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The Earl of MINTO rose in pursuance of the
notice he had given to move the thanks of their
Lordships to Sir Robert Stopford and the officers and
men who served under him on the coast of Syria.
He proposed to detain their Lordships but for a very
few moments. The events were so recent that it was
unnecessary for him to enter into any dated of matters
that must be fresh in their Lordships' memories. It
was perfectly true that on many former occasions the
British fleet had been called upon to contend with more
formidable enemies, and to engage in more sanguinary
conflicts ; but he was quite sure their Lordships would
agree with him in saying that throughout the whole of
the operations on the coast of Syria there were abun-
dant examples to be found of the skill, of the bravers ,
o I the resources, and of that originality of enterprise
and character which had always eminently distinguished
the British Navy'.—(Hear.) But there was one feature
so peculiarly distinguishing these operations, which he
must be allowed to call their Lerdships' attention to. He
meant the singular rapidity of execution, and the small
space of time within which was comprised so many
bravo and gallant enterprises, ending in such im-
portant re-ults. It was on the 9th of September,
after 'having received the refusal of the Pacha to
accept of terms that been offereLl toshins, tliat
Sir Reh:•rt Siopftsrd-i-riived before BeyrOut, and without
the loss of a single day, or even a single hour. he
launched Commodore Napier in that career of victory
and success which he had continued unremittingly to
pursue. It was on the same day, the 9th of September,
that Commodore Napier was landed. The contest was
beeught to a glorious termination in consequence
of the reduction of the fortress of Acre. Every
post—every town—from Tripoli to the extremity
of Syria had been reduced by one or other of the de-
ter.iinnents of our fleet. Commodore Napier had twice
marched forward on shore and defeated and dispersed the
enemy, and in the interval between those two actions
he had proceeded to Sidon, which he entered, and took
by storm, putting himself at the head of scarcely 1,000
men, Turks, Austrians, and British, and bringing in
his train nearly 3,000 prisoners.—(Cries of " Hear,
hear.") lie (Lord Tinto) had dwelt a little upon
the extraordinary rapidity with which these ope-
rations had taken place, because in this contest time
had been every thing. It was not only most important
to the success of their operations, but it must be
obvious to their Lordships that if the contest hod been
protracted to another campaign it might have been at-
tended with the utmost peril. If he wanted another
example of the promptitude, design, and execu-
tion which hau characterised those operations
he would refer their Lordships to the despatch of Sir
Robert Stopford, of the 3.1 of October, and in that
despatch the Gallant Adnii al stated that he had
just. received the instructions of the Government
for tho attack of the fortress, an enterprise
which he before had entered upon. That re-
solution was taken on the 29th of October ; on
the 31st, the Admiral wrote that all his arrangements
were completed, that he was prepared and, in fact, that
he actually did sail on that day, and in three days from
the date of his letter, the fortress had fallen before Bri-
tish valour. The Admiral was most ably and gallantly
seconded in all his operations by Admiral Beridcira,
commanding the Austrian squadron, as well as by the
Archduke. In his account of the eff,ir at Salon,
Commodore Napier spoke in the very highest terms of
the conduct of the Archduke, and at ;Acre he landed
during the night, along with the marines of the squa-
dron, in order to secure the safety of the town and
fortress. To Admiral Walker, too, much was due.
His services had eminently contributed to the success
which had attended her M rjesty's arms—he was in
every action, and in all he had proved himself emi-
nently qualified for the place which he now so ably
filled. He felt certain that it was unnecessary for him
to add one word more in order to induce their Lordships
to concur in the vote of thanks which it would be his
duty to conclude by proposing, he would only once
more say that throughout the whole of the operations
and more especially in the last, the attack upon
St. Jean d'A.cite, the precision arid accuracy of the
British fire had proved that we had added a new
clement of strength to the British navy, and that the
talents and skill of the officers and sailors of Britain had
far from deter, iorated.—( Hear, hear.) lie trusted
their Lordships and the country would receive
this as an earnest of what they might expect should,
unfortunately, the fleet be brought into any more
formidable collision, and he thought the bravery and
actions of our officers and sailors had given the best
answer to all those cavils and complaints of the dege-
neracy and decay of the British fleet which had
been made in many quarters during the last year.
Ou that head he would not add one word more ; all
must feel that the brave men in the fleet had given a
better answer to the calumny than any which he could
do. He had no doubt but their Lordships would wil-
lingly concur in giving the thanks of the House to
Admiral Stopford, the officers, and men, fir the
bravery displayed by them on the 3.1 of November last.
The Noble Lord then proposed that the thanks of the
House should be given to Commodore Napier, and to
the naval officers and captains of the fleet em-
ployed upon the coast of Syria ; to the seamen
and Royal Marines employed in that service ; to
Major-General Sr Charles Smith, and the officers
and seamen vrving upon the coast ; to the Royal
Artillery and Royal Engineers ; to Admiral Bete-
dierra, Commander of the Austrian fleet ; to Admiral
Walker for his gall-entry in the attack upon Acre ; and
that the Lord Chancellor ehould communicate the said
resolutions to Admiral Stopford.
