The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-27 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

" Words are like leaves, and where they most abound,
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found."

MR. EDlTOR—Doubtless from the interest you
take in Indian affairs, and your Journal and the
Sunday Indian' Observer* often containing the
most recent intelligence from the Oriental Con-
tinent—
" The brightest jewel in the British Crown,"
you will have observed with no common interest
the squabble at the Court of Proprietors on the
23d June. There is a peculiar species of debate,
which we may class as interrogative and rejective,
in which much is said, and nothing done, occu-
pying the valuable days of the Chairman in de-
sultory and useless questions, answering no possi-
ble purpose, but that of wasting time, and ham-
pering the responsible Officer of the Board of
Directors, hurrying him into compliance, and as
in the case of the late Chairman (Mr. WIORAM),
OD the question of the Marquis of liossTisrus's,
Government almost bullying him into an aban-
donment of his duty. It is to me exceedingly
singular, ~that. five or six men, otherwise unex-
ceptionable and highly respectable, should so fur
forget the interests of 1,400 Proprietors as to be
eternally frustrating the acts of the Directors,
men whom they have themselves elected, and in
whom all put confidence. A desire to be
thought busy, and their services of importance
impelled by the cacoethes loquendi, constantly
thrusts these persons into public notice. We
find his MAJNSTes Government have no cause of
complaint against the Directors. The Board of
Controul, under the able Presidency of Mr. W.
WYNNE, approves of all their measures. The
Parliament of the country never find it necessary
to call them to account. The Court of Proprie-
tors, collectively and individually, with the ex-
ception of the foregoing personages, swarm
their proceedings; and the British Press, watch.
ful and jealous as it is of public and private
rights, rarely contain the shadow of a censure
against the Directors. No, sir, it is only some
half dozen perturbed spirits who thus incessantly
occupy the Court, and are never happy but when
they hear themselves talk ; under u mistaken notion
of acquiring popularity, they goon teasing and per-
plexing the Court for no earthly purpose that I can
discover. But the Directors are in this instance
themselves to blame ; they ought not to have re-
ceived the document in question ; it was decided
juris, and to all intents end purposes a non-
official paper. A praiseworthy but fictitious de-
licacy, no doubt, prevailed on the Court to re-
ceive the Paper ; by so doing, they, with the best
motives, compromised themselves, and their op-
poems have not failed to take advantage of the
Court's indulgence. The most singular feature
in this protracted business is, the circumstance of
the required document being already before the
Public in print, but the Court are now required
to make that a record, which is nothing more nor
less than the Governor G era I'S own opinion On
his own acts. One Honourable Gentleman wishes
to he presented with the criticisms and annota-
tions ot the Directors, thin making them
lte-
"vie! 44AILKAA Oa parte btmemunt.
w tNIN Cotleise RIO enrellet%t obtkerva•
ons deserve to he recorded. Ile saw no oh

jection to the production of thl' paper ; hut lie
thought, as it was only the opinion of an indivi-
dual, too much importance had been attached to
it, anti that importance would b© increased by
the withholding it ; he, however, hoped that it

%resold be produced without the opinion of the
Court of Directors. This Is all right in the
Honourable Proprietor. I hnve not the honour
of knowing the gentleman, but I shall set him
[town us a SPIISIhIO man. " Long spe,..ches are
like cypress trees, tail and beautiful, but
they yield no fruit." I unreserved:y confess
that a regular observance ought to be kept as
the public acts of the Directors, but while they,
to the satisfaction of the Government, pursue
their measures with integrity and ability, there
is something very irritating and ridiculous in a
few individuals making it a mutter of duty and
principle to be constantly acting against the very
me" whom they have themselves clothed with
power: c„aents have justifivd the administration
of the Court of Directors for the last half vett-
tory, but this rage for legislating, and inveterate!
uenchisnt for speechifying, will effilf"nd the
judgment of many au excellent and worthy man.
Were there atsy usi.ful or productive
in these repeated attempts to thwart the move-
ments of the Directors, I would be the last to
raise my voice. Although their servant, I 1111 Ye 110
Undue bins—no leaning—no partiality ; on the
contrary, they have treated ine with some de-
gree of unkindness and neglect, but they had
public reasons for it, therefore I do not com-
plain. Lord HAS arse is a high-minded Noble,
mail, of an exalted chario,ter, and one of the
most amiable of men. Still lie was a public
officer; it is not of man that I speak,. but of prin.
ciple. Let the friends of the Nobleman its ques-
tion tuko the subject before, Parliament, and let
evidence he produced, and every document with.
nut reservation brought forward. Let Col.Jonst
Bit c, mr.o.Eortog Do svncsiv t.t., Mr. .10$1.:i
STUAT, Mr. Ilonosou, and 'other public
men of the day, he called to the Isar
of the House, and at once set the ques-
tion at rest ; but I du protest most sincerely
against those repeated, unnecessary, and 11611.
ditious attacks on the Court of Directors, which
have a tendency to interrupt business, produce
hostile feelings, and impede the Executive in the
due discharge of their dutiell.
It was but the other day I met my .flighty and

patriotic frknd Bob Bouncer. Whither so fast?
exclaimed,—Goiog to town to buy India Stock,
was the reply—l thought your funds were luki
out to advantage alrpady,—just so, my dear fel-
low, but I want to be a public man, to get into
notice. I have tried'hy all means to get into
print, won't do—have tried History, Biography,
Public Economy, even a Eomiet to the Moon—it
won't do—The limes won't notice me, The
Chronicle won't record me, Ma Sun won't shine
upon me; must buy India Stock and become
speechifier—see, my good fellow, how I will touch
,up the Directors, see my exposes of India attics,

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