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London, England, 1855-06-07 00:00:00

millions of limey, we had sacrificed thousands of
gallant lives, and all for what ? He asked the
right hon, gentleman if one object for which we
had entered into war had been attained ; or whether
the power of Russia had been cripple' ? (Hear.)
Ile (Mr. Roebuck) stated some days since the country
had not confidence in the noble lord's (Lord J. Russell's)
conduct at the Conference of Vienna, and because there
were persons in the Cabinet who held views similar to
those of the right hon.,baronet, and that he by doing so
was making a mistake he (the noble bold) held lan-
guage at Vienna inconsistent with and un-
worthy the character of an English states-
man. He then sided with the despots of the world,
who would crush an independent people, and take from
them the management of their own concerns. He
should have whispered into the ears of Austria three
words, which would be the watchword for the future in
Europe, and these were Poland, Hungary, and Italy.
(Hear, hear.) He knew he should be accused of rousing
the question of nationalities by so saying, and he would
support it against despotism. Had the noble lord done
that, Austria would not have played fast and loose so
long. (Hear.) The people had gone to war in the full
confidence of their leaders, but they (the leaders) had not
kept firm to their faith. (Hear.) He did not believe
the noble lord at the head of the Government had been
so wavering in his opinion. In crippling Russia,
they were not to consider her honour, but consider
mankind, whose battles we were fighting. (Hear.)
Mr. S. HERBERT denied that the Duke of New-
castle in his despatch alluded to pledged the country to
no peace until Sebastopol was captured or destroyed, but
that he stated there would be no prospect of a peace
until they had dealt such a blow to Russia as would
induce her to submit to such terms as we hoped to be
able to dictate to her. (Cries of oh, oh.) -If the capture
of Sebastopol was to be the condition of peace, why was
it not introduced into the four points ? (Hear,
hear.) They were making a confusion between
two things essentially different and distinct—they were
confounding the operations of war as the means to an
end and the end they sought for by war. (Hear.) After
adverting to the confusion of opinions prevailing
on the question of peace or war, the right honourable
gentleman said the party with whom he was con-
nected considered there was nothing inconsistent
or dishonourable in their conduct in advocating
peace now they considered tbe• objects of the war
had been obtained. Itwas not without deep and weighty
considerations that he came to the conclusion that his
voice should be given in favour of a declaration of war,
and the objects to be attained were the abolition of that
net-work of treaties by which Russia held Turkey in her
grasp—that exclusive Protectorate which gave Russia
a right of interference in Turkey and the freedom of the
navigation of the Danube. The documents with refe-
rence to the origin of the war were now historical docu-
ments, and in them there was not one word stated about
limitation, which was a child of after-growth. When they
asked him how he could now be for peace when he had
been in favour of war, be asked in return how
those who had been for war, now the objects for which
this country went to war had been attained, they could
say they were worthless ; and if worthless as
terms of peace, how they were of sufficient value
on which to continue the war ? (Hear, bear.)
That was his answer to that part of the question. Now,
he thought we bad not done ourselves justice as a coun-
try, nor had we done ourselves justice, considering the
extent of the submission to which Russia had been
forced. What was the difference in the present
position of Turkey with regard to Russia, as
compared with what it was at the commencement
of the war ? Russia then occupied the Principalities ;
she had now evacuated them. At the commencement
of the campaign there were varied successes of the allied
armies. There were the destruction of the fortresses
in Circassia, the capture of Bomareund, the block-
ade of the two seas, and the destruction of the
Russian forts, and the consequent inability of
Russia to display a flag in either of those waters. Then
succeeded insurrections in some of those provinces
where the peasantry were Russian and the nobility Po-
lish ; and discontent among the nobility who were accus-
tomed to seek throughout Europe for those pleasures
they could not find at home ; and last, though not
least, they had Russia, the most exclusively military
power in the world, unable to expel from her shores two
hostile armies encamped on her soil. (Hear, hear.)
Last of all, there were our successes at Kertch, and
another place taken by the English. It had been
said that he and the two right hon. gentlemen
who bad left the Government with himself, that
they were never heartily in favour of the war, and had
never properly exerted themselves. Why, if they could
be guilty of such base and treasonable conduct after so
long a public career as they had seen, there was np
use in character, and he for one would enter into
no protests, caveats, or denials in such a case.
The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to read des-
patches which he said be had the permission of the noble
lord at the head of the Government to do, for the pur-
pose of showing that the ;:accusation made againstthe hon.
gentleman (SirJ. Graham) and himself were unfounded,
for in these despatches the right hon. baronet stated dis-
tinctly that any proper opportunity for the bombard-
ment of Odessa was not to he lost sight of. Now, he felt
it incumbent upon him, in defence of Admiral Dundas,
to state that that gallant admiral wished to make the
attack upon Odessa, but he was prevented from doing
so, not by the English General, but the French Adult-
rat, who, looking upon the attack in a str ttegeti-
cal point of view, con.irlred that if the attack
was made it would certainly fail, and acting upon that
opinion, Admiral Dundas thought the more
prudent course would be not to make it. Ad-
miral Dpndas, therefore, was entirely acquitted
of any blame in what had taken place. Now,
if there was any doubt with respect to the
part taken by the right hon. baronet the member for
Carlisle, he would read another despatch that would
place it beyond doubt—
Lord SEYMOUR rose to order, and was
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

