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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1846.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack al
Five o'clock.

After the presentation of several petitions and some desul-
tory conversation on the subject of the business of the House
_ _

The Earl of ItipoN rose to move—

"That the thanks of this House be given to the Right
Hon. Lieut -General Sir HENRY HARDINGE, Governor-Ge-
neral of India, Knight Grand Cross of the' Order of the
Rah, for the energy and ability with which be
directed the military means at his disposal, to the re-
pelling of the unprovoked in-mi;ion by the Seikh army of
the dominions of the British Government, and of the pro-
tected States upon the left bank of the Sutlej ; and also for
the firmness and gallantry with which he directed the opera-
Hum; of that portion of the army under his immediate com-
mand, in the afternoon and night of December 21, 1845, and
on the morning of the 22d, upon which occasion the enemy's
defences were carried by storm, the greater part of their ar-
tidery captured, and their subsequent attempts to regain
what they had lost repeatedly defeated.
"That the thanks of this Home be given to Gen. Sir HUGH
GOUGH, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath,
Commander-in-Chi'-'f of the forces in the East Indies, for
the distinguietied valour with which he led the ,several at-
tacks u'on the enemy in the battled of the 18th, 21st, and
22d of December, 1845, displaying, in conjunction with the
Governor-General, a brilliant example to the troops of per-
severance rind courage in critical circumstances, and of ir-
resistible ardour in the several attacks made upon the enemy.
" That this House desires to tender its thanks to Major-
General Sir HAnity. SMITH', Knight Commander of the Order
of the Bath, to Major-General WALTER RALEIGH GILBERT,
and to Major-General Sir JOHN LITTLER, Knight Commander
of the Order of the Bath, and to the several officers under
their command, for the eminent services rendered by them
in the recent arduous and successful operations.
" That the thanks of this House be given to the non-com-
missioned officers and private soldiers (European and native),
for the perseverance and fortitude maintained by them at
Moadkee, on the 18th of December, 1843, and for the daring
valour with which they forced the enemy's intrenchments
at Ferozeshah on the 21st and 22d of December, captured
mostgeatjp f his guns, and finally compelled the Seikli army, of
y superior numbers, to retire within their own
frontier.
" That this resolution be signified to them by the com-
manders of the several c° p
The Noble Earl wentart-gs.reat length into the history of the
of eventsßwhichzT hsaidNatikeun place in the Punjaub, from the death
that in November lastp the the present time. It appeared
information that it was Governor-General had received
intention of the Seikh
army to undertake an invasion
of
the British terH-
toeies at several points
simultaneously, and the
Governor. General had ordered the to concentrate
at such a point as would enable them army
move at once to-
wards any direction to meet an invading army, at the same
time Ferozepore and Loodianah were strengthened. Shortly
afterwards the Seikhs plan of operations was aban-
doned, and they assembled in force at the Sutlej, and
or-
ders were given for the British force to concentrate
at Umballa, and when the advance of the Seikhs took place,
it was evident that Ferozepore,
aanndd notnhaLz es weredifanah, was
threatened, and the Loodianahc
ordered to concentrate at lus ean , apoint betweeno Loodianah
and Ferozepore. The Seikhs e
had in the mean time crossed
the Sutlej, a part of their force had entrenched themselves in
the neighbourhood of Ferozepore, and anotlierfrom
portion
had pushed forward to meet the army advancing
Buseean, and placed themselves between the
at advancing
British army and Ferozepore. The armies
the Siekits were defeated, retreated,
armyand communicationswere opened between the advancing
of Ferozepore.
Sir J. LITTLER, with a portion of the garrison of Ferozepore,
effected a junction with the army under the Com-
mander-in-Chief and the Governor-General. The entrenched
camp was attacked great slaughter took place;
n but a por-
tion army
Hden of the camp was stormed and burned, a
at night-fall kept possession of what they had taken.
An attack was made by the army during the night,
and repulsed. The attack was renewed in the morning ;
the enemy's entrenchments were swept. Our army was in
. the rear of them, and the whole of the cannon mounted in
. the entrenchments were taken. The enemy renewed the at-
tack, but were driven back, and retired to a village, four miles
•in the rear, leaving their camp in our possession, and then
retired across the Sutlej to their own territory, defeated and
disheartened. He believed that it would be acknowledged that
this was one of the most gallant actions ever performed, and
thatenever had the skill of the General or the courage of
the soldiers been more brilliantly displayed. With regard
to Sir H. HARDINGE, he ordered thetroops to lie down
during the night, and keep quiet, and,finding among
the troops four regiments who had been
old comrades
of his during the Peninsula, he passed the night with them
0/1 the 6,11(1. Four of bie aides •de-camp were killed

