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ed facilities for increasing the s trength of the regiments of militia, it would have been more effectual and con stitutional than the two other bills which had been placed on the table. (Cheers.) When we saw the Go vernment admit that they had not the means of main taining their garrisons in the Mediterranean, and affording the requisite supplies for the war, he concluded that if they had had the means in other quarters they would not have been driven to that last resource of taking from their proper and constitutional service the regiments of militia in this country. If that were so, the Government admitted that they could not carry on the war with the vigour which was required, and at the same time maintain the garrisons in the colonies, with out first denuding the country of the militia, and putting in its place these 15,000 foreign troops which they pro posed to employ. The act of 5 4 Geo. M. c. 1, autho rised the Government to enlist a certain portion of the militia into provisional battalions, which w ere to be at tached to certain regiments of the li ne. But atthat time there were not less than 80 , 000 embodied militia, and about 200,000 of the local militia in the : . oinstry, not more than three-fourths of a n y re g iment b in n g pr teh witted to leave for foreign service. At prese t e whole amount of the militia raised did not exceed 54,000, and of this force a very small portion had been embodied. There was now no additional local militia of 200,000 men, and yet the Government proposed to take unlimited power of withdrawing any number of r ooiments, or portions of them for service in tie 'Medi terranean, and no provision was made for a single man of any single regiment in the event of his not being willing to leave for foreign service.. Wh a t was t o be come of the men who were net willing to go abroad ? So ' sar as he could u nderstand their services would be lost to the country. In cases where entire regiments of militia men might volunteer to leave the country, all connection between them and the counties in which they were raised would be at at an end. The adoption of such a course as this was, to use a vulgar proverb, to kill the goose for the sake of the golden egg. (Cheers.) By encouraging volunteers from the militia into the regular army the Government would obtain services of a much more efficient character—they would not break up the - connection between the militia and the country, and they would not consequently require the assistance of foreign troops to keep our own countrymen in order. In the event, too, of any regiment of militia leaving this country for service in the Mediterranean, every kind of corruption would be used by the subaltern officers to induce the most efficient men to volunteer into the regu lar line regiments. In addition to t h i s, t he men Flo had first enlisted in the militia had already served two out of the five years for which they were enlisted, and the Government now intended to drag them away for the entire period of the war, which might probably ex ceed the duration of their lives. He would take the liberty of saying, too, that many of the gallant officers of these militia regiments would discharge their duty to their country better by remaining at home and endea vouring to raise their regiments to the greatest amount of force and efficiency, than by carrying their whole re giments with them into the line. The effect of the whole scheme of the Government was to send out a large portion of our own countrymen, and to provide a large number of foreigners for service here in their stead. He regretted that notwithstanding their powerful ally of France they were compelled, before the expiration of two years, to make the humiliating confession that they were obliged to have recourse to foreign aid and assistance. He thought it sufficient to raise a blush upen the cheek of Englishmen. (Cheers.) He did not think the people of this country would like to be told that all their efforts and sacrifices were vain, and that nothing was left for them but to rely upon the aid of 15,000 foreign troops. (Cheers.) It would nbt increase the morale of the country ; it would teach the people that the Govern ment did not rely upon them but upon foreign arms and foreign aid. As far as Government was concerned these bills went far to extinguish those feelings of nationality and that earnest desire to give personal support and aid to the Government in carrying on this great war, and would encourage them to shirk from the fulfilment of the duty which, if not repressed and kept down by the Government, they were most anxious to afford. But why had not the Government embodied the whole of the militia ? (Cheers.) Why had it not called out the Scotch and Irish militia ? It was in this, as in everything else, " too late." (Cheers.) Why had not the Government called these forces out, and had them in training and drill ? Did they not foresee the neces sity of denuding the Mediterranean garrison ? Had the. Government acted upon this plan, they would not now have been compelled to come to Parliament with the humiliating confession of their weakness. Why was the Government so utterly blinded as to hesitate to embody the whole regiments of militia already formed in the country ? Why, but because he supposed it would have cost something more at the present mo ment, and becanse they were determined to act upon that most absurd and preposterous notion of paying for the expenses of a war like this out of the taxes of the country year by year. (Cheers.) A fear of exceeding the actual estimates voted by Parliament for the year had, he thought, prevented the Govern ment from doing that which in their conscience they must have known they ought to have done. The Govern ment, however, had waited until this period for the pur pose of obtaining from Parliament power to do that which, if they had done iu order to provide for the x gencies of the case , the Parlia men t an d the countrye exi gencies have applauded them for doing. (Ch eers .) As be had already said, he could not, in consequence of his en gagements vote against the second reading, but unless he heard some much better and more satisfactory de fence of this bill, in connectitm with the whole plan of the Government than he had yet heard, and if his noble friend (the Earl of Ellenborough) continued his opposi tion to the bill, he should support him in his opposition to the further progress of the measure. (Oheers.) Tbo EArl of ABERDEEN said—This is the first mea sure introduced by her Majesty's Government as evidence of their intention to carry on this war with determina tion and vigour ; but the manner in which it has been received is, I must say, not very consistent with those objurgations which we have heard from noble lords op posite to follow such a course. The noble earl who spoke last, in his representation of this bill, has descended into descriptions of the measure which I think he would hardly feel himself justified in using. He talked of this being a measure to which we were reduced in order to keep our own people in order, and he also spoke of our militia being dragged away into active service. The de scription which the noble earl has attempted to give of the foreign troops employed in this country during the last war, and the contrast he endeavoured to draw be ' tween the position of the German Legion and the Hano verian troops in the last war, and the Germanstroops (if they be such) as would be employed in this war, was, I think, not quite correct. He said that in the former war many of the troops were subjects of the same Sovereign, and possessed the same sympathies with our own troops, and therefore the;rcondition was entirely different from what they would be if at present en gaged. How did that answer the objections made by the other noble earl (the Earl of Ellenhoiough) ? Would it be more agreeable to him that the Hanoverian should be employed in putting down other German troops ? The objection of which the noble lord has dwelt upon I consider to be perfectly untenable. That any constitu tional jealousy should exist or arise out of a measure this kind, I cannot understand ; an d I mustsaylth of think it is -carcely worthy the noble earl to have raised such an objection. He seems to think that this is a force which is to he employed io this country at the expense of English troops sent abroad. That is not the case. The object of this bill is to introduce into this country, a limited time, for the purpose of drill and for drill only, a sufficient number of foreign troops; and as soon as-they are in a condition to be employed as troops, then to be sent to the seat of war. This is surely not the same thing as maintaining a foreign garrison in this country. It is merely for a temperary purpose, and for a limited number of men, until they are fit to bo employed in foreign service. I think the limitation has been placed at 15,000 at one time. It may be very proper to limit the number; but when the first 15,000 shall be so drilled and sent a b roa d f or foreign service, then it will be per fectly in the p ower o f the Government, if they think proper, to h ave 15 , 0 00 more. (Hear, hear, from the Earl of Derby). Doubtles s ly, it is . s it. M with that intention, if the exigency of th e service' reciu friend opposite, who sp o k e first, took upon himselfy noble t n say that Sir R. Peel neve r wou l d have consented to such a measure. I- do not know what measures Sir R. p ee l would have approved or rejected ; but, after all, a very great statesman, whom my noble friend resem bles much more