The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-10 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

. .
yesterdays Gel ern! Meeting of the Pnwrietorsirat held at the
rAg India iHouse, pursuant to the following public notice.
" East India House, Ju 2, In 4.
t. The Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants
d England trading to the East Indies do herebygive Notice,
that a timers; Court of the mid Coreany will be uld at their
House, in Leatlenhallstreet. on Friday, the Vdt first. at Eleven
o'Clock in the fon nowt, at thedesire of nine Proprietors, agreeably
to the following letter, vit.:—
" To the Ho:towable the Chsimian of the Court of Directors of;
the East India Comynivr, London.
" we. the nrd,rsigned Proprietors of East 'lndia Stock, duly
cvaified, reque.t a General Court of Proprietor. may he sum-
moned, for rue pnrpo.e of taking into con.ideration the state of
the Public Proi.. in India, the Regulations that are row in force
gexpecting it at the %vv.:rat Presidencies in India. and abut the pro.
ceeittuet whi..!l have attended the suppression of Pito Calcutta
Journal. and the banishment of Mr. Buckingham and Mr. Arnot,
two of eta rritors.
." P. I..tu ore, " DOUGLAS Keffli•DlD,
" WM. TMOIIIITOR. " eDAA. roasts,
"J. Anniwri.t., " H. Kern,
" EDWARD HOWORTII, "H. HOWORTIL."
" JOSIJPH Hyatt

The minutes of the•lasi Meeting were read over. when
Mr. 8. DIXON rose to ask if any time had yet been filed for dis-
tributing the Deccan booty ?
The Cftenesterr said, that he could net -answer the question of
the Honourable I'metcor, as the matter had been referred to Com-
rnissiovers. ore of whotn war the Duke of Wellington.
Mr. 8. ow —I think l'have read somewhere in the works of
Dean wtift at a certain char of persons then known by the name
Uf " Flappers:* and whose duty was to remind persons of their
duty. On this ocrision he said a similar part, and he hoped the
Ginumlssiovers would be reminded of the number of persons now
twcitinp tboir-decision.
The l.:l4.testeme informed•the Ceurt that two ships had been
Takeo up by the Directors to proceed to China, and thence direct to
,C,ertada. The ship at 401.1 h. &1., and the ship Julianne,
lW les.
rzTATE 07 'ME PREWei

(Hear, hear.) The truth was, that inquiry on this subject was
evaded lxith here and elsewhere. Il'hen men got up into the higher
offices they said the proem was severally good for them, and as for
the humbler, let then) suffer. or manage as they best could. .tr.
Adam also talked of the Seezetanes of (invert:rent not being
competent to exercise an (minion like the other forbidden Cl/MICA ;
and lie (51e. Kinneird) asked, did life. Adam consider himself cx.
elusively as the (imperilment whilo 0..1y exercising the tor.ctions of
a servant? The absurdity of this was more provoking than im
madness. Judge Mac Naghtess was at complete Issue with Mr.
Adam on the state of mind and aneietr at Calcutta, fcr the Judge
said he never knew any society mere fete, or more fterlesa hi thee'.
recision of their sentiments than that very sceit:y. The system of
licensing. however, was to take place it was gravely sail not to
be at variance with English 11111 Of manners, inasmuch as all trades
were more or less licensed in England: aye, thnt doctors, that
barristers were licensed, and that men could nor let out hackney
coaches without a licence. (Youghter.) Surely it was high time.
that some legislative evermore should be instituted for the hotter
ain!. miser itovsmnicnt of iodise The retanitesto of Mr. Adam
next repaired some obsereationr-and a document betraying more
want of head and heart was never before see!' or 'erased it was
tilled with slanders and with folly. If .11e. tanning had considered
the regulation. permitted by the Marquis of /lastinqs ro be viewed
as new laws. he would not have acted as he wisely bad. Neither
would the lints:tors themselves ; they wished at oneefor the padlock
.11.•r'..narrn,hht. [lcor.) 11,

and the bons— they were for the (.Isorship. (Hear.) lie wish.
ed that the disunion of this day would go where it might do good,
and not be contoted either to these walls, er to circulate throughrt
England ; if he thought it would he would not have taken the in.
term in the sub*t which he now did. However, after ruining Mr.
