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BR_IZIL AND BUENOS AIRES.

COBRiSPONDCNCE BETWEEN :HZ NATIONAL MCCINTIVI
AUTHORITY AND Tilt COMMANDER or THE BRAZILIAN
SQUADRON, RODRICIOJOSE TERUNIRA DI LOBO.

(LZTTIM saws THE
Excellent Senor—His Itlajesty the Emperor and perpetual de-
fender of Brazil. having received the disagret:able information that
an insurrection has broken out in the Cisplatine province, insti.
gate) by many subjects of the Buenos Ayres Government, who,
seducing the imprudent inhabitants, and uniting with the per.
fidious rebel Fruttuoso Rivera, have commenced hostilities against
the empire or Brazil ; the sante august Emperor being also in.
formed that every thing concurs to attribute to the Government of
Buenos Ayres the most positive indications of supporting the in-
surrection, not only by giving an impulse to the hostilities, pub-
licly instigating the insurrection, opening subscriptions in its
favour, and predisposing the Banda Oriental to join what is called
the Union of the Provinces of Rio de la Plata, but by having en,.
ployed official papers and journals of Buenos Aytes to excite the ga.
neral odium against the incorporation of the Cisplatine province
with the empire of Brazil, making use of the most degrading and
offensive expressions towards his Imperial Majesty ; having also
received nonce that armaments and money are furnished to the fac-
tious from Buenos Ayres, besides hints given to those of Entre Rios
to assist them ; It not being possible to deny the notoriety of these
facts, while, on the contrary, they are aggravated by the late oc-
currence of the sailing from Buenos Ayres of five launches and
• bilandre, full of men, for Colon* with the intention of sur.
prising some of the i nperial vessels stationed there ; to which
transactions is yet to be added the moat aggravating and scan.
dalous of all—nunely, the seizure of the Portuguese, Pensanii.
ento feliz, now lying in the part of Buenos Ayres: the said August
Sovereign immediately ordered his land and sea forces to repel
force by force wherever it might be necessary, and to secure to the
Cisplatine people the enjoyment of their political rights as citizens
of the empire of Brazil, with which ate legally and explicitly con.
meted the swearing to the fundamental constitution and the elec.
tion of Deputies to the National Assembly. But his Majesty the
Emperur, not being aSle to persuade himself that the Government
of Buenos Ayres, to which that of Brazil has uniformly given every
proof of a desire to maintain their relations of friendship, should
lend itself to the protection of revolutionary measures unbecoming
a civilized government, and should foster hostility without making
an open and frank declaration of war, he cannot resolve upon re.
sorting to those measures of reprisals which the rights of nations
authorise, and which he has at his disposal, without demand.
ing the necessary explanations on transactions of so extraordinary
I &owns..

Acconfingly. the undersigned Vice-Admiral of the Imperial ar.
mails, and commander of the forecast Monte Video, has received
orders from hie Majesty the Emperor, his august sovereign, to re.
quire from the government of Buenos Ayres explanations on the
said transactiors, firmly hoping that the saidgovernment will cause
such of its subjects as are implicated in the raid revolution broken
out in the Cisplatine province to withdraw therefrom ; this being
the only means whereby it an be shown that those insurgents nei.
thee have nor can expect to have protection from the government of
Buenos Ay-es ; which government ought also to use its influence
with Entre Rios and Santa Fe, to prevent their assisting the revo.
lutiernitts, it being presumable that those provinces would not lend
such assistance without the connivance or approbation of Buenos
Ares. Moreover. his Imperial Majesty cherishes the hope that
this demand, equally just and gentTous, will be promptly satisfied,
in order to give a proof of the ingenuousness of the conduct of the
Buenos Ayres Government, and to convince the imperial govern-
ment that its suspicions are not well founded, which, for the com-
mon advantage, is much to be desired.
The undersigned, in making this communication to the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, and Minister of the Buenos Ayres Govern-
ment, in order that lie may submit the same to his Government,
requests the favour of a categorical answer, land avails himself of
the opportunity to offer to dint the assurances of his most distill.
guithed consideration.
On board the Liberal corvette. before Buenos Ayree, July 5.
RODRIGO JOSE FERREIRA D 1 LOBO,
Vice-Admiral.
To Don Manuel Jose Garcia, Minister of the Buenos
Ayres Government, and of Foreign Affairs.

