The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-19 00:00:00

LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE.

A general parade of the enrolled members who
had nee taken des oath of allegiance, and others desirous of
joining the craw now in conies of formatioe, wee held at the
Guild on BaMrday, for the purpose of having the oath
duly miniatared to them. The Lois MsTom, president
of the club, occupied the chair.
The beige* between 700 end 800 strong, mastered at
Mon College, London Will, at two o'clock, and metalled
thence, preceded by the band, to the Guildhall. The greater
pardon of the members present wore the uniform of the
regiment,
in which they looked exceedingly well. The
is a dark rifle green, almost epproaching to
a dead bleak, and the trousers are worn tacked
in at the boots. The shako is ornamented with
cock's feathers, end the neat is neatly braided with dark-
miming braid. Considerable Interest was excited es the
brigade marched through the City, the baud playing
several 'nerdsl aim on he cower. On entering the Guild-
hall the brigade loosed in companies upon each
leaving a purge up the centre of the hell for the Lord
Mayor, who via accompanied by Alderman Medd and some
of the odloare of the City.
The number to be ewers was 679, making, with the
number creviouslyenrolled, a total streogth of 934.
At the conclusion of the ceremony the thanks of the corps
were voted to the Lord Mayor for presiding at thinnest:4g.

Quazit'a.—On Saturday evening an enthuaiutic
meeting took place et the New St. Paul's School-rooms,
Knightsbridge, in rapport of this corps. The Right Hon.
Earl Grommet, M.P., occupied the chair, and drew attention
to the spirit of rivalry between this corps and the South
Middlesex, and considered the meeting held b 3 the latter at
the Duke of Wellington's Riding School to be nothing less
than an intrusion on the ground of operations. He hoped.
however, that any ill-feeling which existed on that ground
would be speedily dissipated. The noble lord stated that the
Queen's Rides now numbered 260 effective members, and
their funds were 8001. Mr. G. Todd, of the South Middle-
' sex, attempted to addrems the meeting, bat they would not
hear him—The Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell moved,
and Sir Hamilton Seymour pomaded, • resolution in
Pof the Queen's, and Whig upon the inhabitants of
support of
district to join that Corp.. which ins carried.
—The Rae. F. Brother,, curate of St. Paul's, moved,
and Lord Otho Fitsgseeld seconded, • resolution to appoint
a committee to °inventor snbecriptons, end call on the inha-
bitants to enrol in "The Quern's." Colonel Knox, M.P.,
spoke as to the advantages of union between the various rife
!ead the Hon. Mr. Carson and Colonel Verger ex-
the courts they had ado fled in favour of the South
gltlim".. mex Rifles. Alter further discureion the resolution,
were carried, end farther euliecriptimui were manotmeed from
Lord Sant Bruce, Mr. E. Baring, and other gentlemen.
CIVIL SERVICE.—WHITEHALL CORPS.—A meet-
ing of civil servants of the crown, from the offices in White-
hell end ite neighbourhood, was timid on Friday evening (Mr.
Tom Taylor in the chair), at which it was resolved to form •
separate company of rifles for three dikes, with the under-
anneding, however, to join the or her companies it the civil
en-rice for the heavy expenses of the brigade. Thirty-nine
names of effective' were received the same evening, and there
is romon to believe that the full number of • hundred will
soot be rescind. Mr. Merrifield, at the Privy Council-oaks,
was appointed honorary secretary.
LONDON lumn.—A communication war received
on Saturday by the hoeorary secretary to the London Irish
Ride Volunteers from the lard Lieutenant of Ireland, the
Earl of Carlin*, ezreming his willingnera to form one of the
council, and to aid in the organisation of the corps. Amongst
the recent edheeioue to the council, with liberal subraiptlons,
are Lord Gough, the Marquis of Sligo, the Mattis of Milk;
own, the Earl of Belmore Lord Talbot de Malshidr, the
Earl of BeconSeld, Lord derregh, Lord Otho Fitzgerald,
Mr. Serjeent Murphy, &c. Westminster Hall has been
granted by the government for drill on Tuesday and Thurs-
day ementurs in each week, end from the number of enrol-
ment, of effective* which have already taken place, end the
general response of Dishes= from ell parts of the metropolis,
a goodly muster is anticipated. Amoopt the effective' are
several of the noblemen and gentlemen who are members of
the council. _ _

---AIESTMINSTEIL—ST. PAUL'S COVENT-GARDEN.—.
The first drat of the members of this corps took place on
Friday evening. Nearly 60 members attended, and passed
through their exercises with sanareci ion to the drill bast/actor.
Meetings for drill will be held at Robinss Auction-rooma,
next door to the Pie= masses to the Fleral-hall (by the
kind permission of Messrs. Maresca, of the Taster cck Hotel),
OD Mondays, Wednesdays, sad Friday., from 8.30 p.m. to
8.30 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 7 30 a.m. to
8.30 s.m. Sergeant Chase, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, has
been engaged as drill instructor. The hours Ear drill will be
altered, if requisite, to meet the convenience of the majority
of the members.

