The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-21 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD DALHOUSIE AND INDIAN

PRINCES..

Sir J. FERGUSSONs dtbatduringthedebateeotheprw.
vious Monday evening the right hon. gentleenat the member
for Inverness-shire (Mr. Baillie) stated that the late Lord
Dalhousie, when govereor.geneval of India, had in the plant.
tude of his power spoken with contempt of the native
princes as if they were mere dust under his feet. As this
statement bad given great pain to the members of Lord
DalbatiaM's family, he was anxious to know upon what au-
thority the right hon. gentleman had made it. There wee
no document at the ladia.office ou the subject, and three
best acquainted with his lordship hail no knowledge of such
a thing barium( occurred.
Mr. BAILLIE said his authority was in the first place an
able article on Indian affairs in the Quorter/yßeriorof July,
18Ati, published in Lord Dalhousie's lifetime, in which be
found precisely the same words on he had used,
and which had never been contradicted ; and secondly, an
interesting work by Mr. Dickenson. recently published, on
the "Annexation of the Principality of Dbar." At page
27 of that work would be found the same statement, said to
have been given on the highest authority, and the original
Hdespatch on the subject would be found in the archives at
yderabad._ (Laughter.) .

Sir J. FFIGureoN" asked the right boo. gentleman
whether, as • member of parliament, sod ooe who had
occupied newt in the lodise Board, he felt himself justified
in making such *statement on no higher authority than be
had quoted
Mr. BAILLIE—I conceive that when the statement was
made is such • work as the Quarterly Review, and remained
uucoatredicted for six year*, it afforded • justification for •
member of this house to quote it.
The motive for the adjournment of the house was this
withdrawn.
GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES, kc , BILL.

Upon t►e seder of the day being reedfor the third
readier of this bill.
Mr. SOTHERON•IESTOOURT congratulated the Chan-
eellor of the Exchequer ea the encomsful result of seeding
the bill to a select committee. Orientally, it emulated
of only t►rse clauses ; now it had no lees
than sweeten clauses. ten of which were entirely
new, and the preamble and title were also new. (A laugh.)
The objections to which he thought the measure was for-
merly open, bad bees entirely removed is committee. In
its pretest shape, the maximum of 'unmoor, payable at
death was limited to 1001., and the minimum to NM, and
them would be calculated ou a policy table at 3 per mot.
interest. He did not think that the bill so altered would
interfere with ordinary annirame companies, or the clubs
of working men which existed throughout the country. It
was an extremely good bill and would roofer much benefit
upon the working classes. Under its provisions it would be
in the power of any master or employer to secure a faithful
servant the certainty of an annuity in old age. It would
also enable the young man about to marry to make some
provision for his wife and family. (Hear, bear.)
After same dismasioc, in whit* the bill in its present
shape retaiired cersmeedatirms from all Mdse.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his
matisfactica that the bill would leave that home with such
indications of good will.
The bill was ass rad a third tins sad pad