The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

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£31,294,910 I £31,291,910
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 25th day of Feb., 1858.

BANKING DEPAUTMENT.

Proprietors' capital 14,553,000
nest
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissio era of

tovernment securities

(ineludg.DeadWeight
Annuity) .. - • • • .... 9,906,105
Other Securities • ..... 17,164,143
Notes ..... . • • ... 11,841,39 i
Gold ani Silver Coin.. 803,341

National Debt, Sav-
ing,' Banks, and
Div id,nd Accounts) 5,101,656
Other deposits . 15, 196,517
Seven Day and other
Bina 877,108

439,7 15,284

£39,715.2R4
bIiaRSHA.LL, Zhief Cashier.

Dated the 25th day of Feb., 1851

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
ne Average Price of Brown or fuscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Feb.
23, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid cr
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : s. ft.
From the British Possessions in America 27 10
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 2 7
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies IS 11.
Average of the above descriptions.

THR CHARGE AGAINST MR. ISAAC

BUTT, M.P.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.
[The following appeared in our late edition of last
evening :—]
The Committee reassembled this morning at 12 o'clock.
Sir J. Graham in the chair.
Sir J. Hogg, vice-chairman of the East India Company,
examined by Mr. Roebuck—The hon. gentleman said, to-
wards the end of July, 1857, he recollected a conversation
with Mr. Butt. He urged the propriety of a compromios
of the affairs of Ali Moorad, as an act of justice, pointing
out that the evidence was insufficient. He also urged it
on the grounds of expediency, and said further, that if his
suggestions wore not adopted, he intended to bring the sub-
ject before the House of Commons, and that he thought
the directors would hardly wish to Lave their acts ques-
tioned by the _house. -Mr. Butt brought with him the
memorial of Ali Moorad. He (Sir J. NV. Hogg) told Mr.
Butt that it was his duty to read the documents, but that
he would rather not discuss the subject in'private. Mr.
Butt said he did not wish the directors to rescind their
' orders, but he wished them to give directions to the
commission in Scinde, to consider the Ameer's claims.
He looked upon Mr. Butt as corning before him as a mem-
ber of the House of Commons, who was desirous of not
bringing a certain matter under Parliamentary considera-
tion if ho could avoid it, he (Mr. B.) believing that tho de-
cision of the Government and the Board of Directors was
not just. In consequence of this circumstance the Court
took the case of Ali Moorad into consideration, and the
result was that they adhered to their former decision, but
any decision of the directors was subject to the President
°lithe Board of Control, who seemed in favour of giving
directions to the commissioner in Scinde, which Mr. Butt
required. Mr. Butt sail if the directors did not make the
compromise ho would bring the matter before the House of
Commons, the session being still sitting. in consequence
of that statement the claims were considered.
Some docu.enta,ry evidence was then submitted by the
witness ; but an objection to its reception having been
taken, the room was cleared, and after an absence of a
quarter of an hour the public were admitted, when the
, chairman announced that the committee had decided not
to receive the documents at the present stage of the in-
quiry.
The examination of the witness was then continued in
connection with the communications between the Board
of Control and Mr. Butt. It would not b 3 proper to call
the communication from the Court of Directors a despatch
_ _

--it was, iu feat, a letter to Ali Moorad. The decision of
the Court of Directors was partially equivalent to the sug-
gestion of Mr. Butt, but not to the same extent.
The letter stated that if on his arrival at Bomb Ly he con-
dneted himself in a favourable manner his case would most
likely meet with the mosted tha fa t
m von, able consiPar-
der-
tion. It frequently happenembers of
liament interested themselves and consulted the Court
of Directors on matters relating to India. He considered
the Government of India was thet erirbrerstroifbivaiarl,
for the subject-. He was not awareth.. m
liament ever address2cl the Board of
doiruebctors collectively
t the had fre-
on such matters, but there
thea n
directors. They late Mr .
quently spoken to some of
Hume had spoken to himself. and other members of the
court on the subject of the claims of the Raja of Sattara and
otber matter relative to India. He was positive that Mr.
Butt adverted to the expediency of such a discussion in
Parliament on the then state of India, but he confined
himself to generalities. He did not recollect that Mr. Butt
said it would be ()seediest to leave no irritation on
the minds of the people of India who might hear it the
rejection of the Atneer'e claim, and it was on that ground
that ho urged the commission. and
was after the news of
the revolt reached England.
By Mr. Sergeant Kinglake —Can you, Sir James, posi-
tively state that in the interview Mr. Butt had with you
he stated lie would make an application to Parliament, or
whether an application would be made?
Sir J. W. Hogg —lcannot say positively, but to the best
of my recollection, be said ho should feel it his duty to
make the application. I have uo distinct recollection of
the conversation.
Mr. David Coffey, of Dominick-street, Dublin, brother of
the petitioner, said--He knew Mr. Butt, and retained him
on the part of the Ameer in June, 18.-.4,6. Mr. Butt was
then in Parliament. He settled with him (Mr. Butt) on
the subject of the Anmer's claim in Parliament, and soli-
cited his advocacy of the case in Parliament. On ono oc-
casion he marked a blank sheet of paper with five guineas
as a conference fee, and gave the money to Mr. Butt. T.)
the host of his recollection he gave the paper to Mr. Butt.
He had an acknowledgment from Mr. Butt for
.the money.
(The witness was here asked to produce it, but he hal it
not with him.) It was for a consultation with respect to
the presen:ation of the petition of Ali Moorad to Par-
liament. He had not seen the petition amongst the Par-
liamentary papers, but by the newspapers he saw it had
been presented.
Mr. R. D. Mangles, the Chairman of the Board of Dirac-
tors of the East India Company, having entered tho room,
it was agreed that his evidence should be at once taken,
and Mr. David Coffey was directed to proceed to his re-
sidence in London and fetch the document to which he
ha] referred. The hon. gentleman stated that ho had had
conversations with Mr. Butt respecting the claims of Ali
Moored. Tie wished the Court of Directors to tike
favourable view of the case of the Ameer, and to remit
portion of the penalty inflicted upon him. He uncleratacd
Mr. 13att to Say that if tome compromise was not u1t,(16