The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-03 00:00:00

CHIMNEY-SWEEPERS.

Lord AUCKLAND gave notice of his intention
to move the second reading of the Chimney-
sweepers' Regulation Bill on Monday next ;
tor which day the Lords were ordered to be
summoned.

LATE WAR IN INDIA.—THANKS TO THE MARQUEsS
OF HASTINGS, K. G.
The Order upon which their Lordships were
' summoned being read,
' The .Earl Of, 1-IVetIPOOL rose, in pursuance •of
his notice. He said he should now proceed to
move the honour of their Lordships' thanks to
,he Marquess of Hastings, as Governor -General and
Coniutander-in-Chief in India; and also to the se-
verbl Officers And Ole Army under his command, for
their gallant and meritorious conduct in the late
War in India. The subject to which such a mo-
tion would refer, was necessarily complicated and
extensive in its 'tome; but the ample informa-
tion !hereon already before their Liirdships,would
render it unnecessary for hint trouble the House,
by entering into a variety of details upon the sub-
ject ; still some general view was necessary, in
order to rest the vote he was .about to propose.
The date war in India originated, on the part of
the British, purely in. motives of self-defence.—
Every practicable measure and precaution was
taken on our parts to avoid the occurrence of hos:
tilities. Nhtwithstanding all our pacifications,
the conduct of several of the Native Powers, but
more especially of the Pindarees, was so treache-
rous, hostile, Hod aggressive,• as to force the
itiab inio a state of defensive warfare. An in.
vasion.of the British territoties, at ttvo points,
in 1517, actually took place; but in the con-
duct which, was adopted by the Marquess of
Hastings, the greatest possible. care was taken
to avoid giving offence either to Sciodiah or Hui-
kar, the tiro great ~Natire Powers, from whom
the. most was to.be apprehended under the cir-
entliStnlKTS. -14 the course of these transactions,
letters were received by the Noble Arlarquess,
which there was reason to suppose afforded in-
formation of . the hostile designs of Seindiali and
Holkar ; but these were sent to these Powers un-
opened, and every disposition was shown to over-
lor:k whatever might appear equivocal in their con-
duct. Of this disposition his Lordship cited some
instances ; and the Government of. India, he ob-
served, had reason -to suppose that .a, very exten-
sive confederacy among the Native Powers was
enteted.into against the British ; and to this the
,Vlahratt,a,States appeared to be more or lass par-
ties. In short, in the Oren view of things,, no-
thii!Oess than the subversion of the British Power
in India seemed to be aimed at, and a blow was
expected to be struck. Under these circumstances
of danger.and embarrassntent, a force was col.:
lecteti by the Governor-General. at certain central
points, so as to have the whole in a great degree
under his own direction and contronl.. -Early in
the course Of those defensive operations a signal
victory was achieved over .Holkar, and his co,tti=
plete defeat soon after took.place by the Bengal
force under Sir Thomas Hislop., :In the direction
of Poonah, the Peishwn was atracked, and also
the Rajah of Nagpoor ; both, operations were
successful, and the result was,: that both Poonah
andtNagnour soon came into the possession of the
British forces. Under :all•these circumstances;
the Noble Marquess at the head of the Government
of India. showed his .willingness,tp overlrmik•• the
hostile measures taken, the confluct of those
powers'. It wos found necessary to pursue strong
measures against the Vindarees, and accordingly
they Were divested of about, two-thirds of their

