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t i i % f : H ? i : sacrifice. last man,” does not look now a8 THE EUROPEAN WAR. enneneratnmp statins THE NEW ENGLISH MINISTRY. FE (From the London Globe, Feb, 8.) ‘The following comprires oll the ministerial changes :— Lord Palmerston Lord of the Treasury, vice the Earl of Aberdeen, ‘Earl Granville President of the Council, in the room of Lord Jobn Russell. Mr. Sidney Herbert is appointed a Secretary of State, dot whether the right honorable gentleman is to be as- signed the not Ws believe that the only change in the Cabinet will eonsist of the addition of Lora Panmure, and the retire- ment of Lord Aberdeen, Lord John Russell and the Duke of Newcastle, ‘The following, therefore, is the list of the new Cabinet: First Lord of the Treasury—Viscoant Palmerston, Lord Chancellor—Lord Cran «orth. President cf the Council—Earl Granville. Privy Seal—Duke of phon Secret ° f : Home ou ht Hon. Sidney Herbort. Minister at War—Lord Panmure. Dancellor of the Exchequer—Right Hon. W. E. Glad- stove. First Lord of the Admiralty—Sir James Graham. Public Worts—Sir William Molesworth. A Jn the C but without office—The Marquis of Lansdown President of the Board of Coatrol—Sir Charles Wood The Chanceliorship of the Duchy of Lancaster and the @hiet Secrytaryship for Ireland remain vacant. Lord Palmerston wasa member of the late ministry, ‘and will continue to receive allthe confidence that was weposed in that ministry. The noble Lord himself has Deen,designated for the office of Premier, as we have al- veady said, by every claes of the pudlic, He has, of course, the confidence of his coll es. Lord John Russell, who ro.ired the late adminisiretion, did so in part’ for the very reason that he desired to place » ter power and responsibility in the hands of Lord Faimerstoo There is no member of the late govern ment whose accession to the chief post is so likely to eonciliate the opposition, The energy with which Lord Palmerston has ‘exercised bis duties in more than one ef the most important public offices, and the indepen- dence which he has always preset |, have been accom- panied by @ conciliatory di position, which has to sgreat extent neutralized the rancors of party feeling. Oa questions where the interests of the country are at stake, there is oman in the House of Commons mora ‘to concentrate support from all sides of the House. As Mr. Roebuck observed last night, he has been called to office by the voice of the entire country, and the Sovereign has ratified the popu'ar choice. Ip accepting tte chief post, Lord Palmerston vacates ‘the Home Office, and the seals of that department aro taken by Mr. Sidpey Herbert. This just promotion of a gentlemen who bas, im influence and in the esteem of House, risen greatly even since the present session Depan, fac litates that arran; ent ia the War Depart- ments which Lord John Russell had so much at heart. Lord Panmure, we trust, takes the seals cf the newly ereated Secretaryship of War, in which office is merged that of Secretary at War. Lord Panmure has formerly ‘Deen in the War Office, and he distinguished bimself in that department by the ability of his administration. During the discussion among the late min'stera upon the subject of this consolidation of offices, Lord John Russell consulted @ nobleman whose experience ia the departments, and in the public service, enabled him to give advice wth full information. Tho effect of that eounsel we have already seen The noblemsn ih ques- tion was favcrable to Lord John’s proposition, but he dmprersed npon his noble friend necessity of avoid- img anything thut could embarrass the actual govera- ment. That nobleman was Lord Panmure, It is in that spirit—favoratle to the consolidation of offices, eensiderate for the responsibilities of colleagues, ant anxious above all things to promote the public service at the present period-—that Lord Panmure takea the newly consolidated office of Minister of War. Lord Granville resumes the Presidency of the Council, vacated by Lord John Russell; a post which Lord Gran- wille himself tormerly vacated, with that spirit of ready self sacrifice and conciliation which is the very soul of harmony in council. in other respects the chief departments of the late ernment remain undisturbed. The Lord Chancellor, James Graham Sir Charles Wood, Sir George Grey, Mr, Gladstone and Lord Clarendon retain their posts. 8 regarded it as desirable that the late sbould continue as much as possible out alteration; and it will be observed that by the gerangement there is the least possible amount of altera- tom. 8cme of the oftices filled by the statesmen whom we have just mentionéd, however, peculiarly required ‘the continued attention of those statesmen who had tho gonduct of business in their bends Tho affairs of India are in that transition state which renders it vory desirable that there should be no intecraptles of the por- sonal attention to the prosecution of reforms #0 xten. sive, proceeding at present +9 smoothly, and promising G00 frand results for the emptre. But itis when we a the departm:nts connected with the business ef the war that we perceive the ex- treme, the incalculable importance of avoiting interrup- tion. By the retention of Sir James Graham’s tried ability in the department of the Admiralty, the prin- ciple of continuance is secured for that department. ‘Mr. Gladstone had prepared the financial arran, ments tor the present year, which is, perhaps, fla Gially, the most important year of tho war; since, what- ever may be the duration of the present contest, we must now cease to treat it as the temporary accident of @ particular twelvemonth, and must be prepared to fa the probability of its prolongation. We need not add a word to what we have already said @uring the last ten days respecting the importance uf mot removing Lord rendon for a day from the conduct ‘ef foreign affairs; that great object, which we have had go deeply at heart, bas been attained. THE NEW MINISTRY OF ENGLAND AND THE PEACE NEGO *ATIONS. (From the London Chronicle, Feb. 10.] * The continuation of Lord Clarendon in the office he had Alled with great intelligence and activity, is. source of ratulation. The consequevees of hig renoval wouls have been incalculable at the present stage of Aiplomatic proceedings. Aided by the recognised expe rience of the noble Premier, Lord Clarendon will, wa are convinced, draw toa speedy and deoisive issue the tions with the respec'ive cabinets of Vienna and Baas. ‘We have repeatedly commented on the assumed neutrality of Prussia, and bave insisted upon the im. pemiealsy of that policy being continued, In Paris and London it is perfectly comprehended that a frank declaration on the part of the Cabinet of Berlin is not exly desirable but peremptory. ne neutrality of Prussia is hostile in its results to the Western Powers, and is t resent moment impossible, from the gjudice it fle upon these Powers through the procrastination of Austrivn interfereace, Uatil the int unsatis‘actory position of Prussia towards She tures Powers be completely transformed, 0 ma- tanes can be demanded, or indeed expected, ria. For, menaced on the flank by the armios of Prussia, and inthe front from the legions of the Crar, the forces of our ally would be unequally matched, and the resvit could admit of no dovbt. It is therefore dmperative that the Ca>inet of Berlin be cited to declare iteelf without further delay, either in favor of the Czar or of the Western Powers. the consequences of a deciara- ‘tion of Prussia in favor of our adversary will be less mugatory than thos» with which we are at present op pressed. In hesitating avy longer to insist upon a clear g@vowal on the part of the Cabinet of Berlin, Fraace and Naud are acting in direct hostility to their intersats be ‘to thore of their allies. From the attitude assumed by Prassian diplomacy, we infer that, in the event of a similar declaration being demanded, the Cabinet of Beriin will recognise the ne eesrity of abandovirg