The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EitNiNGi

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should . be thi ere wither this he-
leg impesiL Whoa these origin ." anes
Weis Mom/ aim sus • my peat *lousy of Om
mown. Thew wZIC6 melee, to prommt the Beam
infringing set the of the peer% sad it wee
posed that the spline of ippeisting- perms of ae
plpEtho ettehmemd e
rrfibs militia woad alwa;elleii;
• 110 the esnatey * say parr egssupt of
re het sew, is rise bps Muer el WI -pormy
le es Icily seem* that, rows nose is Ism Maly
Ms that of ea eras of the seem by mom d a star-
ing army to ropers the liberties of the peps Now,
with regard to tin mss—when, Is hat. we led the greet'
diffienity—wlt esposssumsellendsm heat thophin formerly
submitted. imilirthed all men
m therisalts.lal=ato 10 pars of age:
Tatatiereensidemehis megin of pus ; and QM proem et
mama mud to every hoseirM, requiring the
hem oath hem beider of the amber of persons irn4lC
Immettbstwom then ewes was, in limo% a very leag end s
very eery moor. Ire essesiver sew, that it would be at'
the ems limo a diminution SI NM and • great relief to
large portions of thers: a this country if, taking
the amber that wo waffilsisnt, wo took them',
within restricted pith _ • pospss% therefore, for the
int per thee the epee st whir perm be
be eubjeet
to fibs for tie bid Mir mbar be hem 10 to 23
years of we. And in sidisermed pees we propose that
Aiwa be they plena My Ism We to 21 yaws of me.
It is sapped OM the besay priehles, from 20 to 23.
vitrog mrillthos the somber is be biased for, wield
give • Mee et gent 10,418 amen; sod roe la
years the number to be maenad h.. proem =rug
sad 21, weed MINIMIM OS @sassily 90,000. That is our esti-
mate. Is them men I du not think it would he
memory to meet ie the rem formely senpiord. I be-
lieve that with the endennes et re mess if irt year we
should know seremeely easel* the amber of perms
in melt county and In ear ears mod theslumber of per-
sons who would be liable Is the %swift ; sad I think it
would be sufficient to issue • Miss respriag all such per-
sons to present themeahosat • MatedßiaM on a certain day.
That, however, is a pet of the under the bill
which requires very ism essidasthisa ; and at pest I
will not enter farther ire the deers et it. But it Ms
seem to me that the some I peeper would be • mere
speedy course than that formerly tried, and a course whisk
we sun take is sesrequenes of thear knowledge of which
et we
in pee ries respeatiag every ped by err
the errs s• Mee 141. think teat
the range in
the ogee le be liabia—making the er hem 10 to 23 ad
hem MI to 21, instead of from 18 to n—thonld give ratio.
Wm When this poem arteries the amen has been
=, It Is ;merest that by the eider of the lord-
s! aseli sementy, there Mad he &subdivision of
the taco ;f sell it ie isiMseselsbi INS seek rim should
Ism esebdiridos. The ilepsty-lioniessat ethe runty, the
megistastes of the =leveed the soirees% or nee other
slim et the heal wield be present when these
era weeto be balloted . It is proposed that one- fifth
shoal be taken i and that 10 per cent. of
those remaining shield be taken se • rearm
for the Slim up of all vacancies in the mollith.
There were be messes ham carving from various cams,
as under the LealMilitia Act and the Militia Act, and
there would be a ?Meilen of men who, upon examination,
W revs peltter the genies ; and those who belonged
to the Mem dem pie mt. would be called on to supply
the &dithers I Meld say also, however, that it is pro-
posed that any men between the ere of twenty and thirty
may volunteer to serve in the local militia, and that in es
far as those volunteers supply the requisite saialmes, so
Eimer other persons will be balloted for. lido poem
likewise that these volunteers to the lead mitfe
serve for one year less then the heal militia io
pascal. The period proposed for the service of the local
IMINSIS is four years. But it is proposed that they might,
by SR ardor in council, be required to ern for Is menthe
impart sad again, in case parliament, by an adds.. Is
the omen, &cold require • still farther serviee, that •
further peeled of six months Shedd be &hied ; making
twelvemonths &norther in the smut of dupe to the
country. I nem moo to the remise how them mu are to
be teethed to the me of arm. It is pe=d that
they Meld be Maid Me bananas is the
ohl MO thes reel' be marbled together hr 14TIM
dip lis the Met per,mei he 14 dme ims eh the subsequent
ICAit im s.esempisted that erre theM rye et
am shield peamerily be censseedios. The mth
Mgr berried he • weak, and then, if it wee wastamy
Ike me aperift la the amentry, at fee any ether ewrs,
thelitheedsord p bpi Ile their hosts, and amemble he
es Essisishig days' Ommising, at another period. That Is
the Mast at pair pored with regard to a merve
dear Mir her isms merle very efficient I
moon the hem of the lemmienerm. It Is like-
wise peophod that three inner' drill and training
should most as Ulf • dare pay. When mum tralaing they
would be pad the ems pay as the sham of the be
may, ma they wield. of rues Ming that Me be sub-
Pet to the priphime of dm Xelley het. I have ant to
eitsto the NM* to white those men mold bo applied. I
sonsmive OM is ems it sup MM etinvides they reed
he ee
..nay
e, sod they Omer le niesmhed deem le nay
part et the mery whose their monism might be ;
sad I thiek that Om their aid wield be of the very
✓eser value is erring • very mil army to perm a
Mrs series But with respect to the training which
they mead have to undergo, I Mien that, with the al-
lowance of training I have restiseed, they would
be in a vary short time altar the SISSIMMIee-
meet of hostilities in a my oiliest state of line.
Everpme beams with regard to roe peat battle t
by the amiss of this army, the. s eissiderelde
dieN
of the troops bad sever here. bow fa ulna Mt m-
ooned extremely little training. I ems next to what would
be the immediate expense of this hem. It is commekted
that in tho muse of this yew cot man this 30,000 would
be Mined is the maser I Mae deseribed. It might be
made Meediately water be ea oinergesey. But that is
W amber we ; sad we estimate that
the expense et
et the is the lest proAssiti
the eisthiag, kitefati la the field
la musing, with the ewer et the ohms
would be meemewhit mar MOM It would be
right, I believ tsbe s temorrimet hew aset thee hat,
because there sq be herr ambers ailed est. Bet re
ember seteely mar aeries the Mayer would set
sessest te iss theo Mr ; Mis tbe sent there err be
W; sat in the ant prefer thee ober 1110,000. TM,
it, is the Mit le whir the hamphenid be euried.
Iles deems Maser be a serer the the asmideratio&
of the meth ond of the pmetimmest ; mad the rem, there is
no doubt, might he esmasil to woo ; and that again
to • still pores nosier. hest then. is the statement
of re plea of a reel mar whir we have
se ir to propose. It Melees et mess a pose mid
est I Mk et this sage este to give the hem o;
a Ohs Mem her Mderey's govermest
sre Ithengissaliflaright Ms ley behre perment. I believe
mysel4 thst the peer et this sessay wr gladly Mop the
re et snob st hose as ambrosial, lathe purples el assuring
the mall offilmesetatry- I shod& .rim OM there is
a prevision lift respect to contain Pare where there may
be • imp lass of polio It4pes =rood that that
km et be end Mcleod
searliag CliNthe septletions the heel Viesiki
out irommob me -Mee would be a
tree et this bled, there weer be ea nampliss
Mohr te re memben of seek a fora with es the
berths he the had Mar It is
that whers eirs miontetrt tam be bona itmeteleambig:
ems, emir to the Ferro of the law sew 4
hat home aheads,
be emir es • Me et
Mir. sad, is es he. the NM militia would set bee.
renal Is the MIAMI whir Morro would be sesemeary.
Sir, this Megetere, is he sestmerat I hare had to mike to
the be end which I have in a billt est when
that bill is hid bare r, the Mee will be beer
Ms to judge of the whisk it writ be
wise Is reps Per my ass pet I Meld be quits ware,
r the precliess et the bat sail the Mrs et the bill are
matters spen Miele rem is s misty et giros le here •
Mr ememillee fee thseimese ot essidlidig- hems preri-
ekes, semi either te ads the bill erre to the peeress
the pesser Lad Mill Ast, se te eilep any tearer ha
rat sea metelly be sirs I ens. hewers
=1 hot • my Meg eirriecles that me twee et this
hied le memery; est whitlow er re ressissal=
mass male thereafter efrebere, It will be a
babe dist I bays piper es this hem to hatmearties
et s hues he the Mbar et this essaley. seMe lerm
.sub MI *der thirement 'Mt menel WS my
Mg:artier es
"aerial' reed the emir by Mr.
Ba
Ledl. ItIIMILL rem seeks mad amid—This is a bit he
MOM est Itelos True is rear he embril. With
respells liabrail, we do est pepees • Ised Mier
Xs ILITIIOLDB supped that he weer sadder A.
the .al. hen had sow erwered his (Ms lepable,
reetty esil
meat lsmiewwesialasmor hows toe isterpor:the ream.
lebtai
less the gemmed pies wee le be rgendiel m • Mee sr
ett Mr (Loot bishboor4 he ea Wren's be wad not
amp the ormlits of Irani es a meprest. (Cos-
tinsel
ml
retell If r e Gomm% et the sere lemi were
.ae Ben
fog he rebellyuregi err • I;e4giesmilt In Limgeoli—oni ke
were still b=r all& ea Ire-
TlellWailltratiZOth Indmaill Om pen was,
thieshee (milord re hes. member), se mosgimese es
re Jerry et that dese ; sad hadicatly repelled Or
the sore Mal bed seer ear •
lk I. I'AXIXOTOM bear that the amble ke . brim
the Moisjimeist Mass meld Mlle one pert am
sty.
amble lord bed set Milled hew the Mee wee
The
te be Mileibeted WM lies mom, with moped to the
melee
Lard J. RtifiSELL—ln esnotios They am set te be
tikes ge of Mk owe sertime welherisemates srana.
sloop eases of Mier el tulles or et liminest
rlitillE bad heard the etalessot M the Nib lord
a...mint Bewen Melly agree
gap Be was se earnest le his desire OM trews
toy res MO risk all My Mb else; bet, Jut* were
is asps lee wee he havingssirpepalse lames. map-
pers the extras Moe, WA NI mil-
ties marl the Mese oshe seer, spier
th
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psissiple indeed, and on the seder Ls-
obisi4 4 the Memo et • local Mar The mi.

