The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-26 00:00:00

THE VOTE OF THANKS TO THE ARMY,

The LORD CHANCELLOR read the following le
ter from Lord Raglan :

,‘ I hare the honour to be, with the highest respect,
iny lord, your_lordship's most obedient soma,
" RAGLAN.

"The Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor."
The following is a copy of General Canrobert's letter,
referred to in the above communication ;
"Armes d'Orieat.
" Cabinet du Commandant-en-Chef,
" Au Quartier-g4ndral, decant Sebastopol,
1. 6 Janvier, 1855.
" My Lord,—Le Parlement Anglais ea prenaat les re-
solutions que 'routes vous bien me transmettre, a censbl6
d'honneur l'armee irancaise. En combattant h Alma
fOtts de l'arrnee Britannique, dont l'inaranlable soliditd
v. 6t6 si hantemont remarqu6e, en l'aidant 4 Inkerman
battre l'ennemi comarnun, elle croyait avoir fait son de-
colr senlement, et no s'attendait pas h recevoir des re.
ptheatants de la nationAnglaise un tUntoignage d'estime
It la fois si bienveillant et si eclatant.
Permettez que je you, prie d'etre aupr,`A du Gouver.
foment de Sa Majset6 la Rein. et du Parlement Anglais
l'interpete des sentiments qu'ont fait naltre dans nos
esprit' ces acts solennele. Its rendront plus etreite par
les arm6es la solidarit4 qui unit les deux peoples dais
cette guerre entreprise pour la Meuse du droit.
" La lettre, al affectueuese, que votre seigneurie a bien
coulu re'addresser A cette occasion, ajoute un nouveau
prix l'honnenr qui nous est fait. Jo penes avec coos,
my lord, qua rumen entre les generaux en chef est la
meilleure, garantie de l'union entre les armees, et depuis
qu'elles operant ensemble, votre bienveillance m'a rendu
le concert si facile qu'il est pour moi un entrainernent na-
tural autant qu'un devoir de situation.
" Reeeces, say lord, l'expression demon respectueux
d6vouement. " Le General-en-Chef,
" Gen6ral CANROBERT.
" P.S.—J'ai llonneur de VOWS dormer communication
de l'ordre emiral par Isquel j'ai fait connaitre a l'arinCe
Francaise les resolutions du Parlernent Anglais.
" Gaeta( CA2TROBEET,
" A.S.& le Feld Marichal Lord Raglan, Com-
mandaa t- en-Chef I 'Armee .A nglaise."
The letter was ordered to be entered on the journals
of the house.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that, as a
noble lord had given notice of his intention of bringing
the conduct of the war under the attention of their lord-
ships, he should, under these circumstances, with-
draw the notice he had given for Monday next.
RESIGNATION OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE—My Lords, it has
already been announced in the other House of Parlia-
ment that the noble lord who is the leader of the Go-
vernment in that house has tendered to her Majesty his
resignation of the office which he held as President of the
Council, and her Majesty has been graciously pleased
to accept that resignation. Under these circumstances,
on the motion of the Government, the House of
Commons consented to adjourn until to-morrow.
My noble friend, the First Lord of the Treasury,
in consequence of that resignation has gone down to
Windsor, and I think your lordship: will agree with me
that it will be in accordance with precedent, as well as
for the convenience of the house, if your lordships
would follow the example of the House of Commons in
this instance, although it may not, be essentially neces-
eery, and consent to adjourn until to-morrow. I hope,
therefore, those noble lords who have notices on the
paper will consent to postpone them accordingly. I
more that the house do mow adjourn.
The Earl of WINCHELSEA was understood to de-
cline postponing his motion.
The Earl of DERBY said it would be to his personal
convenience, as well as for the convenience of the peers
generally, if the noble earl would postpone his motion
until another opportunity.

The Earl of WINCEIELSEA. reluctantly gave way to
this appeal.

Earl FITZWILLIAM wished to remind their lord-
ships that they had been informed of the resignation of
one of the most important members of the Government,
one who held as prominent a position out of doors as in
Parliament, and he thought it was at variance with cus-
tom, if not with the principles of the constitution, that
their lordships should proceed to act upon the fact
without first receiving some explanation of the causes
which had led to the resignation.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE—The noble earl will
permit me to interrupt him. The noble lord to whom
be is about to refer has not yet made any statement in hii
place in the House of Commons ; but I have every
reason to believe he will make a statement to-morrow
night of the causes which have ied to his resignation.
It would not, therefore, be fair to the noble lord if the
noble earl were to continue his observations now, and
I hope he will see the inexpediency of pursuing the
subject at present. (Hear, hear.)

