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C 9 - ' „ J'' ' 'll kk.' 44 olilsf X. .. i ' '''" 4 js_ . wAIL . e'l ~,, 49 ._. _ . . 1: . / N _- .. ~ , '' ' = '''''' ' Il ti t :li ‘ ; lo ... 11,1 112 ''' . lM )."' . ' e,* ' ' - , Rorr. .5.... , { \-,.-- - --:::' 7 t, ' + , . 41.1*- , • o l+ ~ )'-,-.‘.. -- - 411. 16- , i .. /_. ~~il < 'LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. —DAY TICKETS issued on SATURDAY, 23d December, and iutervenim,, - days, will be available until TUESDAY, 26th Demnbcr. Reorder. MARK HT.TISH. General Manager's Office, Euston Station, December, 1854. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN AND MIDLAND RAILWAYS.—CHRISTMAS HOLIDNYA.— Finst and Second Class Day Tickets will be issued from the EUSTON STATION, London, to LINCOLN, BRADFORD, COLLINGHAM, LEEDS, NEWARK, NORMANTON, FISKERTON, . OAKENSHAW, THURGARTON, DONCASTER, LOWDIIAM, SHEFFIELD. NOTTINGHAM, and YORK, ! MAsnono, by the Ordinary Trains, on Saturday, Dec. 23d, Sunday, 24th, and Idonclay, 25th ; available to return with, by the Ordinary 'lnVus, up to and including Tuesday, Dec. 26th. Express Day Tickets will also be issued ox the same days, available to return by any Traintip tG ancd including the 26th. Day Tickets will also be issued from the above Stations to London By order, General Manager's °nice, Easton Station, Dec , 1854. BRITISH LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1854. [PRICE SD. No. 19,418.] PUBLICATIONS. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC TO-NIG lIT at 8 o'clock, and Eyery:Night (but Saturday). Stalls,3s. ; Area, 2 5 . ; G a ll e ry, Is. The Mernitur Representations will take place every Tuesday and Saturday, at 3 o'clock. —Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. state to the house that, as there has been so much preju dice excited, so much exaggeration used, I shall think it VALUABLE LITERAR i PRESENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) Their lordships met at five o'clock. EXCHANGE OF VESSELS. LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. By AGNES STRICKLAND. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL, Wanstead.—Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL lIALF-T EARLY COURT of the Governors of this Irstitution will be held on hursday, the 2.th inst., at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, to commence at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, when an Election of Sixtfen Children (ttn boys and six girls) will take place, and all such other business will be transacted and decided as may liwfully be brott;lit before the Court. ALFRED LENCII SAUL, Sec. Si, Cheapside, Dec. 15, 185 i. New and Cheaper Edition, with all the late Improvements and Portraits of every Queen, in 8 volumes, 7s. Gd. each, bound, either of which may be had Feparately. Pub!ished for 11. Colburn, by his successors, Ilnrst and Blackett. The Earl of HARDWICKE c,,avanoticethat he in tended to ask of her Majesty's Ministers whether any bargain had been made between this country and Prus sia with regard to the exchange of vessels, and, if so, at what time ; and also, who was the responsible officer at the harbour of Balaklava ? EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 37, New Bridge-stret, Illackfriars. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament—Accumulatel Fu 60,000/.—Annual Income, 30,C001.—The entire prOrfits divided trien nially—No charges except the Animal Premium—Policies indispub• able except in cases of fraud ; and after three years the assurer may receive the surrender value, o; obtain in exchange a Free Policy.— Loans grantel, on approved security. JAMES' INGLIS, Secretary. THE NEW NOVEL. This day is publishcd, in 2 vols., AKLEIGH 'MA SCOTT. By L. HOWE. Dedicated to Profe,sor Aytonn. Hurst and Mackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, GreA Marlborough-street. THE 16g. TROWSERS REDUCED TO 14s. ; Trowsers and Waistcoat, Ps. ; Coat, Waistcoat, and Trow ser,,, 47i. ; made to order from Scotch Tweeds, all Wool, and thoroughly shrunk, •by B. BENJAMIN, 111,rehant Tailor, 74, Itegent-strect. N.B.—A perfect fit guaranteed. ' • A DAY OF GENERAL THANKSGIVING FOR OUR ARMS. IN THE EAST. The Duke of GRAFTON asked whether it was the intention of her Majesty to appoint a day to be specially set apart, and kept holy, for the purpose of returning thanks for the great and glorious victories which our arms had obtained at Alma and Inkerman ? BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE A , :617 it I-1 COM PA NY, 37, - New Bridge-strut, Blaelifrlars. At the Annual Meeting of this Company, August 31, 1854, the fol lowing Resolutions were passed unanimously: Ist. That this meeting cordially agrees with the recommendation of the Directors, that 12y, per cent. on their premiums be returned to the insurers. 2d. That this Meeting congratulates the public on the signal suc cess which had attended the formation of the British Empire Fire Assurance C.mpany on the mutual principle. That it views with approbation the steady and economical, yet diligent manner in which Its business has been conducted ; and calls upon all its numerous fellow-insurers to co-operate zealously with the Directors in making known the merits and advantages of the Company. Guarantee Fund 290.000/. Entire profits divided triennially. Complete Mutuality. Policies issued, 12,314 for 5,461,2801. FRANCIS CLOWES, Secretary. In Two Vols., poet Svo., price 215., lI ISCELLA.NIES, CRITICAL, IMAGINA TIVE, AND JURIDICAL. TO .LOVERS OF FISH.- 100 real YAIIMOUT BLOATERS for Os., package included Flu' , above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps, or V. 0. 0. (preferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county, not nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lads, jun., Fish-Curer, Great Yarmouth.: (Contribut-d to " Blackwood's Magazine.") By SAMUEL WARREN, D.C. F.R.S., of the Inner Temple, One of her Majesty's Counsel. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. The Earl of ABERDEEN was sorry he could not answer the question of the noble duke, as at present there was a special form of prayer in existence for such a pur pose, and he believed that prayer was devoutly observed throughout the kingdom, and, under these circum stances, he did not feel justifi e d i n a d v i s i ng th e propo sition f the noble duke. After some remarks from Lord RODEN and Lord CAMPBELL the subject dropped. THE MILITIA. BILL. A message from the House of Commons announced that the Militia Bill had been brought up. The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the first reading, and the second reading was fixed for Thursday, when the standing orders will be rescinded, in order that it may pass through committee. Their lordships then adjourned. In One Vol , post Svo., price Ins. 6d., T HE QUIET HEART. By the Author of " Katie Stewart." William Blackwood and Song, Edinburgh and London. ORNAMENTS for the DRAWING-ROOM, LIBRARY, and DINING-ROOM, consisting of a new and elegant assortment of Va.es, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks,. Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper-weights, &c., in Italian Alabaster, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported a nd manufactured by JAMES TENNA.NT (late Mawe), 149, Strand, London. Mr. TENNANT arranges elementary Collections of Shells, Minerals, and Fossils, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of Conchology, Mineralogy, and Geology, at 2,5, 10, 50, to 100 guineas each. _ NOW Ready, Bro., 1 s. SPEECH in HOUSE of COMMONS, T UESDAY, 12th December. On the CONDUCT of the WAR. By the Right lion. SYDNEY HERBERT, ➢I.P. John Murray, Albemarle-street. N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANC E SOCIETY.-ESTABLISHED 1797. HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER GENERAL will receive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of UNIFORM CLOTHING for the Letter Carriers, Mail Guards, Acce lerator Drivers, and Riders of this department, for one year. The tenders must be enclosed in sealed covers, addressed to " Her Alsiesty's Postmaster-General," and superscribed, "Tender for Letter Carriers', Guards', 8(4., Clothing ;" and they must be deli vered at this Office at or before noon 'on MONDAY, the Bth January, 1805. Specimens of the Clothing to be supplied may be seen on application at the Mail and Circulation offices of this de partment. The party whose tender is accepted will be required to enter into a contract, and to give band, with two sureties, in the sum of 100/., for its due performance. General Tog-office, Dec., 1854. Capital, 550,0001. It is provided by the constituticn of the Society that the Insured shall be free from all lesponsibility ; and to guarantee the engage ments of the Office, a fund of 550,0001. has been subscribed by a numerous and opulent Proprietary, which fund has been further in creased by the accumulation of an additional reserve, noW amount ing to 96,8801 Returns of Three-fifths of the Profits of the Company are periodically made to parties insuring, who have thus from time to time received from the Society sums amounting in the aggregate to nearly 380,0001, The Rates of Premium are in no case higher than those"charged by the other principal Offices making no returns to their Insurers The business of the Company exceels 62,000,0001., and, owing to the liberality with which, its engagements have been performed, is rapidly increasing. The Duty paid to Government for the year 1853 was 73,9711., and the amount insured on Farming Stock was upwards of 8,974,6291. This Office is wholly distinct from the Life Office. For Prospectuses apply to the Society's Offices, 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars ; and Surrey-street, Norwich. HOUSE OF COMMONS-..