. • .
Ywwas ab al and ween-oet Inwodient.
was Eilla 10 tor the !Imagoes el` availing
dm Pada' *NOIR is peasessiese if UM great •
arms au& course which was fecerrly taken Kare-g
having the =Side faros from under ihis condo! deb*
mown, and placing It under the • tae#setpl of a sew
mitt,, et the Home of Conameas, 7ediMtad tM*Moil
which had existed between the crown end the pediment,
and out of which sprung the very ids• of sash • hem at
▪ That *dorm had sow cowed; and no one within
these wells - would have any jealousy of ant pewees her
Majesty might matey us the excenewe Miser WSW sent
try ; for the crown, like every ladivideal In the nodes,
would he lead by the. roles whisk the Mend-
&aim laid down. Why, then, were dry to revert
back to a system et war premeds& whisk no longer wee
necemary ? This ealiense would Isie • tee bearing meet on.
diIIOINS who mai be dsated into the
The aurvias wadi ho etwayelawy • and thus
ppesesppiiaa
..2:111, sued ail awl alma Ms to as would be
Ins genteel haw Help walliany emnpations, to
tMalirr awn peat injury, and to worm no peduntional pur-
ger whammy. The proposition Whisk he IMAM MAMA to
Ow beam way whether, with so lame a military
hi" wad with so large a naval fans, they would
mivaatatt in consenting to the plan prepeended by
the Oldie lord. An exposes of 200,0001. was, we doubt, a
titer ; but they were not to esuskler this plea in
simply to the expense. It wan a plan full of
said evil. The evil would fall altogether on the
gmearer classes. Morally and politically speaking, the
plea was injudicious. But apart from the princi-
ple of the bill, ho objected to the details. Thu men
te b. selected between 20 and 23 years of age. Now, why
was this margin fixed upon arbitrarily ? Why were men
between 2.1 and 30 to be exempt ? It wee an obvious in-
jostler, and utterly indefensible. Certaial3r,they were ruining
dike et present. They had 10 shipela the Terns to amidst the
seminneent of Portage). They bed from 20 to SO ships in
dis Mediterranean to keep the lonian Islands in slavery
end in subjugation. They had 23 ships ea the °oast of
Atrial for the purpose of plundering the natives, and, by
way of freak, of puNeg down erne men, mid putting up
smother chief. Tb.. they had an menristees OM . It was
idled a small army. Bud the estimates that they
supplied clothing to 185,000 troops, either is arms, or ready
eta moment's notice to take arms ; and why was this vest
twee (and it wee quite exclusive of our sailers) net eat-
Mnt ? He would tako the sense of the house on the
nutter. (dear, hear.)
Col. THOMPSON said that, from all the information he
had collected, he inferred that the country generally. would
rejoice at finding the government doing something in this
matter of national defence. What would that heavenly if the
French made a movement on Belgians ? They would know
tweiorrow if government had received say inhumation of
that kind. Ho only mentioned this by way of illustration,
to show the country that there was the greatest necessity
for taking precautions in time, and that the country ought
feel gniteful to the liable lord for all and everything lashed
done in that direction.

