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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.)
The SPLUCER took the chair ab 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second. time :
Aboyne, Ballater, Braemar, and Cairnweil Road ; Ayr,
Harbour ; Banff, Maccluff, and Turriff Railway ; Bel-
fast and County Down Railway; Birmingham Canal
Navigations ; Commercial Road ; Cromford and High
Peak Railway ; East Indian Railway ; East Kent Rail-
way ; Glasgow, Kirkintilloch, anti Baldernock Roads ;
Great North of Scotland Railway; Hyde Original Gas ;
Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway ; Lon-
don and South-Western Railway ; Madras Railway ;
Nottingham and Newhaven Road; Plymouth and Stone-
house Gas ; Renfrew Police and Improvement ; Rother-
ham Gas ; Stockton and Darlington Railway ; Uxbridge
Eurgage Lands ; Warrington Water ; and West Somer-
set Mineral Radway.
CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS.
The Cath'edral Appointments Act Continuance Lill
vas brought down front the llou3e of Lords and read a
first time.

2,000 were fit to go into action, while there were 1,000
men in the hospital at Dalaklava ; and yet the men
whose incompetence had brought this state of things
about were to be promoted in office ; but he was sure
the country would not stand it, and lie hoped the com-
mittee of inquiry would be proceeded with.
Sir W. MOLES\VORTH said the hon. and gallant
member had fallen into an error. The British force in
the Crimea numbered 30,000 men, while the weekly
deaths were far less than GOO a-week, as the returns
would show.

The house then went into committee of supply.
In reply to Sir. H. WILLOUGHBY,

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated
that no supplementary army estimate would be re.
quired for the year 1854-55. He stated last August
that the military expenditure of the year would not ex-
ceed the estimates then voted by 3,000,0001. His esti-
mate of the excess now was 3,340,0001.
A vote of 1,200,0001., no account of the Ordnance
supplementary estimate, was then agreed to.
The house then resumed, and the report was ordered
to be received to-morrow.

BANQUAT AT THE MANSION--HOUSE.

Last night the Eight Hon. the Lord Mayor gave his
usual annual dinner to the aldermen and other dignita-
ries of the city at the Mansion-house. The proceedings
on the occasion derived their chief, if not their only in-
terest, from the circumstance that among the guests in-
vited to the dinner were the Earl of Cardigan and Ad-
miral Sir Charles Napier, who each delivered speeches
relating to the war, in which they have both taken
active and leading parts. Lord Cardigan attended
attired in the identical uniform which, we- understood,
he wore in the desperate cavalry charge at Balaklava.
Upwards of 100 ladies and gentlemen were present at
the banquet.'

