Summary Of News For February.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . Nothing was done in the House of Lords on the 1 st of February , beyond receiving the explanation of Lord Aberdeen , for the resignation of their offices in the Ministry , by himself and colleagues . On the 8 th , Lord Derby entered into an explanation , showing that he had endeavoured to form an administration on the basis of coalition , and failed . Lord Panmureas a member of the Palmerston Administrationassured

, , the House of his determination to conduct the war with the utmost vigour . On the 16 th , the House resumed after the adjournment , consequent on the change in the Ministry , when Lord Ellenborough complained of the system of promotions in the army , and also , that General Simpson , who had distinguished himself as Commander of the Army at Scinde , had not been employed in the Crimea . Lord Panmure in reply , agreed in the necessity of improving our present military system , and stated his willingness to out far the various

carry , as as practicable , suggestions that had been thrown out . Referring to the exertions of the new Administration , ho remarked that General Simpson had been sent to the Crimea to discharge the new duties of " chief of the staff . " On the 19 th , a Bill was brought in , to enable men up to the age of 34 , to enlist in the Army for limited periods . The Bill was read a second and third time on the 2 Dibits operation being Unlimited for a of three

space years . On the 22 nd , Earl Granville stated , that it was the intention of the Ministers to advise the Queen to fix a day for humiliation and prayer , in connection with the war . On the 24 th , Lord Panmure informed the house , that Sir John Burgoyne was coming home from the Crimea , to resume his old duties—and he would be succeeded

by a younger man , General Jones . Every arrangement was being made to prepare summer clothing for the troops . On the 26 th the only business transacted , was the reading for a second time a Bill previously introduced for facilitating criminal prosecution . In the House of Commons , on Monday , 1 st February , the time was occupied with Ministerial explanations relative to their resignation of office . On the 2 ndon the call of the SpeakerLieutGenSir De Evans in his

, , . . Lacy rose place , when the vote of thanks passed to him on the 15 th Dec , was read from the chair . The Speaker then addressed him in a speech of excellent taste , adverting to the brilliant services of the gallant officer at Alma , Balaklava , and particularly at Inkerman . For these services , the Speaker had to tender in the name and by command of the Commons of England , their unanimous thanks . ¦ General Evwis replied , and the proceedings were ordered to be entered on the minutesNothing further of

. consequence took place , until the 7 th , when writs were moved for , for those Ministers who had accepted or exchanged office—and some estimates were moved for regarding the Ordnance in Committee of supply lo the extent of £ 1 , 200 , 000 , and agreed to . On the following day , £ 1 , 615 , 600 , was voted in excess of the Navy estimate of 1854—5 . On the 9 th , ; £ 2 , 000 , 000 was granted from the Consolidated Fund , to make good deficiencies in the votes of supply for 1855 .

ihe House did not meet again until the 16 th , to give Lord Palmerston and Mr . Sidney Herbert an opportunity of being again returned to the House . On that day , Lord Palmerston entered into a variety of explanations relative to measures for improving the Army , and expressed a hope that Mr . Roebuck would not proceed with his resolution for appointing a Committee of the House , but that gentleman expressed his intention to persevere , in which he was supported by Mr . Disraeli , and other prominent members on both sides of the House . In Committee of supply , the House voted £ 10716338 for the

, , Navy , and £ 5 , 181 , 405 for the transport service . On the 19 th , after another discussion relative to Mr . Roebuck ' s Committee , the House went into a Committee of supply on the Army estimates . The number of men to be provided for , was stated at 193 , 575 , ( of whom 14 , 950 were foreigners)—the money vote being £ 7 , 00 , 000 . On the same evening , the Chancellor of the Exchequer carried a resolution , upon which to found a bill for abolishing the Newspaper Stamp , and allowing all printed papers to pass through the post at a rate of Id for every 4 ounces , or fractional parts thereof . On the 20 th , a discussion took place on the naval blockade of Russian ports , an J