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Sir Charles Napier . — The following letter has been addiawed to Mr . Craufruwi , M , P . t-r" Mewmistoun . BalL ^ omdean , February 11 . —Sir ,-rl have , be « n ; v « ywwh surprised at Admiral Berkeley ' s repl ^ to y » ui ?' q ? ie 5 * k >« I do not intend to bandy words with the gallant admiral , "but I beg to tell you , when the papers—which _ 1 hope will be askedfor ~ ai ^ produced , it-wdllr be seen that I was goaded to act contrary to my own , judgment—that I was censured—and finally dismissed my command . — I hare the honours * o Wflsuua , air , yocur-obedient servant , Chajsi . kh Kaeibr . * '
VigetAjdmibal Bbia * HoflBOSQH expired : *!; Juaeeat , in Cumberland last w « wk . This gallant officer was m iis 76 ^ h year , and had »» n much aerivice afloat . . He wjw on the reserved f ^ oflMexs ^ ^ Mt , and ; in re <^ pt of a igi (^ ra « wSoaipeB 8 i <) tt oft . t & € ^ . a gbfiar . .-OHms * s « canoy wfflprcanojke , Gapiain iSfe . Ikicbard fibtan * 1 > o , thecraakof ; : KearTA ( Cfanmd « . Navax S ^ Tn ^' -r-JftfjS * . " 'Ja 5 MB ? st-Ba « k , a ' . very-novel scene took place on Tuesday ; a performance termed the " , ExpresaTrain" camftoff . This consisted of 30 ( Xor . 40 ft men , - who extended back to front nearly 100 yards . , Ha- ? ing seized each other's coats , they ¦ started at a giren , ; signal , ; some whistling the railway overture , and oihers anakingi a noise resembling tha blowing off of the steam -of a locomotive . : This large body « l men , wio "were , at
« artain distances joined by- some oft the Foot Guards ,, glided over the ice at the rate of ih * ea-ftuarters . of-a , mile per minute . Owing toe the exertions of the icemenj the performance went off without any serious , accident ,, but , owing to the continued crowding ) of the spectators , about 80 . persons , were either knocked downor fell upon the ice , by which they sustained serious cuts on the head and other injuries . They were taken to the society ' sp marquee , where their wounds were dressed , but several ; others , by falling upon the ice , had arms and legs broken . Djbath pp LoRrFO ^ m ^^ Thia event took place on Monday at Shanes Castle , County Antrim . The deceased , who was in the 75 th year p f his age , had Heen , much active military service , and attained the rank of general in the brevet of last year . Dying without issue , the ancient title of O'Neil is extinct .
The CowMAinoEB-risrTOHiBF at Bombay . —Major-• General Sir Henry Somerset , K . C . B ., . has been , appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East India Company's . forces on the Bombay establishment , and second member of Council at that Presidency . General Sir William Cornwall ** Eustace , iK . C . H ., died at his seat in Essex , on the 8 th in-Btant . He had seen much service in the Irish rebellionof -1798 ,-inItaly-aad-Sicily , andin theJEeninauJa . He commanded the Chasseurs Britanniques at Fuentes d'Onor—was at Salamanca , the capture of Madrid , Burgos , and the battle of the Pyrenees , where he was , severely wounded , and for his services he received the order of K . C . H ., a gold medal , the war medal and three clasps .
A Good Example . —On Thursday last the Directors , of the Bank of England passed a resolution to give each clerk in their establishment an , immediate bonus of 10 per cent , upon his salary , as compensation for the double income-tax—a boon which is gratefully appreciated . Destruction op the Steamship Mauritius by Fire , —This fine steamship , belonging to the General Scr « w Navigation Company , which was undergoing repairs in the large graving docks at Southampton , previous to her again entering upon her duties in connexion ¦ with the Government transport service , was yesterday morning totally destroyed by flro . It ia believed to be , the act of an incendiary .
