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EAST INDIA HOUSE, AralL 27, 1849. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice. ...That a General Court of the said Company will be held at their !ruse, in Leadenhall.street, on TUESDAY, the Ist May next, from Eleven o'clock in the F o r eno on until Six o'clock in the Evening. tor the purpose of taking a Ballot, in pursuance of the following requisi tion, viz.:— " We, the undersigned, deeming it highly inexpedient to interfere With the responsible Executive in their admin stratiol of the affairs of Batters, and therefore strongly depr ec ating the passing of a resolu tion, such as th at now propose d, demand that the question thereon be put by the Pallot. A. Galloway W. H. C. Plowden J. L. Lu=hington Ross D. Mangles. Charles Mills 11. Shank Edward Goklsmid F. Warden William I)er,. F. Maenaghten J. Rower Holey Alexander H. T. Prinsep Charles Shea Jelin Ledger John White Thomas Poyndr. D. C. Majoribanks Richard Twining G. W. C.,rrle J. W. Hogg John Dean H. G. A. Taylor Russell Ellice J. A. Arbuthnot Thomas N ceding." Richard Thornton The question alludel to in the foregoing requisition, and upon which the Ballot is to be taken, is as follows, viz. : " That this Court is of opin'on that the treaty concluded by the Bombay Government lu 1819 with Pertattb Singh, Raja of Sal tara, and subsequently renewed with his brother and successor , the lat e A pp a Sahib, conferred upon and guaranteed to those Princes the hereditary sovereignty In the principality of Sattara, and this Court being fur ther of opinion that the heirs and successors to those Princes, whe ther by adoption or in right of blood, are entitled to the inheritan - e Under the terms and conditions of the said treaty, this Court consi ders it to be right and necessary to record its opinion tint no case has been made out to justify the annexation of the said principality ef Sattara to the British territory." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. Ladies and GenHeinen, ASpecial Court of Proprietors, convened at the instance of nine Proprietors of your body, was held at the India House, on Wednesday. the 25th instant, and, on the motion of the Chairman of the, Directors, unnecessarily adjourned to Friday, the 27th. On both those days the annexed resolution was supported at great length, and in a full Court, by the following Proprietors : Mr. John Sullivan, the mover. I Sir Henry Willock. General Briggs, the seconder. r Sir Robert Campbell. Sergeant Bain. I Lieutenant Colonel Sykes. Major Moore. Mr. John Shepherd. Right Hon. Holt Mackenzie. I Major Oliphant. Mi. John Morris. It was opposed by Mr. A. Gallaway. I Mr. Thoby Prinsep. Sir James Lushingtoll• Mr. Charles Mills. Mr. Weeding. When the Court were about to divide upon the question on Friday the division was arrested, and a ballot called for by Mr. Charles Mills, which is fixed to take place at the unusual early notice of three days, on Tuesday next, the Ist of May, when it will be impos sible for Proprietors absent from London to give their votes. We content ourselves with placing this proceeding before you, in the belief that you only require to be apprised of it in order to at tend in person if possible at the ballot, and take the part which your Wee of honour, justice, and duty shall point out. ' - We - are, Lacties, - and Gentlemen, • Your very obedient servants, MEN SULLIYAIC.,' ARTHUR J. LEWIS. , , JOHN BRIGGS. CHARLES FORBES. • JOSEPH HU NIE. CHARLES GRANT. J. W. GRAHAM. JAMES STEWART FORBES. , JOHN WILLIAMS. LOhdon, April 28, 1842. Copy of the Resolution to be balloted for on the Ist of May. "That this Court is of opinion that the treaty coneludel by the "ThaY Government, In 1819, with Pu rtaub Singh, Rajah of Sat ;tara , and subsequently renewed with his bro ther and successor, the hereditary 4 PPa Sahib, conferred upon and guaranteed to those Princes, the Sovereignty in the principality o f Sattara, and this Court, b _ e 93..further of opinion that the heirs an d successors to those Princes, whether by adopt on or in right of blood, are entitled to the inheritance under the terms and conditions of the said treaty, this Court consid ers it t o be right and necessary to record its opinion fiat z? 0 case has been made out to justify the annexation of the s aid r rincipality of Sattara to the British territory." MIDDLESEX AND SURREY. TO be PERE M.I'I'ORILY SOLD, PURSUANT to a DECREE on further directions of the HIGH COURT of CR 'NCERY, made in the cause " CHASE versus MORRIS and Others," with the approbation of the Hon. Sir GEORGE ROSE, one of the Masters of the said Colrt, at Garraway's Coffee-house, Change alley, Cornhill, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 2d day of May, 1849. at Twelve for One o'clock in the afternoon precisely, by Mr. THOMAS ELLIOTT PRICE, the person appointed by the said Master for that Purpose, In Nine Lots, A LEASEHOLD MESSUAGE, No. 25, Great Russell-street, in the parish of St. Paul, Coient-garden ; also Five Leasehold Mes suages or Tenements and brenalses, situate in the Vassal-road, Ken nington, in the county of Surrey, four of such houses, numbered 17, 18, 19% and 20, and the fifth adjoining thereto ; also, Four Leasehold Messuages or Tenements and Gardens, at Brixton•hill, known as Mount Pleasant, facing the high road from Brixton to - treatham, With a Cottage, c a ll e d Vi ne Cottage, and Two Small Tenements facing Bleak Hall-lane ; also fwo Leasehold Messuages with Gar dens,„ fronting the high road on Brixton-hill, and Leo Cottages with hardens. fronting Bleak Hall lane, known as the Percy Cottages. All the above premises ar, held for the remainer or various lcrig terms of ya ars. Also, Three-fourth parts or shares in Three several Messuages or Tenements, situate In High-street, in the parish of St. Marylebone, in the county of Middleset,' numbered 9, 10, and 11, held for the term of 99 years from the 25th of March, 1763, subject to ground rents. Particulars and conditions may be had (gratis) In London, at the said Master's Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, on personal application only; also of Messrs Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Solicitors, No. 7, Kin4's Bench-walk, Temple; of Messrs. Roche, Plowman, and Roche, Solicitors, 2, Upper Wellington - street , Covent-garden ; and •of Mr. Berry, Solicitor, No. 5 , Verulam - Inildings, Gray's Inn ; ani of Mr. T. E. l'rice, Auctioneer, No. 48, Chancery-lane; and of Messrs. Chase and Chase, Solicitors, beading, Iierks.'JOHNSON, SON, and WEATHER ALL, Temple. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause SCOTT against WILSON, the Creditors of WILLIAM SCOTT, late of Met! ley, in the county of York, gamekeeper (who died in the month of January, 1533), are forthwith to come in and prove their debts before RICHARD TOBIN XtunEastEr, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his chambers, in Southamptan-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, or in default thereof they will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. SUDLOWS, TORIt, al d JANEWAY, 38, Bedford-row, London, Plaintiff's Agents. SOCIETY of PAINTERS i n WATER COLOURS, The Forty-fifth Annual Exhibition is NOW OPEN, at their Gal lery, 5, Pall-mall East, each day, from Nine till Dusk. Admittance, le.—Catalogue, 6d. GEORGE FRIPP, Secreta y. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOC lETY. THE FORTY-FOURTH GENERAL MEETING of this Society, held in pursuance of Rule VII., to receive the Report of the Committee ant the Treasurer's. Financial Statement, d to elect the Officers and Committee for the year ensuilig, will take place at the SOC IR CY'S HOUSE, Borough-road, on FRIDAY, May 4th, 1849, at One o'clock preci.ely, " Every person subscrib ing annually one Guinea and upwards shall be deemed a member of this Institution during the continuance of such subscription."— (Rule V.) Members and Life Governers may obtain tickets (not transferable) on application to the Se2retary, at the Institution. PUBLIC MEETING IN EXETER-lIALL, The PUBLIC MEETING of the Subscribers and Friends will be held, as usual, in EXETER HALL, Strand, on MONDAY, May 7th, 1819. The chair will be taken by the Right Hon. the Earl of CARLISLE, V.P., at Twelve o'clock precisely. Platform tickets (not transferable) will be issued to the Secretaries and Treasurers of local schools, to ministers, and to the leading friends of the Society, on application at the Society's house, during the preceding week. Central seat tickets will be furnished on ap plication to all subscri!te:s, either to the Parent Society or to any of Its Auxiliaries. Tickets for the body of the Hall may be had, as heretofore, of Messrs. Yorke, Clarke, and Co., .51, Graceehurch street ; Messrs. Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; Messrs. Busters, 11, Paternoster-row ; Sunday Sell° I Union Depository, 60, Pater • noster-row • Messrs. Miller and ibld, 6, Bridge-road, Lambeth; and at the Society's house, Berough-road. HENRY DUNN, Secretary. 110 the MONT II of MA Y. Shining, smiling, flowery May, Listen to my humble lay, Fondly cosh my eye discern Tokens of thy glad return ; Now are nature's prospects seen, Decked with newly spreading green: All is charming, all is gay, Shining, smiling, flowery May. Happy month i thy welcome reign, With its ever pleasing train, Scatte's pleasures here and there, Pleasures which the many share ; Even in the crowded town, Thousands hail thy blooming crown, And to thee their honours pay, Shilling, Smiling, flowery May. While thy trees and flowers assume New attire on leaf and bloom, We prepare a change of dress, Suited to thy loveliness. D•iily now is MOSES' Mart Filled with things in every part, Won by MOSES' choice display, Shini .g, smiling, flowery May. I myself have lately b - en To this busy trading scene; And with pleasure did I scan Dress designed on such a plan. Trowsers, Coats, and Waistcoats, too, Really beautiful to view, Here were bought for little pay, Shining, smiling, flowery May. Hats and Caps and Boots and Shoes, Such as none could well refuse, Showed what MOSES' Mart can do, When thy month appears in view. May the prepara , ions made, Add to Messrs. MOSES' trade, And with this I close my lay, Shining, smiling, flowery May. LIAT OF PRICES. SICADT WADS. Men's Spring, and Summer Wrappers from #0 S 6 The itulwer, I'acha, Paletet, and every descrip tion of light over-coals .•• • • .... 1 2 6 Cloth Over Coats, of a light textu-e, and •• •• hand somely trimmed •• .. •• • Do. do. lined with silk.. •• Do. do. superior quality .... •••• • • • • 1 16 0 Jean and Holland Blouses .• •• • 4 Fancy Victoria do. ••••• • • • • • 0 9 ... II 4 6 Tweed do. • • ••• • • • ••• • • • ..... .... 0 17 0 Dress Coat ••••• • • • • • Frock Coat ••• • • " ... 0 4 0 Spring and Summer Tr ousers 0 eery I 1 6 Doeskin and Buckskin d 0......; ••.. • • Spring and Summer Ve s t s in varlety•• Black and Figured Satin V e s ts. •• 0 9 4 6 6 Black de., superior quality • •• • 0 4 6 White Ma , cella Tests •• • • • • • 0 3 6 Men's Black Cloth Vests •• ••••• • '• 0 10 Borg Spring and Summer Tests .• .. 0 1l 0 Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits- ••••• • " " 0 4 0 Men's Fishing Coats in great variety •• •• • • • • mans vo MILABDSS• Paletots made from a variety 01 material, fitted 1 1 0 for Summer wear .• - • • • • • ,•• •• •• •• • • •• • • • • 0 1 8 Do. very e l egant l y trimmed .• •••••• ' • • • • • Superior Cloth of a light texture.. ••••• • • • •• 1 15 0 2 0 Ditto ditto lined with • • 2 1 12 0 Ditto Dress C0at...... • •• •• • 2 15 0 zest Frock do. • •••••• z 1 15 0 est do. . )Fancy Doak!". 'Trousers. 0 16 6 slack do . Black Cloth Vests........ • • ........ •• 0 8 6 8u n" - • ••••••••• • • • • • • • • ..... • • 0 13 6 tid iatin Test.. ••••. • • . • •••••• • • • • • • 0 14 6 Rest d 0... ..... .•••••••••••• • • • • • • • • •• 8 6 sold Tunis Hussar snits ••• • • ••••• • •• . 15 0 Superfine do. Whit e M arcella Vests •• • • • Fishin7 0 g Coats in endless variety from ro 0 10 6to 1 16 0 E legant Dressing Rob s in great variety • 0 Mourning to an y le • e • t ii • ni • a • t • Five Min from 0 16 utes to 5 0 0 o A suit of c • The new b ook, entitled the •eemplete Gin t. 10nstice. can be had . " Great Fact," with f u ll d i rect i ons for Self-meas urement, au application, or forwarded, post free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice - I h, Shawl and Parasol Departmefit are now replete with every novelty of the season. Observe-Any article purchased, either ready or tt e money returned.eady made, or m a d e t o measure, if not approved of will b e exchanged, E. MOKES and S")N, Woonelie ra Roden. Furriers, Boot and Shoelnakers,„l:mB(lls74:ezeri°al4oleuttlittilersm,tlesrl, 155 . 156, and 157 Minories, and .1. se Aiigate, City, London; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Ca ution•-E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public against position ; im but liming heard that the untradesmaii-like r_olehoucl of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern," b oo; resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reason,, , 36, Far ,•,,;C!__ 0 8 to state that they have so connexion with any other florae at of London, except their Branch Establishments r,._lleftleld ; and 19, Thorntons-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; -6;:orhose who require cheLp and genuine clothing, Bse., should call send to the Min° le tbe r s and Aldgate, City, London ;or either of Tate.s4.kistablishments, as above. s uns 4r. -This Establisnment is closed from surest F r id ay 4t lirday, when business is resumed till twelve o'clock. N°.17,658.] LONDON, MONDAY E E N G PUBLICATIONS. HELL GWYNNE TAVEIN and CHOP HOUSE, Bull Inn•court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite Adam street. Messrs. ARCHER and MOLT most respectfully invite their friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynue Coffee room, which has been fitted up in the stria of the period in which she lived. Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find the Table d'Hote, which takes place at Half-past Five pi ecisely, the most comfortable and rea•onable In the metropolis.—Fish and Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers untL One o'clock. Private Hining-rooms excellent Beds, superior Wines and Spirits, line Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout. AINSWORTH'S MAGAZINE CONTENTS FOR MAY, No. LXXXVIII. I. Crichton. By W. Harrison Ainsworth, Esq.—ll. Cambrian Tales.—lll. Ethnos. By Henry J. Slack, Esq.—lV. Little James's Journey from Poverty to Prosperity. By E. P. Rowsell, Esq.—Y. The Homesteads of Lower Brittany. By W. Hughes, Esq.—Vl. The Countess do Rudolstadt. By Miss Hays.—Vll. The Fortunes of Jacob Brooks; or, the Three Phases of Life. By Nicholas Mitchell, The Cavern of Panama ; or the Pirate's Treasure. By W. H. G. Kingston, Esq.—lX. The Prospects of_ the Gold Finders.