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Ikej&Rial Parliament. Indian Grievances....
Prime Minister ; and he beUered the counter had -rxuw ¦¦ SSrVi ,, T . rT Evans crounded his observa-JSSl ^ efl ? on'th ^ of Mrf Sight , agreeing vrith JiTiS ^ ffikin ^ that Xord Pahuerston had not S ? wn ^ proper respect to the House but dissenting & Th £ other rerS ^ s . . He had full confidence in Se energy of the Premier , though he thought he SI not yet exhibited it to the fuU . The late Administration had been tardy in going to war , and the Dresent Government ought before nowr to have made use of the Indian army . If that were not shortly done , the sooner the present Government went the better . —Captain Gladstone and Mr .
JEtuacs spoke against , and Mr . Muntz for , the mbtion .- * -Mr . Sidney Hkbbbrt defended the late Administration , and threw doubts upon the validity of much of the evidence taken before the Sebastopol Committee , owing to the ( perhaps unintentional ) exaggeration of many of the witnesses , who relied too much on camp gossip . —Sir George Grby denounced the conduct of the supporters of the motion as factious . Sir John Pakington and Mr . Whiteside -would have taken office under Lord Palmerston when he formed hia ministry ; but they now bitterly opposed him . —After an appeal from IiOrd John Manners to the Government not to narrow the
issue by supporting the previous question , JDord Palmebston criticised the strange conduct of Mr . Roebuck in specially censuring those very ministers who were not engaged in the details of this war- A ministry , no doubt , is collectively responsible as regards the general management of a war ; but the details lie with the departments . The expedition to Sebastopol was perfectly justifiable ; and he , individually , when Home Secretary , had done all that
-was requisite with respect to the mihtia , 38 , 000 men belonging to which were under arms at the end of last December . Of this number 18 , 000 had entered the regular army . The army was in a bad condition in November . Was it in that condition now ? He should vote for the previous question , because the inquiry of the Sebastopol Committee was not perfect ; l > ttt , if the motion was put , he should meet it with a direct negative .
Mr . Disraeli having taunted the Government with its endeavours to evade the main question , and ilr . Roebuck having made a few caustic remarks , # ie House divided , when there appeared—For the previous question , 289 ; against , 182 : majority , 107 .
MAYNOOTH . ; On the order for resuming the adjourned debate upon Maynooth College , Mr . Fagan moved that it be again adjourned , and , after some conversation , the motion was carried , upon a division , by 97 to 88 . ^ Mr . Kirk theti moved that the debate be adjourned fbr three'months ; and , upon a division , this motion i 4 fras carried by 93 * to 90 ; so that the question is disposed of for the session . ^ -. '¦ JPBhB' Sa £ e of SPTHrrs ( Ireland ) Bill was read a ' third time and passed .
< Tne H 6 nse of'Commons , on Wednesday , adopted certain recommendations made by the Committee on Standing Orders . The Episcopal and Capitulab Estates Bill was then withdrawn by the Marquis bi * Blandford , on account of the lateness of the session { arid ? tlie House went into Committee on the - © WEIXtNGS frOR THE LABOURING CLASSES ClRExand ) Bixx , and adopted some clauses . .- . . . SCOTCH EDUCATION BJXL . In the House of Lords , on Thursday , after a conversation as to the proposed pensions to the families » of officers , hi the course of which Lord Panmuhe promised that' the returns relating to the subject ¦ hould be speedily laid before the House , L . ord iBkouoham presented two petitions against the i Scotch -Education Bill , > and urged the -Duke of i Argyll ^ to postpone the measure . —The Duke of Akaicti . declined to accede to this proposition ; and , after a lengthened speech , in which he entered fully into the details of the bill , moved that it be read a jfecond , time . —The Duke of Bpcoubuch enumerated the many objections which he felt it to be his duty to entertain against the bill , and moved that it be jnead a second time that day three month * . —Lords ' BsonaHAM and Eolintottn followed on the same . aide . Ultimately the bill was rejected on a division , in which < the nnmbers were—For the bill , 1 j again st . it , 86 . : The evening in the , House of Commons waa occupied by the adjourned , debate on Mr . Eoobuck ' s , m , otion , which will bo found in another column in continuation of the opening debate . i' ¦ . ' ' -
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i ¦ , / A Cai / OULATUtg Girl . —The Ayr Advertiser given an account of a little girl who makes mental calculations of the most abstruse kind . Among other questions , she > waa asked to cube 705 , and give the quotient of that product divided by 19 . The product , 602 , 460 , 876 , and : * ke quotient , 26 , 446 , 266 11-19 , were both correctly giren . In the performance of this last heavy question , rjhtt tokcher begged to be allowed to give her tho square sMjpnt the board to assist her memory . Sho did not vail herself of U .
