The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY

The speaker took the chair at a quarter to four o'clock.
Mr. Dancombe took the oaths and his seat for East
Retford.
Sir G. GREY gave notice that he should move, on
Thursday, as an amendment to the motion relative to the
disturbed districts in Ireland, that a select committee be
appointed to inquire into the state of those parts of the
counties of Monaghan, Armagh, and Louth, which have
been referred to in the speech from the throne.
Mr. Fox MAULE gave notice, that, on Friday, the 27th,
he should move for a select committee to inquire into the
present state of the East India Company, with reference
to their charter.

Mr. BROTHERTON, in reply to a question from Mr.
Wilson Patten, stated that he had consented to postpone
the motion for the second reading of the Manchester and
Salford Education Bill from Wednesday next; but he had
only done so upon the full understanding that the merits
of the question should be then debated.
In answer to a question from Mr. Forbes Mackenzie,
Lord J. RUSSELL stated, that a measure was in prepara-
tion on the subject of education in Scotland.
The house then went into a committee of the whole
house, Mr. BERNAL in the chair, upon the laws relative
to the local militia, whereupon Lord J. RUSSELL, in ex-
plaining the nature of the measure, commenced by say-
ing that, in the opinion of the Government, it was wise,
whilst in a state of peace, to provide some permanent force
against an invasion. He remarked that there was nothing
in our foreign relations to justify any alarm; but, in a
country like this, we should always be prepared to
resist aggression. We have large possessions of our
own to defend; and we were bound in other respects by
treaty to defend certain of our allies ; and connected as
we were with the general balance of power in Europe, we
were bound to support the existing system. Another
question had also arisen of late years. It was the
fact that, since the invention of steam navigation,
we were more exposed than before to sudden attack upon
our coasts. Against these it would be necessary to guard.
It must be recollected further, that our military forces
were less than those of the other nations of Europe,
and that we had, during war, a militia force
which, of late years, had not been called out.
He would leave all explanations as to our navy, however,
to the First Lord of the Admiralty. He would make
sufficient explanations in proposing the naval estimates ;
but with regard to the army, he might say that the addi-
tions it was proposed to make to it would be very small.
They would amount to four thousand men for the
regiments of the line, and one thousand to the artil-
lery, making five thousand altogether, or rather less than
the number of men who had been recently despatched to
the Cape. He would add, that the Commander-in-Chief
and the Master of the Ordnance had turned their
attention to the subject of improved arms for our
military forces. Muskets of a much longer range
than those formerly in use had been introduced, and the
men were being trained to them, and enquiries had been
made by a board of officers, both with regard to the best
arms, and the most effectual means of training soldiers to
their use. He would only add to this subject that the
attention of the noble duke at the head of the army was
being continually directed to the subject. The noble lord
then proceeded to describe the proposed measure, which
he said would be strictly local ; militia to be called out
only in their own counties, and for a very small period of
the year. The ballot for the first year would be from 18 to 30
years of age; for the second year, from the age of 23; and for
the next year from the ages of 20 to 25. The ballot upon the
former scale it was expected would yield 80,000 men. The
noble lord then entered into a variety of details, which he said
would be incorporated into clauses. The first year's service
would be from 14 to 28 days; that of the second for 14 days;
and the service need not be in consecutive days. During the
period of which they would be out the men would receive the
same pay as regular troops. The subject, however, involved a
great number of details; but such being an outline of the
plan, he believed the people would gladly adopt it. The noble
lord concluded by moving a resolution on the subject ; and he
said that the bill to be afterwards brought in would refer to
England and Wales only.
Mr. REY NOLDs said he would not adopt the exception of Ire-
land from the proposed bill. If it was necessary to prepare
against invasion, he contended that Ireland would be most ex-
posed.—Mr. HUME had heard Lord John Russell's speech with
regret. It was far from his intention to propose any course
which would not tend to the protection of the country, but in
his opinion the existing naval and military force was amply
sufficient.—Colonel THOMPSON and Sir F. VERNEY sup-
ported the motion.—Mr. J. O'CONNELL protested against
the exclusion of Ireland from the proposed precautionary mea-
sures.—Mr. COBDEN considered that the idea of invasion,
or of a descent upon this country, was utterly unfounded, and
was encouraged merely for the sake of attempting to increase
the naval and military armaments of the country.—Lord
PALMERSTON coincided with the opinion, that there was at pre-
sent no reason to apprehend an invasion of the country, but
at the same time he was of opinion that it was essential that
measures of precaution should be taker.. The best way of
preventing a hostile attack was to show our readiness and
ability to repel it, should it be made. He rejoiced, therefore,
that the Government had at length proposed a militia in his
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

