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Leader (1850-1860), 24th February 1855, Edition 1 of 2, Page 175, Untitled Article

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      • U that Lord Lacan had been reoalledia consequence ^• I ^ eMflate betw « ea . CoBunandeMnw £% K ^*> ° ^ *» P 93 sibJ « *** * C 0 ldd act t OgetlUSr ' LORD JOHK BOSSBtL ' S MtSSIOX . ' T » a « 8 # er to Ooltmfel Sibthorp , Locd- Palmerston Ti *«« i that L » ed J « h » Uwssell would receive no salary fo ? l £ airS * «»¦*«• Vienna . Conference . His bare expeases < H » iy ^>« M P a 4 dk * B « BAl / AKtAVA BAIIAArAY * Tn renlv to SiK-Locbe , Lord Pamierstox said that ^ A « nt ^ had beettieceives of the arrival of the engineers andTorkm " ***> were to lay down the railway . They had already , on the Sth , of February , begun to lay the road downr fifteen miles in length of rails were at Balaklava , together with all those things necessary to lay them down , and the operations were being prosecuted with every prospect of success .

      Rer ; A . tfioN 8 vrtra the united states . In reply to ' Mfc R& ** d » , Lord Palmeksipon said , at thfc ^ omtfftiicement of the war different views were entertained on th » subject by this country and the United States , but he rejoiced to say that it terminated in coninfete tmatrirtn ' tyv He was , moreover , happy to state the relations between the two Governments' were as friendly as the best wishers of both countries could desire .

      EAST ANt > WEST IMOIA DOCK BILt . On the motion for a second reading , Sir J . DttKE said that it was a suspicious circumstance that this company , together with the London Dock Company and the St . Katheriiie Dock Company , came down at the same time to the House for the purpose of obtaining clauses which were a violation of the original understanding upon which they obtained their acts . He contended that the act Sought to be imposed on the trade and commerce of the City of London by the proposed bill was most unjust , and he would move , therefore , that the bill be read that day six months . After some altercation , the motion was lost by an -overwhelming majority , and the London Dock Bill and Sfc Katherine Dock BiH were withdrawn . SUNDAY BEER BlLX . In answer to Mr . Berkeley , SirG . Grey said he had no intention of proposing the repeal of thisJbilL It had been in operation only a short time , and he did not think it would be expedient to make other changes in the law .

      PUBLIC PROSECUTORS . Mr . J . G . Phillimorb moved for leave to bring in a ¦ "bill for the appointment of public prosecutors . The AttorneY-GeNERAI . offered no opposition to the introduction of the bill , and admitted that if anything can be done to appoint a public prosecutor , consistently with a due regard to expense end to patronage , which the measure must extend , it " would be very desirable . But the subject was one of the greatest possible difficulty , our whole criminal system being almost incompatible with . the existence of a public prosecutor , and he fdttrcd the subject was not yet ripe for legislation . —After a short- discussion , in .. which . Mr . _ E > yAUT Mr . Pacxe , and Mr . Phinn recommended a previous investigation of the subject by a select committee , leave Was given to bring in the bill .

      PtTBLlO HGALTJT . The second reading of tfi ' e Nuisances Removal and Prevention of Disease * Acts Amendment Bill was moved by Sir Bi . Hxtit , who stated that since the introduction of the measure , it had been so modified as to have its operation restricted to England and Wales . Special ¦ bills on the subject wouM probably ba prepivfr&d for appMcation to Scotland andIreland . Some comments and suggestions upon different points of detail presented'in the measure were offered by Lord Seymour , Mr . HbnicbY , Mr . WnA , tAMS , and- other members . The bill was then read a second time , and ordered to be referred to a select committee . The Public Health BUI was also read a second time , on the motion of Sit B-. 1-Ia . l . i .., and referred to a select cotnraittee . '

      NEWSPAPER , &C , POSTAGE AND STAMP DUTIHS . The CaANOEML . OR of the Exchequer , moved in committee the following resolution : — " That it is expedient to repeal the exemption of newspapers from postage duty ; and to charge on newspapers and printod books papers transmitted by post rates of postage not exceeding one penny for every four ounces in weight , and for any fractional part of four ounco . 3 ; that it is expedient to altor and ame-nd the laws relating to tho stamp duties oft newapapara , the printing and publishing of newspapers , an 4 rogistratton and giving securities in connexion tharoyritli , and tho regulation of tho duties of postage on printed papers . " The resolution , as previously settled as a matter of cohVonionco , was agreed to without remark . j $ SOUTIIVMKIKKIAN IMS If 12 ai 133 . la the Houbo 6 f Lords , the ' Royal assout was givon ; by Cotaunkraioa , to tbiabill . TBNA . NT-UtOirr , IN IRELAND . Mr . Storjeeuvt Skkbj in moving , fof leave to bring in a biU ' tb pr » vlcl « . cwaftoacmtioa ! for improving tenants and

