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On Tuesday, The Queen Opened The Third S...
ot > tai » 66 d ; itiaatt if'We ; idestToyed : that-strong hold of ' 22 « 8-susn jpower— £ > ebastopol— - -we should be enabled to ^ give to 2 Tta $ key > that ^ security « thibb . vras the great ? purpose of the war . / Eke iogfet fconoarable gen 4 lenjaii'a 3 Iudedrto : a speech dfvai & e , andseSd thatiin'tba ^ speecWLg ave notice toU & ossia thatsueli-an expedition -was td-be vczcdertaken ;' buti-the-tene dfttbat- speech / was entirely misapprehendedi It hsd eft « n > beenidBked--what wasitbe-ofegect of ; the -war , aadilTwas endeavouring to point out those -guarantees uponort-aich ^ Turkey might again be enabled to reroute her . relations with Russia . < But , sir , witlutfespect to' the sentiments which I then uttered , ¦ I' ha-ve > referred fax tfaenv no > -w , not'merely for the purpose Of showing 1 what tovnang interpretation had been placed on them , but for the par- '
pose = H > f-saying thattrhat I considered to be necessary thea I consider to he necessary now . I believe no peace would be safe for Turkey , I believe no peace-would be honourable' to this country-witch left -Sebastopol in the saew menacing position in which it had' been of late yesra befoee the war . ( Cheers . ') Well , if that is the case , how'important it'is that , by our success in the Crimea , « we should attain the means of fixing these conditions . I ^ -will not-refer to vrhat the Tight hon . gentleman oppesite-saM -with respect to < the Baltic , except to say that I think'the admirals who'have commanded both , in the Blaok Sea and the 'Baltic have been very unfairly "attacked ; I believe that it would have been a great-xadsfortu-ae if , by an unsuccessful attack upon a 1
place ' like- GconStadt , which has groat means 6 f defence , we' ^ ouH have : involved the loss of three or four of out ' lin . e-ef--battle-ships . The right ^ iion . gentleman a « d iny honourable 1 friend referred to the treaty with "Austria , and I do'trot 'pretend to give " the House an accurate state--meat of the" terms of that treaty , but 'I am quite ready to-say what I think has been the position , and what is the position , of Aaatria in regard to this country . I was never satisfied that AustriaT . had pursued : that course ' which her duty to Europe should have induced her to take , I think that in . this case , which concerns all Europe , ' and 'with ivhich the independence of Europe was intimately-concerned , Austria , as-a great European ponrcr , ougitfto r have earlier joined the maritime'powers . ' think
I , ^ besides , that Austria -was more nearly affected , andiihafcher dangftr was greater than that of ^ England ' and Prance ; but , on the other hand , a cautious power like Austria ^ sa-wthat the danger to her of awanvith Russia-was greater than it could be to England and Franee . The military establishment of Austria was low , aad'haft been redueeii very lately , and ' . her fiist step was to increase ' her Tnilitary "force . It was only at the end of July'last that'her preparations were nearly completed , anil flTPemeoiber'perfectly well atthe "end of the session ' that JI stated , m answer to a question from the hon . menSber "for "Wontrose ( whose absence this evening r I lament )— -that ; I ! said that 'though Austria * was pledged not' to Tnake any arrangement with 'Russia , except on
certain'bases that'had been laid down , she was "by no means pledged to undertake a war in conjunction with the maritime powers . She has now gone a-step "" further , but 'has not gone as' far as she is" expected to go if peace be « 6 t restored , at the end of the year . 'She has agreed with us that if she should be at war with Russia , n tr « aty offensive and defensive should ipso facto exist between Austria , England , and Trance . She has likewise agreeii that , before the « nd of the year , she will take into further consideration what steps she will be prepare ! to take with respect 'to the terms of " -peace with'Russia . Now I understand the meaning of that article , certainly , as not containing anything very precise . I -understand , 'however , the meaning of that
