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I • WESTMINSTER ELECTION, TUESDAY, lARCH FIFTEENTH DAY. • • poor men who eommittod the trims for actual sub sistence. Lord EXMOUTH explained, that he sent • ship round to the Scilly Islands, in consequence of an intimation that many men who were fit for his **- jetty's service would gladly enter, to rescue them selves from the distreslPrllich overwhelmed them. If the plan had failed, he could not help it, and lie was sorry that a gallant Officer of high mind and noble race, and he believed too of a religious cha racter, should have cast an imputation upon him for an act dictated by humanity. Captain disclaimed having meant to cast any such imputation. Mr. PazAILMILLT moved the thanks of the Meet• ing to the Magistrates of Cornwall for the pains they had taken to inquire into the state of the poor of the Scilly Islands. The Hon. FRED. CALTRORrE seconded this mo tion. Mr. HUMPHREY MARTIN, Mr. SiItTR, and some ether Gentlemen, followed in support of the object of the Meetiog, and a subscription of above 1,0001. was collected in the room. His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, as Duke of CORNWALL, contributed 400/. At the close of the poll this day at four o'clock the nousbers were— _ Palled this day. Grass Poll. Hem. lamb. J. C. NI/Mouse, Esq.. 208 Majority for Mr. Lamb 6OB From the uniformity of the business, we see no necessity of going as much at length as we usually do in the speeches of the dry. Mr. Hoisitouse. stated. that he will hoped the independent Electors of Westminster would rescue themselves from the thraldom in which they would be placed, if they fell victims to the unnatural coalition which was arrayed against them. He said it was now quite clear that the Maxwell and Whig party were united—for the means pursued by the loaner were now practised by the latter. He alluded to the circumrtence of Mr. Denis O'Brien iissiting the unpulled Electors to a break fast at Isis house on this day and yesterday, to pro eeed from thence to the poll to vote fur Mr. Lamb. Gentlemen, was the supporter of Sir Murray Maxwell, at the last Election, and was the au thor of lettris in T&e Itlornin,s; Post. He (Mr. Hobbouse) was accused of anticipating violence last night—he did so, and he charged the parties opposite with having collected the material* for this violence. Mr. Hobhouse, at considerable length arraigned the conduct of the ‘Vhigs, and justified It.s having stated he was an Oppo,ition Malt when by canvassed the Uttivetsity of Cam bridge five )e srs ago, nis the ground Iles t lie then thought Owns acting honestly, and in the warmth of a youthful confidence, fancied they meant well to the liberties of their country. If 1,500 days, in plead of 1.5, were the krill of the Poll, he would he found at Isis post to the last. Mr. LAMB. ill the midst of violent uproar, said, that lie held a letter in his hand from the Gentleman who was sepses. used as having been assaulted by a person who cried out Lamb for ever!" yesterday. letter was to the following effect, and *hewed the fair play which the opposite party were inclined to phew vuters. " SIR —I am so ashamed lo see your name to the enclosed piper (Mc paper referred to ass (sum the Committee of Si. Paul's, Curried Garde°, requesting the Electors to take ef fectual me WIMP to secure the return of Mr. Lamb), that 1 shall lake all early opportouity of calling to close my ac coout with you. I am, Sir, your must obedient Sere:int, 2SI, Wiiiipule.sueet, Feb. 27. H. MANBY. " My busts I shall send fur, and when you have become on M.P. be ph:wird to remember yuu have a pair of pan. Wiwi's amine, that 1 dr.ire in have sent bump. . ..... , _ " 51r. Th.suas taker, lailu , tl.rtrtct, Coveattgardeu." M. lAMB Wile obliged to desist, the uproar was so great. [A patteu was thrown at Mr. Lamb towards the close of Ms speech, but it dill not hit him.] Mr. HusT came forward, but the uproar was very great, anal he was 'relied with mud. Ile con gratulated them on the upset of the disgraceful Rump, and of that greatest of all political apos tates, Sir Francis Burdett. The great dictator was no more ; he might live just until the next Elec tion, but then he was gone. They talked of hired ruffians—who first hired them ? the Burdettites and now they found that the Electors of West %%limier could, to use the common phrase, serve out the Devil with his own weal s. The chief merit of propo,ing Major Cartwright belonged to Mr. Jones, but fur his own part all he meant to lay claim to was the merit of pulling down the arch irpo.tate and the Rump.—(Mr. Hunt was struck by some mud, which rebounded front the roof of the hustings.)—He concluded as follows :-- " I have pulled down the great political colossus, Sir F. Burdett, and for such an act I must have expected to be struck with a little of the ruins as they fell to the ground." Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then came forward, and in a long and animated speech followed Mr. Hob. house in his !overture against the ‘Vlsigs, and charg ed the friends ..f Mr. Lamb with reviving the old practices of violence in the contest for West minster. Ile said that the speeches of Mr. Lamb were sent in a corrected state to the public papers, and that therefore hr (Sir Francis) felt him self absolved from the silence he meant at first to have adopted when the Electors would not bear the Candidate to whom Mr. Hobhouse was opposed. Mr. Lamb had indeed offered to become Mr. Hobliouse's tutor. This reminded him of what was said of a great MD of old, almost as great • one as Mr. Lamb—that " He would have become in one revolving moon, statessnaa, lawyer, tutor, sad buffoon.' The Whigs had said that he had acted with them, so Ise had when he thought them right, but without enlisting ender their banners. As well might a gang a robbers, who on their return from plunder saw a house on fire, and assisted the honest neigh. hours ill prating; it out, charge the latter with being a past of their gang while they committed the robbery, as the Whig, charge hint with being Wri1. 41 11‘ 40.• of their party, because he occasionally voted with them op public grounds. The Hon. Baronet again complained, in pointed terms, of the exclusion of voters, beeauee they had not paid their poor's rates, and returned to the old ground of his attack on the Whigs. Lord ,WILLIAM RUSSELL came forward, he said, to rebut the charge against the Whigs, but the - Noble Lord was unable to obtain a herring. The business of the day was then eluted, in the midst of great uproar. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUISDAY, MAltcw 2. 'f he CHM BARON gat this day on the Woolsack in place of the LARD CHANCELLOR. The Marquis of BUCRINOHAM took the oaths and his seat. PENAL CODE. The Earl of Snorrs•ROßv presented s Petition from the inhabitants of Bath, praying fur a revision of the Penal Laws of the Realm—Laid on the table. DIVORCE. Further proceedings in the Divorce cue of Taitlre and Tulle were postponed till Tuesday next. MESSAGE FRONT THE COMMONS. Mr. Bragden front the Commie , . informed the Honse, that the House of Commons hail riven permission to Alex ander Baring, Esq. and John Smith, Esq. to attend the Secret Committee appointed by the Lords, if they thought proper to do so. The same Hon. Gentleman also hronglit up the Swing. glen Apprehension Reward Bill. slid the Bill for Regulat ing the Tonnage of Steam.hoats, to which he requested their Lordships' coueurrenee.—The Bills were respectively read a fint time. COAL DUTIES. _ Lord GRANVILLE presented a Petition from certain Pro prietors of Coal Hines in the District of Wilton, County of York. praying that the Duties on Coals might soot be equalized. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that sorb a Petition could not he received conformably will, the rules of the Howie It prayed against a measure which, as far as he understood, was not ever in contemplation; but even were there such a measure before the P. mut, were the House engaged in con sidering a Tax Bill brought up from another place, • Peti tion could not be received epilog it. This was not pecu liar to their Lorderhips' House; fur even is the House of Commons a Petition cork! nut be received against • tax if . _ ...... the Rill for imposing it were under consideration. If Peti tions in such cases were admitted, every person who appre. hunted lie might be affected by the measure would instantly send his Petition, which must cause extreme inconvenience. Lord GRANVILLE said, that a Petition of an opposite elm. ratter, praying fur an equalization of the Coal Unties, had. as he understood, been laid on their Lordships' table--and it was somewhat severe, that those against whom such a measure was proposed, should not be allowed to preseut counter-petition .— / Hear, hear) After some further ohnervationa from the Earl of LIVER. root, the Earl of SIIAPTESSIDIT, and Lord HOLLAND, upon the usage of the House. the 'Petition was withdrawn. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. Lord Eimourii presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Plymouth, agaiust the renewal of the lusolvent Debtors' Act. The Marquis of Dam presented a similar Petition from the Inhabitants of Frome Selwood, iu Soruersetshire. Both Petitions were laid on the table. PETAL LAWS. The Marquis of LAwsoosin presented a Petition from the Inhabitauts of Bury M. Edmund's, in the county of PA. praying for a revision of the Penal Laws.