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      ] £ \ 'Ctosbro expfeseed his gratification afe the ocrarae taken with wgwxl te > . privatepr ^ gtrfy fr-tha owryi » g en theiwar . . .. _ ,. Sir J . GrftASAM ; expressed hi $ tope that it tn © . correspondence on the subject of the Black ' Sea was not eontidecea satisfactory , a motion would'be brought fbrvrard . He atroagly vindicated tbe qaaaauct of Adiaurai Da&daa , apd the whote conduct of ajSBwrs mtheBlnck Sea . ^ _ ^ AL _ Mr , Diskamu made , an attack on Juord Aberdeen , . and declared if he had never been Minister there would have been no war ; but beting in the war * he wouJd m * interrupt the unanuqitar in voting the wmnlw » Tfhich ought to prevail . He thea njaae . » n / elaborate attack oa Mr . Gladstone ' s financial

      provee&hngB , and accused him of emdeavourmg ^ to Baysti ^ r and delud e the country by a plurality of hudgets Jkurd J . IUissbwu «* Md he thought \? ar wouldihave comeevea if I * ord Derby had heen Minister . He defended ithe financial policy of the Government and vindicated the principles on which the war had been undertaken , and expressed his gratification at the prospect of its being humanely conducted . Mr , , HiBK&B ^ carried on the discussion , and Mr . M , Gx&so » was verjr powerful ia . denouncing the destruction and confiscation of private property in the progress of -the war . The votes were agreed to , after ai » hatfc djsous-« ion .

      Mr , S * H « b » bbx , then brought tip the- supplenxental ArwyJ&stimates . The augmentation now .. proposed would increase-the ariny to 160 , 000-men . We proposed to re-organise the regimental « y # tena , and make them all consist of twelve coropuuet ^ eijibl to form th ^ > ftpr » i ? e bftttaUon and four tJie . Tasecve ; but . the , number of men . in each company would vary in member iii time cjf -war from that 'in time of peape , by whid means it might afc-once be eoirtraotedor expandedlo the extent : of-SQ , O 00 men . Theowmber in war-wonldb ^ liO ^ rjQejnrto a regiment , Th ^ = number about to beraisejUfciayear ia . addition to the present force was 42 , 0 QQ , men . It was uot likely that number woiilil tte ' "Kfdised uL one year ; fcuthe looked principally ^ to tiie militia , fhe number-of men aowta be voted wwe 1 ^ 779 .

      , 4 i b ^ ief discussion followed , and the vote was agreed to . in tb _ e House oC XiOrds , in reply to the Ma . rjqui Of CliAN-RIC A'BDB , The Earl of € labbnt > on aaid , that a despatch ; had be « n ie $ eivB < i » stating that Admiral Dujodas had desjtrpy ^ . ^ the Inipjerial mole batteries , and the RussiaaJBhips at Odessa , but the town had been reapected ^ ana the loss to the allied fleets-was only eight men laill ( Bdiand eighteen -wounded . Tha fleets , had sailed towards Sevastopol , Xtord Hd £ j > BSDl , LEi complained of the manner in which the newspapers had spoken , of the delay of the Duke of Cambridge in proceeding to the seat of war .

      The COuke af Newcastle said : such aspersions should . be treated with contempt . The Duke had acted under the instructions of the Government , displaying the greatest ability and with great success , and had always been eager to go to his post . The 3 Eaarl of Haxswigkk hoped that the officers employed in the JBast would have the moral , courage to treat attacks on them of this nature with the indifference they deserved .

      The Marquis of Ci-anricaiide brouglit on the affair of the escape of the Russians from the Circassian forts ,. and insinuated some connivance on the part of the steameis which witnessed the departure of the Hussian squadron . The Earl of Ct . akendon showed that Captain Jones , of the Sampson , acted in strict conformity with hi » instructions . The House adjourned at a quarter to seven .

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      The bod y of the Marquis of Anglesey was borne off to Ittiohfield Cathedral , yesterday , escorted to the Ewston Station by a squadron of the Horse Guards ( Blue ) , and followed by many " mourners . To-day the funeral took place , and the remains of the gallant old soldier repose in Lichfleld Cathedral .

