The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-22 00:00:00

the case of the fallacies and misconceptions that had
been brought forward, and on which persons, in other
re pacts honourable men, have been giving their votes,
merely supposing that they were supporting their
Directors against troublesome attacks, and not for a
moment imagining that they were direct parties to
the grossest injustice, that they were refusing even a
hearing to one whose claims, if fairly attended to,
were absolutely irresistible. It is easy to vote in a
particular manner, but if those who were holding up
their hands against the motions of the most expe-
rienced, straightforward, and intelligent proprietors,
were fully informed, they might hesitate before they
adopted a course which rendered them to all intents
and purposes participators in the crimes that have
been committed.

It will be seen from what fell from Mr. SULLIVAN
that by an arrangement entered into with Captain
GRANT, the then Resident representing the British
Government, a certain sum, viz., 31'2,000 rupees,
equivalent to 31,2001. per annum, was set aside for
the private expenses of PERTAUB Snort and his
family. This was kept in a separate treasury, under
a separate treasurer, and was entirely controlled
by the RAJA himself. The instructions of
Council, under which Captain GRANT in-
duced the RAJA. to accede to this restriction on his
rights, stated that " the employment of this sum ought
to be left to his Highness, with no other check than
may be necessary to prevent his exceeding the amount
allowed him." Can there be any question that this
was private property, distinct as it possibly could be
from the public revenues of. the Raj ? It might be
a difficult question, under ordinary circumstances, to
decide whether, where no such distinction had been
made, the Sovereign for the time being would
not be entitled to all the surplus revenues
accumulated during his reign ; and the better
opinion appears to be, that in a despotic mo-
urchy, such as those existing in the East, he
• would be so; but here, where there was a regular
bargain, and a certain sum set aside for private ex-
penses, there could be no doubt that the party could
dispose of his savings as he pleased.
PERTAUB Simla was economical. He probably
knew the character of the very honourable Board with
respect to its dealings with other native powers. He
therefore lived sparingly, relinquished many of the
expensive luxuries in which he might have indulged,
and accumulated during the twenty years he occupied
the throne of Sattara from 25 to 26 lees of rupees, or
250,000/. to 260,0001. sterling. The precaution would
have been more wise: and prudent had any measure
of justice or equity been meted out. If sent into
exile, he would still have had a handsome fortune. If
he died, and that for the first time the sacred right
of adoption were disputed, his chosen child would be
preserved from the trials of poverty. Unfortunately,
however, a new code of ethics was about to be esta-
blished in reference to his particular case on which he
could not calculate.

When the RAJA was deposed, unjustly and un-
warrantably deposed, his private property was
" taken care of " for him, but his right to it was re-
cognized. Sir J. CARNAC, the then Governor of
Bombay, when directing that the deposition should
be carried into effect, declared that PERrAUB SINGH
'NUS to be regarded as "a subject of sympathy and
not of punishment," that "an allowance would be
in.ade from the Sattara revenues for the support and
respectability of himself and those members of his
family who may choose to accompany him. Farther
that all property belonging to him, BONA FIDE
private, and not appertaining to the state, would, on
his peaceable submission, not be interfered with."
This was a fair contract. The provisions were cumu-
lative. He was to receive "an allowance from the
Sattara revenues" for the support and respectability of
himself and family, and, further, his private property.
This completely disposes of the transparent him-
bug that the annuity of 12,0001. a year (the all.w-
ance above referred to), was in full of all demands,
and that in receiving it, he relinquished all claim to
the other part of his bargain.
The Chairman himself acknowledged the justice of
the case, and that he had formerly supported tie
claim. Indeed he could scarcely deny it, after tie
evidence under his own hand produced by Mr. Sur:
Lt VAN ; but, good easy man, he would not re-open the
question, and he would see a minor, unable to protect
his own interests, deeply wronged because a majority
of proprietors had on a former occasion voted on a
subject of which they were totally ignorant. This
can only be classed with his other argument, that tie
RANEE, starved into submission, could dispose of tie
rights of the infant RAJA. Both points are too riei-
culous to demand serious answers.

The Court of Proprietors, however, according to
the usual custom, supported the Court of Direcbrs.
The motion was rejected, although the Clair-
man acknowledged that the speech of the mover had
made a great impression on the meeting. TheEnOish
people, who detest every species of injustice and
oppression, will, however, ponder on these thugs,
and not be quite so easily satisfied as the fortmate
Proprietors of East India Stock.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The Duke of SOTOMAYER, the Spanish Ambassador,
presented his letters of recal to the PRESIDENT of the
Republic on Thursday.
The students of the College de France have addremed
the following letter to M. MICRELET :
" The Jesuits have therefore succeeded. You have teen
gagged by a Ministerial decree. Your chair has teen
broken—but what signifies that ?—your ideas remain. iS e
bear them in our hearts, and we keep them there. Yes,
sir, your sacred words we will never forget. You have not
sown seed in an ungrateful soil. Your instructions 'eke
root in us, and to-morrow they will bear fruit. Thanks to
ycu, the youths of France understand the revolution—that
modern verb; thanks to you, it believes in France, that
country of the world and of liberty. Be persuaded, sir the
youth—whatever may happen—will remain faithful to the
revolution ; and, hereafter, when the day of reparation thall
arrive, you will find it at your lectures always assiduous and
always sympathetic. The youth swear this to you, aid it
will keep its oath."
The mummy of a female has been discovered willed
up in the Valais de Justice.
Some scenes of disorder having occurred at funsrals
in the districts comprised in the sth and 6th militia./ di-
under the command of General CASTELLLNE,
that officer has just issued an order which fixes at 300
the maximum number of persons who are for the fiture
to be allowed to attend a funeral at Lyons and the Aber
districts under his command. Should that number be
exceeded, he will enforce, the order declares, the law
against tumultuous assemblages.
There was a tolerable amount of business transacted in
Railroad Shares at the Bourse. Government Stocc was
comparatively neglected. The Five per Cents. cpened
at 94f. 30c., and closed at 94f. 25c. ; the Three per Cents.
closed at 57f. 90c.; Orleans Railroad '
Shares,
895 f. • Rouen,
61f. `;sc.; Havre, 2921. 50c.; Great Northern, 482 f. 50c.;
Avignon, 2111. 25c.; Vierzon, 451 f. 25c.; Basle, WOE ;
Bordeaux, 407 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburgh, 876 f. 25c. ;
Tours and Nantes. 177 f. 50c. Exchange on London, 24f.
95c. short.

Ist TSIN ESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 21.
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Boulogne and Amiens, 10t4 Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 18,4—Dutch Rhenish, 34—East Indian,
15%—Luxembourg, 2:Y4—Namur and Liege, B%—Northern
of prance, 15A4— Orleans and Bordeaux, 4 LA,— Paris and
Bolen, 26:!;i Paris and Strasbourg, 113 —Rouen and
Havre, 12—Sambre and Meuse,.4%—Tours and Nantes, 6%.