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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 have shown your instructions that it was not possible
for ins to do so.

" I hope, my lord, that I have stated the facts temper-
ately and i❑ 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 occasion
shown myself undeserving. of their confidence or unfitting
the command which I hold.—l have the honour to be, &c.,
" TAXAN,
" Lioutemut-General, Commanding Cavalry Division.
"His Excellency 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 :--

<<"2o, Hanover-square, March I.
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 Commanding-
in-Chief. I consider it due to my professional honour and
character to seize the earliest moment of requesting that
my conduct in ordering the charge of the light cavalry
brigade at Balaklava on the 25th of October, and wilting
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-
tinge with the greatest confidence, believing it to be the
undoubted privilege, if not the positive right, of every sol-
dier to be allowed a military inquiry into his conduct when,
as in my case, he shall consider it to have been unjustly
impugued. " LUCIN, 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 one 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 introducing any comments, 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 (3,300,0001.) Bill.

In reply to a question from Lord MONTRAGLE,
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 it 3 produc-
tion would not be to the advantage of the public service,
though, personally, be 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.) Dill and the
Common Law Procedure Act. Amendment (Ireland)
Bill were each read a third time and passed.
The house adjourned at ten minutes to six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair 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. WILLIA.MS 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. Douverie, Mr. Wil-
son Patten. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, and Mr. Greene,
Sir J. DUKE, who ha i charge_of the said the
Company were quite willing that the maximum price of
their gas should be 6s. per thousand.
The house then divided, when there appeared,
For the second reading
Against it
Majority —93
The bill was accordingly read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed.