The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-29 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.

Sin,--Seeing a few remarks in your paper, on a lette r
written by me a short time since, in which I suggested
the practicability of foieniog a large volunteer corps of
50,000 men for active service in the East, I feel anxious
to trespass still further on your time and space by adding
a few more details in explanation of my plan.
But before I do so, allow me to revert to that period
of our history- when the followers of knights and
barons far exceeded our present army in numerical force,
and although the composition of this force differed ma-
terially from that which we have at present, wanting
the permanent embodiment of the regulars, as the feud:a
soldier after the campaign relapsed into the yeoman, till
again called upon to fight, • yet superior to the militia,
as his services were available for foreign wars, following
the persons of the mailed knights to the East against
the Sa.acein, and to France, as Cressy, Poictiers, and
Agincourt can testify.
In the- three kingdoms there could have been little
short of 200,000 of these fine troops.
• And now in the 19th century we can scarce find more
men than a third-rate Power can afford to lend us from
her superfluity.
It would appear theref ,re that our military force has
diminished with the increase of. the population.
Perhaps it will be argued because we did not want
men to fight, but to work.
A good argument in time of peace. At present how-
ever, a re' er ie at least of 100,000 men is necessary, and
under the existing system cannot be procured. We
must, therefore, follow-our forefathers' plan, and make
an offer more attractive in' former times. The barons
and the different grades below them held their lands by
military tenure, a rather more appreciable arrangement
than the miserable present and hopeless future of the
modern recruit.
The stout yeoman of old readily jumped into the
saddle, in consideration of his acres, and was ready at
the beck of his lord to do a little private or public busi-
ness, as the case might be. We had better then imitate ,
our ancestors, and if we cannot give our soldiers broad
lands in England' let them have it in the colonies, not
in lieu ot, but in addition to, their half pay and their
pensions ; and I cannot see why they should not have
the choice of the colony, if possible.
I propose, therefore, to hold out to the volunteer
corps, as inducements to serve the country, Pro-
motion, without purchase, land in the colonie,
if an officer, in addition to his half-pay ;if a
soldier, to his pension. Officers should be appointed
to the corps on its first forma/ion by the Heise-G
All subsequent vacancies to be filled up from the non.
election.
commissioned officers of the corps itself—by
After the candidate has passed a military exaroihati°n
he is then to be recommended for promotion.
The volunteer to be entitled to his land at the qua
tion of the term lie has agreed to serve for—the quail'
tity according to hii military rank.
If wounded, or incapable of service from sickness,
then to receive it at once.
The land orders to be -transferable, either by wilb by
sale, or by gift.' • • nerds.
To be forfeited under certain grave circumstances.
All other regulations of the army to be in force ; ecen-
missions, &c., made out in the usual way. Toe a
ment of m litary commissioners fur enrolling the ma°,
think, would work better than the half-tipsy recruietag
sergeant. of
A man entering such a corps feels that the door
promotion is to be unlocked by merit, and not by a
golden key. He would feel that he had been fairly.
ppoint;
dealt with, that no one had been thrust over his 1204
because he was not rich.
The profession of arms at • present entails disaprint"
meat on far too many when in the service, and narrow'
circumstances when out.
My plan may be objected to, but it must be bett_e!
than hiring men to fight our battled: which is
declaration of weakness, and has hitherto significantly
marked the decline of nations, their
IF, therefore, the men of England who boast of
power, who aspire to set hounds to a mighty nation'
aspireshould turn out unab e to carry on with sufficient to
oe!
force
the great struggle they have had the courage corn-
melees, then they will sink frem their high p a fearful
ositi
and be considered a nation who wages war without 0.01;
diers, trusting to money to hire from one Continental_
country soldiers to cut the throats of people living I.o'
another.
all
with our own brave population than Sardinia or
Why should we be less able to fight our own battles
Other small State ? Because we will do allytbin loing
earth sooner than do justice to the soldier or the saio_
Anyehing and everything is preferred, and will always
be praerred, to increasing either pay or rewards.
'reur obed. servant, HY. DUPPA'
ee
The supply and demand regulates the price
modities ; and, fearing high prices from a short supP.l7.!
the Government fall back upon free trade, that be 11,1'_.,
portation they may reduce the va lie of the home era leo-

- LIVERPOOL, June June 28.—The Liverpool and Melbourne
Royal mail clipper ship Lightning, belonging to Messil•
fineopackets,
HgoEl
rund
mooinfss6boEtelegraphedasdTrdayy,,MAJESTY'S
i jfnrdoEivwoaEi
Esi l . beingbr
yiLEVEE.—We Melbourne.
nge
Baines and Co.'s "Black Ball" line of Austrlia°
o later
faart eQerur aSee
dethi Queenstown
;tits:at:is:6 ' lt:6 ter
° za:
that the name-of Lieutenant Boothby, of the 95th Eeev
meat, who lost a leg at the battle of the Alma, and Who
fromwas pirheesecn
Crimea,
eaat,thbeyLLeiveeneteolnan‘tV_Gedenneesrdaalys,
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ed lettersw asi i s
fhreodmo
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yesterday
s.ttheer
dlai
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mentionp r e se at
..t as-
s new
willthbee im Joanm s d i a
twill
laid be e 2boe, Of
before
Otohoel.
lioeeghi:!.
instead of 30,00,000/. ; also that the propo,al for taring
the
al : teTiisve Assembly, and that a demand will be made for all
increase of 150,000 men to the army.
