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nIIEVIT INDIA BOUM 318 T 3&w., 1855. T of DIRECTOR S of the EAST GENE RAL COURT of EB the said Company will t be mo use in Leadenhall - street, on WEDNESDAY, the St EleYen o'clock in the forenoon. 'LAZES C. MELYILL, tecretarf • , UST INDIA ROUSE, JANUART 31, 105 . V rn , ~t ri l,„,-.- of DIRECTORS of the EAST m-I(4LeANY DO lIEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That ,I._olate C ommittee will be ready, on or before WED onith February neat, to receive Proposals in Pcrs 84'11 os as m ay be willing to supply the Cowritingm- _ - - BARRA CK STORES ; ere,nut' as of the said C on t ract may be had on aPPlica , n , ... r , °face, Wh ere the proposals are to be left, any ock in the tth our no tendeern foroon of te sail4th day of February, h Will be r eceived JAMES C. ME LVILL, Secretary. Int -A ROI7SE January 31, 1855. Is TIERE Ni for th... BY GIVEN, that the annexed CODE of oEltirr, - -EXA MINATION for APPOINTMENTS , E of the EA.ST INDI.A. COMPANY," which Ju ly next h the A ft .as been framed by the Board of Com mis of India under the provisions of the Act esp. 9 sec 38 p,:, • . ror,,,APPOINTIIENTS TO THE CIVIL SER• 1a55 " 'RE EAST INDIA COMPANY. ioan ex amination will take place, by examiners ltDpoili•aird„,"Comtnissioners for the Affairs of India, of is to the Civil Service of the East India rc hn ,_ chr2Ublect of her Majesty who shall he desirous ash m ice of the C ompany will be entitled to be 55,,vnlination, provided he shall, on or before the . irate of . e trans mitted to the Board of Commissioners ags being above 18 years and under 23 14 te, kstithu„—v.. 9' a physician or sur g eon, of his having treift"ol,,,tl af fection, or bodily infirmity, unfitting him loath of th pn P 1 Moral character, signed . by the head . of reeely et ` Which he has last received his education , o rhttek education at any school or college since the I klud i) : ° ,,,, °f oi good moral character as may be sails that of ,00lMissioners. ~,t c4, 1 1 i, , ,7„. , ,, of the branches of knowledge herein -.littoWao he desires to be examined. - "Al take place only in the following branches Ua ge 444 Literature— Latoein",; Maio '..... ....................... 500 'Won .. rY. ineluding that of the laws ..... 1,000 tit% 1 1,500 .* history of Greece " 750 Rome 750 .. P I France ~ Germany L4e , 1 1 ? I Mixed ltaly 1 biZ" ,s, chemistry, electricity and magne- 1,000 sqC t itT geology, and mineralogy 5OO 8 , logic, mental, moral, and political . - .•.., ................... find literatu. . 0 and l iteratu re . re . . ........ .......... ... 500 ... 375 ... 375 6,t75 ora r riersons examined will be estimated by marks, Urab ar Y system in use at several of the Univer.si ,te ta u , S et ° Waite to each branch in the preceding grea test number of marks that can be obtained at ' Wlll b 4 %u _ e allo wed any marks in respect of any sub -14..5t ,uoWl edge f ;L i en he shal l, that subject in the opinion of the examiners, o . tiro b e conducted by means o f p r i n t e d ques terereceerss,, arand by viva vo ce exam i na ti on, as th e ex exuabia_ itark u°ll Obtwned sh all have been cempleted the examiners by each candidate in respect o e h ge,ll he shall have been examined, and shall set ig re , the n ames of the t wen t y candidates who shall 'thtte7r aggreg ate number of marks than any r f the i UN.: and such twenty candidates shall be dee , rne (31„"1es for the civil service of the East ; ndia Co h rn u . [1 8.1 ,`",0t the Presidency in India to which they s a ' .5 det errnined by the order in which they stand ' lgs6 .an ate, I , l a n nd August, 1857, further examinations of the %lor t ake place by examiners appointed by the ' ets f or the Affairs - of India in the following ,The I' c"a dticti " , rules of taking evidence and '':%3°llveti • • *********** *** .• • • *** ''''''' *** •• "". •:. 400 'in which the se:ected candidateea 'Tee of his desire to be examined .. 20 atinns will be conducted in the same manner i 'teat n fr,h(The numbers set opposite to each su je . a— " er 0 1 Marks which can be obtained in te "ct ß.) talnatiate, desirous of being examined at either of ean i s'as of 1856 and 1857 shall, two months pre hieation,trlnsmit to the Board of Commissioners , L 3 _ 14 _1v11, 4 Itatement mentioning the language or lan i'lO can - ,',,ue is desirous of being examined. 7 Of ICNic'ate who having been examined at the fur- C', 81,4 11 not have passed, may, nevertheless, to eQplrther examination of 1857. tUr ther L%ta Who shall not have passed at one or "ri eleet ela tainations of 1856 and 1857, shall be 4s ea emiclidett candidates. ( 4tip e k..rned!," who at either of such further exami ,e the Nexaminers to have a competent to W hi e j,:arY of India, Political Economy, ant at L 4 ,tlt, " ,?lleinZ, : thall be adjudged to have passed, and %1 4 4, - 7, to the civil service of the East India I, % tits. the selected candidates who shall have -8111 i . - steg z list in the order of their merit in such „ 4. ," tlei;Z'sSabove by the total number of marks Nstn,,,, in respect of all the subjects in which d e a , to, t , tk ,„ 41... i itt such examination. • „„". at owl', service of the East India Company Koe determined by the date of the s f: d },i'' ' ',. s tich" 4o QL . shall be adjudged to have passed; Leh t h ge,74 at the same further examin aa ation, -e 5814 114 - "t oh t shall be determined according to _ " t he list resulting from such exam 31 , 41 , 4,llrtless rhe aft,, Ine • 'r Erich examination, be allowed to odi til all co o ' - mPly with the regulations in force Liect ) , _ a of the East India Company, and "d good moral character. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secy. LTlrvp,`i-LN tNoAL ASSOCIATION ARMY. for PRO , REFORM in the BRITISH atke_paurnount nPcesaity for a reformation in. 14 rOSSIgg1eet 41CUaggig to vr.,ORGE RUTHERFORD, Han. Eloo., Ltte lad 4, Torrington-Pot:tam -4114 daily from 12 to 2 o'clock. C !' l ' s ER PROPRIETORS.—The . th 4P ictions upon Newspapers be Stamp Res r let,,,,:itablished in various localities. Present and -;;?' applying to Aird and Tarlatan, 18, Exeter tilabled to adopt a plan which they have 1- tony years, effecting not only a saving of tt.-" Tglilvt,l!!' a getting up, but other great advantages "Menet 1 to the proprietors.—APPlY . to A. —44,l,a ftora whom every information call Al4Tu rrri t ‘ r -t P ICR Q 4 I- 1 " ) ODOWMENT S. —l / 4 1 -t ()NARY INTEREST (Ince, P°cIETY. ehincery4ane. 4 . the Lord ~.31tTirzza. ' lli ° I Nassau W. 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Ni . -- ‘ustrated with cases ; free by post for 35 stamps, m a Nia, ~,,,, ( 3 t S DEBILITY; , 4e th prTtePtitocra, and Cure.—An Essay on Spor n.. at tread al O bservations on a safer and more ' a by th e of the diseases of the Generative by u nary nee of the Microscope in detecting and Or ea...arY eaanainatio the real cause and effect of •etn,o,-Dialut, vth ether n' arisiug from solitary habits, a 4a V -11-taate, followed by practical remarks, founded , Lzp_erience in the treatment of Impuissance, , a laa onruiam Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, ,s -. 4 oh the on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre t'"gt erou evils emanating from empirical practice, ea - tiblereforrifeaaedies advocated by various writers 11), tt A, ,,: bI. 'II:IL LA!BiERT. M.D. , .. ,;) R ~,irte,st SQUARE, LONDON, i 'l t " ilt Th,4ttetilitted Member of the University of Edn r- ecam—'r oft the Lo a Hospital Medical Society tithicr t i I' --'es' Rall, Lo n nd o t o n n, &c., &c. eet Of this treati o point out the fearful con a.o4qotahl certain hz t giL s s irregularities, and excesses, 'l4t4 te - . 1 nl°ra Mize in ' Youth degradation in Man disoa„-. k getay a t hurr„,-- of Li fe , ' than, perhaps, any 'torah; w ' n .,, a 'svrt to mod-eg rn es patholoirtats. Its perusal is ski Cl'llalt le '''' t° Peraens entertaining secret doubts of a Piries a, Leli a d who are ConsCiolls of ha , ving_h ,.... az ing arde i l s ' Privileges to which every num." be ing sly h...._ b at keT a a ,„aarY thatall men should know, that there are yoke -",_uagenaent which cannot be violated withon , Ineo,7,,lues, and when wisdom and regret succeed "ed, 1,,-"erate self- indulgence, how these penalties nt ‘ll ' l v the sting of their bitterness may be removed, a are e l y 4ta consequences may be avoided, and above all, , 4 „ Wat d egree of physical infirmity or functional ,"' ter 1, sa ,,, a th helY aid of science cannot apply a cure. " 'reit " -e l et Years been engaged in an exteume c,ta tnent of these delicate complaints, which have D' rihrliete,,elt4;regfttaninieTLY confided to the care of ignorant btfir t e , t o. - .-4 or, those who are induced to place 1., %, 23 I, T. Y . MAY be had, price 21 of Messrs. Piper, ,e..,tttf_.; aternoster-vcw; Hannay, ' 63, Oxford-street; t e alb, crn'ttez Marin, 30, Corabill ; or free bY post TIT ' 4Ortzt troat the Ahthor's reisidence, 3., Besi -0048„,. 'illItt0):1 d aily from Eleven till Two, and from €- , No. 19,453.] LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1855. PUBLICATIONS. t. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC TO-NIGHT at 8 o'clock, awl Every Night (but Saturday). Stalls, 3s. ; Area, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. The Morning Representations take place every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 3 o'clock.