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-Mr: A. ROSE then formally movet,
gistrates and deputy-lieutenants of
Westminster be ex offeio members of the commit-
tee. He said he and the other gentlemen who had
been delegated from the parish of St. Martin's-in-
the-Fields had been sent to the meetinc, on the un-
derstanding that they should assist in forming an
efficient rifle corps—(cheers)—and 'firet all clasies
of the inhabitants should be banded together as
much as possible in carrying that object into prac-
tical eact. llis aittr in proposing that addition to
the committee was that it would probably be the
means of bringing money, men, and efficiency to
the proposed corps. Sixty men Lad been enrolled
in the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and they
wanted to go to work. (A:laugh.) - His Grace the
Duke of Northumberland had sent to that parish a
donation of £2OO to go on with—(cheers)—and if
they did not proceed with something like spirit and'
vigour they would,be laughed at.
Thu subject of making the proposed addition to
the committee was re-discussed at some length.
Eventually the motion of Mr. Rose was eirried,
with only four dissentients, and the proceedings
were brought to an end.

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD.

sacrificing to political expediency' the loyal in
habitants of Ireland.
Your obedient servant,
AN OLD CAVALRY OFFICER.

Dublin, Nov. 22:

VOLUNTEER C'ORPS.

LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE.
A-meeting of the council was held atthe Mansion-
house yesterday, the Lord Mayor in the chair. The
Lord Mayor announced that the Corporation of
London had presented the brigade with 100 guineas.
Among the contributions were—the Worshipful
Company of Mercers, £5O, with liberal contribu-
tions from the 'Wax Chandlers' Company, the
Leathersellers' Company, the Arruourers' and Bra-
ziers' Company, and others. His lordship stated
that the band fund had received numerous addi-
tional contributions; that the Crystal Palace Com-
pany had forwarded, through Mr. Alderman Rose,
£2l to that fund, of which Messrs. Smith, Payne,
and Smiths, Messrs. Bradbury, Greatorex, and Co.,
Mr. G. F. Routledge, and Messrs. Haubury and
Lloyds were liberal supporters. His lordship added,
" I have just receiveil2o guineas from Messrs. Currie
and Co., Cornhill • £lO from W. M. per Capt. M.
Thomson;
said he was much gratified at being able. to state
aTicklsl £58.1.02.00m5.
Afr;ort.ußM. Messrs.
aln'h4ell-1:o rd Mayor
distinctly that the Government would shortly be in
a position to hand the brigade a rifle for the use of
every volunteer in the regiment, and that the long
Enfields would be withdrawn and short ones with
sword-bayonet substituted as soon as practicable.
Above 700 ,gentlemen had applied for enrolment.
Mr. Alderman Rose road a letter he had 4' cceived
from Mr. S. Plans* of 47, notolph-lane, stating
that he had agreed to bear the entire expense
of the outfit of 25 volunteers—gentlemen en-
gaged in his establishment. It was stated that
Mr. Routledge (W. and T. Devas Mincheiter,
and Routledge) had made generous proposals to
their young men to join the brigade. The Lord
Mayor stated that he had given directions that the
Guildhall should be got' ready for the drill with
every despatch, and that it should be suitably
lighted. He believed it would be ready in about a
week. Capt. Hicks reported that the drill progressed
most satisfactorily; hundreds attended each evening
at Sion College, London•wall, and it afforded him
satisfaction to state that the enrolment increased in
nmnbers day by day. -

LONDON IRISH CORPS.
Steps have been taken for the formation of a rifle
nirioesnilernisthitNiroLlouttlicn
Volunteer
Ibuir idgeard e
theto ctoi nt
lseis to
fo. of
on
Rifle Corps." As a means to render the organisa-
tion-thoroughly effective, communications have been
addressed to the Irish nobility and gentry resident
in the metropolis, without reference to political
opinions orereed. The grounds submitted for the
formation of the corps are that the Irish ought not
to be backward in patriotism or martial feats with
their English and Scotch brethren, especially at a
period like the present ; and a further suggestion is
throWn out that if such a corps be Cstablishedin
London it will inaugurate a general movement for
Ireland, where, up to the present time, no steps
have been taken to arm the population in ease of
danger from without The replies already received
arc. of the most favourable character, and among
them Mr. Dempsey, the hon. secretary, received
yesterday the following from the Marquis of
Donegal:—

"22, Grosvenor-square, Nov. 22.
"Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 21st inst. I beg to
acquaint you that I shall have great pleasure in being one
of the committee to promote the formation of the London
Volunteer Rifle Corps, and will do all I can to assist so
laudable an object. —4 am, Sir, your obedient servant, _

.
" DONEGAL."
The Earl of Liman, and other Irish noblemen,
have also replied, and the most 'sanguine expecta-
tions are held out that the. corps will be en exceed-
ingly efficient body in a very short,period.

