The Express. — London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEA T. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. &r B. B. LYTTON promoted $ petition from Saddle. worth, is the West Riding, dosed by 42,000 possess, having referees* to the deplorable sonditioa of our may in the Crimea. TM petitioners stated that they had read with deep alarm sad sorrow the statements which had appeared in the puerile papers, to the effect that our gallant army in the Urinal was perishing from want of the common mow earns of life, sad that the heroes of the Alma, Inkennann, and Balaklath were daily falling victims to dame induced by the want of food, clothing, and shelter. They stated that their deep indignation was aggravated by the fact, that parliament had voted ample supplies for the etaintemose of the army and, by their belief that more, U required, would have been granted. And, further, they knew that private benevolence had been engaged to as unprecedented degree in mie Leering to the wants data soldiers. The petitioners alleged that it was in vain to attribute these deplorable results to accidental causer, seeing that the French army had been preserved in health and efficiency by the striking superiority of their system of maaagement. The petitioners attributed the state of the English army to the ignorance, imbecility, and neglect of the commissariat and other departments con nected with the supply of the troops, and thought they ould not err in concluding that the authorities must be guilty, and the higher the authority, the greater the guilt. They believed that her Majesty's Ministers, wielding the supreme executive power, must have been guilty of serious neglect of duty, and therefore they rejoiced that the late government had been driven from office. The petitioners then added (said the bon. member) some expressions so uncomplimentary to her Majesty's late—not very late—advises, that it might not be necessary to repeat them to the house. Finally, they prayed that ample provision might be made for the comfort of oar brave soldiers, and that men might so longer be placed in responsible positions through political inithencth or family coonezioas. They demanded an °pea, rigid, and searching inquiry into the conies of the sufferings which the army bad endured, ad prayed that steps might be taken to remove at once from the public service all persons from the highest to the lowest, by whose fault, neglect, or connivance the public money had been misappropriated, and our el°. torious troops left to starve ; thus lowering the reputation which this nation had heretofore enjoyed for the practical wisdom of its councils, and the successful energy of its arms. HOUSE OF LORDS.—ToneDAT, Fn. 27. The royal meat was gives by *emulsion to the Army Bente@ Act Amendment Act. The LORD Csaimatios took his meet epos the woolaack at fin ceelook: THE TURKISH CONTINGENT. The Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH rose to put a question, ef which he had given notice to the noble lord the Secretary ef State fir the Was Department, coacemieg the ransomed appoistateat of Major-General Vivian, the Adjutant-Gene• geld the Madras army, to the command of the contingent hem which was about to be raised la Turkey. He wish, to be Wormed whether this rumour was • correct me, and she whether it was proposed by her Majesty's wormiest to mad out any officer to the Crimea to report upon the state of our army there ? He also wished the to know whether the noble lord would plum upon table $ statement of the military services of Major- Geseral Vivian? When an officer received a gratuity from the radio of lOW. a year, it was always the rule to give such a statement. If it were Rosemary to take such • step in that case, far more necessary was it that the rule should be followed when • man was to be entrusted with the command of 20,000 men. He (Lord Ellenboroogli) ask d this inf natation, because he had not been able to obtain any upon the subject elsewhere. He did not wish it to be sup posed that he was casting any reflection upon the services of the gallant dither to whom his question alluded, became of them he kaew nothing. Major-General Vivian might be a most able officer, but he (Lord Ellenborougb) was unac quainted with the facts, and be did not find in the position which that officer bad occupied sufficient to guide him to • conclusion, at least with filature to the poet for which he was said to be destined. Lord P&NMURE eould not deny the right of the noble earl to take the course which he had thought fit to take en the present occasion ; but be did deny both the justice of that course as regarded Major-General Vivian, and its widows as regarded the army in the east. (Hear, bear.) With reference to Major-General Vivian, he (Lord Pao man) could scarcely my that that officer had yet bees cep plated to the command of the Turkish tiontintrent. He was, ft was true, Is eoninauctication with the gallant general on the subject; and so far as his (Lord Plummets) respond billy was oeneemed, be meant to select him for the men mend of that force. (Hear, hoar.) He should do so from so personal acquaintance of his own with the gallant effieer, bet from the fact that, after having communicated with those ea whom he could rely, he had arrived at the ceuclesion that he would be fully justified in appointing Major-General Vivian to the highly important command ef the contingent which was to be raised under the convention just completed between her Majesty and the Sultan. He would remind the house that it required other qualifications besides that of having been an acting officer, or of having been mimed in glorious achievements, for the contemplated sties which Major 1 Vivian was to undertake. It required • man who was not only reeneeted in the service to which he Winged, but who bad fulfilled to that service mime sack duty se that which bad been exercised by that gallant ofieur at Madras. The givernmeat was justified in believing treat his past services that Major-General Vivian could ortolan a large body of troops, and that having organis4 them he would be able to subdivide them into the diarist use of the service. That gallant allow bad third the vospessible post of adjutant-general in the Madras a i ls early life, while connected with the Indian la Ma ever displayed more talent or more gallant on the playas of India than did Major General • Vielm--41teor, hear)—and his conduct as Adjutant-General of the Madras army had been equally satisfactory. From the 1114111711 seder whom he bad served he had receivedrga i ldgboot emeiessaials which one man had ever received free nester. He received from the civil authorities of his peesideney tostimenials equally strme; and from the autho rities at he.e be received testimonials of which any MEM might well be wed. (Hear, bear.) If his (Lek Pommies), bad wanted enything more to codes MB ißibeeplein which he bad hemod of Major- Omani This's Mum he the parries for width he was destined, it was found in the wimple fact this dem it had