The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-11 00:00:00

ENLISTMENT MOH THE MILITIA INTO THE
LINE.

The following circular has been toldrea.ed by
Mx. Sidney Herbert to militia olikers, relating to the above
subject
" I hive had ander my consideration the conditions on
which men belonging to the disembodied militia have
hitherto been permitted to transfer their services to her
Majesty's regular forces. It I. mat important to the
'Science of the militia, as • MOM form wn which
dependince can be placed in case of national danger, that
it should be raised from among men of settled habita
mid hied residence within the county to which the rep-
moot trio:ie.
. . . _

" A unlit a regiment, however short of its quota, which
ma annually muster as (+Electives for training the
men who have been enrolled, is far more efficient, and
contributes more to the security of the State, than one
which, having a large force upon paper, can neither pro-
duce nor account for them subsequently. Militia Akers,
therefore, should not seek to sittset temporarily to their
ranks men who would otherwise enlist into her Majesty's
reguliu forces, of whose services the army in thus deprived,
and who, be feeling the militia for the line after receiviag
the militia bounty, Mae the militia, while they enter
Lire limy at an and unnecessary expellee to the
. .

• ire regulations at present in force for canying on
mibinteenng from the militia to the lum will, therefore, be
modified in the following manner :
"mnogent orders hem been imued prohibiting any line
er other recruiting parties from attempting in future
in any way to iodate militiamen to leave their respec-
tive monocle in order to enlist in her Majesty's
forsor marines, miligemen bee* no more right
to
do so than men of as. lime regiment have to enlist in an-
ether without the omega el their commanding officer,
Such a proceeding on their pert areennts to desertion, and
will impose time te the pia ties attached to that offenee—
• liability wadi weary opportunity should be taken to make
knoww Volunteer& therefore, who may be anxious to
east in the regular num 'Maki apply fur permission to
their emeneeeding came, who will exercise their discretion
se to graneZilletiatra= hearing in mind the policy of
C= over 'keg glionZerAtZuewshceo are
pt dun
bent
g on
theen 1.01 ante
month's Maim they have hide or no practical coutrol.
In such ores I shall be prepared, co your recommenda-
tion, to MVO you metharity for the release of any
each men to wham you may think it right to
meat the isdagenou But it is so be clearly understood
Met in all mob mem the men will be required to refund
I& lid. to emir the beauty and cam impious incurred uu
them merriment ; also any balsam of bandy they may
lave received
in advance on account of their brd pm e
meat, if re-attested for a secosd. The act under which tbe.
temporary embodiment of the militia Ma been 'menaced
will expire on the Zak of Marsh mat, end the entire force
will thee nrwort to its Norma and sonstitutionnl state, as a
memo force, to be annually • but not to be me.
bodied except in time of satimel • and there is
limey teems to hope that, by a careful obeervaoce us the
part of the government of the principles on wii,:ch the
militia force is founded, the discepoutation of the regi-
meets of which it is composed will be prevented, and com-
munising officers will b. 'labia to rem the hints of their
waren ittiug exertions to maintain the efficiency of their

ADMIRALTY, Die. 10.—PROMOTION8 ADD AP-
ronrrAuTlL—Aorgeass M. T. West, to the Rivard ; G.
R Hill, to the Orient ; and J. Forbes (b), to the Jason.
Einisern S. Matthews., piomoted to drat-elms saostant-
earner in the Masteissow ; W. Dark, promoted to divi-
der As.utant-eagissar i• the Balitinch ; J. Harwood, pro-
moted to dist-elmis anewitant-engiteer in the Hero ; J. A.
promoted to drat-elms assistentmicimer in the
Temble ; W. H. Jenkins, promoted to acting drat-elate
modest-esiiteer in the Burard ; and E. Lewis, promoted
to acting dos Bless ariatantwagineer is the Plumper.
Mr. W. WIC. A. Cotton has been nauinated t a natal
eatirablp.

