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The CiiAITIMAN disclaimed any advocacy of the practices of
cruelty, hut thought it justice to dear the Court of Directors from
all blame in .o.st they had done and intended to do. The Court
of Directors had, with himself, disapproved of the first regulation of
the year MIL vomplained of. It was a by-law passed by the Go-
vernment of Bombay, and submitted for registration to the Su-
preme Covrt. The Government might not be aware of its incon-
sistency with the Statute Law, and he thought the Court of Di-
rectors ought to inquire whether the discrepancy existed, and, if
they discovered the variance, to correct it. the statement of the
Gallant Colonel, as to the practice of flogging having been preva-
lent at the Government (louse before the arrival of the Marquis of
Hastings, he knew front his own experience to be incorrect.
Col. STANHOPE meant that the practice had prevailed at the
commencement of the Marquis of Hastings' Administration, and
had been altered by him.
The CHAIRMAN misunderstood the application of the censure.
In the 2il Resolution he did not concur, and for the 3d he was not
prepared to vote, as he saw no ground for it. As to the dth he had
already said that inquiry should he made to ascertain the truth of
the allegation, and that they should act according to the result.
On the subject of the sth Resolution he did not mean to start any
frivolous objections ; but he would state, that ns communication
existed between the Court of Directors and his Majesty's Judges.
Altogether he hoped that the Hon. and Gallant Colonel would not
press his motion, but trust to the discretion of the Directors, who
would act as far as their competency extended, than which no more
could be expected or r. quired.
Altar some observations from General THORNTON and Mr.
TRANT,_

Colonel STANHOPE explained, and said that he was willing to
accede to the advice of the Chairman, and woull not picas his
motion.

A PROPRIETOR ( whom we understood to be Col. Luohington),
said, that the practice of flogging was generally on the deeine in
the army in India, where they acted in the mildest spirit of the
3lutiny Act.
The motion was then withdrawn.
INSTRUCTION IN INDIA.
Dr. GILCHRIST, in prefacing his motion on the subject of edu-
cation generally in India, and particularly in reference to the in-
struction of the native doctors of the Bengal army in the most ap-
proved system of the medical profession, quoted several letters and
other documents in confirmation of the necessity of the measure
which lie suggested. The principle had been practically proved by
an Establishment formed by the Marquis of liamtinzs, and approved
by Lord Amherst. The Learned Doctor read a letter from Dr.
Britten to the same effect, in which Sir Edward Paget was repre-
sented to have fully agreed in the propriety the measure pro.
posed and tried for the education of the people in 'miff. The cele-
brated Professor M•Cann and the chief secretary at Bengal, besides
others, were favourable to the institution. The Learned Doctor
than submitted a motion to the effect or his speech ; and
Captain :HAYFIELD seconded it. He deprecated the practice of
pluralities which prevailed in India. When he was at Calcutta,
the Secretary of the 3ledizal Board was made Superintendant oldie
College, without any due cause but to give an additional sinecure.
It was shameful to carry on that system of pluralities. In a list of
that kind which he held in his hand, one individual had nine places,
with an average salary of 30001. to each. The English language
ought to be introduced into India to supplant the Persian.
Dr. GI I.CIIRIST praised the disinterested conduct of Dr. Britten,
who was no pluralist.

The Cir AI n3IAN thought that the present motion was quite dif-
ferent from the preceding, as it implied a censure on the Court ois
Directors which they did not merit. They were, indeed, most par-
ticularly attentive to this subject, and of all the matters to which
they had devoted themselves, this was the one from which they
might claim the greatest credit, as they had exerted themselves-
most anxiously to diffuse the benefits of education. The Hun.
Chairman then gave a statement of the expenditure made for this
purpose, and of the various establishments that had been formed
by their exertions. At the Calcutta College 13 lac., and 30,000
rupees had been expended, and at six other institutions at the
same place similar disbursements were made. The Commissimers
had subscribed in numerous districts for that purpose—at Bengal,
Bombay, &c. It was rather unfortunate, under such circumstances.
to charge the Directors with want of attention ; and therefore he
thought, in justice to them, that he was bound not to let the motion
be withdrawn, but to meet it with a denial. The office of Super
intendent was abolished at the Medical College at Calcutta, because
it was his duty to lecture. and it was thought that the science could
be more readily attained by practical attendance of the pupils at the
hospitals than by a system of lectures. After some more observa.
tions, he moved, as an amendment, " That it was unnecessary
that any recommendation from this Court should be made to the
Court of Directors, as they had given every attention to the sub.
jest; and that she subject should therefore be left to the Executive
Department."

Mr. TRANT seconded the amendment t and
After some words from General Sir John Doyle. Captain Max-
field, and DI. Gilchrist, who professed himself satisfied with the
Chairman's explanation. the original motion was put and lost.
The amendment was then proposed, and carried by a show of
hands; after which

The CHAIRMAN put what he called the main question, and the
amendment was approved of.
The Court then adjourned at a quarter before five o'clock.

CITY BUSINESS.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held for the despatch
of general businem_____

ELECTION OF SHERIFFS.
Mr. PEACOCK said he had cards put int) his hands, recommend.
ing two persons for the office of Sheriff. He knew neither of them,
and as far as he could learn they were unknown to the great body of
the Livery. It was of. the highest importance that the Livery
should know whom they appointed as Sheriff's. Jobbing attorney■
were in the habit of pushing forward gentlemen with the view of
I getting made Under. Sheriffs to the Candidates. It was well known
that on the last election they would have been saddled with two
unfit persons, had it not been for the two gentlemen who now so
well filled the office coming forward. He considered that the
ancient mode of nomination should be reverted to.
Mr. S. DIXON said he found in a Morning Paper a statement that
Mr. Winchester and Mr. Farebrother had been introduced on the
hustings by Mr. Alderman Lucas and 51 r. Alderman Thompson to
the Lord Mayor, as candidates for the office of Sheriff next Mid.
summer-day. This he presumed was a puff preliminary. lie
agreed that it would be highly advantageous that the ancient mode
of nomination should be reverted to, and that the choice should be
' madefrorc the list formed by the Lord Mayor for the time being.
Mr. Alderman LUCAS said the two Candidates were not, as had
been stated, strangers to the Livery. One of them, Mr. Fare-
brother, was a gentleman of independent fortune, who had long
belonged to his (Mr. Alderman Lucas's) Compaey. The other
(ate. Winchester) was Master of the Cutler's Company of the
Livery. He (Alderman Lucas) introduced them to the Lord
Mayor. Mr. Alderman Thompson knew the gentlemen equally
well, and was equally free from any intention of dictating to the
Livery in the course they had taken. (Hear, hear.)
The LORD MAYOR said, that neither himself nor his prede-
cessors had drank to gentlemen, or nominated them in the ancient
mode, as fitting to serve the office of Sheriff's, because the Livery
had not for sonic time been in the habit of paying attention to these
nominations. They did not think it right to inconvenience gentle-
man by putting them in nomination where the probability was so
remote ; at the same time, he considered it would be advisable to
revert to the ancient practice, for considerable inconvenience had