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IMPRESSMENT OF SEAMEN.
141h DcambeT 1858.
Sin—I believe it could be proved, by reference to the ancient history of England, that the origin of impressment of sea-faring men to serve in the royal navy during war was that they were considered part of the Militia; and therefore, as such, were forced or impressed to perform military duty on board of ships of war to protect the country from invasion, instead of haying been forced or impressed to serve in regiments of Militia on shore for the same purpose. If I be right in this interpretation of its origin, impressment could-not in days of yore have been regarded, even by the mercantile seamen themselves, as a hardship, but rather as a patriotic duty that everyone of them iniiiht
father: an thus crime awl its consequent expenditur• j[gamaikirleal. Wee emeilices,takjarg,45rninttusuch.,,dAum*, ffeit is reduced. The supply. of water to our towns is another great andlin! tildclill ' 'es` --,-..,7.-- , - portant quer tienterTherinrsseppd ngenisp of rilatiseerept evnerlshouses, which '-'inifilWailifsbeirelty Arligici'lleidffic%liteedlytig4SiitfliflbAllbiefsp experieneolhAstarbe sapairri the ifektion diielitkilgtfiluf tains, tending olothadifidribifelfwiliares, eatotitudinthatretieaetreidirs et prdsseileitannenarsistr to-the decrease of intemperance, are incidental advantages. The constant
the iai thusas. i 1>Beinte.iniesasieinienulta Niainelldwirthfelititildi ,,Trelauditrd ersqf supply of good water armerto the tops of htuVes will serve greatly to the
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