The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

From this table, it appears that fur the last nine
years there bas, on an average, been a deficit of about
one million and a Faif sterling a year in the Indian
Ire venry. Now, the date at which this deficiency
begun is very instructive. On the Ist of October, 1838,
the late Earl of AUCKLAND issued his too famous decht-i
ration of Simla, and plunged into the Affghan war ; he
thereby at once, it now turns out, converted a grow-
ing surplus into a lerger and an unneceaeary deficit.
Nor was this deficiency caused by a falling revenue;
it was in spite of an increasing revenue ;
it was, however, acompanied by a suspensi in of all
i those public works, on the execution of which Indian
prosperity so much depends. "The net revenue of
India," said Mr. F. C. BROWN to Mr. BRIGIIT'S coin-
mittt e on cotton cultivation, "from 1836-7 to 1845-6
was about 170,000,0001.; to which add increasing
public debt, say 16,0:10,0001. ; total, 186,000,0001.
Disbursed in all I,:clia on road and public works
during the same period, 1,446.0001." No won& r,
when sash is the contrast, that Mr. BRIGIIT'S com-
mittee on C Mon Cultivation of last semi in reported
that the coLdition of the ryots of India was me of
" alject poverty."

The conduct of the whige in connexion with the
contest for Boston, will scarcely beer to be charac-
terised. A candidate thrust hia self upon the town
whose only claim was his family connexion. Ile
proved himself from the first moment of his appear-
ance extremely ill-fitted for the re pr. of a
1 rge constituency which had previously returned a
'ovular and able man. Examining his opinions
by very moderate testa, he was found neither
to be sound nor well-informed. His addressee
wi re palpably adapted fir either side. If
he called him-elf a whig it was became his family
had b'en accustomed to do so ratLer than because he
ka w or cared anything about the principles of any
party. It he would Lave wood a better chance by
callirg himself a tory, there was no reason whatever
why he should not have done ea. The agents
he employed seem to have been engined not
to act fur him as a politician but as a
l'ELnam. The electors were called on to sup-
port him in the sure and in to whir character.
" I am," said the hon. gentleman, " a PELHAM, and
a PELDAM is not ashamed t o show hims, If. Tar
PrLitams have sat fur divers lilac s in L'ncolnsli're
for three genera ions; and if you do not return me
now, it will be the first time any part of Line Anehire
li a raj' . cted a PELHAM." Not another inducement
does the bon. candidate off..r to the electors to sup-
port him at the poll !
It er a naturally to be expected that a large and
independ nt constituency such as that of Boson
would be anything but couten'ed with I uch a caLdt-
elate as this. Tno people ancordingly sent up for Mr.
WIRE, who very successfully crusted the barough
at the list general el. ction, and whose principles were
in acco.dawe with those of the gr.at majority of the
liberals. Mr. WIRE, in af w hou-s after his arrival
at Bo.itnn, h came the ponul en candidate. Cap-
tain l'ELitam and his friends feared this, but
still they kept the field. They had nor'
the slightest prospect of succe-s upon the
poll, if tt.e battle was fought fairly ; but sell they
app aced det. rmined to play out the game. The
['Swim tories, trusting that Captain PELIIAM'S deli,-
ed pertinaci'y would divide the lib lel*, brought
out, as their candidate, Mr. FRESILFIELD, the salci-
tor, so wall known in the same capacity at Falmouth,
lhrby, Chipping Wycombe, roil a drzen other
ttlec a, where ho has been defeated, as he wee in
Landon also at the last general elecion for the
City. The tories swim confident of bringing Mr.
FRESHFIELD in. Mr. Winn's party, on tho other hand,
were equally certain of success. Captain PELHAM, it
was uni-ersally admitted, would not poll a hundred
Totes. This was the state of things on Monday. On
the evening of that day it became apparent that some
neeotiation was going f !ward between the whig
commiCee and that of Mr. FRESIDIELD. On Tues-
day m inning the particu'ars of that negotiation pub-
licly transp'red. During the night Mr. FRESIIFIELI)
htd issued an add'ess abandoning the contest; and
I it appeared that the tories had twee 'd to vote for
Coptain PELHAM, and against Mr. WIRE. on the ,
understanding that on a future vecency the PELHAM
Party should give their undivided suppart to Mr.
FRESITFIFLD.
Utid-r this disgraceful arrangement it is attemptad
to make the large town of Boston a close borough, to
iliv"de the representation between the family of PEI.-
HAm and the tory corporatio^, and to prevent the
independ-nt part or the constituency from eat rcising
a fre e and en unbiassed choice. We ask whether
an electioreering project more disgraceful to all con-
cerned aver was known ant. cedert to the Refolm
An, ? If parliament had coi tinned sitting, the facts
cur Wed wi h the case would have formed a fitting
subject for inquiry in the House of Commons; we
trust, indeed, that it will not altogether escape its
attention even in the next session. _ _ _

We hope the rumour may be unfounded that
several days alto nartiea assoniated with the govern-
ment engaged the services of a barrister not very
reputably known in connexion with the Horsham
affa r, to go down to Boston " to waist " the PELTIAMS.
A passage in the sp, Mt of Mr. WIRE would lead t
th- cluclumion that there wag a foundation for this
repot. All the influence," he say., 4, of a great
and nthlo family, including bribery, intimidation, and
corruption, has been brought to bear to dtt at my
elerat n."
or Captain PELHAM'S part in this affair we must
endeav air to speak with moderation. It is not known
to Us how far he M personal.y responsible for the acts
of hi. committee in concluding an arrangement which
is intended to have the effect of m *king Boston as
close se G itton or Old Sarum. If Capt. PELn iM is
a tarty to such an arrangement we have not words
strong (slough to express oar condemnation of his
conduct.

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We trost the circumstances of this clention will not '
only rouse the inderende t spirit of the people of I
B 'go-, hut will be taken np by every constituency in
the country. It is a fair case f r parliament, and a ]
fair subject for comment by parliamentary re- '
former,. If independent constituencies, under such
arrao:ements between aristacra'ic whigs and
corporation Wrist', are to be crushed and hand. d
over to any members the coalition may find conve.
1 /lien', sal at is the use of the frarchise at all ? This
Boston coalition, be it remembered, is so arranged as
t' have tho effect of en'irely stultifying the voi-e of
the consli'u ncy. One minlateri dist and one oppoti-
i tinnist are to be hencetorxtrd returned. So they
PEI nroti and the tortes have decreed. The arrange-1
I meet, moreover (and let this he well r,marked) isnot
I merely t s affect this one election. It is en arrange-
' men' for th • future—no matter what may be the cir-
cumstances of that future. Whenever a vacancy
again occurs the two parties are plerlgt d to return a
1 nssoicular individual, and no one else, let who may
offer himself. Why, what is this but the nomination
pystsm over again? What is this but "doing what
yin I ke with y star own," as anothnr PELHot said of
on sther large constitoency ? The Boston psnole must
show that they are not " PELHAM'S Own." Means
Ma opportunities will recur to them of breezing
1 d sw-n this atroious arrangement, and they should
P 114 no occasion escspe of us:ng them.

RF.PRESENTATION OP LINCOLN. —We hear that
rmr rxecOrn. revevotative (C dnnel 103thiwp) Is now
eonsidttad oat of dassit.—Listook ilerelar.