than I resemble Sir R. Peel, namely, Lord Chatham , in the war' of 1756, h a d no scruple in employing Germ an troo p s i n aid of British forces ; and I am therefore not prepared to say certainly Sir R. Peel would have refused his assent to a measure of this description. But the whole representations of the noble lords appear to arise on a fallacy. They sup pose that this is a force to be raised and employed in lieu of the militia. Undouhtedly we take the voluntary offers of such a militia force as may be necessary to relieve our garrisons, which are extensive—however reduced they be and reduced they are ; but still indispensable for our im portant foreign possessions. But for such garrisons we accept the voluntary offers, and only the voluntary offers —the men will not be dragged, as the noble lord has snggested—of so many of the militia as may be willing to enter on that service, thereby obtaining valuable re inforcements of veteran troops in aid of the active ope rations now going on in the East, and not at all interfer ing with the recruiting of the army from the source of the militia force at home. My lords, as to the enlist ment of foreign troops, I think the noble duke opposite (the Duke of Ri c h mon d) w h o h as th e means of knowing the character of garrison troops, will do full justice to them will ,*‘ , and e there is no do u bt w h a t eve r that such troops alw w a l y ; Z ie em ployed in co m p an y w ith B r itish forces will found to do thei r d u ty i n suc h a manner as to do credit t o measure is in those who emp l oy t h em . M y l or d s , thi s facta measure which is necessary for obtaining a su itabl e addition to our regular forces. Vthe Volunteering from militia to a more or less extent will go o n ; but all th at will require time, and cannot be available in the sa me ex t e nt as troops raised on this manner an d t o th e seine Principle. Not at all ad mitting the accuracy of the descri p t ion :vent of this force in En I cannot look on it as liable' seri ousto:atnobuetoertocne-?bland, whePrel°int o w f t __the employ ployed all, constitutional. o jection to have such a y f mentioned eniplayed tutehreeloyppfolre iti t o h n e raised as I have pose of being drilled previous to being sent Pur - foreign service ; and I cannot think . by the noble lords to this measure is a tenable one ; and I must say I think it has been ill-conceived by the \ noble lords opposite, who profess ofesfiernesuch extt erne anxiety and impatience that her Maj e sty's Gove rn . meat should be exhorted t o the utmo st ~ possible de gree to exhibit an adeq uate amount of vigour in this crisis. It will only be by misrepresentations of the real nature of the force that any shadow o C ant bjection can b urged against it. I trust, therefore, your lordships will see that the objections urged to this measure are wholly untenable, as represented by the noble lords opposite. The Earl-of ELLENBOROUGHsaid he wished to correct the noble earl who had just sat down, in reference to an historical fact. He would remind him that, of a I the measures with which Lord Chatham's name had been identified, that which most damaged him in public opinion was the very measure which the noble earl had quoted, because it was in direct contradiction to all those aetions which had given him popularity in the country, and was undertaken from an undue compliance with the German wishes of George 11., and perhaps, in a certain degree, in consequence of the then recent connection with the Duke of Newcastle. (Laughter.) Ilia Earl of MALMESBURY said he could not but regret that the noble lords opposite, and the noble duke especially, should have shown impatience of those obser vations which it was the duty of all Opposition men in that house to make whenever the necessity arose ; and that they should, for the first time, on an occasion when they were anxious to assist the Government to the ut in the glory of the battle's flash, as those men had shown the highest moral courage. Lord HoTnAm,and Mr. LAYARD expressed'their warm and hearty concurrence in the vote. [LEFT SITTING.] {.~~~ Yry`~ 1:1 ."0/1 -~ , THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1854 most, have shown that"they distrusted the noble lords on his (the Earl of Malmesbury's) side of the house. With respect to the bill before the house, their business was not to see what was its object so much as to see what powers it gave to ministers. It was all very well far the noble earl (the Earl of Aberdeen) to say that he had no intention to have the country garrisoned by foreign armies. What they had to look at was the powers which the bill gave ministers, and the preventicu of un constitutional power being placed in future Governments as well as in the present one. He (the Earl of Malmes bury) was not 'at all prepared to go the length of saying that foreign troops were not superior to ours ; but what struck him with profound astonishment was, that it should be thought necessary to have recourse to them at this early period of the war when the greatest en thusiasm existed on the subject of the war among our own countrymen. The militia, he understood, would Le sent to the colonies and the garrisons in the Mediter ranean. They knew that Canada, Malta, Gibraltar, and the lonian Islands were by far the most agreeable, and the least disagreeable, for our troops to go to. If they sent the militia regiments only to those places—if they were to be a sort of bonne bouche for the militia — would that not create in the regiments of the line the idea that all the most unpalatable work was reserved for them, and that they were to be sent to the most un healthy colonies and the most disagreeable posts 1 He was perfectly convinced that if we kept the militia here as a great hotbed for our soldiers, from which men could be sent to make stronger battalions in our regular troops we should follow a more fair and constitutional course than was adopted by this bill. The Duke of ARGYLL said be rose for a single mo ment in consequence of the manner in which some obser vations had been taken which he addressed to .a noble friend sitting near him. The argument in hand at the time was this. His noble friend (the Duke of Newcastle) quoted precedents of foreign troops having been had re course to in former wars. That was the argument in hand. The noble earl opposite certainly pointed out two or three distinctions ; but be (the Duke of Argyll) maintained that none of them had any reference to the arguments then in hand. It was constantly said in ex ordiums and perorations that this was net a war in which Englishmen alone were interested—that it was not ex clusively a national war. He believed that it was a war in which the whole of Europe was interested and deeply interested. (Hear, hear.) Earl GREY said he trusted their would be no opposi tion by their lordships to the passing of this bill. Though he did not subscribe to all the noble earl who began the debate had said, he concurred with him in thinking that it was a most dangerous example for any nation to be relying on the help of foreigners, when they had the misfortune to be engaged is war, and that cur battles should be fought by other than our own people, on whom we could always rely. He could net help adding one remark, and that was, that he heard with some regret what fell from the noble earl (the Earl of Aberdeen) in condemning the conduct of those who ventured to criticise the present measure. The noble earl, in language which he (Earl Grey) thought was a little harsh, seemed to think that it was inconsistent with the readiness shown on all sides of the house to support the Government in this present emergency. (Hear, hear, from Lord Derby.) For himself, he would say that, whilst he was anxious to give the Government all the support that was right in this emergency, he did reserve to himself full liberty of discussing the particular mode of doing it. (Hear, hear.) At present the only bill on their table was that under'debate, and he did hope that it would meet with a second reading. After a few words from the Earl of GLENGALIy The Duke of NEWCASTLE said—My lords, with regard to the question as to whether it would not be de sirable to embody the Irish regiments previous to their enrolment, it may be satisfactory to the noble earl to know that that suggestion has already been made from Ireland and adopted. Experience has shown that men will not come forward readily to be enrolled unless the regiments are embodied at the same time. With regard to the second question, I must reply that the measure now before your lordships and that before the other house have so sort of connection the one with the other, and if Parliament should pass this measure into a law it will be carried into effect without reference to the other. With respect to the third question, I think the noble earl could hardly have heard the observations which I made in mov ing the second reading of the bill, namely, that inasmuch as no communications have yet been made with any foreign Governments, it would not he fair with respect to any of them to state from which country we propose to derive our , supplies. The Government do not complain of any corn meat on the measures which they may introduce. We do not expect that every measure will meet the unani mous assent either of this house or the other. We bring forward such measures as we believe suited to the crisis in which we are engaged, and of course expect that each individual will express his own deliberate judgment, condemning what he believes to be wrong, suggesting alterations in what he believes to be faulty ;but we think we have the right