The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-25 00:00:00

NAVIGATION LAWS.

Mr. LABOUCHERE yresented a petition from the
Mnyor and Curporation of Manchester in favour of the
repeal of the navigivion-laws.
THE BEV. MIL SHORE.

Viscount JOCELYN presented a petition from King's
Lynn, praying fcr the liberation of the Rev. James
Shore.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
An IIoN. 1111;:nui.in presented a petition from the
eastern district of the county of Eitinhurgh, praying for.
a refi•r:nce of national disputes to arbitration.
Mr. HOWARD presented a petition from Buxton
against Sunday travelling,.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition,
signed by upwards of 300 of the inhabitants of St.
Pancras, complaining of the number of toll. gates within

:hut parish.
MAINTENANCE OF THE rOOR.
Lord NUGENT gaye notice that on a future day he

should bri❑g before the House the propriety of support-
ing the poor by a national rate.
TILE PUNJAUB.
Mr. G. THOMPSONpostponed his motion with re-

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spcct to the war in the Puojaub.
IRISH CHURCH.
Mr. HUME (for Mr. Osborne) postponed his motion
on the Irish Church until the Bth of May.
CANADA.
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 placed

in the hand 4 of licit. Members immediately.
YOUGIIAL.

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

WAR IN THE PUNJAUB.—VOTE OF THANKS
TO THE INDIAN ARMY.
Sir JOHN IIOBHOUSE rose to move that the thanks
of the House he givtn to the Right Hon. the Earl of
Dalhousie, Knight of the Mot lion. Order of the Thistle

Governor• General of India, for the zeal and ability with
which the resources of the British empire i❑ the But
Indies have been applied to the suppert of the military

operations in the Punjaub.. That the thanks of this

fioule be given to General the Right lion. 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 by
him during the la cent operations in the Punjaub, and
especially for his conduct, ou the 21st of February, 1849,
in the battle of Goojerat, when the British army ob-
tained a brilliant and decisive victory. That the thanks of
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 Ra-
leigh Gilbert, Knight Commander of the Most Honour-
able Military Order of the Bath; to Major-General Wil-
liam Samson ‘Vhish, Companion of the Most Hon. Mili-
tary Order of the Bath; and to Brigadier-Generals the
Hon. Henry Dundas, Companion of the Most Hon. Mili-
tary Order of the Bath; Colin Campbell, Companion of the
Most lien. Military Order of the Bath; Hugh Massey
Wheeler, Companion of the Most Honourable Military
Order of the Bath; and James Tennant; and to
the several officers, European and Native, under
their command, for the indefatigable z ?al and ex-
ertions exhibited by them throughout the recent

campaign. That the thauks of this House be given to
the non commit stoned 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 Com-
manders of the several corps. That the thanks of this
house be given to Major-General William Samson
14 high, Companion 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
Monlute. That the thanks of this House be given to the
severs) officers, European and Native, under the com-
mand of Ma.;or•General %Vhish, and to the officers of the
Indian navy employed upon that oscacion, for their
gallant conduct during the siege of Moult an. That the
thanks of this House he given to the non-commissioned
officers and private soldiers and seamen, European and
native, fur the bravery and fortitude manifested by them
during the siege of Moultri). 'That these resolutions be
transmitted by Mr. Speaker to the Governor-General of
India, and that he be requested to communicate the safe
to the several officers referred to therein." He said he
was in hope when he had the honour of seconding the
votes of thanks which were passed by the House in
May, 1846, on the proposition of the Right Honourable
Gentleman the Member for Tatnworth, thst it would be
the last occasion on which he should have to take
any part with respect to the disturbance of that peace
in India of which they stood so much in need. But if
his hopes had not been fulfilled, he thought he might
fairly say that there was no occasion on which he
felt greater reason for congratulation than the present.
In the exploits of the campaign which had just, he
hoped he might ray, closed or all but closed, be thought
they would see some real reason for congratulating
themselves. It would not bo necessary for him to
make any of those preliminary remarks with
which the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tam-
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 arms
against them, and they had been, since that day, unfor-
tunately so well acquainted with that singular and war-
Mee people, that it would be unnecessary for him to repeat
any of that which was staid 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 whit that people. He found Robertson,
the historian, in his "Eastern ludis," which was pub-
blished in '97, or at end of the last century, foretelling
in very singular words that that struggle would take
place. The Right Honourable Gentleman then
real 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 fur 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 conneotions 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, vane
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 at
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. lie 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 he fitting at the present moment that
ho 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 Eilwardes—(flcar, hear)—to render
ic necessary for him to detail thew. 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 bad 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 cekur.—(Hear,'
hear.) Ile went down to the Indus and gainr,a
last June a decisive victory.—(Cries of " Hear, bear. ')
On the 2d of July he was joined by Lieutenant Lake
be 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-Chief did not consider the season admitted the march
of English troops, it was thought necessary to di-Tafeh
a force under Gt neral Whish to Moultan. The House
was well acquainted with the result of the force march-
ing upon Moultan. A force was ordered from Bombay;
that force a; poured before Meultau on the 26th la)::
cember; on the 27th they made their first attack, n
on the 2d of January they carried the fortified city o,