The War. A 8bmes Of Sorties By The Russi...
THE WAR . A 8 BMES of sorties by the Russians against both the French and English positions—but chiefly against the former— -is nearly the sum total of the news from the Crimea during the past week . The first of these attacks took place on Saturday night , and was directed against the French Rifle-pits in front of the Malakoff ; but it -was energetically repulsed . The attacking force consisted of three or four Russian battalions . In retreating , they carried off many killed and wounded : the loss of the French is stated at nine killed and eleven wounded . On Sunday , the attempt was repeated ; and the result is thus described by General Pelissier : — "July- 16 , 11 p . m .
" The enemy , who had for some day 3 in vain endeavoured to stop our left approaches in front of the Malakoff Tower , attempted last night to drive us back . They were repulsed by the first division of the second corps . " Three times the Russians threw themselves upon our trenches with their usual shouts , and after each attempt they were compelled to retreat by the steady fire and calm attitude of our soldiers , leaving behind them many of their slain upon the ground . " The general of the trenches , Vinoy , had made most excellent arrangements , -which greatly contributed to this success . "
The Patrie of Thursday evening says that news had been received that morning to the effect that the Russians attempted another sortie on Wednesday night about ten o ' clock against the batteries of Careening Bay , and that they were driven back . On Thursday , Lord Panmure received intelligence that on the previous day a sortie made on the left ( English ) attack was repulsed with only three casualties on our side . The French trenches opened against the Malakoff
were , on the 3 rd inst ., within two hundred and fifty metres of the enemy ' s position . The Russians , oh their side , were increasing the number of their batteries , and connecting together their different works ; and the videttes on the Tchernaya had observed a degree of activity among- the army of observation of General Gortschakoff . The Russians , moreover , have received reinforcements ; and the army of Poland is said—though whether truthfully or not remains to be seen—to be marching for Sebastopol . General Canrobert has returned to the Tchernaya .
The news from Asia is not of the most encouraging kind . The situation of the Turks at Kars is said to be grave , as the town is threatened by a large body of Russians , who greatly outnumber the Turks . General Mouravieff , the Russian , is stated to have 36 , 000 men at his command ; but , according to the Moniteur , the town is not invested , though other accounts represent it as being so . Zaun is the basis of the Russian operations . Mouravieflf , who is regarded by some as the best general in the Russian army , is sparing no pains to reduce the place : heavy torrents of rain , however , have impeded his operations . The direct communication of the Turks with Erzeroum is cut off ; but it is expected that the Turkish general will retreat on that city , lie has applied for reinforcements ; and 15 , 000 men will be at OQce sent .
Generals Pehssier and Simpson both announce that cholera is rapidly decreasing in their respective armies . Colonel Casati , however , the chief of tlie Piedmontese Staff , has died of this distemper ; but Omar Pasha , who was attacked , has recovered . Colonel Ansaldi has succeeded the younger Delia Marmora . Up to the latest dates , nothing of importance had occurred at Eupatoria or Yeni-Kalcli .
THE LATE LORD BAOLAN . A military correspondent of the Daily News writes : — " At four o ' clock of the day of Lord Raglan ' s decease , as hi * staff was about to go for their usual ride , they were informed that ho was much worse . They immediately repaired to where he was lying . Ho seemed supriscd at fleeing thorn , and inquired the reason , which they stated as delicately as they could , when , -with a most amiable smile , he assured them they were mistaken , for ho was much bettor , and in a day or two would bo about again . They felt their anxiety relieved , and went for a ride , leaving him in peace . He afterwards raised himself in bed , and called twice or thrico , ' Frank , Frank ! ' ( meaning Lord Burghersh ) , turned round , and ho died , witli a moat beautiful calm and quiet expression on hia face . " General Pelisaier issued the following order on the occasion of the death of the l £ n < rli » h commander : —
"Poath ban just surprised in his command Field-Marshal Lord Raglan , and has plunged the English army in grief . We share tho regreta of our brave allies . Those who knew Lord Raglan , who wore acquainted with the history of his noblo life , bo pure , so rich in services rendered to his country—thoao who witnessed bin bravery on the fields of Alma and Inkonnan , -who remember the calm and stoical grandeur of his character during this « oy <) re and memorable campaign , —all men of heart , In fact must deplore the loss of such a man .
