The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-17 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Amen'ALlT, Arun. 16. —PRomanoNs Asp AP-
ronersirrrm.—Engincer L Nontoe, promoted to the teak
of eeconil•c6u minstant engineer in the lads% al raw-
numerary.
Lieutenant A. Dent to be flag lientesant to Bear-Admiral
Warren.

Surgeon C. D. Shepherd to As Imam.
Paymaster H. F. Pullen to bo somotary to Rear-Admiral
Waren.

dmistent Paymaster V. D. J. Ricbcord to be secretary's
clerk to Raar-Admiral Warms.

Pint clue Aelstent Engineer W. R. ?shins to the Fis.
fwd., for charge of the machinery of the Driver.

WOOLWICH, Ann 16.
His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours,
accompanied by his five sons, arrived at Woolwich, from
Claremont, this morning at 9 o'clock, for the purpose of in-
specting the several departments of the Royal Arsenal. His
Royal Highness visited the various factories and workshops
of the carriage department, the laboseturies, aid the Arm-
strong gun foundries and stores.

GOVERNMENT AID TO VOLUNTEZRB.--OREAT
MEETING.
Yesterday an influential meeting of officers com-
manding volunthee corps was held at the Thatched House
Tavern, St Jasseee-street, for the purpose of conferring
with Lord ®she tepee the mature he is about to bring be-
foge the legislature, cad of hapreseleg the members of par-
biarasat with whosa they have Mayne sod the government
with the absolute seeswity of some more efficient aid being
extended So volunteer corps then bee yet been afforded.
Deputations Wooded from sow of the principal towns in
England end iltatlnad. The Blom at &idol wee celled to
the chair.

Mr. Sheriff Baia said the mahjong whisk that westing had
been called to sandier had been taken up ia accordance
with a series of suminteeas pamed at a meeting held recently
a Glaroww..whilli bad been convened by_ctroubirs addressed
to nearly two hundred commandingr-ers of volunteer
rifle corps in all parts of &teasel and Scotland. He then
' road the circular, which is effect urged the propriety of
applying for government aid for the voluatoars, and sug-
gesting that representations should be made to the govero-
meat simultaneously from different places, as by this means
there was more chance of obtainiog a favourable mean.
It further stated that • meeting had been held in Glisegow
last Friday, sad that • doyenne was to mooed to London
for the purpose of urging this questioneponethe etteution of
parliament. He concluded by proposing • resolution in
effect that the meeting was of opinion that in order to meet
the great expenses of the volunteers en amount of U. per
sea shoed be asked from the goverment to enable them
to meet some penes of the exposes sot et present pro.
tided for.
The Comaulnewr of the 3rd Manchester Volunteers
thought the time had ogee when the volunteer form should
be supported le ems extent by the gmeroseset se one of
the poneamat institutions d the ereatry, and had gnat
piamare is amoading the resolution. He thought the
amount =kid for was • reasonable one. He could say that
the expenses of Dome of the corps,particularly of the
artifto cooorrppss,, one of which he coo cd, were so great
that he believed the men could not afford to centimes to
belong to theta, said if the government wished to foster the
movement they must do something for those whose peril-
beery position did not enable them to meet all the require•
meets of such an institution.

iu BRANDRAN, etimmaadant of the Blackheath
Artillery, supported the resolution, and thought that the
question of payload of clothing should be kept entirely
out of view. _ _ _

After some further discussion the resolution was pet
sad carried unanimously.
Yr. Sheriff Bac moved the second resolution, which was
to • certain extent eoefirmatory of the first.
Mir J. V. Su= sr, Bart., N. P., commandant of the London
National Rides, thought it was important that Lord Elebo
should be able, when he brought the question before the
House of Commons, to state their reasons for asking for
• debit* amount, and his noble frisad would now be able
to lay before the house the expressed opinion of the corn-
eroding calkers of so many corps, and be could sot bat
*Usk that it must have t effect apes the manliest
Lord RANILAGA cordially 'lmported the resolution sad
which was coineidest with that which be had proposed
more than twelve meths ego, namely, that the government
should pay it. per head/or ma towards the expenses of the
"re resolution having been carried, • vote of thanks to
the chairman closed the proceedinp.