The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-26 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Mr. JAS. MACGREGOR wished to know what course
Government intended to take with regard to the rail-
way regulations which were printed and circulated yes-
terday among members.
Mr. CARDWELL said these resolutions were of the
utmost importance, and the recommendations which they
contained were now under the consideration of the Go-
vernment. Some of them would have to be carried out
by standing orders, while others would have to be made
the subject of a bill. The former would, of course, be re-
ferred to the committee now revising the standing
orders; but with regard to the latter, circumstances over
which he could have no control raight prevent his intro-
ducing such a bill this session. The subject, however,
was still under consideration, and if there was time a
bill would be brought in this session.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL.

The committee on this bill was then resumed.

Mr. J. C. PHILLIMORE moved the insertion of the
following clause And whereas it is expedient that a
tribunal should be constituted to decide upon and take
cognizance of any disputes that may arise between the
government of British India and any native Prince not
a British subject ; and to interpret any treaty of which
the meaning may be disputed between any native Prince
and the British government, be it enacted, that the
Queen's judges at each presidency shall henceforth be
respectively a competent court to decide any question in
dispute between the government of British India and
any native Prince not a subject of the British Crown,
who shall appeal to such tribunal, and that an appeal
from the decision of such tribunal shall lie to the Court
of Privy Council in this country, and that such decision
of the Court of Privy Council shall be final. That every
person having a vote for the election of a member of
parliament in this country, who shall have resided five
years in India, shall have a vote in the election of such
directors of the East India Company as are not nomi-
nated by the Crown."

Mr. LOWE opposed the clause, as such a tribunal
would be unsuited to the feelings and wants of the natives
of India.

Mr. BRIGHT suggested that all disputes between
native princes and individnals should be settled by the
Privy Council. This was the late Sir R. Peel's proposed
to do, and ho thought the plan might be well re-inserted
into this bill.

Sir C. WOOD did not think it would be advisable
to adopt either this clause or the suggestion of the hon.
member for Manchester.

Sir J. W. HOGG insisted that the establishment of
this tribunal would be inconsistent with the existence
of the Government of India, and the committee would
therefore act unwisely if they adopted it.
After a few words from Mr. BRIGHT,
Mr. J. S. PHILLIMORE declared that such a tri-
bunal as that which he proposed, existed in almost every
civilized country in the world, and he could see no
reason why India should not have the benefit of
one too.

Mr. J. A. SMITH supported the clause.
The clause was the negatived without a division.
Mr. BRIGHT moved the insertion of the following
clause :—." Whereas it would tend to a more speedy and
effective administration of Indian Affairs in England,
and would materially diminish the expenditure of such
administration, if the business of the two departments
of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India,
and the Court of Directors of the East India
Company, were transacted in one and the same
building, it shall be lawful for the said Board of
Commissioners to provide, and the said board shall,
within two years from the 30th day of April, 1854,
provide, in some suitable situation, sufficient offices for
the transaction of the business of the two departments
as aforesaid ; and the said board is hereby empowered
to sell the buildings and premises now occupied by the
Court of Directors in Leadenhall-street, in the city of
London, and to apply the proceeds thereof to defray any
expenses which may be incurred in providing convenient
offices, in one building, for the use of the said Board of
Commissioners, and the said Court of Directors."
Sir C. WOOD opposed the clause. He did
not think it would be advisable to adopt the
clause, though he thought something might be done to
reduce the correspondence between the Court of Direc-
tors and the Board of Control, but he did not thing that
if this proposal were adopted it would lead to any saving
of expense.
Mr. V. SMITH supported the clause.
Sir H. MADDOCK also supported the clause.
The committee divided, when the numbers were—
For the clause 6l
Against it 74
Majority —l3

Mr. V. SMITH moved the following clause :—•" And
whereas, by an act passed in the third and fourth
year of his Majesty King William the Fourth, inti-
tuled, "an act for effecting an arrangement with the
East India Company, and for the better government
of his Majesty's Indian territories till the thirtieth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
four," it is enacted, that the President of the Board of
Commissioners for the affairs of India, but no other
commissioner, as such, and the secretaries and other
officers, shall be paid by the said company such fixed
salaries as his Majesty shall, by any warrant or warrants
under his sign manual, countersigned by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer for the time being, direct ; be it
enacted, that such fixed salary shall in no case be less
than the salary which shall be paid to one‘of her Ma-
jesty's principal Secretaries of State ; and that only one
of the said secretaries to the said board shall be capable
of being elected or sitting and voting in Parliament.
Viscount PALMERSTON thought it was desirable
that the President of the Board of Control ought to be
placed in every point on a footing with the Secretaries of
State. Upon that point he was quite prepared to agree
to the proposal of the right hon. gentleman. He also
thought, with regard to the second part of the clause, that
it was of great advantage to the public service to have a
permanent Under Secretary in every important depart-
ment, and he should therefore assent most cordially to
the second part of the clause.
Sir J. W. HOGG also supported the clause.
Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the clause.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY supported the clause.
After a few words from Sir C, BUBBELL and Mr, J,

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UPPER INDIA RAILWAY.—A meeting of the scrip-
holders of this company is to be held on Thursday to re-
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gamation which have been arranged between the
chairman of the company and the chairman of the East
India Railway. Company. The directors have re-
solved to appropriate the remaining 23,980 unallotted
shares, pro rata, among the scripholders, in order that
the whole capital of 4,000,0001. should be subscribed.
This sum, added to the 2,000,000/. at present authorised
to be raised by the East India Railway Company, and a
further sum of 300,000/. required for the works, will
make a capital of 6,300,0001.