The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, au reser of ships and of men employed upon tech, ' therefore, the House would lie hoped, From not listen to any plea of secrecy. the opeech h a the "Tes`miustsr (Sir Ileia. and 'Gallant Me f_it , I, . _ t ,as -, a Lacy. Evans), it seated appear that this ceae ry v; as ▪ defended and had a .strengae.rdisposablo military hewer even than Franca. Lock t the crarriswis wh;eh up "a that country—that of I was necessary te keep 1 I ` ) aris with 70,000 men, and 83 others which , requires e l l e _°Ps, and then take into acceuat the irregu:Ar gen. asraterie, and it seeine . d , that France had not at her dis tend 180,000. men available for any purpose of invasion. After 1835 and 1836 the regular for a ce l2 oc the army, li e tt rY, and ordnance was for :.even 1 ' ,842. This ye ar it was 161,592, being an increase l.ea' of of4o 000 men o ver the amount of force during theDukeWelling - Government. Oar artiileey and engineersn b_ad . be, en , doubled during the last seven w ICh he a'a withcomplain. Their number wyaaB3_B7oooooadruurianrgy tubsecdwator with France, and now it was 15, 0 "• reueist of 26,000 or 27,000 seamen and .marines under hadbake of Wellington's Administration. , N_ r e , w , o w ,( e , 7," 44000 seam-n and marines, and yet we %.e tI , the country was not adequately defendellmicionithac 1844 the Duke of Wellington took the alarm, coin-yeal a., mission was appeieted to inqaire_initioait,L'eg4s'taat.:,,.. of other:;l national deleuces. Captain Sir I: I .. in the Nerth tutted the whole coast of Eagletel, Ire ;m to he L eters-end, and they neele a report. r • it w hen the G e allant Captain was i ti u m n t d n , i , r ) ( cofficial . a n examination fer- Y 4 Committee upstairs he suite d him to ill eleu had been laid before him that . induced Thu Gellant bAslieve that there was danger of invasion. 'Ancor (Major Beresfurti) wished the House t o believe, be lluie we were able to land at New Orleans 6,000 or t.°°° men, when we had five or six days to do it in, and iWere eaststers-of the sea gall the t co uld be l ul l e d on t h e English coastie, that 60,000 men m when we had ships to look after thera.—(Hear, b ea r.) Hew could 60.000 neon,_ be collected and thrown our shore without cur obtaining some hiformatio:P(o:fairtheir coaling? Ile R. Peel) that the nr‘ l4l3 ed with the Hon. Baronet the would have some intimation of the danger from e ." press, from commerce,. or from diplomacy, an . , agreedTb with him in calling this an " ignominious panic. ' en e , R i onimission on the National Defences had recom mended an outlay of 2,500,0001. or p,000,0001., which e ": 11 been laid out in improving our harbours and coast defences, which money be believed had been entirely Then, in addition to steam-basins and andthese defettae.s we had a regular force of 161,000 men, " ir regular force of 54,000, as hied been shown , by_ b n is . return, making - Thou th -in all . upwards of 2.00,000 armee me er ° Was the city and metropolitan police, 8,780; the re s t of the police force in England and Wales„ 2 I _ 49, sad 12,000 Irish e . natabulary ; making together more t han 20,000 men, w h o , a dd e d to the regular an d irregu lar troops, in constituted altogether a force of 237,517 men arras in the service of their country. A force of 56 ,500 men would be amply sufficient for colonial Ber l)", and that would leave 180,000 men avilable for the "fence 'of their country. The Duke of Wellington's authority had been quoted on the other side. But if th ey Claimed the Noble Duke as their authority, they t/ Ught to adopt his remedy. The . Duke of Wellington a e iec oramendedehe Government to ruse an organized and "liaoiruned fotce for each of the three kingdoms equal in 11 ;,uoant to that maintained during the late war. Yet the u Paltry were content with proposing this petty an d seuiry force of 80,000 men for England, lenaovinpganS.cco.tla.n,d_ and Ireland unprovided for. There was no Ministries o tr t i n e e s rutrY It was only the late andpr c hequer were panic-stricken. The Chancellor of the Ex• 'atquer iu his able and eloquenaspeech on Friday, said e co as unwise to impose a tax to which the feeling of h untry was opposed. sli m ., ••. . Let the Government act in the cbje e et Spirit with regard to the present Bill, which was La , tenable to the great body of the people. If the 4" should not be passed the hop and advertisement duty ght Be repealed to-morrow. DO Slr, CH ARTER'S said he w i s h e d to take that op eertunitY of expressing his astonishment at the self ufident manner i n wh i ch t h e H on . Member for Mon ea° and his friends enunciated their opinions on mill lo).', o m atters.—(llear, hear.) Any person who listen ed 2 ° se gentlemen would suppose that they not only hopolised a ll t h e i nte lli genc e of the country, but ~ lee : ,fileY likewise monopolised all its professional a -w ` e dge. In the year 1803 Mr. Wyndham had made a a!Peeeli, of which many portions were extremelye bad vocable to the present state of that question. 11 had ofd that they had been told daily of the impracticability ~ invasion by many eminent lawyers, by many sound trines, many country gentlemen , many respectable d neerchants, many intelligent manufacturers, n t t a li tu e lY ee"ry handsome women— ( A. laugh ) — while tar t ha t pers ons .. from whom they did not opinion were our soldiers . and sailors. sa m e (M r. Charteris) confessed that he did not feel the t er - s e corlfidence in his own judgment on military mat which.t. those gentlemen appeared to feel In mill "`Y neuters he was disposed to bow to the opinions of roii ielbr Mary men without attributing those opinions to the he eil itY of age or to interested h motives. —( )Tear, teo li t Ile believed that the gentlemen who opposed the e cc Lull for going into Committee on hatßill were not , h b n e t a r h . e ) 1 1,7 /led by public feeling out of d_oors m . b e if o Lteight be petitions agtthotshee ko rea that a large portion of p e t e i a ti s o Ha n re s ta;r referred i ,: to the compulsory clauses than to the Bill itself. aetiotuntsbe statements in the press, and from other indi . tintf al, cif Public opinion, it was reasonable to conclude coi,,,..e,eling of insecurity prevailed on the subject of e o ,:attonal defences. He, hoped they would go into tt cod make on the Bill with '_as little delay as possible, t b- eirere it as complete and effective a measure as they ole, m. (Boar, hear.) 4 ther MITCHELL dissented from the statement made welate First Lord of the Admiralty, that our n o a m vy . tp e a re t : r a, Pl a yed to a great extent in defending our immediately theacfore.. With respect to the question mor th e , the House, he would prefer an augmentation of h e ' e gular army to the embodiment of the m ili t ia and believed that the House of Commons would never r r il e- . rutsotte maintain an amount of force . which the Guyer f?r tae necessary Might declare cn its responsibility to be t ie , e defence of the country. The Right Hon. Gen atcart the Chancellor of the Exchequer told them . the to e , r night that their direct taxation should be extended air`tired; classes of people. In that principle he_ use " i was dir::,/ r td; but the proposal now before the I! a tf - YePposed to such a system. Suppose it a c l a o r r ri t e h d e , roi„oble Lord with 100,0001. a year, it draw n n a . _,, I,l:!itia, Would find a substitute at a cost o f by LW 50/ 1 1 a man employed in a factory, and earning only his tt l'jubyaeatirtui te, would have to pay exactly . the same sum for if he wished to provide one.—(Bear, ties, Rat t) Nov, this he called gross inequality and injus- Metre anif, instead of , 80 000 militia, they were to -mh o addition of 20,000 men to the standing army help ex pense of which might be by adding one -1 t i,_ 4 P e r cent• to the income - tax—the working man *coil income-tax was extended to incomes of 501., Lord ha re to ay ss. for the increase, while the Noble inr , - WOuld ha v e to pay 5001-o:tear, hear.) He looked a;iii ll ,the coat of our national defences as an insurance, et ic ,,,, i rt was just that the amount paid by individuals ta; u k he in proportion to the extent of the property he had to be protected. The Bill before the House feltri:Ratti*4 as fraught with injustice, and therefore he a tr uaelf bound to give it his most decided opposition. Air, ters tee • - see , WPER said the amendment before the House th 1 aupport e d the Honourable Members for .I. ° West Riding by and Montrose, because they ri eic a l e of • e " the idea of a. panic on the subject lat• urval i° and beved such a thing to be mo m rteif a ii - " ese '°• 11, eli Now there were two ways in which in ter. aught be possible. It might be phi sically and ma eistalk7 so, and that was a point which should be . d . e -6.1`1 on military and naval grounds. Or the condition aucrign countries and of Europe generally might be e ia , :e.potioinprevent invasion being attempted, an . d . t is -zit w a s one w o.s hieh might be judged of by politicians, " which - the Honourable Member for the W est Riding and hie friends might very properly fa e their o pinions. —(Hear, hear.) But the . Hon. fleleber for the West Riding was charmed with the 'uea of having his opinion on tbe military part of the question placed above that of the Duke of Wellington. — hp e ar, hear.) As to the possibility of an invasion, ~,: a wever, be thought the House could only look to the ti le s expressed by those men who had made the princi l'es and practice of war their study, and who were ac t s eemed to the embarkation and di sem b arkation of L ro opeeee(Hear, bear.) Almost every s uc h author i ty h ad declared that there was no-such imossibility of in b u t faradsan ter great od T e rte lonats the Hon. Member and his - ‘ tlt ° flisY the Duke of Wellington, °f acers who had served under him, and also those who had -- bee n eng aged iumore recent wars, were of this (Ti na) . c n k • - e(Flear.) And they meld appeal not only to the Xr a rrY of English but of French officers also. The ta °l3 . Member here read an extract from the pamphlet of i t ' e trines do Joinville, in which . he suggested that - "ekreer • h t ,,, s might be employed for landing troops in En g . iii and subjecting this country to all the "loses and --tie • e ili lugs of war; and then . asked the Honourable ta tlbb er , for the, West Riding whether he had 0ra,...t confidence in the forbearancetheaynd civility. a; ' r rench officers as to 'suppose that eO O 4 ll /11 ble of doing that which a prince of the blood ha b i t ; • and deliberately proposed?