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what secret papers should or should not be produced,
was vested absolutely and entirely in that branch of her
Majesty's Government.
Sir JAMES LAW LUSHINGTON supported the motion
for adjournment.

Mr. SAVAGE was decidedly of opinion that the Raja
of Sattara had been cruelly illtreated, and he should
support the original motion.
Mr. 11oLT MACKENZIE maintained that the papers
ought not to be withheld from the Court or the public, with-
out the President of the Board of Control gave sufficient
reasons for their concealment. Ile had intended to move
" That by the general law and usage regulating the ad-
ministration of the affairs of India, it is required that all
important proceedings of the several Governments in
that country shall be regularly recorded, and that the
record of such proceedings shall, with the special excep-
tion of cases requiring secrecy, be communicated to the
Court of Directors. That in order to maintain that
principle, it is essential that no proceedings shall
originate with the Secret Committees unless the Board of
Commissioners shall be of opinion that there is one
requiring secrecy, and that no record of the proceedings
of any of the Indian Governments shall be retained in
the secret department unless the said Board represented
by its president shall declare that to divulge the contents
thereof would be injurious to the public interests.
That the papers now required by this Court have been
withheld without any such declaration on the part of
the Board of Commissioners, and that, consequently, it
is the right and duty of this Court to adhere to and re-
iterate the resolution passed on the 25th of March last.
After some further discussion, in which Rungo
Bapojee, Mr. Twining, Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, and others,
took part,
Mr. LEWIS replied.
The Court then divided, when there appeared—
For the adjournment .
Against it
Majority

The Court then adjourned, at five o'clock.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTS3IOUTIT, TUESDAY.—This morning, by the first
train from London, a Board of Admiralty, comprising.
the Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., First Lord ; Vice-Admi-
ral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8.; Rear-Admiral J. W. 1).
Dundas, C. 8., M.P.; and the Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P.,
arrived on a visit to this port. Their Lordships were
met at the Gosport terminus of the South-Western Rail-
way by Sir Charles Ogle's Flag-Lieutenant, who con-
ducted them to the Clarence-yard through the Queen's
railway entrance, where they were received by Mr.
Davies, Master-Attendant, and Mr. Grant, F.R.S.,
Storekeeper. Their Lordships immediately embarked
in the Commander-in-Chief's barge and crossed over to
the King's stairs, where Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the
Commander-in-Chief ; Rear-Admiral Superintendent
Hyde Parker, C. 8.; Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent;
Captain Dacres, of the Avenger ; Captain Chads, of the
Excellent; Mr. Brown, Master-Attendant; Mr. Bellamy,
Assistant ditto ; Mr. Fincham, Master Shipwright, and
other officers of the establishment, received them. Sir
Charles Ogle conducted their Lordships to his official
mansion, where he sumptuously entertained them at
breakfast, after which their Lordships made an inspec-
tion of the dockyard under the conduct of its superinten-
dent, proceeding to the new steam-basin, thence on
board the Arrogant, 46 gun screw frigate, built by Mr.
Fincham, who explained to their Lordships the various
matters of interest and improvement connected with
her construction (she is ready for launching). Thence,
in rotation, their Lordships proceeded ou board the
Odin steam-frigate of 1,326 tons and 560-horse power,
also built by Mr. Fincham, whence they proceeded to
the Avenger steam.frigate, 1,444 tons, 650-horse power,
Captain S. C. Dacres, who conducted their Lordships
over his vessel, and succeeded in getting an order from
them to have his vessel fitted with a mizenmast, which
will considerably improve her appearance, having at
present only fore and 'mainmasts. From the
Avenger the party visited the Centaur steam-frigate, of
1,269 tons and 540 horse power, like the Avenger de-
signed by the surveyor; after inspecting which vessel
their Lordships, accompanied by Sir Charles Ogle, pro-
ceeded in the Myrtle steam tender to Spithead with their
flag flying, to make an inspection of that fine and
serviceable three-decker, the St. Vincent, 120, flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., M.P. Their
Lordships were received on the quarter-deck by Captain
Milne, and all the executive officers of the ship, and were
conducted over her; the admirable manner in which she
is rigged, stored, and prepared for any service, drawing
forth the highest encomiums from their Lordships, who
remained to luncheon; and after highly complimenting
Captain Milne and his officers, left at half-past three
o'clock, under a salute of 19 guns, and returned to
harbour, thence to London, by the 5.30 train. The
Viscount Templetown also breakfasted with Sir Charles
Ogle, and accompanied the Lords of the Admiralty to
the St. Vincent with Lord de Ros.
While the other members of the Board went on a visit
to the St. Vincent, the first Sea Lord, Vice-Admiral Sir
Charles Adam, accompanied by Rear-Admiral Hyde
rarker, Mr. Fincham, Master Shipwright, and Mr.
Brown, Master-Attendant, inspected the Ajax, 56, steam
guard-ship in the basin, and made a minute examination
of the trunk for the screw. The Britannia was also
casually inspected, from which ship this party pro-
ceeded to the Prince Regent, 120, razeeing to a 92, and
inspected the new plan for her rudder and tiller, the in-
vention of Captain Fanshawe Martin, late of the Queen,
Trafalgar, aad Camperdown. From the Prince Regent
the Retribution was the next visited, after which Sir
Charles Adam rejoined his colleagues and left with them
for London. Mr. Ward, M.P., Secretary to the Admi-
ralty, came down yesterday, and proceeded to Ryde,
Isle of Wight.
The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander West, arrived
at Spithead this afternoon at five o'clock, from the west
coast of Africa. She is ordered to Woolwich to be paid
off, and will convey thither some new boats, and a quan-
tity of preserved meat (pemmican), prepared under the
inspection of Sir John Richardson, for the use of the
Arctic expedition.
The Conde da Montemolin and suite, accompanied by
General Montenegro, arrived at this port yesterday at
half-past twelve. They were escorted over to the dock-
yard in Sir Charles Ogle's barge, attended by his flag-
captain (Captain Pasco, of the Victory) and flag-
lieutenant, and presented to Sir Charles Ogle at the
King's stairs, who then embarked in the barge, and
proceeded on board the Fanny yacht, in which the entire
party proceeded to Spithead, to inspect the St. Vincent,
after which they returned and dined with Sir Charles
Ogle and a distinguished party. This morning, at
half-past ten, Captain Pasco received the august visitors
at the dockyard gate, and escorted them to the Com-
mander-in-Chief's house, where they met the Lords of
the Admiralty and breakfasted ; after which they wore
escorted by Captain Pasco over the dockyards to the
royal yachts Victoria and Albert, and the Fairy, on
board which Commander Crispin received them, and
explained everything of interest. Thence they went
to the Victory and the Clarence victualling establish-
ments, Hasler Hospital, &c. The Conde and suite, and
Captain Pasco, with a distinguished party, dined this
evening at the mansion of Colonel Dundas Campbell,
North End-house, Kingston, who accompanied his High-
ness in his visit. The utmost respect was shown the
Conde during his stay, which appeared to please him

