The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-22 00:00:00

THE S4ILOIB OP TBZ 111111 CASS ROYAL.

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The following petition to the government in
favour of the sellers mewed to imprmasnent for the
distortesee on board her Majesty's ship Princes. Royal, is
in circulators amen the merchant. and bankers of the City,
and seems likely to be segued by almoet every flea :
"To the Qmen's morn Esralleat Ma
The petition undersigned t=rs,
" e humble of the dersigned neer-
cheats. and others, in the city of London sad its neigh.
baurboA, hut Ably sbowertb,
Ttigt your petitioners bete observed with deep nine
that a body of seamen belonging to your Majesty's navy,
upward. of 100 in number, and who recently composed a
portion of the crew swing on board your Mvirety's ship
the Princess Royal, an now undergoing lunnsoninnt in
the meaty pop at Winchester for an olfvnoe against
dis-
cii
. .

••• lUM your petitioners do not desire to impugn the jus-
tice or propnety of the sentence panted upon the utdividuals
in question Ly a wart of ',Aliquots and competent authority
mit variedicuom ;
"But your petitioners are under the conviction that the
dieser which gave ries to the proceedings was sot the result
of a mutinous or ineubordinate spirit existiog on the part
of the men reevionsly to its commission, bat of momentary
disappointment at the announcement of the recall of an order
for leave under

.ease dry trying circuroetences
"Thin your petitioned, entertaining three seatimenta,
humbly hope that your Majesty will be of opinion that the
dotes indcr sad discipline hen been sufF,icatly vindicated
by the iwprismarneet which has been already undergone by
Me afforded, end that raw Majesty will see dt to exorcise
your Modety's tot al prerogative of mercy in their favour.
"And your petitioned will ever pray, so."

THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE MOVEMENT.

Own Seams Betospo.—The Secretary to the
Audit 001 • Corps has raraid, through the Lord Limn-
sant of the county, • comonnistion ttour the ftaratary of
State f,r War, rating that Mr Majesty ham bees plowed to
accept the eseviceeed dr Chit Servies Come, whisk will nu
as the 2lst Dltddleeea. The Woods will he Armed of com-
panies a the eff,,ive renben of the radar Civil Service
Corp. In Loudon, mob canonry bong equipped, drilled,
colored, and tally °rambled by its own corm or club, ood
W geseral afar. of the corbelled form will he mrasyed by
• council ol memo/Wm boo each of the corps
comossies.
fYnirWS
ST. Luau's, Wormtmsns.—The committee of
this corps meet is the Veary-hill, Piccadilly, every Them
day at 4 o'clock, Or the &watch of huskier, as well at to
receive couribodome and @ford say iolormatfon relative to
the of the won The tadnowensoonts to upwards
of .., sod nearly 100 effective renhure being scrolled,
it will be observed, ce reference to or edartising columns,
that si ramaneste have hem mods be iramdtate drilling.
The mins et Bari tioemor, the Nat. Prohniak Byag, and
Wavy Orahll, Esq , appear area the OM el decays
rombers.

Ffasr SCaltni.—A meeting was held yesterday
erreniag at the Swam Stockwell, for the purpose of andsting
In the Monosson of • Stock well and South Lambeth consgrd 1
to battalion with the let Surrey Regiment; Mr. W. Ras
M.P., la the chair. Mr. Dighy Seymour M.P., wee else
present. The mom was very fall, and daraerethme need of
the ale,. ops enlivemed the proceedings during the omen..
of the eresulig, by perfansieg the regimental Birch end
Mbar ohm The charmer (who wore the unifies Ms prime'
the lot Beney)erdel henspesred in a public end la a pri-
vets eltereeler. He dame 'Mere them feeling It to be the
they limey UM to eon" irward and join in the great
movement new as foot, and that the men of Stockwell should
not he ire baskward than others uy this enrollment of
volunteers we wan trembled to do the dudes of soklime with-
out potting the vestry to say expense beyond the cost of
the cram; and he begged to inform the meeting that the
government hod bottled its intention of providieg the whole of
the elfin numbed by volunteers, tweed of only 50 per cast.
(Cheers.) Rrfei ring to must dangers be mid that all knew
that France west to on for an idea, sod that • few petaled
weeds stokes to the /teeters sinister deluged Linalleedy
with bayonets. It err the duty of all therefore to Gene In-
ward end hrmly establials the movement, witch was fat pre-
, ler.ble to lug. *tending armies, no taxation being needed
to support It. Slr. Dien Seymour moved a reenlshea to the
erfsa that the peace of the country was beet InsiOnnilifid by
the esublahmest of volouneer companies. He MUM
not asderetneol how any man who was • himacifel
reformer could oppose din great national underneath's._ Mr.
Wm. Gr by seconded the raeolutoot, • hich was reented seas.
roe. Mr. George Taylor prupo.cf and Captain Moue rum-
dled a weolutton to the effect that the meeting pledged half to
g 4,. orrery support to the formation of a therein corps. The
neolatlon wan prowl unasientmely. Mr. Nedey, the bon.
escreesey, read • lOW from Bores Van Amino, and from
the rector of the parl.h. Mr. Drew, promising their support.
It was else stated that 60 of Mr. Reopell's workmen had
shady bean enrolled.

