The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-25 00:00:00

nabs • Mr. GREENE, from Lancaster ; Mr. R. M. FOX
(3), from: Inland ; Mr. THORNELY, from a plan in Cho-
thin ; Mr. MUNTZ, from Studley and other elects ; Mr.
CARDWELL, from Liverpool ; Mr. S.
fromFORD,
veral from Rochdale ; Mr. BOUVERIE, Great Tar-
' mouth, W' , Derby, and other plane ; Mr. HUMS (2),
from •, the settlement of national degrees by
arbitration.— Ir. &rink TALFOURD, from Bending ;
air J. Y. BULLER (several); Lord JOCELYN, from a
pine not beard ; Mr. J. B. SMITH, from Dunfermlioe
lk K. 24. BUXTON, from Weedlike Penis,
thd ken Coverdale auras, Raeford ; in favour
et the Ctorgy Relief Bill, and for the liberation
of the Nev. Kr. Shore.—Mr. W. PATTEN, from
Ideeeketer, la favour of a nadosel system of religious
eitheffiek—Mr. BROTHERTON, from places in Lanca-
lir the estehlishment et gouty finance boards ; also a
ise thedimintslithef beseekop.—Mr. WILLIAMS,
=Trains, pealing _that use penes be admitted to nele-
slanted liplike in Wales, =ham anpainted with the Welsh
language.—Sir C. BURRELL, been Billingburat, for the
transference el the highway rates to the consolidation fund.
—Mr. WILLIAMS, 10) from place' in Wake, for an ex:wi-
den of the staffrep.— 1r: LOCKE. from Leith, and several
*on in fitklingehire ; Mr. HUME, from Brechin; Mr.
UNDAS, menet from Sutherkadahlre, in favour of the
Lutz Travelling on Railways Bill ; Mr. C. BRUCE, from
plans in Scotland ; Mr. DUNCAN (6), from For-
far and other pines against the measure.—Sir R. IN
01.18, from Leamington' Oxford, South Malliog, and
ether places ; Mr. W. XILES, from Brined. against
the Marriage Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS, from
Hwy, and other places, spinet the endowment of Roman
betholic schools or ciergy.—Mr. ), from_ places
Kent, fee protection to agricultural industry .-31 r. C.
BRUCE (7), from Elgin and Ross, spinet the R. glens-
Sea at Births, So. and Marriages (Scotland) Bills.—Mr.
STANLEY, from Lynn,• Sir E. N. BUXTON, from peer-
ing divers of Raeford Union ; in favour of a superavnue-
fleed fse poor-law officers.—Sir E. N. BUXTON, from
Lesdkthe Amex, for the enfrancLieement of s
trek ted. Itaffelk, praying that the produce of Cuba
and Brad swim excluded till the slave trade is abolished.
—Lord NUGENT, from Westminster and other places, for
a resent national rate for the relief of the poor.—Mr.
HUME, from Shropshire, for greater control over the ex-
penditure of county rates ; from North Waltham, for the
=lof the malt duties.—Mr. LABOUCHERE, from
nter, in favour of the Navigation Bill.—Lerd JOCE-
LYN, from a place not heard, spiest the Public Roads Bill.
—Sir G. GREY, from a clergyman in Hampshire, for the
better administration of small charitable trusts. Mr.
AGLIONBY, from. Cockermouth, for, the suppression of I,
the slave trade.
COMMERCIAL ROAD BILL.
Mr. MOFFAT moved that it be an instruction to the
sleet committee on the Commercial Road Bill, to refer the
ethents of the trustees to the Secretary of State for the
Heine Department, under the provisions of the Act 3 & 4
Will. IV., c. 80.
Mr. W. PATTEN objected to the ins'ntetion as alike
and inexpedient. It would be futile on the part of
011117tt e to refer then accounts to the Secretary of State,
whom the hone could not compel to audit them.
Sir G. GREY also objected to the proposal.
, Mr. MOFFAT accordingly withdrew his motion.
I ARBITRATION TREATIES INSTEAD OF WAR,
Mr. COBDEN postponed his motion on this subject until
Tuesday, May 1.
USE OF CHICORY IN ADULTERATION OF
COFFEE.
Mr. ANSTEY postponed his motion on this sulject until
Thursday, May 10.
REFORM IN PARLIAMENT.
Mr. HUME postponed his motion on the subject of re-
ink until the 10th of May.
POOR RATES.
Lord NUGENT gave notice that on the 10th of May he
should move for leave to bring in a bill for the purpose of
transferring the charge of maintaining the poor to ,the Con-
solidated Pond.
BALLOT.