(LEST.ERDAY.). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. J. O'CoNNELL presented a petition from Clon• mel, complaining of the inadequate spiritual provision made for the Roman Catholic soldiers and sailors serving in the East, and praying that steps may be taken to remove the deficiency ; Mr. SPOONER presented a pe tition from the clergy and churchwardens of Birming ham, praying that the Sale of Beer Bill of last session may not be disturbed. Just published, New and Improved Edition, price Is., THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS 11. RAMADGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price 10s. 6d. A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART SPECIAL NOTICE. Division of Profits.—Assurances effected before the 31st inet. win share in the profits at tic end of next year. THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE . SOCIETY. 29, King-street, Cheapside, London. Established 1534. The entire profits are annually divided among the members, In proportion to the premiums paid, accumulated at compound interest. DIRECTORS. Sir John Key, Bart. Valentine Knight, Esq. John Monett, Esq. J. Pennethorne, Esq. F. Lyons Price, Esq. Samuel William Rowsell, Esq. Frederick Charles Wilkins, Esq. James Bluebell, Esq. ' John Clayton, Esq. Solomon C , hen, Esq. Thomas Dakin, Esq. R. F. Davis, Esq. W. F. A. Delane, Esq. Rear-Ad.Sir A. P. Green,K.C.H W. C. Harnett, Esq. EXAMPLES OF BONUS. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. NEW WORK, ILLINTRATED BY " PrITZ." Cn Friday will be published, Oin Shilling, Fancy Boards ; Two Shillings, Cloth Gilt, for Presents, A DOZEN PAIR OF WEDDING GLOVES. With Eight Illustratiens. James Blackwood, Paternoster row, and all Booksellers. STRICTURE OF THE URETHR Just Published, price by post, free, ss. 6d., itHE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL A_ TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA; with numerous Cases illustrative of every variety of Urethral Obstruction, and their special Modes of Treatment and Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "We know of no man to whose care we could with greater confi dence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the ure thra."—Medical Circular. London : H. Baillii.tre, 219, Regent-street. Equivalent Reduction -4 of Premium. THE FARMERS' AND AGRICULTURAL e, 3 ~: Tear of 1 t- - 0 - z, - ; Annual -.- NEWSPAPER is " THE MAGNET." It is published every of t. 9 .., —, Pre- Bonus after Abate , .%., Premium. 74 - mium ment of the Monday Evening after the close of the London Corn and Cattle Entry ' , 0 E +. to Whole of the Pre- Markets in Mark-lane and Smithfield, and in time for post. It con a E- , cr.; pay . mium. tains , in addition to the latest and correct prices o f the same day's ..------ - £ £s. d. £ £ portant markets throughout the kingdom ; the Foreign Grain Mar -1834 58 1,000 58 010 577 Nil. I 127 ke's, Cattle Markets, and Fairs in the Provinces ; Important Essays 1835 b 7 1,000 57 0 0 844 Nil. 41 ol Practical Farming; the newest Experiments in Agriculture; and all the News of the 'Week, Foreign and Domestic, up to the moment In the two years ending 31st Dece t ber last the assurances in force of publication.—The price of " THE MAGNET" is FOURPENCE have increased from 874,0001. to 1,017,0001., the income from 3 ;,200/. HALFPENNY only. The lowest possible charge for Advertisements. to 42.4001. Der annum ; and the invented capital, after payment of all Office of " The Magnet," No. 19, Exeter street, Strand, London. In the two years ending 31st D( have increased from 874,000/. to 1 to 42,4001. per annum ; and the ii claims and expenses, from 174,00, rece t 1,017, inVe3l ,er last the assurances in force ,030/., the income from 3 ;,2eo/. ed capital, after payment of all 213,0001. SAMUEL BROWN, Actuary. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Established A.D. 1815. head Office —Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew•square. Parties propos:ng• to become Members of this Scciety are reminded that Policies effected before the close of the present year wi 1 rank at: all future Divisions of Profits as of a full Year's Standing above those delayed till 1855. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. WM. LINDESAY, Secretary. Edinburgh, December; 1854. N.B.—The amount of Assurances which may be undertaken by the Society upon Individual Lives has now been extended from 5,0001. to 7.0001. . r r HE WAR.—The New Year will afford" an opportunity to person, desirous to possess a complete Record of The War, of commencing the New Volume of "COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE and NAVAL and MILITARY JOURNAL," an accurate register o' all the Naval and Military Ope rations of the War, the Appointments, Promotions, Killed and Wound ed, Official Circulars, General Orders, Dispatches, &c. Each num ber of this old-established Periodical contains, in addition, numerous Articles of interest on every subject connected with military and naval science, Illustrated by diagrams and articles of high profes sional importance, by the most distinguished Officers of the Army au I Navy, with Narratives of Travel and Adventure, by Officers on service, afloat and ashore; critical observations on the operation, in progress, and prospective remarks on all passing topics of military and naval interest; Intelligence from the Ports, Correspondence, &c. --- ......... .. , ~ "THE UNITFD SERVICE MAGAZINE " Ispublished on the Ist e! every month, price 3s. 6d., and may be had of all Booksellers. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Morlboreugh-street. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George Young, Esq., 47, Wirnpole-street and Mark-lane. Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple. David Rill, Esq., East India House. John Murray, Esq., Albemarle-street. Samuel Laing, Esq., Chairman of Brighton Railway. Sir John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty. Leonard Horner, Esq., home-office. John Taylor, jun., Esq., C .E., Queen -street-place. LONDON AND THE SUBURBS, CENTRAL AGENT. Hugh 3PKean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill. DISTRICT AGENTS. Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-rnall, Agent for the \Vest End District. Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover- street, Regent-street. Ferdinand Grut, 13, King-street, Southwark. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, " ALEXANDER FINDLATER and others against WILLIAM ROC II E," the Creditors of GARRARD ROCHE, late of No. 2, Upper Wellington•street, Stra d, in the County of Middlesex, solicitor, deceased, the intestate in the pro ceedings of this cause named, who died in or about the month of May, 1854, are, by their solicitors, on or before the tenth day of January, 1855, to come in and prove their Claims at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor, S , r John Stuart, No. It, Old-square, Lincoln's- Inn, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order. Wednesday, the seventeenth day of January, 1855, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicatinz upon the claims. Dated this seventh day of December, 1854. ALFRED HALL, Chief Clerk. R. D. Rushbury, plaintiff's solicitor, 2, Surrey-street, Strand. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Care.—An Essay on Sper xnatorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real eause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate. followed by practical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorthrea, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the danserous remedies advocated by various writers on these importart disorders. fly SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honarary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licantiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Ste., rse. The essential object of this tseatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have presumed more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hoed, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are Principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant empiries, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, NER VOUS DEBILITY may Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street Horne, 19, Leicester -square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or ree by post sot thirty stamps to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed (Ord-square. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. QPECIAL NOTICE. —Until M arch 1, 1855, E. 1,7 MOSES and SON'S ESTABLISHMENTS will be CLOSED at EIGIIT O'CLOCK EVERY EVENING; except Saturday, when they will be open till 11 o'clock. CHRISTMAS PROSPECTS. It is usual for Chi:stmas to be preceded by presents distributed with true English enthusiasm and liberality. The heart overflows with congenial influences, and the prospect of happy gatherings of friends and relatives becomes a strong stimulant to elabo rate p repara tions. E. MOSES and Sans have made their arrangements on the most comprehensive scale, every luxury and comfort in attire is brought to a state of completeness and perfection which has not a precedent ; there is not a novelty which the present state of inven tion and manufacture could produce,which any country could import, or which native and foreign skill could devise, but it is combined in the Christmas provisions made by E. NOSES and Sore—the exqui sitely elegant for Balls, Parties, and Assemblies , —the warm, o comfort able, and serviceable , for travelling or ordinary wear—Juvenile ,Tuventle Costumes in resplendent variety, and in extent ofwhich is p er f ec tly astonishing, are ass ociated with appro p riate and superior Dress for Working Men. who may employ their money to greater advantage at the Establishm ents of E. MOSES and Sens than at any other house in the world. All the et cetera; of attire are provided with the same amplitude — Shirts itiid e at E. MOSES and SON' S Establishment and their West-end Branch both places furnish Hosiery Goods for Ladies and Gentlemen, which cannot be equalled for no velt y , elegance, utility, or cheapnmesasgn, and Underclothing manufa ctured on a scale of astonishieg are offered in variety, excellence, and economy, exceeding previous seasons —while the Hat and Cap and the Boot and Shoe departments supply first-rate samples of English and French productions at the most reasonable prices. The Wholesale Department which E. Moses and SON keep at tY:eir City Establishment is unrivalled for extent of stock, and secures unequalled advaetages In outlays to large or small amounts. CAUTION.—E. MOSES end SON regret having to guard the public against Imposition, having learn ed that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same cancern," has been resorted to in many instancee, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No Coteersxtos wire kNV OTLIER, 11071 SE IN OR 011 T OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, an follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Mlnorles, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Chnrch. all communicating. London West-end herßranc ii, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, llart-street, all mtng. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-Street. Sheffeld Branch, 3 0 , Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, M e lbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Rosters, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters f ticle not or ladigive sati es and G e ntle be IMPORTANT.—ShouId any ar sfaction, it exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will he returned without hesitation. All goods arc marked ill plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business i; resumed till 11 o'clock. A new Book for Autumsand Winter. " The Commercial Cornu copia," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure ment, B&c., &c., may he had on applicatios, or post -tree. Tel l'on parle Francais. Qui ei parla It ell , no. flier sprlcht man 'Deutsch Aqua sa habla Espauo. An 11111,5trated Almanac for 1855 (gala, on applic4tion, or post free, ILLUSTRNTED LONDON NEWS, •HE YEAR 1855 bids fair to be one of the most important and eventful of modern history. on the 6th of January, 1855, will be Issued the first number of a new volume of the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, and not merely a new volume, but of a New Year — each volume being perfect awl complete in itself— containing,-for the time, a faithful record, pictorial and descrlpt , vo, of all Events of interest in every part of the world. To that limited portion of the public who do. not subscrl e to this Journal, it may be stated that no period could be selected more opportune for com mencing—the whole expense being but Twenty-six Shillings per an num, exclusive of double numbers, which are issued on rare occa sions, when it would be . impossible to crowd the important events and Engravings into a single number; for this smal! sum the sub scriber will receive twenty-four large pages—seventy two columns— of the most interesting information, carefully selected from the News of the Week, intersr ersed with a variety of charming articles on the chi , f topics of the day. The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS has, by its impartial and con sistent advocacy of the welfare of the public, secured for itself a poli tical influence scarcely second to any newspaper in the empire; and reference can, with some pride, be made to the support afforded to all beneficial measures proposed and adopted by the English Parlia ment. Foreign Politics will ever command the attention which ought to he devot , dto so important a feature of a newspaper. On the ques tion of the Russian War, during the year 1854, ONE THOUSAND ENGRAVINGS appeared in the Mum:amp LONDON NEWS. Ex tensive arrangements, calculated to improve this popular Journal, and engagements, such as w 11 greatly enrich its Literary, Scientific, and other departments , have b een made, and will thus combine on this Paper the greatest talent of the day. The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS has been established thirteen years, during which period it has received a greater degree of en couragement and approbation than any ,Tournal ever published. This is proved by the Returns of Stamps issued from time to time by order of Parliament. The Stamps applied for the first six months of 1854 was upwards of 2,734,000 —showing a WEEKLY CIRCULATION of UPWARDS of ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY - THOUSAND COPIE ! Terms (for payment in advance)—Half -year, 13e. 6d. ; Year, 265. 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Specimens of the Hats to be supplied may be seen on application at the Mail awl Circulation offices of this department. The party whose Tender is accepte 1 will be required to enter into a contract, and to give bond, with two sureties, in the sum of 501., for the due performance of the contract. General Post-office, Dec., 1854. HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER GENERAL will receive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of WATERPROOF CAPES for the Letter Carriers of this department, for one year. The Tenders must be enclosed in sealed covers, addressed to " Her Majesty's Postm•3ster-General," and superscribed Tender for Waterproof Capes," and they must be delivered at this office at or bef ate noon on MONDAY, the Bth January, 1855. Specimens of the Capes to be suppliel may be seen ou application at the Circulation-office of this department. The party whose Tender is accepted will be required to enter into a contract, and to give bond, with two sureties, in the sum of 50!., for the due performance of the contract. General Post-ofilee, Dec., 1854. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.— During the course of this week will be played by Laurent's Orchestra :—Overture, Geraldine, Balfe—Waltzes : Vermahiung's Toaste (first time), Strauss; La Jardiniere, Lahitsky : Jubilee. Tin ney; Le Carnaval de Venise (by desire), IL Laurent, with Varia tions for all the principal performers. Quadrilles: Le Palais de l'Al cazar, H. Lamotte ; La Guerre, Bos's'o; Le Serment (first time), Ramain ; Lammermoor, Tinney. Schottische: Carlotta (first time), Zerbini. Polkas: Musen, Strauss; Bacchus, Strauss; The New Annen (first time), Strauss. Gallops : The Baltic, Wagner. Les Guides, 11. Laurent. Principal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcourt. All. Information, relative to music, to be obtained at the music reposi tory under the orchestra. 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This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT instantane ously destroys all BAD SMELLS without producing any itself. Its free use, as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA. and all CON TAGIOUS DISEASES. Sold by•all Chemists and Druggists, and at the Office,l 8, Cannon street, London-bridge. N.B.