The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-15 00:00:00

GENERAL AND THE ARMY IN INDIA.

Lord STANLISY role to move the thanks of the house to
the Indian saviors, in the tams aiven in our Lord.' report.
He proceeded to notice the servires and the smite of tba
prominent actors in the two years' shuggie,paying • +atm
tribute to Lord Connie g, who,. labour, witty, and re-
sponsibdity, In the most difficult cirminotsnota, he observed,
had hem gloat, and whose policy, whatever diferenom
°piston :eight exist on isolated points, as a whole, had leen
tamperer, humans, and wire. Re explained the reasons
why Lard Harris, the Chevalier of Halm, had been omitted
ken the rt., the °mimics being no slight offered to him,
eel Iliesbering a want eulogium upon the late Sir Henry
Weans, ha reviewed the military operations. He gam
magialffied praise to Lord Clyde, to whom, he said, not a
mistake or error In judgment had bean at nihilist,
appointor, at to the chief ecenmead is India woo
ma brow, to the ministry that had selected him, and he
bombe ant into strong relief the nroatemasplemoos incidents
to the movie= of the general einem sawed in the wee, sod
some et ebrder amt ate kiag insider. I believe (con-
tinued his lordship) I have new gene through the lilt
of those of whose names en ineletied In this vote ; sad
it I have dons so with any saseesseary daeol, or if I have
gone into details which are to some extant unavoidably dry,
being limited to a mere asnatention of the priecital exploit.
performed, I hope ihs howl will ftel that, stsecung hare in
tha position that I occupy, I had • defy to pedalo in rela-
tion to these officers ouch I ioeki not again. (Cheers.)
1 cm anxious now, before I sit down, to explain beady whet
is the mince* on which them votes have been framed.
Happily, Mammas of gallantry, of devotion, and of military
skill have not been rare. To recognise all these seperately
sad individually, even la the case of officers bolding *owe-
navel, high and reeponsible sitratiocs, would, from the
lax nature of the we, be lespeesinle. To draw a line, and
amide who should be Meieded and who should not be la-
ded* would to say seas be • aotnewhat invidious ark.
▪ vewewhisk is sanctioned by precedent, and the
mem which en tie whole appears the lead invidious ow
that tea be lelleired, is Is telskse a test the military rank of
las individual End the lespertmoe of the operations to which
be has bra ewe* beisdiair, se re hays done hose,
time who have lad the Wiper deal amused of
a division. end who have else been setiveb, an-
Wis e AM. (Bear, hea There is amether
ebb* b thee Men laid down by us is sileardag rams far
this mete, awl I ebb to advert to it, beams It en miler
lbe wider sere manse which woe her gulls ea soy
NA errs la hem appeared. We bar ea Oastit
el ibt la se her le the egenstior • of 1857, that IN to ISM Oi
OWN lipliedlei gbh& wire within the cognitatesei she
perareat sl the dir et the time wimp tie ler rib toe
rime la ree taser, be it seemed to ea that=
meld la tease breeprr, nothing m be old more
Ira dr earieserreat in a matter of this kind to albasp
to rem ant seperibly to alter the deciaka eta reek=
seeterrar I 'mahout this, because there are one err
✓em whir, but for the at tasty of a limitation of fhb
MA I dear very sir ly hew Included. Some of the sae.
vier premed is 1867 by She Teddek Grant are of • arms
err ray well excite the Wheal ride. Blr Petrick fear
held as ire corerrl la ladle re, loos to the arrival al
Lord Clyde ; bat bie woe wt ass ray armed is the lira
dorsi soy pet st last per ; sad thriller thargh It was
In et* Ids arts in ..Nisi. Near sees
tly the sere brae aelbed, tat ma.
eitte we et Or 340 Ares, else earreded
fier a Um is ; w the we el lbegedier Ohms.
