The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26. 1859.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 26.

•
The Firebrand, 6, paddle-wheel steam frigate,
Cantos*ler James Y. Brno% arrived at 9plthead this morn-
Met from Um Medltaransan.
The Urgent, 2, iron mow siesta troop-ship, Commander
(Henry W. Hire, is mptemd to embark troops inn few days
Chloe.
The Pitt, 71, fitted as a coal depot for duty at Porslar4is
now oonspine la bar innehintry. and sills shout Tb
next for Portland. • mike of the crew of ths Ana •
ship of steam mine will mks her round.
The Pelona !toys!, 91, anew, now in the steam basin
widalicalli Mann, is Indeed to be taken into dock as soon
is possible to ksop hae ewer therenkd, and to be brought
Sensed with all &Rata- tor e pendant.
The Herr n, 17, germ sloop, and the Ariel, 9. screw sloop,
both nadirgeing ripensln the metro built, are also ordered
lobs g Inner*s mon as possible for this pendant.
The l9l, anew, Is to two lied with her awns
and enegiatal for trial by the Ist of April.
The Nihon, 91, and the Snarl, 51, in process of conver-
sion into Asses rands, ens to mars that. meats by the
middle of Ilekvary.

CHATHAM. Dec. 25.
The following changes in the corps of Royal Ma-
rine Light Italian?, cessegnent on the slistreent of
Colonel CI. C. Len&y, AmbitentUnbent-Gemmel, to the
newlyafeensell artillery division, wen yesterday promulgeted
.t
the hiedgearters of this division :—Lteat.-Colonal J. 0.
Trams to be amistent adjutant- Brevet Major R.
C. Spiffier, of the Woohnoh is be heat.-adonel,
to the Poreessetk Meekly vim Tense;
Czetil=at and Qaartensester P. G. Pre, of the
Poelemeth dislike, to be ceptahi, sad uppobtall to the
Woolwich Meeks, sloe Spalding; Sewed Uirereast H.
linseed, of the Plymouth division, to be fine lieutenant, end
appointed to the Woolwich division, vice Pro.
A sum bee been raised by the employes of this dockyard
for the purpose of yesisatiag testimonials to Lieut.-Owes&
Sir J. ilf. F. Smith, the member for this borough, end elm
to &fiesta Kinglets end Mr. P. W. Martin, the nierotere
for the city of Rochester, aa en acknowledgment of their
service In ms nn the provisions of the Civil Service Super-
annuation Act to be extended to the employ!. of the royal
dockyards. The testimonials ere to be there headmen. silver
taaltaids, and they will be presented ha the comes of a few
days.

DEVONPORT, Dec. 16.
The Nile, 90, her been recommissioned ea the flag-
ship of Resir-Admiral 81r Alexander Milne, osamander-hs.
chief of the Meth American and Wee, Indian stations. The
racers sad • part of the former crew of the Nils ham boss
turned arm to the Sanapared.
Tin Royal Albert, 121, Captain Henry Lacon, arrived
from Portland on Friday, and exchanged salutes with the
flas-ahlp, Impregashie.
The Hydra. I 'oldie, Commander Hasalitee, la ordered to
fill up with stone a= provisions for foreign service.
The Royal Alberta CROW were pid wages yesterday, and
cos watch greased • weeks leafs.
The Firebrand straw salad for Portsmouth yesterday.
Ships in Barba= :—lngnensble, Royal Adelaide Wel-
lingtom Cambridge, Conqueror Centurion, Nile, Grey hourel,
Porcupine, Ardent, Virago, Hemp= Shamrock, Redwing,
Lark, Nantilua, Aron, Sylph, and Raabeymck.
la the Sound :—Royal Albert Rmrs „ Himalaya, end
Hydra.

VOL ramie RI!Lt MOVEMENT.

LONDON SCOTTISH.

On Saturday night, at a meeting of the members of
the London Seale& corps, held in the theatre of the United
Service I eadintion, Lord Riche in moving the adoption of
certain rules, said that the corps had collected 7001., of white
they bad spent about 1001, leaving still 6001. in hand.
Besides this sum they had prowls.a of subscription, &c.,
which would give them • total of 1,8601. Tee committee did
not intend to be satisfied with this, but inteoded to trench still
further on their liberality, and raise • sum large enough to
pry the anneal exposer from the interest. He eme•
@Wend they ought to pay all their expanse foe
6001. • year. Hs had at length secured • poetize
ground at the Crystal Palace. The company bed
behaved very liberally r the mattes, as they gave the
ground. together with echidna= to all the ad-
vantages of the palace, Ito lie. • head annually so se
the members peueetd thesessime in uniform. Ilief
would be there sad bask for On ed., and 9d., aoesel-
lag to the edam of swelegr4 which they travailed. The
coat of areetleg baker Ire ground, sad banding
shooting houses wouldbe sad 301. for contlesmadas,
making 4001., Gooiest,* of targets, which would probably
bring the total up to 5001. He now came to the question of
dress. He would ask them whether comfort end ocean=

eeneellaiiieenibe principles miWl4ot% the Brit4h army ►td
been drew(' P Comfort and common seam were Sot to to
found in black leather stock; tight-Sabi tames, and
Highland bauxite. He wished to make his mem es cm-
fortable and soldierlike ea posedble, bat be would make
them comfortable drat, and smart afterwards; and for
the.. meow he was to favour of the Mirada*.