-7(nela r, 00 nnt steamers start the morning appear ittteruelecement of the night, and before Mig4 . • from opposite shore h a e t a t r he ) rtiot ille part of our coast,. and burn and destroy one or th e re of our seaport towns, to the great humiliation of - "tour and dignity of England?—(Einar, Repeated Would reference had been made to the defence had that be made by our navy; but, though he the hear.) ofc",,tiluplieit reliance on the valour skill, and success rnnre to tue n avy —and though he believed it never was _ no. toe s than at the present moment—yet he wonld o !, tes uitth e anfencoof the country to one description 1 fe; . : a MIY; ho would rather have two strings to his . jui.%se that -the one could be used if the other was in vica'n" or inismanaged.—(Hear.) If lion. Gentlemen of /-; !PPosed this measure consulted the naval officers offi e r o ' n eo, they would find that ever y one of those Do ' : , 111 Wes convinced that invasion of this country was ta a h ' h a te•—(Elear, hear.) It was therefore absurd to tell a,,:rose that the idea of invasion was visionary, when of e; '°unti all the officers, not only of this country, but co - a ranee, declaring that it was a thing of possible co ‘2,l4llshiticni.—(tlear.) It had been declared that this ; 11 „utrY was insufficiently defunded , and if the opposi ba.." t ° the present measure should succeed, would itnot e ' 0 it tendency to lead foreign powers to make the rttempt to invade it?—(Hear.) There were some things 4 1 t he Bill of which he did not approve; but at the same v : Ila . it would give such an increased force as he thought „tend place the country in a state of safety, end his iin lees:lie, fo r " was, thet the mere establishment of the militia was oe would secure the object they had in view, which (a t° 'Prevent tin invasion being even attempted.— r ya 4l %) The Hon. Member for the West Riding, and I,e ere, seemed to imagine that they would best promote b -le ° by diminishing the military fore- sof the country t ; at there were two ways in which peace might be se . ug . h e utibta, one was by submitting to aggressors, an e d ln t . ll (n er by being strong enough to overcome th alit ' 11"19 Re }e lieTett that ley supporting the li' litie Bill he should be best maintaining the interests of pace; and that the true principles of peace would be , best 0.11 . 110 out by ma king this country strong, and ! by seeing it and the whole eivilizsd world from the nun and miser.) , which would follow if the greatness and &en of England were destroyed by a hostile inveelon.—( /leer.) Mr. CL&Y sincerely . thought that this country was' never so little exposed to an iuvasien as at the present moment; but if he were told by military nuthorities that he was wrong in this opinion, then he asked what were the best means of defending the country? Now, he had not heard one of those military authorities in that House heartily support the Bill as affording the best means of defending the country; and an Hon. and Gal lant Ad.eiral, who spoke the other night, thought the best means of defence was by the organization and in crease of our naval force. He thought the Government would act wisely in encouraging the formation of vo lunteer rill; corps; for their orgaaizetion would intro duce among the penple a military spirit and feeling of self dependence, which would constitute the best gua rantee for she defence of the nation. Lord PALMERSTON and Mr. WAKLEY rose together, but tee latter gave say in consequence of the general Celle for Loot Palmerston." . Lord PALMERSTON, who was greeted with cheers, then said—l can assure the nous° that leh ell detain thins but a very few minutes. I should not have pre euated to athness theta on this eutsjoot its the present stage of the debate, but, havieg been elluiltd to so fre quently by some lion. Members, I cannot reconcile it to myself not to bey a few words in reference, r can ecereely. . say in uuswer, to what they have done rue the honour to say. The only reply I can make to the assertions of my Honourable Friends is to meet Assertion by counter-assertion—(Uear, hear) —and their denial of ray opinions by an equally strong denial of theirs.—(Hear, hoar.) The only answer they made to my observations oa a former occasion watt to express surprise that those observations should have fallen from me, and to declare their confident belief that they were unfounded. The Hon. Member for Menehester and the Hon. Member for the West Riding are firmly convinced that au invasion of this country by the forces of France is utterly impossible, and, believing that to be impossible, they think it the height of absurdity for this country to make any preparation to guard against an impossible event. I think, on the contrary, such an event in cer tain cases pessible, to use no stronger word, and I think it the duty of the country to make preparation to guard against such a danger.—(Hear, hear.) The country will judge between those Hon. Gentlemen and me.—(Hear, bear.) Ic lam wrong, and - if the' advice I give is fol lowed, at all events the country is safe.---(Loud cheers.) If they are wrong, and the advice they give is followed, the country may be ruined.—(Renewed cheers.) They dispute authority; they will not receive the opinion of officers of great experience, of sailors who understand their profession, of men who have practically faced the danger, which they call on this country to provide against. These gentlemen, whose habits of life have been conversant with the peaceful arts, with manufac tures and industry, who know nothing of war or the chances of war—(Cheers)—who know nothing of the means by which war is carried on, or by which it is re sisted—these gentlemen wish to lull the country into a feeling of security, and to prevent it from taking any means to provide for its defence.—(Cheers.) But they have disputed the English authorities. We have heard just now from an Hon. Friend of mine that the opinion of foreign authorities correspond exactly with those of the English authorities. But I have heard an opinion expressed by a very high foreign authority beating upon this question. I have heard, and I believe it, that the late King of the French, when he visited this country after that dispute which arose upon the qUestion about Tahiti—and it is not inopportune or irrelevant to remind the House that upon _that occasion, when this country was on the point of being engaged totally unprepared in war, that the men who were the loudest in those declamations that were likely to bring on a rupture were the very men who are now preaching peace —(Great cheering from the Ministerial side), --I have heard, I say, that upon that occasion the King of the French, rejoicing in the peace ful termination of that dispute, said, however, that he bad been told by his generals at the time that .if a rup ture had taken place they would have undertaken that within a week they would have been in London. — (Hear, hear.) That may have some weight with those who despise the opinions of English generals and ad mirals.—(Hear, hear.) Much misrepresentation, Sir, has occurred of things that have been stated by those who agree Hon ar opindionsa former in the Secretary t course ofo the this debate. My Frien Admiralty is supposed to have stated that the French bare in the Channel a force stronger than we could at the present time muster there. My Hon. Friend did not state that. What he said I apprehend was this—that the French, by the means they have of easily and quickly transmitting from the Mediterranean either the crews of the vessels they have there, or the ships themselves, would have the opportunity and mans, within a very short period of time, of placing in the Channel a su perior force than we in the outset of the war should be able to collect.—(Hear, hear.) I have been supposed to say that the expense of 15,000 regular troops would not be greater than that of 80,000 militiamen, and I think my Hon. Friend who made that allusion just now seemed to mix up with this question the expense of the ballot. What I said was this—that the annual cost of maintaining 80,000 militiamen during the 20 or 28 days they might be trained and exercised would not be greater than the expense that might bo incurred of maintaining 15,000 regular troops all the year round, and it was my opinion we should contribute better to our contingent means of defence if we had the power of calling out 80,000 men within a week than by adding 15,000 to the regular troops. But my Hon. Friend challenged me to say-when thie House had refused to the Government the force which the Government thought necessary for the defence of the country. For tunately this House has not yielded to those very ener getic appeals we have heard from my Hon. Friend the Member for the West Riding and others, to reduce the very limited feted which we have deemed sufficient, from time to time, for the immediate emergencies of the service.—(Bear, hear.) But I would put it to them what would be their expectation of success of a motion of this kind, if the Government had pro posed an addition of 20,000 or 30,000 men to the regular army, and at the end of two years they had been able to say—" You obtained this force under the panic of invasion; there has been no invasion, and you ought no longer to continue an expense which experi ence has proved to b 3 wholly unnecessary?"—(Hear, hear.) I have the greatest possible respect for opinions which are sincere,, and are founded upon deep conviction, and therefore I am far from thinking with anything like disrespect of those opinions which I believe to be at the bottom of much of the opposition which has been given to the motion now under discussion.