The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-30 00:00:00

THE DISMISSED INDIAN JUDGES.

Mr. BLACKETT called the attention of the President of
the Board of Control to certain observations which had
fallen from him a few evenings since, in which he was re-
ported to have said, with reference to the dismissed judges
of Bombay, that one of them, Mr. Gregor Grant, "had
pursued a course of conduct which was scandalous." He
wished to know whether the right hon. gentleman had
really used such words, and also, whether he had received
any communication or application since that time from Mr.
Grant ?

Sir C. WOOD (who spoke in a low tone of voice, and
with his back to the gallery) denied that those words had
been used by him. What he did say was, that Mr. Grant
" had pursued a course of conduct which, as he feared
had been the case, had been the cause of a great deal of
scandal." He was not aware that any application had
been received from Mr. Grant.
MR. MAGAN AND COLONEL DITNNE.

The SPEAKER then called upon Mr. Magan, who had
placed upon the paper a motion of his intention to do so,
"to make a statement relative to correspondence which
has taken place between the Duke of Newcastle and
Colonel Dunne."
Mr. MAGAN rose accordingly, and, addressing Colonel
Dunne, who was sittinc, near him, said, " Perhaps my hon.
and gallant friend will save me the trouble of making a
statement, by explaining to the house that he had been
misled." _ _

Colonel DUNNE not responding to this appeal, other-
wise than by touching his hat,
Mr. MAGAN proceeded to say, it would be in the recol-
lection of the house that in a recent debate the Duke of
Newcastle asserted in the other house that he (Mr. Magan)
had given him certain information with regard to words
made use of by a relative of his hon, and gallant friend.
He wished to make an explanation on this subject, but
was altogether in the hands of the house.
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A Voice—Speak up. What is it all about ?
The SPEAKER here interposed, and said that if the mat-
ter on which the hon. member desired to speak was one of
public importance, he would be entitled to bring it under
the consideration of the house ; but if it were a matter of
private controversy between him and any other member,
he would act most judiciously by arranging it out of doors
Mr. MAGAN said that he should not have placed any
notice on the paper, were it not that he considered that
his own character and that of the hon. member for Port-
arlington, were at stake.
The subject then dropped.
THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON.

Mr. MACARTNEY called the attention of the house
to a warrant having been lately issued to the Commodore
and members of the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ire-
land, by the Board of Admiralty, granting permission to
the members of that Club, to carry and use the white
ensign of the fleet on board the vessels of that body,
although the exclusive privilege to use such white ensign
had been accorded to the Royal Yacht Squadron of
England, by a warrant issued by the Board of Ad-
miralty, in June, 1829, by desire of his late Majesty
George the Fourth, and moved for copies of documents
relating to this matter, including two letters addressed by
the Secretary of the Treasury to the Commodore of the
Royal Saint George's Yacht Club, Kingston, granting, but
afterwards rescinding, the permission to the members of
that club, to carry and use the white ensign of the fleet on
board their yachts and vessels, the reason assigned for so
rescinding such permission being " that the Royal Yacht
Squadron of England had the exclusive privilege to carry
and use such white ensign of the Fleet on board their
vessels." His (Mr. Macartney's) object was to ascertain
from the right hon. baronet at the head of the Admiralty,
whether it was the fact, or not, that the Royal Yacht
Squadron had the exclusive right to use the white burgee.
Sir J. GRAHAM replied, that if any uninformed by-
stander were to comment on their proceedings—(hear,
hear)--he could hardly believe that the decision with re-
spect to the future government of our Indian empire
was the subject which was kept waiting for discussion
while the house considered, first, what was the fine im-
posed on a cabman, and now what should be the colour of
a bit of bunting to be worn by yachts. (Hear, hear.) It
was a proof that there was nothing so great that the house
was not equal to grapple with it, and nothing so minute
that the house would not stoop to consider it. The
honourable member was in error in supposing that the
Royal Yacht Club at Cowes had ever had the ex-
clusive right of wearing the white ensign. It was not
granted in 1829 exclusively to that club ; but for a long
time warrants were granted to particular yachts. He
(Sir J. Graham) had the honour of being at the Admiralty
in 1832, when an application was made by certain len-
tlemen residing in the south-west of Ireland, who had
formed themselves into a club, to 'nave the permission. He
took the pleasure of King William IV. with respect to
that application, and received his permission to grant a
t general warrant. It was required that there should be a
I crown with a shamrock, as a distinguishing mark. That
warrant, granted in 1832, had never since been revoked.
They had possessed it for 21 years, and applications had
been made by the present board io revoke it. That appli-
cation had not been assented t-.". He was perfectly ready
to lay on the table all papers that had passed on the sub-
ject. (No.)
It was agreed that the house at its rising should adjourn
to Monday next.
CLITHEROE ELECTION COMMITTEE.
1 Mr. G. A. HAMILTON appeared at the bar, an,3 stated
that he was instructed by the Select Committee on the
Clitheroe Election Petition to inform the house that, with
respect to the witness Towler, now in the custody of the
Sergeant-at-Arms, the committee having reconsidered his