VICTORIA (IST IIifIDDLIARX).—Ltst night a 00t
minis anestieg of this corps, whose numbers are augmented
with apwerda of 30 new ressebee •eekly, wee hide at M.
John'e-rood Limpid's, for the purpose of taking We NW
aideration can to matters., and to decide upon carrying ent •
former decision if the conned for making the nocessiwypre-
parationa for the Nuipterst of a troop of volunteer manned
whs. modes to the Cape Mounted Riess, to act hi sansiert
with the regiment ; for the engagement of a tram tend ;
for the formation of four additional conapsules for the corps ;
and for the carryieg oat of prirearattom to celebrate the
extraordinary prosperity of the Victoria Rides by a public
uJI on air xieneimocale. The colonel of the regiment, his
than the Doke of Wellington, wee expected to attend, bet
In ease•quence of hie unavoidable abeam through
• widen attack of lowbego, the milled of the
contemplated formation of four additional ocinipardes, and
the eller sateen were briar wondered and further pom-
posed for the attendance of his grace. It was announced
that numerous syndrome had seat in their mom as mem-
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here fee the mounted rides .ho ars to be armed with the
breseh-loader. This soot movement prosier to be owned
out with the resent .acmes. Oa the preseut occasion
estrerel nose. of raosbers were received for the troop of
mounted rides, arid a considerable body of sew members
were entAled is lb* corps. Afterwards the committee ad-
journed to toe extensive drill room is the barracks, which the
gresimest be. moo ern:Welly fitted up and extensively
with gas specially for the um of the cwye. The..
wens about 410 snows mown. • bran bend of 17 par-
tommere was present tor Wang tasted, with the view to
ea depsesent by the corps.

GREAT . ORTHERN RAILWAY.--A pfelimillary
circular has been addressed by Kr. asymogr Clarke, the
genera rowans' of this railway, to all reeks of the Gnat
Northern Railway Company's employ!, at the lEisge-cross
terminus, to elicit the general kiting, and secortela bow far
le degree:ant arsoent gum the dears he earolrestet us
voluntem nfigeen. The advantages mestemplated la be
ottertti an.--As outfit and a ins sicaissine to thous who
may he unable or negilliog to °attribute to ths sops..,
thereof , and a partial outfit and reduced entrame tee and
enbeortigion to thou, who may wish to beers and an
lbw whole of the outlay. It is expressly that the
official nature of lb. invitation rimy not bs contralti into a
deemed, but that those who join may do so from purely
loyal sad patriotic motives. A large number of persune have
given in their names, including moat of the chief oMosn of
the essential, met it is coafidently anticipated that ahoold
the reaciimof thedireotory he obtained, materials for • large
and highly tab tent corps will be speedily forthcoming.
Celre/Al. PALACZ.—The great holiday of Monday
ant le likely to be on of the days of large attendances at the
Crymal Pokes. besides the extraordinary agnotions en-
amored by wthertgenteet, it is undentord that peculiar
Mann attaches to the occasion from its being the intention
of several of the leading Rifle brigades to proceed to the
Palace o• gut day. The London ittlie Brigade, now nearly
1,000 groug, bare issued an order for • parede to be timed
at Guildhall at 10 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of proceeding
to the Palate, eneornpaMed by the regiment band. The
First Surrey Ride Corn, with their band, will also attend.
Many other corps, In town and country, will likewise he
repent:stud.