The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-20 00:00:00

TEE EdIL OP DERBY AT LIVERPOOL.

(From the Daily Post.)
LIVERPOOL, TIM DAY.
One of the most distinguished companies that ever
assembled to grace the civic board met last swains at the
Town-hall. The party wee a private one, being see of those
genial and hospitable reunions for which our chief magistrates
are so famous.

Tbs guests -numbered shoat fifty, including the Earl of
Derby, Lord etaeley, Sir Thomas G. Hesketh, Bart., Mr.
Thomas B. Hada, M.P., Mr. Joseph C. Evart, M.P.,
the Hoe. Algernon %Mors, 11. P., and Captain Mende,
H.N.

After dinner the usual round of toasts afforded ample scope
for the easy play of eloquence, which, under the shelter of
privacy, became, if not am spirited, more sparkling.
The Karl el Derby, is a lengthy eddress, alluded to
the state of the political world. He expressed a hope
that the ensuing maks would witness the adop-
tion of a Reform Bill. It was desirable that
the vexed question should be set at rest, and he believed the
ooneervative party would offer no buttons opposition to the
present ministry in bringing forward a substantial measure
of reform.

The liberal and manly tone pervading the speech elicited
frequent applause. Lord Stanley was also happy in his re-
marks, which indicated sympathy for program and toleration.
The health of his worship the Mayor was proposed by
the Earl of Derby, and heartily received.
The company separated about eleven o'clock.

THE COHMANDER-IN-OZIEP OP THE FORCES
IN SCOTLAND DENOUNCING TEE VOLUN-
TEER COIFS.

At a statutory meeting of the Justices of the
Pesos, Commissioners of Supply, and Road Trustees of the
county of Mid-Lothian on Tuesday, Mr. Tiorrm., of Dior-
tonhall, in the chair,
Sir JANIS GARDINEA BAIRD referred to the desirableness
of the county giving its aid in making the Mid-Lothian Coast
Volunteer Artillery Corpse permanent faros. This regiment
had been raised without having mosived a single fraction of
the public money in any way, the sombre having, with one or
two exceptions, provided their own outfit, even Including their
Id* eras. There wee, however, some extra expense, such as
paying non-oornaiiseionad officers for drilling, and other things
of that sort; and if the corps was to be made permanent, he
thought it was too much to expect that its members
should be asked to give their time and services, and also
provide tor this mire expenditure ; and it was therefore his
opinion, sonaidagmg that the corps was associated with the
county, that the county gentlemen should provide fur this
outlayi_which would not require to be a large sum.
Sir WILLTAY JOHNSTON heartily approved of the COATIS
suggested by for James Baird, sad agreed with him in think-
ing that a rend should be raised in some way to smote the
permanency of the volunteer corps.
Viscount JIILTILLS here rose, and In a contemptuous
tone said be would approve of their endeavouring to make
their militia force alarm ; but he could not approve of what
was pectin regard to this very hoes and tales kind of
torus. volunteer force would never be an diciest force
Ibe the Said. Their militia war not ea efficient as it ought to
be ; bat IfHit wen one proper footing it would be efficient. This
volunteer tome was, however, perfectly useless, and no gene-
ral officer would command it.
Mr. CHARLES COWAN was Eery to hear the remarks
which had fallen from the noble lord the onrantendor of the
(ones in Scotland. (Hear.) He wee quits aware that no
force of this kind could be expected to cops with the
soldiers of the line ; but, at the same time, he thought there
was such a vast amount of material before them which
might, it properly cultivayd, be converted Into awful and
aftident auxiliaries to their that he regretted the die-
couragetnaot which had been thrown upon making any such
attempt, particularly considering that the quarter from which
them disparaging remarks came was one from which they
were entitled to expect some support. (Hear, hear.) The
spirit which had been evoked throughout the country was
one which, he thought, every lover of this country ought to
feel grateful for and to be proud of. Mr. Cowan then re-
ferred to the attention paid by obntintmtal nations to the educa-
ting and rearing of soldiers, even from a very tender age,
and hoped that in the educatioaal establishments of this
country, and in soy improvement which might be effected
in their system of national education, care would be taken
for the physical training and development of the muscle and
sinew of the young, so as to enable them to bovine effialsat
defender' of their own shores.
Sir /AXES BAIRD then proposed the appointment Of •
small committee to take into consideration the matter to
which he had referred, and, in doing so, said he was pre-
pared for the sootiments which had What from the noble
lord the commander of the forces in Scotland, as he knew
what his feelings were on the subject of the volunteer move-
went. He totally disagreed from what the noble lord had
said as to Its being impossible to train volunbers so as
to make:them efficient in the field, or render them emit
that a general cfficer in her Majesty's service would com-
mand them. (Rear, hear.) He Was happy to think that
many officers, and effuses of high rank, several of whom bad
seen much alaVios held a totally different opinion on this
point from the noble lord. (Applause.) The amount of
dun, and attention which the volunteers were at this mo-
ment airtime to their drill and frothing—both officers and
men—was such as to quality them to act in omobitiatioe,
and to enable them to give efficient assistance to any military
hod_ y dials who might be called Into the field.
Mr. WM/CROOK, of Edmonstone, seconded the motion,
which was then speed to, and a committee appointed,
Sir JAM'S BAIRD jocularly observing that he Was afraid
them Was no use iu proposing Lord Melville as • member
of it.