The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-17 00:00:00

TYRONE

Right Hen. T. Corry ...
Lord C. Hamilton

WATKRYORD COUNTY.
Hon. R. S. Carew
W. Villiers Stuart ..

WATERFORD CITY.
W. Christmas, Esq,
M. Reade, Esq.

WEIFORP CITY•
Sir Thomas Esmonde •91

WESTMEATH COUNTY.
H. M. Tuite, Esq.
B. Chapman, Esq. ...
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YOUGHAL.
F. J. Howard, Esq

THREE PERSONS DROWNED.—.—Sunday eien•
ing, at half-past eight, as the Maid of Erin, river steamer, wa
coming up the channel close to the navigation wall, a fishing
awl, in which were ten young persons, came in contact with
her, and instantly, overturned, precipitating the entire par.y
into the water. 'The steamer's boats were lowered, and every
exertion used to save the persons now struggling with the r
fate. Seven out of the ten were picked up ; some of them were
nearly exhausted ; but three were drowned... Cork Reporter.

THE RAJA OF &vmmß,l.

INDIA HOUSE.-FRIDAY.

The Adjourned Meeting of the Proprietors of East
India Stock again assembled yesterday, George Lyall,
3 i,'sq., M.P., Chairman. The debate was resumed by
Mr. WARDEN, a Director, who said, that ever since
113 e had returned from India he had taken every opportu-
nity of making himself master of the proceedings relat-
ing to the Sattara case, and he would proceed to state to
the Court the result of his labours, and the conclusion
to which his mind had come. During the debate of yes-
terday an Hon. Proprietor had expressed his conscien-
tious belief that the Raja was not guilty of the charges
alleged against him. Acting under the same solemn con-
viction, he (Mr. Warden) was obliged to say that the
2ltaja was guilty—(Hear, hear)—and that he had justly
incurred the penalty of forfeiture. The evidence was
.aelbre them all, and had already been frequently quoted
during that protracted debate ; he would not therefore
detain the Court by alluding to it further than to remind
them that the proceedings originated out of the reports
made by his Gallant Friend, General Lodwick, who was
the Resident in Sattara. Much had been said against
the conduct and proceedings of the Bombay Government.
It was stated that they had urged on the inquiry,
and with a predetermination that he should be found
guilty. Now, how was that borne out ? Where,
in all the papers before them, did that appear ? The
whole of the proceedings originated out of the reports
and suggestions of the Resident—
General LODW/CK—I beg to say that I merely sent
down the depositions ; I made no comment upon them
at all. All I did was to ask instructions.—(Order.)
Mr. WARDEN had not said that the Gallant General
had commented upon the depositions. What he said was,
that A was upon the information communicated by him
that the Government of Bombay originated the whole of
.
the proceedings. After he sent down the deposit,,ons
spoken of, the Resident was engaged in obtaining infor-
Ina don from every quarter in which it was, likely to
be got.---
d to
General LODWICK—I was direct, observe the
most perfect secrecy.—(Loud cries*. of
Mr. WARDEN—WeII, "Order, order.")
the Y...esidetit found it necessary
to obtain further informati: xi ;
the information by the Pj ) mnba-- and upon the receipt of
Government a Commis-
sion of Inquiry was appointed, which went into the in-
vestigation, and -..dtimately pronounced an opinion, not
precisely cond.:tinning the. Raja, but finding that there
