The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-25 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The Loan Castiscnnon took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
In consequence of the resignation of Lord John Rus-
sell there was a very large attendance of the members of
the House of Commons in their lordships' house.
The Duke of Newcastle was the only member of the
Government present.
MISMANAGEMENT OF THE WAR.
Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that to-morrow he
would move a resolutionto the effectthat the expedition to
the Crimea was undertaken by her Majesty's Ministers
with very inadequate means, without due precaution or
support, or inquiry into the nature and extent of the re-
sistance to be expected, and that the neglect and mis-
management in the conduct of the war had led to the
Most disastrous results.
LORD RAGLAN'S LETTER.
The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted their lord-
ships that ke bad received a letter from Lord Raglan,
acknowledging the vote of thanks their lordships had
passed to the army under his command. Tho letter was
read by his lordship, and was similar to the one read in
the House of Commons yesterday.
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 prior to the day on which it had been his intention
to do so, 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 Loisl of the Treasury,
in consequence of that resignation has gone down to
Windsor, and I think your lordships 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-
sary, 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
move that the house do now adjourn.
The Earl of WINCFIELSE..A. 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 WINCHELSEA. 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 hire. The noble lord to whom
he is about to refer has not yet made any statement in his
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 led 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. (sear, 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-
Lament 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 samn,time the fact was communicated. (Hear.)
The Marquis of LA.NSDO WNE (who was scarcely
audible in the gallery) appealed to the noble earl
to withhold his coramnienti 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, and he would not have
an opportunity of making any statement until to-morrow.
Their lordships thou adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—{THIS EVENING.)
The SzJAI took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. LUISINGTON took the oaths and his seat for Can,
terbtry.

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PETITIONS.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the
stage carriage proprietors of Salford, praying for 4 is-
duction of the duty on stage carriages.
Mr. EWART presented a petition from a place in
Scotland against the arrostment of wages.

THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.
Mr. ROEBUCK postponed until to-morrow his nio•
tion for a select committee to inquire into the condition
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 VAR 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 colonies 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 feelin:;s of
the most devoted loyalty and attachment to bar Majesty,
and breathe also an earnest sympathy for the country with
regard to the war. Some of them contained substantial
proefe of their sincerity in the shape of offers to contri-
bute to the fund for the relief of these whose husbands
or parents had fallen on the field of battle. The address
from Caaada, which was brought over by Lord Elgin,
Was the joint address of the Council and National
Assembly of Canada, and mentioned that the Legisla-
ture of that colony had voted 20,0001. towards the
Patriotic Fund. Within the last few days he had re-
ceived from Sir F. Head, the new Governor of the
colony, two drafts for 10,0001. each, being the amount
which the Legislature bad so voted. (Cheers.)
Mr. ADDERLY wished to know if Government in-
tended to send out any formal acknowledgment of these
addresses ?