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The House had no power to direct the Horse Secretar
to.aud:c the-occouuts, and he should therefore oppose the

motion as untieeessNry.
Sir G. GRETagrued with the observations that had
fallen froru the lion- Mtniber opposite (Mr. W. Patten),
that the trotion was useless anti uncalled for. _

Mr. MOFFATT, after a few observations, withdrew

the motioi

- Mr. NIUNTZ presented petitions from several parts
of Birmingham in favour of international disputes being
settled by arbitration.
Mr. CARDWELL 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 for the poor.
Mr. Jr. A. SMITH presented a petition from Boston

complaining of the increase in the' county-rate expert'

Mr. BOUVERIE presented five-petitions in favour of

.he Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bit-

mingham in favour of internati.nal arbitration.

Mr. HUME preented a petition, agreed to at a large
public meeting held in Glasgow, complaining that if
trains were restricted trom 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
Als3or and Corporation of Manchester in favour of the

repal of the navigation-laws.
THE REV. MR. SHORE.
Viscount JOCELYN presented a petition from Icing's
Lynn, praying fer the liberation of tho Rev. James
Shore.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Au Hori. MEMBER presented a petition from the
east rn district of the county of Edinourgh, praying for
a reference of national disputes to arbitration.
Mr. HOWARD presented a petition from Mateo
against Sunday travelling.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a Widest),
signed by upwards of 300 of the inhabitants of bit•
Pancras, complaining of the number of toll• gates within
that palish.
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. 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 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
ut ions in connexion with Youghal were still under coo'
sideration.

WAR IN THE PUNJAUB.-VOTE OF THANICS
TO THE INDIAN ARMY.

Sir JOHN HOBUOUSE rose to move that the thank'
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
operations in the Punjaub. That the thanks of this
House be given to General the Right lion. Lord Gough,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Milital
Orderof the Bath, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