— X. Jacob Van der NCes. By Madame Paalzow. Illustrated by HABLOT K. BROWNE. Chapman and Ball, ISt, Strand. N.B. An Entrance alto from Maiden lane. Prica 2s. 6d., by post 3s. T HE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE for MAY, 1649. Contents:-1. Irish Popular Superstitions.-2. Eastern Rambles. Sinai.-3. The Island of Sardinia.-4. The Legoff Family. A Talc of Brittany.-5. A Bouquet of Ballads. By Bon Gaultier.— 6. Ceylon and the Cingalese. With an Illustration.-7. Our Portrait Gallery. No. LIII. Sir Robert Kane, M.D. With an Etching.-8. Inheritor and Economist. A Poem.-9. Gaspar() Bandoho ; an Anecdote of the South of Italy. By J. C. Mangan.-10. Poor-law versus the Poor. Our Rate-in-Aid. Dublin: James M'GlAshan. 21, D'Olier-street. Wm. S. Orr and Co., 147, Strand, London. Sold by all Booksellers. " The Battle of Change," a new Poem by Clinks Mackey, LL.D.— Continuatl - n of the Autobiography of a Thief," " The history of Smithfield," and other origin.,l papers by eminent authors, with _ _ highly-tinislud Engravings, r ill be found in the combined PEOPLE'S and HOWITT'S JOURNAL for MAY, price Seven pence. THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL, with which is combined HOWITT'S JOURNAL, is published in weekly Numhers at Three Halfpence, and monthly Farts, embellished with Portraits of eminent men, and Engravings from Paintings adorning our ilnest Galleries of Art. The part for MAY now ready, price Sevenpence. . `• A periodi7al embracing high literary talent and ablity, and suited to the taste of the age."—Ten Towns Messenger. London: Willoughby and Co. ; Dub in, J. M•Glashan ; Edinburgh Oliver and Boyd; Glasgow, Lore; Birmingham, Cuest ; and al' Booksellers. I NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE BUSHMAN." Just published, and may be had at all the Libraries, m 2 vols. post Svo,, 0 F 0 D OR, THE EXILES E N OF lITOR WAX. ; By E. W LANDOR, Esq.. Author of " The Bushman." " There is remarkable power in this work. Its merit lies in mas terly des riptions of particular scenes and incidents. The catastrophe is a masterpiece, and might alone make the fortunes of many a novel."—Morning Chronicle. " A work exhibiting more artistic power, and abounding in a greater number of stirring incidents, and displaying more varied in terest throughout, has not for a long time been published, than ' Lo fedeu.'—Sunday Times. " An interesting and affecting narrative."—Morning Post. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill, STATE OF ITALY AND SICILY. Just published, in 2 vols. Svo., price 1/: ls. cloth, A GLANCE at REVOLU LIONISED ITALY. By CII ARLES MACFARLANE, Esq. 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ROYAL MISSISSIPPI PICTURE, EGYPTIAN HALL. ANVARD'S great PAINTING having returned from WINDSOR CASTLE, where it has been exhibited, by command, to her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family, is NOW OPEN to the Public at the usual hours, at the Egyptian Bad. Morning, Halt past Two; Evening, Half-past Seveu, • Admission--Lower Seats, 25._; Gallery, Is._ - ir H E ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. The Collection of Models of Agricultural Implements has been greatly increased by additions deposited by the Royal Agricultural Society and other 'dentine parties. The use of these Models, as well as all others in the Institution, is explained front day to day.—Lec tures by Dr. Bachluatter en the Ventilation of Mines, &c., by means of a Jet of Steam, daily at twe o'clock, and on a•ternate Evenings.—Lecture on Chemistry, daily at Halt-past Three, and on nl ernate Even'ngs.—The Microscope.—The New Dissolving Vleivs include scenes in Van Diemen's Land, from Original Drawings taken on the spit by J. Skinner Trout, Esq.—New Chromatrope.—Diver and Diving-bell.--The Music is under the direction of Dr. Wallis. Open daily trona Eleven to Five ; and in ttle Evenings (including •aturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. Admission, ls.—Schools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue. Is. Prospectusos, with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the office, or any of its branches In the country ; or, on application. will be for warded post free. W. S. B. WOOLTIOBSE, Actuary. 911 HE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT. il_ By Messrs. SWAIN and CO., Court Tailors, 379, Oxford- street. This celebrated OVER-COAT for the Spring has been introduced in the lightest textures of material from the costly wools of Syria : the exclusive use of which has been secured by Messrs. Swain and Co., and manufactured into the Paletot universally known as the choicest article of the kind extant. The Local Agents ter its sale in the British Empire are— Mr. M. Hatstein, Bristol. Messrs. S and S. Smith, Manchester. MeSsrs. 0. and W. Clarke, Bury St. Edmund's. Mr. J. Hollingsworth, Birmingham. Mr. W. White, Edinburgh, Mr. John Whitty, College-green, Dublin. ]lr. Charles Saxelby, Shrewsbury. Mr. liubback, Berwick-on-Tweed. Mr. R. Pinhorn, Newport, Ble of Wight. Mr. J. Johnson, Ashton-under-Lyne. Mr. Davison, Sheffield. M r. B. Wilson, Newcastle-en-Tyne. Mr. ,John Crisp, Norwich. Mr. F. Bare, Ipcwich. Mr. W. S. Bevin, Cnester. Mr. Whitmore, Stockport. Mr. T. S. Wright, Northampton. pOPUL A R ORATORY in the NEW WORLD. At WILLIS'S ROOMS, ST. 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A Special General Court of the Proprietors of the East India Company was held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, On Wednesday, at the desire of nine Proprietors of East India Stock, as expressed in tilt following letter : "London, April 9, 1849. " To the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company. " Honourable Sirs, " We, the undersigned Proprietors of East India Stock, duly quali fied by law, request that you will convene a Special General Court o: Proprietors, for the purpose of taking into consideration the Papers now before the Court, relative to the disposal of the Sattara State. " We have the honour to be, " Honourable Sirs, " Tour obedient Servants, (Signed) • " J. Sullivan. " Arthur J. Lewis. " Joseph Hume. " J. Williams. " Alex. Raphael. "Chas. Forbes. " John Triggs. " Chas. Grant. " J. W. Graham." Precisely at twelve o'clock the directors entered the room, and Sir ARCHIBALD GALLOWAY took the chair. He said he had then to announce to the meeting that this Court bad been specially summoned at the desire of several Proprietors as expressed in their requisition, which he would call upon the secretary to read. The SECRETARY having r e ad the acquisition, and the minutes of th e p rece ding meeting baying been also read and confirmed, Mr. SO mAn rose to move a resolution. He said, the question which they were about to discuss was really one of the most important that had ever been propounded in this Court. It wasa question which nut only vitally affected the dearest interests of every native of this country, but it affecied, as he should be able to show, the very principles on which - the com pany held their own territory, so far as their title depended on the observance of the most solemn moral considerations. What that question was would be seen from two extracts which he would read from the papers then in his hand ; the first was an extract from a minute of the Governor-General, and the next was written by Mr. Willoughby. Lord Dalhousie said— . _ - - " I take this fitting occasion of recording my strong and deliberate opinion that, in the exercise of a