article "to be'that , if England and 'Trance -shall propose conditions of peace which are in conformity with ' -the four bases , and which seem to Austria to come -within tlie'terms 6 f those bases , ar id if Russia shall Tefuse her 1 assent to such treaty of jieaco , ' then Austria will no longer hesitate , but take part in the alliance , and that an offensive and defensive alliance will take place . I do nofwish to overstate the engagement in any Tvay ; artd I admit that Austria ' might still , at ' the ' last moment , say" that' ^ ho'terms would reduce Russia * too "much , "ami diminish"too greatly her weight in Europe , and ' that sfae couTd-never'be expected to agree t « r them . Such might tie / her 'language . She'leaves'herself at UHberty to ^ e « y this Tftthout any'breach 6 t faith , and one 6 f tho last thinga'I shoAia-wlsh" to'do-wouWbo-to ' impilto to-Austria a breach of fail * If ultimately she did not 'form part of the alliance , bttt * my explanation is that she 'doea -concur
¦ w iibhtis in Tcspeet to the 'foaaea 'that are ivbB ^ fcttoly necessary'for the security of Turkey ; and 'that ¦ If Russia'does not consent to a . treaty of ; p « aoo on those bases , then ' . that in the next campaign'the . forces of Austria will too Joined with those 6 PEnglarid > and ' 'l ? rmico . It may toe'said that we should'ha-ye got ' far'bettor terma but wo ctraidnot enforce terms on an independent power , and itf is'hotter to have such « treaty with Austria Tather than leave Austria unconnected -with us And without any ties to ' VUid her to us . That -was tho bolibf t >{ her'Majesty ' s Government , artd still more strongly the persuasion of tho Govornmont of tho Emperor of'the French . 'I always thought it vma nwcVto bo lamented that Austria was flo tardy and Kussin hold been onaolcd to despatch a part of her troops on tho Danube to tho "Crimea , which placed our gallant troopa there at so great a disadvantage . I w < rold ngrco with ¦ mrcn « h of what ttw' honourable member "for Aylcsbury Una Bald
iuirth respect ? to'thre © of th & conditions but ( . that H never ' hanreJbeen-able ' vto ^ efeanybodysto tell me ^ howwenare to effect our . Object ' -except > by a tiong vand : ^ protracted'war . I-wasT 8 orry ^ to hear-an ho » nonna . blerfrieiMi of'araiBesspeak of thei ) attleof . Inkenna , -aas-a fatal-battle . ^ Now , my belief . is , that'though the Josses Tvererheavy , iand-though the nation : has . great reason to deplore those losses , andalthoagh many families - - wiil spend tiie approaching eeason in affliction who ' laightliave hoped -to pass iit ' in joy ^ and comfort , y « t : that , forai great national object , th « viotory has not been thrown away . The bravery ' and valour " whiohwere displayed upota the heights of Imkerman will teach' the nations of Europe tcrespect our character and the military : prowess -which , ve -have
shown , and it ds » as likely as almost an-y event that con » ld be named to bring about the conclusion -of an honourable peace . ( Cheers . ) 'Deeds like these , you may depend upon it , though not followed by the rout of an « Hemy , or- accompanied with the gain of a large territory , or the surrender of a -fortress , will be fruitful of consequences , ^ andmaintainthe character of the nation bywhose soMiers-they were achieved . ( Cheers . ) While this : country'has'sach 'deeds of 'heroism to boast of , you may depend upon it that the mightiest nations of Europe will dread our < enmity , -arid be -anxious to secure our
friendship . ( Cheers . } -With thi & persuasion / 1 , shall < ask theyHouseto'vpte its thanks to those gallant men , and to our . gallaakt allies , the ' French army , who fought by the ^ side of Our troops ¦ at Alma and Inkernian , and 'assisted them to defeat the enemy . ( C 7 ie & rsS ) With such an mllian . ee , with « uch prudent conduct in regard to other powers , andwith the determination in this country , which I believe is strong , that the war in which her Majesty is at present « ngaged must be" brought to a jiist , < anu honourable , and glorious terminatien , I feel fiill of hope for the result of the contest . ( Lcmd cheers . )
MltXTIA VOLUNTEER . SERVICE JJILI ,. On Tuesday Viscount Paljiebston moved , * ''Por-I « ave to 'iHtroauce a hill for the purpose of enabling her Majesty to accept offers that-might be made by militia -regiments— -w & qle regiments or jwrtions of regiments—for service in . places-out of the United Kingdom . 'Ministers 1 iad been accused : ' of having entered into a ^ r « r , and having undertaken a great and arduous enterprise without haviiig ' provided -anyreserve . His answ « r to that "was , that the reserve on -which her Majesty's Government had counted was the 'British nation . He was convinced that the expectations they had * formed would not he disappointed , and that by -voluntary oifersv of -service from tke militia , whether from-whole
