The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD OP TRADE.

A numerous and highly influential deputation from
the British linen trade bad an interview with the President
of the Bawd of Trade on Saturday on the subject of the
duties imposed by Frsnoe on Bridah linens imported into
that country, sad to represent to the government the necessity
of having • new arrangement made with reaped to these
duties in any rupplemental tariff scale that may be added to
that agreed upon is the recent treaty between the two
countries.

Mr. Richardson, M.P. for Lisburn, introduold the depa
tattoo,
Mr. Miura Gunton raid—l have heard the state-
minty made by the gentlemen of the deputation with a great
deal of interest. lam myself, and lam sure I may say the
same for every member of the government, quite shy, to the
importance of the linen trade of this country. With regard
to the particular engagements entered into with Franca, you
will bear them fully explained by the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer in his phew ia parliament, sad of course I shall say
nothing Author on that point. However. with reference
to the general question, I may say that the government will
in any subsequent arrangement—sad I rapport, there is sure
to be one—within the margin of the treaty use say influenos
they may poems in order to remove the reetrlctions that at
present exist to the importation of limn into France. There
cm, I presume, be no objectica to oar taking a course that
has lor It■ object whet Is clearly for the benefit of the
country. Ido not think that there is anything neowary to
give the government a greater sow of the Importance of the
linen trade than they sow have; but I shall take earl to in-
form them of this depatadon and of the influence it renew-
seats ; and I shall give my attention to any documents you
may entrust tee wki.
The deputation, having thanked the right hon. gentleman
fur his poiltenese, then withdrew.

M. KOSSUTH AND TEI LATE MINTING IN
GLAIGOW.—We untiststand that H. Kossuth has written a
private loam to Usury Dunlop, Esq., of Cralron, On their-
man of the bate raeatlng in Glasgow, to %%sea 'Topa. y
with the psneceted Protestants et Hungary, in wale& the
distinguished ea-Governor of Hungary expresses \lin=
same of obligation, both for the kind ova*. 01
which was plowed to pot on raced, and for the
boon of patrons recosragoosent which it had costarred on
his countrymen. H. gives most weighty masons for not yet
ccaridseing Women at liborty to give formal sad %Gib a-
presides to his &gimp sn the subject; and taa miaow.
essas(but admit the importanos: of, his motlrsa, end !p-
-rove of hie reserve, and, at the suss time, admire hie di.-
se neosssery in the press% exigency. It will be
ien~m,M the date% of Glasgow to know the M.
Loath prepay to awl himself of the imitation to revisit
Gisagow as soca se circumAlADOls will permit, when we
may expo% to bear from the lips of the eloquent Map% a
char sad inebliosimt statement of the proem, candid% of
the Msniptriell grottos. which is sow oaeupyistg so mesh
yobbo %tandem-114ra Dritiak Daily Mail.
CIitTNTAL PALACE.—ILALIP-CROWN DAT.—BATI7IO.
DAT. Pam 11.—A4misekaa at gamasst, 744; ditto byname
dads, 2,314.—Ta15i visitors, &MIX

[T WOPENCE.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

RIFLE VOLUNTEER UNIFORMS.

War-office, 1860.
•
6h,—l am directed by Mr. Secretary Herbert to
forward to you the enclosed specification of the uni-
form recommended for artillery and rifle volunteers
by the committee recently assembled at this office to
consider the question. lam to add that pattern
emits are deposited for general inspection in the
waiting-room at this office, and that coloured draw-
ings ot them may be obtained from Mr. Ackermann,
of Regent-street, London.—l sm, sir, your obedient
wirvaat, DE GREY AND RIPON.

SPECIFICATION FOR PATTERNS OF RIFLE
VOLUNTEER CLOTHING.
- .

