The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-04
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
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LORD PALMERsrON'S 9rArEdEN
In the House Of Commons 10th Of February on
the motion for going into Committee OF supply Lora
PAIxrRsTos said would be expected taa no ha tnsn
held. That statement would DO very briei, oecaus,
had been anticipated by noble friend 10 the ether
when her Majesty called upon him 70 form g"ernmeu
he called upon him to Join, and added thaS he wished
Encheausr and M s Herbert He told the noble lord
that he would gladly join with him in puohc eme'-
gency but thathe could give him no answer until he
had communicated with his colleagues; but this ne
could state, that he could not JOIN any ADM is.raton
that did not continue the control Of foreign affairs in the
bands Of Lord Clarendon. He immediately afterwards
communicated with the Marquis OF Lansdowne and
soon afterwards he informed Lord Derby that he
did not think his connection with his government
then pleased to call upon Lord John Russell and
charged him with the duty Of forming
Lord Russell called upon him to assist in that and he
said that feeling the Importance Of the crisis he would
render the noble lord any assistance Ia his power and
have assisted him with the greatest possible aiaerty
That attempt failed and her Majesty then called upon
him Srd ra on ana On as
In forming government which he thought would be en-
abed to carry public affairs He trusted that that
gov0nmen mt contained suficien. administrative ability,
sufficient political sagacty sufficient liberal principles,
sufficient patriotism and determination to justify him in
appealing the house and the country for support in
the present critical state of our national aars cloud
cheers The noble lord having referred by name 20 his
colleagues proceeded to say that there was one great
to the committee which had been moved for and OBJ
tanned By Mr. Ro.bnek, and which stood for Thursday
ccrdance with the true and just principles of the const
tuition and be trusted that the House, when it reae tied
that might be expected would suspend the appointment
that committee, in the confidence that the govern
ntnt would undertake me eosdnct o. the war with
who supported the notion was to compel the govern
ment to make certain administrative changes at home
and certain improvements abroad and he would
therefore sketch out, though not in detail, what
it was the intention of the government to do
his aty to % appoint secretary ct War he
thought the Offices might be amalgamated, and that
the civil departments Of the Ordnance might be placed
under the control OF the Secretary for War Hear hear
The Secretary Of the Admiralty had established board
to supsrntsnd the transport service at We
but we had not the of sending many into
the field France, and it but fair that should
70 me
the Of that board would ad 10 increased
economy and increased efficiency in that department
Well grounded complaints had been made in reference to
the condition OF hospitals, that 1t was in
tended to send three civilians for the purpose of
canps and sS ships IL anscipsssi the greatest ad
vantage from their scientific abors Lord Rag
Ian had received instruction 70 send persons daily
tending to promote the health Of the troops
Many complaints had been made of want OF org anxa
Of whom Sir John M'Niel would be at the head,
going to examine into the defects of the commssa
rights In the British army there has an off,
such the chef of the STAFF in the French army
and the was that al complaints had been
Breader Simpson going out in that capacity and he
had doubt that Lord Raglan would readily attend any
suggestions he might make with regard to the medical de-
parment He might say Lord Panmure going entirely
to the medical depai tment at home and hospital
about to be established at Smyrna. Lord Panmure was
also about to propose 10 night to the House Of Lords
bill enabling persons of more advanced life 10 enlist
and for shorter period than had hitherto been
In fhn lot Ahrnah had haaV
charged, not only with the issue Of provisions but
with duty of transporting them That gave rise to
great difficulties but the two duties would henceorth
Be- separated During the short period the
had been formed these things had been done and
DOING AND ne was perfectly convinced that the results
committee to inquire and make known the results to that
house. No means would be omitted to reinforce the
army in due time. Charged the government with
the interests Of great nation that they had look
not to the means Of carrying the war with great
vgor but 1t their duty take all their
power to put end the war by honorable treaty
Of peace They had been informed that certain arrange
having been agreed England and
had been submitted % Austria and had been agreed to
BY Russia as the basis Of In order that these
negotiations might be mos. solemnly conducted, they
being convinced that when the negotiation placed in
the hands OF man SO generally respected at home,
forts should fail they would stand acquitted from
blame. Lord John Russell at undertook the duty,
noble lord in taking upon himself duties OF great
tonal but European importance. The noble lord would
first proceed TO Paris thence to Berlin where he would
be In communication with the King of Prussia and al
though some time might eapse before his arrival in
Vienna, the time he spent in those two capitals would
would be we'll but II they failed they would carry on
TIE war, throwing themselves upon justice and gen.
erosy Of the house and the country lie trusted that
all party spirit would be thrown on one side and that
England would present the noble and glorious spe;tscle
that amongst free people, with constitutional
power OF endurance, and a vigor of action waich
vainly to be sought for despoc rule or
brsry sway (he noble lord resumed his seat amidst
Mr. DnRAEu referred to the negotiations which had
taken place between Lord Palmerson tue Earl Of
Derby He said it would have been frank and straight
forward the part OF the noble lord to have apprsed
Lord Eerby Of his intentions at the outset aud not to
have continued negotiations the part OF friends
whose adhesion to Lord Derby OF dependent
upon the connection with that government of Lord
Palmerston himself. Lord Derby had failed TO form a
strong government. Whether Lord Palmt rston had
fucceeded or not was OF for time to determine
1t would have appeared from the speech OF the noble
lord that the new government which ne said
markable for administrative taen, and political saga
city, consisted Of men who had bean for some time
posed Of the who had brought upon the
country universally acknowledged calamites, for
thought It wou4 have discreet part the
noble lord to speak only Of the present not OF ie future
without yenturng at all upon consideration Of the
meDs determined upon by the noble lord very de-
,irabs but they we're tremendous satire upon the late
goverrment, who up the last hour denied that any
causes for inquiry existed. He protested agiast the
House Of Commons stultifyirg itself by departing from
the position which, but few nights ago 1t so trium-
pbanly occupied. lie (Mr Dsrael) determi ned TO
maintain the decision of the house. and the wholesome
opinion OF the country that there should be parlamen
tay inquiry into the condition Of the army before Sebis
topo and of those branches Of the government whca
should have prevented the present laentabe condition
Of our tloops.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND SIR JAMES
GRAHAM.
In the House Of Commons the 10th uit in reply to
Captain Duncombe sir James Graham said that he could
not follow the speech Of Admiral Napier at the Mnson
House without bttrsyng des patches and other com
nicatons which would be seous TO the pub
lie service and be preferred submitting TO the oboquy
which had been thrown upon him by the gallant officer
rather than endanger the public service Il alto.
Their untrue that the feet under Sir Charles i'll
maraged and worse disciplined. The only foundation
for the statement that he had been deprived of his