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yet it was a course attended with great advantages, and which
met the general approbation of the people most interested in it.
The interfererce of Slr.Adanis to put down the press in India was
peculiarly objectionable. In truth, welnnw tiothihg more of what
is now pessieg in ledia, than we know of whet it *using in Japan ;
so much SO, ohm the fact is, a war has been raging for several
months in indie, and, from the suppression of the tree press, we
lave been loft igeorailt of %%tint is going foievard there. The de-
portetion df Mr. Iltuleinehem, aid the still more atrocious depor-
tation of Mr. Arbot, werestrieing instances of the improper eater.
ciee of authothy end the abuse of law. That it was so, would
eepeur *Om the. Art of 1775, which declared that every person
who went to Italia from this country should eejoy the benefit
of the laws of England. These laws were aboard aid grossly
violated by the late proceedings to which he called the attention
of this House. It haul been said that these practices were rendered
necessary, on account of the 'home of the tenure of our pos.
sessions in India ; but, with the protective force we had there—
with 259,000 men, and the other means of defence we possessed—it
WAS idle to insinuate such an apprehension. Unless a secure resi-
dence were insured to the person, settling there, it was unreasonable
to expect that colonization would take place to a maul extent, cr
that the other measures of impeuvernent intended for that country
could be aecomplielied. He tutored for a Return of the number of
English-born and other European subjects who ban been transported
from India since the year 1813, distinguishing the time at which
each person was transported, and whether lie was transported by the
Government there, or by the East India Company; also dietin-
guishirig in what instances such transportation had taken place after
trial, and the causes alleged for such proceedings in each case.
Mr. WYNN lets rot disposed to trouble the douse with many
observatieme at that low hour of die night. The Hon. Gentleman
opposite had tMally miecorceived the spirit of the new system
which had been introduced in the year 11113. It could not be sup-
posed that, circumstanced AS our colonial possessions were, it
would be prudent to permit individuals to reside in India as long
aathey thetight.proem so to do, without subjecting them to a dis-
cretionary control tin the part of the Governor-General, who pose
seined the right of depriving them of theit license to remain, in
6itifta case ' ntluce. The regulation was, that any individual
can tiTiler. ii) India, without the peenelasion or the
.6 . er., should be held guilty of a high crime
and r, .tilleuleiect to transportation front the colony,
with such additional punishment, in the shape of fine, es the
cireumstaece of the Muse might demand. Ile thought it would
be an act of injustice to the Governor to attempt to render
him accountable fax ids compliance with the provisions of an Act
of Dailiameete He could have wished the Hon. Member far Aber- '
deco had included in his motion a Return of the number of appli-
cants fur licenses to go out to India; but as he had not, he (Mr
Wynn? would infcrm the House. In the course of the list eleven '
years. the number of applications for licensee to proceed to India
had been Ilfi?, of which ill-1 were granted, and only 179 rejected.
Under the Act cf Yarliatneet, it ass provided that any individual
in CUT Indian Colonies appearing to have thrteired his claim by
misconduct, it should be competent to the Governoe-Oeueral to de-
prive him of' his license ; but in every instance (since the prising
of the Acr) in which an individual had been sent front the Colonies
it bad been in determined by the Governor in Council. which ar-
rangement afforded an additional security to the adminintration of
justice. II: thought it must be evident to every ore in the slightest
deg.ee acquainted with our Indian territories, that a necettaiteexisted
for the investment of a power in the hands of the Governors, en-
abling them to ohm proper checks and limitations upon the presi
of that country. He was prepared to give the Honourable Gentle.
ratan, in substance, all the information which he require'. but not
exactly in the same shape as he ( Mr. H.) wished to obtain it. He
should trove two Resolutions, as an amendment on the motion of
the Honourable Member for Montrose.
, First—" That there be laid before this House a Return of all
persons removed from our East liediiin colonies since the year 1784,
; on the ground of their being without the license of the East India
. Company."
Second—" Alan a Returrrathe number of persons whose licenses
I have been revoked during the same period, and the grounds on
i 1 which such revocation was made."

Mr. HUME would introit he had gained one part of his object
by the present discussion, 'and that the amendment proposed by the
Honourable Gentleman would affril him a farther opportunity to
press the consideration of the subject. Ile n-u rot- however, en-
tirely content with the proposed amendment, hut as the House ap-
peared satisfied, and he was rot in a condition to oppose it, he
would concur in the proposition.
The amendment was acconlingly agreed to.
BILL. TO PREVENT BEAR-BAITING.
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