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

LORD KEANE.

Lord MELBOURNE moved the Order of the Day
for taking into consideration the gracious Message her
Mai2sty had sent to the House yisterday, relative to
Lord Keane.

Tito Message having been read by the Clerk at the
table,
Lord MELBOURNE said he bezged leave to
ca'l their Lordships' attention to her Majesty's most
gracious Message, feeling perfectly certain that
it would be unnecessary to state in any detail the
grounds and reasons on which her Majesty had been
advised to send this Message to their Lordships, or
the grounds and reasons on which he should move
their Lordships to send up to the Throne an ad-
dress entirely in concurrence with that Message.—
(Hear, hear, hear.) It would be in their Lord-
:hips' recollection, that the events to which this
Message referred were the subject of the unanimous
vote of last year by which their Lordships' thanks
had been given to Lord Keane for the eminent ser-
vices he had perfarmed. And when their Lord-
ships recollected the honours bestowed upon
Lord Keane by the Sovereign, he believed with
the general concurrence of their Lordships and of
the whole community, he thought their Lordships
would be inclined to ask why this proceeding
had been so long delayed, rather than why it was now
brought forward. Into the reasons of that delay it
was not his intention, nor did he think it necessary, to
enter, but this be would say, that that delay did not
arise from any doubt whatever in the minds of her
Majesty's Government as to the propriety of marking
the services of Lord 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 had commanded her Majesty's armies in
many countries, and he had every where displayed that
ability, talent, firmness, and decision, for which he was
selected, and, by the concurrence of circumstances,
entrusted with the command of that great ex-
peeition, undertaken by the Government, across
the Indus.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The expedition,
the conduct of which was attended with great
and almost unparalleled difficulty by his genius,
skill, and energy, had been brought to a most
fortunate conclusion. It was for these services those
honours were conferred upon him, and it was to those
honours which he that evenieg begged their Lordships
to give their concurrence. It was not the usage of
Parliament to originate measures of that nature in
that House, bet he trusted he might expect
from their Lordships their unanimous concurrence for
the accomplishment of the purpose pointed out by her
Majesty's Message.—(Hear, hear.) His Lordship then
moved an Address, echoing the Royal Message, and as-
suring her Msjesty of their Lordships' cheerful concur-
rence theta n.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that be entirely
Concurred in the Address, though not without some
feelings of regret at the delay which had taken
place. His Lordship then recapitulated the ser-
vices of Lord Keane in India, and passed a high
culoygium upon them, and particularly upon the Noble
Lord's judgment, 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 he saw the British army in India, There
could be no higher praise, and he (Lord Ellenborough)
hoped they would always deserve it.—(Hcar, hear.)
The Address was then put and agreed to.
The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition from a
place in Scotland against lay patronage.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that an order
should be issued for the attendance of certain witnesses
on the trial of the Earl of Cardigan.—Ordered.
The House then adjourned till Thursday next.