The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-24 00:00:00

SATURDAY

T. Atkinson, Leeds, grocer, 2s. Id., on Tuesday,
April 20, or any Fubsequci.t Tuf,sflay, between eleven
and two atli the office
of t.,1 re Hope, Leeds,
CATES.
At the Court, Basmgnall-street.
W. Harding, Acton, miller, May 14, at half-past
eleven—T. Freeman, Northampton, innkeeper, May 14,
at :half-past eleven—T. Harris and J. Burls, Eagle
Brewery, Hampiteal road, brewer , Mqy 14, at twelve
—J. Norris, Watford, Hertfordshire, grocer, May 14, at
half-past one—R. Tircomb, Highgate, butcher, May 20,
at half past eleven—G. Bennett and A. Booth, Long-
acre, dealers in Scotch whiaky,and bottled beers, May
14, at eleven.

In the Country.
W. Sharp, Birkenhead and Liverpool, merchant, May
14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Pritchard,
Court, Liverpool—W, Caldwell, Shevington, Lan-
caLiovheirrpeo,ol,
coaltea merchant,
proprie 18, at eleven, at the
proprietor,
May 17, at eleven,
at the Court, Liverpool —E. Clark and H.
Bleack ley, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Lancashire, iron-
mongers, May 17, at twelve, at the Court. Manches-
ter— E. Walker, Huddersfield, woolstapler, June 21, at
eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J Rogers, Leicester,
grocer, May 24, at halt% past ten, at the Court, Notting-
harn—E B. S. H4iff, H 'lbeach, Lincolnshire, dealer in
chicory, May 14. at half-past ten, at the Court, Not-
tingham—l. Morris, Ashhourne-road, Derbyshire, inn-
Iteeee.r, May 14, at half-past ten, et the Court, Not-
tingham.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
J. Duggan,Meryport. draper, certificate of the third
class, after t w enty- one days from April 21-11. and R.
Pinhorn Southampton, tailors, certificates of the second
01555—j. S. Ritson, Liverpool, printer and shipowner,
certificate of the third class—A. Glass. Queen's-road,
Bayse,a+er, baker. certificate of the third class—W. Gos-
;jag, Woolwich, ironmonger, certificate of the second
coertificate of the third class—W. Belshaw, Manchester,
joiner an.dSbt!kiled9; iuu., Sowerby, Yorkshire, tea dealer,
r, certificate of the second class—W.
Nay wood,
Birmingham, grocer, certificate of the third
class.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Lister, li. Mills, and E. Fletcher, Birkenhead, civil
engineers (so far as regards J. Lister)—J. M Naughton,
S. Potter, and T. Barton. Manchester and Birkacre,
calico printers (an far as regards S. Patter)—W. Gra.
ham. Isabella Graham, and Ann Town, Goosnagb, Lan-
cashire, innkeepers—W. Roberts and J. Thomas, Os-
vestry, Shropshire, attorneys—J. Siddeley, jun., and W.
Siddeley, Liverpool, brass founders—E. Cross and T.
-
Mackinson, Manchester joiners—D. Greenhaleh and T.
Rhodes and J. Thorn, Wakefield. joiners—J. S. Barlow
Kenyon, Stubbings
and W. H. Barlow, Leeds,,,,, hatters—R. Leonard, W. R.
and Manchester, calico printers—S.
Warren and J. H. Leonard, Bristol, wholesale ironmon-
gers (so far as regards R. Leonard)—E. Hammond and
nt:Cacturers—M. H.Moorhouae, P H. Moorhouse, and
Mitcham Common, Surrey, gelatine ma-
1G...vA10. A
orhronueYse, Peniatone, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturers
—John Meson and Joseph Meson, Norwich, rag mer-
chants—C. Wilbv and J. Bruce, Leicester, manufacturers
,at hosiery—,j, j. Barratt and G. 0. Barrett, Albert-
place, City-road, pastrycooks.
INsoLvENr PETITIONERS.