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      There appears to be great prospect of softie speedy movement . Tile latest accounts are decidedly satisfactory . A ; large Turkish contingent has been taken Into the British payv -The navvies in very few days had accomplished a considerable portion of the temporary road , and the railway was to be completed in six weeks . In the mean time sorties are constant . - During the night . of-the . 2 nd "" and 3 rd hist , the Russians sallied forth in an unusually strong force to attack the French lines , but were , as has always

      been the case , vigorously repulsed . This success , however , was attended , unfortunately , with a loss of 200 men , hors de combat , on the French side and principally in consequence of a most deplorable incident . The 36 th Regiment of the Line , which had driven in the enemy behind th e walls of the city , on returning to quarters , was not recognised by a party of the Zouaves occupying these positions , and thus fifty of their brave companions in arms , with a p / l e Ji d $ . ^ aM }™ . ! . ^ r ? s . wept away by a volley of musketry : " ' ""*"'" '""""'"" ' " " 7 ---. — - ¦—

      On the 1 st , or the 5 th , it is unknown which , a sortie was made on that part of the English lines , now defended by the French . It was already repulsed by the time General Bosquet came to theit assistance . The latest telegraph we have is Russian : - — " On the 30 th we succeeded in discovering subterraneous works of the French leading towards the fortifications . With'the aid of artillery we destroyed , on tho 2 nd , a portion of the enemy ' s ' gallery . "On the Cth the French , trying the same means , attempted our countermines . " The attempt turned to their own disadvantage . " On the 8 th the play of a now mine enabled us still more to destroy tho enemy ' s works . " Meantime our artillery successfully replied to tho fire of tho besiegers .

      " At night detachments of volunteers continually harass tho enemy in their trenches , and , by obliging thorn to boat to arms , compel them to suspend their works . " Amongst the recent rumours , we hear that General Pelissier , who has arrived in the Crimea , says that no successful attempt can he made on Sebastopolfor a month . It is also said that the inclination of Persia in favour of Russia is every day more Rpparcnt .

      It is distinctly stated thnt tho allied armies now number 115 , 000 men . Thirty thousand French had arrived at Malta on the 8 th , and also some considerable part of the . Sardinian contingent . On the other hand , it is announced that the Russian reinforcements in tho Crimea arc 100 , 000 , but that is absolutely impossible . French accounts bear testimony to the groat improvement in tho Englitm troops . Warm clothing and huts were abundant , hut there is no great diminution of eickness . Russian attempts on Eupatoria have proved quite unsuccessful . There arc upwards of 30 , 000 Turks thore , besides a largo body of French .

      CaPTCRB OP A- FRENCH' BRIG- BY THE J&CSSIAJfS a * Eupatoria , —Advices received in Paris from . Eupatoria mention that the Ajax . ( French brig ) , Ardisson , has been stranded at Eupatoria , burnt by the Russians and her crew ( six men ) made prisoners .

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      STOTES OF THE SIEGE : ' ' DESPATCH FROM LORD RAGLAW .: .. •• " Lord Panmure has received the foll 6 vring despatch : — " Before Sevastopol , Feb . 6 . "My Lord Duke , —I mentioned to your Grace on Saturday that the weather had broken . The frosfc was very severe on that night , and the thermometer down at 13 , and the wind was very high and piercingly cold . " Sunday was rather milder , and yesterday was fine . To-day the glass has fallen , and there is every appearance of ram .

      " I am happy to state that the medical officers consider that the general condition of the men has improved , although apparently there is no diminution in the number of the sick . " The enemy has made no movement of importance , but great convoys of waggons have been , observed to go into Sebastopol , laden either with ammunition or

      provi-. " I enclose the casualties to the 4 th inst . " Lieutenant-Colonel Collingwood Dickson , of the Royal Artillery-, an excellent officer , whom I have before had occasion to bring to your notice , was slightly wounded on the 4 th inst ., when making a reconnoissance in company with some French officers . " I have , && , " Raglan . " His Grace the Duke of Newcastle , &c , " SETCRN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 26 TU OF JANUARY TO THE 4 TH OF FEBRUARY , INCLUSIVE . Royal Artillery . —1 officer wounded . 1 st Regiment of Foot . — 2 rank and file wounded . 7 th Regiment . —1 rank and file wounded . 30 th Foot . —1 rank and file killed . 44 th Regiment . —I rank and file killed . 40 th Regiment . —1 rank and file wounded . 97 th Regiment . —1 rank _ and file wounded . _ 2 nd battalion Rifle Brigade . —1 sergeant wounded . Total—2 rank and file killed ; 1 officer , 1 sergeant , 5 rank and file wounded . J . B . BucKNAtx , Estcourt , Adjutant-General .