•NOWER UT THS GOTS MMMMM T.
Buenos Apes, July 0.
The undersigned Minister Secretary of State for the Department
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the United Provinces of Rio
de la Plata, has received the note dated yesterday. which the Vice.
Admiral of the Imperial Brazilian fleet, commanding the naval
forces stationed off Monte Video, has been pleased to address to
him, and bas the honour to inform him, that the undersigned is
prepared to reply to the notate therein referred to, as soon as It
shall be certain that the Vies-Admiral is duly and sufficiently au-
thotistd to treat by all the formalities established by iutcrusuonal
law.

The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to salute the
Vice-Admiral with his distinguished consideration.
MANUEL JOSE GARCIA.
To the Vice-Admiral of the Brazilian fleet, commanding
the naval forces off Monte Video.

ASSOCIATE SYNOD.—The Synod, on Wednesday, took'
up the cue of Mr. Kirkaldy, of London, when it was de-
clared that the attack made on his character by Air. Flet-
cher, in his pamphlet, stating that Mr. Kirkaldy had
confessed before the Presbytery of London, that he told in
the Synod what was not true, wax totally groundless. It
was next agreed that the Reverend Mr. Melan, of Geneva,
who bad become an object of persecution, on account of
his abhorrence to the Evangelical Creed of the Old Gene-
van Church, should be emitted into communion without.
further delay, and required to subscribe the principles of
the United Secession Church. On Thursday, after a good
I deal of business, but of no public interest, had been gone
through, the ritual adjourned to April, 1826.—Scotsman.
GOOD NEWS TOR THE MEN o► Km.--We congratu-
late our readers on the prospect of having a General Luna-
tic Asylum for the county of Kent, an inslitutivn &ow
wasted.—Kentis4 Gertelle.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A Qurterly General Court of Ow:Proprietors of East India
Stock was held yesterday, at their house in Leadenhall-street.
The minutes of the last General Quarterly Court were read and
eonfirmed.
The CHAIM M• 11 (S. C. Mnrjoribanks, Faq.) informed the Court
that copies of several memorials had been laid by the Court of Di.
rectors before Parliament since the last General Court of the Pro-
prietors, the names of which the Clerk would now read.
The Clerk then read a list of the documents.
Mr. RANDLE JACKSON understood that, for the (mere, every
person would have access to such pipets as had been laid by the
Court of Dneetors betore Parliament.
The CHAIRMAN gave his replies throughout in so low a tone of
voice that it was very difficult to catch the purport of them ; we
however understood hint to reply in the affirmative to the lion.
Proprietor's question.
The Cualts MAN, pursuant to the Resolution of the Court of the
Idi of May. BM% presented an account of the nunibir of students
in the East India College, and the number rejected. An account
of the expenses and receipts of the College was also presented,
from which it appeared the net expenses for t:te !set year was
8. 4771. I Is. 7d. The :leather of Cadets sent to India during the
last year was 311.
Mr. nutlet asked how many appointments of cadets had been
made of persons who were not educated at the College ?
The CHAINMAN replied that there was a law which prohibited
any such appointments.
Mr. Hume observed that that law hail been Infracted in the
ems of a Mr. Philips.
The CHAIRMAN said that was before the Act of Parliament
was passed.
EDUCATION OF CADETS.
Mr. II utaeg believed this was the proper time to make the ob-
servations Which he wished to trouble the Court with relative to the
education in general of persons sent out to India. It appeared to
him to bee subject of the utmost importance, and one which could
never be mentioned without receiving every attention from those
interested in the welfare of that vast empire. It had been just
stated that the Court of Directors had sent out 341 persons to India
to command foreigners, with whose languages they were wholly
unacquainted. Ile should not be doing. his duty if he did not In
.the most earnest manner bring this subject tinder the consideration
oldie Court. lie had several years ago submitted a %notion to the
Proprietors upon the subject, but was retailed upon not to press
it because the Court of Directors promised to take it under their
consideration. Nothing, however, bud been done by them, and he
therefore would again submit to that Court whether they ought not
to come to • determination that no officer should be allowed
to proceed to India to take upon himself the command of any part
of the army in the Company's service, unless lie should have pre-
viously undergone an examination in this country, to show that he
was properly qualified. (Hear, hear.) Ile was confident, that
unless young men were led to study the languages of India before
they left England, it was with the greatest difficulty that they
would acquire a competent knowledge of them. course which
the Coen of Directors at present pursued was, as If this country
having France under its dominion were to send men to govern it
who were totally ignorant of the French language. He mentioned
this subject now with the greater earnestness. because he was as.
sured that many of the evils which had recently occurred in India,
had arisen from the ignorance of the European officers of the
native languages of the country. It would appear, that indivi-
duals who were better acquainted with those languages, if allowed,
would have prevented the lamentable occurrences which had lately
taken place. He would ask, how it was possible for youug men
to govern and command those soldiers with whom they were unable
to communicate? The policy, or rather be would call it, the im-
policy of the Government of that empire, in this respect, was
moat pernicious. The situation of the army in India was such,
that it was impossible it could do its duty property. The oldest
officers whose knowledge of the languages would qualify them
are not allowed to command. It very often happened that
young men were placed in situations where It ass nut their
fault that accidents occurred, but the fault of those who sent
them out. If there were any one valid objection why young
men should not be told that it was Necessary they should ac-
quire a competent knowledge of the Persian and Ilindoos-
tan languages before they could be appointed cadets, he should be
glad to hear it ; but believing there was no such objection, lie dill
protest against the course that was now pursued. He would
ask what were the reasons that regulations so salutary were
not adopted and carried on ? The expense could not be
an obstacle. If there were to be 400 more cadets to be ap-
pointed next year he would himself undertake to qualify them all
for the sum of 3001. The only person in the Con•pany's service
who was capable of teaching these languages was Dr. Gilchrist,
who had a paltry salary of 2001. a year, for which he taught every
person who applied to go to India. But the policy of the East
India Company, that great and munificent patron of genius and
talent, had discharged Dr. Gilchrist, and the Company had now
no person capable of teaching thou languages. Ile had a
right to complain—the people of England had a right to complain
against such conduct. Common sense dictated, and the best
interests of the Company demanded, that this course should be
altered.