to expect that the comments which may be made shall be delivered in a fair spirit, and free from those party characteristics which are perfectly jus tifiable under other circumstances than those in which the country is now placed. The leader of the party op• posite chose, for the purpose of damaging both measures, to associate this bill with the bill now before the House of Commons. Now, I will ask any candid individual whether there is any connection between the two, ex cept so far as both are intended to strengthen the arms of the Government in their efforts to carry on the war with efficiency. I appeal to your lordships whether this is a patriotic spirit in which the noble earl has dealt 'with this question—whether it is in harmony and con sistency with the speech which he delivered on the opening of the session—whether he has shown that he is really anxious to strengthen our hands, and enable us to carry on the war with efficiency ! I say that the speech of the noble earl is utterly and entirely at vari ance with his declaration. (Cheers.) I do not say that he intended them to be so, but that was the spirit of his observations, and that must be their effect. (Hear, hear.) It is impossible that the speech of the noble earl can go forth to the world without those who look up to him being persuaded that the Government has other objects than those which they have avowed. Does the table earl think that he is fairly representing the bill which is about to come to this house, and which I will not now discuss ? Is he characterising that mea sure justly and fairly when he talks of " dragging" the militiamen from their homes and sending them to the colonies ? (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY—I said I was aware it was a measure peculiarly of a voluntary character, but that there was a moral screw put upon the men which would lead them to take steps which they would not otherwise do. The Duke of NEWCASTLE —I am not aware in what part of his speech the noble earl said that, but he used the word " drag," and I appeal to the house whether he did not distinctly say that we were aboat to drag the militia from their homes and send them to the colonies, and whether, prompted by the late Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he did not say they were enlisted for five years, and that two were elready past, and that it was an in creased hardship to send them out of the country con trary to the terms on which they enlisted I (Hear, hear.) I ask, is that a fair representation of the measure I The noble earl knows that the Government has the power to employ foreign troops ; and all we want is the power to bring them hero to be organised, and then send them out again. That is the only power we ask from Parlia ment. I have said our object is to obtain and train sol diers. It is necessary to bring trained individuals to some depot, for the purpose of forming them into trained battalions. That is the only power we ask. The noble lord the.late Foreign Secretary has dropped the whole constitutional argument. The leader of the party opposite says this is a great constitutional question ; but the noble lord the late Secretary for Foreign Affairs says the measure may be right in a short time, in the course of two or three years, when we have exhausted our re sources. He, therefore, entirely differs from the noble earls who have raised this great constitutional doctrine. But if it be right to act in this manner at all, it is right at this particular moment. (Cheers.) Why, does not the leader of the party opposite know that whatever ex ertion we may make—that if every man in the militia were to come forward and volunteer—they would not be fit to send out for foreign service I The noble lord knows they are not, and that it must take six, or seven, or eight months to provide such an army as is required in the Cri mea. (Hear, hear.) It is now, at the commencement of the war, when you require this assistance. And when the noble lord expresses his surprise that a British Minister can bring forward such a measure, and says that I have admitted that we have exhausted all our resources, and are obliged to resort to the aid of foreign troops, I beg to observe that I said preci4ely the reverse. I said that our means have not yet arrived at their point—that our means were ooming out—and that we required the as sistance of these troops in preparing them. If the noble earl the late Foreign Secretary admits the principle, he must admit that it is at the commencement uf a war t e hat such a measure is required. The noble lord who commenced the debate says that all this has been ren dered necessary because we neglected the warnings and counsels which be gave us. I admit that the counsels of that noble earl are often exceedingly sound. I respect his judgment. I know that he has paid great attention to military affairs, and knows more on _that embject than many other noble lordi. But the noble earl will be good enough to recollect that, in whatever position we may be at this moment, wst avid not been placed in that position in consequence of his suggestions having been neglected, much less " contumeliously rejected." What were those suggestions ? First, that we ought to have established an uniform system of police through out the country, in order that if it should be used, not \ for the purpose of protecting the peace of a country, but a n s o a blie m d eans of recruiting for the militia. Now, with ou t es eb t a e er r l i a n t g huaset i f nto any discussi on as to whethe r th a t 1 would useful w e asplan, not let c m on e t r am em e in lio d us th ly e r in ej t e o ctel, 4 " but that x 4 measure on the subject was brought Sour® of COMMOnii with the TIOW of Oa. tablishing a uniform system of police, and that it was dropped in consequence of the objections entertained to it by the county members. But as certain powers had been given to the Goverment, means have been taken to establish a system of police under the act of Lord Normanby, and some progress has already been made in that respect. What was the second sug gestion of the noble earl ? Why, that we ought to have embodied the whole of the militia regiments of the coun try. Now, we must all recollect this—that at the break ing out of the war the Government had not the power to embody all the militia regiments of the country, or even a single militia regiment. What did we do ? We came to Parliament and asked for power to embody the militia, not in case of any foreign invasion, but in case of fOreign war. They were enrolled only in the case of an invasion, and we acted on the principle of embodying those who volunteered. If the Government had attempted to embody the whole of the militia regiments, they would have been guilty of a gross breach of faith to every one of those regiments. So far from the sugges tions of the noble earl having been contumeliously rejected—whether we adopted them on his recommenda tion, or on our own responsibility, I do not recollect — but to every practical extent these ideas were carried out within a short time of the period when they were made, and I believe I told the noble earl so at the time. The noble earl had no right to say that these suggestions were not fully considered. But I will go further, and say that he has no right to assert that if they had been carried out we should at this moment have been placed in such a position as would have enabled us to send to the Crimea that amount of men which is now recom mended by noble lords, who take a very different view of the case from that which was taken by them a short time ago. If we had embodied the whole of the militia regiments, does the noble earl mean to say there would have been a sufficient number of recruits to strengthen our army to any material extent ? Up to the time of the additional encouragement given to militia recruiting, the voluntary efforts did not exceed 4,000 or 5,000 men. Now that the spirit of the country has bean roused, we expect to obtain from the militia regiments a very great number of recruits, for almost every one has asked to be embodied, and we are embodying them one after anotker. When the noble earl talks of embodying the whole ?f the militia regiments, will he inform us where there is barrack accommodation for them ? Ido not mean to say that in an exigency we should not be justified in em bodying the whole of the militia ; but I think the noble earl will not tell me that we ought to do so if we c an I avoid it. (Hear, hear.) The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. THE QUEEN'S ANSWER TO TnE ADDRESS. The LORD CHAMBERLAIN of her Majesty's Household (the Marquis of Breadalbane) : I have the honour to report to your lordships that, in obedience to your order, the address of this house, in answer to her Majesty's most gracious speech from the throne, was duly presented to her Majesty, that it was most graci ously received, and that her Majesty returned the fol lowing answer : " I thank you for your loyal and dutiful address. I felt confident that I should receive your cordial coopera tion in the measures which I considered necessary for the vigorous prosecution of the war in which we are en gaged ; and I trust that, under the blessing of the Al mighty, those measures will tend to the re-establishment of the peace of Europe on a sure and lasting foundation." THE POST-OFFICE. The Earl of HARD WICKE in rising to call the at tention of the house to the report on the Post-office, said that at various times complaints had been made of the neglect of the Postmaster-General in carrying out the details of his office ; but he was anxious to state to their