The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-07 00:00:00

VOLUNTIAII =VIEW AT raRTSMOUTII.

•
The extraordinary decision an at on Satur-
day by a majority of the metropolitan officers was commu-
nicated to the local sweiniitteo at a meeting the same
evening by the mayor (Kr. B. A. Levies/,
and the other
inerebers, by whom he was scoompenied to the Wu-office,
and the smolt beg been that oomdderable annoyance and
surprise have been experienced throughout Gm whole
neighbourhood. Tee inbabitant.s o PortsmoutSoh behave,
with the volunteere, that a mere march past on
common would would fe infinitely worse than & failure, and that
even with the preseoce of Igor lida,estv at the saluting
phint, the event could fall very far short of what the
volunteers of England were led to anticipate, and would
prove generally distasteful to all coeuernel. Early
yesterday morning the mayor ,accompanied by Lieutenants
Colonel Galt, proceeded to 1.4011,10 D. after having bad a
cynfemoce with General Bull. r on the previous day,
for the purpose of inducing the authorities to reconsider
their deeisiu.., end of ,availing or. them to extend their
mameuvres to the tight on Yortedorru rim, end the pre-
vailing opinion in Portsmouth het evening was that sue
effort would be attended with success*. At proeut the
arrangeoupstewhich were being made f..r the entertainment
M the volunteers in the tillage of (Amherst and the al-
join:ng towns of Eareham and Havant are et a standstill
but these have so far progressed that the whole would moon
be completed upon the receipt of a favourable telegram.
General Buller wee telegrapaed for yesterday afternoon,
and the wost itteune interest is useeifeeted to know the
moult of the roamed miasmas.

The following official detail of metropolitan
corps reseeding from the various metropolitan railway
stations to the volunteer review at Portsmouth on Mon-
day next has been Wooed from the War-office :
Loudon-bridge. —Hour of Arrival at Station-4.20 san. :
f.oth Middlesex, 669 ; tad Middlesex Artillery, 230; Ist
L 91211011 Artillery. 16i) ; Lt Tendon Engineers, 322.
4.50 : let Lull(144; ; Hon. Artillery Company of
London, 31'55; lit Tow..r Harileta Artillery, 200; 10th,
19th, and' 3rd Surrey. 526. 5.20 p.m lst Tower Hamlets,
800 Ist A.ilministnitive Battalion Tower Hamlets, 610 •
•
eith Tower Hamlets, 473. Total, •:,71.
Victoria Stardom Hour of Arrival at Statics-
-4.20 our.: : 11th Middlesex, 356 ; 22nd Middlesex, 610.
4.:50 : Middlesex, 130 ; 40th Middlesex, 272.
Total, 1,368.
Kensington Station.—Hoar of Arrival at Station-
-4.27, a.m.: 4th Middlesex Artillery, 35; let Middlesex
ELg:neers, 3.1 ; Ist Middlesex, 17% 4.40 a.m. : 9th Mid-
dlesex, 405: 2nd Middlesex, 550. 5.10 s.nr : 36th Mid-
dlesex, 303; 29th Middlesex, 3.7.2. Total, 2,208.
Waterloo Stition.—Hour of Arrival at Station-
-4.15 a.m. : 4th Middlesex, :+''A; 3rd Middlesex Artillery,
311 ; 7th Surrey, 359; let Surrey. :170 ; 15th Middlesex,
4.40 : lot Middlesex Artillery, 153 ; 19th Mid-
dlesex. 400; 20th Middlesex, 2.4 ; .:Ist and 11th Middle-
sex, 44g ; *S:rd DlALl:esex, 3ril Cameridge, and Ist Oxford,
:150. a m.: 25th Middlesex, 629 ; 39th Middleton,
; ;;;tl. Middlesex, 600; 40th Middlesex, 403; 48th
Middlesex, ::39. 3.40 a.m. : 2nd London, 400 ; 3rd Lon-
don, 452 : '4lll Adininistrativs Battalion Middlesex, 863.
Tax:. 7,4:17.