The CHAIRMAN said there was no doubt that the acquiring •
knowledge of the languages of India by the Wets before they left
England would, if practicable, b• of very great service. There
was every encouragement given to individuals who were about to be
appointed cadets to acquire the languages in this country ; but if a
rule were made to iugpote it on every one as a qualification that
they should acquire the knowledge of the languages, previously to
their going out to India as cadets, and thus make it imperative on
them to remain in England till they had attained that knowledge,
the question with hint was, whether it would not be worse than the
oaursaat present pursued. He thought that six months' attention
to the languages in India would be much more beneficial to the
Eoung men titan twelve mouths, or even two years, would be in
ngland ; considering that the morals of youth would in this me-
tropolis be so much exposed to contamination. He thought it was
much more desirable to preserve their morals and their health, and
to leave their attaining a knowledge of the languages to chance.
The Court of Proprietors should be very cautious before they pro-
ceeded to adopt such a measure aa that which the Hon. Gentleman
recommended.

Mr. Hu ME observed that he was authorised to say there were
no less than twenty-two seminaries in England where these langu.
ages were taught, so that it would not be necessary for the young
men to come to London; and he was also authorised to say that in
England six months was all the time that would be necessary fur
them to acquire that knowledge which they ought to pones, before
they proceeded to India. It was lamentable to hear the organ of
the Court of Directors say that these things 'boshd be left to
chance.