wise and sound policy, the British Government is bound not to put aside or neglect such rightful opportunities of ac quiring territory or revenue as may from time to time present themselves, whether they arise from the lapse of subordinate states, by the failure of all 'heirs of every description whatsoever, or from the failure of heirs natu• nil, where the succession can be sustained only by the sanction of the Government being given to the ceremony of adoption according to Hindoo law. Such is the gene rat principle that, in my_ humble opinion, ought to guide the conduct of the British Government in its disposal of independent states, where there has been total failure of ali heirs whatsoeveri or where permiSsion is asked to continue by adoption a succession which fails in the natural line." tinestion than that of the coati- Ag“aAin,mAolrer. importantllriliough by says — nuance or extinction of the Sattara state has not arisen since I became a member of this Government. It does tot affect that state exclusively, but raises the general question of what is the right policy to be pursued towards any other native state of India under similar circum stances. In other words, it raises the question whether, on failure of heirs natural, it is expedient to absorb them o in r t t Now; it was obvious that t he y w ere not taut to o h e co g n e t n in er u a e l t a h o e v m ere b i y g n th ty a ,iD u f in th do e A on n -l as g t l o o m n o d f ia a n do e p m ti p o i n r , e , . discus merely the justice;' or expediency of annexing the Sattara state to the,,British ;Government; but they were to discuss a question of a far more impor tant nature—namely, 4ether `;the East India Company had a right to seize upon end to appropriate the territory East di oryof any native' Company ative' So might vereignP determine rinceo of India whom the to have died without heirs. Now, in order to a right apprehension of that question it was absolutely ne cessary to keep in mind that the interests of three distinct classes of people were involved in it—first, there was that class of Sovereign, Princes "Whose independence the Company had recognised, with whom they had treated on a footing of equality, and to nhoin they were bound by special treaties ; secondly, there was another class of Princes, who were Sovereign ces, ‘; -with whom they had riot treated on: a footing of equality, but to whom they were bound by written agreements; and, thirdly, there were the chiefs and feudatories in India, with whom they were not bound by any specific engagements, with whom, therefore, they were at liberty to deal ac cording to the established law of the country. Most necessary it was to keep that distinction of classes clearly in mind, because in the papers then before the Proprietors they had been studiously confounded. The question then, he said, was this—whether the a East India Comp any had right to seize upon and appropriate the territory of any native Sovereign Prince of India whom the Company determined to have died without heirs. Now, on what foundation was that monstrous proposition made to rest ? It was this, that the East India Company are the lords para mount of India, that they stood in the place of the Mo gul Emperors, and that the rights which were inherent in those Mogul Emperors had devolved upon the East India Company, and that they had a right to treat all the Sovereign Princes of India as vassals. Now, no one could doubt, that in extent of territory, in point of military strength, and in every attribute which constituted power, not only did they stand in the place of the Mogul Emperors, but immensely above them. Non constat that the Company had a right to exercise all the rights which appertained to those Emperors. Did those who propounded that proposi tion forget that the Mogul Emperors were despots in the strongest sense of the term, that they disposed of the lives of their subjects at pleasure, and that their will was their law ? Did those persons forget that the East India Company were not only not a despotic Government but a regulated Government, that they had voluntarily denuded themselves of every particle of arbitrary power, which might have belonged to them as a sovereign state of India, and had defined and limited their authority, as between themselves and their subjects, by that code of regulations which had been passed for their benefit, and which was their charter against us ; and the Com pany had limited and defined their authority by spe cificdom treaties b y power certain things undone, and bound the native Princes e andtreaties hot that by which they th ce ey rta b i o n untdhing themselves andt o as leave the t i h n e th c e o s m am pa e n w y ay w . as It t w o as b t e hen g any vestige of arbitrary power derived from the Moghats. From those they could not swerve either to the right band or to the left without incurring the imputation of bad faith that would be scandalous even in a Hindoo Government, but infinitely more scandalous in a Government like theirs, which professed to be guided by. Christian morals an d Christian principles. Now the Raja of S a tt ara was übiydetdh, those one of those sovereigns to whom they were bound by a specific treaty. What were the Company's obliga tions under that treaty ? How was the matter treated in that pithy dispatch which emanated from the Court of Directors on the 24th of January, and which formed part of those printed papers which he held in his hand ? Did they find them employed in an anxious examination of the obligations which they had con tracted under the treaty, and, in order to assist them in that examination, calling for the opinion of eminent jurists in order to determine the meaning of the English terms used in the treaty, or any eminent oriental scholar, in order to determine the meaning of the native terms used in th e treaty ; above all, that gentleman by whom th e treaty w e e r d a d n a, c t o et b n hd y t e r st a e w h c ew t h° i January, ae a na s t uthy m ae rw a yt d ra, me , , at ot or t interpreted which h l a n t o t hh t e h e e t, horda dispatch, hp e rea n e tf t oce lm th e rh; oc curred no: whom gr4d tpsha thatrtoyf " We have read these various papers with the greatest attention, and have weighed all the considerations set forth in them, with a deep sense of responsibility. 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Now was it not mar vellous that gentlemen who had been search ing in those dispatches in order to discover the minus of the writers, saying as they did th a t hey had conclusive proof from those dispatches that it was the intention of Lord Hastings and Mr. Elphin :tone to make him a dependent Prince and a Sovereign n their own particular sense, that they should have Jverlooked those passages which he had then to bring under their notice? In the proclamation that was made by Mr. Elphinstone to the Mahratta nation on the 11th of February, 1818, were those words:-- "The Raja of Sattara, who is now a prisoner in 3ajee Row's hands, will be released, and placed at the head of an independent sovereignty of such an extent as nay maintain the Raja and his family in comfort and lignity." And in this letter from Mr. Elphinstone to the Raja, lated the 13th Sept, 1818, this passage occurred "The Governor-General will settle the affairs of your Highness's territories to your satisfaction." On Sept. 26, 1818, the Gov - raor-General wrote thuc to Mr. Elphinsto.le ":The Governor-General has already