Buckingham, lffr. Adam published a pamphlet of 50 pagts—atlee
shutting the months of every friend of Mr. B.'s, and banishing
Me. Amot for ri.shing to convert the library or Mr. B. into a cir.
culating library. Here the Hon. Proprietor proceeded to mad the
difibrent letters and answers which passed between Mr. Admit anti
Mr. Buckingham, relative to the charges against the latter, trge.
tiler with a latidatorr address got up by Mr. Adam amongst his
friends after the banuMenent of Mr. B. Mr. Adobes answer to this
address gave a diftbrent picture of the society of Calcutta to all his
previous statementa. There he thanked them for their indepen-
pendent:a, public spirit, and cultivated information ; and that eante
from a moo who hat before said three was no European pubic in

The Clio naive thh Special Cuurt was.called at —oisweeiii.-Theteee- -- - - . .
lad a who were eliketifonu an opinion on a public Mcoolfa. (Heir.
the maneeliest of cenain Hem yucca for the Perigee of talc. hear.) There resit were no teens of reprobation and contempt
maitient to eheract ...neze "nth emitittet. Wale. hew.) The am.
eng into caulalamion the stale of medic press in India. toe
eupprentem he ['skulks Jaffna,, and the conduct ,geed Prorietor next ttetefittl thweeethouleeheefees Prtferreg teellteh lilt
*mama am tits hut BMW. a Ilnekinglant. Eirstgto osiserkorged with attacking the eladias
Government, wheress he merely remnestrated egainst his news
The fjow. Pommes timeline said. dim In rising to speak
oe this isepertant subject, heshould not feel it his duty to call for Pere" being stoepedat Ganjam, when the double roemere had
been paid ter them. An unnecoming apology was asked for this
luny farther own, which, under ether eireenistances, he would
and refused, and the Marquis of Hastings found that he could not certainly hare done. But ifeertain ether repent were now granted,
themessey od- holding so many Special Carolwood beleste_ rely more upon the feelings of the Gentlemen of the Peen,
than upon those of hie own Council—while to his honour he was
natty asoided. It wu Miceli to bring a euloget so important as
and es the same pleading with the puss for the general good and improve-
that before the Court within a moderate compare,
mum of the human see-cies. Another charge was for the intention
tene with the it Aire Each pert of the ease he felt, how_
of a letter signed " Emulous"; a prosecution was threatened and
ever, to bean wrong, that it afforded sufficient grounds for the con.
abandoned. Another, vas for the insertion of a letter, signed " A
sideradoe of this many other assembly. This (recession could not
rebus( so vast a subjeete, en the contrary, he hoped it weer only
Young Officer"; the author, at his newest, was given up (Captain
the oom ee
mencemen a -series of dimussimn hem and elsewhere, Frill, and he received a mild admorition from the linesmen of
-Hinting% Another sae for sonic remarks on the Joh:: Rai wri.
which must end in paying more attention to our establishments. in
India. Ile knew be was now addressing himself to East India ten, never retracted, and not prosecuted. Another fur the i•-
sertion of a letter si;,n.ed, " The Friend of a Lade om her
'Proprietors, but he knew -at the same time that be was addressing
himself' to the citizen of • free money—an enviable situation, Death Bed." The object of this letter wait to have the Chaplains
mew, mix oieher, could Lew erten, if they had net the benefit of under some better regulation, and not be allowed to leave a
*free prem. (Hear, hear.) The Proprietors of East India Stock large garrison without Divine Service for several Sundays ; or
had a wide discretion *card in them—they had avant authority in I the Euro-spears, in a sickly season, without dying consolations ;
a legislative capacity elsewhere. end it was as sochindieduals and merely because the Chapliin could earn considerable sum el
et merely as a body ,f• imaelmata is,emperated by law, the, he money by going up the country several hurdle-el miles to marry
tow aildiesped then. If thee trued all meet nwietitutionauy loge.. some young couple. The Bishop of Calcutta took of once this,
I and complained to the Government. 31e. Adam called retch a
titer to reward and approve, lOU net less useful at tinter to meet
for the purpose of eensure and reproof. This discussion would be letter " indecent": a correspondence ensued upon the subject be.
