The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY, NAY 9.

The tribute of gratitude paid, last night, by both
Houses of Parliament, in the name of the wake, to
the Army and Navy, for their services during the
war, has bees nobly earned. When we make this
afilnestion we do it without reserve; we do not ask
that one complaint which has bees urged against the
ecadect of the war should in a courtly spirit be
hashed (cc the moment, sad mere lip homage paid in
the hour of triumph. Eves these who have most
ezeggersted acknowledged shortoomioge cannot deay
that those have been owing to anything but want of
good-will be the emus. And the national basks were
voted to the Army and Navy for what the aggregate
body have effected under all disedvanteges—for the
truly British courage shown oa the field of battle, for
the hero* unmurmuring medusas' of searing
through months of privation and Messes. So long
as the war was in progress it was our duty to direct
attention more exclusively to mistakes and =Woos,
is order to compel amendment ; sow that it Is at an
med. it is our duty to strike a fair balm* between
what has been blameable and what has been merit*.
risme; and when this has been dons, we fearlessly
imelatain that Great Britain has wog reams to be
proud of the efforts *be has made in the late heist
but glorious struggle, and in the part she has horse
is the hordes and toil of the day.
The statistieal details submitted last night, by
Lord PANIII7/11, to the Howse of Lords, prove that
Great Britain has played no secondary or subordinate
part in the war. Though our Navy his been denied
an opportunity of putting forth the whole of its
might, yet its operatioos more than anything elm
serve to place, is their tree light, the exertions of
Great Britain. Daring the years 1864 and 1866,
British transports sad esmi of-war conveyed 123,106
sass (inolteding militia, &a) hoer this country to the
Mediterrasesa, and 26,669 hoe the Mediterranean to
the Black Sea. Daring the more period they con-
veyed 62,919 French soldier' to the Baltic and
Mediteresuesan, and 19,301 Sardinians to the
Black Sea. In the Black Sea they moved 170,634
troops ; and they moved 43,186 coastwise. In short,
the British Navy were instrumental in Deluging into
active service an aggregate of 436,803 men. Their
services did not stop here : they conveyed 23,068
British hones, 2,195 French, and 3,326 Sardinian, to
the seat of war. They also conveyed 316,739 teas of
British stares, 18,881 French, and 4,298 Sardinian, to
the seat of war. These figures speak for themselves
more eloquestly than words. They show hew mew
Mal, how indispensable, hes been the eaopeeation of
Great Britain in enabling the Allies to bring Into the
field a force adequate to some the triumph which they
have sehieved.

We turn now to eonaider what Great Britain has
done is the purely military field of operations. The
amused straegth of the regular British army in the
Crimea woe 70.000 men at the dais of the war. The
number of militiamen enrolled during the woe was
63,603. The militia has given 33,104 men to the line
sibs November, 1864. The 3rd Lancashire, the
Northampton, and the 2nd West York Militia Regi-
ments have seat 1,777 sea to genii= Gibraltar; the
But Heat 626 to garrison Malta; the Ist Lanceskira
3rd Middlesex, the Oxford, the lot Stafford, sad the
Wiltshire have sent 3,648 to garrisoa the losila
lolanda. Besides these, Great Britain has raised three
Foreign Legions with a total of 16,821 ease, and has
organised and 'maintained a Turkish Chstingest of
10,479 men (of whom 17,271 were natives), a corps
of Osmanli cavalry umbering 2,733, and a Turkish
artillery corps of 327 men. La addition teas sunless
rendered to the common muse by beingiag the armies
lato action in an efficient condities, Groat Britain hes
seat her fair proportion of fighting ma M the field,
and to the namely km important charge of gamines
duty.
How oar soldiers and sailors have blight whom-
ever an opportunity offered—how they have endured
toils, privation, 'Whams, and danger in the field or
. imminent deedly beanie—we coaldeatly leave to
be told by their gallant comrades in arms of other
nations. Or rather, Alma, Balaklava,and Inkermana,
the ma attack on the Sebastopol forts, Bettie, and
the Sea of Agog %inborn, and the Basilian navy
sosspelled to skulk ender the shelter of its Baltic
forts speak for themselves.

