The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-09 00:00:00

Di I'ERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TBIIIIDAY, MARCH 8.
The Loan Cie.liniLLOn took his seat ow the woolack
at five o'clock.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Mr. ROEBUCK appeared at the bar with a mew(* tram
the Commons trequeat*e that H.R.H. the Duke ofd Cam
bridge, the Riot of Cardigan, the Earl of„ 01112, Mi Lord
Harding., be permitted to attend and giwidens. beton
the Crimean Army Committee —Leap was given.
THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.
The Earl of ORKNEY, who spoke in stow tone of voice,
rose to call the attention of the house to the reported want
of aptitude for their aituatious in the Janice officers of Mr
Majesty's service now on duty in the Crimes. The noble
fall proceeded to comment on the conduct of the war
generally, contending that there had been great went of
vigour, sod that the warning voice of the late Doke of
Welliarun had not been attended to. That illustrious
paten had always warned this country 'galnst and
• little war, and he was afraid that the present war sub-
stantially deserved that designation, beim& in truth
ted
, a
very little war. In the first place, we had undem
the seri birth of our enemy ; and in the second, we
had sent troops to the Critglie, but no army.
Aa army was supposed to consist of infantry, artillery,
cavalry, waggon•train, and commissariat; whereas, in our
invasion of the Crimea, two or three of these indispeneable
portions of an army had been left behind, or were wanting
altogether; we had also stinted the finance; and the conse-
quence of all these defects, one most glorious battle, that of
the Alms, was entirely without multi. We had left towns
piths Beat importance, such as Odessa and Anapa, standing,
although the policy of was was always to carry it on with
as much vigour as possible. The noble earl proceeded to
complain of the pay of the officers, and the want of
traiein• in the various breaches of camp duty, citing
some cases of blundering at Chobham, to show how in-
experienced were our soldiers in the details of field duty.
The noble earl eoncluded by moving for certain rehires
'Reefing the aumber of officers lying wounded in the MP
peal at Scutari.
Lord PANMIIRE had not expected that the noble aid
was about to move for any returns ; he had, however, se
objection to give them, although he thought that they would
be no possible use. It had really been very difficult to col-
lect from the noble earl's observations the object which he
had in view. It would appear Irons the statement of the
noble earl that he had been informed—though hem what
quarter it did not appear—that the junior officers in the
Crimea were not competent to fulfil their &aim. He (Lord
Fanners) could only to that no report whatever had
reached him to that effect. (Hear, hear.) Nor indeed
could he conceive what circumstances had given rise to any
doubt in that respect. He bad every reason to believe that
the junior officers in the East had acted as English officers
always acted—(bear, hen)—and that no class of
men in the army before Sebastopol were better entitled to
the thank. of their country than those to whom the noble
earl referred. (Cheers.) He (Lord Panasurg did not in.
tend to follow the noble lord through his different state
mate: mere discursive speaking on such a subject cculd do
no good and was not conducive to the public service. (Hoer,
hear.) He might, however, say thus much, that the go-
vernment had hitherto and still totended vigorously to carry
on the war until they could attain the end in view—a safe,
sabstantisl, and honourable peace. Before sitting down, he
might perhaps say one word more upon the main subject of
the noble earl's statement. It was this, that the returns
from the hospitals at Scutari would prove beyond all doubt,
as the noble earl expected, that the utilisers of England had
not been wanting in duty in the present contest.
Earl GRANVILLE suggested that as the noble earl had
not given notice of hie motion, it would be better, to
avoid irtoaularity, to withdraw it On the present occasion.
It could then be reframed in some form likely to give more
and CI information upon the suoject.
The Earl of ORNKEY withdrew the motion accordingly.
The hot se adjourned at five minutes to 6 oclock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUUB3DAT, Mews 8.
The Spiritus took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. BLACILBOSV took the oaths and his seat for Stir-
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. A. PELLATT—To reintroduce his motion in refer-
ence to the operation of the Metropolitan Interments Act
—Thursday, 22n4.
Mr EWART—BiII to extend the provisions of the Public
Libraries Act to Inland.—Thursday, 22nd.
Lord A. PAGET—An address to the crown, praying for
the return of the v►lue of the etnuniesions of etch officers
ss might be killed. or who died.of diesel's or wounds while
on service, to their wives or childree, and that no income
tax might be charged on Fatuities 'to officers or soldiers
for wounds datiog the present war and essuriog her Majesty
that t►e house would make good 'the amount Thursday,