its sympathies, and will enter frankiy into the only path that can conquer for E irope Phe re-establishment of peace. To face the combinet outility of France and Austria, supported by the most powerful of the minor states of Germany, would be a guicidal act on the part of Prussia, and one which Ber monarch and statesmen will reflect long before committing. The horrors that have resulted from the war up to its present stage have been too manifold and terrible to encourage a neutral State, ia the on of Prusria, to enter into reckless hi by the alliance of Prursia with tue th ‘the war will be virtually concliued. The Czar eeive the utter ho; esaness of con: ning strugele pon unequal terma, and would consent to a vi oy the destruction of Russian domi- oo in the Black Sea, would offer at tees for the future. the ob itinacy of th shoold prompt him to pursue hoatilitios, it would be spt thons for Ruasia. alt pe ily decided, and on one ondi On the fature policy of Prus ia depen is of Europe; and by her vaciliating has forfeited the proad posttion of arb tra pre tive. In obedience to ich-anites that kinglom and Russia, will be made to protract as long ae pe sible the eventful day when the Cabinet of Berlin will de required to deciare openl; the character of its fa- ture policy. Every effcrt of diplomacy will be conjarod fo thro pediments in the way of arriving at tue hea the armies of yea} bd 4 the ambitious designs of the Czar doomed to prostration. The mission of Baron de Wedel te the Court of the Tuileries, although not clearly de- sontuct he fined, admits of she hope that the government which he represents have at length consulted the interests of the nation, an determined to enforce their advance- ‘The Cabinet of Berlin nas no reason to be dissatisfied the treatment it has experienced at the haads of Western Powers. On the contrary, every deference haa deen displayed towards that govera t, aad every that tented to canciliate. its apparent raffles Deen. adopted, Monsieur Droayn de Lhuys, fa the name of France, has proffered to sign with Prus- iy, by Whicd any susceptibility that trent; sins (are tnen awakened by the non-wimittanee of it to the late conference at Vieona may be Phe Cabinet of Berliv, sbould it refuse to adhere to this ‘will render itself liable to a cate. al demand of the three allied Powers to define at ence its future policy. That the reply may be favorable go been, that the new by ‘8 reconst of the old. ‘From the Paris Pays, of same day. ‘Aa teas al no mre we capnot Bai bail with to creed conviction, wit give the sos lively kmpalse 10 , Wil give the mos! See diy of the Anglo-French alliance. ” INTERESTING DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT. The House of Lords sat only for a short time Feb. 5, that Palmerston had been er Majesty with vhe formation of an admini that the noble lord was engaged in that task, but that his arranze- ments were not yet com; |. Um yuma stances, he moved the adjournment of the x Their lordships accordingly adjourned. ln She Hones of Commons, CHANOKLLOR or THe Ex- to him that the reasons whic! be er oe ogress had ww inquired wi an; been made fn the formation of a Cabinet.- ‘The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER replied that he had Eo amare, el ton upon a ‘The Fisheries (North America) bill having been read a third time and ed, and the other orders having been post on the motion for adjournment, Lord J. Russet rose and observed, that since Monday last there had aj public what was stated to be @ speech of the @ of Newcas*le, which he could not ain from without grave errors to be established ip public opi: That speech, he anid, inion. ced the question in the light of 2 dispute between the uke and himeelf, and vot upon the broad ground which he (Bord John) wished it to be placed upon. He stated the substance of communications made by him to Lord Aberdeen, at the end of the last session, on the subject of the composition of the Cabinet, the defeats to which it was exposed, and the necessity that the war should be peoneente ina vigorous and judicious manner, observ- g that it was of the utmost consequence in whose hande should be intrusted the conduct of a war. If this were so, the House, he was sure, would not think it unreasonable that he, being the principal member of the vernment to answer in that House for the cox- juct of the war, should watch with the utmost care its prosecution. The Duke of Newcastle ob- jected to the statement he had made, that he bed ke) had a pace wish to hold the office of War . He (Lord John) had founded that statement upon what be had heard from various mem- bers of the Cabinet; anda letter of Lord Aberdeen, im- lying that the War Department had been chosen b he Duke, he considered bore out the statement, With respect to the errors which it had been said he had im- puted to his Grace, Lord John explained with more pre- cision what he really said, A more important point, he continued, was the averment that he had withdrawn his proposition and changed his opivion, and here he marked that there bad been two questions, totally dis- tinct—one touching persons, and the other relating to arrangements in the War Department—and he expound- ed the sentiments he had entertained and expressed up- oneach. It was very likely, he admitted, that he ought to have pee the question in the Cabinet to a decision, and, if it were decided against him, to have resigned ; but he wished, he said, to remain in the Cabinet as long as possible As time went on, various questions arose in reference to the war, with respect to some of which: as 8 {Provision for the next cam- paign—he not satistied ; but he still retained office. Lord Palmerston bad objected that he had not taken the right time and mode of seceding, avd that he ovght to have brought the question of the military arrangements to iseue before the Cabinet prior to the meeting of Parliament, and he thought his lordship was right Hoe was willlog to admit his ecror ; but, having committed that error, he felt that hould be fallii into a greater error—an error in morality—if he had stood up in that house and opposed an Joquiry, telling the House to be perfectly satisfied with the arrange. ments going on, while at that very moment, in his own mind, he wen nol satisted, It hed been suggested that he might have waited until the govenmeut were de- feated and then resigned with his colleagues; but that course would not have been satisfactory to bis mind, and there was another alternative—the government might have bad a myjority. He had been struck, he said, witha statement of the Duke of Newcastle which was new to hia—namely, that before the meeting of Parliament his grace had placed his remgaation in Lord ‘Aberdeen’s hands, Be (Lord John) had been totally ignorant of this, and he thought Lord Aberdeen, in submitting to the Queen his (Lord John’s) resigna. tion without communicating to him the fact taat he held that of the Duxe of Newcastle, was rather hasty. With regard to the obloquy and slanderous attacks to which he had been subjected for the last week, he should on!y say that if his past public life did not protect him trom the charge of selfishness and treachery he should seek no arguments in his defence. ‘the remark of the Duke of Newcastle to Lord Aberdeen. ‘Do not give Lord Jobn Russell a pretext for leaving the government,” he regarded ag a sneer, which, under the circumstances, was somewhat misplaced. Lord John then detai'ed the failure of his endeavors, at the command of the Queen, to form a government, which he felt tt incumbent upon him, he said, not to shrick from, but he encountered insuperable obstacles; and, in conc.usion, he noticed the remarks made by Sir De Lacy Evans upon his speech in moving the vote of thanks to the troops in the Crimea, He was exceedingly sorry, he suid, if he had omitted to do honor to the £ lant Second Div'sion, or to notice the hexoic acts of Sir De Tacy at the battle of Inkermana. He thusted that » time.would come when thanks would be voted by