--Colonel iiiirifoiir was gla 1 that the wide lord had
had the moral courage to state that some preparations were
requisite to resist invasion.
Sir H. VERNEY defended the military from the aaper-
' sions which had been cast upon them. He did not this*
that a force collected and disciplined in the mode proposed
by the noble lord could be made etficietat.
Mr. M. O'CONNELL trusted the noble lord would re-
consider the question so far u regarded Ireland.
Mr. COBDEN said he had no hesitation in say-
' ing that the English people would pay an ample in-
surance for their liberties and their lives and their property.
The question, however, was not whether they would pay
for en insurance or not, but whether they already paid
enaugh insurance. The question was whether a man,
having an insurance in the Royal Exchange, required en
insurance in the Phomix as well. He had contended, in
the country as well as in that house, that they could defend
themselves with the force they already possessed. The
question was not whether they were to defend themselves
from unjust aggression, but whether they already paid suf-
ficient fur that parpere. And that brought him at
once to the question, what did they vote for
their navy? Why, it wee going probably too far back
for an argument, but since the last war they had
voted 200 millions for their navy. But take ten years,
which was the life of a ship—during the last ten years they
had spent in the wages of their artificers in the dock and
8,800,000., and dunnerthe same ten years, 13,400,0001. for
materials used in the construction and repairs of ships, and
three millions more for improvements in the dockyards.
He maintained that we were abundantly insured,
and what did they do with the vessels that they
built at such a cost ? They heard of • fear of inva-
sion. Were the ships here to protect them against
ea enemy ? Were were they ? Why, they bad a squadron
In the 'higus, but that, he was told, was ordered home.
Another squadron was in the Mediterranean. Now, Ise
would read to the people of England, who were
to be frightened out of their wits that some
attack was to be made on them, • list of the ships
in the Mediterranean. There was the Albion, 90,
the Superb, 80 ; the Trafalgar, 120; the Vengeance,
84 ; the Bellerophon, 78 ; and the Queen, 110 ;
besides a dozen of smaller vesiels. And while they
had all this force in the Mediterranean, es if to
show the utter mockery of the cry of invasion, last
week the government ordered the Britannia, 120 gun ship,
to go and station herself at Malta. Was it the conduct of
rational people to send these ships 1 200 miles away and
then to raise • cry of invasion and come to that house to
ask the people to leave their daily avocations to go out to be
armed and drilled ? But he would not do the government
or the Admiralty the injustice to say that we had no ships
at home. These 23 millions spent in ten years had not all
been wasted. We were not going to have our shores ra-
vaged by buccaneers. We had at Sheerness—the London,
92; the Monarch, 84; and the Waterloo, 120; at Chatham,
the Boecawen, 120; at Devonport, the Impregnable, 104,
and the St. George, 120 ; at Chatham, the Saturn,
72; and in commission at Portsmouth, the Victory
(guard-ship), 110; the Rodney, 92; the Excellent, 46;
the Neptune, 120 ; at Cluithiun, the F*lird, 42.
Here were ten line-of-battle ships, but beyond this we
had line-of-battle ships lying at distant essiem—is the
West Indies and in the East Indies ; and be mired anybody
in the world of what peesible use a line-ofhatde ship eareM
be at Jamaica ? They had soother In the West Lam
and he challenged them te thew, he • amber it OW
instance in which • Pius-M-hattle ship is either the last
Indies or the West Indies bed been brought fate aides hr
any purpose whatever. They had heard st pirates Is the
East Indies, and they had hal hepay heall-marry fer alleged
pirates destroyed, but se lisoeibaMie ship had bees
brought into use against them* far this ewes, that a Ilse-
of-battle ship serfs set hlliew the. up riven and creel a.
Therefore, to keep them liseof. MEL ships at Hong Hoag
se Jamaica, while they were shrill at their ewe coasts, ap.
peered te be the greatest weals el the mom ef defame that
Led
possibly be imeshest. The swiftest was, that we
were eo near Freelle, that we ware ia disapir of being in-
vaded by Freud' plimple. But our eakiiies were some
thousands of miles elf Frame, and there meld be no fear
that the French were ping ea a bmeaseering expedition
against them. The Willie argument yew that we were ia
danger for; our: sus ism. This fret thing they most he
to satisfy him Si het wee te erdsrbeste them
large
which were sew eamparadvely Idle wad emiese Is=
say lithe pee* at essembwies tbeespodusse et
the last war, eller mil deseelles hem
every meshy they si.bre la wife, bevies
_mile
Wag
-semi.enweeessea by that war hist their ems hot a if the
el England should ever allow esygeresemest tering
acontinental war mein by 'softie 'seeing% soldier
In the matinent they would richly dames Ollthalli Unk-
empt's. Now, the measure that they had haters Mast to
show est the was one that would he =eke,but
wadi be less unpopidar with the rich that the peer,
because the rick mad pay for their esbetitates, bat the
poor could set. He heal no doubt whatever, that before
this dimamies was breeght to a dem there Weald he de-
copublic meethip threagheet the seastry,
sheylnieklitled 1848 egoist memere. Se immeiabend
that In that in that peer, at Binsiegbasa, them was great
hostility to it, and he taught das am". what
were they aillbei oaths estuary to de ? were requiring
a mere truth= of the aemeounty to be away from
their berieres sad pagesits, to take yea themselves the
dation Meaidlem le be pat osier merehl law. He said If
ftleateil IMEN piens le be Gelled out and used as
=T'pay them metht they did, and pay them Übe-
-7thear, hear to call out a weather mi-
asmic* perhaps who seemed 4es a day, or to call one a men
who marked m a men shop, and who esald with filerelty
supper& Ma lamilsoust le take md drill him std
Yesgive
• sleMleg • we meet femme injustice. Dui he
estuesed M thea ear any was oar natimel gm&
Wes. We diendeat emirs to repel any lava-his ism
ear shame if the anarerses vaLaestalised woo es&
astir apt up and prepedy of. We bad se net
ow te deed an invades of am dam by a few bet-
gash er by a hrge stay. We paid hr ear seat
eluding its share et the mimes. seatjhithatk
• year._ Melodies the Peet-eMse et ser-
vice. That was twice as mash as was by France ;
three tames as much as wee paid by Amain. And why
did we pay this ellepeopagliesole esteem ? It was becausethat,
het, Wag ea Mad, seastey required OM
rder fa peemedes dies sem maple did.
bspod the leek lard wield give the sertley wawa.-
heft of hnakee lee upon the mews hehre he
it epos Um dee el the home t he be CHr. Cob-
believedd that the hie ef invade. was sow much less
&ilsgthan it was a sheet time previewe If the sable
al
weski only nor • short delay to *lame, he would be
mobil quietly te withiesw Mimeos/are, and thus to avoid
the demendieleg Ash AML the mabedyisg of the militia
could set hi Pte_amaterar meld elleasseiej
Trews.
gbaMimi an that aide et II 11=4.114 be
setthilisties that her X4eiwe ipienreeet at bee
male • erepeeitise Ma that which Memel the gabfest of
the retest Meespiee. tatiehelles, however, was not
foasideil epos eery isseporer ages my opiates
that there was eir hat there was ant
eeldiet at peresst le wrieteh amid
evestry te the hew of war. (Chem) Est Twaeble
MIMI jean heed ef the 110.6111111.11, law that le keg age
ee thels4s he (Lord Paimerates) ham the
Ilhartg ef Is the gomeamest 1621sles, that
asd wit4alle
Mem ileastry, it wee sr at t=
able, OM NSW she
emesere of Magid be miss
as that villa wee the diMbeet elf meat
(How, hear.) He had at melees *Mt reseered C11:11-
bat there had always hem diatraffile MIA hail
it feces being acted epee; bet he lee glad
Ertirasble Iced was at last peeping he mew' to the
Weft MEW Nissan for the defense of fle immetay. Hon.
mama might say that they crested we sheik -set M-
oshe the country in continental warfare, sr ink up ear-
wives is eciatiaental quarrels; but, as the aside lord had