regiments or portions of regiments , means would lse afforded to ¦ the Government to . carry on the war with all that energy and vigour which the circumstances of the case'might require . The : bill was framed en themo'del of the act-which had been passed towards the conclusion of the last -war , by which the Governj nent of the day was enabled to accept the services of militia regiments then for the purpose of more active eperations than those for whicli it was the present intention of Government to ask the militia to volunteer . It would' be-remembered that , at the close of the . last "warj after the militia had afforded very large and ample reinforcements to the Hue , and tho voluntary transfer of the-Hservices df'the meu from one description of force
to 'another , an 'act was passed by -which regiments and portions of regiments w « re enaMed "to offer i their semces to < join the * anny'then under theorders of tlio X > uke of Wellington , and under this act militia battalions -were raised . for foreign service through the . influence-of 6 ir"Wafckin ^ Wynii v tb . eiDuko of Buckingham , and other personages of distinction . It was ; not tlic present intention of Goverauneni to ask . the militia to volunteer fcnrtho purpose ' of joining the army under Lord Raglan ; the object which they had in view > w . as that tho militia should be invited to volunteer their services to do garrison duty in certain places in tho 'Mediterranean , and 'thereby to set free such regiments of the line as would otherwise be ; required for'tho purpoaos of those
garrisons . ' Gibraltar , 'Malta , and tho Ionian Islands w , ouM -yrobably ^ bo tho places to which offers of aervico would ' fee oonfined . Circumstances . might ¦ happen . th « t rnight 'ftleo ' induce her Majosfcy '*! Govcrxuncnt to ask regiments of militia to v 6 lunteoi' to do . gairison duty in soano of the . North Amerioan provinces , but though tho 'bill -whicli he should have to presmxt vould ,-for tho Bake of convenience ,, emablo the QxovfSi to accept the eoi'vices of milituv regimenta for any place ^> ut of the U * rifeed 'Kingdom , of 'cowwe • tho .-ofler < would "bo ' made to regimentH to specify tho Btntiooa for which thdr aervices fthottld bo given , and tho presont intention of Govcromontr-waa'to limit that often , oi > volantnxy
eerrice to . tho-BtatforaB which-ho had mentioned in tlio Mediterranean . He could entertain * no doubt-that »\ icl oilere of aoi'vico woul < l bo froolyand amply muUo . It w » a impoaaiblo to do more tliau justice to the spirit by which tlio militia rcgtmDnt » had beod animated , uud ho waa happy to nay that tho rcportn -Avhich wcra mado by tho . ofUoors who were appointed to innpett them at periodical training times , innpirod the oonviction that they'had made most extraordinary progrosH 4 n tlio attainment of military discipline and oflicloncy . Ho wan convinced that nny regiment of wUitia ¦ which might volunteer for » orvic « in any of tho gan-iaonti ho luid mentioned , would * o as eftioiont for tho TmrpoBO ,
arid as ceneKiatafole ito the i « oinitry cto vrt-Meiiftkay bfeloiiged , < as any ireghaeiats = of the Hue whose ? piace they -might vvofconteer 'to filL iHe -bwiis itbao ^ - « to say 'that -there had : been iiardjly a ifiia ^ ite oeneception—^ he thought ; uot'oxie—sto sthe ygca eml wffiteriOf militia' regiments 'to be embodied for pennsnart ; dut 3 y « at home , as cbcumfltaaices might ' reepjire , £ -arid : tiiat led film to amik they shottM . » ot be « ugappointe'd :. in ; faavi *^ cqaite as many ofifers fer-service iin-the sgarrisonsiherliald mien tioned as the necessities « f ¦ the . case might induce them to think proper to-. accept . He . did / n « tiinow « that 3 fae
need say anything further , as 3 ie could not isnticiptfte thafcthere would be « ny objection to thesmotiondbe laad made . -He was surethat militia -reg imentsTrouldttlink they ^ ere doing honour'to-themselves in avs £ liBgt . tfcemselves of the opportonity of petfonning'senBice in f ^ the plaees he hadxnentioned , and thatofficeis in : the militia would not enly encourage "their men-to tranBfer'feeir services from the militia to tlie line , . but that Tegnaents and portions of regiments samply sufficient-to meet the wants of the garrisons abroad would offen themselves ofor this extended service . " v