Parliament to the army before Sebastopol, pot only for their gallantry, but for their resolute en- durance of privations and hardships. ‘The CHANCELLOR oF TH8 ExcueqveR, after adverting to the inconveniencer attending these replies in one house to speeches in another, proceeded to pupply, aa he statet, some corrections of the narrative of Lord Jobn Russeli. As to the assumption of the office of War Secretary by the Duke of Newcastle, it was on'y necessary to say, that it tcok place with the full, unqualified, aad unhesi- tating sanction of the entere Cabinet. With regard to the alleged change of opin‘on on the part of Joha, and bis suggestion respecting the two questions, Mr. Gladstone remarked that Lord Aberdeen and his col- leagues had not the means of ascertaining the distine- tions between the two questions in Lord Jobn’s misd. He thought that Lord John bad made aa erroneoas vor- sion of what the Duke of Newcastle had said on the sub- ject of his re: tion, which he did not place in Lord ‘Averdeen’s hands, but merely intimated to the Earl how he intenced to act at a future period. In the House of Lords, February 8— Lord Lyypuvast informed the House that, under exist- ing circumstances, he should not press the motion con- cerning the conduct of the war of which he had given notice. The Marquin of CLANRIcaRDE suggested that the in- coming government rhould be prepared to lay before the House at an early day a statement of the actual condi- tion of the army before Sebastopol. Earl Granvitix, as Presldeut of the Council, rose to move the adjournment of the House for a week, aud, after expressing his sense of the responsibility of the which had been confided to him as leader of the g>- ment in their Jordships’ house, went oa to say that 10 far as he conld learn, no public man of any party dad laid himself open to the charge of want of public spirit during the recent ministerial complications. With reapect to the new administration, white it would neglect no opportunity of improving our internal affairs, it was FPaotermined to prosecute the war with vigor, and to bring it to a successful termination. With respect to the war, though the losses and sulferioge of tho army had been severe, he believed that there was no cause for deepondency. ‘The resources of the couatry were illi- mitable. ith those resources, and with the corifal co- operation of our allies, there was every reason to believe that we should attain a just and honorable peace. ‘The Karl of Denny then explained to the House the part which he had taken during the m nisterial inter- Fegnum, Though be might have felt justified, when honored by Her Majesty with her commands, in at: tempting % term an eiministration out of the great conservative party, he bad come to the conclusion that out of the unarsisted strength of that party he could not have brought together so strong a government the exigencies of the country demanded. He it it to be his duty to apply to Lord stance, and he bad found, as was to bs at noble lord could only aid rence of his friends. After some delay, hia invitation to 1 bis colleagues was responded to by a refusal to co-operate in the formation of a government, and be bad, therefore, informed Her Majeity that his attempt had failed, ani that it would be necossary to ascertain whether @ stronger government could not be formed by some other ministerial comina- tion. Though his conduct might have disappointed some of his more sanguine supporters, ho was convinced hat the great conservative party should t rashly or rematurely accept office at the prevent portentous crisis, fe would only add, that white » deep responsibly wo: | attach itself to any Minister who shoul conclu hich should not guarantee the tranquility cence of Europes 9, still deeper responsibility reat on any Minister Pio should prolong the war a singie moment after those results had been obtainet, ‘The Marquis of Laxpspowns also explained the coarse he bad taken curing the recent attempts to coostruct aa administration, and hoped that the new government | would ebtain that support from all parties in both houses which was necessary for the efficient conduct of the war, Nor was it in Parlioment alone that such support was needed. In this erisis every one in the couatry hada duty to fulfil, and none more so than the press when dis- cussing the measures and policy of public men, | Lord MaLamsnery, at some length, replied to certain | articles in the 7imes, which attribated to the army too great a preponderance of the aristocratic element, sad went into details to prove that the arlstocracy was aot more than adequately represented among regimontal of- ficers. My lords a great deal has been said lately, and naturally said, about the army, Lis a department of the service which at this moment attracts puolic atten- tion ina high degree. The noble lord who is now in- trusted with thie department, in conjanction with mort of hia eolleagues perhaps pays more ‘leference than I shon'd think it right to pay to what is called the fourth estate of the reatm, and more especially to on# very able and setive jouresl—I mran the Times. My lords, I believe tbat journal to have been the first pro- moter of the expedition the Crimes (hear, tear.) at the time wheo ft wos mece, at an improper season of the year, and before tho army was properly provided wish irensports and ether neconsaries. (Hear, hear.) I be- Neve that journal urged the government—a weak and feeble government—to enter upon that expedition, and therefore, entertaining that opiaion, and with that conviction, I think Ido not overrate the power of that able journal upon the present government, which is almost the came as that to which it has succeeded. Well, what bas been the endeavor of t journal with respect to the constitution of the arn It has directed one un- varied torrent of abuse against every part and parcel of NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 ? That is the commor ceptation of the term; because to go into the nobility of avcient families, and irace distavt relationships, would be quite im; ble in such a case. I take leave to suppose, then, that the Times means by the aris- tocracy the their sons and their brothers. om Matar Free rengprcr lege np gtrek re erday—ia, Lord Somebody ry give s nickname) ble € fay buy finest from one is able to go intos = oy rank to the other, and not only one, but any number of noble lords. ‘This induced me to take up the Army List and see how the case stood, and panes She array Zoally swarms, as is said, with your Jordships’ sons broth- ers I thought the fairest way would be to tate the first regiment which stood on the list—the Grenadier Guards —consisting of three battalions and numbering about one hundred officers. I took the period when our forces were sent to the East, and the Army List I quote from was, therefore, of Li apse I find that, out of above one hundred officers in her ty’s First Grenadier Guards, only eighteen were at connected with your lords . That is a roportion of s>out ae which I do not think be considered a very great an: Gisproportionate number in a regiment ularly cbarged with guarding the throne of an nt monar: chy. (Heer.) Isay,Ido not think there is anything striking or alarming in such s . Well, I wenton and took the first ten regimen’ Peay bg ok ak per marrow of your army. Commanding the Roy: as Sir Jas. Kemp, now, unfortunately, no more, who was cer- tainly one of the most distin officers ever seen in the British army, and at same time sprung from the humblest order of the people. Well, in th'e regi. ment, comprising two bat 8, how many pesrs and sons and brothers of peers ere? One. In the 2d regiment of the line ‘was oue; in the 3d, none; in the 4th, none; in the 5th, none; in the 6th, none; ‘and in the 7th there were four. And, now, with respect to the point of their being so soon able to get promotion. Among those four was Captain Here, who was killed at Alma, and who was 45 whem he met with his death on the field of battle. In the 8th