The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-23 00:00:00

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"td theln, "be able to obt-ip such mtidifications of the bill
as would meet the views of all parties. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. SULLIVAN having briefly replied,
The amendment was put and negatived, and the
original resolution was carried unanimously.
The Court adjourned.

A 'quarterly general Court of Directors and Proprie-
tors of the East India Company was held yesterday, at
Leadcnhall-street. Mr. Russell Ellice, Chairman of the
Court of Directors, presided.
The minutes of the last quarterly court were read and
confirmed.

Captain DUNLOP rose to order, for the purpose of
complaining of the statement that had appeared in the
papers of that morning, viz., that the resolution of the
previous day had been carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said the Court had nothing to do with
the statements that appearei in the public papers.
The committee on bye-laws for the ensuing year was
then appointed.

Colonel DICKENSON then rose, pursuant to notice, to
call the attention of the court to the case of the Ameers
Scinde. The hon. proprietor, in a low tone of voice,
read the opinions that had been expressed by various
chairmen of the company as to the injustice that had
been done to those princes. He believed that the
unanimous feeling of the directors was in favour of the
Ameers, but they were restrained from giving expres-
sion to their opinions by the fear of offending the Minis-
ter of the day. In the blue book which he held in his
hand, and which had been laid upon the table of the
court, there was superabundant evidence of the inno-
cence of these men and of the injustice which had been
inflicted upon them. The hon. and gallant proprietor
concluded by moving—f` That this court is of opinion
that the patrimonial estates of the late Meer Roostum of
Kyrpoor, which had been fraudulently appropriated by
Meer Ali Morad, and which have been recently resumed
by the British Government, should be restored to
Mahomed Hassan, and the other sons of the late Meer
Roostum ; or that an equivalent stipend in lien thereof
be granted to them and their descendants ; also that like
provisions be made for the sons of the late Meer
Mobarreck."

Mr. LEWIN seconded the resolution. He observed
that it was admitted on all hands that a great wrong
had been done, and justice was up to the present time
withheld. He maintained that they were bound by
their Act of Parliament to afford redress to these princes.
It was owing to their neglect of this great principle that
they had fallen so much in the estimation of the public.
It was the practice of that court to refuse redress to ap-
peals from India, and he would prove it from the docu-
ments of their own officials. The hon. proprietor was
about to refer to other cases, when
The CHAIRMAN reminded him that the question before
them related to the case of Ali Morad and the Ameers
of Scinde.

Mr. LEwIN bowed to the decision of the chair. He
trusted that the sense of justice of that court would in-
duce it to adopt the resolution subniitted by Colonel
Dickenson, and do an act of tardy justice to these
princes.

- Mr. AYTOUN rose to offer a suggestion that it would
be advisable to modify the resolution so as to put it in
the form of a recommendation to the Court of Directors
to take the case of the Ameers into their consideration.
Subsequent investigation having shown that the Go-
vernment of India was wrong, he must say that he
thought these unfortunate men were fairly entitled to
the consideration of the court.

The CHAIRMAN said the court must be aware, and
nobody more than the hon. and gallant colonel, that
there existed as much sympathy on that side of the bar
as on the other on behalf of the ex-Ameers of Scinde
and their descendants. He was happy to tell him that
that the whole of the circumstances were under the
consideration of the India Government, which was
anxious to deal with it in the most liberal spirit. He
could hardly enter into the details, as the case was
under the consideration of the Governor-General, and
he had no doubt, notwithstanding what had been said
about broken promises, made, from time to time, that
they were in process of fulfilment, and that in a short
time such arrangements would be made in behalf of the
ex-Ameers as would lead to the restoration of these men
to their families. With these few words, he hoped, as
no time would be lost in carrying out the arrangement,
that the hon. and gallant colonel would withdraw his re-
solution, as, in its present shape, it was impossible that
the court could pass it. He hoped, therefore, it would
be withdrawn.

Colonel DICKENSON had the fullest reliance in the
statement of the chairman, but wished him to state what
the arrangement was to be.

The CIaIRDIAN said it could hardly be expected that
he should do so.
Mr. LEWIN objected to the withdrawal of the resolu-
tion. Justice was an abstract right, and admitted of no
compromise. _ _

