The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-17 00:00:00

BILL.

A conference was appointed to confer with the Lords
on the subject of certain amendments introduced by the
Lords in this Bill.

The conference having been returned,
Sir G. GREY announced the result thereof to the
House.
General MORRISON made some remarks upon the
subject of the Raja of Sattara, which were perfectly in-
audible in the gallery. The Gallant Member wa under-
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country would not tolerate it much longer. The present
rule of this country in India, was a moral miracle, and it
the House allowed the high character of that Government
to be tarnished, there would soon be an end to their ex-
tensive dominion in the East. What a position was it
tbr a man like the Hon. Member for Montrose, who, for
30 years had been the most indefatigable reformer in
this country, and who was mainly interested in obtaining
a reformed House of Commons, and placing the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government, to stand up in his
place, night after night, and beg of the Noble Lord,
whom he had placed in his situation, to grant a full and
fair inquiry into the subject. A statement had been made
by Captain Cogan to the effect that the President of the
Board of Control (Sir J. Hobhouse) had stated to him
that he would do all that lay in his pow. ,r to support the
conduct of the Government in this determination, and
that he had written to the Governor General of India,
giving his intentions to dismiss from office every indivi-
dual who expressed an opinion unfavourable to the con-
duct pursued by the Government. It surely could not
be possible that a member of a Liberal Government
could act thus, but such was the effect of injustice on the
part of the Government.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said this case had been very
carefully considered -by -Sir Robert Grant, and after that
careful consideration, Sir Robert Grant was firmly con-
vinced of the guilt of the Raja. Now, Sir Robert Grant
could have had no interest either in deposing or con-
tinuing the Raja or his brother upon the throne, and
there could be no doubt that his decision was purely im-
partial. He could not see any necessity for further
inquiry into the matter. Already the fullest inquiry
had taken place, and be could see no reason whatever
for re-opening the case. He was not disposed to enter
again into the merits of the question.
Sir J. HOBHOUSE defended himself against the
charge made by Captain Cogan.
Mr. OSBORNE deprecated the course taken by the
Hon. Member for Finsbury, in making public the sub-
stance of a private conversation between Captain Cogan
and the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Con-
trol. If such a course were to be generally adopted, an
end would soon be put to all public and private confi-
dence. He would have no objection to unite himself
with the Hon. Member for Finsbury, as one of the twelve
who would oppose voting a single shilling till justice had
been done to the Raja.
Mr. WAKLEY explained that the statement he had
made was made on the authority of the printed report of
the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the East
India House.
Mr. B. ESCOTT thought that the Raja had not yet
had a fair trial, and it was an act of monstrous injus-
tice on the part of the Government, to refuse to him a
fair trial.
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BILL.

The report upon this Bill was then brought up and
agreed to.
POOR LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL.
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