The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-10 00:00:00

LORD KEANE.

Lord MEL 13 OURNE moved the 'Order of the Day
for taking intc consideration the gracious Message her
Majesty had st se to the House yesterday, relative to
Lord Keane.

The Messag a having been read by the Clerk at the

table,

Lord ME' BOURNE said he begged leave to
call their Lo i.ships' attention to her Majesty's most
gracious M e.s.tge, feeling perfectly . certain that
it would be t unnecessary to state in any detail the
grounds and t e. asons on which her Majesty had been
advised to sc nc I this -Message to their Lordships, or
the grounds tent I reasons on which he ,snould move
thee- Lordshipi ; to send up to the Throne an ad-
dress entirely in concurrence with that Message.—
(Hear, hear, 'tie ear.) It would be in- their Lord-
ships' recode at ion, that the events to which this
Message refee•re d were the subject of the unanimous
vote of last 3'e ar by which their Lordshi., s' thanks
had been give en to Lord Keane for the emineet ser-
vices
he had performed. And when their Lord-
ships recollec te d the honours bestowed upon
Lord Keane b; the Sovereign, he believed with
the general co,a.ourrence of their Lordships and of
the whole conere unity, he thought their Lordships
would be ineeir ed to ask why this proceeding
had been so long delayed, rather thee why it was now
brought forwat el. into the reasons of that delay it
was not his int, er tents, nor did he think it neceseary, to
enter, but this 'be would say, that that delay did not
arise from any doubt whatever in the minds of her
majesty's Gove re ment as to the propriety of marking
the services of lee srd Keane in the manner it was pro-
posed to mark, them by the address. Lord Keane
had been tried in every quarter of the globe. As a
soldier he ha Si commanded her Majesty's atmies in
many countries,. , and he had every where displayed that
ability, talent, a‘: rusness, and decision, for which he was
selected, and, ..ey the concurrence of circumstances,
entrusted wit it the command of that great ex-
pedition, undteetaken by the Government, across
the Indus.—( :Hear, hear, hear.) The expedition,
the conduct of which was attended with great
and almost lunparalleled difficulty by his genius,
skill, and else rgy, had been brought to a most
fortunate contth ision. It was for these services those
honours were o snforred upon him, and it was to those
honours which, he that evening begged their Lordships
to give their concurrence. It was not the usage of
Parliament to originate measures of that nature in
that House, but he trusted he might •expect
from their L or dships their unanimous concurrence for
the accomplishment of the purpose pointed out •by her
Majesty's Mess: tge.—(Hear, hear.) His Lordship then
moved an Ad dress, echoing the Royal Message, end as-
suring her M ajesty of their Lordships' cheerful concur-
rence therein.,

LOTti EL N BOROUG H said that he entirely
concurred in 'the Address, though not without some
feelings of tre4ret at the delay which had taken
place. His Lordship then recapitulated the ser-
vices of Lord Keane in India, and passed a high
eulogium upon them, and particularly upon the Noble
Lord's judguaco t, fortitude, and perseverance, under
privations and difficulties. His Lordship . also highly
eulogized the Indian army, and said he remembered
the Duke of Wellington telling him that he had never
seen an army which realized his idea of the Roman
legions before h e saw the British army in India. There
could be no higher praise, and he (Lord Ellenborough)
hoped they iv ouid always deserve it.—( Hear, hear.)
The Addressowas then put and agreed to.
The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition from a
place in Scotland against lay patronage.

The Earl of `SHAFTES-B-URY moved that an order
should be issued for the attendance of certain witnesses
on the trial of the Earl of Cardigan.—Ordered.
The 1101.13 Q sthen adjourned till Thursday next.