TVNIC.—BrOWIS sad ploy =seas, sbgle-breastiLsid,
fly one inch and three quarters broad on the inside ;
the same material, the lack end three quarters high, roundel
oils front ; the Arm to have an Anal= knot, the kesid
or cord to form a petaled cuff, throe 10610 &IP, the hoot
=a inch. old theft quirt= bag and four inches in width,
the edges trimmed with the same coed, to be of e_wil4 ether
m the corps may decide en ; the adrt ten aid a hall inches
deep, for mallow or privets, with a =Wks of balsa inch
longer or obarlor Sze awry lath in Detail the kook and
oltizt to be eat sal sot to open; Wowed Whose
fa front end two betlad
Teoureass.--Cut so as Is be met into a hand nand the
waist, large from hip to sack, sad 17 base round the
betions, trimmed with equal cord down thethis ewe, el the
epee adage op that need la the tunic •
Claw .rezirrhe moth of the se= ratheelki en aritgle logo
high is 41 imam at the book, with bend of id
round the head, the is taming to °owlet of two
pis= of cord, same as on tunic, round top and bottom
band, anti round edge of crown ; mall rosette on left aide, of
the same colour as braid ; round peak, slightly chamber.
Bm.r.—Of dark brown leather, with pouch to mid* 30
rotted@ of ammunition, and ball beg to elide on the waist
belt to oonteln 10 round, of ammunition, caps, sad at
beak, hem= frog on left side ; on the large posh •
shook& belt is fixed, so Li to be Ferfeatly level on the wit,
under the right arm and Over the left shoulder,
on the breast with • buckle.
Lavraits GAITER6.—To be road* of sheep skin, to match
in odour with the pouch and beim ; black ensmelled facing
at bottom, cut with • point behind, to forma continuation
of boot ; butt= of the same material.
CLOML—To be =lie from the same material es tonic, cut
two inches below the knee, forming • plain double- breested
mat, buttoning close to the neck, with tend or fall collar,
having tabs buttoning ever to protect the neck. A cape,
fifteen inches d fits on the shoulder, attached or detached
at pleasure, end of double =lead, the inward part
the
bead.
expending, and, when reversed, forming a hood, to protect
AITILLNIIT TONIC.—BIue cloth, tweed, or serge. Single-
breasted, with Sy one loch sad three quiet= bread on the
inside, collar and cuffs of the same material, the collar one
inch end three quarters high, rounded aQ in frost end corner
of skirts also. The sleeves to have an Austrian !coot, to
form • cuff three inches dap at the point ; the knots to be
eight inches in depth, three inches end three quarters fa
width, tormed with black aquae, cord and traced round with
scarlet tracing braid ; the collar edged with square wed and
traced inside with scarlet braid ; the tunic to be edged with
scarlet cloth, one quarter of an inch in width, nine bottoms
in front and two behind the @kW., without opening behind ;
buttons of white metal, with rased pattern of gun in metre.
Titoweins.—Blue cloth, cut to fit • band round the waist,
with side pockets ; large from hip to knee, small over the
boot ; edged down the side arm with black square cord and
scarlet tracing braid, similar to collar and sleeve of the coat.
GArrsna.—Made from black enamelled leather thirteen
lathes deep, sin buttons down side, with strap and buckle on
the top.
CAP.—Of blue cloth, having scarlet cord round top sad
bottom, of oak lest bend. and round inside of sunk crown;
knot in cat= of crown ; black kether peak and chin strap.
black leather, with frog for sword; make-
hook fasualag.
GREAT COAT.—Of blue cloth, similr in pattern to rifle
voiunteses.

WOOLWICH, Fen. 12.
The government is about to purchase an extensive
piece of land on the south side of Bhooter's-hill, for the
purpose of cons,ructing fortifications, which it is said will be
eerthworks, to be mounted with Armstrong gun&
The Vasavlan, 6, steam sloop, Commander Wise, from the
African swims, was yesterday taken into the haein to return
stores, previous to being paid off.
The Pinto, 4, paddle steam Teasel, fitted out at Woolwich,
and which has been highly successful on the slave preventive
service, is expected here to be paid off.

CHATHAM, Fan. 12.
In addition to the works completed and those in
Swearers at this dockyard, the Lords of the Admiralty have
decided on considerably extending and improving the 'stab-
lishaseet, at an estimated outlay of 160,00 W., the works to be
performed by the convicts belonging to the establishment at
Sc Mary's. Several other improvements are also to be
ejected, including the repair and alteration of No. I dock,
together with the river wall at the entrance, the estimated
cost of which will be 4,0001. ; in addition to which the sum
of 2,00 W. ie to be expended in clearing the harbour of the
mud which has aconmulated at the entrance to the docks.
There are also to be several other improvements carried
into effect, the sum required for the woke to be executed at
tbis dockyard daring the present year being nearly 30,0001.