tion of knokarbochees. The
the advantage. of the kilt and the trouser of the Tomes.
With the Imidtethocker he kept hie Somas dry and
unborn, end took the strain and dreg off the knee.
Leather knickerbockers he considered too hot, and thought
emus ones Litter. As to the upper part of the dims, be
liked something loom, not pinching like the teats but
fitting like • shirt, only and comfortably. As to colon,
some were for red. (No, no.) There was much to say fur
red amordieg to •some; it was the national colour, and
would help to distinguish friends from foes. But these
person@ forgot that red wee also worn by the French. Now,
what you wen le volunteers is same uniform colour. Grey
harmonised well with other colours and with the also-
eads:id wee difficult to be distinguished at a distance,
to hie own opinions in favour of grey, the
Oemesteles of Volunteers on Dress, appointed by the
• owesenment, after • deliberation of four hours, agreed
to mammal a grey uniform trousers and leggings, •
pot sea% end light forage cep with slanting peek.
Me nes came to ooat. If you have an impensive uni-
form yea cannot hops to hue anything like 600,000 men,
end a small number, such es 60,000, would not be sachet
be dear en invader. As ha stood these in sop, blow,
Souses and belts, he cost about two guineas—a sum within
the mesh, he thought, of any ertisen—(Mar_)—if not imme-
diately, by quarterly instalments of 10e. The first thing is
to find out whether the material be good; that it be net a
mixture of devil's dust and shoddy. To discover this, he ob-
tained as unprejudiced opinion from one of the government
viewers, who gave it as his opinion, after thoroughly examin-
ing the stuff, that it was impossible to obtain a cheaper, mon
durable, or better-looking material for the purposes required
than that which composed hie coat and trousers, as It would
cover Mange colour by ezpoeure to weather, and would
always wash. He had now shown them the possibility
of getting • cheap and durable dress, in scoordanos with
which be was glad to tell them that the government sow
Mein: sealed patterns prepared. A greet mai was not sh-
ninny necessary ; still, It was so oomfeetabie sad warm
that he did not think the ermipment wend be complete
without It. The Wit of the greet one would be from 30e. to
36e. The whole sum for which dill volunteer could equip
himself would not exceed four gnome In conclusion, be
proposed the following resolution :—" That the uniform now
exhibited be adopted all the uniform of the corps, subject to
each modificetions as may be deemed advisable by the wawa
after examinee the wooled patterns.'
The resolution was candid susanhemely.
A long diecumion then arose on the comparative admit-
teen of the fiat weight-puked cep, like the French kepi,
end the cep with the glutting peek protecting the eyes from
the oblique rays of the sun, which ultimately ended in a
division, when the La peek was declared to be negatived.
Lord /keno said be wished pink:slyly_ to draw pupa
attention to the following circumstances. Thee was, es they
all knew, en association called the " National nice Alan
dation," which held annual meetings and offered prime for
the encouragement of rifle ehooting. He hod rens to
believe that her Melesty the Queen end the Prince Consort
intended to offer prises to be matended for by the associates.
With this knowledge he wee much astonished to see another
meociatios bad been started which requested that sehecrip.
lions might be sent to Mr. Cave Thome. ; he would merely
ask the public to give the Latin peonuncietien to that
gentletuse's name, end my Ogre Thomas.
After three cheers for Lad Moho the meeting separated.

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It is said that the War-office committee appointed
O.IIOPHYT the question of an uniform for the volunteer
esr qs throughout the comitry have recommended that the
Undo Mould he of a brownish grey colour, and that the
colour of the facing* and the shape and colour of the nether
garments should be left to the to to of the several oorpa.
NEWCasTLX.—The enrolment of the Neweutle
volunteer Pole carps took plane at that town oa Friday. A
dinner was gives In the evening at the Town•hall, Earl Grey
le the chair. The noble earl, to hi. speech, refereed to fin
W. Arcestroag's having taken on Meisel( the equipping sad
analog of one compute of volanteera Without trepat
hostile dragon to the Emperor of the French he bald that
circumstances had eller during the last few years which
Powdered it expedient foe she country to increeee its means of
defence. The dieser was attended by many of the most he.
Itneattel perms of the town end neighbourhood.

SOUTHAMPTOg.—The formation of six canine ire
et Bouthssopeon Ittlle Volunteers has just has coutpletad,
under Colonel Orison, mad Captains Fleming, Ls Foam,
Alger, Perkins, and Bassett. Tha Rev. George Bradshaw
has been appeiated ehapisia.

CITOTAL PALA= .-- HALF CZOWS DAT. .....
81,11:1DAT. Dic. 24.—hAssliska as voluist, 138; Mb;
by Nom Ilmisby 731 ; Isla Alum 919.

SPORTING.

ANALYSIS OF THE DERBY OF 1860—No. 11.