and four wounded, and he had only one aide-de-
camp left, a boy of sixteen, his own son, who
carried his orders from one part of the field to
another with the greatest courage and presence of mind.
He had with him another son, not in the military service,
who had been prevented from entering that service in onse-
quence of an accident which rendered amputation of the foot
necessary ; that son stuck by him during the battle, and it
was only towards the conclusion that in consequence
of the commands of his father be left the field.
Our losses had been great, one of the most dis-
tinguished in that or any other army had fallen at
MOODKEE, Sir R. SALE, whom all honoured, and to whom
all felt gratitude, and he was sure their Lordships would not
refuse, when they should be called upon to testify their admi-
ration of the character of that Gallant Officer. There was
another most gallant officer whose loss we had to lament, Sir
J. M'CasiciLi.. It wa impossible to mention all worthy of
mention, but he could not avoid mentioning the name of
one whose loss was irreparable, Major BIWADFOOT,
who had rendered immense services to his country, both in
his military and his diplomatic capacity. Then, as to results.
The object of the Seikhs was to inundate the whole country
from the Sutlej to the Jumna, and to take possession of
Delhi, and to drive us beyond the limits of our territory. All
those objects have failed. Our objects were to drive them
beyond the Sutlej, to save Ferozepore, to confirm those true
to us, and coerce those inimical to our rule. All their ob-
jects have:failed—all ours have succeeded by the exertions
by which those battles were attained, and which the Seikhs
would not readily forget. Those victories had secured that
important frontier for us. His personal knowledge of and
affection for the Governor-General might have led him to
speak much of his prowess, but he also felt bound to do the
utmost honour to the gallantry and skill of the Commander-
in. Chief, Sir HUGII GOUGII, who was deserving of every
honour that could be conferred on him. Having been forced
intoto
oa
this
successfulwar i t
termination.wa n ces sar T
yto do everything
Governor
ot
f B
o bringom b
Bombay
had forwarded large forces to ICurrachee, there to
be under the command of one of the ost gallant
men that ever wore a soldier's uniform, Sir CIIARLESNAPIER.
The Noble Earl concluded by formally moving the vote of
thanks.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE felt it most grateful to his
feelings to state that, aster an attentive perusal of the docu-
ments laid on the table, he felt it consistent with his sincere
conviction to give to the proposed resolutions, not only his
acquie:cence, but his most cordial support. This was an
action most glorious to the British army, and it was owing
to the zeal and devotion of that army that the natives of
Asia bad been shown that the star of British glory shone
with increased splendour; and those dispatches showed that
the valour of the Sepoy 'troops had been displayed in
as glorious a manner as those of the British, and
he hoped they would know that on this occasion
their claims to their Lordships' gratitude had net been for-
gotten. The Governor-General in his most peculiar position,
being both a civilian and a military man, had shown his
zeal and devotion to the service in the most remarkable
manner, by passing at once from his civil to his military
character, and drawing his sword, and giving an admirable
example to all. He would not follow his Noble Friend in
dilating upon the merit: of the Commander-in-Chief and his
officers, nor in offering an opinion on the political view of
the question. But when they did come to consider it, he
felt assured that their Lordships would feel convinced that
we had pursued a pacific and not an aggressive policy, and
that nothing but necessity bad compelled us to draw the
sword.

