The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-26 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

The proprietors of East India stock met yesterday
in special general court, upon a requisition made by some of
their body to the director for considering the cause of the
sou-production (as elicited) of vrtain paper connect:4l with
the well knows case of the Rajah of Sattara. bir J. Weir
Hogg. M.l'., was in the chair.
COMPENSATION TO LIEUT. WAOHOIIN. Mr. DAVID
SALOSIONS Said that he th•ught it would be advisable in the
inter. Ct of Lieut. \Vaghorn to leave his ease in the hands of
the Court of Directors, and therefore withdrew the notice of
motion be hod given, viz., "to call the attention of the
Court of Proprietors to the advantages conferred on India
by the exertions of Lieu'. Waghore, and to recommend hint
to the favourable onside r.ition of the Court of Directors."
TILE DEPOSED RAJAH OF SATTAISA.—Mr. JA'., Lewis
thee brought f ',mart' the case of the Rajah of Sattara in
purmance of the motion for the production the corre-
spondence before allude.' to. Tin r, could be no doubt that
even those who wire oppored to the claims of the rajah
would be favourable to the production of there papers, as
they might gu to establbh the innocence of the accused. All
the paps n were warded that had passed through the secr:t
committee of the India House, or that existed chawlarre,and
he should move:
Teat the Court •.f Directors be respeet'ally requested to obtain the
sanction of the Board of Control for tie secret ettumittee of the court,
to lay twtore the Committee of •he Court of Proprietors ell mere -
pondente which hes peened between the borne autho hits and the
governmtnt of India, in re:atin to or concerning the es-itajah of
Sattrat . _ .

Major-general BRIGGS seconded the motion.
Mr. GEOILGE Tuomesore acknowledged that he was iu
posf,osieu of the secret papers, but not by purchase,
nor by conn:vance at any dishenest Act. Nothing should
indu.se him to pro the name of the party who hat
communicated to him the papers. He lied brought them
down to that court, and, through the press, they were laid
before the public.
Sir JAMES WEIR Hoco, the chairman, said the court of
el:reetots would not Iv. pumped nut of private correspondence
or of converz.tion with the ministers of the crown. For
himself, he would not consent to this course. These papers
were cl iedestinely, feloniously, and surreptitiously obtained.
The hoc. proprietor how thit somebody must have surrep-
titiously obtained the rapers. He could not but know who
I tent him the papers, for he concluded that nothing on earth
should induce him to reveal the name of the party from
whom he reecived them. The truth must come out. Sorry
he (the chairmax) was that any servant of the East India
Comnsity should be so brio, as surreptitiously to
rob papers. The imputatior.s against the company's
officers in India were wholly groundless. As chairman, he
and the rest of the oirectors were bound by solemn oath not
to refer to the papers in the secret department except with
the consent of the Board of Control. The motion in the
Ill Use of Commons, by Mr. Hume, for these papers was
sure tautly resisted there, and he hoped the court of pro-
prieters would aid him on that day.
Mr. CLALME said the court were bound, in such a ease as
the present, to act upon high moral principles, and not upon
those of political e apediency. The rajah had been de-
throne.l upon ez purge statements, without any proper
opportunity being afforded him et proving his innocence
but time had deste%yed the effect of a great per-
tiou of that evidence, and proved that it was
altogether unworthy of credit, and that a base con-
spiracy had esisted against the rajah. If, therefore, hie de-
pusitien had taco res dyed upon on evidence that had since
been proved to be false, it was the duty of the court to re-
view the whole of the proceedings that had been taken
against him.
Mr. I). SALOMONS thought that by an adjournment, some
arrangement could be come to with the Bowl of Control.
Mr. Mitts (a director), thought the House of Commons
was the proper tribune' to dee:de the question.
After some more discussion the votes were taken, when
there appeare'—
Fer the motion
Against it
There was loud cheering when the numbers were an-
nounced.—The court then separated.
The following din ctors supper:ea the motley Mr. St. G.
Tucker, deputy chairman ; Sir It. Campbell, Major Oli-
phaut, Capt. Shepherd, Col. Sykes, and Oc.i. Robertson.