The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-26 00:00:00

LORD CARLISLE AND THE VOLUNTEERS.

At the prize contest of the two companies
forming the Otitis Howard Corps of Volunteers, held in
the early part of the month, Captain Stephens, on behalf of
the officers, invited the whole corps, numbering 120 men, to
a banquet on the evening of the 23n1, at the Castle Howard
Hotel, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
having accepted the invitation for that day. Accordingly,
on Wednesday morning, the corps assembled at Castle
Howard for their last field day for the season, when they
were for the first time formed into sections of sixteen men
for file tiring. Each section fired ten rounds at 300 yards,
the average number of hits made by each section being 107,
hull's eyes and centres being counted as single hits only.
After this very creditable practice for the beginning (the
corps also numbering about twenty recruits), the men
marched to the north front of the Castle, where a series of
battalion movements were gone through, after which Capt.
.Wiirsley addressed the men in highly laudatory terms, and
calling for three cheers for Lord Carlisle, which were given
with a willingness which woke the echoes for many a mile.
Lord Carlisle briefly replied. Colonel Cranford, Captain
Phillips, many of the neighbouring gentry, and many car-
riages filled with lady occupant', were on the ground, and
throughout the day Castle Howard Park wore a very Mg-
mated appearance.

A comedy by lady Dufforin will, it is sai 1, be
shortly produced at the St. James's Theatre.

Mr. E. M. Ward's picture, in fresco, to be placed
in the Commons corridor of the Houses of Parliament, re.
presenting the flight of Charles the Second with JAL., Lane
after the battle of Worcester, will shortly be placed in itx
proper situation.
The meetings of scientific societies for the en•
suing week are s—Monday, Entomological. 8. Tuesday,
l'hotographic, 8. Wednesday, Geological, 8. Friday, As.
tronomical, 8.

The legislature of California has o&+red a prize
of 2,0001. to the first grower on Californian soil of 50,0001b5.
weight of cotton.

Messrs. Scott and Co., of Cartwlyke, Greenock,
signed a contract on Thursday at Paris for the construe.
Lion of throe large iron paddle steamers, hulls ant engines,
for the Compagnie Gi,ni"rale Transathititique, of 3,250 tons
and 750-horse power each. They are to be completed re-
spectively in 19, 23, and 27 months.

On Thursday night Mr. Morrison, the Liberal
candidate for Plymouth, addressed the electors at the Me-
chanics' Institute, in a speech of considerable length. He
complained of the canvassing tactics of his opponents and
expressed his wish that that pert of an election might be
always dispensed with. He advocated the ballot, not
because it would do away with all the evil practices com-
mon at elections, but. because it would prevent pressure.
He condemned the Education Minute. He did not believe
that the abolition of the church rate would destroy
the church. He re-asserted his belief in the soundness of
the principle of the Permissive Bill without committing
himself to all its details. He spoke of the present enormous
national expenditure, and said it was important that private
members of the House of Commons should undertake the
somewhat onerous and disagreeable !task of mastering the
details of the Estimates, and he desired that the income
tax should be re-adjusted. He referred at some length to
the shipping question, and to the advantage to that interest
which, it was alleged, would result from the return of the
conservatives to office.