Canned berme the opintou to England, and it therefore would be. twcen the Government and 31r. 7tuckirgham, and the result was.
that the justness of the complaint wee admitted, and orders given
ease the ('oust of Directors new to say, if they considered the
hinny of the erns in India tribe safe, or wise, or just ? The circum. to have the evil remedied. 'the next charge was the insertion of a
stances he hod to disclose would leave them no alternative, fen they letter, dated October 25. let I, and s*ened " Sam Sobersides," re.
must either make thaeadmimion, or petweed to justify the oetrageous, lative to the conduct of the Secreteries of the Government ; upon
despotic, and illegal conduct of their late temporary Governor or this charge three etercts were Made to obtain criminal informations,
(ablate, Mr. Adam. The, were bound to notice his proceedings which were refused by Jute Mae Naghten, as gross, illegal, and
in the case of Mr. Buckingham, a gentleman who, as an English. oppressive: ( !leer, hear). Ir. Adam. in Preferring thews dark
man, was entitled td consideration ; much mote when it was con. let out a little too much ; he violated the secrecy Umpteen! upon the
petered whist injuries he was made to erdure. Bt we he (31r. Council, and he (Mr. Kinnatel) distinctly charged hum with having!
Kluane) proceeded to lay the general state of the Indian press be. done so ; though he trusted that some Food might result front h.!
fore the Court. lie felt it necessary to animadvert upon the manner In the letter written by Mr. Adam, which proteseed to be a rinai.
in which .Me. Adam had eorducted himself while acting Governor cation of his conduct, and of the Indian Oovernment„ the several
of India. It might be saki, that in what he had done, 3lr. Adam charges were stated and accdmpanied with an explanation tithe
was guided by his Alenthers of Council; but that would avail reasons why they were preferred. Some of these charges were
hem bide, as he had given his own reasons, and statesman. strange, and (he reasons alleged for preferring them still more so.
like vices. in a minted pamphlet to the world. He first banished One of the complaints against 31r. Buckingham was the insertion
Mr. Buckingham, and then; and not until then, he stated why he of a letter of Col. Robinson, eh° hurt been 30 years in the public
eel so; arts!by. that -Statement he was to be bound. En hint service, and who had been tried by a Court-Martial in coesequence
(31releinnairdenot be elm told that Mr. Buckingham had his of a Etta addressed by him to the Commprideren-Chief. lie had
aCtiOLII4:I4IO4 UT. Adam ;it was all a farce—it was Impossible to been convicted at the Court-31attial, his sentence was aecompaniel
succeed, mikes .malice could be -proved, and to prure malice with a recommendstion to merce, which was not, however, attended
. a:Vest a Governer-Galena of lodia—why it was idle to talk of to ; mud after his long services abroad, he was sent to England, but
it. Up to the Governorship of Lord Wellesley there •w no re. he unfortunately died in the Channel before he reached this court.
relate, relative to the press in India. Then, a cens w up was try. Into the cam of Colonel Robinson he(Mr. K.) was unwilling
eetiese•hoi ; and if tyranny were to be established, he M. Kin. to enter. Time letter which wag complained of related to local and
naini) wished tette be complete, and that its victims should have brevet ranks. Mr. Buckingham had offered to give up the name of!
only o suffer from the caprice of one individual. The worst the 311010 T, but this would not satisfy the Government, and in the
species of tyranny was that, where men were as if en.rapped into, printed letter which let out the sagacious reasons which regulated
sets in order to be alierwards punished for them. Lord Welles- the Council In their conduct, it was merely complained of - against
It y, in establishing the censorship, issued certalo regulations by Air. Buckingham that he had commented on this letter bf
,which.he washed dte,prosa to be guided; but these regulations e 1 Robinson, after be bad known, forsooth , that it!
