The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

HO! OURABLE 41TILLBRY compasr.

The anniversary of her Majesty's birthday wag
celebrated yesterday by the Honourable Artillery Compere,
in striet accordance with military usage. The regiment was
mastered in the parade grown( et half-pest three cickek,
nadir the command of Mars ra Middleton nod Robinson and
Captains Hitched, Eiden, Rough, and Jay. There woe
about 200 of the company cm the ground, and their ma-
maniere+ were watched by • numerous and Whim,-
able company, who bad been sdinittel by ticket*. The
mg regim, precede d by its excellent bend playing
martial airs. having mustered on the parade ground, cote-
!netted the Wail:sae of the day with • royal salute of twenty-
one guns, fired with remarkable prea talon and rapility, the
reports succeeding each other at the rate of three a minute.
To this succeeded the lewd* foil by the Infantry, first io file
firing and then in volley ; one or two of the latter being fired
with each rapidity as to elicit the marked approbation of
several military authorities who were peseta. Then hal-
lowed the regular *tries of fitild evolutions, which
were performed with moat creditable precision and of elatcy,
and ths evolutions finished with the precision
past," is slow
and quick time, the band playing the national anthem. The
marching of the regiment wee unexceptionable. The moa-
ts, wee not so numerous es might have been expec.ed,
bat the members of the corps present were evidently criatew
is 14 crime, and the manner in which they performed their
est:donate would not have disgraced the Grenadier fluirds,
who.. uniform and amoutremenia they attictly copy.
In this mason of volunteer sidieriog. it may not be out of
place t a remind such Inhabitants of the metropolis as may feel
inepited by military iteliaptions that the Honourable
Artillety Company is the mom ancient volunteer ewes in
England, dating its establishment from the time of I=
the Eighth. It dal good service as one of the trained
who heard the inspiriting address of Elisabeth at Tilbury
Fort. fintsequently taking side with the Pthlillthellthrithe,
It decided the fate of Matstaprooor, sad et • roach later
period wee aelei-naly instrumental in quelling the Lewd
George Gordon riots, charging the mob with effect at the
eel ical moment when the Guards hesitate t and finally re-
fused to advance. In the volnnterr year of 1803, it paraded,
1,100 strong, under the eye of ling George the Third,
and ever since has taken praiseworthy pains to
preserve Its pristine efficiency. The requieites Gs
candidature are Indorsement of application by Ns
members of the company, a statement of age, place of
abode, occupation, and height; the candidate, if under 21,
being admitted re a c ader. The corps have, ea is well known,
the finest parade ground in London, saws provided by the
government, epaziins barracks, and Aims bearing com-
missions direct from the Queen. A sergeant-major of
the Guards a permanently employed as drill-
mama, and there Is drilling and rifle practice at
least osee • week. The whole encase does n g ex-
ceed cif. • year, so that chin could hardly be fired
greater facilities Iw the acquirement of much familiarity with
the ithl44o/1 and dlecipigee of regular warfare ea every free
citizen of a free country like England should feel it his duty
to peewee. At Ike termlnefon of the evolutions yesterday
the cone dined together In the roessroom, and severs' man-
tors who had in the moraine proved their 001 la the
field delighted the company with • @election of music
which would have done credit to experienced probesionals.
The strength of the corps is now about 450, and every facility
will las afforded to gentlemen who may he willing to Wag it
up to a man berm* toilet.

THE PROCLAMATION OF NEIITRALITT.-011 Wed-
nesday the rqdprocbtmatim se lo the neetreUty to l•
observed by Greer Brimis end her dependencies bs the pee
sent an w.• mule public St 'be Cron by the berets end
personvers of Sco lead. Th. eerersoey yes someirbet
lager tban usual, to amount of the great length of the pro-
claanation. The preamble was reed by the Marehmeet
Herald, sod lb. peroration we. Nevado& to by the Bete
l'arsoinor. Albety Harald reed the quotations from the
acts of patina or, the wanting@ end wealth@ Wag re-
epooded by Ormond PurAtisard. The guard of homer COa•
doted of • de•orbment of the Royal Sums MUM, scone-
paled by Ryder'. Disrin Bogle Bend. The ceremony at-
tweeted • larger crowd of spectators than usually amenniges on
each ocesaionn—Scotsraem.