The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-30 00:00:00

• (Continued interns',
Be maintained that it was
have mastered the question.
must say that,.considen
quiry, and the patient often
had been listened to on that (t
It was a little too had. (The
osibuta:ugaihdiantvheteh tlukarciitaroni was
thec.id al
should ch,
(Interruption, and cries ta
tell them which side. OM,
Tote without consideration on
(Oh.) The matter had been
committee, because it was next
Of debate they could master
(The hon. and learned gentle
this point created great e
mixed with laughtm from t
tion of the lion. member f
to the committee, ant their re
not sufficient evidence to enabl.
tory conclusion. That was
They added their regret that
sent out, but they said that the
a definitive conclusion. The
complained of the conduct of
were his own selection.
At least he was the chai
In the first place this fact was I
pretender was taken, Lard T
ceived the intention of putthag
that he brought the matter undo
Lieut.-General Smelt took all 01
Ile declared, in at written regent
executive council, that althoug
taken, and made revelations,
he would make still further rev
bad been mixed up in these rt
that, until the:se wen• made,
continued. This was mldn..,'l
Official tuna. t~ hat did the gore
mooed the legislative council, and
that it was his inteution to put an
assembly approved of that inr•n
effect as "ion as possible, and th.
Burred in all that the governer ha,
The hou. member ter Montri •
council had to do with the acts
traordinary question, seeing that
teetered with governors. (lie;
general in command, the executi
Wive body, all approving of Lao
It was remarkable that the ra•solut
ber fur Inverness differed from e
saying that 10 hail been eta..cui..,l
he said that Di had been executed
thirdly, he said that lit had been
These might not be great itiemisis
this kind, accuraey was highly its
Would the house say when he (the
them that the actual number
whether capitally or utterly.'
this rebellion, amounted to oul
Sixty-four might be outsider
hut, however large it ini4lit access .
158. (Hear, hear.) Eight,en we
the rest transported anal Mien
member Mr Montrose had sta
that no less than 3:40 persons lea
connexion with the nbellion. A
General) was utterly at a lu-s to
extraordinary error ; but he had
and at last he believed he had lac
gave 120. The second list g.tvo
was divided into two portions: I
iontrceoLn.e snirt t
iu elLt.ulle,..ireolin: I
tritinircegdntefheloirsie together they got I
would had that all these fLtures m
could add to this the IS WI,o were t
minal courts ; mid they would give
10 acquitted, and it brought the
(Great laughter.) Were the hon.
made these mistakes at all
tions of public prosecutors ? (I.
ought, at least, to be considered,
said, " You must protect your calo
arbitrary colonial governors." But,
while controlling a colonial policy,
the °Nana. of an innocent mu'. L.
&mated hastily, who hut been pro
best in trying eireumstanees. Ile
admitted that sixty-four persons
and that eighteen had been
The question was, haul this sevene.
would admit, hooking .ntly to this i''
it (lid appear that a considerable rite
But he contended that it was the dots
as Lord Torrington had twin' ',laced,
roundingeircuinstaitees.'lliey did not .
cause he had been guilty of MI offence
a further view to deter other in
tion of a similar uttlice. And
bad to consider the people they had h
all oho cin•uutstances surrounding th
times. This might have been a 1...
rebellion, which had been sniapresse.l
and but slight outlay. But the boa
!pint of the people ill it had proved it.
What was the tact ? That since t
the British &minim' in the 'stool
been no less than sit 0.111.0r:wk..
subjugation of the island was connate
and partly by negotiation, in 1814.
rebellion broke out, and it cost man
and the lives of many hundreds bet
succeeded in repressing it. Had the a
for the British rule been improved bet
the date of the transactions now in
evidence was directly against such a p
Stances of conspiracy and revolt, cage
foreign dominion, had shown that ens
the true remedy with a hostile and ali..
--fur the taxes were a mere pretext -w
men and priests, and with the experi
was the duty of the acs enter r.) Were u
regard to all these circumstances. Ida •
length to the improvement brouzlit a.
condition of the island lay Lord Terri
learned member went ou to contend the
claiming and prolonging martial law, I
pursued a dab-rent course, anal the is,
tunate, where would have been the had
reading a letter from Lord Torrington,
made during the preceding debate lay )
eluded with an earnest appeal to the
cyry consideration that. would prevent i
to the character of the accused.
Lord 11.0THAM denied that he had
standing with the government in dm
which was subsequently adopted, with
committee. The noble hard condo&
could not rote for the motion of Mr.
was aware that there was a great anion'
was most important, and a hich had no •
fore the committee.
Lord J. ltliriSELL.—As no memlw
addressed the house during this lung
allow the debate to close, without exp
views of the government in reference t'
conduct, and in reference to the motion
(Mr. Beattie). It will out be necessary f
those points which have been argue
either on the one side of the luau
with respect to particular acts of Lonl T
hon. members who have spoken on tit
other side of the house have so nano
points of great magnitude no doubt, but
may be brought into very small comp
hear.) The hon. member for Dorset.
the house last night, said that if g
of recalling Lord Torrington, on
inability to keep harmony among t
of the colony, had recalled hint with • ,
approbation at the continuance of tu.
executions which took place under
hare felt satisfied, and no motion like
have been thought necessary. (Hear.
hon. gentleman the member for the Urns
I understood him, said he was willing t
was ant insurrection in Ceylon, that ten
in arms against the government and the
attempting to set up another anthority i•
the proclamation of martial law in the ti
St method of meeting the insurrection,
not blame the governor or the govemmet
The right hou. gentleman laid the whole I
tinuance of martial law, and the a
Wm which had taken place under
view that this question affects i
stance Lord Torrington ; in the next
and in the third place the whole of the go
hear.) Speaking shortly with regard I
three points, I must beg the house to
been the general character of the admi
Torrington. (Hear, hear.) Ile was Ile
colony, as described by Sir Emerson Ten
the civil servants were in such a state of
was difficult to obtain aid from them ant
cure anything like harmonious aid
were in such a state that the expo
the income by about 80,000/. He fume
strueted to impose an entirely new system
carried these instructions into effect, ant!
expenditure by more than the sum it I
seeded the revenue. (Cheers, and " 11(
complied, I say, with the instructions he
Sara to the mode of taxation, into the wis
unnecessary that I should enter now. Si
the result was, that at the end of thrceyca
in the treasury, and had the satisfaction
the course of ten weeks he had not only s
lion, but had completel eradicated the se
lion. That he left a colony prosperous wl
embarrassed—that he left a people triunity
on the verge of a rebellion, and handed
'neat to his successor in such a stn
cessor has declared that he is indehtil
of Lord Torrington, for the easy way
enabled to carry on the government. (C 0
that is a plain description of what was do'
experienced in the previous government
found no assistance from those appou
executive, but on the contrary, grey
_tuff from the dissensions which I
tnFra. (Cheers.) I must say, that any
bruniring before this house a motion with
Tornngton as governor of Ceylon, ought ti
to the whole scope of thatgovernment; and
lus resolution fairly, should have said whet
result. It is not fair for any hon. membe
oho or two points on which he thinks i