The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

cells in the stock of the Company as is now re-
cattvd fur Directors. This is a vulgar and unworthy
;occasian to a bad prejudice. If the Crown
usesa goo4l man otherwise qualified, why should it
moire into hi* investments? Why require him to
oot and buy into India Stock ? It
surely enough Rua the Royal advisers are satisfied
; the parried Crown Directors' ability, power of
voioicos, holiest', of purpose, and unsullied repota-
We. without requiring him to have so much India
tercl in his nanie,—without requiring him to make
.tx gay /w a htd investment for his savings. Ile 1
r.. 1 be selected hecetese of his fitness, not of his
coo ; and to insist on wealth may be to disfran-
dtacts. TAs part of the qualification is so ob-
letionable is istinciple, so low in tone and spirit, I
oppperied to perfect freedom of choice, that it
eel, we hope. Dv struck out in committee.
The Isla in no ee uy varies the position of Bo Secret
fitter of the Court of Directors, through which
c„.lin whose 11.1111 V the Board of Control carrie, on
tcc pelitkal department of the Indian Government.'
tioc.thcre is some thing so otlensive to morality,
ad so humiliating to ull sense of self-respect, in
teat:ening teen to sign despatches they utterly dis-
rt from, and w holly repudiate and abominate, that
ex, in owe of di-sent by the members of the
Stott Committee from the policy of the despatch
resented fur their signature, they ought to be allowed
in WNW to append their names thereto, and the
peon/ENT of the Bo tun of CONTROL be T% (paired to
op hi. own despatch; or if the members of the
tenni Committee be obliged to sign it, they ought to
cle, the right of recording Protests and Explanations.
at present they have no such right. Sir ions
BAROt 1E retold to receive a Protest from the late
L. ITCL Ir. on an important occasion, except as
.you;" he enforeA signature, and would allow and
resit of no ten. instrance. Allow the members of
lb. Secret Committee to have the right of recording
reeds. sad Kreuter publicity, greater care, greater
ritaleibility will follow Questions as to Protests
be asked and must be answered ; motions
!Jr them may le made and carried; and when
pros are produced the public will see both sides of
qacet;on. Directors, too, will be relieved from a
potion of humiliation and apparent dishonesty with-
cle any parallel in public transactions; the respon-
ebility of the Indian Minister will become real and
practical; and neither GOVERNOR-GENERAL nor
FILSIDENT of the BOARD of CONTROL will be able,
whilst a storm of indignation lasts, to find shelter
:rake the cloak of a Secret Committee,—ashamed of
the deeds they have done in its name.

THE TIMES ON ^PEACE."

