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« f representative government against *^ ° ™<< g ^) j - wfrthat if-we are not enabled' to oppose-to the enwgy tf Sat despotism those peculiar powers whichja represen-¦ Savewvernttcnt cotttains , or ought taconfcrin , 7 «* aU S in tf * t wrtest . ( ' Hear ^ nd chee rs ) K ^ . not procure that Unanimity by * " ? SJXiSfis " toentf and by similarity t > f opinion which despotism 13 . Jffi At Sl 4 Lsi « diiaU periods to c ^^ Jes--ofttism -w « l be'too powerful for liberty , and the moral to 'S lSrnV ^ om the ^ ansactions of these times will be Se feebleness and'the vices of a free and ^ epresentatiTe Sverntneftt . ( Cheers . - ) Theonly ™ dej > y " *«* ««« Snbe prevtmted-the only mode by -which a different 'view can be presented to the eyes of the world of the eharacterof the constitution of tins ^ Jr "Jj * £ -mated effort of every man in it 5 and it is the duty , not only of members of both Houses , but also or persons exercising influence out of them , to tafce care that they - nothing that they do nothing , thatthey write no-• thinff that can have the effect of impairing the national 'Strength , or -of interrupting the action of the national cause in the great contest in which it is engaged . — ThelSarl of Malmesbttby congratulated the House on having given up < a state of civil warfare . Hereferred at son ^ e l ! n ? th to the appointment of LordPanmure > to the War Department , upon which the eyes of the country were fixed . So much had been said respecting the aristocratic element in the army-particularly in the Times—that he had been induced to compare the statements of that journal with the Army List . " I ttiought the fairest -way would be to take the nrst regiment Which stood on the Kst-the Grenadier Guards —consisting of three battalions and numbering about 100 officers . I find that in * f ay last out of the ^ above 100 officers in Her Majesty ' s First Grenadier Guards , only IS were at all connected with your lordships . J ** t is a proportion of about one-sixth , which I do nottmnk -will be considered a very -great and disproportionate number in a regiment particularly charged with guarding the throne of an ancient monarchy . Well , I went on and took the first ten regiments of infantry—the pith and marrow of your army . Commanding . the ; 1 st Royals was Sir James Kemp , now , unfortunately , no more , who was certainly one of the most distinguished officers ever seen -in the British army , and at the sametime sprang from the humblest order of the people . Well , in thisregiment , comprising two battalions ^ how many peers and scm s an d brothers of peers ^ ere there ? One . In the 2 nd regiment of the line there was one ; in the 3 rd , none ; in the 4 th , Bone ; in the 5 th , none ; in theJ 5 th , jione ; and in the 7 th there were four . And , nowrwith respect to the point of their being so soon able to get promotion . Among those four was Captain Hare , who was killed at Alma , and who was forty-five -when he met with his death on the field of battle . In the 8 th regiment there were none of the brothers or sons of peers ; in the 9 th there was one ; and in the 10 th none ; so that in the first ten regiments of the line there were only seven sons or brothers of peers connected with your lordships' House . In the first seven regiments of heavy dragoons there were only three such officers ; and in the last ten regiments of infantry there were still fewer—only five sons or brothers of peers . - ¦ Tnisrrthirikris sufficient to show that ,-if-I am right in . ' supposing the Times to mean by the words « aristocracy of England , " the blood relations of your lordships , there never was a greater misrepresentation made before tne face of any country ; and if they argue that the army is to be reformed and improved by any change which may banish these few men from the regiments of the army , they are entirely deceiving the people they address , and the Government , who may possibly put faith in their representations ;" Lord Panmcue was fully aware of the great responsibility resting upon him . He knew that great reforms were wanted , but was not at that moment prepared to say what they were . He should look to the I rime Minister for support , and he should also seek the assistance of the Earl of Ellonborough . Certainly ho would appoint no officials who were not thoroughly competent to their duties . ' He had had six years' experience 1 of such service under another Government , and besides that , ho hotd served twelve years in the army itself . He believed the TnTKtary system to bo based on a good foundation , and almost perfect . If ho found himself unequal to tho proper management of hia office , ho should at once confess the fact . After a few romarks from tho Earl of TIodkn , suggesting a day of humiliation and prayer as tho best recourse for tho sucoess of the war , tho House adjourned until next Friday . ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOTISf ! OF COMMONS . The House of Commons mot yesterday , when , after Home unimportunt matters hud been diuousaod , it wns adjourned until Friday noxt , the ICtli . f STATE OP THE ATtiMY T 1 ETOR 1 C SEVASTOPOL . Mr . Stafford said ho had received a letter from Scutari , which stated that things woro becoming worec , rather than bo £ tor , If tho Government wished to preserve tho larmy , they should place some conlidonco 111 ¦ Dr . M'Gregor . Mr . Glawntonk thought Mr . . Stuttbrtl should have laidhia complaints before the Govornmont , but at all events , proper arrangement * woro being made . Mr . Wcutbstdk supported Mr . Stafford . Colonol KNOxhad recoivod a letter from the Crimea ;
