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

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capacity try art favainablo aid of Sir . Napier, who has
reader= Mist important strevioss by tho able aid dis-
tinguished maser is which be performed his duty unison
than one tiodsion; and it is only due to him to say that
nothing has =owned, in my °piston' In the eosin
of the last year, which is the slightest dein,
lowers the high aluiractor which he had previously
obtained is the Jervis, of his oonntry. (Hear, hear.) The
gallant admiral rendered most importaat services in the
command of the Baltic Seat, and showed the greatest skill
fa 'lnducting his ships through a moat difficult =visa,
tits, and brought than back without any injury, under dr-
tamatasoes whieb, with • maa of less pagan% might
have been atteaded with grist and eeriosedisaster.
hear) And the gallant admiral has also second the
country from all those dangers which might have arisen it
the Baltic fleet of Russia had been =mitt= to quit their
ports and scour the seas. (Hear, hear.) Having said
thus much, I shall only repeat that the motion before the
bolus is not en' which they ought to agree to ; but I wish
it to be distinctly understood that is segativiog that
motion, I do not mom in the slightest degree with an
that may base bees said in disparagement of the
gallant admiral. Sir C. Napier stands now as high as ever
hi did, aid I treat will long continue to be • distinguished
ornament to the naval service of his country. (Hear, best.))
Sir J. WALSH thought that Sir C. Napier ought to
estielod with the ministerial testimonials he had received in
the evens of that debate, and recommended his hoa. sad
Learned friend to withdraw hie motion.
Mr. MALINS, is reply, said that the noble lord's praise
of Sit C Napier had talus the house by surprise ; but still
there could be no doubt as to the gallant admiral's dismissal.
One of the lords of the Treasury had said that this was a
qa•stion which, the more it was stirred, the wove it would
appear ; but it would appear that that night's discussion had
veaderied the gallant aorairal considerable service. He be-
lieved that by to-morrow morning Sir C. Napier's pro-
famlosal character would stand higher than ever.
Whenever the day should arrive at which those papers
amid he produced without the objection toeing made that
they would injure the public srrvice, he would do his best,
U he were in parliament, to obtain their publication, feeling
rare that they would redound to the credit of Sir Chula,
sad to the discredit of others. After some remarks on the
Attorney-lienersre 'porch, he referred again to the cone.
=codeine, quoted and commented on some parts of it, con-
tending that, by the letter of the 31st October, Sir Charles
Napier wss censured, and that by the letter of the 224
December, as interpreted by that of the 26th, he was dis-
missed fr.is his command. He also vindicated himself from
the charge of having now transgressed the bounds of pro-
priety in reading some of the correspondence. As for the
course be should take on this motion, when the government
pledged its word that the documints he asked for could not
be produeed without prejudice to the public service, he was
bound to attend to such a declaration. Ile thought this
discussion would have a good effect, and he was satisfied
with its results. Under all these circumstances he would

not pans ne motion.
Motion withdrawn.
CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND.
Mr. MACARTNEY, who had given nctice of a entice
for • select committee on this subject, said that, as he was
assured by the Chancellor of the Eachequer that a bill was is
preparation, drawn up by the late Chancellor of the Eli-
'lngest, for the better ngelation of the superannuation
fund in the civil service, be would not trouble the house
with hie motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER confirmed
the hon. member's statement, that such a bill bail been for
some time in precaution, and would soon be completed and
ready for presentation to perineum.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
Major REID, who had notice of a motion for a select
committi e en the present mode of conferring appointments
in the army, postponed it to some future day.
The house then proceeded to the orders of the day.
The Minis (Ireland) Bill, and the Jurors' (Ireland) Bill,
were read a second time; the Purchasers' Protection
against Judgments Bill went through committee.
TEA DUTIES (SUSPENSION) BILL.
On the motion for the thud readies of this bill,
Mr. GREGSON said it was greatly to be regretted that
the war expenditure had made it necessary to check the
beneficial operations of the act of 1862, by which it was
proposed to reduce the duty from 2s. 2d. to le. the pound ;
the duty had now come to ls. 61, and the ccnsuniptios had
been ii.cressing very rapidly, and he thought this measure
required 406111 explanation.
Mr. WILSON said that on a previous evening the matter
was discerned and fully explained.
The hilt wae then read a third time and passed.
The Se • f State and Under Secretaries Bill was
reed a third time and passed. Several other measures were
postponed, and
The house rose at half-past 14.