The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-24 00:00:00

MENT.

In reply to questions from Mr. PROTHEROE,
Lord LINCOLN said that the steps and terrace in
front of the National Gallery were now ready to be
opened ; but he thought it would not be for the conve-
nience of the public that they should be opened till the
Nelson Monument was in a state of forwardness. He was
not able to state whether there was any deficiency in the
funds in the hands of the Committee. For the intentions
of the Government, in case a deficiency should be found
to exist, he must refer the Hon. Gentleman to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. PROTIIEHOE wished to ask the Right Hon.
Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) if he was
aware of the deficiency between the estimated cost of the
N,lson monument and the amount which had been
raised ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he had never known what the estimate of the ex-
pense of the monument was. That was a matter exclu-
sively under the cognizance of the Committee.
Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped that those having charge
of the monument would seriously consider that
part of the subject which had been alluded to by the
lion. Gentleman. They should seriously consider what
was the amount of the funds subscribed, together with
What would probably be the ultimate cost of the monu-
ment ? It was an important part of their duty to take
this into their serious consideration.
CUSTOMS BILL.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet when it was his intention to proceed with the
Customs Bill ? The Bill was on the Orders for this
evening, but as there was but little chance of its coming•
on, he (Mr. T. Duncombe) would feel obliged to the
Right Hon. Baronet to state when it was probable that
the Bill would really come on.

Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped there was a good chance
of the Bill coming on that evening.

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Mr. T. DUNCOMBE had two amendments to pro-
pose, and therefore hoped that he might be informed
when it was probable the Bill would be brought on.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that in the course of the
evening he would decide what course he should pursue.
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upon them, that year after year, and session after ses-
sion passed] away, without the affairs of that part
of the empire being brought under their notice.
It was a remarkable coincidence that the three greatest
Powers in the world were all at this moment engaged
in similar contests. In each case they might trace a si-
milar amount of aggression and injustice, and in each
case the results had been the same. It would be difficult
to decide whether the Russians in Circassia, the French
in Algeria, or the English in Affghanistan, had committed
the greatest amount of folly and injustice, or had reaped
the bitterest fruits of a severe and just retribution. The
valour and the discipline of the Russians had been de-
feated in Circassia year after year; the skill and courage
of the armies of France had been successfully resisted by
the fierce and frantic tribes of Arabs; and the
vast resources of our Indian empire were now wasted
in a vain attempt to subdue a race of men no less
brave, no less fierce, no less fanatic, living at such
a distance as to render a war upon a large scale al-
most a fruitless undertaking. It was under these
circumstances that he asked for such information
as would enable them to decide whether the war was
originally undertaken upon fair and just grounds ;
whether the great military authorities in India
or England were consulted upon the subject ;
and whether duo weight was attached to the opinions of
the only nam who could give correct informa-
tion with regard to the country they were about to in-
vade, as well as to the sentiments, feelings, and
opinions of the country ? The Commander-in-
Chief of the rrmy in India was Sir Henry Fane,
who, by his long and brilliant services in the Peninsula,
won the esteem and confidence of the Duke of Welling-
ton ; . an officer, therefore, who was well qualified
to give the
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