The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

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other da.yat the Mansion-hoagie—it was given to the 10ake
of Cambridge. The duke was a popular matt, and derived
distinction in the Crimea; and they knew very well he Val
Conanauder-in-Chief. Well, the City of London presented
him with a sword, upon the hilt of which was embroidered a
Field Marshal's baton. It wee • strange proceeding ; it
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the slightest allusion to the Duke of Cambridge or
to the late Crimean war—be made albino° to nothing
' except Lord Canning, the Governor-General of India.
Hie whole speech was • defenos of Lord Canning.
Now just observe, nobody had attacked Lord Canning. but
somebody bad referred to him in the public preee—but Lord
Gronvillo said he was the greatest man who ever lived, a
man of greet sagest,. He (Sir Robert) was informed that
ha, ing made these observation,,
having begun well, they
tell as fiat as ditch water on the assembly.. (Hear, hoer.)
Lord Canning had done nothing yet. He might be • great
ruin; he has been postmaster general -(a laugh)—but he
had not shown that ability for civil government that he
might have shown. (Hear, hear.) Thu came Lord Pal-
merston, who was in cepital humour, and made a very
agreeable speech. After alluding to the war in India, he said
that Lord Canning had been abused, but he was a great
man; (it was one of Palmerston's charecteristice to stand by
those he appointed), end they would stand by him. Lied
Palmerston was right perhaps to say so, but the time bad
not come when they were to praise Lord Canning. Why
had not Havelock—(applause)--Neill and Nicholson, been
praised? Look what the British troops done. Had Lord
Canning anything to do with the capture of Cawapore, the
storming of Delhi, or the relief of Lucknow ? (Hear.) No,
be had nothing to do with these exploits. Lard Palmerton
then want on to allude to public affair,, and he made use of
a very curious obeermtion—perhaps it was in joke. for it use,
a difficult matter to distinguish when he was jolting end
when in unmet. He nab, turning roared to the assembly,
among which there happened to be one or two ministers— (the
corps dtplomoteque were a(,eent)—but first (said Sir Robert),
he must tell them that Lord Palmerston was an important
man, and it was remarkable that no foreign minister of any
consequence attended at the dinner. Though the Austrian
and the Russian Ministers were in London, there were only
present at the banquet the sable representative of the
Republi of Hayti and the Siamese twins—(laughter)—
and Pelmeraton, turning round to them said—" Don't
cimaider, gentlemen, that the 40,000 men we have
sent to India is a proof that England is week.
Let anybody," said he (slaking bin fingers at the corps
diplornotiltit) "let anybody corns and attack England, and he
will see that he will haves dangerous game to play, and that
she is the same an before." Now, this was a most injudicious
observation of Lord Palmerston's, for our prestige rested, not
upon the 1:121C we may send out, but upon the spirit and the
patrietiam of the people. (Cheer,.) Having said so much,
it was nacemary for -him (Sir Robert) to =Wider for a few
moments the horrible consequences of the mutiny. It was
difficult to think what the oonsequenoes would be. There
were 80,000 men who had up to the present time mutinied
against the British arms. Theme men were in arms against
them. It we. no war of independence—there was no social
object in view on the part of the mutineers, for no principles
of society could be leased upon the doings of such ruffians.
(Hear, hear.) It was one of the most extraordinary revolts
which had ever occured. Attempt. had been made to throw
the blame on the Governor-General ; and one man actually
had the audacity to affirm that the disturbance@ were owing
to the government of the Marquis of Dalhousie, and to
propose Hest his pension of 6,0004. a year should be revoked.
Meer, bear.) as anything more toonetroea than for a
man to get up and say this of • man who bad penned
his life and broken his health by so long a resi-
dence in India as Lord Dalhousie—(applause)--• man whom,
he made no hesitation in vying,
_was as great a governor-
general as ever governed our Indian territory. His name
was to be held in as high estimation as that of Clive and
Bentinck —and one gill greater than either—as Hastings.
(Renewed applause.) Attempts had been made in England
to abuse Lord Dalhousie, • man who showed that be car
posseeeed of to goat do KW et is main dr er—(hear bear)—
rho touched softly with the former, and pressed the latter
according to the directions be received at home, and it re-
mained for Lord Canning, when peace was restored, to
replace the chief government in its former position. (Hear.
He hell that the outbreaks in India were to be
to the mismanagement of the East India Cowpony. It we. ,
clear that sweeping reforms would have to be thhoduced. '
That was one of the questions they must deal with—a
question of the deepest importance. It was not neces-
sary to do away with the East India Company, but they
must establish a Legislative Council at Calcutta, and give it
local power—not letting it write back
cb.:st=land continually
for instructions. Look at the on of the Sem
army, 400,000 men; and Sir Napier—that great
man—said there were as many as 400,000 men in the pay of
native princes. They were told that the expense of intro-
ducing foreign legions into India was very large—that one
European soldier cost as much as three Soper& and that ft
took 461. to send every individual soldier to India; but when
they saw, as at Benarea, 200 British soldiers annalists three
regiments of Sepoys, the had a proof that one man wee
equal to fifty &pop. What wee the expense of 400,000
men, when those men would be equal to the whole at
the present Sepoy army as at prevent constituted? (Hear,
hear.) There was another point of importance on
which he wished to remark, namely, the public works
which the East India Company had neglected. The great
means of instilling power into another country was
by encouraging and favouring the social program of
the people, and government would do well to &wider this.