A more :melancholy tale remains to be told. Sines
the commencement of the war &gland hes lest
19,664 gallant wen by death in action, wounds, sad
disease ; and 2,873 have been Weida: discharged from
the navvies on account of the two latter cams. Keg-
land hes sealed her declared= of undisching devotion
to the canoe of national independence by the seerilse of
22,437 gallant soldiers. Of three, 1,999 fell bravely
in swim ; about 1,621 sunk under their wounds,
4,279 died of cholera, and 11,461 of other diseases.
In justice to those who have had the arduous
:sharp or conducting the war our knees ought to be
empered with those of the other belligerent armies.
Ragland hie lost in all 22,457. The lanes of the
French, an far se they have bees secertained, meount
to 60,000. Count OaLorr ban admitted in Petis that
the Reselan lees has been not less than 600,000. Thel
loss sostained by the Sardinians hes net been, and the,
loss sustained by the Turks never will be, ascer-
tained. Two Istituto' may be drawn from these
sets. Is the Int place, it is obvious that the lives
of oar British sold*s hare been at least es well

eared for as than 'of the French. At present the
health of oar troops in the Crimea is tally as good as
the health of those stationed at Aldsrebott. Accord-
ing to the latest Crimean returns, in an army of
70,000 men, the admission to hospital were 1.48 per
cent. ; the deaths 0.002 per cont.; the sick 3.72 per
cent. At Aldershott, out of 16,000 men, the admis-
sions to hospital were 2.71 per end.; the deaths 0.008
per cent. ; the sick 3.69 per cent. In the snood
pima, it is obvious that the Allies, by waging a
partly land and partly maritime war on the frontiers
of Ramie, have placed their sntagonist at an immense
disadvantage. The losses of the Allies, who moved
their men and supplied them with stores and prod-
sloes by sea, have bees immeasurably fewer than those
of the Russians, who moved their by land. It is ad-
mitted on the part of the Russians that fully two-
thirds of their lases were sustained, not on the
mosses of actual warfare—in the valley of the Demobs
or in the Crimes—bat upon the marshes ham the
interior. With a view to guard their capital, and
to preserve Sebastopol, the great instrument upon
which they relied for carrying into effect their ambi-
tious projects, the Russians have been obliged to
march troops from all parte of the empire to their
southern and northern frontiers. These movements
were made entirely within their own territories. An
absolute Government had at its command the entire
supplies of the empire and all its means of transport.
Yet in their marches alone they lost upwards of
300,000 men ; whil^ the French and English, who had
to wage the war at a distance from their own territories,
have not lost more than—in battle and in marches
together—about 80,000. This proves how incompetent
the vaunted might of the Russian Empire is to con-
tend, even on the defensive and at home, against the
combined might of the more completely aivilind
Western Powers. It also shows the wisdom of that
strategy which concentrated its efforts in the attack
upon Sebastopol and the blockade of the Russian
Baltic Beet, instead of tempting death and disaster
by moving troops into the intake of Russia, or even
of Asiatic Turkey.
In the muse of two brief years, with a loss of
nearly 23,000 brave men, Great Britain has mate-
rially contributed to arrest the march of Rug=
soequest asd aggression—if not for ever, at
lesat for a period the termination of which no man
can discern. Our material resources have not felt
the drain upon them; oar fineness ere uemnbarramed.
We have an Army brave es ever, hardened for mill.
tats efforts by actual service in the field, and im-
proved by expels's°, of real war. And we
have a Navy ready at a moment's warning such as
the world he. never before seen. The voice of Great
Britain will be respectfully listened to in the amens
of the nations; and we hope—we know—it will as-
sert in tames of command He emancipation of Italy
from tyrants, and the maintenance of the °make-
Banal liberties of the Belgian people.

