The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY, FEB. 2.

The firiness took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time : Bolton sad
Nithtisgales Hoed, sad Wigan Prestos Roads, and Nor*
of Yarrow Bills.
THE VOTE OF THANKS TO LIEUT.OENERAV
SIR DE LACY EVANS.
At shout half-past four o'clock Sir De Loy Enas eased
the hone in military uniform. The home at the dm Ilae
very fall, in the ezpotation of the premises aft lero ad
gallant enter in the boos, and the peen' Okay less Mel
with Doreen of the upper house. Cassel Fronton, who
send as aide-de-camp to the gallant gesual is Spats, sad
Sir J. Shelley Letredueed lam to the house. Mina be ap-
peared inside the door the whole boos rose sad noshed
tiro with Ind cheers, which Weed from beth silos sad
oentiased till he took his seat. The hon. sad gallant W-
eer took his plate oa the first seat below the pages, nest
to Mr. Ley ard, sad woe congratulated en his te-appeareace
by several of hie old fries&
The S having called Sir De Lacy Ens', the
hes. sad pliant general arose, and coostiosof on his legs
during the address of the Speaker.
The SPEAKER than oid—Oseeral Sir De Lacy Evan,
I have to inform you that on the 11th of December last the
house agreed itemise contradianste to the Miming motion .
" That the thanks of this house be gives to Lint.-Gesenj
Sir De Loy Evans, Kaight-Coesmeader of the Most
Holsourable Order of the Bath, for his seal, istrepidity,
sad distinguished exertion is the several actioas is which
her Majesty's fonts have ben espied with the enemy."
It is with feelings of pride sad setisfactios that the house
welcomes your return amosgst them, after having borne so
sonspicoons a part is the gallant aohlevements that have
characterised the present war. (Cheers.) At the battle of
the Alma you enernuitered and ovelouse, with admirable
gallantry and pulpiest, the almost issuperable
opposed to the odnace of the gallon Second Division.
(Cheers.) Yes repulsed the formidable attack if the
Russians on the 96th of October, sad the energy sad valour
with which you led the troops at that occasion have bees
besosrably recogehed. (Hen, hear.) Bot it was is
tie heights of Inkerstana you displayed that eldest
coirage—(then) sad chivalrous generosity whisk
have called forth the &dainties of your ontatryses—
mites you rose from a bed of sickness, and hastened
to assist, with year camel sad uprisen, the gallant
siker la temporary summand of the division, and refused
to share with him in the honours, whilst you Aland with
him is the deems of the day. (Loud thous.) Your con-
dust throughout the campaign has bees in aceordaace with
the galleon, which distiegolabed your earlier military
career, sad justly entitles you to the highest linear which
it is la the power of this house to coder. (Chan.) It is
my agreeable duty, by the to of the Hones of Com-
mas. of England, to present their unanimous thanks to you,
for the sal, the iatropidity,aad the gallantry, yes displayed,
is the several anions la whisk her Majesty's troops have
bow espied with the enemy. (Cheers.)
Sir DB LACY EVANS, ha reply, esid—Mr, I can oefll7

yea and the house that I appreciate most deeply the high
honour you have now contorted as me. I am quite aware. and
tally impressed with the oonviotios, that there is as homer
which a British subject con more ardently desire, or be more
proud of, than a recognition of his sortiess, whatever they
may be, by the reprosentetives of the people is this
house. (Hear, hear.) I hops I may be pardoned
if I very imperfectly express my Stellar on this occasion.
It is almoet s novelty to me to be recited In this manner
for my sanitary services, for I eertainly do *Lek that I woo
just an good as officer some 20 years ago as lam now.
(" Hear," and a laugh.) I believe I had a more difficult and
intricate duty to perform on that occasion, sad that I per
it—however imperfectly—at any rata with equal
mons to the less important duty which I recently en-
demand to perform. (Hsu.) When I allude to that
eiretamstance I cannot but express my gratitude to those
ham. gentlemen opposite who do not agree with me in
politics, for the kindness which they have manifested to-
wards me. (Cheers) lam very math more grateful to
you, sir, for the reference you have made to the Mew&
Division, whisk I had the honour to command. Lanai
not have ►ad the remotest chance of obtaining the hlsirgi
honourable reception I have this day received at time bras
of the house, were it not for the noble and game de-
votion of that division, from the of under as down
to the humblest soldier in the ranks. (Cheers.)

