The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-30 00:00:00

O'FlaitaLL tried to carry favour with the Pope,
and with Italian and liervian despots, by
tc-
(flair g • fee Italian liberals .‘ a brief refuge
arid sera., act socked to retrieve their fathers,
but to save their lives. Bot It pow umpire tabat
the sweet voices of the " antlers of Malts:7,oe h ots
and haugers.on of a gauSioNessi tole Mt *pposi
don to the sense and humanity */ the 13ritish 'peld e.
If our duster-General of the Ordnance were accused
of any deep political defection, we have no doubt that
be could with much ease get
his favour. He up a demoostration of
the Woolwich-do kyard in could,
so doubt, command it. The Governor of
Gibraltar could, we have no doubt, do the
same, and have the "Rock'. covered witk
Inge and triumphal arches at any time. We
@hell boar by and by of the splendid reception given
M MORS OFFERIALL's patron, the Pope, on Lis re-
turn to Rome. And although this reception will be
themied by French bayonets, neveitheir as we shall
Use the Fritsch official press glorify the ceremony as
a peg of the popularity of Pius with the
Neenans. The ?Imes correspondent told us that
the Neapolitan genera), Fluor:Jim, was hailed as
a deliverer and • patron, saint in poor Palermo'
which trembled then sad since under his iron rule.
We are not surprised to find Moan O'Faaa•LL's
popularity proclaimed by the same servile herd of
lacgueys and of laureates. We have no doubt the
ease adhesion might be got up tomorrow in behalf
of CALUMET, the executioner, from asoogst the
right-thinking population of Horesinonger-lane and
Newgate.
At Melts, the government scribe informs u., there
is existing but oils great coagulation of loyalty in the
breasts of the people—of loyalty, not only to her
Majesty, but to Mons O'Fitga•Lt.. Yet this is the
stanch and loyal population into whose sick-rooms
and hospitals Governor O'FEIRALL would not admit
a few Roman liberals, lest the latter should create an
/nude. And this disgraceful and laughable ex-
cess was palmed by the Governor of Malta
upon Lord JOHN RUSSEL L, who was in-
duced to um it, to his own eternal die-
For our part we know of no blot upon
Cs. liberal escutcheon of a Russzu. so utterly
indelible as that. The Premier's letter is worthy
of the days and example of BATIEUEST and CASTLE-
mom And for our put, when we read the Glob*
of a night se two ase, the lm tgined that we were
reading the Cberisr noweppee of 1822.

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We observe with nathildies the am iderstian given
to the sallied of Wien Imam by the Indian press.
But this satisfaction does sit extend to the practical
conseqoanceeempire d which weal d the journala of that
eduos from the ineefilciency of its revenues to
meet the expenditure of its government: for many. of
them educate the vulgar expedient of equalizing m-
emos and outgoings by additional taxation on a people
slreedy ground to the earth by fiscal impositions ;
whilst few of them think c f recoirmendiog that wiser
wag which consists in cutting our coat according to
ins 4oth.
We could enter upon no more salutary examine-
Bon than that of the cost and produce of
ism Indian government and Indian wars.
The Alkbas war cost the government of India not
be then seventeen millions sterling (some antho-
titles my twenty millions), besides a fiLe army;
sad what has that government to show for this
enormous expenditure, extracted from the bones,
sine es, and thews of the: ryots of India? Not a foot
etland, profitable or unprofitable—nothing but igno-
miny and disgrace; its only monument is the earldom
of Anal:land. In that case, however, we know
sad have ;slid the cost of our outrageous policy. The
memente are balanced, paid, and finaly islotied. Not
ewe Imerever, in Winds. There we must have spent a
ample of millions sterling in overthrowing the go-
voramest et Allies who, in the aids of Onr existent"
bed proved pmeminently faithfal to us. Bet that
eau is net ear only loss in Beinde; for, whilst its
remanes yielded a large surplus to the Talpoor
Primus see expenditure there is mach greater
Ibmi war ressipts; and the balance against Band', in
the bet tbree_years, is said to be not leas than a mil.