truly sal for it amid
tong
gainsaid, we had engage-
ment,. solos of theta ofstanding, that might involve
Win dispitess that might ea the continent, and we
bed poll interests beyond the limits of our shores.
(Hear. hese. • Them were 'bengal which might take place
in Beirepe it would not be for the safety of thecoun-
trylalMMO, Mend quietly by. We had interests,
and fremmene, mattered all over the surface of the globe,
mid there was no esualry in the world in which we had
net pagerty ea assaussee, and in which questions in-
vol vhsg danger might set Brim. They had had an instance
of this during the adminiebraties et the lets Sir lt. Peel,
when • rupture was between between this country and
. r.... 5. psis, ere post national interest, but upon
rAM ear algaily. _ (Hear, hear.) But hon. gen-
tlemen' as if tie -*sly danger of rupture was with
our immediate amighboute in France ; but we ought to re-
member that Frew* was not the only foreir country
twhicht,t
ram" a tihr end
4 shonutls becebmaear involvedray a
in as
we. with any power, we could not tell how far the
Pedals, of other states might take them, and in what difli•
malties we might not and ourselves placed. (Hear, hear.)
But it was said that oar position was insular, and that we
had a fleet which was sufficient for our defence. While,
however, our insular position in some respects constituted
our defence, it was at the same time our weakuess and
our danger. A continental country was inaccessible
except by certain known roads, and they could be guarded.
Fortresses could be built to stop up all such approsehee, hut
in our case, our shores were open to our fors throughout the
vast circumference of the island; and it was impossible to
say at what point an invading force might not endeavour to
effect a landing. (Hear, hear.) Thu Channel which
divided us from our immediate neighbours was narrow, and
though the other seas which surrounded UP were wider, yet
• few hours would suffice to convey troops from France, and
a few days from more distant countries to any part of our
coast. (Hear, hear.) He (Lord Palmerston) believed that
our navy was in a satisfactory state—as it ought to be con-
eiderng the expense which had been incurred during the
last few years—he believed that our navy was as efficient as
it had ever been at any period of our history. Nay,
ho believed that it was even more efficient, lie
believed, too, that we had a great amount of
valuable stores, and • great number of ships in ordinary,
but theft stores might be -burnt, and those ships de-
stroyed ; and here he must a little complain of the exagge-
ration which lied been used relative to our naval forces in
reckoning such ships as the Excellent, which was only used
for target practice. The Victory. ton, wee known to be
only a guardship lying in Portsmouth harbour, and unfit
for service. (Hear, hear.) But efficient as our navy might
be, it would be madams to rely upon it entirely and solely
for the defence of our country. (Hear, hear.) It would
be perfectly impossible for any navy, however active, visi.
lant, and numerous, to prevent the landing of a hostile force 1
during any short interval in which it might be absent. It
was therefore necessary that we should have a land force—
armed men to resist armed men—but as to fortifications, it
was useless to think of fortifying anything but the arse-
nals, the dockyards, sad other points of vital importance.
(Hear, hear.) There was no fertifieation like brave men,
armed, disciplined, and ready to meet an enemy; and such
fortifications the hearts and arms of Englishmen would ever
supply. (Cheers.) lint if it were necessary thus to have
an armed force, to meet any unfortunate possibility of inva-
sion, he trusted that it would never be a probability, and
the probability always be lees in proportion as we were
ready to meet it ; for there was nothing that so much
tempted aggression as weakness, and incapacity to resist
it, especially when to that weakness and incapacity were
added enormous wealth and great political temptations. But
if it were necessary, as he (the noble lord) thought it wee,
that this country should have a force capable of defending
our homes against an invading enemy, and to protect this
country from the incalculable calamities of even a few
utanths occupation by • foreign toe—why then something
like the mode proposed by the noble lord seemed to him
(Lord Palmerston) hest adapted to meet the case. (Hear.)
It was mighty well for persons in this country who were
ignarnnt of the horrors of invasion—oh! it was mighty
well for such to talk about the hardship of taking men from
their homes and teaching them to defend themselves, their
families, and their country. (Hear.) Happily the people
of this country did not know how great were the calamities
of war ; but those gentlemen who had served abroad, and
who knew what they were, and those who had even read
the accounts of those who had seen the effects of war in fo-
reign countries, would admit that no greater calamity could
betel this nation than that a land force should not be kept up
of sufficient magnitude to deter other posers train making
as attempt upon our shores. (Cheers.) The questim then
was, should we have a regular army sufficient for the pur-
pose? lie (Lord Palmerston) said co. He was satisfied
that the habits and feelings of the country would not per-
mit of such an amount of the regular force. Whet then
could they do, but to follow that emir c which every other
country had pursued, namely, to raises force which should
form the germ of an army—trained and organised to a
certain degree, and disciplined, in the time of peace, ready
when war should break out to take the place of a regular
army. The citizens of the United States of America did not
complain of the hardship of learning the use ofarms for the
defence of their country. On the contrary-, he believed there
were a million militia men in the United States, The
countries of Germany—they did not feel the hardship. In
Prussia there was the land...chit, and in Austria there
was also a similar force for the national defence.
In France, too, there was the national guard—though that
had been disbanded for tho present. It was in fact only
this country which had of late set the example of disconti-
nuing this kind of force; and there was no country
which hod such cam-mous wealth, and which was so defi-
cient in the means of defending itself. (Hear, hear.)
What seemed to be the best mode of meeting this need was,
that the proposed force should be assembled for a short time
in each year, to leant the use of arms and to practise those
movements without which armed men were a mob, and not
an army. (Hear, hear.) The militia was • sort of force
which we had had for nearly two centuries; but he did not
understand the distinction which the noble lord appeared to
draw between the regular and the local militia. (Hear,
hear.) The noble lord said that the regular militia were
like the army. When it was embodied, it was cer-
tainly like the regular army ; but a militia in time of
was a body formed by ballet or by substitute.
peacehi liberty of serving in tho regular militia by
substitute, however, was not allowed in the local militia ;
but *stone drawn were compelled to serve in person,
mhos pleaded certain grounds of exemption. The
regular militia, which was the old constitutional torte of
the esuatry, was armed and equipped and trained for
•=days, or a less period in each year ; so that in
etn ape after the war had broken out they could
seems* and joie the regular army in the defence of the
country. Moreover, the regular militia being raised both
in Great Britain and Ireland was liable to serve in any part
of the whole United Kingdom; and, really, he must say
that he was eessehhed le and in any plan of defence that
Inland AGM be left se entirely without protection as in
the noble heed's. (Hear, hear.) The local militia was con-
fined seasilleally to England—was this because the noble
lard doubted t allegiance of the Irish people ? (Hear,
hear.) Foe his own pert be was ready to pledge his exist-
ease that any Indiums who should be called oat and enrolled,
end who should Ms the oath of all e would be
izadrty to lay down his, life rather than be guilty of dis-
He (the noble he ma pomaded of the
truth of their allegiame, mil their valour was certainly
tee well hams to require 'sissies. (Cheers.) If, then, they
were to haves militia (whisk he thought they ought to
have), he thought that they Meld have the reenter
militia, instead of sampan, the arrangement which the
noble lord had explaimi that day. In conclusion he (the
noble bird) could oay my that he was exceedingly glad
the alerillit had beta besughe forward, bemuse it would in
his tap leirma be the Mope* ani most elleetail defence
the direst at lavaideu. (Hear, bear.) He would
thee tie prepaid wressei7LeNle ef teseiderable ins-
promisees; and he ventured le le the molar militia
as the lens in whit& the mews should be carried.
(Ghost
Mr. FairiVICLE rail the faselhe of adopting tho
regular militia had heat ray sousidered, and the govern-
meat had felt oempelledi to adept the bead, in preference.
The allowance of mbeeitetee had been found to be
Medea by insuperable, dilleallies. A man who
had served in Yorkshire might afterwards servo in
liereataetsithee, end thus ease 6,000 or 6,000 men
might misvalue the whole hose. Of course in
time of war, whim all the dillerest regiments were called
up, this oirkeeties did net spray, bat in time of peace the
meet ineeememieat emelheles ed be the result of per-
=Befog the eutpleyment of iraMeMites. Besides, under the
old mum the bailee wee se entendre that it would take
weeks heave it mkt borne through, and it would take
assedes before they mid enrol the am. Feemerly all
bennen the ogee of IS and 46 wove Hebb, bat mew only
elm hem 10 le 2s. The lesuershis mashers for
the West Riding and for Modena had said hat they would
mew vegularpoldiers i hue thin were some persons who,
if them were two ohms blessed that which was
actually adopted. Had Impasitise been to increase
the make rummy they meld, ehisse Intro opposed it
with all Mkt might.
Mr. NIWDEGATI had hem opposed to the proposition
made is ISIS fart the savelmout of the militia, but be now
hit hexed es the raceme before them.
11r. Z. B. EOCHE said, if they did not extend this bill
to keleari, it would be equivalent to giving notice to all
foredo' Mims that Ireland was net to be trusted, and that
it was the bast plose_to land ie.
Lad I. 1.11=14 mid that this Mil meld sot leo applied
to behead; but it did not fare that there was not to be
a bill also for Ireland. Indeed, Ethers should be a bill for
Scotland, there would also be MS ire Ireland, for there was
not the slightest foundation far saying that Ireland was to
be distrusted.
Capt. HARRIS el the goverment proposal go
wally, and that the ballet he the tailitaa might
be made as he awareing Ike any.
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT weld that it was necessary
to haw • body et ma in smarm, le he called as der the
deism of the emery is case ist miesiessy. He doubted,
however, the propriety of making the propseedi hese • Mal
lesteed empanel use.
liir O. GARY sold the Hideaki& harm a heal and a
reseed Willa was, that * am was • &Moire sad the
ether as elbeeive force. The maids ambedied at the elm
el
the lest tier wee of the latter elreassear, asill was esta-
%lied hr the pmeseaf set ire had the repislar army to .
see .s the seem shed, wills the Isms now proposed
was intended purely fee purposes of Mimi.
After • hw observations from Mr. K. gamma,
Mr. B. OSBORNE said that if a foreign army should land
in Indeed, he would hal perfectly confident that the Irish
pollee-6m meld give a very excellent account of it.
After some remarks from Mr. TaaLAWNY and Mr.
ALCOC,II
Mr. HMI said a this was the result of panic, and the
present Mem was maks ins than • conscription against
one clam of prance—the Mee between 20 and 23. This

they should
was unfair' for if such a force were n
have a fair ballot fur ail persons between the ages of 24,
and 46.

