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London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 3.

Ir is to be presumed that in giving notice of an
amendment, to be moved in the event of that
of Lord PAL►aasroN becoming a substantive reso-
lution, Mr. WALPOLE announces the policy agreed
to at the meeting of his party held yesterday. If
so, the result only shows how little realm there
was for the extraordinary outcry which the Minis-
terial journals have been making for the last few
days. It was well known that Mr. STAPIEFELD'S
motion would be submitted with no factious ob-
jects, and it now appears that the Conservative
epposition, although willing to take advantage
of the state of public feeling to get a little credit
for economic zeal, will be content with
wafting a gentle admonition over to the Treasury
benches. should Mr. STAN SP ELD'S Resolution be
lost and Lord PALmmisrom's Amendment become a
substantive resolution, Mr. WALPOLE will propose
that the following sentence be substituted for its
second paragraph :—" That this House trusts that
" the attention of the Government will be
" earnestly directed to the accomplishment of such
" further reduction of expenditure, due regard
" being had to the defence of the country, as may
" not only equalise the revenue and expenditure,
" but also afford the means of diminishing the
" burden of those taxes which are confessedly of a
" temporary and exceptional character." This is
not exactly such a resolution as we should have
expected from Mr. WALPOLE. As far as its terms
go, it is Lord PALMERSTON'S motion, with the
P BEM ER's delicate compliment to himself left out.
Its fabrication seems very small occupation
for a great party. The division on it will
prove nothing, and most likely lead to
nothing. The truth is, that neither of the aris-
tocratic factions really likes the thought of a re-
duction of our military expenditure, and neither
will lend a hand to effect it until it is obliged.
If the work of retrenchment is to be done it must
be by those whose sympathies and interests are
with the active and energetic classes of the com-
munity. The chances of battle are proverbially
uncertain, and no one can tell how that which is'
to be engaged to-day rosy end ; but in any con-
ceivable event this debate will prove the begin-
ning rather than the end of the labours of the
friends of economy.

ON the very day after the House of Commons,
guided by the philosophic fallacies of Sir CORNS..
•LL Lewis, committed themselves to the Pur-
chase System, the Lundure Gazette furnished a prac-
tical illustration of the hypocrisy of its abettors
and the extravagance of its results.