THE REPREAENTATION OF LI rF:RPOOL. The
Liverpool Mercury says :—" In nll probability there will
be • dissolution of parliament either iu the middle or the
latter end of next year. In this town, if we are not mis.
informed, the tortes are already preparing, if not prepared,
for the anticipated parliamentary election. It is positively
stated that Mr. T. B. Mendell intends to retire from the
representation of Liverpool at the dissolution of parliament,
and to become a candidate fur one of the divisions of War.
wickahire; whilst Mr. J. A. Tobin and Mr. S. It. Graves
are to be brought forward as the tory candi-
dates for the representation of the good old
town. Having through the apathy and indif•
ferenoe of the burgesses obtained possession of the
council chamber, the tories now seek to make that
triumph the precursor of another and a more import.
ant victory. hey would absorb the entire representation
of the borough in parliament., and thus involve Liverpool
in the disgrace of carrying back to office i party which
has systematically opposed every reform and every change
which has contributed to the political elevation or the ma-
terial well-being of the people. And this ambitious project
they will undoubtedly realise if the liberal party does cot
wake from its sleep, and tear asunder the flimsy bonds with
which cunning conservatism has bound it. At once, there.
fore, it is the duty of the liberal party to bestir itself.
There must be prompt and united action to mar this plot.
Ooe great effort must be made to prove to a small but sc.
live party that it will not be permitted to usurp the whole
representation of the borough ; and, nix there is now no vol.
sildlity for compromise or partition, the cry must lie—" Two
liberal representatives of Liverpool."
THE SOUTHERN EMBANKMENT OF THE THAME4.
—Yesterday evening a meeting of delegates from each of
the parishes of South Lowloo was held at the Hem
Tavern, Kennington, to decide on the course to be pursued
in order to obtain for the southern bunk of the Thames
privileges similar to those to be conferred on the northern
shore under the Thames Eniunktnetit Bill. The chair
being taken by Mr. F. Duulton, several gentlemen pointed
out the importance of a southern embihkiitent. A rt,elu•
tion was, after a long discussion, cerrial unanimously to
the effect that the unitary munition of the districts of
London south of the river, and their liability to Bemis, rem
dared the protection of an enilstukment necessary, and that
the meeting, while anxious to promote this undertaking,
had no desire to delay the progress of the nui them env.
bankinent. A deputation was appointed to wait upou Lord
Palmerston on the subject from each of the parishes in
South London.

ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL, HATERSTOCK-HILL
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the governors and sub.
scribers to this institution took place vestenlay at the Lon-
dou Tavern, for the election of 4/children out of a list of
9., candidates, orphan children. There being no other busi-
ness than the election, the treasurer having token the
chair, scrutineers were appointed, and the election was pro.
ceeded with, commencing it twelve mud closing at three
o'clock. The poll having closed, a vote of thanks was given
to the chairman and acnitineers. The names of the suc-
cessful candidates will be advertised iu the used way.
POLITICAL ESPIONAOE IN Li% 1.3(P00L. Our
Liverpool correspondent writes :—" Fur some time past oae
of the principal topics of conversation in Liverpool. both
on 'Change mid in private circles, has had relation toe
system of political espionage and terrorism which has for
some time been exercise.] 111 that town in conuesioa with
gentlemen supposed to be directly or indirectly concerted
with the Southern or secessionist States of North ,tmerica.
We have heard of one gentleman being conotantly dogsvd
by private ' detoctivex ' for many mouths past. All
visitors to his residence and place of bosiuess have
been carefully scrutiniaed. and it is supposed that uwitig to
' information receive)' from Liverpool many newer.
, friends of the gentleman above alluded to, bare- eep seize'
and searched, and in some eases imprisoned, immediately oa
their arrival at Boston mud New York. Emplot,'s, it Saila,
have also, in some cases, been tampered with, and even the
privacy of oorre.pondeace and of business affairs loss been
mysteriously violated. We have also heap' of CA. 'S in whicht
goods' tact from Liverpool for shipment Mil 'ouspectol
firms have bees watched from the manufacturing di.triets
to the Liverpool dock (playa, and in sonic insuinet.. it is
more than hinted that packages have been opened furtively
en node, and their contents overhauled and noted. Weds
not, at present, feel justified in giving publicity to all the
rumours which point to the authors of these poweolieV.
foreign to English ideas of everything that u fair, hoover'
able. and manly."
THE GoLo CoAtrr.—The 11",Nt Afi.;,an
says " The palm oil season has been glorious. lo -.toe
towns in the eastern districts there is actually monied th.4l
traders can take, and yet enormous prices are given he it.
The Drorno sailed for London from AO.lll on the •.!I.lth of
July, with a cargo of 45,000 grams of palm oil awl., cos
sod a half of gum. On the 21st, Bryn-v-M or. heloogio;
to
the same firm as the Dromo (F. and A.Swanzy), left Accra
with another cargo of 45,00 d gallons of palm oil. Oa the
22nd, the Kedar sailed from Accra for Salem, Massie:bused!.
Uuited States, with 85,000 gallons of oil. nue, within
throe days, three vessels left from one port with
gallons of oil, all the produce of the I mid Coast.
not hear of much corn or ground-nuts shipped or, rentraTa,
for. Very little encouragemeut has been given to.,t
development of the corn and ground-nuts trade of late.
DOWNING-trrxzer, Ocr. 24.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Thorns, Blanch Stephen. Eat. to _
,
deputy collector and landing surveyor for the island
of
Ceylon.—Ga:cttr.

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