" The sentiments which the Commander-in Chief ex . presses are those of the whole army . He himself severel y feels this unforeseen blow . The public sorrow falls more heavily upon him , as he has the additional regret of being for ever separated from a companion-in-arms whose cordial spirit h « loved , whose virtues he admired , and in whom he always found loyal and hearty co-operation . " Prlissieb , Commander-in-Chief . " Head-quarters before Sebastopol , June 29 . "
THE OBSEQUIES OK LORD BAOI ^ AN AT frHE CAMP . A despatch from General Simpson , dated July 7 , gives an account of tho last honours paid to the remains of the late Commander-in-Chief at the scene of his labours and his death . The body was removed from head-quarters to Kazatch Bay on the 3 rd inst . " In the courtyard of the house ( says General Simpson ) was stationed a guard of honour of a hundred men of the Grenadier Guards , with their drums and regimental colours ; fifty men , with one field officer , one captain , and one subaltern , from the Royal Sappers and Miners and from each regiment , lined the road from the British to the French headquarters—a distance of about a mile ; a squadron of cavalry was stationed on the right of the line , two batteries of artillery and a squadron of cavalry on the left of it ; the infantry were commanded by Major-General Eyre , C . B .
" The road from the French head-tjuarters to Kazatch Bay was lined throughout the whole way by the infantry of the French Imperial Guard ami of the 1 st Corps ; bands were stationed at intervals , and played as the procession passed , and field batteries ( French ) at intervals , on the high grounds right and left of the road , fired minute guns "At the wheels of the gun-carriage rode General Pelisaier , Commander-in-Chief of the French army ; his Highness Omar Pasha , Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman army ; General Delia Marmora , Commanderin-Chief of the Sardinian army ; ami Lieutenant-General Simpson , Commander-in-Chief of the English army
" The body was received on the wharf by Admiral Bruat and Rear-Admiral Stewart , C . H ., ami a large number of officers of the combined fleets . Th « launch of the British flagship , towed by men-of-war boats , conveyed the coffin to the Caradoc , the boats of the combined fleets forming an escort ; and the troop and battery of the Roj-al Artillery included in the escort formed upon the rising ground above the bay , and fired a salute of nineteen guns O 3 the coffin left the shore . "
THK BALTIC . The bombardment and destruction by an KuglUh squadron of Nystadt , in Finland , appears not to be a fact . A Hamburg letter of the 11 th mat- eays : — " The statement was circulated by tlie captain of a small vessel coming from the Gulf , and the Swedish telegraph immediately forwarded it in all directions . Today , the event appears to be unfounded . " The same writer thus describes some of our recent operations in the North : — " On the 18 th of June , the English cruisers cannonaded and levelled with the ground the telegraph of Porkkaland . After bombarding to no
purpose the fort of Shiva , they set fire to the neighbouring houses , and . having returned to the charge on tho 20 th , they completely destroyed tlie telegraph . On the 21 st , having received a reinforcement of ships of war , the KnglLsh reopened fire on the fort , and compelled tin garrison to evacuate it . The commander , hovevur , in compliance with his instructions , blew it up to ]> rcv < ni its occupation by the English . The fortified promontory at Kotka , between KrcdurikahMmm and LoVi . su , ww attacked on the 20 th by English gunboats detached from the squadron . They bombarded it for several hour * , and succeeded in . setting on fire a mi tuber of private dwelling :-, several commercial stores , and two bnrruck . s . "
Admiral Dundas bus communicated reports from Captains ( jilvcrttiii ami Storey , the former ( giving an account of tlie destruction of the fort of Svarlholiu in the entrance of the Bay of Lovisa , and of tho accidental firing of the town of Lovisa tho night following the vifit of our ships ; the latter chronicling the d < : « trnction nl 20 , 000 tout ) of Russian shipping . Admiral Dundas lately tried tlie range of a S 2-poundtT gun , when one of the shots reached more Hum 6 ouu yards , or upwards of three miles . It took exactly thirty-one seconds for its flight . Some- Hibsctjiicnt sliot < alighted on the island of Croimtnut .
A small lluhing-buat has been intercepted and c ; iu tioned by ( lie allied . squadron , within twelve ; miles ul St . Petersburg and live of Cronstudt .
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WAR MISCKLLANEA . TlIK TUKKH IN THK DoiillUDHCIIA . ' —TllO L ' uiirrUT tit MaraeilltH publishes a letter from Constantinople , tin writer of which says : — " Tho Turkish army of ltouin <> li < i , which had been concentrated between Siliwtria owl Itouatchouk , lias moved towards tho Dobrudttclwi , whieli in the only point by which the enemy might attempt a " invasion , Auutriu being still bound to protect the Principalities . JbVom three to four thousand nion have arrived at Toultchn , under the command of Hustmn 'ind Saly PhcIkih , and have fortified that pluco n » well iih Isnaktcha . " Turn RtmwiANH at Kakh . —On Juno 11 ) tho Russian * continued their movoinonta to surround Kara with
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Leader (1850-1860), July 21, 1855, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21071855/page/4/
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