—Beware of a spurious imitation. CLERGY RESERVES BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY said last night a motion was agreed to for the production of the Canada Clergy Reserves Bill, but Government had not yet received the bill, and therefOre ' they c ou ld not pro d uce it,. The order ought to be disc harged. The order was discharged upon the understanding that there would be no objec tion to produce the bill directly it arrived from Canada. FRENCH TROOPS FOR THE EAST. Mr. MUNTZ wished to ask a question of the noble lord the President of the Council, the answer to which might influence his vote, and that of other members upon the Foreign Enlistment Bill. He wished to know whether before introducing that bill Government used all their exertions with the Emperor of the French to induce him to send out to the East an increased number of French troops at the expense of this country ? Lord J. RUSSELL said the Emperor of the French had at all times shown his willingness to send out troops to the East, and when the occasion arose later for an additional supply he displayed the utmost anxiety to send out as many troops as could be got together, and sent out as the means of transport could supply ; in point of fact the only limit to the number of troops sent out was the means of transport. (Hear.) Her Majesty's Government had never proposed, nor did they think it advisable to propose that this country should make any payment for the service of such troops. (Cheers.) _ . COAL MINES. Mr. HUTCHINS wished to ask the Secretary for the Home Department whether it was the intention of the Government to bring in a bill for the prevention of accidents in coal mines at an early period of this session ? Mr. FITZROY said such a bill was in preparation, and would be produced shortly after the recess. THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Mr. V. S MITH asked the President of the Council what steps had been taken to consolidate the depart ments of the army since the vote for a Secretary of State for the War Department in the last session ; and, whe ther he would lay any official correspondence relating to the subject upon the table of the house I Lord J: RUSSELL said the Commissariat Depart ment had been united to the War-office, but be was not aware that any correspondence had taken place which threw any light upon the matter. No other change of importance had yet taken place. SUCCESSION AND LEGACY DUTIES UPON TILE PROPERTY OF OFFICERS IN THE CRIMEA. in a bill who have died, or may die, during the present campaign, m to i lVi s r s e i l r o fe n v ß e e d E t o ß h ffi e E e p S e r r F o s p7e a ß r n t l i a p m n r c il: a 4 e t d il es f e:c r t k e i l l eA l o e f d ve o i nffit6tebiele-gn,gn Crimea ; or from wounds, disease, or fatigue, from the payment of the succession and legacy duties. The hon. member in bringing forward the measure eulogised, in the warmest manner, the gallantry of our arms in the East, and pointing out the difficulties which the military man experienced in securing, either by insurance or other wise, a competency to those whom he might have left behind, hoped the house would show their generosity by at once acceding to his motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he should be sorry to be at issue upon any point connected with those who were now engaged in the East, but he thought that the mode of rewarding our army should be left to the Crown, and that when the Crown was found wanting in its duty, it would then be time for the house to take the matter up. In the present instance, the measure proposed was objectionable, upon the ground that it would not afford the relief soeght for the relatives who most needed it ; as it was, the widow was exempted from the duty, and the child paid but 1 per cent. He would take a case in point to show how the proposed measure would act. An officer recently fell in the Crimea, and the whole of his property went to a second cousin, and EBARIcT further LlBRARlESremark smoved fo r t l h e e av motion ot EXTENSION. to ion was i n if the proposed measure was carried it would give ten times more to th at relative, a comparative stranger, than it would afford t o the widow and child. After withdrawn. PUBLIC bill for further prom o ti ng the establishment of free public libraries in mu n i c i pal towns, and for extending it to towns governed under local improvement acts, and to parishes.b rg ina mr. w some PRAYER FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY. Mr. NAPIER said he, had a notice on the paper for an address t o her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to order a suitable prayer for our army and navy to be prepared and used in the public service of the United Church of England and Ireland. He under stood, however, that the subject was under the consider ation of Government and he need not therefore press it. Lard J. RUSSEI,I, was understood to assent to the statement of the ,hon. and learned member. ORDER OF MERIT. , Captain SCOB'EL — m oved an address to her Ma jolty that sh e will be graciously pleased to institute an Order of M er it , to be b es t o wed upon persons serving in the army o r navy for distinguished and p ro m inent per sonal gall an t ry during the presen t wa r, an d to which every grad e and individua l, f rom the highest to the lowest, in the united services, may be admissible. Lord J. RUSSELL submitted to the hon, and gallant member that any proposition ought to come from tho Crown. The whole question of rewards to the army and navy was under consideration, and it would bo pre mature to adopt such a potion as this. ' Mr. H. HERBERT expressed a hope that no delay would take place in the issue of medals for the Battle of the Alma. Mr. S. HERBERT said the die of such a medal had been cast, and no time would be lost in sending out impressions to the Crimea so soon as they could be cast. Sir J. WALSH asked if the order of merit contem plated by th e h on . an d gallant member was i n t en d e d to extend to the fo re ign mercenaries whom we were about to enlist in o ur serv ice? (Hear, hear, an d l aug ht er .) The motion was then withdrawn. EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES BILL. The Marquis of BLANDFORD obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better management of Episcopal and Capitular Estates. The bill was subsequently brought in and read a first time. MILITIA BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Colonel SIBTHORP wanted to know—supposing three-fourths of a militia regiment volunteered to go abroad, how many would remain at hom e ? (A laugh). Mr. S. HERBERT presumed a; fourth. (Roars of laughter.) Colonel SIBTHORP asked whether militia officers who now have leave of absence would be permitted to enjoy their leave, no matter whether they volunteered or not. Mr. SIDNEY_HERBET said the question would rest with the Commander-in-Chief. The bill was then read a third time. On the question that the bill do pass, Colonel SIBTHORP objected to its passing in its present shape, and blamed the Government for not hav ing increased the bounty to militia men who volunteered into regiments of the line. Had that been done no less than 14,000 men might have been raised without diffi culty. Whereas resorting to a Foreign Enlistment Bill would have no other effect than to undermine the recruit ing the militia. The bill was then passed. SUPPLY. The report of the committee of supply was brought up and agreed to. ENLISTMENT OF FOREIGNERS' BILL. On the question that this bill be read a second time, Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition against the employ ment of foreign mercenaries from tke burgesses of Wake field. Lord J. RUSSELL then rose and spoke as follows : In rising to MOTO the second reading of this bill, I have to necessary to go somewhat at length into the scope of this meaauro, and also into the general question to which it re fers. It would appear, from what lately happened as if many persons had utterly forgotten, during the long peace, the objects for which the wars of this country were under taken, and the mode in which they had been carried on. I shall, therefore, think it expedient to call the attention of the house to that which has been the general policy of this country in the great wars which she has carried on, and the manner in which those wars have been,, in many instances at least, brought to a successful issue. With respect to the first question, I should say that, if wo ex amine the history of this country, we shall perceive that the general course has been, wherever any Power has ob tained a preponderating force in Europe, and threateneti the independence of smaller states, to use the influence of this country in the first place, to use her force in the second plane, in order to obtain the adjustment of the balance; or, in other words, to maintain the independence of the smaller states in Europe. (Hoar.) Reference was made the other evening to the days of Elizabeth and Cromwell. I need only refer to those days to afford an illustration of the proposition I have laid down, because, in these days, the power of Spain having threatened the liberties of Europe, Elizabeth, as a wise Sovereign—Cromwell, as a sagacious and bold ruler, formed an alliance with France at time—at another time with the Dutch and other countries, in order to check that exorbitant power. Pass ing over the disgraceful reign of Charles the Second, we find William 111. adopting the same policy, which, in deed, he had pursued as stadtholder of Holland, finding the power of Louis XIV. dang , rone to the liberties of Europe, he engaged every Power with which he could form any tie or connection in one grand alliance in order to check France. The confederacy vihich he formed was scarcely suited to the time ; but the then Earl of Marlborough, who obtained the confidence of the preoeding Sovereign, was a worthy representative of William 111. He had the same political object in view, with greater military ability, and he fought the cause of the liberties of Europe upon the continent. But in ,so doing he followed that line of action which refers to the second question which I have raised, and which was the previous policy of England. We are, I will not say, a military nation, for that would be an untrue assertion. I believe there is no nation whose population have more of the hardy and brave qualities of soldiers than that of the united kingdom of England, Ire land, and Scotland. (Hear.) But we are not naturally a military Power. It is our boast—it is our history—in our speeches and our songs, that our power chiefly dwells in our naval resouroees. (Hear.) Whenever, therefore, we have carried on a continental war for the objects I have stated, we have had recourse to other nations in order to assist us in so doing. (Hear.) Did the Earl of Marl borough rely upon the English alone as the force which should be brought into the field ? So far from it, that having inquired into the proportion of English soldiers who served in those great campaigns on the continent, and those great battles which have redounded so much to the fame of that great commander, and to the reputation of the English nation, I find that, it having been stipulated to carry into effect the object of the alliance, that 60,000 men should be the army under his command. And of this number not more than 40,000 were contributed by Eng land, and of this 40,000 not mere than 18,000 were British soldiers. I have the list here —English troops,lS,32B ; foreign in English pay, 21,6/2, making 40,000. The ,foreign troops were composed of the following nations :—Dutch, 6,136 ; Prussians, 2,522 ; Hessians. 