The Press. — London, England, 1856-07-26 00:00:00

Colon mad to erect a tablet to the memory of el Moore and those brave men who perished with him in the Europa in 1854, and who displayed that gallant courage and that heroic sense of devotion by which, upon all occasions, British troops have been distin guished. ~ I , • 1" PuLY 4 9 l ‘ jib AA Mg P• I Prep IPI to ,; C 4,4111, ,st a ted that #,na R ot , kite mteatlpp„o ; e . vernment to pro -41/1010,111 **bill during the present session. •., THE CRIMEAN. REPORT. , „9141 Oiling API tfilf! r ePO r t oktliePiro cif grifieMil fiat to •Doeeesary tle;eittnent.'' l' '• ttb reitaiin .' &dimity , , lte , .duty the' Goveltuneilt tri Walt' bthet eiOteof obta ining e • hie ilriefftittildiiren wit dithi : tfini of expen ' The' fifit 'gthilt ; itMotai 'hiss thh army, S •ri I ' it 'Das' telt to itipirsalble, l l6 h opinion, to make 1. 64 material Shihilitihn Ill'ttlit 462 With reglad 11 .6i'lliti rivil servilee, hi holiified 'Wei ought to be a 'highly:l*kt setifiCe ;'' but,' at the sitille e, be thought 'NW - -tihiiies . kete *ion ' a *Ail : f;at fie 4 thit'qf 'spy i t let libt'prOtkistatki. A"deiliafe . twt'llei_ ,ti *alit Mil to ''indict 'recoiiinViiiiiiik i 'loo6' ... ttOilifis ili the:et-pen t:we; P i lillkAlliHi in rehifetht' ..' . , hlio ifOkt h , ii: - Here • ' lehohld 'step if 'it Were ' ~. .... ; • 'to' iiioftne he Enna' statement to finance, but - I : Illik*ad 4foitp- I tst' the house if fre 'did ' Itiot • et to ;other Dilaters nviected with' India.' • • With ' bp' ihe Sin th al 4art INelineetibn he was dr tiPhilbli Ili tit Detild never 'NMI ' beentred if thete 'lie& liDO' l iiiiliffliiiinit polies. • 'lt' ''d at ed m cotielaikteshal6" Ur ° the ' 'O/althea , . **ay-fenders, the opptetilibti'llf'• ' Dile' collebttia, l lilojdtether causes. To t" ' •IM ' ' outbreak'in, 't.te, - the Boothia!' h** Ilan ' d under a cbt it ' ' tiiii4diteT, 44 ' ilittre' itiotthi ' 1 Colo regiments of lkilakitty litd oha'tof "tlitillir Drlitained to suppress 1 0, 0 '1'nd:10'd VS li -1 place before 'ati efficient !anised. ''Mission to A - .. . li . treaty. •In ietion Herat, 'themselves ahomed bilittnid, in entered "Obt to interfern' :j 'P"ttl°' litiSpla'` allefend tritl9li He next I,kag out ti limedar the et-king 'defending the conduct bf Lard Dalhousie, anti giving his denial to the statement that igins polity of the Indian civernment had been one -AA aggression. L JAe. Added, that the papers relating An the nonemkes 44 been laid on the -table; and, 11 4 4 914W1. I • • ' • • 1 lir. VnaiEss gave a fiat contradiction to the dge- -1 ir c le a s i. b t ;o e ugh,t ,ag sp 4te c du ? ,1 ne by • the Eiiif °II Lu c c L an as the ju other 4 ' '4. go - duet Of, Lerda r ., Okna stated by the /no le" TOrd bil , r . Viiiiri 441 drawn up the F i r t 'l446 ' li e., # ift, ir § li f 01 P*44',lP ( ' the 4 1 4 trt , t , . , 161 ... , .cted,, not by ' I i t tinaiq d 11 1 tnce 'il . • 0,',k0r4 leal - a atiii, in '•sti dar ... turd ?. . e pieWeiit of the Z d • " e l Y 4 l iffil y: e .. 1, :4f.4 d k , f foin ,ii.,..i.„); ~0: ....44i4 . itgO liii inolive_s; ft,thi l itiiiiiiriViiiii lv a - piih, 4',. ' ana b the jUdg teed ',Of ,1,4 ptihfithe w lg . t,'O nbide. Ile te,ht Mennon that the i;neThlit th e board were, 'thbtit' it singlY - excieOtiOn o tie . sanie . pdlitics as the noble lorti t ' initl)o rrinriiitiiid, notwithstanding, • that thiif 'hatl l 'aeW WitUt at i*most impartiality, and had, in his opinien, • - l iqOhtly in acquitting LOrd Liican. rt , .(191 P i ' - General PEEP , as anitee ti tf the declared , board, . 'at ' e charges sllud I • were perfectly un- li rtivi tit • ,nr • re ,,, 1 i r e a i m % . .ii , , . . ~..: I •'il •:. , • 04: 6 - ' dii`ilit4. i 1:' ' ' ,. :Jians Sadleir M s- 14 °e ? c ' n ;I ft . ~, i Ei jiii t hidi tuDGE 4l Iktil ,14%.14 ' . I"‘l t aikiit the' order that the li cuss reik ' dfin'inielf 'into a ,) Sbprinittee , upon the East India Company's Revenue Aecounts, ' '''. • ' ' •'' '' ; f t,ltie Mr. V. *id* ' ' dillittife iheicnount of net revenue and 4 , ~' a in each Government, the difference,' theithef,_ Plus or deficiency, and the interest updri die Tri ian debt,—the general result , showing an'esilthated deficit of revenue for the year 1'856. 57 to the amount of 1,635,5201., subject to reduc- tion, which he considered to be a less nnfierittrable state of the Indian finances than had been antici- pated. The deficiency was not solely owing to the expenditure upon public works, although this was a very large Item, and without it a swpins of some 848,1441. might hikie'4en found. '• 10 then referred to the principal sdirl'of the teVeiini;particularly that derived frdm tiiiit'ifid.finin the land ; and with ;r t t refetenie to the '.hatt" l .: :that in Madras it srofild"be liceettary ‘' e"V nit* sur t ey and a file& ' iidetiesinent.' 1300 ,artiole, 'he thoiight 'Seib 'Wei no reitann 'to' dedbothi l bt 'a surplus teaenue 'Mint' the; etdines7 sdnrcitiyli' tOtt . it 'Wits the duty of iM''pdl4Ae''fdrOh"eolild 'be organised. The adheasftil in ,producing Zeiitiliketritli' 'the march of' tbei Pentians ilVliel!1 4 111 1 40' that the' Afghans a "Mbield'llo to repel them, but Dest e afiliOnob 3 lilt• 'the' l 'neighbourhood, and Ik 'be ..rt r ed by the '' Mite Parsiiint , ;''by engage - era' Wad 'l.lolth ttit. IF • sit 640 , in! 1863, erfertillth .o)ta,stitt it !nisi At A ir i t to them theYl tite,'bttt if • od itecasery to, ritlaii Unto& ifettillYee bf ladle. refereed Ad . 