signified to you .Is entire assent to the force of those considerations mhich induced you to extend the original objects of the establishment of the; Raja, of Sattara in an independent ,orereignty, and the consequent sxtension of the erri cory to be conferred on that . Prince." And on June the 18th of that year Mr. Elphinstone wrote to Lord Hastings in these terms : " The Government (of Sattara) ought, however, to be placed on the same footing of- independence as our other allies." and, twenty years afterward, in September, 1839, Sir James Came thus expressed himself:— " We should be accused," ho says, (when speakirg of he proposal to subject the Raja to a trial, by a cool nission of company's servants) " of degrading a sove eign from his acknowledged rank, and offering.violence o his feelings and dignity, and of assuming iriAt of superiority to which we have no claim. In fact, I know tf no mode by which one state can arraign for trial the iovereign of another state." Now, in the first of the extracts they had a solemn ,)ledge given by Mr. Elphinstone to the Mahratta ,ation that the Raja of Sattara should. be placed at .he head of an independent sovereignty. They had, then, the acknowledgment of Mr. Elphinstone that the territories out of which that sovereignty was to be carved were the - territories of the Baja f Sattara. They had, 'thiidly, the avowal d Elphinstone and the Governor—General that the Raja of Sattara should be placed on the same independent footing as that of every other indepen• lent sovereign; and twenty years afterwards they had the acknowledgment on the part of Sir James Cantle that the Raja 'of Sattara was not only "a Sovereign Prince quota his subjects, as asserted in the minute, but that he was 'a' Sove reign Prince quoad the British Government, so far in point of character upon an equality,. that the British Government had no right to assume any superiority over him. Now, he asked, had, language any tneaning? Could it ba permitted, in he face of that language used by Lord Hastings and M. Elphibstone, in which they avowed their intention ,f placing the Raja of Sattara - in the .position of an independent Prince, and . to make aim a real Sovereign ? Could it be permitted by any species of special pleading to be made out that Lord Hastings had no such intention, that he lad a ' , directly contrary intention, and thae,was to make the Raja of Sattara a Sovereign sui :gcneris, a sort of puppet-machine, which he could move at his pleasure? Don't let it be said, that he (Mr. Sullivan) was arguing that the R , ija•of Sattara was an independent Prince, in the strict sense of the term. His object was merely to prove that he was an independent Prince only in the sense that all the other native Princes in alliance with us were independent. But, says the minute, "the limitations placed upon his authority prove that he was placed upon a different footing." Now, he might remark, they might place what restrictions they ileased on a Sovereign Prince without degrad mg a Sovereign Prince into the character of a feudatory. But what were these limitations and re itrictions which were said to be so unusual, and which placed the R'tja of Sattara upon a different tooting from those other allied Princes ? The first was, that he was to hold his territories in subordinate co-operation with the British Government—that was the case with the Princes of Oude and Nagpore; the second was, that he was to conduct his Govern ment in conformity with the wishes of the British Resident. It was not contended that that was a singular provision, for it obtained in the case of the Princes of Oude, Nagpore and Mysore. The third was, that he was not at liberty at any time either to increa!e or diminish his military forces without the leave of the British Government. That was a restriction common .to all the allied Princes, fer example Oude, Sindiah, Holkar, and Nagpore. The fourth was to forbear from all intercourse with fo reign powers, but he was restricted from all correspondence on domestic matters. This was a peculiarly severe restriction, and the breach of it was followed by an extremely heavy penalty. But the key to that restriction was to be found in a note appended to that very minute, which runs thus : "It will be proper to impress on them (the inhabit ants), as well as on the Raja, that it is not intended to revive, even in name, the empire of Sevajee, but to create for the Raja a new state, and it is of the utmost consequence that the design should be clearly under stood. This was a clear index to that restriction. Both Lord Ilastings and Mr. Elphinstone were apprehen sive that the restoration of the neje of Set ters would lead to the re-integration of the Ilahratta confederacy, and hence it was that care was taken to prevent the Raja's having any corre spondence with neighbouring states. There was no intention to degrade the Raja himseif below the status of other Princes. If they had intended to deal with the Raja of Sattara as a dependent Prince—if they had intended to have given him a power different from that of other allied powers, they should have done so in distinct terms. They should have dealt with him, for example, as they had recently dealt with Ghoolab Singh. Well, then, what Ms the nature of the treaty with Ghoolab Singh? "In consideration of the services rendered by Raja Ghoolab Singh, of Jummoo, to the Lahore State, towards the restoration of relations of amity between the Lahore and British Governmegts, the Maharaja hereby agrees to recognise the independent sovereignty of Raja Ghoolab Singh in such territories and districts in the hills as may be made over to the said Raja Ghoolab Singh by sepa rate agreement between himself and the British Govern ment, with the dependencies thereof, which may have been in the Raja's possession since the time of the late Maharaja Kurrunk Singh; and the British Government in consideratiion of the good conduct of Raja Ghoolab Singh also agrees to recognise his independence in such territories, and admit him to the privileges of u separate treaty with the British Government." " The British Government transfers and makes over, forever, in independent possession to Maharaja Ghoolab Singb, and the heirs male of his body, all the hilly or mountainous country with its dependencies, situated to to the eastward of the river Indus, and westward of the river Ravec, including Chumba and excluding Labool, being part of the territory ceded to the British Govern ment by the Lahore State, according to the provisions of article 4 of the treaty of Lahore—stated March 9, 1846." —Cunningham's History of the Seikhs, pp. 409 and 413. It will be seen that in relation to the state of Lahore, Ghoolab Singh was made an independent Sovereign, but in relation to the British Goiernment he was made a dependent Prince. He formally acknow ledged the supremacy of the British Government. See the different terms employed in the two treaties. To the Rajs of Sattara the, territory was " ceded in perpetual sovereignty, and to his heirs and successors generally. To Ghoolab Singh the territory was ceded not in sovereignty, but in independent possession, not to his heirs arid successors, but to the heirs male of his body." See the instructions given by Lord Hastings for the formation of the treaty :—" In any treaty the dignity of the Raja must be scrupulously preserved." Would that instruction have been obeyed if the Raja had been reduced to a lower status than that of