COMITRY weir%
Taplow Yeomanry Cavalry, from Basingstoke, 4.23
5..:c., :13 ; •.:ud Administrative Battalion Devon, from
Eaete: (South-Western), 11 a.m. (on the 12th), 370; 3rd
1.69eX Artillery, from London-bridge, 5.:10 a.m., 200; let
Ad,Muistretive Brigade Gloucester Artillery. from Solis-
bury, 1.30 2a.5 ; Ist Administrative Brigade Hants
Artillery, Portsmouth, 713; lz.th Kent Artillery
'Volunteer Corps, fro.n Londombridg,, 4.t4) a.m., 181 ; let
;Trey do., from Brixton (London, ('hathani, and Dover),
k; ;aro., i.. 4 ; let Administretive I:rigsde Sussex Artl-
lery, ;smo Brighton, 6.0 a.m. 71 ; 2nd I dour-eater Engi-
neers, from rialiabury (South IYestei o), 6.30 a.m., 323 ;
lit AOmirristrative Battalion Ciwpm Ports, from Hard
mgs., .4 a.m., :416 ; let Devon, from Exeter, 11.0 a.m. (on
the 12:111, 440 ; 3rd Adroinietrative Battalion Essex, from
London-Midge, 5.20 529 : 3th Essex, from London-
bridge, 5.2' a.m., 377 ; tub Essex, from Loodourbridge,
5.20 ....u, 412 ; let Administrative Battalion Berks, from
Basinotoke, 6.10 a.m., 500 ; 3rd Gloucester, from 13a11s-
bmy, m3O a.m., 60 ; lit Gloucester, from Salisbury, 6.10
ibt Administrative Battalion Kent, front
Londombridge, 4.5:: aro., 551 ; 2nd Administrative Bat-
talion ii.ant, from Hastings, 6.0 a.m., 191; 21st Kent
13fa;., from Loudon-bridge, 4,50 min., 211th Kent
• ca, from Loudon-bridge, 4.50 a.m., 153; 7th
AdmiListrative Battilion Middlesex, from Hounslow,
a.n., 3);;; ith Middleerr., from Kensing-
ton, ...Iv a.m., 150 ; Ist Administrative
G• ford, from Basingstoke, 6.55 a.m., 423 ;
1.'0;1 Adnimistmtive Battaiion Surrey, from Surbiton,
5..;0 10); ; :;rd ditto, from Dorl.ing, 6.0 a.m., 447 ;
2nd rey, from West Croydon, 5.33 ram, 325 ; Ist Ad-
Mitir t; mare Battalion Sussex, from Worthing, 6.45 a.m.,
• :•;(1 ditto, from retworth. MO a.m., 420; let Smear,
4rom Brighton, 6.30 a.m., 380 ; lat Administrative
Battalicar Wilt", from Salisbury, 7.0 a.m., 453; Ist Hants
Mounted kites (vocal arrangement). 40 ; Ist Adarainis-
trat:ve Briipale Kent Artillery (local arrangement), 181 ;
let Ilaut, Engineers (steamer), 1:10; Ist Administrative
Battalion Dorset, from Weymonth, 5.30 min., 668 ;
4-.lr by Lo•idombridge, 47 ; ;et Administrative
Battc.:iun nts, from Winchester, G.. 0 111.111.. 340 ; 2nd
ditto, from 'Winchester, 436; 3rd ditto. from Winchester,
40 ; 4th ditto (local arrangement), :05 ; IRS Adminis.
tr. the Itettarmn Herts, arrive at Wate.loo-bridge between
:..0 and C.O 248; Gth and 9th Bedford, arrive at
Wetarloo-bridge before 4415 eau., another not given ;
trth tierce, arrive at Waterloo-bridge E-tween 5.0 and 6.0
a.m, 7.4 ; • t Administrative Batt.. ion Isle of Wight
(atemne:). 1:(; : 4th Northampton ( anangement),
50; 7at Aboinistrative Battalion So. rey, from London
and Lrighton Railway (local arrange ment), 310 ; 2nd
Battalion Wilts, from Great Western to
,ralist.vry (local arrangement), ; 4th Administrative
Lattalior. West York. from Doncaster (local arrangement),
4•.:4 ; Administrative Battalion Bucks (local arrange-
matt), 207. Total, 15,999.

