The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-06 00:00:00

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DIP ER IA I, A, tA :Els T.
Ho USE OF I;() RT.'S', May 5.
Their Lordships met at the usual hour.
Messengers from the Irish Court of Chancery brought up
several ',turns.

KILMARNOCK AND ARDROSSAN RAILWAY.
The Earl of EGLINION preme.reeil several petitions,
numerously and respectably signed, from Kilmarnock and other
places in its neighbourhood, in favour of this railway.
THE GUILDFORD AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from land-
owners and others in favour of this line, and against the Direct
Portsmouth.

THE CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.'
A NOBLE Loan presented a petition from the authorities
of St. Thomas's Hospital, praying their Lordships not to
place that institution under the Bill, unless its provisions were
materially altered.
The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition from the
Governors of Christ's Hospital, praying to be exempted from
the operations of the Charitable Trusts Bill. They did not
fear inquiry, they challenged it, but they did not wish their
affairs taken out of their own hands. He; had also . an-
other petition' from a society called the Blues. They had
formed themselves into a society for the purpose of relieving
their more unfortunate schoolfellows who had not the good
luck to make their fortunes. It was true they had not existed
as a body longer than twenty-two years, but they had done
much good as a body.
Lord BROUGHAM had no doubt of the respectability of
that society of Blues, but he agreed with an old phrase used in
the north of England, namely, that " the best of folk would not
be the worse for being looked after."—( Laughter.) The Noble
Duke stated that the petitioners did not fear inquiry—in fact
that they challenged it. How did they challenge inquiry ? Oh,
they challenged it by asking that no inquiry should take place.
Messengers from the Commons brought up the Birmingham
Cemetry and other
EXCLUSIVE TRADING.

Lord CAMPBELL presented two petitions, signed by the
Lord Provost and the Town Council of Edinburgh, in favour
of the Duke of Buccleuch's measure on the subject of ex-
clu.ive trading in the town of Edinburgh.
The Earl of KINNAIRD presented a petition from Dundee
to the same effect.
VISCOUNT HARDINGE AND LORD GOUGH.