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      The latest now a from tho Baltic shows that our admirals and their squadrons are full of activity , although no striking results have yet been realised ' Off Hongo Point , one of the war ships was fired at , not into ¦ the shot fell short . Admiral Napier visited Stockholm on the 24 th of April , and had an interview ¦ with King Oscar . Tho Swedes are delighted to see our fle « t . The latest news from Odessa appeared \ i a third edition

      of the Times , yesterday , stating that , " On tho 23 rd of April the allied fleets destroyed , in a fbw hours , all the fortifications , tho batteries , and the military stores . Two powder magazines blow up , and twelve vessels of war were sunk . The merchant vessels ; wore saved . Tho loss of tho allies was only five killed and b " ix wounded . Thirteen Russian vessels ludeu with munitions wero taken . The fleot left in ^ 10 direction of Bebaetopol . "

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      tria . Thus , whatever may he the plans of the -Russians , tfr woold appear 4 *^ < &ieii Qolumm paiat , oa tbeu ? right to Jta&c&llfe , oil their centre to Biliairift , aud on their ilflft . to the road leading , on . tit © < nie ^ aud i 1 « Selmmla ; Q mtUoobne ^ to P ^ aTftdi . . Of course a eoiresrooujding cHwago J ^ e taken plaoe in the position < 5 " tkaToifcalx armj . When oace , tho i ^ sia&a gafrjtifta * - inff in ihe I > obru . dscha ajiAr « dttcedtb 9 ; BmaU

      jforfcre 3 aes , it became untenable ,. and Ooiap Paaha ordered the troo | is tsx J ^ Hla % ok ujWJi ithe euta ^ enchedcamp at actiUTOl ^ W ^ xaeiKh ment , we knaw , has beea effected . Tl ^ e . QittiOman &eneralhad , oath © l-6 thof Apnl , aom ^ - tliing like 70 , 000 meax undw tifl ^ hand io . ufehie atrongliold ; Baaar < kohiQh wa > » ko oeaupkd axid scoytiog corpa wapdAhxawXL fQrww& M . ¦ t he direction of Silisfcim aud BftttWiifc fet > o ^ r serve fcke BusBiana . Pwrfclier to rfehe left the

      linkscoBnecting-Sfihui » lft wit ^ Widduvwjeio the ri-ver fortreasea t « ai < t jtortsr ^ au ^ ickali , Sistova , J ^ icopolia , Jtahowar—while < m d& » loft bankof the Bftnub ^ , thie a 4 mH » blyroh » ifilt positioa of Kalafat , und i ? he retreat . ^ of- tte ^ uaaiaaa ^ left it tQt ^ e diao ^ etiou Qf the ( iittaman cjcomnandera whether they wovild ounot ibllaw aoihaiaas ^ or engage the right mithsi Siiseiana . Jfor ia this lihe Qi ^ y aditaixta ^ which , the ehaage oi po « Uan aeema ito hasgiYen . the . Twka . tfcifl . admitted , "that > Q « r

      neral Zaiders waa in » pjc « cajaQna , poaitaon Qn hia tight ran * he Donuhe , < mtti » g him qS ( fr om aupporfe on , tkat ai 4 ^ l , ° » ^ lefiitlid Blaok : 8 . ea , i . oo * ttpfed by vfehe eomhil ^ fleeta ; in hia a » ar the deaejet iPflfetwd » eB » - Oioar Paeba ;^ aa watcid » g hi » uioveme « witha keen eye ; we h » v ^ yet to teurn : the xeaults . XhebalanQe of lews and gflun hy both aidea wouldseemtoljethna ^ , 4 M ® tte haye ! l <) ett ) he eomTOftndof the ^ ow ^ P »» W ^ it th

      SUB ? VET OF THE WAIt . The ; present moment seema favourable Tor ^ snrvjej 0 f the warlike operationg which bavei bfien ^ effi ») fced within . ttie O ^ aafe «^ weeks , gq feu ? oa we can make ihem oufe irom , ± fe ^ confused and contradiotory reports that floodi fcbe newspapers day b ^ d ^ j ^ gfreioiisii ^ r thati much of what we write may be inaccurate ^ but answering at least for this , that it . sbaU nqt nkiarep ^ es » nt th © rfaci ; a wJUibh ; hft ^ e appeared bdSoee the public .