in India, for the conspicuous intrepidity displayed bf
him during the recent operations in the Punjaub, and
especially for his conduct, on the 21st of February, 1849'
in the battle of Goojerat, when the British army ob.,
tained a brilliant and decisive victory. That the thanks 9'
this House be given to Major-General Sir J. Thackivsh,
Knight Commander of the Most' Honourable Militia)?
Order of the Bath; to Major-General Sir Walter i
leigh Gilbert, Knight Commander of the Most Honour'
able Military Order of the Bath; to Major-General Wil°
ham Samson Whish, Companion of the Most Hon. Pili!'"
tary Order of the Bath; and to Brigadier-Generals the
Hon. Henry Dundas, Companion of the Most Hon. gill'
tary Order of the Bath; Cohn Campbell, Compaaion of the
Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath; Hugh Massey
Wheeler, Companion of the Most Honourable Militia
Order of the Bath; and James Tennant; and t°
the several officers, European and Native, under
their command, for the indefatigable seal and
ertions exhibited by them throughout the recall'
campaign. That the thanks of this House be given tn
the non- commissioned officers and private soldiers, Env"'
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 CO!
menders of the several corps. That the thanks of this
House be given to Major-General William Sams°
v\ hibh, Companion of the- Most Honourable Military
Order of the Bath, for his eminent services in conductil
to a successful issue the siege of the, fort and city
Moultan. That the thanks of this House be given to the
several officers, European and Native, under the own'
mend of Major-General Whish, and to the officers of the
Indian navy employed upon that occasion, for their
gallant conduct during the siege of Moultan. That the
thanks of this House be given to the non-commissioned
officers and private soldiers and seamen, European and
native, for the bravery and fortitude manifested by than
during the siege of Moultan. That these resolutions In
transmitted by Mr. Speaker to the Governor-General Of
India, and that he be requested to communicate the sal°
to the several officers referred to therein." He said he
was in hops when he had the honour of seconding the
votes of thanks which were passed by the House ca
May, 1846, on the proposition of the Right Honours!'le
Gentleman the Member for Tamworth, that it would be
the last occasion on which he should have to take
any part with respect to the disturbance of that pesel
in India of which they stood so much in need. Blllt
his hopes had not been fulfilled, he thought he reign
fairly say that there was no occasion on which u:
felt greater reason for congratulation than the presen`"
In the exploits of the campaign which had just, 1!.1:
hoped he might say, closed or all but closed, he though'
they would see some real reason for congratulatid
themselves. It would not be necessary for biro
make any of those preliminary remarks with
which the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for TO'
worth prefaced his speech in 1846. That Right 1:1011;
Gentleman and those who followed him were on the'
occasion compelled to enter into several details 109
reference to the nation which had risen with arta
against them, and they had been, since that day, tini,e'„
'
tunately so well acquainted with that singular and wart
like people, that it would be unnecessary for him to rePef
any of that which was said by the Right Honourable
Gentleman, or to enter into any preliminary discussint
with respect to the character of the people. It was a
singular fact, and one with which he was not acquaintet
until the other day, that it had long been foreseen anaid
the great struggle for dominion in India ivt3ll'
take place with that people-. He found Robertg
the historian, in his " Eastern India," which was Pb',,
blished 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 theyread a passage from Dr. Robertson's work'nrif;
stating that from the position of the Seek-
territory to that of this country, and the ardour, sett'
vity, and ambition of those people it could hardly !",";
be expected that the relationship • between th:
two governments would sooner or later te':,
urinate in hostilities. That prophecy had bee
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 I,
been agreed to between the Governor-General and tbh;
Seikhs for the internal tranquillity of the country, and
consequence of that arrangement was that the country
was for some time in a state of peace, from which it listo
long been a stranger. Unfortunately, however, eveoll
occurred last year to which were to be traced st,,
those cemmotious which they all so much deplorenti
but they had obtained a great victory, which they 116,4
that day met to commemorate. The two agents of
Government who had so distinguished themselves, Aral-
Agnew and Major Anderson, had been treacherously 1101.11
dered. When the Governor-General of India saw thats
his hopes of an amicable arrangement of the commotion e;
Moultan were extinguished—when he saw all his huPer.
had vanished, he in ads every preparation for a general wad
Ile late Governor- General of India had not, as it hth;
been said, left the frontier in a defenceless state: so tolt
iron) that, he had left the frontier of Lahore with a We
effective force. He had not diminished by one
man either the artillery or infantry. Lord Dalhousie'
making use of these preparations, and adding thereto 0004
force as he thought fit to call upon from Bengal. hAtir
repaired to the frontier, and Lord Gough, the Commas
"")
in-Chief had also made every preparation.—(Hear, bear')
Ho thought that the House would agree with bins T.,-$
it would be fitting at the present moment that
should for a short time call its lately;
Lion to the circumstances that took P„ilekce-
before Lord Gough took the field.—(Hear, hear.) '-ee
House was too well acquainted with the services of trr
gallant Major Edwardes—(Hear, hear)—to renneid
it necessary for him to detail them. It w°,lllo
be sufficient for him to say that such were h'a
services of that gallant officer, that her Majesty, 1
her royal condescension, had thought it right tO
part from the common forms, and had commandeer
that before the end of the campaign that gallant oilie
should received the reward duo to him.—(llear, hearo't
That gallant officer had received the appointinentoe
Major, together with a Companionship of the Bath. at
believed that there was not a single Member in
the
House who wou:d question the right of the gallant °qv;
cer to such honours, forit was to be remembered that in hen
great act that h 3 had accomplished he had not
„Pear,
assisted by a single person of white colour.—(Held
hear.) He went down to the Indus and gal',,)
last June a decisive victory.—(Cries of "Hear, hett,,l,
On the 2d of July he was joined by Lieutenant Lo':eiy
he succeeded in another battle, and again comelehtb"o
routed the troops of the rebels; and, although in
instance the Governor-General and the Comnattn".,,h
in-Chief did not consider the season admitted the Eah",
eh
of English troops, it wenerala Whishs thought
necessary to disPe
force under Go Moultan. The x°use
was well acainted with the result of the forcemarsh'
ing upon Moultan. A force was ordered from Boninye..
that force appeared before Moultan on the 26th -1:;,,d
cember; on the 27th they made their first attack+ pd
on the 2d of January they carried. the fortified olt9