lordships that no blame attached to himself whilst he held that office. It had been stated in the report of the commission with reference to the question of the double secretaryship, that there were two officers of co-equal and coextensive authority, usually called the secretary to the Post-office and the secretary to the Postmaster-General, and that they held the chief places in a central system. Now, he utterly denied that these officers were equal. Mr. Rowland Hill had certainly endeavoured to main tithe that appearance, but one proof that he was net on an equality with Qolonel Maberley wag that his salary was less by 5001. a year ; and another was that, whilst Colonel Maberley wore the second-class uniform, Mr. Rowland Hill wore the third. Now, when he (the Earl of Hard wicke) was placed in the position of Postmas ter-General, he endeavoured to recognise the difference in rank of these two gentlemen, and set about arrang ing the duties of the office in a manner which he was 'ultimately able to carry out. He termed Colonel Maberley the secretary, and he termed Mr. Rowland Hill, the secretary to the Postmaster-General, and in him was vested the money-order department of the office. The noble earl concluded by moving for the copies of certain minutes and papers connected with his adminis tration of the Post-office. Viscount CANNING said he bad no objection to produce the papers moved for by the noble earl, but he could not altogether concur in the representation which the noble earl had given of the system whichthe had in troduced. He believed that the statement contained in the paragraph of the report to which the noble earl had drawn attention was practically correct, and that, whilst there might be some difference of uniform and official position, the commissioners were perfectly correct in stating that there were two officers of equal rank and authority. It was also a fact that. when Mr. Rowland Hill was appointed to his place, there was no indication of his being placed under and made in any degree sub ordinate to the gentleman who at the time held the office of secretary to the Post-office. Mr. Rowland Hill's functions were entirely apart from those of Colonel Maberley, and it was not tlmrefore a misrepresentation to say that the two secretaries were independent of each other. He believed that it was impossible to defin4 the respective functions of these officers ; and the ill success which had attended the efforts of previous Postmaster- Generals to define them showed that it was impossible to make any satisfactory definition. The noble earl had stated that he had made a satisfactory definition, but he (Viscount Canning) thought that, on the noble earl's own showing, his definition had not been so;satisfactory; not that any blame could attach either to the noble earl, himself, or other predecessors, for he believed that the attempt was hopeless. He had tleerefare, when he was called upon to give his opieion, no hesitation in supporting the abolition of the two secretaryships ; and he could say, with a thorough conviction, that the short experience which he had of the working of the office under this recom mendation had been most satisfactory. 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By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra ordinary powers that some 3A inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They aro of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary. big from to to 6 inches enab'e us to discover niece than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, &c.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, mid perspective glasses, with wonderful power.-39, Albemarle-street, Ficcadill.Y. Observe —oppo site the York Intel, frb Mbttiono SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'CLock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.) Their lordships met at five o'clock. VOTE OF THANKS TO THE ARMY. The Duke of NEWCASTLE rose to move " A vote of thanks to the army and navy engaged in the Crimea and Black Sea ; and also to move a vote of thanks to the military and naval forces of the Emperor of the French engaged in conjunction with her Majesty's forces in the Crimea and the Black Sea." The task he rose to discharge, if difficult, was of a most gratifying description. The resolutions he should propose, would, he felt sure, appeal to the best feelings of every person in the house, and, fortunately for him, required no oratorical display. He felt he should be trespassing on their lordships' time if he dwelt at any length on the subject on which he now addressed them, the more so as the gal lant deeds of our army and navy and our brave Allies had been so graphically described by gentlemen who were eye witnesses of their gallantry, and were now, he believed, familiar in every cottage in the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) Though England was not a military nation, the renown acquired by our forces was always dear to the people of this country, and had always elicited the warmest thanks of the Parliament. (Hear, hear.) He felt also that the great renown acquired by the noble and gallant general who commanded our army in the East was well deserved. Lord Raglan was a member of that house, and he (the Duke of Newcastle) was sure that he was only echoing the general sentiment of the house when he expressed a hope that, at some future day, they might see him again among there in good health, and encircled with the glory of a successful campaign. He considered the measures taken by Lord Raglan for the invasion of the Crimea displayed the best qualities of a great general, and a man of less firm mind might have been appalled, and turned aside from the prosecution of the campaign by the difficulties he had to encounter, and whose despatches proved him to be a worthy dis. ciple of the late illustrious Duke of Wellington. He felt also be should ask the house to inc lude in their vote oJ thanks Sir J. Burgoyne, Sir G. Brown, his Royal High. ness the Duke of Cambridge, and Sir De Lacy Evans, (Hear, hear.) [LETT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. THORNLEY presented a petition from Black burn, praying for an alteration in the Sale of Beer Act. Sir J. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from Scar- borough against any alteration in the system of licensing public-houses. SMALL ARMS. On the motion of Mr. MuNTA the following return was ordered :—Return of all orders given, and contracts entered into, by the Board of Ordnance for small arms, since the Ist day of January, 1853, with the dates thereof, the time of the delivery of each pattern, and also when each material was given out to be set up; specifying separately London, Birmingham, and foreign orders ; and stating what part of them have been re ceived, and what number of materials, and muskets, or other guns have been accepted of 577 bore, and all other kinds, and when. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to put a question to his right hon. friend the Commissioner of Works upon -a subject of considerable importance to the metropolis. The house was probably aware that owing to the improve ments which had lately bee❑ made in the City there was now a large vacant space on the north-east side of St. Paul's Cathedral affording a most excellent view of that magnificent building. Now it would be disgraceful to the country and the metropolis if that vacant space were allowed to be again built upon. It might be pur chased for a sum of 60,0001., and he should be glad to know from his right hon. friend, whether he would direct his attention to the subject, with the view of pre venting the space being again covered over. (Hear.) Sir W. MOLESWORTH said, some months ago his attention was called to the question, and he entirely agreed with his right hon. friend that the space ought not to be covered. (Hear, hear.) But this was a ques tion which did not belong to the Government ; it be longed to the Corporation of the City of London, who estimated the value of the laud at 60,000/. ; but it would be a gross act of Vandalism to cover the ground with buildings. As Commissioner of Works, however, he had no power to prevent it, nor had he any funds wherewith to purchase the land. (Hear.) He did not think Parliament ought or would give the authorities of the city 60,0001. to induce them to do their duty, but he should be happy to consider any plan to prevent the land being built upon, provided it would not involve any outlay ofpublic money. .A.GRI 0 LILT U RA.I. STATISTICS. In reply to Mr. J. B. SMITH, Mr. CALDWELL stated that agricultural statistics had been collected in part of Ireland, the whole of Scot land, and eleven 'in English counties, and the results would be ready for delivery after Easter. CHURCH - RATES. Mr.PACKE asked the noble President of the Council whether it was his interiti-g-n, during the present session, to bring in a bill to settle the question of Church Rates. Lord J. RUSSELL replied that he should bring the subject on soon after Easter. (Hear, hear.) THE APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR TO THE Crimea would readily join in ack.no wddging the deeds of valour, of constancy, and of fortitude, which the army had displayed, while he was equally sure that those who thought the expedition was undertaken with a force so inadequate for the purpose as to expose the army to unequal odds would be still more inclined to acknowledge the superhuman efforts that had been made by that army. In performing this task, he might, perhaps, say, at the outset, that he should endeavour, as far as possible, to avoid repeating the details