The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-22 00:00:00

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THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT BILL.

This anti-English and unconstitutional measure, which
hourly increases in unpopularity with all classes in the
country, passed through committee last night, and is ap-
pointed for a third reading this evening. We know not
what the house may do with regard to the third reading ;
but this we can with confidence say, that those represen-
tatives of popular coustituenoies who will have the teme-
rity to repeat this evening their vote of Tuesday will have
cause to regret the course they have taken. And herelet
us warn these Liberal members, that if their conduct was
not to be justified on Tuesday a repetition of it will be
more strikingly inexcusable now.
The additional knowledge we have acquired in the in-
terim, respecting that measure, has only seemed to place
it in a still more odious light. The public will learn with
an astonishment and indignation which no language can
express, that instead of, as Parliament, the press, and the
public, had all equally imagined, only authorising a levy
of 10,000 foreign mercenaries, the bill actually provides for
the raising of any number,—say 40,000 or 50,000,—the
10 000 being kept in England as a depot. This is a startling
fact. It is one for which we venture to say not one indi-
vidual in the country was prepared. And, to make the
monstrosity of !the measure complete, not only will this
country have to pay for the maintenance of the 40,000 or
50,000 foreign butchera of human beings which the bill
enables the Government to hire, but it will have to sub-
sidise the German States.

Are Englishmen prepared for this? Will the House of
Commons this night so far 'forget what it owes to the
country and to itself as to sanction the third reading of a
bill which contains such odious provisions ? It will not
do for the Liberal members to vote to-night for the third
reading as they did on Tuesday for the second, on the
ground, as scores of them told Mr. Muntz, the member for
Birmingham, that they must vote for it, though utterly
disapproving of it. Why this " must ?" Whence comes
the compulsion? Are they apprehensive of a dissolution,
and afraid, in that case, of losing their seats? They may
rest assured that a repetition this evening of the vote of
Tuesday, in favour of this Gorman Mercenaries Bill, will
be the most effectual means they eould adopt to insure
their rejection whenever they have again to appeal to their
constituents.—(Morning Advertiser.)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TA TTERSA.LL'S—TRITESDAY.
Scarcely a dozen members met, and only the following
bets were laid : .

THE DERBY.
275 to 25 agst Mr. Howard's St. Hubert, 1,500 to
1,200 and 500 to 400 on Rifleman agst Oulston.
1,000 to 25 agst De Clare's winning the Derby and
Bonnie Morn the Two Thousand.

WALTHAM ABBEY STEEPLECHASES.
THURSDAY.
Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, with 25 added.
Two miles and a half, over 6 flights of hurdles.
Mr. B. Land's Odiham, 6 yrs, 10st glb (Land, jun.) 1
Mr. Mayo's Baustead, 4 yrs, llst .(H. Bell) 2
Mr. Evans's Alp, aged, llst 41b
Mr. Wycherley s Warwick, aged, 103 t 21b...(C. Boyce) 4
Mr. Barling's Malmesbury, aged, 10st 71b(G. Eatwell) 5
Betting—Even on Odiham, 2 to 1 agst Malmesbury,
4 to 1 agst Warwick. Won by two lengths ; half a
length between the second and third ; Moderate fourth ;
Malmesbury beaten off.
Selling Plate Race of 3 sovs each ; for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. Optional selling weights. One mile.
Mr. Littler's Firebrand, 3 yrs (40/.), Bst 21b (Stewart) 1
Mr. Green's Alma, 5 yrs (40/.), Bst Blb (S. Poole) 2
Betting-3 to lon Firebrand, who made nearly all
the running, and won by four lengths.
Free Handicap Selling Hurdle Race of 3 soya each,
with 20 added. Optional selling weights. About a

MrnrilEievaannds,Ba ll‘ila, overplf(2ol. five
),lo3fltig3hlbts huid-les.
(Gruen) 0 1
Mr. B. Land's Masssroni (201.), 9st ...(Land, jun.) 0 2
Mr. Barling's Old Misery (20/0, Ost (G. Ea.twell
Mr. Clark's Young Spider, 9st 41b ...............(Bailey) 0
Mr. Jackson's Muid of Kildare (601.), Ost 11b(D. Poole) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Alp, 2to 1 each aget Massaroni
and Old Misery. A fine race in with Alp and Massa-
roni ended in a dead heat. Deciding heat-6 to 4on
Mwsaroni, who was defeated easily by three lengths.
The Open Steeplechase did not fill.