The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-10 00:00:00

INDIA PAPERS.

Lord FOLKS7'OI‘'E, after tt very short preface,
moved for certain Priperii relative to the Traiisnetioim
in (hock:, during,the administration 04: the Marquis
Wellesly, Fle ohs:lvy& that t course he .hould
pursue, woblki be to move, en the clay fixed the
disewzion, certain lt(:.0)lotioiti on the then
bet. wiz,lie.l to fix ti ;..t day for
)11()tH:ty the it2d'.

tOO% nis °Nilo topity of express-
ing lai;i opinion, that theloi:st twslii or 'proceeding
would not be that which the Noble Lord had stated,
but that it would he bc;ter, to refer the Papers to a
Committee, to amine and make. their Reports.
The Papas already, printed were so voluminous,
that it was dillicult indeed for the House to under-
stand the subjeO unless the necessary Papers were
seleeted in thii manner. The subjeet way very cam-.
prehensire, extendin7; to the hale system of policy
in India for a conNidehtble It mould be re-
tlot with re.,pt to the policy of the
Marqui.;:; ,Goternment, the Judta Dirators .bad,
with onaohnity unprecedented against the opi.
flint) of Uoveruntent, &Tided by a mzijorny of 23
DireCtori out of Q 4, j'iainst, the Noble Marquis.
When Government attcyivards sent the Martinis
Cornwallis to succeed him, thty evidently disap-
prtAed of his administration. 10 thought it was
necelo,ary tl. t the dispatches of Lord Cornwallis,
expressing his opinion of the cond6a of his prede.
tessur, iihould be laid before the House.
Mr. Et. D UND.IB thotight it was nnusual to
to; (*.try with •any .Niember in the manner in
which he alight think proper to bring forward any
bu,iot,6 bt'wre that E10n5,;,.. When the Noble Lord
511tild britt:4 forward his ftesolutions, that would bt,
the proper time fur otrei tug suet übservations pis oc-
rt.vr,d to :toy other It on. Uentiernan tuf the subject.
it appeared to him, that ati t,1i03„; Papers had been

already near four years before the House, it would
be the best way to proceed to a vote upon those Pa-
pers. The general policy of the system of Govern-
ment in India would be brought before the House for

distassion in another shape.
Sir 4. IPELLESLEY said, that it had always

been his wish, and that of all the friends of the

Noble Marquis, that the House should come to a
decision with as much speed as was consistent with
due consideration. His 'Noble Relation was in a

most unpleasant saltation. Four years had now
elapsed since the subje& was first introduced, and it
was near two years since the Noble Lord had moved
for Papers. It must be painful to the feelings of any
individual to have such charges hanging over his. bead

for an indefinite length of time; and the conse-
quence which he thought would be likely to pro-
ceed from ppointing a Committee would he, that
the House would be four years longer before it came
to a decision.

Mr. LUSHINGTON observed, that the Right
Hon. General was under a mistake, in saying the
hlnineSs had been four years before the House, as it
had been introduced in May, 1806.
Sir 4. IrELL4SLEY admitted, that he bad
not been exailly corre&, but the Hon. Member was
less so; for instead of May, 1806, iti was May,
1805.

Lord
.TEMPLE said, he felt still the anxiety
that he had. always expressed that This business
should be brought to a speedy vote. He thought it
injustice to the feelings of any individual to have
• such charges hanging over his head fora great length
of time; and therefore he wished that the question
should be put to rest, and that Lord Wellesley's
charader should be settled one way or the other. It
would be rixolleeted, that he formerly pressed
anxiously 'for a decision, but wi s at 'that time op-
posed by the friends of the NoLle Marquis at the
other side of the House. .

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re-
plied, that no opposition which ((Add, at that time,
have been made by him, or any t f his friends, was
likely to have produced any etre& on the House, if
some of the friends of the Noble Lord (Temple)
had nut concurred in the justice of their observa-
tiOns. He considered that the 1 roper time to urge
objections to the 'Noble Lord's (Lord Folkstane's)
Resolutions would be on the day that he should pro-
pose them to the House.
Mr. IHNDHAiII allowed that he had then con-
curred in opinion with the Right Hon. Gentleman,
at the same time that he 'did justit e to th 6 very pro-
per feelin,gs.of the Right Han. Baronet (Sir A. Wel-
lesley), who wished to bring it to a speedy decision:
yet it appeared try him that the best way of under-
standing the whole of the bailie°, was to refer it to-
e Committee, to select out of the voluminous-Pa-
pers which had been printed those which were most
necessary for the consideration of the House.
Mr. IVELLESLF,Y POLE expressed some sur-
ptise that Gentlemen opposite to him should now
propose to go into a Committee upon this subject,
. as it the topic never hqd been before the House:
was it forgotten that it had been in 'discussion re-
peatedly, ever since 1805 ? He heartily approved of
the mode proposed by the Noble Lord ; andcon-
cnrred in his motion for the Papers he had moved
for ; but he was averse to the mode of proceeding
by it Committee.
bird AIiCHI44ILP HAMILTON spoke in fa-
VoUr of the Gornmittee.
' Lord FOLKESTONE felt himself rather unfor-
tunate, that on this occasion those Gentlemen Who
had been all along opposed to his opinion upon this,
topic, now agreed with him. He was averse to a
CoMmittee, because he • was convinced it Was not
the proper place for discussing the merits of the
case, or the proper tribunal before which to censure
or criminate the condo& of the Noble Marquis.
The motion was then put, and carried in the affir-
mative: ..