Jamesr Woodcock, Stamford, Lincolnshire, baker.
themes „ "w, Stoke Braern, Northamptonshire, mason.
Edward Holloway, Norton juxta Dempsey, Worcester-
shire, shoemaker.
John Shaw,
jun., Cheethans.hill, near Manchester, re-
tail dealer in ale.
Robert Middleditch, Norwich.
Susanna William, Madeley, Shropshire, farmer.
George Barrett, Birmingham, hairdresser.
William Henry Norton, Manchester, architect.
Edward Woodland, Birmingham, manufacturer's clerk.
H.airy Carter, Birmingham, journeyman gun-polisher.
rhomas Smith, Birmingham. James Pegett, Birtnin4ham. journeyman silversmith.
Jaaihs Langley, Birmingham. paperhanger.
ham, glass manufacturer.
John George Burrell, Fakenham, Norfolk, confectioner.
.foseTla Stauiforth, Shetfi.-.ld, tailor.
T. Goodman Blythe, lippingham. Rutlandshire, grocer.
George Coleing,
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
D. Macdonald, Kihnorie, Strathaird, Isle of Skye.
farmer and grazier, to meet April 30, and May 28, at
Dorchester. baker.
one, within the Ross Inn. Portree.
W. Dalrymple, Coupar-Angus, merchant, to meet
April 29, and May 20, at twelve, within the Dstiance
Inn, Conlin-Angus.
D. Miller, Dalkeith, seed crusher. to meet April 28,
and May 19, at two. within the Ci'4 R .yal, Edinburgh.
D. Fraser, sen., Dingwall, iron's. aiger and seed mer-
A int, to m, et April 27. and May 25, at twelve, within
the Caledonian Hotel. Dingwall.
R. Braae, Hamil:on, gas coal carter and general
disks, to meet April 30, and May 28, at twelve, within
the King's Arm. Inn (Dick's). Hamilton.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Aped 23.
MILL [IA BILL.
Oa the motion for the second reading of this Bill,
Petitions were presented against it by Lord R. Gros-
venor, from the Secneyof Friends; by Mr. T. Duncombe,
from Finsbury; by Mr. Hume from Aberdeen; by Mr.
M. Gibson. from Manchester; by Mr. J. Williams, from
Berkhamsted; by Mr. Eivar4 from Liverpool; by Mr.
Cobden, from St. Hike., Sunderland, and Manchester;
and by Mr. Cardwell, from a body of the Society of
Frien nt.
The question nepsared to excite a good deal of in-
terest its the Himse, if we might judge from the large
acenclarca of Members arid the number of Peers and
other distinguished straisgsrs who were pres=ent. Under
Vie gaily ry we observed Earl of DA•by, the Duke of
Neecastle, the Earl of C4rdigeri, the Duke of Argyll,
Earl Grey, the Earl of Mine). lend Redesdale, the Earl
Wicklow, Ltd Beaumont, Lord Campbell, &c
Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to move, as an amend-
ment, that the Belt he read a second time that day three
menials. He believiei the country was In favour of some
measure for the impreverneet of our national defence s;
sot only that, but many e.f the high--at naval end
autheritiea teed concurred in that recommendation.
apprehrnsinn existed of an
):11e7. Both the present and th-,
late s(G):11)o'ndv efrranCninp :8131)tmwtPheacir that
opinion that some steps should
be taken for this purpose; but other equally great
authorities took an opposite vise, showine the grout
uncerteinty that existed upon this point, He did not
Deject to tb' purposes for which the present measure
hut he objected to it b,cAuae
it object they appeared to have iu
veieirw: burl
d liu uutg
refire
Gruverement did not take up
i, oti
eforward,,:ctte dtt,t iwe
the measure erouget for eard by the Noble Lord's (J.
