The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-22 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion of the Earl of HARDW ICKE, the fol-
lowing bills were read a second time :—Mersey, Weaser,
lrwell, &c., Protection; Dundee Water, Wakefield Water,
Pulteney Water, Ventnor Harbour, Rogerston Embank-
ment and Reclamation, Llynvie Valley Railway, and Strat-
ford Gas.

THE REVIEW AT BRIGHTON.
Lord TRURO rose to ask a question relative to
the command at the review at Brighton. The noble
lord took the opportunity of making a few remarks on the
subject of the Volunteer movement. He said he had
postponed putting the question till this time, in the hope
that a noble lord who had addressed a communication to the
War-office would have received an answer to his inquiry.
No such answer had been received, and therefore he availed
himself of the notice he had given. He could but regret
that the Government was about to depart from the system
of non-interference II hich they had hitherto wisely exer-
cised. It was well known that a rivalry existed between two
noble lords, but then he did not think there was any real
animosity between the noblemen, and the only object of both
was to add strength and permanency to the movement.
There had last year been a review at Brighton,
which had been organised by Lord Ranelagh, and
he must say he thought the Government gave a very
doubtful consent to the review, fearing it would turn
out a failure, but the ;very reverse was the case, and the
affair ended in great success. He regretted now that
another review was to take place, the Volun-
teers were not to have the command. Of course
there was none who would not feel it an
honour to serve under Lord Clyde, who was the first
commander of the day ; but then he could but regret that
that noble lord should have lent himself as an instrument
to the Government on this occasion, in order to get them
over a difficulty. He could not agree that it was undesirable
that volunteer officers should be precluded from command-
ing large bodies of men, and he very much
feared that the volunteers would imagine that if they
were thought unfit to command they would soon have bri-
gadiers put over them. He could not but look upon the
whole affair as a slight on Lord Ranelagh, who had done so
much to further the volunteer movement.
Earl RIPON said there was no intention to slight Lord
Ranelagh in the steps the Government intended to take
with respect to the Volunteer review on Easter Monday.
The Government finding that some 20,000 volunteers were
about to assemble, selected the best general they could to
take the command, and Lord Clyde had been nominated.
After a few words of explanation from Lord TRURO,
Lord HARDINGE expressed his satisfaction at the
course adopted by the Government.

The subject then dropped.
Lord LEITRIM asked various questions with regard to
police expenditure in Leitrim, and was very briefly answered
by Lord GRANVILLE, who stated that the expenses
which had been incurred would be charged on the Con-
solidated Fund.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Middle Level and South Level Drainage :and Navi-
gation, &c., Bill, and the Brecon Markets and Faire Bill
were read a second time.
PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented praying for an alteration in the
Poor Law, for the Repealof the Grant to Maynooth, against
the Revised Code, for a reduction in the duty of Fire and
Life Assurances, &c.