—(Heat', hear.) Those opinions and convictions have not been fully and broadly stated by those who have taken part in this de bate; but they have been broadly and fully stated in a pamphlet I hold in my band, and which is not unworthy the consideration of gentlemen who have turned their attention to this subject. It is a pamphlet ably written, —written evidently with a deep and serious conviction of the principle therein laid down,—that it is contrary to the Christian religion to do violence to any man, even to your enemy.—(clear.) The object of this pamphlet, then, is to show that it is the Christian daty of this country to be conquered by France.—(Cheers and great laughter.) It is in the shape of a dialogue, exceedingly amusing, between gentlemen engaged in a tefle club or in the duty of soldiers—a very odd duty of soldiers certainly— but one of the speakers in this dialogue paints in very vivid colours the results of an 'unopposed invasion. He says, "I grant you 250,000 men may come over from France to this country. 'I said that 50,000 or 60,000 men might come, but the writer of this pamphlet goes far be ll yond my calculation — (A laug h ) —but he says, " they wi come unopposed, they will take possession of London, they will seiz a the Bank, where they will not find 18,000,0001., but they will levy contributions.on all the inhabitants of London—(Laughter) —Parliament will be swept away; the courts of justice will be abolished; the French Gene rals will issue edicts; there will be a new Parliament, eonsisting of Freachmen—(Roars of laughter)—the Code Napoleon will be substituted for the law of England-- (Laughter)--the Stivereign will live like a private indi vidual in Scotland—(Great laughter)—the Government, of course, will be annihilated, the country will be en tirely governed by this French army who is to invade it; but," says this writer, " what does it signify 2 (Great laughter)—tve shall go on working our mills — (Great ironical cheering from the Ministerial side, and counter cheers) we shall stand behind our counters and sell our, wares in our shops—(Cheering continued)---, p m e o o n p o le y.„_ must cat, they will want clo thin g , we shallaup ply them with their wants, and we shall g o on making twonleo mma;deesl/c ( me G svo r noo e sef a yn t th to cheering and laughter.) One mi g ht say, if that ev e n, should ever happen to those ge ntlemen o h ns e ov y oy m beiry g i sra h w t eei fi li n li ii- d hc a na n ot iws un na h ple a i ns p ,e p s y_application 'Sic vos non vobis vellera fortis ores," --(Hear, hear, and laughter)—and the sheep would not fail to be eaten upgoes on to l say that that state of things by the wolves.—(Hear, hear.) Then this pamphlet would, astonish the whole the world.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) At first they would think there was an ambush laid for them; e a yruld creep on, no am bush would be discover e d ; and begin of- Christian feeling think i of ce the t amo ng those 250,000 men, Some then there would be removedtime, after some think and deep reflection , who would wo nderful spectacle of a n a ti on o without a foreign foe; and in the course of resistance fifty or more mil lions sterling.had been this country to France, the French w ould from e • ter ribly ashamed of their p osition—(Gre at laughter)— —of the very ridiculous position in which the y had placed themselves that they would all go b uk.to France and leave this country to its own resources; nay , so deeply would the sense of their rirliculoua position (~0 impressed on their minds—and we know that the Fr enc h people are most susce p tt •ble of ridicule--that they would 0001. sterling which offer to send us back those 50 000 , oh r baners, mechants, they had taken fr om our be done r eosin; a we should men; and t hen they wou d k h • ld s oa mae show them a more glorious example—we it —(Reare of laughter.) nanimously refuse to take . Yet I firmly believe t his is written in sincere and it of ridicule. sober earnest, and not at all in the spir h, but, if he —(A laugh.) My Lion. Fr iend may laug will read the pamphlet, ho will see there is through out a tone of sober seriousness which convinces line that those who wrote it are, in point of fact, that party at whose instigation much of the oppotition made to this measure is raised. Now, then, the House and the country arc to determine between two alternetives— whether they will, as required by the party from whom this pamphlet emanates, voluntarily submit this country to the miseries and iniquities —for or those are the words used—of a conquest by France atone ment for the sins this country has in f as a just , former times c ommitted by waging war—for that is the ground on which this pre ceeding is urged —( llear , he ent, I nay, ale to determine —the country and Parlia- Be whether they will become LONDON, the victims of that system of submission which is re. coked by those whose organs, I must suppose and be le( ve, aro resisting this measure in this Heuse—or whe ther they are stilt sue:l...dandy wedded to their ancient notion; of independence and self-vindication which would lead them to resist a foreign invader and provide all necessar means by which, if t hat =invasion of the country chould ever hewer, it might be sufficiently re elled.—(Loud cheers.) p Mr. WAKLEY regretted that the. Noble Lord, gifted as he was with such gigantic, powers.of intellect, should hero so fallen from his position as to have quoted such detesteble trash as he had just read frOm a pamphlet.— (Oh, oh.) He (Ma Wakley) strongly suspected that this trash had been published in a lunatic asylum, and he recommended the Noble Lord to pay a visit to it, for he would admire the institution and the persons he found in it.—(Oh, oh.) Surely thereemust be something going on in the great Whig family to induce the Noble Lord to act in this manner; it was only matter of wearier,* however, that it hatd held so long together, considering the heterogeneous and evraordinary materials of which_ it was (temp teed. Bat why hid not the Noble Lerd acted upon the opinion Of the King of the French, and increased our army in IS 14, if it needed augmentation? Teem could be no msuuderetanclieg the racer with which elm. Gentlemen oppeeite hid received that pas tag() of the blockhead petuphlr leer in which hespoke of " working of the mille.."--e(lronicel cheers.) , But there had been something potent in the working of these milli; for they had ground a party of Prtectionists into a party of Free-trade :re.—(Oh, and laughter.) Hon. Gentlemen might make wry flees, far the op :ration was no doubt torturing, but they had confessed as much. — (Oh, oh.) The budget was one proot, and tee workers of mills had accomplished the tranalorraation.--(Cheers.) Tne Honourab!e Gentleman contieuid—You- (point ing to the Opposition benches) must not repudiihe the mills, nor your master, Richard Cobden—a geeater man than any of ye:n—(oe, oh.) Why, lam sure no Hon. Gentleman opposite considers that. an offensive remark. I say that Richard Cobden is one of the greatest men who ever lived, and you are his disciples.—(Oh oh.) I expect a great deal of effrontery from Hon. Gentlemen opposite; but do not be ungrateful to that great man, your mentor, Richard Cobden.—(Oh, oh.) They had examples enough to show the evils arising from arma ments. Did they believe the liberties of any country were safe that had large armaments? Soldiers had brains, and no country was safe that relied upon armed men. He complained that Hon. Members on both sides of the Houie had been pointing out all thenooks and creeks by which a foreign foe could safely reach and land in England. But they had really no fears on the subject. They knew that the population would rise as one man and defend the liberties they held so dear, and the Sovereign thy loved so well. The Government must know that they would not get skilled mechanics to enter the militia—they would not leave their work to /like a shilling a day—they 'would get none but the farm labourers. and after a few day.' training they would send them back much - worse than before. If they were so wealthy—it free trade had given 'them so large an amount of spare 'capital, why should they not, instead of expending it in putting instruments of death . into the hands of the people, expend it in educating them? He believed that the Bill would be fOUild as mischievous as it was unpopular, and he sheuld give it his most strenu ous opposition. Colonel THOMPSON thought the proceedings of the House were approaching closely to a burlesque. He did not believe that any of the persons who were in terested in the promotion of the principles of free trade would hive written such a pamphlet as that quoted from by the Noble Lerd. He was ready to admit that a danger had existed, but it had passed away. He be lieved they would have simple notice of -any attempt at assault or invasioneand although the despotic ruler of the French might be" desirous .of an assault upon England, he believed the people of France would not now c o-operate with him in such a perilous undertaking. He believed, also, that a volunteer rifle corps, of a small numerical strength,. would be far more efficient than a large body of local militia. That was the opinion of all military men of any experience. Mr. H. DRUMMOND said he would be able to show before he sat down that if the pamphlet quoted by the , Noble Lord was another Punch, there were more Punches in the (louse.—(Great laughter.) That would probably add much to the liveliness of the debate, and he was sure they would receive the announcement with eatisfec ion that the printer was a candidate for the . seat of his Hon. Friend Mr. Hall for the city of Perth.- -(Loud laughter.) He regretted that the Noble Lord, the late bead of the Government, had not produced something better after six years than this halt-hatched egg , an d given them soma better means of defence. The Militia Bill was not applicable to their present position, but it was the only one their rulers brought before them, and they must either vote for it or reject it, and go undefended. He agreed with the Ho nourable Member for the West Riding that there might be a better distribution of their forces. He did not think they required troops in the north, and s uggested they ought all to be moved down to the southern counties. There was no occasion for troops in the large manufacturing towns to trample upon the peo ple.—(A laugh.) Nay, if the Hon. Gentleman would enter into a treaty with the_ President of the French to enter the Mersey instead of the Thames, ho did 'not know whether he should not vote against the Bill. He was not sure a small invasion would not do them a great deal of good. They were in a con di•ion like that of the overgrown spoiled boy, when all wished that somebody would give the fellow a good licking. lie thought it would do the country a great deal of good to get a good licking.—(Great laughter.) if an invading army appeared, he believed these mills, which had done such wonderful things, would 8009 cease working. Now (said Mr. Drummond) they were a very rich people—they bragged of their wealth—but they were thought much richer than they really were; and they advertised the fact that they did not intend to de fend themselves. Why, their refusal to do so was just as much as to say to the French, " Come over and plun der us, for we shall not resiet."—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. MANNERS next rose, but was very indis tinctly heard in consequence of the noes() that prevailed in the Reuse. He wes understood to observe that the Hon. Member for Finsbury had stated that no justifica tion was offered for this measure. He (Lord J. Manners) should, however, have thought that the opinions pro nounced by the most eminent men in the country upon this subject might have had weight even with the Hon. Member for Finsbury. He must remind the House hf the necessity under which this measure was proceeded with— viz., the House had pronounced by its vote that a Bill should be introduced for the organization of the militia, and it was in obedience to that vote that tho present measure was brought in. The greatest obj were urged against the increase of then rmy and nav edy. Under these circumstances , it being g rally admitt that the defences of the country were in a most defective state, the Government were of opinion that the addi tional forces required could be best obtained with due regard to the best interests of the country by the adop tion of the present measure—a measure that walculateas less hostile to the feelings of the people, and better cd to meet the objects they had in view, than any other course which they could take. The Government, there fore, confidently asked the House to reject the amend ment.—( Rear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL—Sir, I wi sh to state, in the first place, that I cannot vote for the amendment now proposed, because I think it desirable, the House having decided by a very large majority in favour of the second reading, that we should proceed in Committee to dis cuss the various clauses and provisions of this Bill. But whilst I cannot agree with many of the statements made in the very able speech of the Hon. Member for the West Riding, I must at the same time protest against the formula put forward by the Noble Lord the Member for Tiverton. The Noble Lord says that there is this alternative—" If you vote for this Bill you will at least be safe, whilst if you vote_ for the a mendment' you may possibly be ruined." Sir, the whole of my obh jections against this Bill are comprised in this, that it will not make you safe. I agree with the Noble Lord, not as to the extent of the danger, not as to the sadden nature of the attack that he seems to apprehend, but as to the necessity for providing against dangers which, in the event of war, must be greater than they were at former periods. The Government, undoubtedly, has fairly un dertaken the execution of the wish of this House, as ex. pressed in its resolution, that a Bill should be brought in; but I have considered this matter as well as I could before the second' reading, with the view of ascertaining whether it was possible for me to propose such amend ments in Committee as would render the Bill much more .efficient as a means of defence for the country, andit _seemed to me that while I might perhaps succeed in de felting some of its clauses, I could hardly be successful in inserting other clauses and other provisions that would give strength and efficiency to the measure: I therefore came to the conclusion that it would be better that the Bill should at once he rejected, in 'order that the Government might provide a better force for the defence of the country.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) • I need not allude to the various other means that hate been sug gested by different Members of this House, and some of them by myself, as being more adapted to secure the peace of the country. If this Bill had not been enter tained by the. House, I feel not the slightest doubt if the Government had thought it necessary to resort to some of those other means, that. there are hardly any of them that are not better than the present Bill.—(Oh.) I see Gentlemen doubt my opinion; but really though I have heard the Bill very much defended in this House, I hardly heard any one of experience, still less any person of military experience, say that they thought this measure would be effective.—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen seem to doubt what I have stated; but I shall put to the Gentlemen the following case, in order ,that Gentlemen may bring home to their minds the in efficiency of the measure which the Noble Lord the Member for Tieertou says is to make this country safe - , south coast, —(Hear, hear.) If the small regular force be 11 , 3 in part of creased no one can doubt that if a war were to break out separate a p r person o t u h e in f forces s ile situation wou o l e d b o e m m a t r: i n e de t r o . . ) e i h ic ie cc f would n ou th h e l neighbourhood of London and between Loudon .and ,the docks, and hroc ted against that organized suddenlytvoaict tiny IV se an invasion, took place in a o o r r n i w a, e n l i e P n Pembroke b fo r , o rc k p e , suppose 5,000 men of this raw militia were -Now o one b i vo that such a force would be suffi hed. C e tlll ry , Cient to send against that French force, and if that were thiaoteaffesautffitveci.eruitafotricheetholsaentnd told d ainst them this Bill will not that the measure, that we the nature, and that proposed to introduce is one of a difference be au), question that may ho raised a s s lin to d There'wise and d coupledentientirely y w with from tweeu a local militia and a regular militl ' a th ih one o spirit gsitereewmataeiaimarpcigoonrhtstaineatiend.t with such a statement of n 3 statement —namely, that which House u ne bi leh that and patriotism, that a majority of thisrefused the regular militia except from motives of leave to me to bring in a Bill, founded upon a principle of kcal militia; and, on the other hand, that . l in c e o l gl l Cl faction.-- (gear, hear.) I own I cannot s ee opposenott ty and there is 01104 very convincing in this statement,— WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 185e2. (Hear, hear.) I have never found fault with the mo tives. of thase who propoled to deprive ino of the power of bringing in a Bill on this subject —(ll2ar, hear.) It was a proceeding, I believa, quite without precedent. — (Hear, hear.) 'Daring the'time I haie sat in Parliament I have known no such precedent. I ditl, not find fault with the motives of those who did it; bat because I, on the second reading of this Bill, opposed it, it was said that my motives must not be with a view to the de fence of the country, but that they were party motives. --(Hear, heat.) I deny such an interpretation of my conduct: (Cheers.) :it - ' - gross misrepreiontation of whit my intiorions were Oh the Ohjeot --r(Hear.) can hardly speak on this subject - without sayingthat the Right lii Gentleman two Secretary . of State for . the Home Department, anti some Gentleinea on the other side, have most fairly'addiesand themselves; to'anY argu ments I have used.- 7 (lipan.: hoar.) I have nothing to. campiain 'of on their part; and with regard tothe Right Hon. Gm!leman the Spam taffy-of State teething could be inure fair than the manner i.o which he met ray 1. g4,' manta—([leap, th;.) mattenat pro3etit stands, I. think it better that thitlinase, having tljeitPd in favour of ini, should go' into Committee, all no alfer:violie - should be in that`aro inconsistent:M . li the'g6 inteeff4iii of the Goverii ment.—(llear, lrat.)'• I c Apnot say I take a . very bail pine view of iti ellF.i'etiq;„andsr 0 , 1 ,, k it wirl:b6 fOund nee,miary, - Prebahly 'at - tho eo.nirieneemnit of the "nestyear, to reelatv th,i Whale `stiViet'ef the defaticeSof 'the country.—(Hear, hear.) I- think it 'prob tblivithout any vit,sv . to tar' divisiona . on the may , arrive ova' SOtenrot deraeoe that may be'vrtiaps hat- ' ter than the tacit p 'militial pros°, or th e regular ttillitisnow prOposed, end 'ky . Whiith we will be all satiSiled the is bear.) tr'n country . afraid You will the BUM ita opi:ratien, Whtle , it will ha obnoxious to . Many doleViints,' wilt not give '' - saeh'a force as yoti can tel 'upon;* hot tie not think that' in the present ses9ion 'be - able to determine upon such a . forde.(abir, lienr) - -I think it better that 'the present Bill tht.ia pass, and in the next session we can considr the alterationa that 'should be Made, and the means by which we can. =best' emend it.-(Hear; hear.) It I should provo` to be niistalcr.‘n=if - 50;000 'or` 80,000 efficient inh, on whom military men can rely,for the defence of the countiir,'can be obtained,' I shall .be glad I was mistaken; brit if ,- On_the'pontrary; the gene ral sense pf the Henke shall be that we ate not secure, I trust we shall have . abine; other and more efficient Mea sure.—(lletii, hear.) . H The House divided; when there.iTPeitred— = • a a Mr. Coiien's amendment ": 7 6 • Against .. 285 MsjoritsHio•ainst . .;„ ...