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Lord °them, Admiral Walcott, and Captain Duneombe
offered some remarks. The latter hon. member referred
to the recent speech of Sir C. Napier, which called up
Sir J. GRAHAM, who remarked that the full refittauon of
the aspersions cast upon himself by that gallant officer
would involve the production of correspondence that could
not be disclosed without detriment to the public service.
He denied, however, the assertion that the Baltic fleet had
been sent forth ill-manued and worse disciplined, and, in
reference to the statement that Sir C. Napier had been
dismissed the service, observed that there was no intention
of giving him the character of a martyr as well as that of a
hero.

The house then went into committee of supply, when
Sir J. GRAHAM moved the naval estimates, the items of
which are given in another column. Adverting to the
arrangements for the ensuing campaign, the First Lord
stated that difficulties had been found to arise in the ma-
nosuvring of mixed squadrons, and, consequently, it was
resolved to send no sailing vessels-of-war into the Baltic
this year. lie hoped to have twenty sail of the line all
propelled by steam in readiness for service in that quarter
before the expiration of the next six weeks.
The several votes on the estimate were agreed to, after a
prolonged miscellaneous discussion, as also a vote on ac-
count of the transport service.
The house then resumed, and adjourned at half-past
twelve o'clock.
London, England, 1855-02-17

THE PRESS.

" to keep down that of the enemy, our ammuni
" tion would have been exhausted in six days."
Is it not beyond all controversy, that after a
fortnight the order was passed to fire each gun
only once in an half-hour 9 Could a committee
not fix this charge on the official at home
guilty of neglect in this extraordinary in-
stance ?

The causes of such errors can be easily in-
vestigated by a parliamentary committee, and
a decision can be come to, without requiring
the attendance of parties in the Crimea. Let
the correspondence in the War-office be pro-
duced ; let the late chiefs of the department
prove by their official diaries, or other evidence,
that they anticipated the inevitable wants of
the campaign.
And, lastly, if they can clear themselves, we
would call on them to indicate plainly who
were the wrongdoers ? We insist upon it that
the people of England have a right to know
from the Duke of NEWCASTLE and Mr. SIDNEY
HERBERT who are the officials that have
sullied the Queen's service, disgraced their
chiefs, neglected their duties, and blackened
the public fame of England? It is obvious
that all parties cannot be innocent. It is plain
to every eye that heinous neglects, and
miserable fatuity, have for months been exhi-
bited in these departments. Complicity with
such blundering would be political crimi-
nality. The truth must be got at. The suffer-
ings of a starved army demand expiation.
An impenetrable veil of secrecy must not be
given to imbecility, trifling with starving
troops, for the sake of personal ambition. If
the chiefs were the real causes of the War-
office scandals, it must be proclaimed. If
their subordinates failed in their duties, let
them be degraded and dismissed.
The case is bad enough as it stands, but if
the Crimean horrors can be perpetuated with
impunity, and no officials to suffer for " the
" something inexplicable " in such scandals,
then England will sink still lower. But, no,
the spirit of the country is up ; indignation is
aroused from every class, and in every corner
of the land. Parties outside and inside Par-
liament, differing in all things else, are unani
mous that the Committee must go on, and it
shall not be the fault of the Conservatives in
the House of Commons, if the people of
England get no redress for the grievous wrongs
done to that army of martyrs who have
perished for want of aid.
London, England, 1855-02-17

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1855,

POSTSCRIPT.

BY CONTINENTAL TELEGRAPH.
Paris, Friday morning.
The Moniteur contains this day the following :

Foreign journals have published injurious reports
respecting the discipline of the army in the Crimea.
These reports are without foundation ; the discipline
of the army has never been disturbed; on the con-
trary, the troops have never ceased to show their
entire devotion and obedience to their chiefs.

The funds opened at an advance of nearly a quarter
per cent. on closing prices of last night. At one
o'clock Three per Cent. Rentea were quoted 66.15,
and, after having risen to 66.50, they closed at
66.20.
On the Bourse, the early departure of the Emperor
for the army was •till spoken of, and it is considered
as certain that in this case the Empress will be Re-
gent.

Vienna, Thursday evening.

The Earl of Westmoreland has had several con-
ferences lately with Count Buol. It is confidently
stated that they had for object to settle the conditions
of a loan of fifteen millions sterling, which the Aus•
trian Government wishes to contract with the
guarantee of England. The loan is to bo brought
out in the London market.

The funds experienced to day a sudden fall. The
rate of exchange on London rose from 12.24 to
X 2,58„ and 5 per cent. metalliques fell 4 per cent.,
Ind *eft quoted at closing 81 f.
London, England, 1855-11-03

PEACE!

