The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-28 00:00:00

URSDAY EVENING, JA.

seeing its end. After restoring our military superiority
in India there should be an amnesty proelaimedlby the
Queen—(cries of no, no)—and not in the usual Planner,
believing that the latter -would 'have no effect, hilt con-
sidered a matter of weakness. A. royal amnesty if
proclaimed with. the change of Government would be
considered inn-India an act of grace and strength. . (Cries
of n0,n0.) A. sense of duty against his rea-on
induced him to appear in this singular opposition. (flear,
hear.) He thought that the appearance at Delhi of a
son of the Queen of England,. surrounded with ell the
pomp and pageantry of Royalty—now that thef laqs of
the Princes of the Tinionr race was fast fading away—
and sooner reatore tranquillity, I#iati
would have more effect en the people of that country,
thi_ arrival of
100,000 men. (Cries of "No, no.) t appeared
to him that with the meagre information they possessed
as to the intention of the Govevameet measurer it Was
waste of time to discuss the establishment of imaginary
councils or possible Indian Secretaries of State, &c., as
mentioned in the petition. He thought it woulbe for
the public good that the two boards should be brought
more into harmony ; but no Minister would, he thought,
be rash enough to tamper with the present government
in India. The same machinery must be continued there,
the only change being in the proclamations running in
the name of the Queen inst'Sil of the Company. He
did not consider tbia a struggle with the Government
for patronage, which he looked upon as one of the most
disagreeable duties the directors bad to perform. He
would rather the patronage in reference to the civil
servants should be openly distributed, one-half being re-
served for the sons and relations of those who had died
in the service. Any change made in the military patron-
age was likely to be abused.
Dr. BURNES, ICH., late Physician-General, Bombay,
whose Son is now a prisoner in the hands of the rebels
11' 14""now, said that after 28 years of Indian
experience, he chess rerward to express his unqualified
_approba.tion.af the petition of:the direoners about to be
presented to Parliament. Justice, truth, and dignity
were imprinted in every line, and whereier be had been
since its productionlie bad beard it spoken of with sen-
timents of approbation. He protested against the pro-
posed absorption of the power of the government of
India into the hands of a Parliamentary party, as
being fraught alike with danger to the people
of India and England. • He expatiated at some length
on the danger of Indian patronage in the bands of a
corrupt minister and a servile parliament. He instanced
the neglect of Parliament in the Crimean war, and their
incapacity on that occasion, and asked what hope was
there fur a free, distant, strong, and peculiar people
from the hands of he Majesty's Government.
(Hear, hear, hear.) India inset be governed
in Eugland• The Court of Directors had
been weighed in the balance and not found wanting, and
they were the men, one would have thought, an honest
Goveruinent would have wished to advise them. (Hear,
hear.) There was an impression abroad that no country
could be happy without it possessed institutions and
laws similar to England, forgetting that it has taken us
1,000 years to be educated fit for them. The Indian had
no idea of political rights. His fathers before him
never possessed them, and what was wanted for India
was a well chosen and le,nigriant Governor-General, who
would administer. strict jnitice to all around him.
(Hear, li,ar.)
Captain §4arjunto (uirector) complained that Colonel
Rawlineon-lcad not given the-court evidence of the evil
of the working of doable government which he so
strongly condemned. He doubted if the name of
the 'Queen would have that effect in India it
was supposed, and he had failed to discover in any-
thinglhat had been said by the supporters of the pro-
posed change any valid reasons for it. The proposition
of change of power on the minds of the Indians at the
present time would have the effect of agsin producing
revolt, feeling that having got rid of one Government,
they might another. The time to make such a change
should be in times of tranquillity. (Hear, hear.) The
directors_ had taken every opportunity consiatent with
their promises and treaties with the natives, to advance
Christianity in India, and he emphatically denied that
they bad ignored that religion, or had pursued a timid
and cowardly policy in that country. He challenged
the fullest investigation into the present government of
India by the Court of Directors. (Hear.) The proposed
-change would be detrimental to the people of India,
for instead of its being used as a means fbr increasing
their welfare, it would be used to promote party politics
in refirrence to the ins and outs of office. (Hear, hear.)
It was impossible to devise a better Government than
that that now exists, which was never swayed by court-
ing the interests of a Minister, or a constituency on the'
hustings. (flear,• hear.) He defended the course
taken by the Boat d in placing these petitions before the
people of England, because they bad nothing to fear or
conceal. (lieu, hear.)
Sir F. dORRIE, deputy-chairman, had signed the
petition, because he concurred in its prayer, and by so
doing, he considered he was lin pportin the resolution
before** meeting, approvirg of the prayer of
the petition he did not bind himself to all its statements
or arguments. There were, however, good grounds for
most of _them. In the regular course of emote, he
-would shortly be called-sereors rte the chair,
JAW if eit _was- the opinion of the proprietors
that it would be better for the present Chair-
man to continue that position another year, or that a
person better qualified for the position than him (Sir F.
Corrie)could be found, be should be happy to make way
for him. (Cries of no, no.) He complained :that the
Government had given them no particulars of the
proposed change. He thought hon.
proprietors mie-
stated the case when they said no inconvenience or
delay arose from the double government, because, since
he had been a ditgetor he had knows many such in
stances, but they were - not sufficient to require
the abolition of the Board of Directors, but a modifica-
tion that might easily be introduced: (Hear, hear.) He
concurred in the view that the proposed change was ill-
timed, and a dangerous experiment just now. (Hear.)lt would be considered a concession to successful mutiny
by the natives.
Mr. MACNATAIRIEN (director) also concurred in the
prayer of the petition,
Government.
After remarks from other hon. proprietors,•Sergeant Mr. GAZZLEB moved the adjournment of the
and defended the present form of
debate, that the Chairman might have an opportunity of
delivering his views.
After some discs eeion the debate was adjourned till
to-morrow.