MELA.NCIIOLY ACCIDENT.— FALSE ALARM.-011 Wed-
nesday last, Corporal Robinson, of the 70th Regimeet,
and two privates went over to Maidstone gaol from
Chatham, to escort back three prisoners. On their way
home in the evening they stopped at the beer-shop
just paat the fourth milestone on the Reechester road,
to obtain some refreshment. After staying a short time
the corporal got up, saying, "Come on, my lads, now
let's start." He then went to the door, taking his mus-
ket with him. A nian of the party states that he beard
a noise as of the butt-end of the piece. dropping on the
doorstep, and immediately afterwards an explosion. At
the same instant the poor corporal fell backwards into
the room. It was soon discovered that his musket
had exploded, and that the ball had entered his face
near the left side of his mouth, and passed through
his skull. It then struck the woodwork above
the door, glanced on the ceiling, and fell on the
floor just by the corporal's head. Shortly after-
wards two men arrived at the Maidstone depot
with the alarming intelligence that Vie prisoners
had revolted, and had shot the corporal in their entice,-
yours to escape. One stated that be had seen a soldier
with his piece cocked and threatening to shoot any one
who dared approach. Colonel Grath was absent, but
a serjeaut was sent off to Colonel Raiders at his residence,
Rocky-hill. In accordance with his directions Setjeant
Sunntiek, a corporal, and three men of the 12th Lancers,
mounted and armed, rode off in hot haste, nor drew rein
till they arrived at the scene, where a very short exami-
nation sufficed to convince the ,erjeant that accident, and
not murder, had caused the fatality, and they returned
home much disappointed at not having had to encounter
the desperadoes they bad conjured up on their way. The
remaining men of the party conveyed their prisoners to
Chatham. An inquest was held on the body on Thurs-
day nieht, by Mr. Dadlow, and a verdict of " Accidental
death" was returned.

QUALIFICATION OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.—A hilr
prepared and brought in by Mr. Colvde, Viscount Ein-
lyn, and Mr. Ker Seynaer amen.is the laws relating to
the qualification of justices of the peace. No person
shall be capable of being a justice of peace unless he be
qualified-1, by possessing an estate in land within Eng-
land or \Vales for his own use and benefit of the clear
yearly value of 100/. ; or, 2, by possessing a personal
estate of 3001. ; or, 3, by possessing a clear yearly income
of at least 3001., derived from a Government office or
pension ; or, 4, by possessing more than one of the several
kinds of property hereinbefore mentioned, all amount-
ing in the aggregate to the clear yearly value of 3001.
Persons acting without having declared their qualifica-
tions will be fined 501., recoverable in a County Court.
No qualification by estate shall be required of peers of
Parliament, Privy Councillors, justices of either Bench
or barons of the Exchequer, eldest sons of peers, or eldest
sons of persons capable of being elected county members.
The following persons will be qualified by office, viz.:—
Officers of the Board of Green Cloth, Heads of Colleges,
Vice-Chancellors and Mayors at Oxford and Cambridge,
Judges of County Courts, Commissioners of the Navy,
Under-Secretaries of State, and the Secretary of Chelsea
College, &c. Attorneys, solicitors, and proctors are
especially disqualified. This act will not extend to par-
ticular jurisdictions. It is to take effect on the Ist of
January, 1856, and to be limited to England and Wales.
HORSES FOR THE CAVALRY OF THE FOREIGN LEGION.
—Within the past week a very large number of horses
have been purchased for the Government, and they have
arrived at the cavalry depots of Maidstone, Canterbury,
and Brighton, for the purpoSe of being trained. On
Tuesday, 27 beautiful animals arrived in this town by
railway, and as they were led through the streets they
excited general admiration. It is understood that these
horses are intended to mount the new cavalry levies of
the Foreign Legion, which are being organised at Shorn-
cliffe.—Brighton Gazette.
FIVE PERSONS DROWNED ON LOCH LONG.—On the
evening of Sunday last a most distressing accident oc-
curred on Loch Long, an arm. of the sea running up
from the Firth of Clyde. It appears that two Irish la-
bourers, Lamed Kean and Reilly, who were employed in
the quarries at Cone, accompanied by Mrs. Christie, the
wife of a slater, with whom they lodged, Mrs. M'Cross-
mick, the wife of a labourer, and a son of Mrs. Christie
about 14 years of age, started from Cove for Portinsuck,
on the other side of the loch. They used an open boat,
only eight feet in length, and it is said that the ob-
ject of the trip was to procure a supply of whisky.
They were observed to return about 7 p.m., and
when near the middle of the loch, and _ about a

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mile from the shore, the boat was seen suddenly to cap-
size. Three boats were immediately launched from the
beach, but upon the first of them reaching the spot it
was found that the two men and the boy had disap-
peared. The women, however, were floating, having
been buoyed up by their clothes ; but they were in a
state of insensibility, and, though they were carried on
shore witliout delay and every means used for resuscita-
tion, these, we regret to say, were unavailing. As all
have thus perished, it is impossible to ascertain the cir-
cumstances which caused the upsetting of the boat • but
if the men were tipsy, as has been alleged, it is likely
that the accident may be attributed to that cause.