The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-04 00:00:00

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of the country. A matter fur discusaion in concea:: a4l
that would be with regard to obteinine tll4
operation of learned native', and undoubtedly.
gfarre'atetshte their
assistance
Withb regard to nit, I:11
judges, I do nut know that much more -tr.:
subjection
promotion. There are ceher minor taints in the
there
edobneeing taba
For instance, with regard to furlow regulations,
England is now nearer than the Cape used tobe-
and we are inclined to propose extensions of limit, (Ut.
lune.) lam nut aware that there is anything else
hill to which it is necessary to e.,11 the attention of '—
house. There are certainly other topic of importThese is none of mere insportan:e than the queston of sear
education ia India ; but on perhaps übject we have n04.145,'"
toted into any inquiry ; and pp it would be
use. I were to address many observations to the house. C" questionably great improvements have taken place ie tts..
respect in the course of the last twenty years. We toed.,•
vend considerable SUMS in the colleges in India co iu e:
uraging an acquaintance with Oriental literatures ot
value; but chiefly owing to the exertions of my
rig/nit;
friend the mem.ier fir Edinbural., European lihr
were substituted for books written in &m Pet
erit and t:
and if any one will refer to the nppendix t r (to the
book of) the House of Limbs, he will see whet profic.:4e
has been made in that respect by the natives,
been done in improving the natives in the scienc.2 sh
practice of medicine and surgery. I must aiti7
saying anything at present with regard to the ow;
ment plan in regard to the promotion of Cloristiarete
India. This would be the subject of inquiry attenreV
But there is a very good account to be had
of the is;
enamel.), 6CIIOOIB in which the Bible is ordinarily rata.
the full knowledge and concurrence of the Inertly pr;
of the country. I believe that no great number of
the% who attend those schools ultimately because Christians,
several do ; and there is strong testimony in existence regard to the mural habits of those wau have annufq
those schools, and obtained a Christi to education;
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strong general teinimooy, moreover, with regard to ti;
spread ot Christianity. Strong admissions are entee ra44,
by the 'Undoing themselves that among the ed,,
rated and enlightened classes of the menu, as
foundation of their debasing faith is Ovine sa,
It is well known that the government internee,
no respect with the religion of the people. No peno,
be more completely convinced then I am that that is glee
Course. I believe strongly that a contrary name vocal
merely have the offect of prejudicing the natives aaaiap
our efforts, end thus of retarding the fulfilment of oar
hopes. To mention one fact out of many which it mays
be uninteresting for the house to know, I may mount
by the last mail an account has been received of the
baptism of a descendant of Ituideet Singh and other
princes of high rank have been received into our faith,ita
not for ostentation, but privately. I say, that we rattly
interfere, not with the propagation of oar owe ha.
gion in despite of the prejudices of the people, but,
on the other hand, I am bound to expren ea opient
that we have been perfectly right in haaess
that an adoption of Christianity shall not involve say lento
the convert. Much censure has been directed agaitat te,
Indian legislation which prevented the forfeiture of pea
petty by Hindoos on becoming Ciaistians. Bet it,sk
that was perfectly right ; that is (-quality, and not illegal,
lity. It is only a declaration thus the professions of as
religion within our dominions shall not entail the forfeiture I
of property. I distictly condemn a fermi system of prose.
lytisen. 1 think that we are taking the proper coarse; I
think we are right to put our trust in a system which Om
to the natives of India every advantage if educatisa. I
hope, and I believe, that that education will tend to the
reception of that faith the propagation of which we nag
loevo to Ilim who in His own good time will brine what
is right to hear. But lum anxious, also, to state,
no bill will be introduced on the subject, that I entaely
differ from the opinion expressed by the noble lord who
was examined by the committee, that an extension of ele.
cation to the natives is to be avoided, as tending to diminish
our hold on that empire. I should be sorry to thiak that
that was a sound view. No doubt nor empire ie an mew
lons empire No Englishmen settle there. We ge, ve
govern, and we return. But I don't b. li, are that veinal
endanger that empire by educating the 11:1•11es. I think
that oar true policy is to create a class of educated end O.
lightened natives. I believe that such a class weed erig
themselves bound to us by the ties of a common faith, aed
that thus tho hold of Englaed spin India would be tea
dared the securer and the stronger. But, be that so or not,
it is our plain duty to attempt to improve the coedition
and to elevate the education of the people of India. lip
sleep conviction is, that by so doing we shall strengthen oat
empire. Yet, even if the reverse is to happen, our path of
duty is clear; and, after all, this country will hare taken
better and prouder part in the history 01 the world, if by oar
means and by our agency a Christian and independent en.
pire is established in India, than if she continued to rukover
a people deb .seal by ignorance and degraded by oupunis
Sion. (Cheers.)
Mr. BRIGHT remarked that there was considerable
inconsieteecy between what Sir C. Wood said and abet
he proposed to do. He agreed with sonic things that had
fallen from Sir Charles, who could not, more than other
people, talk for five hours without snying somethiogen.
lot; bathe was not satisfied that the government of Inks
would be one particle better under the new plate then oiler
the old. It was one of secrecy and irrespontitLitti
and altogether unworthy of a eonetitutioaal mese
try. Mr. Bright entered into a general disclaim of
Indian grievances, maintaining that they were not met by
the plan of the government, and that Sir Charles had girea
a flattering account of the condition of the empire. Theright
hon. gentleman had spoken of the increase of the expend
this country to India as very great, and so it undoubtedly
was, for it had started from nothing at all. (Lugb:er.)