Mr. R. Jacesos apprehended that his lion. Friend (Mr.
Hume) was wrung in supposing that it required the labour of six
months to obtain the neceassry knowledge to quality young men to
go to India as Cadets. There wes a person in this city, who, for
a few guineas, and within a few weeks, would enable the youths to
obtain so much knowledge of the languages that, with due In.
dustry in the course of their voyage, would be sufficient to make
themselves undersmnd and be understood in the language of Ilin.
doostan. This had been proved to demonstration ; for many young
men lind done it. Dr. Gilchrist opened his doors to every young
man who was destined for India. Considering bow many young
men had been educated at the East India College, and bad risen to
eminence, he thought, whatever might bare been the reason for
discharging Dr. Gilchrist, the Court of Directors might establish
a substitute among those whom that gentleman had so ably qua.
Idled. But were that not the case, it was a known fact that there
were no less than thirty-seven sarninar;es io this country where
them languages were taught. It was known that when the semi.
nary at Haylebury was tint established, the Court expressed the
fullest desire that the infantry as well as the artillery should be well
educated, so that every officer that should be found in the Cons.
pang's army should, from the very fact of his being there, be known
to possess a good education. He took the liberty, therefore, to
suggest to the Court of Directors that they could not perform a
more statesman.like act than taking care that every. officer who
might thereafter have the command of the native armies in India,
should be in some degree compellable to have sone knowledge of
the language of the men whom they commanded. It was asto-
nishing that they had all lived so many years, aid had not seen
such a rule established. Ifs thought great goad would follow frona
the discussion of such a measure.
ilr. II cut again rose, and said, before the Court proceeded'
further he meant to submit a motion upon the subject. He had
once befere done so, and he should t iw give the Court the oppor.
tuoity of deciding, aye or no, whether persons who were appointed
to command armies in India, comported of native troops, should be
qualified by a previous knowledge of the languages of that country.
It was well known that there was one language that was permanent,
be would say, throughout India. and which he considered no AI.
me ought to be ignorant of—he meant the Ifintloostanee. The
Honourable Proprietor then entered into a detail of the various cir-
cumstances where the knowledge of this language would be essen.
tial to the officers of the army in India. But such was the state of
the officers at present, that they were totally unfit to command...-
There were at the present moment officers who had been 2i years
in India. who could not speak one word of the native languages.
When he was in India he was the only person in the whole detach.
meat to which he belonged who could speak or write the flindoo-
sten language, and he was selected by the Commanding Officer,
although an entire stranger, to interpret and translate for him. It
had been said by the Honourable Chairman that every encourage-
ment was given to the young men in India to learn the languages--
he held a statement in his hand which would show the extent of
that encouragement. It appeared, in September, 18'24, Captain
Pace, • Quarter-master of the 26th Regiment of Infantry, had
rendered MI essential invite to the revenue, in consequence of his
being acquainted with the native language. So great were his see.
vices, that the Governor-General issued an order to the whole
army, In which the circumstance was mentioned, to induce others
to study the native languages, anti in which order was specified that
a reward had been given to Captain Pace for his great services.—
What was the reward ? 11'hy, such was the liberality of the Go.
vernor, that he gave Captain Pace no less a gratuity than LOL !
Now, to talk of that as a reward It was playing soldiers, like
children, with a witness. This Coast would be culpable of great
neglect of duty to allow such • state of Mims to exist longer; he
therefore called upon every Proprietor present to support him in
his motion. The Honourable Gentleman concluded by moving
the following Resolution:—" That this Court, considering the
great importance of • knowledge of the Ifindoostanee language to
all European officers destined to take command over the native
troops in India, do recommend to the Court of Directors the pm-
priety of immediately enacting • regulation that no Cadet shall, in
future, be allowed to proceed to India, unless he shell be found
sufficiently clualitied in the Ifindoostanee language."
Uncial 1 uo a s TON secoadod the motion.

.
The CHAIRMAN thought the lion. Proprietor (Mr. Hume) had
not dealt fairly towards him. Ile had admitted that it would be a
desirable thing, could the object be ellected u proposed ; lie
doubted whether it could billone in this country. , Ile understood
that the Government in India did everything to encourtge young
men to acqiiire a knowledge of the native languages. His observa-
tions even applied to the prescrd state of India, but the Honour-
able Gentleman (Mr. flume) had spoken of the situation of that
country.2o years ago, „ .
Captain Maxrtat.n supported the motion: He remembered a
person who was once tried for an offence before au ntiixer who was
totally ignorant of the language, in which the Iwo/ceilings were
conducted, and the interpreter being either a rogue or an idiot, de.
termined to mislead him ; but he (Captain Maxfield) being present
detected his intention and prevented it. If it peril necessary
that the civilians of the Last India Company should have a
knowledge of the native languages he thought it was equally as
much so, that the officers of the army should possess it too. In
supporting the motion, he considered he was consulting both the
interests of the Company and of Europe.
Mr. TRANT wished tOr time to consider the subject, and to have
an opportunity to refer to documents which were not immediately
under his eye. With his present feeling he could not bring him-
self on the sudden to vote on the question. Ile-thought there had
been much exaggeration as to what had been said respecting the
inability of young men to acquire a knowledge of the languages in
India. There were persons present in this Court who could ilia-
prove this statement. With the imprer.iion he now had on the
subject, he should move the previous question.
Mr. TwiNING thought the subject ought not to be pressed upon
the Court. until more deliberation had been given to it by the
Court of Directors.
Mr. Hume said, all he required was, that the Court of Directors
should take it into their consideration.
The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN (Sir George Robinson)said, the sub-
ject had been frequently under the consideration of the Court of
Directors, and had been frequently discussed in this Court. Dr.
Gilchrist was that kind of authority that, he apprehended. the Hon.
Proprietor (Mr. Ilume) would give some credit to. The Doctor ex.
pressed his opinion to the Court of Directors in July last, ou which
occasion he said it became his duty to state candidly, on the expe-
rience of several years, that several members of that Court were as
far right as he was formerly wrong, respecting the permanent emit.
blishment of an East India seminary in the English metropolis,
without its dialog much more harm than real good. He tthe De.
puts Chairman) thought much more inconvenience would result
by having the you'll; educated at the 22 seminaries that kissed in
this country, than benefit ; Its should, therefore, recommend the
Court to put the negative upon the question.
Sir P. LAURIE supported the motion.
Mr. ‘VtiniliG opposed it.
Sir JOHN Do I.E asked, would any man tell him that a person
who went nut to command an arm of men, not on• word of whose
language did he understand, nor they one word of his, was compe.
tent to do his duty ? lie would say, that quoad them he might as
well he dumb, and he should like to know whether a person who
was dumb ought lobe sent out as a General in India ? (Laughter.)
He was happy that the motion proposed to refer the question to the
Court of Directors, because they might calmly consider the subject,
and come to a resolution upon it much better than a Court of Pro-
prietors.