lien entitled!. Up, then, to this time, the loss to
*slam government, by the acquisition of &lode
eennst be less than three millions and a half sterling ;
MI SD far from there being any likelihood of profit
kern the province, the probab lity is that the ryoti
d leak will yearly hare to coLtinue to pay a large
sum for our possession of it; though that possession
an in no way promote their happiness ; nay, though
it must diminish their comforts. A similar state of
thiop is to be found at tits Puojaub. What may have
been the ant of the two Sikh war is not yet known ;
and newer will be, if the East India Company and
the Illeard of Control can prevent it; but as
the armies engaged in either exceeded those
empldyed in Affghanistan, its cost mast have
boa "asap aiillious sterling ; all of which, with small
exceptions, is up to this a pecuniary loos to the peop!e
of ladbc From the whole of his dominions, RONJEET
SINGH, in his beet days, derived two millions and a
half sterling mussily ; but, as we yet possess only a
part of his ten keels', as after the ravages of war the
put we do possess can hardly be so profitable se it
was in pesos, and as our system of collection greatly
exceeds in expense that of Rumen, he will be a an-
gulps financier who expects that the Punjaub can for
years pays its expenses.
The first question that a conscientious government,
in the position of the East India Company, would in
this situation consider is, are we to keep possession
of
provinces which offend against the first principle of
territorial acquisition? Are we to retain countries
which impose a serious annual cost on our subjects;
those 'objects having hod no voice either in the policy
which led to their conquest, or in that which dictates
their retention ? This, however, is a question which
the But India Company, and the Board of Coutrol
(which, bad as the East India Company may be, is
much worse), will not entertain. We therefore par
over its consideration, and proceed to other points in
the great question of good government for India.
If however, the rubes of the Indian government
will not abandon conquests which impose heavy
burthena on their subjects, they, must not be allowed
to augment those berthing by L 7 m¢ on addit ion al taxes.
If they will increase their territories and extend their
frontier, they most be made to do so with the pecu-
niary means they already possess. It is the duty, as
it ought to be the pleasure, of this country to enforce
mad thiervernment of India the same role they have
im on their own government—abetinence from
'timid taxation ; for it is only by the impoei-
tics of mob a rule that government can
be brought to economise or to a muss of
its actual position in India. If the govern-
ment ci India indispensably require a larger
TOVOnlik than they now gasser, Ist mm be referred
to the augmented prosperity of their subjects for it—
to the development of the resources of the country
they rule over—to the extension of its commerce—to
the improved morality of the natives aad of their own
wevente—let them, in 'bort, be told to seek larger
revenues through the lastrimentality of good govern-
meat.
Now, good government the people of Leak have not
at present ; for,deetly, their fineness are in the ati most
disorder; secondly, oorreptioe aseseget_ their mien
covers the face or land; and, thirdlyr their owe
ermditioais, as was proved before Mr. Bozos" mass
p eommittee, daterim Ming. Wihmealreadynotiesdneme
evidence of the almost nnivernalconaptionol narepemi
society in India; and every Indian mail binge sat&
decal testimony. As, for example, in the lent number
oldie Delhi Gevette received in this country, we find
a Vaal 00X1101r, of the native army, pawn through
the Leaven& Debtors Court, in a state of hopeless,
heipime robe. Well, this yam' man was asked by
the Chief Commissioner ef the smut, Sir Ammo
" whether all the °Mews of the army were
to the Agra Bank ;" and his reply
was that "he believed the subalterns, gene.
rally speaking to be indebted to some beak or
ether ; Sat whether the Ages Bask Ite could not my."
Ia the asinine Beglishosee it is stated to he notori-
ous that the business of the up country banks consists
primipdly in lending to the services. And when,
May, the Nortb-west Bank transferred a leer num
bop of insurenes policies had by it to the Oriental
lii Limas" Company in Weill', it appeared that
they were &idly to NOUN the debts of subalterns.
Yet, half-yearly, we have the chairman of the
Court d Direetces of the But India Cos-
may presobieg cep and enforcing the seem-
sity kr etionomy on their Nees at Addisoombe and
ilaileybey; though, in point of feet, it is very mach
at them ahead inatift the system of entrant-
game is laid whisk is weeping the base tier-
vises, which le famillarislng the cams of the go-
vernment of that empire with insolvency and its at-
tendant assamens and dadboassey, sad whisk by