The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE 11p11:111rlintD..

Major BlaiiiFoitli,q7testicinedhyiii7s. Marx-
ism' IN bore tribute to the exertions end the extresedieery
proof of discipline displayed by the anfortsaneerahliers
who per: shed in the wreck of the Birluisheadr sod pre.
seised that the claims of the minivan far isempeasatiss
should be met in the most liberal spirit by the WaPallee.
MILITIA BILL.
Petitions were presented by Sir E. N. Buxton. Mr.
Cowan, end Me. Moffat, from several placer, when the
Militia Bill.
WEST KENT MILITIA.
Mr. BODGES wished to Noon a nahment el his made
ea &May last, sad which, beet its implebabi-
lity, lad cemented some sammemest ia lii immes. 1e had
Mated that iieMig t .time be lad helm esmiests4 with the
West lest Militia the ameba. of deserters had lees 600.
He bad sites written to the adjutant, and timed that the
total number of desertions during the time I. regiment
was embodied hail amounted to tBl. The adjutant also
dated that the whole number of volunteers to die Use dur-
ing that period had been 2,144.
MILITIA BILL--a^'"---

DEBATE.

Mr. MOFFAT, in rim to mom the debate, said
that be would not have trwiisd tko bow hot that be lad
been very mash premed by Ma aonstitneste and Mbor holies
of the public to give his nom oppealtion to this nessoaris.
But it was no pert of kis bat elms te sestisele tile debate
is the tone which had bites adopted on Fohligr NOR The
question was far too Importaat to he sett la mere party
eriminatioo or reuitninati bad la opinion ono of
the gravest that could be discussed. It Vila set wltotha
one militia bill or the other were preferable, bat whether
the defences of the country were or were not is ea efficient
state. As to the classes who were principally op-
posed to thi. bill, there was but one clam, and that clam
comprised all liogland. (Rear, hoer.) The Home Secre•
toy had used the Duke of Wellington's letter, in 1847, as
an argument in favour of the bill. But if that letter was
to be of any force, why hail not a bill been brought in st
once in conformity with it? and, besides, the poseat bill
only made fuss of that letter, as what the duke wasted was
80,000 riuliodied—not merely enrolled—inilltia. From the
beet information he could obtain, our military marine was
vastly superior to that of France; but, beyond that, we had a
far pester element of power in our mercantile navy, which
was as MaIIOPWWI IS Ulu united navies of the world. Ac-
mike to the barn. amber for Orkney., we had 1,300 ,
s 4300,000 tons. The French mar-
alga Illialage atfernaeaa to only 700,000, including not
Ye Ibis me or two viissio of SOO tone, while air isssone
To dos is lber millisrA with a lame somber of moils
sus I.Ni to WO bow I. believed Oa Iliigollthene had
boss piessiaid mast Ws bill, and odyase [arm sr it.
aa .) bilks tie imager he goeso4 ho
arced not
NIA i.e.. airaliVe Off rot of
Y dos Ant sow propioiL The estioaate was
or NMI& a ear, bat be Mad that in the last
rai 111110. as 'scot 140001. annually, and
when dryers, wohols# NM ~thing like
sit milliampere masa Mar. bur.) • OMNI oppose the
further progress of Me bill.
About ter.nty molten root together, but the Speaker
called
Lord SEYMOUR, who said he was anxious to state in a
few wordy his reason for the vote he was about to give. Us
belie ved that all parties in that holm coneurr. d in thinking
that some increase in oar national defences was neemeary,
berau.e, were it otherwise two successive governments
would hardly have proposed an increase at the risk of im
messing the national taxation. It was on that convietioa
he hod supported the hill of hi. noble friend the member
for London, of which he knew all the inconveniences ; but
he thew/lit it only right to take his share of the respon.i-
bildy iit propping such a tne...ure to the country. The i-
Uoilitctin of that hill was, si the house knew, prevented,
and now another hill was posed by another government.
Mow, it could not be eappo raid Mkt the present government,