The cloth having been removed, and the customary
loyal toasts duly honoured,
The LORD MA.YOR briefly proposed "the Navy and
the Baltic service," coupling with the toast the names
of Sir Charles Napier and Captain Lynch, R.N. (Drunk
with enthusiasm.)
Sir CHARLES NAPIER then also to return thanks, and
was received with applause. The gallant Admiral, who
was very indistinctly heard, was understood to speak as
follows :—My Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, ladies and
gentlemen, it an officer having returned from a fereign
service like my noble friend, if ho will allow me to call
him so (the Earl of Cardigan), after having performed
prodigies of valour, and been received in the manner in
which ho has been this day, must feel proud on this oc-
casion, how must I feel, who have returned from my com-
mand having scarcely performed any service at all, and
been censured by the Government, and dismissed from
my command ? (Cries of " No, no.") I repeat, dis-
missed from my command. I have no doubt it will be
expected by the present company that some account
should be given of the very small services performed in
the Baltic by that magnificent fleet which was sent out
from this country. (Hear, hear.) That fleet was mag-
nificent, certainly, to a degree. It was very badly
manned, and worse disciplined ; but, however, we ma-
naged to take it to the Baltic without pilots, without
charts—all the officers being perfectly unacquainted with
the Baltic and the difficulties of the navigation ; and we
succeeded in getting there in perfect safety. Now, the
first object I had in view seas to endeavour, if possible,
to satisfy the wishes of the people of this country. I was
quite aware, when I went there, that one-tenth part of
what was expected could never be performed ; but,
nevertheless, I was determined to do the best I pos-
sibly could under the circumstance.% When we first
went out my view was to give the Russians every chance
of putting to sea. I divided my fleet into two squad-
rons—l left one in the Gulf of Finland, and the other
not very far off from the island of Gothland. However,
the Russians did not think proper to come out. Our
next object was to go to Cronstadt and see what was to
be done there. We accordingly proceeded, with the as-
sistance of a French squadron, to do all that we possibly
could, in order to attack the enemy. But we found the
thing totally impracticable. Ia the first place, there
was not depth of water enough for the ships, and in the
next place the batteries were of such strength that it was
impossible to attempt to attack the place without the
certainty almost of destruction to our fleet. I think,
therefore, that I acted the prudent part in the course I
pursued. The French Admiral entirely concurred in
my opinion, and we therefore returned to our former
anchorage, and thence went to Bomarsund. I had
written before to the English Government, proposing to
attack Bomarsund. I wanted no other troops to enable
me to go there. I had troops enough ; but the French
Admiral thought it mere proper to have some. The
French Government sent out 10,000 troops accordingly.
I repeat that I did not want them—they would much
better have been employed at Sebastepol. I only asked
for one or two thousand men to make the thing more
sure ; but I could have done without them ; and I wrote
home to that effect. However, they sent us out 10,000
men. It is needless for roe to say how quickly the
thing was accomplished. (A laugh.) Bomarsund was
taken in no time, with little loss, and a great fortifica-
tion was destroyed—or rather a series of fortifications
which extended a considerable distance over the Baltic.
I now come to a matter of greater consequence, and I
think it my duty to make it known as much as I can do
here, because I am not in Parliament. I have been
very much censured by the Government. Great clamour
has been raised against me, and instead of the Govern.
ment discountenancing timt clamour, they have actu-
ully supported and encouraged it. Tee moment it was
known iu England and France that the French army
intended to return home, seeing that it was perfectly
impossible at that season of the year to perform any fur-
ther service without risking her Majesty's fleet, the Go-
vernment became dissatisfied, and they ordered a council
of war to be held. I dare say nobody ever heard yet of
a council of war fighting. (Laughter.) However, we
did not want that to drive us on. But the whole sub-
ject was carefully and thoroughly. examined by a Mar-
shal of France, a French admiral, a general of French
engineers, and also by no less than three British admi-
rals ; and they all_ unanimously decided that it was per-
fectly impossible to proceed further; and that had we
done so we should have encountered the risk of almost
certain defeat and loss. The British Admiralty was not
satisfied with that, but they listened to the advice of an
officer of engineers, and I was ordered to hold another

council of war, to ascertain whether French admirals and

English officers would abandon their own opinion and
adopt that of the Admiralty. The English officers felt
insulted at the proposal. Had I been desirous to con-
sult the opinion of a Brigadier-General of English En-
gineers, and to give up my opinion when the other
members had expressed their opinion, they thought it
was not necessary to hold another council of war, and
the French Admiral very properly refused to join in
such a proceeding. He said, "I have a'ready given my
opinion, end it is not the opinion of any General of En-
gineers, whether he be English, French, Gern'nn, or any
other country, that will make me change my opinion of
an attack purely naval in its character." The Govern-
tnei.t at home was not satisfied with that. The French
General of Engineers sent home another report, still
more bare than the first, and it is unnecessary for me to
aay that wo all concurred in condemning that opinion
also, and the French army returned to France. 1. be-
lieve, and hare no hesitation in saying, that had they
gone up the Gulf of Finland again, instead of returning
home, our fleet would have been totally lost. Not satis-
fied, however, with that, I went up, determined to have
another survey of that fortification, which is one of the
strongest in Europe. That was in the month of Sep-