The Duke of WELLINGTON could not hear a motion of this
description made without stating his unqualified approba-
tion of the conduct of the troops, and of that of the officers,
and particularly of that of his Gallant Friend the Governor-
General, who, after having made all the arrangements ap-
pertaining to his duty asGovernor-General, for collecting all the
resources of the country for the contest impending, volunteered
his services and his rank in the army, in order to give his
assistance to the officer conamaading in chief. in carrying on
his operations. In doing this, Sir H. HARDINGE had set
an example which he hoped would always be followed. He
knew that the Seikh entrenchment WAS completely closed in,
and ought to have been called a fortress, instead of a forti-
fied position. He knew also that the troops had been for
four-and-twenty hours without water, and yet they perse-
vered and carried the position, not without great loss, vet not
without leaving them efficient if their services shouldbe re-
quired. He had not heard of any action for a long time in
which so much bravery was displayed. There was but one
exception, and that was, that to one regiment the name of
panic was attached. Now, the regiment had lost one-third
of its officers, a large proportion of non-commissioned
officers, and two-thirds of the men. He would
not dispute what had been said of the officers,
who saw the action, but lie thought that he should have
stated the amount of loss in that report, and if he had in-
quired, he would have fund that on their advance they
were absolutely mown down—that the regiment had been
abroad 30 years out of 40 that it had been raised— that it had
been in India 16 years, and had been recruited twice over—
and that of those in the regiment, three-fourths had not been
more that 7 years in the service. And in looking over the
reports, he found from the general officers several reports of
the praiseworthy conduct of the regiment, and he thought,
looking at the returns of killed and wounded, it was impos-
sible to apply that word to the conduct of this regiment.
He had al, o seen an unqualified approbation, written by this
general officer, of the conduct of this regiment only at Christ-
mas last, and at this battle they were mowed down by the
enemy's artillery.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY passed a high eulogium on
Sir H. HARDINGE for the example he had set in going into
battle as second'in command. With regard to the loss which
had taken place he would ask if, considering the immense
superiority of the enemies' force, they could have expected
any other. They could not have great victories without
great losses. Sir 11. GOUGH and Sir H. HARDLNGE had placed
themselves foremost in the post of danger, and in so doing
they had only followed the example of the Noble Duke under
whom they had served.
After speeches by the Duke of RICHMOND, the Earl of
ELLENBOROUGH, and the Earl of AUCKLAND, the motion
was carried nemine dissentiente.

The Bills on the table were then forwarded a stage, and
their Lordships adjourned.

The SPEAREA took the Chair at Four o'clock.
Mr. HILDYA RD took the oaths and his seat for South
Nottingham.
Several Railway Bills were read a second time and ordered
to be committed.

Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the sisters of
Lieut. WYBERG who had been detained at Bokhara, and was
supposed to have been barbarously murdered there, praying
for an inquiry to be instituted as to his fate. The Hon.
Gentleman gave notice of his intention to-morrow to put a
question to the First Lord of the Treasury on the subject.
Petitions were presented for and against a repeal of the
corn-laws.

Petitions were also presented against the embodiment of
the militia.

Lord Jenne RUSSELL presented a petition from the ship-
owners of London in favour of the Government measures
with respect to corn and timber.
Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Goatacre, praying
for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws.
Mr. C. BERKELEY called the attention of the house to a
petition that he had received, purporting to come from Chel-
tenham, though in fact it came from Manchester; and
moved that it be referred to a Select Committee, to inquire
into the manner in which the petition was got up and the
signatures attached to it.
The motion was agreed to after a short discussion, and the
Committee appointed.
Lard E. BRUCE pres-,mted a petition from Marlborough,
Bedwin, and Pewsey, in the county of Wilts, in favour of the
London, Newbury, and Bath Direct Railway.
Sir R. PEEL then rose, pursuant to notice, to
mova a vote of thanks of the House of Commons
to the Governor-General of India, to General Sir HUGH
GOUGH, to Major-General Sir Hanoi, SMITH, to Major-
General WALTER RALEttIII GILBERT, to Major-General Sir
, Jotter LITTLER, and to the non-commissioned oficers and
private soldiers, European and native, for the energy, ability,
firmness, gallantry, perseverance, fortitude, and daring valour
displayed by them at Moodkee, upon the left bank of the
Sutlej, on the MI, 21st, and 22d of Deceinleer last, when
they forced the enemy's entrenchments at Ferozeshali,
captured most of his guns, and finally compelled the
Seikh army, of greatly superior numbers, to retire within
their own frontier, The Right Hon. Baronet, in bringing
forward the motion, went at some length into our relations
with India, assured the louse that the policy of the
Governor-General was not to extend the British Go-
vernment in India, thinking its possessions in that part
of the worn amply sufficient, but to preserve the native Seik's
Governments, as.far as it could be done consistently with
the maintenance of the present possessions of Ergland
in India. The attacks that had been made by the Seiks
army on the possessions of England on the left bank
of the Sutlej were totally uncalled fur in consequcace
of an act of the Governor-General of India, who had
always acted on the defensive, although every attempt
had been made to bribe his soldiers, especially the
native troops. Those attempts at bribery he (Sir R. PEEL)
was happy to say had been without any avail; the Sepoy
troops stood firm as they had always done to the interests of
England. Everything had been done that was considered
necessary by the first military men in the country, by the
Governor-General, in order to protect the British territory
on the left bank of the Sutlej • and when it was supposed
that an attack would be made' by the Seikhs, the course
pursued by the Governor-General was in accordance with
the wish and desire of the British Consul in India, and he could
notibut think that the Governor. General and the Commander-
in-Chief, in the course they have adopted on that occasion,
had acted with prudonce and discretion. The Right Hon.
Baronet then, at some length proceeded to describe the ac-
tions that took place, actions which he believed, if it were
possible, added fresh glory to the British army. The Go-
vernor-General had placed himself in every;danger, and even
placed his son in it, a boy only sixteen years of age, in
order to stimulate the troops to stronger exertion. They
had, he was sorry to say to deplore the loss or Sir R. SALE,
Major BROADFOOT and many other gallant officers and
men. He trusted that the House would give its willing and
unanimous thanks to every man, without distinction, who
acted on the day when so glorious a victory was obtained
by the British troops. It was his intention, at a future
day, to propose an address to the Crown to erect a monu-
ment to Sir R. SADE. _

