The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-28 00:00:00

Zt Erb' tKilitton NEWMARKFT RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGB,APII.) The Rutland Stakes. Nina Ploughboy Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. 13 1aciccocic :linlea Match—Strongbow beat St. Ann. TRIENNIAL STAKES. Tadmor highland Fling.. Eighteen ran. Won by a length. ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 0 ... 3 fourtbVibttion TRIAL OF THE CHARTIST CONSPIRATORS. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COUI?7. CONTINUATION OF TfIE TRIAL OF CUFFEY, LACY, AND FAY. Mr, Baron Platt and Mr. Justice Williams took their toerttP, on the bench at ten o'clock. Mr. BALLANTINE proceeded to address the jury on behalf of Cuffey and Lacy. After some prefatory re inerks, be contended that the: Attorney-General was Wholly unjustified in saying that the prisoners were con beefed with any plan of organization with a view to a general and simultaneous rising of the people throughout the country. No evidence had been adduced to show that they had any connexion with any such organiza tion . .The Attorney-General had said that no great public good was ever obtained by violent measures. IThy, it was notorious, that the great measures on which their liberties rested were obtained at the point of the bayonet ; but, under the sway of the reigning Monarchy, who desired by every means to promotelthe welfare of her subjects, force was Unnecessary to obtain that which was obviously good. Ile was perfectly ready to admit that the prisoners had been guilty of great impropriety, but he denied that they had any intention of levying war against the Queen. It Was said that the Acts under which the prisoners had been indicted was most merciful, since it reduced the crime of treason, of which in effect the prisoners were charged, to an ordinary felony, and hence abolished the Punishment of death, and the disembowelling of the yet Warm body of the malefactor. lie admitted further that the Government of the present day was merciful, but do not let the jury forget that the time might come when a Government might be disposed to tyrannise, and when they might have unconstitutional judges and uneonsti t itional attorney-generals—let them also bear in mind that a conviction under this Act placed the Parties affected in the position of serfs of the Government for life; since, in the discretion of the Court, a man so convicted was no longer a free man. Notwith standing the mercy of the Act and the leniency of the Government, the making of the offence a felony perpe trated a monstrous injustice, as it took away the privi leges which prisoners indicted for the high offence of reason enjoyed; as a copy of the indictment, and a list of th e witnesses to be called against, and the jury who were to try, them, were not furnished to them . The pri vilege was taken away altogether. Doubtless the meetings were unlawful, and deserved to be punished by the law— doubtless a deal of foolish talk was uttered, and there wag a great deal said about hand. grenades, in a wild and untutored belief that they would thereby obtain be People's Charter ; but it was absurd to say that the object of this conspiracy was to levy war against the Queen. The idea was absurd. Don't let them be told that a meeting at a pot-house, and the nonsense talked by Cuffey, and the finding of pike-head in a garret, was levying such a war. Let them, therefore, not be carried away by the special pleading of the At torney-General, but find them guilty of a misdemeanour. Was it not very likely that the spies of the Government tutored these foolish, excited, weak people, into acts of vi olence, who in reality had no wicked design; that they had fomented the whole matter, and planted about the persons of these persons, and about their houses, evi dences of guilt which they intended to use for their own purposes hereafter, and which they had themselves concocted. He trusted the jury would not forget that many of the greatest men of England had died upon the scaffold in defence of the very liberties they now enjoyed, and that they should not consent to take away the liberties of their fellow subjects without the most rnatueo consideration, and without a due sense of the Precedent they thereby created. Ile then proceeded to deal with the witnesses and the evidence adduced by th ee ,. He did not anticipate that in a grave charge of this kind they would believe a person whom they would not, trust in their shops by a drawer containing money which they had not counte,l, or in fact lend him half-a• Brown. "They must apply the same rule to matters of this kind as they would to the ordinary pursuits of life. The prisoners had a perfect right to combine as others had done to obtain by constitutional means the Charter. It was as open to a fair discussion as the expediency of adopting the Reform Bill, or the repeal of the corn-laws, Which, though as much opposed one time as the Charter, had become law. When persons had combined for a Certain purpose—the Charter, for instance—was it not tasy for ;wicked persons, for gain, to join them in the guise of friendship, and to fan tho already excited !dements of the confederation into a flame. Other bodies I n good repute—the Freemasons, for instance—had Warders and other officers, and used secret symbols. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Freemasons had an Act of Parliament legalising their proceedings. Mr. BALLANTINE said the Odd Fellows were not legalised by Act of Parliament. He accused Powell of having created violence where there was a disposition for peace, and with being a person utterly unworthy of belief. They had heard from his own lips that he had disseminated his poison among his workmen—originated and fomented the crime now laid to the charge of the prisoners. Was it not obvious that he had made the .r.st, pike head, and exhibited it to those with whom he joined, in order to induce them to make others, and when the proper time arrived thereby to strengthen the ease against them? What evidence had they to show that Davis had not used many of the violent expressions deposed to by Powell? How many:spies were there? Was it not possible that there were many more, and that, in truth, they formed this formidable conspiracy, and drew the prisoners and others into the gulf? The Attorney- General had stated in his opening that there were thousands upon thousands in London who knew not where to get a morsel of bread or a bed to lie upon at night. It was a lamentable and an appalling fact; and was it not likely that these houselvss and famishing wanderers were easily made the tool of a de signing scoundrel like Powell, who had not even the merit of being an ac complice—the man who bad as saulted his own father, deserted his wife, played the des picable part of a decoy at a gambling table, and run races to bring custom to beer-shops. He asked them, With a strong sense of justice, not to believe this man— to put no faith in him. In war, a spy, when detected, Was hung up like a dog to the nearest tree; but perhaps a spy in civil matters, and more especially one against the Chartists, was a more respectable person, and less deserving such a fate. He (Mr. Ballantine) did not think 10, and be believed the jury would agree with him; but they would of course form their own judgments. Then again, was it not remarkable that Davis stated his atten ion had been drawn to the evidence of Powell by read ing it in a newspaper. He admitted he had read it. Was it not likely he had learned his lesson from that person's testimony? It was true, he came before them in the guise of a respectable man. It was just possible that he was no more worthy of belief than Powell. Owing to the way in which he had been called, no notice having been given that he was to be put into the box, the prisoners had had no opportunity of making any inquiry about him. The same remark was appli cable to Tilden, who, it appeared, from his own statement, got Cuffey appointed a leader in his stead, as his pre tensions were modest. They found him endeavouring to entrap poor Curley into all kinds of violent expressions. No letter or document of any kind was found in the house of Cuffy or Lacy evincing the slightest scintilla of oonspiracf. It was true a pike handle was found in the garret of the house in which Cuffey resided. Was it not remarkable that Tilden was in the habit of going constantly to Cuffey's, and that he went there after Cuffey had been taken into custody. Then they could have no doubt that the tri colour produced was made: by:Powell. The Learned Counsel, after an address of two hours and a half, con cluded by trusting the jury would acquit his clients. Mr. PARRY next addressed the jury on behalf of Fay. He said even the polluted lips of Powell were not guilty of charging the prisoners with aspersing the gentlewoman that filled the throne. Now he would show from witnesses that Powell had used the most in decent and disgusting expressions with respect to the Queen and her Consort. Having complained of the loss of the privileges taken away by this Act, he put it to the jury if they