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HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, APRIL 14. Lord Derby, in moving that a vote of thanks be given to the Governor General of India, the Commander-in Chief, and the other officers civil and military, and to the nor commillsioneri officers and men, both European and native, of the Indian Aimy, said he rejoiced to inform the House that the rebellion was completely crushed and the time had now come to thank those who under Providence hn j contributed to this result The first person to whom h, would propose a vote of thanks was the Governor-General Lord Canning. After recounting the manifold difficulties whioh Lord Canning had encountered and overcome, he eulogized in the highest terms the ability and enerqv which he had displayed during the late emergency. Calm, persistent, and resolute, Lord Canning had pursued a course in which he had shown the spirit of an English gentleman combined with the sagacity of a profound statesman. In consideration of his distinguished ser- vices, her Majesty had conferred on Lord Canning the dignity of a British Earl. Lord Derby proceeded to toX- plain why the names of Sir Patrick Grant and of the Governor of Madras had been omitted, and then went on to eulogize the services of Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay, as only second to those of Lord Canning. He expressed his admiration of the courage, dauntless resolution, and firmness with which Sir J. Lawrence had suppressed revolt in a newly-conquered country, and Had sent assistance to the central Government. To Mr. Frere, Mr. Robert Montgomery, and Sir R. Hamilton, for their administration of extensive provinces and their conciliatory policy, he also thought the thanks of the House were due. In passing to the second resolution, he paid a touching tribute to the memory of Sir W. Peel and lamented the premature loss of Colonel Jacob and Major Hodson. Turning to the more grateful task of thanking those who survived, he said of Ljrd Clyde that he was cool and cautious in coming to his determination, always eager to spare his men, but reckless of his own life and labours; slow in his plans, but sagacious in combination, he knew when to strike, and those whom he met felt he knew how to strike. After sketching the principal features of the campaign, he recounted briefly and eulogistically the services of Major-General Mansfield, the Chief of the staff, of Sir J Olltram. Sir T. H. Franks, Sir A. Wilson, Sir. R. Napier, Sir E Lugard, Sir Hope Grant, Brigadier- General Walpole, Sir Hugh Rose, Major-General Roberts, Major»General Whitlock, and Sir J. Michel He also called on the House for a vote of thanks to the officers and men of the Indian army, with whom he joined the names of the seamen and Marines. In conclusion, he again congra- tulated the House on the restoration of tranquillity, and declared that in Oude alone we had captured and destroyed 1,000 forts, and that 480 cannon and a million stand of arms had been taken. As far as military operations were concerned, we had accomplished our task, but a far more formidable one awaited us. It was now our duty to sub- jugate the hearts and atlections, as well as the persons, of the people of India, to restore to them the blessings of good government, to seek their moral and social progress, to develope the resources of the country, to administer justly, fairly and temperately, and to satisfy the natives that it is not only their fate but their interest to remain true to their allegiance. Lord Granville expressed the satisfaction which Lord Derby's full and accurate statement had afforded him. With singular pleasure he had heard the just and accurate compliment to the Governor-General of India, a compli- ment which buried in oblivion all the former discussion on Lord Canning's conduct in the late terrible crisis. The conduct of the Governor of Bombay, Lord Elphinstone was beyond all praise in the fearlessness with which he had assumed the heavy responsibility of denuding himself of troops in order to supply the more pressing exigencies of other parts of India. After high praise of the Com- mander in-Chief and his lieutenants, whose names had become household words in every cottage, he expressed his regret that was impossible, from the the precedents of the House, to include the names of those whom death had removed in the present motion. He, of course, alluded to such names as Havelock, Neill, Peel, aad Henry Lawrence. He considered that the sanguine reiws which he had ever held as to the suppression of the rebillion had been confirmed by the statement of Lord Derby as to the tranquillity of India. And, if such was the case, it was now our duty to look to the social improvement of the country which bad been reconquered by our efforts. He cordially supported the motion of Lord Derby. The Duke of Cambridge, though it would be almost invidious where all had done so well to bring particular names prominently forward, could not help thinking that the various brigadiers at the head of small calulIJns had deserved well of their country; and could not forbear expressing the high sense which he entertained of the services of Brigadiers Jones, Walpole, Ilorsford, Bar ker, Shower, Hope, and many others It would be superfluous and preposterous for him to sing the praises of Lord Cil-de, whose deeds were known not only in this country but over the whole continent Never bad a compaign carried on by small moveable columns been so ably conducted. He expressed a high opinion of the abilities of Sir W. Mans- Pld, the determination of Sir Hugh Rose, and J. Michel. Tt'?, native troops, as well as the Europeans, had nobly don e ??'' duty, nor could he pass over in silence the e'noency of the Commissariat. In speaking of the very great services of Sir John Lawrence, he could not omit the narne of Sir Sydney Cotton, of whom he spoke most favour- ably. In reducing the number of troops in India he trusted there would be no undue haste, but that due care would be taken for tbe exigencies of the public service. Lord Ellenborough protested against the clubbing toge- ther the name of thoGovernor-General of India with those of his subordinates, although they might be even Governors of Provinces. As the whole resposibility is with the Governor- General, if he fail, so he should hare his full meed of praise if he succeed; and it was his opinion that the merits of the Governor-General should be specified in a distinct ote. He found the same objection with the military vote, and thought that a distinction should have been made between Lord Clyde and his lieutenants. His object in addressing the House was to call attention to the merits of the troops, for the Generals could not have done what they had done with troops of inferior merit. In the highest terms he praised the British soldiers, and declared that be knew of no war in which troops bad displayed so much perseverance, pertinacity, and fortitude under suf- eririgs .nd unparalleled difficulties. In such