The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-16 00:00:00

[THE T I MES]

Amidst the confusion which took place at the
last Meeting of the Proprietors of East India
Stock, it was hardly observed that the regular
purpose of the Meeting was to deliberate on a
propositon, or propositions, respecting the Acade-
mic Establishment belonging to the Company at
Haileybury. As this is a subject to which proba-
bly our Journal first directed public attention
some years ago, and as we then foresaw and pre-
dicted the evils which have since sprung up from the
establishment in question, it may not be unbecom-
ing in us to resume our remarks on the present oc-
casion. At art early period of the institution, we
stated the absurdity of its regulations,and their in-
aptitude to answer the end proposed : and from
that early period to the present, the College, as it
is called, has been the scene of more riots or re-
bellions, probably, than all the other great
schools of England put together. The conse-
quence of every disturbance has been a de-
mand on the part of the Professors of more
power. We solicit attention to this circum-
stance, not on account of its peculiarity, but
on account of its strict analogy to the cir-
cumstances of every other government which is
in its nature unsuitable to the condition of the
persons governed. A. weak Sovereign always
complains of the turbulence of his subjects, and
demands or arrogates to himself more power than
the laws allow for their government. A wise King
can manage his State with half the prerogatives
which are required by a foolish one. We do not
say that the governors of the institution at Hai-
leybury are personally foolish men—indeed,
the reputation which one or two of them
have obtained would refute the charge--but it is
clear by the result, it is clear by the motion now
before the Proprietors, that the rules of govern-
ment are foolish ; and we think that there has
also been a silly vanity) producing a blind disre-
gard to consequences on the part of the governors,
through which they nut only first enforced those
rules to the utmost, but have since given them an
extension and force which now disturb all the
other springs of administration.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
When we alluded to the proceedings at the
India House on Wednesday last, we could not
help noticing the observation of the Deputy
Chairman, which followed the answers of Mr.
Pattison and Mr. Elphinstone to the questions of
the friends of the Marquess of Hastings, as con-
veying the idea that these questions did not
embrace the whole of the difficulty. In fact,
we can easily conceive that a very heavy
accusation might lie against the Marquess,
which these questions did not by any means
meet. If, therefore, the Chairman felt that
a direct answer would convey to the public
a part only of the truth, r."l',/le either from deli-
cacy to the Marquis, or from motives of expe-
diency, he could not supply the deficiency at that
time, we do not see how he could have acted
otherwise than he did, and his firmness under
the attacks which he had to sustain was only
in that case the more creditable to him. The
Chairman was asked, " if Lord Hastings had
embezzled 300,0001. of the monies of the Hon.
Company, or of having been party to an em-
bezzlement, by whin a deficit to this amount had
been incurred ?" Now we believe in no one of
the reports in circulation long prior to the ap-
pearance of the Newspaper quoted on the
occasion, was it ever stated that Lord Hast-
ings had either embezzled any of the Com-
pany's money, or been party to any em-
bezzlement of the Company's money. We
have never heard of any charge of embezzlement,
or participation in embezzlement of monies be-
longing to any one, lying against the Marquess.
But short of this, we can conceive a charge
against the Marquess, even arising from out of
pecuniary transactions. From the high and ho-
nourable character of some of the Gentlemen who
came forward in behalf of the Marquess on
that occasion, we are satisfied they entertain the
firmest conviction that the conduct of that distin-
guish personage would stand the severest scru-
tiny. We are therefore somewhat astonished that
instead of putting questions, the answers to which
would bring the case only partially before the
public, they did not at once move for the produc-
tion of all such Papers as were calculated to throw
the fullest light on it.

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