The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-21 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The volunteering for the depot of the 51st Regi-
ment of King's Own Light infantry, the service
companies of which have been reduced very con-
siderably below their proper number in consequence
of casualties, discharges, and other causes, has pro-
ceeded very satisfactorily
the last fe
among the depot
days. batta-
lions stationed in Ireland, upwards of 120 volunteers
having arrived at Ohatham garrison, where the 51st
depot is stationed,
Major-Gen. Stransham, the newly appointed In-
spector-General of the Royal Marine forces, accom-
panied by Capt. Travers, his aide-de-camp, yester-
day, made his first official visit of inspection to the
division at Woolwich. The battalion mustering
about 900 men of all ranks fell in at 9 a.m. in heavy
marching order, in command of Col. Campbell and
the captains and subordinate officers
o
Col. Walsh, C. 8., first and second commandants ;
and Col. Hopkins, C. 8., aide-de-camp to the Queen,
the 28 companies, comprising
the di-
n a con-
sumed in putting the men through sundry battalion
commanding
attendedionla n dt
Wngoolwich. An hour having been
movements, a preliminary parading of colours,
marching past, changing face, &c., the announce-
-ment echoed t
throughout the parade that he In-
spector-General was about to appear on the ground,
by
when the battalion suddenly wheeled about and
again formed in line with the utmost accuracy and
precision. The Commandant then rode to the
front, and received the Inspector-General on
parade, when he commenced a most minute
and rigid inspection of the line. On the men
being dismissed the Inspector-General went over
the men's quarters and inspected their din-
ners, and proceeded through the clerks' depart-
ment, the libraries, and the wards and other depart-
ments of the new infirmary adjoining. He com-
pleted his visitation by witnessing a course of heavy
gun drill by the men of the battery, under the in-
struction of Capt. Clavell, superintendent of gunnery
exercises. The department of the Inspector-General
of Royal Marines, as at present constituted, has its
official quarters at theßoyal Marine-office in Spring
Gardens. In the evening the Inspector-General
dined with the officers of the division, at their
general mess, where he was met by Major-Gen. Sir
R. Dacres, K.C.8., and the Staff of the garrison.
The Inspector-General announced his intention of -
visiting the other divisions of the force in succession.

MB. ROEB UCK, M.P., ON rirs BO USE
OF C0.111.3f0N5.

At the annual dinner of the Associated Chamber
of Commerce, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, on
Wednesday,
Mr. ROEBTICIC, in answering for the House of
Commons, said :—I eannot sit down, however,
without alluding to the peculiar position in which
I, as a legislator, stand towards you and my country.
We are told that the House of Commons represents

the people of England. So it does ; but there is
something else to be represented, as is well known
to any gentleman who has ever mingled in that vortex
and whirlpool of party politics, called the House or
Commons. The fact is, many honourable gentlemen
lose their heads when they get there ; and that being
the case, although we represent England we are sur-
rounded by all the wiles and solicitations of parties
and partisans. In fact we want son.° more calm
and deliberate body to advise us ; and I believe a
body like the present, representing the mercantile
classes of the country, is a very proper body to be
gathered together for the purpose of aiding us with
their good counsels and advice. You are in a posi-
tion to collect a fund of knowledge that will be
useful not only to the House of Commons but to the
world, and more especially upon the subject of
cotton-spinning. I should like very much to know,
apart from all party ties and the injurious and con-
flicting currents which occurs in that house, some-
thing of that subject as it is viewed by the quiet and
comprehending minds of the great commercial
bodies of England. Well, when you are gathered
together, why do you not direct your energies to
that object ? If you do you will do not only us, but
the country generally, a great service. We have
the staff in our hands, and it is in human nature,
depend upon it, to use it. It is for you, and you
only, to instruct us to use the staff in the right way.
With regard to our neighbours, the world, I am
happy to say, has grown wiser of late, and we have
more intimate communication between nation and
nation ; but I think I may, without arrogance, say
that the Government are not sufficiently instructed
upon these matters. (Hear, hear.) You say, " hear,
hear," but what do you do to enlighten us ? Why do
you not apply yourselves to the task of saying what
is required for the interests of England and her manu-
facturing communities ? Look at the French treaty.
I cannot help thinking, with many others, that there
was much left out of that treaty. (Hear.) I look
round me and see gentlemen representing the com-
mercial community generally. Why have you not put
your shoulders to the wheel and instructed your am-
bassador abroad as to what was required? It is not for
me to do more than suggest these things to your
consideration, and to return thanks for the manner
in which you have drunk my health : but I hope
[ you will understand your position and strengthen
yourselves so as to give us a lesson which we, as
your representatives in Parliament, shall most
thankfully receive. I have been before now some-
what roughly taught that I ought not to interfere
in mercantile affairs, I have been told I know
nothing about trade, and perhaps I ought to bow to
that imputation ; but all I can say is, that so long
as my constituents are pleased with my efforts, I
shall endeavour to do my best to aid them in any
way that the opportunity shall present itself.

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Queen'sTHE GAOLPrison DwtiEl
ILTsihhveoEmill.s.
8 Hospital, its use as a debtors'
able purposes of S .
the names ofs3.prisoners ; of these, 17
The return made by the keeper on the
prison being gone.
bAtrionsvt".:Zatireiregistrar's visit, either before the Court of
Bwita-- were, or discharged by some other process ;17 others
are before the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and unless some
action is taken by that court for their removing their names
from its rolls, these prisoners may remain exempt from
bankruptcy jurisdiction for months to come. But we be-
lieve the necessary measures are in progress for effecting
this very desirable object. Five are prisoners in contempt
of various courts, and it is to be hoped that these also may
be discharged by some action to be taken on the part of the
several courts committing, or, at all events, to transfer them
to some other prison. There will be plenty of room for them
in Horsemonger-lane Gaol—an abode somewhat less airy
than the Queen's Prison, and probably, notwithstanding
the kindness of the excellent governor, less attractive for a
permanence, Three prisoners had not been in gaol for the
requisite time, but this objection will be cured next month;
and it is satisfactory to find that the now arrivals are vi ry
few indeed. Eight prisoners were discharged by the regis-
trar, and there would have been a ninth, but that the exa-
mination taken by a creditor induced the registrar to prefer
that the bankruptcy should be at the instance of a creditor,
and that the creditor undertook forthwith to file a petition.
—Gazette of Bankruptcy.
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