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in active contemplation for the augmentation of the me•
dical staff. Hitherto the commissariat abroad bad been
not only charged with the supply and issue of provisions
for the camp, but with the duty also of the means of
transporting them thither. This had been found highly
inconvenient and imperative—(hear, hear)—and ac-
cordingly a waggon train was therefore in course of
formation under a separate supervision. (Hear.) All
these matters, as he had said, had been done, or were in
course of being done since the short time the new Go-
vernment had come into dice. (Hear.) At the same
time the Government had thought, changed as they were
with the conservation of the honour of this great coun-
try, whilst anxious to provide more efficient means for
the vigorous prosecution of the war in which they were
engaged, they had also deemed it to be their duty to
aim at an amicable conclusion of the struggle, without
comprising the honour and independence of this country.
Therefore, as negotiations with that view were now in
progress, and in order that they might have the most
solemn and weighty consideration, the Government had
proposed as negociator—he (Lord Palmerston) might
mention his name in that capacity—Lord John
Russell—a noble lord who stood so high as a
statesman, and in the estimation of Europe—and his
noble lord bad happily consented to undertake the duty,
and never did he do himself more honour than by doing
so. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord had accordingly pro-
ceeded upon his mission, but of course pass through
Paris, where he would has.) a confidential inter-
♦iew with the Emperor with regard to the cri&is.
(Rear, hear.) If the noble lord's mission should
result in the establishment of an honourable peace
the country couldnot fail to be grateful; but if, on other
hand, it should be unsuccessful, we should prosecute the
war with a renewed vigour and increased heartiness of
spirit, in the conviction that we bad done all in our
power to avert its prolonged horrors. In the latter
event the Government would appeal to the support of the
country in carrying on the struggle with vigour, and he had
Palmerston) felt assured that that appeal would not be
made in vain. The noble lord resumed his seat amidst
prolonged applause. . .

- Mr.DISRAELI said that when the noble lord the
Earl of Derby had been commissioned by her Majesty
to form a Government, the noble lord had wisely deemed
it to be his duty to use every effort to form an adminis-
tration ; and it was with that view that the noble earl
had applied to the noble lord opposite (Lord Palmerston) ;
and in his (Mr. Disrael's) opinion the noble lord had—
quite unintentionally he was sure—conveyed to the
house a wrong impression of the motives which
had influenced the Eerl of Derby in regard to the
object he sought to accomplish. The fact era', that
the Earl of Derby having had some similar
communications with the noble lord on the subject of a
coalition some three years ago, when the noble lord le,i
the Earl of Derby to believe that there was no greet
political differences between them which could hinder
their acting together in the same Administration, bad
applied to the noble lord under such a belief,
and under the pressure of the circumstances of the
past crisis. (Hear, hear.) But he (Mr. Disraeli).
thought that the noble lord, after taping " due delibero
tion" upon this proposal, in stating that he could net
join the Earl of Derby, ought to Lave at once apprised
the noble earl of the result of his delilseretion without
continuing entering into negotiations with frieude twos e
adhesion to the Earl of Derby the noble lord must have
felt arose in consequence of his supposed coalition wish
the noble earl. (Hear, hear.) Possessing a right to
critic'es the newly-formed Government the honourable
gentleman observed that the noble lord had. entered into
a panegyric upon the administrative abilities and politi-
cal sagacity of his colleagues. No doubt there were
many hon. gentlemen below the gangway who could
best judge of these matters ; but he (Mr. Disraeli) would
judge of the administrative ability and political sagacity
of the members of the new Government by the standard
of past experience. Hear, hear from the Opposition.)
Had this panegyric been passed upon men who were
new in their positions it might be perdonable, but when
they saw the new Government composed of hon. gentle-
men who bad only a few days ago resigned office under
the previous one on account of the very qualities their
possession of which the noble lord had so eloquently
lauded, he (Mr. Disraeli) thought the noble lord had
been very unfortunate in hie allusion to those qualities.
(Loud cheers.) He thought solemn silence would be
been the best conduct for the noble lord to have pur-
sued ; and ho did not think that the noble lord had
done wisely in praising the administrative capacity and
political sagacity of the hon. gentleman who bad been
inAtumental in bringing upon this country so many
acknowledged aid fearful calamities. (Hear, hear.)
Having briefly alluded to the disasters of our army in
the Crimea, the hon. gentleman went on to observe that
they were told- to-night that the House of Commons
was to stultify itself. Having arrived at the solemn
decision that inquiry was absolutely necessary, the
house was now told they must shrink from the
duty of making it ; but for his part he was
not prepared to take that couse—he was for enquiry—
he was for parliamentary enquiry into the condition of
the army before Sebastopol, and, therefore, he should
have no alternative but to support the motion for nomi-
nating the committee. (Cheers.) The circumstances
demanded inquiry, the country thought so with him,
and if the result of his vote should send him back to his
' constituents; he should be quite ready to meet them. He
rejoicedvivigour
uat to Itieoarintshuerree wasa su .cacpe
srsofsupleetofp termination.e ape ; should it
unhappily turn cut that the anticipations in that respect
were not realised. The noble lord told them he intended
to rely upon the spirit of Pa,rliarnet,t. •,..,1 +II. "ountry to
enable nun to renew and carry on the war with such
hear.) Well, if that should be so, the noble lord might
reckon upon the same support from the Opposition that
was afforded to the Administration of Lord Aberdeen,
though it was to be hoped the noble lord's Government
would not be followed by the same disasters that at-
tended the labours of his predecessors. (Cheers.)
Mr. RICH rose and was
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

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