0 ahtetittibil mtittit€, the enerneitiee perpetrated Sled tolerated • •• . t ftE IREsB. as no question had been raised tipon them, he in ferred that the conduct of the Government was approved of by Parliament. With regard to improve ments in India, he stated that considerable and rapid extensions were being made in railways and telegraphs. The East India Railway had at present 121 miles open, and it was expected that by the Ist of July Pt) miles more would be in working order. Similar progress was making in all the other lines of the peninsula. And there was at laist a possibility that a fresh railway company would be formed in India, without the guarantee of the Government. The next matter of general interest was the progress which had been made in the erection of the electric tele graph. This was only introduced in India in the year 1853, and there had already been erected 4,000 miles of wire at an expense of about 200,0001. sterling. Since the Ist of February last, the rate of postage to and from India had been reduced to Bd. per half-ounce. The Indian Law Commission had suspended its labours, as they were not likely to be successful. It was probable that. in the course of a sbo time India would have the advantage of a sys4m of patent laws superior to those in operation 10,Fpgl ee lnd. The police system in India would be iv 11e 1 Tegretted the practice of torture in Yp thb purpose of collecting assessments from the pate„ . . radians, and that some persons bad attempted' to extenuate diet injustice. He enter tained hopes that the praCtlon would be put down. But for the excessively high' assessments on the native Indians, them would be no excuse for torturing them. A new system of education was established in India in July, 1854, and the result Was that schools supported chiefly by voluntary sub scription were extending throughout the country. There also existed periodical publications in India in the vernacular, very much resembling some of our own weekly journals. Important alterations had been made in the system of examination of candi dates in this country for Government offices in India. He had introduced viva-voce examination, as he thought that that was a better means than the pre vious system of testing the mental capacities of the candidates. It had given great satisfaction, and was entirely opposed to the cramming system. He de fended the manner in which he had dispensed the patronage that belonged to his office, and generally the government of Indian affairs, and concluded by moving. a formal resolution for the service of the Indian Government during the ensuing year. Sir E. PERRY complained that the Court of Di. rectors of the East India Company, though merely trustees for the Crown, assumed powers and ex pended money out of the revenues of India inde pendently of the Board of Control, referring to the case of the late Mr. Dyce Sombre and to that of the Rajah of Coorg, with whom the Court of Directors "ere carrying on a litigation respecting property 441 aimed by the Rajah without the sanction of the hoard. .observed that the statement of Mr. Smith" fee I .'it 'variance with the minute of Lord had represented the finances of India to be' iti"a more flourishing state; and he asked for an explanation of the strange discrepancy between the accounts rendered by the Indian autho rities and those of the Board of Control respecting the amount expended upon public works. He dwelt upon the subject of reform in the administra qiqn of justice in India, which he considered to be 'One of its most pressing demands ; and upon the annexation of Oude,—a transaction which, in his ' opinion, hid ,tafniihed the honour of the English nation. 4 4 ' l Sir J. *sin noon defended the conduct of Lord Dalhousie in reference to the annexation of Oude, which be felt would meet with the approbation of „the people. of this country and of India. This an „mastic% of territory would no doubt in time pro. ,duce a million, but this year he believed the revenue ores only 28 0,0001., and such a receipt would not ha near sufficient to meet the ordinary charges of the kingdom. Proceeding to follow the speech of Sir E. Perry, be observed that the people of India were at present in a prosperous and contented con dition, and though there was a deficit shown in the annual accounts, it was attributable to expenses in curred in important public works which could not fail to improve the resources of the empire. The resolutions were ultimately agreed to and 1 ordered to be reported. The order if the second reading of the Criminal Approprie4oo or Trust Property Bill was discharged. The Lords' amendments of the Parochial Schools V(Scotlaud) Bill—imposing a test on schoolmasters —were negatived without a division, and clause 18 -left oat. The bill was then agreed to. "'''ThiteßishaPs or London and Durham Retirement Bill