=lra whew I au leldubigt=eltiy, se
rim le sepliell the he.);
et the isms ell* Mary Osaus,..;6"—searet4 rest sissies
sad ritteble eseree la am agesibbee asperel rear aid
brace leak. Sr, mho ware be Or beer Air
Is doe is these vibe re thin, It Is sot I thlak, the
we sherd par sway from the oestreplatlnt ed Ms mar
wither eserredsry tar serer of dr rads Orr, bor.)
Operatbee life tire et she Ire It mars earl set be rev
dared without a gnat sad larearleb lees el lib. Thaw.
rarely re bee et the pare series la fhb our b
ant sea witch yea csa reran by say aaseereel
lest
sthee N to podia to apply, errs,s •It I
eierep ihe het sad breast efts re Mho pa no
gme dome, wise at • pared of seettanbary didbaby dal
S erasrdy arm draseaves, end who thweime =kw
awe On wary serest of ink. Anse doom

breve men who have fallen in thee ounpalgos there ere two
whelk without upswing myself to the charge of invidious-
ness, L may, I think, be allured segosially to name. Major
Modem of the Onidse—(cheer.)—in a short but brilliant
vahmeareer. displayed every quality which is mandrated
hyaWA4ateinavelry °Seer It Misdeed. There le nothing
mere umarksthe then the variety of serviette is which be was
revinVoie trots.. it
tsatis hirgiapaloymertiel with which
he
Sikh fanatics, then transterrel to the civil
meek*, and labouring there u if ha had mimed all his life in
It; thou agonising and commending the corps of Onkles•
end, leafy, in the opera/loos before Delhi volunteering hr
may miterpries in which life could be hazarded or glory fro-
remit kin erowded into twelve undid years the services of
▪ leeplths,end died with the warrior's mown. (Chum)
Hs ellielued what wee no doubt to him the highest reward is
the ceselteheiene of a duty nobly discharged, and the se-
seethes of ea arharbg military renown. (Loud cheers.)
thr, the other imam/ (Seer to whom I wish to advert bore
a mune in whisk we meet all feel a special and peculiar in.
iment. the weeds of mine can add to the glory of the
sheet Muer of Sir William Piet. (Cheers.) Sir William
Peel kli• a name which was inseparably connected with the
parliamentary history of his c tunny ; and it wee not, I
think, without feelings of personal pride and personal plea-
sure that the members of ibis house head the news of his
athievemen ts. (Cheers.) Ills career bad an untimely and.
bear.) For his own reputation, indeed, he had lived
lug enough—no future act could enhance that reputation •
it is England, it is him country that hes cause to d.plore his
lose. (Meer, beer.) The last resolution which studs an
the paper is ens which I am sure requires no words of Noble
to missemswed it to the house—l refer to the ockeowledg.
meet of the valour, welt-devotion, and brilliant
services of the tre-cornmiesioned officers and private &oldies-a."

Never before, lelieea, was there roam; more brallient,
newer was there goiter energy or eedursoos. (Cheers). I
had intended to Oxhide In the vote—l imagined that the
words as they stood would cover them—the awakes of the
petty officers, seamen, non-oommissioned officers, and
matinee employed with the naval forte. (Cheers.) 6ir, I
think that if thee of this country pay, as I believe they
do, one and all, hand low rich and poor, honour and
respect to the onuses of the ?Leah troops, that honour sad
thatrespct are act paid umeely conaideratiou of the retake
wide& the courage of these tromps bee soltiewel—are act paid
merely because we feel that to them w owe thip seelosation of
oar power in India, end the enhancement of oar milltiv...
.ops-
latiesaktroed—batsiois i for olterand.desperremoss,
we feel thet them Alas aiming* and endurance which
have be es y d.splayed in ate operations of the war
are qualities which lie at the very root of ear national cha-
racter, 04 that d they ceased to furor put of the national
ohmmeter, riot ably the military glory, not only the poser-
shoe *breed, bat she honour, the independence, the safety—
nay, the very existence of this gnat and world-wide empire,
could no lower be for a single day ware. (Cheers.) Sir,
without farther rommeat, and regretting that I rhould have
detabred the bones so long, I beg to move the resolutions
which eland on thepepw.