Holkar, Sindiah, the Raja of Nag pore, and the Gnecowa, who had been his vassals ? Now, he asked if this instruction would have been written if it was intended to reduce t he Raja to the status of Sindia, Holkar, Gwalior, and Nagp?er ? He had been at some pains to dissect this portion of the minute, because the writers of it had said, with great confidence, that it had conclusively proved that it was the intention of Lord Hastings and Mr. Elphinstone to place the Raja of Sattara lower than other princes. They had done this in the same way as a counsel proved the case of his client, admitting all the "pros," and omitting all unpleasant arly proved " cons." Now, he believed he had cle that it was their intention to place him in the position of all other princes and allies; but not only did the writers say that they had conclusively proved this to have been the intention of Lord Hastings and Mr. Elphinstone, but they went en to say that the whole question hinged upon this, and that if it was proved that the Raja vvai an independent prince, that the ceding of his territory to the company was perfectly justifiable. Now if that was the case all they had to do was, either to reason him out of his independence, after the fashion of this minute, or to rob him of it. He had shown haw easy it was to reason a native prince out of his pos sessions, and he would proceed to tell them how easy it was to rob him of his independence ; and in doing so he should take the liberty of reading an extract from a letter which he should call anony mous, and if the Gallant Chairman rebuked him, as his predecessor had done, for reading anonymous papers, he perhaps might ba induced to give the name of the writer. The writer was describing the way in which we had dealt with our ancient ally, the Raja of Travancore. "If it is asked by what misconduct or by what hos tility-, either open or concealed, towards the Briiish Government, the Raja has forfeited his rights as au in dependent Prince, it would be difficult to answer the question. I remember very well the alarm that was felt in 1788, at Tippoo's growing power, and that the alli ance with Travancore was regarded as a fortunate event, as the possession of that country by Tippoo would have endangered our southern provinces. This alliance was frequently renewed, but always on a footing of equality while Tippoo lived ; but on the fall of this enemy of both states, the terror of whose arms had been the first cause of their alliance, and when the Raja might reasonably have expected to be relieved from the wi , ole, or at least a part, of the expense, of being protected against invasion, he finds himself compelled to make a virtual surrender of the dominion Of his country to his ally.", So long as the Raja of Travancore was a trump in our hands, we cherished him, and upheld his independence, treating with him on a footing of equility, bat no sooner had we vanquished the com mon enemy than we threw him out of our hand as an useless card ; robbed him of his independence, and virtually deprived him of his territory. Who accused them of want of good faith with an ancient ally ? Does the letter come from a Radical, es he believed the left of the Court was called ? (Loud laughter.) No ! it was written by Sir Thomas Munro, with his usual magnanimity of character. He held at the time an official situation, and wrote in .this strain to the Governor-General. He had shown how easy it was to rob a prince of his independence. To save his breath and the time of the court, he would admit that it was the intention of the treaty to place the Baja on a lower level than other Indian princes. But was his mouth closed=-had he noth'ng more to say—was he put out of court ? Did his admission that he was an independent prince void the treaty ? Did that become a dead letter be cause, it was admitted that he was depen dent ? No. The territory of Sattara was ceded by the treaty to the late Pertaub Singh and his heirs and successors, without any reference to his status. So far, therefore, from the question hinging on his status, on his dependence or independence; how easy it was either to reason or to rob a Prince of his independence, "because the authors of the minute asserted that the whole question hinged upon the status. If he was independent, tl - ey had no right to interfere with him but if dependent they might interfere to set aside his adoption. This status had really nothing Co do with it. The territory . .was ceded to him— dependent or independent, - prmcii or peasant, bond or rree, The question, therefore,; : liiiiged entirely on the meaning of the treaty. But ';;Egthqugh you do make the treaty ,hinge upon the Status of the Raja, you c6ndesceud:to bring in the treaty- as a makeweight to -your argument. The • meaning. of the treaty, you say, -is transparent, inasmuch as the •letter admitted that 'n6 adoption would 'be - .valid unless approved of 'by the British G6vernment; and Sir James Canine declared that the principality would lapse unless the British Govetnrnent•should allow it to •be perpetuated • by adoption. Now, before he entered on any reasoning upon the Meaning of the treaty,, he would reed a canon for the interpretation of treaties, which was laid down by one who had made more treaties with native Princes than any indi vidual that ever was in India, viz., Sir John Malcolm. tie said we were bound by our obligations and good faith to interpret our treaties with native princes in the sense in which we interpreted the treaties to ti em, and in accordance with equitable language, or the language of Sir' George Clerk. In what lan guage did we interpret this treaty to the Baja of Sattara? The words of Sir John Malcolm were— "lt belongs to good faith to interpret our treaties with cotthiderati,n to the sense in which they are under stood by those with whom they are contracted, and with every indulgence to their lax habits in such points. We Lu, 1 think, have no right, except under the most posi dye and clear breach of treaty on their part, to go in any shape beyond the spirit of our engagements, except on occasions when the public peace of the country under our general protection is threatened in a degree that calls for a change of rule as a matter of positive neces sity, in order to preserve the tranquillity of our own territories and those of others." Ile should interpret the treaties in the equitable language of Sir George Clerk. Let them remember what Sir George Clerk had said—and no one bad had the boldness to deny it—that the words used in the treaty were remarkably explicit and distinct, viz., that they bound the British Government to perpetuate thi territory of Sattara in the house of Sevajee. No one, as he had said, had had the boldness to im pugn the construction put upon the treaty by Sir George Clerk. lie believed that an excel lent code of morality might be drawn up out of the dispatches sent to the Governor of India from the East India House. As it was with individuals, so it was with corporations, there was a great difference between preaching and practice. There was a wide difference between the two—the preaching was excel!ent, but the practice of the doctrine was most deficient. This was the case in the instance he had mentioned. Let us take care that the sword which we see about to rise does not cut two ways, that it does not cut in twain the very title upon which we hold our own territorial possessions. Upon what tenure do we hold these possessions, but by solemn treaties with the native powers? Upon what tenure, for instance, do we hold cur Bengal ceded provinces, but by a treaty concluded in 1801 with the Nabob Vizier, by which he ceded those provinces in perpetual sove reignty to the Eist India Company ? Upon what tenure do we hold the Bengal Doab ?