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missioner Hwang, who is now acting against us in
the South, to repress hostile demonstrations on
the part of the Braves, and adopt that conciliatory
policy 'which the Imperial, "Government has
,pro-
mised will for the future`iiiilizence their .-
matie agents in that quarter.' As- proo-fiit:this,
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reports have already reached this Pace Ilwa has been recalled, and that he is tbe succede by
Kweiliang, late Imperial Conunisso ioner at Teien-sdin. If this be true the troubles in the south will shortly
be terminated without any great sacrifice of life
and property ; should it be otherwise it will be for
us to make use of the cool months to cause our
name to be feared, and our authority respected in
the neighbourhood of Canton, by inflicting signal
punishment on those misguided patriots who have
defied our power, and resorted to measures of fero-
city and treachery.

THE INDIAN COUNCIL.

The Council of India sat yesterday at the India
House, Leadenhall-street. Lord Stanley, the Sec-
retary of State and President of the Council, aDam
occupied the chair, as on each of the preceding
meetings. The council assembled at 1 o'clock, but his
lordship arrived at the India House about half-past
11. The members present were Sir Frederick
Currie, Bart., vice-president ; Mr. John P. Wil-
loughby, Major-General Sir Robert Vivian, Lieut.-
Colonel" Sir Henry Rawlinson, Mr. T. Prinsep, Sir
Henry Montgomery, Bart., Mr. Charles Mil's, Mr.
R. 1). Mangles, Mr. Elliot Maenaghten, Sir James
Weir Hogg, Bart., Captain Eastwick, and Mr.
William Arbuthnot. Mr. Mangles met the Council
for the first time, he having been prevented attend..
ing the previous meetings by indisposition, which
detained him on the continent. Colonel Sir Proby
Cautley was not present, and Mr. Shepherd's in-
disposition again precluded his taking his place at
the council board. Sir John Lawrence, of course,
has never yet been present.
The Council remained in deliberation for up-
wards of two hours. The President submitted to
the Council his scheme for the revision and arrange-
ment of the wholC establishment of officers and
servants in the several departments at Leadenhall-
street and the Board of Control, which he was em-
powered to propound by the recent act of Parlia-
ment, and that " with all convenient speed." His
lordship has made such reductions in the two
establishments as appear to him consistent with
the due conduct of the public business for the future.
By the terms of the recent statute the Secretary of
State for India is required to submit a scheme for
the permanent establishment of the Queen in
Council, within six months after the commence-
ment of the act, and her Majesty, by the advice of
her Privy Council, is empowered to fix
and declare „what shall constitute the establish-
ment of the Secretary of State in Council,
and what salaries shall be paid to the
persons on the establishment. The Order in Coun-
cil, when made, will be presented to both Houses of
Parliament within 14 days after their next meeting.
Considerable anxiety was felt throughout the whole
of yesterday among the officers and servants in
Leadenhall-street in reference to the manner in
which the scheme of the President of the Council
was likely to affect their individual interests.
The chamber in which the Council hold their de-
liberations is a remarkably handsome and commo-
dious apartment. Until now it his been used as
the court-room of the old Court of Directors. It is
spacious and lofty, and lighted, by three windows.
It is said to form an exact cube of 30 feet, and is
situated on the ground floor, on the western side of
the main entrance to the building from Leadenhall-
street. It is immediately contiguous to the ball in
which the Court- of Proprietors have held their
meetings from time immemorial, and communicates
with it by folding doors. It is elegantly orna-
mented with gilding and mirrors, and the fire-place
which is directly opposite the chair :of the Presi-
dent, is an interesting work of art, enhanced by a
fine piece of sculpture, in white marble, over the
mantelpiece, emblematic of the relations of the
company with its former empire in the East.
The council meeting yesterda3 was attended by
Mr. J. C. Melvill, son of Sir J. Melvin, in his capa-
city of Assistant Under-Secretary of State, an office
to which he has been recently appointed ; Mr. J. S.
Mill, Examiner of India Correspondence.; Mr. P.
Melvin, Military Secretary ;-' Messrs. Hawkins,
Pridcaux, and Danvers, and others of the itiperior
officers of the establishment. The energy and deto-
tion displayed by. Lord Stanley in the discharge of
the &titles incident to his high office form a theme of
frequent remark anion g the 'employees at the India
House, His lordship frequently makes his appear-
once there as early as 10 in the morning, and on
more than one occasion has remained until seven in
the evening. He is assisted by Mr. G. Trilbot, in
the capacity of private secretapy. During the last
week, one, and sometimes two, of the committees
into which the Council is divided for the purpose
of facilitating the transaction of the general busi-
ness, Imixelat-, .--
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