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that if his constituents had any great grievance
ft° complain of, they might place it in the form of a peti-
-B'' r 11,
e mid transmit-it to him to his residence in Wigurere-
ehetester. There was to necessity to send it first to Men-
e had received a communcation from Mr. Hen.
ZeY, person residing ea Cheltenham, who, he believed,
„, an trishman, and like the generality of his country;
ra:ni. was liable to cenunit great blunders.—(tarea
flutter.) This
a person stated that his name was at-
e„
--2° the peition, and that it followed that of a per-
:0:1e: 4a:re: Pb,vring or that Pering s name followed. his..
great "e (lir• Berkeley) had searched the petition with
yet he could not discover Mr. Hennessey's
46e--r(Proteetionist cheers.)
kr a few words from Mr. ENT WISLE.
•u• BoR ru WIC deprecated the practice of copy
I„,s !he names of parties to a petition, even although
had voluntarily signed it, because the practice was
I;4lte be abused. The Anti-Corn-law League might
;ler the practice perfectly legitimate, but
rtKhtcoasidered that it interferred with the
Ilse
,s
'''°ae the people, and was liable to destroy
o 3r of the petitions to that House—(Hear, hear)
t 4 ,4,,_°l)lnion the Committee would do much to eflect
erfitem.
theta RIGHT then rose and stated, that in looking
e Petition which he held in his hand he discovered
Thetiea4tes of five petitioners, which were pasted over.t
flf the nunies were transposed and placed in another part
bcitr`aPetitiont he contended that, although this might
lir galar, it was clearly no fraud.
Virder.4ltAND rose amid loud cries of "Sp )lic,
k,:i,pEA.IcER having put the original resolution,
it
thaeci• h.ltrt AND moved, as an amendment, a
ths In instruction to the Committee toLinquilrehiliitiat(ol
obaial I: in which the Anti-Corn-law ea
thlttC signatures to the petitions."He gbueelieved
4'114 e Petition purporting to be presented from Chef-
tilat: was not signed by any person in that town, but
4 emanated from Manchester.
~kitti.l;er,.J_ME said, if the amendment of the Hunt.
- `"r Knaresborough were agreed to as. it a
la*
IltAst°°d' it might be inferred that the Anti-Corn-
ieitt'egue,.had
.been guilty of malpractices
Liott t
the petitions. Now, he had generalthe' e amendment, if it were made gr,
..44 inquiry should extend to the protection so-
si~ni and all societies in general ?
I,4)ar,4°l3ERT PEEL had not the slightest objec-
;ill
1' lotin'O.Y inquiry- which the House might think
1,,,-stitute with respect to the practice of get-
s
411 A Petitions for presentation to that House.
sotiop," not be better to give notice for another day
so_f
Qaer4r. for a Committee to inquire into those a.bullstehe?
41%1 t inquiries might arise on the facts that mg. .
:1411 th•° the House, and it would be more in conformity
tall ustril practice of the House to decide the
„Sir ktasto give one question to each Committee..
th7like„?; 'INGLIS said that he entirely concurred in
tier of his Right Hon. Friend, but he thought
p,t eases ought to be a distinction between the
f Posed The Hon. Member. for Montrose had
th t° Include in the inquiry all petitions presented.
"t4l,e Dt.Protectionists, and he placed himself in the
th.l4e.-81.atin as the Hon. Members who had already
j°' kw, Honourable Member had made out no
atita.f-' Including the three subjects in one
mus-t, therefore be some other Member
Nivaslache berttaobrutsoesreofnerthtoepart of the protectionists.
Pone Committee the parti-
kth'lleolga which involved a breach of the privilege of
64441.4,7r' .as the remaining questions might be made
ta,.7 inquiry before a court of law, there being a
117„;illottti" 11"hirgryeti,ddieil y ther Act. The labour of the Com-
ere adopted, be confined to
thiss
beuotuisf the suggestion of the Hon.
4,,ttat,:tlr linayres.borough were adopted, they might
31r, fed for two or three months.
,'tttatieWHEGATE said that he had no wish to
to:1 labours of the Committee. It was n9t his
th' 111 e, otherwise than guided by the opinions
Baronet; but he must say that
.0 on,
k tt'4ll gates' as put forward by the Gallant Member for
'4l and the Hon. Member for Durham (a well:
ilf4!parf.,l4l.Pporter of the League), affected one spe
ettltef, Their plan of operation_ on the registration
Wt,„.loekteti an extensive system of forgery and deceit.
"%lA.- 'Love on the next day that the case of the
elantion should be inquired in.to.
te-4,4.11eive 4ISTIE did not con.ceiv.e that it was very
t° the purposes of justice that each pro-
the Rem
teetve ber should rise. to make statements
kreeereaitte(i; always assuming that a forgery had
Wha it is admitted—(Cries of
tkflsr:gll4)--i the 'Hon—Why,
for Durham admits that
kt,"l, ' been committed.—(Cries of" No, no.")
0_4;114Z
,i_stnno
_difference between transferring a sig-
47111:,seeei -.°lB.tpulittoirigpa forgery.—(Cries of " Order.")
had been accused of being a
)441,, erevLr a, certain society for the protection of home-
eatifu ► and he had been pestered for the last three
014 A number of anonymous letters by members
t;he tt•Corti-law "eague, especially by a personim
hattaht:e of Rawlings, in order to obtain fromfe how
S44efh rof renters on his estates—a sort of low 11 ,
.144tenoticldperhaps, but he only wished that
call at his house, for he felt very
51e, .IPteolihtled litowoaupplyhtodthem the argument bacu-
very obligingly requested
to iZeleentlaemmanemha
member of the Anti-Monopoly
514 itt4ti,°,ll, and had particular begged for his assit-
,te:() most sacred cause.—(Laughter, and cries
lOt,, order.") But, without any further re-
l;L'llip-t) the Members for North Cheshire, South
Vat'l„•e,, South Cheshire, and the 'West Riding of
~bja e begged to ask when the Noble Lord, the
1,:4,9er for- South Nottinghamshire, the present
'4liViKitry for Ireland, was likely to be in his place ?
'Light be that he was rather hasty in making
1/44441„.-1. but he wished the House and the country to
(LPossession of the information as soon as pos.
whltes',:les of .‘ Question.")
104„,-„elv Words from Mr. COLLETT, in which he
irepe'vto. od to withdraw a motion, notice of which
143/411:114 Iceisly given,
14atiriu'r presented a petition, signed by 650
Ghee town of Reading (as we understood_
lePtatenrnan), praying that the House !vouhld
ketaa ,•4 vote of thanks to the troops engaged in te
411 India, which was ordered to lie on the
b
‘. THE INDIAN ARMY.
aLtlie I about,Sir, to propose that one
Akrigh ain
p4ll
,Atiltst rewards that can be bestowedh.s
nouse. I
yaa. Vo tstry shall be conferred by t
Itipikant lat° propose that the thanks of the
ti ,1,4,0 Use of Parliament of this great
it 0114;4,11 be offered to the officers, and
•Nas4toeir command, who have recently, on
tia'gtip the Sutlej, under very trying circumstances,
disc; J' and-1 valour sustained the repute-
etr and proved themselves
'''itliitiilet°t esoeunrvtircye,
to which they belonged.
N'll 41, tPrealred, until interrupted by the Hon. Member for
eei: believe that it could be possible that Englishmen,
Sb_tot tlthe circumstances of unprovoked aggression which
kitiV aertio of these men, who, seeing what their
4,t ), ' .N 1 • "
10404141,11nud their.. devotion. to the interests of their
cttiNiftthis litioua petition such as that which now lies on
a h se.7(Loud cries of Hear, hear.") I say,
"la Possible that in this country any body of
1/414 roe -
,Lthe 1,‘.:?, to --- eruct •

k_ • Ind. sign a petition rudging sueli a vote of
1/4 bear.' ..,?n army as that I am. about to propose.—
ti ts%Llsekit Nr, the resolution which I intend to propose
!41/4::411,114ity aPou any matter of merely a political nature.
Ali Ikratta._*ith established usage—an usage which
.we
tzSse to to in this country ; the proposition
Vspii° ttriiit will be confined to the acknowledgment
ko'ttsi there)a,"ity, and valour ; and those who may bed isposed
Of ".,e) to question the policy of the Governor-
q'siskeotepr India will not be in the slightest
Itekisit„t4 %°„%ised by the vote of thanks I
justice
thekiky, ky o:nikrld wisdom which has characterised the con-
,lN .IkLa' I dTatit and Right Hon. Friend, the Governor.