SOUTH MIDDLESEX.—On Saturday there was a
large muster of effective members of the corps at Beaufort-
house, Walhean-green, for the purpose of drill and parade.
There was a good sprinkling of ladies present, who continued
on the ground, nedeterred by the intense cold, until the
conclusion of the drill, sad they appeared to take a lively
Interest in the proceedings. The venous evolution. were
performed with much greater precision cud steadiness then
heretofore, and Lord Renelagh expressed his satisfaction at
the progress made by the men. A prop .0 ion wee made to
Lord Rarielegh to sanction the member* of the corps pro-
. osediag to the Crystal ratios on the 26th inst. in company
with the let Surrey, and it was arranged that the names of
those members able to attend should be collected and sent to
hie lordship as early ss possible, in order to make arrange-
ments with the let Surrey and other corps and decide
whether they should march to the Park on that day. At the
close of the drill Lord Raneisgh admigistered the oath of
allegiance to several new members, the total elective strength
of the corps now amounting to upwards of 600, exclusive of
neatly 200 honorary members. The following subscriptions
have been received daring the last few days :—Miss Burdett
Coats, 10 guinea • Hon. H. 8. Law, 10 guineas ; Mr. CI.
Christie, 11 gninels ; Mr. G. Wier, 10 Owes ; Mr. C.
Macgarrel, 12 guineas ; Mr. C. J. Pewit., 10 ;enes. ; Mr.
8. fibarpas, 10 guineas ; Ma. Hervey, Nicol, and Co.,
10 guinea; Major M'Pleerson, 10 eninem Mr. K. Clut-
ha., 10 goings; Mr. P. Oriflln, 10 guineas; Mr. Simmoes,
61, ; Colonel Knox, 61. ' • Rev. Dr. Thorpe, 61. ; Rev. Dr.
Kingsley, 51. ; Mr. 8. Arclabutt, 6 geuseas ; Mr. it. Halle2
guineas ; Dr. Lawrence, 2 guineas.
BLACKHEATH AND LEE.—On Saturday afternoon a
numerees and andosetial mating of the residents of Black-
heath and Lee, presided over be G. acre' Alexander, took
place at the Blackheath Literary lostitudoe, fur the purpose
of witnessing the ceremony of the oath of allegianoe lieing
administered to the members of the Blackheath and Lae
Company of Kent Volunteer Rifles. bhortly atter three
o'clock the company, numbering between eighty end nibely
effective members, attired in fell uniform and provided with
their rifles, under the command of Contain H. B. Perna!,
Lieutenaet H. Drury, and Ensign W. H. L. Barnett.
entered the ball, and wore receivtd by the meeting with the
loudest appeal.... They were tern drawn op in line
ebb seed order, by Sergeant-Major Baker, of the Whitey Train
Corps, leader whore instruction they hays arrived at a bighly
creditable teats of proficiency, for the peewee of subscrileag
to the oath of allegiance, administered in the presence of J.
Sutton, Seq., one of the magistrates for the county. Genera
Alexander, previous to tbe being adininisteree, cuogra-
whited the officers and men up.n the high state of pro-
tkieney et which they had arrived. whkh was remarkable for
so young a body of moldier*. The 11ev. J. Selwyn also
addressed the nfie company upon the duties which devolved
upon the members. The oath was then administered and
subscribed to in the usual winner, after which the corps
marched from the hell, preceded by an excellent band, to the
usual plate of drill, weere the members were put torough a
series of evolutions, and afterwarle diendeeed.

OREENWICIL—A volunteer artillery company, in
addition to the ournorny confirm] with the Blackhon,h dis-
trict of volunteer idle.. is now in coarse of fonnotion for this
town, and of which Mr. John Penn, of the engineering firm
of Wears. Penn end Co., has signaled his willingness to take
the commend.

T il CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.-111essrs. Phillips and
Co., of 8, King Williem-mrcet, City, inform as that they
purpose closing their establishment, ea above, on the 26th,
sad also their establishment, 37 and 39, Aldesses•e•street,
' Clty.