wasa case of sLronc, suspicion that the information ob-
taintd by the Resident was correct ; but at the same
time recommended the Raja to the most merciful con-
sidere,..con of the Government.—(Hear, hear.) The
Boir:eay Government were also of opinion that the evi-
(knee was not sufficient to condemn the Raja.—(Hear,
',Lear.) The Government of India, however, entertained
1 a different opinion ; but Sir Robert Grant, with the in-
telligence and ability -which always enabled him to take
a just view of things, on reviewing the proceedings
against the Raja, entered into those,circumstances which
would most tend to alleviate the conduct of the Raja ;
and he stated as his opinion, that he would be suffi-
ciently pr,nished by the transfer from his juris-
diction to that of the British, of the territory of Sattara.
—(Hear.) . That was the mild punishment which
the Boribay Government awarded to the treachery of
the Ra'iti. Immediately, however, after the sentence was
pronounced, the Bombay Government received informa-
tion, from the mother of the Dewan, which entirely al-
t'.red their views ; and he must observe that the Raja
had been much applauded for his conduct in
sar?endering his accomplices. It had been fre-
quently stated that this conduct was a proof of his
innocence. Now, on the contrary, he (Mr. Warden)
thought that the abandonment of his accomplices--of
those who were carrying on the intrigues against the
British Government under his atispic,!:3, and by his direc-
tions, was only a proof of his th':k;ficity and cunning.—
(Hear, hear.) The mother of the Dowell, seeing
that the Raja would no,, protect her son, and, in
the hopes of obtainie:g his release, gave informa-
tion to the British Government, and that information
led to an exposition of the whole conduct of the Raja
by means of that U,ommission. Now in his opinion the
erred in appointing that Commission,
Government. great 4
for by so doing;they converted that which was a mere
political tra:isa6
ction into a grave judicial inquiry.—
(Hear, he -,,,r.) The ease was a simple one, a,ud according
to the r,tinciples of international law no judicial inquiry
what,Jiier was necessary., An Hon. Proprietor had y( s-
ter'.aly led them through all the forms and proceedings of
t:ne Courts at the Old Bailey. Now he would ask,
would they have the Raja tried by a petty jury,
by a grand jury, nay, he would ask, where were they to
find a jury by which to .try him at all? Was it to be con-
stituted of the petty Princes around ? Nay, it was ridi-
culous to pursue the theme any further, for it was mo-
rally impossible to carry on the inquiry in any other way
than by sending the charges to the Raja.—(Hear, hear.)
The Raja said he denied the whole of them, but he had
often done so before, and it was now perfectly well-known
untruly ; that being proved, we were now compelled to
take possestjon of his territories under the treaty. It
was a Ateat national question, and having once inter-
fered in it, it was quite impossible that it could have
bean disposed of otherwise. It had been frequently ob-
served during the debate that no opportunity was
afforded for the cross-examination of the witnesses, and
he had heard it stated that his Gallant Friend General
Lodwick had said that he was prevented from cross-ex-
amining them. [To the General]--Do you admit that ?
General LODWlCK—Certainly. I stated it openly in
Court.—(Loud cries of " Order.")

