The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-23 00:00:00

DMA HOUSE (THIS DAY.)

This day, at noon, the usual quarterly general
Coot of East India Proprietors was held at tits Io
Hews, Mr. R. D. Mamma*, M.P., Chain's& ad the
Caen of Directory pnniding. The attendance w very
Ramon&
The ndnutes of the previetts court haying been read and
sendensd,

11111 Cm/Anita:4 stated that the warrants for payment at
W half-yearly dividend In the rack of the company would
M Nagy for debvery on the 6th of January, 18 SS. He also
sequoias/ the court that this court had been made spored
br she purpose et confirming the resolutions contouring the
Miton Sir A. Wdeon, Bart., K.C.8., Lady Neill, and
cholson.
. . .

The resolution relating to Sir A. Wilma having beat read,
TIM Cauaaav alloyed this coafirmatios, winch ins
sicandad by Sir Y. C c sal r., the deputy chairman, sad car.
And uardssoosly.
The Catainnam ant moved that confirmation of ths reso-
lution parkas of 60W. a year each on Lady Mill
and Kn. N which was also mccoded by ear Y.
Coma.

- kr. I:um Tidied So neve hit tomer amendment—dig
tits Mior to the two leas be 7601. each, instead of 6001.
emulation noid that it would be out of order, ai
t►e end weld nay wars or negative the original rub.
haloes.

/lawns mid he did not agree with the resolution, be-
mine the manila 110111 isetieriest. Mr. Lewis woe Fesn
milli to (dim lie elertice, whew
Iir.ILLIMLIS raw le ardor. It els elestly Irregular to
aftst-opts the whelear
Ltuutl=ef penalwes, for the pupate
issitite ei the Wien revolt.
that the hon. proprietor wee out
of elder.

lir.lmortn mid that being so, he would hereafter irabedt
W Arno be the mart in the shape of • substantive motion.
The nodes ken the chair was then put and tarried
qa;l:!:rterne thee roes, pursuant to notice, to move the
following resolution That it is due to the *drawing
=willow* of the people of India that a Deputy from
each Vsiversity In the sternal Presidencies be main-
tained et the public expense in this country, with
a new to Inform the Proprietors se to the wishes
and complaints of the people of India." Hs Outworn
that it was of Importance to ascertain the causes
of the recent disaster in India, end he believed no men were
more competent to give an opinion upon that 'abject than
India proprietors. The Court of Directors wished it lobe
thought that this on only • sepoy revolt; he Mimi with
them, and had no doubt that It would be ultimately traced te
the general damned of the entire population of
India. That was the oOnion of Dr. Dud, or
of the most distinguished civil servants of the company, and
however eminent their chairman might be in parliament he
was not yet quite so well qualified to pronounce upon the
real causes of the molt as the Doctor. The diecontentef
the people had tweeted upon the 'morn and pro-
door& the revolt, while the discontent itself might
be unhesitatingly attributed to governmental interference with
the Diodeo law of inheritance of property. Such interference
had not only disturbed the civil rights of the native., but
very etrioualy trenched upon their rollgions prejudices and
convictions. Ornernenent had no right so to interfere with
the institutions of the country. That was one of the prin-
cipal ammo of the discontent. tinder Lord Ellenborough's
government the utmost councey was shown to the native
winces, and the &spots appeared to be highly satisfied with
those compliments. Dunn Lord Dalhouaie's edministra-
tion that ride was sad the government instead of
propitisting the native insulted theca by violating
the law of elope= in defiance of existing treaties.
The CHAIRMAN --I beg pardon for interrupting the lam
but perhaps It will be gratifying to the court to that I have Just nesieed the following CONIMIZiOUIOII
time the " The government have received la-
fermation that Ledmow has been relieved." (Chem)
Mr. JON TA the proceeded with his remarks, emeriti%
that the annexation of Chide wan one of the greatcareslndina discomat.lie took credit to himself for having de-
nounced that act at the time it occurred ; and having deer
so he felt that he was absolved from all responsibility atielng
out of the terrible Woolard at Lucknow. The seam
the rule of the Heat India Compmy had
that of the natives the more soocessful hadPrabtsdee,
oaf he for one traced all the discontent of the people of la M•
to the contempt and disregard the government had be, M'
stern evinced fur their religions and civil oblerreacea.
Neither the intellectual nor the moral, neither the
on the theoretical attainments of the natives muld be der
pied. In learning, in science, in medicine, sad in ruches-
ies, they were Noel to any (imbed Radom 'NU
that assertion was borne out by the brilleat
set
evadiby the native universities. Only the other
ar7t.... ng ea essay on lang mea helm-
mat ofd leation, by a native of India, thatuage it would be
diMmalt for Mr. Vernon Smith, the president of the Bond of
Carrot, to Mame, let alone to ems& (A laugh.) each •
people wen wertity of more political powers, mote m-
eows., sad seem esteem than they at present re-
reseed M the lends of the government, aad ft was with
that view that he now brought forward this "'Mice. The
ashty of SagesM se well as Indu demanded that the mem-
meat of oar peat Indian empire should Le immediately re-
fenned so as so place it oe s par with the adranced mad ad-
maker intellect sad civilisation of the melee. (Neer.)
Mr. Lawlor seconded the motion. He mid ho should as
ma form his estimate of the character of Englishmen from
the littryek Celeader as seaman thee of the natives of
Ladle by the moat atrocities committed by the Stspoys. He
wished to me the double goverment of lade abolished. He
did as dmin that the power of the court of dem-tare Mesh,
be destroyed, het he wanted to ace it better regulated.
Be was mete eatioded them was mom honesty at the ladle
Home Asa at the WMand. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Ism thencemised the speech of Mr. lime as
• male of theoretical somseuse. The natives of
la men net It he emcee of met ; that
they waned majesties sad protection; but their histitetions,
*Mar evil r Mfg' should only be respected Po
hug se they were te the laws of civilisation.
Mr. Ct.& conaeadell that British rule wherever It had
hem surfed had initipted the wrong. of the people. They
preferred Brill& Me to that of the native princes, and on
that newt he could not egret with the views which had
hem eapeeseed on the subject of annexations.
The CIA len 11 admitted the ability with which the
melee had been brought forward, but he repeated that
the labia revolt was not general, but eel, cm
deed le the Sepoys. In proof of this he arm
Mead thee when no &Toy. had been to emcee
their bed lailemee the people were either completely psalm
or energette ammeters of the government. With very few
4leirevery rhos or potentate in India Lad stood
m servernment. Them facts proved that the was a
wintery
iinFilsal aot an Imerrection of the people. That
was the of Mr J. Lawrence, who raid the revolt
arigisshed the belief of the Sepoys that, like the motorise
Guards of old, they were meters of the empire, sad could
give It to whomsoever they pleased. (Cheers.)
Mr. II el. P. concurred in the opinion tepee...ghe
Chairman, that the Indian revolt was not • national rising.
In reply to 14. Helps,

