In the LIonse of Commons on Monday, Lord Hartington moved
for leave to apply the revenues of India to the Indian portion of the Egyptian Expedition, which was ultimately granted by a majority of 117 (140 to 23). The debate was one- iu which Mr. Gladstone was vehemently taunted with having turned rouud since he opposed the course taken by Lord Beacons, field's Government in relation to the cost of the Afghan War,. but, as Mr. Gladstone showed very clearly, he had said nothing in relation to the policy of making India pay for that most mis- chievous and disastrous war, to which be does not still bold in the strongest way. In this case, the questions were—whether the expedition was right and justifiable, and whether India was substantially concerned, both of which questions Mr. Gladstone- obviously answers in the affirmative ; and that is the com- mon-sense answer. If that answer be given, there is not any injustice in making India pay one-fifth of the charges of an expedition in which certainly her interests constitute far more than one-fifth of all the interests involved. However, not to mix up different issues, the Government consented to reserve. the issue, by accepting the vote only subject to any future decision of Parliament,—a, right course, especially as the Indian Government wish to be heard against the course of charging any part of the cost of the expedition, to India.
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