— Egyptian flail, Piccadilly. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. This day is published, a New Edition, being the Third, of THE LIFE OF JOHN DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. _ HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart., D.C.L., Author of the " History of Europe," 81 . . c. rri 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits and Maps. Price 11. 10s. Willia.n Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgk and London. In the vicinity of the House of Lords there was the greatest excitement. In the lobbies crowds of persons were assembled, all, froM the expression of their coun tenances, waiting the assembling of.their lordships with great anxiety. In the interior of the house the gallery appropriated to the members of the House of Commons was filled to overflowing. The. side galleries were also filled, and among the " distinguished per Sons" present we observed an Eastern prince, who wore a magnificent costume. The vicinity of the throne was also crowded with spectators. At five o'clock the LORD CHANCIMLOR took his seat on the woolsack. In a few minutes after the Earl of Derby entered and took his usual seat, Lord Colchester and the Earl of Ellonborough sitting on either side of the noble earl. On the episcopal bench we observed the Bishop of Oxford and the Bishop of London. REFORM IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Charlotte Jones, praying for a reform in the Ecclesiasti cal Courts. • • . • _ 0 , • • l q - - „•• f - • • ri , , • .1f1 1 • 61. - - ; , A h I ( d A • 1.611_ • • d • d „ , I 4' 7! tr ••••c • . ,• • • _ • 7 k ito 4, ..- ems . 'J -I :4' • f • ' • PIE id •- • . • • • sus • /N 05 4 t? ' ' ~~ ~~ 1~~~ FPRICE SD. conceive, from. Scotland and Scarborough, at a time when the noble lord, like other members of the Government, had re sorted for the purpose of health to distant parts of the country. Ido not complaint of the noble lord, or of any of my colldagues, for doing so ; but it was not my good fortune to resort to the country either for health or for any other purpose—for . day by day isn d h our b y hour, dur ing the whole of 185 4 , it was my duty t o rema i n i n town to exert my humble abilities for the service of the country. In a letter from the noble lord which finished the corre spondence, and which was dated the Bth of October, he said—" You have done all that can be done; and I am sanguine of success." (Loud cheers from both sides of the house.) Let me explain to your lordships that, after the proposal which I made to my noble friend with referenc e to my readiness to leave the Cabinet, I did not even say that I positively refused to change the office I held—dis agreeable to tins as such a course would have been on per sonal grounds, inconvenient as I believe it always to be to the public service, and implying, as it does, an arrange ment never very obvious to the public. I made, however, no such objection. What, then, was the reason why my noble friend did not avail himself of the offer that I made him ? Ho (Lord Aberdeen) did not act, as from the state ment that was made in the House of Commons would ap• pear, upon his own responsibility, or from any anxiety or regard for sue, generous and hind as his conduct towards me has ever been. He did not take upon himself to reject the proposal ; but he laid the proposal before the whole of oar colleagues, and the proposal was—it is not for me to say whether sightly or wrongly—but it was unanimoasly disapproved of by the whole of my colleagues. (Hear.) The last letter o f th e w h o l e series 'which passed between the noble lord and me was dated the 3d December, when the noble lord'had app aren tl y returned to his original idea, for he said he should bring the subject before the Cabinet. It was not, however, brought before the Cabinet. 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GREAT -WESTERN RAILWAY.- NO ME IS HEREBY GLITEN, that the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Com pany will be held in London, pursuant to act of Parliament, at the Paddington Station, on THURSDAY, thelsth day of February next, at half-past 12 o'clock, for the Election of Five Directors in the place of Anthony Kington Baker, Esq., Captain Thomas Bulkeley, James Haswell, Esq., John William Miles, Esq., and Henry Simonds, Esq., retiring by rotation ; and for other purposes of business. It is also intended that the said general meeting shall be made special for the purpose of considering and determining the mode and conditions of raising* the capital authorised to be created, in pursu ance of certain new acts of I'arliament, for completing the works o the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, and other undertak ings belonging to or purchased by this Company. An agreement for the joint working of the Cornwall Railway, when constructed between Plymouth and Truro, under a lease thereof to this Company, the Bristol and Exeter Company, and the South Delon Company, subject to conditions specified therein, will be sub mitted at the same special general meeting, for the consideration and approval of the proprietors. The chair will be taken at half-part 1 o'clock precisely. CIIAS. RUSSELL, Chairman. BARRING CON, Deputy-Chairman. The refiring Directors are re-eligible under the provisions of the act, and, in c nnpli anc 3 with a bye-law,. notice must be given to the Secretary, on or before the Ist day of February, of the names of auy proprietors who are to he nominated for election as directors at the said half-yearly general meeting. The Transfer Books of all stock and shares will be closed on and from the 31st day ofJanuary instant, and will not be re-opened until after the said half•yearly general meeting on the 15th day of February. 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" The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book sould find its way into the hands of those who stiffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would oe saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much moifey......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrho3a, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good." London: H. Banter°, 219, Regent-street. L.AIIRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- EA MONDAY, Jan. 29th, 1855.—During the course of this week the following Music will be played by Laurent's Orchestra:—Over ture, Gastavus, Anber ; Waltzes: Germania (first time) Bernard; Vermahlung's Toaste, Strauss; La Sultane Bosisio ; Le Cameral de ailladissogiggakialleagol. 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Trowsers and Waistcoat, 21i.; Coat, Waistcoat, and Trow sees, 475. ; made to order from Scotch Tweeds, all Wool, and , boroughly shrunk, by B. BENJAMIN, Merchant Tailor, 74, Regent-street. N.B.—A perfect 1t guaranteed. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY of CANADA.—Notice is hereby GiTen, That a CAr.J. of 21. 10s. per share on each and every share of the A series of the shares cf this company has been made, and will be due and payable on Mon day, the 10th day of February, 1555. A CALL of 101. will also be duo and payable on each of the Cert!- Ileates exchangeable for Company's Debentures, and 101. on each of the Certificates exchangeable for the DebentUres of the Province of Canada. _ _ Sis per cent. interest will be charged on the Calls as long as they remain in arrear. . _ — A Call Letter will be sent to each shareholder for the payment of the Call on his shares. The Debenture Certificates must be presented at the Bankers, in order that the payment at the Call may be marked 'llion them. Molders have the option of paying up in full on their shares and debentures. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum is paid on all sums received in advance of Calls on either shares or debentures. All payments to be made at the Banking House of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. Ey order of the Board. WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Secretary. Offices of the Company, 21, Old Broad-street, London, Bth January, 1855. THE WEATHER, THE PARKS, A.ND THE RAIL WA YS.