of actions the narrative of which had been given by Lord Raglan in his own clear and admirable manner. He should also avoid entering- into the question of military tactics because he held that none were well qualified to criticise military manoeuvres unless they were conversant with the nature of the ground and the character and temper of the troops which *he general had under his command. (Hear, hear.) It was his intention, therefore, only to state what the operations of our army had been, without comment ing upon their character. (Hear. hear.) He had no doubt they were performed according to the best judg ment of the commander under the circumstances ; but, nevertheless, he should not on that occasion meet any of the objections which might be taken to the mode in which these operations were carried out. (Hear, hear.) He would now proceed to state the position of Lord Raglan. Lord Raglan was chosen by her Majesty to command the expedition which was sent to the Crimea, and that choice was dictated by a recollection of the services he bad performed, both in the army and in office. Lord Raglan, when he was a young man, might have used the influence of a very powerful friend in order to obtain almost any position; but the only thing he asked of the Government of the day, was to be attached to the staff of Sir Arthur Wellesley. He was attached to that staff, and from that time down to the present day, every step he had gained, and every eminence he had attained was due to his own merits, and his own merits alone. (Cheers.) Accompanying the Duke of Wellington in his long career,he was wounded in that service, and he was called upon to perform other duties. Such was the reason, therefore, that her Ma jesty had thought proper to appoint him to the-com mand of her army. I will now proceed to explain to the house some of those conflicts in which the best-beloved of the country—and by the best-beloved I don't mean that of the high and noble of the land exclusively, but of all, that has been shed in these tremendous conflicts. (Cheers.) The embarkation took place in the latter end of August; and in a despatch dated the 29th, Lord Raglan mentions the acts of those whose names I will mention when I come to that part of the subject in a vote of thanks we are about to agree to. The expedi tion proceeded. Lord Raglan proceeded in a swift steamer, and commenced to survey the coasts and at length a place was obtained, and with the consent of Marshal St. Arnaud, the whole army disembarked. The disembarkation was conducted with safety. That operation was a proof of the great ability displayed on the occasion, and gave great satisfaction to the whole army. On the 20th of September the Allied army found the Russians strongly entrenched on the heights of Alma, and in two hours, by the courage and indomitable bravery of the Allied army, they became masters of the position. (Hear.) It was a position well chosen by the Russians and it was asserted and generally be lieved that Menschikoff declared that such was the strength of the place that he could keep the enemy (the Allies) at bay for six weeks. Yet such was the valour, and such the courage, that as I have before observed, it was carried in two hours. The Light Division and the Brigade of Guards attacked the Russians with such vigour that they compelled the Russians to succumb. M. St. Arnaud carried at the same moment the left of the Russian position with such vigour that it was the admiration of all who could form an opinion of the brilliancy of the exploit. And now, I will speak of the coolness of Lord Raglan, in moments of the greatest peril, It had been observed by the officers of his staff, that he unnecessarily exposed himself to the fire of the Russians, and when one of his aides-de-camp mentioned the subject to him during one of those conflicts, the reply he made to him was, "Don't speak to me new, I am busy." (Loud cheers.) There is no epigrammatic wit about that expression, it was the words of an English gentleman attending to his duty. Nothing could ex ceed the profound regret with which Lord Raglan men tions the illness of the gallant Marshal St. Arnaud, who to the last breath, he says, was determinod to do his duty to his country and his Sovereign. Loud cheers.) To the regret of Lord Raglan that of the whole army to be added—all regarded him as one who did his duty to the last. I cannot here omit to mention the words of M. St. Arnaud, who, in speaking of the bravery of Lord Raglan, said it rivals that of antiqity, for even in the midst of cannon shot his bravery never leaves him for the instant. (Hear, hear.) General Canrobert, after the lamented death of M. St. Arnaud became the commander of the French army, and I can assure the house that the only rivalry that exists between the two commanders is, which shall best perform his duty to his Sovereign and to his country. (Cheers) Nothing was left undone, both on the French and the English side, to hasten on the siege works, and on the 17th of October the first gun was fired. Considerable damage was inflicted on the enemy ; but that fire not having produced the effect of inducing that Russians to come to an assault on the Allies, the siege was continued for some days, when the Russians went round by way of Balaklava. The enemy, however, was most gallantly repulsed by the Allies, while, somewhat later in the day, owing to a mistaken order, the Light "Cavalry of the British army, made a bold and desperate attack upon the enemy. The valour and courage then dis played by the men had never been equalled, not to say surpassed, and although they might lament that such bravery did not produce more decisive results, it was yet no less worthy of admiration. After that battle, owing to the loss of men in the field, and by sickness, the be sieging operationi were not carried on with the former vigour ; but still the enemy was harassed dayafter day until the great struggle of Inkerman. It was said that there could not be less than 80,000 brought into the field on that occasion, but, 1 ,, though ithe number of the enemy wa s great, and his position had amid the darkness of the night been strongly fortified, the British army did not hesitate to meet him in spite of the fatigue which four hours' labour in the trenches might have produced, and the absence of their'customary rest and refreshment. (Hear, hear, hear.) That battle displayed the indomitable spirit of the British soldier, it was essentially a soldier's battle, but still it was possibly that our gallant men would have been annihilated had not our Allies led on by Ge neral Bosquet came to our rescue. The battle was then won, and the enemy was driven from the field, leaving no less than between 5,000 and 6,000 of his men dead or wounded. (Hear, hear.) Our own loss was severe, and amongst the killed occurred the name of one to whom he must pay a passing tribute of respect, for General Cathcart had no other wish or ambition than to give his life to his country. (Hear.) These were the men who did nonour to England, and whose memory he was sure Englishmen would never cease to revere. (Cheers.) The next motion he should have to make was a vote of thanks to the navy, of whose assistance Lord Raglan had spoken in the highest terms, particularly referring to those ren dered by Sir Edmund Lyons. (Cheers.) From the Admiral in command down to the lowest sailor in the fleet, there was but one feeling felt, and that was to co-operate with the army in its operations against Sebastopol. (Cheers.) After proposing these rotes he should venture to propose a vote unusual, per haps unprecedented in its character ; but the spirit of amity which the country had evinced towards our gallant Ally that he could not hesitate in proposing that the house should present a vote of thanks to General Canro bert and the men who composed the French army in the Crimea—(hear, hear)—while he likewise intended to propose a vote lamenting the fate of those who had fallen in battle, and condoling with the friends and relatives of those gallant spirits who have died in arms when defending the rights of their country. (Hear.) And here he must pause to refer to an incident in the war which filled him with feelings of pain and disgust. It was said that the Russians in the later battles bayoneted the wounded as they lay upon the field, and Lord Raglan thinking that the proceeding was so abhorant to humanity, and so utterly at variance with the laws of war, that he caused an inquiry to be made into the matter. That inquiry satisfied him that the statement he had received was true, and Lord Raglan forwarded a com munication to Prince Menschikoff expressing a hope that the atrocity had been committed without his sanc tion. Prince Menschikoff, however, instead of regret. ting what had been done, attempted to palliate it. (Hear, hear.) The conduct of the enemy was so at variance with what characterised the bearing of the French and English when they met in battle, that the contrast spoke trumpet-tongued in favour of the civilisation of the two great nations now in alliance. (Loud cheers). If this conduct of Russia could be palliated, it would destroy the arts of peace, and even darken the arts of war, but the Allies were fighting in behalf of the best interests of civilisa tion, the progress of the mind, and for the spirit of real xeligiern and in spite of these atrocities of the enemy their army would ultimately p rove triumphant. (Cheers.) No matter whether it ,was in England, Ireland, or Scotland there was but ohe feeling animating the people. It was a feeling which made everyman ready to perish in the cause, and he said again, that no victories which had been gained in such a cause, and with such a spirit as the nation had shown, could do otherwise but redound to the national honour, and Make it an object of respect and admiration to the whole world. (Cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI seconded the address, and said that there could be but one opinion upon the great and glo rious deeds which the noble lord had so eloquently eulo gised. This was no common war, but one that would figure with those great struggles which have been handed down to the memory of wan, and if the struggle wa.s to be continued, it ought to be supp orted with a spirit becoming so great a struggle. In this great struggle live had seen that in two great events of this war, u l a m m e e a T assault and defence, our troops had shown the mirable quality. (Hear.) This war of peace as / o s v ' td that this _ great moral tbatthe acts e nervate and p r a ctised by a free people did not tend to ener , th a t education had not diminished o:orwinidationahave wised courage. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) lided the inhospi that the noble lord, i n his aress, had recognised the claims of those w ho had perished upon though shores of theßla ck Seafrom h they had privationperished. and other wise as much was, due to them as THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 14. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TILE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Barnstaple.—John Laurie, and Richard Samuel Guinness, Esqrs., the last election for the said borough having been declared void. Borough of Abingdon.—Joseph Haythorne Reed, of Burnham, in the county of Somerset, Esq., in. th e room of Montague Bertie, Esq. (commonly called Lord Norreys), now Earl of Abingdon, summoned to the House of Peers. WAR OFFICE, DEC. 15. GENERAL ORDER. Guards, Dec. lg, 1351. The Gemini Commanding-in-,!Thief has much gratifica tion in publishing to the army the commands of the Queen, for the promotion of the following officers, who com manded Brigades during the late arduous and brilliant operations in the Crimea, and Whose distinguished conduct has been specially broir.,:ht to the notice of her Maj,3sty, by Field-Marshal Lord Raglan : TO Bps' MAJ OR-GENERALS. Colonel Richard Airy. Unattached. James Bucknail Birdman Estcourt, Unattached. Henry William Adams, C. 8., 49th Foot. Honourable James Yorke Scarlett, Stb. Dragoon Guards. Sir John Campbell, Bart., 38th Foot. Arthur Wellesley Torrens, Unattached, George Buller, C. 8., Rifle Brigade. William Eyre, C. 8., half-pay 731.1 Foot. By command of the Right Honourable GENERAL VISCOUNT HARDINGE, Commanding-in-Chief. G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General. 'WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 15. 2d Regimentt of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lien tenant Henry Charles Lane to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. C. B. Lyons who retires; John William Herbert Cuninghame, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Lane, Dec. 15. Royal Horse Guards—The Hon. Geoffrey Richard Clegg Hill to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Seymour, appointed to the 17th Light Dragoons, Dec. 15. 4th Dragoons Guards—Lieutenant George C. Renville Playerlßrigstocke to be Captain, without purchase, Dec. 15 sth Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Frederick Hay Swin fen to be Captain, without purchase, Dec. 15. 6th Dragoon Guards—Francis George Savage Curtis, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fawcett, who re- tires, Dec. 15. 7th Dragoon Guards-James Vance Cleland, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, Dec. 15. 2d Dragoons-Lieutenant George Buchanan to be Cap tain, without purchase; Lieutenant Henry John Wale, from half-pay 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Buchanan, Dec. 15. 4th Light Dragoons-Lieutenant John Barry Marshall to be Captain, without purchase ; Cornet Robert New comen Gore Booth to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Marshall, Dec. 15. To be Cornet without purchase- Ensign John Francis Sparke, from the 68th Foot, vice Browne, promoted, Dec. 15. 6th D rag oons-Captain P. D'Ormieux Von Stron g , from half-pay 15th Light Dragoons , to be Captai n ; Lieutenant John Clements, from half pay 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, Dec. 15. Bth Light Dragoons-Lieutenant Daniel Hugh Clutter buck tp be Captain, without purchase; Lieutenant John Puget, from half-pay 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieute nant, vice Clutterbuck, Dec. 15. 11th Light Dragoons-Captain Edward Fellowes, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Captain ; Lieutenant Geo. Barrington Price, from half-pay 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant; Serjeant-Major George Bull to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Houghton, promoted, Dec. 15. 12th Light Dragoons-Captain Henry Brett, from half pay of the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Fel lowes, appointed to the 11th Light Dragoons, Dec. 15. 13th Light Dragoons-Lieuteuat John William Clayton to be Captain, without purchase, Dec. 15. To be Lieu tenants without purchase -Lieutenant Macniell, from the 3il Foot, vice Clayton ; Lieutenant James Edwards Vi vian, from half-pay Isth Light Dragoons, Dec. 15. 17th Light Dragoons -Captain John Macartney, from half-pay 15th Light Dragoons, to be Captain ; Lieutenant Henry Howard Barber, from half-pay 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, Dec. 15. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards-Lieutenant Hedworth Hylton Jolliffe, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant and Captain, without purchase vice Strong promoted ; Lieutenant the Hon. Wm. Henry Adel bert Fending, from the 62d Foot, to be Lieutenant and Captain, withoutl purchase, vice Mackinuon, killed in action, Dec 15. Scots Fusilier Guards-Captain and Lieut.-Colonel Wm. John Ridley to be Major, without purchase (with the rank of Colonel in the army), vice Sir C. J. J. Hamilton, Bart., who retires ; Lieutenant and Captain Lord Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest to be Captain and Lieutenant-Coltuel, by purchase, vice Ridley ; Ensign and Lieutenant Arthus - H. Thislethwayte to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Vane-Tempest, Dec. 15. 7th Foot-lleathcote Plummer, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Jones, promoted, Dec. 15. 9th Foot.-To be Lieutenants without purchase-En signs William Hussey, Henry Marcus Beresford, James Ludlow Stawell Sealy, Dec. 15. 14th Foot-To be Lieutenants without purchase-En sign Reginald Henry Graham ; Eissign George Bridges; Ensign Angus William Hall, Dec. 15. 15th Foot-Lieutenant James Walmsley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hoare, who retires ; Ensign John Smyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walmsley ; John Olphert Kemmis, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smyth, Dec. 15. 18th Foot-To bo Ensigns without purchase-Henry John Faircloth, Gent., vice Wolseley, promoted ; Colour- Serjeani Michael Joseph Cunningham, Dec. 15. To be Assistant-Surgeon Edward Canny Ityall, Acting-Assistant- Surgeon John Ray Philip, M. 8., Dec. 15. 19th Foot-To he Ensigns without purchase-Ensign Edward St. John Griffiths, from the 58th Foot, vice Goren, promoted ; Ed ward Nassau Kindersley, Gent., vice 'lima, promoted, Dec. 15. 20th Foot-John Thomas Vaughan Kirkby, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dowglasse, promoted, Dec. 15. 21st Foot-John Constantine Poster, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Clerke, promoted, Dec. 15. 22d Foot-Lieutenant James T weedie, from the 81st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice King, who exchanges, Oct. 9. 23d Foot-Ensign Charles Monsell to he Lieutenant without purchase, vice Somerville, whose promotion on the Bth December, 1854, has been cancelled ; James De Vic Tupper, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bigge, promoted, Dec. 15. 26th Foot-Henry Herbert Bindon, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Lockhart, promoted, Dec. 15. 22th Foot-Edward Fox, Angelo, Geut., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Berry, appointed Quartermaster ; Ensign Henry A. Berry, to be Quartermaster, vice Spenc, deceased. Dec. 15. 30th Foot -Lieutenant Gilbert Howard Saunders, from the let Lancashire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Campbell, promoted, Dec. 15. ' 33d Foot-George Talbot Worthington, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rogers, promoted, Dec. 15. 34th Foot-To be Lieutenants without purchase-En signs Thomas Harry Saunders, Robert John Blown() Clay ton, Arthur Scott, Dee. 15. 39th Foot-To bo Lieutenants without purchase-En signs James Powell, William De Wilton Roche Thack well, Edward John Stokes, Dec. 15. 40th Foot-Ensign Edward Henry Melville Tod, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bennefather, who retires ; Alfred Cook, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tod, Dec. 15. 41st Foot-To be Ensigns without purchase-Henry Edward Bryan, Gent., vice Kingscotn, promoted Dec. 13 ; Arthur Henry Wavell , vice Peddie, promoted Dec. 14 ; Andrew Halliday Hall, Gent., vice Hamilton, promoted, Dee. 15. 46th Foot-John Spencer Churchill, Gent., vice Coote, promoted; Dec. 15. 47th Fosse-William Colville Rodney Mylius, Gent. vice Irby, promoted, Dec. 15. 4eth F o ot-William Madan, Gout., vice Young, pro moted, Dec. 14 ; Frederick Powell, Gent., vice Chatfield, promoted, Dec. 15. 