Weems known Chet it was in imeatemplation to amnia that once, to the cameo& ef the Turkish - mallipee, applica tions had fan in from many Awe esmisinad with India, all of whom expressed themeless mod mins to serve under him. (Hear; hear.) The selection dos mar to fill so high a command was, of course, a matter attended with no little responsibility, and he (Lord Panmure) had not failed to feel that responsibility. But he did certainly put it to the noble earl (El'euborough) whether, until that officer had been aprioted, it was fair, either towards him Sr towards the service in respect of which he had to be respon sible, to pass doubts upon the efficisocy of the officer ap pointed ? The noble earl (Ellenborough) had expressed his doubts whether any but young oaken would volunteer into the service under Mator-General Vivian. To that be (Lord Penman) was unable to giie an answer; but he sound say this, that it would be his duty to select the best tears he could find, at whatever sge,they might be, with eat allowing any personal considerations whatever to inter ims in his selection. No doubt a great number of those new at home on furlough would be the first to present themselves for selection, and many efficient officers would be found amongst them. The mune to which the noble earl (Elleabothogh) had adverted might then be adopted; but in the nasalise many officers would have an oppor tunity of presenting themselves, both from the East India Company's service and from those why were on half-pay in the royal army, and also from those who had left the army, but with testimonials which would warrant their re engsgemeat for service. By pursuing such a course, be (Lord Panmure) believed that be should obtain the est officers for the Turkish contingent, and thus confer not only a present benefit to bath England and Turkey, but a future one to that empire, by the infusion of fresh life and energy into its military system. 'Midi reference to the other ques tion, to which the noble earl had but slightly adverted, he had inform the house that there was no intention of send ing oat to the Crimea such an officer. Lord VIVIAN thought it his duty, as a relative of the gallant officer whose name had been mentioned on this mar aim, to complain of the course which the noble earl (Ellen borough) had taken. It was certainly not a proper step, w officer was going out to an arduous and hasudom duty, to met at least a douht uponjais capacity, and thus to injure the prestige which tie former services had justly at tached to his name. (Hear, hear.) That the services of Major-General Vivian were not undeserving of the confi dence which the government felt inclined to plasm is him, a letter which be had in his hand, from the commander of the army at Madras, fully proved: The following was an extract from ale letter :—" Banga lore, Aug. 23, 1833.—8ut besides the regalsite ability for the &whams of the duties of his department, Colonel Vivian possesses such eminent queligestians the alive men mad, that the Commode, in-Chief well feel himself wanting in his duty to the grimmest% le the bk. the Court of Directors, as well as to the ditillegsdebed niess in question, did not his Excellency base the MOW then pro minently to notice, in the hope that amok Osiemi Mika return to India early opportunity will be takes le soled lint for stapispoisat is such manner as may be meet homeliskl to the peak service. Thee is not is the Onmemilewis- Chief's ein y army • mots gallantt th en Colossi sa Vivian. The record of his sunless mmeekeil be the seumwssying general orders of the Clommeniewhe- Chiefshewe - ltiot be distinguished himself in the Geld ea keep =miss he Welsh he has bad ea appeeenelq d Ming se:lMaq who have sees hes ionise Wive (the believes) beim hemmed with the their sovereign; eel iambi the right hes. E 61 4r. d el i s zi, Im Ommail peillekale in Ids ineekieees ileellmeste k segerd to the esiesere aselest = _llk It ilisbes not that the bens Ike will to her Majesty the emegkllea et Ostend Vivisn's monism' " General Vivisa hes lambed the hews ef being memelesed throe times in psMe despatehes. With mewl to the statement that se Mohr "lashed Mose would serve sailor Meer amok Vivian, he might mention that two pairs* mess bed already volunteered to serve under him, one of them as he believed, a G.C.B. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of ELLEN BOROU G H esplaiaed that he bed only said that the chance of Major-General Vieille beteg acquainted with officers fitted to serve under him was set increased by the particular position which he bad held is ladia. Lord VIVIAN thought that the aside earl, as • civilian, ought sot to set up his opinion pima that of earapetiat military authorities. The Criminal Justice Bill end the Openly Trial of Offenders Bill respectively passed thesesheemmittes. The Earl of HARDWICK Lb meek. he motets »- torsi respecting transports, took emmisn eimmist open the manner in which the trAnspert sinks MI bus per formed during the past campaign. Lord PANILU RE gave aims explanation' tendeing cor thin points remarked upon by the noble ced e end she some observations from the Earls of Derbies* , the returns were ordered to be v.-dui:lid. Their lordships then adjourned at half-past 7. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tummy, Pam 27. The Sroakaz took tbe chair at 4 o'clock. NEWSIPA,PRE STAMP.—By Sir J. DV'S, from printing establishments in the City of London ; Mr. WnarwAN, from the proprietors end conductors of the Soma &rams poster; against the bill for abolishing the existing news paper stamp and postal privileges. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.—By Mr. L. KING, from the local Board of Health, Croydon; Mr. SANDAL', from the Wakefield Gas Company, ditto Water Works Company ; all against the Public Health Act as at present framed. Bacons/nog TO RILL Errsami.—By Mr. L. KING, from Duffield, Derbyshire, for an alteration in the law of succes sion to real estates. BREWING AND DISTILLING FROM GRAIN.—By the Earl of DALLEITR, from members of the Bath Temperance Society and others; Mr. HEYWOOD, from the inhabitants of Hut Lepton in Eut Lothian ; in favour of preventing the dis tillation and brewing from all kinds of grain, on mould of the high price of hod. BALE OP INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON BIINDAT.—By Mr. Bugs", from the inhabitants of Leeds, signed by 22,600 persons, and from the Association of Lice nsed Victuallers at Leeds ; Mr. COBDEN, from Saddleworth, Yorkshire ; Mr. HounrALL, from inhabitants of Liverpool; Mr. DAILEY, from Yorkshire; all against. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. Barran, a new writ was ordered to issue for the borough of Northagsptos, in the room of Mr Vernon Smith. app.iinted to the ems. of President of the Board of Control. THE BERNAL COLLECTION. Lord EBRINOTON presented a petition from the council of the Society of Arts, praying that steps might be taken to secure the benefit of the Bernal Collection far the nation, and moved at the santetime that it be printed with the votes. He ale, gave notice for that day fortnight to move an address to the crown, praying that her Majesty might direct inquiries to be made as to the desirableness or otherwise of throwing the valuable artistic and mineral specimens of the Bernal Collection open to the public. . NEW MEMBER. Mr. DAVI= the newly sleeted member for the Cardigan Boroughs, took the oaths and his seat. PRIVATE BUBINEPB. The Connaught Mining Company Bill was read a sowed tiara. SOUTH WALES (EXTENSION OF TIME) BILL. On the motion for the second readiag ottani bill, 1 Vi man% EMLYN contended that the MU broke filth with the mitille and the Admiralty, and moved that Übe read a second thee that day sin months. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Yeoman Usher of the Black Red smeared at tbs her. and essmosed the house to the Hoses of Poen Is how the royal resat gives by commission to an se (TM Arty fiervior Amendment Bill.) On the Speaker's rotors, 8017T8 WALES, to. BILL. Sir 6: otteakx coseurred is opinion with the noble oieeeset, sad advised the rejectioa of the bill. After e short diseswioa the house divided— Fair the sewed reading 66 Aided it l3O-65 from May lest, be (Mr. Kennedy) has oestinned to draw whey is respect of auk oMee, sad, if so, up to what tun., and ler what services Mr. WILSON mil* that *writhe Waste ef 1M 10th of May was wise& eselesieg 1119 slim yeses; eflar Mr. Koanertes sommunisedem seethe that be maidgesd the Chaessaor of the Ezeireque's letter Ileatmeense le a dis robes!, it became the duty of the Treasury M delsesdat what should be done. Bat as at that doges Km member for West Surrey had • motion for inquiry • llire upon the paper, the government did set Wei JuMIiN is :1 4 11s*.ep the vacancy. Two or times swathe bear* before the inquiry took p lea, gad Ohm draw steams had sines happened which bad pewit* the situation being filled up to the purest me**. In providing for the performance of the duties el the aim in the mesa time, the Thusly were advised that Kr. Kennedy's patent could sot be revoked until gagenr= appointing his successor was drawn up. Aerial, arose under the act of parliament which authmined theme pointment. That act provided for the appointment of two cotassimionen, bet gave no power to allocate the duties of both to theft,. It was found for these reasons impouibb at the moment to abolish the office, and the consequence was that though Mr. Kennedy had practically ceased to petform the duty, he still nominally filled the once. Or in quiry it was found that within the jurisdiction of the Woods and Forest. there was the manor of Lyndhant, to which no duties attached, the manage ment of which was as a matter of form transferred to Mr. Kennedy, the ether duties of the office being performsd by the other commissioner. Of course. Mr. Kennedy being still one of the commissioners under the act of parliament, was entitled to his salary, which had bees regularly offered to him evere , quarter day, and as regularly accepted. ' I (" Hear, hear, ' and laughter.) Sir J. SHELLEY then, pursuant to notice, proceeded, in a speech of considerable length and embracing assay details, to move for a select committee to inquire into and coulter the grounds and justification of the removal of the' Right Hon. Thomas Francis Kennedy from the Office of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues of the Crown. He °burred that he had no personal knowledge of Mr. Ken nedy, and was induced to bring the cue forward simply on the grounds of fairness and justice to that gentleman, who, he considered, had been most harshly treated, and agai nst whom the only complaint that could be brought was, he believed, over seal in the public service. Mr. GLADSTONE said, as this was a question on which the hob. baronet had thought it his duty to impugn his conduct in one of the most important functions which he had to discharge, it was not his intention to give any vote; he should leave the matter in the heads of the house. Bat he thought it hie duty to contribute to the information before the house • the more so, as it was a subject extending over a considerable space. There were two or three blue books, all of which bore on the case ; and on casting his eye round the house, he wee struck by the remarkable absence of these blue books. He saw in the hands of members information of • lighter description—namely, • tract or pamphlet, in ' whisk_ .Mir Kennedy, u he had a perfect right to do, had seeleilhieemes to the world. Bat this was a subject on which be Meal ben. members would, of necessity, be called on to set with very imperfect information. He did not think ihe honourable gentleman had employed to the best advantage the time he had occupied; for some omissions which he had made were more remarkable than any of his alleyations. He had used these words—" The canes for whisk Mr. Kennedy was dismissed was only made en excuse Ilse his dismissal ; and the real cause was, his being too active sad too zealous for certain members of the government." If those words were substantiated by proof, he (Mr. Glad stone) would withdraw his opposition to the committee being appointed. Let the bon. gentleman reduce to writing thi words he bad used in his speech, lay those charges on the table of the house, and undertake to prove thou charges before a committee of the house, and he would then greet at caste that the hon. gentleman had placed himself oa a sated footing before the house (Hear, hear.) Ho would Wes have made • tangible and intelligible charge against a *a fee his conduct as a minister of the crown. Let him do that, and he (Mr. Gladstone) would spare the house the 111111114111 he was about to make. (Hear, hear.) Did the Kai gentleman accept his offer ? Sir J. V. SHELLEY—If the right hon. gentleman will areeent to the appointment of a committee, before that esesmithre it will be my duty to prove those charges. (Hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE—Now, sir ' I find the hon. gentleman does not stand by his words. I will read them again : "The cause for which he was dismissed was only made en ezmus for his dismissal; the real cause was, his being too active and too zealous for certain members of the govern meat." (Hear, hear.) Does the hon. member, who appears hare on the pert of public justice, abide by the words he used in his place, or does be not (Hear, hear.) Sir J. N. SHELLEY—I certainly alluded to that which I posed u r —to a conversation which puled between Mr. y and the right hon. gentleman, in the presence of the Secretary to the Treasury, in which Mr. Kennedy in fantod the Chaneellor of the lluhequer—as he informed me at least—that, up to a certain time, Mr. Wilson, the Secre tary to the Treasury , had been favourable an d friendly to wards him, bet that he stated to him that it would not do for Matto go on, as he was doing, persecuting the euveyors, who had personal influence in the government or out of the government, in parliament aad out of parliament, and that the friends of the deputy surveyor' had come