Mr. H. BERKELEY postponed his motion on the subject
of the ballot until May 10.
INDIAN MAILS.
Mr. HUME moved for some returns relative to the Pon-
ies establishments for conveying the mails between India
seed England, with a view of bringing the whole subject
under the consideration of parliament.
IRISH CHURCH.
Mr. HUME, in the absence of Mr. B. °Benner, and on
behalf of that hon. member, postponed his motion relative to
the Irish church until May 23.
CANADIAN COMPENSATION.
Mr. GLADSTONE asked when the papers ordered to be
laid on the table of the house before Easter, relative to the
nampeasation awarded to the sufferers by the Canadian re-
bellion, would be ready ?
Mr. HAWES hoped to present them this week.
VOTE OF THANKS.—INDIAN ARMY.
Sir J. HOBROUSE—Mr. Speaker,—ln pursuance el
the notice which the courtesy of this house, founded on es.
tablished usage, enabled me to place fire on the list, 1 ries
to propose a vote of thanks, such as is detailed in the paper
which I hold in my hand. I was in hopes when 1 was per
to have the honour of seconding the motion for the
vote of thanks paned in May, 1846, and proposed by the
right hon. .baronet the member for Tamworth, that
that would be the last occasion on which I should
find it necessary to take any part in recording my opinion
respecting the disturbance of that tranquillity of which our
empire in India stands so much in need. I was in hops.
that, after the great bathes which had then been fought,
the time would come when the inhabitants of our Indian
empire would be permitted to pursue their occupations in
tranquillity, and the eovernment be enabled to promote the
interest of the country by teetering the arts of peace.
But, if those hopes have been frustrated, and
those -expectations baulked, I think I may fairly
say that on no former occasion had the house more
reason to congratulate itself on the result of our arms than
on the present one. In the recent campaign of Lord Gough,
which I hope and have every reason to believe is now eland,
we have real reason to congratulate ourselves. (lieu.) Sir
John took a rapid glance at the relations established by Lerd
Hardinge between the British-Indian government and the
state of Ishore; the new arrangements subsequently entered
into; the treacherous murder of Mr. Vans Agnew and Lieut.
Anderson, men of the highest hope and premise ; the revolt
of the Dewan of Meehan, and the general insurrection which
followed. He then gave a brief narrative of the early exploits
of Major Edwerdes and Lieut. Lake ; the expedition against
Mochas under General Whisk ; the events which delayed
its operations; the mania of the Boniest and Bombay d
sions to reinforce the besieging army ; and the promptitude
with which General Whish resumed operations against
Meehan, which was taken by storm' whereby, according to
the Duke of Wellington, the groat object of the war was
ace.nplished. Here, and at various other parts of his
speech, the honourable member read quotations from letters
and despatches, detailing facts already known to the
public. He then went on to say : The siege of Moulins
being in proper, Lord Gough took the field, and no-
thing was omitted which eould give effect to his
movement. Additional resources were called up tram the
lower provisoes ; forts were occupied, garrisons strengthened,
and every precaution that skill or sagacity could
was adopted. I find that Lord Gough's army consi:algot
26.580 men of all arms, of whom there were 505 European
officers, and 7,328 European soldiers. This was a noble and
well appointed army, and I especially draw the
attention of the house to the ready and efficient
manner in which it wei called into the field, is order
that it may be seen how perfectly justified is that vote of
thanks which it is my intention to move should be agreed to
in favour of Lord Dalhousie. Bat although it is true that
Lord Gough was at the bead of a powerful army, yet it must
be recollected that the Sikhs presented a most formidable
aspect. Shen Singh, with a force of 5,000 men, had revolted
from the British government and bad joined the main force
of the Sikhs. His father, Chuttur Singh, followed the
same course, and ultimately the troops stationed at Peshawur
and Attock likewise revolted. I find teat the troops col-
lected ander the command of Shen Singh were estimated at
no fewer than 36,000 men ; their guns were not so numerous
as Lord Gough's, being 28 at first, sada° afterwards. Lord
Gough, passing by Lahore, marched towards those riven
which are well known to us all by their ciass:cal names, but
which are now disfigured under the barbarous titles given
to them by the Indians. He found Shere Singh strongly en-
camped on the banks of the Cheetah. Two actions there took
plaee ; one the partial affair ef Raninaggur, and a second
In which Sir Joseph Theekwell commanded. The result
was, that Shere Singh was driven from his position, and
followed to the banks of the Jhelum, where Lord
I Gough fought the bloody battle of Chillianwallab with
18,000 men; the Sikhs having 18,000 regulars, and 18,000
irregular troops, who, however, being trained fighting men,
and mostly old soldiers, did duty as well as the former. Shen
Singh then had 75 guns, besides a large number of swivel
sun, mounted on camels, which were very destructive, and
frons'which our officers suffered vary severely, finding it very
difficult to cope with them. We have all heard the
result of that battle. After the battle of
Chillian-
wallah Share Singh removed to a short distance from the
scene of action, so short a distance that he could hardly be
said to have retreated, and he entrenched himself stemegly
in the vicinity, on the banks of the Jhelum. He was than
joined by the troops under the command of Chatter
Singh. The Affghans now appeared in the field.
