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      Reform Campaign. Many Persons Presume To...

      extensive Reform Bill , and earnestlyentreating the Reformers to be united , were carried unanimously . A meeting took place at Derby on Thursday , attended by Sir Joshua Walmsley and Mr . George Thompson . Mr ., Alderman Moss occupied ^ the chair . The tone of the meeting was most enthusiastic , and the resolutions pledged the meeting to support the movement of the National Reform Association .

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      National Defences. Increasing In Extent,...

      NATIONAL DEFENCES . Increasing in extent , depth , and fervour , the war spirit , or more properly , the spirit of National defence , is the strongest and noisiest cry of the day . It bawls down reform , and stifles the strike . War—arms—Rifle Clubs—the morning journals teem with exhortations , suggestions , criticisms . The sixth letter from a " Naval Officer" appeared yesterday morning in the Morning Chronicle ;_ and many able leaders on the insufficiency of our military arrangements have been printed in that journal . Rifle Clubs are suggested on all sides ; but at present free and enlightened Englishman are not allowed to drill , and undisciplined marksmen are not worth much against regulars . Still the cry is , Let us have Rifle Clubs . You may , rejoins the Standard ; they would do " liarm" if the regulation dress and the arms were of the «* best quality , " and at the expense of the wearer and bearer .

      * ' Persons who can afford to pay for arms and clothing , & c , say £ 10 a man , and feel that they have leisure to devote to military education , are just the men upon whom the Crown and the country may rely with most perfect confidence in any emergency . " Anecdotes are recounted in letters , daily , of the wonderful facility with which the French troops were transported to Civita Vecchia ; how , in the Baden revolution , the Prussians , with needle guns , " picked

      off the insurgents at the distance of eight hundred yards ; and how easily Louis Napoleon arrested generals , closed a powerful Assembl y * shot down a brave population , by a coup . Sir Charles Shaw , Captain Plunket , " Coast Guardsmen , " " Old Dragoons , " •^ Sharpshooters , " and " Citizens , " fill column after column of the daily journals . Reports like the following get into circulation . A " Correspondent" of the Daily News writes : —

      " An addition of 26 , 000 men to the army is intended , and the necessary arrangements are now understood to be in progress . The plan , to be promulgated immediately After the meeting of Parliament , is understood to be as follows : — The 17 regiments of . cavalry on the home service are to be increased 30 men per troop ( the King ' s Dragoon Guards having 8 troops ) , to increase this arm of the service 3 , 120 The Royal Artillery , 13 battalions , 250 men to each battalion • t • 3 » Thirty regiments of the line , now at home—viz ., 1 st battalion First Royals , Fourth , Seventh , Ninth , Fourteenth , Twenty-third , Twentyseventh , Twenty-eighth , Thirty-first , Thirtythird , Thirty-eighth , Thirty-ninth , Fortieth , hth Fiftieth

      Forty-sixth , Forty-eig , , Fiftysecond , Fifty-seventh , Seventy-first , Seventyseventh , Seventy-ninth , Eighty-first , Eightyaecond , Eighty-fifth , Eighty-eighth , Eighthaiinth , Ninetieth , Ninety-first , Ninety-third , and Ninety-fifth—to be augmented to 1000 rank and 1 file each V'V \ - "r '" \ ' °° The following twenty-four dep 6 ts to be formed into second battalions : Second , Sixth , Eleventh , Thirteenth , Twenty-sixth , Thirtieth , Thirtyfourth , Thirty-sixth , Forty-second , Forty-third , IForty-seventh , Forty-ninth , Fifty-sixth , Fifty-¦ eiKhth , Sixtieth , Sixty-sixth , Sixty-eighth , Sixtyaiinth , Seventy-second , Seventy-third , Seventyfourth , Seventy-sixth , Ninety-second , and Rifles , . each battalion to be 800 rank and five 12 , 600 25 , 070 « In addition to the above , 10 , 000 militia are to be available , to relieve , if necessary , an equal force of the line from Ireland . A large increase to the navy has also been decided on , and also two additional battalion * of Marines . " Government ia actually displaying some activity . A Horse Guards memorandum says : — " In consequence of the rejection of recruits at the head quarters of recruiting districts on alight and insufficient grounds , the Commander-in-Chief has , on the recommendation of the superintendent of the medical department , and at the suggestion of the Secretary at War directed that henceforth , and until further orders , the inspection of recruits by the district ? taff . W ° ns , under additional instructions to be furn shed to them from the Army Medical Department , shall be considered SSl : « d SS only in cases of obvious oversight , or of causes of disability arising , or first showing themselves , during the period intervening between the date of the district inspection and that of recruits joining their rcg - « ient 8 ( which should in all cases bo especially reported ) , * hall recruits examined and passedby the staff surgeons of recruiting districts be Hoble to rejection by the medical officers of regiments . With reference to the Limited Service Act oT 1847 , it is also directed that second enlistments of men . in all other respects eligible , may take place hereafter in infantry up to . the age of thirty-six , and in cavalry up to the ago of thirly-eight . The Board of Ordnance have sent down to Birmingham , fox tenders for the petting up of 23 , 000 rifle muskets .