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Mr. PATTISON observed. that the Court had been taken by sur.
prise, in this motion being brought un without a previous notice,
but if the Court should put a negative upon it, the Court of Di-
rectors would be placed in a very painful situation ; lie should,
therefore, recommend the Hon. Proprietor to withdraw his motion,
add then the Court of Directors might at least consider it, if nut
report upon the subject.
3lr. II true was willing to do so on condition that the Court of
Directors would report upon it. if not, he should have no security
that the question would be considered at all.
The CtrAtaMAN could not make any pledge upon the subject.
Mr. Hums then said, he should press his motion. His only
wish was to see who were the parties willing to consider the subject,
and who were those who were not read) to consider it at all. Dr.
Gilchrist had fifty times lamented to him, that the Court of Di-
rectors were permitting young men to go out to India, ignorant of
the language, while they had it wholly in their power to have them
subjected to a public examination as fu their qualifications. Much
did he regret that the Company had two civil servants in that
Court, who stood up to-day and stated that they did not con.
eider this a subject worthy the consideration of the Court of
Directors; and much more did lie r,•gret, that an Honourable
Gentleman should acknowledge that he had been 25 years reflect.
ing upon education, and that he was not prepared to give an
opinion on the subject. Ile did not offer his motion in tie spirit
of hostility, and, therefore, he did wonder that so many persons,
whom be saw about hint, could recommend to defer the considers.
tion of so important a subject.
Mr. AsTeLL observed, that as the Honourable Gentleman had
put it upon the ground that his object was to see who were and
who were not willing to consider this subject, he for one, must pro-
test against so unjust a mode of reasoning, as that which was in.
tended by the Honourable Proprietor, that all those who opposed
his motion were adverse to the consideration of the question itself.
The proposition was one on which there could not be two opinions:
he meant, as to the utility of persons, entering the service, being
acquainted with the languagesof India. But they must recollect,
that Dr. Gilchrist had himself admitted that the scheme that had
been .attempted had failed. He shosli, therefore, oppose the
motion.

Air. TRAWT explained.—
Mr. R. Jac &sow supported the motion at some length, contend-
ing that it was better to make it obligatory on the young men to
qualify themselves, than to leave it to the force of rewards that
might, four ur live years hence, be obtained by them, should they
be disposed to apply themselves in earnest to the acquisition of the
languages volustazily. Feeling, as he did, that the inconvenience
could bear no proportion to the advantages that would arise fro
the coarse recommended, he did think the best thing the Court
of Directors could do was, to take the subject under their imme-
diate consideration.