to him and stated their ease, and put pressure upon him. (Hess hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE—I beg to observe that the lac. gen tleman has given me no answer to my question. (Hear, hoer.) I wish to know, frem this champion of public justice, whether or not be abides by the words he used in his speech ; and he puts me off with a conversation received secondhand from the Secretary to the Treautry.. Sir J. N. SHELLEY—No; from Mr. Kennedy. Mr. GLADSTONE—My answer to that is—Mr. Kennedy was not dismissed by hon. friend the Secretary to the Trea sury. lam the man who is responsible to the House of Commons—or wu—(r laugh)—for the management of the crown estates. I was the adviser of the crown ; and now I may say, after having quitted the government ; although my boa. friend (Mr. Wilson) is one of the most upright, able, impartial, and indefatigable men that I over had the good fortune to know in the public service, yet my hon. friend the member for Westbury is not the man who dismissed Mr. Kennedy. And lam not reduced so low—l am not • being so degraded—u that I could have been guilty of so monstrous a breach of good faith and honour, as, on a subject of that kind, relating to the dir mural of a gentleman of unquestioned honour, a man of experience, a man of honour, and as old public servant— that I could delegate to another man the task of judging of • man's conduct without myself examining into the matter, and being responsible. (Hsu.) I will not ask the hon. gentleman again, because I have *eked the question till I have wearied the house; but I rather think I am entitled to say that the hon. gentleman is not prepared, so far as regards me, to prove the •u alien he has rashly made in r iss :cV, " that the cause for which Mr. Kennedy was was only made an excuse for his dismissal ; the real cause was, his being too active and too zealous for certain members of the government." As far as regards myself, I think the bon. member—with a good grace se • bad grace, the house can judge more accurately than I can —is not prepared to make good thou words. My hon. friend the Secretary to the Treasury will probably repeat • similar challenge; and I confess I wish the hon. gentleman a better deliverance from it than he has effected in this oast (Hear.) My main object in referring to this painful matter was to say that if the bon. gentleman would make an intelligbie charge against a minister of the crown, that was a good reason chi the house should grant • committee to investi gate it. To me it would have been very acceptable to have nes the quake put in nth an attitude before the house. The lem geslisman shrinks teeer'giving effect to the words he used, seed that bolas the wee I am bound to state to the hews the eliegliens I entesteis to the granting of this cow *Mae, if it is to be psi** rely on the general allegation that the km. mous thinks there has been something =is the dimairsl of Mr. Kennedy, and that he himself haw eimm to a differs.* seasimien. There cannot be a paw WO* lima the ewsweiliss under which the Iter=enees Weems W Whew, Wet Mr. Kennedy was miableasednfuhie veracity, his integrity, and kis hosour. (la* bees) The sight hon. gentleman then referred to the meet of We gemmittee, and contended that not one weed car syllabi@ had ever been said by mem ben of the gummed while Mr. Kennedy could imagine le teach his hearse, lie vaulty, or his integrity. That seatieman bed bass Maw* bemuse it was impossible to ea the pshls hominess with him, and because he (Mr. ) easidested himself the protector of the cha rnels, of the Wide, slims es well as of Mr. Kennedy. The /mad ea wide\ Mr. Kennedy was removed were shleftwo—Wese sesetiag Mr. Brown, and those Mr. Illashalaseism. It was unnecessary to eater into all the wane of his dissatisfaction as *meet* Mr Brows. As reeposted Mr. Higginbotham, he macsided that Mr. Kennedy had made • deliberate charge etfahstmed against Mr. Higginbotham; on account of which be istimsted his Intention to dismiss him. That this charge spinet Mr. Higginbotham was totally unfounded he con tends:l*m the evidence of disinterested parties called in SS NUM spa the facts. But as Mr. Kennedy refused to 9~1 his *mg& it became necessary to remove either Ni. Kennedy UMr. Higginbotham. He chose the former. Lied Stan ley, Mr. Malias, Mr. Streit, and Mr. Whiteside Meht that twig wee *panties; Mr. Drummond and the station. Mr. WILSON after the personal allusions to Wenn, It wee incumbent on him to offer • few remarks. Me must, firstly, es his own behalf, and on behalf of every member of the geurnaseet with whom he had communi- Weed, disavow, la do meet ample manner, the supposition *at say 'hugs affecting Mr. Kennedy's "honour, cra sh m, end tatersity" had ever bees entertained. The justi leak* fee disobeying Mr. Heasedy was that he had not the Mew the maser, mad We power of sovendng • kegs se to wanes to the public go good ; U vulae* se Me hod eue premed say charge egainst him. It had bola Waal* that We mind of the late Chancellor of the Inshetwa tee rimmed by imputations which he (Mr. Wilmsa)led met Mr. Kennedy; but those who Mew the eight les& mast be aware that his taisstry sad were too great for him to be camated er imeneased by anything bat investigatioss of his own, chum as/ men% share** was at stake. So far hem that being era whim he (*.Wilma) west to the Trearai s h every d tria of Mr. Kennedy ; MR. THE CASE OF MR . KINNEDY. aad the eh* se this Awarassisa, though it was his Mr. Mr. BLAND, before Sir J. Wasley beeught on his sae- duty to I* Wham ev 'sly, et the Treasury, between ties kr a: sommithee to lapin Wm We removal ef the a Um= lisidiegthe . Cigheere efllle. /Comedy, and his Might Mem Times F. Kennedy, wished ask the Seem- ,he must rehesomb state that, from the first Inly el** Treermsy whother,sotwitheeending We Tree wry until will* two warm ef the decision to which the *NW of the INI ily of May last, wheidanie Fine Ls* strived, *se (Mr . Wilson) believed that Mr. theTwasary sad Chancellor of the are lOW =LI S Mr. EirsaislT were right, and that the other *law isesiiheed the ease theroteihn ial &l e a r y Mr. Kea- die *swum esit Ist Ws reason, that until th en h e h a d LZeogese, gmi assirlismilig Mr. lesavey's sea only the »Weisel Mr. Brown and the letters of Mr. Hew maliselmi Muesli se ilsokni ban sub Au so wdy Were WA. He weer doubted Ow facts on owl THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EYFYING, FEBRUARY 28, 1855. NOTICES OF MOTION. THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice for to-morrow (this day) to ask whether it was the intention of government to renew the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill, which expire at the end of the present session. Also, whether the noble lord at the head of the government intended to make the ballot an open question in the cabinet. (Cheers.) OPENING THE BRITISH MUSEUM ON SUNDAYS. _ _ Sir J. WALMSLEY gave notice for that day fortnight to move, " That in the opinion of this house it would pro mote the moral and intellectual improvement of the working classes of this metropolis, if the collections of natural history and of art in the British Museum and the National Gallery were open to the public inspection after muting service on Sundays." EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Mr. KENNEDY—To submit to the consideration of the house the necessity of rendering national education in Ire land more comprehensive and complete. let, by means of industrial instruction adapted to the wants and eireum steams of the several districts of Ireland; 2nd, by neuritis the most efficient teachers by an adequate scale of salaries, commensurate with important and engrossing duties ; and to move an address for a commission to inquire into the arr►ngements most desirable for promoting such national industrial instruction; for Tuesday, March 13. DIPLOMATIC iIiCRVICE. Mr. 