Lord COLCHESTER rose and said it must
have increased the satisfaction with which the Noble
Earl had proposed these resolutions, that he had a son
who was one of the officers employed in the late
operations upon the coast of Syria.—(Hear, hear.)
The Noble Earl had so fully described the series
of operations which had taken place, that he (Lord
Colchester) would not trouble their Lordships by
going over that ground again. He would only say that
he fully concurred in all that had been said by the
Noble E irl, as to the activity and dauntless courage
shown by Sir Charles Napier, and in the tribute of praise
which he had given to the officers and seamen for their
gallantry, and especially their gallantry shown in the
attack upon Acre. It had been said that the navy of
England had degenerated.—(Hear, hear, from the
Duke of Wellington.) Ile (Lord Colchester) was not
aware that any charge had been brought against the
officers and seamen employed on this service.—(Cries
of " Hear, hear.") He would take this opportunity
of offering his tribute of praise to Sir Robert Stop-
ford. Were he to go through the whole of the ser-
vices of that Gallant Admiral, he would have to
recount to their Lordships the naval history of this
country for sixty years past. That gallant ollker
had received the thanks of that House for his services
on previous occasions. On the 11th of June, 1794,
Sir itobt. Stopford commanded one of the frigates em-
ployed in the fleet of Lord Howe ; he then received
the thanks of the house as one of the Captains
engaged in the naval action fought in that
year. He had received thanks for his conduct
in the expedition to Copenhagen ; and also
by name for his services in the capture of the Island
of Java, tire latter being an expedition of so
much importance that the Governor- General him-
self took the command of the expedition. In
1836, full of years and honours, being then seventy
years of age, he might have expected to retire from ser-
vice, but his country demanded his services, and now
for four years he had been in command in the Mediter-
ranean, an employment which, from the political state
of the countries on the coast, was one of the most arduous
nature. In the hostilities of last summer his former
skill and talent had been brought into action, and h
had given new proof of V
Vac skill and judgment which had
ever characterized him,—the fortress of Acre, which
had been deemed impregnable, having been in a few
hours reduced to ruins by the skill and courage of the
British fleet under his commend. These services, in
his humble opinion, demanded the warmest thanks of
the House. Thanks were all that House could give,
but he trusted that while promotions and decorations
were bestowed upon those employed in the capture
Acre, their Commander (as we understood the Noble
Lord, who spoke extremely indistinctly) would receive
some public mark of his Sovereign's approbation.
The Duke of WELLINGTON then proceeded to
address their Lordships, but spoke for some minutes
before a sentence could be heard in the gallery. His
Grace was understood to express his cordial approbation,
of the merit of the services performed by the navy in
the Mediterranean, and of the motion before the House.
His Grace was then understood to advert to an ob-
servation that had fallen from the E srl of Minte
respecting the time employed in the operations,
and to express his wish that such an expression had not
been used on that occasion. That was a matter entirely
irrelevant to the present question, for all they had to do
was to record their thanks for the services that had been
performed by this glorious expedition.—(Hear, hear.s).
" My Lords (said the Noble Duke) I have had a lr
tle experience in these services, and I ti.i i
nk ttrnay dye)ll
to warn your Lordships on this Fccasiionot,vol,ci
r evell
must not always. expect thatseamen
commanded, or however gallant our s” may be,
are capablo .Of engaging 'commonly witl tert,
stone walls.

cept the recent instance on the coast of Syria, of
any fort being taken by ships, excepting two or three
years ago—no longer ago—the fort of St. Jean d'Uiloa
by the French fleet. That is, I think, the single in-
stance, though I believe something of the sort occurred
at the siege of Havannah in 1763."—(Hear, hear.)
He thought that the taking of Acre was a most wonder- ,
ful achievement, not only on account of its strength, but
the short period of time in which it had been performed.
The arrangement of the ships had been so admirably
conducted by the Admiral that each front of the for-
tress was attacked at the same time. He had no hesi-
tation in saying that this arose from the simple dispo-
sition of the fleet. It was also astonishing how few men
had been lost on board the fleet, he believed only about
sixty. Now, how did that happen ? Why, that had been
effected by the admirable manner in which both officers
and men had acted, and the distance at which the fleet
was placed from the fortress, under the command of the
Admiral; the ships took their stations at one-third the
distance the enemy supposed, and to meet which the
enemy had laid their guns ; the result was that the
shot went over the ships, and by this means a loss of
only one-tenth of the men took place, which would not
have been the case had the ships been placed at the usual
distance. It was true the Admiral had brought to bear
upon the fortifications, a most formidable force, but still
he thought that what had been effected was wonderful,
and reflected the highest credit upon the bravery, in-
trepidity, and science of those engaged. He had en-
tered thus fully into the matter for the purpose of
showing to the public that such things could not be
done every day, Ile
,told their Lordships again that
these were singulat' itClieces performed by great gal-
lantry under peculiar circumstances, and it was not to
be expected that such things would happen in the fu-
ture.
