit nlghts of
hurdles. (90 este4
Age et lb Age st lb
Caliph a 11 0 /Mauna • 11
Grilled a 10 7 Oallph II 10
Wee *line • 10 4 r_ .4pa .......... 9
JD. Maier lb
Keene..
The (-beery Oka, II 913 (4.8= 4 7
Johnn 9 ... .. •
77
Tbe Coy nde it W • bl 9 ..... ......... 4
tiotersides
Courts, ..... . , • 91l —. • 6
Tea LIRCOLP4ILI.FI CM' STEIPUICILLIM of WM .41111. with 40
added, fur horses bona fide the preps/We tidies* la the eounty, and
that hare bean raralarly hooted all 64 =see, eel ilkst law net ben
In a training stable dwing that Um ; krojiiplda lief 71b : firs. let
Elb ; .ti and mod. 124 10Ib ; mansaml allowed lib. thorowth-
bred bona to carry 710 eaten; the wham It 0 soya. to mery 7lb se-
Ara • gentlemen rider; profeselousis to cam lib sous ; otkodone as to
quailleations must be made before starting ; four horne to start or the
public money to be withhold. About thee mike Closed.
TSB &CRAY &SACO of 310 VS. 0110*, wtth 20 added, for 44 are; If
tee mitecriberw the amend to ears his stake; a winter after the weight,
appear to awry 71D *sirs. Ilan a tone. To close us Wedneader.

LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—The
second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this oom-
pmy was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Mr. Robert
Taylor, in the chair. The me:story read the report of the
directors, which bait already appeared in the lisp's:4.
The adoption of the report having been moved and seconded,
the chairman, in reply to various questions, said he could not
tell what buftinees had been done at the Mikes, as he had not
yet received snyaccount from those that did not belong to
than. The business done at their own stations bad fully
satisfied the expectations of the directors, and the money had
been paid into the bank. They had now 21 offioes open ; 12
were their own, and the re.t belonged to other companies.
They would as rapidly as possible increase their station., but
that must be done economically. The directors were nego-
tiating with the Post-oMee authoritiee, bet they had sot yet
concluded any arrangement. The reason wby they had not
yet advertised was bemuse the system was not completed.
With regard to the shares, they had purchased a how when
they were falling in the market, but no more would be
bought, and these would be disposed of when that could be
done advantageously. They were in communication with the
fire offices and police authorities for the use of their wire, and
he had no doubt that arrangements would be completed be-
tween them. They had also offices at some of the railway
stations. The motion was then put and carried unanimously.
Messrs. William Austin end Charles Kemp Dyer, the
retiring directors, were then reelected without oppoiltion.
Messrs. Chubb and Leaden were elected auditors ,for the
ensuing year. The meeting was then made special, for the
purpose of empowering the directors to extend cabs area of
their operations. After some discassion a resolution was
agreed to, to the effect that the directors should be authorised
to sot up or take down telegraph wham, as the case might be,
end west stations beyond the radius of four miles from
Charing-arose, over an area which should be continued
within • circuit having • radius of twelve mike from
Charing-cross; and, further, within a circuit of twenty miles
for polies sad fine purposes only.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA.—
The following message ilea been received at the (Moe of the
Ited See TelelcreP4:—" We arrived off Maculla this day,
and are about malting the splice, which will oomplato tele-
graphic communication between Alexandria sad India. All
well on board the Imperatrice. The submarine cable has
been succtesfully laid, and Alexandria is in telegrephie
eommttniostion with the capital of her Majeso's WWI pos.
sessices."

Little more than three years ago the murder of
an aged couple, attended with circtunstances of great atrocity,
was perpetrated in the rural and secluded village of Bolton-
upon-Deerne. On the night of the 4th of December, 18d6,
It will be remembered that Lake White, as aged perms, who
was the village postmaster, and kept a small druggist's shop,
and was a local preacher, while apparently engaged in pre-
paring his sermon for the following Sunday, heard some one
come to hie shop door, and on going to see what was wanted,
he was knocked down and ruthlessly murdered. His wife,
hearing a noise in the shop, appeared, while going along the
passage leading from the house into the shop to see what
was the matter, to have been met and also murdered, both
bodies being found weltering in a large pool of blood in the
forenoon of the next day.. No traces of robbery having
been committed were risible, and the affair was enshrouded
in the most impenetrable mystery. Although every effort
was made by Colonel Cobbe and the superintendents of the
neighbouring divisions of constabulary, and large rewards
obffieuredon,onfotththe
heansligibletesetricmolue,
andcoulthdeblrofonanert toioritt,e per=
sitting for a considerable time, was obliged to return an
open verdict. The only paean to whom the finger of sus-
picion pointed wee White, the village constable, but no
object could be allows nor could the slightest evidence be
adduced to In any way connect him with the dreadful
deed; but on the contrary, It was shown that the
deceased had been one of hui warmest supporter', and
had that day been engaged in
_getting up a memorial
to Colonel Cobbo la furor of White babe pramistly
stationed In the village. However, nothing eattong to light
White left the village, end has since being living to some
extent as a suspected man in his native town of Barnsley,
In anxious expectation that something would turn up to un-
ravel the mystery, and restore him to the position he bed
formerly held in the estimation of the world. Recently,
however, we are glad to Bay, circumstances have transpired
which are likely to throw some light upon the tragedy. On
the day the murder was committed a hawker was said to
have been in the village of Bolton, vending cape and small
wares, but no clue could be obtained to him afterwards, nor
could he in any way be connected with the commission of
the deed. During the past week an Irish hawker, who is
said to be undergoing six years' penal servitude at Ports-
mouth, has made certain statements to a companion relative
to the affair. These were ommunicated to the governor
of the gaol in which he is undergoing his Imprisonment, and
information has rime been forwarded to Mr. Astwood, super-
intendent of the West Riding constabulary at Doncaster,
who has long exerted himself to obtain a clue to the tragedy.
Mr. Aatwood, we understand, haa been to Portsmouth, and
had an interview with the hawker, who has pointed out the
guilty parties, stating that, although Le himself did not
commit the murder, he was in the house when the mur-
dered couple were lying dead on the floor. The names of
the perpetrators have not yet teen made known, neither
has the nature of the confession further than what has been
stated, although we understand he completely exonerates
White from any participation in the murder. The most
active inquiries have been made for some days, and informe-
d= of the facts having been communicated to the secretary
of state, we are informed warrants have been issued for the
removal of the prisoner from Portsmouth to York, and for
the apprehension of the parties criminated. The hawker has
given some partioalars as to the articles he was selling in the
village at the time, and the persona to whom he sold them ;
and the pollee are now making inquiries with a view to the
affair being unravelled. The matter is exciting the greatest
interest in the district, and it is hoped that the mystery in
which the tragedy has so long been enveloped will soon be
cleared away.

WILMUNIUM*•44IIIW MOD/4.
Mk LIII. gad 01. Ilk linnaiwansfi.