The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-10 00:00:00

SAL" OF MODERN PICT UllB.

Yesterday the odes modern pictures to which
we called &Pasties as Monday ware sold at Masers. Protein',
Pall.=ll The Whelks emitted at 80 paintings, by
Raclin, &anis* Orsetelek Ilithert, Webster, Maimed?
Utrill Fri* Mere Cake, Mallet, me others, anti
real ander the Iteselser amity 6,0001. We subjoin the
prkee for which seine et the mere nenerkable lout were sold :
Lot 29. The Cymbal Player, Rtty-68 guineas
Lot 40. London frees Greenwich Park, J. B. Fyne
—135 guineas. Orme of Mee% T. B. Cooper-64
vices,. Lot 47. The Antesos, Etty-76 dulness
Let 61. Ansdne, Radios —l4O guineas. Lot 63.
The Sunbeam, 3. Philip (the dog by R. Aped/31)-116
latir. 64 Ratecce, 3. R. Herhert-66 gnlneea. Lot
rnit, Wild Dock, leery Tasked, Ike.. 0. Lsooe-126
onlooss. Lot 60. Twilight, M. Astheny-77 guineas Let
63. The Early LIMN T. Feed—Sigslosts. Let U. Dutch
Meta, B. W. Cooke-169 aralasse. Lot W. The Mese
Chet (AAA for the gigots is the eilegiallSke COMO.
ties), T. Webster-66 pins Lot 67. Hampton Coat la
the time of Charles 1., F. Octe44-270 &mos. Let 70.
Ones of Cattle in a Mandow, T. 8. Cooper-9M gime.
Lot 71. Runs. of RlgbeCatloodrel, D. Roberts-117 Osseo
Lot 72. Pettit and Pleven, T. Oreosiond-161 goissos.
Lot 73. The Olaf of Open* I. R. Fyse-160 ribose
Lot 76. The Best by the Way, P. F. Pesti-186
Lot 76. Cathip Piety, T. Feed-440 gelseso LAM.
Wacrilsals, J. guineas. Let 79. A Brawlisg
Stream, Creawirk— 100 faker. LA W. Highland Therm
with Cattle. Sheep, sad Geste, esweglag teesstela
peas, T. 8. Cooper-117 guises'.

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Ur. LAVO• It tip Hard of Turk w Y lsd somas
to *ads; the sack of oillpoworrs lit one of otoidosts to
10088,4101. ks. Log 114auloy of Alio* NM it ws quo.
tint is width ea proont I* woo sot poopotoil to WA mg toy
boys of the kw bag to slowed as to mot the views of lila
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INDIA REFORM.

Last night a meeting was held at the London
Tavern to consider the policy of continuing the present
irresponsible government of India; Mr. C. Ottrix, M.P.,
la the chair. The meeting was well Mirada ; and amongst
those present was the Marquis of Chinrkords, Sir R. Perry,
M.P., Kr. Pew., M.P., Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., Coked
French, 11. P., Mr. Wine, M.P., Viscount Byag, M.P., Mr.
Diliwyn, M.P., Mr. Cranky, M.P., Mr. Hadleld, M.P.,
Mr. O'Brien, M.P., Kr. Richardson, M.P., Kr. Otway,
Kr. Alderman Wire, Kr. Ramsay, Mr. Austin, Mr. Sidney
Smith, Mr. Morland, Mr. Dickens, Mr. Bsß, Rev. W. R.
Pm, Mr. Dichintion.

14. 7. O. Pn ILIA none moved the drat MlSOilliioll
MOWS .—" That the present rebellion, and the previous
complaints in India, complaints of all ...Win and conditions of
men except thee. om prattled by the monopoly of patron-
sge, prom that the system of the se-celled ' double govern-
ment' has excited the morel hatred and dimfbction of Its
subject., and has nearly occeskeed the Ices of our Indian
empire , and, therefore, that it is expedient that the ' double
t' should cease ; that no ferment or trustees of
rdiurms4stiould any longer Maad between the complaints of
the goo* and the power and Inning d the crown,
sad that the ettpr. of the Queen and parlia-
ment alone &cold henceforth be recognised in India,
as It I. In every other part of the Bridals do-
ubter." Re came Ware them kr the Tarpoes of claiming
junks for the people of ladle, sad of removing from this
country one of the foulest blots that gm tainted Its role.
lie wood with the ehatiman that tie Pamident of the
BeiM Ocelsol woo oast GRAMS is pcwoolith :NA
1221,0 gnall=lerhilasZlNllbh