—a treaty concluded with Madajar Sindiah in 1803, by which he cedes that province in perpetual sovereignty to the East India Company. By what tenure do we hold the provinces of Cuttock, Furrukabad, Bawaub, &c., &c., but by treaties by which those provinces are ceded in perpetual sovereignty to the Company ? IVhat is the title of the King of Oude to those pro vinces which we conquered from the Nepaulese and transferred:to him for a million sterling?—a treaty with us by :which we ceded them to him, his heirs, and successors in perpetual sovereignty. What is his title to all his possessions but a treaty with us, by which we guaranteed them to his heirs and successors ? Now let us see what Lord Dalhousie says on the meaning of heirs and successors :—" The terms heirs and successors' must be taken in their ordinary sense, and have the same meaning as in other treaties." Put, therefore, the same construction upon those treaties with the King of Oude as you are now put ing upon the treaty of Sattara, andjyou come:in as heir to the Oude dominions, whenever the King may die, without lineal heirs, and the King of Oude may upon the same ground reclaim the possessions which he ceded to the Company in perpetual sovereignty when ever the East India Company may cease to exist, for there is no mention in that treaty of " heirs and successors" to the Company. There is not a native Prince who would not spurn such a subter fuge—that when they cede territories in p er p etua l sovereignty—they have done with it for even t _ e lt d w i i s l . be seen that the question which we wer . e h every native Prince in India, but the very cussing affected not only the descent inttietrleensuts upon trustees far as that little depended u which the Company held their own possessions, so precedents. Let us exam . But it is attempted to . j n u e s t t h if e y nn thi r c he s n p fi o r l s ia t t i i s o , n th b a y t . the Raja Sattara dictated the terms upon which Punt Suabar was a llowed to ado p t. Ile did so because the It'ja was lord paramount of Sattara, a n d Punt Suabar was his feudatory. The next was that the Gnecowar refused to permit Kustra Rao to adopt Here again the Gnecowar was Lion' para mount of the Bandas state, and Kustra Rao his feudatory. These precedents are, therefore, quite be side the question. We next see that the widow s o f Sindiah and Holkar h a d made tl:e Britaisdhopt G o ns with the concurrence veeemcot. But th ese P r i nces both died without having exercised the right that was ve s t e d in them of adopting —they erecised withoutthat rhiegihrst,; and the Raja of S attara had died, leavi ng an h e i r in hisexdi adopted General Those pre ch e a d s e n n h t a s l , l e n therefore, gedy n n are inapplicable. erepeated andh the challengeC a Caulfield lffir from an instance in which the paramount power has claimed a right to negative an adoption made by a Sovereign Prince. He perfectly agreed with the Gallant General that liolliar's case was not a fit prece dent for US; beCAII6O we MOO it ai PrOVedePt 4 y/•: - / [PRICE SD. 3,533 465 3,072 1,138 15,203 1,007 1,021 1,926 917 2,302 18,701 133 9,370 1,675 160 37,410 859 8,646 8,267 2,228 18,907 1,018 1,883 3,038 1,315 610 7,94 744 1,782 969 by a gross breach of our treaty with that Prince. We took advantage of a lapse in the succes sion to rob the Sovereign of his right to adopt. xßut then it was said that collateral heirs could n_t succeed t o t h e territories, but the treaty did de noth i7s Y c could d succeed Again , it u N t e t s h e urged a treaty a d t id none t s b a u y t so. The territory of Sattara was ceded to the Raja, his heirs and successors. Whoever was Elijah of Sattara %las heir under the treaty. Moreover, this denial of the right of collateral heirs was in the face of the dictum of Sir James Carnac, who acknow ledged that if he was to maiwain the treaty of 1819 in its integrity, he had no choice but to place the next collateral heir upon the throne, namely, the brother of the la'e ex-Raja. Now if that privilege had lapsed to the Government the treaty was void. The treaty of 1819 might have been adhered to in one sense, but if the trtaty of 1819 were taken in all its integrity, they were obliged to take the heirs of the former Raja's brother and place him on the throne, because he was the next collateral heir and admitted to be such. But the East India Company said more but the lineal heirs were to succeed, and if they carried out that policy did they think the Princes would ever want natural heirs ? No; so far from their wanting them, spurious heirs would spring up like mushrooms. For so long as they allowed the practice of adoption and collateral heirs to succeed, the collateral heirs took good care to check the practice of adoption ; but the moment they denied the practiee of adoption, the collateral heirs would join with others to cheat them, and he sincerely hoped they would cheat them every time they had an opportunity of doing so.—(Hear, and laughter) He bad now, to the best of his re collection, examined all the arguments contained in these dispatches. It would seem to him that the reasons advanced in favour of the present course of the East India Company simply begged the whole question. The question as to whether the Baja had any right to adopt, or whether the collateral heirs had any right to succeed, was begged altogether, and certainly it was a very easy way of getting over all the difficulties ; but the law ought to tell them that they had no right to deal with the matter in that way. It must be decided by the international law, and he for one must insist in the first instance that upon no principle of law or ju s ti ce oug ht t h ey to un d erta k e to deprive this man'of his territory. They had, undeEtaken the task of passing judgment in this one casbut he would take leave to ask whether in a regular civilized coun try that was a lair or honest mode of settling their treaties ? In settling our treaties with the United States of America did we not refer them to an, um pire ? did we not appoint commissioners, before which both parties were heard, and all the claims were set forth and fully inquired into ? But, in the present instance, they were departing from all jus tice and precedent, all law and' equity, because in this case they were the lions and the Raja was the lamb. Now, be felt satisfied they would - blacken the character and reputation of the East India Company in the eyes of the native Princes and people of India if they refused to constitute any other tribunals but themselves, before whom the claims of all parties could be practically inquired into, and if just, established. Unless they followed the advice of Sir G. Clerk and others in that respect, their charac ter for political faith would be irretreivably blasted, and all their treaties with the native Princes of India would be treated as mere mockeries.—(Cheers.) Pass ing from the morale of this question, he would just take a glance at the policy of it.