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their ultimate success. He (Mr. Vernon Harcourt) merely '
wished to observe that the statements in circulation were not
borne out by is tally of the letters which he had seen.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—After what
has 'been stater 1 so well by my noble friend behind mo with
respect to the explanation of the apparent discrepancy be-
twoen my state tnents and the statements in the public journals,
I now deem it almost unnecessary to address one word to the
house, except for the specific imputation on my statement.
My noble friend pointed out the differences in the mode of
estimating the which nearly lytheactcwouontsfor
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state-
men is made to the house. Not only are the officers excluded,
but all descriptions of soldiers, except the infantry, but a
cont Aerobic portion of the rank and file were excluded, be-
cant ;e habitually employed from day to day in non-military
duties. But it is especially needful that I should contradict
the statement of the hon. member for Inverness, who says
that in the 28,000 men at. Sebastopol were included the
force of the Turks and the wounded and sick. There was
not included a single sick or wounded, or Turk, or other
person, except a British soldier, in the calculation when I
said that 28,000 were engaged in the discharge of military
duty before Sebastopol. That statement was strictly true ten
days ago ; but what amount of variation and changes may
have arisen during those ten days, I will not enlarge upon,
or speak of, without more certain information. I have no
reason, however, to suppose that there has been any material,
alteration. I cannot wonder, however, at statements of this
kind being made in this house ; nor can I venture to com-
plain, seeing that the tide of public feeling runs so strong on
behalf of those who justly have all our sympathies, nor can
I feel surprise that anxiety so intensely felt for their suffer-
ings and privations—and he would be more or less than man
who did not so feel—should find, or make for itself irregular
channels of complaint. Ido not presume to intend to read
a lecture, or to complain of any one ; but I would be-
t seech hon. gentlemen to place as much restraint as possible
on their feelings. No one can possibly think of charging the
hon. and learned gentleman the member for Weymouth (Mr.
Butt), in being actuated by a spirit of party. No man in
this house is capable, I am sure, of any such thing ; but when
the hon. and learned gentleman says that he hears from pri-
vate accounts that a great disaster is at hand—
Mr. BUTT—I read it in a newspaper to-day.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—That is founded
on private grounds. The hon. and learned gentleman states
this not on his own opinion, but then it goes forth to the
publio as his opinion. (Hear.) Whatever is spoken in the
House of Commons gains strength from the careless and pro-
miscuous reader, and whatever is spoken hero is supposed by
them to convey with it the views of the House of Commons,
thus becomming prodnctive of great practical mischief. I
would ask hon. gentlemen, therefore to use as much caution
as possible, and to place as much restraint as they can on
those feelings which they must naturally entertain for the fate
of the army, before they give currency to statements on pri-
vate authority. It was perfectly natural and right for the
hon. member to ask Government for information, and there
can be no more useful and less dangerous, method of proceed-
ing than for hon. gentlemen to apply for information to official
sources.

Mr. G. DUNDAS said he had received a letter from an
officer in the Second Division of the army in the camp, dated
the 24th December, in which he stated that the four battalions,
which numbered on paper 2,714 only returned 1,200 rank and
file, including servants, fit for duty, and available to go into
action or the trenches. Some of the mon were at Scutari,
others had gone home—numbers were in attendance on the
sick—but many of those soldiers would, in a shoi t time, be able
to return to their regiments. ge did not take so desponding
a view of affairs as some gentlemen. True, matters had been
very bad. When he was at the seat of war, the mon suffered
from exposure to the cold, and from the want of proper cloth-
ing, but since then they have received supplies ; and since
the 31st December large quantities of clothing were sent up
to the camp. If the men were properly clothed they would
have no difficulty in resisting exposure. But one of the great
drawbacks experienced by the men was the want of fuel. The
men could not cook their provisions for want of fuel. He had
heard at Malta that a privat3 company, Price's Patent Candle
Company, had submitted to the Secretary at War an effica-
cious furnace, which, by the help of an expenditure of six
pounds of patent composition, would not only enable the sol-
dier to cook, but would keep his tent warm. From the want
of fuel the men were obliged to eat their rations raw, and on
a piece of raw pork it could not be expected that the soldiers
would be able to do their work. Of ultimate success in the
Crimea he had no doubt whatever. For when two such coun-
tries as France and England combined nothing could possibly
stop them. The business, he admitted, would be a work of
time, and would cause much loss of blood. But as the noble
i lord had said, that forty years' neglect of war on our part had
almost made the art of war cease to be a science. In the art
of war, none of those advances and improvements which had
taken place in ether arts, by which they bad arrived at such
a pitch of perfection, had been made. More lives had been
lost, he was informed, by the bursting of our cannon than by
the shot of the enemy. He trusted, however, that the indi-
vidual energy and the mechanical skill of the nation would be
uia exercise to remedy existing differences. He would go further
into the atter at a future time. He was desirous of telling
the ho what he had seen, and any information ho had been
able to ck up he was ready to communicate to those who
might be desirous of obtaining information. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR said it was right it should go
to the country that every vote of money for carrying on the
war had passed that house without the slightest opposition.
The house adjourned at half-past six o'clock.