a time as the present he thanked God we had such troops, and wished that 10,000 of them were at present at Aldershott. In such a case the Foreign Secretary might speak with less anxiety. Expatiating on the art of war, and the appliances of science for warlike purposes which these troops had learnt, and which perhaps they might have to teach to European armies, he said that their battles were battles of giants, not armed with brute forca, but as if they had stolen fire from Heaven. He begged the House to remem- ber that these noble troops were our countrymen, upon whom we might have to depend for the safety of the country. Lord Gough and Lord Albemable both cordially agreed to the motion. Lord Derby asked permission to insert in the resolution the names of the Naval Brigade and Captain Sotheby. In reply to Lord Ellenborough, he stated at first he had intended to pursue the course of giving a distinct vote of thanks to Lord Canning and to Lord Clyde, but that he had been guided by the precedent of last year. He assured him that he had no intention to depreciate the bravery and discipline of the gallant troops who had so nobly done their duty. The motion was then agreed to. FRIDAY, APRIL 15. The Duke of Argyll called attention to a letter from the Earl of Ellenborough, when President of the Board of Control, to the chairman and deputy-chairman of the Est India Company, dated 28th April, 1858, and moved for a copy of the regulations and conditions under which grants in aid of schools were afforded by the Government of ia together with other returns connected with the same BlftJjeet. The Earl of Ellenborough expressed a hope that the Government of India would adhere to the policy adopted for aRe, past in that country, and observe the strictest neutrality between the people and their religions. He had no objections to grants in aid of education, except where missionaries were connected with the schools which received assistance. The Duke of Marlborough thought that nothing would conduce so much to the happiness of the people of India as the extension of the Christian religion, and that per- fect neutrality was impossible. The Earl of Derby explained that no special instructions had been sent out to tha Government of India on this sub- ject, but that a general request had been made to economise as much as possible the expenses in every department. He assured the noble duke every information with regard to education in India would be freely given by the Govern- ment. The motion, with some alterations in its forms, was then agreed to. MONDAY, APRIL 18. The Earl of Malmesbury called the attention of their lordships to the present state of Europe. The noble earl while congratulating the house on the satisfactory position of this country with the other great Powers, stated that it was well known for some time past that the relations of France, Austria, and Sardinia had not been on an equally satisfactory footing, aud a part had been taken by the ruler of a great country which had not lessened the diffi- culty. Affairs had daily grown worse, until at the end of February it was thought desirable to send Lord Cowley to Vienna. Their lordships already knew that nobleman had been in negotiation with the Austrian Minister as a per- sonal friend. Besides these negotiations Russia had proposed a Congress, and he had thought that he should not be justified in refusing to accede to that proceeding. Assent was given to this, and on the 22nd of March Barnn Br-unow brought the official proposition He (Earl of Malmesbury) then drew up four preliminary points for consideration. The first was, what measures should be taken to preserve, for the present, the peace between A'tri" and Sardinia the second related to the t-t ",PI!r.s of promoting the evacuation of the Roman States by the French troops the third was, whether and, if any, what reforms should be introduced for the internal administra- tion of the Roman and Italian States and the fourth related to the substitution for the treaties between Austria and the Duohies of a confederation of the union of the Italian States for their mutual protection and benefit. Then there was a variety of questions of details, I as to the assemblillg of tile Cilngress. One of the great difficulties was the question of disarmament, for it was always considered desirable that, in order to have calm deliberation, the means of violence should be removed ¡ Austria wished a general disarmament. France proposed that disarmament should be a question for the conside- ration of the Congress while he proposed the question should be refrred to a number of military officers. The ) whole of the Powers were agreed except upon one point, and that point was the precise time at which the dis- armament should take place. That was the existing state of the negotiations, the result of which he regretted was not more satisfactory. The Earl of Clarendon was not surprised that the Go- vernment, having such an unsatisfactory statement to make, should have delayed it until the hst moment, iy the hope that they might be able to allay the anxiety which must naturally be felt on the eve of a dissolution of Par- liament. If all the parties to this contest had been; sincere in their professions of anxiety for peace, there could have been no difficulty in settling the questions at issue; but, by the course actually taken, the inherent j difficulties had been greatly increased. He was glad to learn, however, that the idea of a Congress was not altogether abandoned, and at some length explained his views as to the questions which that Congress might deliberate upon. The Earl of Derby congratulated the noble lord on the ( conciliatory tone which pervaded his speech, and belie fed that a generai concurrence of opinion among their lord- ships would have the effect of lessening the difficulties that now prevailed. Her Majesty's Government had, in the first instance, insisted that in case the Congress assembled, no question of territorial arrangement was to be brought under discussion, and that the treaty of 1815 should be strictly maintained. England was now making a last effort to prevent the calamities of war from being spread over Europe; and if they were not successful, it would not, in his opinion, bs conducive either to her. dignity or honour that she should continue to prosecute | any further negotiation. Ile believed that if a war, commenced it would not be confined to Italy, but would  involve Europe in a conflagration, and, under cueh cir- cumstances they would be compelled to maintain an aimed neutrality to protect their interests in the Medi- J terranean and Adriatic seas, If the dreadful evils j attendant upon war desolate Europe, let the responsi- bility lie on the heads of those whose ambition brought about so much calamity. TUESDAY, APRIL 19. > The Ivoyal Assent was given to several Bi!)a by a ) Royal Commission, composed of the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of De La Warr.

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