could fail to be of opinion that Davis was not one whit less polluted than Powell. He tells them he expected only compensation fur loss of time. Was it likely that a person would destroy his character, and so get himself to be pointed at and to be shrunk from by his wife, his children, and his friends, without gain? He palmed a silly f I,ehood upon the jury, and he was sure V•ey would not belteve it. The Att o rney-General said, with *hull of ecstatic delight, that Davis was a " shopkeeper." Respectable shopkeep era did not condescend to become spies. He agreed with the Attorney-General that Powell was " a bold bad man," but Davis was a sneak. The thief that sneaked into an area was less despicable than the highway robber. Where are the ribbons which Powell said were distri buted on the 15th ? Not one was found when the pri soners were arrested, and the one produced was found under suspicious circumstances. Could they believe the truth of that, or of any portion of his story? Fay was taken at his father's shop, and no arms or ammunition were found upon him. After saying he should prove that Powell instigated the prisoners and others to act with violence, the Learned Counsel concluded an able and elaborate address on behalf of the prisoner Fay. The jury then retired for a short time. On their return, James Parris was called and examined by Mr. Iit;DALF.STONE —Ho ,said be had been employed ai a TILE carpenter for seven or eight years by Mr. Smith, the brother-in-law of Powell ) a builder. He had known Powell eleten. years. his character was not geed. Front his general character he could not believe him on his oath. Had heard him speak upon religious subjects sometimes, but could not recal to his mind what he said. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL — Wou Id not believe him, because he once came and said Lord J. Russell had cut his throat— (Laughter)—and on anoth' r occasion that he had seen a person steal a side of pork; that a Mr. Hudson, a neighbour, was dead. Saw Powell on Friday. Did not shake hands with him, but told him he was sorry for what he had done, on account of his children. The ATTORNEY* •GENERAL— Are you a Chartist. ? Witness—No, lam not. I don't know what it is. The ATTORNEY• GENERAL—YOU don't know what Chartism is? Witness (in a broad Scotch dialect)— Naa; tell me what it is, and then I will answer you. — (Roars of laughter.) By the JUDGE—Never heard him called, by his shop mates, " lying Tom." Thomas Osborne, another workman in the employ of Mr. Smith, deposed that ho had known Powell for about three years and a half. Would not believe him on his oath, if it was uttered on his dying bed. Remembered his saying, about two months ago, that there was to be a Chartist rising. He said so to me alone. Ile asked witness and some of the other men to join it. This might be about three weeks after the Kennington-com mon meeting. Ile at the same time pointed out a person who could make him a pike. Cross-examined—Was not at the Kennington-corn mon meeting. Was at Bishop Bonner's-fields on the afternoon of the day the police were attacked. Did not hear Ernest Jones speak. Attended a meeting at a public-house in the Birdcage-walk on a Sunday in April. Told Powell that h had joined the Chartist movement--that was not true—it was a lie. He would not believe Powell, because he had found him out in so many. Heard him say that Lord John Russell had cut his throat, and he charged him 2d, for a note which had been given him (Powell). Often attended meetings of Chartists after the 10th of April. Re-examined—Told Powell he had joined the Chartists because he was afraid of him. He was afraid to offend him, for he used to seek revenge on the tools months after. Richard Fennell, carpenter, employed by a Mr. Hill— Has known Powell for the last thirteen or fourteen years. From what he knew of him would not believe him on his oath. Had heard him called " Lying Tom" to his face in Mr. Smith's shop hun dreds of time. Had also heard him speak upon reli gious and political questions a number of times. Had heard him say that he would send the Queen, the foreigner, her family, and Lord John Russell and Sir George Grey, to hell in no time. Had asked wit ness to join the Chartists at Cartwright's about ten days before the 10th of April. He told him (Powell), in answer to a question from him, that he was not a Chartist, and that the Chartists would not get that mea sure by the way they were going on. He said they would get it in a month. Also asked h im ( witness ) to propose him as a delegate, after he (Powell) had proposed him as a member, saying at the same time that he could thereby get 21. or 31. a week, which would be better than working at old Smith's at carpentry. Told him (witness) that the Government was a weak and a . — Government; also said "Look at the Queen spending her hundreds of thousands a year in idleness, and here are we obliged to work at the bench for a bit of bread." He said if he would come to his house he would show him mate rials enough to blow London to hell in halt au hour. Did not go. Went part of the way, but turned back, knowing the bad character of the man. Had threatened him if he did not join the Chartists that he would point out him and others, and that they would get a ball through their heads. Had showed him some Socialist tracts some years ago. Cross-examined—Was dismissed by Mr. Smith, after some weeks' notice, on account of the badness of trade. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL—Why would you not be lieve Powell on his oath? Witness—ls it likely that I would believe a man when I have heard him swear times out of number that he would swear anything if he was paid for it. Had heard him read the Scrip tures, and when he came to the name of Christ or the disciples, tear the part out, and say of either, " Let us burn that --;" the " disciples were the biggest scoun drels I ever heard of."—(Sensation.) When he came to the' name of Judas, he heard him once say, " He was a capital fellow; he got well paid. I would have done it for half." He used to burn the leaves he thus tore out. He used these exclamations, he believed, in the presence of a person named Carr. [The case was proceeding when we went to press. It will not conclude before to•morrow.] REGISTRATIONS. - (THIS DAY.) CITY OF LONDON. Mr. M‘Christie resumed his sittings. The name of Charles Grenville I'rideaux, described as of 2, Elm-court, and 4, Brick-court, Temple, was ob jected to by Mr. Smith on the ground that his qualifica tion was improperly stated. The qualification was for Brick-court, but he had not occupied the chambers a sufficient length of time to entitle him to vote, although he had continuous occupation in the parish, having pre viously rented chambers in Elm-court. Mr. SNITLI stated that where the continuous occupa tion was made up by residing in two houses, it was re quired that both of them should be set out in the quali fication column. Mr. BROWN held that the Revising Barrister had power to rectify such an omission. Mr. M'CnnisTin decided that the objection was tenable, and struck the name from the list. Tomorrow being the day appointed for the election of Lord Mayor, Mr. M‘Christie will not sit, but he will hold a court on Saturday, at ten o'clock, when it is ex picted that the revision will be completed. FRAN CE. M. Stenio, an agent sent by the inhabitants of Pa lermo with a petition to the National Assembly of France, has arrived in Paris, and requested an audi ence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. " It appears," says the Corsaire, " that there is really some talk of a mariage dinclinaison between the Right of the Assembly and the moderate Left. The conditions are said to be, first, the concession of two portfolios of Ambassador given to M. Leon de Malleville and to M. Drouyn de l'lluvs ; these two representatives would have, it is said, to replace, one, M. Savoye, Ambassador at Frankfort, and the other, M. Emmanuel Arago, Charge d'Affaires at Berlin. In the second place, the Left side is, the report goes, to accept M. Thiers as Vice-President, and the Right to receive General Cavaignac as sole candidate for the office of President." The Journal du Havre of yesterday has the follow ing :—" M. Cabet arrived here this morning by the railroad, at the head of a column of forty or fifty Communists, who are to embark sh?rtly . for New Orleans, in the Bremen ship the Victoria, Captain Madero. M. Cabet himself, w hatever the Paris journals may say, is not vet dispo sed to take his de parture for the Land of Promise, and is come to Havre only to superintend the arrangements for the passage of his disciples." The Journal du Havre says :—" We are assured that the negotiations of the Argentine Republic have resumed their course with the French Republic, by the intervention of M. Sarratea, Minister of the Argentine Republic, w h o never l e ft Paris, notwith standing the situation of the affairs of La Plata. The mission is said to have been sp ec i a lly i m p ose d on him by a veto, which Rosas charged him to remit to the French Government." PIEDMONT. The Risorginiento of the 23d publishes an address in English to the British nation, signed by Vicenz3 Gioberti, President of the Central Committee for the Promotion of the Italian Confederacy. The atten tion of the British public is therein called upon the Italian question; and after enumerating the various arguments in favour of Italian independence, and calling upon England not to be led back to the policy of 1814, the conclusion is as follows:—" We are armed yet. We are gathered together, unbroken in spirits. One-half of our population homeless, hope. less. Fire and sword have done their utmost. We have little more to fear. We are inured to evil. The world may deny us justice; but we are sure of our vengeance." SUN, LONDON, VENICE. .