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telegraph, several miles of wire being taken out by
the expedition. All the men have been supplied
with clothing suitable to the climate of China at
the expense of the Government. Lieut. Clements
goes out in command.

I - In compliance with an order from the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty, the whole of the offi-
cers and men of the Portsmouth Division of Royal
Marine Light Infantry were on Monday assembled
at a general parade to witness the presentation of a
medal to Private Robert Pennick, of the Royal
Marine Light Infantry, awarded him by the Royal
Humane Society, for having on the 13th of August
last, at the-risk of his own iife, saved from drown-
ing the Hon. E. Pery, a son of the Earl of Lime-
rick, and a naval cadet on board her Majesty's ship
Britannia in Portsmouth harbour, while bathing on
the beach in Stokes Bay. Their Lordships' letter,
conveying their highest commendation and approval
of the conduct of Private Pennick, was read to the
division by the Commandant, who, in presenting
the medal, expressed in very feeling and approtpri-
ate terms the pleasure it afforded him to be enabled
thus publicly to reward so gallant an action. Pri-
vate Pennick received a sovereign from the gallant
captain of the Britannia, Capt. T. Harris.

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chief magistrate,le, in accordance with the resolu-
tion of the public meeting held in July last, and
confirmed by the rules of the brigade, became, by
virtue of his office, its president—an office he felt
the highest honour and gratification at holding,
and which he intended to fill in a manner becoming
the mighty importance of the object in hand. H.
was fully determined during his year of office to do
all in his power to enlist the sympathies of -his
fellow-citizens, to add to its funds, and to fulfil *
pledge he had made to his numerous friends who
had so largely increased the list of contributions,
that a watchful eye should be had over the expen-
diture, for not only, said his lordship, was it essen-
tially necessary that there should be a large fund
to carry on the brigade with effect, but a reserved
fund to meet every possible contingency must be
created, and he was proud to say that one of his
first acts was to sanction the investment of a por-
tion of the funds at interest. The Lord Mayor
stated that nearly 600 gentlemen have applied for
enrolment, and day by day the numbers increase ;
still, said his lordship, there was a backwardness
on the part of young men to join, which he feared
was for want of sanction to their doing so on the
part of their employers. His lordship took a re-
view of the present state of political affairs, and
expressed a hope that hundreds upon hundreds
would enrol while time and opportunity remained
for them to become perfect in their drill. The
Lord Mayor proceeded to read a large list of con-
tributions received, among which were Messrs Howse
and Mead, £5 ss; Messrs. Spicer Brothers and Co.,
£lO 10s; Messrs. Ridgway and Co., £lO 10s; Messrs.
Waterlow and Sons, £lO 10s; Mr. G. Dollond, £5
52; Messrs. Field and Sons, Fore-street, £5 5s ;
Mr. C. Martin, £2 213; the nrshipful Company of
Grocers, X5O; Mr. C. Frodsham, £ll lls ; Mr. T.
Davies, £lO 10s; Messrs. Cunliffe, Dobson, and Co.,
£lO 10s; Sir F. Kelly, M.P., £lO 10s; Mr. G. S.
ltuck, St. Dunstan's-hill, £1010s; Mr. W. S. 'West-
wood, Newgate-street, £ll Ils ; Mr. Deputy Cor-
ney, £5 53; the Skinners' Company, £lO 10s ; Mr.
J. Layton, Mincing-lane, £ll 1 is; and for band,
£2 2s ; Messrs.' Mullens, Marshall, and C0.,-X2l ;
Messrs. Soames, Son, and Page, per Mr. Alderman
Rose ; Messrs. J. R. Rattray and Co., St. Mildred's
court, £25, &c.
The Recorder of LONDON announced that the
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers had resolved
to present the brigade with £2l to the general fund
and £2 2s to the band fund.

Mr. Ald. MEcttr, iu handing in a donation to the
band fend, expressed a hope that the fund would be
complete before the next meeting of the council.
The LORD MAYOR stated that so
,goon as a suffi-
cient number of additional enrolritents had taken
place he would name a day to receive the new mem-
bers at the Egyptian-hall to administer to them the
oath of allegiance. His lordship stated that, having
been informed the. Lord Bishop ofslAndon was de-
sirous to address the members of thecorps, he would.
make arrangements for the reception of his lordship
so soon as the corps were equipped, which ho pre-
sumed would be in a few days.

In reply to a question by the Common Sergeant,
Mr. All. ROSE stated that the ground at the
Crystal Palace was being staked out, and the works
would be commenced in a few days.

Capt. HICKS reported the successful state of tlio
drill, and said, bad as the weather had been, hun-
dreds attended each evening and made rapid pro-
gress.

Other business was transacted, and a cordial vote
of thanks was passed to the Lord Mayor.

Last night a public meeting of the general com-
mittee of the Queen's Volunteer Rifles was held in
the hall of 43, Lower Belgrave street, Pimlico. Mr.
B. Stephens, deputy-chairman, in the absence of
Earl Grosvenor, chairman, presided on the occasion.
The committee of this corps have been holding
their meetings for-the purpose of organisation for
some time past in this district, but hitherto their
meetings have not been made public. Earl Gros-
venor has been chosen Colonel ; the uniform has
been decided upon and fully approved; it is similar
in colour to that of Lord Eleho's, as worn by him at
Hythe. The shooting is about to be adopted for
practice. Tho craps drill three times a-week in
Westminster-hall, and now number upwards of 100
effective members, besides a large addition of
honorary members.

A communication was submitted to the naeting,
received from Messrs. J. R. and A. W. Jaffrey, pre-
senting to the corps a donation of £2l. A large
number of single annual subscriptions were also re-
ceived ; also another donation from Mr. W. Hole-
bone of five guineas.
Among a numerous body of new members, the fol-
lowing candidates were proposed and unanimously
enrolled as effective members :—Earl of Durham, the
Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Mr. Hastings Russell, Mr.
John Woodford ; a' so, Messrs. J. R. and A. W.
Jaffrey and W. Hollebone were enrolled as honorary
members.

It was unanimously resolved that Lord James
Butler, an effective member, should be a member of
the committee.
Reports from two sub-committees appointed for
the incorporation of St. Gabriel's Volunteer Rifles
in a neighbouring district of Pimlico with this corps
were received, stating that the incorporation had
been effected.

The meeting deemed this a highly advantageous
and satisfactory arrangement, and the reports were
unanimously adopted with applause. The selection
of the uniform was again reopened, and the subject
of some discussion, whereupon it was resolved that
a gray serge jacket for drill should be at once
adopted.
Mr. RUSSELL (hon. secretary) announced that he
had just been at the War-office, and secured 25 more
Enfield rifles, which would beready by the next drill
meeting. _ _

It was further announced that a general parade
of the effective members of the corps would take
place this evening (Wednesday), at half-past 6, in
Westminster-hall, for the inspection of Major-
General Hay, of the School of Musketry at Hythe.
After a discussion, in which the meeting unani-
mously repudiated any idea of amalgamation with
St. George's Volunteer Rifles, as stated by them at
their last meeting, and after the despatch of routine
business, the proceedings terminated.