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London, England, 1846-04-02 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the Souse of Commons,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1.

I The following Petitions for Railway Bills were reported,
and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed
Hon. Members :
West Cornwall—Sir C. Lemon and Sir R. Vyryan.
East of Fife—Mr. E. Ellice and Sir J. Hope.
Buckinghamshire (Oxford and Bletchley Junction)—Mr.
Tower, Mr. Langston, and Colonel Hall.
South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No.
I)—Viscount Newport and Mr. E. Buller.
South Staffordshire Junction (Bilston and Priestfield Branch
—No. 2)—Viscount Newport and'Mr. E. Buller.
South Staffordshire Junction (Showhill and Portobello
Branch—No. 3)—Viscount Newport and Mr. E. Buller.
South Staffordshire Junction (Willenhall and Bloxwich
Branch—No. 4)—Viscount Newport and Mr. E. Buller.

RAILWAY BILLS CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE.
The Tenth Report of this Committee was brought up, and
read, as follows :

YOur Committee having taken evidence on the objects of
the Chard Canal, and the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal,
' .Railway, and Harbour Bills, find that, as these Bills now
stand, they do not come within any of the three Classes of
Amalgamation Bills referred to in their Ninth Report; they
therefore recommend that the Resolution of the House of the
26th March, ordering their suspension, be rescinded, and that
they be placed in Group No. 19.
Report to lie on the table, and to be printed.

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2. That in the case of the South Staffordshire Junction
Railway with Branches (No. 1) petition, the standing orders
ought to be dispensed with .—That the parties be permitted
to proceed. with their Bill.
3. That, in the case of the South Staffordshire Junction
Railway (No. 2---Biteton and Priestfield Branch) petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to voceed with their Bill.
4. That, in the case of the South Staffordshire Junction
Railway (No. 3—Showhill and Portobello Branch) petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
5. That, in the case of the South Staffordshire Junction
Railway (No. 4—Willenhall and Bloxwich Branch) petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
6. That, in the case of the Macclesfield and Lichfield Rail-
way (No. 2) petition, for leave to present a petition for a
Bill, the sessional order ought not to be dispensed with.
7. That, in the case of the South Union or Manchester
Potteries and London Railway petition, the standing orders
ought not to be dispensed with.
8. That, in the case of the London and South-Western
Railway (Salisbury Junction) petition, the standing orders
ought not to be dispensed with.
Second, third, fourth, and fifth Resolutions agreed to
Report to lie on the table.
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_`TILES OF MOTIONS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 2.
Sir Robert Peel,—That the thanks of this House be given
o Major-General Sir Henry George Smith, Knight Com-
mander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath,
for his skilful and meritorious conduct, when in command of
the British troops employed against a large portion of the
Seikh army, of greatly superior numbers ; and for the signal
valour and judgment displayed by him in the battle of the
28th of January, when the enemy's force was totally de-
feated, and new lustre added to the reputation of the British
arms.
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That this House doth highly approve of and commend
the intrepidity and exemplary discipline displayed by the
non-commissioned officers and private soldiers, European and
native, on the 28th of January, in their attack on the
enemy's position, by which the Seikhs were completely
routed, and driven in confusion across the Sutlej, with the
loss of all their artillery and military equipment ; and that
the same be signified to them by the commanders of the
several corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant
behaviour.

That, in requesting the Governor-General of India to com-
municate these resolutions to the several officers referred to
therein, this House desires to acknowledge the zeal and
judgment evinced by the Right Hon. Lieut.-General Sir
Henry Hardinge, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the
Bath, Governor-General of India ; and also by General Sir
Hugh Gough, Bart., Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the
Bath, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in India, in sup-
plying Major-General Sir Henry Smith with such reinforce-
ments and military means as enabled him, under Divine Pro-
vidence, to overcome all the obstacles thrown in his way by
a brave and determined enemy.
Sir Robert Peel,—That the thanks of this House be given
to the Right. Hon. Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hardinge,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Hon. Military Order of the
Bath, Governor-General of India, for the judgment, energy,
and ability,with which the resources of the British Empire
in India have been applied, in repelling the unjust and un-
provoked invasion of the British territory by the Seikh na-
tion • and for the valour and indefatigable exertions which he
displayed on the 10th of February, at the Battle of Sobraon,
when by the blessing of Almighty God, which we desire most
humbly to acknowledge, this hostile and treacherous inva-
sion was successfully defeated.
That the thanks of this House be given to General Sir
Hugh Gough, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most
Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Commander-in-
Chief of the Forces in India, for the signal ability and valour
with which, upon the 10th of February, he directed and led
the attack, when the enemy's entrenchments were stormed,
their artillery captured, their army defeated and scattered,
and the Punjaub laid open to the advance of our victorious
troops.
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That the thanks of this House be given to Major-General
Sir Henry George Smith, Knight Commander of the Most
Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Major-General
Walter Raleigh Gilbert, and Major-General Sir Joseph
Thackwell, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable
Military Order of the Bath ; and to the other officers, Euro-
pean and native, for the distinguished services rendered by
them in the eminently successful operations at the battle of
Sobraon.

That this House doth highly approve of and commend the
invincible intrepidity, perseverance, and steady discipline
displayed by the non-commissioned officers and private sol-
diers, European and native, on the 10th of February, by
which the glory of the British arms has been successfully
maintained against a determined and greatly superior force;
and that the same be signified to them by the commanders
of the several corps, who are desired to thank them for their
gallant behaviour.