SPORTING I N TELLIGENOL

LINCOLN
Weights for the GrNand Stee
Forfeits to be declare
Weathercock
.... Age at IV .
. 11 7
o,libatn
............ a 11 5
Torn Gurney all 0
Mioos .............. a 10 12
..
legoular .......... a 10 10
Sting ............... a 10 8
Old Dog Tray alO 6
Meth; ............... a 10 2
Lilfurd ............ alO 1
Maley ............... a 10 1
Morgan, Rattler... a 10 0
The Fox ............ 6 9 12
Kicpcourt
...... 9 12
Weston ............
Whaly ... a 9 12
Lass... 6 9 11
Evington
.. a 9 10
If tho highest weight acce
will be raised to that weight,

MEETING..

!plechay. About. four miles.
as on tEe 21 of Feb.

Aga st lb
Spring
Foil:water a 9 9
Sainpon 6 9 9
Hindlor
Banjo 6 9 9
Comet 6 9 8
a.lt'io-p
Magnat gelding a 9 7
Kettleby
Erin-go-Bragh
Westborpe a 9 6
Shy lock
Battle a 9 5
V) are by King Cole a 9 0
nillmaid

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;, and the rest in proportion,

DEY
Entries for the MRB idl SPRII.
and St,
publiAed on

NG ,11EETING.
,eeplEchase. Weights to be
I the 2d Feb.

dge
Hindley
The Fox 6
Romeo
Red Rose .a.
Kingfisher
Cornet 6
Evington Lags
Old 'Dog Tray
6 Moire Antique

Sting
Weathercock
.
Gipgy g Kin
Pillaton
i The Minor
1 Weston
IThe Colonel a
I The Huntsman
1 Nicholas
1 Whaley
Vestige
Forest Queen
.nrdle Race. Weights to be
3 the 2d Feb.

Banjo
Teddesley
Battle
Entries for the Handicap
published on
Age
Westminster
Zigzag
King Cole mare
Smithmoor
Knight of the Shire a
Bard Boy
Boadicea
D'ioire Antique
Teddesley a
Battle ............
Weathercock
Lady Hercules

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Yeoman
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Age
6
5
4
4
4
Cheeter
Englecnere
6
Walterstow F 6

We are authorised to stab
of the Liverpool Steeplecha

A 3 that Hindley is struck out
180.

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