territories, and it W3S also deetned unessary to
adopt further ;Ilea-sours ref detensive hostility
against the Peishwa, with respect to which the
Noble Earl stated some further operations. Upon
the whole, be thought that their Lordships mitt
inevitably see that the war originated, oir the part
of the British Government, entirely on pri,tcip!es
of self-defence ; and observed, that its polky
(.vas 001 the territorial extension of a single square
mile. The British were coostrdi,,ed to ..,ct at ainst
r'd powerful aggressive combination against them,
which, if successful, might lead to the total de-
struction of the power laird possessions of this
country in India. But, conducted as onr defen-
sive operations were, with_ talent, vigour, and
effect, the result was equally advantageous and
honourable to the British arms, and stabilitating
the British power and importance in India. The
measures of the Govet nor-General were founded
in true wisdom and sound policy, and effectuated
by our brave armies in a way that shed additional
lustre and glory on the military character ot Great
Britain ; and in bringing about these results, much
was undoubtedly due to the spirit, discipline, and
exertions of the native troops in hobs, and to the
4kgree of perfection to which they were brought
by the excdlent system which was adop ed for
their organization and discipline, by the British
Commanders in India. After expatiating upon
these points with much force and eloquence, in
the course of his peroration, the Noble Earl
formally moved the Thanks of the House to Ge-
neral Francis Marquess of Hastings, K. G. and
K. G. C. 8., Governor-General and Coromandel--
in-Chief in India, for his very able, judicious, and
meritorious conduct of the late War in India, &c.
The Marquess of LANSDOWNK- rose.—He ex-
pressed his cordial concurrence with every thing
that tell front the Noble Earl, as,. illustrative ot
the great military talents and gallantly of the
Noble :Subject of the Motion, particularly 86 -dis-
played iu r:is successful conduct of the late war
in India ; but would, at the saute time, abstain

from offering any opinion as to any consideration
of policy whatever as referable to the system of
the Kti ish Government with respect to India.
He admitteC. t be misconduct of those native powers
which induced the necessity of military opera-
tions on our pint. But he telt himself called upon
(m this occasion to observe, that upon the face of
the papers a transactiOn appeared on which some
explicit informal ion was necessary,,nd which would
lead him to offer some amendment, or qoalifica-
lion, to one of the motions which the Noble L.,rd
was about to propose ; he meant that which led
to the unfortunate execution of the Killedar of
the fort of Talneir. This Officer, who had held
out that fortress for a long time, was constrained
to surrender it to the British, and Itims(lf also a
prisoner of war ; but sonic of the Officers who
remained in the fort, actuated by tteachery uo
doubt, withheld an actual surrender, and (the
Killedar being at the time in the custody of the
British Officers) put several of the British troops
to death ; however, the fort was again attacked ;
those who held it overpowered, and put to the
a word ; and very slimily after the ill-fated Kil
ledar was subjected to a military execution. This
appeared to have taken place under the immediate
ordet s of Sir Thomas Hislop, and even appeared.
in the statetneut of that Officer. This the Noble
Marquess strictly denied. As the Case thell ap-
peared to be highly mijoistifiible, and rdiecting
no credit on the Hi itism at MS or charm: ter, the of
fence committed by the K Iledar was one which
appeared to•be rat her co4nizable by his own So•
vereign, or one WhiCh at least should have been
submitted to a Court of Alilitary Inquiry. The
Case was one which merited a serious inquiry on
the part of the British Government—the honour
and justice of the comory was itnplicited in it.
On these grounds, he felt it his duty to propose
some tuldition or amendment to the Vote of

thanks to the Noble Marquess, which would go to
except their Lordships' approbation to that very
questionable part of his conduct. •
Lord HOLLAND expressed his full coincid,•nce
in what had'fallen fl'oins his Noble Friend and Re-
lation, with respect to the applause justly due
to the Noble Marquess, not only from his con-
duct iu the important case in question, but of his
military character its te►►eral, though be shoiild
not attempt on any.expatiatidor On this -Lieatl,as he
trusted he was, not such a coxcomb as the young
man W..ho is recorded to have lee:toted his audience
on the art of war, in the presence of Hannibal—,
(Looking' towards the seat of the Doke of Wel-
. lington.):---The Noble Lord then panegyrized the
character, private :mil personal, of tbe'Governor-,
General of India, and expres-sed his'confidence in
the sentiments entertained by his Noble Friend
respecting the fate of the unhappy Killedar, re-
garding which, Ite though► the House was placed
in rather a delicate sit oation with respect to the
intended rot e,—(l-le meant pril.cipally io the pre-
sent defective state of information)—es referable
to the character of an-Officer high in comma►►d on
the one hand, and that of the House,
.with
spect to its sense of honour •and justice, On the
other. He trusted such explanation could be:
given as might enable the House to come to a
consistent or unobjectipoahle vote. •
The Ear; of LIVERPOOL seemed, of opinion that.
no :proceeding ought to take place, tending to
reflect upon the:character and conduct of an mi.,
rent and.F. meritorious Officer,- before their Lord-
ahips.were sufficiently aware of the real nature of
the transaction, which, in the.setual state of that
part of the information, could not be the ease:
He admitted that, upon the face of.the dispatches
upon the table, the merits,of dthe transactiou did( .

