The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-06 00:00:00

MR. SIDNEY HERBERT AND TILE
VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

Yesterday a numerously attended meeting of the
Court of Lieutenancy of the City of London was
held at the Guildhall, to receive a report from the
deputation appointed to wait upon Mr. Sidney
Herbert, the Secretary of State for War, to ascer-
tain the views of her Majesty's Government with
respect to the formation of the several additional
volunteer rifle corps, for sanctioning which appli-
cations had been made to the court. The Lord
Mayor presided in the first instance, and was after.
wards succeeded by Sir John Musgrove, Bart., and
Colonel Alderman Wilson. There were also pre-
sent Colonel Sykes, M.P., Mr. Alderman Sidney,
Alderman (Captain) Rose, Sir R. W. Carden, Knt,,
Deputies Harrison, Holt, Read, Whiteside, Lloyd,
and other members of the court.
Mr. H. SMITH, the clerk to the commissioners,
laid before the court the report of the deputation
above alluded to. It commenced by stating that,
having
waited upon Mr. Sidney Herbert, the
Secretary of State for War, and having informed
him of the several applications which the court had
received for the fermation of additional corps of
rifle volunteers, Ur. Sidney Herbert informed the
deputation, first, that he saw no objection to a second
company bein added to the No. 2 City of n L d
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(Spottiswood'e) Volunteer Rifle Corps, which,
bioeb oinf
sanctioned 1:y the court, would no doubt receive the
approval of/ her Majesty; second, that the Govern-
ment considered it objectionable to sanction the
formation, of volunteer corps exclusively confined
enobtertbe stated
as-
Mr.
any one class, whether of workmen or arti-
sans, or even of peers' sons, 'or any other
separale class; third, with respect to the Royal
co
National Rifle Ass,ocniaotyioanr,,
Mr.
could
n
that_ the style of ,
wined without the sanction of the Queen, which
iic was not probable would be granted, as her
Majesty reserved that distinction for regiments of
the line as a reward for eminent services ; that,
moreover, any brigade or battalion of volunteers
must be formed under the authority of some one
lord-lieutenant, and that it was objectionable and.
contrary to the spirit of the Volunteer Act, 44 Geo.
111., cap. 58, to form separate regiments or bat-
talions of the same brigade under different lords-
lieutenant, as proposed by the prospectus of " the
Royal National Rifles ;" fourth, Mr. Sidney Her-
bert further stated that he thought there could b©
no objection to the formation of other distinct
volunteer corps within the City of London, besides
the existing London Rifle Volunteer Brigade,
which could claim no exclusive right by their
earlier formation to enrol volunteers in their
brigade only, so that every class of persons de-
sirous of joining in the volunteer movement
might not ha deterred from doing so by the in-
convenient expense of any particular corps ; and
he added a suggestion, with a view to its
permanence, that the London Rifle Brigade
should adopt what modification might be practi-
cable in its present scale of expenses. The report
bore the name of the Lord Mayor, Alderman Rose,
and A. Moore.

A long and animated discussion took place upon
the report, and ultimately it was agreed to sanction
the addition of a second company to the No. 2 City
of London (Spottiswoode) Volunteer Corps.
With respect to the application of Mr. A. B.
Richards for the formation of a workman's volun-
teer brigade, it was agreed that it would be
objectionable to sanction the formation of a corps
exclusively confined to one class. It was, however,
unanimously resolved to agree to the application,
subject to its being referred to a committee to con-
sider under what title it should be established, and
also the rules for its guidance. A similar resolu-
tion was passed in reference to the application of
the "Royal National Rifle Association," it being
suggested that the title should be altered to that of
" The London Battalion National Rifle Association."
The commissioned officers appointed at the last
court having been sworn, the court adjourned.

ARREST AND ACQUITTAL OF DR.
J. R. WOLFE AT NAPLES.

We understand that Dr. J. R. Wolfe, well known
as the Paris correspondent of the lancet, has been
lately arrested at Naples, there tried before a court-
martial on a series of charges brought against him
by individuals at the head of the Neapolitan hos-
pitals, and immediately, completely, and honourably
acquitted on all the charges thus advanced. Dr.
Wolfe, who has studied surgery in the first schools,
and enjoys the confidence of the first practitioners
in Paris, and who is also a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Glasgow, went out to Italy in charge of some
instruments, Sze., sent as presents to Garibaldi. On
his arrival at Genoa it appears that Bertani insisted
on his proceeding at once to Palermo, and under-
took to forward the cases in a couple of days. They
were forwarded, not, however, in time to reach Dr.
Wolfe, who, by General Garibaldi's express desire,
accompanied the expedition to Calabria. It appears
that Dr. Wolfe entered a formal protest against
continuing his journey, until he awaited the arrival
and had obtained the cases ; but having accepted
an/appointment on Garibaldi's staff, he was obliged
to comply with his orders. Having, in his capacity
of staff-surgeon, found it his duty to criticise the
treatment of the sick and wounded, he drew down
on his bead the vindictive persecution of the objects
of his censure. He was accused of being an adven-
turer, of not belonging to the medical profession at
all, of having presented false credentials to General
Garibaldi (to whom he had been strongly recom-
mended by Mr. Ashurst), of having falsely alleged
that he was empowered by the " Ladies' Garibaldi
Benevolent Association" to communicate to them
information on the state of the sick and wounded,
of having robbed the stores entrusted to him and
sold the same, of having represented the Italian
surgeons as assassins, and a variety of other charges
equally puerile and false. On every one of these
charges Dr. Wolfe was instantly acquitted. He
has determined, however, not to leave Naples until
ample vindication be given to his character in other
places as well as there.
We understand that the chief witness who ap-
peared against Dr. Wolfe was the Signor Alberto
Maria, the husband of the lady to whom Garibaldi
entrusted the management of the hospitals.