3,014. Such was the composi tion of the army with which Marlborough gained his great battles. And, in the account of the life of that great man, I see that at the battle of Ramillies the Danish force was brought in at the beginning of the engagement, the Dutch at the middle, and towards the end the English horse came up and performed great deeds of valour. Such were the notions at that day with regard to the composition of armies who fought great battles, headed by great com manders—battles fought in the cause of Europe—battles coding in glorious victories ; but was there then anything like a feeling that foreigners were not fit to fight by the side of Englishmen, even for the sake of the cause of Eu rope? (Hear.) No such feeling entered into the minds of those great men who swayed at that time the destinies of Europe. (Cheers.) Other wars succeeded —wars, perhaps, without so great an object; but in the battles that we fought, whenever they were fought on the continent of Europe, foreigners were employed. (Hear.) Ido not pre tend to vindicate the employment of German troops dur ing the American war. I think there was then an unjus tifiable use of foreign troops. But when we again under took the cause of Europe—when we were of opinion that the power of Franca, was too great for the independence of other nations—then again we made no difficulty in having recourse to foreigners in order to fight our battles—battles, indeed, undertaken by England, but which were in effect European battles. In 1801, we introduted a law for the service of the German troops—what was afterwards called the German Legion—and 1 observe that though there was some debate on that bill, no person but Sir Philip Francis and Mr. Peter Moore took part in the opposition. Mr. Fox spoke on the subject of the Hanoverian troops, but he spoke in order to impute some blame to Mr. Pitt for not having sent the Hanoverian troops into this country in order that they might serve the here, and take part in the war. So far was he from hesitating to employ them, that he was rather in favour of employing foreigners. It is quite true that Mr. Fox, in 1794, found fault with the introduction of foreign troops to this coun try, but that was because they were introduced without the consent of Parliament ; and that, having been so introduced, that force might be increased to an un limited extent, and thereby might beowne dangerous to the liberties of this country. (Hear, hoar.) But what, I ask, were the deeds of the German Legion? Why, I find them repeatedly adverted to in the despatches of the Duke of Wellington. I will not trouble the house with reading extracts, but I find that at Albuera "the conduct of the German Legion was conspicuous ;" at Salamanca "a vio lent charge by the heavy brigade" was commended. I be lieve it was generally admitted that the conduct of the German Legion was deservingof the greatest praise. (Hear, hear.) lam sure everybody will think it right to testify to the gallantry of men who fought in your cause—in the cause of Europo—and that it will not be said, because men are foreigners they ought not to be in our pay, nor to fight our battles. It was said at that time by a person of very great distinction and wit (Madame de Stool) when we were, in fact, fighting for the cause of Europe, that "the Tories of England were the Whigs of Europe." With respect to the contest in which we are now engaged, and the employ ment of foreigners, I ask why we should now depart from an ancient policy—from an established practice which has 'tended to success, and why, suddenly, we should discover that every war which wo carry on in future must be car ried on exclusively by British soldiers ? (Hear.) W are now engaged against a preponderating Power. In c the present case it is not the power of Spain nor the power of France, but the preponderance of Russia with which we have to contend. But is it any reason because it is Russia, and not Spain or France, that we are not to adopt the same means as formerly, for are wo not as likely, with the same means, to have the same success? (Hear.) I have heard it has been said, are we so soon exhausted at the be ginning of the war ?—(" hear, hear," from the Opposition) —have we not now means equal to carrying on the war with Englishmen ?—(hear, hear)—but, in fact, it is at the commencement of the war that the greatest pressure exists. (" Hear, hear," from the Ministerial benches.) Let us look to the facts known to this country and to all Europe—facts we need not hesitate to avow. Whether our military system was wise or unwise—whether the number of our troops was sufficient or insufficient—whether it was expedient to rely so much as we have done on a militia, the fact was tree that we have had a very considerable re gular army—not till last year extended above 120,000 men, and these men are employed in every service in which they are required over the whole face of the globe at one time -having to secure and guard 12,000 miles of frontier in India—at another to put down a formidable insurrection in Canada—at another time spread over a vast territory, and having to struggle with savage warfare at the Cape of Good Hope • and whenever they were call e d upon to perform this duty, they were expected by the country, and justly expected, to be equal to the occasion, and to do their duty as well. (Hear.) This certainly they have done. But when you attempt to increase suddenly this 120,000 men—when you have raised them on paper to 170,000, but in effect to only 150,000, can you expect that that number can furnish regiment after regiment, and army after,army, without any extraneous assistance or sup port ? It was said the other day, by my right hon. friend the Secretary at War, that we had sent to the East 53,000 men. That appeared to the house a very considerable num ber ; but the enemy with whom we have to contend looks upon 53,000 men only as one of his corps d'armcc, and I have no doubt he has 16 or 18 of such corps d'armee, with which he can oppose us on different parts of his frontier. Let us next consider what points we have to guard We have to guard Turkey at various points in the principali ties. We have to guard Turkey against a menacing force in the Crimea, and from that which would be a perpetual threat, menacing the very existence of her capital and em pire—the fortress of Sebastopol. But, thirdly, it is neces sary to see that there is a sufficient force on the Asiatic frontier of Turkey, so that, while provision is made for her defence in the Crimea and in the principalities, she may be adequately defended fit her Asiatic side. Well, but if you say you will have none but British regiments, and that, for the first time since the history of the country, you will rely upon British regiments alone, you run the greatest danger while you are recruiting the regiments, by sending out young men before they are properly trained, and exposing them to destruction, instead of enabling them to act with that vigour and force which always distinguishes the assaults of disciplined and experienced troops. I remember when I took a ride with the 'Duke of Wellington for 10 miles through his head-quarters, to have seen the 10th Hussars just come out to the Peninsula. The men seemed well ap pointed ; they executed their movements with rapidity and precision, and I, as an ignorant civilian, could not but be ' struck by their effective appearance ; but I remember the duke saying, when I met him afterwards at dinner, "that regiment we saw to-day will at the end of the year be a very good regiment," thus showing his opinion that a con siderable training in the field was also reqnired to make good soldiers. Well, sir, it is proposed by this bill to en able the Crown to have a certain number of foreign troops, of whom a part shall be trained in this country. That number will not exceed 10,000, but they will form the means of obtaining a larger' force, and that force can be used in the field to assist British troops in preference, not to raising recruits, but to sending out new legions not suf ficiently trained to war. I may be told that this is a de grading practice, and that we should not have foreigners in our army, but when this is said, I must appeal to that great authority to whom I