egebet the my of hedberiele vesgeemes,— louses
isdiserheinete vengeance wee the °epodes el jes-
tios. He meet soy deo that no nese's bosom
'blabbed arm bellegly then did hi. et the heroic
coshed oldie bend ci their countrymen who were In
India when this estbeeth marred. He now mine to the
reel oldest of the meeting, which was to protest against the
pokey of oestinuing the rule of India by en Irreeponelbe
government. (Chem) He believed mat If the swers was
carded oat to India thee the system of brespendbie gorses-
meet wee destroyed, it would do room to realm izasqra
to India than would the seadiag oat missy
dim. They had pursued • policy In India =lts celled
by the =phobic name of essezatke,lnd which wee nothing
more nor they talker from the native princes whatever
the omnivore thought cosuniest to take. (Hear, beer.)
The conduct pulsed by the Wien government In &dun
mil Odawee so Mums that it would get an attorney
stench of the nth If peresed by en individual. We es-
trete( 0,000,0401. from the people of On& sinos oar lirat
ommion the. 'and then we combined that
the Meg did not rake more mossy. Why, how coin
And
when we inteeted 60,000,00 W. from the people if
yet were k not for the conduct of Seindalt, Holler, and the
Nimes, Wive princes of India, our position in India would
have been far different from what It woe now. The position
d Gomel Wile= before Delhi would hem been rem cri-
tkel then that of Havelock In Looksow but for the medal
of Bcindlah. There was note else, ofpereoni In India whom
we did not neat to the most cruel and impolitic meaner. It
wee proved on undeniable evidence that tortures were Is-
dictait of the mod horrible kind far the poems of extorting
the miserable eaving• of the natives or to force evidence hoes
them. The prisoss of India were despoiled end degraded,
end the perente of India were robbed end tottered. It was
to seldom elm that the police of India was the companions
of thieves sad rabbets. He treated that the government
under which these things were permitted would not be allowed
to continue,* ceder that the inhabitants of India might know
sessettdag dike reel character of the English people ; end
when the blow of Englishmen had pout down this 'ebonies
he hoped the bumbler's' of India might know something of
the_ Judea end equity of this nation. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. Mt• Lt. seconded the resolution. After what had
occurred In India, he hoped they might spmk of the double
goverment of Ibis without being accused of " otter *Do-
mes Of tie sebject." (laughter.) The government of
India wee ea endow • thing that nothing could be mid of it
which was not trim mid false at the wee time. The govern-
. meet of India was now hero sad now there, but it wu no-
where when you wanted to make It responsible for greet
' crimes end great wrongs. The East Indio Company whet
ea balm to the Board of Control. (Lembeer.) ney wen
powerless to do good and convenient instruments tar work-
ing mischief. The reel government wee in the hands of the
crown. There could be no doubt of that. Why, thee, did
not the crown take the osteneible government? There
could not be • more dangerous thing thou kw • goverment
Ito have the seal purer, cad yet ke °Decoded from the *ye
seed control of public opinion. (Hear hear.) 7,1.11i37
revolt which indicted tech disasters, lap ng
the whole country in Ore and blood, et length the
people d this country to some num of their duty. The
people of this country wanted to get rid of the Compomy ts
order to get et the minister—to mike him come out
of his dark recess, sad do his work, as
honest man should, In the open hoe of day. (Hear, .hLarr3
This wee the reel swim of the cry against the continuance
of the double government, it wee not • cry of memos
against the Hest India Commy. They meted the Beet
India Company to gond out of the light in ardor that they
might see what could be dome for the welfare of that mat por-
tion of the world. He wee desirous to see ea mid of thee
jealousy of Bumps= enterpriu which therseterised the pest
policy of the Comeny, and that support which they gem to
Brshednicel and Mehemet= intelersace. He wanted to me
the physical sad morel development of the people of India
He wanted to see en end put to the Mildew of • gum.
mut which commenced in emmereial cupidity, end eta
drew its remorse from •• monopoly of eat sad of opium.
I (Hear, Mr.) He wanted to see • smaller military force in
ladle, lees highly peid civil servants, and • free and =gagged
prom (Cheers.) There were difficulties in the way to be sure;
