The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-25 00:00:00

these two meeting, held in this shy, within a short
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fad the other to oommanorate splendid of
arms, are resonsileable with each other. antis-
thin, I.sed 9. will shortly have as oppertuaity of
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la • monessa mmolity—.thoVilethas anioniastie of twoahem past mama is far
their amiimoreggs.)
The onAmsup ems •st prapoos steed Midi mast
soma home to the Meese( oporysme ponstat,—lbe health of
Lady Gates, ono ditto met ameolinat of bar an. (Load
hieketsiZ. They were al aware thst Lady Goal' was the
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quarter e7V:woold. Asit who wen permitted
to real& wader Imegitohlo sod; mei. lbws who won
moat to partake of her bropitablph theme wad the weedy,
—ash every isdividaal sabot of tho maid Nifty ct lodine--
and all would tail of the admisolimi lbay fah the IbM noble
lad
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The Mad wso husk with peat enthusiasm.
Lord GOUGH.—Mr. Chairman, my lords and gontismen if I band napaLf unable to wises ay thanks in a...radon.;
with the fes I watertained in my own is.. bow mush
maw Meek must it he kr me to axprams my dm. &retired*
be the ram pa haw Just drunk. (Hear heir.) It Is is-
passible flot me to say how deeply gratefuitko of
say toil, the sheerer of nion days of sorrow and
she whoa all osamismi ms to my duty—(ehoms)
—will feel, for the hatiamo pa have done us. I min only
bag to ammo cm lee part of Lady Gough and WWI
that as wads can savoy the deep sentiment of gratitude
sad repot we feel for those who Oars so kiadly paid as this
mark af 'Lep* (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave " the Lord Mayer," which
= boos caspoaded to, was briefly ackaowledged by his
Sir S. 1,3111. mast beg lean to interrupt the order of the
toasts for the purpose of proposing one which the chairman
month not pporepp, but which they isoold not proemial further
without inddagapes for the parpos of marking their re-
nted for the shah man, the eta which he held I. Shelled
India Corpse ' and their admiration of the minuet in
which he had his duties that day. (Hear, hear.)
He called oa them to drink the health of tne chairman.
(Hem, hear.)
The toast was druid; with three dam three chews.
The CII4IIRILiN, in retuning fluke, said he was (ally
aware that he owed the distinction he hail received to the
position he had the honour to hold, and it was on that ace
Gout this more aeontable to him. (liser.) He was now
about., propose a toast which he was sure would meet with
their entire approbation—it was the health of Lord
Harding*, late Governor-General of bulb, ths soldier as
wall as the shaman, the genial comrade of Lord Gough
in one of the greatest battles whisk had ever hien fought in
India. (Cheers.) He could never speak of the names of
those great chiefs without bringing to his recollection the
field of Feroseshah. (Load cheering.)
The applause with which the toast was received having
subsided,
Lord HARDINGE rose and said : My lords and gentle-
man, I very mach thank you for the honour you hays done
me, in drinking nay bsslth on an mead= when we are met
to do honour toleord Gough for his glorious achievements in
India. I should have been content under ordinary circum-
stances to hays pared over in silence any military opera-
tions of slue, or the merits of my superior general akar;
bat I think I am justifisd in malting some comments on my
noble friend's compiling, bemuse I wads myself an eyei.wit-
nem of his conduct. (Hear.) Gentlemen, I bad fiequeat
opportunities of obeerrag the conduct of my noble friend,
his ardent devotion to the service, on all those different occa-
sions on which he led the army, and out of which he brought
them with the greatest credit and honour. My lords and
gentlemen, I must say that my Coble friend had to encounter
difficulties of no ordinary character, and no common
enemy, for I eau safely say that the enemy he
was opposed to was the bravest and the most
warlike the British army aver encountered in India.
(Che• re.) It was not • band of military adventurers drawn
together for the sake of gain but • military nation, bound
together by the strongest feelings of nationality and animated
by the deepest sentiments of religious enthusuom—an army
that was composed of a large number of disciplined soldiers,
brought to a high state of perfection by foreign officers,
and with a field of artillery more powerful than that pos-
sessed by say European nation, not only in the number, but
also in the calibre of the gnus. I need not say that in the
coarse of that day the army commanded by Lord Comb
captured 210 guns, of which a large proportion wine nine-
'minden, and many 18 pounders; and we all know bow
bravely and skilfully duce guns were served. My noble
friend, therefore, had to encounter not an ordinary army,
but one of tbis bravest that India has ever men ; and in the
face of more difficulties, by the micoaquerable spirit and
the attachment of his army, and by the confidence he in-
spired in that army, he achieved a most glorious;victory, and
my noble friend is now this day in the proud position of re-
ceiving his just reward. (Cheers.) lam in the presence of a
number of the officers of the Hut Indian army, and I will
my of them, that no army in Europe can beat of braver,
moo accomplished, or more faithful ofll2ers than the East
Indian service. (Hear.) I need only mention the names of
Pollock, of Nod, of Gilbert, of Little, of Broadfoot, and of
Lake—(cheers), who have &diminished themselves in that
service, and in her Mejesty'a service in India I may add the
glorious names of Gough, of Sale, of Napier, and of Smith.
(Renewed cheering.) I say, then, we owe the greatest
obligations to the Indian army of both services. (Hear.)
There is one name which I have not mentioned, and which I
will take the liberty of drawing your attention to, that of a
gallant sod youthful friend of mine—Major Edwards—'
whose operations before Moult= must be familiar to all.
(Cheers.) In minelasioss, let me add that I cordially and
sincerely return you thanks for the honour you have done
me, and I sincerely hope that my noble friend, Lord Mil-
hous* who is now at the head of the government of India,
will consolidate the British power in that country by a wise
administratioa of the means entrusted to him, and in that
way ensure its future tranquillity. (Load cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN thou gave the loath of Lord Dalhousie,
the Governor-General of India, coupling with it the civil
service of India.

Sir JAS. LUSHINGTON retuned thank,.
Lord DOUGH proposed the neat toast—the Want men
who had supported hint in the many battles and difiloultiee
is which he had been engaged in India, and who nobly dis-
anguished Uteruslves in the Sold. and abed their blood pro-
digally in the service of their country. (Hear, hear.) He
We them Sir W. Gilbert and the Indian army.
The tout WAS drunk with much cheering.
Sir JAMES LUSHINGTON returned thanks.
The last toast was Sir William Gomm and the visitors,
which haying been drank and acknowledged by Sir William,
t►e company broke up.