The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-06 00:00:00

LYCErSI.

MR. SIDNEY HERBERT AND THE VOLUNTEER
MOVEMENT.

Yesterday $ numerously attended meeting of the
Court of Lieutaaancy of the City of London Vag held
at the Guildhall, to receive a report from the
:m t. fortWar,tuoPm Mr.
sidgn
theiyi ?ieerwbeteriti the
a
government with respect to the formation of the
additional volunteer ride corps, for =cottoning which
cations dad born side le the court. The Leap MAYOR
sided in the first beasts, and was afterwerde Ist
sway
Sir Joni( Mosomove, Ber_t.,
_end (Stasi Athissatia WILOOIL
There were also pawl Wesel Bytom, ILP., M. Aldermen
Sidney, Aldermen (Oapiale)Rami, Sir R. W. Oinks, KM.,
Deputies Harrison, Holt, Read, Whiteside, Lloyd, sad
other members of the court.
Mr. H. Sierra, the clerk to the comndoeioners, laid bdcee
the court the report of the deputation above alluded to. It
commenced by stating that, having waited upon Mr. Sidney
Herbert, the ffreeretary of State for War, sad having is.formed him el lie several ' • which the court hid
received for the formation d additional oorpe of rifle volun-
teers, Mr. Sidney Herbert informed the deputation, Inst,
that he saw no objection to • wooed °company being added
to the No. 2 City of London (Spottiewoode) Volunteer Rai
Corps, which, if sanctioned by the court, would no danker
receive the approval of her Majesty ; second, that the p-
rominent considered it objectionable to sanction the
formation of volunteer corps erscleively aesised
to any one class, whether of workmen or era.
seas, or even withpe sous. or egg NM, sopa-
rote elms ; third, respect to the Royal Matirmel
Ride Aemordation, Mr. Herbert stated that the style of
" Royal" could not be menined without the asnetine el the
t=which it was not probable would he mated, is her
y reserved that distinction for riginsiatt of the Vas
as a rewind far salami services ; tisk dart
diff
brigade or battalion el volunteers must be formed ender the
authority of some one lord•lieutenant, end that I wee
objectionable and coatmry to the spirit of the Vales.
tear Act, 44 Oee. In, cep 58, to Is., sopeade
regUnente or battalions of tle nese teipie under
different lords-listirsend,as jet= hirtabse=B".
of " the Royal Milord Moe Her.
beet further slated that he tile4ti them emu be no ape-
Sea to the forma= of ether Melia* velwallser sap
within the City of Usk% besides the enislieg Lesiva
Rile Volunteer Brigade, whisk coati aim se ezatadve
right by their earlier tornados to emit 'denims in their
Migada may, so that every eleis elpeadoireas el
Muolotoni so b
tiorlottor moveemst lot bedeteesmi
' corps ; and he added • seggrilea, with • view M
METROPOLITAN Tau ItoarrrAL, DevOnotrinss ;to permanence, that the - Looks Rib Bripis
annum, Cm.—The !waists amber of patimate relieved should adopt what modifications might he . peeticolde
during the week esilisi Nov. 3 was—Medical, 1,2/9 ; in its present male of expenses. The report Wee the name
surgical, STI ; total, 1100 ;al which 380 was new eases. ,of the Lord Mayor, Alderman Rose, and A. Moore.

Last night the programme of this theatre was
elmn;ed. Mr. Boyle Bernard's melodrama of the Wept of
Me Wiat-ton- Wieh, in which Madame Celeste played ore of
her beet impersonation characters, opened the 'reels( ; end
to it succeeded • novelty by Mr. Sterling Coyne, called
Pet, of the Parterre. This little piece is a free translation
of Lea Flews Arsintles, and is of the tightest possible pre-
tensions ; but it is smartly written, and affords opportn•
owes for some pretty singing by Miss Maria Tertian, sod
some sparkling dancing by Miss Lydia Thompson and a
clever corr., de ballet, and was thoroughly eacconfoL

UNIVERSITY DITELLIGENCE.

C.IXBRIDGE. Nov. R.
EizersoN Or VICLCHANCILLUIL—The electioi

of vios-eluineelloe for the ensuing acadernic;lyear took
place in the Secats.house this day. The late viee•ehan-
ceilor, the Ike. and Rev. Dr. Norville, Master of Maglalene
College, and the Ker. Dr. Philips, President of Qwene
College, were put in nomination. Dr. Neville wu re-
elected by 61 votes against 13.

UNITEUITT COLLUM, LOXDON. The council
held their first session for the current academical year on
Saturday last ; Mr. Grote, F.K.S., treawarer, in the chair.
The prufeesurship of botany. vacated at the class of the last
MOM by the retirement of Dr. Lindley, was filled up by
the appuiatment cd Mr. Daniel Oliver, Jan., F. L S., librarian
et the Royal Gardens, Kew. Dr. Joseph Sharpe, examiner
in kw and the principles of leitisktion in the University of
Loudon, was appointed professor of jurisprudence to the
college. Andrews scholarships of SU. each were referred
.41 Mr. Telford Ely, A.M., for proficiency in classics, and on
Mr. Horatio Nelson Grineley, for proficiericy in mathematics
sod natural philosophy. The Loogridge prim of 401. for
general proficiency in medicine and surfer, was awarded to
Mr. William John Smith ; and the Luton gold medal for
reports and observations es the surgical eases lm the licepitid
to Mr. William Kithira. A vote of thrice was parsed to
the Graphic Society for a parquetry floor, provided for the
Flazmaa Hall. at the expense, aad pleased tad exeerded
wader the diractios of the society ; eke for the a
for the effective genlighting (by so called re-lighter Int:
kinuin Gallery, the met of which was defrayed by a deca-
-1 Hon from the Graphic Society.