- --- Letters from Trieste of the 18th instant state that General Durand() had landed at Venice with 2,200 men from Ancona. NAPLES AND SICILY. The Roman Gazette of the 18th, says--" Traveller- from Naples have brought the intelligence that the Neapolitan Government has just ordered the arrest of many excellent and industrious citizens. The latest accounts from Messina are that General Nunziante has divided his army into three corps, one of which is destined against Catania, and the other against Palermo. DEATH OF DR. YVM. CAMFBBLI, EDIY,BURGII.— «'e regret we have to announce the di cease of our re spected townsman, Dr. William Campbell. He has for many years been well known in our city as an eminent accoucheur. His reputation has not been limited:to this country alone ; his writings on the particular depart ment of medicine professed by him havrfrg gained him a European fame. Some of his works have been trans• lated into German! and the medical and scientifir societies of Berlin, Vienna, Heidelberg, and other foreign university towns, conferred on him the honour of mem bership. To the gentlemen who have studied in the Medical School of this city he has been torn; and it vourably known as a successful teacher and attached friend. We have heard it said that the pupils of his class are scattered over the entire globe, and that not a few of them are indebted to his instructions and kind offices for their present position and success. To tto poor, when in distress, his services were at all tim ,, s available, and for many years he supported two dis pensaries for their benefit at his own expense. it all classes of our fellow-citizens, as well as by our Medical School, his loss will be severely felt.—Edin- burgh Paper. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR CHARLES MAXWELL, C. 8., K.C.H.—This officer died on the 23d instant, at Broadstairs. He was the eldest son of Charles Maxwell, Esq., of Dumfriesshire, by the eldest daughter of James Douglas, Esq , of the same county, and was born in 1775. He entered the army in 1795, as Ensign ; in 1796 he was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant; in 1797, to that of Captain; in 1808, to that of Major; in 1809, he became Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1819, Colonel; in 1830, Major General; and in 1841 ho was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-General. He received the colonelcy of the 3d West India Foot in 1843. Sir Charles was employed on the coast of Africa in 1809, and succeeded in reducing the French colony of Suri nam. He was engaged in the defence of St. Vincent until the entire subjection of the Capihs. He landed with the 63d Foot in North Holland in August, 1799, and was present at the surrender of the Dutch fleet in the Helder, and in the actions of the 19th of September, and the 2d and 6th of October. In the following year he took part in the expedition intended for the attack of Belleisle, and afterwards in the affair at Ferrol, and in Gibraltar and Malta, until the peace of 1802. In 1806 he served in South America. In 1809 he commanded the land force in the capture of the French fortress and settlement of Senegal. He was Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the island of Goree, the settle ments of Senegal and Sierra Leone, to July, 1815. He was subsequently Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Dominica, St. Christopher's, Nevis, and other islands. THE LATE LIEUTENANT-GENBRAL SIR MAURICE O'CONNELL, K.C.H.—This distinguished officer, whose death is stated to have occurred at Sydney on the 26th of May last, after a lengthened colonial service, was a distant relative of the late Mr. Daniel O'Connell, M.P. After serving with the rank of Captain in the emigrant army under the Duke of Brunswick, he entered the Bri tish army in 1793, still holding the same rank. In 1805 he was advanced to the rank of Major; in 1809 to that of Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1819 to that of Colonel; in 1830 he became Major-General; and in 1841 Lieutenant- General. He received the Colonelcy of the 80th Foot in 1844. Sir Maurice served at Dominica, and commanded the light company of the Ist West India Regiment at Roseau on the 22d of February, 1805, and successfully resisted the repeated attacks of a very superior French force. At the conquest of the Kandian territories, and capture of the reigning monarch, he comm anded a divi sion of the army under Sir Robert Brownrigg. He re ceived the thanks of the House of Assembly at Dominica, and was presented with a sword, value 100 guineas, for his services in that island. He also received a sword value 50/., and a piece of plate value lOW., frJlrn the com mittee of the Patriotic Fund. The decetioeLl was for some years engaged in New South Wslses scs well in the civil as in the military departments; and it appears that he was on the point of returning home when death cut him off. THE TRAGEDY IN TOXTETII-PARK.—The inquest upon Robert Howarth and his wife, who were found dead in the house of the husband, in Toxteth-park, Liverpool, was commenced on Monday and adjourned to the following day for further evidence. On Tuesday, Mr. Haverty, the surgeon, who had made a post rnortem examination of the bodies, deposed that he had found a large quantity of poison in the stomachs of both, but was not satisfied as to its nature. He was curtain, how ever, that it was not pure arsenic. The Coroner said he should again adjourn the inquiry, in order that the poison might be analysed, and the inquest was again adjourned. Yesterday, Mr. Haverty, the surgeon, de poed that both the above had died from the effects of arsenic, a small quantity of which the male deceased was proved to have bought six weeks ago. After the Coroner had summed up, an open verdict of " Found dead" was returned. AN ENORMOUS RAILWA2 "TRAIN.-One of the trains on the Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster, and Goole line, on Wednesday week (the St Leger day) de part( d from the Wakefield station with three engines, and was half a mile in length. ANOTHER MEETING OF THE CHAIRMEN OF THE LEADING RAILWAY CostrAsiEs.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, another meeting of the chair men of the Great Western, the London and South- Western, and the London and North-Western Railway Companies took place at the residence in Lombard-street of Mr. Glyn, M.l'., chairman of the London and North- Western. In order that the meeting should be as pri vate as possible, none of the other directors or the secre taries of either of the companies were present. The three gentlemen, Mr. Charles Russell, Mr. Chaplin, and Mr. Glyn remained in deliberation for a considerable time. The resolutions come to have not transpired, but it is understood among the friends of the three gentlemen that the best feeling prevailed, and that all of them expressed their deep anxiety to act hereafter in concert in the adoption of those means by which confidence in railway property may be restored, and its market value improved. It is due to Mr. Charles Russell, the chairman of the Great Western, to say, that he expressed in the most emphatic manner his earnest desire that in future the three companies should cultivate the most friendly relWtions with each other, and should do everything in their power to promote the general prosperity of the railway interest. One of the , subjects which occupied the anxious attention of the meeting, was the necessity of adjusting the differences which existed between them regarding their respective lines, and from the friendly spirit evinced on the part of each gentleman, it may be regarded as a settled point, that there will not from this time be any further misun derstanding between them. It was also agreed that fewer trains should be run on each of the lines, that no further responsibilities of any kind should be imcurred and that every measure which the law allows will be adopted to raise the market value of railway stock, so as to insure better dividends for the shareholders. THE CURRENCY.—On Monday and Tuesday even ings Mr. Jonathan Duncan delivered two lectures at Liverpool, on the evils of the present currency system. FUNERAL or LORD GEORGE BENTLIKK. The funeral of this lamented Nobleman has been fed to take place on Friday morning next, at MarylebonhAl church. The remains have not yet been removed fram Welbeck Abbey. LLOYDS' Rooms.