The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-23 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN SEWERS BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. PETO called the attention of the House to the
proceedings of the late Board of Sewers, of which he
was a member, having been appointed with his Hon.
Friend the Member for Whitby by the late Government.
At the period of their appointment an understanding
was come to with the Government relative to the com-
pletion of a sewer survey, and ultimately such a survey
n: accomplished to the Qatiefeotion of all parties. It
Maher
now found, however, that the Board had no
a?wer to borrow money, and the works which had been
p,,,,,,__,
utes_.auout by the Board were suddenly brought to a
or mollsu'he Board had arranged to borrow a large sum
thirty , the repayment to be spread over a period of
render lears, but the late Government would
of the thee Board no assistance, and the majority
compelled sabers, including himself, were ultimately
having 1, to resign, an erroneous impression
templated etivtiled that the Commissioners had con-
the sewergF the Thames for the purposes of
the House aza,but the44Board, he could assure
such an idea. Thee country, had never entertained
would require
till proper sewerage of the metropolis
of money, and ~,110ePenditure of nearly a million
went require any 41adviceh Majesty's present Govern-
Boardt.;they would M
1111 c ua°l. assistance from the late
The public, however, mol
e be most ready to give it.
s,
Board performed their duty understand that the late
sect that might hay_' and are not responsible for
any neg a ccurred in the exercise of
its func:iona. r E .
Mr. WALPUIJ -3:id that the
indebted to the late -,,eard for
theits manner in which
it had perform-
thatik his Hon. Friend and
his egged per-
sonally- to had „aid to the
colleagues Pl.
the attention they k'
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and report of a Conuni",u.) Lzighnesigti) inquire into a
charge preferred agains."; his Highness
having roads frteer 41i Morad,
Ameer o*: Upper Sinde, or
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tions in the treaty of No--
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the Indian 4:0/ of all
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report 00 1'.48 Con-
nected with the charge: and, of
Governor of Beiade of
Sir George Clerk, K.C.8., Into The Lord mbay,
Noble , the
dated the 24th day of April, 184 S.
few remarks to th
making the motion, addressed a
that the a , e
House, with the view of showing
be furnishen-
menta
_that he moved for ought to He was awared
to the country as a matter of history:
that many years ago the Scinde question was supposed
t n many
to have been finally disposed of; but 54100 'he

new matters had come to light, and it might hereafter
turn out that the native Prince referred to in his motion
was not quite undeserving the commisdration of the
House. It was some time since a Noble Earl had
moved for a portion of these papers in another place;
but the papers produced were only part of those which
he now called for. The papers had not been returned
to the secret department of the Indian Board, but to the
East India Company, and there could be no difficulty in
producing the documents which he asked for. The
Noble Lord then proceeded to recal to the recollection
of the House the incidents and results of the campaign
in Sinde, which began in 1838, and terminated
in 1842. In 1841 Sir Charles Napier came upon the
Sinde scene, and immediately concluded an alliance with
Ali Morad, which so alarmed Meer Koostun that he
threw himself upon fhe mercy of the British General.
The BritishlGeseral, however, instead of rendering him
assistance, referred him to his brother, to Ali
Morad, and in the end Meer Koostun was
forced to take refuge in Lower Sinde. Here the people,
indignant at the treacherous treatment he had received
from his unnatural brother, espoused his cause, and
a terrible battle ensued between them and the
British forces. The natives were defeated, and
then it transpired that Ali Morad, through
the instrumentality of a forged alteration, which
he had introduced into a treaty, had secured property
which belonged by conquest to the British Government.
A Commission was then appointed to investigate this
charge, which was made at the instance of Meer Koos-
tun, and the forgery was proved. It was also
established that the charges which had been preferred
against Meer Koostun of conspiring, with the Court of
Lahore, against the British Government, were wholly
without foundation, and the evidence upon which they
were attempted to be supported to be pure fabrication.
Subsequent events, and after discoveries, had only
tended to confirm the innocence of Meer Koostun,
and it was only an act of justice to that unfortunate
prince that he now asked for the production of these
papers, which would redound alike to the honour of the
British Government as to the credit of the victims of the
abominable and unfounded charges which he had just
been adverting to. In 1842 the opinion of the Governor-
General was entirely in favour of the unfortunate Meer
Koostun. But a few years later that unfortunate prince
had been a homeless wanderer. He (Lord Jocelyn) had
received innumerable letters from officers who had long
resided in Sinde, testifying to the high character of
these unfortunate princes. The position of the
Ameers since the acquisition of the Sindian
territory has been wretched in the extreme,
some of them even had been reduced to
actual distress. The wives of these princes had remained
at Hyderabad, where they lived in a hovel without even
a mat on the floor, and scarcely protected from the
weather. This was one of the most painful stories con-
nected with the British rule in India. It was a story
known throughout Central Asia, and it had even pene-
trated into Africa. It was a question involving the ho-
noni of the British name, and which therefore required
the utmost attention. In behalf of the exiled Ameers o
Sinde he asked for the consideration and sympathy o:
the House.