regiment there were rone of the brothers or sons cf pee.s; in the 9th there was oue; and in the 10th 1one; eo that in the first ten regi- mente of the line there were only seven sons or brothers of peers connected with your lordships’ House. In the first seven regim: nts of heavy dr three such officers; and in the la: fantry there were still fewer—only five sous or brothers of peers. This, I thiak, {s suficient to show that, if I am right in su; jing the Times to mean by the words ‘varistoeraa of England” the blood relations of your lordehips, Sere never was & gréa‘er miaropresentation made before the 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 pos- sibly put faith in their representations. (Hear.) But it appears that it is not the infantry or otver regiments which may or may not have officers belonging to tho aristocracy which want re‘orm. There are other de- rtments, There are the medical and the commissariat lepartments, and 1 don’t think in either of those there are mavy members to be found connected with your lordships’ House. (Hear.) My lords, 1 mention this, Decause I know that a pressure will be put ugon the noble Jerd opposite, who has just succeeded to the im- t office of Secretary for War; and I have therefore ventured, on the first day of his appearing in this House, to make these observations, hoping and trusting that the noble Jord, when he undertakes to make those important reforma in the copetitution of the army which are undoubted): a shiek should be i , Tespect: ‘eopin rmy aod the pa- if vy im the hands of the crown, and t! he will not be misled by any popular cry—however colleagues may have been 60 uring the last year—i meeting those difficulties with which he will certainly have to cope, and which no man more than myself hopes and trusts be will successfully overcome. (Hear, hear.) Lord PANMURE assured their lordships of ‘the devotion with which he should enter on the discharge of his new duties as Mipister of War, and ‘Their lordships then adjourned till this day week. 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 18/ 4-55. ‘Mr. W. Williams inveighed against the gross misman- agement and waste of moncy in the departments of a1- ministration in the Crimea, whereby he considered that the nation was lowered and disgraced The was agreed to. Colonel eipmHoRP made some observations strongly con- demnatory of the conduct of the government with refer- ence to the wif; * Mr. G. Burr expressed a hops that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would verify, by producing an official re- turn, his statement as to the effective force of the British army in the Crimea. Mr. 8. Wortury appealed tothe House whetber any advantage could arise from repeating, day after day, mo- lancholy and desponding statements respect'ng the con- dition of our army, and which he believed were gross ox- aggerations. Mr. Bariur justified these interrogations of the gov- ernment, after voluntary statements had been made by Min‘sters which were incompatible with private reports. Lord J. Russeut ¢id not wonder that the honorable aod learned gentleman (Mr. Wortiey) wished to deprecata discursions on this subject. at the same time,in con- sequence of the statements commonly put forth, he did not wonder that honorable gentlemen should ask for some explanations of trem, nor was he surprised at the differen :¢ which there was stated to be between the or- Giparijy circulated and the official statements. The statement usually put forth was that there were 14,000 or 12,000 effective bayorets before Sebastopol, while it was admitted that 54,000 men had been seat out; and then it was said, how is it possible, ba sent oat 64,0C0, that there only remain 12,000? The House ought to know that this was not a fair comparison. If they took 54,0(0 on the one side, they ought not totake 12,000 on the otter; for the 64,600 men included every military man, all the cavalry, all the artillery, every commissioned and non-commissioned officer, every man under arms, and every orderly employed ‘in tal or any duty whatsoever; and, when they had taker all the cavalry, all the artillery, every commissioned and non-commissioned officer, and all who might be em. loyed on nt Rane duty, they would have a residue of From 14,000 to 16,000 men under arms It was evident, then, that the comparison usually made was not « fair one, fer if all these men were added in the mass of 54,000, they ought also to be include | on the osuer side, and then, with the cavalry, artillery and officers, it would be found that they had an army of from 28,00) to 80,000men. He did not wonder at the mistake that was vsually made, but still it was @ mistake, and he thought that the country and the House ought to know that the statement was incorrect. The state of the troops had been very lamentable, and it was impossible but that every man in that house must feel deeply for them. At e same time he must say that yesterday he mot a civi- Vian who had just returned from the Crimea, and asked bim whether the troops were so emaciated and fallen in rtrength, and be answered that « great many re, but that with regard to a large portion of the urmy—those who had strong eonst'tutio seemed in possession uf their strength ant reaty to form any military duty. (Hear) It might be sait that the number of the troops was small for such an undertaking, bat toey must rocollect that theirs war not the only army before Sebas- topo), but that there were, including their allies, $0,092) men, who were sufficient to meet any attack He coad only say that be had seen with disdain, aod with some diegust, the attacks which had been made on the gallant commander of the forces, Lord Ragian, who was not oaly an experienced soldier, but had as much foeling ant compassion fcr the men’under his command qs aay man who had ever worn the British uniform (hear, hear); aud he trated that the noble Lord would rise superior do all the attacks made upon him by a ribald press (hear), aod would meet with that re+pect from his country to which he was so justly entitled _(iear:) With respect to the new ministey, the First Lord of the Troasury was a man who bad bad great experience on this subject; hieeaergy was uadoubted, he had always sati-ded the Hoase by the declaration of sentiments the most patriotic ani AY the adequate discharge of the duties of the offices whic! he had held, and be would have with nim a goble friend of his (Lard Jobo Russell's) who had areptod the office for the War Department, The noble lord t> whom be referred bad bel for -omé time the ovice of Secretary at- War in that House; he was master of all the principles whieh regulated the army, as well as of all its details, no donbt would turn hie attention to apy improvements which might be suggested; and while he would not amit of such changes a¢ rtook rather of the character of novations Bran of improvements, he would yrt aitopt corte ag the science of the present day had enabled him to "i make all additions which had tended to promote ciency of the armies of otber countries, He be they per- the effi Heved that the present Secretary for the War Depart- ment would be ready to act ios manner which would enable the army—which ha! suifere}, not from want of Aisexpline, but from éefects in the civil departments— to susiatn the reputation of the country. had heard made as to the whole of their military or- being defective. HH did not pretend Fito detail as to the whole of its ongenization; ft would be remembered that, in the time of the buxe of York, when Wellington commanded, there was no want of discipline or organization in the army, and that it always ready to sustain the reputation of the coan- ind meet their ene: He could not believe that the organization of t ‘my was so fundamentally de- fective as it was the fashion to impute; but he hid no doubt that, during many years 0” perce, much that had in use under the Duke of Wolling‘on had got out or been forgotten, and it might be that duriag the first year of the war, in attempting too mach