Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06

SO raised and so organized would be Inadequate TO the
object in view If we were have additional military
force il should be thoroughly efficient
Mr. NJ O'CoSSELL hoped the noble lord would recon
slider whether the bill shoEld not extend 10 Ireland
Mr. CoBDEs said the people OF England were quiteready
TO pay for insurance Of their lives and property bat the
question whether they had not seady paio enough
During the last ten years had spent in wages of art
GERS in backwards G6 800 000 in materials used In the
construction and repair Of ships, ana LOT re-
pairs and improvements III our docksarus Io,oVooVV'
and now was proposed 10 resort TO an exraneous
source for protection He centended that we might be
abundantly protected by navy II eur ships were not
sent abroad This was more menacing 10 oaner
nations than any thing said by the press OF TINS country
which the noble lord had taken upon himself to lecture.
He had assigned for departing, as he now did
in effect from his pacific declaration the first OF
the session and he MIR Cobden afraid this measure
was not with design of employing regu-
lar troops on the Continent again Ii the country how
ever suffered the Government TO drag as into continental
ouarres it would deserve national bankruptcy lie re-
peated that navy our natural GUARDIAN ana,
efficiently kept up and properly disposed of there was no
reason for dreading an invasion.
Lord PALMEnsToN, not participating in any panic and
believing that friendly terms as could be with
nations vet felt that questions might arise which
would expose this country to the risk OF war; 80 long
ago 1916 he had pressed upon Lord Russell that on
general principles and with view to the interests OF TINS
country, it desirable that some SUCH precauoh as
this should be taken He glad therefore, that the
had forward to provide for the deence
of the country. We had engagements OF long standing
over all parts of the globe 1t should be remembered
too that France was not the only Power which had
large feet and large disposable army and II war
should break upon the continent no one could say
how far the would spread. Mr.. Golden had deemed
our fleet sufficient defence; but insular position,
in respects strength, in others our weak
Our shores exposed upon so many points that
it is impossible to provide for all Our navy was more
efficient now than it was but that was no reason
why should neglect other precautions. Ii would De
madness rely entirely upon ships, which could not
prevent the landing of hostile force 1t was neces-
sary to have land force, something like that proposed
was the best the only kinda force trained to arms
dormant time of peace but ready to act with the regu
lar troops in wara which existed in Germany and
in the United States He surprised however, that Ire
land should be left of this protection, and he could
not understand the necessity of the complicated arrange
ments proposed in the bin for local militia 1t seemed
to him that would be better to have the old regular
milta and he suggested that the word LOCAL. should
be left of the BILL which was in other respects, sus-
ceptible of considerable improvements.
Mr. f. MAULE said the question whether the plan OF
the regular militia should be adopted had undergone
great consideration and it had been determined that
militia of local character preferable
Mr.. NEwpEGATE supported this defensive measure
Mr. ROCHE thought the exclusion Of Ireland from the
bill would to imply that her population could not
be depended upon
Lord J. RUSSELL emphatically disclaimed this imphca
ton There want of confidence in the loyalty Of
| Ireland.