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      THE GUARDS MEMORIAL . In answer to Lord Goderich , Mr . F . Peel said the memorial presented by the officers of the Guards had been under consideration , and that it had been ascertained that the grounds on which it had been founded were erroneous , and no alteration would be made in the recent regulations , of which the officers of the Guards complained . [ Cheers . ) THE ALIEN BILL AND COLONEL TURK . In answer to Mr . T . Duncombb , Lord Palmekston said the Government had

      commanded—we , who were able to cope with ! Napoleon , ana not able to cope with Russia ? If such is the language held by the Administration—if they are prepared to yield just what is demanded of themthough the noble lord acknowledges that at the end of the next campaign "we shall probably k in a much better position—then I can understand the conditions under which we now —I will use the word—sue for peace . { Hear , hear . ) Kars has fallen . Before the Redan the English army has been repelled . The English navy has come back a second time from the Baltic without a single object accomplished . { Hear . ) Our honour has

      bee » tarnished . { Opposition cJieers . ) Do not suppose I am speaking against the gallantry of our army . I recollect what ; was said abroad , that it was an army of lions led by jackasses , and I believe that to be a correct description . { Cheers . ) This is the condition in which we go for peace , and if peace be obtained now , when with all these sacrifices our honour is tarnished , will not Russia , I ask , have reason to rejoice ? There have been arrayed against her the two greatest nations of tlie world ; a fleet . that has made , the seas as safe to them as this floor ; an army of four different nations , and I am told ' we ^ ha ve taken JSebastopol . ' not still

      Have we ? Are we held at bay there ? Are we not cooped up in a corner of the peninsula ? an ** is not Sebasionol « ^ ^ ¦ reach ag ifc ^ ~~ yeaT ago ? ( Hear , Jiear . ) And shall it be said , that this is a sufficient progress to be achieved by our arms , and . that this is a sufficient reward of ovir labours ? ' Sir , I do not like to assume the character of a prophet , but , if a peace ia-to be so preluded , Russia will be in ConstadQitinople in ten years . ( Hear , hear . ) And when she is there the Black ; Sea is hers , Asia Minor is hers , Persia will foe hers , Afghanistan will follow , and then she touches on India . "

      Suppose Russia were to build gunboats at Nicholaieff—would that be a casus belli ? If not , these gunboats -would come into the Black Sea ; they would get iinder tlie guns of Sebastopol , and beyond our reach , and in twenty-four hours they would be-in Constantinople . The consuls we are to have in the Black Sea would not prevent this : we should remonstrate , but the building of the gunboats" would continue . Mr . Roebuck called upon the House to watch , carefully over the negotiators and the negotiations of Paris . If , in another campaign , we drove Russia out of the Crimea , and erected the Principalities , with Pessarabia , into a kingdom , we should obtain something like an effectual guarantee .

      • Mr . Stafford "bore testimony to the improved state of our hospitals in the East and of the transport ships . —Sir De Lacy Evans insisted that it was not for English objects we had embarked in the way , but for the interests of Europe and of humanity . France was more deeply interested than England in preventing the aggrandisement of Hussia . He doubted how far the propositions accepted by Russia were calculated to lead to a permanent peace . —Lord John Mann bus gave a conditional approval to the Austrian propositions . —After some brief observations from Sir Henry Willocghby , Mv . Hadfield , and Mr . V . Scully , the motion for the adoption of the Address was agreed to nem . con . The House adjourned at half-past seven o ' clock .

