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tinguished qualities, possessed the power of
his men to follow him in everything that he
them to undertike. (Hear, hear.) He was be,
by his troop, and therefore whatever he wished tle
to perform was cheerfully done. He trusted that to
momentous service in which General Havelock was now
engaged would be brought to a satisfactory issue ; for
we could not but look with anxiety to the result. No
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 rejoiced that Sir H. Havelock was about to receive
the sane reward which that distinguished officer in the
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see
that the officers of both services acted together is per-
fect hermony and good-will ; for by this means only
could the mutiny in India be suppressed. He understood
athnadthoande otfatthedeirthlaotrdtshheirpes
washad aallucodnedsidteerCaoblloandeliffilneugliitey,
in awarding these distinctions because the information
received front the seat of war was not sufficiently distinct.
That was precisely the difficulty which he felt. Ho
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 distince
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-
tence was 81 enormous, and the cases so isolated, that
there was great difficul4 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. He saw
it stated in some quarters that there had been remiss-
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 cooler was too great for the ser-
vices rendered, not alone by those officer', whose names
had been brought forward, but by others who would in
duo time be honourably mentioned. (Hear, hear.) He
el, sired to express his entire concurrence in the expret,
:ions to which their lordships had given utterance in
reference to Sir Henry Havelock. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of DELIBY 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,
a,,d to be spontaneously conferred ; unless they were so,
they lost a gr eat portion of their value. (Hear, hear.)
But when they were di:-cussing the signal services of
Sir Henry Havelock in the relief of Luckuow, he had
thought it nut 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 be was happy to think that
equ,il honours would be conferred by the Crown and by
the Ea,t India Company on Sir H. Havelock, Sir Arch-
dale Wilson, and their gallant companions in arms.
(Hear, hear.)
THE BILL OF INDEMNITY.

Earl GRANVILLE moved the adjournment of the
house until three o'clock this day, when their lordships
will sit for the purpose of receiving the Bill of Indemnity
from the other house.

Adj )urned at a few minutes before eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

The house was enveloped i❑ a dense fog—almost as
great as that out of doors, which rendered it difficult for
hon. members tofindtheir way t "forma house." When
the Speaker entered it was doubtful whether a " house
would be made." Ultimately, however, a member
rushed in, and the Speaker was able to take the chair.
Hon. members were seen as through a mist, and it was
difficult to recognise many prominent characters as they
flitted acro:,:s the floor.