-=x.209 Oa the questioti that the Speaker do leave the chair for the House to ge into CoMmittee onrthe - Mr. 111151 - Zertl John Russell for having counselled 'the passing of *si measure Which he himself had stated was inadequate to the purpose for which it was intetuicd„ .For. the Opposition to yield tothe Noble Lord's advice was to place" themselves in the same boat with himself, and that he (Mr. - Hume) was not - prepared to do. Ha ahotild. therefore, - Meet the 'Motion with . a direct negativea--(Oh, oh! and diiide.) .: • Mr. GIBSCYS asked rho Home Secretary whether it was not possible to Ige into Committee pro forma, with' a view to iletrOdaCing'auoth4••• Bill; Which should coma prise the Whole of the militia law in one enactment? Mr. WALPOLE 'couldiipt ,answer the question until ho knew what the Cortimittee might do with the amend ment of whicktiotioe hactbeen given, to omit the com pulsory clauses of the Bill. • Mr. BRIGHT asked if it was intended that the 80,000 men who were to be balloted for, or Who entered the militia as sulegituteS voluntae,rs, - were`to come tinder the provisiona 'of the Miitinye Act, and be subjected to the punishmentof floaginewhilA training? Mr. WALPOLE—The 115 n. ,Gentleman; would ex cuse him if he declined ansWeringthe qaestion until the Bill went into Cemmittee, Mr. COBDEN'thought that,: before 'the House was called upon to go into Committee, his Hon. Friend had a right to learn from' the Homo Secretary whether he intended, by the provisions, of the measure, th a t t h ose who were balloted or who came under the provisions of the Bill by volunteering or sating as substitutes, should be subjected to Martial law' whilst in training, and the punishment of the lath. , • Mr. WALPOLE'S belieT wag, that according to the provisions of the ACt 42 George 111., chap. 90, the mi litia, when embodied or enrolled, was put for the time under martial law ;of course-he Meant by that expres sion under the', Mutiny Act. - The 'CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex pressed a hope that the Hon. Member for Montrose would withdraw bis motion; bid Mr. FIUME decliniug, The HoUse divid e d, w h o a there , appeared— , For the motion 219 Against it--- ...• B5 ... Majority for the metiot, ....... • . —134 The House then went into Committee pro forma, Mr. BERNAL in the chair. - Mr. BRIGHT h oped the Government would nol hastily press forward the: measure to a further stage. The urgency of proved, and he the• measure was not thought that any further stage of the Bill should be postponed until the country had-time to declare its opinion on the subject. .., ' The CHANCELLOR o f the .-li ,XCHEQUER said that tlae proposition of the Han. Member was most pre posterous. The Government had been urged from day to day to expedite :the business of the House, and what ever other business might be on where any doubt of its importance might exist, the Militia Bill was that busi ness, for the preponderating opinion of the House was declared in support of the importance of the measure; and now the lion. Member wished them to fix a remote day for its next stage, and for what purpose? Not to discuss the merits of the Bill, hut to agitate-the country upon it—to go' about the country agitating the public mind on it—a course which was most unconstitutional. Insteed, then, of fixing a distant day, h© should, in con formity with the gc'nr 4l opinion of the House, take the liberty of fixing Thursday, uezt foi proceeding w ith the Committee. Atter - a short etnierstitian, in which Colonel Sib thor p, Mr. Fox, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. M. Gibson took part, as to the necessity o f. r'xpediting the' progress of the Bill as, proposed by the Chancellor of the. Exehe quer Mr,_oranches .of pter, ostpohicg it gis urged by the Hon. Member fo Mr. HUME.suggested, as 4 middle course, that Mon da tion y next of the_ Bill. should be the = day for r es um ing t h e considera ' Mr. NEWI)EGATE Conabattd the proposition for delay, as wholly uncalled-for and unnecessary, the mea sure having been, already so long before the House. Mr. CUBDEN repelled the imputation of the Chan cellor of Exchequer, and. warned the Right Hon:Gen tleman not to repeat that trine to Hon. Members on that (the Opposition) side of the House. A charge of agit 2- Lion ce badly from had on came 'before been - ,Hon. -Members .opposite. T he y o ppos 'to them on a national question, and they could not_charge him (Mr. Cobden) or his friends with want Orforbearance on that ciCcasion; but if they agitated the country,lt would not be for the purpose of reinstating on. the -Treasury bench men who, immediately on their entering -upon officp, abandoned the principles which they professed hi opposition: Tae CHANCELLOR of said the • EXCHEQUER there was a misinterpretation, which had batter be set right at once. The H ot. - Atember for Manchester wished for delay in order to appeal to the country, and he wanted to know what that A to k a, if not t 6 i g i ta te the c ountry. He did not chtirge the Hoh. Gentleman with wishing to agitate; he drew Aot as an inference, but' as the natural conclusion from hi s own wor d s . With reference to what had fallen from the Hon: Member for the West Riding, he begged.t6 inform him that he (the Chancellor of lz the Exchequer) wa s . t h ere to put into ope ration the polities which .he had --, professed on the other side of the House. -- (Cheers.) . After Some further discussion, the House resumed, The-CRAIRMAN reported progress, an d obtained leave to sit again on Th ursday nei t kluYt he nE_t d moyed that Monday next, instead of ThursdilY, be tay kited fpr proceeding with the Committee. id The HOu For sthe e then ca' when_ there appeared-- 31 Against ••• Majority 103_ 2 The house again . divided on 0, * !** "• 7 ** the that the Souse do resolFveor itsel thef i motion nto Com9:4tteen. . Tharriday next. 105 Against it .••• 29 Majority - Twenty Minutes Adjourned at a • ••• P Past Two o'clock. The lion. W. U. Dexcomna paired against Mr. Cob den'a motion, with Mr. H. D. SEVIKOITR in.favour. Colonel CHATTEATON paired off against Mr. Cobden's motion, with M. k_'CHOLEFIRI.:I3,. WATER SUPPLY•of the-METROPOLIM l ' Yesterday, after 70 days' investigation, t h e • Committee of the Homo of Commons adopted the f o il law for the future regulation of the : water code of and public supply of the metropolis. T he " r e companies a . ? ft st of this inquiry is estimated at the rate of I,ooot ing fees to 20,eounsel, ParinmmtnrY age n t" Y , .i."lad conferences, publication of s horthand . 9tFer note:: anaDdileitOrg , matters., Theprovieieca ere understood to be s tory both to-the prOmoters of. the Government measure and to the various water companies, whose Bills will be gone into seriatim -by the Committee. The Bill of the Chelsea Water Genii:lt:MY is 130 V, under considera tion, doora g n ,d.ppposition of the comp:tiles and there, are ten others to be taken. Owing it is stateJ, to the Pro Posed in the provisions are totally different to those, the Government measaye as originally brought in. " WhOreta it id expedient to make r l-, ; rov.ion for se curing the supply to the metropolis of Pura and whole some water. and c titer 4$ 0 to make : furthe r an d , better provision in' relation, to .the water supply of, the metro polis; by it,therefore enacted by the Quen's m ost Ex cellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lf?rkll Spiritual an d ~,Temporal, and Comm en ,, i n a. 9 this preut Peril:l4lloA aSsombled• and by th e aut h or i ty of the sinar_ , , as follOivii : ~ • •" Clauso 1. From ilia after the • , 1855," it tibial not be lawful for any co mpany to take'for th e sup . ~. (MY, thereof, t iiv ply of the metropolis, or .of Y, Fart wa er trom, any part of the river Thames below 'Addington , Lock, or from any part-of any, of the tributary rivers or streams of the river. Thames below the highest poi n t whore the tile flows in such tributary rivers and streams respectively. " Clause?. From and after the 31st day of December, 1855, every reservoir within a distance in a straight ii n3 from St. Peas Cathedial, in the city of London, of not more thaa five miles,. in which water for the supply of the metropolis, or any part thereof, is stored or kept by any cumpaily, shall bo roofed in, or otherVrise covered over; provided always, that this provision shall not , extend to any reservoir, the water from which is sub jected,hy, the company to efficient filtration after it is discharged fiona such reservoir, and before it is passed into the mains or pipes o f t h e company for distribution, or to any reservoir the whole of the water from which is distributed through district mains or pipes for other than domestic purposes. " Clause 3, From end after the 31st day of December, 1855, no water shalt he brought or conducted within the metropolis by any company for the purpose o► domestic use, otherwise than through pipes or through covered agaeductq, unless the same shall be afterwards filtered before distribution. Clause 4 is to the following effect:—From anti after the 30th day of August every company shall effectually filter all water supplied by them within the metropolis or domestic use before the same shall pass into tho pipes for distribution. "Clause. 5 states that three months before any com pany shall resort to any new source of supply, such company shall give notice in writing thereof to the Lords of_the Coninaittee Of Privy Connell for Trade and Plan tations hereinafter called the BOard of Trade, And there tipon, within one - month after receipt of snclinotice,zthe slid Boari of Trade shall, if they think. fit, appoint a cOmpetent p6rson as as iuspector; who shalLreport with respect to any sources then .authorised Parliamen?, Whether the dirctions of the spacial Act Ip,va beau cam-, plio,l with iu reference thereto; end ~ with reipect to any Crew soureef, not authorised by • Parliament, wliitter.. tqe • 64 tad Ire capable. of supplying good and wholesome water ftsr ch»nestic purposes. " ClaU4-.