with Mr. Ritu supported the of Mr, Butt. Mr. G. Hancourr had ved, he said, letters from the Crimea of a different from those written in a des; tone, statment, but achuowiadped that, at tense anxiety felt upon that that anxiety should find irregular pression, but he entreated members to place as much re- straint upon their feelings as possble. After 9 Si Seen epee e., Denies and Mec James M’Gregor, the House adjourned. SIR CHARLES NAPIER ON THE WAR. Speeches of Admiral Ni and Lord Cardi, on the War in Baltic and in the On the 6th inst, the Hon, the Lord Mayor gave usual apnual dinner to the Alder- men and o' of the city at the Mansion on the ozcasion derived their umatan were present at the banquet. cloth —e been removed, and the customary woyal toasta duly honored, @ Lokp Mayor briefly proposad ‘‘The Navy and the prepa coupling with the toast the names of Sir Charles Napier and Captain Lynch, R.N. (Drank with enthusiasm. Sir CaaRies Na! then rosé to return thanks, and ‘was received with use. The gallant admiral; who ‘was very indiat heard, was understood to as follows ‘~My Lori Meyor, Gady Mayoress, la: and gentlemen—If-en officer having returned a foreign valor, and been received in the which he has been this day, must feel proud on this oc- casion, how must I feel, who have returned from my command having scarcely performed any service at all and been censured by government, and dismissed from my command? (Cries of ‘No, no.’’?) I. repeat, dismissed from my command. I have no doubt it w: erate Seen it company that some account shoula he given to very 61 services performed in the Baltic by that magnificent fleet which was sent out from this country. (Hear, hear.) That fleet was mosnisenss,. certainly, to a ree, It was badly manned, ‘worse discipline? ; but, however, we mao- ed Sais to the ecieng ee pilots, bene e officers jectly unacquaint with the Baltic and the aimenfuige of thens rigation i we succeeded in ‘ing there in perfect safety. iW, the frat object I im view was to endeavor, if Lar mble, to satisfy the wishes of the ple of this country. I was quite aware, when went there, that one-tenth Bd of what was expected could never be formed; but, nevertheless, I was determined to e best I ly could unter the circum:tances. When we first went out my was to give the Rus- sins every chance of putting tosea. I divided my fleet into two squadrons—I left one in the Gulf of Fioland, and the other not very far off from the of Goth- land. However, the Russians did not think prop:r to come out. Our next object was to go to Cronstadt and see what was to bedone thers. We accordingly cena ed, with the assistaace of a French rquadron, te do all that we poesihly could, in order to attack the enemy. But we found ‘he thing totally impracticable. In the first place, there was not depth of water enough for the ships, and in the next place the batteries were of such strength that it was impossible to attempt to attack the place without tbe peaieinty clenons of destruction to our Heet. 1 thins, therefore, t Lacted the prudent part in the course 1 pursued. The French Admiral ent rely concurred in my opinion, and we therefore returned to find written before fo ite English gvegrament, proposing ry mn before to the English government, proposi to attack Bomersuad. “I wanted bo other’ enable me to there—I had troops enough; French Admiral thought it more proper to have some. The French/goverzment rent out 10,000 troops accord. ingly. Irepeat that I did not want th-em—they would much better have been employed at ‘edestopol I only asked ror ore or two thou: to make the thi more sure; but I could have done the work w thout them; and T wrote home to that effect. However, they #nt us out 10,000 men. Itis needkess for me to sa; vow quickly the thing was aosomplished: (A langh. Pomsrsund was taben in no time, with little loss, and a reat fortification was Cestroyed—or rather a series of fortifications which extended a considerable distance over the Baltic. I now come to a matter of groater I think it my duty to make it known do , because I am not in Parlia- been very much censured by th ment. Great clamor has been raised agains instead of the government discounten: [7 clamor, they have actually supported and encouraged it. The moment it was kmown ia England and France that the French army jatend-d to return home, ape! that it was porfe impossible at that season of pint opera any further eervice without risking lajenty’s fleet, the government became dissatisfied, and they ordered a council of war to be held. I dare say no- body ever heard of acouncil of war fighting. (Laughter) However, we did not want that todrive us on, The whole subject was carefully and. thoroughly exa- mined ® Marshal of France, a French admi- ral, a General of French engineers, and also vy no less than three British admirals; and all uaa- nimously decided that it was perfectly impossible to proceed further; and had we done #0 we should have encountered the risk of almost certain defeat and loss. The British Admiralty was not satisfied with that, but they listened to the advice of an officer of engincers, and I was ordered to hold another council of war, to as- certain whether French admirals and English officers would abandon their own opinion, and adopt that of the Admiralty. The English officers felt insulted at that proposal, Had 1 been desirous to consult the opinion of ‘brigadier general of English engineers, and to give u; wy own opinion when the other members had expreabed theiropinion, they thought it was not necessary to hoid another council of war; and the French admiral ver; properly refused to join in such a proseeding. He said, ‘1 bave already given my opinion, and itis not the of any general of engineers, whetuer he be Eng , French, German, or any other country, that will make me change my opinion of an attack purely naval in ite character.”’ The government at home was not satisfied with that. Toe French gem-rat of engiarers sent home anotber report, still more bare than the first, aud it is unnecensary for me to state that we all concurred im condemn! that opiuion also, and the Freoch army returned to France. I believe, and have no hesitation in saying, that bad they gone up the Gul! of Finland again, instead of returning home, our fleet would bave been totally lost. Not savistied, however, with that, I went up determined to have another sur- vey of that fortification, hich one of the strongest in Europe. That in the month of Sep- tember, and that month in the Baltic corresponds in severity with November here and among the Channel Islands. ‘I then sent home a report of the survey I had taken with great care and deliberation, and with the de termination to do all that a man could do to satus ossible, the expectations of the people of England. The mement it was first reported (erroneously) that 4, “Why does not tadt and St, Sebastopol was taken, it was also Admiral Napier go and take Crot burg’? In fact, | was asked, “Why don’t you take Moscow 1” (Lavghter.) Now, I never did ex peet that the Admiralty would join {u that clamor; 1 say, Leertainly never expected that they would have been so mean and despicable as to join in that clamor, in order to bring odium on a naval officer who had dose all in bis power to bring honor and credit to bis coantry. ‘Hear, hear.) What did Ido? Why, I sent home to the <miralty o clear and detailed account, stating my opia- iops and what pprenees were secessary ia order to take Sweaborg (Hear.) You will not expect mo t» atate what those opinions were. (Hear, hear.) Suffics it to soy that I bad given two separate opinions, one of which. if followed, 1 believed was certain to insure snetett Bm vbe other, certain to bring ‘estruction on the fleet, Vhat did the Acmiralty then do? I ment‘on this in order that there may be no mistake whatever, becaase if the govern- ment have the leat spirit about them they will imme- diately discharge me and turn m+ out of the service. I say that the Admiralty perverted my language. They not only did that, but they sent to me the most goading letters which they poesibly could write, They askel mo why I did not take Sweaborg, aol why I dd not do this, thit, and the cther? They received my letter, giving them an account o bow Sweaborg might be takeu, on the 4th of October, the very day on which the drst jate!