The impression is very general in diplomatic
Berlin hat England and France have determincied. ,
the wiill-known four points drop entirely, i. e., rctoleeliet°
DO 10Dger
the war with Russia. It is even assertedthat
to use them as indications of the objects and seer 4
)Led
.13,11reinnaetwl':hp'-le
longitude
ofthe Cape to Port Philip in 23 dars
Westmoreland and Baron Bourqueney have intimated alt
much orally to Count Buol.
ii ei e Pb
eAde PASSAGE.—The E —
outward Th e
8 Eveningse
ge
to
o Port, Star,
13 iof 1 i tip e
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n:BY2:
fdahrcaooc)Rmm,
and was becalmed on the line for 11 days. -""e"
proportionably short, and she re°
an event supposed to be unprecedented. Her log she w°
some extraordinary days' work.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.-Yesterday afternoon a r
su e
rer
named Haynes, a whitesmith in Derby, committed
cede in the public street. He was following a cart loaded
with gravel. On the cart turning the corner of Sache-
verel-street, he stepped forward, placed his -hat on the
pavement, and deliberately knelt down with his head in
front of the cart wheel, which went over his head aria
killed him on the spot. This is the second suicide
com-
mitted in Darby this week.—Derby Reporter.
In the Rolls Court yesterday. the case o f Pennelterest
and
another es
peculiarla and others excited considerable in
from the character of the circumstances disclosed .
riety through the bankruptcy of Lord Huntiogtower, ill
by the bill, Most of which had previously
1842. The suit was instituted by the plaintiff'', assignees
of the bankrupt nobleman, to obtain an order frer?_ollle,
Court to the defendant to deliver up a deed for 20 00
Bth DecLmber.,
elven by Lord Huntingtower on the
acquired noto-
-1841, to a Mr. Dobson, to secure to the latter the p y-
that amount, for which his lordship, being under age,
lls said the evi-
ment of various acceptances of his lordship to. near]
1841,
was not liable. The Master of the Rolls
the Court to order that
ent to Mr.
.the deed should be delivered up
on payrn
d
dance was sufficient to induce
Dobson of the last advance made by him to Lor Hunt.
ingtower, namely 948/. Decree for the plaintiffs.
A BOTANICAL DOUBT.--Sii 3.01311 S. Forbes has COW'
municated his views to the Edinburgh Botanical Society
of the disease called " finger-and-toe." He consrs
it met a disease, but an attempt made occasionally, 11,
turnips and other cultivated roots to revert, in spite or
He recommends a
cultivation, t , the natural type.
careful selection of the roots for seed,. and culture
.00
il.
seed in a poor soil which had • been raised
on rich so r
sEI 01,
soil of good condition—refraining especially from sowing
should commence
Those who wish to observe the origin and progre
o,_
" finger and-toe" in turnips
out in June or July at the furthest. f 10
Henry Humbles, a shepherd in the employ 0 .
Bei
Cotehing, a farmer, of Southcoot, near Leighton tbe
zu-d, is in custody, charged with wilfully oausi°g
death of his wife. . wee cloth
STATE OF TRADE—MANCHESTER, June 28.---ees. fa
and yarn market is dull, with a )h
toten,!eenZteer
r' Spinners obliged to sell have had Yie'";;;.ellY
P . •
more in price, and the tendency of the market ge: ~,,,,E,
is towards lower rates. As prices approxiule' 0 and
to lo *
'nearly to the values established two moothl:igt:nyers
before the late speculation in the raw ineter:b"-e decline
show wore disposition to operate, and svliene'le, be wore,
is complete to the old range there will prelo" .1
uraliteen oL
confidence on all hands, and a moderate res
business. , of Coin-
COURT OF COMMON COITNCIL.—At a Cour. - t wee
mon Council yesterday a petition to Parliernenthe se-
to be heard by counsel uPe° _ weer
adopted, praying
cessity of introducing protecting
Lea Water Bill. A report was brought SideruvY the
White from the committee appointed to con
ri
plans for repairing the defective pier of V"- a end
bridge. It stated that Messrs. Walker, Berge s' pro-
Coo bad estimated the expense of executing theeP
of
clauses in thet__ gr.
00,ei repairs at 39,5001., which was an incress
o _or
9,0006. upon a previous estimate made by
those gents'
mere The difference was stated to arise chiel3l gr.
the gent ral advance in the price of previsi°Tig. sent
Cox moved—" That no further expense be at P.re,A„.
incurred in repairing the arches of Blackfriars-D P"
goo
referred to, beyond keeping the wooden centres it?
loosak
order and repair." A discussion of great length ths
place, in which the opinion generally prevailed that
won
Court would not be justified in expending an
sum of money upon a questionable improvernene
most
some of the members it was contended that the cue. it
prudent and economical course would be to constr
set
oabf
new bridge, which might he formed at the expe° that
about 400,00/, on the site of the exieting bridge, bu1
suggestion yielded to the argument that the funds, being
COI
largely engaged in more pressing improvements,
._
_.,0
not for some years be applied to any purpose except ur._..
enotr. ...,_
of extraordinary emergency. An amendment was
tei)
toe
posed by Mr. Dakin that directions should be
be executed at an expense of 16,0001. e as recerrieT7blit
the Brioge.bouse committee to cause certain re
egpivLisdetdo
in the report of the committee of October, I.eD.*, _ b.„
ultimately the propositio, of Mr. Cox was agr.e: 4
a trajority of 16. Mr. Okp,ves presented a petiti
er1702,
the Rev. Irwin Lloyd; iniai:ster of St. Petee's, D 10
of a church in the parish of Shoreditch. Objecticiinait!ev
_.
voir Town, Kingslaad, for a grant towards the erecti....ou.
I ing made to the request, the petition was disposed of
Pei
i its being ordered to lie on the table.