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*Min the line of conduit *bids the pursued. he
was alone satiated by a feeling of perepn.al hostility
to the liosoutablePentleman no tbe right of the
chrsii (Mr. Clarke Greet). Su& ass .inainnitt
in that Coon ' went& refute itself.' Still ke
the oppottnisity of positively *daring, , that
such a motive' was most foreign 'from his inten-
tions. It was true that he had, on a former occa-
sion, been led into errors spon this sahjea, in
which there was some reference to that Honourable
Gentleman ; but the y were errors procredirg en-
tirely from misinformation, and not, in the remot-
est degree, otigina'ing in any wilful desire to mis-
represent him. He had only now to repeat. that
he was anxious to avoid any public discussion upon
this momentous question. He was willing t, .1-cede
to any expressed intention on the part of the board
of Direttors, to take it seriously into their considor•
ation, and to provide the necessary means against
the continuance of a system not capable of pro luc-
ing the intended gond, bur pregnant with an un-
limited variety of evils to the security. niy. to the
existence, of the British power in India. it'hen so
convinced, it would remove all necessity for calling
a general Crat.
Mr. On Its requested leave to say a few words
on the t^pic to which the Hon. Gentleman alluded.
He had a good recollection of his homer endea-
vours to prevent the permission of this Court to be
extended to a gentleman who wished to proceed to
India, upon the ground that lie was a religions
t was:last. In that endeavour he ctrtairly succeed-
ed. A peat deal had been said, and an incess4nt
clamour excited against an institution called ..The
Rine Society." He did not profess to knew much
of its formation or °Neel, but if the suaoge accounts
of its enemies were to he credited, it would seem, in
Its constituent qualities to participate largely of the
nature of the flange' tyger.
Mr. TWIPIIPIO spoke to order. and observed, that '
if the Gentleman was allowed to enter into the cis-
cussion of this delicate and momentous goestia...
there seas an end of the conciliatory ot j.a, which,
itr the line of conduit pursued by himself, he had
proonsed to adopt.
The Co slue* “ (Mr. Parry) was convinced that
such a diseossion could lead to no good purpose.—
He could agure the Honourable Proprietcr (Mr.
Twining?, that the Cum t of Dircaors had made
this othjett, equally with every other afreaing the
varloos interests of the Company, the orjea of the
fuller investigation, and most anxi'ius solicitude.
That Gentleman had on right to assume the exig-
ence of any negligence in 'the Board to which he
bad the honour to belong. He was sore it had, as
it merited, the confidence of the great body of the
Proprietors; and he would on the present occasion
conclude with expressing his conviaion. that upon
every measure and occurrence connetied with the
security of the British Power in India, and the ad.'
vaneentent of its true interests, the Court of Direc-
tors had proved themselves both alive to the happi-
ness and tranquillity of that country.
Mr. Alderman Pulsate observed, that, from the
conciliatory disposition manifested by his Hon.
Friend near him (Mr. Twining). he wits led to es.-
pea, from the Honoura,.le Gentlemen within the
Niro a candid and' manly avowal of their senti-
ments, and of their iptentions, on the momentous
question to which thorrilosion had bees made. In,
that hoot he was disappointed, and he could
nett sufficiently express the regret he felt on
inch an appearance. It was not the first time
that the dangers of .persetering in this system
of Proselytism were commented upon in this
Court ; but whenever it was, mentioned, the senti-
ments idghe Court were ante to correspond with the,e
of everyman conversant with the interests of. India,
whether a Proprietor or rot, in the convillion it
felt of its total and ruinous consequences.
The CNA'. m API conceived the discussion totally
against the rules of the Conn, and theref,,re pro-
posed the question of adjournment, which was car-
ried by a majority of hands.
We understand it is the intention of the opponents
to the Missionary system, to call a General Court,
for the purpose of taking the sense of the Proprie-
tries at large upon this important question.
The Question was adjourned to the 20th of Ja-
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