- 6 provilea that the• inspector so appointed shdl, within ten . days actor such appointm Alt, give notice in writing to the compmq thereat,- aad of the tim6 at which he proposes to visit and. inspect the sources. Clause 7 directs that the Board of Traie within 21 days after the receipt of the said inap.ctor's report, lend to such company vpith respect to any such tee( sources of , eapply not authorhed by Parlieleent, a Certificate in writirig of their approval or disapproval thereof ; and with respect to any such Bootees as shall thee be authorised by Parliament, a notice itn writing, `stating whether in the judgment of the said Beard of Trade the directions of the special Act hare in reference 'thereto been complied with. " ClauseB speerfies that in certain oases the matter mss be referred to the Attorney-General. Clause 9 provides, that if at any time complaint as to the quantity or quality of the water supplied by any company for domestic use be made to the Board of Trade by memorial in writing, signed by not less than 20 inhabitant householders, paying rents for and sup plied with water by. the company, it shall be lawful for the Board of Trade, at any time within ono month after the receipt of such complaint, to appoint a competent person to inquire into and concerning the grounds of such complaint, and to report to the Board of Trade thereon. " Clause 10 stipulates that the penson so appointed shall, within three days after such appointment, give notice thereof in writing to the company; and after such notice as aforesaid he shall have power to inspect and examine the waterworks of the company, and to inquire into and concerning the grounds of such complaint, and the company and their officers shall afford all reasonable facilities for such inspection, examination, and inquiry. " Clause 11 fixes the penalty for any person obstruct ing such inspector in the due prosecution of such inspec tion, examination, or inquiry, at any sum not exceed ing 10/, " Clause 12 directs that if, after receipt of such re port, it shall appear to the Board of Trade that the said complaint is well founded, the Board of Trade shall give notice thereof in writing to the company. Clause 13 provides that if the company shall fail to remove the ground of complaint, the matter is to be re ferred to the Attorney-General. Clause 14 makes it compulsory that every steam engine, furnace, or other work in which coals shall be consumed by any company for the purpose of the water works, shall be constructed on the most effectual prin ciple for consuming its own smoke. " Clause 15 provides that after the expiration of five years from the passing of this Act everp company shall, subject to the provisions of the special Act relating to such company, provide and keep in the district mains already laid down, or hereafter to be laid by there, a constant supply of pure and wholesome water, sufficient fOr the domestic use of the :inhabitants of all houses supplied by such company, at such pressure as will make the water reach the top story of such houses, but not exceeding the level prescribed by the special Act of such company. Clause 16 provides that it shall be lawful for any company from -time to time, with t he approval of the Board of Trade, to make such regulations as shall ,be necessary or expedient for the purpose of preventing the waste or misuse of water." The document concludes with a clause interpreting the terms employed in it. The question of rates and tolls is to be determined in relation to the peculiar cases of the respective_compa nits, to be inserted in the several Bills. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.) Sir,—On Monday the 3d, the Secretary for the Colo nies moved to bring in a Bill to grant a Representative . Constitution to the colony of New Zealand. The Tories are evidently bent on taking the wind out of the sails of the Whigs, wherever they are able; and the present afforded a brilliant instance of their taint* to that re speCt. It is quite true, that they Comte nearly all the features of the Bill sketched in by their predecessors; but the style of handling was what they had the genius to make their own. Instead of a snarling, grumbling kind of process, having the air of looking about for re cusants for the sake of a wholesome stiyriag of their bile, they contrived that all should go smoothly as a wedding-bell. If there were disputable cinestions of de tail, they produced them as such, with prufessions which could hardly be insincere, of their readiness to submit them to amicable discussion. On the grant point of all, in comparison of which questions of First Chambers and Second Chambers sink back into the pigeon-holes they were taken from, they spoke like men who knew that fortune had thrown into their bands the task of lay ing the foundation, of what may honestly town out to be a world supremacy. If there be one fbing especially revolting to the man who has studied his conntry's his tory and mankind's, it is to hear a snobbish" and furacious individual , prating about " the Anglo-Saxon race;" when the known fact is that the country in whic he speaks, is to a greater extent than any other in the universe, an agglomeration of all races and all divisions of the one blood of which were made the na tions of the earth. The Whigs have let the Tories matc h from them the grand experiment of amalga mating a race at the Antipodes into supporters of the British Crown, and thus striking into the principle which alone will enable us in the next century to hold our own against the offspring of our negro-drivers. Con sult Defoe, and see how many bloods went to the com position of the " true-born Englishman." Why should not a dozen more be added to the list, bringing each the dowry of a province, or some a quarter of the globe? Can any man tell, for instance, why India, or Africa, or the Antilles, should not, by something like the contrary of policies hitherto pursued, be studded over with popu lations of swarthy Englishmen, born to the climate, and boasting, like the Jew of Tarsus, of being citizens of no mean city, under a wider than Roman rule? Of a surety, if there be truth in theology, the Romans will one day stand up with the Queen of the South, and de mand of our whole string of Colonial Secretaries to show whether they have come up to the Roman mark, and given to races at the world's extremes the same fair play that was given to our rugged ancestors. One single thing bars the vast prospect open to a true statesman's view;—the brutish instinct of race the vulgar man shares with the rat miscalled of Norway, prompting him to see in all who differ from him by a shade of colour or a cast of fur, objects for blood-sucking instead of ma terials for a country's political and commercial great ness. The AmeriCans have deeply sworn, within the life of man, which is threescore years and ten, to place an American army behind the Horse Guards, and haul down the " flaunting bunting" on Windsor Castle; and they will do it too, unless " Amalgamation" can beat " Non-Amalgamation" in the race. It is easy talking about the friendly disposition of the Americans; but this is what is in their popular mind. America means to "annex" you; and if something is not done, she will. It must have been highly amus ing to Transatlantic slave-breeders, to see the zeal with which John Bull on his late alarm from France, exclaimed " America will help us." If she helps you, it will be as the feeder helps the swine, to make bacon of the whole hog afterwards. It is not im possible, that the scene which Heaven's scene-shifters are now raising before the audience of the world, is a struggle between the old and new English, to settle whether the more backward races of the earth aro to be raised by the agency of the first, or trained on by the other. It is difficult to say what the etpoettilou of ex istence of a Colonial Secretary may be; bit the man may write " Vixi," who has had the ippcittunity of lay ing his hand on so magnificent a cataks. The Bill was ordered to be brought is, with a una nimity and general applause which have been rarely witnessed. It is great pity but k heal been brought in and carried through by somebody else. But what is to be done, when men have not the gift of what artists call "getting things out of band?" Am O cnnmdme ov n in t g w t a o s g m o ol i e n d to to C c o a m ll m f i o t r te c e er e i n a h on the the getting a greater proportional division t an only good reason for this, must have bees the hope of in th r e et M ur il n i s ti . a moved, thereby sending to the other side th e vo tes ill f former occasion. Instead of which, an adj ottr h n e all who might think the adjournmett us 1 former divi which is more than 4 to 1, instard of tbe ens timed; the whole ending in heiog sion of 315 to 165, which is less than 9to 1. Tacticians do not call this making an &dunce. Militia Bill was On Tuesday the Amendment oa the D3VeOtwoal negatived by 285 to 76; and the gill cis mittee with a majority of 219 to 85.. erely, I am, Sir, yours Witlarieleliis2n9tol tCoo6rnB-, AN7PrOiLsiDallEfoinfEß. Blackheath, May 5,1852• —.---.----__ [ADVERTISEMEN T.] -- Holloway's Ointment and Pills have cured a Diseased Ft and prevented Amputation. oo —Mr. James Palmer , No. I, Mason-court, Blake - street, Liverpool, suffered dreadfully from a diseased foot ; the most eminent medical men attended him, and they deemed it neces. sary to remove one of his toes. Before this healed, however, aid_ z he c ( a n n ir w t a e l e 1 and work the disease broke eut higher up, and then they wanted to am putate the whole foot to prevent fatal consequences. This he objected to, and resolved to try Holloway's Ointment and Pills, —Sold by all druggists, persons and a t which have effected a perfect cure, as well as ever. This can be verified by Mr. Martin, chemist, 24, Copperas-hill, Liverpool. Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. DOG-FIGHTING PUNISHED. were erday a t the Worship yest street Police -court, 8 0.. verely punished, f or taking an a ctive p art in the dis g ustin g " o f dog-ti g hting. Two of them were com " amusement C o rrection for three months, two mitted , to the Ho use of were fund V. each, and the ten otheri 21. each, ' MAGAZINES, &c. (CONTINUED). BLACKWOOD. Attractive, perhaps, beyond almost any other sub ject that could be just now selected as the theme of a magazine contribution, gold is the subject of the first article in Blackwood for May—" Gold : its Na tural and Civil History." Evidently written through out with much reflection and after very considerable research, the paper will eminently repay perusal. Scarcely less interesting, and, in a literary sense, im measurably more valuable is the second essay in the number, an appropriate review of the " Life of Niebuhr," the most adventurous of all phi lologists. Full justice is done by the writer to Niebuhr'a profound and various erudition, and what is yet more—to his ardent and comprehensive imagination. A rather superficial but genial biography of " Thomas Moore" startles us by commending what to our thinking is, of all his works, the one of most questionablemerit, his "Life of Byron," but in the writer's final opinion upon the position as sumed by the bard of Ireland in literature we most cordially egree, en opinion d ;el lring that " Moore's future fame will doperyi on his National Melodies." Sir Balwar Lytton's "Nov a" par excellence so called, sts it rpproaches its close, becomes more than ever enthralling. There is a wisdom worthy a La Bru) ere in that "Initial Chapter" in which the latent operation of Hate is no ticed as among the m rst paculiar characteristics of " Eoglish Life " now-a-days. Almost admirable as this chapter is the lament pronounced over the glory of Bond-street, long since departed. Our friend Squire Hazledean, accompanied by Parson Dale, arrives in town, and his arrival portends ill fortune to his fine-hearted scapegrace of a son, Frank. Dr. Morgan, the benevolent homceopathist, " turns up" again as in gratuitous attendance on the Squire's cousin, Captain Higginbotham. Poor Burley —big John Burley—the strong man of genius ruined by the very robustness of his vitality, the creation which of all others in the fiction does most honour to the head and heart of. Bulwer—(verifying his assertion in the explanatory epilogue to Net so Bad as we Seem, that he is "proud of his order") — JOHN BURLEY, henceforth the companion picture to DAVID FALLEN—dies. There is a noble pathos in the description. Leonard, who has discovered Burley through the charitable medium of Dr. Morgan, is, of course, at the death-bed ; and with the demise of poor Burley the present instalment terminates. Audley Egerton, by the way, stern man of business though he is, living even in the iron moil of public life, wins upon us strangely in these later chapters, being only less loveable than that most gentle -and chivalric of all the characters penned by Bulwer— Harley L'Estrange. The bad genius of the story, Randal Leslie, becomes, we feel convinced by premo nitory sensations, more and more involved in the web of his own spinning. One glimpse of him, obtained in ch. 10, b. xi., is in the streets of London at mid night, when the author exclaims, in accents pecu liarly his own, in their touching and almost solemn beauty—" Solitary amidst the vast city, and on through the machinery of Civilization, went the still spirit of Intellectual Evil." Leonard, in the end, we feel assured, will gain, as his wife, Helen, and Har ley, Violante. "Our London Commissioner" is scarcely as amusing in his second as in his first contribution —doing justice and (although it is expressed in the language of absolute panegyric) only justice to Charles Mathews, the most consummate artist and the most perfect of all actors, as a light comedian. Be sides some graceful verses, entitled " The Gold- Finder," Maga contains a pleasant notice of Mr. Angus B. Reach's last book, under the heading of " The Vineyards of Bordeaux." In this contribu tion we revel in the condemnation of that most loathsome of all fruit the olive. Speaking of such titles for books as " Claret and Olives," " Wine and Walnuts" (a capital old gossipping work by the way, and not as the , reviewer in Blackwood supposes, with " the wine corked and the walnuts wofully shrivelled"), as "Nuts and Nut crackers," as " Grog and Biscuits," " Sherry and Cheroots," " Alcohol and Anchovies," " Tumblers and Talk," " Ale and Esthetics," or " Beer and 'Batty"—we wonder no mention was made of " Cakes and Ale," a production better known than all together, and written moreover by one of Maga's own contri butors. The number closes with a political argument upon what is called " The Democratic Confederacy:, AINSWORTH. After the customary chapters of " The Lancashire Witches," by the editor, we have some exquisite and heart-born verses, from E. E. M. K., entitled " The Birthday." Among the continuations are additionai instalments of the " Florence Hamilton" of Min Julia Addison, as well as of " Velthinaa" and "The Confederates." A rather wordy, but still graceful contribution, is the " Page from the Domestic Life of Pompey the Great," by Mrs. Edward Thomas. "The Fatal Phial," or what is absurdly entitled a tale of horror of Haverstock Hill—calling disagreeably to mind Rocker's horrible murder of Delarue—is a sheer extravagance. Tom Hood might hue made the incident laughable in the " telling," but Charles Vernet seems not to understand even the signitiance of his mother tongue, calling a neglec(ei field " a mausoleum" for dead cats and dogs ; as well call a ditch a cenotaph, as a field a sepulchral building or mauso leum. S. W. Thornbury has a rude but spirited metrical piece, called " The Jockey's Sang." The rest of the number is of average merit, and, in some instances, of more than average mediocrity. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. This number seems peculiarly dedicated to flowers, a suitable offering indeed for the "queen of months." " The heirs of Randolph Abbey" is continued ; the two chapters are very awful—" a murder is planned which the law cannot reach," and " the record of a madness which is not insanity." The following verses are very beautiful A COINA FOR MOORE. "Another Genius is not slow To paler home her jewels now, Nor might she spare the opal rare, That shone on Erin's brow. That caught from every changing light A flush, a sparkle, or a hue That trembled 'twist them both—but ob! 'Divas beautiful all through. " Moore, at the watchword of his name, What witching scenes before us smile, The sunny landscapes of the East, The old mysterious Nile. Bright fancies glistening while they weep, Or glowing till those tears depart, In sw'et uncertain strains that hang Like rainbows round the heart. " My mother sang them by the fire, Her voice was true and soft of tone, It was my childish thought that Moore And melody were one. My love to thee, my country's bud, Thy praise is a familiar theme, My very cradle has been rocked Unto the y oung man's dream.' " Oh, fain would we our minstrel's grave Wer3 wept upon by Erin's showers, But still, though England holds his dust, His fame—himself—is ours. And I, that I should write of him As one who all for love would come, To plant a wild forget-me-not Beside a marble tomb. " Farewell, farewell, I love to think Thy minute of eternity' Made earth look dim when angels moved The crystal bar for thee. The sparkling garland thou bast dropped, Unlike the pert s, fadeth never, 'Tis bound about thy country's brow For ever and for ever." M/SCELLANEOUS. commences w it h a "H istory • ve , The Eclectic B u sy e z which the writer strongly of Maynooth Co m e a f n , e " D in t ance. 'W h i g T rticles on Lord objects to 3 . lUellloiri of the Party," and Holland's d Mary Howitt's " Literature of William and are the most striking. Northern The Spor tsman contains its usua l variety of subjects. Anecdotes of foxes will b e f oun d entertain.. Th e engraving, entitled " H o lid ay Time, " re resents ing . hound and three b eau tif u l li tt l e spaniels, P a o are playing in a field. T wo art i cles on the N wh a tirs are found in the Colonial Magazine. No. XL o f " British Possessions atd Colonies" is descriptive of the island of Ceylon. Th e " V erses on an Aged Emigrant " are pleasing and well written. The Farmer s Magazine is devoted entirely to agricul ture, presenting much information on this subject. Tait's commences with No. 2 of " Th e Governments of Continental Europe." It consists of France and Rome. " The Working Man's Way in the World" has reached the fifteenth section. The plates of Le Follet are, as usual, the chief attraction. A sheet of patterns for embroidery is, however, added. The Ladies' Companion contains the Story of Angelique, by the talented Miss Jews bury, Mrs. Ogilvy's Autobiography of Laura Stud legh, is continued; the " Fate of a Flirt in the Olden 'rime" may perhaps prove a lesson to young ladies of the present day. The Church of England Magazine is illustrated by an engraving cf Trinity Church, Cam bridge, and several instructive sermons. Tie Illus trated Exhibitor has a porta ait of J. Turner, ALA., and eight pictures of the History of Pegasus. The British Journal and The Biographical Magazine are continued in their accustomed style. In the latter may be found a history of Thomas Moore. The Po pular Educator is a new serial, which conveys instruc tion in the rudi men t s o f all t h e usua l b ranc h es of education. So m uc h i n f ormat i on, at a ver y l o w price, is rarely to be obtained. Thu.—Since Time is not a p him with mirjerson we can over take when he i s Vand cheerfuln past, let us honour Journal. "§ O f buart while he is U('" NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee et Whitehall yesterday, and it was attended by the following officers:--- Captains—Charles Smith, William L. Castle, Philip Justice, Thomas Fisher, - Claude H. M. Buckle, Thomas Francis Birch, Thomas W. Carter, Harry E. Edgell, and George Moubray. Commanders—Thomas C. Sher win, G. Caswell, John A. L. Wharton, Robert T. Bed ford, James Wood, M. Donellan, John Powney, Robert J. o:way, George Woodhouse, Lord Francis J. Russell, and F. P. Warien. Lieutenants-_--M. Rodney, W. Vicary, R. G. White, J. Rainnier, W. A. R. Lee, G. 0. Willes, and H. Hannant. Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., held a levee yester day, which was attended by the following officers:— Captains—lL Dunlop, H. E. Edgell, Thomas Fisher, Villiam 1 . 