The question was then put, and upon a show of hands the Chair.
man decided that it was carried in the negative.
Mr. HussE requested that the Court (night be divided, when
the numbers appeared
For the motion - • . 241
Against it . • . 40
The motion was consequently lost.
GRANT TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL STAUNTON.
The CHAIRMAN informed the Court, that this Court had been
made special for the purpose of considering a resolution to which
the Court of Directors had come, for granting a pension of live
hundred pounds per annum to Lieutenant-Colonel Staunton. But
in consequence of the lamented death of that officer on his passage
to England, the resolution could not be acted upon, and he there-
fore had no proposition to offer to the Court.
Mr. Twilit wo said, the widow of the lamented and gallant MIL
eer was accompanying hint to this country, and he was sure that
it would be a great satisfaction to her to learn that it had been the
intention of this Court to have made a suitable acknowledgment
of twenty-six years' service, which the hand of death had prevented
hint front receiving.
Mr. said, if it should bo the case that the widow should
be in a situation to require assistance, he hoped the Court of Direc-
tors would take the subject into their consideration.
The CHAI maw said (es we understood) that the Court of Di-
rectors had often the painful duty to perform of communicating to
parties, under similar circumstances, that in accordance with the
rules of the Company they could not entertain such a case.
GRANT TO MR. SANDFORD ARNOT.
The Citatn YAW informed the Court that the Court of Directors
had, in pursuance of a by-law, passed a resolution to grant to Mr.
Sandford Arnot the sum of 1,6001. in compensation for the loss that
gentleman had sustained by the burning of the ship Fame, by
which his property had been totally destroyed in his return to this
country.
The Resolution was submitted to the Court, and approved of
nem. om.

1110 CHAIRIIAX declared that this was a Court of the General
Company, In pursuance of their ch•qter.
NOTICES OF ItIOTIONS.
_ .

Captain MAxiriXXl;givenoiiee (Wii,,(l4l;:iai the next General
Quarterly Court respecting rate of tonnage, the mode of conducting
the commerce of the Company with India and China, and also as
to the manner of auditing and passing the Company's accounts.
General Tricrstsyrom gave notice of u motion for the next (le.
neral Quarterly Court, that it be recommended to the Court of Di-
rectors to consider the propriety of instituting a regulation for the
public examination of all persons who enter into the Company's
service in India, both military and civil, to ascertain their proti.
ciency in the Persian and illndoostanee languages, not subject to
the existing regulations.
THU DUDE PAPERS. _ .

Mr. linter said he had one or two questions of considerable Im.
pentanes to ask of the Chairman before the Court adjourned.
There had been given to the Proprietors, since the last Court, a
large quantity of papers, called the Oude Papers he wished to
know on whose motion these papers were submitted to the Pro.
victors.
The Cnurn MAN read the mottos, which was that of Sir George
Robinson, and which was seconded by Mr. Tnonx TON.
Mr. /1 rilliU wished to know whether the Gentleman who moved
for those papers intended to bring before the Court any motion ris.
'peering them.
Sir Usonot Ron' tsow said it was not, in his present view of
the subject, his intention to bring !afore the Court any motion rels-
tire to the papers.
Mr. Hunt then gave notice of • motion for the next General
Quarterly Court. The papers exposed to view the existence of
a system of great irregularity and misrule. He merely threw this
out as the grounds on which heeonsielered the subject taring the
serious consideration of the Court.

fir O. Ronixsox begged to state, that the papers ha mond km
did not contain the bulk that were now kiclOre the Court.

Sir J. Dort.d &eked whether thiiipublicaiiisn;/ there pap.*, in
their present shape, and with all the additions which were nut in
contemplation when the fun. Baronet moved for 'hero, had been
authorised by the ur.animous consent of the Court of Directors.
The CIIAIRISAY said, he had no hesitation to state, that aa far
as his present memory went, there were dissents on the occasion.
SirJ. Doric remarked, that if so, such dissent must have been
regularly minuted, and ought to be reported to the Court. Be
moved that it be read.
Sir O. ROSINION said, the best way would be to 1110.0 that the
docomcnt be laid before the Court, and then ordered to be printed.
Sir Jour( Doric made a motion to that effect. and It was or-
dered that the disment of Mr. Campbell, slr. Lindsey, end Mr.
Morris be printed for the use of the Court.

GOVERNMENT (H' INDIA.
it. reatiadeal the Court that at thr last General Court of

Proprietors he submitted s motion respecting
A:Fibula in Indies • he therefore wished to know

