The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-07 00:00:00

WAR IN THE PUNJAUB.

Mr. G. THOMPSON gave notice of his intention,
on this day fortnight, to draw the attention of the House
to the affairs of the Punjaub, and to move for the ap
pointment of a Committee to inquire into the justice and
propriety of the war that was going on there.
FINANCIAL REFORM.

Mr. HUME presented sev, ral petitions in favcur
financial reform.
THE CONVICT MITCHEL.

Mr. ROBINSON, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet
the First Lord of the Admiralty in his place, felt anxious
to pat the question to him of which he had given
notice, with respect to the convict Mitchel. He
wished to know if any report had been made to
the Admiralty by Commander Wingrove, of her Ma-
jesty's sloop Scourge, respecting the treatment of the
convict _tlitchel on his passage to Bermuda.
Sir E. T. BARING said that a report had been
made to the Admiralty on the subject. It was correct
that Mitchel had dined with the commander of the ves-
sel, but no other officers were present, and the course
that had been pursued by Commander Wingrove had
been only adopted for the better security and safe custody
of Mitchel.

Mr. ROBINSON said that from the Right lion.
Gentleman's own explanation it was clear that the
orders that had been sent out with respect to Mitchel
had been deviated from ; he wished, therefore, to
know whether the Admiralty had taken any notice oethat
deviation?

Admiral DUNDAS said that Commander Wingrove
had most prop rly considered that the safest place for
the convict was in his own cabin, where he was conti-
nually under his own eye.
WRECKS ON THE EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND.
Mr. G. S. DUFF wished to ask the Secretary of the
Admiralty whether any report or reports had been
received at the Admiralty on the subject of the disasters
which occurred on the east coast of Scotland in the
month of August last ; and if so, whether he would
have any objection to lay such reports upon the table of
the House ? _ - _ _ _

Sir F. T. BARING replied that a report had been
received on the subject which he had no objection to
lay before the House.
Mr. RICARDO asked if the report had been made
by Captain Waddington?
Sir 'T. F. BARING was understood to reply that
it had.

WAR IN INDIA- APPOINTMENT OF SIR
CHARLES NAPIER AS COMMANDER IN-

CHIEF.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, adverting to the subject of
the War in India, said—Sir, I stated in reply to the Hon.
Gentleman the Member for Montrose, when he asked
me a question yesterday with respect to India,
that her Majesty's Government had thought it
right to tender advice to her Majesty, but that
they hail received no reply from her Majesty, and I
was, therefore, unable to answer the question of the
Honourable Gentleman.—(Hear, hear.) I am now,
however, in a position to state that her Majesty has
been pleased to return a reply to the advice of the
Government to nominate Sir Charles Napier to
the appointment of Commander-in-Chief of the
British army in India—(Tremendous cheers)—and that
her Majesty has been pleased most graciously and
fully to approve that appointment.—(Renewed cheei-
ing.) Both the Duke of Wellington, the Com-
mander-in-Chief, and I, have to-day seen Sir Charles
Napier, and I have the satisfaction to state that he
is ready to obey her Majesty's commands, and pro-
ceed at once to India in the capacity which her
Majesty has been pleased to assign to him.—(Cheers.)
The Court of Directors have not yet had an opportunity
of meeting, but I fully expect they will do so to morrow,
and approve of this appointment with joy and satisfac-
tion.—(Loud cheers.)