Mr. L. KlNG—Select committee on the subject of the
consolidation of the statute law—Same day.
Mr. MACKINNON—SeIect committee on the subject
of the Claque Ports—Some day.
THE NEWSPAPER STAMP.
Mr. COWAN.—Seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in his pla,e, I a anxious to put a question to him of some
importance. The house is aware that very peat ineonvo-
since is experienced by the printers and publishers of
newspapers, owing to the uncertainty which prevails as to
the bill now before this house for the repeal of the newspaper
stamp duty, and what I want to know from the right hon.
gentleman i., when it is intended poeit i rely to proceed with
that bill, and to suggest, as it is likely to give rise to cocci-
derable discussion whenever it is brought on, that it should
be taken as the first order of the day. (Hear, hear.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The very
recent period at which I have undertaken the duties of the
office of Chancellor of the Exchequer will render it impossi-
ble for me to proceed with that bill to-morrow, the day for
which it now stands upon the paper, inasmuch as I have I
not had time to give that attentiun to the very difficult sub- i
jeep involved in the bill which it demands. I intend tc-
1110TIVW to move the postponement of the order waif Friday
in next week, when will state the course I propose to take.
Mr. M. GIBSON understood that Friday in next week
had been given to the right hon. member for Droitwich for
bringing torward his eclueati,n bill. lie (Mr. G.) would
=fittest Monday, therefore, instead of Friday, for the News-
paper Stamp Bill.
Lord PALMERSTON intimated that the arrangement
made with the right hos. member for Droitwieh would stand
good. His right hon. friend (the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer) bad, as he understood him, given hie notice con-
engent upon the debate upon the bill of the right hon.
baronet (Sir J. Pakitigton) being over sufficiently early to
enable him to make the statement he contemplated as to
the Newspaper Stamp Bill.
Mr. M. GIBSON—WouId is not be better to fix some
day when this Newspaper Stamp Bill will come up for
oartalsity
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The
rigid hon. gentlemen has somewhat misuadersteod my
meaning. What I said was that, on Friday week next, I
would state the day when I proposed to take the discussion
on the bill ; but if it will conduce to the convenience of the
right hon. gentleman, I will endeavour to fix the day before
Friday.
MILITIA SERGEANTS.

Colonel NORTH begged to inquire, it the government
would consider their decision not to allow those sergeants of
regiments of militia who are pensioners from the army, and
who have volunteered to accompany their regiments upon
foreign service, to count that foreign service tawards increase
of tansies.
Mr. PEEL *aid that those particular sergeants were
already enjoying considerable advantage over those of the
line, inasmuch as they were allowed to receive their pen-
sions as well as the pay of the it present position ; and in
addition to that, to allow them to count their service even in
the Mediterranean, would be to give theme still greater ad.
vantage over sergeants of the line.
EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. DUNLOP begged to ask the lase Led of Me
Tnesury, whether It is the intention atimeatmeMill le be.
*rodeo an education bill for &oleos! ads =Ong MM. if
so, whether It will be brought in before the WM% al
which day the Schools (Scotland) Bill of the bes. wirealleee
for Perthshire stands for seened reading, and what averse
the government intend to pursue in reference to that bill ?
The LORD ADVOCATE said, with regard to the first
part of the question. it was the intention of the government
to introduce a hill for the promotion of education in Scot.
lad—(hear, hesr)—but whether it would be introduced
before the 28th instant he was unable to say. With regard
to the course which the government proposed to take on the
subject of the bill of the hon. member for Perthshire, he
did not at present see how they could consistently support
it. (Hear, bear.)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES.
Mr. HEYWOOD rose to move for a select committee le
inquire into the best means of affordieg to the notion a tea
sad equal participation in all the advantage% which are Mt
isescurily of ea eadesiestical or spiritual @begetter is Me
public schools sad universities of England mil behind, sad
of improving the educational -ystem in dims plat seats of
learning, with a view to enlarge their ewes of Jest's+.
ties in cleiseralty with the requisumeats of the
public tank&
Mr. EWANT esecomled the motion.
Lord PALMMEMION mmumed in liteldig BM abolition
of all made& distimtlea as far es was pemlllik bat saw as
utility in the emelatment of the proposed camedttee.
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likelihood ef the objects that he sought Wog Meemplfirbed
by say memen that had yet been that wee yet
anmemal Mbe beam* forward. Usirsaty, the prom-
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