TATTERSALL'S BETTING-MONDAY.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLY-CHASE.-11 to 1 agst Victress ; 11 to 1
agst Chieftain; 15 to 1 agst Hardwick; 18 to 1 agst iEgis ;
20 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray—taken.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAr.-16 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg;
20 to I agst Haresfoot.

CHESTER Cile.-18 to 1 agst Confessor ; 30 to I agstAriosto ;
33 to 1 agst Grand Duke; 33 to 1 agst Ringleader; 33 to 1 agst
Black Doctor; 33 to 1 agst Cockcrow; 35 to 1 agst Neasham ;
50 to 1 agst Pitsford; 100 to 1 agst King of Trumps—taken;
100 to 1 agst Tom Holtby—taken ; 100 to 1 agst Sally Warfoot
colt—taken.

DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Hobbie Noble; 16 to 1 agst Augur
20 to 1 agst Lapidist.

LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS—MONDAY.
Consols for Account, 974 a ditto Money, 974 ; Three and a
Quarter per Cent., 994 of ; Bank Stock, 2163 17 ; Exchequer
Bills, large and small, 58 57 prem.—Foreign Stock : Mexicans,
32 3 3 ; Spanish Actives, 231 44 ; Ditto Threes, 41 3 ; Ditto
Passives, 53.—Mining Shares : Agua Fritts, 13 3 pm. ; Anglo-
California, 1 3 pm. ; Ave Maria par, 3 pm. ; Nouveau Monde,
3 3 pm. ; Mariposa, 3 3 pm.—Railway Shares : London Stock,
119 3 ; Ditto Quarters, 33 3 pm. ; Midland Stock, 573 8; North
Staffordshire, 8; 3 dis. ; South Eastern and Dover, 203 3 ; Am-
bergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Junction, 54 3 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 29 30 ; Caledonian, 15 3 ; Eastern
Counties, 73 3 ; Norfolks, 23 5 ; East Lancashire, 153 3; Leeds
and Thirsk, 143 153 ; Edinbro' and Glasgow, 26 8; North Bri-
tish, 6; 73 ; East Anglican, 31 ; Great Northern, 181 ; Great
Western, 86 3; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 653 6 ; Ditto Fifths,
7 6; dis. ; London, Brighton, and south Coast, 94 5 ; York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 173 18 ; Ditto Preference, 33 ; ; York
and North Midland, 213 2 ; Ditto Preference, 73 3 dis.
The English market gave way to-day, closing as above, after
improving to opening price ; foreign affairs assigned as the
cause of the fall. Reduction of Exchequer Bill Interest rather
favourable to a rise. Railway market depressed, from want of
business, and prices close lower, although a shade beyond their
worst. Gold Mining Shares very flat. Foreign market steady.
Mexicans somewhat stronger.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—MONDAY.
The following are the closing quotations :—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 65i ; Sheffield, 29i ; South-Eastern, 20 13-16ths.

LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—MONDAY.
Closing quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 651; Leeds
Northern preference, No. 1, d dis.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.-111oNnAy.
Sugar : Foreign in good demand at previous value. Refined
firm ; supply more plentiful. Brown Lumps 445. 6d.—Coffee
not cheaper, and sale limited; good ordinary Native Ceylon
385. 6d.—Tea not lower, and demand no better; supply less.—
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s freelyas t no decline.—
India sells with
fair spirit, especially low.—Cotton firm ; fair business.

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