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London, England, 1822-05-31 00:00:00

THE MARQUIS t)F MISTING.%

Speech of Sr JOHN DOT 1.11 at the India fibUite,
on the vote of th.oke to the Matquis of Hewing',
May 49, suhrtenee of This Speech ors
given in our raper of veeterdeyl;—.
Ma. CoAtamax—le rising to address you for the first
shoe, I feel how mach I Atoll stand to need of your kind is.
dal/race sod that of tills Hon, arable Coors, that I trust
that the sonsire which induces cue to trouble you, while it
pleads lity now. way obtain for se a patient hearing, and
Isbell 'Wescume to skew wiy gratitude by trespassing 110011
your petieere as little as peasibtr, coosisteat with say dm!
as • Proprietor. to remise justice to the highest excretive
011icer of the Compaq is kis abresre..

"iiiin; dear •airalil; siateureut of the Honourable Chair-
goes (though put forth nitb so much unaffected modesty)
was as creditable to his head and heart, as it was honourable
to the charscaer of the Nolile Marquis. The cooviacing
elielseare of the Honourable Mower (Mr. Jackson), sad lie.
mender of the Keehelium, (Honourable Dunglns Kronen),
deteght as they were with Genoa and taste, have completely
'aelicipated every thing that can be said upon the subject.—
'lt would, therefore, argue crest oast of dmeretion in the
iffireas of the measure to enlarge upon it, 31•11, by recapilu.
Mean, to meshes the impression made by their luminous
rod II oraprehensive speeches.
" Pools she splendid successes, therefore, of the Heide
`UK I shall not dwell a mowninst ; for, great and sistemwee
like as were all his plans, prompt and vigorous as their ee•
statism, need brilliant as the success atteisdant epee the
bygmffibeeffma, it was nothing were than was autiripated with
Medidewee by those *hatred screed with that Noble Lewd,
I.,_ffissi who hoe, the resources of hie esergetie mid compre-
11mMive vied. I speak net from vague rumour, bet from
'beg personal experience, having had the happiness to serve
UMW the immediate command, and upon the personal staff
et that distinguished Commander for many years and is vs.
Its CbehlrlCS, and heels' so Often II itite.sed the display of
talents and rt.° o thirh enabled hint to eel oar
aminellies es glee (ihoiigh in a more limited sphere of
1 dielims) as those which he has encountered and overcome
JAM*
, ." selicipation eras not formed epos loose or light
No wen possessed in a higher degree the happy,
rare faculty, of attaching to him all who came within
,suble
'*S sphere of him command. Wires they sew their General
like upon himself the time of any failure is the execution
abe plans (provided it did nut arise from a want of seal
ere courage), sod where it irecreeded, greag the whole crew
die lit those he employed, every roam found himself safe,
an unlimited confidence infused itself into all reeks, and his
army berate, irresistible. Never was there a man of whom
it could be more truly said, 'Siff wets the only being mewed
" Bat I mast rootlet myself to suds observations as have
occurred to my mind, from what has fallen in the course of
the delude.
" A. He Proprietor (Mr. Hume) bus etionsenired
his speech by a general •ppesersl of Lord 11l &dirges iruteloet,
which would have heels ,ratifying had it nos been followed by
that ungracious and disqualifying asoreseyllahle bid, which
completely dues away all his antecedent eulogy.
" He has ins the latter part of his prestos speech faaleised
epos ars isolated pains, in • nine years adasioistratiosa of the
greatest empire, and moat difficult govereniest, that the
seised of men ca" conceive, to serve as a eat off against his
preliminary praise.
" In the first place, he accuses the Goveruer•Geaeral of
not correcting the ahem" in the administration of justice;
for, if it he sot scresatiost, it WSW nothing. Bet, for the
sake of argemeet, I will for a 11001114.1 mippoo• there mate
grounds for complaint, would nut the fair and nearly NUM
hare been, to bring it fireweed in a selsomeive shape, with
the necessary deestasests to prose is, sod not to mita it up
is the present debate, to lessee, if possible, the grateful
feeling of the Carte, he s tried sod approved eeresall..—
That there may be defects is the judicial system in lades,
I am sot prepared to deny, sad I aloe admit, that It. Is a lisp.
termite object fur inquiry. But, wills great deference to the
legal gentlemen unread me, I do not think the Honourable
Proprietor seed have travel• d to India to dud out the delay
meal expense of law pirveeedings.
" The reason assigned fus its prevent.* in India le the
great extant of the different districts. The obvious remedy
fur which world be the increase of the judicial establish-
ments. Bet the great expeuse of dint would, 1 presume,
terrify the economical spirit of the Houtmeahle Proprietor.
" But the Honourable Gentlenidu says, the Noble Lard
has been dilatory is carrying the Marineau of the Coon
of Directs,* iota 'Met. I% here are the documents to show
how far those orders base or have not been carried Mei
effect ?

