The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-11 00:00:00

TEE EARL OF NdILNEBBURI ON OUR DE-

!INC'S ARD THE lIALLAN W4l.

On Monday evening the Earl of Malmesbnry,
whose country seat, Heron Court, is near CMatohurch, and
Admiral Walcott, M.P. for the borough, attended the anni-
versary of the Vales of Avon and Stour Fanners' Club.

The Berl of KALIIIMBORY, in responding cc behalf of
"The Army," said (with regard to the propoeition for
forming an artillery volunteer corps)—l have ascertained
that, probably from a necessary economy, the government
have decided that an batteries will be erected in towns which
ars sob either emomercial or military towns, and that they
could not ecusider Chrietchurch as coming under one of these
categories. We should therefore, although permitted to
have practising batteries—although the government
would seed as down • couple of guns for the
purpose of ill end instruction, still, reedits/1y
speaking, we shotakl be liable to be sent, when a
serious secanket 000nned, the whole way to Callehot
Castle or to Portsmouth, which is evidently out of the sphere
of local volunteers. (Hear) This being the case, I should
retioronsead—end I expect that the inhabitants of Christ-
church and the locality would probably meter joining in the
general movement of their fellow-countrymen in other parts
of the kingdom—the formation of a volunteer rife corps instead
of one of artillery. (Cheer..) I very mush regret that we
are drives to this alteruative, because on the ground of
utility, artillery is ate of the band all denotation the west ;
sal I am persuaded that if we Dad fortifications within oar
reach we sboald have been more useful as artillery thaa as
riflemen. Still, there as be no doubt that volunteer °urge
of rifl.,men may be of service. It would be a slur upon us
if Christchurch were behind the rest of Great Britain, and I
trust that ea effort will be made to robe a respeotsble corps
of Malaga. (Cheers.)
The Bonus Baez, in reply to another nest, said—l am, in-
deed, deeply touched et the very Battering speech which I have
just heard from Mr. Tim. Compliment* are commonly paid
on these orteeelme—oompHnients of custree—compliment
which are expressed of course, and received of course, yet
mere compliments they are • but more then that has beenexpressed, se far as m personal feelings an concerned, by
my friend Mr. Ties ; for you may sefely believe me, that
among the changes and chances of public life, its immense
anxiety in each a position es that welch I had the honour of
bolding for some fifteen month; in very difficult times;
when relieved from the heavy weight of responsibility—a
responsibility almost too much for human nature on many
recision. to boar—you may safely believe that being relieved
from such a responsibility, and returning to • quiet home
and to demesne habits from to stormy a sphere es
that which I have left, it is the greatest satisfac-
tion that • men can possibly feel to know that his neigh-
bours, whom he knew before taking a heavy leek, meet him
with open Wads and miller feces when be returns to scenes

so ditft:reet from those stormy ones. Ido not boost of baring
succeeded In the great teak that was before me. I did not
prevent a great and a Woody war—l did not prevent the
deaths of some 80,1000 or 100.000 men who fell on the fair and
fertile plates of Daly ; bat MY I believe, with the help of
God, I did einvent-1 prevented • general European war.
(Chews.) This, I believe, with the help of God and the
suleissee day colle•guee, I did prevent—the extension of
the war beyond the sphere to which it was conined : sad if
my word le doubted, it I. proved by the staannents
of the Emperor of the French and of the Emperor
of Austria themeless—the use oomplaining that he was
not assisted by England, the other saying that Prussia did
not COMO to his aid and both tin:ornateness bring those
which prevented their continuing the struggle any longer.
(Cheers.) It has been properly stated this evening, that
this Is not a political meeting; but I should not be acting
respectfully to Mr. Tice, who has jest spoken, or to you
who probably listened to him and heard his remarks on me
with pleasure. if I did not soy that to the last day of my life
I shall always thank Heaven that I was the humble mean.
of preventing • war which I believe would have extended to
as great • length of time as that great war which swept away
so meaty millions of men and swamped so =say millions of
mosey. (Loud cheers.)