Rot-AL ENGINEXAM. —Colonel Duroford, late As-
sistant Adjuteet-Ommend is Ireland, bee beim ordered from
the eurr.,gb listrai to Dublin, to soymed Brevet.Coloael
Vold. «tiered to Bermuda to relieve Lieuteciaat-Colooel 9.
Prank ordered home. Captata Frame lime been ordered
from Addams to Chatham, to ammo atoastoad of the nad
oompioy, ordirol from Alderney

TIIE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

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CITY OF LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE.

LaAt evening, at the Britian School-n, a, in
Tabereecie-rew, nese livadredo at the mozolors of Ws
odoctivo coop d wisdom oomisbled to witoodo o peed
seri of woo, Milo took piss arbor tit* leveidesey
tho'.l- gallon& mostorlor LioniumfrOokowol

On Liking the at. tile paint tiallet esplaUd that the
Nain object of the gal** ro to posure the fermatice
d a renieneral Wirt of ears. The fury asid navy
of
linglasid hod ever damned well of their country, and would
siontmoe to give a good areal of Englael's enemies
wherever they met theft ; bat Mehra at our vast seaboard,
the o :teat of our colored prenseler, and the millsor of
peep+ is all passion of the world who claimed the pester.
two of the &Web it WY scarcely to be expected that
we cold., rely entirely p:e thaw two services ho• the ese-
tect!on of our ratite and roes. fhr posobihto .
otteinpt at invasion at enene tutor time rd argued the
pot': ,He spirit of the nation, and sunned some *JOO.OOO of its
yiv:Aird manhood Ai VI /111 ntee rs, who would so 14114, should
the cootiossucy alluded to ever happeo, fora. a rumble de.
free. Ft4ll fa, i.. 'wally effective they most then:wart,
be r.-artice is the uwa erne( It had tweu toe. thns„Cat
that ioes-no,:e fire-arms wtathl do away with hvvi•to-hard
C. tutor*, but the riper macs of Alma, a Internam', and
err recently of lilseuto sod Solfertoo, proved the morn

le be Sim lash Led infantry wen always subject to
disk. ad every man n• light infantry regiment
wit he low how to defend hhawff in any position in
be mishit be piper. To do this they must make
timmeologe as et Mode weapons ; not only of the ride,
but of the NNW and hownet, and be able to uas thew to
the led Edmore, wire they came to close quarters.
Tide preldrom eight heel and most economi-
ally be Nimrod by arm cif regimental schools
conducted oresiortdisveralliied instructors. He
thought an annual sum from the
rogreoneltitado Ike the support of such school, for it
was Mae funds could be applieda to a more op-
proprio wpm then in making the members of the
brigade odoethie usidlona Is learning to be defensive, how.
ever, they mud lehe ear not to be "offensive," and be
wee glad 161.41.1 he led that the British volunteers had
drained Mr. llemoolto invitation to make a descent GD the
Preseh tabors and laughter.) with regard to
the =pea% b INS iterrod by the committee that •
&ldie sea of bum weekly la say two of the subjects
taught weal net MOW 210. In conclusion, be reminded
this menahre of tro 'Grp' that several had failed to return
their rare fee tin estlon, and intimated the possibility of
berg obliged to mode en example for disobedience of the
governernd emir
I The of alms" was then opened bye hood at
▪ 1.& dielt Mr. Batty and Corporal Major Waite,
of the bad IM, One& This came some capital play with
the moll awned Wore= Professor Tessen and lir.
of the Imes Idle bilged% ia which the Louden Yetis.
ter hand al the perm, offeesive and deferi4et the
leafedYana . Another turn as stinkbrines tar. and zigdlajor Shand, the lot
Lite Oardl, and event la
sa. His. with Mr.
y pyed.
Opera 11:61.4 Me and ditchelL of
the fails, sad
pinged • oploodhl =la, N. proving and fret-re
g-
Ormond-MON. Waite and
son followed, and played decidedly the:ow= mGSTS
at angle disk of the evening. Nest came ono-
ther prase with the foils, in which the combat-
ants were oasm4Cbapinan, said to be the
swordsman of and Mr. Ginger, and tErr
J
eon-
summate skill woos with which this was fought
drew down remora sod Ilighlalastic plaudits from all sides.
Corporal-Major ahead and Professor Toren then went in
with the lame wasons, and the gallant Life Guardsman in
this and a artlieepsiat combat, 30 which he fought with
musket and legend wind sere, the latter being wielded
by the mseisify Mai of Mr. °repos, proved that he was
quite as ao Jaffa{ ewe hied of weapon as another. The
veteran Prelims, 011amemil also made some capital small
sword play in a eariod with Mr. Mitchell ; and, am ggihving
variety to the some, there was a comic element introit
in the dere of a "set le* with the gloves between Mears.
Cuthbert and Mk* umbers of the force, conducted with
some skill and emoldseable humour, and eliciting roars of
laughter from the audience.
Major and Mime= Bose and mat of the officers of the
bripde were prima.