—Laid uu the table. CHIMNEY SWEEPERS. Lord AUCKLAND gave notice that be would, on Monday next, wove the attead reading of the Bill for the better re gulation of Climbing Buys. THANKS TO THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS. AFFAIR OF GENERAL HISLOP AND THI lIILLIDAR OF THE FORT OF TALNEIIL. The Earl of Ltveavoot, laid me the table Pa pers relating to the execution of the Killithor of the fort of Talueir, by orders of General Sir Thos. Ilivlop. The order oldie d.iy being read— The Earl of Livutroot. ►use, in pursuance of his notice, to move that the 'l'hanks of the House should be given to the Marquis , of [Listings, Go vertior-General of India, and the Officers and Army who had served under his command, fur the energy, vigour, and bravery displayed by them re spectively during the late campaign. The subject to which he lied to draw their Lordships' attention, war, in its nature, necessarily complicated and ex tensive. Ile was not aware whether their Lord ships had perused all the papers that had been laid upon their table, but in those l•tpers were detailed, with clearness end precision, the origin, prog►esw, and commencement of the war. Through these extensive and minute details, it was not his intention to lead them ; but he should Hot properly address their Lordships, nor could he its justice or in call dour nitrite their Lordships to concur in the Votes of Thanks which lie should propose, were he not to notice briefly and generally as possible, the causes that led to the commencement of hostilities, the policy that dictated the proceedings of the Gii veriunent, and the policy of the measures that were subserviently pursued. The hostilities that were carried on during the years 1817 and ISIS, originated in measures of self-defence, and for the protection of the subjects of the British power in India against the incursions of the Pindarries. This people, amounting to some thing between 20,000 and 30,000, under no regular system of government. having in foci in) political existence as a nation, maintained themselves for many years solely by their predatory excursions into the neighbouring countries, which they covered with devastation and slaughter. With regard to these people, if there was any question respecting the policy of proceeding to hostilities against dull), the objection should relate not to the pro ceeding itself, but to the unwillingness mani fested by the Government of India to engage in the war under any circumstances. The po licy adopted by the Government at home, as well as the Government of India, has been uniformly a !whey of peace, for if war were once commenced in any part of India, apprehensions might be enter tained of its leading to more extensive hostilities. This feeling operated to prevent the Governor-Ge neral from resorting to the last measure*, and the ['Melanie. were suffered, unchecked, to pursue their accustomed depredations, until the capture of Bungapore, in the Presidency of Madras, and the cruelties practised there, proved the necessity of having recourse to war us a measure of self-defence. The Marquis of Hastings, however, while he per ceived this necessity, was apprehensive that a war spinet the Pindaric.s might involve one against Sciudia and Holiest., with whom the Pindarries were known to be on terms of strict alliance. A diffi culty was also felt from the circumstance of there being a Treaty in existence. by which the British Government was prevented from entering into any engagement with the Rajpoots, who were under the protection of Scindia, and which, by preventing the British arniy from following the Pindarries into the territories of the Rajpoots, rendered it impossible to carry on a war against those predatory hordes with any advantage. Scindia and Hollow secretly en couraged the Pindaric". of which the Marquis of Hastings obtained 'sufficient knowledge, and hav ing intercepted certain dispatches from Scindra, he, with a magnanimity that was characteristic of the Noble Marquis, sent back them dispatches un opened to that Chief, and apprising him of what he had teamed, thereby required of him to detach himself from those dangerous connexions. and con clude a Treaty to that effect with the British Go vernment, which would free it from the previous restrictions respecting the Rajpoot% This Treaty was signed on the sth of November. Similar steps were warned with regard to Ameer Khan, whsret.y this Chief also was detached from all connexion with the Pindaric% Such was the state of affairs in halt i at Inc period of the last Session, and at that period there was tio reason to think that a general conspiracy had been formed by all the Mehrattrah Powers , , of which the object was the total destruction of the British Power its India. ' A. late as Mine, 1816, whets the conspiracy was actually in course of preparation. Treaties were signed by the Peishwa aid the Rajah of Negpore. In November the conspiracy first displayed itself at • Poona', in ass attempt to murder Mr. Elphinstone, the British Resident to that city. It wee a singular circumstance, that when the Peishwet adopted that rash measure, he was not appoisrd of the Treaty which Solidi* had nearly at the came tune concluded with the British Govero merit; or that A sneer Khan bad been detached from the conspiracy. In the meat time, the Governor- General lied taken hie measures with foresight arid vigour. He bad collected all his forces—this. Madras army, the Bengal army, and the central army, whereby lie had the means of controlling every operation, aorta having all his force at his immediate disposal. •S . 