Dos% Mahound again raised the green banner ea
the banks of the Indus; Peshawar was given up
to him ; one of his eons seized upon Atonic, whilst
another son, with 1,500 horse, joined fibersSingh's amp;
so that this chief had under his command at Russool a force
of 60,000 men. The Sikh chieftain was not, however, able
to hold his position there so long as he had intended to do.
He decamped, but in a direction which rendered it neon's:,
for Lord Clough to intercept him, in order to prevent his
going to Lahore, and a fortunate occurrence enabled Lord
Gough to display his great military skill and judgment;
for, when Share Singh was preparing to erns the river in
order to march on Lahore, he found in his front the ad-
vanced pickets of Gin. Whish'sdivision, who had marched
from Meehan to join Lord Gough, the period in which the
distance is traversed by troops being generally 26 days.
He performed it in seventeen days, and was on the oinks of
the river Jhelum just in time to stop Shire Singh's advance
on Lahore. In consequence of those movements, the whole
force was concentrated by the governor-general. The
commander-in-chiefsays that on the 20th Feb. the army
under Lord Gough consisted of 25,000 men with 100
pieces of cannon, of which about twenty were 18.peanders.
The army of Share Singh was said to consist of
60,000 men, but it contained most certainly 50,000; and
then onturid that great and decisive battle in consequence
of which principally I venture to propose this vote of
thanks to Lord Gough and the army in India. Sir, the
battle of Goojerat has been truly desaked by the Governor-
General as one which will be-ever recollected se the mat.me-
morable of all that have teen fought by the English army in

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India. In describing this battle, air, I think it my e•ey to raha
to the great Talus el that art, and to the perfeei ion to which ft .
has been brought, for which the Indian service hurt a
long time, and now will for eier, be eelebneed. es.
combo has realm to be proad of her scholar %nen that Lid.
(Cheer.) I find according to a return from Gi•eierel Whine
that the OUndred ons,which were every one of them massed
by Addiscombe scholars, kept up for three h.,0r4 a mtg.
nuous fire from their field batteries and heavy glig. end
that not from one position, for they continued to a.,eanee es
the Sikbs retired, and Wok up fresh pesitions iu thee ad- -
verso, which of course very much impeded the c,lerity eg
their fire. Yet notwithsteschng, they fired on tee avarega
no less than forty rounds en hour ; and on iequir.ng
whe-
thee that was good firing, I fled that it was the average ti
the firing at Waterloo. (Cheers.) That being the use,
think the Indian army has reason to be proud of its abuse
in the scientific art of gunnery—an sot, let me take the
portunity of saying as a civilian, which not mei eeds ehe
science but tot he humanity of war. I think Jinn du/new
the attention of the house to some of those °Seim tette were
on detached service. besides Major Edwasdes and Lieut.
Lake. (Cheers.) When the issue of the war was eoubleol,
before even the army could be said to be in the field, they •
performed services which entitle them to the gratifies &
their country, and that they did alone, unsseeti•d, tre their
own individual energy, and by that moral blue es which
their courage and charroter have invented them with,
I (Cheers) I will first mention the nameof Cam Jan . -
who was detached to where Sirdar Chatter/ Sing was ti
menmand. There, by his own individual greet. lie ming
the litahomedae population and kept Chuttur for asmw
than two months from joining the rebel mote (Clews.)
I now come to the exploits of another officer, reeks* V
possible, almost as extraordinary as these of Ceeten Jamsa
Abbott's. I mean Lieut. Herbert. That officer was detached
on the Ist Sept. from Peabawur for Attoch. There Sand
force of 800 irregular Mahomedans, of whom he took V:
command. Lieut. Taylor, also another saliaut Ant
performed achievements as brilliant, aided crey by are
English cfficer. Now, having mentioned the penes at
those men, I think that we may fairly seeseiete them,
if not in our vote, in our grateful recollection Of Co. exploits
of that campaign—(cheers)—and it is one of the peculiar ad-
vantages and distinctions of the Indian service, thet men, at
a comparatively early period, being placed in neu ideas of
isolated responsibility, show themselves, equal te that re-
tpousibility and perform their duties tilde all the jedgment •
and foresight that can be expected from mates: I d lose
experience. (Cheers.) Ana, sir' whilst three .
who have been fortunately spared, I must net f aget those
who in that campaign have fought on their lea' b .itle field.
