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country at such times will always supply.

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE gave his cordial assent
to the motion. His Royal Highness testified to the
high courage and patient endurance of the army
under incredible hardships, and expressed on behalf
of the army his gratitude for the eminent services of
the navy,—" From the admiral done to the humblest
seaman in the fleet every one worked earnestly and
zealously to relieve the wants of the army."
The Earl of CARDIGAN expressed his satisfaction
at the vote proposed. He viewed the loss of Lord
Raglan as irrepaplitle, apCitrovele‘M„be. deeply re-
gretted that be had not' lived to reap that best re-
ward of act, his. eminent services—the,restoration of
peace. to htficonpiry,
Earl GiaiztrattLE thanked the Earl of Derby for the
speech with whiph he had seconded the ,moon. it
would prove to the army and navy of England
that their achievements would not be made the sub-
ject of party conflicts.
Earl OBEY, while cordially approving the motion,
denied that our military expenditure during the
late peace was f )unded on principles of false economy.
It was our military system which was at fault ;
and if the sums granted by Parliament since Water•
100 ad been'Properly applied,:tha army would have
been maintained throughout in the highest state of
efficiency.
The motion was then agreed to nem. con.
Lord PALMERSTON, in the Commons, pursuant to
notice, rose and moved :

That the thanks of the house be given to the army,
navy, and marines employed in the operations of the late
war, and to the embodied militia. • • 4.1
The noble lora, admitting that *Sett tile' &it force
of inpon men quitted this conntry,':itiiltti 'hot 'anti-
cipated that they woeld proceed beyond the fortifi-
cations of the Dardanelles, nor do mote than lid in
protnting Constantinople, rapidly reviewed the
cperations of the war, and expressed the' Mgliesit
praise of the intrepidity displayed at Alma, the bril
liant spirit at Balaklaya, the heroic persistence at

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Tnkermann, and the daring courage on the 18th of
June, and at the assault of the ltedan. But the
army proved itself to possess other qualities not less
noble, and by the endurance it displayed in silently
subiritting to sufferings and privations almost in.
credible, men and , officers proved themselves dis-
tinguished by every quality which gave dignity to
human nature, and claimed the admiration and gra-
titude of their country. The noble lord also alluded
at. length in fitting terms to the distinguished ser-
vices of the navy, the matinee, the militia, and the
civil. depertme,nts, and admitted that thirty-seven
regiments„of the militia had tendered tor foreign
service; but which offers were not accepted or required
by the Government.
Mr. DISRAEXI seconded the motion. So great had
been the variety of deeds, so numerous the develop-
ments of character, which have
.already become
household words in England, that one might say that
every village had its hero, and every fireside its
thrilling talc. The object of the war was from the
beginning understood by the people of this country,
and the contest bad been sustained by them with that
firmness which can only be derived from couvic-
dun. The war, though .brief, had
.yet presented every
variety of encounter:— _ _

Although these campaigns have not been of such long
duration as some which have taken, place under great
captains—those, for instance, of our own Wellesley—still
I believe there is hardly any variety of warfare which has
not been proved during their course. We have had the
pitched battle and we have hail the protracied siege, we
have had heights triumphantly gained, we bevelled heights
defended with success. (Cheers.) Throughout these
campaigns so numerous were the traits of individual
heroism, such were the wonderful effects produced by the
determination of the soldiers, that I do.not know whether,
were we to search the most glorious annals of put wars,
we should be able to find a match for the achievements of
our contemporaries. (Hear, hear.)
The services of the navy, marines, and militia fully
deserved the high praise bestowed upon them. Our
allies, too, were worthy of our warmcst thanks ; but
there were other soldiers, neither our allies nor the
troops of our Sovereign, to whom it would not only
be generous but wise to do justice :
The father of poetry has told us that the strength of a
conqueror cannot be more surely estimated than by the
c:ntracter of him whom he has conquered. Sir, the men
whom the forces of the Queen and her allies had to meet
in the great struggle which is now concluded were no
common men. The legions that triumphed under Sower•
ruff and conquered at the Borodino, although defeated at
Sebastopol, hare proved themselves foemen worthy of
the united chivalry of England and of France. (Cheers.)
In doing this justice to our late opponents we are, in fact,
only placing the achievements of our fellow-countrymen
and our allies in their true aspect and proper position.
( Hear, hear.) Sir. I have great pleasure in seconding the
motion of the noble lord; and, if it were not presumption.
I would express my opinion that when the verdict—l will
not say of posterity—but that when the calm end unim-
passioned verdict of the time in which we live is given
upon these events, it will be acknowledged that in the late
struggle our country I as shown all those qualities which
maintain a nationig, greatness and which prevent the de-
cline and fall of iarpiTes. (Cheers.;