Earl FITZWILLIAM would of course give way, but
at the same time he felt that an event of this description
ought not to be communicated to either House of Par-
liament without any explanation as to what were the
grounds of the resignation. It did appear to him
that the course they were taking was at variance with
the constitution, as the explanation ought to be made
at the same.tirne the fact was communicated. (Hear.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE (who was scarcely
audible in the gallery) appealed to the noble earl
to withhold his comrninenti for the present. The
noble lord who had resigned his office was
the best person to give any explanation of causes
which bad led to his resignation,
an opportnaity of melting any statement and he would not have
until to-morrow.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--YESTERDAY.
NEW MEMBER
The SPEAKIIt took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock.
Mr.
terbury. LIIIIIIINGTON took the oaths and his seat for Can.

PETITIONS,
Mr. BROTLIERTON presented a petition from the
Salford, praying for a re-
stage carriage proprietors of
duction of the duty on stage carriages.petio from a place in
Mr. E%VART presented a
Scotland against the arreetment of wages,
THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.
Mr. ROEBUCK postponed until to-morrow I • ra
Lion for a select committee to inquire into the condition
dition.
of the army before Sebastopol, and into the conduct of
those departments of the Government whose duty it has
been to minister to the wants of the army,
THE WAR AND THE COLONIES.
Sir G. GREY brought up some papers, by command
of her Majesty, and took the opportunity of stating what
the contents of them were. They consisted of addresses
and resolutions
passed by several colonial legis-
latures and public bodies in several of her Majes-
ty's oolonies with reference to the subject of the
war in which we are engaged. The house would be
gratified to find that all of them expressed feelings of
the most devoted loyalty and attachment to her Majesty,
and
breathe also an eartie4t sympathy for the country with
regard to the war, Some of them contained substantial
prosfs of their sine
to the fund f:rritYin the shape of offers • to contri-
buteor parents hind fallen
the relief of those whose husbands
which
vo,rimthe field of battle. The address
from Canada,
chyonglit over by Lord Elgin,
was the joint address
of Canada,
haanddivnltobet%tr tilllatand
Assembly National
hire of that colony
0,000/. towards the
the Legisla-
Patriotic Fund. Within theets2t
et,e,iyed from Sir F. Head, the ~fiew days he had re-
w Gel,
~,.I‘7.Y. two drafts for 10,000/. each beingernor of the
11 h the Le islatu hartvoted.' the Div. , „._ 4i . reso (elmamount
,A-LJDLRLY wished to know if ars.)
Yertaalmt in.

" Sebastopol, Jan. 7, 1855.
"My Lord,—l have had the honour to receive your
lordship's letter of the 18th of December, transmitting
to me, in obedience to the commands of the House of
Lords, their resolutions expressing the high sense they
entertain of the great and eminent services rendered to
the country by me and the gallant army under my corn-
=and, and requesting me to signify these resolutions to
the several general and other officers under me.
" I have had the satisfaction of announcing to the
general and other officers and to the troops the tribute
of their lordships' thanks, and I hasten to assure your
lordship that they warmly appreciate the great distinc-
tion that has been conferred upon them.
"The flattering terms in which your lordship has been
so good as to convey to me the resolutions of the House
of Lords, and the gratifying notice that their lordships
bave been pleased to take of my services, demand the
expression of my heartfelt gratitude, and I hope I do
not trespass on your lordship's kindness in asking you
to be the organ of my sentiments o the house.
"I have lost no time in transmitting to General Can-
robert the resolutions conveying their lordships' thanks
to him and the French army for their gallant co-opera-
tion with her Majesty's forces ; and I have now the
honour to enclose a letter which I have received from
his Excellency, containing a copy of the order he has
published to the army under his command, and request-
ing me to express to their lordships how deeply he feels
the distinguished honour of their thanks, and how fully
these feelings are participated in by the French troops,
whose association with the British army has produced
such beneficial results, and exhibited to the world in so
conspicuous a manner the intimate alliance established
between the two countries.