Lard PALIIIISTON reconded the metier, rejoicing to
lake part in a daty which, he observed, vomited a welcome
chases from the enUmary amends, of political costroverey.
Hs solaced thef=riebisstowed by Lord Stanley apes tie
and gallant officers named in the
tre,risimawelllng espeolallzon the demotes, image, wi=
sad moderation die* throughout a period of
pare and protracted nick by the Governor-General, lord
Canning. Attridge' to the teceetrarily restrictot note of the
vote, the noble lord notked the many ac's of gallantry sad
the admirable fortitude and courage digitated by a whole
elms of badividuals of wham parliament could take no sake
—namely, the civilian Button residents of both *ems In
India, when might la the terrible storm of the revolt.
Sir DE L EVANS rose to offer he sincere thanks to the
noble lord (Stanley) for the admirable manner in which be
had spokes on this subject. (Hew, hear.) He did not look
upon this as a mere ceremonial—it wee a matter of great Im-
portance. He ventured to sey that thane was nn honour
which could be conferred upon the military and naval forces
of Ude country, which they would more prize than the v.,to
of thanks of that hews.

Lord J.ltttlfißLL might perhaps be permitted to add
his voice to the veto now before the hoar. Be had been
tra, to her the noble lord (Stanley) speaking of the
lb. Goren:or-Gnus, of India and of the ofiloere
who had acted with him in the recent rebellion. He did not
intend to lake the noble Ica through his speech, but be
world say that he believed that there neer was a greater
sorties by civil and military cars than had
bar and by these asses In India ; there never was a
graver danger—sever a more complete room (Hear,
bear.) It wee fa trey respects more wonderful thus their
victories M Sommer times thew. la hirer time we
had to err tribes furnished ably with their
own arms, knowing only their own modes of
warfare. But In this ore we had to meet as army armed
sad deciphered by eareelvee—the arrow bed faded been
issehered freer van wisp. (Her, bear). Whether the
beer looked to the bffenelve or the defensive operations, it
wield Sod them charactetised by .the greatest ability
sad sneers. He (Lord J. Rimed) woad hardly have risen,
had be not thought there was one thing not to Sad fault
with, but respecting which there steer t to be an omission
which ought oar that occasion to be made good. It INS this,
that while the great empire of India had been preserved to
us
by the ',bailie* and devotion of those at the
heed of affairs there, and of their suberdiestes, we
ought to be thankful that during the struggle we had bad the
amidance of the most illustrious and distinguished native.
of India. (Her.) He mentioned this became, whiks we
bad every reason to rejoice in the triumph which had been
obtained, he remembered the noble lord In or of his speeches
had pointed out the dangers which might yet happen here-
after. It had been .mid by Lord Idecontay that " our empire
in India wee neither an empire relying wholly on force nor
wholly on opinion; it was a mixed empire founded both on
force sad *Onion." He (teed J. Russell) treated that the
sails lord who hid shown himself so well sae to perform thy
duties of the position which he had, would, now that these
military triumphs were at an end, prove himself egmaly
sueortshil in gaining the good will el the natives of India,
✓d
so strengthen our errors in that great country. (Hier.)
Mr. V. SMITH regretted that the name of Sir Patrick
Grant had not been included In the present vote. Recipe-
cater the sentiments of admiration and gratitude impressed
by Lord Stanley towards the disiingulahed public garments
reeationed in the list, the right bon. member adverted to
arse' others who had richly corned the honour of treks
form parliament, though they bad not survived to receive it;
sad, with reference to the late Sir Merry Lawrence, stated
that lbe government to which he bebutted had selected him
r proximate Governor-General of India if anything had
happred to Lord Canning, under the conviction that he wee
la Al resift the best fitted to cape with the difficsultke of
the peed arias.