wee
but what w difficulty but th e measure of the intelligence
and the energy which was Dummy to overcome it? (Cheers.)
All the planes of trust in India should be opened to the
intelligence of the people of this country. With regard to
the debt of led* he wee afraid the people of this country
would have to mume it, hether the Hest India Company
were abolished or not. He hoped bewever, that by de-
veloping the resources of India, the 'debt would be eamly dis-
&weed. It should be their duty to atone, by their good
°induct in the future for the Tilley by which they ac-
quired that country. If God ever epoke to man, he spoke to
the people of England by this Bepoy revolt. Let the govern-
ment hold the sword for the protection of the people of India,
but let the propagation of Chrietisnity be left free, and he
bed no doubt the time would soon arrive when the people of
India would di et the feet of their great Muter " clothed In
• right mind." (Cheers.)
The Marquise( CLAN IIICA ans. In support of the rude-
Hon, mid he entirely joined with the speakers who preceded
him in almost all they said. He rejoiced to nes so large •
meeting, bemuse after all it depended on the people whether
this double government shield coatis= or sot. That
government wee condemned by every use; he sem
met with say person who justffied It. continuance;
but dill the system had stung mote, end the go-
vernment would reqUre • little promos, and even
pushing, from without to sestets them If they resolved on It.
abolition. There had been mom talk nimbly about • letter
wrings by the Palmated of the Beard of Control ea to the
best mum of wading Mope lobelia. It appeared that no
each letter had been writlr, bat fa the entree eities dismal=
which took piece he sever Ysard say sae say that the Presi-
dent of the Boot a/Cannot had need to know anything of
what madras et the hone' b Leadeshell-street. Thews
really wee so reeporible (ovum's= for India, or if there
ma, no one could my where it wee to be found. Who was
=ble for the policy of sancention or Sro the Allston
Irierstea ? Who wee respondble for the state of the
bum of India ? Who ems remensible for the state of the
kw courts ? Who we. resposable for the mate of the
police? (Hear.) If Dot the East India Company, who then
was reeposidbie ? He should like to hem an answer to thee
question. A difficulty had been rated about the quedies •
patronage and the danger of I ivies it into the hands of the
government. What wait the patronage of India ? The writer-
ship were throws open to the public, and were theeedetabipe
of smolt ire that they should be allowed he Mad is
the way d the good government of 200,000,000 of
He did sot care who had the patronage, provided that =r.
id
end intelligent Englishmen were sent out to India. The
Beet India Company and the secret committee might have
the psteonmga devise their Hue, provided they were willing
to giro geed government to India. This objection se to patron-
age wee • Isere bugbear, end deurved retber to be laughed
id than Meted oedema,. He wished to Immo on them
the seoessity d urging this question se • matter of duty and
interest to themnelree, end if thee continued the Mottles
he believed that God would bleu their cum (Cheers.)
Mr. CuLtarr said they were all agreed em to the Deb-
oarity of getting rid of the double government, but they
had net yet determined which pert of the double government I
should be got rid of. What had the East India Compeny
does? With regard to the Affghea end Persian ware the
Beet India Company wee not responsible. These were were
famed es the East India Company by the Board of Cootie],
through the egesey atlas met committee of the East India
Company. It wee sot the Hest India Company, bet the I
Board of Oentrel, thee wse reepossahle for the which
bed been ompleinod el that night. He therefore
as en amendment,
Get these of the IndisalF="lll
end the redress of Indian gefiisnus can be obtained only by
onlociag the penelthe of the law on those who was elthe
the anthers of both, net In India but in England—by remit-
ted= to the =the prime and people, by the =maim of
the Braid of Control, end by the resumption by the Qom=
=sad people of this country of control ever the
Conroy.
Caned% ROLLAND 1110:6811 Ile easeadment.
The CIILUJUIAN pet the seetedsiese, wide& burl eel, •
T
IlirMffinhr loess heeded in es eamilmet, to the AIM
that the transference of the power of the President of the
Hoed °Meted to the Chairman of the Zest India Con-
roy tvaa errgiel to the good gemming et ladle.