CIVIL SERVICE-
A circular has been sent from the Audit-office to
the various public offices in London with a view to
the formation of a "Civil Service Rifle Brigade."
The invitation has been highly successful. Several
companies are being formed in the large depart-
ments, while the Audit-office company is receiving
a great accession of numbers from the smaller esta-
blishments. The brigade, Which will be identified
entirely with the Civil Service, and be quito dis-
tinct from any other corps, promises to be one of
the most important in course of formation. Ar-
rangements have been made for the Audit-office
corps to commence their preliminary drill under the
superintendence of Sergeant Chace, of the Scots
Fusili6i Guards.

THE INNS OF COURT. . .
Yesterday afternoon the enrolled members, up-
wards of 200 in number, of the Volunteer Rifle
Corps now in course of formation among the mem-
bers of the Inns of Court, met together in the Lords
Justices' Court, Lincoln's-inn, for the purpose of
electing their permanent managing committee, and
for making the necessary arrangements for com-
mencing drill forthwith. Mr. Selwyn, M.P., acted
as chairman, and a considerable number of the
members of the bar of note and standing were again
present. The working committee, elected by the
,enrolled members and sabscribcrs through the in-
tervention
of voting papers, were Sir Hugh Cairns,
M.P.; Mr. Selwyn, M.P. ; Mr. Kenyon Parker,-
; Mr. Rodwell, Q.C. Mr. J. W. Chitty, the
Hon. Adolphus Liddell, Mr. Leigh Pemberton, and
Mr. lonsdale—the four first being subscriber, and
the last four enrolled members of the corps. Mr.
Bacon,, Q.C., and Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., were ap-
pointed treasurers, and Mr. J. 11. Patteson and Mr.
A. Bailey, honorary secretaries.
The selection of a site for practising shooting was,
on the motion of Mr. PIIINN, Q.C., seconded by Mr.
WHATELET, Q.C., left to the decision of the ma-
naging committee. On this point some discussion
arose, in the course of which it Was suggested by a
volunteer that the ground at Sheen-common would
be extremely inconvenient in point of distance,
especially to members of the corps residing in the
northern parts of the metropolis, and that it would
be desirable, if possible, to procure a site somewhere
between Bayswater and Highgate.
Tho CHAIRMAN explained that the ProVisional
Committee, after making many inquiries, and re-
ceiving many suggestions on the subject, were of
opinion that the ground at Sheen-common united
in itself the most advantages. The consideration of
the choice of a uniform for the corps was, on a sug-
gestion from the chairman, deferred for the present,
in order that the members and aubscribers'might
devote their attention to so important a question.
A member of the Chancery bar, who is ono of the
Highgate volunteers, appeared at the meeting in the
unifbrm of that corps, which, consisting princloilly
of a dark gray tunic, relieved by no other colour
calculated, to catch the eye, seemed to possess all
the invisibility, so to speak, desirable in the cos-
tume of a rifleman.

GLASGOW.
No less than four new companies have been
formed.- • First in order and importance stands that
formed by the persons employed by Wylie..and
Lockhead, cabinet furnishers, upholsterers, &c.,
Buchanan-street, no less than 100 having enrolled
themselves alreacy, the firm giving them accommo-
dation for drill, &c., and £9O to assist in defraying
expenses. A corps was formed in connexion with
the shipping' interest, under the auspices of the
Messrs. Burns (partners of the Cunard line), who.
will afford them every encouragement. At a meeting
of persons connected with the leather trade 90 en-
rolled themselves at the initiatory meeting as an arti-
san company. A drill sergeant was engaged and £7O
subscribed for general expenses. The following gen-
tlemen connected with the trade became honorary
members by paying £5 5s towards the funds of the
corps :—Messrs. P. M'lntosh, George Schroeder,
Thomas Callander and Sons, Robert Ramsay, T.
Pilling and Co., D. Elgin, sen., James Anderson.
A " North-Western Company" was formed in con-
necting with the Glasgow First Battalion, and at
the conclusion of the meeting GO gentlemen stepped
forward and had their names enrolled. The Stock-
brokers' and Accountants' Company now numbers
75, and commenced drill on Monday. The " Press
Company," over 100 strong, commenced drill on
Monday, the daily paper men_ at 12 at noon, and
others at 8 p.m.