—A general meeting of the mem bers was yesterday held in the Underwriters'-room Mr. G. R. Robinson, M .P., in the chair, to,receive the re port of the committee for twahe past half-year. The re th e ee m and fe r t sub committee atidport having been read, s unanimously adopted, and avoteofth fe a r nk thtr s e prop e convenience of the members durin g the recent altera tions in the rooms of the establis hment. The followin g xoesretidons to t t o he insure committee votes from the funds were then unanimously carried:— To F. Jerome, boatswain of the American ship New World, 104 and an honorary bronze medal, for his courage in rescuing a number of passengers from the Ocean Monarch. To Jonathan Bragdon, ,chief mate of the Ocean Monarch, an honorary bronze medal. To Mr. Whiston Bristow, passenger in the Ocean Monarch, /., and the sum of 100/. in aid of the funds of the Shipwrecked Fishermen's and Mariners' Benevolent Society. ABERDEEN, MONDAY EVENING.—It is now ar ranged that the Queen will leave Balmoral on Thursday morning for Aberdeen, by the Dee-side-road, and that the Victoria and Albert will sail at two o'clock on Fri day morning for London. The Royal yacht will be piloted by Captain Cargill, of the City of Aberdeen steamer, and accompanied by the Virago, the Black Eagle, and Vivid steamers, now in the dock here. In consequence of the inconvenience which the Royal Family felt on th e p assage nor th from the occasional rolling of the vessel, the present beds in the Royal a th 'h a e t se wh c i o e t h s el a ,e r r e si s d o e t c h o e ns y truc h t t ed, ay ari r d el w l i t l e l b t e he s y o will always hang st ea dily i n the - s ap e artmen apartments are to be removed, and cots slung in their p t la a c d ed . , perpendicular, acm and thus the violent motion of the vessel will be little felt. On Saturday and Sunday last we h a d an easter l y gale, but to-day the weather is fine, and generally her Majesty has enjoyed sunny days. EARTHQUAKE AT NEW YORK.—Between ten and eleven o'clock on Friday night, a sudden, dull, rumbling noise was heard in this city, as if a heavy vehicle was driven rapidly over the pavement, and it died away almost as soon as it came. It is now ascertained that it was the shock of an earthquake. A gentleman from Norfolk (Ct.) informs us that he felt the shock sensibly there; and in Brooklyn, Newark, Tarrytown, Nya c k, ' and many other places in this vicinity, the noise and shock were also remarked arid experienced. At Nyack the hands on board of a steam-boat lying at the wharf got out of their berths and went on deck, under the belief that a collision had taken place between it and another vessel. In other places it was a cause of general alarm, but it was not so much remarked here.—New York Courier. Sept. 12. SURREY THEATRE.—Mr. 11. Webb, a gentleman of considerable fame at the Marylebone Theatre as a low comedian, has lately been playing a round of characters at the Surrey. Upon the occasion of his benefit last night he appeared as Mawworm, in the Hypocrite, wherein he developed an abundance of grotesque - pertinent humour, which the audience enjoyed The outward signs of success coul. l triumphant, The house volP N oyfdi - ,J, well be Inure BADEN INSURRECTION. A letter from Bale of the 25th says—" The Republican movement of Struve in Baden was quite isolated and only extended over a narrow circle. The circle of the lake, Oberland, and Unter land did not join in the movement. There was little enthusiasm on the scene of the insurrection. Struve, it is said, made the peasants give him money to avoid being obliged to follow him. On Saturday his head quarters were at Mullheim. The bourgmestre had been arrested, but released on payment of 1,000 florins. It was stated that General Hermann had dispersed the greater part of the insurgents, and that Liewenfels had been made prisoner, but that Struve had escaped. Notwithstanding all this, a placard was stuck up at Lcerrach, setting forth that the insurgents were already near Friburg, and con sisted of 15,000 men. This morning the Republican Government retired L within the Swiss territory. Hopes are entertained that the Vorort will take measures to prevent the renewal of this game. The Carlsruhe Gazette of the 24th has the follow ing :—" The troops, which took their departure the day before yesterday, have arrived in Oberland with the intent of quelling the insurrection. The rebels had taken up part of the railroad to prevent the troops from arriving, but it was promptly re stored. We expect, this evening, three battalions of federal troops. One will halt at Offenhurg and Appenweter, another at Achern, and the third will march on to Carlsruhe. To-morrow others will arrive, but proceed immediately into the Oberland g arn e b nol able z et oi n have ftaol t hl u r received c oc e n i vr the h d l ee orders TroopsfLro a m ke t he at V whenceei m a r t d - h a G e u y e n a w e n r i d l a i l ß b t e e o i in their rear. LOMBARD Y. The Augsburg Gazette of the 23d inst. publishes a letter, dated Vienna, 19th inst., which states that Baron Da WESSENBERG, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, cannot agree with the British or French Ministers on a single point with regard to tho affgra of Italy, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1848. EAST INDIA HOUSE. The General Quarterly Court of Directors and Proprietors of the Honourable East India Company was yesterday held at Leadenhall-street. Sir James Lushington, the chairman of the East India Com pany, presided. The Court was very thinly attended. The minutes of the last General Court were read and confirmed. EXPLOITS OF MAJOR EDWARDES. Mr. SULLIVAN begged, before the Court proceeded to the business of the day, to call attention to -the transcendent services lately rendered to the Company ind to the empire by Lieutenant Edwardes of the Bengal army, and Lieutenant Lake, of the Bengal engineers—(Hear, hear)—services which had, he ~elieved, been seldom or never equalled in the annals of Indian warfare. The sagacity and energy of these young officers had, as he believed, saved them from the dangers and expense of a long and protracted war, and he hoped that both the Government and the Court of Directors would be disposed to mark the high sense which they must entertain of achievements) of so signal a nature.—(Hear, hear.) In ;the case of Lieutenant Edwardes, some such acknowledgment was the more especially called for, inasmuch as that officer had lately, he was sorry to say, sustained a severe personal injury, amounting to the loss of the use of his right hand, in consequence of the explosion of a pistol.—(Hear, bear.) He trusted that what he had said would elicit some in formation as to the intentions of the Court of Direc tors.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN had great pleasure in replying to the observations of the lion. Proprietor. Perhaps the best way of informing the Court of what had been done in the matter would be to call upon the secre tary to read the minutes of the Court of Directors in reference to the subject. The following documents were then read, amid loud marks of approval : "At a Court of Directors held on Wednesday, the 13th of September, 1848, " The Chairman having called the attention 'of the Court to dispatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay, announcing the military operations carried on against the rebel forces of the Dewan of Moulton, by Lieutenant, now Brevet-Major, Herbert B. Edwardes, of the Bengal army, as communi cated to the Court by the secret committee, on the 23d and the 30th ultimo—Resolved unanimously, that this Court do present to Major Edwardes a gold medal, in testi mony of their high approbation of the important services rendered by him, in raising and organizing largo forces in a foreign territory, under circumstances of the greatest difficulty, and in wresting within a very brief period an extensive tract of country from the power of the rebels, in skillully combining his forces with those of an ally, and in completely defeating the troops of the enemy in two pitched battles, thus evincing the posses sion, in the flower of his youth, of all those qualities which form and ennoble the character of the British officer." The following letter had been received from the India Board in reference to the foregoing resolu tion : " India Board, Sept. 21, 1842. " Sir,—l am directed by the Commissioners for the Affairs of India to acquaint you that they cordially ap prove of the resolution passed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company on the 13th instant, propos. ing to grant to Brevet-Major 11. B. Ldwardes a gold medal, in acknowledgment of the distinguished services lately rendered by that officer in the territories of Lahore. (Signed) .6 THOMAS WYSE." PROFESSOR WILSON'S WORKS. Mr. Sergeant STORK inquired whether the Board of Directors had any objection to purchase for distri bution (as we understood), amongst the proprietary body, the three very valuable and important volumes by Professor Wilson, in continuation of Mill's History of India. _ The CHAIRMAN replied that the works in question would cost an immense sum of money, and that, in the present state of the finances of the company, it would be for the Court of Directors to consider whether they would be justified in spending a large amount for the purpose alluded to.