The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-17 00:00:00

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Yesterday afternoon I meeting Into held at the
Thatched-hoar Tavern, elh leadiNla punuesce of rue.
babas adopted at a routing hat at repenea. mam dm,
nth October, tinder the pluddnac7 of the Beet e not
Spree
The meeting wu very numerously &Wogs& the mufti;
being among thdpe patent :—Lord &ente. Lord Seam*
Lord Altherp', tidnilvid, the Han. H. 5pnetur......,1425,
Me)er-421ftwal Hay, Contain Maokeezie (London
Mr. Kinnaird, PCP., Captain Cavendish Boyle, Idalk
eon, Governor of Heligoland.
On the moths et Admire! 318; Lord 'hen°, 11. P., was
called to the chair.

The object of the meeting was to tiny out the reeolutiose
reseed et the preliminary meetrog above referred to.
The CHAIRMAN mid he had no intention to make a speech
about the national defence' bat should merely state the
objects of the meeting. Hie lordship having stated the effset
of the resolittione, said that Mr. 8. Herbert had been asked to
preside over the present meeting, end had contented, but he
mon-tied to say that in c pregame of public
business ho was enable to attend. The tight hos. gen
in hie not. said be winked to show the mudety of the no-
remittent In reference to this movement, and that be believes
that nothing will contribute mom to the Pillagagate
this volunteer movement. which the government hes 10 matt
at heart, than the formation of such an amocistion as that
proinceed.
Lord Brewers moved the first resolution, "that an mate
cation be formed for the eacouregentent of volunteer rifle
corps and the promotion of rifle shooting throughout the
kingdom." He was anxious that one great toddy should be
formed, in cedar that there might be no Araby. Tile so-
ciety wonld not be cossetted with one came, or me locelityt;
to wpm' swam It tenet mittomel. There *a swot
peaspest of tbeiraneeladag thehighsetesictiou for this sem-
Flatten. He had molten to the Prince Conant on the sob-
hishnees had stated that ho approved most
of the smookition, end OM her Z Majesty and himself ar be limy to prises for competition.
General HAT seemdect the resolution, which wee matt-
la=adopted.
Banat= moved that the property of the arrocht.
doh be vested fn three trustees.
_

Coked CNA/MMUS 0000116111 d the motion, which WU
ligned toe
Mr. LAIRD, of Blekenhead, moved the next resolu-
tion, providing for the appointment of council and other
officers. _ _

Captain ADAM OLADSTONZ 1110011ded the motion. Me was
ears that if the assocletion earned oat its *Onto as It ought
to do, there would be sprat accession of numbers next year.
Lord It Logo said the sabseription would be one guinea a
year, or tan guineas for elite subscription. He thought they
would gain more subscribers by limiting the subscriptions to
that own.
The resolution was tarried.
lifotutison moved the next resonation, which was—
. That a meeting of the association shall be held annually,
at pima to be hereafter determined on, varied from year to
year, to which the several volunteer corps will be invited to
send a certain number of their best shots, who will compete
for pines scoreding to the rules of the Bchool.of Musketry at
Myths. Primes would also be offered for competition among
✓iflemen, whether they are connected with riffs corps or not.
That Ostend Hay be requested to act as umpire." As to the
advimbility of the resolution there could be no doubt, for
unless there wee some union among them they would not
socresd.
_ _ _

Tin Bart of Licrtrittio seconded the resolution, which
was unanimously adopted.
Lord ELCHO Said they bad another resolution In referent*
to prises. They had in the room the first and third prise
gainers at Hythe, and he could not do better than call upon
those gentlemen to propose and second the resolution.
Mr. YIELDSB moved and Captain MACLINZIE seconded
the following resolution, which was agreed to :—" That the
prizes given by the aim:dation for the encouragement of
volunteer ride carps shall be open to members of spelt
corps. That the prime given for the general encourgement
of rifle shooting shall be open to all persona on payment
of the antrum* mossy."
Csptaht WILIHLIMAN TATILOI thus moved :—" That the
first medals of this amociatlon be hold In the neighbour-
hood of London on the bet Monday of July, 1860,
or at as new that deb es am convenleatly be st
pointed. No OM ovoid be metal* that they would be able
to meet next year. It
_en4pd a good deal upon a certain
august ally of can srM they would have to meet to
shoot for plasm or M meet him and his followers. He (Capt.
Tnylor) wee a men of and theraiore he Hoed this corps,
hawing that if each corps ware formed throughout the
route there newer weekt be war.

ear H. Du Vatox seconded the resolution, which was
carrled._

I;r7dELcito said Ewes &drab's that Mr. Sidney Herbert,
the Mislater atWsr, shoal& kw Mediae:president of the society.
He lamer Kr. Harbert would accept the office, and therefore
to propose Wm.
atmee weed
Viproposidow was received with loud spplanas, and was
to.
Load ELM/0 said it was suggested that they should ham
three trustees. He should propose Lord Eversley, Lord Ash-
bunco, sad General Peel, all of whom he kasw took a deep
Interest In the movement.

metro rim-isnot! that the; gentlemen should be requited to
set ea stee& _ _

Lordilcmo sad it had been determined that there should
be twelve vico-prmidents. He would propose the following
OMNI :—Tlss Duke of Broyles* the Earl of Derby, the
Earl of Ellemborcegit, the Berl Do Grey (the Hari of Ripon),
Lord Somme, the pail of Maksesbory, the Earl of Weepy's,
the Earl of Taitherville, the Speaker of the House of Com.
mow, Lord Palmerston, the Lord Mayor, and Lord Vernon.
It nos agreed that these gentlemen should be solicited to
ad as eke-pendants.
Lord Rica° then proposed that the following gentlemen
should be • mound of Aiken. They proposed to
have • °omen of fifteen, and five extraordinary mem-
bers: Lord Lichfield, Lord Grosvenor, Lord Deno, Lord
Pasture, Lord West, Lord Redneck, General Hey, Sir De
Limy Er Colonel Francis Seymour, Captain Adam Glad-
stone, Mr. M.P., Mr. Laird, Mr. Horatio Moss, Mr.
Fakbairn, and Mr.
agreedyle.
The motion wee to.
The following gentlemen were appointed as working oom-
minas :—Lord Spencer, Lord Riche., Capt. Montague Hicks,
Captain Gladstone, Lord Cowper, Mr. Warm, end Captain
emplar.
It was mammal that Mr. George Russell would act me
honorary eacretary for the premise.
A vote of thanks having been awarded to Lord Riche, his
lordship amid he was glad to find that such unanimity had
prevailed. It might not be that this country was la any
danger, but he did not think it desirable that we should be
dependent upon the friendship or forbearance of any sovereign.
He felt convinced that such a movement as this heartily gone
into would put them in that position of independence they
so much desired. He trusted that every gentleman amongst
them would do all he could to kidnap his friends to join •
volunteer tide corps.
A Inge number of members having been enrolled the
meeting separated.