TER debate on Sir Da LAcr Evans's motion is the
subject of the Purchase of Comatiesions in the Army.
terminated, it will be recollected, by Lord Paulin-
'rote undertakiag on the part of Government to
appoint a Commission to inquire into the subject ; and
the lißcemar of Bran for the WAR DitrAwritarr
has, we learn, lost no time is performing the under-
taking sabred into by the Yana Muturrsa. The
Comakeioners will, it is said, be ten in number, and
will repersont es far as it is passible all interests sad
classes at society.
At their head will be the Dales of Sommtrr, a
politician whose great ability, perfeet mastery over
details of all sorts, and somewhat stubborn lade-
pesdenee and honesty, will ware the approbation
of the Hoses of Commons, where he wee, as Lord
131M101171, so well known. Mr. EDWAPA ELLIC2 will
OM tribal, his sagacity, hie =perinea of society, of
the Wanolke, and of forms inquiries into kindred
subjects ; as also his esnarmed habits of judging for
himself and of differing, when he dooms it racessuy,
from his friends in a manner not always the
most agreeable. Sir DR Lacy EVANS will repre-
sent those strong military opinions against the
present system, combined with whet knowledge
of all subsidiary military matters, which are to some
extent prevalent in the army. In Lord iiTANLSY,
poli-
tioal opposition to Ministers and civil dislike of pur-
chase will Ind the very ablest and most candid repre-
sentative that scald be misted. General Sir Kenny
Jonas, another of the CONUNISSIOIIife, is almost at
the head of that arm of the service in which there
never has been either introduction or promotion by
purchase ; mad be is governor of that institution
(Sandhurst) which, in any cams will hereafter have
to play a most prominent part in provid-
ing untreated and competent subalterns for
the British Army, sad which will soon, we
may reasonably anticipate, be elevated into a Poly-
team% lishoeL The Line will be represeated
by Liestesent-General WYNTAID, whoa few years

ego- commanded the troops is New Zealand, and
acted tars time as 13everser of that then troublesome
colony t and the encore seder the rank of General
by Lieutenant-Colonel Wzrithasiz, who distin-
guished himself in the Crime.. The mercantile classes
will lad ample seosrity for the doe consideration of
their interests in the pram of Mr. Gaccems GLYN.
Mr. Swiss HIRBIERT will bring to the assistant* of
his colleagues hie expertise, and sized opinions on
the question. And another patinas. whose name
hes net remind us, will increase the civil element an
the Commimies.

To a ammiesies so ecepond. we en dispowl to
think paWle miasma 'my be siva,.

Lord Wolohan, will go, oat ao siaboosadoe, bet
so Ilavoy Isersardiaary sad Mlalotoor Plaaipsioatlag to
Ow wart et sews. Tlds sploolatatoat will waste obi
adios et trador-Soomaary for Fond's ASdrs. lard Weds-
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basses smarsine will yeebably be Tho I.rl of Cameroon .
maims olosoraosta osa by mat by widoli Mr. Bpi am
bold that slam soasistaatly witb ilk moat la the limo of
011111110.4 whore tie promos of ea Usior-flooretosy for
Yorolgs Alain is at pow mois required.

The following mom
Commons leis night
namely:
Lord Demean
Sir G. Grey
Sir J. Wellesley
Mesere.--
Cm:shard

ii.-oh-isibers
G. Nukes
W. J. Fox
Cobbett

ii:ifillisass
A. Wyss
T. Baia.
O. Lewis

THE COUNT-OUT.

A. Black

were ht the Howe of
a it was mooted oat,

Sir J. Dike
Sir J. Anderson
Colonel Damns
Messes—
Chsethani
boas Bate
Dunlop
Mete
B. Denison
Hestia (Glasgow
Pugh
Ciro& Goes Langton
Pollatt

Pianists
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W. iwatt.

V6oTal;y
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