§ MR. J. WILSONbrought up the report on the Resolutions.
MR. HUMEsaid that, as last night the hon. Member for Horsham (Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald) accused the East India Company of acting partially against the Queen's officers, he wished to observe that the Queen's officers experienced no injustice, and that up to the present moment it was the Company's officers who had to complain that the higher commands were not given to them. A Queen's officer, Lieutenant General Anson, had just been promoted over the heads of eighty-two Indian lieutenant generals to command the troops at Madras. With reference to his observations on Lord Dalhousie, he wished to explain that, in speaking yesterday, while he condemned one part of his Lordship's conduct, he also took occasion to do the noble Lord justice as an executive officer, being of opinion that, in many respects, his services were above all praise.
MR. SEYMOUR FITZGERALDsaid, he would admit that, as regarded the higher commands, appointments were given to officers in the Queen's service to the exclusion of officers in the Company's service; but what he desired to call attention to was, the absolute exclusion from general staff appointments of Queen's officers.
§ Resolutions agreed to.
§ The House adjourned at Four o'clock.