The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sm,—lf the opinions expressed in this letter and the
proposition set forth meets your views, perhaps you will
do me the favour of inserting it in your paper.
The Government aro constantly trying every means
in th,ir power to obtain men for the war and very pro-
perly so, as the struggle is likely to be long and severe.
Ist. A loan has been granted to Sardinia, and she in
return has sent a farce of 15,000 soldiers to the Crimea.
2d. A Turkish force is taken into our pay, officered
by Englishmen.

And, lastly, a foreign legion, with its depot at Heli-
goland, is in course of formation.
Tile above steps, I am aware, have been taken not
only from the difficulty that has been experienced in
getting together anything like a sufficient force to grapple
with such an adversary as the Emperor of Russia, but
also from the want of trained soldiers,

3d My proposition relates to untrained soldiers—the
raw material. It is a well-known fact that the men
1.1:411ally picked up fur military service are the partially
employed rural and manufacturing labourers, and their
collateral branches. These have proved amply sufficient
for the service hitherto.

But there is another class above them that can hardly
ever be persuaded to enlist for military purposes ; they
may he fairly considered the elite of the population of
the United Kingdom.
In carefully examining the causes that deter a body of
men so desirable from entering the service, I am in-
clined to attribute it to a total want of anything like
inducement.

At present, to enlist is considered just preferable to
starving or turning thief ; and in 99 cases out of
100 some such feeling suggests itself to the recruit.
Once a soldier, the denizen of this free country, having
sold his life and liberty for a pittance, becomes, as it
were, acclimated, like some tropical plants. But from
example and custom he becomes contented, and gradu-
ally likes the sensation of not being obliged to exert his
wits during the night to find employment for his muscles
in the daytime. . . .

Rare, indeed, are the instances of a regularly em-
ployed labourer becoming a soldier, and rarer still
farmers' or tradesmen's sons. lam of opinion, however,
that the latter class of persons might be attracted to the
service of their country by holding out legitimate and
proper inducements.
I have neither time nor do I affect the ability of
suggesting alterations in the present military system,
but to show the possibility of getting together a large
body of our best men for the present war. To effect
this I propose to form a volunteer corps, to be called
the Royal Volunteer Corps, for active service abroad.
Such corps, as far as regards its formation
and promotion, to be under special regulations :
—lst. To have the power of electing its own
officers, subject to approval ; but also under the
control of the Horse Guards after election. 2d. Va-
cancies to be filled up in rotation from the corps itself.
On being disbanded at the end of the war or at the ex-
piration of a fixed term of service officers and men to be
entitled to the same half-pay pension as the regular
army, in addition to which every volunteer should be
entitled to a certain quantity of land in the colonies, ac-
cording to his rank in the corps, from 100 acres up-
wards.

Suppose the Cape were selected. Then at the end of
the war you might interpose an industrial but military
class of settlers between the Kaffirs and the rest of the
colony. A sort of military social guard of the grand
army of civilisation.

Tile land orders to be transferable for money, or in
case of death in the service then to go to next of kin or
legatee.

I think where every man could feel that he might
become an officer, that honours and rewards were within
his reach, and that, if wounded, his recompence was
sufficient and honourable, the number that would enter
such a corps would astonish people who have not re-
flected on the subject. I should say 50,000 men in less
than three months.

Eight military commissioners for England, with salaries
of 5001. each, and twice as many assistants ; six for Ire-
land ; four for Scotland ; ought to be able to look up the
men at a small fractional cost as compared to what we
are paying for our Germans, who doubtless are good.
But I have a prejudice in favour of the British article.
Depend upon it, Mr. Editor, IT can be obtained quickly
and cheaper, and, without invidious comparisons, ten,
times better.—Your obedient servant,
H. DUPPA.

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Dissentient.—Firstly,—Because it is inconsistent with
the most obvious principles of financial policy to endan-
ger a permanent annual income like that produced by
the stamp duty on newspapers, and which nearly amounts
to 500,0001., at a timewhen the country is engaged in a
formidable war, and when the necessities of the public
service have rendered, it necessary to contract a loan of
16,000,0001. during t.he present session.
Secondly,—Because the annual amount of revenue
thus placed at risk by the ill-devised repeal of the stamp
duty on newspapers would, if retained, have been sufficient
to provide for the interest of the permanent debt con-
tracted during the present session, or would have lessened
the necessity of imposing increased and oppressive bur-
dens on the people.
Thirdly,—Because the inexpediency of this sacrifice of
perma.nentincomebecomes still more apparent at a period
like the present, when, in addition to the loan con-
tracted, Parliament has also been compelled to increase
the income-tax, as well as the duties of Customs and
Excise levied on articles of the first necessity,-climinish-
ing the command of the industrious population
over the comforts and necessaries of life, checking
the progress of our commercial relations, and restricting
the foreign markets for our manufactures.
Fourthly,—Because such a sacrifice of taxation is the
less called for when, as in the present instance, it is ap-
plied to a branch of the revenue increasing steadily in
amount from, year to year, and thereby demonstrating
that its pressure has not acted injuriously to the public
interests.