teraber, and that month in the Baltic corresponds in
severity with November here and among the Channel
Islands. I then sent home a report of the survey I had
taken with great care and deliberation, and with the
determination to do all that a man could do to satisfy,
if possible, the expectations of the people of England.
The moment it was first reported (erroneously) that Se-
bastopol was taken, it was also said, " Why does not
Admiral Napier go and take Cronstadt and St. Peters.
burg ?" In fact, I was asked, " Why don't you go and
take Moscow ?" (Laughter.) Now, I never did ex-
pect that the Ldmiralty would join in that clamour. I
say I certainly never expected that they would have
been so mean and despicable as to join in that clamour
in order to bring odium on a naval officer who had done
all in his power to bring honour and credit to his coun-
try. (Hear, hear.) What did I do ? Why, I sent
home to the Admiralty a clear and detailed account,
stating my opinions and what appliances were necessary
in order to take, Sweaborg. You will not expect me to
state what those opinions wero. (Hear, hear.) Suffice
it to say that I gave two separate opinions, one of which
if followed I believe was certain to insure success? and
the other certain to bring destruction on the fleet.
What did the Admiralty then do ? I mention this in
order that there may be no mistake whatever, because
if the Government have the least spirit about them they
will immediately discharge me, and turn me out of the
service. (Laughter.) I say that the Admiralty per-
verted my language. They not only did that, but
they sent to me the most goading letters 'which
they possibly could write. They asked me why
I did not take Sweaborg, and why I did not
do this, that, and the other ? They received my
letter, giving them an account of how Sweaborg might
be taken, on the 4th of October, the very day on which
the first intelligence reached England of the capture of
Sebastopol. On the 9th of October—five days after-
wards—the news arrived that Sebastopol was not taken;
but the Admiralty had not the plain, straightforward
dealing, or the honesty, to write to me and apologise.
No; but what they did was this—they perverted what
I had written, giving them a plan for the taking of
Sweaborg. My lord, I was not going to stand that.
(Laughter and cheers.) lam not the man to pub up
with an insult. I remonstrated most strongly, but after
all my remonstrances they still persisted in saying that I
had led them astray. Well, what could I do ? I was
not going to be driven into all this, particularly as Sir
J. Graham during the whole period I was in the Baltic
bad written to me admonishing me to beware of stone
walls ; telling me not to risk her Majesty's fleet against
them ; that these stone walls were not to be trusted ;
and reminding me that when I was first known to be
going out to the Baltic I had been accused by certain
persons of want of discretion, but assuring me that now,
that g
it will go forth to the world, n
in his opinion, I had proved myself a consummate com-
mander-in-chief. After that came themtohsettho an lonps insulting
ti
and degrading letters to me ever addressed
offi-
cer ; and I mention this particularly in
andthinat Sirthe
AJ.deaGirnaihstatma.
will be prevented from ever sitting
tion again as First Lord of the Admiralty. I state it to
the public, and I wish them to know that had I followed
the advice of Sir T. Graham I should most inevitably
have left the fleet behind me in the Raltic. I will prove
this before the world ; and if Sir J. Graham has one
single spark of honour in him he will never again take
his seat at the Admiralty until this matter is cleared up.
On the other hand, I will say that I have no right to be
ever employed again, and I ought, in fact, to be scratched
of the "Navy List" if I am nut telling the truth in
what I now state. (Cheers.) I am taking the first op-
portunlty of making this statement publicly, and I am
perfectly ready to answer for my conduct before the
Rouse of Commons whenever they choose to call upon
me to do so. (Cheri s.) Tl:e Ir:ll.tnt Admiral then coo-
c'uded 1 y again than:iing the company for the honour
they had done him in drinking his health.
The LORD Micron gave, as the next toast, "The
Army," coupling with it the names of the Earl of Car-
digan and of Captain Maxee, his lordship's aide-de-camp,
and took occasion to pass a high eulegium upon the
gallant deeds of the noble Earl in the Crimea, and sly.-
cially upon his heroic conduct in the disastrous car alry
charge at Balaklava,. (The toast, at the suggestion if
Alderman Cubitt, was given upstanding, with three
times three vociferous cheers.
The Earl of CARDIGAN then rose to acknowledge the
compliment that had been paid him. Ho said-1-My
Lord Mayor, Lady 'Mayoress, ladies, and gentlemen, I
feel considerably embarrassed in rising to return you my
sincere thanks for the high honour that you have done
ale, because there are several conflicting feelings which
now weigh heavily upon my mind. lam here reminded
of what has recently occurred in the East, and I feel cer-