The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-25 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1861.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, JULY 24. Aeroisrmmeltk—Liett-
Inmate H. Bt. J. De nebeek, to the &jai; lied H. B.
Phillimore, to be additional to the Fisgard, fur service
the Warner.

Naval Cadet A. W. Mneeey, to the St. Joan d'Acee.

PORTSMOUTH, Jutr 24.
The Irin, 2fi, nailing ship, Captain Charles E. H.
Vernon (acting), arrived at Spithead during the night from
the Australian station, and this morning exchanged salutes
with the Cornrnanderin-Chief. She will pronW to Sheer-
ness to pay off.

MIDLAND COUNTIES RIFLE VOLUNTEER

RiVISW.

WARWICK, WEDNEADAY EVIENTNO.

Thin event, which has for the last three months
excited so much interest amongst the volunteer force in all
the neighbouring counties, and amongst the public generally,
took place to-day ia the presence of an immense concourse
of persons, who came from the surrounding country for
scores of miles ; in fact, such a gathering has in all probe•
bility never before been witnessed in this picturesque old
town, with its numerous sumociatione of historic interest.

It is now many mouths since the idea of holding this
review was first mooted, and the sanction of the War-
°Mee having been obtained through the medium of Lord
Leigh, the lord-lieutenant of the county, • com-
mittee was formed, and the details of ar-
tengement entrusted to the care of the various
esionnanMng allows in Warwickshire, who were assisted 1
by Major Disk, the inspestor of rifle volunteers for the mid-
land district. After the first meeting of the committee had
been held, circulars were issued inviting the attendance of
varies% corps throughout the county. Answers to their
applications were received by Lieutenant-Colonel Mason,
and the result of their answers was communicated to the
load committee, who met at stated intervals at the War-
wick Arms Hotel. It was expected that about 15,000
volunteers would be present at the review, but doubts were
expressed by some of the committee as to whether the
common would be large enough for the movement of more
than 10,000 men, and the invitations were therefore limited.
It was anticipated that Lancashire would, as they did at the
Hyde-park review; seed its thousands; but this county, very
shortly after the review at Warwick was projected, obtained
official authority for the Lancashire corps to be reviewed at
Newtw on the 3rd of August; therefore it was intimated to
the committee that no corps would be present from that
county.
The race pound was the locality selected for the review,
as alordmg ample since for the purpose ; and indeed
almost the only spot where such accommodation could be
obtained in the locality. The ancient Priory Park con-
tiguous to the railway station was granted to the committee
for the erection of tents for the various battalions ; here
they were formed before marching to the review ground.
The general aommittee having made their arrangements for
the various corps, a local committee directed their atten-
tion to the provision of seats for the multitude which
might be expected to assemble. The limited space at our dis-
posal does not permit us to particularise the various corps
sent, but the total was as follows :—Cavalry, 150 ;
137 ; first brigade, 2,280 ; second brigade, 2,510; third
brigade, 2,124 ; fourth brigade, 1,550 ; total, 8,751.
From an early hour in the morning the streets of War-
rick, usually so quiet, presented an appearance of much
animation. Shortly after ten o'clock the corps begin to
strive.

Towards one o'clock the crowds in the street made their
way to the review-ground as the centre of :tarot:am At
this time the weather, which had been dark and lowering
during the greater part of the morning, became wone ; rain
fell smartly, and promised to °patinae throughout the day ;
apparently, however, this is no degree damped the ardour
of them who attended to witness the pronedings.
At ten Illitedie to one o'clock bin Royal Highness the
Duke of Owelekke, the oommeader-in-chief, arrived, and
Immediately proceeded to Warwick Castle. He was sc.
°propelled by the Hon. Colonel IlseArmald. A.D.C. • Lieu.
temot-Geseral Sire. Wetherell, commandant of thisortli-
gre district ; Colossi Greathead, A.D.C. • and Colonel
Ill'Mardo, impacting allegro( volunteers. Meow*, loather
aohlenies and gentlemen in the suite or at the made were
the Duke of Newcastle, lord-lieutenant of Nottingham-
shim; the Duke al Rutland, loyal-lieutenant of bloater.
411fille ...the Marquis of Exeter, lord-lieutenant of Northamp-
tonshire ; Reel Done, lord-lieutenant of Gloocestersbire
Lord Netherton, lord-lieutenant of Staffordshire • Lord
Lyttelloa, lord-lieutenant of Worcestershire ; Earl Simmer,
major of the let Northampton Volunteer Rifle Corp ; Earl
Grosvenor, lieutensuitecolooel 22nd Queen's Westminster;
Sir N. 8. Stewart, lieutenant-colonel let Renfrewshire ;
Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, captain Warwickshire
Yeomanry Cavalry ; Hon. E C. Leigh, captain Warwick-
shire Yeomanry Cavalry ; Lord Richard Grosvenor, Bei--
tenant 22nd Queen's Westminster ; and Colonel Erika.,
deputy-inspecting officer of volunteers.
At fifteen menus past two the first division of the
misname marched on to the review-ground. At that time
the rain ceased, and the sun shone out splendidly ; the bal-
conies surrounding the ground were well filled, anti alto-
gether a very imposing effect was produced.
Erectly at twenty minutes to three o'clock the Duke of
Cambridge and his staff entered the ground, preceded by
the Duke of Manchester. fine troop of mounted volualeas.
It was nearly six o'clock before the review had ter-
valuated ; and in the opinion of many military men
present, nothing could have been more suocasted •
and the behaviour of the men was in every reaped
admirable. The arrangement. were also excellent : and
the ground well adopted—indeed, • much larger body of
mew might have been reviewed with the greatest ease. The
total number of men, as shown 'oy the battalion roll, was
111,0r2.
. _ _