Earl RIPON said he was about to perform a task which was
as gratifying to him as it would be acceptable to their Lord-
ships. It would not be necessary for him to trouble the House
at any length upon the present subject, as he had twice before
during the session been called upon to recount the eminent
services of the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army ; and
their Lordships received the motions which he then made with
so much cordiality that he felt it would be an idle waste of time
to again advert to them at any length. He was sure their
Lordships felt that the distinctions conferred upon his gallant
friends by hes Majesty was a most opportune exercise of the
Royal prerogative, and he therefore felt confident that they
would adopt be address which he was about to present to
them, which had for its object the fulfilment of her Majesty's
intention with regard -to Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Hugh
Gough. But her Majesty in her .nessage, referred, not merely
to the brilliant services which it had fallen to the lot of those
two gallant men to perform, but she adverted also, amongst the
motives which induced her to bring that message under their
Lordships' consideration, to the earlier services which they had
performed; and he thought it would be right that he should
shortly advert to those earlier services, in order to show their
Lordships that the merits of those two distinguished officers
were not confined to their late exertions in India, but that
those exertions had been manifested in both cases in their
younger years in the service of their country in various parts
of the world. Neither of those gallant officers were young.
The youngest of them, Viscount Hardinge, had been 42 years
in her Majesty's service, having entered the army at the com-
mencement of the present century, and having joined his re-
giment before he was 15 years of age. He came home after
the peace of Amiens. A large proportion of our troops then
on service returned to their native country, but be was not
desirous of wasting his time in idleness or the enjoyment of
the comforts of home. And he took advantage of an institu-
tion—namely the Military College of Sandhurst—for the pur-
pose of seeking there a scientific course of study, which was so
advantageous to those who wished to acquire proficiency in
the service, and which has sent forth so many distinguished
men. In 1807 he was appointed to the staff of Sir Bret
Spencer ; and afterwards in Portugal, under the command of
the Noble Duke who sat behind him, and in the capacity of a
young lieutenant in the battles of the Peninsular. He was
present at the battle of Viemera, where he received his first
wound. He continued with the army when it marched into
Spain under the command of Sir John Moore, who was so
much struck with his bearing and his talents that he appointed
him to his own staff ; and he was one of those who had the
melancholy task of witnessing the expiring breath of that gal-
lant and esteemed commander. He came home with the
army when it returned, but when reinforcements were sent
out to Portugal he was appointed quartermaster-general to
the Portuguese army under Marshal Beresford, and no doubt
under the command of that officer acquired that knowledge of
the management of the troops which he had turned to
so much advantage in the service of his country.
He was present at the battle of Vimiera, at Corrunna, and at
the Passage of the Douro. He was at all the operations con-
nected with the defence of the lines of Torres Vedras, and he
was at the famous battle of Albuera, one of the
must brilliant actions ever passed, and in which
he distinguished himself by personally directing operations
which never could be forgotten. He was present at Badajos
and at Cuidad Roderigo ; at the second battle of Badajos ; at
Salamanca ; at Vittoria, where he was severely wounded ; and at
the battle of the Pyrenees, where a most glorious victory was
achieved over Marshal Soult. He was afterwards at the pas-
sage of tht Novelle, and at the battle of Orthes. In 1815, the
Noble Duke (Wellington) attached Col. Hardinge to Marshal
Blucher's army, and in his letter to Marshal Blucher the Noble
Duke said, "1 send him to you—he has my entire confidence."
Now no man ever acquired the entire confidence of the Noble
Duke without deserving it. There could be no greater
proof of the talent of Lord Hardinge than being selected by
the Noble Duke to attend Marshal Blucher just before the
battle of Waterloo, upon which the fate of all Europe
depended. In the execution of his duty upon the staff
of Marshal Blucher, he was at the battle of Ligny, and there
for the third time was severely wounded, having lost his left
hand, and suffered a most painful operation - which, however,
did not prevent his being present at the greatbattle of Waterloo.
He had received, as a reward for those services, nine medals,
two crosses, and five clasps. The nine medals were given for
his services at various battles, amongst which were, Albuera,
Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrennees, and, though
last, not least—Waterloo. He might presume, that a man
presented with nine medals for services in nine distinct battles
connected with the history of the Peninsular war, was a man
who might be admitted to he deserving of the nntio.• co-
vereign had taken of him, and of the compliments their Lord-
ships were about to pay him. He knew not whether it was
necessary for him to say more with respect to Lord Hardinge,
knew his merits as well as he did. With respect to Lord
Gough, he could say that all his life had been passed in the
service of his country. He had been 52 years in the army. He
was engaged during the earlier period of the war in foreign
service, and as much exposed as others to the chances of war,
and always performing the duty in a manner which gained
him the approbation of his officers. In 1809 he went with the
army into the Peninsular, at the head of the 87th regiment,
and served during the whole of the campaign. He was present
in command of that regiment at the battles of Talevera, Vit-
toria, and Baroasa ; and he also commanded it at the siege of
Cadiz, and at Albuera, where he had his horse shot under
him, and was afterwards severely wounded in the side by a
shell. At the passage of the Neville he was also severely
wounded, being three times hurt, as well as Sir H. Hardinge.
He commanded afterwards (as their Lordships were well
aware) the land forces in China, and for which he received a
vote of thanks, of which, during the last three or four years,
he had shown himself so richly deserving. He was now in
command of the regiment in which he formerly
served. That regiment was an Irish one, and Lord Gough
was an Irishman worthy of Ireland—(Hear)—for whatever
differences might exist amongst that high-spirited people, he
believed that there was ro instance in which, in the service of
their country by land or by sea, their differences had pro-
duced a relaxation of their duty, or impaired the efficiency of
their exertions. The sound of the trumpet, or the roll of the
drum, appeared to silence all differences, and to create a con-
test as to which should best do the duty intrusted to him.
As an officer of long service, and of great and distinguished
merit, and even as an old gentleman, Lord Gough was
eminently distinguished. Their Lordships might smile, but
he did not think that, as a characteristic of an Irish soldier,
it deserved a smile, except of approbation.—(Hear, hear. )
He was a man beloved by the soldiers he commanded, and
by the officers under him; and there was a cicnmstance
which occurred, when it was proposed to elevate him to the
peerage, characteristic of an Irish gentleman. When his
friends, or he believed it was his son, was asked what
title he should have, the son said, that his father was al-
ways called Old Gough, and he did not think that he
would like to go to his grave with any ether name. Such a
circumstance made them think cheerily of the man's dis-
position. It had nothing to do with his military services, or
with the high honour conferred on him, but it might not
perhaps be considered strange to allude to the circustance.
Her Majesty had sent down a message to their Lordships'
House to give them an opportunity of co-operating with her
wishes on the subject. He did net wish to go into the
motion which came before the other House of Parliament';
that would come before them in due course. The East
India Company had granted a pension to Sir H. Hardinge, and
to Sir Hugh Gough, for their lives, and it was right he
should inform their Lordships that it was granted spontane-
ously. He had not suggested to that honourable body any
wish to act in such a manner, and it was satisfactory to find
that it had been most spontaneous on their part, and was an-
other proof of their characteristic liberality. This vote of
the directors would go before the proprietors for their sanc-
tion, but their was no doubt of their approval of the vote of
the directors. The vote of this House would be prized by
these honourable and gallant men, and it would be a source of
the greatest satisfaction to them. And their feelings, after
such a vote, would be such as, under the circumstances, could
be imagined to be the feelings of those honourable and gallant
warriors. The Noble Earl then moved that an humble ad-
dress be presented to her Majesty, in answer to her Majesty',
most gracious message, assuring her Majesty that their Laid-
ships would cheerfully concur in any measures which might
be necessary for the accomplishment of her Majesty's gracious
wishes.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had so lately had the
opportunity of expressing the deep sense he entertained of the
eminent services and heroic actions performed by both the in-
dividuals who are the subjects of their most gracious Majesty's
message. He felt that it would be at the present time running
the risk of becoming wearisome to their Lordships, if indeed
the sense of weariness could be entertained by their Lord-
ships while considering the past glories and future prospects of
their country, were he to repeat all that lie then telt, and all
which he continued to feel. '1 he Noble Earl who had moved
the address to the throne, had taken the opportunity of advert.
ing in detail to that series of glorious actions which had marked
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those eminent individuals. It often happened in the great
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