'onerous with the insur rection at Poorrah was au attack on the British army at Nagpore by the Rajah of Berar, which was attended by the imiuitieut personal danger of the Resident. There was at the same time ;mother Power which demanded the anxioue attention of the Goer 1111 l ient, Mundy, that of Milker. Tort e was a division in the Councils of that Chief, but war en sued, and the most important action of the war look place 011 the 21st of December, between the artily of Holkar, and the corps under the eliminated of General Sir Thomas Ilislop, which terminated in the complete destruction of Holkar's force. The periods at which, these events took place, chewed that they had occurred simultaneously, and were the cotorequencesof a connected ardent, having for its object the destruction of the British power. by attacking it at mice on several points. The Mar quis of Hustings was, however, still desirous of proving the lenity and disinterested policy of his government, end was willing to overlook the con duct of the Rajah of Berar, sad offered to spare his territories ; hut with respect to Holkar, it was thought expedient, for the security of the Bri tish !rower, that this Chief should be reduced iii influence. and in consequence he was com pelled to surrender by Treaty about two-thirds of his former territories, The Peieltwa, miter the defeat of his armies, took to flight end repaired to the north, where the Rajas of Berar. notwith standing the proffered ineicy of the British Go verneneut, still coritinued in arms. Ile there threw himself into a fort winch was reduced, and lie thus fell into the power of the British army. The Rajah of Hera still continued his hostile intrigues, and in consequence the Marquis of Hastings thought it expedient to raise another person to his authority. He thus endeavoured to chew that the war had commenced by the incursions of the Pin dailies of the peaceful inhabitants of India, It was satisfactory tout this people were noa c oin. pletely dispersed, and had iii feet no • Oil:. ex istence. The war, however, was one of fruce—it wile not the policy of the Government, either at home or in India, to uitl 0118 *pone mile to our envious possessions ; lint the tioverpitient were compelled by the tteuClrery of the Native. Powers, to devise such measures as could alone give tranquilliiy to Mottos':err. No Power now existed but Scindia, capable of giving airy disturbance to the B itisle authority. These measures had been adopted, not on N questlon of doubtful policy respecting the expediency or the danger of extending the British domirlion", hut as the result of hostilities Consilleilting in treachery, aggressive and unprovoked. But what ever might be Hie result of the measures, the House, lie was sure, could not refuse the tribute of their applause 10 the tierrgy and vigour that conducted the tains of the State on such a tryisig crisis. The Marquis of Ilasturge, it ii.eiremlesit of has civil qualities, proved himself a consummate Gcrierid. Ile had 'nought together au army larger than had ever before beau assembled iii 15.11.111 wider EUriiiirait colours, froth the most dietairt parts of that country. The House 11011 been so much dazzled of late by the splendour of air tol les obtained nearer home, involving the more immediate interests of the country, that the glory which night be obtained in India was regarded as • matter or cooperative unimportance ; but the House should recollect what the circumstances of our Indian Empire were, mid of whet materials our army was composed. IF it were considered that in it were to be found men of the same stamp end same country 84 those who loot fought under his guttered friend behiod . hins (the Duke of Welting ton) —if it were afro considered that that eriny was, in a great measure, composed of native% dis ciplined ad truinal by British Officers, awl lied ',hewed themselves wootlay of fighting side by wile with that filmy, which now, lie believed, c 1111 l mend eel the admiration of the world—the Hence could not fail of trollying their admiration of its deeds in the same impartial manner as they had done towards those troop. Who had been eligagril OH oilier service. The Noble Earl shortly recapitu lated hes ere ii meets, and c •Itided by 1111 l vstre " ' flat Mr Thanks of die MOW be trivets , to Grarnl the Marquis of Hastings,Guaiiror-Gene rah of lud,a, knight of the Garter, Knight Growl Crust. of the Military (Inter of the Bath, ated routimander-atoChitf of the Amoy of Indio, for the promptitude anal vigour Ire