The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-24 00:00:00

RENEWAL OF THE EAST INDIA
CIIARTER AC r.
The Overland Mail brings but riaaere mean-tuts of the
warlike uperatioes, either' on the eastern' or western
,tr,,entiers. We i're theukful for this, inasmuch as it
!awes Us at liberty to tin ii our attention to a le-s floliiv
but more imeor ant event in the interior of British
India. A movement, has been initial dby N.llualber
native gentlemen of the city of Poonah with reference to
the renewal of the Charter Acct of the East India Cow-
patty end to the Parliamentary inquest en the govern-
meet of India since 1834, which posseeses. both from
the place of its origin and the character of
those eneag, d in it, greater ireerest mean usually
attaches to expiessioes of +live opinion, undervalued
though
they be in this coentry. This movement is
anti ho eeeer, the only on© of the kind in India.
Native societies with similar objects hail previouely
been orgeeised in Calcutta and Madras. Bat these da-
Vitals are both su eesernielly Europeen in tone and feel-
ling, and have, esi long ciljoye;i the b( Refits of English
ow sad rights, that ie is not from thorn we can expert to
Sale Cce truest ri ffietien of what is uppermost in the
r rods ot the class;;, fasuicrly constituted tile elite
of Hinds)) sechey
in native states aud under independent
Governments.
In Poweili it is otherwise. There Mehratta green-
lles'' audacity, and imlependence longest survived.
erona the tine? that the Peishwas became the real
blusters of the Sattarati state Poonah was their capital.
Under the as it cnjcycd great prosperity; at their
court was employed a Inro-, number of native
ulge gentle-
men;
zs thither resorted, to spend their incomes and to
ttla
their atnbition, what may be called the terri-
torial aristocracy of the country; their expenditure pro-
Itated native ert, luxury, and manufactures; in the ser-
vice of the Peishwe the rising talent of the state found
occupation; and the people had all the national advan-
Tkgab (and they arc many) of a separate Government.
le detente' ot Eajee Row, the last reislaws, occurred
3°alo three-MCI-thirty years ago cnly. A considerable
tart of the population of Pooneh must, therefore, still
two a strong recollection of native rule; and it was but
Lae other day that they witnessed the extinction of the
liahratta state, which, after the battle of Ashte, had
beenoun created as a propitiation to the manes of the great
India,
of the power which gave us so much trouble
ibi aclia• The traditions of native government and
L. native society under still survive at Poonah; Bed
re the educased part of its pOpulation can compare
the uenefies and the losses which our Government has
b taught upon them, and ere in a positiou to tell us with
greater authority than the people of Calcutta or Madras
at it is they really have to eoreplain of.
To do so, they have formed a society - which, with
e„;vl,e'm to include a large force of native public
i&dapni they have called the Deccan Association.
-luaatlers are principally Mahratta Sirdars, that
a' "aedkli proprietors ot rank, who in a native state
b 041 d
authority
theirh
have constituted the pith of the country, and
power and influence have exercised a controlling
gentle over the conduct of the Court. They are
ki, °men of education and intelligence, sufficiently well
0-14aluted with the present position of the. East Indian
gre,6ti°ll, anxious to avail themselves of the existing op-
ite-ftwitY to call the attention of the Imperial Legisla-
be?, to the general wants of India, not in any spirit of
pe-etaitY to British supremacy, but with a view to the
etee-Beet'atiena of their own class, and to the general bal-
k) meat of the country; and desirous, above all things,
son---"eY their opinione and wishes directly and per-
11y b..
a competent native testimony to the Parliamen-
--4,,...itte. to be renewed next session.
itsu° proceedings of the Association are now before
Prionttrild the Y display an amount of order, intelligence,
to LieV, careful deliberation, and clearness, quite equal
At "" of any English society having similar objects.
ho
their first meeting they directed a Mahratta, transla-
e,xlatial th Charter Acs to e meetings, t b reared• having duly
ba, ered it at their peolonged they drew up
tit t' of grievances and wants; this they deliberated on
ow° other meetings; and having finally settled and
present it, resolved to send a mission to England to be
th -ak at the ensuing charter discussions. To defray
irecm xpenses of this missiou a fund of 10,0001. is
fedre-
prominently in the list of the subscribers
the last ound contributing the chief surviving Sirdars of
vc:itst Peishweite Durbars
ante have elsewhere given this list of the grievances
Eratwillsits of the Deccan Association. The Association
fiaie,(,)!ltti aims at acquiring for the Deccan greater
eusit'reT its land tenures, or, in other words, better se-
titles,lur Property; at the preservation of the ranks,
e
the ~ and distinctions of society as now existing; and of
whleht es
adopting heirs, shaken by the policy Lord
Its• Oslo pursued on the death of Alpe Sahib, the late
siit oattara. The truth is that our laud revenue
Proeinia! in India are, to use a Yankeeism, gradually im-
itative ariitocracy off the face of the earth;
guishaetathe pros/act of their families being thus extin-
liras tb" the Mahratta proprietors are • alarmed. They
ehartee°ll,a'k the Imperial Legislature, in renewing the
Hut Ant, to give tem protection.
fettles' tor the preservation of the gentry of India, use-
sit po-,,s '4 their part is necessary. This the Association
is for -„na,h feels, and therefore their second requirement
Gie; 'air share in the highest offices of Government.
affix sebila," the associated birders say, " education;
aervie, at educational tests you please to Government
hoes e' ps and our children have no obstruc-
tbiag to rise in the service of our country." And no-
Vereele-„sa be more reasonable. At present the Go-
Way „Tr of India does little or nothing in the
theca"a taucatir r its • and then it denies
area )e, subjects ,
Rrounti eSti to any but subordinate posts, on the
Nitecatuat they are unfit for high office. And the
tlaire(rOace that European agency being thus re-
lust of eMei
it pald for et enormous rates; and that theN
gat '''-"tuinre India is excessive when compared with
e
ot to alit be, did it educate and employ the natives.
vtde QutlitleeMo and employ the ;;entry of India is to
eet4 'even to • •n in their own country.
tee extinct"' and the open-
,' g of tes'ellrity of landed property
mkirs aseesea avenues of Government, the roonah Sir•
.1484 treasures for the Vetter administration of
e_itee, beabolishing
he tax en legal forme, and in..
fee sit, t
°' the Lao judicial staff', and
1 for the development
Df tteeae*ources of the country by the construction
ttothin-'4' Public works, requests in which there is
4180 g unreasonable or revolutionary.,. They refer
to the annual drain on the bullion of India by the
taitta
kin., twee home, and
urge that steps be taken to ter-
a this impoverishment of the country. And such
iltie-h'eP' is not difficult. All that is necessary to stop ,
tio-: a drain is to increase the exports of native produc-
e° "s; and that could easily be done by a wise and gene-
*l?.B Government lightening the heavy burdens on land
lbeiall now increase the cost of cultivation, and so place
14 at a serious disadvantage in the sugar and coffee
;markets and prevent the growth and export of raw
.uttun.
It i
1,44 s not, however, to the details of these grievances
Der want, (important as they are) that the highest jai-
besea.nee et this remarkable movement is to be attri-
la,"°. But rather to the spirit and courage of the
eoune
efierr gentlemen who have originated it. For. it
o t,,k' evidence that already there are men in India fit
stizioe active share in the government, eager and
hiiiinUB to
, do so, who know their rights, and will not
the egLY lose there. Such an appeal to the wisdom of
deeetjeislaaire to whom the care of Queen Victoria's
ought I°4B and subjects is entrusted as an imperial whole,
teb, to receive a hearty welcome and every encourage-
teei hole
,itud „.
ull wise know the real value of India to
e-easorn
mg I upir.