—(hear, hear.) REVENUES OF JUGGERNAUT. Mr. POYNDER presented severg petitions praying for the discontinuance of the annual grant to the Temple of Juggernaut. He did not wish to trouble the Court with the reading of all these petitions, but he would propose that one of them be read, as a speci men of the others. The SECRETARY accordingly read one of the documents in question. It prayed that the priests of the Temple of Juggernaut should not in future be allowed to receive grants of British money, but be permi permitted to receive their fees from the votaries of e idol. Mr. POYNDER resumed—These petitions came from Leicester, from Nottingham, from Newcastle, from Boston, and from Leamington. They all ema nated from Baptist societies—from that sect to whom they were indebted for the translation of the Holy Scripture into the tongues .of the East, and whose views, therefore , upon such subjects, he hoped would always be treated with respect.—(Heat, hear.) With regard to the motion of whisk he had given notice, he had slightly altered it since he had transmitted it to the chairman ; because some of the expressions, as he was advised, were not strictly in accordance with the facts of the case. As it now stood, the motion which he had to propose would be as follows : " That it appearing that on the repeal of the pilgrim" tax to Juggernaut, together with the abolition of Sayer, that an annual allowa nce o f 33,000 rupees was awarded; in consequence of which the priests were precluded from collecting their ancient tax, and, inasmuch as the separation of the British Government in India from all connexion with the Temple, was a chief object of the dispatch of the Honourable Directors, dated' 20th of 1833,Feb ruary, t it be consider bereferTedwthOetthrheeHiotnourable Court of Directors b advisable to rescind the present annual an' e l to permit the attendance at the the Temple to collect such fees as were heretofore received under the Mahratta Government." The Court would perceive that he wished the arrangements between the priests and the votaries to be left entirely to themselves, and he would remind the Court, that when the subject was in agitation, on the occasion of the abolition of the pilgrim-tax, it was proved that in the other parts of India, at Benares for example, a tt bay city," to which upwards of 10,000 pilgrims annually resorted, it had been found quite practicable to allow the priests and the votaries to make their own arrangements, without any interference on the part of the British r civil or military authorities. He knew that the proposition which he had made was ,seconded by the desires and wishes of many of the best advised in India, and he would be happy could he believe that suce would be the view taken by the Court of Directors. did not pe want any the hasty Court decision on the subject, ireeta". but He }ld h he w dispassionate and imparti a l v i ew o f theaparlodpottie a on which he had made. Th e H onoura bl e P roprietor concluded by proposing hi s mot i on. Mr. MARMOT, coinciding, as h e did , i n the views of the Hon. Proprietor, h a d muc h p l eas ure in ;se conding suchdin m gh e is a a re s so th lu a ti pe on titiotra Hethwoeurge deserving htthatt the opinions of great weight, and he hoped that th e a d m i ra ble letter on the subject, addressed by the Re v . M r . Peggs to Mr. Tucker, would be widely read and attentlVely consi dered. Mr. SULLIVAN observed that, bound as they were to give some equivalent for what they bad taken away, the question came to be, what was the best footing on which that equivalent could be put ? Now, the priests had substantially the right of collecting their reve nues as of old, and what the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Poynder) proposed was nothing but what had been already suggested by members of the Supreme Go vernment, that the priests should be legally WI well as actually empowered to collect their revenues. To this proposal there could, he thought, be no objection, as it would settle the long continued agitation on the sub ject. An Hon: PROPRIETOR deprecated the repeated dis cussions on this subject. It ought to be left in the hands of the Court of Directors.—(Hear.) rupeesqmwhuahuTde sschttnhieoobht not escaped a. aeudsd borne lab f olb i saidt tpreBen m eewinde ; shaaatobewe ndoaa one, he h t eyaeh h entde a dei t that an onc e , :son Thisdui naclo madt annual swphnseetu rahas g grant eoaa a niott n iohsvaf t i eetdaahrm o cen f trof : ;egi 41, whichOf tte ia o hceyo O hes f India. In showed that the views now advocated by the Hon. Pro?rietor (Mr. Poynder) were hot approved of, or thought admissible; and in a letter dated June l 1826, the Indian Government had laid it down, as their opinion, that it would be inexpedient to alter the law forbidding the collection of fees by the priests. Now he would ask his Pion. Friend whether be did not think that a return, to the old system of exacting fees from pilgrims wauld not be very mischievous and very dangeror.s ? It would indeed be a more direct encouragement to idolatry than was afforded by the annual payment now made.—(Viear, hear.) Indeed, he believed that such a change as the Hon. Proprietor advoca tedj would leave t ,i4 l-4 .1 e , itssypstleemnitonpdeen, toth ~ame objections, on the same gro t ; i n at d: t , h a e s we*-- urge,d against it.—(Hear.) -.0 at present pilgrim t e vedthoaftitmaheld'imstat: and a a ex t: even t was hf ee t es o s Mr. SULLIVAN contended t r: An in former times. rea w actually exacte ia ( regular legalization of the • a greater extent tl - between the cellee W tio: tio n wanted oug w ht as t t t e de now permittA, and the reestablishment ns Mr. ST. GEOTAGES TUCKER b duties, to which the motion woe ., -l ici • s c nver Mr. POYNDER said b;‘• .std practically exte: ad. the sort. motion ilifcrre4 nothing ; of Mr.Tfr^ ever for making such statements as you are about to make to the Court to-day, after the question had been withdrawn on a previous occasion by another member of the Court. I see no pretence for calling that in justice. The proceedings you have now adopted, if persisted in, will indeed be the height of injustice, not only to this Court of Proprietors, whom I have the honour to address, but also to the Indian population— s proceeding which must affect the stability of that body upon whom, I say, must rest the maintenance of our power in India—the military in that country. The Cnaramass Perhaps, if the Honourable Proprietor will allow me to read an extract from a letter upon this subject, it may tend to satisfy his mind. The Honourable Proprietor seems to think that the proceedings in this case have been illegal. Mr. LEWIN—I state distinctly that I am prepared to prove their illegality. The CHAIRMAN—IIow can you prove their ille gality ? Mr. LEWIN—I Will do this : I will prove that the prisoners had no counsel, and were not allowed to produce witnesses. The CHAIRMAN—I will read an extract from a dispatch, and then, if you choose to go on, it will be for the Court to determine whether you have been discreet in so doing. This is dated the 7th of March, 1847.—(The Honourable Chairman read an ex tract from a dispatch from India, maintaining the legality of the proceedings which had been adopted with reference to the sepoys,) As soon as possible after the individuals, conduct was discovered, they were brought to trial and sentenced, and more especially as the regiment to which these soldiers belonged were then upon important duty. We are confirmed in our view of the legality of the proceedings which took place at Arcot, upon the most prominent of the mutineers, by the opinion of her Majesty's Solicitor-General, and our own standing counsel. We have reason to know, moreover, that his Grace the Commander-in-Chief has also no doubt upon the subject. Now, I submit to the Court whether, after hearing the opinions of such authorities as these, the Hon. Gentleman is likely to obtain any good by adopting the course with which he this day threatens us, and whether he is likely, in the face of such authorities, to be able to prove the illegality of the act of the court-martial. Mr. LEWIN—If you will allow me to proceed I will endeavour to show its illegality. The letter of the Commander-in-Chief was an act of oblivion ; it was so understood by every body, and yet nine months afterwards these two men were brought to trial for this act and were shot. The CHAIRMAN—And deservedly so, for adminis tering unlawful oaths to their comrades. Mr. MARRIOTT—They were Indian Chartists. Mr. LEwlN—There are many grounds upon which the illegality of this act can be rested. In the first place, the articles of war require that a mutineer shall be tried at the earliest opportunity. These men af terwards passed through Kampter, and they also passed through Secunderabud, in either of which places they might have been tried. They were not tried there, but were brought in perfect ignorance to Arcot, where a court of inquiry