I know well that my position hers at this moment is almost
exclusively attributable to the noble conduct and devotion
to duty of that diviaion. (Cheers.) I mast confer I am
under the necessity of saying that when the vote of thank'
which I am here to Main was moved by the noble lord
who then represented the government in this house, when
I read his official speech, I was much astonished, because it
appeared to me that he took a totally different view of the
operations of the army, or, at all events, of that division
which I hid the honour to command, from that which
the facts would warrant. lea sorry to be obliged to allude
to this; bat when half of that division perished in battle.
Cr whilst engaged spat some other service, I feel that I
Shedd be wanting in gratitude to them if I did not en-
deavour to place, though it may be displeasing to some
individasis, that matter in a more just light.
Mr, the noble lord gave a sort of tactical des-
cription of the battle of Alma which reminded me of the
opinion expresmd by the late Sydney Smith, that the noble
lord thought himself capable of taking the command of the
Channel Fleet. It is evident that the noble lord thought
himself a better judge of the transactions that took place
than Lord Raglan, for he stated, in effect, that the two
divisions which won the battle exchoively were the First
Division and the Light Division ; whereas Lord Regime re-
presents in his despatch 'hat the two leading division were
the First and Secoed. The noble lord, however, was pleased
to keep the Second Division and their serviess in total
oblivion. The noble lord went on to speak of what he
felled the two hum actions of the 25th and 26th of October.
He gave all due credit and honour to the gallantry of those
mu who were engaged in the action on the 25th, but be
poised over the action of the subsequent day. That action,
however, was deemed by her Majesty worthy of high ap-
probation. It was deemed worthy of approbation by the
Commander-in-Chief of the army, and by theComnuinder
is-Chief Mike French army, as appears from the despatch
which he wrote lone to his government. Ent the noble
lord, in his epee*, took no notice of that *Ma With re-
gard to the battle of Inkermann, is whisk the Second
Didalsa was fat engaged, as it was in each of the
other migegemants, net the slightest alludes was made
to that MIME, thong% fee one satire his it her, the
brunt of the*** of MOW thousand Meralswi. (Cheers.)
That was the only &lAMB that was OPP' peemimily
is the these 11111ereat aelliee, env thatellee I She all
that divides kla Nees seam M eseightla of allesile here
omoial elatomet fir segued le IL Dna, le bug pain
for this umpleasiM referenee to 111 'miter ; but I feel that
I have sea" dila to your indulger" and I have sot made
it on nay own moaist. (Chem.) Ter myself, I feel deeply
grateful for Mbar* now done to ma. I Meld wirtably
UM to my a taw wards en behalf of the ma who
me still glaileadig struggling la the seated; but,
thank cost wpm& In take as arduous part ia the
Mommillemit eiShls lessr, I hope I may have an opportunity
dais so. (Haar, ham) I can but say now, that I am
ouniesed that the umlbstation of the approbatiou of the
limo on this masks to se humble an individual as my-
self will have mealderable easel in animating others la the
performance of their duties. (Cheers.) Agsia, I have
only to say, for myself, that I feel met deeply grateful fee
the kind ezpreelies of your thanks. (Lend cheers.)
Lord PALIIIRSTON—I rise to penu a ditty whiali I
em sere will remits the mamma eel ebeertal eselser-
ream of the hew. Then la re Ilemiles tibia below to
the individual who Ills the ink tune yea, sir,
se worthily weepy, so weed", le Id* or more
lwasarable in lie Meanie% tlisa that which
yon have now piellme, df esseetylei the Make
se parliament to a am IMO bee dilineatiked him-
self by noble middle ia thelliKand ealitSta Ilya Misuser
of military servile, the gratitude and alembellea et the
wintry. (Cheers.) I venture to my theme war wee a
speaker who had the opportunity of Wig MID am* My
**faithful organ of the feelings alai eglime est eilly et
the boom but ef the onatry—(eheel4•4l tleadles at
than it he been your geed rtalsas M b Si So In-
mud maim. Sir, the eloquent and feeling mood= Is
mild* yes have seamy* to the has. sad galateitel ale
drain ef the hem cagier to remain a parted tome SW
the easeureeseasat of ethers to plum the sum 11111111
Ml* my boa. and gallant Mead hae so nobly faliseeto fad
as a eatettetke to these bow eseerages la einipalleie le
beaded ea the Uhl of battle. (Cheers.) I tharetwe kg
Neve to woe that what has been 'pekes by Mr. Speaker, Is
omen*g the thanks et the bore to Lteatesaat•Oseeral
Ole De Lary Event, together with se mush of Mat whisk
has NM km the boa. and panes Miser m esatelas hie