replayed in the accent military uper.itions in that part of tkc Empire." Ti.e alutiuu bring read— a ~\ ' • , • I ' \to ' The Maquis of LANSDOWN rose, and eXpressed his assent to the motion proposed by the Noble Earl. In his motion he the more willingly con curred, Iwcause, in so doing, he did not pro nounce an opinion on the policy of extending and sgerniolizing the British power iu on which he should hesitate to express any sen timent, will t taking a much longer time for consideration than had beeioldlowed on the pre- Pent motion. Ile felt that, whatever might be the merits of that system of policy, the late hos tilities did not involve the consideration of that question, for they were rendered imperative on the Government of India by the irruptions of the Pin darries—in the account of whom, given by the No ble Earl, lie entirely concurred. But having thus, - in unison with the feelings of she army and of the country, given his most unqualified approbation to the conduct of the Governor-General, and to the bravery of the army of India, he should turn to another and more painful subject, from which, in the reiforinalice of a public duty, he could not shrink. lie referring to this topic, he should be extremely unwilling to prejudge the character of any man ; but it was of a nature so marked, as to demand the eurne,t attention Of Parliament. The subject to which he alluded. was the execution of the Killiilar or Governor of the fort of Till oeir, by orders of Gen. Hislop. On this point the House had no intelligence but what was communicated by the dispatches of that Officer to the Governor-General. and from these it appeared that the fortress of 'calorie offered a very vigorous resistance to the British army ; that the Eillidar came out, and surrendered I • self, with some of his officers ; that subse quently the Arabs refused to give up the town, and that several officers and men lost their lives in con sequence of the treachery of the garrison. These Arabs suffered a dreadful vengeance, for they were indiscriminately put to the sword. On this act of severe retribution he should not speak, for possibly the act was justifiable under the laws of ordinary warfare, but it appeared that subsequently the Killidar, who had surrendered himself to the Bri tish army, was, without even the intervention of a Military Commission, hanged by order of Sir 'l'. Melo!). In the dispatch of Sr T. Hislop that officer said, that even if the Killidar were not aware of the treachery of the garrison, he yet justly suffer ed for his treason, iu not obeying the orders of his Master, Holkar. But it did not appear that the Killidar had been apprised of the Treaty concluded between his Master and the British Government but by the means of the British army. Wert the House therefore prepared to establish a rule, that the Contain:oer of a fortress should place implicit coufi•lruc•r in the assertions of an enemy, and on snob a•sertion deliver up himself and his garrison ? This, tt oi,ce sanctioned, must give occasion to strata;;,•cns in war, and atrocities, which, he was con vinced, their Lordships would not wish to establish. But even though the Killidar did disobey the or ders of his Master, his disobedience was a crime for which lie was acconotable to his own Govern ment, and not to the General of* hostile army. If he erre at present called upon to give a vote ►e •prctiug the conduct of General Hislop, it should he given in the negative ; but it was desirable that the Honer should suspend its decision, and neither condemn the conduct of General Hislop, in the absence of fuller information on this subject, nor yet seem, by implication, to sanction it. He was confident the House would not approve of any proceeding in that distant part of the world, which they would disavow in Europe. The Noble Earl opposite seemed to think that the coun try hod been of late SO dazzled by the splendour of triumphs nearer home, as to become it'd& ferent to those can more distant regions, but they should at least curry to every country the same principles of honour and of justice. If it were the great destiny of this country to found the future civilization of India, it would he to our actions that those millions of inhabitants who were to derive this benefit, and which it was our duty to God and to the world to communicate as widely as possible— it would be to our actions that they would have to look (or the laws of war and of peace, whereby the advantages of the latter may be improved, and the honors of the former mitigated. He thought it right that if the House should vote its thanks to General Hislop, for his military conduct, there should be annexed some re►olution, declaring that in this vote was not included any opinion respecting his cony duet at Tslueir. Fur Alin:li purpose he should mote—. " That this House, in giving its Thanks to ('several His. hip for his military services, dues