'MART gave notice that on going into committee on the miscellaneous estimates, he should mo.e that an en. mination be in/Wined for all candidates for diplomatic or consular service. RETURNS ORDERED. WAR-0771CD Cl.ll=ll.—Mr. DILUMBIOND,—Retura of the names and length of service of the several clerks in the War °Mee ; also demo of each promotion from the third to the second class, and from the second to the first class, daring the last three ,can ; together with a statement of separate allowances granted to individuals independent of Islay, at any time daring that period. THE MORTALITY IN THE 46rw . AND Wan REGI- min is AT TSS CRIMEA. Mr. J. G. aarietiTlCelei&etery for War, whether it was a feet, that no winter clothing was supplied to the 46th and 63rd Regiments in the Crimea ; that, in con sequence of that neglect, those regiments had been almost destroyed; and whether any one bad been dismissed or cen sured for that neglect? Mr. F. PEEL replied that when the 63rd Regiment was rent out, it being in the middle of summer, no winter cloth ing was necessary ; with regard to the 4611, an ample supply was sent in the easel which carried out the regiment, vie , the Prince, but which unfortunately was lost when the vessel foundered. Inquiry bad been directed to be made as to how far t►e mortality is the regiments alluded to had been the consequence of the want of warm clothing, and who was to blame for its not having been issued, but at present no one had been dismissed or censured. THB REPORT OF THB MAYNOOTH COM MISSION. Mr. SPOONER repeated a quake he had one day last week pat to the First Lord of the Treasury, viz., when the report of the 0011111111WOINTS appointed to inquire Into the system of education carried on at the College of Hayseed would be precasted to parliament ? Also, whet's*, M was tree that a copy of the evidence taken before that amnia dem had been forwarded to Dr. Cullen, and if so, when and bir wises authority it war so forwarded ? Lod PALMERSTON lied made inquiries duo the hon. WOMB had previously asked thou questions, and was awe added M inform him that the report in question wee in ONION ii plating, that it bed been revised during the hat hetnistA end would in all probability in a few days be garliesnent. (Hear.) He found alao that r= " l:e emended draft wee made out, • nation arose as uthe minds. of emend& swum uelseiestind discipline as senneeini mid ties= i npon whisk ens el the _ and the o swore desirous el ' De. ;;;Iniea as owe _ trustees. - C sa iLlwa sai r s Zed that he Gould an mower the emotion Inn he had an opportunity of seeing the 'Ansa men 'Milt arose. This ninon was mord. laity einsuniested Whim, and ho (Led Palmerston) mast penal that Dr. Callen fully anomesed the purpose for whin Aims it was placed ia hie banes, sad the degree of Monne which was *spend ben bin is the use he might make of it ; he. holism, issk On widen, with him to Zen, end then within the gennioa or the known& of theemenhoners lied M townelend into Italian and Whin Ss be n the mandmissom wen .seamed they were not to blew. They mined es spina s eon patent gannet* epos a noon. d enteshodiel mompmmo —whether they were altogether panne is gni. 's "video is Dr. Callen'a hands be as st PAW. judging yam the result, lbeiimenl to that they Wilt have exercised a MIS Mee diseretlea. Mr. SPOON= asked if the anis in send Mate whisk of no eminlideans it was who had passed the repert Dr. Ones% bens, and whether all the imentimiseen sem mined is the ast Lad PALMBRSTON mann that the eneemeno elf en the eimmennans In wither ben asked ate given The eseneneilills to Dr. Cain was nanny node by en of the eethelle esennedowom ; it oseld only to ben son a quaint In a intim emend with the seissiented dissipate One Wino Ann send have proonsil. The Oesselneen Pun (3,1111041M1) Bill, an the Conse nts's& Pr a t 21,000,0001) Bid, wore 'noisily road a third tine and -------- Mr. Brown's reports were based, and regarded him as a men of intelligence and ability, who understood his busi ness. The.. reports arrived in March, April, and May, sad he (Mr. Wilson) read every paper through, sod felt disposed to set en them. In the matter of Chatham-wood he did reveres the decision of the late government in sup port of Mr. Kennedy and of the rsoommends tiers of Mr. Brown; bat when the larger qua d= tame to be dimmed, was he (Mr. Wilson) *hi Monad that, bulimia prepaid= before him from Mr. WM be reverse the whole order of things in a property whisk ea we were told, would in a few years be worth mil liners( mosey, be took the precaution of inquiring the opi nion of the recognised authorities who should advise the Trossury.? (Cheers.) His first step was to refer Mr. Brown's reports to Mr. Clinton, who concurred in many respects with them, but where Mr. Clutton differed with Mr. Brown, his own (Mr. Wilson's) impreerion, which he stated told. colleagues in the Treasury, was in favour of Mr. Brown. On the 21st December a letter from Sir James Campbell to Mr. Kennedy came to the Tremor', from which he (Mr. Wilton) was astonished to learn that the report, made in March, and sabmitted to Mr. Clutton in May, was Campbell until October or November. Sir James Camp bell said, that, however able were Mr. Brown's argument., his facts were wrong from beginning to end. Then what wet he (Mr. Wilson) to dot He felt that, at all events, it woe his duty to inquire into the facts which were denied. lie knew none of these gentlemen, but his feeling was io Amour of Mr. Brown. He thereupon instructed Mr. Ken nedy to refer Sir James Campbell's report to Mr. Brown ; bat, within four,deys afterwards, came Mr. Higginbotham's letter, which was just a repetition of the same story ; he &- Ad this hots stated by Mr. Brown. What then waste be done / He dill net disavow the responsibility. His only ob. jest bad been to make • fair adjudication between the .emending parties, and he defied any person to point out a word in the correspondence of the Treasury that showed a laming one way or the other. When the correspondence elesed he considered what course he was nest to adopt, and mesh to his satisfaction Mr. Kennedy suggested the =0 Wane he had determined on, namely, to submit the