- ligence reache* Evaland of the captare of Ssbasto; On the 9th of October—five days afterwards—the new arrived that Sebastopol was not tal but the Admi- ralty hed not the plain, 4 dealing, or the to write to i wpologise. No, but what his—they perverted what I had written, them @ plan for the taking of Sweaborg My lord, ‘not goin to stené that- (laughter and cheers); 6 man to put up with oo inselt, I remon- but, after ail my remonatraaves, it Thad led them astr: Well, whot eovld Ida? I was not going to be dri into all thia, partisularly ss Sir J. Graham during whole period I was in the Baltic had written to m a¢monishing me to beware of stone walls; telling me not to risk her Majesty’s fleet oe theeny tank these ston js were not to be trusted; and reminting me that when I first known to be going out to the Baltic I had been a¢cused by certain persons ot want of discretion, but assuring mg that now in his Mog) I had proved myse'f a consummate commander-in chief. After that came the most fowulting and degrading letters to me ever addressed to an officer; T mention this particularly in the kope that it will go forth to the ‘world, and that Sir J. Graham will be prevented from ing in tl Forest oa ain aye — of Adwiralt, te it to the pul an? ith thea a teen it had I followed the advice of Sir J. Gra. ‘bam, I should most mnevitebly have left the fleet bebint me in the Baltic, 1 will prove this before all the world; and if Sir James Grabam haa one single spark of honor in bim, be will never again take his seat at the Admi- ralty until this matter is cleared ig On the other hand, 1 will that I have no be iy ed again, and | ought, in to be scratched off These Ls if Lam oot Lg trath in what I new sake, ) i pm fppeyrwet f of making this statement om 'y ‘aoay we eanwer for my covduct’ before the House of Commons whenever they choore tocail upon me to do so. (Cheers.) The gallant admiral then concluded by again th soking the compsny for the honor they had done | im tn drinking his heaith. jor, Lady Mayoress, and gentlemen: I feel con- is no I two wa Materiel ee ee such considerable belligerent Powers thanks for the bigh bonor that have done me, be- | to ive # solemn opinion on their cause, and that whem cause there are several feelings which now armies were already charged to sustain tt, other weigh heavily my mind. I am here reminded of | Powers, also of the first order, but in. ie itireneeet ment ia whlch Twehuy actor i iaat | masPeith teirstvernry. nes ee ae MO was wi fo of the world is the cause of the and flat- But, however that may be, if France and England have reception which I have met with this But, | rendered to the spirit of coneilistion which a cou, with that, there are other which press | long caused om every occasion to- op 50 eneneanan tee of the sad reign tween the great States since Bmay bs onlt and loss ocourred on that fatal day, and the first protocols of the conference have like the number of brave officers and soldiers whose lives eerepeaen Suclelen proponents senna’ Saein, a i were then unfortunately sacrified. (Hear, hear.) I | is sufficient to read them again to see that she same pro- have further to remember that it is ety dificult $0 say tocols contained also the foundations of am effective al- anything connected with the war which is now waging in | Jiance beriedsa. all’ the. parties, who Wad. sigens- them. the Crimea without touching inadvertently upes some | The force of Sings mines hevenecceserily from the- of those subjects which now so much engross blic to was not ible—and I must per- attention, and which are also under the fall conldera- malt myself that expression ‘t the diplomacy of the houses of Parliament; and I think, therefore, binéts of Berlin and Vienna should be.al ‘consult- that you must clearly se that it would by no means ; and t soon 4 when it ne- be or for me, in the situation which I hold | cessary elther to withdraw altogether or to act. It wae: ) —that of a ae be ae —to enter | at that period that » divergence manifested itself be- ito that q on occasion. My Mayor, tween the two great eourts of Permany. my services in the Crim-a hat deen alluded to by Biznseia, hes ss0eee. 80 be Steen shite. caller. 2B, Eeetane | mag. be aenes te: form you how I have | ences, and if, as she pretends, her refusal to-assist at employed since I was sent out to the East. (Hear, them has not'been formally declared, it is, at all evente, hear.) 1t was my good fortune, when in Turkey, in the | certain—avd the absence of her signature to the notes first of | of August proves the fact—that she no considered ht | it her duty to put her acts and her in complete harmony with the acts and words of Austria. . That situation became more and more vated, and was, therefere, ordered peeeate: eneenen cf heir | the treaty of the 2d of uded, The army and its outposts, I had to yatrole the whole of the | sdbesion of the Cabinet of Berlin to that convention has country by means of detachments of the troops undermy | been speci 5 the Em- command. Shortly after this, very early ta themora. PerOr hae neglected nothing to obtain it. It has lent ingone te T received from head quarters a peremptory | itself, as have also its alli all jemens of 1 wi was by no means unsatisfactory to me, | form which could determine wet tan Gens that f anould immediately proceed with « strong body | of Prusnia, Hitherto there ve been withou! of cavalry to discover w! had become of the Reavlan apy result, and the present attitude of that court ap- army ; for the siege of Silistria had then been raised, and en to establish that this reserve Bri ft i ee it A the Britisti Commander-in-Chief was totally ignorant uestion of dinlomatio etiquette, but ono of whetber the Russians were about to proceed towatde | iceas which nei hg ; mor France, nor Austria, Varna to attack our position, or intended to retreat to- | canagreeto. It is in this point of view that the affair wards their own country. You can easily imagine that | is urave for the Germanic confederation, and it is 4 this was rather an anxious undertaking, and one that pally under that aspect that I wish to examine it with required the exercise of considerable cau’ onmy part. | you. ‘We might bave come at any moment wy the Russ‘an Notwithstanding the most siocere and most ver- army—upon the Russian ovtposts. Wo travelled over ing desire of the Western Powers, » moral tokio has the country, which I may call a a perfectly wild dese: en place between Austria and Prussia, and the union for a distance of 300 miles. My to of Germany, which that ot the two Courts would have 180 miles, as far as Trajan’s Wall, oa confines of | insured, is, by thisfact, compromised. The accord can the Dobrudscha. We did so, end marched 120 “yy bere-entanlished and conselidated by the firmness miles without ever seeing = human being. Thero | and intelligence of the other members of the Confedera- was not @ single bouse in s state of repair | tion. The has to make its choice between the two or that was inhabited along all this route, nor was there an animal to be seen, except those that exist ia the wildest regions. bg ea yee that the Rus- sien army returned by Babadagh, and given infor- mation to the commander-in-chief upon that abject, I toen proceeded on a very luterenting march, patrolliog along the banks of the Danube to Rustchuk and Bilis tria, and returned thonce by that great fortress Scbu: Dring, in fect au I. Delleve, farfoctiy” iaprogaatia a as foc i. fal; bine’) “Atter our astute from fhada quasars to ‘arpa, then came the order to proceed to Crimea; appreciations. Austria, who only asks for a» definitive co 0} , believes that the mics bas eeivenien paring to accord it. Shealleges the general