COURT OF INQUIRY ON A VOLUNTEER OFFICER.

Yesterday a i‘ court of inquiry " was held at the
Town-hall, WinionseperMare, before Colonel Sir Wm.
Miles, el the North Semereet Yeomanry Cavalry, of Leigh-
count, near_ _ ,Bristal • Calmed Luttrell, of a battalion of the
riles, of Badgwese-ermrt, near Weston-super:Mare ; and
Colonel Graham, nobly near Bridgwater, to inquire into
allegations spirt Lientemat John Hugh Wadham Pigott
Smyth Pigott, that he had been guilty of conduct unbecom-
ing an officio and a geadereaa. Mr. Pigott is a magistrate
and deputy-lieutenant of the county, and lord of the manor
of Weston-enper-Mare ; he was formarlythe captain of amrps
of the North Baronet Yeomanry Cavalry. Some 10 or 12
months sines be made himself very actin in • • the
volunteer utlllory corps for the town and neighbour-
hood of Weston, and owing in meat measure to his
perseverance • od corps comisthig of two com-
panies wadi mr the undersiandiag being that he
was to be a captain in the corps, and it was the wish
of the members that he should be so, bat the Lord-Lien.
Meant of the county (Lord Portman) merely appointed him
lieutenant. The members thereupon assembled, adon
two occasions expressed their unanimous wish that Mr.
Pigott should be a captain, and it was understood by the
deputation who waited upon Lord Portman with &memorial
from the members on that behalf in August, that his lord-
ship intimated that provided Mr. Pigott would accept the
commission of lieutenant he would be within a few
days gmetted as captain of one of the companies. He did ro
a:cat' but was not garotted, and as the result
much has been experienced by members.
Many of t em have resigned while others have abstained
from attending drill. So recently as last week two of the
privates were tried by court-martial, for having at an ion
in the town used unbecoming language towards the assistant
surgeon. The result of that investigation ia not yet known,
but as they did not deem it worth their while to make any
defence, or even to put in an appearance, it is more than
probable that it will be held that the charge made against
them has beau proved, and that they will be dismissed the
corps. It is due to the alma however, to state that they
have made strenuous efforts to keep the corps together.
Mr. Pigott bad been requested to resign altogether by Mr.
Lovell, the secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant, but he pe-
remptorily refused. The present was an inquiry with ra
ference to what took place four months since at drill.
The corps was paraded Tinder arms and in full dram at-
; tended by the bend, in front of the Town-hall to receive the
respective coleus* upon whose arrival arms were presented,
the band giving the national anthem. Much interest was
I evinced in the proceedings, and a large number of the public
had congregated on the spot. None, however, were ad-
mitted into the room in which the inquiry was to take
place, except the respective colonels who were to preside
over it, the of icem of the corps and the various witnesses
who attended by summons, he.
Upon the opening of the court, Sir Wm. Miles, the chair-
' man, said that the present was a preliminary inquiry, and
that all parties, excepting the prosecutor and the defendant,
would have toretine

