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other qrsartars of the globe. The time would eiiiile
when our own great commander, who led our army to
the-Crimea and defeated an overwhelming enemy as
Alma and Inkerman, would receive that justice whioli; he had up to this hour been denied. Yet the small
band of heroes, shut up within an Asiatic fortress,
with starvation staring them in the face, not „kilo/rink
but that their lives would fall asacrifice to hunger or the
sword of the foe, unconscious that any historian would
tall their deeds to Europe, and ignorant that - they
had a gallant adversary who would do them justice--
displayed a valour and fortitude under such circus"
stances that pre-eminently entitle them to the affection-
ate admiration which the people of England felt fen
General Williams and hie gallant companions. (Hear.
Turning, however, to the officer whose loss they deeply
deplored—Captain Thompson—his name was first made
known to the public at home by the touching incident
connected with the transmission to Kars of his medal`
(bestowed for his services rendered in India,) by his
mother in England, who fearing that this decoration
might be intercepted by the enemy, wrote a letter ac-
companying it to General Mouravieff, appealing—not in
vain, as the event proved—to his honour as a soldier to
allow a soldier's reward to reach the breast entitled to
wear it. (Hear, hear.) The height of Karadagh was
intrusted to Captain Thompson, who was seen from
morning to night incessantly sweeping the horizon with
his telescope, and at night visiting the Outposts. On
that great Michaelmas-day of last year this young officer,
although nut stationed in the position that was attacked
or engaged immediately in the conflict, yet, with an
energy and an intelligence which anticipated the orders
of his commander, turned a large gun under his charge
against the advanced guard of the approaching Rns-,
miens, and thereby rendered essential service in achiev-
ing the victory in which about 7,000 men left about an
equal number of the enemy dead on the field. (Hear.)
There was such a strong parallel between the conduct
of our gallant countrymen on St. Michael's day, 1855.
and what happened 400 years ago at Agincourt, that he
(Sir W. P. Wood) could not refrain from quoting, with
a slight change, the language that our great dramatist
put into the month of men whose sentiments were iden-
tical with those which animated General Williams aid
his noble comrades :
" If we are marked to die, we are enow
"To do our country loss ; and if to live,
" " The fewer men the greater share of honour.
. . . .• . Then shall our names,
" Familier in their mouths as household words—
" Williams, Lake, Thompson, Teesdale, Sandwith,
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"Be in their flowing cups remembeiSid. hurchill—
" This story shall the good man teach his son ;
"Awl now St. Michael's-day shall ne'er go by,
"From this time to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered,
" We few, we happy few, we band of brothers."
(Cheers.) He begged to give "The memory of Captain
Thompson and the brave men who fell at Kars."
The toast was drunk amid solemn silence.
Mr. M. T. Bass, M.P., in proposing "The Turkish
Defenders of Kars,' said it was impossible to despair of
the nation which produced the troops who fought at
Citate, Oltenitza, and Kars. Even a General like the
one whom they had'met to honour could do little with-
out the help of good soldiers ; and it was only when good
soldiers were led by a good General that deeds could be
performed such as those achieved at Kars. In the memo-
rable defence of that devoted fortress the troops were
weal); of their officers and their officers worthy of such
troops. (Cheers.)'
Sir A. COOKBURN—I beg to give you a toast which I
know will find a ready response in the generosity of Bri-
tons. We have spoken hitherto only of the defenders of
Kars. lam now about to refer to one of its assailants.
While I distinctly disclaim and repudiate ail hypocritical
magnat iwity, I am ready to shake hands after the corn-
bat with a gallant enemy. Yet, where I have been forced
to engage in the fight by injustice and tyranny, I am
not prepared the day after it to hug to- my bosom the
man with whom I have stood in mortal conflict. (Hear.l
I leave it to the unctuous phraseology of diplomacy to
smooth over matters of controversy between hostile
nations. • ("Hear, hear," and a laugh.) 1 am' not 0134
of those who admire Russian tactics or Russian diplos
macy. But there are splendid exceptions ; and if we
have to complain of the conduct of the enemy towards
our wounded .on the heights of Inkerman, or of
the manner in . which an unarmed boat's crew- were at=
tacked at Hango--(hear, hear)--where we find an antaa
gonist animated by the noblest sentiments of chivalry
and soldier-Ike generosity let us not refuse to do him
honour. (Hear, hear.) Among the chivalrous soldiers
of the world the gallant Mouravieff deserves a con.
spicuous place. (Cheers,) All -that we have heard of
him is calculated CO' inspire us with the warmest and
most enthu.iastio admiration. (Chairs.) Our honoured
guest will, lam sure, bear out every word I am about
to utter. When,reduced by the horrors of famine, an 4
seeing his soldiers perishing day by day, until at length
oa y a mlserabie reniaant of them was left, Sit W. Wile
hears felt that the time had come where he must seek
! o lotrable terms of capitulation, he went forth to meet
General Mouravieff, and was received by him in the
met frank, gallant, and high-minded spirit. (Cheers.)
When:. our la:Wit:guest declared that he was prepared
to surreoder, but ma-t. demand honourable terms, and
that if be did nut obtain them nothing should be left to
furnieh a trophy to 'the enemy—that everything
should be de re royed, and the conquerer riight
then enter to wreak his vengeance on the helpless band'
wore down and wasted by hunger and disease, (*.nerd
Mouraviell at once replied, " I wish to inflict no re-
venge or humiliation on an army and a General whose.
merits I, as & soldier, am the first to acknowledge have
earned for them a name in history. I aril ready to
meet you on terms which are all that cue soldier can
ask from another." In this spirit the capitulation was
agreed upon. There sits Dr. Sand with, whose devotion
during this famous siege will live long in the grateful
recollection of his countrymen, and whose admirable
work shows that hie literary talents are as great as
his professional skill and his gallantry in the field.
(Coeere.) That gentleman tells us how magnani-
mously the brave Mouravieff behaved in at once
giving him his freedom. The eloquent and gifted judge
who recently addressed us related to us the „affecting
anecdote of the mother and her son, which also redounds_
to the immortal honour ofthis RuSsian general, in whom
we must all feel that our own noble commander met a
worthy foe. The toast, therefore, that I have now to'
offer you, which finds no place upon the list, but has'
arisen spontaneously, is one which must be hailed with ..
acclamation, not merely by every soldier present, but
by every man capable of responding to high and honour-
able emotions. I give you, gentleman, "The health ofe•
General Mouravieff."
Drunk amid loud applause. -'.- s ''' )- ':7 -- ro I'''..-I'.---le).
Mr. T. NORTON, in proposing " The Houses of Parlia- r
ment," briefly adverted to the fact that the club had the ;.
honour of welcoming to its board in one and the same '
person an illustrious hero and the youngest member Of.;
the Lower House.

