The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-22 00:00:00

ECROPEAN FORCES IN LYDIA.

Os the order for the adjourned debate,
Lard filT.l-NLEY, after disclaiming party or personal
motives, and frankly acknowledging the difficulties pre-
sented by Indieu questions, and the intricacy and perplexity
this question in particular, observed that, knowing the
ions of high authorities upon this subject. be should
think it en act f political cowardice if he Levi-
tated to expired plus own sentiments and to claim
Ise those of others • fair nod full consideration.
Having noticed briefly the objection to the main-
knees.* of two &rupees armies in India--that it
was • theoretical anomaly, he remarked that the diffi-
culty of dealing with this question was greatly IOCTSINIKI by
the absence of any distnet pl-in to be substituted for the
existing scheme. In cousidei dud what should be the con-
stitution of toe European arniy in India it was impossible,
be said, to exclude trout view the native army, which
would surf, r in its eh:ow-ter by the removal of a local
European force, and would become a refuge only for those
officers who could End no other employment.
terrrnever beret a satisf-ietory answer givea to the
objection t..at, by the removal of a local European forte,
the ludisa government would low the valuable assis-
tance of some thousand European officers immediately
attached to the local government. He thought, and
this was the opinion of Lord Canning, that it would
be difficult to get line officers property qualified
to stay in India and young mei:tinew to that country, could
wooly avoid giving offence to the natives. Great steam
had ken Lid by HO C. Wood upon the mutinous spirit ex-
Mimed by the discharged local European forms ; but it must
be remembered thud that fore' had bees recruited by men
bawdy eulishel in this country and imperfectly disciplined,
and he challenged proud that troops of the line, placed in
the earn,, cirewastances aid influenced icy the same feeling,
would nit have acted iu the same manner. He reed
testimonies given by V. 1.6006 officers of Indian expo-
-1'6)008 in favour of the military qualities of the local Euro-
pean army, observing tb-it, for high commands in India.
there was always an opportunity of getting from the local
Navies Use best men. The piaiousies and rivalry between
the Iwo 111111M0811 had been insisted upon ; but the officers of
the local army had been excluded front certain pmfeasenuil
advantages enjoyed by the other service ; this hail naturally
created • sena* injustice ,• the removal of the cause would
baaish the effects. it had been argued that the locking up
of • large European force in India was inconveutent ; but
he denied that the local force was "lucked up;" it had been
and might again be employed, in time of war, beyond the
limits of India.
(based PEEL stated the grounds upon which he bod
ems to • sissitetly different con. lustou from Lard Ettessley.
He bad champed Lis opinion upon the question; he eseold
act get over, he said, the fact of the mutiny among the
lowl r.uropeeas, and there were other reasons (which he de-
tailed) that had ountributel to the change. He was eon-
visaed that there would be so penury of qualified hoe
ollawe for continuos, service in India ; sad ea to the p•-.
pow of maintaining a stogie army, he agreed with WO.
Wood that the moat elleinet force wee the cheapest, and
did sot see why the eapeur should be greater than at pre-
ssed. He pee his • support to the motion far leave
to being !°..1.1?!.

Co101;141 SYKES opposed the bill, contoadiag foe a local
rte..

lb. PEALCOME advocated arualiptinatioa of the
snmee.

ger DE LACY EVANS concurred in the argument. of
Lord Mangey, which he thought ceaclusive on the pasties.
C-iptaan IIItVIS mid that this, is fart, wee set • gori-
llas of anulganiatiag the local with till imperial army, but
c a mw Europten army in Indis. He waa in
fam:r4itfinam proposed amalgamation
Imive
Mewas Mee 'Met in • house of thirty members to
NIL
Viroor Eis/sef, ke. (behold), Bill was read • mooed time
Ilse Local Boards of Health, HA and the Local
Supplemental Bill were severally read • third
time mad
ANNYItUTHER UNION HARBOURS BILL.
The hems went into It.. me this MIL Ilia W. Poi-
ma, as the stweace of M. YwsyJ, in the chair.
ECCLJNIASTICAL OONEILMSIONS, /sc., BILL.
Upon the siothm that the adriurned debate, oa amend-
meet, on the second reading of this hill, should be resumed,
dV M. JOLLII7II trusted that the debate would not be
Mira that eight, as hem 11111111ben were tanpepargd.
Aber tome diemeloa the debate was orderd to be taken
ea Neaday seat.