and
iwIRLLOS
La which captain Scohitt, A rr. A m took some further diseasaion,
M part,
The resolution was agreed to, and the house resumcd.
IN CHANCERY RELIEF 1111,1,
lit:ri StillTO
tice motion for the second reading of this bill,
peeling the extent of the Lord Chancellor's power wel suggested several questions l.
the bill, and what he considered to be the compfc t er
tlmTele-
phlioet
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teask;:api.inyeuid
jeet and the details of the bill, which proposed, iiiste.ei of
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one uniform system of stamps.
by
Sir J. GltAlikhl reminded the house of the 'Stettin-
stances attending the appointment, last session, of
mission, to which he and Mr. IL nley were joined, which
was directed to report, among other things, upon
tore' offite. The commissioners had unanimously rep.o.tad
that no additional masters in Clumeerysliould be appen,t,d;
that the existingumaters should be eniploysil hi winding op
their busmen; and that hereafter judges In eliainlwrs
perform all fuuctions now performed Ly must ts,
in
Chancery. Her Majesty had infirmed parliamtio that
ado had directed bills to be prepared, 141a111,11 WI the
reports of the commissioner; it was with surprise,
fore, that he had heard that, in anuther place, the lord
Chancellor, the head of the law, hail expressed great do art,
whether that portion of the report should lie adopted, e Leh
he (Sir James) thought was the keystone of all their r, au.
mendations, and without which lie should be td,
absolute despair of any effectual chaueery ~,form.
The SOLICITOR.GENERAL sail the observario.,
the Lord Chancellor had been misunderstood. If ore in.
pression bad got abroad that there had liven any delay on
the part of the government in giving instructions for the
preparation of a bill fur carrying into elf. et the recom-
mendations of the conimisooners, or any doubt or diffieuity
(beyond the ordinary difficulties), it ails mint •Tr.alo vox.
lie believed that the Lord Chancellor intend"! to
when asked whether he had couc!usively made up hi. maul
as to this recommendation in the report, that it woo et.
tremely ineouvenieut, and he declined to declare that ho
had made up his mind one way or the Gther, as to a 14
not before parliament. lie (the Solicitor-General) nail "
doubt that the bill would embody the racommeniati,a ee
the commissioners, and there would be 1111 delay in ; run
paring it.
Mr. HENLEY rejoiced to hear from the exponent
Lord Chancellor's sentiment' in that house, that the .!
in his lordship's mind related not to the subject-mntter, her
to the means of eerrying it out.
Sir G. GREY eimarined toe statement of the Soli.:!er•
General, and
The bill was then read a second time.
DISFRANCHISEMENT OF s.r. ALBANS.
Sir G. GREY, in musing for leave to bring in a
disfranchise the borough of St. Albans, said it was ne. a,
eionary that he should occupy much of the time of tie
house in stating the grounds of that motiini. The lane,. inn
aware that in conliequenee of uleortietions townie been
thrown in the way of inquiry, an act was pealed last re•oasi
by which three commissioners were appointed to take Lae
donee in the borough, and that the commieduners had very
extensive powers. lie most congratulate the house on the
complete success of the inquiry. As the report had
the hands of numbers far some time, be would not
refer to the evidence. He would, however, remark that
in the report it was stated that the cumber of chetore
being 483, of that number 383 had been accustomed to take
bribes ; and that the money expend at eizlit el,oems
since 1631 amounted to 37,0001., of which 24,1;•001. ins 'pant
in bribing. Polities, the commissioners soil, had no in-
fluence on the elections, the agents being ready to transfer
their own services, as well as the votes whirl, they c.-old
command, to any candidate. At the last eleezien foes t. sty
to fifty voters received on one day sums vai ying from .to
81, and without bribery it was found iimeesifile to si.e.se
for Alderman Carden the small mirority which !A
usually voted on a particular tide. The cot:ui...le:al"
also stated that the system of bribery had so '..ng
prevailed, and corruption was so widely extended, that the
moral sense of the iuhaMtants had been deadened, and Cie,
evinced no shame when convicted of bribe, y. In slier, the
conviction must force itself on the mind of every on.. who
read the report, that corruption to au estent almost un-
precedented had prevailed for a very great length time
an St. Albans, and that the only cure that could be applied
to a soil which had so dearaded the constituency was that
which he now proposed, 'mutely, the disfranchisement of
the borough. That was an event which parliament. no
doubt, had in view at the time of the appointment of the
commission, should the result turn out as it hail done;
and therefore he presumed there would be no uppoition
to the motion. lie should refrain from making any r.:nork
on the notice given by the hon. and gallant moldier for
Westminster, because he understood that lie did not intend
to peen it.
Sir DE LACY EVANS had placed a notice on the paper
for moving as an amendment that Hartsa it, which we. ai.
I deeply dyed as St. Alnans, should be Mehl led in the
but as there were technical reasons against this course, he
intended to move thnt no writ should issue for Ilarrikh
without further notice.
Mr. KEIL SEYMEIL said that if the inhabitants of Hers
wick were not virtuous they were prudent, and no ease Ind,
been proved against them.
Mr. BACISHAIY (member for Harwich) declared his
borough was immaculate, and had heeil vilified. o
Mr. ROEBUCK said that there could be no doubt of the
corruption of Harwich, but he vehemently denounced the
system of nomination as equally corrupt with the system of
bribery.
After some remarks by Lord D. STUART, there were saki
for Mr. Bell, who had also risen.
Mr. BELL, after some hesitation, sail that he Irina
rather meree what be had to say until the second reading.
Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON demanded why Mr. Roe-
buck and the other purists of the Reform Club hail net
I turned the areh.corrupter, Mr. Coppoek, out of that Cub.
Mr. ROEBUCK, in reply, eulogised his own punt"
regarded bribery at his elections, and declared that Mr.
Coppoek would not dare to come near him on such an MCI.
sion. Finally, be said that though a member of the lielorts
Club, be never went there.
Mr. SPOONER read portioas of Mr. Coppocles answers
on the St Alban's inquiry, in order to fix government oith
promoting the system of corruption, by giving patronage to
that person.
Sir G. GREY had no personal cognizance of the neaten
referredthetotntinth oMrf hCisopapoc.erkt'isonarwers, but saw no reason M
doubt

Mr. BELL, who was loudly called for, said that during
the whole of this unfortunate transaction—(a laugh)—it
had been Ina misfortune to have allowed Inman to be
guided by the advice of certain parties, who had requested
that be should abstain from taking any part in the proceed-
ings. In consequence, he had laboured tinder the Irk ight
of un iucubits ; ho bad never had an opportunity ofcrpan-
iag or extenuating—(" hear, hear," and laughter)—any of
the charges brought against him, and it had been supposed
that he was either indifferent to them or unable to rifer
anything in explanation. On the present occasion he was
desirous of addressing a few words to the house, whin he
was particularly requested not to do so—(loud laughter,
and cries of " hear, hear") —but he had so often regretted
not having earlier acted on his own liniment that he was
determined not to be driven from his course again. (Ilea:,
hear.) As this was the first time of addressing
the house on the subject, he felt he ought to
state that the reason why he hail been silent
was that a judicial inquiry was pending. Besides, there
were others implicated in the proceeding who desired kin
not to say anything. (Renewed laughter.) That judicial
inquiry had terminated, and the whole responsibiiityof
anything ho might say rested on himself. Before saying
anything respecting the borough he thought it would be
proper to clear himself from the extreme degree of culpabi-
lity which appeared to rest upon bins. It would appear
from the report that he had gone down to St. Albans per-
fectly aware of its reputation snit with his eyes open. It
was exceedingly easy—with all the proceedings of the ease
before them—with the whole transactions mapped nut after
their occurrence—to say where the mistake had been 41-
mitted—(laughter)—where the errors had arisen. ke
tined laughter) He was sensible that he tad
committed one ,great error, that was in going i:com
to St. Albans at all. (Loud laughter.) He committed
that error under the belief—which turned out to I, en-
tirely false—that there would ha no opposition. Three
different parties in the borough invited limo to 'tend as s
candidate, and agreed to give him their support; sail it
appeared to him, from inquiries which lie made reaps' lug
the politics of the borough, that scarcely a doubt oath,: be
entertained of his soccer'. Circumstances however an:"