Make choice of a Neutral, if fiercest the best,
Inveigle its subjects to follow your drums,
Be sure your Ambassador's strictly impressed
To treat with contempt each remonstrance that comes.

And if 'tis your ill-fated chance to he caught,
Declare you've commanded the outrage to cease ;
But stoutly refuse all apologies sought,
For that's my receipt for preserving the peace !

To show that your late countermand is sincere,
And you really feel your Ambassador's wrong,
Let a fleet in the seas of the Neutral appear,
For War much too weak and for Peace far too strong.

And if be should wince at such neighbourly acts,
Instruct all your hacks his bad blood to increase,
Declare his forced silence Great Britain exacts,
As the only t►ue mode of preserving the peace !

Though his provocation no man dare deny,
Nor the right to redress that his statesmen demand,
Be sure that the Billingsgate well you apply,
And attribute mean motives with bountiful hand.

The " coming elections "—" of conquest the lust,'
All cries will raise cackle from war•seeking geese;
And—haul inexpertus—my word you may trust,
You may keep a snug place though you don't keep the peace !
London, England, 1855-11-03

BIRTHS.

CHICHESTER—On the Slet ult., in Curzon-street, the Hon
Mrs. Frederick Chichester, of a daughter.
EVERARD—On the 2?th ult., in Wyndham-place, Bryanston-
square, the wife of Captain Nugent Everard, of a daughter.
HAMILTON-70n. the 17th ult., at 19, Rue du Faubourg St.

Honore. Paris, the Countess Hamilton, of a son and heir.:
LISBURNE—On the 24th ult., the Countess of Lisburne, of a

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daughter.
NORBURY—On the 23rd ult., at Carrigmore, Cork, the Countess
of Norbury, of a daughter.
RUTHERFORD—On the 22nd ult., at Melrose, N. 8., the

wife of Commander Gilbert B.

Rutherford, Esq., . R.N.: of a

daughter.
VAUGHAN—On the 30th ult., at Duxbury.park, Lancashire,
the residence of her father, the wife of 3,tmes Vaughan, of Glo-
cester-terrace, Hyde-park, Esq., of a son
WOLF —On the 20th ult., at Florence, the lady of Drummond
11. Wolff., Esq., of a daughter.

FORTII—CAPEL—On the 24th ult., the Viscount Forth, only
son of the Earl of Perth and Melfort, to Harriet Mary,
daughter of the lion. Adolphus Capol.
FORDE—MEADE —On the 25th ult., at Bray Church, Lieut.
Colonel Forde, Royal South Down Militia, to Adelaide,
daughter of the late General the Hon. Robert Meade.
GRAHAM—CORYTON—On the 27th ult., at Woolwich, Joseph
Graham, Esq., to Elizabeth, daughter of Major-General
Coryton.
London, England, 1855-11-03

THE SURRENDER.

Amidst the thunder of the fleets' guns, and the
crash of the shells, a hasty council of war was held
by the Russians. The second in command wished.
to blow up the magazine, but was overruled by his
companions, and a flag of truce was at length
hoisted :

When the flag was waved from the parapet a boat, each
with a flag of truce, pushed off from the English and
French Admiral, and at the same time Sir Houston
Stewart proceeded to shore near the battery, where he
found the French General advancing to parley with the
Governor. Major• General Kokonovitch advanced with a
sword and pistol in one hand and a pistol in the other,
and threw down his sword at the officer's feet, and dis-
charged his pistols into the ground, or at least pulled the
triggers with the muzzle pointing downwards, in token of
jurrender. He was moved to tears, and as he left the
Tort he turned round and made some passionate exclama-
tion in Russian, of which the interpreter could only make
out, " Oh! Kinburn! Kinburn ! Glory of Suwaroff and
my shame, I abandon you," or something to that effect.
As the garrison marched out they were ordered to pile
their arms, but many of them threw them on the ground.
at the feet of the conquerors, with rage and mortification
depicted in their features.—Team Cor,, Oct 18th.

The' resistance of the fort was hopeless. The
tremendous fire of the fleet surpa9sed in force and
intensity anything that had been heard at Sebastopol,
according to the correspondent of the Times. The
governor, it appears, did not personally surrender at
the time, but was abandoned by his garrison at
first :

Unless the governor had excellent grounds for believing
that relief was at hand he had no justification for incurring
the odium of causing so much bloodshed in the face of an
overwhelming force by land and sea, which completely shut
him in on every side. I have just seen the garrison march
out with some of the honours of war, their church plate, Pie•
London, England, 1855-11-03

THE PRESS.

