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pressed M » determinate * to pws * to tl » noaunatfoa of Ms Committee u Thaxsddjrneixi . _ A 4 eb « ie « pUo . Ajr « i , < jow * ri » B « Mr . Uobsxax , a& ~ E . Baix , Mr . lawQBU& r Mr , I > nra > I < ord Ebjusgtoit , &q . Captain Dcncqm » e then called the attention of Sir James Graham to Sir C . JNTapier ' s speech , and asked if his statements were true . . ¦ Sir J . Gxa » ax , i » seply , objected to go at tengtfi W *© the whole question relating to the conduct of the Baltic fleet , urging that stick disclosures would be injurious to the public service . He dented that Sir C . Napier had been censured and dismissed , but that as the
term of his service had expired * his flag was struek " according to custom , and that was not intended ; to ask i r to hoist it again . Sir Charles had written very strong and unpleasant letters to the Admiralty , but nevertheless , he ( Sir J . Graham ) should be content to bear any obloquy that might be cast upon hint by Sir Charles papier , but he should not make any such disclosures as were sought . He also took the opportunity of saying that he had been sufficiently rebuked for his after dinner speech , at the dinner to Sir Charles Napier at the Reform Club , to induce him to be more discreet in such respects for the future .
The House then want into Committee on Supply—and Sir James proceeded to move the Navy Estimates . He stated that the number of men for the present year would be 70 , 000 , being an increase of 6000 over last year . The sum to be voted was 10 , 71 : 6 , 338 / . With regard to the naval forces to be employed in the . ensuing year , he went into very minute details . It appears that the whole fleet in the Baltic will be composed of steamships , and there will be 20 sail of the line , and there are to be 70 pennants altogether . There will be 26 gunboats and 5 floating batteries containing mortars . Among other statements Sir James said that , on the whole , he was not dissatisfied , with the last campaign in the Baltic . The ordinary desultory discussion on the several votes then went on .
In the course of it , several pointed allusions were made to the fact that no attack had been made on Odessa , and it was replied that the attention of the Admirals in the Black Sea had been several times called to that question , and directions given to take advantage of any favourable opportunity of making an attack on that city ; but the matter was necessarily left to their discretion . The whole-of the Navy Estimates were passed , as was also a vote of 5 , 000 , 000 ? . for the transport service . The House adjourned soon after twelve o ' clock .
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HOUSE OP LORDS . There was a discussion , originated by the Earl of Em-knborouoh , on the war department . The noble earl urged the new War Minister to the subject of the decoration of the troops engaged at the battle of Balaklava , and the promised decoration of merit for the army and navy . He pressed for immediate reforms in the medical departments at Constantinople and in the Crimea , and eulogised the appointment of General Simpson to the post of chief of the staff . . _ , Lord Panmure replied , promising attention to the subject of the medals , " and" stated- the ^ measures which the Government were taking with regard to the administration of tho army at home and in the East , which were identical with the statements made by Lord Palmerston in the other House . Their lordships then adjourned .
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Owing to unavoidable circumstances , the departure of Lord John Russell has bfien delayed for a few days . Hia lordship is charged to enter into confidential communication with the French Court , and to hold communication with tho Prussian Court on his way to Vienna . It is the intention of tho Government to resist the motion for Inquiry upon the Nominaaton of the Committee . The Tory party have announced their intention to support tho member for Sheffield in which case the Government must infallibly bo beaten . A dissolution is therefore imminent . On the other hand , it is snid that there is division in the Tory party , and that Mr . Ilayter has a majority " in his pocket . "
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A DENIAL OF JUSTICE . Our singularly unhappy system of promotion was aptly illustrated last night . Mr . French called attention to the case of Sullivan , the gallant sergeant especially distinguished by General Evans in one of his despatches . Sullivan has not been promoted , other sergeants have , and Mr . French very properly wished to " know tho reason why . " Lord Palmerston , the hero and initiator of tho wonderful now regime which is about to dawn , undertook to explain why . The explanation ia unique It . ia this : Lord Raglan had recommended Sullivan for promotion ; but one non-commissioned officer in Sullivan ' s regiment had already been promoted , and , therefore , Sullivan , tho horo of tl » e fight on tho 26 th , and tho only man of hia rank honoured with a
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Jjondbn , las * jrig ** was afflicted by one of those devastating fires which disfcingiiisb . h&r winters . The sce » e o . f < i *» tEuctiw was tibe Albion . Wharf , Holland-street , BlackjBciara .-road , A . more magnificent scenic spectacle has seldom been witnessed . Viewed from Waterloo-bridge , it was of unsurpassed beauty . The broad rirer beneath flowing with a full tide ,, beariag along broad masses of snow-dad ice * aad rushing under the areoes with a crunching sound , was completely illuminated by the light reflected , from the clouds of smoke that swept over the street . On th » left , the range of
windows in Somerset , House were brilliant -with gleams like the reflected ray * of the setting sum while the grand , coatou * of St . Paul ' s , shadowy with snow , but yet distinct , stood out like tranquil power contemplating the wreck below . Every areh of Biackfriars-bridge was painfully defined , whila beyond a lurid pathway of light « aa right across the * icy river . Directly between the spectator and the flames the shot-tower raised its dark cylindrical form like an unillumined lighthouse . And over all hung a canopy of lurid tawny smoke , into which leaped every moment fierce tongues of flame * fanned by a keen , and swift , and unintermitting east wind .
Near the burning mass the scene was terrific . A boisterous crowd thronged the streets , which were blocked up by vehicles unable to cross the bridge . And a hail of fiery drops rained incessantly down upon the mob ,. or sailed far away upon the wind in graceful curves . Some sparks were carried hundreds of yards from the conflagration , and men were lighting their pipe 3 from them in the distant streets . While we write , it is still burning ; the water , rushing from the f team float and many engines , seemed to havejittle ^ power over the flames , and , as far as oeuld be ascertained , the contiguous block of houses was destined to destruction .
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THE WAR . Xate telegraphs from Vienna announce that everything was prepared in the Crimea for an approaching assault . Favourable weather was anxiously expected . The French have extended their position to the extreme right . The British array and the Imperial Guard will form the reserve corps , and also will be charged with the defence of Balaklava . ( This explains the report that the English were leaving the Unea for Balaklava . ) Intelligence from Persia is unfavourable . Russian influence at Teheran predominates . The English Ambassador and . M » ^ Bourr ^ were about tb present an ultimatum to the Shah , demahdinganauxiliary corps of thirty thousand men . By the flre which broke out in the arsenal near the Golden Horn , a severe loss of stores was sustained by the French . Omar Pacha set sail from Varna on the 6 th for the Crimea , on board the Colombo . Colonel JDieu and Colonel Simmons , accompanied him . General Pelissier arrived at Constantinople on the 5 th inst . ( J 5 y Continental Telegraph . ) St . Petersburg , Friday . Prince Menschikoff reports from Sebastopol on tho 8 th February : —¦ * ' The situation in general is unchanged . We continue to disturb the siege . Deserters affirm that the French guard tho trenches , in consequence of the considerable losses of the English army . " ( By Electric Telegraph . ) Vienna , Thursday Evening . Tho Earl of Westmoreland has had lately several conferences with Count Buol . It is confidently stated that they had for object to settle the conditions of a loan of fifteen millions sterling , which tho Austrian Government wishes to contract under tho guarantee of England . The loan is to be brought out in London . Paris , Friday morning . The Monileur of this day contains the following : — *• Foreign journals have published injurious reports respecting the discipline of the nrmy . " Theso reports are without foundation . The discipline of the army has never been disturbed . On the contrary , tho troops have never ceased to show their nntirn elnvnMnn nnd nhoilifinno to fhoir fVhiofs .
" Tho funds opened at an advance of nearly a quarter per cent , on closing prices of last night . At ono o'clock Three por : Cent . Rentes were quoted tieIV . 15 c , and after having risen to < 56 fr . 50 c , they closed at GGfr . 20 c . ' "On tho Bourse tho early departuro of thoEmporor for the army was still spoken of , and it is considered as certain that , in this case , tho Empress will bo Kogout . "
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TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION TO tf . Xeat > er-. " ' For a H&lfVTear . . £ © ij o 2 V . bGwrn-tted iua&vawfr . Igg ?* Money Orders sbov&L tje dxawn upon the Steajjd Branch Office , and be made payable to Mr . Aj , pked E . Galioway , at No . 7 , Wellington Street , Strand .
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THE INSOLVENCY OF OUR GOVERNING : CLASS . The working of the new Ministry in Parliament began last night ; we must still wait for a few days before we _ can judge of it by its _ acts ; but we must confess that the events happening in the interval of the adjournment have not been of a kind to strengthen our expectation . We cannot judge the Ministry by what it has done , for it has done nothing . There was to have been at least-a show of
some new regime ; but we ask whether , anywhere , any difference is to be perceived ? The army is to be increased ; but the administration of the army remains unchanged . At present it is not the fewness of our soldiers that constitutes the fatal deficiency ; it is the feebleness of the command . To have in the highest ranks , at home and abroad , gouty old gentlemen , who suffer their professed intentions to be set aside or postponed
indefinitely by their subordinates—that is the system . The country requires alteration , desires the army to be rendered capable of conquering the enemy ; not only is nothing done- ^ -we doubt even whether anything is intended . Out of the whole community there is only one class that appears to slumber in ignorance of the necessity , that seems unconscious of the opportunity for retrieving its lost character , that cannot even learn what to do . That class is the
governing class . Has it really come to its end ? The latest devices are alarming . The newly created Secretary for War was to have had an Under Secretary , and the Under Secretary was to be the man foe carrying out a totally new policy and regime . He was to be a man of vigour , " originality and independence . Mr . Layaudwos named , and tho public smiled
approval . But Mr . La yard is not appointed : ho is too good a man . Tho Under Secretary chosen is Mr . Frederick Feel , whose first appearance in Parliament was so successful an imitation of tho paternal model , that Ins father is said to havo made him a present of 10 , 000 / . Mr . Peel has nc . or gone beyond that first exr peotation . He is a routino official . Aud why was ho chosen ? Professedly because there is a rule that thero shall be only two Under Secretaries in tho Commons , and this vwuld h * v < ma'do a third . The Times exposes this false hood . Mr . FiTZKOY , the Under Secretary ©
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There i 3 nothing ^ o revolutionary , because th . ere n nothing so unnatural and convulsive , as the strai to Iceep things fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress , —De . AttNOLD
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 17, 1855, page 155, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2078/page/11/
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