The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-26 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additional.) WORENCE

of Sikkim havirig carried off some of our subjects
a form was despatched to the frontier, and the rajah was
informed that our object was to obtain reparation' but not
to annex a single acre of territory. In a very abort time
a treaty was arranged with the rajah, our subjects were re-
stored, and the whole affair pained off in the most friendly
manner. Not only did our negotiator obtaiu that, but
the rajah engaged to allow a free passage for merchandise
through his territory from India into Thibet, and
by another way on the payment of a reduced duty.
It bad long been a desideratum to procure the opening of a
road from India to Chins, end that bad at length been
satisfactorily accomplished by the aid of the Rajah of Sikkim.
The same course bad been pursued with regent to the
upper classes in our own province'. The taloolehini of Oude,
who but lately were in arms ageinst us, bad, in eooseiinenou
of this new policy, become our friends and supporters. In
their own districts they acted the tame part as count!),
gentlemen in this country, administering the law as magis-
trates, collecting the revenue, and exercising other functions.
There was a general tendency, in fact, to raise those per.
eons. Hoo. gentlemen could not better understand bow
that wee being done than by referring to the report by the
Chief Commissioner of Oaths. Such was the policy pursued
by the government in India, and he hoped be could show
that that of the home government also was in the came
direction. The government were fortunately not without
the means of rewarding remarkable instances of attachment
to the sovereign on the pert of native princes and others.
Her Majesty had been pleased to institute an order of
knighthood which had already been conferred on seven
or eight of the principal chiefs of India, and would,
in the opinion of the Governor-General, be greatly valued
by them, and have an Important effect in increasing their
goodwill towards thin country. The right lion. gentleman
then referred to thejbres_bills relating to India which had
recently pissed tbroudifliest house—vix., the India Council
Bill, the Courts of Judicature Bill, and the Orli Service
Bill—the general object of which was to remove the ex-
elusive character of the government in India, and to admit
to a participation in it both English settlers and natives of
all races. Under their provisions a native would be eligible
for any civil employment, for a seat on the bench, or even
for one In the legislature of the country. It was a sound
policy, and the government at home and in India would
be animated by the sane spirit in carrying it out.
The house would be happy to hear that since the bill passed
he had rewired a minute from the Governor• General re-
commending a course substantially the same as that which
they had adopted. With regard to the other two bill., the
first of them admitted natives to the highest places in the
Legislative Cooped. The other admitted them to the
bench, a step which would improve the administration et
justice. It had been a matter of great satisfaction to bins
to find a general concurrence in these measures, and be was
convinced they were steps in the right course, a conviction
in which he was supported by those who were cooneeted
with India, and were most competent to forma mound opinion
on the subject. He could only hope that these measures,
when brought into operation, would contribute to the
welfare of India, and cement the union between that country
and England. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. H. BEYMOUIt said this statement of the right hoe.
gentleman was the most satisfactory statement with regard
to India that be bad heard sines be hearime a member of the
house. He rejoiced to find that Mr. Laing had returned in
better health than was expected, and he trusted that that
gentleman would be able to return to India, because, from
his speech there on the budget, be appeared to be well
aware of the necessity of equalising expenditure and
revenue. .

Bir H. WILLOUGHBY begged to remind the right hon.
baronet that he bad already this year raised four millions
for the service of India. It was true that the present
was a railway loan, but state and railway finance ware
so dovetailed together in Indian finance, that it was often
very difficult to make a distinction. Let them not forget
that in the year 1867 t►e Indian debt was 574 millions,
whereas now it was 103 millions. The cost of collection of
the revenue was 4i millions, and this, with subsidies
to native princes and villages, absorbed the revenue
and annually inc►eased the dead weight. He trusted that
the right hon. baronet might prove to be right in his
figures, but oertainly Dever were greater blunders committed
than In former Indian financial statements.

Nr.Clflifilllßlcconcurred in the policy of giving the
natives all conoessions passible, but he could not go so far
as to may that if such concessions bad been made
earlier it would have prevented the mutiny.
Mr. VANSITTART said be had listened with regret to
the first portion of the statement of the right boo. baronet.
He objected to the government coming down to the house
year after year, and asking for powers to raise loans ; but he
thought it was particularly objectionable in ,he present in-
stance, because the power was naked for only • week after
a tender bad been accepted for a former lean. The present
scheme was nothing else but encouraing stock jobbery, and
disturbing the monetary world and banking business of the
country.

Mr. CRAWFORD thought that before this scheme wee
submitted to the committee they should have had better in-
formation wi to the nature of the proposed change. He
could not see any plan likely to prove more favourable in
its results than for the government to take every oppor-
tunity of utilising those large tracts of land in India which
they all knew could be easily brought under zultivation.

Mr. VANSITTA Rl' explained that in the recommenda-
tion he had made to the Secretary of State far India be
was not actuated by any stake he had in the Madria
Railway.
Mr. J. B. SMITH believed that the Secretory of State
for India would have no reason to resort to any further
loans for that country except on account of railways or pro-
ductive public works. With regard to the revenue be be-
lieved that that derived from salt would increruie rapidly
and in proportion to the extension of railways and river
savirstaon.
Colonel SYKES thought the right hon. gentleman's
statement very satisfactory, but unfortunately Lope had be-
fore now told a flattering tale in India as elsewhere. Mr.
Laing had shown that wishes bad been mistaken for facto,
and that errors had arisen in Indian finance to an enormous
amount. _ . .