-DETENTION OF THE MAILS. The snow which fell so heavily in the metropolis and throughout the country during Wednesday. until 10 o'clock the same night has caused far greater inconve nience than was at first anticipated, not merely in Lon don, but in many provincial towns—so much so as to prevent the bags containing the Post-office letters from eight towns reaching their destioretion in St. Martin's-le- Grand at nearly seven o'clock last evening, although five of the mails were due at half-past four in the morning. The frost continued throughout the night of Wednes day with great intensity, the th trinemeter being as low as 28 deg., but in some exposed situations along the Great Northern Railway it was one or two degrees lower. This caused the snow which lad fallen upon the lines, and that which had been drifted by th e s t rong winds from the high lands into the cuttings, to assume a solidity that has rarely been witnessed of late years, and which could hot-in-many-places be cleared by the ploughs in front of the locomotives ' and in Berne cases the snow had accumulated to such a depth on the rails that when the trains attempted, even with the aid . of pilot engines, to cut through the snow, it came in con tact with the furnaces and extinguished the firms, thereby bringing the trains to a standrstill. This was the case on the South-Western Railway, for en the Wednesday morning down mail train reaching Bishopatoke station, or very near it, the snow completely put the re in the furnace out. The train in consequence was delayed some time. Tie down express train from London was upwards of an hour late before it arrived at the ter minus. The officials of the South-Western. Railway, upon learn ing the state of their lines, at once made the most vigo rous attempts to clear the rails of the obstructions, and in those places where the snow had drifted men were placed at about 10 or 12 to the mile, and the accumu were need afterwards in accumu lated deposit was pile d u p on th e sides of the line, and where it was prac e t n i o cab , pilotan le dth e rails enginesils were ploughing up the snow, sanded te enable the wheels of the engines and carriages to bite when they were required to stop. e n the y time removed they Th e Windsor and Richmond line has sustained v er y littl e inconvenience by the snow, the trains, generally speaking, arrivingwithinw minutesaasfyewosterday i t r h e from were the u metals,e.Theyand an the trains can now t rave l w i thout ow any inconvenience. T he arecross-csoeivienrtaryi feet ro deepadslea in endingotw.o many parts of th e railways The Kentish roads are, if possibl , e, in a still worse condition, for, owing te the hilly state of the country the valleys beneath the hills are several feet deep with snow, which has been drifted there by the high easterly w i n d of 'Wednesday. In some places it is quite impossible for either man or beast to pass along without previously cutting an opening. The two French mails, one due at the General Post office at 5 o'clock a.m., and the other at 8 o'clock, were delayed by the weather several hours, as neither reached the Post-office till half-past 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when they arrived together. The Great Northern, Eastern Counties, the North. Western, and the Great Western Railways were some feet under snow, but, owing to the exertions made by the respective companies, they were enabled to continue their traffic, but although many of the trains were some time behind the advertised hours of arriving, they were with pilot engines forced through the obstructions, and the mails were brought in from the towns along these railways, and very near their proper times. The various Royal parks, in spite of the inclemency of the weather and the slippery state of the banks alongside the frozen waters, were visited by many thou sand persons, and a great many ventured upon the ice, but although some trifling accide Its took place, they were of such a character as not b i merit a lengthened report. The different thoroughfares of the metropolis wore in such a state that extra horses were obliged to be em ployed to draw omnibuses and other vehicles, and the proprietors in some instances had printed papers posted on their conveyances to the effect that, owing to the in clemency of the weather, the fares would for the present be doubled. HARMONIC V NION. Haydn's oratorio, The Creation, was performed by the members of the Harmonic Union on Wednesday even ing, in the Hanover-square Rooms, being the society's first concert during the present season. Previous to the performance a paper was distributed in the room, stating that late on the preceding evening Mr. Gye, the lessee of the Royal Italian Opera, had forbidden the principals of the orchestra to fulfil their engagement, and craving the indulgence of the audience for the substitutes found at so short a notice. Many advantageous changes, as we informed our readers in a former article, have been made since last year in the organisation and management of the society, not the least of which is the appointment of Herr Molique as the permanent' conductor. The general execution of the oratori o on W e d nesday night, although far from being perfect, was a considerable im provement up - en the performances of th e t wo past sea sons. The chorus, whioh has been reduced in number, has acquired during the recess a degree of smartness and decision which, remembering the clumsy and vaoil !sting efforts on some former occasions, is quite remark able. We may instance as a proef the chorus accom panying the tenor solo "Affrighted fled," and the fugues "Awake the harp," and "Achieved is the glorious work." The introduction, "The Spirit of God," and the chorus, "Proclaim in your extended course," the latter part of which is the most poetical passage in the oratorio, were both well sung. The orchestra was ne cessarily unsteady throughout, and particularly so in the trio "Most beautiful appear." Miss Stabbach, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Weiss were the principal solo singers. The latter gentleman sang the part of Raphael, the music of which well suits his voice, admirably. The duet in the third part, "Graceful consort," sung by Miss Stab bach deserves also special commenda tio a commenda tion. The next we under stand, , is to b e Rossini's Stabat Mater and Mendelssohn s Lobzesang. PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHlPlVRECK.—Yester day a meeting of the general committee of the _Royal Natim-;-6I held at the society's offices, John-street, Adelphi ; M r . Thomas Chapman, F.R.S., in the chair. The business Was confined to the presentation of prize's, _ . The Lord CHANCELLOR said he bad great pleasure in informing the noble and learned lord that a measure meeting the grievance complained of was about to be brought under their lordships' consideration. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. The Earl of ABERDEEN rose and spoke as follows -- My lords, after the vote of the Hausa of Commons on Monday night., your lordships willeietZdily imagine that her Majesty's Ministers at once reol‘ed to - place their re signation in her Majesty's hands. I therefore was com missioned by the whole of the members of the Government to take their resignations, for the purpose of laying them before her Majesty, who was graciously pleased to accept them. We therefore now only hold our offices until our successors shall be appointed. My lords, I wish to say and in think that, in opposing the vote of Monday algae, ing it is some degree unconstitutional in it se l f and liable of to anymany of my obj cello guns,eacionisnothe towi ovse,pritiesnt not li l y d es i re, nor that any inquiry into our condnct. An impartial inquiry, I believe, would fully establish that no indifference has existed t o th e wants of our army in the Crimea, or any absence o f exertion and preparation for the supply of those wants an d the effici ency of the conditiOn of our troops. This, th ere f ore, I be lieve, will be the result of any impartial i nquiry into that subject; and especially I must consider my no bl e friend near me (the Duke of Newcastle) to have me t w i th great njustice. It is my conviction that his cond uc t , the more it is inquired i n t o , w ill bo found marked by a degre e o f assiduity and labour, attention and interest to the duties of his office which has never been exceeded by any one who had filled that department. I am sot at all surprised at the feeling which generally prevails throughout the country. (Hear.) The public, although they may not reason accurately, feel vitally and feel strongly, Thay see that misfortunes have occurred which it was beyond the power of the com manders employed to prevent ; snc l they very na t ura ll y turn to the Government as an object of censure, as o ff er i ng a mark for their disapprobation. e make no co mp l a i nt of this. I think it perfectly natural ; and I sub m it t o the s n u a ff ti o e ri ra n l gs But,eon a se nd qu p e r n i e v e a . tionsw mmychloonlisr troops have endured,, when. I spea k of the, in the Crimea, I must say that the representations which have been made have been very greatly exaggerated. I do not underrate individual suffering—far from it ; for I know that it has existed in the army to a degree that has lieen most painful and distressing. What I mean is as to the inference that is to be dra'cn with respect to our mili tary position. This, I think, hes been grossly exaggerated. My lords, I see no cause whatever for discouragement or dismay in looking at that position. On the contrary, I Nee every reason to indulge sangeino hopes of ultimate suc cess. In the first place, the condition of our own forces has been recently improved. Stores , provisions, all i tended ap pliances t o h ayeboon improve lords, the Emperor of the French has recently addressed the legislative body o eee f ethat on of our fo r c ee . M y that his army consists of 581,0()0 men. Since that time, trhntly actuali c n o c country, coaditist a r ' y e l l' and has told Eu ro p e and have very muc h ahe forcehas as orderedthis,animated an by tj additional lier i er the el he has espoused the cause in which we