The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-09 00:00:00

tinguished qualities, possessed the power of inducing
his men to follow him in everything that he desired
them to undertake. (Hear, hear.) He Was beloved
by his troops, and therefore whatever he wished them
to perform was cheerfully done. He trusted that the
momentous service in which General Havel ick was now
engaged would be brought to a satisfactory issue ; for
we could not but look with anxiety to the result. is;-„,
doubt if that service could be performed well it would
be so performed by Sir H. Havelock. He was entitled
to all the honours which that house could bestow ; and
he rsjoiced that Sir H. Havelock was about to receive
the same reward which that distinguished officer in the
Company's service, Sir A. Wilson, was receirieg from
the East India Company. It was gratifying to see
that the officers of both services acted together. is per-
fect harmony and good-will ; for by this means only
could the mutiny in India be suppressed. He understood
that one of their lordships had alluded is Colonel Inglis,
and had stated that there was a considerable difficulty
information
received awarding these distinctions because the
Ireceived from the seat of war was not sufficiently distinct.
That was precisely the difficulty which he felt. He
assured the house that the noble lord at the head of the
War Department and himself had the greatest desire
to meet those cases as they arose, and give the distinc-
tions as the occurrences took place, knowing full well
that one-half the worth of these distinctions consisted
in the fact of their being conferred on the spot. Their
lordships must at the same time be aware that the great
events taking place in India were so peculiar, the dis-
tance was 8) enormous, and the cases so isolated, that
there was great difficulty in awarding the appropriate
distinctions. And, though in this case of Sir H. Have-
lock there could be no question, and the heads of the
army were enabled to advise her Majesty to act at once,
there were many other ca-es which would probably
have to be met, but which they were not in a position
to determine on without further information. Tele Faw
it stated in some quarters that there had been remise.
ness in doing honour to these officers. He assured the
house that, as far as he was concerned, there was every
disposition and every desire to do them honour ; and
he was sure that no honour which either their lordships
or her Majesty could confer was too great for the ser-
vices rendered, not alone by those officers whose names
had been brought forward, but by others who would in
due time be honourably mentioned. (Hear, hear.) He
desired to express his entire concurrence in the expree-
&ions to which their lordships had given utterance in
reference to Sir Henry Havelock. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of DERBY said that in introducing the name
of Colonel Inglis he had not the slightest desire to be
guilty of the presumption of dictating upon whom
honours should be bestowed. He quite concurred with
the noble lord that the less recommendations came from
any individual in either house the better. Honours
ought t) be derived from the fountain of honour itself,
and to be spontaneously conferred ; unless they were so,
they lost a great portion of their value. (Hear, hear.)
But when City were discussing the signal services of
Sir Henry Havelock in the relief of Lucknow, he had
thought it not inappropriate to introduce some mention
of the services of Colonel Inglis, as the commanding
officer of the regiment principally concerned in the
defence of that garrison.

Lord PANMURE said he was happy to think that
equal honours would be conferred by the Crown and by
the Eat India Company on Sir H. Have Lick, Sir Arch.
dale Wilson, and their hallant companions in arms.
(bear, hear.)