MA :LS FOE THE ABYSSINIAN EX I' EDITION.
..ngeti.,uts have been made for m..intaining • direct
auk), ser,„a, between Soar and Zoulle, instead of mend-
ing a swain: vessel, as hitherto, to intercept the Indian
sr.i.;.l ,acirets opt Jubbel Teer iu the Red Sea ; and the
irailis.lor the British forces serving in Abyssinia will,
their "e.e, Le forwarded in future to Suer, for transmission
direc: t..Zoalie. The correspondence addressed to persons
✓e: v-ii 6 ca. w.f. transports engaged in the Abyssinian expe-
s litioe, whi.:a Las heretofore been sent in the mall to Aden,
will, f...ture, be forwarded in the mails to the postumste;
as Tae rate of postage chargeable on a letter not
• co ding half an ounce in weight will be the same as on
letter to India, A, : —To officers of the army or navy,
vu. MeraeiJw, 10.1. ; vie Southauipton, &l. ; to soldiers
or seamen, via Marseilles, sd. ; via Southampton, Id. ; to
weeu serving on board tramporta, or other peewee not
belonging to the naval or military forces, viii Marseilles,
Id. ; viii Southampton, 9d.
THE RAILWAYS AND THE SHALL PARCELS
squa-aloe.—A meeting, convened at the instance of
Messrs. J. and R. Horley, the Fore-street Warehouse
Company, Dent, Alleroft, and Co., and other leading
hu.l-as wee held yestixday, at the Chamber of Commerce,
147., Cbeapaide, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the nfteenth clause of the bill introduced into the House
of Lords by the Duke of Richmond, intituled "An Act to
emend the Laws relating to Railways." Mr. Slater pre-
aided, and in opening the proceedings remarked that the
tfteenth clause of the bill would seriously interfere with
the trade carried ou by wholuele houses, se it would pre-
vent the eseention of small orders by empowering mil-
way companies to charge every small pared and package
enclosed and sent by railway as a separate parcel. He
trusted, therefore, that the meeting would resolve upon
offering a strenuous opposition to the passing of this
co use Mr. Dalton, who represented Messrs. Sutton and
• said that for the convenience of customers in the
country it bad been the practice of wholesale houses to
receive parode and to forward them, encloses) in their own
packages, to one consignee for distribution amongst many
cousmnees. The clause in the Regulation of Railways Bill
world pi event that being done crept at in increased rate
• charge. In I..eL, these goods would uo longer be charged
tea at the oidinary tonnage rate, but each enclosure would
be deemed a separate parcel, and charged for accordingly.
Tae ineouveadence,which would thereby be occasioned
to the wholesale houses in London would be im-
mense, and he suggested that a deputation should
be appointed to wait upon the noble duke who
wee at ithe head of the Board of Trade, and prom upon
line the d, suability in the interest of trade of abandoning
the l::sth clause of the bill introduced by him into the
House of. Lonia. Mr. Morley sympathised with the action
which was proposed to be taken against what he consi-
dered would be a distinct interference with the freedom
of trade. 'Rear, hear.) The bill might very properly
be eatitled " An act to help railway companies to increase
their dividends." The railway companies were desirous
of establishing a trade la the receipt of small parcels, to
be dtatributed by them in the various towns of the coun-
try, at their owe charges. In the oeurse of the discussion
'knish ensued an unanimous condemnation of the oh-
amities clause was pronounced, and ultimately • resole-
tion was adopted authorising the appointment of a com-
mittee, with power to take such steps as might be deemed
accessory, with a view to offering the most strenuous
oppositiou to the 15th clause of the Regulation of Rail-
war Bill, now beim.* parlialEent.
TRADE AOL`OVNTS OP FOREIGN COUNTRIES.-1t
is intended to supplement the monthly Board of Trade
samente of the- Coital Kingdom with corresponding
accounts el the foreign countries in which such accounts
are pithlidielL. Tbe liast el this new sites of accounts was
issued y imidaidillilla the principal imports and
r..v%lseent of llollsnd, and Frances in the twelve
menthe ended ber in 1865,1866, and 1867 ; end
of the Called States In the twelve months ended 31st Die
• eetubm. lase
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTEREALL'B.-MONDAY.