are both engaged, I Y et o e f rmine zeal with which 141,000. With such d say that that is a force which, if employed in any degree 1 in the same proportion that we have devoted our own army to the service, must entitle us to look with great confidence to the success of such an enterprise. My lords, we have recently concluded a treaty with the King of Sardinia, by which is placed at our disposal, for immediate embarkation to the Crimea, a force of 15,000 admirable troops, to be placed under the command of Lord Raglan. That is a most admirable and important addition to our forces. In addition to this, my lords, we have concluded a treaty with Austria ; and-our engagements with that state arenow brought to that point from which the moat impor tant advantages may be confidently expected- My lords, we have come to an understanding with the Austrian Go vernment on the tennis of peace to be proposed to the Em peror of Russia. Her Majesty has agreed to adopt those proposals, and :he Russian Minister has accepted, or pro fessed to accept, those conditions, so proposed, so under stood, by the Allied powers. Austria has also engaged that, if these terms be not accepted, and do not lead to the conclusion of s peace, she will be prepared to join her military efforts with our own. Now , my lords, you see here is the a lt erna ti ve o f a peace which will secure all the objects for which we are contending, or which will ensure the assistance of that great military power whose army is now raised to the amount of 500,000 men. With these prospects, my lords, it is impossible for ono to entertain apprehensions—unworthy apprehensions—(hear, hear)— from these casualties to which all arm i es are liable. This, my lords, is seer military prospect. I s h a l l not at this time detain your lordships by any view o f th e state in which the country is placed at the present moment, in respect of its domes is affairs. I might revert, undoubtedly, to what has been accomplished in the course of the last few years, embracing various measures of much importance—especially I might advert to that solid system of finance established by the wisdom and supported by the unrivalled eloquence of my right hon. friend the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, by which the prosperity of this;conn try, notwithetanding the state of war, has been maintained undiminished, and all its transactions, commercial and do mestic, have been carried en without interruption. I might also refer to the condition of her Majesty's navy. I might not only advert to the condition of that navy, but to the administration by which it has been brought to the condi tion in which it is at this moment. I am not aware that a single abjection has been, or can be, brought against the administration of the navy. My l or d s, I have already in stanced examples of the success of our foreign policy in the advantageous treaty which we have concluded with Sardi nia, giving an immediate accession of such a valuable force, ta s it : c ds c i l e to s he s w f u iy l mo uP° r r e : lordshipstnl t n t o f t r t e t a e tthy n e e wp g i o rto t h i o a f t A i o o uf ti so s tnr of my ; x m e y 'r r thi noble o a n t s i , and e f n r o i e u t u g h c h i e near me, the Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart moot. Austria of especia llability y a h n a d s been throughout ou t gh (H ou e t a.) conducted cte t c r i ey with w at ithad ege e cau tion, and prudence, which, t -11 my experience, extensive as it is, has boon unequalled. And hero I think it right to say that wo have full reason to place the most entire con fidence in the cansistency and good faith of the Austrian Government. From the first, without disguising their ar dent desire to preserve peace, they have never proposed to do that by the sacrifice of any of those aroma European in- Presene to obanaereake the for mation in the maintenance of which - we are all engaged. And therefore, I think, having proceeded with such good faith, with such caution as they have done throughout the whole of this transaction, I feel that we have a right to rocofedithnegl, neverthelessa t e G o ver Government, rely upon their irmness, and their adherence to the com mon cause for the future. My lords I , have said that I h w o il w l e n v o e t r r i e m fe po r rttoitanntythmeyeamsuaryesphave beene—but I may men tionsedn,ote‘shoicfhrueritefruel inciu tethe Goveernment had that, even last year, which tph e asa v t a s o Majestyss e it e e Seeing (Derby) him moatsule gislativeffiealreadyiaedn measures mtatittreimbn ledae i n.t asmeasures t hit is enough ee year newohuee grr hes e t e r they will be duly esti matedwant of the coun try —ow that is to be y) the honour of ac quired is notfor me to say. Rumour has assigned, very con t r y a a i n strong fu future. e. M y lords, Government. yr earl Administration. fi mh d aav o ti n ino t g l n y bo , ef t e o ann th r n u o e b s l t e ed in his place I will not anticipate the statement which he no doubt will make. I will only say that the necessity ex i ate ; and I am confident that her Majesty m ay rely on the Patriotism of those who may he called upon. (Hear .) i can onlysay for myself, and I believe for my 0011(mo-ries " ea near me, that anyladministration that is called into existence, and which b y o p herp shall present itself for the approbation of Parliament would receive that support which in the present crisis is so ur gently required by the great interests that are at stake. For myself, I lean only add that the accession to power of the noble earl opposite, or any other man, will not interfere with any views of mine. I do trust, wha tever the govern ment may be, that they will carry on the .war with vi gour , with effect, and with a view only to le gitimate end of all wars--,a speedy speedy termination , a nd s afe and h onoura b le peace. (Hear.) My lords, I trust that, b y keeping steadily • in view the real objects of the war—not being diverted by a wild and imaginary vigour, or animated by merely vin dictive feelings—(hear)—such a Government, as soon as those real objects of the war have been attained, will listen to the dictates of humanity a nd of true poli cy, an d will i lose no time in realising the advantageftef p eace es seen as they can honourably come to that conclusion, My lords, I do not know that I have any reason to detain you further. I have merely risen to announce the fact, which your lord ships will have already anticipated, H ear ) that we onl y h o l d office till our successors are appointed. ( The Duke of NEWCASTLE —I oan assure your lord ships I wish that I oould, on this occasion, follow the usual course of ministers who tender their resignation, and con tent myself with the explanations that have been given by my noble friend late at the head of the Government. There are two hasons why I wish, for however short a time, to trouble your lordships, while I depart from this usual prac tice. In the first place, my lords, it would have been my duty, under any circumstances, had I been present, what ever might have been the result of the division in the House of Commons, to have made a statement in my own behalf. But there is another reason why, in answering the speech of my noble friend (Earl Grey) the last time the house met, with reference to the construction of the war d e p ar t men t, I stated to your lordships that on this occasion I should wish to make a personal statement. That is i n conse quence of another statement, w hi c h was made in the other benee, be the nohlo lord, late the President of tbr."olinvil. wi,i,h I cannot lent feel has so ma terially affected nay po sition as a public man, that I feel it incumbent upon me, however inconvenient, and however personally incapable I may be, to XRAliti some ozplauatiou to your lordships, My lords, no man can feel more than I do the inconve nience of thrusting upon Parliament or upon the public what I may call domestic differences between colleagues in a cabinet even at the moment of separation. But, my lords, in the speech to which I have referred the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) placed the justification of the course he had taken almost so exclusively upon my acceptance of and upon my subsequent continuance in the Secretary ship of the War Department, that I feel it necessary to state to your lordships some omissions which were made by the noble lord, and some explanations consequent upon the words which fell from him. The noble lord said, in one of the letters which he addressed to my noble friend at the head of the Government, and which ho read to the other house, that when the two Secretaryehsps of State were divided, he yielded to my strong wish that I should occupy the war department, thereby undoubtedly imply ing that he had been opposed to that arrangement, that he had remonstrated against it, and had been overruled. My lords, I venture to say that such was net the case; and if I now presume to offer any explanation with refer ence to what took place in the cabinet, I beg to say that I have followed the proper course, and have applied to my-sovereign for permission to make those explanations, withont which, iu virtue of the obligation which rests upon all privy