The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE MOVEMEN2,

DALSTON.

A very numerously attended poblie meeting was
held lairt evening at the Albion-hail, Albion.square, to pro-
mote the formation of alexia corps for the district of Heston.
The chair wee tam by Mr. ATYTON, M.P. for the Tower
Hamlets.
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The Rev. Mr. Mesas moved, end Mr. AYSHFORI)
(ohurchwsiden of St. Phillip'e, Damon) second.d, • reso-
lution declaring the desirability of f innings ride corps for
Demon. and pl-dglog the meeting to promote it. The rev.
mover stated that hie reason for coming forward was, the as
a men of peace he believed the most eft...teal means of carry-
ing out the peace principle was to let the world know tbst we
were at 'all times prepared for defeats. Our best asetirity
would always is to inform Europe that we were prepared
with 6,000 Armstrong@ end 5,000,000 good rifles.
The resolution was carried, and
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The CHAIRMAN, referring to his previous statement that
be had some yo.t ego devised a scheme for the formation of
a national r flu c.orsa. raid that scheme was sot out at length
la a work on the subject published by Bans Busk.
A person in the meeting observed that it was not correct
to ray that the working clams bad taken no part in the
movement. In Glasgow there were 1,200 of the working
classes enrolled and equipped.
Other meantime were carried, and several volunteers were
carolled, and after the usual compliment to the chairman the
meeting aparated.

KSlSnTsnstsog.—On Monday night theKnights-
bridge company of the South Middbeen Volunteer Rides,
drilled fur the drai time under Colour.Sergeant Baker, at the
nulieg-.churl of Knightsbridge (cavalry) Barracks. About
40 recruit, were prevent, who went through the drill in a
moat creditable manner. The &nth Middlesex Volunteer@
have now their places of drill end cc• rciee—Beettfort bona.
Knightabeidge-barracks, and Almon School of Arma, St:
James'entieet. At the latter about 50 gentlemen were
drilled on Idonday night, under 54111(.126 Wilkineon, fur
three hours, and are making very greet progress.

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TOTTENHAM.—A public meeting will be held on
Wednesday evening nest, et the Lecture-hall, for the
of establishing a volunteer rifle corps in this village. MPZC
heat Banbury, jun., M.P., will preside.
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LONDON later.—Yesterday a meeting of the
working committee for purer perorates was held ; the Earl
of Arran in the choir. A large number of orsumonications
were read by the hon. moutar y from various noblemen and
gentlemen, who had not metal/4y given in their adhesion,
all strongly supporting the movement, and 111 tendering their
warm co-Newton, es the same time forwarding handsome
nubserlptiess. One of the latest names than received wu
that of the Marquis of Drogheda. The an. of Werintbuter-
hall having been procured, as already stated, for drill twice
a week —vic.' on Timothy and Thursday evesings—it was
resolved to call the drat tauter to-morrow evening. A
telegram was received from Liverpool last evening, infortdog
Mr. Dempsy, the secretary, that the committee COlrlifill io
forming an Irish corp. then had, at • meeting that day
(Tuesday) resolved upon co-operating with the London body,
and a dimity oomennnication ha been received from the Mara-

°beater oo!pt.
THE NORTH LONDON, Olt 4TH, STH, 6ra, 7TH,
AND BtH MIDDLESEX.—We NV nonrated to atate that the
tive oompanica appointed by the lerd•lientenent for the
northern diereict of Londne berm tunnigemated under the
title of the Nlrth Loudon Rifle Volunteer', An iefluential
commit io frmed, end will shortly be annoonced. The 4th
and sth companies ere now in an advanced state of drill at
Aagera Riding School, tied the 4th has received the proper-
dos of rifles showed by government.

THE VACANT SEATS FOR READING AND DCIHAM•
—By virtue of an set peened in the fled year of the reign of
her Majesty the Queen, Minuted "An Act to extend the
Act of the 24th of George 111., chap. 26, for issuing writs
during any renege of the Howe 01 Counnons, whether by
prorogation or adjournment," the Speaker of the Howe of
Commons pivot sober., is yeeteida,'. Oaalls, that he Midi
WIN hie warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out new
write fur the electing of menthere to serve in this remit
parliement for the I...rough cf Reading and the city of Dur-
ham et the end of 14 day*.
A POCKET-BOOK OF THE OLDEN Tlllll.—A
AM. little volume. entitled " Writing Tables, with it Colon-
der," printed in 1604. wee included in the sale of a library at
Mews. Puttick and Sitopeon'e auctioturorne, in Leicester-
maw, yeeterdey. This IP one of the earliest of those old
table-books alluded to by Shakepeue, and supplanted by the
modern inertia. After en active competition, the volutes
sold far 141