The subscription room was well attended to-day, and
although speculation did not take a wide range these was
some rather heavy wagering in oonneetion with origin
horses. The Cluster Cup failed to awaken any great
degree of interest, and the prices quoted in each instance
were taken to moderate amounts may. When the Two
Tbosumnd Guineas was mentioned considerable eagernees
was manifested to get on Roaterucian, but as 3 to 1 was
generally stipulated for, and no more than 5 to 2 offend,
very little actual business was transacted. Formosa was
, inquired after in several quarters, and the general quota-
tion spinet her was 7 to 1 ; 15 to 2 was, however, laid to
small mosey, but it was also asked for, sad if farther ob-
tainable the outlays would have been oonsitlembly increase&
Typhceus proved fairly firm at 8 to 1 With, investments in
his favour were not very extensive. The bone booked for the
most money was Lord Standord'srepresentative,Vals Royal,
who in she Gonna of the afternoon became entrusted with
e 00:. or 700/. See Saw was in good demand at 100 to 8,
while 13 to 1 was hooked kindly about Pam. Harvester
appeared to be in no sort of request, otters of 100 to 6
going begging. Restitution was backed coossionally at
20 to 1, and at just double these odds Blue Gown cease in
now and then fora stray investment. The offer of 700 to
100 spines the Duke of Newcastle's lot furnished • strange
commeotaryonthe mutability of themarket, seeing that his
grim a few weeks since beaked one of his representatives,
Paola at 3to L Toe partisans of Lady Elizabeth ware
made glad by the extraordinary request in which her lady-
ship was this afternoon for the Derby. Early in the day
600110 100 was offered to bo taken in three or four quarters,
but the current offers were not more than 11 to 2 • as en
exceptional case one speculator offered another 560 to 100,
and the proposal was met by a counter proposition to
accept 3.5 to 100. Rosicrucisui had also an upward ten-
dency, Sto 1 being no longer asked for, but 1000 to 200
finding a taker in Sir Joseph's commissioner, while some
minor trAIMNICtiOII.II were concluded on the same terms.
From brat to last Green Sleeve was also backed for d
a ith good
deal of money, 1000 to 80 and 12 to 1 being accepte w
avidity, and in the end 11 to 1 found octagonal taken.
Typhcens was supported kindly at 100 to 6, and wherever
20 to I could be obtained about Blue Gown it was snapped
up. Neither Paco nor Harvester were in any sort of re-
quest, nor were The Earl or Babican once mentioned.
Uncas at 1000 to 30, and Restitution at 1000 to 20,
were the only two outsiders touched upon. At the close
prices ruled as follows :
CHESTER CUP.
100 to t and Hr. Wood's Beauty, S yrs, est 1311 (1)
51 to 1 Sir.leackezzle's The PTielt, 4 yrs, est 141 b (t)
21 to 1 Doke of lisialkosis Contempt, 3 yrs, 6st Mb (t:
30 to 1 Lord Wilton's doe Saw, SI yrs, es 1•111(t)
30 to 1 %Ir. Naylor'sGroy Stocking, 6 yrs, Bat elh it)