councillors, I should have been precluded from doing so. My lords, in the cabinet iu which it was deCided that the two office's of Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for War shoiald be di vided, a discussion took place in which I felt it my duty to point out to the cabinet the difficulties which world follow upon that separation, unless, before it was made, the duties of the new secretaryship were accurately defined, and some definite plan was laid down. (Hear, hear.) And I stated at that time to the noble lord that I thought he, in advocating that measure, ought to have provided us with a definitive plan. I `told him that I was "encumbered at that moment with two such laborious offices that I had really no time to consider the organinationof the department, and that I regretted that, before the measure Irae ATM, - same delinite - splan had not been laid down. But the noble lord expressed his opinion that, in deference to the wishes of Parliament, that step should be immediately taken. It was determined upon by the Cabinet; and I am sure the noble lord must admit that, so far from his being considered to assent to my wishes—l appeal► confidently to any of rely late col leagses who sit near me whether, at the conclusion of that discussion, my last words wore not these :—" The Cabinet having now decided that the two secretaryships shall be divided, all that I can say is that, so far as I am person ally 'concerned, I am perfectly ready to retain either er neither." (Hear.) My lords, that is my strong wish which has been spoken of ,by the noble lord. I can only say that, in any discussion of which I hoard, I never un derstood for one moment that the noble lord had expressed any desire that my noble friend Lord Palmerston should occupy the War Department. I did hear—and I was in formed by my noble friend lately at the head of the Go vernment—that, for a time at least, the noble lord himself had contemplated the possibility of Lerd Grey taking the department ; and most undoubtedly if that had been the case,, I never for an instant should have thought of stand ing in his way. But I should wish it to bo distinctly un derstood, and I will say, that I not only did not express a strong wish to continue in the War Department, but that I expressed my readiness to retain either or neither of those offices, as my colleagues might think best for the public service, and might advise her Majesty. I do not at the same time hesitate to sty that when, to the best of my be lief and knowledge, no other member of the Cabinet was put forward to occupy either, I did not shrink from the duy, assuming that, as I certainly did feel I should have been found unworthy, having held these seals for three months, if I then shrunk from what I knew to bo a post of difficulty and danger. When I say a post of difficulty and &lager, there are many of my private- friends in this house and elsewhere who know the observation which I made to them, when told frequently by them that I had done unwisely in leaving a department where they were kind enough, perhaps preju diced enough, to say I had gained some alight reputation. My answer to them was this, without reference to the Co lonial-office—" I am well aware of what I have done ; I know, that in this department, whatever success may at tend our army, I shall never derive any credit ; but this I also know, that if there should bo disaster upon me alone will come the_ blame and the public indignation." (Hear, hear.) My noble friend opposite, who is generous enough to cheer, is one of the friends to whom I made that obser vation. My lords, I think I have said enough to prove to 'yeur-lordships how unjust have been the complaints which have been made, in Parliament and elsewhere, of my pre sumption and my self-love, which insisted upon keeping this office. I hope I have sufficiently explained to your lordships the conduct which has been characterised by some as arrogance, and by the noble lord to whom I have referred, in the 'more patronising phrase of " commend able ambition." (Hear, hear.) My lords, I will pass over in the correspondence the letter which the noble lord (Russell) addressed to my noble friend late at the head of the•Gevernment, on the 18th of November, in which he says, " It was my intention, in writing the letter, to avoid throwing any blame upon the Duke of Newcastle ; indeed I think he deserves great credit for the exertions he has made." I do not wish to dwell upon this letter, or to at tack any importauceto it, because the noble lord has him self stated, in the speech to which I have referred, that in reality we must consider that letter as only what our friends on the ether side of the Atlentic are pleased to call " soft sawder"—(a langh)—and he has stated, when he has spoke in those terms of me, that my removal from office was his object. Si possis, smirker; si non, quocunque mode. I have said that the noble lord has road extracts from those letters which have rendered it absolutely necessary for me both to make comments and to give other extracts in ex planation. Mow, my lords, I cannot but feel surprised, when the whole gist of the noble lord's speech was to re present me determinid to hold office ' and resolved to retain it—l cannot but feel sur p r i se d th a t he did not quote the following sentence from the letter of my noble friend on the 21st of November, in answer to that which he had re ceived. The very beginning of that letter was in these words :7 e" I have shown your letter to the Duke of New castle, and also to Sidney Herbert. They both—as might have been expected—strongly urged me to adopt any such arrangement, with respect to their offices, as might be most conducive to the public service." (Cheers.) My lords, I have shown you that I did not insist upon holding the seals of the war department; and when my noble friend (Lord Aberdeen) placed that letter in my hands my immediate answer was—" Don't give Lord John Russell any pretext for quitting this Government. (Laughter.) On no ac count resist his wish to remove me from my office. Do with me whatever is best for the public service. (Loud cheers on both sides of the house.) In that way you will gratify me most • in that way you will be serving the Queen best." (Cheers.) My lords, the next instance in which I am obliged to quote from the speech of the noble lord is whore, having read a portion of one of the letters • of my noble friend, he used the words—" I then went ou to give 2101110 instances of errors which had been com mitted." Now, my lords, the impression produced upon the public mind was, of course, that these errors were of a grave character, that upon them had hinged the safety of our troops in the Crimea, and perhaps all the consequences that we have lately seen, including the disastrous sickness which has prevailed. The noble lord did not read the complaints which he had made of these errors, and there fore, with your lordships' permission, I will read them myself. They were contained in a letter of the noble lord dated 28th Nov.—"l will give you an instance but too pregnant with warning . Early in October I wrote to the Duke of Newcastle on the subject of transferring the 97th Regt. then at the Piraeus to the Crimea. He informed me, in answer, that he had also wished to do so, and that he had also wished to send between 2,000 and 3,000 men, the draughts of various regiments, to the Crimea. Now, why was he not able to carry his intentions into effect ? Because ho could not remove the obstacles put in the way by other departments, and because the Prime Minister did not at once overcome those obstacles. At a much later time, the 97th has moved, and it is only to-day that I see by a tele graphic despatch from Lord Stratford, dated on the 18th inst., that the Orinocb (which conveys that regiment) had left Constantinople for the Crimea. But, in the meantime, Lord Raglan had reported that he wished he had been able to place in the position of Balaklava, on the 26th of October, a more considerable force ; and also, that on the sth of November, the heights of Inkerman were defended by no more than 8,000 British infantry. What can be done by a single British regiment was seen on the sth of October, when the 93d alone saved the position of Balaklava by their firmness and gallantry. Had 5,000 more men been at Lord Raglan's disposal on the 25th of October and the sth of November, how much more fruitful, though not more glorious, might have been those memorable days." These were the errors which I was supposed to have com mitted ; and now let me give the explanation of these errors, which I gave to the noble lord in writing en both occasions. And first, with regard to the 97th Regiment. - I informed him that several days before I had received his letter, it had been my desire to send forward that noble regiment to aid Lord Raglan in the Crimea ; but that I had applied to my noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to know whether it would be safe to move that regiment from the Pirnus, and whether the objects for which it had been sent thither had been sufficiently attained. In answer to my question, my noble friend pro duced a letter, which I rather think he had received that day, in which the most