Sir ROBERT INGLIS said he felt it to be an
honour and pleasure to second the motion of his Hon.
Friend. The treatment of the inhabitants of Sinde was
the most etrking instance of tyrannical oppression re-
corded in the page of history. He hoped that the House
would attend to the suggestions of his Hon. Friend.
Mr. BAILLIE considered that the speech of the Noble
Lord had very little reference to the motion which he
had submitted to the House. He was surprised that the
Noble Lord should now rake up this old question with
regard to our Indian policy of 1848. If blame
attached to any one it was to the Government which
sanctioned the acts of which the Noble Lord complained,
and of which he was, notwithstanding, a member.
Six o'clock having arrived, the discussion was ad-
journed till to-morrow.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—AdViCeB by the Cambria
inform us that there was a giving way in cotton of c.
per lb. at New York, on the 6th inst., after the Great
Britain had left that port; but that the market recovered
its tone in some degree, partially rising it. on the re-
ceipt of letters to the 25th ult. from Liverpool, yet clos-
ing heavily, with a very small amount of operations.
The southern markets continue dull. The accounts of
the growing crop were no less favourable than before.
These advices had a somewhat unfavourable effect yester-
day upon the Liverpool market, which was spiritless, the
sales being only 4,000 to 5,000 bales, with a slight incli-
nation in prices against sellers. It seemed probable, at
the opening of our own market this morning, that we
should have not only a fiat day, but rather lower prices.
This was the general impression ; but though there cer-
tainly has been an inanimate state of things, we have not
had anything like depression. Rather lower prices have
been offered for yarns ; and spinners have in many
instances divided the difference with the buyers, whilst
in many other instances they have refused to give way
at all. The concession is small and not generally made.
The sales have been of limited extent. In the goods
department, the better qualities of 7.8 and 9.8 printers
are in rather increased request, and still inclining to
harden in price. Domestics appear to be slowly coming
more into demand, but the very small advance latterly
contended for is no less than before a bone of contention.
Some purchases of the lower qualities of shirtings for
India have been made to-day; the better sorts, however,
but little inquired after.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY,—We have had a brisk demand
for pieces, at former prices; and those manufacturers
who were willing to submit to this had no difficulty in
, parting with their goods. The wool market is im-
proving, both in price and demand.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.--We have had a very flat
market to-day, and scarcely anything has been done
either in plain or fancy goods. The yarn market is
languid, and the spinners have established a slight ad-
vance, though not equal to the increased cost of the raw
material. The transactions in wool are pretty nu-
merous, but not so much so as they would be if the
stocks in the market were larger; and the staplers are
obtaining rather better prices.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDA.Y.—MOre business has been
done in the cloth hall to- day than last week, principally
in the lower class of goods. Trade has been flat in the
warehouses during the week, and not much has been
doing to-day. Very few buyers having been in the town,
those that have have bought direct from the cloth hall.

CORK Ain BANDON RAILWAY.—(2O miles open)—Return
of Traffic for the week ending June 19, 1852 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. .... £142 17 0
Merchandise, cattle ,&c.... ... 40 15 4

Total ... ... ... £lB3 12 4
Corresponding week in 1851 (10 miles open) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. .. ... 31 10 8
Merchandise, cattle, &c.... 0 6 5

Total

31 17 1