The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. A New Edition in Six
Vola. Vol 11. Murray.
The Constitutional History of England. Henry Hallam,
L.L.D., F.R.S. Vol. 111. Do.
Memoirs of James Montgomery. Vols 111 and IV. John
Holland and James Everett. Longinus.
Edward Irving. Washington Wilks. W. Freeman.
The Yellow Frigate. James Grant. ttoutledge.
Gilbert Massenger. liolme Lee. Smith and Elder.
Villette. Currer Bell. Do.
Conversations on Harmony. Author of " Conversations on
Botany." Longmans.
The song of Hiawatha. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Bogue.
Do. Author's Protective Edition. Do.
London, England, 1855-11-03

AN UNANSWERABLE CONUNDRUM.

SIR WALTER Scorr mischievously made a charade, " Sir Hilary,"
to which it is supposed that there is no solution. Since his time
no similar wicked puzzle has been attempted, until Tuesday last,
when the following riddle was propounded for the bewilderment of
London:—

" Why is the G.C.B. given to Lord Panmure !"
Nobody has been able to answer this. The oldest inhabitants of
the clubs laid their old heads together in the windows, and gazed
wistfully at one another, now and then exclaiming, " I have it," but
they never had. No one could offer the slightest reason that would
hold water. Some few ridiculous replies were made, as there always
are in such cases, rather for the sake of saying something than as solu-
tions, but they are scarcely worth record. One person said that the
initials meant " Gout Keeps Better," buthe was reminded that nobody
of education beyond that of a Southwark elector spells " keep " with a
" c." Another ventured to hint that the letters expressed Lord
Palmerston's usual Voltarian way of speaking of his helpless friend,
" Goodnatured Creature, But--" the slung being left t.) the imagina-
tion. Even the Globe, which, all things considered, is a smart paper,
came out with a very stupid answer, " Because he meets Lord
Hardinge once a week," evidently an insane reply. Nobody can
answer the riddle. It may as well be left for the ingenuity of country
readers, who have time on their hands, but it is not very probable that
a rational solution will be given.
London, England, 1855-11-03

DEATHS.

ANDERDON—On the 23th till, Eliza, the wife of Captain Ho-
bart Grant Anderdon, late 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
CAMPBELL—On the 29th ult., at Strasbourg, Colonel James
Campbell, formerly of the 93rd Highlanders, aged 49.
EWART—On the 28th ult., Catherine, relict of the late Captain
James Simon Ewart, of the Hon. East India Company's
Service, aged 90.
. HANKEY—On the 26th ult., at Brighton, Thomson Hankey,
Esq., formerly of Portland-place, London, aged 83.
HAULTAIN—On the 27th tilt, in Champion-terrace, Charlton,
Kent, Colonel Francis Haultain, Royal Artillery, aged 66.
JOHNSTON—On the Bth ult., at the Castle Hospital, Balaklava,
of diarrhea, Captain W. Johnston, 41st Regiment, aged 49.
ORR—On the 26th ult., in Westbourne.place, Eaton square, Col.
Martin Orr, aged 63.
ROSS—On the 31st of August, supposed to have died in Sebas-
topol, of wounds received while posting hts sentries in advance
of the trenches, Captain Charles C',rnwallis Ross, 3rd Regt.,
(Buffs), aged 28.
WILI.IAMS—On the 28th nit., at St. Lennard's.on•Sea, Agnes
Mary, only daughter of the Hon. Mr. Justice Vaughan Wil-
liams, aged 23.
TYLER—On the 24th tilt., at Balaklava, Lieut.-Colonel Barret
Lennard Tyler, 62nd Foot, of wounds.
TALBOT—On the 2i/th ult., at Hampton-court Palace, the Hon.
Mrs. Talbot, aged 90.

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LORD PALMERSTON AND AMERICA.

THE passions of every young ;community like
"the United States of America" present
great difficulties to the statesmen responsible
for their control. Unlike the case of old
countries, the heavings of the popular mind
are not balanced by institutions hoar with
time, or moulded by venerable traditions. A
free country in the first periods of its existence
resembles the case of a young man whose im-
pulsive ambition is unchecked by the sobering
lessons of experience. Its speculative desires
spurn the warnings of prudence, and outrun its
practical capacities. Hence the early annals
of every country are filled by wars, and, as
all history teaches, the fortunes of young
nations are more often marred than made by
rash appeals to the sword. Anatomists teach
that the blood in the human frame sways the
nervous energy—sanguis rector nervorson.
There is something similar in the body
politic. As boys are more excitable than men,
so in a growing community, whose historical
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ADVERTISEMENT.