50th Boot-Frederick Falkner, Gent., vice Fyler, pro moted, Dec. 15. 55th Foot-To be Lieutenants without purchase-En sign Henry Burke, vice Warren, promoted, Nov. 6 ; En sign Richard John Thorley Stone, Ensign Charles Henry Evans, Ensign Edwyn Frederick Temple, Dec. 15. To be Ensigns without purchase-Quartermaster-Sergeant James Scott. vice Johnson, promoted; Fred. Fitzwilliam Trench Hobbs, Gent., vice Trevor, promoted, Dec. 15 ; Lieut. Henry Burke to be Adjutant, vice Warren, promoted, Nov. 6. 57th Foot-Henry Douglas Mackenzie Shute, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Mitchell, promoted, Dec. 15. 60th Foot-Captain John Rebert Wilton, from half-pay unattached, to be Captain, vice Kenny, who exchanges, Dec. 15. 62d Foot-Ensign William Bromley Davenport to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice the Honourable W. H. A. Fielding, promoted in the Coldstream Guards Dec. 15. 63rd Foot-To be Ensigns without purchase-Lieutenant Charles Colquhun Eye, from (King's Own) let Stafford Militia, vice Clutterbuck, killed in action, Dec. 14 ; Stephen Moore, Gent., vice Twysden, promoted, Dec. 15. 68th Foot-To bo Ensigns without purchase -Ensign Thomas Reeder Clarkson, from the Royal Wilts Militia, promoted; Gilbert Alfred Nicholette, Gent., vice Tucker, promoted, Dec. 15. 69th Foot-Colour-Serjeant William Bustard to be Quartermaster, vice Smyth, appointed Paymast er, Dec. 15. 77th Foot-Lieutenant Honourable John Colborne, from or jelicaeseendGrl Dec. d deceased ; E ns ign the 74th Foot, to be Lieutenant, Dec. 15. • who exchanges, th 78th Foot-Captain Thomas dams, fromothete. 8 3 3 . d Foot, to be Captain, vice Keogh, 81st Foot-Lieutenant Francis from Ge a l a r p g so : ne n g t ' eoxbeaQnugeasr e , 22d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vi m ee o T i e y v n e e e u d i ie K , w eo h g o h e: f e r h om ang t e h s : Get. 9. 83d Foot-Captain Thomas. Oct.7Bth 3 F . 00t, to be Captain, vice Ad who h 84th Foot.-Serj termaster, Jackson to Ensign David be Quartermaster, 90th Foot.- Lieutenant Edmund William Isdell, to be Dec. 15. w ho rrteh ti c re la s r : c p so o n n thoablfe vice F a i . e , r , a c r u l e o h t t - a r s li :i r e:tenant, without Ensign Robert Montague Hornby Captain, without p Thomas 1101 1 in 1 1,7 ? vice Newland, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clarkson, whose pro motion, by purchase, on the 18th August, has been can celled ; Henry James Day, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice t s sdeil ; Mao vice Clarkson, promoted ; Lieutenant Allan Macdonald to be Adjutant, vice Despard, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Dec. 15. ltifle Brigade-Captain Edward Arthur Somerset to be Major, without purchase, vice RooP er died of his wounds; Lieut. Augustus Wykehaan Clifton to be Captain, without purchase, vice Somerset ; Second Lieutenant W. J. M. Cuninehe „ eine to be Lieutenant,without purchase, vice Clifton, Nov. 12; Ensign Chas. Arthur Talbot to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Cuningbame, whose promo tion on Dec. "8 has been cancelled, Dee. 8; William Trevor Beeper, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cu ninghame, Dec. 14 ; Walter J. H. Ruthven, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lord E.W.P. Clinton, pro moted, Dec. 15. 2d West India Regiment-Serjeant-Major Henry Carvell to be Ensign, without purchase, vice St, Aubyn, pro moted, Dec, 15. DUCHY OF LANCASTER. Mr. WISE rose to ask the circumstances under which the appointment of Mr. Bertolacci to the office of A uditor of the Duchy of Lancaster took place. Mr. STRUTT said that it was not his intention to say one word disrespectful of the gentleman who last filled that office, beyond remarking that he as a literary man was not one the most likely to fill an office of that character, and when by his death the appointment became vacant he, thinking it might be blended with some other, had asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to point him out some one holding an other office who could undertake it. The gentleman referred to (who to that time was a perfect stranger to him) was named, and finding that he in every respect bore a high character, the appointment had been made at a reduction of halt the previous salary of 400/. a year. Mr. MUNTZ called the attention of the house to a statement which had appeared relative to an expression which had occurred on board a steamer from Glasgow to Portsmouth, by which it appeared that the safety valve of the boiler could only open inwardly, and that it had been shut all the way. Mr. CARDWELL said that the inquiry had been set on foot. CHAPLAINS AND SEAT SCRIPOF WAR.TURE READERS AT THE M r . HAMILTON rose to ask the Secretary at War, whether it is the case, as has been reported, that Scrip ture readers are prohibited from visiting such of our wounded soldiers in hospital at Scutari as are desirous of their services ; while other benevolent persons, com prising among them Sisters of Charity, and members of religieus orders are admitted into the hospitals. And, whether any and what regulations have been made, by which members of religious orders are pre vented from impressing their peculiar religious opinions upon any but those of their own communion; The hon. member, in putting the question, wished to know if they had been expelled by the Sisters of Charity for th e ir o cvn private ends. Mr. S. HERBERT said that the Sisters of Charity we re placed upon a different footing from those who were sent when the Government determined to send out nurses to Scutari. They were sent out of all creeds, but under the guidance of one, and that one a Protestant ; and when they, the Sisters of Charity, offered their ser vices, Government accepted them upon the understand ing that they were to be bound by the saline regulations as the others who had preceded them, and they made not the slightest objection. The regulations by which they were bound was that they should not make any use of their position to tamper with the religious principles of patients of a different persuasion to their own. With re gard to the Scripture readers they were differently situated. The Government had selected chaplains as near as they could in numbers to suit the Scrip tural wants of the soldiers, who were divided into three bodies, Church of England, Presbyterians, anctiodouCnatthionlictsh,eand it was most important that nothing like religious conptarpoevresrsyabsohuotultdnetaaklelegpeldacee,xapnudlsieovneroyf precauti on had been t aken to p revent it. He had seen the the Scripture readers, and only supposed that they had, by givi ng away tracts or some other course, infringed on the rules, and thus their expulsion had becomea matter of nsceFsity. Redid not say this was the case, buthe thought it would be found to be the callBo of the matter alluded to. He concluded by assuring the house that every effort had been made to afford spiritual consolation to the troops of all denominations, but at the same time to prevent controversy. In reply to Mr. SCULLY, Mr, S. HERBERT stated that the army in the East was composed of two-thirds Protestants and one-third Roman Catholic, and Government had sent out 12 chaplains for the Church of England and four for the Presbyterians. TREATY WITH AUSTRIA. Lord J. RUSSELL, by command, brought up a copy of the treaty entered into with Austria, which was ordered to lie upon the table. FUEL FOR THE ARMY. Mr. EWART wished to know from the First Lord of the Admiralty what steps had been taken for supplying the army in the Crimea with fuel ? Sir J. GRAHAM said the authorities at Malta and ether stations had received orders to forward a supply of coal to Balakla.va, VOTE OF THANKS TO THE ARMY. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to propose a vote of thanks to the army engaged in the Crimea, and in doing so, said he had the satisfaction of knowing that, however feebly or incompletely he might perform the task, he was sure he should yet have the sympathy of the house with biro. (Hear, hear.) He could no doubt that all those who approved of the expedition to the BREVET. Captain John William Cox, of the 13th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Captain William John Chads, of the 64th Foot, to be , Major in the Army, Dec. 15. Captain Henry Tombs, of the Bengal Artillery, to h ave the rank of Major in the Army in the East Indies, Avg. 1. Captain William Olpherts, of the Bengal Aartillo7 , employed on a Special. Service in Turkey, to have the local rank of Major in Turkey while so employed, Dec. 15. HOSPITAL STAFF. To be Acting-Assistant -Surgeons. George Monlas Slaughter, Gent., vice Ryall, appointed to the 18th Foot, Dec. 15. Thomas Dalemain Wheatley, Gent., vice Philip, ap pointed to the 18th Foot, Dec. 15. UNATTACHED. Brevet-Colonel Frederick ChiAley Irwin, Major, on half-pay Unattached (late Commandmen t of the troops in Western Australia), to be Lioutenaxt' Colonel, without purchase, on the abolition of that AP pointment, Dec. 15. MEMORANDA. The promotion of the undermentioned Officers, as stexa in the Gazette of the Dec- 8, bas been cancelled, viz. : 63d Foot—Ensign S. A. Y. Bony on. 77th Foot —Ensigns H. M. L. Colquhoun ; G. E. Ler gett J. F. B. P. Dodd. 79th Foot—Eusign J. M. McNair. . The Christian name of Ensign Curwen, 57th Foot, is " )'Arey," and not Darcy, as previously stated. The surname of the Honourable W. Edwardes appointe d to the Coldstream Guards on the 21th November, i s s pelt " warde," and not Edwards, as previously stated. The first Ghristian name of Ensign Browne, 77th Foot. is Herbert, and not Hubert as previously stated. lor Captain Ludford Harvey 'Daniel, of the 38th to be Major in the Army, dated 12th December, 1854 , Read, Captain Charles Frederick Terrens Daniell, &c. BANKRUPTS. Daniel Lefavour, merchant, New Oxford-street, to stir' render, Dec. 21, at two, and Jan. 