The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-15 00:00:00

The Baiter Volunteer Review,

Yesterday a meeting of commanding officers
of metropolitan Volunteer regiments was held at the
offices of the National Rifle Association, to consider
the spot on which the customary Easter Monday
Volunteer review should this year be held. Lord
Elcho presided, and among the officers present were,
Lord Ranelagh, Lord Truro, Lord Bury, Col. Pen-
ton, Col. Creed, Col. M'Leod of WLeod, Col.
Labrow, Col. Fitzgerald, Col. Whitehead, Col.
Money, Sir John Shelley, and Col. Wood.
Lord ELCHO opened the proceedings by making
a statement on behalf of the committee appointed
at a previous meeting to inspect the respective re-
view grounds at Dover and Brighton, and Colonel
Penton was called upon, as one of the Brighton
committee, to explain the proposed arrangements of
the corporation and townspeople of Brighton.
It was then proposed by Lord RANELAGH, se-
conded by Lord TRURO, " That the Easter Monday
Review be held this year at Brighton."
Lord BURY moved an amendment in favour of
Dover, but this was not seconded, and the original
motion was carried.

On the motion of Sir J. SHELLEY, seconded by
Captain TEMPLAR, it was agreed that the same com-
mittee who had reported on the ground should be
appointed to communicate with the authorities at
the War-office, with the railway company, and with
the corporation of Brighton.
The terms of the railway company are to be the
same as on previous years—namely, the Volunteers'
return-ticket is to be is. 6d., and to be available
before and after Monday, under certain regulations;
but an important alteration is this year made in one
respect, and that is, the officers may travel at the
same fare as the rank and file.

The Brighton people have got up competitions for
Enfield and carbine, and the sum of £224 will be
given in prizes, to be fired for by the Volunteers on
the Saturday prior to the review and on the Tues-
day after.

THE FAILURE OF ATTWOOD, SPOONER, AND CO.
—lt has been already stated that an agreement for
an amalgamation of this bank with the Birmingham Joint-
stock Bank (limited) had been entered into. The extra-
ordinary meeting of the shareholders for the purposa
of confirming the same had been convened, prior to Att-
wood and Co.'s suspension, for yesterday, and it was held
at the Exchange, Mr. G. P. Muntz in the chair ; but, in
place of the "confirmatory" resolution, ono was moved
from the chair to the effect that the resolutions passed on
the 6th of February, authorising the directors to carry out
the agreement be "not confirmed." The chairman briefly
alluded to the altered circumstances under which they had
assembled; the agreement had been entered into provided
that the assets shown by Attwood and Co. were approved
by the joint-stock bank; those not having been satisfactory
in the first instance-, neithefivererthey upon the amended
list of the assets being submitted on Friday, and the nego-
tiations were broken off. In reference to the price to have
been paid by the bank to Attwood and Co. for their busi-
ness, that the price was simply based on a percentage upon
the amount of their deposits from the public. Mr. Thomas
Short, jun., the deputy-chairman, seconded the resolution
moved from the chair.; and it was carried unanimously. A
meeting is to be called on an early day for the purpose of
carrying out a resolution previously passed to increase the
capital of this bank from two to three millions. In refe-
rence to the bank suspension nothing of importance oc-
curred yesterday.

THE LATE Duc DE MORNY.—" Experto Crede"
writes to the Times as follows :—" You have in your
article upon the late Duc de Morny, while presenting his
errors to the public, abstained from the more pleasing duty
of recording the fairer features of his character and career.
To Englishmeu it will be more interesting to know that
he was always the powerful and consistent counsellor of a
good alliance with this country and a
peaceful policy
towards Europe. In the evil days of February, 1858, the
Duo de Moray and the Emperor himself were the only
public men in France who resisted the hurricane of hatred
against us which the attempts of Orsini and his connexion
with Bernard raised. De Moray was the only Frenchman
who had the courage to oppose his master's confiscation of
the Orleans properties. The former acts prove his political
wisdom, and deserve our gratitude ; the latter one bespeaks
a generous spirit, and merits a posthumous reminder."
MAITHEWS AND THE REWARDS.—The question
of the rewards offered for the apprehension of Franz
Muller has at last been brought to an issue. The subject
as to its disposal has for a long time been under consido-
tion. On the one hand it was argued that Matthews alone
was entitled to the money; and on the other it was stated
that Mr. Death and Mr. Repsch would share in it. It is
now decided that the whole of the amount, namely £3OO,
will go to Matthews, or rather to the assignees in
bankruptcy for the benefit of his creditors. On Monday
a Government cheque for £lOO in favour of Matthews was
dela
received by Mr. Board, and in all probability Messrs.
,and
his
Robarts and the North London Railway Company will
follow suit,
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