LEST the stream of benevolence which is certain to be brought out by
the eloquent memorial in which some of the most distinguished men
of the day are appealing to the public in behalf of the representatives
of Dr. Johnson's friend, Mauritius Lowe, should be checked by any
idea that I am one of the party to be benefited, I beg to say that such
is not the fact, that I come from quite a different colony from Mauri-
tius—viz., Australia, and that I have no connection with Johnson's
Dictionary, mentioned in the said memorial, my references being
usually to Walker.

(Signed)

Boa Lows.
London, England, 1855-11-03

THE PRESS.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS, MONDAY NEXT.
M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his ANNUAL
SERIES of CONCERTS will commence on MONDAY NEXT,
November 6th, Itt3s.
During the interval which has elapsed since his last Concerts,
M. Jullien has neglected no opportunity of Improving his Or-
chestra, but has endeavoured to add to its efficiency, both in the
selection of its individual members as well as in its general
construction. The wind instruments of wood will be doubled,
there being two principal and two second flutes, two principal
and two second clarioneta, two principal and two second oboes,
and two principal and two second bassoons—thus correcting
that balance of sound which has been greatly injured by the uni-
versal practice, both in England and on the Continent, of making
large additions to the stringed, without a corresponding increase
in the wind instruments. M. Jullien has also established Orches-
tral Classes of Instruction for the different instruments, and
will have the honour of introducing some of the Pupils of the
Violoncello and Alto Classes, who will perform separate piece■
of Concerted Music, as well as in the General Orchestra.
In order to add to this year's Concerts every possible attrac-
tion, M. Jullien has engaged that celebrated Prima Donna,
London, England, 1855-05-05

SPAIN.

The affair between Lord Howden and the Spanish
Cabinet has, it is stated, been formally brought betore
Lord Clarendon, and that his lordship has taken
time to consider the matter. _ _

The Cortes on Tuesday approved of the plan sent
in for the construction of the ailway between Seville
and Cadiz.
The Epoca mentions a report that Messrs. Roths-
child had offered the Government a loan of forty
millions of reels, at 8 per cent. interest, with a com-
mission, and on guarantee of 3 per cent. stock.
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SARDINIA.

General Durando announced to the Senate on
Thursday that, an agreement with the bishops not
having been come to, the former Ministry resumes
office.
The discussion on the Convents' Suppression Bill
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rations for twenty days on their arrival at Balaklava.
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THE LATE SIR HENRY R. BISHOP.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
GRAND EVENING CONCERT, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1865,
For the Benefit of the YOUNGEST CHILDREN of the
esteemed Composer, the late Sir HENRY IL BISHOP.
The Committee for conducting the Vocal Concert advertised
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nounce that., in consequence of the lamented death of that es-
teemed composer, the Concert is deferred until FRIDAY,
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Theatre—the scene of Bishop's early successes ( by permission
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youngest children, a son and a daughter, who are left totally tin.
provided for.
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which nearly the whole of the Profession in London have fro&
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of Mr. Gye, in having granted the free use of his Theatre for
an occasion of more than ordinary interest.
The Concert will consist of Solos, Glees, Quartette, and Con-
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numerous Compositions, which will be executed with noel-
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"Far from home," contained passages of freshness
and sweetness truly expressive of the words ; and
"The tiger couches in the wood," solo and chorus,
is full of genius and originality. The expression of
the words " and so couch we" are exceedingly
striking. Throughout the whole of the chorus r, a
an elaborate and brilliant accompaniment, which was
exceedingly well played. " Sleep, gentle lady," begins
as a serenade should, softly and soothingly, the har-
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and mosi sweetly was it sung : but the last move-
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" Though he be now a grey, grey friar," is an ex-
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feeling. The other selections we pass over in silence.
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balanced, and in some parts were quite inarticulate.
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a distinct policy, and able earnest minds to
carry that policy out. The timidity of its
rulers, contrasted with the insulting attitude
of the foe, may by rousing its pride, make
its heart beat high with noble impulse,
and clear away the film which craven counsels
and ignoble intrigues have raised before Its
eyes. In that case we shall be safe still, and
whatever may be the duration of this contest,
whatever its trials, England will *Merge from
it with higher power and purer fame Or, per
plexed by those vague schemes of reform
which are industriously put forward to lead
the mind of people from the issue they have
to try, it may mistake the source of the evil it
acknowledges, beat the air in vain attempts
to find a remedy, still follow the lead of Whig
faction, and insensibly tread the decline from
which return is impossible and ruin is sure.
It is upon this contingency that Russia
speculates. Her statesmen believe that our
Government is stricken with incurable
weakness, and that Muscovy may reasonably
aspire to universal dominion since England
has become powerless to oppose her.
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