earnest stress was laid open the maintenance of the British and French force in the Piraeus ; and in which my noble friend was told that if it was with drawn the consequences which it had been sent to prevent would immediately occur. Now, will any man maintain that a Secretary for War, after having received such a statement from the Foreign Minister, would have been jus tified in removing that regiment, at all hazards, from the Piraeus, and sending it to the Crimea. (Here a Peer made a remark.) The noble lord says that it was subsequently removed. It was subsequently removed, because some few weeks afterwards my noble friend, whom I had earnestly pressed to let me know the first moment when a change might take place, informed me that although it would be impossible to part with the military force it might be somewhat reduced. On receiving that statement, I immediately desired General Ferguson, the general com manding at Malta, to select one of three regiments of 600 men which he considered, from the qualifications of the officers, to be the fittest for the service, and to send it to the Piraeus, in order that the 97th, the strength of which was 1,000 men, might go on to the Crimea. The second error of which the noble lord coniplained was this, / re _ desired by him to send oat two or three thousand d raft s act to the Crimea ; but there were two reason to say that th e sent. First, Lord Raglan had wr itten to cholera, which drafts were so young that when expose d fallen sick and ' they had rapidly at that time prevailed, deprecated, unless subsequent pres sure to the noble lord, why those drafts s "sh w oaldot i be died ;and he therefor e n a g t u r e out . f l t h h e os s e ec d o r n a d ft r s e nn aso t n il t w h as ey , exhausted all the steam trans epolonies and other parts of the world ; but at that moment sathuhoroareulttssa.dhtellatuhOlvadtethaegtirrrismsoewe'wntehwrmi r o hrn f esdimd coarse daily expected from the the Admiralty was not able to supply is with transports, in which to convey those troops. I say, therefore, my lords, that it is perfectly true that these errors," as the noble lord has called them, were laid before me ; but it is also true that they were answered ; and although on the 28th of November those errors were brought forward as reasons why I should quit my office, at a date anterior to ' that, but subsequent to my answer, I had the better for- Serie to satisfy :he noble lord ; for in the last letter - ehich Ithle'ecaeviovredsi from wh him beforeichlainao about to x r e e n t d u . r e l d h e t o s et letters,ow ,h e I usena luny c y l observe, were written, as frera their dates your lord shine may each house resulted, I believe—of course, noble lords op site will not agree in that view—but the result was sal factory to the Government. Three days after that, on ._ 16th of December, a Cabinet was held, at the close of which I exchanged words with two or three of my colleagues, who said that, from the conduct of the noble lord in the Cabinet, and from the interest he had shown in the matters which had been discussed, they felt very confident that he had abandoned the opinions which he had entertained and wished to express. But wo wore not left altogether to conjecture on this point, for in the course of that very evening, in a conversation which my noble friend had with him, he expressly told my noble friend that he had changed his views, anti that he had abandoned any wish that he had entertained for a change. (Hear.) I should not go any further into this point, for these matters are pro bably much more interesting to myself than to any of your lordships—(cheers)—but my noble friend (the Earl of Aberdeen) reminds me that the reason which the noble lord assigned for the abandonment of his proposal was this. Not being satisfied with the opinion of his faithful and at tached friends in the Cabinet, he had consulted another friend—and from my knowledge of that noble lord lam sure that ho (Lord J. Russell) could not have had a better adviser. Well, the noble lord told my noble friend that, from the answer he had received he was satisfied and con vinced, and had abandoned his views. (Cheers.) Having disposed of the personal part of the question, the noble lord proceeds to discuss in the next place the question of measures. He said that, having been called upon to oppose the motion of the hon. and learned member for Sheffield, he felt himself placed in a difficult position, because—l will quote his words—" because be could not say that measures had been taken by which these evils could be prevented, and by which the administration could be vigo rously prosecuted." Now, my lords, I think the fair and just inference from this statement is, that the noble lord had proposed to his colleagues measures and suggested arrangements which they had been unwilling to adopt. I can only say that, to the best of my belief; such was never the case. I know of no measures which were proposed by the noble lord, and which were rejected. I know of no pro posals which were made by him, and which were not ac cepted, except one. That proposal referred to myself in this Manner. The noble lord said that at the Cabinet which was held on the Saturday preceding the Tuesday, the day of Mr. Roebuck's motion, and of the noble lord's resignation, certain new arrangements had been proposed, by which the mode in which the business of the war de partment had been carried on should be regulated ; and to which I referred on Monday night. The business of the military departments had previously been carried on by the heads of those departments, who met at my office, somewhat in the form of a board, thotigh not with the strict formality of one. It was proposed, therefore, the_ greater formality should be given to it, and that it should be constituted either by a minute or an Order in Council. That board was to consist of the Secretary of State for War, the Secretary at War, the Commander-in-Chief, and the Master-General of the Ordnance. The noble lord said that this question had been brought before the Cabinet, and that it had been decided adversely to his opinion. Now, my lords, a proposal was brought forward by tho noble lord himself, which was agreed to ; and we had every reason to believe that the noble lord was an entirely consenting partyt But in the course of . the evening a pro posal was sent by the noble lord to my noble friend; and as it is of some importance to my case, I will read it to your lordships - " ARMY DarAztmorrs. " Jan. 22. " The committee of the House of Commons on army and navy expenditure recommended that the army departments should be simplified and consolidated. What is now pro posed is, that there should be a board of-1. Secretary of state; 2. secretary at War; 3. Master-General of Ord nrncs ; 4. Commander-in-Chief - 5. Inspector-Gen e ral o f Fortifications. It iscontomplatedthat there shall exist at the same time aßoard of Ordnance, consisting of-1. The 111 as ter- General ; 2. The Storekeeper-General ; 3. The Surveyor- General ; 4. The Clerk of the Ordnance ; under whose di rection the Inspector-General of Fortifications will remain. It seems obvious that these two boards, acting at one and the same time, instead of consolidation and simplification, would produce complication, disorder, and delay. There are but two modes in which unity of direction and rapi dity of action can be procured. The one is to give tie Secretary of State the entire direction of all existing offices and boards connected with the army ; the other is to make a board, with the Secretary of State at the head, absorb ing the Board of Ordnance, and controlling the whole civil and military management of our military force. The constitution of this board and its functions would be : "1. The Secretary of State, to preside over the board and be responsible to Parliament. "2. The Secretary at War, to pay the army and control its finances. "3. The Master-General of the Ordnance, to arm the army and the navy. "4. The Commander-in-Chief, to command the army. "5. The Clerk, Storekeeper, and Surveyor of the Ord nance, all in ono, to lodge the army. "6. The Commissary-General, to clothe and feed the army. " This is nearly the Duke of Richmond's plan. "J. Rneetnn." The noble lord said ho had no reason to think that his views would be adopted by the Cabinet. But when the noble lord says that I can most positively state that 1 have no reason to think that his views would have been rejected by the Cabinet—(cheers)—because the first step which my noble friend took ou receiving the communication from the noble lord, after showing it to my right hoe. friend the Secretary at War, was to send it to me. In my answer I said that there were but two points on which the noble lord differed from my right hon. friends in the Cabinet. One of the two was that he wished that there should be a new board, absorbing the Board of Ordnance, and having two additional members. I said that I thought this principle manifestly right, for as I was not very fond of boards, I thought it Would be proper to institute a superior board, and do away with the interior boards. As to the second point, the two additional members, I doubted whether one of them should be added, and as for