The Penelope steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, was at
St. Helena, all well, on the 6th ult., having arrived there
on the sth with three prizes in tow. The first, taken on
the 17th of March, had been chased four days and nights
by the ;Flying Fish, 12, Commander Dyke, and is a
beautiful vessel of 100 tons, a very fast sailer, had landed
her slave crew at Kabenda, where were the Larne, 18,
Commander Brisbane, the Heroine, 10, Commander Ed-
munds, the Sealark, 10, the Bittern, 16, and the Lily,
16. The Penelope left Kabenda on the 22d of March
for Congo River to Water, was at St. Paul de Loando on
the 25th, and left it on the 28th of March. Captured
the schooner Felicidade, with 312 slaves on board, a
small vessel about 60 tons. On the 4th she captured the
schooner Joanita, from Rio, everything fitted for slaves,
but none on board; she, too, was a remarkably fast
sailer. The Styx steam-sloop, Commander Chads, was
at St. Helena on the 6th of April. The Albatross, 16,
Commander Farquhar, had also arrived there. The
Penelope's officers and crew were all well.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 24.—Fier Majesty's steam vessel
Hecate, Commander Joseph West, arrived this morning
from the coast of Africa. She left Sierra Leone the 28th
of April, Goree the Ist of May, and Teneriffe the 14th
inst. The coast and islands were healthy. The Hecate
did not speak any ship on her passage home. Her crew
are all well; the last death on board occurred in Septem-
ber, 1846. After receiving practique in tb• Sound, she
went up Hamoaze. The Hecate left England in June,
1845.

CHATHAM, May 24.—The Birkenhead steam-frigate,
Commander A. H. Ingram, arrived on Friday evening,
the 21st inst., for the purpose of coaling. She left at
half past three o'clock the following afternoon, having
taken 200 tons of coal on board, and proceeded to Sheer-
ness. In passing Gillingham-reach she capsized a boat
in which were five engineer officers. Fortunately, the
officers were expert swimmers, and they were picked up
by two watermen who saw the accident.
The Semarang, 26 guts, sailed from Sheerness on the
afternoon of the 22d inst., for Gibraltar.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsey, arrived
at Sheerness on Sunday evening, the 23d inst., at seven
o'clock, from Greenhithe, which place she left at half-
past four P. 31 , with only half her steam up.
The Howe, 120 guns, Captain Sir James Stirling,
proceeds to the Nore this evening, the 24th inst., and
will be inspected by the Port Admiral to-morrow; she
will then proceed to Portsmouth, towed by the Terrible,
Birkenhead, and African steam-vessels. The Howe has
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only 300 blue-jackets on board, made up from Port;
mouth, the ordinary at Chatham, and the Ocean. She
has also several seamen riggers from Chatham and Sheer-
ness Dockyards; and for the purpose of getting this
ship ready in time, the men have been working on her
from five o'clock in the morning until ten at night ever
since she has been in commission. It is reported that
the Howe will remain at Portsmouth for three months
to refit, as her present rigging is but temporary. As
soon as she is completed, she will proceed to the Straits,
to relieve the Hibernia, 104, Vice-Admiral Sir W. Par-
ker, G.C.8., Captain Richards.

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The Earl of Bradford had an interview with Sir
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office,