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London, England, 1849-04-25 00:00:00

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motion as unnecesst.ry.
Sir G. GREY agreed with the observations that had
fallt-n from the lion. Member opposite (Mr. W. Patten),
thy,.. the motion was useless and uncalled tor.
Mr. MOFFATT, after a few observations, withdrew
the motion.
Mr. MUNTZ presented petitions from several parts
of Birmingham in favour of international disputes being
setiled by arbitration.
Mr. CARI)WELL presented a petition from Liver-
pool in favour of international arbitration.
Sir W. CLAY presented a similar petition from St.
George's in-the Fields.
Lord NUGENT presented a petition agreed to at a
public meeting held in Westminster in favour of a
national system of rating fur the poor.
Mr. J. A. SMI 111 presented a petition from Boston
complaining of the increase in the county-rate expen-
diture.
Mr. BOUVERIE presented five petitions in favour of
the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. SCIIOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bit'
mingbam in favour of international arbitration.
Mr. HUMS presented a petition, agreed to at a large
public meeting held in Glasgow, complaining that if
trains were restricted from running on Sundays, it would
deprive the country of many of the advantages of the
railway system, and praying the House to pass a law to
compel railway companies to run trains on Sundays.
NAVIGATION-LAWS.
Mr. LABOUCIIERE presented a petition from the
Mayor and Corporation of Manchester in favour of the
repeal of the navigation-laws.
THE REV. MR. SHORE.
Viscount JOCELYN presented a petition from King'a
Lynn, praying for the liberation of the Rev. James
Shore.

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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
An HON. MENDER. presented a petition from the
eastern district of the county of Edinburgh, praying for
a reference of national disputes to arbitration.
Mr. HQ WARD presented a petition from Buxton
against Sunday travelling.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petitiont
signed by upwards of 300 of the inhabitants of st•
Pancras, complaining of the number of toll• gates witbio
that parish.

- MAINTENANCE OF THE POOR.
Lord NUGENT gave notice that on a future day be
should bring before the House the propriety of support-
ing the poor by a national rate.

- THE PUNJAUB.
Mr. G. THOMPSON postponed his motion with re-
spect to the war in the Punjaub.
IRISH CHURCH.

Mr. lIUME (foi Mr. Osborne) postponed his motion
on the Irish Church until the Bth of May.
CANADA.
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Mr. GLADSTONE said, before Easter, he moved for
returns showing the nature and extent of certain losses
in Canada. When would they be laid on the table?
Mr. HAWES replied that the papers would be place"
in the hands of Hon. Members immediately.
YOUGHAL.

In reply to Mr. ANSTEY,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE intimated that the reports of
the Commissioners with respect to the union of several
unions in connexion with Youghal were still under con-
sideration.

WAR IN THE PUNJAUB.-VOTE OF TIitANIO

TO THE INDIAN ARMY.

Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE rose to move that the thanks
of the House be given to the Right Hon. the Earl of
Dalhousie, Knight of the Most lion. Order of the Thistle
Governor- General of India, for the zeal and ability with
which the resources of the British empire in the East
Indies have been applied to the support of the military
operations in the Punjaub. That the thanks of this
House be given to General the Right HOD. Lord Gough*
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military
Order of the Bath, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
in India, for the conspicuous intrepidity displayed b. 7:,
him during the recent operations in the Punjaub,
especially for his conduct, on the 21st of February, 1849,
in the battle of Goojerat, when the British army eh;
tanned a brilliant and decisive victory. That the thanks or
this House be given to Major-General Sir J. Thackwell'
Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military
Order of the Bath; to Major-General Sir Walter kW
leigh Gilbert, Knight Commander of the Most honour'
able Military Order of the Bath; to Major-General Wil-
liam Samson Whish, Companion of the Most Hon. gin-
tary Order of the Bath; and to Brigadier-Generale the
Hon. Henry Dundas, Companion of the Most Hon. .
tary Order of the Bath; Colin Campbell, Companionpf the
Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath; Hugh Masse,'
Wheeler, Companion of the Most Honourable Military'
Order of the Bath; and James Tennant; and 10
the several officers, European and Native, under
their command, for the indefatigable seal and el:
ertions exhibited by them throughout the rectal'
campaign. That the thanks of this House be given to
the non- commissioned officers and private soldiers, Euro-
pean and Native, for the service rendered to the British
empire by the signal overthrow of the numerous
enemies combined in arms against them; and that the
opinion of this House be signified' to them by the Cora-
menders of the several corps. That the thanks of this
House be given to Major-General William Samson
W hush, Compaeiose of the Most Honourable Military
Order of the Bath, for his eminent services in conducting
to a successful issue the siege of the fort and city of
Moultan. That the thanks of this House be given to the
several officers, European and Native, under the cehil"
mend of Major-General Whish, and to the officers of the
Indian nary employed upon that occasion, for their
gallant conduct during the siege of Moultan. That the
thanks of this House be given to the non-commissioase
officers and private soldiers and seamen, European and
native, for the bravery and fortitude manifested by these
during the siege of Moultan. That these resolutions be.
transmitted by Mr. Speaker to the Governor-General of
India, and that ho be requested to communicate the sterne
to the several officers referred to therein." He said be
was in hope when he had the honour of seconding Air
votes of thanks which were passed by the House in
May, 1846, on the proposition of the Right Honourable
Gentleman the Member for Tansworth, that it would be
the last occasion on which he should have to tteke
any part with respect to the disturbance of that peace
in India of which they stood so much in need. But 11e
his hopes had not been fulfilled, he thought he mie:ht
fairly say that there was no occasion on which he
felt greater reason for congratulation than the preset'
In the exploits of the campaign which had just, be
hoped he might say, closed or all but closed, he thought
they would see some real reason for congratulating
themselves. It would not be necessary for him to
make any of those preliminary remarks watil
which the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for -Tsar'
worth prefaced his speech in 1846. That Right Hon.
Gentleman and those who followed him were on that
occasion compelled to enter into several details with
reference to the nation which had risen with aryls
against them, and they had been, since that day, unfor-
tunately so well acquainted with that singular and war-
like people, that it would be unnecessary for him to repeat
any of that which was said by the Right Honourable
Gentleman, or to enter into any preliminary discussion,
with respect to the character of the people. It was a
singular fact, and one with which he was not acquainted
until the other day, that it had long been foreseen that
the great struggle for dominion in India would
take place with that people. He found Robertson,
the historian, in his " Eastern India," which was pub-
b.
haled in '97, or at the end of the last century, foretelling
in very singular words that that struggle would take
place. The Right Honourable Gentleman then
read a passage from Dr. Robertson's work,
stating that from the position of the Seikh
territory to that of this country, and the ardour, acti-
vity, and ambition of those people it could hardly but
be expected that the relationship between the
two governments would sooner or later ter-
minate in hostilities. That prophecy had been
fulfilled, but it was but justice to say that the
Seikhs had contended with us with great energy;
courage, and perseverance. The last papers which had
been presented to the House stated that a treaty had
been agreed to between the Governor-General and the
Seikhs for the internal tranquillity of the country, and the
consequence of that arrangement was that the country
was for some time in a state of peace, from which it had
long been a stranger. Unfortunately, however, events
occurred last year to which were to be traced all
those cemraotions which they all so much deplored;
but they had obtained a great victory, which they had
that day met to commemorate. The two agents of the
Government who had so distinguished themselves, Vans
Agnew and Major Anderson, had been treacherously mur-
dered. When the Governor-General of India saw that all
his hopes of an amicable arrangement of the commotion et
Moultan were extinguished—when he saw all his hopes
had vanished, he made every preparation for a general war.
The late Governor- General of India had not, as it bad
been said, left the frontier in a defenceless state: so far
from that, he had left the frontier of Lahore with a most
effective force. He had not diminished by one
man either the artillery or infantry. Lord Dalhousie,
making use of these preparations, and adding thereto such
force as he thought fit to call upon from Bengal, had
repaired to the frontier, and Lord Gough, the Commander
in-Chief had also made every preparation.—(Hear, hear)
He thought that the House would agree with him that
it would be fitting at the present moment that
he should for a short time call its atten-
tion to the circumstances that took place
before Lord Gough took the field.—(Hear, hear.) The
House was too well acquainted with the services of the
gallant Major Edwardes—(Hear, hear)--to render
it necessary for him to detail them. It would
be sufficient for him to say that such were the
services of that gallant officer, that her Majesty, in
her royal condescension, had thought it right to de-
part from the common forms, and had commanded
that before the end of the campaign that gallant officer
should received the reward due to him.—(Hear, hear.)
That gallant officer had received the appointment of
Major, together with a Companionship of the Bath. Ile
believed that there was not a single Member in that
House who would question the right of the gallant offi-
cer to such honours, for it was to be remembered that in the
great act that he had accomplished he had not been
assisted by a single person of white colour.—(Bear,
hear.) He went down to the Indus and gain?
last June a decisive victory.—(Cries of " Hear, hear. )
On the 2d of July he was joined by Lieutenant Lake•
he succeeded in another battle, and again completely
routed the troops of the rebels; and, although in the
first instance the Governor-General and the Commander-
in-Chiet did not consider the season admitted the march
of English troops, it was thought necessary to dispatch
a force under General Whish to Moultan. The House_
was well acquainted with the result ot thesfoecastnarch.
ing upon Moultan. A farce was ordered from Bombay;
that force appeared before Moultan on the 26th De..
,
cember; on the 27th they made their first attack, and
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on the 2d of January they carried the fortified city ,