the other, there was no such officer as commissary-general. Formerly there was an officer called the commissary-in -chief, but that office was abolished many years ago. I believe that so far from the noble lord having reason to complain that his views connected with the war have not been carried into effect, I have already stated that I knew of no proposal of his which was rejected; that I may equally say that I know of no objection of his which was overruled. (Cheers.) I need hardly say that upon such important questions as the conduct of the war, there were differ ences of opinion upon incidental matters of detail; but this I may say, if I were to point out the member of the Cabinet from whom I rescued the most general assent to my views when they wore discussed—most kind and generous as were all my colleagues—it was the noble lord. (Cheers.) If I were to point out, I say, those mem bers between whom there was the most complete identity of views, I should say that there was a more complete identity on all questions between the noble lord and myself than between any other members of the Cabinet. (Loud cheers.) I have erealy referred gto the easy manner in which I consented to abandon any views which I understood to be adverse to the institution of the board ; and, perhaps, it might be said that I ought to have insisted en them a little more strongly; but I did not feel that I was ina po sition in which it would have become me to oppose the general views of my colleagues respecting public matters. Notwithstanding the arrogance , sel f-love, and presumption which I am supposed to have exhi bited, I was not unaware —God knows it would have been strange if I had been— that the public feeling had been roused against nay admi nistration of the war. I felt shortly before the meetin g of Parliament that the feeling of the public mind had become so strong that it would be impossible for me, in justice to the public service, to continue to occupy the office which lords, the meeting of Parlia men t b e i ng so I felt thatif I had r ea d ar i ght the history close laseeld at. hManyd, of constitutional government, it would not have been pro per at such a moment to anticipate the verdict of Parlia ment with regard to the manner in which the ditties of my office have been performed. (Cheors.) The noble lord, in his statement the other night, said that until notice of his motion was given by Mr. Roebuck, he had not fully con sidered the course which ho ought to take. My lords, I had. (Loud cheers.) I had maturely considered it, and I had made up my mind that my official career was practi cally brought to a close ; but I made up my mind at ' the same time that I would face the ordeal of censure in your lordships' house, and that I would submit the conduct of my administration to the House of Commons. (Cheers.) I stated my determination to the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government. I did not tell any other of may colleagues, from motives and feel ings which I think, my lords, you will appreciate, but I told my noble friend that, whatever might be the result of the discussion in the House of Commons, whether the Government succeeded by a large majority in their resist ance to the motion, or whether uhe other alternative pre vailed, I would tender my resignation as soon as that judgment had been given, and the verdict of Parliament had been pronounced. (Cheers.) My lords, no doubt that was the origin of the rumour to which the noble lord le ferrod—namely, that an arrangement had boon proposed which the noble earl at the head of her Majesty's Govern ment had found it impossible to recommend, but which he bad found perfectly consistent with his honour to adopt now. My lords, lam sorry that such a statement should have -gone forth, but it is baseless. I told my no ble friend that I should secede from the Cabinet—that I would not consent to lacliango places With my noble friend the Home r.~:_ - - /~' •~: 1 wecretary, or take the office which the noble lord (Lcirde„; ussell) has quitted. I said I was confident that the piablic r interest would be best served by my retirement, &net that • after the obloquy which had been cast upon me, to coat info to remain in the Cabinet would be unworthy of me. '% :ben therefore the decision of Parliament had been pronouno t 'd, I would take my seat on one of the benches not occupied h 7 those in office, and I would attend there night after nighi, . so that whenever a discussion arose I might be ready to, defend the policy to which I had been a party; for r. should feel just as much bound to do so as if I continua in office. (Hear, hear.) Now, my lords, I have done with_ the speech of the noble lord, which is the subject of this. explanation on my part. Various accusations have been ' made against me, and one of the most prominent is that of' incapacity. My lords, I should be the last man in the world to offer to express any opinion upon that. lam ready to - leave that in the hands of my countrymen; I cannot buts feel that this charge of incapacity is just now with the , public the favourite explanation of every misfortune ;' ' but whether our misfortunes are justly attributable to such a cause, I will leave to the verdict of the luture. Bat there is another charge which I confess I feel deeply. I have been charged with indolence. (Hear.) The public have had a right to every hour and every minute of my time, and not one hour for recreation or amusement have , fI presumed to think myself entitled to. (Cheers.) My lords, I have been charged with indifference, and that is a charge still more painful. Indifference, my lords, to the. honour of my country ! Indifference to the 'success and safety of our army ! My lords, as a father I have given hostages against such a crime. I have two sons in the two branches of the service, and that I think should boa sufficient answer to the charge. (Cheers.) Indifference. as a Minister ! My lords, many a sleepless night have r passed in thinking over all those things for which the put lie think I should have cared. God knows that indolence and indifference are not charges which can justly be brought against me. I repudiate them ; and I trust that before long the public mind will be satisfied ; and that whatever they may think of my capacity,- they will be ready to omit. casting these unjust stigmas upon me. (Cheers.) As re-- gards what I have done'durhig my official administration, • I bklieve, and trust ; and hope that I, at least, shall gain ~ome advantage from the investigations of that committee which the House of Commons has decided to have. I can - only say that, as far as I am concerned, I shall rejoice to lay before that or any other fair tribunal everything that I have done with perfect fairness and open-handedness. • I am not now about to enter into any defence of the con duct of the war. The noble and learned lord (Lord Lynd h- it) h- Ake of a s- - -Nnd although I my conduct of the whole Cabinet who are involved with me-- Lord John Russell included. (Cheers.) My lords, you shall hear from me no complaints of treatment I have met with, either in Parliament or out of it. I only refer to it now to s•iy that, whoever may be my successor in the, office which I have lately held, he shall meet with no un generous treatment from me. I know that in both houses of Parliament I have many bitter political opponents, but I trust that I have but few personal enemies. (Loud • cheers.) But, if I have, Ido not except even them from the promise I have made ; and to them, alike with my friends, I extend my offer of whatever assistance I can render. (Cheers.) We wore informed the other night in the House of Commons that an hon. member went over from the Ministerial side of the house to the right hon. gentleman the leader of the Opposition, and asked him whether ho would be a party to a vote of censure, not 'upon Gove.nment, but upon me as an individual. I say that even if the individual who sent that message should be the War Minister, my assistance shall be rendered even to him. It will be my duty, I am bound to the public, to render my assistance t o w h oever may b e t h e War Min ister. Who ever may succeed me, I will endeavour to make his path easy ; and will support him whether in this house or out , of it. If my past experience be of,tho sliglite , t value, he., shall claim it and have it, whether he takes my acts as an, example or a warning. He shall - meet with no feelings of jealousy on my part. The crisis is too important, the in terests involved are too great, for any such feeling. I shall rejoice in the success of any War Minister, whether that success be attributed to better fortune or greater ability., My lords, I fear that I have occupied your attention too long. I will conclude the last specch which I shall address to your lordships from these benches with the earnest prayer that, whoever may receive from the Queen the seals of the War Department, may bring to bear as arduous labour, equal zeal, and as earnest devotion as he who quits that office; that he may meet with a success which I have notmetwith, and that in meriting, and obtaining, and a e-_ curing that success he may also receive that approbation of his country which it has been my earnest desire, but has not been my good fortune, to secure. (Cheers from all parts ofthe house.) The Earl of DERBY—My lords, whatever may be the Parliamentary irregularity of the course which has been pursued by the noble duke opposite in his reference and his answer to the speech of the noble lord late his colleague in the other house, I am ready to admit, and your lord ships will probably feel with me, that that course, if not regular, may well be regarded with some indulgence, owl that a sufficient apology is afforded for the explanations we have heard this evening. I can easily understand the feelings under which the noblo duke thought it necessary to offer before your lordships, as Minister of the Crown, a vindication of himself against the charges which cer tainly affected most materially his character, not as a man, but as a Minister. And I should not for a single moment have complained of any portion of ,the noble ..