Mr. STAFFORD called the notice of the house to the
services of Admiral Dundas, who had been unjustly
misrepresented. The eulogiums of Mr. Disraeli and
Lord Palmerston were due to the high character of
our soldiers in every point of viewon the inthority
of Miss Nightingale, who, in March last, wrote as
follows:

I have never been able to join in the popular cry about
the recklessness, sensuality, and helplessness of the sol.
dier. I should say (and, perhaps, few have seen more of
the manufacturing and agricultural classes of England
than dhate before Ileattio out here);that l haw ner&been
eh telichable and helpfnl a class as the army generally.
Give them opportunity promptly And securely to send
money home, and they will use it. Give them schools and
leetnreS, end they will come to them. Give them books
and games and. amusements, and they will leave off drink-
ing. Give them work, and they will do it. Give them
suffering, and they will hear it. I would rather have to do
with the army than with any other class I have ever at•
tempted to serve, and when I compare them with . . . .
I am struck with the soldier's superiority as a moral, and
even an intellectual being.

The lion. member concluded by suggesting that
some deed of •grace, such Re the liberation of all
juvenile offenders, should mark the conclusion of
peace.
The motion was then agreed to nem. con.
DThEMBOMIXENT OF THE MILITIA.

Lord PALMERSTON in the Commons, end Lord
PANMURE in the Lords, on Monday, said that the
Governreont would endeavour to•arran;;,e the disem-
bodiment of the militia in the way least Inconvenient
to the community at large. The militia could hot be
kept embodied for a considerable time after the eon.
elusion of peace. and it was desirable, with a view to
the agricultural employthent of the men, that they
should.bUdieembodied at such times as to enable
them to fall'imek' into their usual:employment in
their /several distrieti. With respect to the army,
that portion which i►hs abroad would not return for
stencil inenthis to' come, and would then return in
twee/wire detachments ; therefore there could be no
difficulty in arranging as to that.

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SATURDAY.

Lord P4NAWRE, on TilllrAday, stated that the Go.
vernment propcseil with reference to the militia
regiments when they were discharged, to add to the
permanent staff the quartermasters who at present
held commissions in regiments. To the subalterns,
,many of whom had been at considerable expense to
join their regiments, it. was proposed to give three
months', and to the surgeons and assistant-surgeons
one year's pay. The men would, upon the disern.
Wail-Aleut of their regiments, receive the balance of
bounty for the present year.
Ip reply to. the Marquis of SALISBURY,
Lord PArawar: said, that the question of the addi.
tion of non-cummissioned officers to the permanent
staif was under the consideration of the Govern.
menu.

DISEMBODIMENT OF THE IRISH MILITIA.
Mr. PEEL, ou Tuesday, in reply to Air. Davison,
said that the Ir'sle militia would be dealt with in tho
same way as the Scotch and English militia. Those
regiments in billet would be disembodied first, and
then the remaining regiments; but by the time that
the men reached their homes he thought that they
would find as abundant opportunity for employment
as at any other period of the year.
Mr. PEEL, in reply, to Colonel French, was under-
stood to say that the balance of the 6/. bounty due to
the men would be paid to them when they received
the balance of pay due to them.