The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-21 00:00:00

(Stamped, Id. Additional.) LTWOPENCE.

I want you to join heart. and hands to Oldie MD to do
(so. (A Voice : "We will serve you as we did NA Dina.")
Applause.) It was my desire to allude to Mr. Divett,eed
may that it was my ambition to follow in his footsteps. --
I have the same political principles u Mr. Divert, acid I Lest night Mr. James Morrell, •a deputy-I
hope to have the same political experience as be when I lieutenant, and one of the magistrates for the comity of
"have represented you as he has dote, some thirty years. Oxford, entertained Lieuteeaut-Colonel North, M.P., and
(Applause.) I shall be quite reedy to answer any question the officers and lumbers of the Oxford City Ride Volun- ,
that may be put to me on any point that may sad appear teen, at a ruadnificeut banquet in the Town-hall, Oxford.
sufficiently dear.
A Voicit—Whiit is your opinion of the bellot ? The hall was tastefully decoratedfur the occasion.
Mr. Senior a—l should vote for the ballot ; not because Among the flags exhibited were the regimental colours of
I think it the best way of votiug, but because I think it • the Oxfordshire Local Militia of 1808, which had recently
lees evil then the Miley, intimidation, and corruption it been discovered among the stores in the Tower of Loudon,
would supersede: (Cheers.)
Hr. LAThign, in oonwnonoo of y calls,
(gained the course ha had taken in respect to Mr. Seymour. lord-lieutenant of the county. About 170 of the City '
He had thought it right to iutrodues him not to any few Volunteers were present, and the guests included Lieu-
persons, but to the electors at large. They had heard Mr I tenant-Colonel North, M.P., the Duke of Marlborough
Seymour, and be thought they would approve of him. In flood-lieutenant of the county), Mr. John Fowileu Hodges
Impact to this contest, he assured them if they were not -
united and active they would be defeated. I (the sheriff of the county), the Buts hop of Oxford, the Furl
In reply to Mr. Rex, I of Abingdon (lord-lieutenant of Berke), the Hon. and Rev.
Mr. SEYMoUIt declined to define how far he would extend F. Bertie, Mr. Henley, M.P., Mr. Langston, M.P.,1
the franchise. When a measure was put forward he would the vietecheeeenee of Oxford, Lord ;Surreys, Mr.
determine whether he would support it or not. He would G. G. Hamm",
M.P., Colonel Pane, the Hon.
have voted for Lord John Russell's bill.
Mr. M. Parra moved a resolution approving of Mr. Bey. Mr. BYvg, Hr. Raymond Barker, Sir Martin
mour a. &candidate, and pledging the meeting to support H. C. Boevey, Bart., the Hon. John Fieunee,
him,
Mr. Nomemicrins (who was celled for) declined to second Lieut.-Colonel Payn, Major Prower, Major Hammersley,
the Warden of Merton College, the President of Trinity,
the resolution, although he hoped it might pus. He felt
Sit John Bowring had strong claims on Exeter, but he ' the Warden a Wadham, Captain Hall, Mr. Hgrria' /LP.'
leered he would net-ewe me issenme• eandidide. Illesp Greene e1.C.,, Captain lane, the Mayor of Oxford
must have two candidates if they would mimed with oat. (Thee. Randal:o; Hr. 11.11anunersley, Captain Knight,llr.
('Place.
For his part he did not think that Major Porter was any- H. L. Gaskell, Mr. H. Orisewoud, Ma me Gocidanl (high
thing very wonderful in the way of intellect; indeed, he sheriff of Wilts), Captain Oniniaaney, R. ti.
had been informed that the Porter was so weak that a I The galleries set apart for the ladies of the county and
teetotaller rel:ht drink it without breaking his pledge. . city were entirely filled, the greater portion of the fair oc-
/dr. aulittA . seconded the resolution moved -by Mr. repute remaining (MID the cotumeucement to the close of
TrYer, Welt, on being pat by the chairman, aas unani- the proceedings.
mously adopted. The Bishop of OINORD esidgrece.
Mr. Wrourit moved, and Mr. Rex seconded, that the After dinner the toasts of ' The Queen" and " The
committee of the Liberal Registration Association do look Prince Consort and the younger breaches of the Royal
out and put themeelves in communication with gentlemen Family" were drunk with the customary demonstrations of
with a view to bringing one before the electors for approval loyalty.
as a second cundidate. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The Prince of Wiliell,*
This wee unanimously agreed to. said that a short time ago they all had the pleasure of
Mr. SANFORD, formerly M.P. for Somerset, a connexion seeing his royal highness amongst them, and he believed
of Mr. Alfred Seymour, recommended him as a good re. they wished him a speedy and happy return to Oxford.
former, and as himself possessing what Sidney Smith held (Cheers.) He (the chrunnan) knew that every one, both in
to be indispensable to • member of parliament - • tint-rate the University and in the city, would feel the greatest de-
constitution. light and satisfaction in witnessing his arrival next term.
Mr. DANBT SEYMOUR, M.P. for Poole, also spoke in The next Watt was " the Army and Navy," the army
emumendation of his brother, Ind of a liberal policy, the being coupled with the name of the Duke of Cambridge.
advantages of which he mustrated by • review of the Colonel PATH, of the 72nd, returned thanks for the'
history of the country during the last :10 years. He said army, expressing his gratification as • soldier at 150,000
his family had, until the present generation, been connected volunteers having risen up to defend the Queen and the
with Devonshire ever since his progenitor, Sir E. Seymour, country against foreign aggression. Some said that a
misted on the reception of Wiliam 111. in this country. jealousy existed between the two services—the regular army
On the motion of Mr. T. LAMER, thanks were voted and the volunteers—but he denied the fact. (Cheers.) No
to Mr. Brock fur his conduct in the chair; and the meeting body was more willing to recogniee the great discipline. the
separated. great steadiness, and the wonderful pertection to which the
ride corps had arrived than the regulars of the army.
(Cheers.) He trusted that the same feeling which now
animated them would always exist, and that if a foe dared
to land in England they would, whether in skirmishing, in
attack, or in defence, disprove the old saying, that we were
M • nation of sokben. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Lord Lieutenant of the
County, the Duke el Marlborough." The toast TOW warmly
responded to.
The Duke of Mammononon, in acknowledging the beat,
said the mighty, volunteer movement originated in • strong
desire among Englishmen to defend their hearths and
homes against foreign aggression, and he must pay to the