tti`krs 4-, vet I shall studiously abstain, even in the
i ahich 1
Ittitttti cy shall make, from any reference to his p0.,1
.,1 epe're.l,a. PIA such as may be necessary to elucidate the
►illit liA.tsit`titans in which our arms in India have been
ii,LlMied:"(Hear, hear.) Sir, with that country
Mkt
p...itely concerned in these military operation.,
Ilki\
4 "tow 1,74L0ri, with its government, with its
Vq"st44lll "5" become internally acquainted by the
,44,4,-ii-at five years. The Punjaub, and the history
IlikrilsleNn "I probably well known to every one whom 1
11 sing, from the connexion and relation with the
1/4 • the eoUnt
4 . 444. 11 of Caubul. The House. is well aware
41444414
N'alertblti that and energy of Runjeet Singh peace was
;7‘thit> i 4 tad a jc..untry, and that for m.any years, t roug
. %iv 4 pow "Ity, he ruled the destinies of that great
iiiiti ~11 Ist, t erful and beneficial manner. But from his
kk Iticatye °(nt place in 1839, great changes have ensued.
4tst. 14 " tit
. . came ere has been a series of acts of cruelty and
tNott Ingh. equence of the murder of his predecessor by
'ili Ntleas e aThat Government has presented a picture of
b.444b11t t,ft) eZ2ehauch,ry so extravagant, that it might be
011,4 Kgorro,:` ,a smile were it not for those instinctive
,144Nse,"eti e - ianich the contemplation of such acts would
i0t,,,k0,-44ler itlsidered in lationto the welfare of so many
1 'ldiNtitie„—a control of suchrelation
a Government. The acts of
INtke:lt, by v 1 have been mainly directed and controlled by
Niisel.Wllnarn Runjeet Singh had established himself
INft.p4.; eoasTatleat victory. That. power has, since his
Ot;444111 Y controlling the civil and military power
s tt. bp L It j .I•
ti th . b., have ' ulffielllt to speculate upon any. of the.
Oil t Qixt it been committed by a Government in sick
Zts Isied4erilrae appears clear that the chief objects
What
p 9t of that country, and the prin-
be. 4440,40Prtetors and chiefs in that country, has
Ltil'Ata;tt ..to iittia_• collision with the British army, in.
'lti,ithee;.it mews
their military reputation or. their
4iii.kii.. 1,h us arm ns of saving themselves from subjection
tili .114 i4a,kt. sppe Ys,,by sacrificing it in. a conflict. with the
4 tst ilf ti, leg, a ,0 have been the main object which has
I..t';_t rg„ge A ,ii and
which has guided the decisions of the
t'Nt4 ti ' ROL 'tub. I well know, however, what was the
kh: to iNtlitt the Ql/01nd Gallant Friend, Sir H. Hardinge, in.
(ittika-teiit
o.ot publineroeuntt of India. He made greatsacriin-
k!pk.tl this coat?, Y. He held a prominent
_ placet
'' "ear \ divisio 'rY• He was beloved, without re-
s % i ,---as ,n. and he was held in general esteem—
it h._ IA ,fa ell h
NI pro-.N... e. He
his political opponents as by his
or I,,isieC. he w_ 'se was regarded by the army as its
it4t4 t: mite
to, Litti's a friend of justice to all ranks. It
Alit leav 4111tba, at a earl of life when ambition offer
IN eh% tett. his pia at
.an ier period ;it was proposed to
IleahieritteselafactionV!, the councils of his Sovereign, to
ci,ttlisii he 'ea re,,,
."'ell he had in seeine that he was the
lit VIA kawas theylt; to separate himself from that family
tie vteh,the
_owed ri,...f, to perform a public duty, which
thlir` 441;1111304s ►5, overeign and his country, and un-
iti ,41;eti hitt_ with a
high of Governor-General of India.
\t tll4 q..,tte by
o,Tgh.rnilitary reputation. He went not to
110, nee's!, to gain"lning victories on the Indian continent;
fat
qiri. hel"t.,tif peace, name in the annals of England as be-
`dr oe4it4ry elit Sir, apt Promoter of civil welfare in India
1441dia. led biaracteri anid believe it was in a great part
Psilirernitle 419 to keen . reputation of my Gallant Friend
Il' to 1 aught tt in cluNue and subjection the enemies
)4:jig toei4eady sum .e dominions of the British crown in
141:11. "q ricibleele"tlY extensive and while he was op-
t,. t ptilia
_!tet,elnt
_. additions to them' , he was determined
Qtt
.a,tijatt: sire rwaltta_ggression on the part of neighbouring
'kili:,ltlieeeaPable of°nlls! a native government established
_. _ ikr,lei
__ . ai.ntaining its institutions, and res-
'al tidott: Le4ere'oacordination in the great army of the
tad gre.,rnly was composed of men of great
"" Physical strength, trained to diseip•
1