• ', Earl F:RTESCUE, in responding on behalf.of the Rousel
of Lorde, slid —I feel persuaded that this assembly°, re-
garding the Upper House as a settled order of the State
'and an es3ential part of the constitution, willalwaya be
disposed to accord whatever measure of respect it is en--t
titled to claim. Although you may regret, as I
,do, the ,
recent shortcomings of that body on an impovant ques-
tion connected with the great principles et religious
liberty, yet if you revert to the general course 'of our
legislation for the last 10 years, and to the improvements
which, under the direction of honest and liberal Govern-
ments, have been made in the laws regulating commerce
and navTati no, and in our various institutions—moral,
social, and e3onomical—you will not be inclined to deny
to the House of Lords a fair share of the credit due to
those wbo adopted measures which have resulted in the
increased prosperity and contentment of all classes. In
the peculiar circumstances under which we have met to.
night, I may perhaps be allowed to claim an additional
weed of praise for the House of Lords on account of the
joy with which it hailed and the promptitude with which
it passed the act which enrols the name of Sir W. F.
Williams of Kars in the pages of our statute-book along
with such wc,rthies as Nelson, Wellington, and Raglan.
Mr. MOFFAIT acknowledged the compliment on be:-_
half of the Etou,i! of C ;mrnong.

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General WILLIAMS then gave "The Chairman," who
bad so worthily piesided over them, and by his rare elo-
quence thrown a charm over their pr,ceedings. (Cceers.)
Sir A. COCKBURN responded. He felt that a military
man ought to have occupied the position which he had
so.-kfi-ad,quately filled ; but he had regarded the invite-
tion to take the chair that evening in the light of a com-
mand. To have his name avociated with a gathering
held to do hout.ur to so brilliant a star of the epoch as
tile hero of Kars would be to him a lasting source of
gratifikation. (Hear.)
; T-Laclast toast, "The Vice-Chairmen" (Col. S. Adair,
'M.P.' and Mr. Bass, M.P.), was proposed by Mr. W.
N. WELSBY, duly acknow.Jedgt‘after which the
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Minerva have been released."

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