      PBOSPECTS OJ ? THE SEASON . In the earlier part of the evening , Mir . Hatter read a list of measures which the Government intend to introduce forthwith ; amongBt others , a measure for the amendment of the law of partnership ; for the regulation of joint-stock companies ; for regulating certain offices an the House of Commons ; amendment of th « act relating- to the metropolitan police ; for the Reform of the City of London ; for tho better regulation of the police in oounties ; for tho abolition of passing tolls and better regulation of loqal dues on shipping , &c . SevoraT members gave notice of motions

      . Lord John Russell intimated h . ia intention of moving , early in Maroh , certain resolutions on the subjeofc of national eduoation ; Sir Charles Napier to move on Thursday , February 7 th , for papers connected wxth tho Baltic fleet , up to September , 1855 ; and Mr . Hunry Baillib , to move a resolution condemnatory of the course taken by the Govemmont in the matter of enlistments in foroigu countries , au calculated to lower the dignity of England , and dangerovm to tho preservation of peace

      fflUDAV . i-if ACKB &w ° notice of his intention to brine » a lull for the abolition of church -rates . tjun ants' compensation ( irmland ) . had receivedL , dl 8 cou . iaBoment tho Government SaiinTaTlL ye W th 0 lr attc ™ Pta to assist in te ^ Vtl 7 Le thcm t 0 dcdiac ™ "s the ut

      no intention of proposing any law relating to aliens . ( Cheers . ) As to Colonel Turr , the Austrian government had declared themselves ready to deliver him up to any English authority which was prepared to receive him . ( Cheers . ) In answer to Mr . Roebuck , Lord Palmeeston said there would be no indignity cast on Colonel Turr , hut his liberation was to be pure and simple . ( Cheers . ) JUTENILE REFORMATORIES . In answer to Sir J . Pakington ,

      Sir G . Grey said that the present system under which Juvenile Reformatories were regulated was adopted two years ago as an experiment , which had not yet been sufficiently tried to induce the Government at present to propose any change in the law . NATIONAL EDUCATION . Sir J . Pakington expressed his regret that . no mention of the subject of national education was made in her Majesty ' s speech , and wished to know whether it was to be taken up by the Government , or whether it was to be left only in the hands of a private member ^— Lord J . Russell ? Sir G . Grey said the Government fully recog" nised the value of the subject \ but he thought Sir J . Pakington must himself feel the hopelessness of passing a bill of the comprehensive nature which he desired this session ; but a bill " would he brought in with the view of extending the present system as far as possible .

      MB . ROEBUCK AND THE WAR . Mr . Bentinck complained of the opinions expressed by Mr . Roebuck in his speech on Thursday night with reference to the motives of England in going to war with Russia , and to the advisability of her carrying on the war alone , without caring about Allies . Lord J . Russell here interposed and brought back the subject of education , and said he intended

      to bring forward his views in the form of resolutions , for the purpose of putting the whole question before the House , which he thought better than introducing a Bill , which he had not much hope of carrying . He took the opportunity of expressing his gratification at the tone adopted by the House the night before in the great question of war and neaee . He hoped that the feats of our soldiers at Sebastopol would be acknowled ged by a vote of thanks from the House to the army .

      Mr . Roebuck then replied to Mr . Bentinck , and defended his speech in a few words of great energy . The Report of the Address , in answer to the Throne , was then agreed to . THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP AND JOINT-STOOK

      COMPANIES . Mr . Lowe moved for leave to bring in two bills for amending the laws relating to Joint-Stock Companies and Partnership . The Bills were , after a short discussi on , brought in . and read a first time . The House adjourned shortly before 9 . HOUSE OF LORDS . The House sat only for a quarter of an hour . Lord Lyndhurst gave notice of his intention to bring forward the question of the conferring a " life peerage" on Baron Pause .

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      against Jderat to avenge the murder of his son-in-law Syd Mahommed . ' " Mahommed Youssouf , the present ruler of Hera t , has applied to the Persians for assistance . 5 , 000 regular troops are under orders from Teheran ; 2 ^ 000 of them left the capital yesterday . " The Persian regular army in the province of Herat will then amount to about 10 , 000 men , to bo commanded by Sulta n Moorad Meerza , who is uncle of the Shah , and will proceed to Herat . 20 , 000 tomauns in cash and shawls have been handed over to him for distribution . The Persian government hope by this means to produce disturbances in British India . « r " The expedition has been officially announced to the Russian , French , and Turkish missions , but not a word has been said to the representative of England about , it ,. "

      IMPORTANT FROM PERSIA . The following important intelligence reaches ua from n private source . Wo hnvo roanon to oonsidor it authontio : — " Tohoran , 18 th December . " Dost Mahommed is nofc doadj ho ia marching

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      106 - THE LEADER , [ No . 306 , Saturday .

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      Lkaphr Ovmovt , Saturday , Fob 2 CONVOCATION . BoTn Houses of Convocation mot at Westminster yesterday ( Friday ) morning , and , after diHaussin « Bomo points of little gonoral interest . adjourned until Tuesday , April Ifith .

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      THE NEGOTIATIONS . Prussia is not disposed to enter into any engagements -with a view to taking part in the Paris conferences , but maintains her ri ght to do so on the ground of the treaties of Vienna . The Turkish envoy at Vienna has been empowered to sign the protocol if necessary . The Austrian Ambassador , Count Esterliazy , has communicated to the Prussian Cabinet the projected proposal of Austria to the German Diet , for its accession to the accepted preliminaries .

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      THE CRIMEA . Prince Gortschakoff , in quitting the Crimea , issued a short address to his army , which concluded by telling them that they had " defended the Crimean peninsula against a numerous enemy , which had tho command of means unprecedented iu the annals of war . "

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      + PORTUGAL . Great distress prevails in Algarve and on the banks of the Tagus , owing to the recent rains and tempests . The Portuguese brig Orient has been lost on a rock near the Rock of Lisbon . The fog was intense ; the ship split up ; and only sis of'the crew were saved . One of the passengers , after being lodged upon the rock , was washed off again while in the act of kneeling in thankfulness for his short-lived , preservation . The English brig Standard , from Alexandria , has also been wrecked ; but the crew were saved .

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      LATEST FROM AMERICA . The latest news from America spealcs of sundry contemplated " filibustering " expeditions—one for the liberation of Ireland by jneans of 100 , 000 American-Irish bayonets . Mr . Attorney-General Gushing , owing to representations from the British Minister , has directed the attention ' of the ¦ United States Attorney-General at New York to these combinations , and ordered him to use every effort to prevent any bucIl infringement on . the relations of amity with

      Great Britain , and to punish all offenders . John Mitchell has delivered an address on " Tho Ripening of the Revolution in Ii-eland , " full of frantic abuse of England ; and the Irish are doing their best to stir up hostilities with this ' country . Commodore Paulding has been acting against an officer of the lato Government of Nicaragua driven out by Walker , under pretence of bis being a bandit . If this be true , Commodore Patilding * s interfei-onoo was a military net l > y the United States iu favour of Walker .

      At tho latest dates , the Speaker ivt Washington wftfi not yet elected .

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      THE NIGHTINGALE FUND . The Committee of tho "Nightingale Fund " roport that Miss Nightingale has " signified her cordial acceptance of tho proposal made to hor —to pluuo at her disposal a fund , to enable her to ontublish an institution for tho training , sustenance , and protection of nuraos and hospital attendants "—uncl han named the following to aot as hor Council in conjunction with Mr . Sidney Herbert and Mr . Bmcebridgo ; viz , — Lord EUesmoro , Col . Jobb , C . B . ; Sir Jamon Clark , Hurt ., M . D . ; Wm . Bowman , Esq ., P . R . C . S .: MusDounof Here

      ford ; Sir John McNeil ; Dr . Bonoe Joncn . Miss Nightingalo oxprossos horsolf sntmuod with t . h « constitution of tho General Committee . In : i lottpr accompanying her accoptanoo of tho sohomo , nlm < lo « liuo « to give a prospectus of hor plans , bot . lv from the futility of " ruloa and regulations miulu beforehand , " mid from tho impossibility in tho mulut of 0110 uvorpoworing work of digesting- and concocting uuothor . Thin admirable letter , tho Report ; truly Hiiyn , " nrguoa woH for tho practical npirit in which thin tiwk is about to bo undertaken . "

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      Odesba . —Tho bank of Odessa han for tho noooml time ( juapeudod payment .

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      Tun . Jesuits have boon expelled from Mexico , and tho Envoy of that Republic haw been ro-callod from Home .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 2, 1856, page 106, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2126/page/10/