Colonel ORTH and MT. Know n° having Welly spoken,
Mr. VANSITTART thought that the Nam of -Egy
should receive some mark of distinction from the conatry fur
the aerates be had rendered in transponingour mops acmes
the deed. On one occasion he transmitted two mgitnemte of
cavalry, baring drat royally entertained then at Cairo, and
at vufooa firms had hdlitai el the Vanish of large bodies of
oar
Iffirtrocr.CODRINGTON coiled attention to the eye of
Nejor-General Johnstone, commanding at Jellundar.
Neglect of duty bad been charged against that galleatofilver,
but on (aurae being made to tbeCoreinander•in-Chisf,Lt rd
Clyde made the following report : "It is ender that Glee-
ra Johnstone was impressed with a eirt,ng sense of duty,
std acted to the beat otitis ability. file military character,
therefore stands err and unsullied, and the utmost of
which be eon be accord is an error of judgment. The Com-
mseder-in-Clitef is of riVniou that en atonement is dee to
Mee another are of hardship was that of Maiir-General
Winner, whose name would have been in.-bidet in
this het vole of thanks but that the vote
_woe

pour on the 15th of Februery„ while the Com-
miwider-in-Coirf s despatch wen& rit gjustice to him did not
arrive in Eogland soul the litb. Genets& Windham was
mooed in command to Lord Cirde. In the despatch of De-
cember 20th that noble lord acknowledged diet General
Windham heed been placed In a position of great difficulty,
sad culled open the Goverwer-fienssaLtoghrolds.
and good offices to that raker. Ujati this the 87.=
Cleneml limed an order to the effeEthat General Windham's
reputation, se a leader of onoplenone bravmy end cordate.,
had loot nothing by themoiesion of hisnarsafroto Lord Clpie's
tlerpatcb--an omission win ch that noble lord regretiod,wldwid•
ing that the Oovernor-General would ricotta taking underno-
tics thediffienitiee under w hich Geo. Windham hail been placed.
He (Sly Codringtoo) was of opinion that If these de-
spatchea had elms home in time Genera Windham would
not now be without his vote of 'links • ea he mold hot
but regret that that officer rhotild scar from what was
manly an unfortana.• occident. Re coecurted in nay word
which had been said in praise of the noble Coutormdar•La-
Chief in India.
Colonel BYRES, is on old fiery officer, a charactw of
which he felt proud, deemed ft his ditty to call attention to
the Denims and loyalty of the Bombay sod Madras srmies.
Although mainly compos d of Eajpoo's, Brahmins, and
high-dais blue.ulniass they bad fought Manly spitted their
kinsman, and had crusted every temptation and solicitation
to desert. He hoped that this vote, comprising se It did
Enropeon end native troop., might be taken as an eamsrat of
returning confidence; as without native troops it would be
imi °nib's to govern India without at the some Ems beggar-
log her dormer.
The vote@ wen the tueimonaly *great to.
FOREIGN HELATIORP.
The CHANCELLOR of =a EXCHEQUER—Dining
the eilsoralloi Nish hat jest terminated I remind a cies-
Meadistiss from the fiesnlory of Stout foe Foreign ANdes,
filoath* list It would be eagetrlvo to mapatio team=
otelmasal =Sim to oar Isrolga moo post-
poned mat lineday ant. Ng =lib hind lon =ado a
Salts onasineenent In =St sr glom I beg thesis= to
poop= my stelonsint ou the imbjeot main Mulls, and.
EXCHEQUER BILLS (13,277,4401.) BILL.
nod a third time end pornd.
CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL.
Oa the order eir the third reading,
Or H. WILLOUGHBY *nisei what had ba oso odds
vote of 8,0011,110P1. tin =oust I.e ths Crime= WEI% H• be..
Eon= that row whom about 6,0110,0001. bed bees
bat he =demi to got leoso =paint= tespeothigurrke.
B S NORTRCOTII =phi= that the ma
=paid= or noroadkroll eat Otis osto 11,4011,00/1.111 ,
mhos 1.111111.110/L rembrillito leweeneret lea. ell that had
=this nerd eaS w HS podia (.4014000t.) hwleg
bees seatadered r As aosemet with the
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