never for a moment could be construed into laws. When dm Mee, excited the displeasure 'of Government. Another Jeannette' in
ours of Hastings went Out, he thought the laws M England ware whose sewed it was eedeavoured to constme the Mean of Mr.
eserph, to ranlate tweentrol the Indium prosy sod that the me- Buckingham into disrespect for the established authorities in Indio
duct of a jury would afford every rieorewery protection trim its was Dr. Bryse. This gentleman was a clergyman, who united In
Yeeedousecsa, end relieve the Indian Goverment from the don- his pennon the situations of superintendent of the Native School,
serous and !navy responsibility they iscarred, by licensing what Secretat to the Medical Board, and other offices which it was in.'
was to appear in the efferent jeurnels. The Marquis of- Haat. • le with the duties appertaining to them, that they should
legs, however, keowiug the pre:odic° vltieh prevailed here, and be entrusted to one person. All that Mr. Buckingham did in re.
that the removal of all restrictions was considered to be dan. mud to this gemlnuan was, to write as he (Mr. Kinnainl) thought
gerous by „persons in India, was willing to conciliate both ; a very dg and good.humoured article upon the duties of them
'but I'm (Mr. Kionsied) defied any man to say that the seneal situations. He described Dr. Bryse the Secretary kneel'.
instructions acquiesced ln, or issued by the Marquis of Hastings, ing at the door of Dr. Brest the Supeeintendant. (A
iitvt)..
were ever regarded by him as laws—as such, in point of fact, they Again, Dr. Bryse the Supenntendant puma the accounts
w, re nothing better than waste paps. However, the instructions proved of the conduct of Dr. Wyse the Set:Warr. If a pupil win&
bring issued, the a ziak minds were relieved. The Marquis of Has, to be dismissed for idleness or any other muse, diem was a cancan
tinge, amid not be charged with any inconsistency of conduct, for' concert and concurrence of opinion between the !Me►►ntary Mid
he vas siteiged to adapt means to ends; he have the children site. Superintendent. (Much laughter.) In this inateutedle
rounding him a rattle to play with, eyed they were satisfied. The ended, in perfect good hummer, to compare this cabe Which °deferred
whole couttoct cf the Marque of Hastings proved, that he consider. some time ago in the person of a Mr. Illanany, who had been sp.
et('.be regulations mere as waste paper than as law; and it teas one pointed in another part of India Secretary of Triode, sad who, at
of the charges male by .Mr. Man against lilt. Buckingham, that toe nate time, was peentitted to trade on hie own aecouet. He very
Mr. B. bed publicly so stated The Directors here cried out for dexttiousty contrived to have some important fluslligence to corn.
tae censorship attain.; hat Mr. Canning treated their despatch on municate, when no ship could be employed but one of his own, and
that subject silt deserved be nun opeued it. But after Ave years consequently when the charges &c. were necessarily high ' • yet so
bad elsperd, during which period no censorship existed, a sudden good was the understanding that eublisted between Mr. Manassy,
storm threw up Mr. Adam into eminence, and be acted like a des- the Secretory, and Mr. Manaav, the Magistrate, that all chances
pee What was there to jentify. his conduct towards the Press ? were easily adjustor. The Government was praised and upheld as
Abase, riot, etivate or public injury P—No such thing; or the a very good Goremment, and no difference arm bestrenn the mete
sembl, to anent, here formed the preamble to his regulations,lf chant and Secretary in the settlement of their seennits. (A laugh.)
such emsteuenees remitted fund the Press, why were not their au- Of Doctor Bryse, the Court might form scene "Minn, tram the
this brought before the Courts? In fact, the only action brought manner in winch he carried on his bostiliv again* Mr. Bucking-
hefore them was by lieu, against the six Secretaries of ham. In the -Indian Johu Bull, in which he sue a writer, he W-
eimer:mint—the editors of the Indian 1.),. Bud ; and Mr. Buck. mined the power and iefluence of Mr. Buckingham's talents and;
foveae) obtained.all the damages he sought. 11r. Adam's regula- writings ; and he broached this horrible doctrine—that in order to
ems nucleic penal in any pawn se twee to view, to vend, or lend destroy that power it was necessary to destroy his character.—
' perusal, sty beuhk Of printing, containing any strictures tending It should be remembered that this came five a Minister
to brir g thelimanntent into contrept;—terttling todo so !--that of of the Gospel. and it was for the squib which Mr. Buck-
ets-3f was a pretty stretch of audietity ; but that was exceeded ; for ingharn h, d written against him, that a letter was addressed
two evades, though only clusen for a month, had absolute autho. Ito him, intimating that he had ferment his claim to the
city te pantie such an offence. Line of prices, of arrivals, accounts support of Government. and that his licence was withdrawn from
of firths sadinarriagrs, did not come urder these regulations. I the 11th of April. 'What ! was this a ground of necessity for die
(Hear, stud heeleer.) Well might such aregulation excite laugh- banishment- of Mr. Beekinghem and the ruin of his property ?
ter; and it &Tetley reminded hen of the soliloquy of ligero upon I Was India in danger because a squib of this kind had been fired
the Brest j.egree of liberty enjoyed at 31adrid, which was. all books against a man who directed far heavier attacks against his political
might be puteielird, excret they treated of religion. ( laughter.). opponents ? Or-sould it be said that Or. !tryst had a right to say
So, theeght figam, ".1 shall become a publisher." Ile did and write what he pleased and against whom he plena!, bat
•s o; for lee published his " Useless- Journal." When such' should not 'be replied to. or his cooduct animadverted upon. This
nmiletiots were sent to 31r. Canning, no wonder that I 'mild put an end to all freeeiscuseion and to the expression of all
be should also have laughed nt them. His great mind was then opinem, except opinion on one side. Useful and important as were
employed to nun advantage in the affairs of Europe; and as to die animedversions of a free moss on the conduct of government at
the Marquis of linstirgs, tie only slimed then to go forth as play. home, Pell it was more used and necessary on the conduct of the
elerep. to amuse the throng's children who were about him. administration—here tin la views of government were entered
el r. Adam never on:. thought them diesel-ante:oms to free or fsir into, and the ineuenceof themepress was not so sensibly Ith upon
elliseuesion; anti yet he prohibited the sale, sue even the permed I them, hut there, where the aertunistration waslond, and coalescing
.(what reedete.), of all books er journals containing any strictures mottle in puttiog(eto execution designs formed in this country. the I
teentimgeettlituel!)--to being the Goverment into contempt-I
.11as a most Rswerful engine in correcting the obese. that were I
nvineaste regalvione through the Supreme Court her tie I invariably insarable from local and delegated governments. The
Bangs of Calcutta, dice. came the general risculeseions for the/ exertions of lily. liaeidngham in India may be regarded its highly
Pica throughout all India. First there must be a licence to have i important. But even the treatment of Mr. Buckingham hal been,
.a printing pries, under she penally of Lein rupees, or imprison- he had almost said, exceeded by that which 31r. Arnot cape.
semi tur sir m00d,., and the OtiZtlit Of all books and Mehl fussed rienoed. -Oppressive*. had been the conduct of Mr. Adam, there
an the premises. Would a good Guvernmenterequire all thit , wait little reason to think that that oppressive spasm would be mi.
Wm tins to reenter the satinet° of the proprietors here? The tigatel by the eresenceof turd Amherst, wase conduct had area-
=ern:, t that weld have prompted this was scarcely credible. If dy disgustea his own geometry.
gulaueses of Mr. Admire or his treinium as justifying them. Ur. Die.ox here rose to order. Tee question before the Chair
wove sanctioecel here, it *oak' shoe at oat* that a freeman could related to the case of Mr. Buckler:ham ; to introduce the fus-
els:it exist in belie. Several of the meat enlightened of giallo natives ton of land Amherses conduct was extraneous and irregular.
A"mriAled sllghtet them, and their memorial in every letter foist- The CII•IIISIAN we. or opinion, that the requisition embraced
fled he charges irAinuateel against their loyalty to the British ! the confederation of Mr. ArnoCe case, and the state of the Press
.T'ernoe, as motairseel is the regulations of Mr. Alan. In point generally in India.