Lord JOHN RUSSELL seconded the motion. He believed
that the Governor-General, when he abandoned the
Councils of his Sovereign and his home, and went to India,
did so from the highest motives. 'elle believed that the policy
of forbearance on the part of the Governor-General was the
best he could pursue; but he was afraid that that policy had
caused a greater loss than would have otherwise been sustained
in the British army. He felt proud in seconding the vote of
The Hoeu
thanks proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet.
;tat! Hon. Members then addressed the House in sup-
port. Mr. Vittazitson
mresolutions.
mseottion, which was carried neminc contradicente.
Corn Impertatiben.went into Committee on the Customs and
given not iee.--e ThiekZ ell
After the amendment of
pro-
tectionists in that House 17 on imported corn do now cease
which he had
and. determine." duty on
to support his amendmenet had been said by the pro-
did not see how they could object
eliwehthought it was well worthy
the consideration of the Roils etuhter they would not agree
relax
to his amendment, and thereby put
Membersan end to the further
iu of which were
labours of the Corn-law League
pledged and determined not to,
until they had attained the object for whatirtirtdevours
had been brought into existence. He believed thata Leaguet
body was richly entitled to the thanks of the country, but he
thought the sooner an end was put to its existence, by its
objects being carried into effect, the better.
Colonel SIBTHORF opposed the motion ; and the House
was addressed by Lord ‘VonseEr, Mr, M. Gansos, Mr. B.
Escorr, Mr. R. COLBORNE, Mr. GORING, and ,Ir. BRIGUT.
Sir R. PEEL, said that there was much which he wished
to say in answer to some of the arguments that had taken
place duri g the late debate, but he thought
that.. would. be
much better said on the second reading of the 'chit, n what
therefore, he should now say lie should confine himself to the
gee-311°n, whether the repeal should be immediate or not.
Looking at the question generally, the immediate
repeal
might probably be thought the best course to adopt, but he con-
sidered the more politic and cautious.course was I Lee) ia, pt•o-
osed by the Government. He had certainly und( 1400 that
p
the gentlemen on his side of the House preferred inniiediate
repeal, and if they joined with the other side they would
carry it, and he would then give way, although be though

the plan he had proposed was the best. As to the agitation
with which they had been threatened by the Hon. Member
for Durham, he doubted very much the policy or efficacy of it.
Mr. G. PALMER opposed the amendment.
Lord J. RUSSELL stated his intention of voting with the
Government upon every stage of the mea:nre.
Sir W. JoLIFYE, Mr. HumE, and the Marquis of GP.ANBY
afterwards addressed the House.

Upon the motion of Mr. P. BORTHWICK, that the Chair-
man should report progress, the Committee divided, and upon
that division there was a majority of 157 in favour of pro-
ceeding with the debate.
A desultory and rather personal discussion then took
place, which ended in the debate on Mr. VILLIERS amend-
ment being adjourned till to-morrow (this day).
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned.