-.--- hnrst) has given notice of a motion; and although I pre- fiber ; same it is doubtful whether, under the circumstances, it lord- will come on upon the day fixed, I suppose that ho will perscvere_with it; and, in that easy, whenever the subject ti aged. • discuskeil, shalLbe,prepared-toiQet it. lam not inclined - altar: '.to shrink franr any attack, - or to shelter myself behind any • be in excuse. Whenever that motion is brought on I will be here ppo- to speak upon it, and most assuredly I will not shrink from atis- it. I shall be prepared to defend the conduct of the Go- t h t ; ll vernmont,th e conduct of my own administration, and the duke's reference to the proceedings in the other Houses of Parßaiment if I did not feel it incumbent, at • the outset of the few observations I shall hare to sub-- mit to your lordships, to notice with regret s env statement which fell from the noble duke, and which to me, and I believe to most of your lordships, was utterly unintelligible. The noble duke, in speaking of the assistance which he should be ready to afford to his suc cessor, made an allusion to some gentleman, who, he said, in the other house crossed over the floor of that house, and', speaking to my right hen friend the leader of the Oppo sition there, asked his concurrence to a motion, not di rectly impugning the. Government, but impugning • the conduct of the noble duke himself. Of that statement, of that person, that unknown individual, and of that , fact, e b t e, e i b or of anything like that fact, I can only assure the ioble n d o u r k sn e t oe hat ep Ear t t o he t r hi t s h m an om th e i nt s, h a a s y su e re be h e i n m in th e l a. if lieves the decision come to by the House of Commons tot `: express their opinion of the conduct, not of the no ble duke, but of her M a j es t y ' s G overnment, in the ge meat of the war—if h e conce i ves that that vot awaanasth: result of concert or of previous communication, directly or indirectly, between any parties wh a t ever , to 'the best of my belief and knowledge the noble duke is absolutely and entirely mistaken. (Hear.) The Duke of NEWCASTLE—The noble earl has entirely misapprehended what fell from mo on this point. I meant, precisely the reverse of that which he infers I meant. What I said was entirely founded on the speech of the right hon. gentleman the leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. That right hon. gentleman, in his place in the house, made a statement to the effect that there hut been such a communication made by a gentleman to him. This is my authority for the fact, but the right hon. gentle= man expressly said that he had repudiated the offer so made to him. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY—It will be unnecessary, then, for me to proceed further with the observations I was about to make on that point. But, notwithstanding the statement which the noble duke has just made, I hope he will forgive me if 1 do say here in the most emphatic manner that the vote of the House of Commons proceeded the other day not from any one party, more especially not from the party is direct opposition to her Majesty's Government—nay, mere, that it was the earnest recommendation, asl know, of those who are intrusted with the confidence of that party to abstain from bringing forward any motion which should cast a cen sure upon the Government, or teud in the slightest degree to embarrass them. (Hofer, hear.) Now, the noble duke' s statement this evening, so far ascould infer from what fell from him, consisted in part of a vindication of his owu character, and partly of a reply to the statements made by his late colleague. I and others, lam afraid, have been compelled to differ from the noble duke and from his col leagues with regard to many points affecting the conduct or the war ; and I have on more than one occasion expressed my opinion on the subject to the noble duke and to your lordships—nut uncourteensly, I hope, but with that frank - nest; which I think ought to be exercised in this house. (Hear, hear.) But I never heard any one deny to th e y noble duke the merit of having been laborious in the die- - charge of his duties, and of having devoted himself wt.- duously to his office ; nor have I heard any one—l know net, of course, what may have appeared in some papers, or what conversation may have taken place at the clubs—Lay. I have never heard the noble duke charged in Parliament, or by any responsible authority, with indifference to the sufferings of the army. (Hear.) (The Duke of NEWCAB TLIC.—" Certainly not in this house.") It has been said, indeed, by some, and I have been of opinion myself, that when the right thing was done it was not done always at the right time, and that the neglect of the Government in not doing the right thing at the right time hid led to increased Sufferings and privations on the partofthip array. (Hear, hear.) Mat GM forbid that any one of us should have im puted to the noble duke or to any member of your lord ships' house that he was in the slightest degree indifferent upon such a subject, or was sparing of his labours • in the , discharge of the arduous and responsible duties of hie office. l a m not, my lords, about to enter upon any dis cussion—this is not the occasion on which to do so—as to the conduct of the Government or any members of the Go vernment. Nor am I disposed in the slightest degree to diminish the effect of that " Picture of an Interior" which has been drawn in each striking terms by the noble duke. (Laughter.) It is really one of the most effective pieturee which I have seen presented to Parliament; and when, after having gone through the correspondence and conversa tion and friendly communications which have taken place between him and one of his colleagues, the noble duke wound up the whole picture by saying that he believed that colleague was the one of all whose opinions seemed to. have most of identity with his own—(laughter)—the effect was heightened and a complete view afforded of the beauti ful internal harmony of that Cabinet. (Renewed laughter.) My lords, I am bound to say that I think the noble duke is quite excusable for his statement in this house to-night ; and, as far as I can learn, although perhaps e it is contrary to the Horatian motto to decide now—for we are probably always more strongly impressed by what we see and hear than by what we read iu the newspapers—l confess rthink that between the two noble colleagues the noble duke has considerably the beet of the argument. (Hear, hear.) I don't know what I might say if I "heard tho other side ; " but that, et all events, is my present impression. If, how ever, these discussion, are constantly to take place in this house—if these representations are to follow one anotherso quickly—l can suggest only one mode by which to secure perfect impartiality. 'The members of the two hns,!s_ should meet in the large central hall between aim a i rV !L.; other House of Parliament, the Lords on the On!l: B u i l ee ma t u: the Commons on the other, and there, the ciliate to t hel expres. ing in the centre, there might he, according to or d , arla only sion of the noble duke, an exchange of w anytnEng: less hope it might not lead , to the exchnn , g_e the picture leave the friendly than words. (Laughter.) picture of the interior of . the Cabinet — tins picture of th e duke and his colleagues —en tirely as a matter to relations between the nobl e b e s ettled between themselv es. N or do I think this a fitting occasion for comment upon the picture w hich the noble earl opposite, at the commence men' - eoi e ev en ing, drew of the gen era l s t ate of the coun try. That funeral oration, which he produced upon himself and his colleagues—that general and complacent laudation of each and every one of them first, of the War Minister ; next of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; next of the First Lord of the Admiralty ; next of the noble lord opposite, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—l have no doubt all these laudations were exceedingly wet- 1 deserved, and that it was equally satisfactory to the noble earl to have the opportunity of making them, and to his colleagues to receive them at his hands. The noble earl also touched upon the general, state of the nation, and, al!