Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-28 00:00:00

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MR. DRUMMOND, M.P., & MR.. ERISCOE,
ON THE ARMY AND NAVY.

-The annual show of the West Surrey Agricultural
Association took place at Dorking, on Wednesday. In
the evening a public dinner took place, at which both
the hon. members for West Surrey were present. Mr.
Cubitt occupied the chair.
The usual loyal toasts having been proposed,
Mr. Drummond, M.P., said that, having been desired
to give the toast of the " Army and Navy," he had no
other alternative than to comply. In giving this toast,
he did not wish them merely to drink -the health
of a class of men who were most useful to the
country, but • he wanted them to be satisfied that
their whole existence depended upon them. He was
not a man who would propose a toast merely for the
purpose of wasting a glass of wine ; and in proposing
this toast he wished to impress upon them the necessity
when the time came of fighting for themselves. What
he said to the farmers of England was, " Don't call
upon the army and navy to help you, but help the army
and navy." (Cheers.) There were numerous ways in
which they could do this. He had lately heard a great
deal about the establishment of rifle corps in various
parts of England, and he was glad to find that Surrey
had been behind no other county in that respect. At
the same time, it Was necessary in forming a rifle corps
to take care that it should be efficient for the public
service. The membersof that corps must be of a certain
calibre, and they must also be of a certain age. When
he looked round the room, he must say that he saw
many young gentlemen whose waists he thought were
a little too stout for a rifleman, aad who would have
some difficulty. is hiding behind a tree or a bush. Until
their waists got a little less he would advise thein not to
" adventure themselves." (Laughter.) But there was
another way in which they could most materially help
the cause, and that was by "forking out." (Laugh--
ter.) The best way to provide for the national de-
fences was to improve the condition of the soldier
and the sailor. They ought not to try how. cheaply
they could get a man to be killed for them, but
they ought to try how they could- bring their moral
force to bear so as to- insure - that those who fought_
for them should be well treated, instead of having 6d.
or Bd. pension a day when their legs and arms were
shot off. It was very well known that the people of
England were enormously rich ; and not very long ago
a very awkward little return had been made, showing
that the increased income tax paid by the landed and
manufacturing interests, amounted to a great deal
more than the sum required for keeping up an efficient
force, and that without trenching at all upon their per-
sonal comforts.

Mr. 13riscoe, M.P., in returning thanks for the county
members, observed that he came before them not only as
a public servant, but as a brother farmer. He had been
trying his hand at farming for forty years, and he had
found it a very pleasant, if not a very profitable thing.
He was greatly gratified at the progress which had been
made in agriculture, as evinced in the ploughing field
that day, and he very much regretted the absence of the
steam plough. He looked upon meetings of this kind as
being most valuable for the interchange of s ientific
acquirements, and, he thought, that no one who had
watched the progress of agriculture for the last year but
must acknowledge that science had been of the greatest
value to agriculture. (Hear, hear.) He should have
been glad to refer them to no other subject than, that of
agriculture ; but his hon. colleague had alluded to a
topic which at the present moment attracted the atten-
tion of all minds —mmely, the defence of the country.
He must confess that for some time past he had felt no
small anxiety respecting that subject. He must say
that, in the present critical state of affairs, he most
thoroughly approved the formation of rifle corps through-
out the kingdom, and he was very glad to find that
Surrey was not behindhand. (Cheers.) If British
hearts valued British homes, they could not do less
than defend them, (cheers), and he should be sorry
indeed to see a movement which he believed to be so
indicative of the' general feeling of the people checked.
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Ile had always been in favour of
training the great body of the people to arms, but he
was bound in the present conjuncture of affairs to look
upon the matter in a more serious light. Rifle corps
were all very well, but they could only resist an invasion
of armed men by men who were accustomed to act in
large bodies under the c„ntrol of their officers. The
volunteer corps would not be _able to repel an invader
from our shores, but they must have an adequate number
of troops to meet them. They had already voted no less
a sum than £13,000,000 for the army, qi4te exclusive of
the sum voted for the' navy ; but, although our troops
amounted to 133,000, about two-thirds ofl that number
were in India. It was for that reaskm, he said,
that we had not sufficient troops to defend us from
invasion. This was a serious question for the people of
England, for upon their will it depended whether their
representatives should speak boldly in the House of Com-
mons, and say to the Ministers that there must be a large
increase in the expenditure of the army and navy; or
whether they would content themselves to leave things
as they are. As it seemed to him,-the small number of
troops they had were to be diminished, because 15,000
of them were to be sent on an expedition to China.
He observed, also, that several gun-boats and other
vessels were to be despatched on that expedition, but
he stilrentertained hopes that matters might be satis-
factorily arranged, and that we should not go to war
with the Emperor of China and a population of
300,000,000 of the human race. With respect to con-
tinental nationi, he was quite willing to suppose that
the Emperor of France did not contemplate an invasion
of England, but he thought that circumstances Might
arise which would force him into war, and if he found
himself placed in such a position, he would not scriipte—
to undertake it. It was on that ground that he thought
such institutions as rifle corps ought to be established,
and he should give them his heartiest support. (Hear,
hear.)
Mr.. Drummond—l know better' than you do how
excessively tiresome it is•tolear the same voice. Having,
therefore, in proposing the. toast of the "Army and
Navy" addressed you once; I shall not now trouble
you with a long story. I should, however, like first
to settle the question with respect to the rifleman,
and, having had the honour of commanding a rifle
corps, I will tell him that he must not be ashamed of
getting behind a tree or• a• furze bush, but he must
remember that his duty is to kill as many of the enemy
as he can with the least :possible Toss. (Rear.) With
respect to the agricultartst, there is, indeed, very little
for a county member to talk about. Nobody would find
it very easy to point out a discontented farmer, and all
those questions which formerly used to occupy men's at-
tention are now left to learned towns where social science
congresses are held. (Laughter.) Country bumpkings
know nothing at all about that. With respect
to our present condition as compared with the
power of other nations, I can only say if we
have only 137,000 troops in our pay, in the name
of common sense, why are 97,000 of those men in India?
Depend upon it, if you lose London you will not hold
India. One great inducement you have to keep up a
warlike attitude is self-preservation. Let 20,000
foreigners land upon the south coast of England, as
all authorities agree they could, and your dividends
would be worth nothing at all. It is a matter of life
and death, and you must not sit still. You must be de-
fended by somebody, or you will never be defended at
all. (Hear, hear.)

EXTRAORDINARY AND USEFUL INVENTION.—There is nothing
that housewives complain of with greater truthfulness than
the breaking of some favourite piece of glass, valuable china,
or earthenware. In hundreds of cases such things cannot be
matched, and of course cannot be mended. The latter want
has been obviated by an extraordinary and effective invention,
cdhweealpt,on.
that may be said to heal in a perfect manner,. all
these,cxac but in
by Mr. Adshead, of Derby Pottery, near Derby. It is a 7smanenl
breaks in the articles spoken of, and not
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article nee not be
marble, alabaster, &c. The benefit of th
that has been cemented by it is
neighbour's, ani the glass
in any other. The article is very
stronger in that part than
be long without it, Mr. Hall is the
South John,atreet. Sold inbottleosr,
and nMor
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agent for its sale ill . . at his establishment. Agent f
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themselves 1;..3;i,100ff ka 11n,g2 3u I,
Livery
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N.B.—None arc genuine except tearliti the signature, ~ g, T
likaat.

OCTOBER 28, 1859