nut include in that Vole, an °pintos* upon the conduct of General Hislop, in order ing the execution of the Killidar of she Furl of Talneir, the Himae not having sufficient evidence before it to give an opinion we point, and desiring further information." Lord HoI.LAND concurred most readily in the Vote of Thanks to the Nlarquis of llonstings, but lie expressed his doubts respecting the lawfulness of Banish authority in Lithis. With regard to the m i lit a ry talents of the Marquis of Hastings, he ►hould not be such a coxcomb as that individual was who hail been noticed in history for his folly in plating of war in the presence of Hannibal.. He ►hould not prate of such matters in the pd-artice of the Nolole Duke oppointe (the Duke of Weilingtoit); hot, as a plain man, he could not avoid saying, that the measures pursued by the Marquis of Hastings weir masked by celerity, promptitude, and energy. Ile then Ilittivd to the private character of the Minions of Hastings, on whom he passed a high rulogitam, and remarked, that although his private inure r•iittld not of themselves justify the present V 4.11". tiny atiorded an additional pleasure to the pet iodinates of a duty. The Noble Lord con cluded by concurring in the opinion expressed by the Marquis of Lansdown of suspending their judg ment on the case of General Hislop until they had received fuller information. The first motion of Thanks to the Marquis of Hawing, was then put and carried. The Earl of (ATSIII I OOI, then rose, and moved a Vole of Thanks to General Hislop, and the officers and men alto served in India. He said, that if any motion were proposed tending to throw a censure on General Hislop, he should certainly oppose it, for the House were not, in his opinion, ripe for passing sentence of condemnation. It appeared that an act of consummate treachery had occurred at Till heir, which led, according to the eatiablio.hed rules of war, to the destruction of the garrison. With ie. spritt In the subsequent event, some further expla uatiou was doubtless necessary, and with this the Government was so impressed, that . were sent out, requiring further explanatio n circumstance. He admitted the justice serrations that had fallen from the Noble but he could never consent that a qm Amulet be introduced into the middle of Thanks, similar to that which had been another place (the,.Coart of Directors) rearoo : the Votes of the House should . milted by the Lord Chancellor to thu Ginenior General of India, and should be subsequently requl at the head of every regiment in the service, du d h e inserted in the orderly book'. It would be rather pre. mature in the House, before they found them., Ives enabled to form an opinion, to qualify the Vote 10 Gen. Hislop in such a manner, and punish hiiii by having it so recorded for every regiment in tilt. sig.. vice, He remarked as a strong circumstance u. rwo. • Hislop's favour, that this event had met with the approbation of the Governor-General, than whin, ilp had never known. man of more sensitive humanity, After the Votes of Thanks had passed, he heal then no objection to receive the motion of the Nutile Marquis.— (Hear, hear, p,nt the 111eirritais of Laarduorn. The Doke of WELLINGTON rose, and said, thlit he had litelt the plan of the cmenimigii in I n d,, and that in every respect it merited the spprolnifin it of the House. He was happy that Ulric Lordships had tirat opportunity of giving their opiiiiiia upon it, and of ',hewing how highly they estim fled tir Cervices of their army in that part of the world. It had been the fashion of I ite to undervalue the merits of the Indian aritiy, and he was happy ifb have that opportunity of "%taut% that there were no troops iii the world possessed of higher qualifica tions, whether they were to act in large or in small detachments.--(llear, hear.)—Of this the late campaign afforded the fullest prod, for in no iiirtatice had the army failed to port the high character of the British arms.— (Hear, hear.)—j-ie complimented the Marquis of Hastings on Ins military talente, and allud ing to Sir Thomas Hislop, said, that this General had commanded in the most important and arduous part of the campaign, and that his case ought to lie regarded by the House with considerable favour. His case, too, seemed to him to be prima facie jus tifiable. He had attempted no concealment, but a, wool) as the event took place, immediately ~sea up a full report of it, which he transmitted to th e Governor-General, and received from the Noble Marquis the fullest opplubation. He objected more particularly to the last passage iu the motion of the Marquis of Linsdown, as it seemed to impose on the Governor. General the ne cessity of proceeding to an immediate investigation of the subject, either by military commission, or by trial before the Supreme Court at Mastitis or Cal cutta. This was in his opinion unneeessary 6 i,s the Government