savin * that 1 OG 0 men were dying -there every Tree k , that the whole « force of the British wnny was 11 , 000 men , and that everything was mismanaged by the au- thorities there . " . ' _ Colonel Dforara : was prepared to state , that instead of there being » G ; 000 men in lie Crimea , as -asserted * -few evenings ^ nce by the ' Secretary-at ^ War , there were not 11 * 000 * -and' that not 2000 of these -were- able to take up ^" sir W Molesworth denied the statement that the deaths amounted to 100 O a week . He believed the statement made by the Secretary-at-War was strictly true according to the last Teturns . . . .-, - ntm . On Friday the subject was r-esmned by Mr . Btrrr , when Lord J . Russell entered intosome -explanations touching the * Heged discrepancies in the comptrtedrworabers of our troops before Sebastopol . In theoriginal estimate , he remarked , all officers of every sort were included together with the nmster-roll of the eavaby and ordnance . More recent enumerations <»^ f * J >?* the rank and file of the infaatry regiments , Tvith farther diminution < m account-of the men detached upon special eervices . Including oar aHies * the total besieging iterce at present amounted to nearly 80 , ^ 00 men . Adverting to the personal attacks on Lord Saglan , the ^ noblelord expressed his conviction that the character of the Commander-in-Chief as an able-soldier would ultimate ^ be acknowledged , in despite of the clamours of a ^ ribald ^ Tfae Chancellor 6 f the Exchequer repeated the vindication of his former statement , adding that . intfce computation of 28 , 000 men as the . effective British * n-ce in the Crimea , he had not reckoned a single Turk or invalid . SIBCttAULES NAPIER ' S LATE STATEMENT . In answer to Mr . Cratjford , Ada ^ al Berkeley ^ denied the whole of Admiral Napier ' * stateaaeats * t the recent dinner at the Mansion House . He had not been censured nor dismissed ; he was not goaded on to attack any particular fortress—bad not been restricted from attacking any fortresses he pleased—and he was , moreover , told that tiie country would accept everything he could perform . The Admiralty left him perfectly unfettered in his command . He thought the speech of Admiral Napier would have a very bad effect upon the janior officers in the service , and was in every other respect much to-be regretted . ORDNASCE SXTPPI . Y . On Wednesday the Ckl \» cellor of the Exchequer moved for a vote of 1 , 200 , 000 ? . on account of Ordnance supplementary estimates . This was carried m committee , but not without some discussion . He proposed to enter upon the estimates next Friday , as he did not think the First Lord of the _ Admiralty would be able to take his seat before then . NAVY ESTIMATES . The House of Commons , in Committee of Supply , voted the sum of 1 , 615 , 600 / . on account of a navy estimate , in excess of expenditure for 1854-55 . THE ESTIMATES . On the motion of Mr . Wiasox , 2 , 000 , 00 < W . were granted out of the Consolidated Fund for the deficiency in the grants for the service of the year ending the 31 st ¦ of March , 18 55 . " ~ ' ' ' ~ " ~ "' NATIONAL KDTJOATION . On the motion of Lord J . Russell , leave-was given to bring in a bill for the promotion « f education in England . MISCELLANEOUS . Balaklava Harbour . —In reply to Mr . Debdbs , Admiral Beukelet stated that the reports of waste and disorder in Balaklava harbour were much exaggerated . The masters of many transports had sent letters , from some of which he read extracts , expressing their satisfaction at the arrangements made in that port . According to the latest accounts , ho added , the pre-existing state of confusion had been rectified , and the harbour was now in excellent order . North American Fisheries . —In the House of Lords , on the motion for going into committee on this bill , the Earl of Clarendon said tho present bill gave no power to American fishormon to erect permanent buildtngs on British soil . It gave them leave to land during a certain part of tho year to dry their nets and cure their fish , but it fiavo them no power to erect permanent buildings . The bill then passed throug h committee , and was reported . Protection of Purchasers against Judgments . — In tho House of Lords / Lord St . Leonards presontcd a bill for tho bettor protection of purchasers from judgments . His lordship entered into details of the several alterations which had lately been made on tho subject , and atatcd that he proposed to enact that registry should bind a purchaser if « uch registry should have been made ¦ within live years before hi « purchase , though more than five yoars whould have elapsed siuco tho first registration of tho judgment . He proposed also to placo tho Counties Palatine of Lancaster and Durham on the same footing as tho other counties with respect to judgments . Ho furthor proposed to placo life annuities on tho same footing as judgments as regarded registration . After a few romarka of assent , thobijl was road a flint time , Conduct of this War . — On Thursday , Lord Lyndiiurst withdrew hia motion condemnatory of the lute Upvoximicnt in their administration of tho war . Ho thought it scarcely fair to take any step calculated in
