The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

MR. LAYARD OX LNDI

In returning thanks, yesterday
testimonial presented to him by his b
at Aylesbury, Mr. Lipari said.—" All
to Whit Is taking place in India. I am
moat, end perhaps it is better that
be; bat I cannot look at what is
without the deepest dismay. The
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now, 'We were taken by eurpr
not foresee it.' Well, if they really
by an organised mutiny of long stand*
one end of India to the other,—if tb
until it actually broke out, then the
been guilty of a degree of ignorance
proper attention to duty, for which tl
driven trout office. But I cannot belier.
rant. If they were, they were the only p
by, who knew or were suppoeed to kno.
India, who were ignorant. There wee
Mr. Denby Seymour, the actual Se
Hosed of Control—he was chairman
ailed the Young Indian Society,
which was to expose the wrongs
subjects were imbjeetecl, and which
smut lead to revolt, =leas remodied
to India to see what the facts of the
satisfied himself of the bad state of
jecta, and be came back as a great
Well, Lord Palmerston made him
Board of Control. What MA that for?
benefit of his information or else to stop I
hear," and'• That's it'.") I believe it mu
rate we have heard nothing on India fro

mour from that time to tile. (lime, he
of the *vile indicted on the natives, all t
princes who had been defrauded of their pea
from the ilitreatment inflicted on them-.
We don't want vengeenoe, we want just
Justice is more terrible than vengeutee,

vengeance, more Christian than venal
Do not think that I would not punish ; b
eats by vengeance—you punish by jui
I have had a great deal to do with Paste
that many gentlemen have to do with
with 3,0001. or 4,0001. aiyear, a
ment authority to support than
alone amongst Eastern!, without
near me, and I generally mutant
them. My maxim was this:—Be as seve
just, and when once you have set you
thing, never be turned aside from it.
makes= strong an impression on th
that Justice which is irrevocable, and
by time or circumstances. Tho

may commit a crime and go awn
yews end it will be forgotten. I would d
(Neer, bear.) I would not let one man
wiwaorwed in these ineenecres. (Hear, I

rem Uwe I would never take toy
r be lived. (Bear, tear.) But
roar inditicricuinate vengeance.. I co.

el the slaughter of women and childret
Yetaild the slaughter of women and ci
Mlinnil who have destroyed oar cot
fewakta. No doubt what has taken pl
henna, but are our hands clean ? Fri
oar empire wen founded upon fraud.
treaty that was forged by Clive. We
fraud and injustice, and from that
with India have been fraught wi
pen love heard a great deal about I
gwverament. Well, Lord Dalhousie tic
Wien almost of the British residents I
Nothing could he ante extraordinary o
by which he suddenly reduced the it
from 6 to 4} per cant., the
many of the company's servants
afterwards issuing a DOW loan at
was nothing lees than a direct act of
It is not vengeance that we have to loo'.
aids. (Hear, hear.) It is not the re<
is before us, but the reconstitution
bear)—the bringing together those sr
who arc governed. (Cheers.) Hither
thing towards that object, nothing to
of the people of India to the gore
them. (Hear, bear.) If you tell th
a Christian, and a civilised nation,
the rights of thoee who are not c
Christiana, bat will take posseado
and their country, that would be ho
be prepared to carry your doctrine
by practically acting upon that dc
ing to respect the rights of the It
feeling a regard for their interests
your moral power over them that
against you. (Hear, hear.) Welt,
the whole Indian army—who is to 4
Cannon-row. You have to reform
mil ration of India—who is to do it
ntrwrow. (A laugh.) You have to
government to reconcile opposite race
who is to do it ? Mr. Smith, of Canto
We want a man of genius--a Wel
whom have we P Mr. Smith, of Canno
to Mr. Smith ? Mr. Vernon Smith 1
of the name of Vernon. (" Hear, hi
is • most excellent person, I believe,
glove man of the adminietration, an
W that concerns personal appearant
r vilainment—(trughter)—bue he i
m
the Indian empire, an
have to do. (Hear, beer.)
India Company on the one him
ma the other, the Board of Directors
OLCouttel does, and the Board of
'tone by the Board of Directors.
Ind matters in such a chaos? I ea:
wonderful if we did not. (Hear, hi
that the subject is not taken up t
"Int 37. I trust the time will soot
yrin rise es one man and compel tit
t..• 11 not oely to er our InC
basin integral perreerJuber Mejest