Mt . NaswDEGATK-asked-whether this measure was subsidiary to the formation of : an army ofxeserve'to be ¦ within Lord Baglan ' s > ieacb , orwas tliesanny-in the Crimea to be still without an availablejresgpve ? * Mr S . Herbert said : *> The GovenH «« at dhas '" felt strongly the mecessityof . foraiing , \ vithasi ' much-T « pddity as possible , an efficient reserve for Lord - 'Rag-lan '^ anny . The principal diificulty ^ Till be the great 'distance : oft * ds country from the seat of wacr . The intention ., therefore , is to : form additional cojapaaiesf to ¦ every : Tegimeafrxxa » -
naainded by-Lord Raglan , aoid to place ; those compaaies , so soon as they ; haTe-passed . through itheir pr-euiuiaaiy drill , in that positiemvhich will render them ; most- convenient 'for him -to -send for . The-intentioa 4 s to' ^ place those additional companies in reserve at Malta , «& ich , it is thought , will- offer most convenient access touLord Raglan . I hope we shall be able' to get fovtr additaonal companies to every-regiment . At ; the : same time , w « cannotiplace 'feurx & Eopanies of every-regiment m . ' garrison at Sldlta ; but so rfaryis the accomnaodation-will enable usto do it , cur reserve will he placedtheee . "
? Col . SmTHOBP"i > TOBouaced a glowing . ettl ^ iuinron . the'Lincolnshire Militia , and-expressed his approval ofctlie . meftSTif e . After some little captious opposition , "Mr . Pal . k thought that by an appeal ; to tire ; patriotism of the labourers , they were depriving the labouring class of its best energies , and taking smscy the pith and marrow of agriGiilture . He trusted that the noble lord had taken by this'bill'some , means of providing for-Hie fatuilies of those - !! who might peTiBbor be disabled . After some forbher discussion the bill .-was introduced and read-a : first time . On Thuxsday , on-the order of : the 4 aty ' for-s ^ he second reading ,
Objections were urged -. to . points of detail by IGoa lonel yiBTHOBX * and 'Lord IiOVAiNE , who / saggcatefl that on the volunteering of sa militia regiment another militia Tegiment should be raised ; in the county . Lord I ' AKivtERSTON said -such a . step 1 ¦«»» not contemplated hy ; . th « i Government . There . "we » e rmany county gentlemen : no \ v ia the cmilitia whose jsocial posit ion . rendered iit farmore . important . that rtlcey should stay . at JLOtue than that they shouldjdo garrison duty , abroad . . No imputation would , therefore , be made on : the public spirit of . any gentlemanvwko dealined to volunteer ; aaid , on ; thc other ljand , lie hoped , if her -Majesty decliiaedthe services of any gentleman who did volunteer , it wuould . jaot'hexpnsidered a slur an his . character .
( The bilLwns rthen . read a second time , 'tiniilie motion : that it be cotnmittod to-morrow , Mr . DjsuABti suggested that tho cammittoe be d « layed till Monday , and in . doing / so , he eaqpE 638 ftd ' Ilia regret that such . a , measure should luvvo . becnintrjodticed at the . present time , it -wouUl : rcnder the naUitia service unpopular in -tlie country ,. ami it would giv « ; foreign nations . tho . idea r . that-we'w « re . already at the end ofautr resources . JHo wsaa > 4 licrei foro . opposed to . tlio principle of : tUeibUl , . but , ~ iar , tho . present circuraeta-nces , ; he w » uld mot oflfer , any . Kjpposition to the Qovorntnent . TJCho bill was ithen ordered to bo ooonxmifabod , oa 'Monday .
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On . Wednesday , vaftertho : usual formalitteff Eoapetting > tiro ( Address had been gone throtigb , . aiiiltniral 1 Wa ^ cot , iiiTesumption of tho debate of ; the ,, pi ? e <» diing levcning , spoke in favour of . atcong i tneasucfiu ifor . caxryiug xm tho war , and Mr . A . JBjjlj » axt i « an » gratyitlated the Jtouso on tho JS rencJi ( fl . Uiance > wbicjli Iho thought ( would bo ceoientod l » y . abolishing- the . du . ty on iFrenck wines . A war tax on flxoa : proportjy ,. Jiio thought , would be desirable . Sir H . Wnjwmounnr , Mr . Alcook , and Golonel Sibthcou ? , < ajl had their objcctionB in turn—to tlioattaok on" 6 el ); o « ijopQl- ™ -the Anstrian alllftnce—and fcho innetivity of ., tl ) Ci ! SlV © et—¦ which Utter ivas . declared , good / policy by ! Mt / J 14 ok . Too GiiANciiiAtxMt of thoiJBxoaEQUJKitdid , « ot-wi 8 h ; to repent tho firguaionts , of the . previous ncvuning . 'Xheyiwer © a » kGii Ytikob was . goiag i . to , be \ 1 w > ne , l , liuC
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 16, 1854, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16121854/page/6/
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