The Cnanutsw put it to the meeting whether they would
bear Mr. Jones to support of his amendment, which decided
that they would not.
mation.The otiginel motion was then put, end carried by accla-
_

PLr. Masa; late editor of tits 'fiend of India, next sd-
droned Übe ablating in support of the following three reso-
lution

"That although • vicious and irresponsible system of
hen gevesameat, like the trusteeship of the Kest ladle
Comictyluenag be well fitted for
tmservplona ass exten
Imes ding Indian erb;
ieW powers of Aria, still it is evidently unfitted for
in British beam, and for consolidating Bri-
tt' any part of the world, and until it be super-
..a.,t77•ll.otail step ma be taken towards removing those
evils of which the people of India so justly complain ; such
as • beidel and pollee administration which gives no seen.
thy foe Noreen or property ; a spurn of land revenue which
preemie Wish from investing their fortunes in the soil
a went of to develop its boundless riches., and of
evade mad midi to bring ita produce to market • tradi-
diemessering &id & enterprise and settle-
menti%pc*, oflmb'• sad a monopoly of all the prices of uflioe by
the nominees of the home government."
" That the patrons', hitherto =lmpaled by the directors
of
Best Is Comp= of tight to the whole body
of their be given to the public at
WV: welecetir4 inimalhe Irene of a cabinet minister, 40 years
age, sad then Profane of the Board of Control, ' means
mqht easily be adopted for placing the appointments ia
India under that woke of management which would not
tend in any tee to Were the principles of the conatitn-
the ilianielft the enae tithe news.' "
" That the steseept to umpervilm mad seated the details of
Indian adednblestion la this country is abated la theory,
ta sest essa,iimui=mikgpm.
Ellitielasnislibtandigovenrand be baited
to makes eilimmendel pokey, end lead abash, imposed ent
the load adeidden India, by the Methadon of open
leglehtim woods, mad the motored= of the liberty piths
He aid that the deecit in the Inaba revenue for the list
her yews wee 1,700,0001. The most evade in India would
make the normal deka 4,000,0001. The revenue of India
ens 20.000,0001., 16,000,0001. of which, was derived from the
Led. The Mad ameemeent could not be iacressed. 4,600,0001,
was hotrod from opium. That branch of revenue might be
swept my at any time. (Chem.) 2,36.1,00 k. wentved
from ash, and they could not put more than 60 . of
earth into it. (" Hear," end laughter.) 2,000,0001. was
derived from casters. That could not be • fertile source of
revenue kr some time at heat. Tles rely other source from
which an inmate el revenue ceuld be derived wee the con-
fiscation of the Males ot throe who took part In the rebellion
in India. Only three years ago_ they took the " swivel
districts" from As end dread, 30000, acres of that
lend—the in hike for the growth of cotten—wse
Anna oat of cultivates from oar emu meat (H 661,.) Ia
1643 an inqatry bad been mend on respecttag the titles of
106,000 estates Is the Nab/am country. fierce then 7,000
titles had been adjadicated on, so that in 900 from this
this the het at those titles wield be .
(" Hear, hear," sod hughtsr.) Would the pe, o England
believe believe that ia the Nadine my thin won 18,000,000
alliances, on a/ a of 23,000,000, livtag on •
pew a-weak t yet such woo the literel fact. Abet a ins
thing to hen • share in the honour and glory at Ragned,
with • proved of more bishop., and to live ea a penny
week. (Cheers.) Let them read the seisms which had been
published by the House of Cameass on the 2lnd
of huts lest, end they would there learn the tor-
tures which had been inflicted on the subjects of the
finieh of Putteeblab, who kept open the communication
between Delhi and the Punjab, and whobad, if he bad
raked the standard of revolt, would have millatid on his skis
the Rebus, and the other warlike inhabitants of the Ponjab.
U India bad been treated property the country would grow
all the cotton which this country required, and England
would be spend the contemplation of that worst of all cala-
mities—dependence on elation that might onany day become
their deadliest foe for that which constituted the existence
end idle blood of the nation. (Haar, bear.) But without
wiehing to prophesy, he believed that by • proper admi-
nistration of India, instead of the cotton lands of Serer
being thrown out of cultivation, it was the cotton lends of
America which would be thrown out of cultivation. (Hear.)
Th. people of Bmiand had in the hollow of their hands the
destiny 01 200,000,,000 people, sod let them, in the name of
God, do them judo,. (Cheers.)
mr. WA tt.st ascended the motion.

Mr. BLIES? Jowls, who was received with cheers
mingled with a lbw hisses, said that he agreed In the resolu-
tions reposed, bat believing that redress would never he
obtalmed as long es a ruling oligarchy existed lath's country,
he begged to propose se a rider or addlatis b the vewolut ions
that them could be no security for the Marts good govern-
ment of India without a thorough reform In their repremn-
Waive system. (Loud chews.)
The resolutions, with this addition, were tarried no.-
A tion founded on the resolutions was speed to, and
the meeting broke up with a vote of thank. to the chairman.