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charge, then placed himself in front of one of the leading
squadrons, where he fell the first victim,
" I did not dare so to disobey your lordship, and it is
the opinion of every officer of rank in this army to whom
I hive shown your instructions that it was not possible
for me to do so. _ _ _ . . _

" I hope, my lord, that I have stated the facts temper-
ately and in a becoming and respectful manner, as it has
been my wish to do. lam confident that it will be your
desire to do me justice. I will only ask that your lord-
ship should kindly give the same publicity to this letter
that has been given to your report, as I am sensitively
anxious to satisfy my Sovereign, my military superiors,
and the public that I have not on this unhappy occasioa
shown myself undeserving of their confidence or unfitting
the command which I hold.—l have the honour to be, &c.,
"LucAN,
" Lieutenant-General, Commanding Cavalry Division.
" His Excellensy the Commander of the Forces."
Immediately on my arrival in this country, having writ-
ten a letter on my journey, I sent my son—my aide-de-
camp—with it to the Adjutant-General, at the Horse
Guards. This my lords is the letter :
"20, Hanover7square, March 1.
"Sir,—l have obeyed her Majesty's command to resign
the command of the cavalry of the army of the East, and
to return to England. I have now the honour to report
my arrival for the information of the General Conirnandi ng-
in-Chief. I ccarider it (Inc to my professional honour :,nd
character to seize the earliest moment of requesting i hat
my conduct in ordering the charge of the light cavalry
brigade at Bilaklava on the 25th of October, and writing
the letter I addressed to Field-Marshal Lord Raglan on the
30th of November, may be submitted and investigated by
a court-martial. I make this appeal to General Lord liar-
dingo with the greatest confidence, believing it to be the
undoubted privilege, if not the positive right, of every 501-
dier to be allowed a military inquiry into his conduct when,.
a 3 in my case, he shall consider it to have bee-a unjustly
impugned. " LUCAN, Lieutenant-General.
" To the Adjutant-General.'

(Hear.) I assured your lordships that, if you kindly gave
me your attention while I read the foregoing letters, I
would not offer ono word of comment on them ; and I
think that your lordships will admit that that will be the
best course for me to pursue. (Hear, hear.)
Earl GRANVILLE felt quite sure that, under the
peculiar circumstances of the case, their lordships would
not object to the seeming irregularity of the noble earl's
statement; but, as the noble earl had confined himself to
reading certain portions of correspondence, and had pur-
posely abstained from introducingany ecmnpnts, reserv-
ing to himself the right of doing so under certain contin-
gencies, he thought their lordships would be of opinion
that no further conversation on the subject should now
take place. (General cries of "hear.")
The matter then dropped.
The Lunacy Regulation Act (1853) Amendment Bill
was read a third time and passed ; as was also the Con-
solidated Fund (3,300,000/.) Bill.
In reply to a question from Lord MONTEAGLE,
Earl GRANVILLE stated that the correspondence
which had passed between the late Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and the Bank respecting the issue of deficiency
bills was of a private character ; and it was the opinion
of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer that its produo•
Con would not be to the advantage of the public service,
though, personally, he had not the slightest objection to
its publication, if that should be desired by any one con-
nected with the Bank.

The Consolidated Fund (20,000,0001.) Bill and the
Common Law Procedure Act Amendment (Ireland)
Bill were each read a third time and passed.
Ths house adjourned at ten minutes to six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the *hair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time and
ordered to be committed :—Paisley Burgh ; Saint
George's Harbour ; Shrewsbury Improvement ; Execu-
tor and Trustee Society ; Phoenix, South Metropolitan,
London, and Surrey Gas Companies.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. W. WILLIAMS opposed it, because it was in-
tended to establish a great gas monopoly on the south
of the Thames. He moved that the bill be read a second
time that day six months.
Mr. A. PELLATT supported the bill, and declared
that it would protect rather than oppress the public,
with regard to the prices, quality, and measure of their
gas.
After some observations from Mr. Bouverie, Mr. 'Wil-
son Patten, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, and Mr. Greene,
Sir J. DUKE, who had charge of the bill, said the
Company were quite wiling that the maximum price of
their gas should be GA. per thousand.
The house then divided, when there appeared,

For the second reading lO6
Against it
Majority
The bill was accordingly read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed.
BARNSTAPLE ELECTION.

Mr. G. BUTT brought up the report of the Barnstaple
election committee, declaring that Mr. Guinness was
duly elected, but iat Mr. Lawley was not, and that so
far as the latter was concerned the election was a void
election.

LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. M. GIBSON moved that standing order No. 90 be
suspended in the case of the Liverpool Improvement
Dili ; and that it be an instruction to the committee of
selection to add such local members to the committee
upon such Lill as they may think fit.
.\.fter a brief conversation the motion was withdrawn
upon the undrrstaiuhng that the Liverpool members do
out sit upon the•committee.
PETITIONS.

Mr. FERGUSON presented a petition from Carlisle,
praying that public-houses may be entirety closed on
Sunany,..
Mr. WY SE presented a petition rem Stat'fxd against
the Public-House Act of last session.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE prcser:tA a petition from
i in bury against the sa'e of intoxicating liquors.
Mr. T. PARKER. presented a petition from several
ocal papers against the newspaper stamp.
Mr. WALTER presented a petition from the Not-
Ingham Waterworks Company against certain clauses
in the Public Health 13111.

Mr. MOWATT presented a petition from the Cam-
bridge Mechanics' Institute, in favour of the purchase
of the Bernal Collection by the nation.
Several otlaer honourable members presented similar
petitions.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.

Mr. LAYARD gave notice that on Monday he should
ask the Under Secretary at War whether an order had
been issued to the medical officers serving in the Crimea
not to answer any questions put to them, so that they
might be unable to answer the questions of the commis-
sioner sent out to inquire into the conduct of the Medical
Department. Ho should also ask whether Dr. Lawson
had been appointed to an office in the hospital at Scu-
tari, Smyrna, or Rhodes ; and, if so, by whose authority
had he been appointed ?
Colonel SMYTH wished to ask the Under-Secretary
of State for War, whether any arrangement has been
ma-le to send either to Scutari or to the camp in the
Crimea those surgeons of militia regiments who have
volunteered their services in accordance with a circular
addressed to them from the War-office ; or, whether any,
arrangements have been -made to send out the civil
practitioners who have offered their services.
Mr. PEEL said a circular was sent from the War
office to the surgeons of militia regiments, requesting to
know whether they would proceed to the East. It had
' not been out more than a week or ten days, and he was
informed no offer had yet been made in answer to that
circular ; but the head of the medical department had
been directed to engage the services of ten civil practi-
tioners.