Mr. WARDEN—Then all he could say was that his
Gallant Friend had allowed himself to be brow-beaten
by his colleagues. 4 undoubtedly was in his power to
put a stop to the proceedings at any moment when ho
might think that they were carried on in any unfair
manner. He maintained that every member of the Com-
mission had the power to cross-question every witness
that was brought before it.

General L'DWICII was again on his legs, but was
interrupted by
Mr. MExzlEs, who spoke to order, and said he must pro-
test against that system of carrying on the arguments in
that Court. It was wholly unprecedented. The Gallant
Officer ought to hear the arguments offered on either
side, and he would have an opportunity of explaining
afterwards.

General Louwicic had only interrupted the Hon.
Director because he had not heard his observations.

Mr. WIGRAIVI rose to order. Such interruptions were
very unseemly •, and he must also tell his Hon. Friend
that it was his duty to address the Chairman, and not
any individual member of the Court.
Mr. WARDEN had been saying that every member
of that Commission iad a right to cross-examine all
witnesses bronlit before them. After the receipt et
the information from the mother of the Dewan a dittetellt
course of proceeding was adopted. Lieut-Colonel
Ovens was employed to collect evidence. Sir Robert

Grant intended in the first instance that a statement
should be drawn out of the whole of the charges which
had led to the investigation, and that it should
be forwarded to the Raja. The Governor-General
objected to the course, but after an explanation had
been received by him from Sir Robert Grant and Lieut.
Colonel Ovans, had stated that it was wholly unnecessary
to prolong the investigation, for they would have pro%
duced evidence against the Raja which was so iittalg
that they must have proceeded at once to ttet upon it.
It was impossible to carry on the proceedings without at
once suspending the Raja, which, as Sir James Carnae
justly said, would wholly lose him the respect
of his subjects. Many Honourable Proprietors,
and amongst others Mr. Salomons, had taken ups rost
erroneous view of the case. In his speech onttines-
day he said that the charges made agaiSt tht Raja were
' most indefinite, and he maintained hat the treaty en-
tered into with him had first been broken by the Rug
lish.—(Hear, hear.) Non' 116Vv vas it possible to Aieet
such a general 'Marge ? -He 'wild only et) it II ltWing
the charge a general. denial, by generally denying that
the English had evr broken the tettity.—(Cries of "Oh.")
He said that British faith had been maintained inviolate
since the Thfitish %vs Was first unfurled in Indirt,----(CeitA
of " Oh, oh.") The Jagheerdars were placed tititter the
so-rereignty of the Raja ; but he Was 353 hound down-
-his hands were tied so strrmar,,---that he could per-
form no one act of severeignty over them, because
they, having ;Ike option, chose to place themselves
under the protection of the British authoettieS e'er
since the accession of the Raja to Ow throne.
Re had shown an ardent desire to degrade the attgheer-
dart, he had throughout that tithe shown the most ava-
ricious disposition, and a great desire to obtain their
possessions. During the whole of the debates the tint:-
meter of the ex-Raja, had been greatly applati&d) Mite
in his opinion, most mistalienly Vet His down-
fal was cbsely inteeto3Ven, Will his conduct ever
since nis being, hoed 'Upon the throne. Even In
1:62°, when 6 had been (nit two yeats pp4A.tstO O
the sovereign auth-ority, he cetnettNed I% ll'ArriliA
with other Prlnees. He tv.-M intbrited by the ltal en
upon several occasions of the :clan ex i% ilti 111 ii4l it
1
suet eommunietAtiells -with, tailo Pens, out all to no
tv,iseleinfoarh;iittartulttilktitllti 4s
wieitfjbYerao_l4.grgnetatligtartientstahnidilic.unns
minute by Mr. Ander:ua it was awed. Mitt}, titgm wo;
vting in th:, charaeter er the Nit liitJr. fetittifkatild
than tl::a.t he should Intro Pit' Slit lthig a pefit3 and so ide :-
i
cessfully carried on the tiedef,ithil itfildll IW 'ild pfiletisd
upon thew ortim; *ha Iveie K:eofitlly hien of refit abi-
lity, who hart cell ticOediked J hii..Coiiit.l4 tie 13si4A
taeVernment t tifOtliilVe Debit the faiili tif iN Residents;
fer *!,,i Wee e 1 them, Prom Captain Grant dovvnwa,fds,
biti tiAti warned him of his danger ; yet they took nd
other steps to bring his conduct before the proper au=
thorities. Even Li 0 eutenant-404 titillig 'aidt ht tt
Raja was philloiklitiV rt.'it3iibilY nth n 6 t lk)iig it;
the Nti4ltett hml treated him liadiy in relation
to the 3a&heeidar Ad that titiegtibii mai
not the siiNet 0)416. Ili that
iii'deeediiii'l
i and fhe 'bed V.bittilliL. tor himself that; influence which
a.§ tt, I[io,4kiii at the Court of a native Prince he ought
LO have done, he would have restrained the Raja add
have averted his anger. The some Gallant Colonel men.
tions the names of two individuals who had obtained
great influence over the Raja, and he stated that it was
the common opinion hi Sattara that they would be
the cause of his ruin, That oniclit had been
realised. The Raja had been misled by them. He had
received repeated warnings, lint he had still gone.on in a
course which was inconsistent with British safety. lied
he reposed more confidence in the British .Residents. and
placed less in his favourites and sonic Brahmins, who
surrounded him, he might still have been • safe,
but his ambition was to restore the Indian empire
by the expulsion of the British. Sir Robert Grant in
this, as in every other instance, had shown the utmost
sagacity and foresight. Ho had predicted the line of
defence which would be taken up by those who espoused
the cause of the Raja. He said that the plans of the
Raja were sufficiently foolish and extravagant as
to make them more a matter for ' lmighter
than of fear ; that the Raja's best hope was,
that no rational being could lend his mind to
such preposterous and .extravagant designs. Now,
that was exactly the manner in which the -ease had been
argued by Mr. Salomons and several athez rroprietors ;
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