£ , " : anyway to disturb the new Government- ^ aIfli 0 Ujg : b : so many of the late ministry are incloaedlntthe . present . The 'Marquis of Clanricabde thought * that " a very sensible course , but suggested that , as the j fctatements were so very contradictory , the new CrOVexnment should ascertain the real amount of 'force , 'and condition of the troops , and make a foil statement of Parliament , ' " . . . Public Libraries . —This bill has been read a . second stage , and committed . New Writs . " — New writs have been ordered fbr Tiverton and for the southern division of Wiltshire , vacant by the acceptance of office of Lord Pabner & ton and Mr . JS . Herbert . NOTICES OK MOTION . Irish Tenant Bight . —Mr . Sergeant Shee , on the 20 th of February , to bring in a bill to provide compensation , for improving tenants in Ireland , and also to consolidate and amend the law relating to leasing powers . The Duty on Foreign Wines—Mr . Oijvkiba , that on Tuesday , the 20 th , he should call the attention , of the House to the present high rate of duty charged * trpon foreign and colonial wines , and move that the House do resolve itself into a committee of the whole House" with a view to the reduction of the same . Promotion in the Army . — -Lord Goderich , that on Tuesday , the 20 th , he should move the following resolution : — " That , in the opinion of the House , the present system of promotion in the army by purchase , under which a non-commissioned officer rarely attains to the rank of a commissioned officer , and scarcely ever to that of a field-officer , is injurious to the pHblic service and unjust to the private-soldiers . " : Pobuc Pbosecutob . —* Mr . J . G . PaatxiMDORB , tisat . on the 20 th of February , , he « bould amove tor leave to bring , in-ia . bill forthe axpcjatmenturfa pafett & pWBfeotttor .
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E H , 1 j ¦< TH WA , We have news from Sebastopol up to the 30 th . of January . The announcement then was merely that the cold was less severe , " and it was thought the general attack would not long be delayed . " Other accounts suggest the middle of March , by which tirae reinforcements will have materially strengthened the Allies . ¦ A late Vienna telegraph says : — - _ " The Grand Duke Michael is lying ill of ague at Cherson . _ ' " The Grand Duke Nicholas is at Sebastopol . " The Russian army is in want of supplies . " Accounts from Sebastopol of the 28 th of January state that the weather continued very fine . " The batteries had received orders to be in readiness to resume their fire . _ , . '' The Voltigeurs of the Guard' had arrived . The . Russians continue their sorties , and it . is said that they are becoming exceedingly expert in this department of warfare . This is possibly owing'to a ehange of generals . However , the Allies invariably resist with success . In the Invalids . JRnsse of the . _ 31 . st ult . jwe 1 fiua Prince Menschikoff ' s account of the " new arid successful sortie" from Sebastopol , executed against the left flank and centre of the French trenches , on the night of Jan . 19 . The Russian troops formed two detachments—that of the right composed of 230 volunteers and a company of grenadier * , and that of the left composed of five companies of a regiment of the line , and a hundred sailors . "The enemy ( says Prince Menschikoff ) defended himself with great obstinacy , but could not check the impetuosity of our detachments , and suffered considerable loss . We made two French officers and . some soldiers our prisoners . Our loss was 18 killed , including two subaltern officers , and 74 wounded , among whomvras Captain Count Snchtelen , miderde-eamp of Prince Gortechakoff . " . The Vienna : papers publish a despatch ascribed to Prince Menschikoff , : d * ted Setoastopol , ( January 28 , stating that no change hadi taken place in tho state of . affairs before-Sebaetopol . He says , " From tune to time the STench ; and English throw shells and rockets into the town , fcut the damage done is unimportant . " « Our allies , who have long felt that our numbers are too small for tho extout x > £ ground wo occupy , have come to relievo us . The edgo of Sobostopol plateau overlooking tho plain has been occupied uy them , and they now furnish the pickets wh . cl guard the rear of our Sebastopol front . In thii » n « nner they relievo a considerable number of our men whom sMTuisrx fflrtW S Sffsa s ^ ' ^^ i ^ ilill SSS- by the jaatj pgjtj state that Goneml Canr < r t > ert is obliged to , moderate . Jlielrd oup of tho French * r * ny , vJu > demand to bo led to tho assault ., Tho Allies aa » ready to reopen Lie flro ilong tho whole extent of tl ^ r-lmeB . It is pisi 5 Tely stated 0 i » t «• eoon ^ tUo- ftrtiflf » tion » ^
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 10, 1855, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10021855/page/3/
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