TO THE EDITOII OF TEI ZITItEBB.
SlL—Joly the nth will be noted an the day on
Wall took place the formal junction of the Tinsel with the
face Society. After having persecuted that body with the
sawn virulence, the Times coolly turns round, and select-
; :from the banners of the society the smallest and the
dirtiat, it avows its determination to fight under it to the
Amidst much that is great and noble in the society's
ellocacy of their price:pin, it must be confessed that the
Wed to the pocket sounded rather strangely to the
ten of Englishmen. There may be many reasons'
shy you should not return or revenge an insult
tr in injury, but surely the least valid of all is that which
aexs the passibie damage which may be inflicted upon
you mane. A man knocks you down. Don't return the
aimpliment says a mild looking minister of religion, such
cadent would be at variance with the faith yon profess.
Sou think that there may be some cogency in the argu-
neat, and perhaps follow the advice. There will be no
peel in fighting with this man, says another, you will add to
poor own sufferiags, and what good will it do you to increase
hit There is something like nommen sense in this reason-
er!. and if you think so, you may possibly follow
the advice. If, however, a third comes and tells you," Put
op with your broken Lead and bleeding nose. If you
determine to fight, you will spoil your clothes and increase
yew tailor's bill ; you will have your pocket picked, and
be obliged to pay somebody for holding your hat "—you
feel strangely disposed to startle your adviser by calling
La a sneak. Yet this was the nature of the advice which
the Times gave the people of England yesterday.
TOW ally has been insulted, injury has been
bided to insult—treaties have been broken, for
the observance of which you have made yourself
resnasible, the step taken by your enemy is fraught with
the most fearful dangers to the progress of European civi-
lisation, the present loss to yon is enormous, the future
deur is incalculable, but never mind honour, or faith, or
intent, look to your pocket. See what you may have to
pay for it. Don't prosecute a felon ; think of the lawyer's
Ins
It can 'scarcely be denied that this is rather shabby. If
burglary or highway robbery are to be left unpunished, the
better ground for sparing the offenders is that high.epirited
petlemen must live, and if they can't make for themselves
es honest hiring, they must gain the means of living out of
the pockets of honest people. The Emperor of Russia,it might
have been said, is such a gentlemanly outlaw, that he ought
ant to be judged by the ordinary laws of society. The Times
ny►t have addressed public opinion, as Falstaff addressed
Prune Henry—" I pr'y-thce sweet wag, shall there be
*loin stsnding in England when thou art king ? and re-
elution thus fobbed es it is with the rusty curb of old father
suck the law ?' Do ant thou when thou art Ling hang a
Mit( " The people of England might not any more than
Prate Hal have conceded the request, but they would not
line felt that they were spoken to as dirty hucksters, and
they might in their generosity have emulated the act of the
muice, and conferred upon the overgrown counseller of evil
ways. the privilege of " hanging the thieves."
Ile Tint', however, never gibbets thieves who pilfer
largely and royally, and who disdain to give any other en-
ema for their wickedness than their royal will. Brave se
the Times is on ordinary °ensigns, it cowen before a thief
an imperial garment. The Falstaff of Printing-house
wears m►y account for his behaviour in the words of his
redeemer —" Should I tern upon the true prince ? Why,
than knowest I am as valiant as Hercules : but beware in-
Maw the lion will not touch the true prince. Instinct is
a gent matter. I was a coward on instinct."
Lay one who has watched the Times during the whole
Popes+ of the agitation of the Turkish question must 1
late seen how constant h►s been the action of this " in-
Piet " Instinct told the Times that when there was a
chance of a wolf making a meal of a lamb the easiest me-
thod of coming to an end of the matter was to preach the
Mentableness of the sacrifice. Russia wants Turkey,
k said ; Turkey can't help herself ; therefore
Turkey must be eacrified. When, however, i
suss shown that Turkey was neither itself in the exec
Paition of a victim for sacrifice, and that it was not without
lowwful friends, the instinct of the Tames, although it did
net display itself so openly, we rked evally surely. It
temeorised. Now, when the deed is done, when the sacri-
fice has commenced, the instinct develops itself more
strongly than ever in endeavouring to preserve the depreda-
tor from interruption during his tusholy work. It sdvo
cotes the cause of Russia by crying out " peace." Now
flame has had its way, the Times entreats the world to
be quiet, and not disturb the autocrat. Now all the advan-
Mrs of peace are gone, the nail, like the evil counsellors
is the Scripture, call► out " Peace, peace, where there is no
peace.'• The advice of the Teems amounts to this. " The
wolf. you see, has wised the lamb; let him at lean enjoy
his meal in quiet."
This is the end of the tortuous line followed by the
Tones daring the period which has elapsed since it first
tried the temper of the public by asserting that
since Russia wanted Turkey's provinces she must have them.
This is the conclusion arrived at upon the merits of an
atrocious vi -lesion of the law of na ions. Take no notice of
a deed of violence, for there is no knowing how much you
may have to pay for your interference. There is no notice
of the morel unreal of the question—no sentiment of shame
at the necessity, if the necessity really exists, of looking on
while outrage is committed. The whole case is summed up
is a pecuniary balance-sheet, end the public is told to do
nothing but audit the account.
The tree( of all sensible people is, that even looking
1;1?on it from the point of view taken by the Tunes--thater
Mere interest—our loss must be enormous. The injury in-
flicted upon the Turkish empire by the occupation of the
Danubian principalities, must, by rendering her weaker,
pave the way for the accomplishment of the views of
the auto rat. The great use of Turkey to England is, that
while its integrity is kept up, it opposes a formidable bar-
_ 116, to the encroachments of Russia upon Europe and also