was instituted, and a court-martial was held. Mr. FIELDER suggested whether the Court could with propriety go into the case without having the papers before it. Mr. LEWIN replied that the production of the papers was the very thing that he was going to move for. Mr. G. Tnomrscne thought that justice had scarcely been done to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman upon his first appearance in that Court, and a proper degree of courtesy had certainly not been shown to him. He (Mr. Thompson) had not the remotest idea of the intended discussion of the circum stance to which the Honourable Gentleman bad alluded ; but he thought that the Honourable Gen tleman was addressing the Court under very great disadvantages, owing to the propietors not having been able previously to inform themselve of the merits of the question. He submitted to him, whether it would not be better to give in to the general feeling of the Court on the present occasion. But when Hon. Proprietors endeavoured to prevent a member of that Court from bringing forward any statement before it, which he chose to make with reference to the affairs of the Company, they were themselves violating the privileges which belonged to the whole body. It would be for the Hon. Gentleman himself to judge whether it would or would not be prudent at present to persevere with the statement of his case. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Hon. Proprietor had a perfect right to proceed, if he chose to persist in doing so, but he (the Chairman) merely submitted to him whether it would be expedient, under the cir cumstances, to persevere. Mr. FIELDER then rose, amidst great confusion in the court, and moved the previous question, which, having been stated by him to have been seconded by somebody whose name did not transpire, that gentle man demanded to be instantly put.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. G. THOMPSON reminded the Hon. Proprietor, that no motion whatever could supersede the state ment of the lion. Proprietor, Mr. Lewin, if he chose to make it. Mr. LEWIS stated that he did not rise for the purpose of disputing the right of the Honourable Proprietor to address the Court upon that or any other subject, but, so strong an appeal had been made to him upon the impropriety of agitating the question, that he trusted he would sub mit to the general feeling of the Court. He (Mr. Lewis) had a very strong objection to questions of that description being brought before the Court of Proprietors, because any Honourable Proprietor might make statements affecting the character of other per sons, which statements might go forth to the world, and the persons affected would not have an opportu nity of making counter-statements in reply. Mr. LEWIN said that his object was, to prevent any e.vparte statement going forth to the world, by moving for the production of the papers in the case. Mr. SaLosions suggested that in a question of such importance as that before the Court, notice should always be given by advertisement in the public papers. Mr. LEWIN replied that he had sent a notice long ago to the Honourable Chairman. Mr. FIELDER said that the Court knew nothing of that. Mr. LEWIS—That was because the Honourable Chairman did not choose to publish the notice. Mr. SALOUONS suggested whether the Honourable Proprietor would not be in a better condition to dis cuss the subject at the next quarterly Court, after having given notice upon the present occasion. The question certainly had a right to be brought forward in that Court if the Honourable Proprietor chose to bring it forward. He (Mr. Salomons) must say that his Honourable Friend (Mr. Poynder) had addressed the Honourable Proprietor (Mr. Lewin) with great warmth, and rather rudely.—(Hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT—NO, no. Mr. LEWIN said that that all went for nothing. lie did not care anything about it. The CHAIRMAN, in explanation of the fact of not having published the notice, stated that it was always the custom in that Court, when parties were desiroous of having their intended motions published in the papers, to give their ,notice publiclythe notice at tberev mo ious General Court of P ro p rietors ; butof tion of the Hon. Proprietor, Mr. Lewin, ha ri d etor not been given in the ustiel way. The Hon. Prop had, however, a right to bring forward any motion he pleased at any quarterly Court. Mr. LEWIN stated that with regard to the non publication, It all arose from a misapprehension on his part; he had sent it to the Chairman, believing it would be published in the ordinary way. Mr. POYNDER admitted that he had used strong language I but, he trusted, not improper or rude language towards the Honourable Proprietor ; if he had done so he begged pardon, not only of the Hon. Gentleman himself, but also of the Court. He was occasionally in the awkward habit of calling things by their right names. After a great deal of desultory and irregular dis cussion, Mr. LEWIN was again enabled to obtain a hearing, and proceeded as follows :—Sir, I was o f the same opinion as the lion. Proprietor near me, that the case should certainly not be gone into without the Court being in possession of the papers. I would, certainly, in deference to the wishes of Proprietors, withdraw the motion at once, as I do not wish to put anything before the Court against its wish ; but I am per fectly certain that the Court of Proprietors themselves, if they were better acquainted with the importance of the case, would insist upon an inquiry being gone into. I say that the proceedings which have taken place in this case have brought disgrace upon our Government in India, and have brought disgrace upon this Court. Ido not mean to say that you are disgraced, only so far as allowing this matfor - t e r to take place without any re medy it. That circumstance has brought disgrace upon the Government and the Court of Directors throughout the whole of the army, and I say it would tend far more to promote the stability of our Indian e mpire,and cement the allegiance of our army, by your consenting to do justice than, when injustice has taken place, endeavouring to repress inquiry into the circumstances.—(Bear, hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT again rose to order. lie consi dered the Honourable Proprietor had no right to cast an insult on the military. There were behind the bar many military men, and such remarks, therefore, respecting the character of our military governnient in India ought not to be made. Mr. LEWIN—I am ready to show that the pro ceedings adopted in this case were against law, by a reference to the law itself. They were against the decision of Lord Gough himself, in March 18#. They were against the decision of George 111. TheTe sepoys had done duty for nine months ; they were placed as guard over the camp of the very man who was appointed their prosecutor. 1 will now state what the circumstances were which gave rise to the blunder at Madras. The batta was withheld frol these men, who at the time were performing the im portant duty of guarding the frontier; they thereupon refused to mount their horses, and a sort of pas:iive mutiny took place for four days. In the mean time an order came from Madras, correcting the error, and the men immediately returned to their duty. Briga dier Watson went to them, and advised them to pre sent a certain petition. That petition was presented to Lord Tweeddale, and the order and tranquillity of the regiment was again restored. Immediately after wards the commander of the regiment wrote to the Commander-in-Chief, and stated that tranquillity was restored, whereupon the Commander-in-Chief returned the following letter :—" The Commander in-Chief is happy to understand from these communications, viz., letters of the B th and 10 th De cember, from Brigadieri Watson and Col. Litchfield, that the men of the 6th Regiment Light Cavalry have returned to their duty, and that they appear to be sensible of their late misconduct. But as his Lord ship cannot allow the regiment under the reproach of such unsoldier-like behaviour, to continue at a station where it might be required for employment in active service, he has ordered it to be sent into can tonment at Arcot." After the receipt of this letter the men were kept out four months doing duty upon the frontiers, the Government receiving their services all that time, although their death was meditated. After this a letter was addressed to this Court. Major OLIPHANT then rose to a point of order. He really wished to put it to the Hon. Proprietor whether he had not better abstain from proceeding any further in the case. It must be perfectly well known to every person that this transaction had taken place, and the men had all been dead and gone for some years.—(Hear.) Mr. LEWIN replied that there were many others, as well as those who were dead, who were affected by the question. Major °memoir wished to know what possible good the mover or seconder of such a motion ex pected to get from it. Mr. LEWIN replied that what he expected to get was, that all the men who were then suffering unjustly should, as far as possible, have justice done to them. Mr. MILLS (a director)—When any officer high in command shall feel it his duty, under his oath, to bring men to a court martial, was it fair to say that he meditated their death ?