(Cheers.) We must not forget Cureton, nor 11 .s. I .ck, tae
Fitzgerald, nor Pennycuick, nor others wheez nuns I
might mention, whose memory will be lees inter to •
and who, though they have not surely to 'here
in these thanks, have still left betel t• em en
example which will peeve a benefit to their coun-
try end a glory to their families. (Hear, Lear.) and
here I may UIfUTSIOII one melancholy anecdote. It is not
long since the son of Brigadier-General Pennyeute•k went to
a young friend of my own at Sandhurst, end the wing him
letter said, '"there now, I know you will envy tee." It
was the order to join his father in India. He weet he saw
his father fall, rushed to cover his body, and in tire minutes
after was himself a bleeding eorse. (Hear, hear.) It is not
for me to presume to say anything of the commander-la-
chief, whose good fortune it his been to elm • a long and
honourable career at this late period of his life with this
great and decisive victory. (Hear, hear.) lie, sine has re.
cetved from a gracious sovereign and from a grateful pulls-
ment rewards which will hold him up, and deservedly, to his
country as one of its bravest soldiers. And I ate nine,
that amongst all those honours and all these eetiareeen
there is none which he will more prize than she thanks of
the reeresen'atives of that people to whose military glory
be has added so much mei to whose dominion. i.e his
aon-
trihuted additional security. (Cheers.) Sir, I Leg pardon
of the house for having detained it .at long. I have net
further to mention that the East India Company eave this
day given their vote of thanks, and I feel no ends; but the
House of Commons also will perform the tame grateful
office. (Hear, hear.) [The right boo. gentleman r •neluded
by moving the vote ef thanks, which is in pre. be le the same
terms as the vote proposed in the upper house, anti I.r which
see Lords' Tepee.]
The Marquis of GRANBY seconded the reselutien. The
country, he was sure, would hear with the pree gnu&
cation and pride the account which had been sie uef this
glorious victory. It was a victory which rtt'..-ct.d the
highest honour on our troops, and whilst it jus,ly entitled
them to this vote, it would inspire the mien a els cool-
dence in the unabated esteem of OUT British army (Chong.)
Sir R. PEEL said—Sir, I trust the home we: twisit IY
in a very hew words to express the cordial newel n with
which I shall give my vote for the propositior. of Agee
hon. gentleman. I should not have presets. el ei add my
voice to that of the right hon. gentleman at this erne were TT
not that upon four previous occasions I had beer. s party to
proceedings whereby the merits of Lord Gough had been
brought under the consideration of the Cemmei • house of
perliament—fur his cervices in the Chinese w e, for the
hattic of Ferezepore, for the battle of &brawn, rid upon the
occasion when I had the satisfaction of ennui eir g to the
house the distinction conferred by her Majegy upon Lord
Gough for his glorious achievements, and tt..kol the house
to perform that duty which it so readily anti le ertilj dis-
charged, of marking its sense by a peculiar a. I, nowleds-
ment of the services rendered by him. (Loud c eon.) It
was with the utmost eatisfaction that 1 ise• that that
noble seleier had closed a long of vice iry a, rl glen
by an achievement worthy of hie former distinguished we
ekes. He heti now, I believe, for filty-four ye re served
the crown of England. (Cheers.) If at the eerier period
of this campsign there were any doubts as to its ultimate in
suit, I must say that is those doubts I never altered. I
felt the utmoob confidence that in its remit that campsite
would redound to the honour of Lord Gough, and would •
give a new security to the British poneuionn in the Bast.
(Cheers.) Sir, I do rejoice at the glorious toiminatioa al
that battle ; and I rejoice especially at the num. roue penis
given by the right hon. gentleman that pr. at explain
have been performed, not by veterans inured to smite,
but by young men, steaming great responsibility, and giving
examples worthy of the name ef Englishmen. (Cheers)
When, air, such things are done by the aged, and such ex-
amples are set by the young, never can we despair of the
glory of this country. (Loud cheers.) I true the bolus
will excuse em for thus detaining it ; but hating before
borne testimony to the services of Lord Cough, I can-
not permit Lie military career in India to clone without
taking advantage of thus occasion to repeat the sewn-eon I
have experienced at the sdcount of his last great art whilst in
the command in India. (Cheers.)