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook court ; Ashursts, Waller, and Morris, Old Jewry. William Boyce, the elder, innkeeper, Dover, Kent, Dec' 26 and Jan. 23, at two, at the Court of BankrtiptcY• Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basingha ll " street ; Blackman and Guy, Raymond-buildings, Gray's" inn. Samuel Manning, builder, Cornwall-road, Hareree r. smith, Dec. 22, and Jan. 24, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfield, official assignee ; Reynolds, Chancel" lane. John Tregenza, boot manufacturer, Oxford-street, Dec. 21, at half-past one, and Jan. 25, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 8011, official assignee, Coleman-street-build ings; Loveland and Tweed, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Robert Warner, wheelwright, West-street, Commercial road, Pimlico, Dec. 26, at one, and Jan. 30, at twelve, St the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Sidney, Lincoln's-inn-fields. James Pigg, grocer, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, De., 22, at half-past one, and Jan. 24, at two, at the Court °' Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Adcock, Cam" bridge; Kingsford and Dorman, Essex-street, Strand. , Walter Keen, hay dealer, Hungerford, Dec. "e'2, twelve, and Jan. 23, at half-past one, at the Court °,' Bankruptcy. Grahtim, official assignee; Lovela nd and Tweed, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Thomas Hutchings and William Hutchings, Taunton, Sornersetaiire, Dec. 21, and Jan. 18, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official a ssi g nee, Exeter, Channing, Taunton ; Stogden, Exeter. Charles James Cheatley Elkington, electro-plate raanir facturer, Hall-street, City-road, Dec. 22 , at one, and Ja n ; 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, °facia' assignee ; Russell and Burgon, Martins - lane, City. t George Rudd Waistell, commission agent, Noble -stree, Wood-street, City, Dec. 22, at twelve, and Jan. 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official ass i g nee ' Solo, Turner, and Turner, Abiermanbury. curt - Georgs Adamson,' carpenter, lately of West-stre et, Bethnal-green, Dec. 26 and Jan. 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basing" hall-street ; Jones, Chancery-lane. William Brown, linendraper, Great Russell-stre et, Covent-garden, Dec. 21, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 2. 3 5 1 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, officio assignee, Ba,singhall-street ; Jones, Sise.lane. David Lewis and Barnard Wise, cut riers, Antes-plac e ' Walworth, Dec. 26 at half-past two, and Jan. 29 at tvvelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee' Sambrook-court ; Freeman and Bothamley, Coleman' street. 9 Andrew Wilson, timber merchant, Manchester, Ja ll ', and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Coe"' Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Bunting, Bingha m ' and Marsland, Manchester. 21, Edward Handley, licensed victualler, Strand , Dec. at half-past one, and Feb. 2, at twelve, at the Court • Bankruptcy. Wikitmore, official assignee, Basing/la' street ; Philp, Bucklersbury. Frederick Futvoye, jeweller, Regret street , De c. 26, at two, and Jan. 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcii Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook - court; Hornby aII To wgood, St. Swithin's-lane. George CHl:l:lance, baker, St. Albans, Dec. '22, and J aa. 24, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Heel er ' official assignee, Stansfield ; Simpson, St. Albans ; Croslef and Burn, Lombard-street. a Ann Wilkinson, innkeeper, Crosmere, Salop, Jan. 6 tu„. 26, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. W°" "a. more, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram an Knight, Birmingham, James Baylis, dyer, formerly of Luton, Bedfordshi re ; and now of Whitecross-street Prison, City, Dec . 23, half-past one, and Feb. 3, at twelve, at the Court !,,". Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basingllsl' street; Weeks, Walbrook-buildings.• Henry Tyler, victualler and builder, Westminster, Def . : 21, at two, and Jan. 23, at eleven, at the Cou rt of .Bau", ruptcy. 'Johnson, official assignee, Basingliall-street Parnell and Willaume, New Broad-street. .lohn Richardson, draper, Chesterfield, Dec. 30, AII Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Brevrle' official assignee, Sheffield ; Woods and Jackson , Rochdale, or Barr and Nelson, Leeds. Frederick Coker, stationer, Hackney-road, Dec. 22, a t two, and 3d February, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers' Phillips, Coleman-street. - --1. - BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 3 2, f°t the Week ending on Saturday the 9th day of Des., 1854. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. . n n Government debt.... 11,015,1`07, Other securities.— 2,9 84 : 9 4 5 Gold coin and bullion 13,33.,' Silver .£27,334P C. MARSHALL, Chief Cashici. 1. PAILTMENT. Notes Issued ........ 27,334,415 $27, 231,415 Dated the 14th day of Dec., 185 BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest l'ulilic deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ing's Banks, and Government securities (I n clucht.Dead Weight ~ Annuity) 11, X 73 Other securities 13, 73 `'830 Notes 7, 9 . 2 ,1'09 Gold and silver coin.. 6' Dividend Accounts) 4,515,408 Other deposits ...... 9,691,373 Seven Day and other ........ . 1,022,107 £33,93E,599 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier' £33,936,599 Dated the 14th day of Dec., l& PRICE OF SUGAR. oar The average price of Brown or Muscovado Stigar c io tis puted from the returns made in the week ending the of Dec., 1554, is 21s 44d per hundredweight, exclusive,. the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon o n the 1"., portation thereof into Great Britain. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tnis DAY. Am5terdam............ 11 15% Gibraltar ...... ••—• • •• 7, - 5 21,4 3u Ditto, threemonths .. 11 17% Leghorn ..•• .• •• 55 Rotterdam . ..... ...... 11 17% Genoa ...... .. • • ...... 25:_ Antwerp .............. 25 32% Milan ... • • • • ......•• ..... Brussels .... • • ........ 25 32 , Venice.... —•• •• ...... ilamburgh .......... 13 5 },,,, Naples •• • • .... Altona... • • .......... •• 1 Palermo .... Paris...... •• ... .... 25 12% 1 51 e 9 sina .. • •• 131 4 Ditto, three months .. 25 37 Y , l Lisbo i.. Marseilles ............. 25 37% Oporto ................ 5 3 N Bourdeaux ............ I Rio Janel: o ..... .• • .... -- Fr mil:fort-on-NI aine •• .. 117 X ' Buenos Ayres. ......... --- lierlin ................ New York, GO days' sight Vienna .......... • • .... 12 30 Philadelphia Trieste.... Petersburg .. •• •• .. •... 35% Foreign Gold in thus £3 17 o Madrid ............... 5014 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz . .. 50 1 4 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 O s Barcelona •• • . - New Dollars .....• 0 5 179 Seville.. •... ......... 0 Silver in bars • .... 0 MB STEAMER TIGER.—By the captain of a PrUs 6.- 11 , vessel at Falmouth, laden with linseed from 10.. " erfj of near Odessa, we understand that the machinery, 4 ' c 1, 0 0 }i.M. late steamer Tiger, wrecked near Odessa, ea been taken out by the Russian authorities and convey in to a place named Nicolai, where a steamer is no the course of building, to be called the Tiger, in which machinery is to be placed. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 12th inst., at Earlham-hall, Mrs. John Gang; On the 13th inst., s.t 13, ifertford.-street, Mayfair, Charles Durant. Or A DAUGHTER. On the Bth inst., at Ballytore, the Lady Georgians Cr ° Ed• On the 12th inst., at Grove-lane, Camberwell, Mr s ' win T. Sturdee. ARRIED. tb° On the 12th inst., at M St. Marylebone parish churehi.a. Rev. Justice Chapman M.A. incumbent of NOW 13° , ' l O l3, broke, Lincolnshire, to 'Rebecca, daughter of Henry Lam L Salisbury-square, London. errfl On the 12th inst., at St. James's, Westbourue -- co o Win. Chas. Luard, Esq., of Cardiff, Glamorganshire , :: f or son of Henry Luard, Esq., of Lombard street andfw e st• stead, to Julia, daughter of N. S. Chauncey, Esq, 01 bonnie-terrace, Hyde-park. DIED. On the Bth inst., the Rev. John Shaw, vicar o f Bengr worth, Worcestershire, aged 82. On the 12th inst., at Eathmines, Michael Sentiodl' Stephen's-green, Dublin, soliciter. Into , On the 11th ult., lost on board his ship, the Reg°' - „ wrecked in the storm of the above date, off Sebast ° s ° t. Captain Richard Onslow Lewis, eldest son of the late 11 10 Lewis, Esq., collector at Brighton, and grandson of late Sir Richard Onslow, Vice-Admiral of England. , On the 7th ult., before Sebastopol, of wounds receli at the battle of Inkerinan, Lieutenant John Dillon Itl„ lewin, 30th Regt., youngest son of th e late Major Ros-1° win, of Ross-hill, county Clare. On the 30th ult., durin the violent storm off the C0 14 ,, g ,! of Cornwall, Win. Fenn ioppett, Commander of the 5e . r,7,, steam-ship Nilo, son of Captain J echo Moppett, o f s e vilo place, Dublin, aged 28. On the 11th inst., at Brilterton-hall, Staffordshire, hel relict of the ]ate Sir Wro. Filkington, Bart., of C park, Yorkshire. 1 1 17 2 , LONDOM : Printed and Published by MURDO YOU of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. o f. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the cow l ' laid a gg s, Fricloh.Decombor 15, 1854. ~+ . ~,