LIVERPOOL.
About 700 volunteers in the artillery corps which
is being organised here were sworn in on Tuesday
evening before the Mayor and other' magistrates of
the borough. The proceedings were of a most in-
teresting description, St. George's-hall, where the
ceremony took place, being filled with spectators,
while crowds of people assembled in front of the
building and gave the volunteers quite an ovation.
Altogether„. about Loop .rnen belonging to the
various corps in the town and neighbourhood were
present, besides a detachment of the Lancashire
Artillery Militia, with guns, who attended the
volunteers to. the hall as a guard of honour. The
Lord-Lieutenant (the Earl of Sefton) sent a letter
excusing his absence, and, after the oath of alle-
giance had been administered, addresses ware de-
livered by Mr. W. Brown, Colonel Smythe, Capt.
Mends, of her Majesty's ship Hastings; Mr. C.
Turner, Mr. Walter, the energetic secretary to the
artillery corps ; the Rev. Campbell, rector of the
parish, and other gentlemen, all of whom expressed
their satisfaction at the .progress which the move-
ment was now making in the town. The volun-
teers were alsn complimented upon their efficiency
by Colonel Smythe and Captain Mends. The spec-
tacle was a very brilliant one, and went off without
the slightest contretemps.

It was arranged that the drill should commence
on Monday morning, and that the intervals ,of prac-
tice should be between 8.30 and 10.30 in the morn-
ings, from 4 to 6 in the afternoons, and from 7 to 9
in the evenings: The drill will be in the halls of
Lincoln's-inn and the Temple in bad weather, and
in the adjacent gardens when the weather is favour-
able, provided the consent of the benchers can be
obtained.

Mr. PIIINN, Q.C., suggested that as many of the
enrolled members lived in "the far west," it would
be convenient if they could be permitted to drill in
the Green-park in the mornings and in Westmin-
ster-hall in the evenings.
The CHAIRMAN said if any 14 members could fix
on a particular place and a particular hour most
convenient to them for drill, the services of a drill
sergeant should be assigned to them.
The question of a ice of officers underwent
some discussion. ' •

Mr. PIIINN, differing in that respect from a sug-
gestion emanating from the chair, thought so im-
portant a matter ought not longer to remain unde-
cided, and he moved that, in the opinion of the
meeting, the commissioned officers of the corps
should be selected from among gentlemen who had
served either in the army or in the Marines.

The motion met with 'some opposition, but was
eventually carried on a show of hands, and the
meeting separated.

WESTMINSTER.

Yesterday at three o'clock an influential meet-
ing of magistrates, burgesses, and 'other principal
inhabitants of the city of Westminster, convened by
the Lord Lieutenant, was held at the Guildhall
there, with the view to the formation of a volunteer
rifle corps for the city of Westminster. Mr. 'l'. J.
Miller, M.P., as deputy-lieutenant, officiated as
chairman; and among the gentlemen present were
the Dean of Westminster (Dr. Trench), Lord Rane-
lagh, Sir J. S. Lilly, Mr. Antrobus (banker), Mr. J.
L. Elliott, Mr. C. Wood, Mr. A. Rose, and Mr.
Twining (banker); Mr. Baron Bramwell was also,
present during part of the proceedings. At a pre-
vious meeting, held in the same place, a resolution
was come to for the immediate formation of a vo-
lunteer corps, and a provisional committee was ap-
pointed to make thq necessary arrangements, one of
which was to invite the co-operation of the inhabi-
tants of the nine parishes composing the city of
Westminster in carrying out the proposed object.
The result of that invitation, as stated yesterday,
was that seven out of the nine parishes had sent
each three delegates to represent them, and those
21 gentlemen were in attendance ; the parish of St.
James, another •f the nine, had convened a meeting
for the election of representatives, and would make
its return in a few days; and St. George's, the re-
maining parish, had already formed a volunteer
corps of its own. It was stated in the course of the
proceedings that the Duke of Northumberland had
contributed £2OO towards the expenses incidental
to the establishment of a corps for the parish of St.
Martin's-in-the-fields, of which his grace is a pa-
rishioner.

The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the
spirit and alacrity with which the inhabitants of
the whole city of Westminster had responded to the
call for the formation of a volunteer corps. There
could be no reason to doubt, he added, that in a
yory short time a large body of men would come
forward and enrol themselves in its ranks.

Mr. S. L.ELLIOTT moved a resolution to the effect
that the gentlemen appointed by the parishes which
had already made a return be constituted a commit-
tee to complete the arrangements for the formation
of a Volunteer Corps for the City of Westminster,
with power to add to their number the several gen-
tlemen whom the parishes which had yet to make
a return might appoint to represent them, St.
George's parish, he said, had taken the lead of the
others, and had formed a corps of its own. It was
possible that all the gentlemen who had joined that
corps might not be willing to amalgamate with the
corps to be raised in other parts of the city of
Westminster ; but some of them, with whom he had
conversed on the subject, had expressed their readi-
ness to do so.

Mr. A. ROSE suggested that the magistrates, de-
puty-lieutenants, and burgesses of Westminster
should be members of the proposed committee, his
object being, he said, to assist in making the pre-
sent movement a national rather than a parochial
one. (Hear, hear.)
After a long conversation, the motion of Mr.