University of Oxford the tribute of having beeu among the
first to respond to the appeal which was made in its favour.
In consequence of the promptitude which the University
evinced in the matter its corps held the high position of
being the 7th in the kingdom. The feeling thus exhibited
had been called forth by • vital, he might say an appalling,
necessity. While we wished to be on the best terms with
our neighbours, we were still detemiined that the groat hi.
teresta which Providence bad committed to our charge
should not be endangered by any foe, and that the
influence which we legitimately exercised through.
out the world, by means of our free institutions,
should not be tarnished or impaired by foreign aggression.
(Hear.) It was useless to blind their eyes to a great fact.
He did not wish to speak disrespectfully of any one eine
reign of Europe, bat, at the same time, he could not help
seeing that a system was now being revived in Europe
which he would 1110, characterise by the name of any indi-
vidual, but which he would call Nap oleoniam—(laughter)--
a system that threatened to deluge Europe again with
blued, and to which England was most determinedly op-
posed. (Hear.) That system was now rearing its heed
over Europe ; and it was in order that we night be on our
guard against it and the machinations to which it would
lead that the volunteer movement had taken place in this
country. He hoped and believed that mighty movement
would be persevered in, so that England could always say,
"We are prepared, and touch us who dare." (Cheers.)
"The Health of the High Sheriff of Oxford" was next
drank.
The CHAIRMAN hest in appropriate terms, proposed
"Tie Bishop of Oxford.
The toast was received with rapturous cheenug.
The Bishop of OXFORD said—l thank you, sir, very
heartily, for the way in which you Lave been pleased to
propose the toast to this great company, and also the guests
around you for the cordiality with which they have accepted
it. There may be some who may be disposed at fiat sight
to say that at such a gathering sa this—a warlike gather-
ing—we men of peace area little out of place; but I think
that is • very ahalow view ; for I believe it is in the interest
of peace itself that all well constituted military armaments
should be fully equipped, and above all, such • movement
as this, which is most distinctly • movement in behalf of
peace. ((hun.) I may say that there ought to be nothing I
which is manly, which is English, which is supposed in any
my to be brave, which should be strange to
nee, the minister; of the church of Eagiand ;
fur I maintain that if there be • body on
earth which upholds bravery, manliness, and the old
English feeling, it is that church. (Cheers.) Will, sir, if
this bebop to every department of • well constituted
military armament, it most especially belongs to rock a
military nsevemeut as the present, because it is pre-emi-
Mk, • dedensive movement ; it is one which cannot be
limb seueesive, which never, under any conceivaWe cir-
monstaimes, can lead us to 'begin fighting for an idea—
hinerat—and then end in the annexation of • province.
(Ceatained cheers.) It is preeminently • peace movement,
and I believe, under the providence of
it will, in many ways, confer a blessing on
W brave people of this land. (Cheers.) If
lb dots nothing else it will bring the young
um of our city—such as I see around me to-day,
and the young men of our university sad of our county,
nadir military discipline end accustom them to the ordinary
Mille* exercises which belong to the military proforma.
I Mimi this, of itaelf, will be =
• great blessing to the
(deers.) And than t will add to that will and
which any enemy would find impregnable in this
env native land. Furthermore, I believe that this move-
ment salon ili is one of the greatest possible securities for
the ell hennas—(chesn)—bansuse it has taught those
who bold that we are an extinct and effete people
that they talk arrant nonsense. (Renewed applause). Not
only have we convinced them that a direct physical opposi-
tion will be made to say attack on ibis land such as they
little counted upon, but there 11 another and • deeper
reason, namely, that this movement has tended permanently
to show throughout the civilised world that we are intrin-
sically a loyal sod united people. (Loud cheers.) From
our comparatively little home discords we are sot down as
a divided nation, but those am only the quarrel of levere—
t:tier sad cheers)—which are sure to yield to closer em-
end pester amity. (Cheers.) I think that this
,rareenoni las dam owe than anything else to convince the
,pongee of Poem sad those who may b 3 watching us with
saw yea that say anstny to this land who ventured on
les dr uprons experiment of invasion would lad that the
very list ring of a hostile ride on the virgin shoes of
Britain would rouse the whole astion--ross sad boys—and
(looking to the gallerkis) I would also say the ladies
to =and cheers) would rouse them all
foreign fee whose rifle awakened the echoes
fillbellesitist England would suffer no hostile foot to
finad en Inglento shores. (Loud cheers, the whole oom-
pig thieg tip le applsod the right rev. bishop.)
the OnsinHall Sin prext the toast of the evenieg,
m OWirm*. aril ler and members of the Oxford
Velniteme. nroddag in highly ouniplunentary
=tiff Me d'ilos oorps, which be said he knew
Weil he esaldet doing* if any emergency arose.
The toast having been enthusiastically responded to,
Colonel Norm, M.P., In returning thanks, spoke ce
Oxford having been one of the first places which warmly
took up the volunteer movement, and complimeatealtte rez
tides upon the perfection to which they had at
' their military duties. After pointing out the importuner of
drill, discipline, and obedience to officers, in connexion with
the volunteer movement, the bon. and gallant gentleman
mid be never could forget the cheer which was given by the
1.2,000 volunteers in Hyde park, because it gave expression'
to the heartfelt feelings of the free inhabiturts of the I
country, and showed that, however we might Mee politi-
call and ealitieted7, and however we might abuse oath '
other, her Majesty had only but to bold up her little linger,l
sod thousands uminthousends would he ready and williar
die in support of the throne and the honour of the cons
He would only further assure his noble friend the
Lieutenant of the county that nothing would be tape
eg the City of Oxford Volunteers than to hire
bloh to
o'our of marching peat one who WU the=
linoodunt of one of the greatest soldier. which
wpombra_. _ Wm.)
velem SOW teams were afterwards proposed and drunk,
athe andilllo of the evening were kept up seta a