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ampoules a gratetelases for those
M VIM a the house for the peseat day.
WALPOLR—I ries to sewed the vestige
oak lerd Iwo made ; sad I do ee with the heart
eteamearring with his in ovay weed he said,' end else in
Übe eloquent words cued by you, sir, towards the gallant
slime wheat wo an all es happy to ere anumget as. (Loud
didum) These expression wen so fall sad semplete that
I malel add aethisg to them
Th. SPEAKER road the motion in the Seliseriag weeds)
That what has bowsaw said by Mr. Speaker, is givigthe
thanks of the boom to Lieut•Orneral Sir Do Lacy Eves*.
together with his newer thereto, he printed with the votes."
Lord PALMERSTON—My to.. sad gallant irked, in
the coarse of his spiels, adverted to topic of • satyrs sot
immediately connected with the vote of thanks, end there-
fore the motion I have to make is, that what you have said,
Mr, and so sash of the reply of my hoe. and pliant friend
as relates thereto, be bloated to the minutes.
The 1110 tie• was thou speed to.
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FISHERIES (NORTH AMID:LICA) BILL.
This bill pained through committee.
The hoses thus adjourned, at a quart*? to ire.

THE LATE DIVISION.

(hem the Magner, of the Notional
t 4 Parliamentary Bantle
Meonattra

Analysis of the division on Mi. Roebuck's motion—
" That a select committee be appointed to inquire into the
condition of our army before Sebastopol, and into the
aoudad of throe departments of the govemraeat whose
duty it has been to minister to the wants of that army."
Ayes. 307. Noss, 160. Tellers included.
For. Agst.
County mitaben England and Wales 96 •. 18
.. „ Scotch 8 .. 9
Irish
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University „
Borough members—Ragland and Wales
.. „ Irish _8

307 150

Majority in favour of the Inquiry, 151

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I The lag* soartion sitting for For. Affsinst•
a polders= of
Tholdok do. do 2,192,441 .. 771,489
The Satoh do. do 863,256 .. 818,671

11,740,814 4,812,933
Majority of population ia favour of the imply/03,9/8,681.
INFLUINCIS. Fer. Apia&
Connected with the Peerage
Holding office
la the army 23 .. 11
In the navy
PHINCIPILL LUMIAIM WHO YOTID " AGAINST " 223

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Whitbread,lhmml -----iiiiitherton, Josh.
Kenkow, Janis Crossley, F.
Bus, M. T. Heywood, James
Barnes, Thomas Molesworth, Sir Wm.
Lacks, Josh. Hall, Sir lkajamin.
LINIZALII WUO DID NOT TOTS ON IITNII lIIDN.
Cobden, Richard Boller, Charles S.
Hume, Joseph Bell, James
Bright, John Hamill, Lord I.
Oilman, Rt. Hon. T.M. Beam, Sir De Lacy
Fox, W. I. Ewan, William
Clay, Sir William Oliveira, Benjamin.