Sir J. W. HOGG had the greatest gratificat' er in nips
porting the present motion. It was now thir ern yeses
nonce Lord Gough proceeded to India. I r two er
three years he commended the army of M nil-es. Fee
nearly three years he commanded the exiii di ion
China ; and for nearly six years be had the chief
command of the army in Egypt. During that period he
fought fifteen pitched battles, and was triumphal.. in every
one of them. (Cheers.) lie had received n Inter from
Lord Gough, with an extract from which he tout beg to
trouble the house. It was dated " Camp Goojent, Mutt
1849," and was as follows.
I send you a rough sketch (but n very true one) of my law and beet
action—l ray my last, as I have this day applied to hi', fir
have to
ea
re.
commend a successor to her hlajesty for the proud position I
long occupied ; I tar beet, because troth for the Winn itself and in
annihilating effects, I feel it well and ju.tly merits that ohtervatioa
In th .
The tithe have successively evacuated all the strong pof.es e
hilly country towards Bevel Pindee. The few guns thy Mums
scattered in twos and threes. Several tirdars have turrenderel or sae
about to surrender themselves. How far the float will aceral
pt to
de'end his ill-.rotten territory it le difficult to eonjecture ; but lime
pushed forward my beet and most energetic officer, Sir Walter Gil-
bert, with a force capable and willing to carry out the views of the
government.
Now a mere complete victory he (SirHogg) be.
listed was never gained. The fugitives flung away eves
their uniforms end clothes, that they raisin escape detec-
tion ; but if the house wanted a stronger proof of how com-
plete and final that battle wee—if they wanted stronger
proof that it could never be possible for the Sikhs to
reassemble again in force so as to compete with the Betels
army—he held that they might look for lit in the 1, ther from
relieve biro from office as commander-in-chief, iff he h,!.a net
felt confident that there could be no possible e an
e gen ine
whichLo rd Goughhe
hed
havejee eee
requested extract
t h D
his further services in the East? (Hear.) His resignation, hos
ing completed all within his view, was a demonetration thee
ittkfoor
ohfewas,emeeingto, dalnaltod
in his opinion, nothing more remained. Lord
tete 0 ugh grille
soon return to this country, and he only te
life might long be spared te enjoy thehis
and honours that bad been bestowedupoo
by a gracious sovereign and a grateful country. ffteliiseueg,
After referring to the &evinces of General ee'll•
speaker said : We must all regret the necessny of wart
but we had the consolation of knowine that the casseel
the war was just and righteous, and its tergaiuttin
tla
rims. (Hear, hear.) Another result could •cot fail to is
satisfactory, viz.: that we had amongst the junior nember
of our service many who might, on laterOMlT ono, be OW
and experienced generals. lie was glad that his right Ors.
friend had taken occasion to mention the names of so easel
idistinguiehed young officers. No man who hall net re
in isolated la
positions.leowh the
were not cheered by the public voice. is!,
upon
had uthotetiln,
gthteoy
n console them but the conniouseess of die
Trbesoypohnaiodbilnitoyt thrown
theye uopto
the
gur!._
charging their duty, but it could not fail to cheer
encourage sae*
encourage otherstoknow that they would receive the _
lte
ot their sovereign. He hoped that peace in India sou OTV.
' restored, that they might leek forward to the continuance_ IF
pehoamceie, smnidghtthnaot that
wbbe
abled tt it
on
the internal improvement of thgueethconeduhinetrynun°b.liieldavill Le:elgiespa;
queniet tritibuHteslwNereGLgolStd wooasevUlleriWillaidillge
to,
of those who had conducted the late military orratiettstili
omit to Rive utterance to the exprenion bow math
one Min
of Lord Gough himself, at the commencement et e
whoedrebeeinodoedbitedrootryaonbiettithteirtbanif and stronger petiowiterhted' anjewwhordi
despatches in the early part of the year, and in the tan
of of the distinguished young man whose letter wee' quotted
the right hon. the President of the Indian Beare, th tee
house streuld recollect that it was the " Ged of armies" 1°
wthibhe stkijiul 'atnind —4l°.
whom
the
they owed
of the young, all thieyosuccr, and not to the skill elm
old or
of the crown her Majesty was prevented from
Mr. HUME complained that by a regulationooonffosawnliers
Order of the Bath on any officer of the Indian army. ,
Mr. GLADSTONE thought the hon. member' religion!!
error. It was true according to tbe rule, the Geer t!:
Bath could not be conferred on an offi'ee belt acre
know it. lopted
Mr. HUME contended that by the regubttiorn sot, e
Ire
officersrank. If
of Earlthe
EG
ty
Indiaba d male
co panew
any,
the reed n
hoot=t e o! oughtl ud el
Earl Grey the number of officers composing the