~.„
which induced one of those three parties to becone his
most determined enemy. (Hear, hear.) Haying pic.e,d
himself to go to the poll, having rigorously canvass, d the
eleetors—(laughter)—in order to secure their ripe, :t
speedily as possible, ho felt that he could not retract. lie
had no opportunity of escaping from thi di-
lemma in which he found himself. When l:c are
peered I. the field, rumours arose and first rased
of improper practices in the borough. Although be no
evidence of snythin illegal—(laughter and cries of hi ir,
hear")—yet he ecerfeeeW that be had his suspicious. ,IZe-
newed laughter.) But he considered that it was tin: ttr
duty to inquire into all the details of such proceedings.
(Continued laughter.) He believed it was not used for
parties desirous of being elected to dive into the uccounts
and proceedings of their agents. (Hear, hear.) It was the
practice of the candidate to canvass the electors, to answer
their questions ; that was his course. And so comp!, tcly
was he deceived, that he stood • course of examinstion for
more than half an hour, answering all sorts of r:itictil
questions put by an elector, and congratulated them;
upon on having gained a vote by nre,uureni. (b 0"
laughter.) It trenepired, however, in the investieation
pursued by the commission that the elector in quentee, had
been bought beforehand, and had simply argued the
question with him in order to keep him in the dark un the
subject. (Loud laughter.) There was another couiiderse
lion which made him not • free agent. After lie had
taken the field, and had canvassed the borough on liberal
principles—(renewed laughter)—he felt that he ea, re-
sponsible for those principles, and that it would have been
highly improper for him to have backed nut of the election
even if be bad been so disposed. (Ironical cheers) He
might here reply to an observation which had been made
on this pert of the question. When speaking of going
down to Si. Alberts to stand on the principles of a earl
be did not allude to the government. The report that ho
was • government candidate bail no foundation in
fact, and he took that opportunity to contradict it. (-1
' laugh.) He could fully exonerate the government front ay
participation. The government had been pursuing bin
from the time of the election—the y issued the corneal"
and they now brought in the bill for ilisirenehisinir Sl•
Mises'. He had nothing further to soy respecting him., it.
With regard to tbo borough, he felt that lie was in a wpon•
Bible anti delicate position—first, as the represeatatise ; and

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8,0.417, two beelei sure le dsfesul fee which it wee la-
1e es Moss say debase. (" Itssr," aid latagbapo
Bo these toss... remark that be weld safely Robe Ilni the
toet, it Imo to palm ant tbe inset ees. ef
so! severely see beeeogbise des esonderMereillsoes=
~,,, roved in *video* le las2altaleliadly painati la may
ober boroughs. The of was
sot /*alined to St. A= C= ger releemebelea
was to investigate a spews ei eenuotioe, sad is devise
meant fur putting ea end le lit sub es est et poillsweest was
brought in for the parries el 1 yeiNkas is ad li bribery
sail corruption by disfrosehinies am boom* only. (neer,
hem) Why was the act net grealaNeeyellher becough
,n ter kingdom?
-(Riot, kyr. Oopht the bow to rest
content with moues St. Album the eta bed
~,,, .1? (Hew, ham.) U the hews
taisthetdtle.
.„..e was to remain pialhedy pun told sub a it
ems a delusion, awls very peat eon ( a sad
Cll.l if .. hear, later.") Ahoy legs Roe be ebilid Ilse
House of Correction. NA bold &mei it. boodsed
sod Idly primmer*. Hs ham dot then were MAI
ptr.orts outside the walla wise were just s tied
as those within, bat who sap had more skip
eel preelsnee. (Loud laughter.) If that 40,000 pm"'
were to hold a meeting, and to pass resolatimis eandesamog
tle conduct of the ISO inside and ordering them all to be
hunt.why, the 40,000 wena he taking a mane exactly
wolAr to that which the louse wee taking in distraziebisiag
et Albans, and leaving all the other boroughs as they
were. (Hear, hear.) lie cessidered that ander these
fitment:seers he, es the representative, was called upon to
defend the borough, for no one ales could. (Laughter.)
It ea, quite proiwr for him to oppose the pealing at the bill
to eh • best ot hi, ability. He appealed to the coseciences
of hon. member., who knew v. hat elections were, whether
it was right to single out St. .Mbans in this way. He had
been frequently told of the coormoue expenditure and ex-
travagenee he had committed. It left no doublets his mind
es to the nature of the cam, but at the time of his election
he oil quite unaware of the amount. Comparing it with
the expenditure of other electione—with the 60,0001. spent
upon one, the 40,000 e spent upon another, the 40,0001.
which he himself only the other day beard an boo, member
my had been scent on his election—comparing it with the
5.000/. and 10,0001, elections which were as pleatifal ea
blaekberries---(laughter)—comparing the 4,0001., which his
election has cost him, with the sums he had just mentioned,
he thought the house was moot severe upon St. Albans.
He had spent a large sum down at ono, while other hon.
members, however, spread their expenditure over a period
of seven years, at the out of which they walked into the
house unopposed and perfect patterns of purity. (Laughter.)
Colonel SlWI'llOttl? thought that the gown:seat
strained at is and swallowed camels. He bad been
ch.srged with bribing electors by giving away coals. He
had done so, and would do it again. Bat was the govern-
ment so entirely free ? Had no improper inflamer. been
used at Greenwich ? lied the noble lord never used any
improper influence whatever to gain an Wetting ?
After a few word. from Mr. ANSTST,
Mr. li.EPTON, in sneerer to a very general tall frees
both aides of the house, mist that the louse having, dar-
ing the last session. appointed a emazaimisin to inquire
into the circumstances connected with the last election for
St. Albans, and that commission having mid. its report, he
felt that no mums was open to him but to bow to that re-
port. (Hear, hear.) lie thou;ht that report perfectly
Just, end that the commission...Ts had ease to a fair and
proper conclusion. (Hear, hear.) As regarded his own
share in the matter, he had only to say that in 1847 ha be-
came a candidate for the second time to represent St.
Albans in parliament, and determined to Mint bribery and
corruption by every means in his power. He dashed it
even when strongly pressed by his agent. Be wets is
the poll. and felt convinced on the day it VMS
that bribery wee being used in his behalf. The inmenle-
sieners put that question to him, and he answered 1111111i47
that he believed bribery had been preetieoll. (leer,
hear.) Ten days after the election bills tow bioesist se
him, and his legal whilst. told him sat 10 dam,
but believing that he was blued to than la be
discharged them immediately, and then deilisel
,N
and privately that he would not swans beluga a
for St. Athens. (Hear, hear.) lie had boo vin
by the house for a statement; he had WAS Snag ita hmil
he hail nothing further to my, but that as ll* INN as
gentleman he had stated the truth. (Clisees.)
Mr. G. THOMPSON said that it was badly *de Wow
sun' Mr. Co,pock so stvessiy, while they left eat may
others who had bees nog pa la prink* similar prosilies.
What he was anxious Nese WY •1116111 1111111=111
as should fur the film wan ail nassarbr hi aniturfil=
mentality. (liar, Issar.) LIMOI' ' '
On the question that the bill Lbrought Myer O.
GacT and the ATTOSSIV-OlUliaLL.
Mr. ROEBUCK declared that be disbelieved in the
purity of the government, sal asevell ibis 111.....e=ek be
ordered to the bar, to know wire lb wide
the goverainent were.
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LONDON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 17.

