The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-20 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE

After the pm needing's of the monthly geherel court,
reported in e weeds. 'e Express.
Captain DICKINSON brought fee ward his mod n iu
respect lo the Ames,. of SU. de. Hu regretted the length
of time the Wiest had been neglected by the court, at. r the
minus assureacee of the chairman that the question recap. d
the serious attention of the direct-us. Whenever this tout
had been moved to consider the subject, no one of the direc-
tors ever esme forward to express a wish to set rightly
towards these unfortunate people in exile. Much rather
would they dwell under • tree in their active land than
occupy palaces elsewhere. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the
court would second hint in eppeaing the =satiable desire of
the Indian government for territorial aggrandisement, as was
exemplified in the case of the unfortunate Amen of Sande.
W tth • view to maintain the dignity of this country ,and • love
for eveneanded justice, he hoped the directors would not re-
fuse to place at the disposal of the court every sort of docu-
mentary evidence calculated to remove this foul charge of
injustice on the part et the goverment of India. He was
prepared to show that they had acted against the independ
ens of &inde without foundation, and also the extent to
which the suppreuio nri had been carried by the govern- '
meet thereof. All the testimony brought forward would oon-
vinee any upright may that there was nothing to justify the
seizure of those territories. Th. y had given to the Rajah of
Sattera and others the right of defending thems.lees, and
why not the same privilege to the Ameers of &icicle ? He
hoped, after what he had stated, that the hon. proprietors
then ',resent would give their support in his endeavour
to olearn tome hustles for !hoe unfortunate princes.
Mr. MAYN , the clerk, then read the resolution as
follows •
" That this court, dee,.ly lamenting the prolonged exile of
the Faeces of Seinde, and the failure of these endeavours
from time to time mode fo: the termination of their un-
merited sufferings, most tly recommend to the Court
of D.ree:on that an opportunity be afforded suck of them as
survive to be heard in their defence before some =nip/tent
and impartial trittunal to be nominated by the government
of India ; and, if innocent, that they be reinserted in their
private rights ; also, that a like consideration, win re the
same may appear equitable, be extended to the heirs of sumo
of the Ameers as have died in captivity.
" That the following pipers be laid before the court of pro-
prietors
Copy of the y entered into by Captain S ton, in be-
half of the Southey government, with the Hydraba4 state
in the year 1808.
" Copy of the instructions furnished the envoy who was
deputed to litdrabad to annul the above treaty.
Copies of the returned fella ra to h e 1 rte Nur Mehomed,
chief Ametr of Hydreb: d, alluded to in the G vernor-
-0 theral's despatch to the Sem t Committee, under date 21st
February, lbU.
" Copies of ...thee unpublished lett: rs from Nur Mehomed
about the same time, explanatory of his unwillingness to
accede to the GovernorGenerat's proposals.
" Cepy of the unpublished portion of the Secretary to the
Governor General's letter to the Resident of Seinth, under
date Bth Septemler, 1833.
" Stetement of the respective portions of territory which
were guaranteed by separate treaties to the Hydrebad
Ameers by the treaty 01 the 11. h March, 1839.
" Li•t of the limiters who Lave been consigned to exile,
ehoeing the stipends which they hare from time to time
received."
Mr. SULLIVAN seconded the mntioo, which, after some
further remarks, was put, and was negatived by a tonsieler-
able =gorily.
Mr SULLIVAN then moved that the dccumenu re-
lating to the treaty with the late Emperor of Delhi be
jointed for the ',se of the proprietors He contended that
the object cf the Governer-General an to annit ilate
the (metre of Delhi in the same way as had been done with
the territory of the Rajah of Sawa, with a view to absorb
leg it under British rule. The terms made by the Marquis
of Wellesley for the reigning 'atnily were now being broken,
much to the dishonour of the British government. After
qu diet; the various treaties with trio dynu'y of Delhi, and
ibetarces of infringe meet on the part of the compauy, the
bon. proprietor coucluded by a hope .hat the court would
rot refute the übj. et of his t (solution,
M”jor-G entre' BRIGGS seconded the motion in a very
energetic seech, iu which he g. rurally coumeed the go-
vernm p ent policy towards the native eriucesde of India, and
promised his ceestant opposition to any attempt to alienate
;he elates of the smiles rulers of the Delhi territoty,
eiloe'ed to by Mr. Sullivan.
The CHAIRMAN sail that one reason which would
render the supplying of the papers required by this reeolu-
tion useless was th,t, if the Board of Control, with whom
the metier wee under eonsiderati n, scut out any itetruc.
tioes, this court would not have the power to =teeters in •
contrary direction. (Hear.)
The motion wits negativi d, but a division was demanded,
which also gave a large majority to the directors.
The court then adjutant-el.

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