Mr. iiciiei(ii:Wister-atlaw of the western circuit), in-
structed by r. T. Smith, then applied that he might be
heard on the part of Mr. Pigott, and that the enquiry might
be conducted in open court.
The Chairman intimated that there wan an objection to
such a course. It was mot allowed in volunteer enquiries
for the defendant to he represented by a proteadoeal seas.
A coovereatien then took place in a low tone between the
chairman and Mr. Stone. The conversation was almost in-
audible, but it was whispered in court that Sir William war
recommending Mr. Stone to advise his client to resign. Mr.
Stone then held &conference with Mr. Pigott and Mr. Jones,
Mr. Pigott's steward, and subsequently,
Mr. Stone announced that his client would not resign, but
would have the case investigated.
The court was then cleared of all except General Cox, the
pro form! prosecutor, and the captain•onmmandiant, and Mr.
hgott, the ddendant. Even the advocate who wan retained
by the officers of the corps (Mr. J. 11. Clifton, of Bristol)
left the court.

The fint witness examined 10111 the hoe. imrpon (Mr.
Stringfield), to whom the objeetiocable remark/ way Anal
to have been used.

The depositions were taken by Mr. E. Lovell, insisted by
Mr. William Smith, solicitor, of Weston, and the chairman
stated that they would be returned to the convening officer,
the Lord-Lieutenant, who, if necessary, would direct a more
important inquiry.
There were four allegations against the defendant to the
following effect :—Pint, that he called the corm generally
a lot of roves and swindlers ; second, that be said be
would tear up Lord Portman's commission and send him
back the fragments ; third, that he would get Lord Port-
man out of his office of Lord-Lieutenant ; and the fourth,
the (spend charge that he bad been guilty of conduct un-
becornieg an officer and a gentleman.
Several witnesses were examined for the prosecution, but
none for the defence. The proceedings Listed several hours.

Firra Ems= RI/Mi.—The firing for the prizes
offered for competition to the members of this battalion was
concluded on Saturday last, the Bth current. Notwith-
standing the very unfavourable state of the weather—it
rained incessantly—the twenty members who bad excelled
in the trials all paraded, and fired five rounds each at 250
sad 300 yank The result was, that the first prize (a rifle,
value 25 • ), the gift of J. L Bette, Fig., was won
by Mr. A. Stewart, ensivi, No. 3 Company ; the second,
a gold medal. value 10 guineas, the gift of Lieut.-Colonel
Capper, by Mr. Otto, a member of No. 8 Company ; the
a third, rifle, value 5 guinea., the gift of Major But, by
Mr. Soddy, a member of No. 4 Company ; and the fourth,
a silver claret jug, value 5 guineas, the gift id Mr. Charles
Percy, by Mr. 'Weston, a member of No. 2 Company. The
shooting, considering the weather, was very good, the
winner of the first prize making ten, and the whiners of the
awn tying at am• paints.

SPORTING nrraumENcE.

TATTERSALL'S—Mox DAY.

The few eabrierlkers present were occupied in settling
their Cmy,loe accounts, and the room was deserted at an
early hour. Kettledrum was made the ant favourite for
the Two Thirtuand Gaines., being backed at 7to 1. Later,
3to 1 was laid eget Kettledrum and Diophantua coupled,
and the following five were backed *guest the field :
Kettledrum, Klarikoff, Precept's's, Nautilus, and Russley.
The Derby quotations require no comment.

TWO THOtTRAND GUINEAS.
7 to 1 apt Kettledrum (t)
THE DERBY.
25 to 1 apt Dictator (t)
20 to 1 Nautilus (t)
50 to 1 Yorkraineter (t)
50 to 1 Praceptreee (t)
66 to 1 Caseio (t)
100 to 1 Aurelian (t)

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