The long and interesting dispatches relative to the affairs
of the Punjaub, which appeared in The Sun on Saturday,
throw much light on our relations with that country, and
leave no doubt whatever that the Indian Government was
driven by absolute necessity to make war not only upon
the Seikhs, but the present :rulers at Lahore. In these
documents three features appear conspicuous above all the
lest—the corrupt and reckless government that now prevails,
the cruelty and lawless disposition of the Seikhs, and the firm
determination, we may say to a fault, of the Governor-
General to commit no overt act which could give the
slightest pretence for aggression. Major BROADFOOT
who appears to have executed his mission with prudence
and fidelity, describes the disgusting and horrible scenes
which occurred in the capital before the RANEE, her paramour
and Ministers, fell upon the plan of attacking the English to
get rid of the Seikh army, and save themselves from certain
destruction. Drinking to excess, debauchery of the most re-
volting character, treachery and cruelty prevailed to an ex-
tent perhaps never equalled at the most corrupt courts.
I'he character and habits of the RANEE, or QUEEN-
-10THER, may serve as specimens of the rest. "The state o
parties," says the agent in a letter dated August 6, 1845,
"is seriously changed, but the cause is, the Raxsx's mind
'laving become seriously affected by her excesses; she has
become stupid, instead of clever and lively; is sometimes for
days in a state bordering on fatuity ; and though at times she
revives, chiefly when stimulated by drinking, she takes but
little concern in the public business, compared with what
she used to do, and then is guided chiefly by her low para-
mours and servants. Now, the remnant of wise men left
hitherto prevented convulsion by their influence with the
RANEE, especially the Fakeers and BHAEE RAM SINGH ; but
this influence is all but gone in the RANEE'S present state ;
so much so, that BHAEE Ram SINGH lately sent me a cau-
tion against closing a business with the existing Government,
as it was certain the troops, on their return after the Dus-
serab, would put to death JOWAHIR SINGH and the RANEE,
with her son." In fact they did put to death
this Jowarrm SINGH, brother of the RANEE, and
cut his body almost to pieces. The RARER, and her
drunken associates and Ministers saw that they would be
next devoured, unless this terrible army, without discipline
and any feeling of mercy, were diverted from their purpose.
The troops, it would appear, were not at all disposed to
attack the English, but everyday the RANEE and the Sirdar
became more urgent for their advance to the frontier, be-
lieving that the only hope of saving their lives and pro-
longing their power was by a collision with the British
forces. These facts exhibit the character of the Government,
and the army, which, under certain promises, and after con-
siderable sums of money had been conferred on it, entered
into a sort of bargain for the invasion of the British terri-
tory. In such circumstances, therefore, the Governor-
General took all the necessary steps which he consi-
dered open to him fur guarding the frontier; he ordered
up reinforcements, had a great number of regiments
ready to march at four hours' notice, and
mustered within a reasonable distance as many forces as he
thought would be sufficient to repel an invasion which he
had every reason to believe was not undertaken with good
will. But he was mistaken as to the people he had to deal
with—the Seikhs hal collected a much larger army than
either Major BROADFOOT or any agent on the right bank
of the Sutlej had considered possible for them to muster in
such a short period, and the extent of the danger was
not seen till about the Bth of December, ten days before
the first battle. The Anglo-Indian army was then put in
motion, and how nobly and gallantly it accomplished its
work, the people of this country and of the greater part of
Europe already know. Several charge Sir HENRY
HARDINGE with neglect, and say that he was sur-
prised, and had he mustered a larger force on
the frontier the battle would have been less bloody and more
quickly decided. We entirely concur in the latter view of
the case ; but it is evident from Sir HENRY HARDINGIS dis-
patches, and the communications of his agents, that he was
anxious above all things to afford no grounds for war; in-
deed, his language on that point is so unequivocal, that we
have no doubt whatever that he was acting according to the
instructions of a power above him. The troops he had
already collected along the frontier were viewed by the La-
hore Government with jealousy, and ultimately made the
pretence for attacking our troops. Had he collected an army
either at Ferozepore or Loodianah, he would have acted on
the offensive, and fully justified the Seikhs in their invasion.
As it is, the case is happily different. We have right
on our side, and in a moral point of view, and as regards
physical force, this is of the very first importance. Nearly
all the French journals admit the Seikhs were in the wrong,
and they are, therefore, the more inclined to do justice to the
bravery of the British troops, which they do in the most
explicit terms. But, even if the Governor-General had assem-
bled a large army, he could not tell at what point the
Seikhs would make an irruption. By concealing their move-
ments they could have anticipated him by several days on a
line of frontier extending for nearly a hundred miles, and, as
was the case at Moodkee, there must have been
forced marches, and the troops subjected to the
greatest fatigue before they could come up with the
enemy. "It appears to me," says Major BROADFOOT,
that the frontier is too long to be defensible on all points by
any force we can move." This was evidently also the opinion
of Sir HENRY HARDINGE, and if we are not mistaken, the
Duke of WELLINGTON will bear his testimony to the fact.
It is easy to find fault, and some men delight
in throwing the heavy blame on public servants,
without considering their difficulties, and not unfrequently in
perfect ignorance of the real merits of the case. WELLINGTON,
too, was charged with negligence, and accused of having suf-
fered himself to be surprised by the French on the plains of
Belgium ; but these accusations have died away, and his
successful stand at Quatre Bras and victory at Waterloo have
fully justified him in the eyes of all respectable judges.