      At the beginning of ] tfarch the iBueaian position conaiated of a chain of ^ post » , more or less strong , running from Galatz to flio banks ? of ihe Danube above Kalafet . Behind them rose the Carpathians ; in their front iron tho Danube ; and sweeping away to the north , the high road to 2 £ ussia > whence alone tbey could receive snch supplies and reinforcementa aa were needed . On the . banks of the Danube itself , at Qiurgevo and other places , they showed a front to the

      Turks : and a stroncr bodv . ut ) to auite Turks ; and a strong body , up to quite recently , menaced the lines at Kalafat . But they did not hold both banks of the Lower Danube , a matter of great importance , both as regarded the security of their line of communication and the possession of the Danube itself . Towards the close of March , as our readers know , they effected the passage of the Lower Danube , not without loss , and

      the Turks withdrawing , they ; occupied the Dobrudscha . Having accomplished thiPi tlfteir engineers endeavoured to secure the mouths of the Danube against the combined fleets ; and simultaneously with the march of General Xiiiders through the Dobrudscha , Prince Gortschakoff drew down upon Silistria and eatablished strand batteriea opposite that fortress . Yet another movement was made

      a few weeks later . In order to support any offensive movement from Bucharest upon tho centre of tho Turkish position , the troops hitherto engaged in watching ICalafat and hovering on the Servian frontier , were suddenly marched to the left bank of the Schyl , and probably to the left bank of the Aluta .

      Meanwhile , General Liiders , whose advanoed guard was roughly handled nt Ozernavoda on the 20 th , but whose superior numbers secured him from any serious check , pushed forward hie colunmB " beyond Trajun ' a "Wall , and bent his course to the right , ovidently with the intention of co-operating in tho siege of

      Hiliaandwii ^ ^ power of OcwppOFft ^ g with * he fleets in opening rthafc -mer } hut th ^ y have regained the initisttiy © m . their wle % and axe conoentcftted ; in , thew centre . The iRuaaiaiia ihssm , gained th 6 command of thp Lower Danube , « nd with it * ll © ^ po ^ j ? ^ . obstructing the opening qf the mouths by the allied squadrona : ;/ but thoy haw Imijb their unity by placing the Danube between the main body and the corps of General Xudfia » - . . -

      Suehiatbe position of the armies . The report that reached London , qn Wpdnet ^ diy afternoon , that Omar JPasha hud ciefeaw General Luders does noti »] ppefw ljp b » , w « J 5-ranted by facts . The qoaxflict referred to . i « probably that at UzeiaiavToda , whioh , W 6-waa told , took place on the 20 fch , the d » y named in the Vienna despatch as the < 3 &te of tho conflict " between Silistuia and Haaaovft . " There is every season to believe that thp Ottoman comm&ndor would not strike a blov until joined by the allied foxoos , unless ho

      qlearly saw an opportunity whioh it would bo QriTObial to let slip . Beyond what we have stated there are few details of warlike movements . It ia certain that Odessa has been bombarded ; but th © detaila are still wanting . It is probable that attacks have been commenced at the Sulina mouth of the Danube ; but a telegraphic despatch is our only warrant for the insertion . At ail events , it is the duty of the allies to open the Danube , and no doubt the Admirftlfl will fulfil that duty .

      Turning from Europe to Asia , we find the Turkish force at Kara every day deriving new strength , new discipline , and fresh courflgp from the inspiration of General Guy on , under whom they are fortifying Kara and preparing either for oflence or defence . But there i , a no news from the Russian positions , which are probably much the same aa they were last ai ^ tunm . Ju the Caucnaus , however , the ) CimiBaiaus are on the alert , and no doubt ( Sohamyl will find work for his perennial foes , '

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 6, 1854, page 419, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2037/page/11/