Lan sight Lord Joie( ItussELL brought forward
hie peopsmuon for a reorganisation of the Local militia.
He *hiss to make all the young mon between the
spoof 20 and 23 liable to servo in local militia corps
for four years, being liable to drill for 28 days in
each year, supposing no need to arise for active
unite, and, of course, taking them and using them
altogether as soldiers in the event of any urgent de-
mand for additional military force.
This will never do. If the plan of Lord JOIIN
Resist. could be accepted to-day, and acted upon
to-morrow, the only result would be the existence of
an enormous and expensive body of indifferent troupe.'
What could raw, untrained, unwilling, and tempo-
rary
.levies do towards checking the advance of
an invading army, supposing such a misery
and misfortune were to afflict England to-morrow ?
The shops, the warehouses, the cottages, and the
farms of the kingdom are to be taxed for 80,000
young men, who, in all the raw discomfort of barna-
tore drill, are to be paraded as a defensive force for
our protection, in case the madness of the French
PRESIDENT should lead him to 'may • coup
do nurin, and deal towards England the
injustice that an English ministry exercised
towards Denmark. So much has been said about
invasion,—and so many strange and startling facts
have come out about our defeuceleesness,—that people
are prepared to welcome anything that promises •
realit of improved defences. Thus when wo di-
rected notice to the ridiculously negligent mili-
tary condition of Dover, and pointed out the
fact that our artillery force was kept rather
for display at reviews than for service in the field,
the popular pulse throbbed with anger to find they
were paying largely for an incompetent force, and thin
whilst millions were being spent on soldiers and
ordnance, our forces were anywhere but in the posi-
tion to guard England, should England need such aid.
The popular voice asked " Where is the fleet ?"
—and the reply wee, in the Mediterranean, guard-
ing the rock of Gibraltar; in the Tagus keeping
the Queen of PORTINIAL on a throne which it would
seem the people are unwilling to sustain; ou the
Mesquite shore, fir ing into American steamers about
(known absurdities, and at Lagos, interfering
with the squabbles of naked negro " kings.
The fleet we pay millions a Lear for we
were told was every where but where it
should be guarding the wealth, the intel-
ligence, and the freedom of England. Wo want a
force, and a sufficient force ; and if it be really wanted
at all it is wanted at once. If danger is in our
neighbourhood, we should now be ready to meet
it—be ready to face it to-morrow should necessity
arise. But here, on the plea of the changed condi-
tion of European politics, we nod a liberal minister
suggesting, not the Warn of our ships, or of the
regiments now in pay not any plan for
the pacification of any quarrels we may have on
hand, and thus to show how our forces may be re-
leased from foreign squabbles, and be made ready to
meet emergencies that may arise at home, but pro-
posing, on the oontrayy, a levy of raw militia men-r-
-an English conscription, in truth. Beginning with
80,000 men, but swelling next year to 110,000,
such a force, if ever wanted at all, would be
wanted either to help to fill the ranks et
the line for foreign service, or be required
to take permanent military duty as regular militia
regiments—drilled soldier's, indeed—whilst the re
meats of line were sent abroad to fight more battles
on the continent for the furtherance of an interned-
dling foreign policy. Our debt is surely
enough already ; our taxes are quite heavy
and we have fought often enough abroad to prove
we do not lack courage. We have paid our money,
spilt our blood, and won our fame. Let us, then, have
no more continental wars, no more interferences with
the plans of the people of Esrey"t no more setting
up of Bourbons, or pulling down OrBONATARTIIIL Who
shall rule in France, or in Spun, or in Portugal, is
the business of the people of those lands, not ours.
Yet this organisation of militia, suggested on the
plea of national defence, is just the step taken of
old, before the country was to be involved in en
European contest. I:et us beware that militia at
home are not raised to release regulars for Mike
abroad.
If the honest object of Lord Jouae Russ=
be :to protect our shores from euresima,
let him at once take the obviourdy sad
only proper steps for the purpose, by calling
home our numerous ships of war, now wasted,--or
worse than wasted,—on foreign stations. Let him in-
sist upon a reform of the Ordnance, and of the army.
Let /am put the artillery into proper trim, and then
let him sump* a plan by which various volunteer
corps may be organised. When the probability of
invasion dawned upon the English public after the
coup Aka of Dec. 2nd, there was au exhi-
bition of truly national feeling in favour of establish-
ing volunteer rifle and other corps. When a countryia
in danger of aggrearion, it is volunteers that are
wanted • men who are ready to risk their lives for
the defence of home, family, and friends—men like
the Yankee firmly who beat the armies of
Grotto= the Trim, and accomplished independence
for America Instead of volunteers, we are now
asked ter 80,000 young men this year, to be in-
creased to 110,000 next. These are to be between
the ages of 20 and 23. They are to serve for four
years personally, and will, probably, not be permitted
to supply substitutes. This amounts to a de-
claration that our fleet is to be always away
from our shores ; or that our navy is molar for our
protection ; and that we most adopt the continental
system of conscription. If this step is taken, good
bye to the common sear English plan of the divi-
sion of laboar—keepiag one Web= of the people
who choose the task to set as moldier', whilst the rut
who pay them work in peace. Adieu to the quiet
of English busbies" and English homes. The de-
mand commencing for men of 20 to 23 will
swell, as it has swelled in other countries, to
• wider range of years, until it eventually
includes all men capable of bearing arms.
All chimes will be strained through the drill
and the guard-room. We shall ell be half-soldiers
like the French; ell be taught to vie IMDII6 Let the
parliament weigh well the whole probable results of
the step they are now asked to take before they
sanction it. Volunteer corps for defence; a compact
and, disciplined regular army ready to meet emer-
gencies; our navy near home to protect the narrow
seas that have for centuries bean oar safeguard; and
a levy n masa of the population In ease of positive
invasion—these are the steps to be taken, if danger
be really imminent. Conscription will never do.

- .
Sir 0. GREY commented strongly upon Mr. Roebuck's
eztrsordinary COWS, protested against delaying the St.
Albans bill ror such a purpose, and demanded that notice
should be Frivol of Mr. Roebuck's motion.
Mr. ROEBUCK consented to withdraw his present mo-
tion, but on the understanding that government would not
"k7his future one.
u oEoom GREY vehemently refined to give any
such undertaking, and accused Mr. Roebuck of unfairness.
Mr. 11.tlrfER denied that Mr. Coppoek had lad any
cuiumuuiention with government in regard to the St.
Allxin's election.
Mr. DISRAELI eausidered Mr. Anemia's motion a
prn;,i r nue, and advised him to prey it at a proper time. He
r, ail -.ore extracts hem the evidence on the Sudbury elec-
tion. to show that in 1841 the government patronage had been
given to one of Mr. Coppock's clerks. H'. did not think,
alter what had posed, that it via in the power of govern-
ment to prevent Mr. Roebuck's motion from hieing carried.
Mr. ROEBUCK withdrew his amendment, intimating
his intention, on the second reading of the bill, to move
that Mr. Coppork be called to the bar.
The original motion was then agreed to.
ELECTION OF MAGISTRATES AND COUR-

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EXPRESS, TUESDAY E'VEN*O.-414BRU'ARY:

FRANCE.

810ITZERLAND.

PARIS, MONDAY ETININO.

The 'Went lireernel of tiwitaerland has tbs Sol-
lewieS.. ware Or bead of Berne : N The eels d the
Tree Beeleineent, recently presented to the
Federal chines% sompleins of the hostility of the
Elwin or the Pan:Meet. We are angered that
the ambaasader of Femme, M. Feeklon, declared, in
presenting the note, that the French republic meant
that it should be executed, not discussed. This has
produced great sensation at Berne."