have already referred. The Duke of Wellington, when !speaking on the present militia bill, said—" Everything has its beginning, an d thi s i s a commencement of an organisation of a discipli ne d m ilitia ; it the same way as if you were to have a corps of reserve, you must have a commencement, involving some months for disciplining them before you could have your corps of reserve ready. You must make a beginning here, and see that it will take some months before, you can forM re serve re giments. Tho armies of England, who have served the country se well, are your lordships so mis taken as to suppose that they were ever composed of more than one-third of real British subjects—of na tives of this island? No such thing. Look to all your great services. Look at the East Indies. Not more than one-third of the soldiers there are such British soldiers. Look at the Peninsula ; not ono-third of the men emp l o yed there were ever British soldi ers. Yet I beg your. lordships to observe what services thong ticacliexs perform:4 They fought great battles against the finest soldiers in the world ; they went prepared to face everything—ay, and to be successful against everything, or this country would net have borne with them. Not one-third of those armies were British troops, but they were brave troops, and not merely brave —for I believe every man is brave—but well-organised troops. Take the battle of Waterloo; look at the number of British troops at that battle. I can tell your lordships that in that battle there were 16 battalions of Hanoverian militia, just formed, under the command of a nobleman, late the Hanoverian ambassador here, Count Kielmansegge, who behaved most admirably; and there were many other fcreigu troops who nobly aided us i n that battle, avowe dly the battle of giants, whose operations helped to bring about the victory which was followed by the peace of Europe, that has now lasted for 32 or 34 years. I say, my lords, that however much I admire highly-disciplined troops, and most especially British-disciplined troops, I tell you you must not suppose that others cannot become so too." Such is the testimony of the Duke of Wellington ; and you cannot have any higher testimony with regard to the troops which he commanded, and the services which they performed. (Hear.) And am Ito be told that it is a degradation and a disgrace to do what the Duke of Wellington has done? (Hear.) But I come now to the objections which have been made to the bill. The first objection has been dispelled by a mere 4atement of facts. It has been said that this is an unconstitutional employment of foreigners; and that they are to perform the duty of troops in this country. The answer to that statement, on the part of the Ministry, was that no intention existed to employ foreign troops at home —that they wore merely to come to this country for drill ing and training ; that they were not to be employed for any of the purposes for which British regular troops or the militia were used ; and that this would be made plain in the bill. It has been made plain in the bill, and no one can say that these troops are to be employed for anything else. It is also said, " Don't let them offend our eyes by being here ; let them go to Corfu and be trained there ;" but I think when it is remembered that some 30,000 Germans pass through this country annually, it would be a great discouragement to them to tall them to go to Corfu, there to be prepared to fight our battles. And then to tell men that you will be offended a t the sight of them is 'really such an insult that I cannot think this house will be prepared to sanction it. Well, then, we are told, after these ad captanduin arguments have been swept away, that they will not be fighting like the Hanoverians, and other troops employed during the late great war, in their own cause or in the cause of their Sovereign, but that they will be hirelings and mercenaries. (Hear, hear.) But, sir, I say that if you use such arguments, you give up the entire cause of the war. You say that you are not engaged in a purely British war, but that you are fighting for the cause of Europe. That which I have always urged in the house is, that we are engaged in a great European quarrel for the sake of the liberties of Europe. It is a quarrel in which France and England have had the manliness to come forward and say, " We are not afraid of this overgrown power of Russia—we will not be cajoled by Russia—and we will fight this European battle." We bare said that it is not purely an English and French question, but that it is a cause in which every German or Swiss subject should take as great an interest in as either England er France. But, sir. what were the names of the legions which were employed during the last war. Ther e was W a t v ill e ' s Re giment, the Ron Hussars, the Damas Hussars, the Loyal Emigrants, the Loyal Foreigners, the Walstein I n f an t r y, the Dutch Artillery, and several others. They were all paid by us during the late war, and this is equally a cause in which men of every European State can take a part. And, although some of the Sovereigns of the great States of Europe have, I regret to state, hesitated, and left us to bear the brunt of the battle they ought to have fought along with us, still that is no reason why their sub jects should not take part with us, and enter into the ser vice of her Majesty to fight our battles in the general cause not only of European liberty, but of European civili sation. (Hear, hear.) Another argument has been used against the bill, and that is—that the service will be so degraded that officers will hardly consent to command it, as they are not serving under their immediate Sovereign or engaged by his especial orders ; and yet, sir, some of the men whom you have employed to fight your battles have not disdained such service. Sir De Lacy Evans—(cheers) —whose name is respected by every one, and whose name has been mentioned by the right hon. gentleman opposite, and whom we hope soon to see restbrad to health, and at tending to receive from you, sir, the thanks of the house for his gallant conduct, did not scruple to go to the aid of our Allies, and head a band of "foreign mercenaries." (Hear, hear.) Another gallant officer—Sir Charles Napier —was engaged in the service of the Queen of Portugal when his country was not at war with Portugal. (Hear, hear.) I have now, sir, I believe, touched upon the prin cipal objections urged against the bill ; but I may be asked why is it necessary in order to the carrying on of the war? I will answer to that, that if you thought it :advisable utterly to drain your population, and by giving bounties of 301. to 501. ahead to get men, you would then have to send them out without training and experience, but yet you might have a sufficient number to carry on the war for the present. But lam looking to the necessity of a pro tracted war. lam looking to the p sy which this country ought to pursue on such an occasion, and in that case, bilp posing you have 150,000 or ISO,OOO British soldiers, I say there will be a great advantage iu having 30,000 foreign troops to aid that force,and that if you should have 200,000 3ritishtroops, you may extend your foreign force to 40,000. And I say also it is a great misrepresentation to say that,if you have 200,000 British soldiers, which you will have in a couple of years, and 40,00 foreign soldiers, that you are relying solely upon foreign swords, and that you can resort to those apt quotations in poetry and pr,se which cast a brand upon the nation that relies upon foreign support. (Hear, hoar.) I say, although you are a military nation you are not a military power. (Hoar, hear.) I say that, if you were to change the policy approved by Crom well and Chatham, by Marlborough and Wellington—a policy which has carried you through many a European struggle in triumph—that, whatever difficulties you might have during war, you would have much greater difficulties in time of peace. It may be that the military force of the country is not sufficient, yet peace will hardly be two years restored when, if you attempt to keep up a great, military force, you will find popular feeling so much op posed to it that you will be obliged to renounce it. (Hear.) Well, sir, if you are not about to adopt new principles and new maxims, I ask you to rely upon the old principles and the old maxims, and to employ, in addition to the 200,000 British soldiers which you will have in a couple of years, a certain number of foreign troops, who will stand by your side and fight your battles with you. The Duke of Wel lington has borne testimony to the value of such troops, and we have also the example of Marlborough to guide us. As her Majesty's Ministers have advised this means of carrying on the war, they cannot, of course, attempt, with the loss of the confidence of the house, to undertake the further conduct of the war. It is one of the measures which they think necessary in the present state of the war —in the commencement of the war—to carry it on to a vigorous and successful termination. It is one of the pur poses for which they advised her Majesty to call Parlia ment together, and they believe that, if the bill is adopted, it will prove a useful addition to our means of defence. I am, sir—l am surprised that any ono could have imputed to the Ministry