The railway arrangements were on the whole good ; the
Greet Western Company did the bulk of the work, and con-
sidering the number of trams they mu, the service wee
perhaps as well performed ea was possible. One corps
only—the Litioestenhire, as we understood—arrived too late
on the ground for inspection ; but took port in the other
proceedings of the day.

VOLUNTEERING FOR TAE INDIAN ARMY.

Indiauofficr, July 19.

Officers of her Majesty's Indian forces are in-
formed that their wishes as to volunteering under the con.
ditioes laid down in the following paragraphs of General
Orders of the government Awl Commaader•in-('hicf in India,
dated 10th April last (republished ie the London Ga:ette of
2dth May), should be sigtufied to the Adjutent•General of
their respective armies.

Extract, paragraph no. General Order by the Government
of India, of 10th April, PM.
" From these two general lists allows of cavalry and in-
fantry will be invited to volunteer for her Majesty!. general
service to the camber required for the new regiments of
cavalry and infantry respectively, according as such officers
belong to either hunch of the service." . "The general
lists will be immediately formed in the three presidencies,
and measures will be Usk's by the several governments to
ascertain the wishes of °Maws in regard to volunteering for
her Majesty's general service."
Paragraph 16, General Order by the Gommanderdn-
Chief, of 10th April, 1661. —" 16. Officers commanding
divisions, brigades, and stations, will, without delay, ascer-
tain the wishes of officers of cavalry nod infantry of the
local service in regard to volunteering to fill vacancies in the
new line regiments of cavalry and infantry, should there be
vacancies in them."—Caere.

DISTRIBUTION OP NATAL PAM MONST. -
Notice is given, in Tuesday's Girdle, that the distribution
of the proceeds of the cargo of the name unknown, or
Mariann, captured on the 22nd of Marsh, 1858, by her
Majesty's ships Styx and Jasper, will oommenoe on Monday,
the 29th of July. iu the prise branch of the depart-
ment of the " Acoosintant.General of the Navy, Admiralty,
Somerset-hone." The following an the shares due to an
individual in the sevend classes:-Flag share, 201. 13s. ld. ;
commander, 29/. 8. 9d. ; lieutenant commanding, IW.
12a. lid. ; third clan, 8/. Gs. ; fourth clan, 51. 6a. Bd. ; fifth
class, 2/. 19s. 4d. ; sixth class, 21. 13s. 41. ; seventh chin,
11. 15e. 7d. ; eighth clan, 17s. 10J. ; ninth class, I Is. 108. ;
tenth class, b. Ild. Mao, in respect to the brig, name
unknown, captured on the 24th December, 1839, by her
Majesty's ship Triton. The following are the shares due to
au individual in the several anises :-Flag share, 301. 10s. Bd. ;
lieutenant commeindisg, 721. 10s. lid. ; fourth elan, 211.
16s. 2d. ; fifth clan, 121. 2e. 3d. ; sixth class, 10/. 18e. Id. ;
seventh dna 71. ss. sd. ; eighth elms, 31. 1.2 a. 9d. ; Muth
rims, 21. Wk. ; Meth dem 11 4s. 9d. And to the
amount awarded for salvage services rendered to the brig
Nina, between the 10th and 14th of February, 1860, by her
Majesty's ship Carnes. Tbe following are the shares due
to an Winded le the several classes :-Captain, 571.
15s. &L ; sawed ekes, 81. 14. sd. ; third class, 61. 19e. 7d. ;
fourth clan, 41.95. Bd. ; ilith class, 21. 9s. 101. ; sixth class.
2/. 4s. 9J.; seventh class, U. We. 10d. ; eighth clam, 15s.
ninth clan, 9a. I Id. ; tenth class, 4a. 11d.
&Matson EPISCOPAL °eel:MA*l'loN. -Yesterday
the Bishop of Carlisle (Dr. Waldegrave) was actively en-
gaged is consideriag, in • anunittes of the House of Lords,
the clauses of an Irish railway Inn. It is very seldom that
bishops are selected as members of such committees, it
beag supposed that they have not given much attention
to the mysteries of gauges, gradients, sleepers, and per.,
maueet ways.

CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.

An aggregate meeting of the electors of the City
of London was held yesterday at the London Tavern to re-
ceive Mr. Western Wood, the liberal candidate. On the
platform, amongst other gentlemen, were Baron Rothschild,
M.P., Messrs. It. W. Crawford, M.P., K. Hodgson,
A. Layerd, 51. P., T. A. Mitchell, M.P., J. L. Ricardo.
M.P., S. Gregson, M.P., G. Moffatt, M.P., T. N.
Weguelin, M.P., C. Gilpin, M.P., It. Haul:my, M.P.,
Hon. G. Denman. M.P., Sir A. Rothschild, Aldermen
Phillips, Mechi, J. C. Lawrence, Salomone, S,c. Mr. Gso.
Slcs cm was called to the chair, and brietly upend the pro-
ceedings.
Mr. Vicion then rue, and was received with loud cheers.
He addressed the wattle; at some length in suPk-
nation of his political pnncii.les, which he compared
with those held by his opponent, the Lord Mayor. The
only question, be said, on which there was any difference
of opinion between him and the liberal party was that of
i church rates. All he asked on that point was that the
church should be left the power to tax itself. He would
not be a party to enforcing the rate in a compulsory way
upon any man, either churchman or dissenter, but further
than that he was not, at present, prepared to pledge him•
stiff, though he was quite open to conviction. If, after a
little parliamentary experience—for he felt quite sure they
would elect him—he should come toaconclusion more in con-
somme with the opinions of a large body of the liberal
party, he should not be afraid or ashemed openly to act on
that oosolusion, and vote for total abolition ; but at present,
if for the sake of obtaining a few votes be were to renounce
in an hour the opinions of a life, he should justly render
himself an object of suspicion and contempt. if soy change
aa QM question took place with him it would be one of pro
ven, not of reaction. Not so, however, with the Lord
/layer, who in 1855 and 1858 had voted for the abolition of
the rate, bat who in 1881, when it had been made a party
question by the tories, voted against the abolition, thus
&owing himself in a reactionary point of view, and &decidedly
=MD. acting for party and not on principle. The
ble gentleman having expressed his readiness to
lanswer any questions, resumed his seatamidst loud ap-
planes.
Mr. Perms asked Mr. Weed whether he was in favour of
the equalisation of the poor rate, and the abolition of the
law of settlement.

Mr. WOOD said he had not given the subject any grave
consideration, but his opinions and feelings were favourable
to the equalisation of the poor rate ; and with respect to
the law of settlement, he could not better answer that
question than by saying, that bad he been is the House of
Commons he should have voted for the bill now paring
through parliament on that subject. (ear, bear.)
Mr. HoDOSON, M.P., moved a resole tics to the effect
that the meeting was of opinion that Mr. Wood was a it
and proper person to represent the City. of Leaden in par-
liament. The hon. gentleman, in enforcing the resolution,
said the liberals bad two powers to contend against—the
power of their opponents, and the lukewarmseas of their
friends ; the first they could estimate at its worth, bat the
second must be looked tq or the City would 'gain be tory-
ridden. To avert this gnat calamity was the duty of every
liberal. (Hear, hear.) He trusted, therefore, there would
be a cordial union in behalf of Mr. Wood, and his return
wank( become metals.

AlderriiiT.l. C. hawersoc seconded the resolution,
which was sapperted by
Mr. Warrzauwarr, who as a member of the Society for
the separation of Church and State, although Mr. Wood
was not so far advanced on the church-rate question as he
could have wished, would give him his hearty support.
Mr. A. LATARD, M.P., also supported the resolution, and
said the aortae of London could not wafer a pester cow-
giment on their late noble representative than by return-
ing in his place • man who would house* carry out the
roe prinetpleu (Cheers.)
The resolution was then put and carried, with three
dissentients. Repeated cheers followed this announcement.
The meeting broke up with three chaos for Wood and
the liberal mum