What had the Bast India Company done in this matter? We
had railways ramifying through this country, sod in Franca,
and on the continent ; but in India, in the Presidency of
Wants& they actually bad only 160 miles of railway esta-
blished, only 66 in Mama, and 88 in Bombay. The East
India Company had neglected to aid and promote by public
works the prosperity and well being of that country. (Hear,
bear.) Look how they had administered their finances.
The receipts of India through 1855 to 1826 were 28,000,0001.,
and the expense of collecting that sum eat the Company
about 6,000,0001., which left • balance of 22,000,0001. With
this enormous revenue the deficit from 1856 te 1856 amounted
to not lees than 9000001. ; and last year the deficit was
2,000,000!. Now, how could the company continue
to rem the empire when, with • revenue of
30,000,0004., they were Incapable of raying on?..he boatmen
of that country. No leis than 1,600,0001. was expended by
them in paying different princes. An enormous Wary was
paid to Rena Sahib's putties father' and 80,0004. to the
King of Delhi. (Hear' beer.) AU this was paid to men
who undermined our power in Indies A sweeping reform
, was indeed necessary, and next session Lard Pahnerstan's
government must have care how they grappled with the
There other tithe pis requiring
abject.were Clan 01111 on ta
consideration. The financial question which was agitating
the public mind was one of these. There was a panic in the
country, end this question was the most serious one with
which Lord Palmerston would have to deal. The present
Bank Act was peered to 1844, and twice since that period
had it been temporarily laid aside. In 1847 Rush relaxed
it, but the Bank of England did not avail itself of it.
The other day, however, so enormous was the premium
hers and in Scotland, that Lord Palmerston and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave the Bank
power to relax its charter, and he was told yesterday by
• member of her Msjesty's government that parliament was
obliged to meet early In Dumber—that so great was the
pressure that the Bank had been obliged to exceed its usual
remiesions by 200,0001. of mar. This was a_question which
would agitate the public mind next session. Then there was
the Reform Bill, which would be shelved for another year.
The Rows told them that there was only one man who
wanted reform in England, end that was Lord John Russell;
but there were many who wanted reform. He didn't think
the question would come on this motion. He thought that
Lord Pelmennos, with his agreeable way of dealing with
affsirs, would shelve it for another year. (Hear, hear.) He
didn't think the country would agree to this. (Applause.)
Lord Pelotereton, he was hue, would have great
difficulties to contend against; but he was • man
who had always proved himself to be equal to the emergency.
Still they moat bear in mind that greater minister
i than he bad fallen before trifles. In 1846, for instance, the
minietry that had inaugurated a magnificent treasure of
1 public relief fell before • petty exasure—the Irish Arms
Bill. (Hear, hear.) It might be that Lord Palmerston
k would meet parliament strong Its the confidence of the
mantel in his military measures. He might be able to
0. deeds
a—tlical Have
marellice'dklealtilh4es in eight days,
gained four victories. He thought some distinguishing
• mark, like the motto, " Prima in Indus," worn on the
7 breasts of the gallant heroes who fought with Clive at
k. Mary, should 'be conferred on that 78th for the way they
ke had upheld the honour of the nation. (Cheers.) Lord
17 Palmerston would be able indeed to point to those brave
at deed; end they would be the means of giving him the cons
a Samos of the country. But there were sycophantic
F Nadi who thought that the voice of the country would
A ant he raised. It might, however, be necessary for Lord
lie Palmerston to rally aroud hire his independent supporters,
w,
to embody those who would give a vienrons expression to his
, a policy ; and he for one would be ready and willing to stand
mite true to the empathise he had long shown him, although he
sat had suffered the misfortune to undergo a temporary num-
ef lion from the government of the man whom he had esteemed
At. in politico—a man who, with all his faults, had been equal to
g" every @Amnon in which he was placed; a man who, though
ant placed on the highest pinnacle in the country to which a
Ma subject could aspire, had not forgotten the great duties he
eery owed to the public se a gateman and patriot, who, while he
as a had sucomeklly carried on the wars of -the country in foreign
aid, lands, knew well how to uphold and vindicate thelibertiee and
tln rights of his fellow-countrymen in every part of the world.
'till Sir Robert resumed his seat amidst prolonged applause.
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PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Rev. H.
Clelan, 8.A., locumbent of Chipping Sodbury. Raw. C. B.
Dighton, M A., rector of Mdcbeldeas!, Glaswegian&lre.
Rev. T. H. 8.D., rector of Burgh Castle, Suffolk:
Patron, the Lord Chancellor. Rev. F. E. Lott, MA , vicar
et Betnnton-Law; patrons, the been and Chapter at ILsatnr.