._ T°
0 the THE SHRIEVALTY. .
vh,,, crest surpriee of the City .
halC'er, who was elected sheriffat ,alitic'ihla°srtiLiceogmi mMorn.
forward most
,o,,iiiinold who was huo„,n to •have comed
4 itiiktt' as a Candidate fur the office, an, was backed to
only si 3' the long &flora men at the election, has not
t_ka ttirg„tlised hia intention not to servo the office, but
411; 074" Paid the cool. penalty. The excuse w'hicli
hith 4,1-4,4410 r has made to the friends who proposed
est of
iiin - the
)!very, itT, we understand, that the large ti_ %-
Peculiar e house to which he belongs will require his
el'hit f a,tt"ltiOn, in cons-quince of the delicate staotne
the doeitater,„, health,
which has been for sometime
tea-
glilleas tit°. The dirty fellows who prowl about in
ratul wil) Put their hands in the pockets of any gentle-
and
isll. wet)r4l,lt3' to aq up in the hall, in opposition to his_
ereats'l(te :Zti4lls""da- sneaking in the neighbourhood:
iipou obab::::sateYr hopes eeadvantage from the to%
their buee°,—"l4 don
thrown by the press upon
• Will be „ "vecation, It is expected that a common
that
the pr 44114110 i the course of the week, and
Ate t;) servo, t that Aldeirtmhan Wire Alderman
the,3 r
the
e°4 tqteriff of together with
andw sheriff of Middlesex for
bat" bavtirinna Sear, As the fees of sheriffunder-
,erabi .1 . ceent ,a‘
41 en
ditnitliSheida,uog:s in
eaptreolfeecosseinontainl ht chargeslf menisni-
th itt t 1 aktloat comp:tot dissolved, and it is believed
pit -"r"118 TIM will b adopted to destroy every
of ft, asures 9
‘"le fatem.