BANQUET To THE oXFORD CITY

VOLUNTEERS.

THE BEUISTRATIONS.
MIDDL MEX.

Yesterday Mr. Lancelot ShadvelL the barrister
appointed to revise the electoral lists for the county of Mid-
dlesex. held a court at the Loudon Coffee-house, Ludgate-
bill, for the revisiou of the several parishes comprised in
the London polling distri,A, nearly 100 in number.
The liberals woe represented by Mr.W. Albert JameA, of
Parliament-street ; Mr. A. Jones attended oe behalf of
the Conservative Rtygistration Committee and Mr.
Smith on behalf of the Conservative Mee:titration Asso-
ciation.

In the list fur the pariah of St. Alphage, Ebenezer
Warner was oljected to by the conservatives. When his
name was called he did not answer, which, considering
that the Revising Barrister is so hearse as to be Suable
to speak above a whisper, and the voter is as deaf
as a post, was not to be wondered at. Preeently, however,
a gentleman announced that the voter was present to sup-
port his qualification, and only neglected to answer to his
name in consequence of not hearing it called.
Barrister- mall the next cane.

Mr. James protested against this harsh mode of pro-
ceedmg.
Mr. Shadwell, jun.--The revising banister cannot go
back. The voter did not answer, and his liatun w s ex-
Mr. James—Excuse me, air. A man is here to support
his vote, and answer the objection, but he is deaf.
Barrister—Call the nest case.
Mr. James--Nay, but, sir—
Barrister—lf you interrupt me I shall adjourn the court
as cme.

Mr. Jamee—You C/411, at mane, take that course if you
please.. . .

Barrister—C:4ll the next name.
)044Mo—A gentleman is here present to prove his qua-
lificaUon.

Barrister—Call the next case.
Mr. James-1 call upon you to hear me.
The barrister persisted in his retinal to bear the voter,
and the revision then proceeded.
As before, the agents do not agree in their returns. Ac-
centing to Mr. Janice, the liberals sustained on the day's
revision 121 objections out of 180, while the conservatives
sustained 98 out of 188. Mr. Smith, on the other band,
returns that the conservatives sustained on the day's re-
vision 139 objections out of 217, while the liberals sustained
72 out of 119.
The total result of the revision is as follows :

MIL JAIIZB.II RETURN.
Liberal Conservative
Objections. Sustained. Objection.. Sustained.
Uxbridge
Ballow. ......
London Codes- }
160 121 188 98
House

360 208 368 183
int. saanea serval'.
75 28 64 38
85 42 143 33
1111 72 217 139

Uxbridge
Bedlont
London

279 142 424 NO
A portion of the diecrepaney—if not the whole—is due
to each party taking audit for the duplicatod objections.