hail already dispatched isiststic• tions to India for the rroduction of further Mkt metion. The Marquis of L*NtDOWN said he FHA no (.1,- jection to leave out the passage alluded to :he Noble Duke. The N'ote of Thanks to General Hislop, find 'he officers and troops in Indio, wu then (nil:ed. The Emil of LIVERPOOL them moved a r solu tion, that the House saw with pleasure the Ltener discipline and good order of the army a 11141, which was acceded to. The M arqu.s o.f __ANshowfi's motion, except the conduct of General Hislop, at the Fort of "'.li nen., from the previous Vote of 'rlistilts, was timis proposed and carried without opposition. The House theu adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, MancH V. po! U. p. • instructions an s dim) of she whit e of th e oh. SI sten rle Margins, r etie mollification 041 the Vote of wo ol I inserted in is), for this into $ be trim.. vise four COAL TAX. Lord J. TtIYNNt presented a Petition fiom the trihalri tants of Bath, praying that no alteration should be wade its the duty on Coals—Laud on the table. Mr. Ltrrherox rose to present a Petition from flip inha bitants of Wolverhampton against any alteration in ilii• duty on Coals. When it was recollected that the populoter teat, and neighbourhood from which the Petition came sere deeply interested in the cheep supply of this article, he hid no doubt that proper attention wuuld be paid to their ri - quest. The population of this district, amemitiog to 150,0(h) perilous, depended for their subsistence ou the uun manufactuee—and perhaps the House were uut :mare ILA ir tax of orse.shilling per tou on Coals, would create s. dater. cure of 13s. Oil. ou a tuts of iron, manufactured in Nl.itriari.. shire. It haul been stated, that a tax of one shilling per toi.„ imposed, geuerally, on coals, would produce as large u cut as that now raised on coals carried coastwise. This ass in. cursed, a. he would prove loom dila, poly furnibbed be the House, and partly burrowed from the evidence of Iss opponents. F these sources it would appear, that a tax of 2s fhl. or 3e. a tun would be necessary to raise the sum at present collected on coals carried coastwise. What would be the effect of such nn impost? It world raise the value of iron about 30e. • tun, and thus injure very materially the export of that article—and it would necessarily have an nn jutious on a variety of other manufactures, whose prosperity de:witilr d on a cheap supply of fuel. The Mir. Member for Bri-tut (Mr. Protheroe) had described h,s (M.. Littleton's) constituents to be in a most flout i.hing stair. The contrary wss the fart—they were in a situation of grrat poverty and distress. 11 was true, the smelter of iron ens at present Fell emp:oyerl, and, consequently, he was mu a pros perous situation; hut the manufacturer of smaller attic...A of iron was in great distress. The individual, for iredsuce, who msunfacttu. it nails (of which article a vast number were made in Staffordelitre„ worked 12 hour, a day, and ibis ceKhive labour predireed him only 9a. per week, a suet main fr ally inadequate to his subsistence. Mr. litoßwat expressed his hostility to the equalisatieti f the tax on coals. Those on whom the impost *mold fall, it an alteration took place, were, at present, scarcely atm , to earn their subsistence, and it would be unfair to derire them of soy advantage which their local situation afforried. Mr. PROIBERoe said, the Hon. Mentor fur Siaffordsls re accused him of having fallen into a mistake, when he siet r ed, that bus constituents were in a prosperous sitnati .... II appeared, from what the lion. Member had Void, that it distress prevailed amongst some of them. He would till the Hon. Member, that a great deal of that diverses alone from the high price of coals, which was occasioned by the eve( quantity of that solicit. exported from Staffordshire, ewe's to the coasting duty. In the manufacture of sarihr on .+r and in other branches of trade, great injury was es per icin3te from the existing system. Sir ISAAC COFFIN said, that the proposition for Sq11311:41. SS it was called, the duty on costs, would be virtrimby ID wage War against poverty and penury. If the tax w, ev taken .41 in Laudon, it would be laid on at the pit's iAorith, and would thus press heavily on the poor. As to the trosi-nsavin they would, no doubt, take good cue of 'licensed's( s The Hou.Gent lemon (Mr. Protheroe) who supported the equals- Salton, would not be backward in placing an 31.11altion of 3s. per ton on his iron, in order to meet the increased expritsi Sir It. WILsOW said, this question ought not to be i:e eidled by the feelings of prejudice, but by a just view tat the avensity of the case. He would ask, if the duty now le vied were generally beneficial to the country, why entlit it set to be borne by the country at laigc Could the Hon. Member fur Staffordshire justify the inesitig a pail's! tax,