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,t the Beak of Rtigiandlan4;4.e( 7, ad Me, now in cir-
culation, as far u the same can be made out.—Agreed to.
Lord G. fIObiRRART presented the Report on the Salmon
Fish filigturMch twat ordered to be read a third time en
tip ~, \ s%'l
The second reading of the Cutlery Bill was postponed.
Sir G. CLERKE expressed his wish that the farther pro.
ceedings on the Scotch Saving Banks' Bill should be postponed
Another Session, on account of there not being sufficient
ae for its consideration.
Mr. DOUGLAS consented that the Bill should be postponed;
intimated the intention of the parties to bring it forward
t Session. The second reading was then postponed till this
three months.

WARS IN INDIA.
HOWORTH said he rose to move for certain
Papers relative to the hostilities in India. He was
aware of the indifference, not to say apathy, with
which the affairs of India were viewed in that House,
he should have abstained from interfering if he
not felt that the state of our affairs in those

. territories materially affected the true interests
this country. His object was to move for such
'apers as might enable the House on a future occa-
- to. investigate the causes of those wars which
lately taken place. It might be in the recollec-
of some Members of the House, that the late
Lord Melville, in .1785, moved certain resolutions,

to pursue schemes of conquest and aggrandize-
ment in India was repugnant to the feelings and in-
jurious to the policy of this nation. After a few
years these resolutions were embodied into an Act of
Parliament. It did, however, appear extremely sin-
gular, that the British Governments of India have
from that time to this found themselves under the
necessity of violating this Act. If any Member of
-, House would look at our positions in India, in
'B3, and compare them as they were now extended,
would be surprized to see the progress we had
ide in the acquisition of territory. At the decline
' fall of the Mohammedan Empire in India, there
,re a great number of Chieftains who gained pos-
ion of considerable tracks of territory, and set up

themselves. They carried on a preckatory system,
if they could not get enough to satisfy their de-
sires, they encroached on the possessions of their
• :hbours ; and they were therefore called Pindar-
which means robbers. Their system was the
same now as at the commencement. They collect

er the rainy season, and commit every species of
Inder. As soon as they are attacked they disperse,

meet again when the danger is over. It -must
?pear singular that it should be necessary for us to
:ollect a large army to attack these Pindarrees; and
• these were the only enemies that we seem not to
.ave fallen in with. We had fought with Holkar, a
mast warlike Chief, and conquered, and yet we could
. conquer the Pindarrees. It appeared that the
,overnor-in-Chief was now in the field, presiding
. a body of nearly 100,060 man, and 1,000 miles
im his capital ; that troops were moving in all di-
'ions, and that the whole Mahratta power was in
is. Under these circumstances, it was not unrea-
able that he should move for Papers that might
ow some light on the cause of the hostilities. lie
mid therefore move-1. For Copies or Extracts of
ices received from the Government of India, re-
re to the origin of hostilities with the Peishwa;
'r similar Papers relating to the dispute with the
IA of Berar ; 3. For Accounts respecting the
tses of the war with the Pindarrees ; and 4. For
ies of all Treaties concluded with the Native
Powers of India, since the year 1804, which have
• already been laid before Parliament.
Ir. CANNING declared the readiness of Minis-
to give the fullest information on these subjects
:h it was in their power to afford, from all the
iments that were yet in their possession. But
had received no accounts respecting the affair
the Rajah of Berar. With respect to the first
motion, relating to the hostilities with the Peishwa,
ne thought it would be in his power to show, that
those hostilities had arisen from no other fault than
- too confident reliance on his faith. As to the
motion, respecting the Pindarrees, he bel eyed
the Honourable Gentleman, that the notion of

it with those freebooters wis much more believed

this country than it was understood or cared about.
loubtedly, that enemy was not one waning in a
grea and substantive state ; but when the House
aware that that Power had sufficient means to
emit the most horrible atrocities and widest deso-
rn over a large track of country under the British
ternment, they would agree that we ought to es-
rate a pest that threatened the peace and security
11 the Powers in India. With respect to the
rth motion, relating to the Treaties, since the pc-
when the last Treaty was laid before the llouse,
rad not the smallest objection to produce them.
with the Power of Berar would explain the ne-
ity of the present proceedings, when illustrated
the documents that were soon expected. With
•pest to the policy of the British Government in
dia, nobody concurred with the Honourable Gen-
!man more than he did, that a pacific and forbear-
' policy was the best. But, with every disposition
bear and forbear, there \% ere causes continually
ing that no human prudence could avert. Our
,er had certainly arrived at the grandest height ;
this circumstance alone could induce no wish

..,xtension of it ; but he hoped it would always he
borne iii mind that the position we held could not be
from difficulties. If the Honourable Gentleman

could withdraw his motion respecting the Itajah of
Berar, there could be no objection to the others.
Ir. HOWORTH consented, and hoped that if the
•uments arrived shortly, they would be included
h the others.—The remaining Motions were then
made and agreed to.