Star.
London, England, 1819-03-05 00:00:00

not the fatilt of the do.einintiti
net arrive intoner. The ambition for.aillitert honour*
is so great at present, both at hoMe and In India, at
to lessen in no small degree the dispatch with which
the account of military transactions might be othaf•
*se communicated. It is far from my intention to
condemn this ambition ; but it is clear that it must

produce delay. It is necessary that those trannto.
dons for which military honours are demandedi
should be given in detail, otherwise there is no
ground upon which to rest the application; Suck
details, however, require time before they can up-
pear in the Gazette, Those from India, connected
with the late war, were published the moment they
arrived, The dispatches from Sir Thomas Hislcp
came in August, and the approbation of his conduct
by the Marquis of Hastings, on the 27th of Novem-
ber. It is but just then to presume that there was
no ground for blame. Further arrivals are expected.
which, we }lave si right to hope, will confirm the
justice of the approbation pronounced by the Go-
vernor-General, After the account of the battle of

Maipore was received, there only remained three
courses to be pursued, • First to with-hold the remu-
neration of honour from the army of India for an in-
definite time. This is .a course which, I believe, no
person would recommend. Under the existing cir-
cumstances it was by no means advisable. The next
course was to 'distribute to the army the temunera6
tioni omitting, at the same time, the name of the
Commander in Chief. To take such a course, with-

out further proof of misconduct than we now have
before us, would be most unjust. It would stamp a
degree of obloquy on the name of Sir Thomas His-
lop, which no succeeding document, no subsequent
act of this House could by posolbalty rovrinvek The
third mode of proceeding was to include his name in
the honours voted by Parliament to the army,
though Government and the country were yet to be
satisfied as to the particular act at Talnier.—(Xeres; ,
hear.)—l think it right that no qualification to this
purpose should appear upon the Journals of the
House; though if any other Honourable Gentleman
thinks fit to propose a Resolution which may secure
the object we have in view, I shall have no objection
to support it. To inco:porate it with the vote of
thanks would, however, be an unnecessary harshness,
for the vote must be road at the head of every regi.
ment in India ; and how painful to the gall4nt offi-
cer must be, to have his name thus marked with
public reprobation ! Were his guilt certain, suOrpu-
nishment, I admit, would not be too great ; but it
would be unjust to inflict it merely upon the ground
of the information now before us. I trust, therefore,
the House will be satisfied, by shebving itself sensible
to what is wanted, and by recording the suspension
of its judgment with temperance and moderation.--
( Hear, /rear.)—lf any Ilonoui able Gentleman shall
think fit to inove a Resolution to this purpose, I shall
be the first to endeavour to persuade the House to
agree to it."—The SPEAKER then put the question,
" That the thanks, of this House be' given to General :he
Marquis of Hastings, K. G. and K.G.C., and Governor-Germs-4
of the British Possessions in the East Indies;.for the prompt-At:de
and vigilance displayed by him in the overthrow and ittppra:r
aims of the Pindarrk,„ and for adopting those skilful and Jeri,
sive measures which enabled him to overthrow the Mahrtmt
Princes in a campaign marked by the most signal t.td.brii:iaLt
successes."

Lord MORPETII thonght the conduct of the
Marquis of Hastings entitled to the most unqualified
apilrobation, and bestowed the highest praise on the
whple plan of the campaign, and on the conduct of
all 'the Officers of the Indian army. On the policy
of the war be declined speaking at present, and be
would also reserve the expression of his opinion on
the very extensive system of alliance which had been
acioptird. and on several other points, till a future
occasion. The execution of the Icilledar of Talnier
was at present unexplained. Unless he could be re-
garded as a rebel,_ he knew not on what wend his
execution could be justified, as he should have ex-
pected that he would not be held amenable to us,
but that he should rather have been sent before one
of Holkar's tribunals. He spoke with pain on this
subject, as he agreed with all that had been said in
praise of the military services of Sir Thomas Hislop;
but these, however great, ought .npt to deter the
House from discharging its duty, by inquiring into
a transaction so very extracnclinaty in its. nature.
He should, therefore, when the proper time came,
move a Resolution declaring, That this House, in
giving their thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Thema'
I-lislop for his military services, does not intend there-
by to give any opinion on the execution of the
dar of Talnier, respecting which this House is not
yet in possession of satisfactory information." He
thought it a duty to that part of the army to which
they were about to vote their thanks, to the army in
general, and above all, to the population of our In-
dia Empire, to come to a vote like that which he
had. suggested. We owed it not only to India, but
to the world at large, to uphold those principles of
justice and honour which we had hitherto maintain.
eel, and to guard against the slightest reproach or
suspicion being attached to our condnct.
Mr. HOWARTH eulogized the intelligible and
excellent speech of the Right Honourable Gentle-
man, and concurred •in the vote of thanks, to the
Marquis of Hastings, for the manner in which he
hdd conducted the war to a triumphant conclusion ;
but thought the vote ought not to pass the House
without some notice being taken ofothe violation of
the law which 'had taken place in the extension of
our Indian territory,
General GROSVENOR spoke In praise of the
operations of the campaign; and in particular al-
luded to the movement on Poonah. He remarked
of the 65th Regiment, that it had this peculiarity at-
tached to it, that three nut of four of its field officers,
acting as Brigadier-Generals, Brigadier-General
Smith, Brigadier-General Milne, and Brigadier-6e.
-neral Fitzsimons, were all acting in the Deccan,
Sir ROBERT WILSON wow(' say nothing of the
policy of these belligerent, or, as they were ca d,
Pensive operations, which had extended our .empire
from the shores of the Ocean to the banks of the In-
slus--which,• in the course of half a century, had
raised a small Factory into a mightier Power than
Iliad existed for ages. If, however, this systernotex.
tension was persisted in, he hoped Gentlemen !mild
took at the map of Asia, where they would bellifiM
itn affiful warning, which it needed.not a Daniel to
inpbin. With respect to the motion, he,
roved of it. The Governor-General • , t., re,
leSnment distinction. Hie laurels „
'for the 0-atitade of thintaynnianit 'and impact

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