      The formation of a railroad from Balaklava to . the camp has been actually ' commenced . Some of the evils of five months ' -, neglect will , it is-rto be * hoped , now disappear . The Times correspondent gives us a glimpse of THE NAVVIES AT WORK . " The only great type of life and motion visible to me is 'the navvy ' s barrow- ' That potent engine of civilisation is lying in stacks on the water ' s edge at Balaklava . The principal de * pot for the railway stores is in the horrible squalid space in the rear of the post-office . The soil has been for months a liquid abomination , so that it is a glad sight to behold barrows , and sleepers , and

      blocks of . wood Iaid . oveivit .,. _ ltj 3 strange _ that the first use—perhaps the only use—the Crim-Tartar will ever witness for centuries of the great invention of recent days , should be to facilitate the operations of war , and to destroy life . When the railway will be fiuished I know not 5 already there is a hitch , for it appears the survey had to be stopped yesterday , inasmuch as tho lino crossed the road which the French arc so busy and so successful in making up towards the front from Kadikoi . After the expedition has loft the shores of the

      Crimea , and has become a tradition among its people , tho works of our unfinished railroad may servo to exorcise the ingenuity of future Cimmerian antiquaries , and may form the only permanent mark of our presence on this blood-stained soil . The pick is at work , and the poculiur idiom of tho navvy strikes the ear as he salutes tho ' sojer' and asks after ' the foitin afore Sebastopowl ' from his perch up among the rocka outside Dalaklava . Tho lino of railway is nearly surveyed , but it has not yet been marked out beyond the mount outside Kadiekova , over the plain which leads up to tho plateau yn which our camp stands , "

      bat , a . hxava approached from the c ^ wr The Times oora-espomlent presents us with a capitnl picture of Baluklavn , approached irom tho camp . It is the most satisfactory of i-econt accounts , showing that tho late stagnation has resulted in strenuous movement and animation . " The entmttco to Balaklava presents a most extraordinary appearance at present . After descending into tho valloy from the plateau on which tho © imp stands , and passing over tho plain , all torn and trodden into nniud by incessant trafflo of horoes , «> cn , om « art 8 and camels , which extends » P to Kadikoi , you suddenly turn round by a mound , on which » tanda a battery , weeping the plain , and behold a new wooden world that h « s arisen by magic in a few days along tho hlll-Mde ov « r the road to Balaklava . Bows- of white hute Btwwtbe around A Uttlo town , called Buffi » lo Town , ' ' Log Town ' 4 Hut Town , ' or * Sutlers T « w « V according to tho fancy of tho spoakor , h * a been ejected on the right-

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      to consolidate and amend the laws relating to leasing powers in Ireland , pointing out the difference between the circumstances and . incidents of landed property in two countries , which rendered rules and maxims , however just in England , unjust in Ireland . He described some of the evils resulting from that , difference in the latter country , and the nature and the fate of . various attempts made to redtsss by legislative aid the grievances of the Irish tenantry . He proposed to take , word for word , with one exception , the Leasing Powers Bill , as it had passed the other - House , and the Tenants Improvements Compensation Bill , as it had passed the House of Commons ; with the sanction of the

      Government . Sir J . Yousro , on the part of the Government , acknowledging the moderation exhibited in the speech of Mr . Shee , offered no opposition to the introduction of the measure . - Leave -Was given to bring in the bill .

      NOTICES OF MOTION . Secretary of State for Scotlaxd . —Mr . J . Macgregoe , that on going into committee of supply on miscellaneous estimates ^ he would submit to the consideration of the House the expediency of reinstating the office of Secretary of State for Scotland , which has never been abolished , but which fell into abeyance in thfe latter years of the reign of George I . ^ AOMISSIOK TO THE UNIVERSITIES . Mr . HbTWOOD , that on the 1 st of March he would move for a select committee to inquire into the expediency of affording to the nation a full and equal participation in all the advantages which are not ftecessarily of an ecclesiastical or spiritual character , in the English and Irish universities , and of improving the academical system in those great seats of learning , with a view to enlarge their course of education ,, in conformity with the requirements of the public service .

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      THE WAR .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 24, 1855, page 175, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2079/page/7/