4f is"' be (air. Einnlinl) bad ne hesitation in erring, that this Mr. Krt.:N*lllD inettled.—The care of Mr. Atilt* was, if
carmany would vanish Mes ter if it were riot that the natives of posaible still more cruel and oppressive ; he had been Ole-
!ndia were impressed with the keine:, nay the conviction, that gaily aimed anti emprisoneti in the first instance, afterward,
justim would be do them. The :demoted concluded by may- he had been dismissed in consequence of the illegality of his
ting fur the maintenance of Civil rights, which could hot exist if conneitment, and retired to Sennepore where he wets gime
the au of thintentneeing knowledge through the agency of a free' op by the French Grovernor, and taken to Beni:mien,
Mors were ahullished, or toe narrowly restricted. Judge :Mac i where-by his arrival in this country had been delayed thine !
essehhan rounder& these regulations of 31r. Aden& as contrary to' months; and where he would now Le, were it Dot for tie
oil em and die defiant charters of the Company. Mr. Admit, I persecution that thus mersued him. What marked the oppression
eneeeete, boldly same there was no maths in India—that no one of Mr. Arrest with segrevated cruelty was, that be was one.-
et"' of persons, no. nor every class of pennies in India, were qua- I nor even alleged to be, the Editor of the paper. He was (wily ateteed
eeriest t exercise a nieh.nuent upon the conduct of the iovernment. itohe an assistant to the Editor. the was made a victim only because
Jfeulti toe lion. Gentlemen here tools y agree to this sweeping I the veal object of peestuation was not within their reach, and the
chine Cl. incapacity ? Many of tbe Gentlemen bitting here Council resolved to oppress him merely because they had the power
ited been in Indio, now tied
aid could they hear wife seats in the British Senate, to tin so. (hear, hear., lie (Mr. K.) was unwilling to enter into
patience, that the European am- the case of this gentleman fully, as he had not yet arrived in Eng.l
"Denny in India were under such control of the Government land, but adverting to the calumnies winch had been industrious)))
there, that they were incapable f I
In e • n Deming any opinion or rends- cire-alattel in the country{ against Mr. ehickingham, he would
is say Judgment ?or would they jute(' the regulation by width vert to the character winch had been given of him by Mr. Palmer,
*neon, of Mem could be lien home without the slightest reason a name well known and mpected in thatiCourt, and who would sot
hung assigned fur such an mintage ? (Herr. hear.) 31r. Atilllll[ be looked ern as an inrandiary, or suspected of countenancing this.velten tuded in his printed statement, that the military could form DO fOrbfOlfo. n a letter of introduction stitch he gave him to an
ap4tion, merchants none; me as to the lower grades in India. I Honourable Baronet (Sir C. Forbes) he " recommended Min
they Wray:tit by this statesman not to have an y opinion at all. for in the warmest terms to his notice, and expressed a confideue!
thee war hourly guilt}
of a eniademeanoe. C), horoivei shading that he would find him worthy of his pod opinion ;be bore testi.
ifefit those people Vert never to look ep at all. He (lilt. many to the services he Ned rendered by Ms discussion of public
ue_enesire) asked them if the Coen of Proprietors -sere prepared to 'flan' in h°din• and of the persenel regard he enttrtsunesl towards
et*, tat description of their people in India ? Mr. Adam tells him. Mr. Palmer, In cormlismou, %wee of an action which had
1,7 Its nil" a prople.of slaves, and was that to uncoatra- been tried the day before, in a ease of hbel r.gainst lily. Bucking.
ded ? Ile (31r. Niemand) sincerely hoped n would not, and ham, which went in his bootee but in witch tritting dunes
runner hoped, that Commissioners would be immediately lOW . awarded, as Mr. Buckingham was anxious of 'Morelli% the
hi °Lee aseetaie the real cued:tem of the people of loathe defeedents an eppertunity of proving the truth of their ow's,.

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