Colonel CHARLES CAMERON SHUTS has been
selected to command the 4th Dragoon Guards in
lieu of Colonel ARTHUR CATILNDIEH BENTINCI,
who retires on half-pay. Thus an officer of the
highest professional character is selected by the
Coststazaiaa-IN-Cuier to reorganize a regiment
demoralised by an incompetent colonel ; whilst the
incompetent colonel, instead of being punished for
his misconduct, is quietly withdrawn from the
publics eye until a convenient opportunity occurs
to replace him on full-pay and give him a
lucrative command. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE
and his myrmidons at the Horse Guards
persist in asserting that the system of
Purchase must continue, because any selection
is impossible ; and Sir Cosarxwau, Law's, in that
spirit of apathetic philosophy which unfits him for
his present office, endorses the audacious assertion.
If selection be impossible, how is it that Colonel
Sacra is now colonel of the 4th Dragoon Guards I
Was there a meeting at White's, at the United Ser-
vice Club, or at Tattersall's, at which the future
colonel of this cavalry regiment was drawn as they
draw the winner in a Derby lottery I Did the
Duke of CAMBRIDGE send for some of his private padres ALITRED AND THE CHANNEL FLEET.—
friends, and, confessing his own incompetence, did
GREAT YARMOUTH, Jose 2—The division of the channel
he, with tears in his eyes, entreat them to name the fleet —the Revenge, 90, bearing the flag of Rear-Admirel
officer who ought to succeed the fallen Barrrucce I Smart ; the Trafalgar, 90 ; the Emerald, 51; the Chanel-
Or did his Royal Highness send for that book of clear, 17 ; and the Porpoise, gun-boat--which passed bat
Reports which contains the career of every officer in week in our roadstead was joined yesterday by the St.
the army, and for once in good faith exercising .his George, 90, with Prince e Alfred, Itlttiro Cowell, de. oatboarth
the
judgment, did he select the name of Colonel Satire? The
e St. G2°4
a taaanda; a PaaitheaChania Leer (ne woOrmste)
Suppose Sir De LACY Evarts, Lord STANLEY, or some lying retired,father' out to OM The Prince remains exceed-
other crotehetty army revolutionist should ask the ;ugly retired and it is understood that, in consideration of
WAR MINISTER why Colonel SHIITE was selected. his recent painful bereavement, he will continue to do so
Rest assured no attempt would be made to avoid during the stay of the St. George in the roadstead, which is
the question. Neither would General PEEL, nor expected to extend to Wednesday. A. brisk interchange of
wouldoald that most obsequious squire of royalty, hospitalities and compliments. maintainedmaintained between the
Colonel NORTH, be allowed by the Horse Guards to
G toThe Earl and Countessle. of Derby leave town to-
taro the question. Every explanation would be plead a want of jurisdiction in Parliament to enter-
day to par a few days with the Right Hr. Sir W. H. and
readily offered, and the history of Colonel SHUTE Lady Jollier., at their seat in Surrey.
The Prince Naruschkine has arrived at Maurigy's
would be paraded with a minuteness sufficient to Hag from Buis.
vindicate the perfect propriety of the appointment. The Earl of Harrowby arrived at his house in
Neither the Duke of CAMBRIDGE nor his subordi- Grosvenor-square, yesterday, from Gibraltar, site, an ah-
states aro so ignorant or so feeble as they would sere of nearly nine months on the Continent.
have the world believe. If they had the The Earl and Countess of Laneeborough enter-
will they could have the British army tamed at dinner yesterday, at their residence in Great
officered better than any army in the world. Stanhope-street, the Earl of Enniskillen, Earl and Counter
There are hundreds of Colonel SirSHorrs among of Belmore, Countess of Clan :arty and Lady Anne Le Poe.
British officers. The Hone Guards know them Trench, Earl of Bantry, Bishop of Team and Lady Plunkst,
Bishop of Kdlaloe, Lord and Lady Farnham, Hon. M.
—every man. But, unfortunately, there are also Cavendish and Mn Butler, Mr. Warner, M.P., Mrs. sad
thousands of Bsrrucces--incompetent men of min Warner, and Captain F. Palmer (Scots Punier
family—and thew are they whom the Duke of Guards).
CAMBRIDGE delights to honour. That high officer Lady Mulesworth entertained at dinner last
audaciotudypretends that he cannot distinguish One evening the Earl Granville, the Earl and Countess of Cork.
officer from another. There are none so blind an the Countess of Kinn/fun, Viscount Torrington, Sir Charles
those who will not see, and the conduct of the and Lad e. Eastlak Gordon on Len."' "
ILP
Duke of CAMBRIDGE as to the 4th Dragoons shows G_,
Mr. ash Lady
the Really Neville
dimity° Mr. sat
that he labours under this worst form of moral in- me Hoa. Mn. xsZess wpm, xi.. Alfred soy;
our, xr.
firmity. Osborne, M.P., and Mr. Delane.
But the scandal does not stop here. Colonel Last night the Marchioness of Salisbury had an
BiNnzici has been permitted to retire on eaten* at the family mansion in Arlington-street, Pion-
haillay. Why is this? The half-pay of
try.. Ahrmt 300 of the members of the aristocracy gratied
the Gorda and Line alone amounts to h
Earl Canning, by their Mame.
262,0001. leer ; nee is there any
ruff . imaulgs.ye'reweillare sarryw
ever si
belearai has
home retersed bn
food yid& has been more scandalously abused. from India. The °audition of the noble I occasions much
Originally it was intended to provide for officers anxiety to his friends. It is in consequence of kb Meese
who had been disabled by age, wounds, or ill that his lordship has been precluded from mixing in society.