We are glad to see Lord LINCOLN has been put in nomina-
tion for the northern division of Nottinghamshire. If, as we
fervently hope, his Lordship will be successful, it will be
more thaa an ordinary triumph. It will not only be a
triumph for the principles of free trade, for the interests of
the people, and for the Ministers who are now advocating
those interests, it will be a well-earned tribute to the
Noble Lord himself, who happens to be the son of one of the
most exclusive and arbitrary of the whole exclusive
race. Himself early imbued with the doctrines of
intolerance, anti recently a member of a pro-
tectionist Government, has now, at the sacrifice of all party
and personal considerations, come boldly forward to proclaim
the great principles of free trade, to assert the rights of the
people and the interests of commerce, with an eloquence and
an energy that have taken all by surprise. The election of
South Nottingham is remarkable as a striking example of
the disgraceful spirit that, happily in mare instances, still pre-
vails. It is one of the last triumphs of the evil genius
whose funeral knell was rung en Friday night,—a
triumph of prejudice over principle—of intimidation
over conscience. Lord LINCOLN was placed in a most trying
situation; manfully he stood the trial—gallantly he faced
the danger. His conduct during the whole canvass elicited
universal applause. His opponents found reason and argu-
ment useless, and resorted to every species of contumacy.
They could not assail his principles or his political cha-
racter, he defended them too effectually from their attacks;
they turned their weapons in another direction, and repre-
sented him as an undutiful son, a renegade and a Papist I
By such means they won their triumphs—by such means
they deceived the ignorant, blinded the unwary, end led
away even the well-meaning and the good. Had the whole
truth been rightly understood, how different had been the.
issue ! The conduct which earned for Lord laNcoz N these
opprobrious titles in reality is deserving of the highest honour.
Of the disgrace attending the open contest between a father
and son not one particle can fall on him. It cannot be said
he " went against his father," because that father had no
right to be there. The Duke of NEWCASTLE may
call himself a constituent, but the law gives
him no voice in the matter. The question at issue
was solely between Lord LINCOLN and the electors, and if the
Noble Duke chose to interfere, if he came voluntarily for-
ward to oppose his sea, his was the fault, and his be all the
disgrace. It must have been a severe trial for the son of the
Peer, and the representative of the people; but the latter
triumphed—weighed in the balance he was not found want-
ing. He preferred the dictates of his own conscience to the
commands of his stern father—the good of the country
to his personal welfaie. Yet, for this self-abnegation,
this resolute sacrifice which in old times gained the name of
heroism, Lord Luccotx has been bitterly reviled. Equally
futile are the charges of apostacy which have been daringly
brought forward; because he is appointed a visitor of May-
nooth College, it is inferred that he must be a Papist! One
of Mr. lIILDTARD'S friends, endeavouring to win over an
elector, urged this plea : " then," exclaimed the elector's wife
" the county magistrates must be lunatics, for they are visitors
of the asylum." And such must have been the feelings of all
who thought on the matter; but, unhappily, all could
net, or would not think. Prejudice veiled the truth, the
tenants obeyed their master, and after his strenuous exertions
and unanswerable arguments, Lord LINCOLN was rejected I—
rejected in spite of the justice of his cause. On Friday he
took leave of his former constituents ; his powerful and im-
pressive language affected even his opponents. He acknow-
ledged his mortification ; but he was firm as ever. " I regret
the issue," he exclaimed, "but I have no other regret. One
consolationthe
I bitterestfeel and momentknow ofl hish vdei s t raecstse,
d— t bona t
thiscan
in yet remains to me,—one that is able to cheer a
ray of comfort on the darkest spot of his
mansexistence.he da
occasion from a single motive, from a paramount sense of
public duty. Every interest of a private or personal nature
would have counselled me not to stand this contest, every-
thing of a selfish nature would have prompted me to take a
different course. I might, at this moment, be the repre-
sentative of South Nottingham, I might retain your con-
fidence, but my own conscience would smite me. I prefer
his defeat, which now stings and pains me, than to have