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH WILT&

The following is the address of the new Secretary of
State, the Right Hon. S. Herbert :

"TO TUB FLECTONS Fc)11 THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF

THE COUNTY OF WILTS.

" Gentlemen,—Lord Palmerston has been called ipon
by her Majesty, in a great public emergency, to form an
Administration.

" I have felt it my duty t. accede to the proposal he 'has
made to me to become a member of his Government.
" I believe that the Government which he has con-
structed is determined to use. every effor:. for the active
prosecution of the war in which we are engaged, and for
the attainment of that durable and konourable peace which
it is the object of the war to secure.
"Being appointed one of her Majesty's Secretaries of
State, my seat in Parliament is vacated, and I venture
again to offer you my services as your representative in
Parliament.

" It is for you to say whether my past conduct has been
such as to justify my again seeking this trust at your
hands.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, yourfaithful
and obadient servant, " SID2f Et lIKBBERT.
" London, Feb. 7."

There is not the slightest doubt of the return of the
right hon. gentleman without opposition.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSA.LL'S---Fis. 8.
A thin attendauce, and very little, business transacted,
The prices were as follows :

LTVICEPOOL. BTREPLECIAIIII.

20 to 1 aggi Dalkeith (taken to 1101.)

Trout had evidently a doWnward tendeiwy ; it wax
stated that in the City, in the course of the morning, 12
to 1 was betted against him.

CIENAT MITROPOLITAN STAKES.
6to 1 agst ?hamlus (7 to 1 taken freely)
15 to 1 apt Paletot (ZOO to 80 also laid)
MISTER our.
100 to 6 agst Andover (taken)
20 to 1 agst Rotherara (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Bright Phoebus (taken twice)
50 to 1 &gat Schatnyl (taken)j

TEN TWO THOUSAND.
Bto 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken to upwards
of 1000

DERBY.

1000 to 60 agit The Cruiser (taken)

DONCASTER STEEPLECHASE.—The Hero is struck mil

2iEVTMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

ACCXPTANCES for the NZWMARIZET HANDICAP. Clermont
Coarse. 76 Babe., 26 of whom. pay 5 cove, each.
Age it lb

Age it lb
King of Trumps— 6 8 7
Marsyas . 4 8 2
Epaminondas 4 8 0
Calamus.
Early Bird 4 7 9
Grand Inquisitor. 4 7 7
Domino 4 7 7
Ammonia
Kaffir 4 7 3
Dr. O'Toole
Coup el'Etat
Hercules
Naomi
Cardigan (late
Monie Moses) 4 7 2
Middlesborough 4 7 0
Qeince
Rackapelt 5 E 6 13
Postulant
Determination 4 6 12
Little Gerard

C by Pantaloon—
Physalis 4 6 9
Benhams
Rodo-meli
Lincoln's-inn 4 6 0
Redlands
Dr. Cooke 3 5 10
The Rajah 3 5 9
Herald
Hazel 3 5 6
Clove. 3 5 5
Shoreham 3 5 4
Sis. to Singapore 3 5 3
Crown Pigeon
Laura Selina 3 5 2
Newmarket
Chalice
Donald
Triton
Freckle
Homily 3 4 7