The CHAIRMAN would then feel it his duty to move
the previous question.
The resolution of Colonel Dickenson was then put and
negatived, and the previous question carried.
Mr. LEWIN then brought before the court the case of
the court-martial held upon certain men of the 6th
Regiment of Light Cavalry of Madras. It was a ques-
tion which had been before the court several times, and
was likely to be several times more, unless justice was
done to these men. The motion he was about to sub-
mit to the court was for the production of papers show-
ing the number of men still suffering in coFsequence of
the proceedings instituted by the Marquis of Tweeddale;
and Whether they were suffering under the prders of the
Commander in Chief, or from r a the result o court-mar-
tial, with the punishment awarded to each, &c. The
hon. proprietor then proceeded to detail the circum-
stances connected with the mutiny in the 6th Madras
Cavalry which had occasioned the court-martial, con-
tending that the men had acted in error and ignorance,
and that they had been treated with great severity and
hardship and injustice, no proceedings having taken
place till nine months after the mutiny had occurred,
and the men all the time performing their duty in the
ordinary way. The sentence of the court-martial
strongly recommended them to mercy, although two of
them were actually executed.
Mr. SULLIVAN seconded the motion. He had heard
with great satisfaction that it was the intention of the
court to do justice to the ill-treated Ameers of Scinde.
He had always considered the case of Scinde one of the
foulest blots upon the administration of the Indian go-
vernment. It was gratifying to find that the Court of
Directors were now disposed, where a case of injustice
or wrong was proved before them, to grant redress ; and
having announced their intention of doing justice to the
Ameers, he thought these unfortunate troopers of the
6th Madras Cavalry were fully entitled to the merciful
consideration of the court.

The CHAIRMAN said this was the seventh time the
question was brought before the court. The events
occurred in 1845. and as no persons were now suffering
under the sentence of the court-martial, their sentences
having expired, and they having been set at liberty, he
did not think it was judicious to enter again into the
discussion of the case. Ile should, therefore, call upon
the court to negative the motion.
After a few words from Mr. LEWIN, the question was
put and negatived.
Captain DUNLOP then proceeded at some length to
comment upon the measure proposed for the future go-
vernment of India, and suggesting various amendments
and modifications in the management and constitution
of the Indian Government. He concluded by moving
for the production of certain returns connected with the
interest on the debt of India.

Some other proprietors afterwards addressed the court
on the subject of the new India bill, most of the argu-
ments being a repetition of those of the two previous
days. _ _

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Major OLIPHANT, before the court adjourned, wished
to notice a statement made by .a noble lord in the House
of Locds, with regard to the person connected with the
cotton cultivation in India. He had no hesitation in
stating that he was that director, and he would ask the
chairman to place the papers connected with that matter
upon the table, so that the proprietors would have an
opportunity of judging for themselves. The assertions
of the noble lord regarding the questions said to have
been mooted when he was elected to a seat in the
direction were utterly without foundation. (Hear.)
Mr. HUME wished to know what steps it was intended
to take to place the resolutions and opinions of that
court before Parliainent ? The greatest ignorance pre-
vailed upon the subject of the Indian Government both
in and out of Parliament, and he thought it would be
advisable to have their sentiments embodied in petitions
to both houses of Parliament. He strongly deprecated
the system of secrecy that had hitherto been pursued,
and hoped some safeguard would be introduced to secure
publicity to their proceedings.
The CHAIRMAN said they had not lost a moment's
time in communicating to the Board of Control the re-
solutions passed yesterday, and they would immediately
take into consideration what further steps they ought to
adopt.
The court then adjourned.

ROWING MATCH. BETWEEN JOHN MACKINNEY AND
ALFRED CniTTY.--The long talked-of scullers race for 501.
between these men, both of whom belong to Richmond,
and have earned much celebrity in a number of spirited
contests in which they have been engaged, took place
yesterday, and, considering the threatening aspect of the
weather, was extremely well attended. The distance
was from Putney to Mortlake, iv' ..e, and Mackinney
the favourite, at 5 and 6to `I. n even and capital
start was effected between the n, immediately after
which Mackinney drew in adTance, maintained it
throughout, and won easily. :;,
SLAVERY.—The Alton. (Illinois) Telegraph reports the
escape of slaves. It says :—" Slaves are running away
from Missouri at the present time in battalions. Three
belonging to Mr. R. Meek, of Weston, ran away on
Wednesday of last week, two of whom were afterwards
apprehended ; they were making for the plains. Fifteen
made a stampede from Ray county the week before; and
took the line of their march for lowa. Several were
captured in Grundy County, but the larger number
made good their escape. It would be a glorious thing
for Missouri if all her slaves should take it into
their heads to run away. If she only knew it, they
are one of the greatest drawbacks to her advancement
and prosperity." The New York, Journal of Commerce
remarks on the scarcity of labour in the south—
" We yesterday conversed with a southern planter from
the northern part of Georgia, who hal coine on here to
engage men to work on his plantation. He has com-
menced harvesting, And requires additional help ; but
the enhanced value of slaves since the 42,01ition agitation
places it beyond his ability to purchafollia large supply,
and white labour can be employed more economically
than that of hired slaves:"

GOOD RIDDANCE.-- Mrs. Perry, a yontlg "bloomer,"
has eloped from Monson, Mass., with Levine Clough.
When her husband found she was determined to go, he
gave her 100 dollars to start with,—American 004421C1*.