" That the atieniion of the Noble Lord bas bees arida-
slimly &reeled to this imperious object, there can be nu
doubt, and iinquestiouably the records of this Court mast be
able to fetuish docuseeins decisive au that point.
.1 To ietrudece, however, an usifoim spites°, law over
such an eyes,' of country, sad a population carve( is re.
ligious habits said prejudices, requires the greatest caesium
and deliberate's, and could wt be carried late Immediate
execetion len bout the most imealuest
" To the value of an improved system of adrniuistrantie
of justice, the Noble Lid is fully alive, and is perhaps at
the very mow et we a►e canvassing the question, decline(
►is powerful takists iv the best means of carryieg it into
iffset.

" Bet, Sir, it most be remembered that the Governor-Gene-
ral is oh iged to send home every year the regulation* be has
monde epun this subject to the Court of Directors (ruder a
statute) —They have the power, and it is their duty, to send
what tastructiuss they 'ltik lit upon that head. If them the
wiadees and experience of those twculy-four Gestlemeu,supes,
added to the local ksowledge of the Govermur-Geueral, have
fumed the subject so difficult, why is the blame, if Idiom
there be (which I deny) to be thrown exclusively or the
shoulders of the GueersorGeneral ' But I come to a
stronger case, the mothority of which the Honourable Gentle-
man will mot deny-1 mow' the conduct of the Honourable
Propriety' himself.
`• That Honourable Gestlemso, in March 1819, brought
the sub jeet Wine the House of Commons, and called for the
seeessary pepere—and yet upon this vital question, as be
calls it, and very material it unquestionably is, he has Never
taken a single step, but has allowed it, wittiery to his sisal
practice, to sleep ist peace fur three years. Such is the jus-
tice and consisteery of the Honourable Proprietor's attack
iso the Governoe-Geseml. He hos Milted allowed Lard
Hastings the merit of being an. Industrious, hard-wer/aug
Gentleasaa. It is will he deserve. that roach; it is the
very character 1 shuuld hare given of the Honourable Pro-
prietor himself. lam far from moderating it, slid I have me
doubt it limenabled him to do much good.
Ilmt,Sir, isi his speech there is a sort of mystery and
mental re.ereatioe, as if he kept bark some Maim/min se-
tsunami'. He calls fur pipers as if to establish it, though all
the papers necessary to judge of the Heide Lord's admi si-
titration are wither his reach; hut I call upon bins upon :lie
behalf of Lord Hulloes sad is the name of justice to come
(mimed; I challenge him to the trial—pubLcity is our ob-
ject, sod troth its mad.
" That there may be trivial errors in so long au admini-
stration of so difficult a eoveruesest, is very pomible- lam
sot so protege or impious, as to claim fur my Noble F. ieud an
exemption from Ilse common lot of frail hemenity, " Nemo
thee rays noecitur,npfinum file, qui tolninsts nrgefite."—
InfallibiNly is the attribute of the Deity slime. If there
were soy seal drawback to the merits of Lord Hastings's
government, Le would sot hove obtained the ummisitim•
thanks of the Honourable Court of Directors. I shall, with
great deference to the Honourable Proprietor, prefer the
verdict of that Jury, with all the evidence before them, to
his diequalitpug opinion, without any &wainscots its its
support.
n The Mitt complaint of the Hon. Proprietor is the biter-
ference of the Governor-Genetsl with the freedom of the
press.

" Si►. I hove bees for severol years in the Parliament of
both countries, and hare bees► and ever shall Lie, a sire-
/MOUS advocate for t►e freedom, of the press in ilium eta
lightened countries, because I am conlideut that the whole-
some control of public opinion is the best protection,...), the
liberties of the people, and for the stability of Government.
" But with all my respect fur the °pignuts of the Noble
Lord, I should uut concur ao mimeo's ',lit lam, if be could,

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