not appear sufficiently clear. Instructions should
be given with respect to a
.Further inguity itito
the subject. Under these eircontstiiiices, how-
ever, he thought it would he pretrtuide to afford
att tioqu,:litied vote O 1 applobaiwo as to (11'e ge.

neral military conduct of Sir Thomas Hislop ;
though some vote, abstractedly, and exressHve of
the sense of the I-louse as to the pallicolar (tans-
action, in its then view of it, may be proposed,
and to which he should oot object.
'rite Dake of WELLING'roN expressed his sense
of the great merit of the Officers in tpiestioo. He.
thought that there could be do doubt as 10 the
of the plan laid skeet); _or a, ii, the manner
of its execution by .the ()dicers cone-trued. He
less particularly happy that the liaise ‘l' s ilifis
afforded au opportuoi'y txpiessing i s . p ro-
tuition of the conduct of the troops in char quitter.
Ir was much the fashion of late greasily, to praise
the services of the troops in other quarters, 12ot iic
none whatever was it inure merited than by those
in the country iu question. In the. whole of the
late transactions in which those men Were en-
gaged, thtir conduct was eminently meritorious.
With respect to General Hislop, he. always un-
derstood him to be an Officer of tile highest !elm.
tattoo, not only with regard to_ lais.7.strvi.kvs in
-
Juia, hut in other places where Le served: and
the Noble Commander whom he now served
under, expressed himself with no small partiality
in (avow' of his condnet, which eft-.ally showed his
sense of it. In regale{ to the affair olTdneir, it
may. perhaps, on inquiry, he found fully justim
flable. In the full report of the Governor-Gene.
ral, that Officer expressed himself fully sati,fied,
and even spoke with wopialified approbation of
the conduct of General Ilislop. Under these cir-
ClitliStatiCeS, and when they considered the degree
Of estimation in which the Commauder-in-Chief
appeared to hold him, he thought the Muse should
pause ere it came to a vote decisively, re fleetin4
on the 011ieer in question ; and also the situation
in which such a proceeding must naturally place
the Commander-in-Chief in India, and t 'at, if
military inquiry was to take place. On his part, it
should he by a Court MArti• I. Upon the whole,
his Grace seemed to think with his Noble Fnend,
that it %,ould he best to pass the Vote of Approba..
lion in the ir•tial way, leaving Ilic conduct of Gcn.
Hislop, as to the transaction alluded to, a matter
of distinct or subsequent consideration.

The Alatquess ot LANsnoWNE explained, mid
seemed to express himself satisfied as to the pi in.
ciple I nd down by the Noble Duke ; dud was in•
dined to introduce his proposition on the subjeCt
as a distinct consideration.

Lord EIOLLAND and the Earl of LIVERPOOL also
spoke in explanation.

The. question %yds then pus, when the Thanks
to the Marqn*ess of liastingsos well as to the Snb-
ordinmte Officers and the Army under his cum-
mat)4l, were all voted, nern. dis.

On the motion (Atilt. Maly less of LANSDOWNE,
their Lord Shin- then resolved, that the House ex-
pressed no opinion wi.h respt et to the Execution
of the ltidletlar of Taipei). On the particulars of
which transaction the house was -not in posses-
sion of satisfactory information) in the Vote of
Thanks given to Lientettaot-Getteral Sir Ti,ontas
lit lop.--Adjourned till to-morrow.