matters of fact in dispute to some suitable tribunal. Mr. Kennedy proposed certain names, bat although most easious to do so, he was not able to adopt may of them ; the two first gentlemen on the list had been mks* consulted on the subject by Mr. Kennedy, and the three others were closely connected with Mr. Brown. lie wished to get persons of character and experience, and as some questions relating to drainage were involved, the first person he applied to wu Mr. Josiah Parks, hut when that gentleman told him be had had a dispute with Mr. Kennedy with regard to the drainage of Phenix Park in Dublin, he at once told him be could not eat; he believed any person would admit the honour and ability of the gentlemen finally cheat for the purpose. The Treasury were bound to look to the subordinate officer, whose interests were at stake. (Hear, hear.) High officials could generally get semi influential friend to take up their cause, but the in feriors had only the Treasury to protect them. (Hear, hear.) lie could only say that from first to last there was not the slightest feeling against Mr. Kennedy on the part of any member of the government. It there was any fault at all it was • feeling in favour of Mr. Kennedy on ac count of his conscientious discharge of aldisagreeable duty ; but seal did not always secure discretion. Since the present Board of the Treasury was constituted they had had many difficulties to contend with in the reorganisation of the cus toms and other offices, and he thought their conduct show= they were not actuated by the motives attributed to them by tits hon. baronet. Whatever censure was to be attached to the transaction, a great portion belonged to himself. It would be impossible to carry on the work of govern ment if the house were to assume a right to review 1 every transaction of this kind, although if a prima facie case of injustice was made out it ought not to be overlooked. The noble lord opposite (Stanley) said the names of the judges were not known; If he looked to the blue book he would find such was not the cue. The names were submitted to Mr. Kennedy ; be was invited to be present ; he attended the inquiry ; the report was made and acted on, and be never made any objection till his own dismissal. Lord PALMERSTON was not surprised that gentlemen interested in what related to Mr. Kennedy, from friendship or otherwise, should have been anxious to bring on this discussion to vindicate his character from any asper sions that might be supposed to have been east on his honour, veracity, or integrity. He him self had long known Mr. Kennedy both in public and private, and no one who knew him could for an instant impute to him anything reflecting on his veracity or character. He thought what had passed during the dis cussion ought to be sufficient on that point to the hon baronet end the friends of Mr. Kennedy. The debate would close •latent any iml.utation whatever on his cha racter or veracity ; but, on the contrary,with a full admission of the honour and integrity which had always distinguished him. He requested the house seriously to consider the coon queues that would ensue from the establishment of such a precedent. It woual reduce the civil service to a state of anarchy, and would be productive of the utmost incon venience and prejudice to the public interest. He could understand if a minister of the crown were to appoint a person whom parliament thought was not fit to hold the situation he was appointed to, that that would be a fit sub ject for inquiry in that house, because that house was the guardian of the public interest,; and was entitled, and it was its duty, to interfere and prevent the appointment of an improper person to the tor•ie• of the out. I but he eon , tended there must necessarily be left to the ministers of the crown a discretion as to the removal from office of those whom they thought incompetent or unfit to conduct the office they held. There were many reasons which rendered • person unfit to held an office, which it was impossible to state in detail in the house, but which still might be sufficient to make it the bounden duty of the person at the Lead of the department to remove such person from the situwion he held. There was no man who had been atthe head of a department in the public service to whom it had not happened to remove persons for reasons which contained no impeachment of their honour or their moral character, but which were sufficiently important to render it his du'y to plau some other persons in the discharge of their function.. He had not exaggerated the danger of forming such a precedent, for the hon. baronet said the house ought not only to inquire into this case, but into every cue of a man who had been removed from his situation who could find any one in that house to adopt his cause and bring it forward in that house. Without tres passing further on the time of the house, he entreated them to weigh well the consequences of the vote they were called upon to give, and be assured them they could not strike a more serious blow at the efficiency of the service than by voting for this motion. Sir J. SHELLEY said he bad proposed a very simple question. Here was • gentleman who thought he was aggrieved, and who asked for a committee of inquiry. Mr. Kennedy's only object was to have his character cleared from the aspersions east upon it by the Treasury minute, and if he had the assurance of the noble lord that that minute should be reecinded and another substituted, static that there was no intention to impute a want of veracity and honour to Mr. Kennedy, he should not peen the motion to a division ; if not, whatever might be the result, he should take the opinion of the house on the question. Lord PALMERSTON uid he did not understand how, technically, the object of his hon. friend was to be accom plished; but he had no objection whatever to state that there should be placed on the reeorde of the Treasury a fall ac knowledgment that Mr. Kennedy stood fully unimpeached. Sir J. SHELLEY said, under these circumstances, he felt be should only be acting a proper part as the friend of Mr. Kennedy in withdrawing the motion. The pudica was then Weave, withdrawn. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. R. PHILLIMORE obtained leave to bring in a bill to abolish the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts in Billeted and Wales in suits for defamation of character. The bill was subsequently brought in and read a first time. PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUISANCES REMOVAL Sir B. HALL moved that Mr. Edward Egerton be added to the select oorawittee on this bill. The 'notion was then spiked to. The report on suppAYS AND MEly was bgbt up ANS. and agreed to. The report on ways and means was brought up and re wired. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. This bill paned through committee. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION PETITION. The SPEAKER announced that he had received a letter from the parties to the Cambridge election petition, stating that it wee not their intention to go on with the petition. The petition was accordingly discharged. The house adjourned at a quarter to one. Mr. Vernon Smith, the new President of the Board of Control, is to be oppositd on the hustings at Northamp ton by Capt. Napier Start (Grenadier Guards). In an ad dress to the electors, the pliant captain observes:—" Un- .... . . . der any other circumstances I should have shrunk from presenting myself as a candidate for the honour of your suffrages, but having shared in the triumph of the British arms at Alma, and being invalided from active service by wounds received in the battle of Inhuman, I feel deeply the dishonour done to the British eame by the incapacity of the home government, which has suffered an army victo rious in the field to be wasted and almost destroyed by want of food and shelter. It is with thew feelings that I have determined upon giving you the opportunity of pronouncing whether your late repreeentative, who, whilst he acknow ledged the existence of these unheard-of calamities, refused all inquiry into their cases, is entitled to a renewal of your confidence." Sir William Burnett, K.H., after serving 33 years u chief of the naval medical department, bah placed his resignation in the hands of government. Loss OP THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP MORNA, wrrli SoLnisas.—BmaroL, Feb. 27.—liatelligesee by electric telegraph has been received here from Havestordweet, an nonnoieg the total wreck of the screw stesat-packet Morns, from Belfut to London, with troops ma board. The muter, mate, end 28 mamma and soldiers have got on shore, but 86 seames end soldiers are still missing. They left the wreak is two boats, and hopes are eatertained that they succeeded in landing somewhere in the Channel. etirregg. TO CORRESPONDENTS. dvertiaemests Intended for The Express," London Evening paper, must be at the Office, 114 Bouverie4treet, by Two o'clock ow the day of publloadow. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. True D•r—Mointag, Oh. 4 m Afternoon. Oh. 21m. 10-moasow—Morning, Oh. 32En . ifternoon, lb. 17m. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28. LATEST NEWS FROM ABROAD (BY RLECTRIC TELROBAYII.) MARSEILLES, Fss. 27. The Sinai brings advices from Constantinople of the 19th, and Balaklava the rth. The sorties of the Russians are lees frequent. A strong French division has moved to the extreme right of our attack. Russian deserters affirm that the Czar is expected at Sebastopol. General Niel expresses Lie decided opinion that the siege will soon have a successful issue. General Williams has received the rank of a General of Division, and powers to reconstruct the Turkish army of Anatolia. Tfick Pache, son-in-law of Omer Pache, has died at Eupatoris, of typhus. The weather is mild.—Daily fl ewe. ST. PETERSBURG, TUESDAY, Fla. 27. Prince Mentchikoff writes from Sebastopol, on the l9th inst.: "On the 17th the troops cantoned in the vicinity of Eupatoria were employed in a reconnaissance against the town at a distance of 250 toises. They opened a cross fire, and the artillery in a very short time dismounted some of the enemy's guns, and also blew up five chests of ammunition. " General Chruleff, who commanded, knowing that Eupatoria had a garrison of 40,000 men and 100 guns, ordered his detachment to withdraw out of range, which was effected in the best order. "The siege works before Sebastopol make no pro gress : onr artillery and rifles effectually prevent that. On the 13th we blew up a powder magazine in the French trenches."—Daily It THE OVERLAND MAIL. CST SUBSIARINZ AND BRITISH (PROP TIM Wl' OE THE DAILY NEWS.) TRIESTE, WEDNESDAY. The steamer Calcutta arrived yesterday at half past six o'clock, a.m., in 128 hours from Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 21. The India and China mails leave Alexandria this day, with intelligence from Calcutta, Jan. 22; Bom bay, 31; Shanghai, 1; Canton, 13 ; Hong-Kong, 15; Singapore, 22. The naval expedition against the pirates in the Persian Gulf has been successful. Lord Dalhousie's reply has been received with the highest distinction by DOE Mabomed. Bank of Bengal has raised its discount to 10 per cent. In India money scarce. Trade dull now. Exchange in Calcutta, 2.01. In China the civil war rages fiercely as ever. Trade at Canton almost stopped. At Shanghai teas have been active; a slight rise in silks. Much business done. Exchange at Canton, 4.81; Shanghai, 6.7. MARSEILLES, WIDNIBDAY. The Valetta arrived at 8 o'clock, a.m., with the above mails. AUSTRALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE MARCO POLO. (sr (PROM THB OP TED DAILY DDRSI LIVERPOOL, WIDWIIDAY. This morning the Black Ball line of Australian packets ship Marco Polo, Captain Wild, from Mel bourne, arrived off this port. She is expected in the river to-night. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. (MOM TEN 11011,1111PONDINT 01 TIM DAILY NEWS.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. This evening the Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Captain William Harrison, arrived in the Mersey with the usual mails from the United States and Bri tish North America. She sailed from Boston on the 14th inst., and Halifax on the 16th, and has brought, besides the mails, 133 passengers, 362,000 dole. and 14,0001. sterling in specie on freight. The latest dates from California, Jan. 24th, with 600,000 dole. in gold, en route. The markets are reported to be very dull and declining. War is expected with the Indiana who murdered the five whites near Orleans. The Vera Cruz dates of February Bth report the provisional government established, with Alvarez at its head, at Ampule°. At the steamer's departure the New York money market was active, and the supply abundant, stocks rather lower. . The Atlantic news had calmed a decline of I oent in the cotton market. The breadstuff market was steady, with very little change in prices. Provisions unaltered. Freights rather easier. Exchange dull; on London, 109 to 1091. M. litoff, who is to assist Prince Glortohakoli at the Vienna oonfonaos, has cased at Balla. THE CONDITIONS OF AR MY REFOR M, ii-oftici A KIND of lb. ____...uouneement of the inten tions with which the Emperor of the FRENCII pro ceeds to the East, has been published in the Con atitutionnel. It is remarkable for various reasons—. for none more than the secondary importance it tacitly attributes to England in the great Oriental struggle. The writer—M. AMEDEE DE CESENA—intimates that the impending spring campaign is now noiverially spoken of as " the war of the three Emperors ;" pry. phecies that this war will give to Europe a d ura b le and solid peace ;" announces that " with a new im pulse, France shall be seen everywhere with her fleets and armies ;" and proclaims th .t " this glorious role which France has taken in the Eastern question guarantees to her an immense ascendant in her future position in the world." England is only spoken of incidentally, and as of subordinate