(40,4, ,Z.,91JT11----EAb'lillN -RAILWAY.
~,,, '4ll-dc receipts for passengers
,t, goods Week ending Aug. 21,
11 6
bilttn2A . '
—'"-Juguat.23, 185-1 ::: •••
...
4'18.1:08881 10 0

"a%ow
torid Decrease in 1852:61, fi glB 11
tllon Terminus. August 23:1852.
'
t week
"'CI Atli:. SOUTH-WRSTERN RAILWAY,—
Traffic for
Angers 07,036). goods and
Parse horses horse 3 and carriages.. £4,099 14 9
rrespondiug week in last year 4,923 9 1
--"W, August 21.

n SING!,
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ril Sat„—,LAtt ACCIDENT IN THE WATERLOO-ROAD.-
41114bi;'1."Y considerable excitement was caused among the
111epe."41114 of Well'
th_ . e of
~_
_o_. ington
alarming
occurrence :.—lt appears
that one of following 1. ll?wing
dm_
brill s cabe, No. 2,161, was proceeding over
04 44 0-bridge toWards the South-Western Railway, whe
1404thetild,iit the hill from the bridge, the bit in the hose's I:',.VBC, the ex
-e, and the driver in consequence lost all control
qte „„°llllnal which galloped down the road at a frightful
41,, 1;"Iri it /I.l4Wgalinedthe front of
pMavr..enalleanttt,haenwds'nseparriey-
A 4 01, ell it drew the cab upon the
llath. er severs' children who were playing on the foot-
illent l'he horse continued its fearful course along the pave- 1
litt To it reached the front of the premises belonging
its'
lii.ed tc'hUßh, a grocer. The affrighted animal then darted
caused the
11. N. shaft the glass of the shop front, which iiere,,, ',it to break. The vehicle contained an elderly gen-
-14, 471,(iwthe that instant was about getting out of the
1041 d h , had it not been for the shaft breaking, iio
adnodubwtihthe
!4.1s hi ave been killed. The horse sheered round,
14 a. ,_l44,legil entered the window, and commenced plunging
otlierrlble manner. Mr. Gregory, the clothier, and several fop tLllll_labitants, hastened to the epot to render assistance,
from
hi 4 t7o7_arivQr of the by that time had been thrownexi 7_ tt til' end Lis head laid open. They were unable to t 1 Tall EI h
y °rail, which continued to kick and plunge
-ire-
tilisc.,, fi:‘, brewer's dray having come in front of thelivere
ttlkle f ,e Pulleys used for lowering the butts of beer
the
fear-
io,_ as, to the animal neck, and it was drawn out of
The
110trs'r. and no further extent of misehief occurred. T0170T..43 frightfullY cut, and the , .., to Nr.
--. 9 Property 'vile etalidereble. damage uouo