The Press.
London, England, 1858-03-20 00:00:00

THE PRESS, MARCH 20, 1858.

LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
SPECIAL SERVICES. _

The Church of England Special Services Bill
was reported with the amendment, and some new
clauses added.

THE HAVELOCK MEMORIAL
AN important public meeting, to found the propo
Havelock Memorial, was held yesterday at Drury.
lane Theatre. His Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge presided on the occasion, and in a speech
which did honour to him recounted the glorious
deeds of Havelock. "If ever there was a man-
said his Royal Highness, "who deserved well of his
country, and should be honoured by the people of
England, that man was Sir Henry Havelock. It
was not a question," continued his Royal Highness,
"of Government favour or protection, but it was for
the nation to decide what they should do to honour
so illustrious a man." After an eloquent speech from
the Marquis of Londonderry, his Royal Highness
then put the following resolution to the meeting,
which was carried in the most enthusiastic manner,
namely :

That the eminent services rendered by the :ate General
Sir Henry Havelock have called for a suitable testimonial
from a grateful country.

The Earl of CARDIGAN moved the second reach.
Lion, which was seconded by Admiral Heal:loon, and
unanimously carried :

That, independent of the material testimony borne by
Parliament to the late general, it is desirable that the Bri.
tish people should have an adequate opportunity of shoe.
ing their gratitude for his distinguished services.
Sir W. Gomx moved the third resolution, which
was seconded by Mr. V. Smrra, and unanimously
carried:—

That her Majesty's Government having, with the amnia
sanction of her Majesty, granted a site in Trafalgar-square
for a statue, the erection of such monument should be
promoted as largely u possible by the contributions of all
classes of her Majesty's subjects.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the fourth resolution:
viz.:—

That the objects of the committee of the Havelock
Memorial Fund, of which his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge is the President, be approved, as recorded
in the committee's resolutions of the 20th and 29th of
January last.

The noble lord said be felt certain that mainly
owing to the firmness and resolution of Sir Hwy.
Havelock, India had been saved to England :
In addition to his invincible bravery, Havelock pos.
sessed all the inestimable qualities of a Christian soldier,
and England had much to be proud of in the extraordinary
achievements he had worked out in India. If the country
only estimated his deeds as they deserved, they might rest
perfectly assured that the bright example of Havelock
would be nobly followed, and thus it would be proved that
the highest qualities of human nature might be found in
the profession to which the gallant gentleman belonged.
Sir W. F. Wniiams, Bart., of Kars, seconded the
resolution, which was carried unanimously.
The Rev. W. BROCK, in an eloquent speech, moved
the fifth resolution, viz. :
Tbat the committee of the Havelock Memorial Fail
be resquested to continue their exertions to carry Bat
that object to the fullest extent that the subscriptions
confided to them will admit, and 'with the least pow
Bible delay, consistently with the receipt of funds from
parties in India, and other distant possessions of her
Majesty.

Sir W. HULSE felt great pleasure in seconding the
resolution, which was put to the meeting and carried
Sir J. GRANT moved the sixth resolution, viz. :

That it is most desirable that the extent of aubacrip
Lions should be such as to enable the committee, after
the fullest consideration, to appropriate any surplus fund,
after the erection of a statue, to such further object as
shall seem most completely to satisfy the public view
and to harmonise with the sentiments of the late
general.
Mr. W. RoupELL, M.P., seconded the motion,
which was carried amidst loud cheers.
A vote of thanks to his Royal Highness concluded
the proceedings.

DINNER TO COLONEL CARTWRIGHT, M.P.
A DINNER to celebrate the return of Colonel H.
Cartwright for the southern division of the county of
Northampton was held in the Town-hall, Brackley,
on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 17. About
ninety sat down to dinner, under the presidency of J.
Stratton, Esq. Colonel Cartwright, M.P., in return-
ing thanks, said :

He believed that Lord Derby had great difficulties to
contend with, but the present days were different from
those of twenty years ago, when Whig and Tory divided the
whole house. Now these parties were so subdivided that
there was no majority in the Parliament. Now there were
three minorities, and the Conservative was the strongest,
and he hoped that on all questions affecting the prosperity
of the country the Conservatives would be supported by
majority. There were many questions now before the
country, and which used to be Cabinet questions only ; and
it was well known that as soon as the Palmerston Govern"
ment was out of power they became hungry, and wanted to
get back again ; but the Conservative leader in the goose
of Commons answered them well (applause). He sin-
cerely trusted--and he was satisfied if there was no factious
opposition it would be so, and that depended upon whether
the other parties should rally together—the Conservatives
bad very fair prospects of carrying on the government of
the country in this year, and he hoped the next (cheers).