vat now arrived when the Court of

the facts relatite to the unfortunate

.He wished attain, whether any report It.. I. to.
India relative to that proceeding had been receired
The CH.\ JOHAN said the report certainly did not come eta ,this
country by the late ship, but he was informed about ave.mloutes
before he entered this Court that the Euphrates had stewed this
morning, and he understood that document* had came by it, under
the date of the antli of March, but whether the teporta4aded tea
to was among them or no: he could not tell.
Mr. Hoare was only sorry to be obliged to senaklaits of the den-
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mitted to the Court five years ago, that any perish chase duty it
wait° remit despatches co England, and who negfeeted le chase.
should be superseded. Without blaming perhaps any one indivi.
dual, yet there must be game degree of apathy in those-who could
see things going on in a. light so entirely different from any other
person. flail any measure been taken to remove the Governor,.
General, and to place in his stead one who was competent to his
station, and in whom the people of this country wild have confi-
dante. He would withdraw any motion he might make un the
subject if any. man who heard him would state that he had
nivel from ant moon in India an assurance that the people there
had the least confidence in the present Governor-General. Enough
was known of the tramovernment, the misinansgement, aid of
the perfect Inability of Lord Amherst, AM to warranthirn in asking
hstl any thing been been done to .effect a change. Here they had
twenty months ago heard of attempts on the part of the
Governor-General—the moot impolitic attempts—to carry the
lethoTlCdntinci-t
power of the Cornpapy beyond those natural barriers which
till of late years had been most correctly treated as such ;
but now he saw the ignorance of the Government undertake to
overleap those natural bounds, and subjecting the company to tho
most lamentable consequences. Setting aside the temporary dis-
tress which the Company had suffered, it did become a question of
the moat serious importance, and no man who pre the subject that
consideration which he had done, could be satisfied at the present
situation of things. The pubic expect a, full mod explicit suite-
ment of the whole transactions ; at present they were in complete
darkness. He therefore would appeal to the Court o Proprietors,
anti ask them if they could consent to deport, without kndering
whether those who were intrusted with the executive power avec
their affairs, were alive to the dangerous sittiation in iyMett
they woe placed ? If it should turn out that the Govern-
ment of this country had prevented .the Court of Directors
from adopting those measures which: they might in their wisdom
have thought proper, he then would say. It was imperative on them
not to share the obloquy and disgrace with that Government ; but
they must either share the odium with Government, or come for-
ward anti declare how for it had prevented them from acting. Stich '
was the conduct of Lord Amherst that the Court of Directors wero
hat in entire ignorance of the cpncerns of sixty millions of peopic,
and their state and condition were only made known to them by in-
direct means. The press being now completely, gagged in India,
all information from that country was now through private char.
nets. Owing to this, he teas prevented at the (resent moment
from being able to speak upon the authority of any other than pri-
rate documents. It was lamentable that India should be placed in
such a situation; that when men who went totally inadequate for
the performance of the most important duties that belonged to their
statioo, this Company should not be able to obtain any information
as to the manner in which they were carrying on the concerns of •
that country but through private channels. He had letters in his
hand relating the mariner in which Lord Amherst had conducted
himself in the distribution of private patronage and of public
offices. If these reports should turn cut to lie true, then a more
unfit or a more incompetent man could not he placed in his situa-
tion. As he was not to a condition to pass his motion Lbr want of
the official Report, he would ask the Court how long they would
fin bear, anti suffer things to proceed in this inauner ? It was row
twenty months since the affair at Rancson. Ilad no despatches front
the Government of fralia arrived to enable them to entertain the
hope that the current report as to that affair was not correct ? If
not, had any measure beets taken by die Court of Director. and the
Government of this country to effect a change of those persons who
had Shown themselves so unfit to govern Indian affairs ? He for
one should be very glad to know whether any such things had hap-
pened as would give satisfaction to the public.
The CHAIRMAN thought the public were as much in possession
of all the information relating to the war in India as the Court of
Directors were. Ile expected that the report bad arrived by the
Euphrates ; but at present the state of information was very much
the same as it was at the last Court. He would,take the liberty of
requesting the lion. Member that he would postpone any further
questions until the Court of Directors had obtained the information
just arrived, and then he hoped they would have something saris.
factory to communicate. (Hear, hear.) He thought it bad hap-
pened that all their wars in India had been such as to crate dioap-
pointnient end despondency in this country, and yet the-good mate-
riel and conduct of their army had &bray a extricated them from their
difficulties. At this moment he should think there had been a