—(Hear.) Mr. LEWIN—IC not the punishment of death what always follows a conviction for mutiny ? These men reached Arcot, and immediately after that a court of inquiry was instituted, preliminary to a court-mar tial. A letter was sent, and that letter deserves particular comment. It sets out at the beginning with begging the whole judicial question. It states that the fact whether mutiny had or had not taken place was no longer in question. The object was, not to punish the whole regiment, but only a few persons. Punishment was ordained, and somebody must suffer. Well, immediately after this a court martial sat with closed doors ; numbers of persons were called before them; fear seized on the whole regiment. Mr. MARRIOTT—IS it not doing great injury VI this Court to allow this proceeding to go on? Mr. LEWIN—If what I am stating is not true, than let the Hon. Proprietor set the matter right. The CHAIRMAN—Why did not the Hon. Proprie tor bring forward all these charges when he was in India ?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LEWIN—I did bring them all forward. The very day when these men were ordered to be put to death I remarked that it was a shameful occurrence, and sent a gentleman, who was with Lord Tweed dale for two hours, remo ns t ra ti ng w ith hi m upon the impropriety of the proceeding which had been taken. That happened upon the very day when this order was passed. Well, sir, there is another point which has been insisted upon. At the time these men were put to death, which as I have already observed was nine months after the occurrence, and the order and discipline of the regiment had in the mean time become perfectly restored, there was not a single ground for taking away the lives of these men. The taking away life, even when tolerated by the letter of the law, is almost murder, if you take it where there is no necessity for doing so; and, I venture to say, that there was not the slightest necessity in the pre sent case. There was a court of inquiry which was afterwards held, and before that court of inquiry certain native officers were called, who, as they did not state what they were wanted to state, were therefore dismissed. What was to be ex pected from the proceedings of such a court martial might easily be judged. Then there was another point, the court-martial ought to have been composed of thirteen members, whereas it was com posed of only seven. Immediately after the court martial upon these poor Sepoys, another was held respecting the conduct of an officer of a regiment, when no less than fifteen of the first men in the army were assembled to try the case. What I contend for is, that the same justice is not extended towards a i coloured man in the army which is dealt out to a white man. The Court must be well aware of what took place after the mutiny at Seringapatam. You must be well aware, that all the officers who were tried upon that occasion had counsel allowed them, while, on the other hand, these poor Sepoys had no opportunity of seeing their friends until after the prosecution was closed. They had no counsel allowed to them, and in fact they had not a single advantage which is awarded in the case of officers when brought before a court-martial. Whether or not this motion will be seconded, is to me a matter of not the smallest consequence as an individual. I shall certainly continue to call upon the Court to do justice, because I think that the matter which I have laid before it involves a glaring instance of injustice, and that the stability of our empire in India is concerned in the case, and that it would be far more for our honour and interest to do justice than to endeavour to repress crime. I merely move, sir, for the production of the papers in this case. Mr. SULLIVAN stated that it would not be fair to the Noble Lord who was implicated in the case if an opportunity was not afforded him to reply to the heavy accusations which had been brought against him. The statements which had been made that day would go forth through the medium of the press to the world. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Noble Lord did not require any defence. Mr. SULLIVAN said that the Chairman might think so, but the world would think very differently. He (Mr. Sullivan) had a strong opinion upon the subject; he did not think that matters of that kind should, however, be brought forward in that Court, and had acco►dingly advised his Learned Friend to refrain from doing so. He certainly should feel it his duty to second the motion, the statement having been made. Mr. LEWIN stated that he was well aware that there were many Directors who held the same opinion upon the subject as himself. The motion was then put and negatived by a large maj on ty. Mr. LEWIN was then proceeding to bring forward another motion, when he was interrupted by Mr. SALOMONS, who suggested the propriety of giving notice upon that occasion for the bringing forward the motion upon the next Court-day. Mr. LEWIN contended that he had given notice to the chairman a fortnight ago, and was, therefore, not answerable for the faults of the chairman. Mr. MARRIOTT (with great warmth) contended that the statement made by the lion. Proprietor re specting the " faults" of the chairman, was an insult to the chairman. Mr. LEWIN stated that he was about to bring forward a motion respecting the removal of the Judges of the Suddr Court; but, in deference to the wishes of Hon. Proprietors, he wou ld refrain from doing so, and merely give notice for the next Court. After a great deal of a crimonious and irregular discussion, in which the Gallant Chairman, Mr. Fielder, and Mr. Marrio tt took the most prominent Part , Mr. 1 - 4xwfx gave notice of the following motions for the next Court :—" To move for papers in the case of the suit filed by M. Veneato ltoyaloro, a person removed from office . by the Madras Govern ment, as :reported in the Fort St. George Gazette, 25th January, 1846. Also, in the case of the illegal residence of Lord Tweeddale on the Neilgherry Hills, and his exercising the power of Governor in direct violation of an Act of Parliament, which divested him of all authority when absent from Council, on the ground of indisposition, or for what soever cause. Also in the case of the removal of the judges of the late Suddr Court of Madras. THE LATE RAJA OF SATTABA. Mr. G. THOMPiON inquired whether the Board of Directors had received any information relative to the settlement of the Sattara question? The CHAIRMAN replied that they had received none, owing to a delay which had taken place on the part of the Bombay Government, in sending the papers to this country. He trusted, however, that they would he forwarded by the next mail, when he should be able to give the lion. Proprietor the information he sought. There being no further business before the Court, one of the most disorderly meetings which has oc curred for a long time, even at the India House, terminated. WREXHAM THEATRE. - This theatre has been opened, at very great expense, by that celebrated tra gedian Mr. George Owen. On Tuesday, the 26th, he appeared as Hamlet, in which character he drew a good house, and was well received. Mrs. Owen, as the Queen, was delightful; her personage of t she Princess was of Navarre, in John of Paris, and hersinging grand. The company are very much liked. Miss E. Montague is a great card. Mr. George . Owen has taken Chester theatre, and opens the same, on the sth and 6th Oct. Sir -Robert Cunliffe, Bart., C. 8., gives a be speak on Friday, and Sir IT, W, Wymie, Bart, on Mouday, Mr. SULLIVAN—No ! Only to re-establish the old tax. Mr. POYNDER said that the observation of the Honourable Director showed him that he (Mr. Tucker) had not well considered the subject. Until he heard some satisfactory answer from the chairman, he could not conscientiously withdraw his motion. An Hox. PROPRIETOR was understood to say that the question was, whether legalizing this tax would be tantamount to re-establishing the Sayer duties. Mr. SULLIVAN said that if the tax were legalized the compensation might be fairly withdrawn. Mr. LEWIS observed that the state of matters seemed to be this—they were bound to pay certain sums of money, but the mode of payment was such, in the opinion of the Honourable Proprietor who had brought forward the subject, as to place the Court in an objectionable position—in a position of which the Hon. Proprietor disapproved. Now, the Hon. Pro prietor proposed to dispense with the sum annually paid, and to allow the priests to collect their tribute. But that proposition had already been the subject of deliberation on the part of the Supreme Government, and by them it had been decided that the practice of allowing the priests to collect their fees would be inconvenient and objectionable. If so, there was an answer to the honourable proprietor. But, then again, if as the honourable proprietor thought they were placed in a false position under the present system, was there no mode by which the dif ficulty could be got rid of ? He would suggest the apportionment of such a sum of money as would yield 23,000 rupees annually—thus, as it were, by one pay ment, cutting off all future connexion between this country and the revenues of the temple. The CHAIRMAN repeated the 23,000 rupees an nually paid had been given in compensation for what had been taken away. It was a matter for the Court to consider whether they would wish to vote such a large sum of money as would produce 23,000 rupees annually for the purpose in question. The motion was then put, and carried almost unani mously, in the negative. Mr. POYNDER —Then I am beaten.