The law on the press, which was confidently an-
sesseedby the govsagassgt papers for appearance
=la net to be *ea in the Dfoositeur. This
iris earielli Mrs •
tss, as it is known that
the Mile WWI oat es gaivday to the Imprinerie
Neriesels The Maly if I am rightly informed,
=thus the ompleitien of M. Abbatocei to an
them is Ibe law' which gives the prefect'
thee AO* et tbeigeethig the journals of the depart-
INNS ea whisk Ladd adverneements are to appear.
Tort see MO about ten yeat a ago a law was
passed by the iiirabera of the monarchy giving the
judicial autheeiffise of the department the privilege
d naming the •ewspaperon which the advertise-
ments is geodes should be published. This
wee denied at the time a great abase, and
most oppressive law, as it killed the indepen-
dence of the departmental press by taking the
chief source of its profits out of the hands of the
public, and vesting it in those of the magistracy.
Hence there was no question debated at that tune
with more vehemence. M. Abbatueci, then • de-
puty of the opposition strenuously opposed the mea-
sure. In 1848 the law was repealed, and the right
was once more restored to the parties chiefly inte-
rested, to publish the judicial advertisements in which
they were interested, in whatever journals they
chose. The question has been mooted in the Legis-
lative Assembly on the occasion of the law on the
press paired in 1830 ; but no change was made in
this particular. You may easily conceive, there-
fare, what immense discontent will be gene-
mild throughout the departments at an arrange-
mat, compared to which the privilege awarded
kthe legislature of the late monarchy to
courts was the height of liberality ,•
lor of course the prefect will turn this channel of 1
patronage to the exclusive profit of the government
papers. Nor will you wonder that M. Abbatucci
should have still retained sufficient sense of pro-
priety, if not consistency, to have resisted, as mi-
nister of justice, such an unprincipled spoliation of
the independent press.

ITALY.
LOMBARDY.
A letter from Milan, in the Opinions of Turin, of
the 13th, states that the forts of Milan are to be
immediately completed, and that the government has
established a reserve fund to meet the expenses of •
war, in case it should break out.
TUSCANY.
A letter from Florence of the 11th, in the Rigor
gunnel° of Turin, states that the Orand Duke has
directed another conbtitution to be framed, according
to the spirit of the times.

The Pestrie contains an announcement relating to
the forthcoming law on the press, which, in all re-
spects but one, is word for word, the same with that
of the Chnstifisheousel of yesteda But this
im-
portant addition has been interpolated evidently by
authority. To the clause reij ring that every pub-
lisher of a journal must obtain a previous authorisa-
tion, the Patric adds these words : "Which autho-
risation may at any tints be withdrawn by a decree."
I understand that little reliance is to be placed
upon the official contradiction of alleged imminent
changes in the ministry. General de St. Arnaud is
at this moment in decided disgrace, and, but for the
fatal necessity which binds the President to the
leading instrument of his coup JEW, would un-
Idoubtedly resign. St. Arnaud is said to have steadily
refused to sign the wise en divponadliti of several
generals and superior officers whose Orleanism is
notorious. I am told that the signature of the Mi-
nister of War has been demanded in vain for above

SARDINIA.
The Sardinian Chamber of Deputies, in its sitting
of the 11th inst., terminated thu discus ion on the
project of law concerning the prem. The project
of the commission was rejected by a great majority,
and that of the government adopted by OS votes
against 12.
ROMAN STATES.
The Beloglia Gazette, of the 3rd, announces that
a company bas been farmed at Bologna for the
Modena and Prato railway, which is to connect
'Tuscany with Bologna, Modena, and the whole of the
railway of Central Italy. The company demands a
concession of 00 years and 4 per cent. riaranteed
interest. The whole expense will, it is said, amount
to 3,300,000 Roman wadi (2tt,000,000fr.), each share
being fixed at 500 fr. By this railway, Leghorn will
come to be connected with Trieste, by means of the
Lombardo-Venetian lines.

GERMANY.

60 decrees of this nature. A graver cause of diaplea-
sure is whispered. St. Arnaud is reported to have
in his posses ion some instruction signed by the
President for a particular case on the 2nd
of December. This document,, it seems, would
prove that in the event of a check, Louis Napoleon
had prescribed to his minister a (*arse of extreme
action, which would not gain him much popularity
if known by the citizens of Paris. St. Arnaud,
although repeatedly urged to surrender this paper,
insists upon retaining the precious autograph. Such
at least u the story in circulation. There needs no
further cause than such differences to account for the
President preferring the Comic Opera to General St.
Atnand's ball, without having recourse to alleged',
plots for assassination. The upshot of all this is that
St. Arnaud is talked of with more confidence as the
contemplated corn mander-i n -chief in the noweampaign
against the Kabyles, and possibly the Moors; particu-
larly as by this fresh service he would, if suceedul, win
his marshal's baba. The replacing of Bineeau by
Fould,and the retirement of Fortoul, are also spoken of.
Casablanca, the Minister of State, is said to bo cha-
grined at finding his post less stately than he ex-
pected, and to complain that cabinet councils are not*
held in his apartments. The reports of de Morny's
entrance into the ministry are not probable, as that
ex-minister will have a much easier berth as presi-
dent of a legislative body, whose session is limited to
three months, and whose sittings may be presided over
by a vice-president. De Moray's capacity is doubted
by no one ; but he is equally unfitted by habits, edu-
cation, and tastes, for the routine of a laborious post.
The stagnation of affairs is complained of bitterly
on all hands. I am told by a lacomaker on the boule-
vards that, during the month of January, she usually
sells about three thousand pounds' worth of lace.
Last January she sold loco to the amount of 491 r.
This simple fact, which has come under my own ob-
servation, will enable you to form some estimate of
the distress generally felt by those who subsist on the
solo of articles of luxury.

When the Orleans railway was made the sleepers
cost 320 fr. per ton. Several large establishments
hare lately contracted to supply one of the principal
lines for the next three years at 16.5 fr.
The Notwellitte Cbuekois states that the branch-
line of Fecamp is to be before long constructed, and
that the Havre Comriny, on whose lino the Fecamp
branch is to enter, is well disposed to second the
project.

In the Prussian Ups Chamber an amendment
had been moved by Count Alveusleben, altering the
99th article of the constitution, and so depriving the
Chamber of the annual control of the ordinary and
permanent expenditure of the state, which, after it is
fixed in the first year of the next legislative period,
cannot afterwards be altered without the consent of
the crown. The amendment was carried by 87 votes
against 67.

The immense church of the Madeleine to-day was
literally crowded with a fashionable congregation to
celebato a Te Deem for the Queen of bpatn. The
Spanish ambassador and all the foreign ministers in
Pans were present. There was a large, assemblage
of officers of rank in fall uniform, and, ibesidesablag:
ministers, MM. Guizot, Dupin, Odilon Barret, and
a vast crowd of eminent personages of all shades of
politics. The service was performed with great
pomp by the Abbe Duguerry, cure of the Madeleine,
and fifteen assistant priests. At the conclusion of
the service a great many people went up to the
Spanish ambaseador to present their congratulations.
The Council of State held its first public sitting on
disputed affairs on Saturday, under the presidency
of M. Bauch°, vice-president of the Council of State.
M. Maillard, president of the section on disputed
affairs, wu seated on the right of the vice-president
of the Council; and the other member of that section,
MM. Banchani, Boudet, Boulatignier, Cernudet,,
and Marchand, were in attendance. The coun-
cillors of state delegated by the other sections were
all present, with the exception of M. Giraud, who
was indisposed: they were M. Junin. and M.
Suin, of the section of Legislation ; M. Joseph
Roulay (de la Meurthe), motion of the Interior
M. Vuilkfroy and M. %bre section of Public;
Works; M. Jallard and M. Vill;onain, War; and M.
Charlemagne and M. Vnitry, Finance. The Council-
lors took their places according to seniority. The
masters of requests and auditors acting es reporters
of the section on disputed affairs were present, and
M. Pierson officiated as secretary.. All the members
of the Council of State were in black coats and white
cravats. There was no formal opening ceremony,
and four cases were pleaded. M. Reverchon, Master
of Requests, acted as commissary of the government.
At the Bourse the Five per Cents. fell 20e., dosing
at 103.55 ; the Threes fell 15c., and closed at 65.30.
Bank of France shares fell 15fr. The Teste and
Bordeaux railway rose 22.50 on account, it is said,
of the project for a line train Bordeaux to Bayonne,
with a branch to Teste. Roots fell 10fr.