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ItUARY 2. 1019.

had the still hiLilier merit of establishing in that
Colony a government capable of drawing out the le-
sources of the Colony, and of ailifiog to the qesortili
strrogth of the empire. But whatever tonight Move
been the anticipations entertained on tins head at
that time by the GoverimrsGetieril out the Prince
Itog,lit'u Monsters. it wits satisfis, tory to 'Mak
that they were more than ; for there was
Ito Colony ler tl.e British authority where the
inane of property was bole iticreased. and Ike Pim
of ifi.viiitual haopiness more enlarged Ilia:. in the
Cahn dof Java. To what was this eminent prove-
nly owing ? It Bowed from the wise and vigorous
atloniotstratiou of that I iii iii nal whom it was the
good Commie of the Governor-General lu set over
Choi. Ctslosty—it was to be attrilisired to the judicious'
measures of S.r Thomas S.ltattles...who succeeded
its matioftioi into the iiaiives of Java a confidence in
the British (;ov.. 000000 ent. Ais soon us the conquest
of no; I).vich authority in tit ialdod oar complet-
ed, and a Government
.e.tal.tislierl, it was roitod
that the interior of the Island was possessed by a
large population, amounting 1.. between four and
five .millioits, all advanced to civilization. sonic of
them living ler Princes. alio owed a nominal
submission to the Dutch, others elm were governed
by Princes wholly and ebSUILI:CIT
‘Pith these Powers it w:is the good fortune of Sir
T. S. Itadl s to cuter into Treaties, from which
both the stipulating Powers drew considerable ad-
clusters. At the cession, however, of Java, no
measures were taken for ensuring the observance of
these Treaties. Ile did not mean to enter into the
details of the various engagements then formed with
the native Princes, but to illustrate the importaiit
elf.cts of tins omission in the ces.Oint of Jaye, lie
should notice the most striking ii.st.iiitte of all, be-
cause flout the Treaty to which he should allude
bad In to detived the gleatest advantages to this
cousitry. A Treaty had been concluded b-tween
the Lie ratetiatitst ; ices nor of Java and the Sultan of
Paletuktog, alieseby the island of Banco was sur-
ientlered to the Btitisli G tveriiincitt in full soil.
rrigtitv, use the express condition of UphOIkJIII4 the
Solidn its the 11:sew.sion of los power and dignity.
Ting Tieaty had arisen from a strong leeliiigt that
entertained of the immense
li iaticial, and coition reiol that must flow
bum the possess;oit of the island of Banc. by the
[littlish Guyer...new, anti particularly from the ex-
treme facility of communication it afforded between
Jas s 411t1 the I:Writ of China. But slid the Goveritor
of I4A ,11,%e to make this acquisition by violence ?
Nu! %Vide that feeling of reel ty winch distinguished
Ii , and which should ever cliaiiieterise the pro-
ceedsogs of British authority, he sought to make
the acquisition by fair and open mentor, and find-
ing that Basset was not under the botch 1;(1Veril.
tfitll:, but owed allegiance to the free awl hide-
profit-lit Sovereign of Palembang, be concluded a
Treaty atilt this Sovett Igo, by which the island of
!Luca was secured to this country on the condition
ahead) stated. The result was sufficiently favourable
towie party, but a hat was it with respect to the toilet ?
The eiigageinesit uu which Bailee hail been obtain-
td was altogether overlooked, and with the most
complete neglect. which, if the occurrence had
taken place in Europe, would be stamped as
disgsaceful to the character of any Government,
the ishisid of Hamra was surrendered to Holland
fur a valuable consideration, for which this countly
olitaii.ed the settlement of Cochin, and no stipu-
lation was made for the observance of the engage.
tarot which had hero made with the Sultan of Pa.
leitinasig, awl a loch had been formed on the faith
nf the British Gioverisment. This was an illustra-
tion of the almoner in which the cession of Java and
IU thpendeiteses had been cat-lied into effect, with-
out the least stipulation fur the observance of the
Treaties concluded with the mince Princes, and
*limn left toe British Governor, who us a mato
must have felt an interest to the concern* of a
counity where he haul held authority, and in the
observance of Treaties he had persanally concluded,
to the inelaocholy necessity of confining himself
to a protest in favour of his own measures. On
his persoital solicitations for the observance of these
Treaties, the Dutch Commissioners turned round
011111111 with a question lie was unable to answer—
" Have you any authority front your Government
to refuse the surrender of this Colony in the event
of our refusing to sanctiou such Treaties ? If you
have nut, we refer you to the precise words of the
Treisic, *Lich are absolute Such uoconditional."
To this questimi no answer could lie given. This,
however, was the state of the ease, and from the
consol•riatistits Inv.,lved in it, offee;iiig materially
the biomer of the country, he tl gilt it right 60
tisk for the itistructions to which he had alluded.
That such cimoderations affected, in a setions de-
gree, the h of the coons', would not, he
hoped, be disputed ; fur if there tvrre in any part of
the world bi KflVerlirnesit capable of maintaining
relations of peace with soother, and Mich appeared
to be the lover 1111 l cots of several of the Prince, of
J. 4,4. it mattered not how it may differ from the
forlllll of government established in Europe, but
Treaties formed with it merited Ow saute strict ob.
servance as MN• due to any ntlo.r. II; however, con-
trary semiiiielits should be entertained, and that
it were .4111111....1.1 that Treaties for he.l with the Ili-
five 11..rir/• or India, were posse.-ed of 11.1 totaling
ititlitesoce, Why W,lr Treaties ever made with them ?
If It were on any future occasion requitred by
the interests of this ci uatry to have any coo.
cern.' with those Powell, what inigi.t not be
the elf it of hoeing previously inspired them
with feeli:iga of einifi•leoce in British lineg i:y
'ro ohtaia this advantage, potliiiig was better cal-
collard than the strict observance of Treaties,
whereby they might lie taught to have a sermity in
the faith of Great lir t 1.4 w. and to repiote ul,ou en.
grogwerients euritracterl sunder the s.oict of the
British tonne as sacred. The Noble Lord then
moved--
" Tle it as tin ohlr Add•ess be nresetoeil to lie Royal
Illistioess the r.iiire Reavoi, th.it he would lie e a ack.usly
pie or 4 Itilslse IniJ upon Ow table of eu:tiest
all lustructivus Kid to the Q.:velour of J4V4, rtI4ISIC to the