Some years ago, when it was proposed to open the trade of
India, the Court of Proprietors, by a resolutioe, declared
that it was a delusion to suppose that a trade with ladie
could be created.

An Hoer. Maxima—That was in the last generation.
Mr. BRIGHT had not seen much alteration is their
policy since then. (Hear, hear.) But now what were the
facts ? The total experts to India from Great Britain and
Ireland in 1850 were 8,024,0001., of which the cotton goods
alone amounted to .5,220,0001., leaving a balance of
2,800,0001. for the total amount of exports of the produe of
this country of every dearription other than cotton; and
some portion of that was for stores sent out for the use of
the company's servants. The house would see that those
who were connected with the cotton trade had less to com-
plain of than anybody else, becalms that trade had increased
so rapidly as to form nearly the whole increase of the trade
of India. The reason of this was, that cotton was so light
and so suitable for the climate and people, and could he
brought down to prices so low that men who could bey any.
thing could buy some of it. Yet in a cowry of our ewe,
the population of which was more than 100 millions, or,
taking the states in strict alliance with us, more then 110
millions, the total amount of our exports, exclusive of
cottons, was 2,800,00)1. He (Mr. Bright) would tot
take the glossed and varnished statements of the
right henourabla gentleman. In the early part if
oar Indian history, there were men who made it
appear that the most atrocious crimes were men
errors of judgment, or could not have been avoided;
and it was obvious that, when any system was brought
forward, it was easy in this way to make it appear like
good government ; but the people ei! England were not to
taken in that way. (Cheers.) As to education; we had
abolished the old system, by which the schoolmaster was es
necessary an official in every village as the herdsman;
and we had given them nothing in its room. For lee
li is people. of whom we took a gross revenue of
29,000,0001. a year, we spent 66,000/. rn education. (Hear,
hear.) And the case ea India was altogether different from
that of England. In this country the people could eduzate
themselves ; in ludia that was impossible. At the same
time we were expending 100,0001. upon a church este-
bliehment intended for .50,000 or 60,1.00 Europeans, of
whom half were Roman catholies ; aud, if he might took
upon a subject of each delicacy—we showed that discri-
mination of which the noble lord (Lord 2. Musa)
the other eight spoke so highly. (Hear.) While we gee
one bishop 4,6001. a year, and 1,2001. for expenses, salsa
ship or anything else to take him about if he wished wgs
anywh. re; and while we give the other two ballots
2,6001. each, we allowed the Roman catholic bishop 2ae.
per annum. (Cheers.) However, considering what wan
done at home, he could not mach blame the Indian govern-
ment for that. (Hear, hear.) With respect to Indian
finance he could not but regard it with alarm and dieing.
blr.Priusep,a director, had lately written a book intended's
a defence of the Indian government, and like other defaces
of that government it was circulated at the expense of the
taxation of the people of India. (Great cheering) Er-
Prinsep's book showed that from 11-35 to 1851—a period of
16 years—the whole of the net taxation of India hail beet
340,7,50,0001., the expenditure having been 311,676.04
During those 16 years they had expeuded on public works
a sum of 5,000,0001., and in dividends, 12,000,0001. (Huh
hear.) During the same time thi y had contracted locusts
the amount of 16,000,0001. ; ea that the whole of the divi-
dends of the 1,800 amiable ladies aud gentlemen who re-
turned the Board of Directors daring these sixteen yearshel
actually been borrowed. According to Mr. Danis sad
Mr. Stewart, who had mode calculations for the India Con-
themselves, it appeared that in Gunerat, the district
whiee the cultivation of cotton was carried on meet, the
taxation varied from 69 to 90 per cent. of the gross produce
of the soil, but upon this point he wished to draw
the attention of the house to the statement of Nle
Campbell. That gentleman estimated the revceee
of India at 27,000,000/., hut Mr. Kaye, a mon
recent authority, who bed written a Wok on the sub-
ject within the walls of the India Houee itself, declared*,
revenue to be 29,000,0001., while the lard reveaueameanted
to ho tween 12,00e,0001. and 13.000,000/. a yea. :101,
29,010,0001. in India was a very differentthicietol9,o9o.ool'•
here ; and although Mr. Campbell spoke of the revenue of
India under the Mogul princes, and said it vise greater is
comparison than that of the East India Compaq. Teo
considering the value of food and tallest now
with what it was in the time of the Meeeil
the taxation oilier the latter must have lets
comparatively light. And yet with Ibis amount 01
motley thus raised hem the peopla, r bich vice
f.ur times as much in properties as was an
upon the prodectiose of this e.oentry, it
been found ireuftieient to keep up the t stablisemrate of the
Eat India Company, ter, cheek; the last sixteen yet
they had been compelled to borrow to w:
dividends of their propel tiers in I. (liar, hear
Now, the right hon. tientli moan the question
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upturn, and he wrielleesel the right lien. .;tr deal .11 reel
sleek ..1 that with his usual compeer/. ..e.:
brew rls thought the opium eurcioe rev ore 'l:•.'
alarming itut snots the Led to
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