TWO THOUSAND °GINZA&
Bto 2 apt sir J. Rawlejs laderncian (off, t Ste I)
7to 1 —31 r. Graham's Formosa (off, 15 to 2tet w)
to 1 Count Batthyanys Typheena Aet off)
1000 to 80 turd afamford's Valeßoyal (t
10) to 8 Lord Wilton's See Saw (t off)
1000 to 83 Sir J. Bowlers Green Steve (off)
lb to I Duke M Newcastle's Pace (0)
100 to 8 Duke of Newcastle's Harvester (off)
110 to 1 Baron Rothechild's Restitution t)
40 to 1 Sir J. Bawler's Blue Gown t)
700 to 100 Duke of Newcastle's lot (off)
de to 40 Typhoms and air J. Bawlers lot (t)
100 to 20 ffeticructan and Formosa both being In the
first three A)
17:. to 50 Roncrucian and Formosa for the TwoThousind
Mauro,. with Greco Sleeve and Formusator
the One Thousand Games A.
DERBY.
11 to 2AO Marquis of Hastings'. lady Illzabath (Off, t
576 to 1101)
1:40 to 100 Sir J. Bawley's Roderacian (0)
II to 1 air J. Ilawley's Green Meets A and off)
100 to a Duke of Newcastle's Speculum (off, tl4to 1)
100 to se Count Satthyanys Typhoeus (t)
20 to 1 sir J. Bawler' s Blue Gown (t freely)
21 to I Lord Wilton's *tee Saw (off, t 1000 to FO)
'2.", to 1 Duna of Newcastle's Pace (off)
les to I Duke of Newcastle'! Harvester 'oft)

100; to 90 Mr. Luc°his Liam (t)
100; to z 0 Baron ltothschild's Restitution

BETTING IN LONDON.—MoxDAT.

The settling not proving very heavy, and there being no
race meeting set for to-morrow to burry members away, a
good deal of time was devoted to betting on future events,
and a fair amount of business was got through. The New-
market Handicap was mentioned once or twice, but
nothing transpired beyond the backing of klanceuvre filly
for some 31. or 301. at 6to 1. Nor were the transactions
on the Chester Cup for say large amounts. For the Two
Thousand, Bosicrucian was heavily backed. In the early
part of the morning 100 to 30 was laid Slice or four times,
but later en no MOM than 3 to 1 was procurable, and upwards
of 5001. was invented at this price. Green Sleeve did not
look by any means healthy for this event, for although
1000 to 80 was booked offers of 12 to 1 were plentiful, and
30 to 40 would have been laid against her starting.
See Saw and Vale Royal were both in good demand,
the last-named especially so, 1501. going on at 20 to I,
supplemented by 500 to :f0 and 200 to 12. Typhoeus was
supported. in one bet of 800 to 100, but these odds were
subsequently offered. Harvester, after meeting with a
supporter for 15 fifties, had 1000 to 60 offered against
him, without a response. Restitution was pretty well
supported at 22 to 1, but Blue Gown. after being hooked
and offered against at 100 to 3, had 40 fifties noted down
about him. Speculation on the Derby presented but
little feature or change. 1209 to 100 was taken about
Green Sleeve, while Blue Gown met with substantial sup.
port at 20 to 1. The remaining transactions tall for no
remark beyond the appended quotations:

NLVi3LUIK ET HANDICAP
6 to I a Mantenver ally It)
CHETLX.II CUP.

........ —..
100 to 6 mast Seale •,t)...... I Zto 1 apt See Raw 'oft ,
20 to 1 Beauty (t) t 1000 to 30)
z 6 to 1 Priest (t) 600 to 10 Beeverius ,off
125 to 1 Peul Jones (t) to take)
100 to 16 on the field, with a start ;of)
11: to 1 eget Priest and Treasure Trove coupled ,t)