Russell's) administration, as he weuld have preferred it
to the present Bill. He did not approve of the militia-
men being removed from their own localities. He ob-
jected also to the expense of bounties; and he believed
that the system would have the effect of discouraging
volunteers. It was astd that the expense of the present
measure would be 400,0001. The eo,t of the 811 of the
late G mernment was only 200.0004, and this of itself
would be an argument in favour of the latter. Bat for
the force no. proposed he did not believe that even the
larger sum would suffice. He did not object to an ade-
quate increase of our defences, but he believed the pure
pose could be answered without any addition to the esti-
mat a, or, at all events, with only half the expense of the
present measure. He was persuaded that it was pose -
ble at this small cost to have a regular militia force of
20,000 men really effective. And then, again, much
might be done by concentrating our means of defence,
and especially by withdrawing a considerable portion of
our troops from the colonies. Great numbers of troops
were scattered in small detachments in our colonies
where they could be of no use, while if they were con-
centrated at home they would form a strong army. At
New Brunswick, for example, there was a regiment; fur
what purpose?—(Hear.) So, in Canada, in there were
seven regimasts; for what purpose?—(Hear, hear.)
Such small scattered trodis it troops were of no use for
the defence of our colonies; and if collected in this
country woule amouut to upwards of 20,000 °tem.—
( Hear.) Even, k4)wea,r, if all this were tellecious, 80
satisfied was he of the iuefficieecy of the present measure
that he should prefer an increase of the regular ter Ise.—
(Hear.) L was said, indeed, that it the troops of the
coloniea were ordered home a party in
this country
would clamour fur their being disbanded. But he could
not conceive any Government adopting such an argu-
ment as that —implying
that they were afraid to do what
was right, for leer of tan agitation tor what was wrong.
—(Hear.) If the present circumstances of Europe ren-
dered the militia necessary, of course no portion of our
regular force could be dishanded. At all (oosts he thought
that the present period was not ;appropriate for
the consideration of the rpe.stion. He did not concur in
the extremely alarming views which had beets expressed
upon the subject He altogether denied the representa-
tion circulated as to the facility with which forces could
be embarked for the invasion of this country, and disem-
barked upon our coasts. From his own experience he
could testify that such operations were extremely diffi-
cult. In the campaigns of the Duke of Wellington
cases had occerred strikingly illustrative of this. In one
instance 12,000 men bad been ten days effecting a lann'e
ing, and twenty days bJore they had advanced sixty-
miles into the country. fie, theref "re, disbelieved all
those accounts by which it was endeavoured to make out
that a French force could easily land on our southern
coast, march to London, and occupy " Belgravia" without
diffi,:utty.
United It had been said teat we had only 25,0e0
m
troops available upon an eergeney of this kind. But
he maintained that we had 58,000 regular troops in the
—ictsedom, without including our 5,000 marines—
as fine a force as any in the world—and 4 000 men
.to
be brought from our colonies, which would ' make up
67,000. Nor was this all. There were 16,000 pen-
sioners, old soldiers who could be relied upon on the
field of battle, and this would make UP 85,000 regular
troops (to which must be added 103 guns) in the United
Kingdom, And even ,his did not consoriee our total
force. There were 8,000 men enrolled iu our dockyards.
and 5,000 c Jest gu ird. It was true in this estimate he
had supposed all parts of the two countries loft ex-
posed and uncovered except any particular points at-
tacked; end of ceurse he did not to esy that this
would be a satistectory state of things. But what he
did say was, that instead of 25,000 regular troops avail
able upon au emergency, we had upwards of 85,000, and
that this
was amply enough for our protection against a
sudden attempt; so that the consideration of a more
Permanent system could safely be postponed until the
next Parliament. Under these circumstances, he would
conclude by movine, that the House go into Committee
that day three months.
Mr,. RICH seconded the amendment. Having also an '
amendment on the paper, he was anxious to state his
views on this question to the House. The Right Hon.
-Gentleman
.the
c Secretary for
the En.intihtettiribg distriats,
yfor the Home Department had
stated that
the depo:s, end the metropolis of troops, there could oely
be mustered 25,000 for the defence of the country. The
Hon. and Gallant Member for Westminster had en-
and, as he had mated,
tirely demolished that position ;