In modern times he knew but of one instance of
success in firing upon stone walls. In conclusion, the
Noble Duke begged to assure their Lordship that he
most cordially concurred in the motion of the Noble
Lord opposite.
The Ead of HARD WICKE could not give a silent
vote on this subject. Their Lordships must feel that
after the statement of the Noble Duke it was totally
unnecessary for him to enter into any statement with
respect to the glorious achievements that had taken
place. But he could not help expressing how perfectly
he concurred in the motion of the Noble Earl opposite ;
at no period in the history of this country had any
thing been exhibited that showed in a stronger light
the intrepidity of the seamen of England, and the effi-
ciency of its fleets ; and he must, on this occasion, say
that any conception to the contrary was most mistaken
and absurd.
Lord HILL said it was impossible for him to allow
the discussion to close without stating that he heartily '
concurred in the honour which was about to be con-
ferred on that branch of the service which had at all
times, whenever an opportunity was offered, distinguished
itself by skill and bravery. He begged also to state
that, he thought the conduct of his Gallant Friend
Sir Charles Smith, and the officers and engineers who
served under him, was most praiseworthy.
Earl MINTO begged to offer one remark with re-
spect to an observation that had fallen from the Noble
Duke opposite. The Noble Duke had cautioned the
Government against engaging ships of war in attacks
upon fortresses. He could assure the Noble Duke
that he was fully aware of the great disadvantage a
ship was under in some respects when placed in such
a situation ; but then, the discretion and prudence
of an officer could always be trusted to, so to govern
their gallant enterprises as not to undertake any attack
of that description without a fair prospect of success—
such a fair prospect of success as the Gallant Admiral
felt he had before him in the recent engagement. Of
late years there had been a great and remarkable im-
provement in the gunnery of the navy. During the at-
tack on Acre the firing was such as made it almost im-
possible for men to stand to their guns with any degree
of steadiness. That he considered to he a new power
which had been acquired by the navy in later years, and
that rendered the attack of walls and fortresses a
much less desperate undertaking than it might have
been in the days of mere random firing. They had.had an
example in which the power of battery of ships of war
was successfully exhibited against much greater power
brought against it, and under much greater disadvan-
tages ; and without all these modern improvements of
gunnery which had given so much additional power to the
navy in the attack of fortresses—he alluded to Algiers.
O the occasion of the attack of Algiers it was undoubted
that the success was decisive. lie could not refrain from
saying so much, hoping that in some degree he had
misunderstood the Noble Duke. He trusted that the
meaning of the Noble Duke was merely to give a gene-
ral caution against ships of war attacking fertresses—
not that they should never do so, or that it was in any
way intended to complain of the proceedings under dis-
cussion.

The Duke of WELLINGTON said he would
require to have much more experience than he had
before he could say that ships of war ought not to at-
tack any f...rtresses. He had merely stated a fact
which had come under his own notice, as his opinion
that in general they ought not to make such attacks.
The motion was then unanimously agreed to.
The Earl of SHAFTESBU RY brought up a further
Report from the Committee of Precedents on the Earl'of
Cardigan's c...se, stating the manner in which the House
was to be fitted up. Seats would be provided for 640, and
it recommended the Lord Great Chamberlain should
issue only one ticket to each Peer, and that only up rs
personal application.
CHURCH-RATES. _ .

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition signed by
the Mayor of Leicester, on behalf of a large meeting,
held in that town, of the members of the Volunta y
Church Society, and the friends of religious liberty,
condemning, in strong language, the longer existence
of Church-rates, and the confiuement of Mr.W.Baines,
of that town, for that impost, which he refused to pay
on conscientious motives ; and they prayed their Lord-
ships to adopt such measures as would afford relief,
and conduce to the release of that worthy and respect-
able gentleman. lie understood that Leicester con-
tained 6,000 inhabitants, and that the Church rates le-
vied were 3301., of which 1301. w.ts paid or due by the
Dissenters ; yet for this paltry sum the town was kept
in perpetual strife. A Magistrate informed him that
the enforcement of Church rates was the most disagree-
able duty of the Magistracy, and engendered a strong
feeling of hostility against the Established Church. It
was now three years since the Government had intro-
duced a measure to give relief, but it was withdrawn.
Holtrusted his Noble Friend would be able to answer
him in the affirmative, when he asked if her Majesty's
Ministers had any intention of renewing that measure ;
and if not, would they introduce any other measure
calculated to effect, the same improvement ?
Lord MELBOURNE—I do not feel it in my power
to give any answer to the question at present.
Lord BROUGHAM was afraid that that was an
answer in the negative, and one which he much re-
gretted.
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY