The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-26 00:00:00

continue the political power of the Company in India during the '
time in which their interests were to be concerned.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said that the Court had seen from ,
the last letter from Mr. Grant that the Government de.
dined to deviate from what they considered the vital prin.
ciple which he had proposed. Since they had come into Court
he bad received a letter from the Right Honourable the
Secretary of the Board of Control, with some explana.
tions on the subject, and although, in the usual
course of the proceedings, it would have been his duty to
have submitted that letter, in the first instance, to the Court of
Directors, he, atter consulting with one or two friends, was
determined to take upon himself the responsibility of having
the letter read to the Court of Proprietors at once.—(Hear.)
The letter was then read, dated this day, in which the
Right Hon Secretary of the Beard of Control thanked the
Court of Directors for the information they had given him,
regretted that the Court had not acceded to the proposed
scheme, and stated that he could not allow the great question
at issue to be referred to the Court of Proprietors, without vin-
dicating Ministers from an imputation which had been cast upon
them, that their plan would do away with all good government in
India, and aasuring the Court of Directors that Ministers had
ng other object in view in the plan they had proposed, than
e general advantages of the empire.
The CHAIRMAN said, that as the whole of the letters had
been now read, he felt quite sure it would be the wish of the
Court of Proprietors, as well as of the Court of Directors, that
they should be printed for the use of the Proprietors generally ;
and he should therefore now move that the papers which had
been read should be printed.
The CHAIRMAN then put the question to the Court, and
declared it carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then said, as he had anticipated the
unanimous vote the Court would give on this subject, he had
to inform them that the papers were already in the hands of
the prin ers, and thlt he had every expectation that they would
be ready for delivery in that Court to-morrow. The next
point for the consideration of the Court would be, as to the
period to which the Court should adjourn the meeting
for the consideration of the vital question now under considera.
tion. The general course on former occasions had been,
that the Court of Proprietors should meet within a fortnight.
He was fully aware, however, of the extraordinary importance
of this question, and of the sweeping changes which were to
be male.—(Hear, hear.) He would, therefore, take the
opinion of the Court as to whether the Proprietors would be
prepared to meet and consider this subject on Monday or
Tuesday in next week, or whether they would postpone it for
a longer period. If they postponed it at all, they must be aware
that the week following would be Easter week, and that the week
after that would close the Direction. Therefore, unless it be
taken up next Monday, or Tuesday, it must be postponed until
Monday the 15th of April. He would wait to hear the wishes
of the Proprietors.— (Hear, hear.)
Sir JOHN MALCOLM stated, that having listened at-
tentively to the whole of the correspondence between the
Company and the Government, he was firmly of opinion
that they involved the full and mature consideration of every
branch of the Company's Indian government. As they
would have to be brought forward either next Tuesday or
after Easter, he for one did not think, judging frum his own
experience, which was not a little, that he could give the sub.
ject that consideration it deserved before the 15th of April—
(Hear, hear)—he meant as soon as was possible after Easter,
and he proposed that the Court be adjourned until the 15th.
Mr. POYNDER seconded the motion, and while on his
legs he begged to be permitted to state—(Loud cries of" Oh,
oh," and "Question.") He really was not aware that he had
forfeited his claim to the attention of that Court, upon the
magnitude of the subject before them.--(Here a general cry
of " Oh," and groaning, compelled Mr. Poynder to appeal to
the Chair, stating that he was only desirous of speaking to the
question before the Court.)
The CHAIRMAN said that the Hon. Gentleman was in
consequence in order, but it had been thought that he was
going to speak upon some other subject.
Mr. POYNDER said, on rising to remark on the great im-
portance of the documents which had been read,- he thought
it was competent to him to observe the great regret and
astonishment which he felt at seeing that no notice whatever
was taken in that correspondence, upon a subject of much snore
vital importance.—(A general cry of " Question," and "Chair,"
prevented Mr. P. from proceeding for some time,when, upon a
short silence being obtained, he went on.) Before the last
charter was granted, the father of the Right Hon. Charles
Grant provided for the religion of the people of India.—(An-
other general cry prevented the Hon. Gentleman from proceed-
ing any further.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the question of adjournment,
which was carried.
Mr. POYNDER, addressing the Chairman, said he wished
to give notice of a motion.
The CHAIRMAN informed him that it was too late, for the
question of adjournment had been carried
The Court then broke up.