was read a first time. The Mercantile Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed, Mr. Lowe explaining that on the seventeenth clause the persou sued would recover from the other joint contra torn rate Which heves entitled. ',ern iaA - • gAttrIMAY nor - 9 HOUSE OF LORDS-TUESDAY. THE EARL OF LUCAN AND THE JUDOE-ADVOCATE- GENERAL The Earl of LUCAN, in reference to the statement made in the House of Commons the night previous by the Judge-Advocate-General, denied that h e (Lord Lucan) had ever accused Mr. Villiers of delay in drawing up the report, that he had been in con stant communication with Lord Hardinge on the sub ject, and concluded by recommending Mr. Villiers to be more cautious in the language he used. Lord PANMURE replied briefly, and the subject dropped. CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BU4' The house went into committee on this bili,'when Lord MONTEAOLE called the attention of the house to the separation from the Treasury of the financial affairs of the army, by which means the Minister of War had almost unchecked control in the expenditure of the army estimates, amounting in the present year to 20,747,0001. The removal of the ordnance accounts from the independent board of auditors to the management and inspection of that War Minister's department, which incurred the expenditure, was open to grave objections, as per mitting a department to audit its own accounts. Lord Monteagle then referred to the manner in which the savings-bank fund had been dealt with by the Government. He conceived there was serious danger in permitting the Treasury to sell out savings-bank stock to facilitate its own financial operations. Such operations had of late been carried on by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to an unheard of extent. By these means the Chancellor appeared on the Stock Market as the proprietor of thirty millions of stock and holders of public securities had no chance against such a competitor. He trusted the practice would cease at once. Lord PANMURE said the audit of the army and ordnance accounts was carried out simply on the same principle as that of the navy accounts. Each department audited its own accounts, while the appropriation audit alone passed through the Audit office. The system of an independent audit board, ignorant of details, would never answer. 1 1. COAST GUARD SERVICE BILL. On the order for the second reading, !m , ,at The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH suggested that ATV officers who had served in the Coast Guard for twenty-five years should have permission to retire on full pay, and inquired, as the present pay of coast guardmen was higher than that of seamen in the fleet, what scale would be adopted in this new plan! He was of opinion that a superior officer should be appointed to superintend the Coast Guard and to keep himself in ccnstant communication with the Customs, to ascertain the requirements of the service and the points on the coast where to station men. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY replied that the old and inefficient officers of the Coast Guard would be pensioned off, that there would be no difficulty in maintaining a communication between the Customs and Admiralty, and that the difference between the coast-guardmen and the navy in regard to pay might be made up by giving other advantages to those who received the least pay. ..... - Iteiti(tie: HOUSE OF COMMONS-T.lllmm 1.4)01;4 COUNTY COURTS ACTS AMENDMANT 811 • At the morning sitting, on the order for the third reading of this bill, Mr. GLADSTONE inquired whether during the re cess the Government were disposed to make any inquiry into the judicial establishment in West minster-hall—whether it was not more than adequate to the purposes required of it. Sir G. GREY declined to give any opinion as W whether it was practicable to reduce the number of judges in Westminster-hall; but he believed it was a mistake to suppose that there bad been any dimi nution of business in the superior courts since the establishment of the county courts. Mr. NAPIER and Mr. V. SMITH supported the bill ; Mr. VERNON, Mr. HADFIELD, Mr. HEYWOOD, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM opposed it. The bill was then read a third time. A discussion arose upon an amendment made in the clause giving comFensation to retiring clerks, which had been raised from one-fourth to one-third of their salaries, without notice, and upon this ground the amendment was cancelled. The bill then passed. '1 silt ..iedT MINISTER OF EDUCATION. On the order for the third reading of the Nies- President of the Committee of Council on Educe/. Lion Bill, Mr. HENLEY objected to the introduction of another officer = tho h( the paid _ into t.. douse, and moved to defer third reading for three months. Mr. GLADS TONE supported this objection, and obi served that they were going to give a bad constitu tion to the educational department. lie thonght they ought to know what duties this officer would have to discharge when not attending in Parliament. There was no standing business to justify the ap pointment of such an official. In his opinion it