stateof hinge, the concentration of Russian troops on her fron- tiers, the obligations which devolve from her oceupation of Wallachia, and which a movement like that took p'ace lately in the Dobrudacha might render on instent executory. Finally, she seta forth that the ceptance by Russia of a of negotiations is not yet juivalent to a certainty of peace. sia, on the contrary, declares that she is full of confidence in the sentiments which animate the cabinet and here I must esy that that expedition was a noble | of St. Petersburg, and that it is, in Someogueen, useless ee, and in view an o>ject worthy of the | to provide sgainst imaginary attacks. God ial sir, ambition of two vt matic (sasoege | On our first | that I should impugn the intentions of one, at £ Janding in the Crimea 1 was ee yed within two hours a be allowed to say that between assurances afterwards with a strong body of cavalry, artillery aud | and material facts, between conjectures and sega hs endeavoring to cs) off some aaneas, Cbg if ered existe a cheesy search oh edens 9 and wi were supposed to marc! wards Sim- | prudent course adopt opinion w! one atopol, ‘T''sm sory to say that 1 dld‘aot nusosed ta | sam judge of in the seme manuer, biti ‘this task, for I never could find the Russians. (Laughter. ) xe it not true that a considerable Russian, isready ign in Transylvania? Is it not true threatens to place the Austrians Russian at variance on the banks of the Pruth or of the Lower Danube’ Is it not true that the inter- course between the cabinets of Vienna and St. Peters- burg is of the most delicate nature? Can it be it im fact, that the opinion of the prompt re-establishment of ace ia gen ly believed in? Is ft even certain that aiterwi 8 came that glorious affair, the here I rust aa; to my bumble judgment, nothing could. be wo perfect as the rations which were made by a great army for ‘k. The columus of ouriniantry, which had marched in perfect order tor the attack, instantly de- ployed into three lines, and advanced straight down the ill, crossing i md fording the river, then ascended the bill on tke opposite bank, and marching gece: ry mentioned by Prince Gortachakoff is auch. straight into forte and batteries which appeared to be | a8 waa at first supposod To ask these questions ta, In impregnable, they drove out at the point of the bayonet | fact, to answer them’; and, at the same tims, to justity a Russian army of 45,000 men, in the short space of two | all the applications which ' Austria is sending in to her hours anda balf. (Cheers.) The arm of the force in | confederates. ‘ whieh } served had aot the honor of being engaged in | Ihave only, air, further to note two subjects of somi- anything importent on tbat occasion. We tat upon our | plaint of the Cabinet of Berlin—that it has mot beea horses, under » heavy fire, for « long sand in | kept informed of the course of the negotia thst position we witnessed ‘the glorious exploits of our | that there sppears an invention to exclude it for er sol re. 3 and fu- Shortly after this was fought the | ture from the Kuropean con Battle of Belahlave, and upfertunately our allies, the On the first point I will merely tay, that if important. acts have been concluded without the partielpation of Prussia, the reason is that sbe bas piaced herself out of the paleof them, for the other Powers desired nothing better than to come to an understanding with her. The mojority is the law, as confidence is the soul, of all as~ sonations, Prussia bas not been willing to maintaim herself in tbat forward position among the Baglend and and Turks, abandoned their position in a very short time, wit} out maintaining apy contest with the enemy. It was latein the afternoon wuen I received an order to atteck the Russian forces posted in the valley, which consisted of s long line of guns drawn | in the form of batteries. 1 received that order, my Mayor, and! oteyed it. (Loud cheers.) 1 delivered that order my- self to the brigade under my command. | ordered them to march. I ordered them toadvanoce, I ordered them toattack the Russians in the valley; but, my Lord, I must say this, that on that occasion, it being my duty to give the order to my men, I did {t, though I deoply regretted it at the time, and I am sure! should have much more deeply regretred it afterwards if anything had prevented my perfo: ig the rest of my duty, which was to share the dangers that those brave men so boldly faeed. (Cheers.) My Lord, whatever danger those men incurred, I shared it with them. (Cheers) We advanced down a gradual descent of more than three-quarters of a mils, with the bat- ‘to advance on the ground on which France, Austria placed themselves with more determination than che. It was hor right to do so if she pleased, cer- tainly; but from the moment that she acted so she separated herself from the others, and their right was hen most assuredly not any longer to combine with her as to their plaus of conduct, and not to inform her of their ulterior views, These principles are of the most elementary character. ‘As to the European concert, it bas habitually, during the last for y years, been:formed by five par- ‘ier. However, four of these Powers, in one of the ceding Fewer of the Eastern question, agreed togelner teries vomiting forth upon us shells and shot,y round | without including France. The concert was mot re-es- and grape, with one battery on our right flank and an- | tabliebed until after the incident which led to the treaty other on the left, and alt the intermediate ground | of ‘July 13. Ap avalogous fact could, consequently, 4 with the Russian riffemen; +o that when we | without anomaly take place uncer prose’ came to within a distance of fifty yards trom the mouths | To intervene in a disputed matter a title is required, of the artillery whch had been hurling deatraction | and the only one that lrussia can point to is her quality upon us, wo were, in fact, surrounded and encircled by < ° reat It is not we, sir, who will ever com- . ie rank of the Cabinet of Berlin; but there are not in this world rights independent of correlative du! and usually the cocditions of peace cannot be treat for by any one who has not been engaged in the war, and who does not, at least, accept the eventual chance of taking part in it in some active way. In that the position of Prussiaf Has she made = chofce between the belligerent parties! Has she entered into an alliance with Rui or with us? Ui al decided for one side or other she Jeaves room for every bind of of supposition, an’ locks against herself by her own conduct the door of the conferences. Could ibe the treaty of July 15, 1841, that ought to opem it . “ Ot two things one is certain—either that treaty, by reason of ite preamble, has « political significance of a very serious carestes; or it confirms, in articles of detail which regulate it, only a n of the Otto- man government. Jn a word, either intended to give a real guarantee to Turkey, or she arranged for liar an honorable means of re-entering the European conce! Ar regards vp, I declare it at once, itis with the iden of these interpretations that we have united, and it ia expeclally as one of those who signed the treaty of the 12th of July, 1841, that we have become the defenders of & biaze of fire, in addition to the fire of the rifle: ke. Ae we ascended the hill the ob! poured upon our rear—so that we @ upen our front, our flank, and our rear. tere battery—we went through the battery— two leading regiments cutting down a great num! of the Russian gunners in theironsent. (Cheers.) In the two regiments which I had the hosor to lead, ever: officer, with one exception, was either killed or wounded, or had bis horse sot under him, or injured. Those regiments proceeded, followed by the Mine, consist- ing of two more regiments of cavalry, which continued to perform the duty of cutting down the Russian gun- ners. Then came the third line, formed of another regi- ment, which endeavored to complete the duty assigned to our brigade. | believe