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Leader Oppiob , Saturday , February 17 . HOtfSE OF COMMONS . ITjie ' House was fuller than ordinary at . the sitting . Lord j Palmeraton and Mr . Sidney Herbert wove on the benches under the gallery , and came up to the table to take the path . There was no cheering or demonstration of any kind . Mr . Roebuck , Mr . Layard , and Lord Godorich were in their usual seats . Mr . Lowe took his placo on the second bench below the gangway in the seat generally ocoupied by Mr . Bright . THE COMMITTE D OP WQUIUV . Mr . Roebuck gave notice that on Thursday next ho ohbuldroovo tho namos of tho mombors of the Committee b ^ ltyjuirjr i nto the condition of tho nrmy in tho East . . ' , " THE JUNISTEHIAL STATEMENT . ^• ° ^ Palmkhston rose to move that tho House should ^ go . into . Committee on the Naval Estimates , and took that opportunity of making a statement such , as <
he said , was usually expected from persons standing in * e poskon m ^ hich he -was placed . He « ojnmeBed by narrating the circttostanc « connected witfajlkis accession , including 'the negoerations with ( Lord Jhtfry , aridafteiwards wWtL « i * JoHn Russell , both tX mh ^ a , he said , he had been raady to , se * ve under r but there was nothing novel or noticeable in bfenanative beyond -whafeiusVbee * fully made known to the public already . The noble lord then proceeded to pass a . high panegyric on the administrative ability and political sagacity of several of his colleagues , espeeiaBy « Hudmg to
Lord dareaaon , LordPamtmre , Mr . GWastoiie , ana « ir James graham . He tfcea pwseeded ¦• to say>—« iflfe begin this , the task wbicb / ft ha * been th « pleasure cf ber ^ Mafesty ; to > confide ta ear « at > e ; In undertak ^ g tbaf task it is'useless to- dfesemble- % hat there is one dafficutt y which meets us ; which ,-I may- say , stares ^ m tte ^ acef that diffi <^ ty , I < meaB , wblbh arises from : thenoteee twidch my hon and learned friend ( Mr , Roebuck ) has given dfhis motion for Thursday next . I will not attemtrt to disguise that I ^ feel * he sam © objection to tfce appointment of which my hon . ftiend has given ^ aotwse , as I had the honour to state when the appointment of that-committee was under discussion . 'My opinion is , that such a committee would not be in accordance -wfth the fair and just principles 6 f the constitution , and that
ifor the fau- and effectual accomplishment of its purpose it would not be an , « fflcient instrument . I shouM hope that this House , when it cornea calmly to oreflect upon the principles involved to the appointment of soch a committee , when it comes calmly to reflect upon the eumbrous macbinery and the leading ies » lt whwh maybe expected from its action , may be induced , at least , to suspend the appointment of the committee . Bttt , sir , I feel that the . only ground upon which the House should be disposed to waive or to postpone the appointment , would be that the GovOTnment intended which the committee miht at
itself to do those things g th & end of a long period recommend to this-House . We well remember the case of that monarch of England who , when meetmgabodytof his discontented subjects , andfinding their leadeFwas slain , in his ownpersonrodeboldly out to them , andsaid , " I will be your leader ; " so Ishould say toitbis House , if' it would give upithis committee , I ¦ m > uld ~ say , we , the Government , will be your committee —and we will leave it to you to judge upon the result of our changes . If at a future time you should not be _ satisfied with what we have done , that will be the time to institute soxne more formal and
parliamentary Inquiry . The object which the . would have in view were improvement at home and abroad , at least the object of those who voted for the committee , was Jo compel the Government to make cerain administrative changes m , the military departments tat home and abroad , torestore order and regularity in those services , which unfortunately have been marked with a very different character . Now , these things we propose to , do , and I will shortly sketch out our plans to show the intentions which Government seriously entertain . The House must be aware that I have not felt it
my duty to recommend to her Majesty the reappointment of a Secretary-at-War . The reason which has induced-me-to t » ke-this step r -isxthatJLthink the _ amal = gamation can be eflfected between the offices of Secre-. tasy-of-War and of Secretary-of-State for the War- Deparment , which will assist to the efficiency of the public service . ' My opinion is that , with regard to the Ordnance Department , a great improvement may be made , that , speaking generally , but without , of course , binding myself to details , the discipline of the artillery and engineers may be transferred to the commander-in-chief—but that of the rest of the army , that , the civil department of the advance may be under the control of the Secretary of State for the War
Department . What may be the particular arrangements when matters are examined in detail , I cannot presume to say , but that general outline is one which there can bo no difficulty in carrying out . My right hon . friend , the First Lord of the Admiralty , has established a board to superintend the transport service at sea ; a service of the utmost importance , which has grown nito great magnitude , and which our alliance with France has made it necessary to call upon for greatly increased efforts , for the conveyance of French troops as well as of our own ; and just it is that such should be tho case . We are engaged in warlike operations in concert with Franco as an ally ; we have not tho means of contributing tho same amount of soldiers for tho prosecution of the war which the largo military establishment of France enables her to send , it is therefore
that we should bear our share of tho expense of the war by affordi ng to Franco those means of carrying h , or troops which are necessary . These arrangements involve much greater details than could woll be carried on by ( ho limited department while tho Admiralty has had tho conduct of that part of the service . My right hon . friend lias therefore established a separata Board , and I think that step will tend at onao to increased economy nnd increased efficiency in that department . There has boon somo actual and many well-founded complaints as to tho caro of tho sick in tho hospital . Wo ore going to send out a commission composed of scientific men , not likely to bo swayed and turned by tho prejudices of military persons , and accustomed to deal with sanitary questions , and that not at home only . After describiug tho " personnel" of tlUs commission tUo