which sent a British army into- a country where they had to contend with such masses of the enemy, and to maintain themselves there, as they showed they could do at Inkerman, that they had any distrust of the British army. (Hoar.) We wish to carry on this war ef fectually, and any way by which the power of Russia can be crippled, and her advances checked, appears to me to be a mode which the house ought to adopt. There is, I believe, m any a man in that army who would say with one wliCsm the Spaniards called " the Great Commander," "I would rather take one step forward if it led to the grave than take a step backwards if it led to safety." Give them, I say, every support you can, and pass this measure, which her Majesty s Ministers believe will tend to a glorious ter mination of the war. I beg, sir, to move that the bill be now read a second time. (Hear.) Sir E. BULWER LYTTON then said—l trust, sir, that neither I, nor any gentlemen on this side, nor, indeed, upon either side of the house, need express our readiness to support the Government in the resolute prosecution of a war which is not only undertaken for Europe, but with which we believe that the honour of England and civilisa tion itself are identified. But if the honour of England is pledged to this quarrel, then we are not willing that now, at the very outset of it, foreign nations and posterity should receive our confession that our native spirit and even our military training are not competent to encounter it. Before I proceed to the historical question en which the noble lord has dwelt, let us look only to the present war. In this war, at least, we may say that, up to the present moment, we have sufficed to fight our own battles and earn our own laurels, and I have not heard from the noble lord one adequate reason why we should in future prefer to win our battles by proxy. Honour is not so in tolerable a burden that we should engage foreign soldiers to relieve our own army from a part of the weight. What is it, I would ask, upon which we rely in order to continue this war with vigoar ' no matter with what sacrifice, or at what cost? Why it is not upon the extent of our terri tory, not upon the amount of our population, not even upon our wealth, or the greatness of our resources, but it is upon that spirit of nationality which the Minister-of- War told us the other night rose against every danger and increased in augmented proportion to the demand upon it. Well, I say it is that ardour you are now about to damp—it is that spirit of nationality which this bill will discourage. Is it not really absurd to tell us that it is the commencement of the war which is the period of difficulty and trial in the midst of that popular enthusiasm which has now risen to such a height that, as the Secretary-at -War informed us the other night, recruits came in faster than he knew how to form them into regiments ? When you tell us that the ardour of our own people is not sufficient for your purpose, but that you must go begging to all the petty principalities of Europe for the co-operation of their more skilful soldiers, you give an unwise and an alto gether unnecessary blow to the vital principle that sustains our cause, and that brings to our army more men than the Secretary-at-War knows how to employ. (Cheers.) If any thing could make the war unpopular in England, it would be the sight of foreign troops drilled and quaitered l in th country, paid from taxes extorted from the poop e,de an and lodged in barracks, the paucity of w hich y ou have made excuse for not embodying a suffic i ent anttell ll numb er m e it will of n ou t a mroakwne natives. (Cheers.) Will any man awodrikffieorgeneeleassiena are e e ntoewmpperrepwarietdh, awnhdichhohrl yetprepared, middle andfor any pecuniary sacrifice, whether they wn army entirely composed of their h o . c pay ountrymen, c a o r u e n t r o y , o a ry ndwho more prom would pay proud of mthbeancakraienodfeeEdnsewiehimchenw, oourldwmheatkheertthheemy may render them equal services, are to pay foreigners, who may be h eq u u t al w ly ho b e r e ar g e l could only be acquired at the expense of our manhood? (Cheers.) I tell you that the people of this country are not willing to entrust to the hands of hireling mercenaries those standards which a handful of English soldiers planted on the heights of Alma, and which British valour rescued from barbarian hordes on the field of Inkerman. (Cheers.) What are the reasons assigned for the introduction of this measure ? The first reason given by the noble lord appears to be sim ply this—whatever be the ardour of the people, still it re quires time to ynboteal ac ble tivity protracted :d e er m aeannen , ots awaeudnr foresight. ryua t e o rps form .iolt s we are engaged in what f S t u h r e ely G t o h v a e t rn s m ta e t n em t statement ti t w mh r c i p e s w r:o a b an a T t b v h l e e o y i g a n d t. bee l n f during for months in which protracted war h se nt Isk the sills lB England except its chief minister, and chain the nine months also in which we have been engaged in actual hos tilities, you have not had time to prepare and drill a suffi cient number of native troops, so as to enable you to dis pense with this first beggarly instalment of 10,000 foreign ers, surely you must have been wilfully blind to the neces sities of your position, and have shown a want of that energy and promptitude which were never more essential than at the present moment. Compute the time whittle has elapsed since the battle of the Alma, when there could be no doubt as to the necessity of reinforcements—compute also the time which you have devoted to the preparation of this very thoughtful and deliberate bill—and compute likewise the time which you must devote, if the bill is to pass, to correspondence with foreign sovereigns, and to the enlistment, collection, and transportation of their troops to this country, and their conveyance to the seat of war — compute all this from the time of the battle of the Alma, and I say you would have had ample time to have thoroughly drilled a double number of your own natives. (Cheers.) It does seem to me strange that these professed warriors, who are represented as being so much superior to ourselves in the habits and discipline of war, are still to be imported into this country to finish their military edits cation upon English ground. (Hear, hear.) Why, as it has been very pertinently stated, this is not the shortest road to the Crimea. Let me suppose for a moment that you really want these men. Why not act upon your own responsibility? You can enlist your 10,000 men on the Continent, and send them from any quarter of the Con tinent yon pease at once to the Crimea, so long as you do not land them in this country, without the formality of an act of Parliament. Why, then, not act upon your own responsibility. There would be this advantage in it. Suppose that Ministers have reasons, which they do not impart to this house, for drawing these men from certain quarters which are not distinctly stated—(cheers) —I say, thatibftthye, p eeeo b ,pi e l Ree s :oho, re yo u dsiaccording spectacl e 6 ought ttaee ie the of t o preroga tive foreign act roops f your e own upon the r ats Crowne responsi bility, n s i ;- because, by so doing, y ou would at least neither exhibit to i 1 i g round, which is alway s so i ntolerable to national English feelings, nor would you call upon the House of Commons, for Plainly stated, a nd which we do degradation to the spirit r n e e a t e o understand, which erete ed, arc not sanction a of a free people. (Cheers.) Lot us just look—for it is necessary—at the slovenly mode in which this bill ap pears to have been devised and prepa re d . (Hear.) The first introduction of the bill caused a universal alerm because it was thought that th e s e forei gners were intended to supply abroad, plyt but likewise the place, Inetewonielye of the of thedefenders of En g l an d' s honour defenders of England's security at home. That was indignantly denied. In sp ite of that denial, the Minister who was char g ed wit h the in troduction of the bill rose in his place and said, " I h ear from several quarters to my great e rroneous impression prevails out,i nto did of doors surprise , and that whatsnch an he then do? Why, he condescende d to look his own waswbielrdl;aningdefatit,lasittmhieghtcotenfeessuehtheatp,urb;eteehe. The wording of it ! Why, in the wording of a bill which b e brought pervertedt involves such delicate questions, and touching so closely upon the keystone of • all free institutions, surely there might be a sufficient degree of attention given to insure that not a phrase would be used which a people jealous of freedom might misinterpret, or which might be perverted hereafter by a Minister, for dangerous purposes, into apre eedent that really would jeopardise the libertiesof England and disturb the tranquillity of her people. (Cheers.) Let us look now to the amount of force required. Why, there was so little calculation with respect to a measure which you can only excuse upon the ground of necessity that it seems to be a matter of ,perfect indifference to Ministers whether the number of men be 10,000 or 15,000. (Cheers.) At once the former number is substituted for the latter ; and in connection with a bill which you tell us is themain reason why we were