FIRST APPEARANCE OF LORD HARDINGE IN THE HOUSE OF PEERS.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 18, 24 August 1848, Page 3

FIRST APPEARANCE OF LORD HARDINGE IN THE HOUSE OF PEERS.

The House of Peers presented a most animated appearance about four o'clock on Monday, A number of persons of distinction entered that part of the house which surrounds the throne, and many ladies of the Peerage and females of tln-ir family were accommodated in the gallery surrounding the house. That portion of the house appropriated to the Commons, was already crowded with members of the Lower House. The object of all this solicitude Mid curiosity could not long remain a secret, and it was soon generally known that the gay groupes had been attracted thither to p*y ho* mage to the illustrious hero of Ferozeshab and Sohraou —the late Governor. General of India. In a few minutes the crimson velvet curtains were drawn aside, and the Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford, appeared, heading a procession formed of the Garter King-at-Arms, in a gorgeous uniform, i covered with heraldic achievements. Then followed ! the Earl of Aruudel, as Deputy for his father the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England. The Peers who undertook the office of introducing the Noble Viscount to the House, Lord Viscount Beresford, aod Lord Viscount (. omhermere. a name rendered illustrious in the history of Indian battle fields, most appropriately appeared in the cortege of the distinguished man whose appearance for the first time in the House of Lords to reap the fruits of his military prowess and happy policy, was kindly greeted by all present. The Noble Viscouot proceeded to the table where the usual ceremonies were gone through customary upon the occasion of a Peer's introduction. At this moment the number of Peers who stood ready to greet the Noble Viscouot, was considerable, and the spectacle became highly iuteresting, if not overpowering, by the appearance of the hero of England's chivalry, the dauntless leader of a hundred furious charges, to protect the almost d>sperate fortunes of the army of Sir John Moore in the retreat upon Coruuna—tlie victor of the invincible cuirassiers at the "crowning mercy'* of Waie los— he Marquis of Anglesey. As he slowly pioceedea towaids the observed of all observers, hid gallant commander, the Duke himself, appeared in hs quiet grey paletot, and the crowd of Peers stood aside to f-c luate tlie meeting of the illustrious Chieftains The muulated forms of the noble Mirtjuis and the gallant Viscount, irresistably excited melancooly amidst the genesal feeling of triumpu. The interesting ceremony closed by the presentation, through L rds Combermere aud Beresford, of Viscount Hardinge to the Noble Lord an the Woolsack, who shook him cordially by the hand. The galaxy of military talent and renown was comple'eJ by the Marquis and the Duke joining tbecircie that now surrounded the Noble Viscount, with whom ihey both exchanged cordial greetings and congratu latioae.— Edinburgh Advertiser, March 24.

[lt is always worth while to watch the course of opi nion at home with regard to the colonies; to observe which is the prevailing wind. Sooner or later, what are as yet but loose suggestions, will be carried practi" callw into effect• It behoves us to keep a careful eye upon them, if we do nothing more. The following is one of the many significant hints thrown out that it is time to be turning the real resources of this country to account] If we resolve to keep our place, we must maintain the national credit at all cost; provide for extended trade, extended protection, civil and military, make more use of our colonies by colonising. We must augment our public services, civil and military, to meet augmenting demands ; only, as we must exercise a stern economy, we must efiect the future increase without a corresponding growth of outlay. It would be possible to do so. For instance, we may increase the available numbers of our army by placing the colonies on a footing to provide for their own defence, and enable us to bring home cur troops. We may abandon needless meddling in such petty internal affairs of foreign countries as do not concern us ; throw open diplomacy—make it rest, not on secrecy and chicanery, but on good honest stalemanship, and thus simplify its duties and its cost.— Spectator,