iss. portance along with Turkey and Sardinia. A reference to the letter from our New York corre spondent, which we publish to-day, will show that England, in consequence of the gross mismanagement of the war in the Baltic and Black Seae, is habitually spoken of in terms not less disparaging in Anieries. All this is necessarily mortifying to Englishmen; and yet, looking to the no-results of oar efforts in the Baltic and the Euxine, it is no more than was to be expected. A much greater expec. diture has probably been incurred by England for the pet:mention of the war, than by France and Turkey together. Taking our fleets and army in combination, the force we have fitted out is fully equal to that equipped by France. And yet all the exertions and sacrifices of the nation have been neutralised by official incompetency, and England gains credit for co more than for playing the part of a subordinate—and not very efficient —auxiliary M the Eastern war. The false position in which Eq. land has been placed by Administrative imbe cility is not only mortifying—it ie dangerous. The security of our commerce on every sea—the immunity of our land from invasion —the exemption of our colonies and dependencies from attempts to sew dissension between them sod the central empire by foreign intrigue—has been in a great measure owing to the conviction of England's strength that has everywhere prevailid. The safety of the empire demands a vigorous effort to place our. selves right in the eyes of the world. The sources of our miserable failure in the war are more remote than the twaddling incapacity of the ABERDEEN Cabinet. A striking illustration of this truth is presented in a sketch of the history of the late 63rd Regiment, by a correspondent, which ap peared in our columns on Monday last. That able and instructive paper traces the history of the " decline and fall" of that gallant regiment, from the 13th of September, 1846, when it mustered 1,000 strong—all hardy veterans--at Secunderabad, till a wretched remnant of 30 men left Balaklas a after the battle of Inkermann. The wretched system under which its moral and physical force has been extinguished is laid bare in unezagge. rated, alai therefore reliable language. The demo ralisatiOn of the veterans who re-engaged after their term of service was expired, in consequence of the means adopted to induce them to volunteer; the filling up of the vacancies in the ranks with raw recruits, picked up anywhere or anyhow; the neglect of any adequate provision for training the new levies, and accustoming them to disci phew ; the scattering of the regiment in small detachments over the country, so that men and officers had no opportunity of learning to act toge ther as a regiment, or even as companies ; the neg. lect of any precautions to preserve the health of the men ; all had produced their pernicious fruits in the ounderland riots, and other deplorable incidents, even before the regiment was sent to the East. Not Varna—not the Crimea alone have effaced a whole regiment from the muster-roll of the English army. The work was begun in India in the autumn of 1346, and may be said to have been systematically carried on till the winter of 1854. No have no desire to extenuate the offences of the late contemptible Government ; but, with such an example be fore our eyes, truth compels us to declare that the stain which has come over our arms is the result not of their bungling alone, but of a long and obstinate persistence in army mismanagement under numerous successive Govern. menta. The evil has not originated, as some would persuade us, in the parsimony of the Parliament or the people. Our army has cost us, one year with another, more than suffices other Governments to keep on foot, in a state of efficiency, armaments of more than double its force. The evil does not origi- nate in the meddling or tampering of Parliament with our military operations, for the servants of the Crown have had absolute and uncontrolled sway over the army. The evil springs from a deep rooted and ancient vicious system of army or• ganisation and administration. There is no . _ redemption for the national honour—there is no security for the peace, integrity, and independence of the empire, except in an army reform commensurate in respect of boldness and extent to the gross and inveterate abuses which have to be eradicated. One thing the nation will require to be on its guard against when this reform is undertaken. Many in. valuable lessons may be gained from foreign soldiers of experience and distinction ; but it must always be kept in mind that their experience is of armies which are under the exclusive control of absolute Governments, and which are in general the tilling and unscrupulous instruments of their prince eves when opposed to the people. The views and sentiments thus instilled into the best of foreign soldiers have a pernicious effect upon them, even when their sym pathies are with the people. Whenever they have sided with the people in popular struggles, and be _ _ come abettors of revolutions, they have ended by at- tempting to arrogate to themeelvee the power they have wrested from the Sovereign. More them the soldier of any other country (except perhapi the United States) the English soldier retains the character of citizen. Accustomed to a sense of subordination to the whole three branches of the Legislature by the annual re newal of the Mutiny Bill—accustomed to act at home under the command of civil magistrates, even in the most trying emergencies—the English soldier is ever kept in mind of his tree relation to the State. No dreams of a wild irregnlated ambition haunt his mind. Nothing must be done that can in the slightest degree weaken or undermine this reverence of the English soldier for the constitution and the law. And to this end all attempts to render the military authorities more in- dependent of Parliamentary interference and control must be strenuously resisted. The Minister of War must remain in the same relation to Parliament se any other minister. To promote army reform no change in this respect is required. Our system of army administration is defective and radically vicious+ not because the representatives of the people hare ' interfered too much, but because they have interfered too little. The first condition of an effective reform of the army is, that it should be placed completely under the control of Ministers responsible to Parliament. At present the military authorities are not mutes of the army. The peculiar position of the officem confers upon them a virtual or quasi independence.. Their commissions are in a great measure their Pre' THE NEW RETURN OF NEWSPAPER' STAMPS. The return of newspaper stamps just issued gives he following results : First Quarter. Second Quarter. Daily News . 319,191 346,044 Morning Herald . 303 . 000 299,000 Morning Poet . . 205,000 226,000 Morning Chronicle . 162,500 186,000 Express . . 177,133 196,369 Globe . . . 176,000 195,000 Sun . . . . 168,000 192,000 Standard . . . 103,000 104,000