F'fthl.),—R-cause the proposed repeal of the stamp
duty ou newspapers, so far from being sought for as a
relief to the class of newspaper proprietors whose in-
terests are primarily involved in the question, is., on the
contrary, earnestly depr,cated by them, as being likely
to lead (through an unjust and unchecked piracy) to the
depreciation of their capital and the sacrifice of their
commercial interests.

Sixthly, ~„...,.......
no attempt
to. protectpthasbee suchnmacl parties
made by the
e
Legislature,
Sixthly,—Be
se c
justice
required,
from these sev,To anticipated losses,which, if they should
ta.e place by the reduction Of the just profits of industry
(the result of a frauiluLnt competition), may lessen the
motives and the means of newspaper proprietors for pro-
curing and communicating trustworthy information, thus
reacting mischievously upon public and private interests
by limiting and defeating the most useful functions of a
free and intelligent press. •
Seventhly,-,--Beeause the loss of permanent income
produced by the present bill cannot but throw obstacles
in the way of the future reduction of the war taxes on
the restoration of pe'lce, to which the faith of Parliament
stands solemnly pledged to the people of the United
Kingdom. MONTEAGLE OF BRANDON.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Albion .... ...... •• .. 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 83
Alliance Brit. and For. 7/. 14s. 6d. bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 -
Ditto Marine ....... 'il. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 1 0 0 -
Atlas
A rgus Life ........... 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
British Commercial .. 71. 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7
Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20%
County .............. 4L 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Crown .............. 17s. Od 50 0 0 5 0 0 173¢
Eagle 41. ss. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Equity and Law...... 1% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 6
European Life ll. 20 0 0 all . -
General.-- .. .... .. i 6/. 5 0 0 .7 53%
Globe . 51. per cent. Stock. ~ 105%
Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 45 0 553
Imperial Fire-. .. .... 12/. per cent, 500 0 0 50 0 0 331
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine .... 11.33 A 31. 100 0 0 20 0 0 67%
Law Fire
Law Life............. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 56U
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5%
London
London Ship. 105. & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Marine ..... ...... • -
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4% /. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 314
Minerva • • ...... • .
Monarch • ..... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0
Palladium Life , .
Pelican .• .. • • . • - - - 45
Phoenix
• • - - - 179
Professional Life...... 5/. per cent. 5 0 010 0 %
Provident Life
Rock Life
Royal Exchange
Sun Fire 6/. lOs. - -
~
Ditto Life it. 145. -T ++
United Kingdom .... 4/• p. ct & bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 4%
Universal Life ........ 51. per cent. 100
.0 0 10.' 0 0 -
Victoria Life ..... .• • 51. per cent. - 412 0 5%
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. . Share.
£ s. d. A s. d.
Assam Tea .....• •• • • 51. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
kuctien Mart •••• •• • • 2U per cent. 50 0 0 - -
kustralian Agriculfurl It. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 34%
Australian Trust •• .. 8/. per cent. - 25 0 0 -
Australian Royal Mail 5/. 10 0 0 all 4%
knglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. lOs. 10 0 0 all -
British American Land 15s. - 40 0 0 57
Canada ... •• .... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 121
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - -
-
Ditto, 6 per cent. • • 61. per cent. - - 112
City Navigation Bonds - . - - -
Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0 0 23 0 0 18
Ditto ~ •• • • .... .. - - - -
Equitable Reversionry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Ditto New .• ...... - 50 0 0 17 10 0, -
Gen. Revers. &Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 263(
Hudson's 8ay........ - Stock. - -
Hungerford .......... 21. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
London Institution . - - - - -
London Reversionary 51per cent. 15 0 0 all -
Russell Institution.... - - 12 10 0 -
Price's Patent Cand. Co 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 25
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 -
South Australian..... 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 all 39%
I Trust and Loan Comp. I
Upper Canada .. • • I - -.;-- - -

LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 18110 s
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 20510 s
Caledonian Bank .. •• . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 3/. 17s
City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0• 10 0 0 11l ./s
Clydesdale Bank •• .. 5341. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12110 s
0, mmercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 500 0, 0 100 0 0 20510 s
Eastern Bank.. • • .... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/14s
Edinb. SG Glasgow .. - • 33/. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 U. 14s
Exchange Bnk of Scot.. - - - , -
National Bank ...... 634 per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 16510 s
North of Scotland Bank 51. per cent 20 0 0 210 0 4/. 10s
Royal Bank of S cotl. .. 5/. per cent. LOO 0 0 100 0 0 1271 0
Union Bank of Scot. - 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 891 5s
Western Bank •....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 791 Os
Alliance Fire and Life.. 8%1.pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 181 50
British Guarantee .... 4/. per cent. 10 cr 0 2 0 0 li. Os
Caledonian Fire Insur . 101. per cant. 100 0
•0 10 0, 0 251. Os
City of Glasgow Lite . 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/. 11s
Colonial Life ......... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 51. 5s
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 26/10s.
Eng. & Scot, Lam Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 41. 7s
Life 4ssoc. of Ses.),,and 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 s'. Os
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 17s
North British insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 32112 s
Scottish Union Insrnc. 714/. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. lis
Standard Life ...... • . 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 201 Os
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 -

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has refused to sanction the Maine Law Liquor Bill,
brought ❑p from the Legislative Assembly. His instruc-
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street, where, no doubt, the extraordinary production
will meet with all deserved attention.

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