—(A laugh.) The CHAIRMAN—You are.—(Renewed laughter.) LOCAL COURTS IN INDIA. Mr. SULLIVAN then rose to draw the attention of the Court to the state of the Supreme Court at Cal cutta, and to the necessity for instituting local courts —similar to our Courts of Request—generally throughout the Presidencies, so that the inhabitants of India might have what they have not yet enjoyed, a system of economic and speedy justice—justice ad ministered in their own language and brought home to their own doors. At the time of the establishment of the Supreme Court, the Hindoo and Musselman inhabitants of Calcutta were told that they were to have a great boon, and so they rushed into it like sheep into a good pasture; but, unfortunately, they came out of it like sheep from a shearing house. For the evils resulting from the administration of justice by the Supreme Court no remedy had yet been provided. Act after Act passed for the establishment of local courts in Bombay and Madras had been dis allowed by the Court of Directors here, and the Supreme Court of Calcutta was still the only tribunal for the administration of justice. He wished to have courts established on the model of our County Courts, by means of which cheap and speedy justice should be brought home to every man ; and, also, to see some check put to the unauthorised extension of the powers of the Supreme Court of Calcutta.—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Proprietor concluded by moving for papers and correspondence connected with the subject. The CHAIRMAN denied that there was any wish on the part of the Directors to prevent the inhabitants of India from enjoying speedy and economical justice, and the delays which bad occurred in carrying out that desirable object were assuredly not chargeable upon the Court of Directors,—(Rear, hear.) The Court had received, in July last, a letter from the Government of India, communicating the draft of a Legislative Act, but which Act had been considered so objectionable, that it had been or dered to be referred to this country, and another draft to be prepared. The Court of Directors had referred the subject to their law officers, who were of opinion that, as a whole, the proposed Act would be an objectionable measure, and who recommended the adoption of a uniform system for all the presidencies, founded, in essentials, upon the English County Court Act. The Court of Directors were now, therefore, waiting for the draft of the proposed Act, which might be expected by the next mail.—(Hear, hear.) As to the extension of the Supreme Court, it was a subject to which the attention of the Court of Di rectors and the Government had been directed, and every effort would be made to prevent inconvenience or expense in this respect to the native inhabitants of India. He trusted that this explanation would satisfy the Court.— (Hear, hear.) As to the papers moved for, many of them had been already ordered to be printed, and with respect to the others, he hoped that the motion would be withdrawn.—(Hear, hear.) Withdrawn accordingly. INSUBORDINATION IN THE 6TH INDIAN LIGHT CAVALRY. Mr. MALcoi at LEWIN (formerly Judge of the Suddr Court of Madras) then rose and addressed the Court as follows :—Sir, I now rise to bring before the Court a question which has long agitated the public mind of India, and has also been discussed in England to a considerable extent; I allude to the case of the killing of two sepoys, belonging to the Gth Light Cavalry. The CHAIRMAN—The notice I have got is with respect to a person of the name of Veneata Royaloo. Mr. LEWIN—If you will allow me, I will proceed to that presently. This question was brought before the attention of the Court of Proprietors, upon a former occasion, by Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, arid its further consideration was then put off by the Court of Directors. The CHAIRMAN (with great warmth)—l have in timated to the Honourable Proprietor that the question was not put off, but withdrawn by the consent and wish of the Court generally ; and I must say that I think the Honourable Proprieto r is acting most im prudently in broaching a subject of this nature upon the present occasion. Mr. LEWIN—If you will allow me to speak first sir, you can reply to me afterwards. The CHAIRMAN—I must say that it is highly incon venient to discuss any questions of this kind con nected with the army. This case was discussed some time ago, and it did cause considerable agitation in the public mind. It was settled at that time, and I mast say that I think it is very indiscreet on the part of the honourable member to re-open the subject. Mr. Lewlsz—l claim my right to speak first, sir, and you can express you opinion afterwards, or move what amendment you please upon my motion. The CHAIRMAN—I will hear anything you may wish to state upon the subject. It is not my desire to prevent you speaking if you wish to do so. I only mean to tell you the fact, that having broached this subject on a former occasion, Mr. Sergeant Gazelee withdrew his motion, after a speech from the chair, and one from Mr. Twining and other members of the Court, expressive of their opinion, that it WAS a subject which ought not to be broached.—(Hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT When Mr. Sergeant Gazelee brought forward this motion he felt s strongly the force of the obserVations made by the Chairman, that he was perfectly Satisfied with their feasonabletiess, and consented to withdraw his motion. Mr. Levritt—l will simply ask you, sir, whether the inhabitants of India will he content to be told that that there is an act of injustice which has been per petrated in India, and which is not to be exposed, be cause it may cause inconvenience to somebody or other ? Do you not think it would be much better, when aggravated charges are brought forward against your officers, to allow the circumstances to be ex posed ? What is the idea which will be created in the minds of the people of India by this sort of con cealment f They believe that you are bound to see that justice takes place, and that redress shall be afforded whenever a case of injustice is brought under your notice. I say, sir, that to refuse to inquire into the facts of this case, upon the plea that it will create disaffection in the army, is no argument at all ; it is mere absurdity to say so. It is your business to see that justice is done, and that redress is afforded, whenever an act of injustice has been perpe trated .—(Hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT—Sir, I rise to order.—(Great con rorwa mu t trd a f u sion e ) r-t t l i iiR l do m ( wit h • ) great tooba v d e h t o e m bring n ce que stion of such a nati i r o iti this tntitifiqt. The pro ceeding has been approved o f b y the Commander-in- Chief, approved by the au thorities in this countr y , say that h i think inkitis is and declared to be legal by the Crown Akers. Mr% litiVifi—t am prepared to show that it was illegal, by reference to authorities. Mr. WHITEMAN (with great excitement)—lf you allow such a matter to be discussed in this Court, the proceedings of every court-martial in India may be brought here for discussion. By so doing you will sap the foundation of that body through whom you ha* maintained your empire in India—the army. Mr. LEWIN-1. disagree with the lion. Director. ilnaintain that you are more l ikel y to destroy your power in India py permitting injustice to be . doe r , and then refusing to li sten to an application redress when the matter is brought before g you. Mr. POYNDER --I sa y n_ y been brouht befor e the Court by in justice have sires d as a ft er wards withdrawn a motion, which motion w by its own propo ser. g Mr. Lewix —l claim a right to take my own co urse. th a t these charges t an ril Sir, I will not be in terrupted. Y___ nu have interrupted me ; I ro s e Mr. LEwnc---- an d was in posse ssion of the chair. --4CEa—What , then ,did the Honourable l'rk 1 " Mr. PO YNDER—..- I am speaking to a po int of order, gy)— Mr. Pox -1,413 E n ( .-- , ror intend ? sir, an h to know who you are ?----(Cries of " Oh, Mr. SULLIVAN-AN—Only the establishment and not. I wis zation of the ancient tax. oh.") I never heard of you before.—(Cries of " Oh, Mr. TUCKER—That meant, that they - 1 .") I say once more that I sea no pretence what • dlam in possession of the chair, and you are proposed to A re-establish the Sayer duties in a certoditi'locality. fifr i '