4, Castle, John Powney, K.H., Frederick T. Michell, F. D. Hastings, C. H. M. Rhe, and A. Murray. Cammanders—Arthur Cumming, J. Wood, C. T. F. Newton, R. T. Bedford, E. Dixon, Reynell C. Michell, J. Whurtnn, and George Caswell. Lieutenants—John Rainnier. G. 0. 1191136, and W. A. R. Lee. Surgeon— Peter Niddrie, M.D. Second Master—Frederick R. ChikL Eir P;i!prs Irord,y, C. 8., held a levee at the Admiralty yettudly;c.nd it was attended by the following officers:— Captd.ns—VlZ. L Castle, H. E. Edgell, C. 1:1- Buckle., Henry D. Trotter, and Henry T. B. Collier. Commal.ders—Arthur Cumming, Henry Hire, T. Chalorer, E. Dixon, C. Michell. J. R. Rennie, and Petcr Ccr.croft. - Lieutenants—J. Rainnier, A. B. Hodg kinson, H. Moore, J. White, Justus B. Kooystra, R. Lil burnt, and B. M. Noble. Masters—J. Brown and P. P. Cotter. Surgeon--P. NiMtie, M.D. Mate—P. Blakis ton. Paymasters and Pursers—J. Doyle, C. Walker, and R. Brown. Second Masters—Y. R. Child and G. Marsh. PORT/MO[3Th, TUESDAY.—.The Queen, 116, Captain Wise, was to have come into harbour to-day, but it was deferred till to-morrow, when she will come alongside a hulk, and her officers and ship's company will be tanned over while she is in dock. A court of inquiry was held on board the Conflict, steam-ship, to get at the circumstances attending the bursting of one of her boilers, by which four men, stokers, were scalded to death, and another so severely injured that his life is not yet pronounced safe. Capt. Henderson, C. 8., Blenheim; Captain Jones, Sampson, and Captain Warden, of the Retribution, composed the court. Whether the result will be a court-martial or not we have not yet learned. The Birkenhead's affair will be divided into two courts-martial. The first will be on Mr. Richards, master's assistant, and four men; and the second on the remaining officers and crew. As we stated yesterday, a court-martial will be held on charges preferred against the second lieutenant of the Conflict for some insubordination. The Count d'Aquila, admiral of the Neapolitan fleet, a brother of his Majesty the King of Napl a, has been expected all day. The Victory's bargehas een in waiting to attend on his Royal Highness, as was also the Sprightly .steamer. Ho had not, however, arrived at half-past four o'clock, when the life-lines were removed from the Victory's yards. He and Lieutenant Gore, flag to Commodore Eden, are expected at the residence of the commander-in-chief, who has invited the lieu tenant-governor, the admiral-superintendent, and a large party to meet the Count. The Wolverine, 12, Commander Falcon, sailed from Spithead for Chatham in the night, to be paid off. The Edinburgh, SS, steam gunnery ship (screw), has begun rigging in the steam-basin. Her steam was got up to-day to try her boilers and engines. DEVONPORT, MONDAY.—The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8., arrived here yesterday, from Portsmouth, to complete her complement of men, of which she is above 100 short. She will proceed to Cork from this port, to join the Channel squadron. The Amazon came into the Sound yesterday, in com pany of the Rodney. She is to come up harbour to be paid off. The Britomart brig, Commander Heseltine, will be inspected by the Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sir John Ommanney, G.C.B , today, aid will in all probability sail on Wednesday for the coast of Africa. The Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, still waits the arrival of Sir Charles Hotham, who was ex pected here yesterday. In the event of his Excellency's arrival in time, the Vixen will sail on Tuesday for the Brazils. _ _ TUESDAY.-Sir Charles Hotham, the newlrappointed envoy to the Brazils, arrived here yesterday, and sails this (Tuesday) afternoon in the Vixen steam .sloop, Commander Barnard. Sir William Bennet, head of the naval medical depart ment, is now at Devonport on an official visit. WooLwicn, MAY 4.—Trident, iron steam vessel, ja now in dock receiving Mr. Boccius's composition for protecting iron on her port side; and Mr. Hay's, whioh has hitherto most successfully beaten all other compe titors for this purpose, is to be tried on the starboard side. The Driver steam sloop, Commander Charles R. Johnson, arrived at Woolwich on Sunday afternoon, and will be paid off here on Saturday next, having been in commission Ace September, 1848, on the Pacific, station. She has brought home two eagles and two oon dors from South America. The Violet, Lieutenant-Commander 11. P. Jones, ar rived from Dover on Sunday afternoon, and was taken into the basin to-day. The caisson way removed from the entrance of the basin to day, and towed down to the East-dock where it is to be lengthened 9 feet, the entrance to the basin having bern ordered to be widened to that extent to adm't the Agamemnon, 90, when that vessel is launched on Friday, the 21st inst. APPOINTMENTS.' First class Assistant Engineer William Achindachy, second class Assistant Engineer William Robinson, and third class Assistant Engineer Joseph adlarcl, to the Porcupine steam-vessel, at Portsmouth. .Actirg third class gunner Phillip Turner, from the Excellent gunnery ship at Portsmouth, to the Porcupine. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (ntom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE COMPTON BAY WRECK. —The Dutch barque japara, on shore in Compton thy, was hove off yesterday morning about half-past ton o'clock, and at half-past ore, when last seen, bad been warped nearly half a mile out to the south-west; but she was still in shallow water, and a 3 the wind had shifted to the S.W. (right on), the Rose 'cutter, the only vessel iu sight, could be of no assistance. The barges and Messrs. White's life-boat have returned to Cowes. Had a steam-vessel been em ployed the ship would have been here also. A for her steameto r, Her I,l4esty, has been engag ed to go round morrow morning. Some folks had made up their minds to break the good ship up, and even vihat theyhweere to give for her; but Providence has dis° P tm. Royal highness the Meat" COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Charlemont, the t il h t e m 3) . u lle e a s - 5 nor Stanley, the Ilon. Matilda Paget, Lord Polvvorth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Li , utenant-Colonel the lion. A. Gordon, honoured her Majesty's Theatre last ever,. filbert rode out on horse- Ann b a y L I i l e a u r t i e a rl aII Dawson,t o i o f g i w i i e t n h t, the n i t r te p n r ci es e e d L ee b . y He L rß d o y y also honoured the performance at her Majesty's with H i Hie Loyal pr e se n Highnessc o last t‘ . yesterday morning, attended ' and large Princess Alice, Ibex Royal Highnesses the Prince of nbealcklion. A. Gordon. i'rineess Royal, Fr.nce Alfred too Wales, the attended by Mr. Gibbs, insreeted earth in Leicester-square, model of the yesterday . ±' morning. A deputation from Hull, consisting of Mr. A. Ban• nit (Mayor of Hull), M r. H arrison (Sheriff of Hull . Air. henry Blundell (Chairman of the T own ' s Cotta mittee), Mr. W. H. Pearson, Mr. J. Middleton, and Mr. Holden, had an interview with the Right Honour able J. W. Henley, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Mr. Moore has an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street, on the subj! ct of preserved meats. A deputation had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. H en l ey and Lord Colchester yesterdays at tne Board of Trade. Mr. Waton Taylor had an interview yesterday With Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial-office. ~, A deputation h ea d e d b y new Sir Benjamin Hall, with and Lord D u dl ey Stuart, M.P., had an inter the Earl of Derby yesterday. t Mr. G. F. Y oung had an intervi ew evt Hon. J. W. H en l ey yester d ay . Mr. NZg an intervi ew w i t h t h e Ri g h t Hon. Gentleman at the Board of Trade. Dispatches w er e re c eived at the Colonial o ffi ce yester day from the Governor of Gibraltar. ieil :I Right cr had also TOO LATE! Not long op the flolmfirth reservoir burst its banks, sad the waters, sweep'ns down the narrow valley at midnight, suddenly drowned some eighty persons, and chntroyed half a million pounds' worth of property. The commissioners were long meditating the repair of the leaking embankment; they were ready to spend the necessary 121. 10s. for the purpose, but they deferred until it was TOO LATE, and then all repairs were needless. Too LATE might be written on many of our public schemes of meditated repair and reform. The mischief to be apprehended is obvious enough. Many eyes are directed towards the swollen waters, and to the °matt and rents in the embankmen t which still keeps them pent up. Some call out for repairs, and they are ari swered that "it is time enough!" And this goes .°/! from year to year, until at length down comes the lood i s: midnight, and the inhabitants of the valley only w ake to fi nd that all their attempts at repair h r s es ve ed, TOO LITE! Let little children be left fall l e are put into u m n e d n i t s s c i t p o lin b e a d d , and g t b e y surrounded gro wbynarl,l re annaentrno evilin w d :o y e s : commit crim'nal acts, and, in course_oorf t!m, broils. and gaol. Then it is that our concern and themdiscipline. But it we now put them under training a gs e be en ne fi e x na e t d mt ; ha d t e h e w. e olntvis character etnodo is all too late. The habits hiv,ei b& has been formed; the crirnina example. ha— r-laintekebnacnewssardfo.r e T x ry and onuitit:? the thousand Lite to re'orm him --''O form an evil habit cams b th e life as au integral part of it; and yotz reform e cannot make hire livteohfids It has.wound its6lf c i v il, ' l o n u n n i f t i e l I t h e l u a a r n i ld: redThaendhanbifttyth to make a habitually unvir• in and throng tuous person virtuous. I t cannot be done. The habit an d poisoned the whole nature. It is too late to has been ingr:l ° in u e f d . - in O t r h t e y thoughts, the feelings, The only safe way is, the pas s() to educate and bring up children as to prevent evil habits being formed. This is beginning at the right, and 0 r l e o f ri o r 5 'm . not at the wrong end.- - Eliza Cook's Journal. We hear that the y out hf ul Lord L urg an has de' termined to retire from the turf.