The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-21 00:00:00

in a warfor the maintenance of treaties by which
she gained nothing, while the other great Powers
shared the spoil ? The great Napoleon expressed
his surpise at the saying that England yielded
everything and took nothing for herself. England
was content to take 50 years of peace, and Napo-
leon
did not comprehend that the victories of peace
might be more renowned than 50 years of war.
(Cheers.) It was said that they would fetter the
Government. They would do nothing of the kind ;
but they had a right to say that they would have
no meddling diplomacy, no unnecessary complica•
tions, no undue manifestations of force on our part
to excite the jealousy of other Powers. The war
might produce liberty in Italy and a wider spread
of the Word of God. If so, he should sincerely
rejoice ; but still he saw no justification for our in-
tervention on that ground, and he hoped, therefore,
that the Court would adopt the resolution. (Cheers.)
Mr. BLAKE hoped to be acquitted of any
want of loyalty towards the Queen when
he expressed his disapproval of the motion
before the Court. Statesmen of all parties and
the people in all directions had already declared
decidedly in favour of neutrality, and, after her
Majesty's proclamation, nothing further seemed to
be required in that direction. In fact, it would look
like a desire to question the sincerity of her Ma-
jesty to go up to the Throne with an address on the
subject. (Hear.) Such an address Would rather
lessen than increase the force of the proclamation,
and he should, therefore, move the previous ques-
tion as an amendment. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. BAItKLY seconded the amendment, remark-
ing that if the Emperor Napoleon intended to go to
war with this country, he would do so at his own
time, and that an address would weigh neither with
the present Ministers nor their successors.
Deputy DAMN thought they might very properly
go on with the address since all felt the evils of
war, even in its present restricted proportions, and
unless the people of England spoke out decidedly
the war might soon take a wider area, and effect a
more sweeping destruction. (Hear.) As to the
proclamation, everybody knew that it was, the pro-
clamation of the Ministry rather than of the Queen,
and it was necessary that the nation should speak
out, so that any Ministry that might be in power
might know that they would gain no support from
public opinion if they rushed into the calamities of
war instead of seeking the blessings of peace.
(Hear.) There could be no more fitter body to
express its opinion.on such a question than that
ancient corporation, and he hoped the amendment
would be withdrawn, and that they might unani-
mously adopt the motion. (Hear, hear.)
Several members advised the withdrawal of the
amendment, and Mr. Blake expressed his willing-
ness to acquiesce, but Mr. Barkly, his seconder, re-
fused to sanction it, and the amendment, on being
put to a show of hands, was negatived by an over-
whelming majority.
A committee being then appointed, withdrew to
prepare an address founded upon the motion, which,
upon their return to the court was, as is usual in
such cases, read with closed doors.

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

EXETER.

In compliance with a requisition, numerously-
signed by the citizens, the Mayor (Captain Turner)
has convened a public meeting to be held at the
Guildhall, next Thursday, to adopt measures for
organising an efficient body of men in connection
with the Exeter and South Devon Rifle Battalion.
Captain and Adjutant Moore has issued an address
to the inhabitants, in which he gives some powerful
reasons in favour of young men who are engaged in
trade, &c., joining the corps. He says the existing
rifle battalion
in Exeter and S outhD evon was founded
under the sanction of her Majesty on the 26th March,
1852. There can be no doubt that three or four full
companies might be raised in Exeter among a respect-
able class of young men, who would find great ad-
vantage in it by improved health, and who, if not en-
rolled in the rifle corps, are liable at any time to be
drawn for the militia by ballot. If the employers
of clerks, shopmen, warehousemen, &c., would ar-
range so as to give their young men six or seven
hours a week for drill, it cannot be doubted that a
very numerous and valuable class of volunteers
would enrol themselves. In reference to the ex-
pense, Captain Moore states that the clothing,
accoutrements, &c., would cost 12s. 6d., and
that the corps has in store rifles sufficient to arm
70 men. Subscriptions might be received from the
public and applied in cases where volunteers are
unable to pay more than half the necessary ex-
pense.