Mr. W. EWAIIT believed that the speech of the right
hon. gentleman was in harmony with the feeling of this
country with regard to India. In his opinion the future
prosperity of that country depended greatly on the English
settlers, and be trusted the government would adopt to-
wards them • policy which would give them encouragement
and support.
Mr. ADAM concurred in the opinion so generally ex-
pressed, as to the satisfactory nature of the statement
of the right honourable gentleman, but there wss
:art drawback in the uncertainty which pre-
with regard to Indian finance. lest year it
was stated that the deficit was 6,600,000/., but it
turned out to be 9,000,0001. This year there was a mis-
take of 4,000,0001. ; and to-night it was stated that
there was to be a deficit of 1,000,0001. The three
tremendous taxes, as Sir C. Trevelyan termed them, had
turned out to be failures. The income tax, which was to
produce • million, bad not produced more than half that
sum. The bill for the license tat bad not been maul a third
time, and probably never would ; and the tobacco tax
had not bees carried to this day. Be fully agreed in what
had been said as to the folly of the course we were pur-
suing with regard to the debt of India. By giving the
imperial guarantee, which was already given virtually, •
saving of two millions might be effected, as the interest
might be reduced from five per cent. to three. He thought
also that Europeans ought to be allowed to purchase waste
hinds and to hold them in fee simple, and that tome measure
ought to be adopted for allowing the land tax to be re-
deemed. _ _

Mr. OREGSON did not agree with the last speaker on
the subject of the imperial guuriutee. India was well able
to pay the interest of her debt., and we had debt enough of
our own without taking upon ourselves that of India.
Mr. BAZ LE Y said a great calamity was impending over the
trade of the United Kingdom for west of &sufficient supply
of the raw matenal. His right lion. friend had referred to
• larger importation then usual that might be expected from
India. List year it was 1;00,000 bales ; this year it was ex-
pected to be 1,000,000. But we must recollect that other
nations would be competing with us for this additional sup-
ply from India. America at the present time wan receiving
supplies of cotton from LiverpooL The embarrassment
which existed at the preaeut moment with regard to the
supply of cotton he hoped would be beneficial it developing
the great resources of India. The consumption of cot-
ton in this country was 2,500,000 bales • year.
The imports from India this year it was expected would
amount to 1,000,000. It was the duty, therefore, of go-
vernment to do all they could to promote the cultivatiou of
cotton in that country. There was a general impreasiou
that the great desideratum was an improvement in the
cleaning and preparation of cotton in India. But that wee
not so. It was a better quality of cotton that was required.
The cotton from America had a fibre twice as long as that
from India, and he did not hesitate to say that by proper
modes of cultivation, and by growing cotton of •
superior quality, the ryot might get eight times
as much for his produce as he got now. His
bon. friend bad stated that more cotton was wasted in
India than was used in England. Nothing could be more
erroneous. The cotton consumed in England was worth
thirty millions, and the same quantity of Indian cotton
would be worth twelve millions, and it was not likely the
ryote would lose such an amount. The amount of cotton
grown in India was about the same as was raised in the
United States of America ; and besides we bad the West
lodise, with a cotton-growiug surface equal to the superfi-
cies of France. lie trusted that with those aids we should
in time be relieved from the necessity of depending upon
one source of supply, and also of encouraging by our custom
the perpetuation of the odious system of slavery.
Sir C WOOD having replied,
The resolution was agreed to.
EASTER OFFERINGS AT ACCRINGTON.

Mr. DILLWYN, in the absence of Mr. Barnes, on the
masks of ring into committee of supply, asked the Secre-
tary of Mate for the Home Department if his attention had
bees WSW'S to the state in which the town of Accrington
bad bon pieced by the Vicar of Whalley seizing the house-

hold goods and other property of poor parishioners and sell.
ing the same by auction, to enforce the rapuent of small
sums of money claimed by him for Easter offerings ; and be
asked if it was his intention to take any steps to allay the
excitement and to prevent its recurrence. The hon. mem-
ber also moved for any correspondence which might have
taken place on the subject. Looking over the public peti-
tions he found there weretvoisgetitions, one from the jull.
tic's of the peace of the of Whalley, and the other
from the inhabitantaof Ofd and New Accrington, praying
for some alteration in the law with respect to Easter offer-
tugs. He cordially agreed with the prayers coutained in
those petitions.
Mr fLADFIF.LD seconded the motion.

Sir G. C. LEWIS said that in consequence of the notice
given by the hon. gentleman he wrote a letter to the magis-
trate of Accrington, who in answer said that there was
some depute there as to the legality of the Easter offer-
ings. Thirteen individuals bad warrants issued 'pleat
them, and their goods were seized and sold by auction. It
appeared they were bought up by persons representing an
association for the protection of those whose goods were
seized under such circumstances. Considerable excitement
prevailed, but it led to no breach of the peace. He thought
this was essentially • question of civil law, and that it
would not be competent to the executive govern-
ment to interfere in the matter. (Hear, hear.)
With regard to the general question of Easter
offerings, bin impression bad been that they were
voluntary—(Lear, hear)—but perhaps there existed some
special custom or legal practice in that part of the country
which enabled au iucumbent to assert a claim in that
respect.
POLAND.
In answer to Mr. HENIRSIST,
Lord PALMERSTON said he had no objection to produce
the comependesee that had reeisinly pained on the subject
, of Poland.