summoned together—a bill which you had ample time to prepare—a bill which involves the most momentous constitutional principles—you have exhibited all this careless indecision as to the precise amount of force you require. (Cheers.) But I must say I doubt your prudence still more in that, for the sake of an object so insignificant as yours really is—because it is only a pro vision for the landing and drilling in this country of a certain number of foreign troops—you insist, while telling us truly of the advantage of unanimity, upon forcing a measure which you must have been blind i ndeed not to foresee would be most unpopular out of doors , which does necessitate the strongest opposition, which you have only carried by a pitiful majority through one house of Parliament, and which, if you do carry it through the other, will, I believe, prove such a thorn in your sides that I venture to doubt if you will have the courage to use the powers which you now ask. (Cheers.) So little did the Minister who introduced this measure appreciate the great constitutional principles which are involved in it that he prefaced the bill by observing that power to enlist and to land foreign troops had been in former times generally *encoded to be a righ 'grated in the:Crown ; and he seemed to think that the question was only settled by a bill at the end of last century. lam sure the Lord President of the Council, if he had conversed on the subject with the Minister of War, would have warmly denied that our great constitutional authorities ever did ()encode that such a power was at any time vested in the Sovereign of this country. (Hear.) We all remember that William 111., to whom the noble lord has referred, sent a message to this house requesting in very humble terms that his Dutch troops might be allowed to remain, but we all know that the House of Commons refused the request. (Cheers.) It may be said that was a time of peace ; yet we also know that it was laid down by ono of the greatest of our consti tutional lawyers—Lord Camden -that neither in peace nor in war, nor at any period of our history, could f ore i gn troops be admitted into this country without the sanction of an act of Parliament ; and well I remember that Mr. Fox said if such a power did exist then we have a consti tution iu words and not in reality. Ic , .-• ' eer r;, :-, • • indignation with whi Ai the Whigs of ". -• liar' 'ward such a remark emanating' W..sting in the same Cabinet - Whigs of tiii, present cley• (Cheers 1 that you have now cluai:et th e clause, so far as that is conceri s ` *, kind of exaggeration. (A laugh. complied with constitutional fee -, , , that, while you rigidly adhere to , .st.. ought not to do anything so ho:Ail. constitution as the introduction of ; country, unless you can estab/ish i parallel cases--(hear, hear)—or unless plea of paramount and urgent necessit with respect to the precednts upon 14 seems to rely, I may say in the first p: most ashamed to go over ground whit h n. to every gentleman in this house. I am to state, what every one must already kuo reign enlistment bills of 1801 and 1805 are applicable to the present measure. (Hear, sovereign of this country was not only King its he was also Elector of Hanover. Besides, his ink ours were closely identified with those of the great. k powers, except Prussia, which, at that time, shacks her guilty complicity in the partition of Poland, blinded by a hope of obtaining Hanover as the rower • her neutrality, did in the opinion of all dispassionate u tenses by her inert and selfish procrastination paralyst the armies of the other allies, and so gave an immense ad vantage to the common foe—that gigantic power of which Prussia was afterwards the most unfortunate victim. I hope that Prussia is wiser now. (Cheers.) I hope that she will not venture to arouse other and still nobler confe deracies by her traitorous diplomacy, nor cripple their energies by her dishonest lethargy, and require, perhaps, at the last the assistance of their armies to save herself from the ruin in which her selfish policy nearly involved her very existence as a nation. At that time the intro duction of German troops into this country was perfectly natural ; but let us see what was said by the principal persons who took part in the debates which then occurred- One of the most celebrated was Mr., afterwards Sir Philip Francis. Just hear the excuse made at that time by the Secretary-at-War, in reply to the objections urged by Mr. Francis. The Secretary -at-War, " The enlistment of German soldiers is only a measure to provide for the raising and embodiment of men who are subjects of the same sovereign as ourselves." (Cheers.) It is true that not only Hanoveriaus but Germans were enlisted, but they were subjects of those German powers whose sympa• thies and interests were closely identified with ours, and who were pursuing the same object. I can assure the house that I would be exceedingly proud and happy if we t were to have an alliance with the g reat German p owers in present war , bu t who can sa y that it is not at least premature to take it for granted that they have precisely the same interests and objects as ourselves. (Hear, hear.) oroueh, and has said that in all former wars foreign troops But the noble lord has gone back to the time of Marl ' b or e employed. Yes, but whenever they were employed with honour they were the auxiliaries of our open allies, and were officered by the rank, the chivalry, and the mili tary renown of nations that had the closest sympathies with ourselvep. (Cheers.) Did the noble lord really refer to that speech of the Duke of Wellington in the hope that, as an extraordinary feat of tactics , he could induce us to believe that when the Duke of Wellington said that only one-third of his army was British, the rest of the army was composed of mercenary tr oo p s ? Wh o does not know th a t they were Portuguese a nd independence ? (Cheers.) Great Spaniards stress tr e fif e li b t a i fighting g b f e o e r n their laid, o a w nd a deservedly so, upon the obligations which the gallant Ger man Legion conferred on the British army- I grant these obligations most fully. I have heard great military autho rities say that those accomplished officers who were to be found in the German Legion first taught our cavalry how to charge, and when to pull up. Bat since then timeshave changed. Will any man say that German officers could have improved that splendid charge of the Scotah Greys and Eaniskilleners at Balaklava, or the wondrous gallantry of the light brigade ? (Cheers.) lam thankful that we have learnt lessons from Germany in the arts of war, and that we have known how to profit by them. I think, also, that we have learnt lessons scarcely less valuable from () teGer many in the arts of peace. There is no c ultivatorf e l i k ee. 1 raturo or science but who must look with grateful'th Austria, tion at that great people. As to the alliance z t—(alaug —but if it I will say nothing . about it at presen and binding affiance with that great does lead to a genuine if we did not we should be madmen in deed power, world bring to the common I welcome an ,accession wh i c h wo 500 000 men, and which might even be your cause , stronge st guarantee, supposing it be sincere, for th e secu re mai n tenance to • of that territorial condition whi c h ought to be the basis of any future peace. I should be glad to learn that Prussia follows the praiseworthy, bit still prospective, example of Austria ; and that, by her future sincerity, she mayi atone for the selfish and dis honest policy which characterised her during a portion of the French war. Between ourselves and the 'whole of the German people there is so close an affinity of race, of com mercial interests, and of all that belongs to intellectual in terchange, that I should consider it as something mon strous—as something out of the ordinary course—if Prus sia, descending from that front among the nations to which she was raised by the genius of Frederick the Great, were to refuse her co - operation in rolling back from the frontiers of civilised Europe the advancing tide of Russian barbarism. (Cheers.) But if we are to have an alliance with the great German i n en's name people, Heav let it be in a way that is worthy of th e m and us. Let us have nations openly for our Allies, and not the scum of the earth. (Cheers.) But the noble lord must permit me now to ask where are these foreign soldiers to come from ? We have heard a great deal of their excellence, but nothing of their parentage • an d yet I think it is import ant, we should k now where Ministers expect to get their 10,000 trained soldiers ready for the field. The landwehr of Germany have acquired nothing more than the mere holiday art of war. Ido not remember any recent war in Europe in which they were likely to have acquired great experience, or to have exhibited their military prowess. So much has been said in praise of these wonderful fo reigners, i n comparison with our poor countrymen, that one is almost tempted to believe that they are the iden tical Ten Thousand who accomplished the retreat of Xenophon, and not merely men who have seen more of actual danger and actual service than the stout peasantry w h e w you enlist in your own militia regiments. (Cheers.) 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