      Captain RamsayyR . N ., is to hoist a pendant on board the Magicienne steam-frigate , and take command of the steam squadron at Devonnort ; and Captain the Honourable S . Tv Carnegie will hoist a pendant in the Horatio , with the same object * at Sheerness . "We may add that Captain Henderson , in the Blenheim , is already in a similar , position at Portsmouth . Of course all this excitement and seeming alarm is based on the supposition that we shall be attacked by France—Louis Napoleon ' s utter perfidy affording the strongest ground for the supposition . What do the French papers allege that the French Government thinks on this topic ? The Constitutionnel devotes two leaders to the

      supposed uneasiness of England on the score of invasion by France . In its first leader it says :- — ¦ " It is reported , and by many believed , that ^ England has ordered increased armaments , and that she is putting her coasts in a state of defence . "We ought to be accustomed to see military and naval men claim similar measures of precaution every time that anything ever happens to interest them . In the last years of the reign of Louis Philippe , who certainly did not entertain ideas of war , when the Chamber of Deputies voted a credit for the increase of our naval stores , Admiral Napier and many others called for extraordinary armaments , and began recommending an impress of seamen , and almost went so far as to sound the alarm of a great maritime war . Little attention was then paid to it . The armaments now in question in England are no more real than

      they were at that period . We shall not repeat the cries of alarm put forth by the English press ; we shall merely allude to what is said here on the subect . Reports of impending war are spread , and they become the subject of the most absurd comments . If we may believe the alarmists , the Government is about to bring us back to the period of the camp at Boulogne , and concert the means of making a descent on England . Other newsmongers direct the conquering ambition * of Louis Napoleon to another side . Some declare that he is going to publish a decree annexing Belgium to France ; others that he is about to resume the frontiers of the Rhine . Some pretend to know that he has views on Geneva , others on Savoy . Each one is in possession of a state secret ; each is in the confidence of a project on which will depend the destinies of the country and of Europe . "

      Having thus given a resume of statements sent from this side , the same paper asks :- — 41 Is it necessary to say that all this pretended information is nothing more than ridiculous invention ? Certainly the safety and honour of France are in worthy hands . Louis Napoleon , if obliged to sustain abroad the honour and dignity of the nation who has placed him at its head , would not prove unfaithful to the glorious traditions of his family . But before one thinks of measures of defence , we must first be attacked , and there is no power in the world which at this moment dreams of

      disturbing either the interest or independence of France . Oil the other hand , the idea of an unjust aggression on any European state , great or small , has never once entered the mind * of Louis Napoleon . The elect of seven millions and a half of Frenchmen is entirely occupied with the organization of his Government , for sake of giving to his country an era of order , industry , and prosperity . It is a fine and glorious task . The ideas which engage his councils are such as bear on the peace of France and of the world . Those rumours of war are all false , and got up in a spirit of hostility against the national government of Louis Napoleon . "

      These are what the Standard calls ? ' unequivocal pledges of a pacific policy ! " Hammersmith has set the example in coming forward to demand governmental sanction for popular military organization . On Monday evening a meeting was held at the Albion-hall , Hammersmith , convened by a large number of respectable inhabitants of the town , to consider the subject of making such preparations as would render every man

      capable of affording loyal aid to his Queen ,- and assisting in the defence of his country , in case of a sudden invasion . Sir John Phillippart was called to the chair . T . J . Serle , Esq ., moved a resolution calling upon the Government to give their sanction and aid to the arming and drilling the people , so as to be ready , in case of an invasion , to repel an attack . The resolution was seconded by W . Simpson , Esq ., and carried unanimously . Dr . Gaskell , of Chelsea , proposed that a committee be formed to confer with the

      Government , and report the result to a future meeting , which was seconded by Mr . Dunford , of Nottinghill , and carried . The old letter of the Duke of Wellington is cited as a proof of our defenceless statp , in a penny pamphlet issued this week in support of the scheme for Rifle Clubs . 'The writer suggests that a Metropolitan Club should be formed , divided into regiments or brigades , and subdivided into companies of fifty men . u Each company , " he says , " should meet for practice and drill once a day , and suitable situations in the suburbs of London be chosen for practising . I would suggest the following districts and places for meeting : — w- LonW {^ Ea ^ ssaX " ' Islington and North London { Caledonian jnd Oojenha-Mile-end , Bow , and East I Victoria-park and Hack-London \ ney . IM and <¦» ^ rC ^ ft Woo . 1 ,, , » heath .