noTxle'lqfd went onto say : —The * Government had also determined tofitou * a '« i * rj ? 3 ofsoarengew ^ r theuse ^ oY the camp . -Tfeen again many complaintsh ^ dbeen made o ^ a want of -a system c fai 'tlie commissariat department both as regarded the'suppl y and issue or food to the oamp . A commission ^ reuld also be empowed to inquire into this department , 'with full power <> r control overit , with' a view to its better organisation . The army had hitherto laboured -under the want ; ef » an officer known as the chief of the staff ; and Major-General'Simpson , an officer well known in Peninsular campaigns was going o « t in that capacity , and would , from his experience arid 'teaowledge of the matters wMch would come under his superintendeBce , render himself of great
service to the Commander-in-Chief , -and relieve the fetter of 6 Mt * es which scarcely ought'to come within ids sphere of action . Then great improvements were to be- ' macte ' in-tbe army ^ medical department both at the seat ¦ of'war and - at iiome . ^ Hitherto the commissariat abroad had beeaa "not only charged with the supply and issue ofpioyisi » ns fbrthe eamp : but'with the duty also oPthe means pf'transpdrtmg ' them thitfcer . This had been found ^ higbly ^ inconvenient and 1 inoperative , and accordingly a land transport serviee on the plan < rf the waggon train-was'therefore in course of ! formation under a separatesupervisian . " AlltHese matters , as he had said , had ; been done ^ or wexein course ofbeing-dene since the short time the new Government had come into office . At the
same time j the '© ovetmnent had thought it , charged as they were with the conservation ofthe honour of this great country ,-whilst anxious to provide more efficient means for the ^ is ©** " *? . prosepution . o $ % ha war in which tfcey were engaged , i % io 'be th ^ ir dit fy to , aun « t * »; amicable conclusion of the struggle without compro ^ i Ming the honour aad ¦ independence : of t , % » ¦ country Therefore , ^ as . negotaations with that : view wera ^ ow iv progress ^ and m order , ih * t they mAght h ^ ve the most Bolemnand . t ? eighty consideration , % h & < Soy « r « vment had proposed as negoeiator . Lewd John Russell—« i npble lo ? 4 who stood 8 p high ei & a , Bt » tesma . % and-i « tfc # estimat " qa of Eui ! ope- ^ aB 4 ite , nobje lord had consented , to und «? - ( himself honowr
take t ^ e duty , a » d « eyer did ; he ^ more th an by doing so . The noble lord ba $ . accordingly proceeded upon his mission , but of course he would pass through Paris and . Berlin , and be in communication -with the Governments of France and Russia . If tlae noble lord's mission should result in the establishment of an honourable peace , the country could not fail to , be grateful ; but if , on the other hand , it should be unsuccessful , tve should prosecute the war with a renewed vigour and increased heartiness of spirit . In the latter event , the Government would appeal to the support of the country in carrying on the struggle v ^ ith vigour , and he ( Lord Palmerstpn ) felt assured that that appeal would not be
made in vain . Mr . Disraeli defended the motives which influenced Lord Derby and himself in consenting to unite with Lord Palmerstpn in forming a , Government , and he accused Lord Palmerston of being somewhat disingenuous in the reasons he bad given of the negotiations . He then proceeded to satirise the mode in which Lord Palmerston had spoken of his , colleagues , and his eulogies pnjheir admimstrative abilities and political sagacity , arguing that these qualities ^ T could only be ^ judged of by past experience . T 3 , ad this panegyric been passed upon men who were new in their positions it might be pardonable , but when they saw the new Government composed of hon . gentlemen who had only a few days ago resigned office under the previous one on account of the very qualities their possession of which the noble lord had so eloquently lauded , he thought the noble lord had
been very unfortunate in his allusion to those qualities He thought solemn silence would have been tho best conduct for tho noble lord to have pursued ; and he did not think that the noble lord had done wisely in praising the administrative capacity and political sagacity of the hon . gentleman who had been , instrumental in bringing upon this country so many acknowledged and fearful calamities . Having briefly alluded to the disasters of our army in th © Crimea , the hon . gentleman went on to observe that they were told to-night that tho House of Commons was to stultify itself . Having arrived at tho solemn decision that inquiry was absolutely necessary , the House was now told they must shrink from the duty of making it ; but for his part he was not prepared to take that course—he was for inquiry—ho was far Parliamentary inquiry into tho condition of tho army before Sebastopol , and , therefore , ho should have no
alternative but to support the motion for nominating tho committee . The circumstances demanded inquiry , tho country thought so with him , and if tho result of Ins vote should send him back to his constituents , ho should he quite ready to moot thorn . Ho rejoiced to hoar there was a prospect of peace ; but should it unhupp ily turn out that tho anticipations in that respect wcro not realised , tho noblo lord told them ho intended . to rely upon the spirit of Parliament and tho country to onablo him to renew and carry on tho war with such vigour an to insure a successful termination . If that should be » o , tho noblo lord n % ht reckon upon tho same support from tho , Opposition that was afforded to tho Administration ot Lord , Abordoon , though it was to bo hoped the noble lord ' s Government would not bo followed by Che panic disasters that attended tho labours of his predecessors . After some observations from Mr . Rich , Mr . Roebuck , who was loudly called for , shortly ex-
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 17, 1855, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17021855/page/10/
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