this was achieved with great suc- ceas, snd the result was that this body, composed of only about 670 men, succeeded in passing through the mass of Russian yee of (as we have since learned) 6,200 and having broken through that mass, they to our technical military expression and retired in the same manner, oat as much execution in their course as they possibly coul vyon the enemy’s cavalry. Upon our returning up the ill, which we bad descended im the attack, we had to Tus the same gauntlet, and to incur the same risk from E the flank fire of the Tiralleurs, as we had encountered | the Sultan,’ If Prussia acknowledges that act, which before. Numbers of oar men were shot down—men and | sbe berself has signed, to have the weight which we at~ horses were killed, and mapy of the soldiers who had | tribute to it, we pete geht Poo she has declip- lost their horses were shot down while endeusaring t ed the a. eggnog imposed Bog _ by it, and that if escape. But what, my lord, was the feeling, and what | sbe persists in her regrotable abstinence, she. loses the ing of those brave men who returned to the | that right in participating in the revision of o treaty sition’ (Here the ble and gallant officer's voice | Which it pleases ber either not to execute or to reduce to faltered, and he # very evident emotion.) Of | insignificant proportions. It would remain ouly to find each of these regiments (he continued) there returned | the means, at the end of the negotiations, for us to come but a small detachment, two-thirds of the men to an lerstanding with the Csbinet of Berlin 58 having been destroyed; and those who survived, having the orly part of the convention of tke 18th of Ji y ariived at the summit of the hill, whence they com: | Which would be of consequence in its eyes—that is ta menced the attack but a abort time before, could not sey, on the passage of ships of w 4 the Boepheran frain from giving three ringing cheers of triamph Dardanelies, or on the closing of those ie and rejoicing at the exploit which they themselves hi the government of the Emperor, for its pa: joim very willingly im any combination which be ‘cal- culated, on the one hand, to give to Prussia guarantees alent to those which she obtained in 1841, and, om ther hand, to make her take the place which’ we not ceared to heg of her to occupy, with the rigka and advantages attached to it, beers)—for they had rijden over a for fan battery, and attacked a conntl Ary in the roor. My lord, I um stand it bas been fed that the British cavalry are of # very inferior description, ‘and require a thorough reform—ihat they are badly officered, being commanded by gentlemen of too high a rank in’ the country, and ‘The Cabinet of Berlin, 1 think I bave shown, cannot that they ought to be better oMicered. I can oaly say, | but co on injury to ite own interests by the position that 1 do not think you will find any body of officers | Which it bas taken, and which it is at all times in more careful of their men than those officers who now exist, and perform their duties better in the cavalry regiments, or that you will find any regiments in tne world where there is such » mutual attachment be- tween officers and an inthe case in the British cavalry. (Hear, hei ‘The officers sre at all times perfectly ready to assist and to attend to the comforts of Weir men. The men, likewise, are 40 attached to thelr efficers that, wherever those officers lead them in the eaure of bonor and glory, there those men are always sure to follow them. (Cheers.) In conclusion, my Jord, I will only say that, fo the minds of those’ who escaped the dangers of that terrible attack to #bich [ have referred, there exist reflections of which they can- pot divest themaelves I think that every man who aged in that disastrous affair at Ba'atlava, and who was fortonate enough to come out of it ave, must feel that it was only by @ merciful decree of Aunighty power to modify. 1 therefore do.not think that secondary States of Germany, as they seem to be invi! to do, will impute to us to have wished indirectly to di- min’xh the importance of their confederation, by endea- voring deliberately to exclude them from the future transactions of Europe with the two great Powers of Germany. Lnuthorize you, sir, to read this despateh to ——, and to make use of it in your communications with your colleagues. Receive, wir, &e., DROUYN DE L’HUYS. OMER PASHA IN THE CRIMEA. The following particulars relative to this distin, general apd statesman, extracted from a letter from sa cficer of Ker Majesty's steamer Inflexble, @ native of Cork, wil be read with interest:— NWLEXIDLE, VARNA, Jan. 8, 1865, wei aD ii from here to Providence that be escaped frum the greatest appareat | , 1 told you in my last that : certamty of death which could posmrbly be conceive), | tbe Crimes with Omer Pasbe and ia phy ai {Lona eheere.) The noble earl (who was also very | on ne go — tee, anttes @ ae indistinetly beard) sat down by repeating his acknow- | With his 3 by Pb on where’be a ledgments for the honor that had been doue bim. magni ots. cho defen 06. the brea we coe the Health of the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayor- | )P¢ examined the deisuces of te ee ee ¢ ess’ and the other customary civic toasts, then followed; no dh, ond got into Balaklava, in the " after which the company separates. Next day emer ind Ma diseabarked, ‘and A dyn 9 x yi ori here THE POSITION OF PRUSSIA. Deed coszems le tems ume tones & wanes of IMPORTANT CIRCULAR OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT | Next day, the tb, at noon, we left Balaklava, and, after TO BKK ANPRRGENTATTVES AT THA DIPFERENT | 4 fine run arrived here at ight last night; whem ‘his COURTS OF GERMANY, IN REPLY TO PRUSSIA. Thgbness, tabug an affectionate leave of us, bade ut Paris Jan. 26, 1855. farewell, baving distriouted fifty sovereigns among our &rm—The Cabinet of Berlin has adopted resolution | :ervents and ship's company. of not answer'ng duectly the last communications of the Omer ts what may be called s bandsome man, and Cabinet of Vienna; it prefers to address itself to the | wears his sqe remarkably well, being close on fifty. members of the Confederation, aod it is-at Frankfort | He bas @ very pleasing ex of countenance, thet the two great German Powers have id to mert. | snd an immense flow spirits. He was quite de- ‘The crisis which has been in preparation for a long time ited with the attention shown to and explodes at Jast, and the government of the Emperor | bis followers by our mess. sagee nn | of course, ws the developement of it with the most sincere re- | the captain’s perticm of the ship, Kae ae gret. Cur own susceptibility wa the messure of | regulary, twice or three times, he would walk that of others. We have fore ny wish to mix in af- | gun-rorm, take his glass of wine, or, more generally, fairs whieh, on account of , caanot be | grog, and sit and chat for am hour or #0. exactly known, or arranged in a manner to be useful, | amusement was in caricaturing his followers for excepting by the States which they concern. But, in | sen-sick; in especial, he was very hard on Prince Stour- short, we are the neighbors of Germany; whatever in- | ra, of Moldavia, one of bis aides-de-camp. It appeared terests that great country iuteresta ua; and at the very | this Prinee moment when symptoms of division manifest themselves | and was very je’ in it we cam give ourselves frankly the assurance that | was leavi we have not in any way contributed to the diffculties of | few servan itoation which we : de even ‘as Russia showed tte ambitious policy was clearly defined. To protect Tur! int toan a which was not only which com ‘the general equlibri Mier att eaten a will, the Cabinet of St. to renoance an enter ise whieh the pablic conscience , eveut unite in ope‘ fascine”’ the forsee of Europe cs Fe danger threat was Sesntun Se tagust eilemuanees ts tebe, cnt Toren | which the government of ber Britannic Majestyadepted | 16th, states that the inflexible —