—(Hear, hear.) But this was far too important a subject to be pro perly discussed at the fag end of a long speech. Nevertheless there were some ,prominent points which he would just 'notice. Let the Court consult their records, and they would find it to be the opinion of every one whose opinion was worth having, that in the present state of our territorial dominions in India the wanton extinction of a native state is the greatest political bluntler . that we can commit: . Hear the emphatic words of Sir John AlalColm.- He says :-- " Considering, as I do, from all my experience, that it is our policy to maintain as long as we possibly can, all native states now existing, and through them and by other means to support and maintain Leave obi efs and an aristocracy throughout th e emp i re o f India. I do think that every means should be used to avert what I should censider as one of the greatest calamities, in a political point of view, that could arise to our empire; the whole of India becoming subject to our direct rule. I am decidedly of opinion that the tranquillity, not to say the security, of our vast Oriental possessions is in volved in the preservation of the native principalities which are dependent upon us for protection. Besides the other and great benefits which we derive from those alliances, their — co-existence with eur rule is of itself is source of political strength, the value of which will never be Lnown until it is lost. I am convinced that though our revcnut , may increase, the Permanence of our power will be htizirded in proportion as the territories of native princes and chiefs fall under our direct rule." Now he begged their attention to the opinion of an other equally eminent, man. What did Mr. Elphin stone say on this part of the subject : `• It appears to me (bald Mr. Elphinstone) to be our interest es well as our duty to we every means to pre serve tie allied Governments, it is also our interest to keep up the number of independent powere; their terri tories afford a refuge to all these whose habits of war, intrigue, or depredation, make them incapable of re maining quiet in ours (and the contrast of our Govern ment has a favourable effect on our own subjects, who, while they fel the evils they are actually exposed to, are apt to forget the greater ones from which they have b.en delivered). If the existence of independent powers give occasional employment to our armies, it is far from being a di3advantage." And in the life of Sir T. Munro, speaking of the effect of this policy upon Indian warfare, he says— " The eff.ct of this state of things is observable in all the British provinces, whose inhabitants aro certainly the most altject race in India. (No elevation of charac ter can be exptcted among men who in the military line cannot attain to any rank above that of Subhadar, wbere they are as much below an ensign, as an ensign is below the commander-in-chief, and who in the civil line can hope for nothing beyond some petty judicial or revenue office, in which they may by corrupt means make up for their slender salary.) The consequence, therefore, of the conquest of India by the British arms would be in place of raising, to debase the whole people. (There perhaps, no example of any conquest in which the na tives have been so completely excluded from all share:in the government of their country as Pritiala India. Among all the &borders of the native a,tatea the field is op'n f 'I- every man to raise himself, and hence there is among them a spirit of etuu'ation, of restless el:tut-I:die ot inuepeodcnce fir preftraule to the ail.- vility of eur Indian subj:cte. The existence ot inde- pendent native states is 'eke useful in drawing eff wbul•nt an.l disatf:eted atn .tre; our ns'ive troops." But what did the Duke of Wellington say in writing fifty years ago to this Court. Why, he said— ihroflvuee e d e d ed e s t o b e t e h n e g u r u beat h e e r r t h a a h n d ou d r e s m e r e j a p ti t i s o . " my opinion, the extensi o n o f our t erri t or y an d we n o ß f es o i u de r s e , ne ruins by depriving of employment those who heretofore found it in the service of Tippoo and of the Nizsm. "Wherever we spread ourselves, particularly if we aggranellz ourselves at the expense of the Mehrattas, we increase this evil, and throw out of employment and means of subsistence all who have hitherto managed the revenue, commanded or served in the armies, or have plundered the country. These people become additional enemies at the same time that, by the extension of our territory, cur means of supporting our Government and of dt fending ourselves are proportionally decreased." There with his usual penetration the Gallant Duke pointed out the evils that were likely to result from the extinctions of these native states, namely, the beggary of the natives, and their consequent hostility—extinctions that were brought about simply for the sake of procuring employment for Europeans at the expense of the natives. It was such a policy that had brought about the revolution they had recently witnessed in many parts of India, for in many of our Indian provinces labour, which was formerly distributed amongst 20 and 40 natives, at salaries varying from 100 to 300 rupees, was now monopolised by two Europeans at an expense of between 2,000 and 3,000 rupees. And of what nature was the distress which this system en genderedf in India ? Why, by an extract from one ofo the dispatches of Mr. Frere, a sad feature was giv r e the distress resulting from their conquests rrnpove t to Europeans. Mr. Frere said— "informthe Government that g all classes as to the iug the natives for the sake of affording employment It is right I should n fi but that I hear it has been interpreted in various ways, future, eg,re andat a n n n x a i e n t t y i favourable or unfa vourable to the continuance of the State, according to s ex s i o st t s ri a rg the hopes or fears of the party. Government will not be surprised at this when it is consi• clered that the bread of almost every o n e i n or a bout the city depends, more or ltss, on the decision. Besides, the holders of Jagheers, Enema, &c., who may feel more or less secure, accor di ng to the tenure on which they hold thei r p ossess i ons, there are at least 10,000 individuals directly supported by salaries from the Court, and most of them have probably many persons dependent upon them for subsistence. On the expendi ture of such Government servants mainly depends the trade of the city; and there are few of the cultivating classes, even throughout the territory, to whom the ex tiection of the dynasty of Serojee would be matter of indifference." And how was this national distress treated in the minutes of a member of a Supreme Court of India?— " We are not to regard the advantages which a few courtiers and shopkeepers would lose by the dispropor tionate local expenditure." And how was it treated by Mr. Mallet, another member of the Supreme Court? And now, Sir, after all, what would the Court of Proprietors say to the cold-blooded logic, which first of all created the evil and then complained that it wee Indian empire ? Did not the security of the Certainly it did; ral he warned the R em nd pi v‘ r . e it d h e a pe f !l o d rn u ie p r on G th ov es e e rn t o re r a .G tie e s r: East India Company not to extinguish native states in this way for the sake of plunder.—(Hear, hear.) They had Leard the voices of the political giants warning them of the danger of the policy they were pursuing, and he would now direct their attention to the comparison which was presented to those accounts in the BtAtemeuts of teas whom be wild call pigmies.