Captain Eager, of the 40th Regiment, has been
appointed a depaty-essistanl-adjutant-general, end is at- '
tithed to Colonel 1Mo:do, inspector-general of volunteers.
Colonel M'Cleoesty, who has just been appointed
a major-general on the staff in India, will proceed to the
Madras Pn therring lieler-Cieneral Cragie.
owideme
Inaracritto FIALD Foncsa.—The arrangements
=g the new inspecting lb ld officers a follows :
Campbell rs se
goes to Terk, succeeding Colonel Franklyn.
Colonel Sweat, goes le Bakst. replacing Colonel lismiltre,
who succeeds Major-General Pole, at Olsegow. No sac-
tremor to Major-Oeneral Drought, at Cork, has yet been ap-
pointed, and It is rumoured that the offios will not be filled
up, the duties Wag delegated to the easistant-adjataat-gene-
ral of the distrk4.—etrew mod Navy Gautto.
TIM CAMP AT COLCHISTER.—CoIoneI Street hie
returned to the gawp from leave of absence, and has resumed
the commend of the 10th Depot Battahon. Major Wort,
Captain Rabin, and Captain Thomas, have obtained leave of
shoelace.

LONDON IRISH RIFLE VOLIINTEERI3.—On Satur-
day, • special meeting of the conned of this corps was held
for the purpose of appointing a captain-oommandant, subject
to the approval of the Lord•Listatsoant, and other business;
the Marquis of Commits's presided, and among doss pre-
sent were the lard of Arran, Idalor-O•neral Sir J. Shell.
R.C.8.. the Attorney- General for Ireland, the Right Hon,
J. D. Figurersld, M.P., Major-Olsen! Mathew, Mr.Digbp
Seymour, M.P., Dr. R. Johnson, Mr. Montgomery, Mre T.
A. Denny, Dr. O'Connor, Mr. Morgan J. O'Connell, Mr.
James Connell, Ito. In consequence of the very warm seal
displayed in the movement by the Marquis of Donegal, who
was the first to place his name on the council, which now
omelets of some silty of the leading nobility
sad gentry of Ireland, and who, as chairman of
the council, has shown the most lively interest
throughout for the success of the organisation, the council
determined upon proffering the Wet of commandant to his
lordship. The noole marquis, In reply, stated his
wil-
Ihttness to accept the honour, and, at the same time, ex-
plained that the regiment which he had commanded for nose
time past—the Antrim Rifles—was about to be disembodied,
and this would enable him to devote hie time to the interests
and welfare of the metes. Mejor.General Mathews, apes
this, moved the appointment of the Marquis of Doneget as
commandant, which was seconded by the Parlor Arran, end
carried unanimouly, amidst acclamation. A number of
nerninetiona of gentlemen for coromiraiona in the corps watt
then handed in to the council, but their consideration: was
adjourned for the attendance of the commandant. At the
drill in the evening et liangerford Hall the appointment of
the Marquis of Donegal was received with three hearty
rounds of chem.

ST. OLLVE, OLD ILWRT.—Boilisierinined hes Men
the gang male in this parish against any encroachment on
the simple manner in which the goepel bes been preached,
end so repugnant the notion of having istrodurad any of
those meretricious observances which have been the came of
so much ill-feeling in the unfortunate St. George's Neat, and
other parishes, that we may, we believe, mart, without leer
of contradiction, or of being rated as false prophets, that no
Tracterian prectioss will be attempted. We are glad that
the rev. irsistleman has et mos yielded to "the primate from
without," and we hasten with Osamu* to inform oar reader
lof the fect. It i. worthy of remark that the rev. (centimes
preached at hie church, on Sunday evening lest, in the coo-
mon borsht's, liaised of the vesture in which he bee made
his appearance for yews In the pulpit. Whether this we
a mere accidental circumstance, or the result of the "pres-
smen above alluded to, we oanuot state.—Clity Awn.
Till ClOOK" CLUB.—The winter dinner of this
typographical benevolent club wee held on Saturday teaming
last, at the dub Mose, the Kivu and Q •res, frewlegten
' Bats; Yr. Cowderey, of the Metreiteg Adveitiser, in the
'hide. Them was a Lull attendance of the wady" and
several visitors. The benevolent food of the club wee stated
by Mr. Sorb* the secretary, to b. In a very Sheithing eon-
Atha, having had an elainimits as pa on ha Musty. TM
lieembers of the club ere printers sad roummitore employed
M the offices of the Montag Advertiser, Chronicle,
Herald, and Daily Neu., • body of sea proverbial
fier their support of the benevolent sad charitable soakage
eatiasoted with their trade.