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

THE VOTE OF THANKS TO THE ARMY.

The LORD CHANCELLOR read the following let.
ter from Lord Raglan :

" Sebastopol, Jan. 7, 1855.
"My Lord,—l have had the honour to receive your
lordship's letter of the ISth 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-
wand, 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
have been pleased to take of my services, demand the
expression of ray heartfelt gratitude, and I hope I do
not trespass on your lordship's kindness in asking you
to be the organ of my sentiments to 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.

---4‘ I have the honour to be, with the highest respo,A,
;fly lord, your_lordship's most obedient servaat,

" RAGLAN.

"The Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor."
The following ii a copy of General Canrobert's latter,
referred to in the above communication :
" Arm6e d'Orieat.
" Cabinet du Commandant-en-Chef,
" Au Quartier-Ondral, devant Sebastopol,
la 6 Janvier, 1855.
" My Lord,—Le Parlement Anglais ea prenaat les re-
solutions que voulez vous bien me transmettre, a cembld
d'honneur l'armde iranceise. En combattant a Alma i
sAt6 de l'arrn,le Britannique, dont l'indbranlable solidit4
e. 6te si heutement remarquee, en l'aidant a Inkerman
14 battre l'ennemi commun, elle croyait avoir fait son de-
volr senlernent, et ne s*attendait pas h recevoir des re-
pr4sktante de la nation Anglaise un taaoignage d'estime
it la foil si bienveillant et si eclatant.

Permettes que je vous prie d'6tre aupe3s du Gouver•
nement de Sa Majest4 la Rein. et du Parlament Anglais
l'interpete des sentiments qu'ont fait naitre dans nos
esprit. ces actes solennels. Ile rendront plus 6treite par
lee armeiea la solidarit4 qui unit lee deux peuples daces
cette guerre entreprise pour la dgense dn droit.
" La lettre, el affectueuse, que votre seigneurie a bien
voulu m'addresser Is cette occasion, ajoute un nouveau
prix Is l'honnenr qui nous est fait. Je pens. avec You',
my lord, que !'anion entre lee g4n4raux en chef eet la
meilleure, garantis de !'union entre lee armies, et depuis
gu'elles operant ensemble, votre bienveillance m'a rendu
le concert si facile qu'il eet pour moi un entralnement na-
tured autant qu'un devoir de situation.
" Reeevez, say lord, l'expressien demon respectueux
d6vouement. " Lo G4n6ral-en-Chef,
" G4iAral Centeuzitx.

" P.£3.—J'ai llonneur de vous dormer communication
de I'ordre enefral par lequel j'ai fait connaitre I'arm*se
Francais° lee resolutions du Parlement Anglaie.
G6n6ral CANROBEET.
"A.S.S. le Feld Marichal Lord Raglan, Corn-
roandant-en-Chefl'Arrn6e Anglaise."
The letter was ordered to be entered on the journals
of the house.

The Earl of ELLENBOROTIGII 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.