The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-23 00:00:00

RELIEF FUND FOB INDIA.

Mr. DENT, as one of the committee for the Indian
Relief Fund, asked the chairman why the Court of
Directors had not subscribed towards the fund now
raising for the relief of the sufferers by the late lament-
able mutiny in India. (Hear, hear.) The circumstance
had been strongly remarked upon by the public.

Mr. LEWIN considered it woukl be better not then to
enter on the question. He believed it would be found
that the Government of India was responsible for the
lose that had been occasioned by the mutiny. (Hear.)

The CHAIRMAN said that the Board had not yet come
to a definite resolution on this suhjeot. The Court, he
was certain, would feel generally that this was a very
large and important question, and one to whioh the history
of the world had no parallel. (Hear.) He assured the
court that the Board of Directors would be guided, in
this instance, by the geueral law of nations, and the uni-
versal rule adopted in snob cases. (Hear.) A similar
occurrence had happened in this country, and the pre•
cedent then established would, in all probability, be fol-
lowed by the directors. He was not prepared, off hand,
to state what course should or should not be taken
under the circumstances. (Hear.) What the Court had
done was this, they had written to the Governor.
General of India giving him instructions to take
care that nobody should be allowed to perish
from want of means or oars—whether they were the
company's servants or not. (Hear, hear.) With regard
to their own military servants, the directors would con-
sider the orphans and widows of the officers who had
fallen victims to this frightful military mutiny, entitled
to the same pension or allowance as if such officers bad
fallen in action. (Hear, hear.)

M. DENT remarked that as soon as it was intimated to
her Majesty that a fund was being raised for the unfor-
tunate sufferers, her Majesty and the Prince Consort
telegraphed their intention of subscribing 1,000/. and
3001. to the fund. It appeared to him that delay
with the directors arose from a reference to higher
quarter's. If precedents were needed for the Court of
Directors subscribing to this fund be would roster them
to the fund raised to relieve the distress occasioned by
the French inundations and the Irish famine. In fact,
if it wero necessary, such precedents could ()Deily be
multiplied. (Hear, hear.) Tixe propriety of subscrib-
ing to the Indian relief fund he thought required but
little, if any, deliberation from them; for he could not
conceive there was any difference of opinion amongst
the Board of Directors on the subject,—(bear)—and if it
was necessary to apply to Cannon-row for permission
to subscribe, he thought they had but to telegraph, and
an immediate reply in the affirmative would be retutned.
(Hear, hear.) The public looked with deep regret on
this apparent want of sympathy with the sufferers,
which the conduct of the board appeared to exlaibit.
(Hear, hear.) He asked the directors if they had any
objection to lay before the Court the despatch referred
to by the chairman.
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The CHAIRMAN said he could give no other answer
than that he had already given with reference to the
Court of Directors subscribing to the rrlief fund. There
would be no objection to produce a copy of the de-
spatch to the Governor-General of India, already
referred to.

Mr. JONES said that if the directors were to cease
from their annual feasting that alone would place's.
large au-n at the disposal of the Board for this purpose.
There was annually spent between 3,0001. and 4,000/, in
dinners, and were the directors to forgo that pleasure
for the next five years, it would give a sum of 20,000/.
to be immediately appropriated towards the relief of the
distressed. (Hear, hear, and laughter.)
The CH&IEMAN said there had been no dinners this
year. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Lxwar said he thought the Court might place
every confidence in the Board in that respect. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said the Court might rest satisfied
that the Board of Directors would do all they could to
mitigate the present distress in India, and provide for
the sufferers, hereafter. He should be sorry if anything
the directors did had the effect of stopping private bene-
volence, because it would be impossible for the Govern-
ment of India to meet every case. There would be no
doubt cases beyond their reach which the benevolence
of the public would be able to meet, aid he trusted the
appeal made to the public on behalf of the sufferers in
India would be met in that liberal and charitable spirit
which had always characterised the English nation,
in periods of great calamity. (Cries of " Hoar, hear.")
He could not conceive a more noble opportunity
for the display of munificence and charity on the part of
the people than that presented by the deplorable events
in India, (Hear, hoar.)
The subject then dropped.

INDIAN IMPIIEBENTATIV:ES AT TECH LSADENHALL•STREET

BOARD.

Mr. BROWN called attention to a notice of motion Mr.
Jones had on the paper relative to representatives from
India at
,their Board, and ry Led the hon. proprietor not
to proceed with it then, for if he did he (Mr. Brown)
should feel himself compelled to count the court. (Hear.)
Mr. JONES said tho hon. proprietor might take what
course he choose. Ile was accustomed to meet with
opposition and interruption at the quarterly courts, but
nothing ghoul I deter him from doing his duty. He in-
tended to proceed with his motion, and if the hon. pro-
prietor persisted in the course be had threatened, which
would have the effect of stoppirg him(Sr.(gr. Jones) on
that occasion, he would take advantage of it end
adopt a similar course at every succeeding meeting
till they bad heard what he had to •say: Mr.
Jones then proposed the motion of which he had
given notice, viz That it is due to the
advancing intelligence of the people of India that
a deputation from each utiversity of the several
presidencies be maintained at the public expense in this
country with a view to inform the praprietors as to the
complaints and wishes of the people of India." The
hon. gentleman proceeded to address the committee on
the recant horrible atrocities that had been committed,
and upbraided the proprietors and the public
generally for their apathy towards Indian affairs.
He also condemned the syltem of annexation that
had been pursued in India, and said that deprecating
as he did the horrible and di.gueting conduct of Nana
Sahib, he could not but think he had some excuse for
joining in the revolt from th 3 manner in which he had
been treated by the Indian Government. (No, no.)
Mr. BROWN then moved that the Court be counted,
which was done, and as there were but 17 out of 20
owners of 1,0001. stock, the Court was suddenly brought
to a termination.

'h'TDay.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

To-day's market was well supplied with English wheat
but most of the samples wore lift over from Monday. The
attendance of buyers was limited, and the trade ruled
heavy. In prices no chi-bnge took place.
The show of foreign wheat was not to say extensive, yet
sales could not be effected unless at a considerable reduc•
tion in price,
Barley and malt moved off slowly, but no actual change
took place in their value.
We bad a steady demand for oats at fall currency. The
supply of foreign was extensive,
Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly at Monday's
currency,

AItRIVALS THIS VISA.

Whoat. 1 Barley. Malt.
1, English l,OlO 580 3,130
Irish -1 --

Oats.

Flour.

Foreign.....

6,880 ) 1,770

690 1,190
1,800 --

29,330 1190 brls

I HOP.
)w hops on sale, and the de
uty is called 215,000/.