      " Fields could be obtained , and temporary buildings erected , at a trifling cost ; along shed , similar to a ropewalk , could be formed for practice , each company , having a fixed hour for meeting , and one commencing when the other leaves off . Of course , the strictest military discipline-would require to be enforced , and each man , compelled to promise the most implicit obedience to the officer placed over him . A number of young men meeting together for amusement , and not to be taught , would Boon defeat the object . .

      • " The next question would be the uniform—the more simple and inexpensive the better . A glazed leather cap with peak ; a frock coat , made of some cheap and durable fabric ; trousers to match ; belt , with pouch for ammunition , and strap for rifle , would be amply sufficient for full dress . For undress , it is a question whether any uniform is needed at all ; but if considered necessary , the cap as above , and a blouse of some dark colour would do . The officers , as a matter of course , must wear a suitable uniform , slightly ornamented . "

      The cost per man he estimates at £ 5 , and the total cost for the whole £ 250 , 000 . To meet this , he asks for a subscription , and he calls on the wealthy and influential to exert themselves .

      Arm, Arm, Arm! Oh Where Is He, The Simpl...

      ARM , ARM , ARM ! Oh where is he , the simple fool , Who says that wars are over ? What bloody portent flashes there Across the Straits of Dover ? Pour hundred thousand slaves in arms May seek to bring us under : Are we ready , Britons all , To answer them with thunder ? Arm , arm , arm ! You sleepy Lords of Admiralty , Your errors are too grievous ; See that your work be workmanlike , Or else go out and leave us . Oh shame on selfish patronage ! It is the country ' s ruin : Come , put the right man in his place , And up now , and be doing ! Arm , arm , arm ! And you , ye brawlers pennywise , Througn you the land is cheated , Till , by barbarians better armed , Our greatness is defeated . The cheapest things are not the best ; The best things are the cheapest . But wake , arise : Oh , noble blood Of Engl and , how thou creepest ! Arm , arm , arm ! Oh gather , gallant volunteers , In every British village ; Or has the tiger of Algiers Your license here to pillage ? Oh , babbling Peace Societies ( Where many a dreamer trifles ) , Is this a time to cry for peace , When we should shout for rifles ? Arm , arm , arm ! Oh , big-limbed yeomen , leave awhile The fattening of your cattle ; And if , indeed , ye long for peace , Make ready to do battle—To fight the battle of the world , Of progress , and humanity —• 'Spite of his eight million lies , And bastard Christianity ! Arm , arm , arm I A SCQBNEll OP THE PENNYWISE

      Church Matters. Diocesan Synods Have Bec...

      CHURCH MATTERS . Diocesan Synods have become the subject of { popular lectures . The Keverend Canon Trevor deivered an address to a large audience on Wednesday at St . Paul ' s Church , Finsbury , on this subject , and a regular course is in preparation . " He was the advocate not of an absolute , but of a constitutional monarohy in the Church of England , and it was from that sort of government that all the formularies of the Church derived their force . B y such a tribunal questions of faith and morals , and all ecofesiastical matters , ought to be decided . Every question of difficulty should be referred to synods , composed of clergy and laity—* although it was a question discussed at a council to what extent the votes of the laity should be received . The local spiritual executive should have the sole power of convening such an assembly . Upon these principles the Catholic Church was planted and propagated throughout the world . These assemblies were , never inhibited by law—they certainly had been suspended , but that suspension was never intended to be permanent . Convocation was suspended , and , through the apathy of the eighteenth century , it was continued to the present day . The effect of the apathy whioh prevailed during the last century was , that the episcopal character deteriorated , and every act partook of nepotism and jobbery , and the conduot of the rulers beoame assimilated with the low and debauched morals of the time , while the forms of the Church became vapiu » formal , and unodifying . Sacraments and sp iritual exercises decayed , piety languished , dissent spread throughout the land , and struck its root deep into mo wounded feelings of an outraged laity . " HoaBBorted that tho present demand fortho * eviY *

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 24, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24011852/page/6/