The Contexts odd he bd to Worm the court that be
ease Laid Fabeemion an Saturday Yet, end that hie lordship
intimated it owl the intention of the government to propose
to parliameat at the beginning of nest .e in, a bill for the
parpom of placing the government of the Eaot Indian do-
minions under the direct anthot;ty of the croon.

&taut OA9tLEE submitted that it would be ridiculous
to go on after such an announcement.

At this period of the proceedings our report left, but than
Ins an doubt that the motion would be rejected.

The CliAtioits's
wad grouts.

gram rcceived with bin.

The ballot yesterday for the election of four
ifirecton of the National Provident Institution, roonitad Is
the election of Mr. Charles Gilpin, Kr. Thum
Cutle, Mr. Charles Reed, and Mr. C. Good.

We (EdinbrermA E.rpress) understand that lanes
Eq., Ild.P. for Dartmouth. Intends to move, as ems
r the parliament reassembles, for rare to beteg isit a bM
to ester to Scotland a right similar to that *eyed by the
fortyrhilling freeholders of England.

The Bury and Norwich Pose sags :—"We may be
thought rely sceptical, but we must confess that we are so
incredulous se not to believe a word of the very pretty tale
of Jessie Brown and the pibroch of the Highlanders at
Liu know, which purports to come to us by the circuitous
route of a letter from the French physician to Hamar Rajah
?) at Calcutta, published in a Jersey paper, and thence
transplanted into the Per of Paris, from which, by some
unexplained proems, it is rendered into the Scotch vernacus
tar for the London prim-

It is expected that the Stock Exchange will be
rioted as Saturday next, and that the day will Le kigt es a
holiday is almost all departments of business.
It is understood (says the Times) that at a meeting
held yesterday afternoon of Cu* Committee of Joist-Stack
Biala It wee unanimously agreed to recommend to their
feepietim hoards to reduce the rate of Mama ea &rake to
I pee amt. pee 'seem, and that the 01111611141 no. (sly
soda arMllll otedneetka on the part of seek establishment
is he hetballit soled won. _ _ .

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