change of Government almost elfected in India. -Mr. Harrington
' had become a member, anti also Mr. Bailey, and it would therefore
be premature in the lion. Proprietor to censure until they saw what
this change had effected.
Col. STANHOPE did not think the information of the worthy
Chairman satisfactory. Nothing could exceed the folly cf Lord
Amherst's administration. The Court of Directors had allowed
the people of India to be able to understand what were the advaty-
sages of liberal institutions; they had enabled them to appreciate
the benefits of a free press, and of unlimited discussion, and thus
having laid the great foundation of civil and religious liberty
among them, the Court of Directors had, all of a sudden, in a most
capricious manner, made a start, turned round, changed their po-
licy, and told the natives of India that they must return to slavery_
Nothing could be more prejudicial than this conduct. For a time
the Company might exercise its despotism, but a time would come
when they would be obliged either to turn back to that system
which Lord Hastings had pursued, or else mal-administration,
discontent, military mutinies, and unjust wars, accompanied
by great expenses, would make their station in India most inse-
cure. This was exactly what had happened ; they bad had a most
dangerous war at Barrackpoor.
The CIi•IIIMAN begged to remind the Worthy Proprietor, that
the Report relative to that affair had not yet arrived; and that there
was not at present any motion before the Court.
Colonel STANHOPE. with much warmth, said, he had witnessed
the re-establishment ot' tho inquisition in Rome, in France, and is
Spain ; but he trusted it would never be attempted in this Court to
prevent an Englishman front expressing his sentiments upon
matter regarding his best interests, and those of his fellow-creatures-
But he would no more ouch upon the subject of their mi.
nitrifies. but he would say complaints prevailed against the condact
of the Governor General all over India. As a proof of this, he
would tell the Court, that this Lord Amherst had been hissed
arid damned at a public theatre. Why not appoint Lord Hastings,
or Lord Bentinck, or Lord Cochrane? (Laughter.) But if it
were not necessary to have a Lord, why not make the Honour-
able Member on the floor (pointing to lit Hume) Governor Ge-
neral ? (Much laughter.) Why do you laugh ? said the gallant
Colonel, it is no such great matter to nista a man a Lord. The
Governor of Ireland lately made a couple of baronets, and who
were they do you suppose? They were no other than two quack
doctors; and therefore, why not make my HOD. Friend a Lord_
(bond bursts of laughter followed this peculiar complaint, and the
worthy gallant proprietor sat down).
Mr. HELL said, an Ilan. Proprietor had reminded him to
notice some late appointments made in the Medical Department is
India. Lord Amherst had placed Mr. Abel at the head of an im-
portant department, and had appointed him Apothecary-General,
although only of one year's standing, to superintend a department
consisting of three full surgeons. anti 237 assistant-surgeons, every
one of whom were his senior by many years. Thus would Lord
Amherst proceed, until they would not hereon* man ratistied in,
their melee. He would ask any Gentleman within the Bar to say
how be would like to be superseded by the orders of any Governor-
General ? If Lord Amherst had placed Mr. Abel at the head of
the Military Hoard, it would not have been so much as he had now
done. Would not such things as these rouse the Court of Directors
11'ould it not make them alive to the complaints of the people. Ho
would state another source of dissatisfaction--by a sentence of Court
Martial no less than KO lashes had been awarded to a sepoy. Such
was the state of the army now,that it was ditlicelt to procure *ems.
when at one time there were three or four candidates fur the rank if
a private soldier. Now such was the disgust to the Company's
service, that they were obliged to pay double what they formorly
gave as bounty. But such things could not exist without a cause ;
the cause was in the conduct of Lord Amherst. But what did the
I Court of Directors answer ? With the full knowledge of all these
circumstances they were going on wiliest attempting to elect the
least change, or apply any remedy to these crying evils.
The Co•lantsw again repeated, that as to the affair at Bar_
raekpoor he hail no doubt the arrival to-day 000tained the Report.
and that if so, it should meet with the earliest attention, and he had
no doubt the Court of Directors would be able to make an early
communication to the Proprietors, which would be highly satis-
factory. (Hear, Mar.)
The Hon. Mr. Satre said, he did not rise to defend Lord
Amherst, bat as the appointment of Dr. Abel to India was made
by him (Mr. Smith) he wished to say one cordon the subject. The
reason why Dr. Abel was appointed to India was, because boa
Amherst had had some experience of that professional man in
his embassy to China, and had been se mach satistied as to
be desirous of taking him to India; and be (Mr. Smithy know-
ing Dr. Abel to be a moot eminent man in his prefension, had
great pleasure ice acceding to the wish of Lord Arnhem. lie
knew nothing of his present appointment at all. The Dr. was.
however, not merely a surgeon but a regular physician, and had
obtained his degree before he left this country.
Mr. Heat disclaimed any intent's° to say anythiag persoaat
against Dr. Abel, but he repeated, that his aPPottnum-lit was
contrary to all president, and could not be justified.
The carnsisation here dropped, and the Court adjourned at three
o'clock.

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