The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-27 00:00:00

French War, exceeded in iniquity the proceedings of the
British Government in India with respect to Sinde._-(Cheers.)
A deep blow had been given by them to the Christian
religion in India. He belayed that nothing could tend more
to procure for it the hatred of the Indian population , and not-
withstanding present appearances, he believed that if we retained
possession of Sinde in the present manner, it would be a cancer
which would eat away the prosperity of the British rule.
The following were the resolutions of the reqnisitionists :
" Ist. That from the printed papers recently laid before the
Proprietors on the subject of Sinde, it is the opinion of this
Court that the proceedings of the Government of India, which
ended in the dethronement, exile, and imprisonment of the
Ameers, and the seizure of their country and private property,
were uncalled for, impolitic, and unjust.
" 2d. That this Court does therefore most earnestly recom-
mend to the Court of Directors the immediate adoption of such
steps, by representation to her Majesty's Government or other-
wise, as may cause all practicable reparation to be made for the
injustice already committed, and enforce the abandonment of
a line of policy inconsistent with good faith, and subversive of
the interests of the British rule in India."

Mr. EASTWIGIC seconded the resolution. Having.residen
in India, and had considerable experience of Indian affairs,
he felt that the conduct of the British Government
towards Sinde had been extremely oppressive. He
said he differed from the Hon. Mover as to the British
Government having forced their alliance upon the Ameers,
and he read a series of letters for the purpose
of showing that they had voluntarily connected themselves
with that Government. They had, he contended, acted in
conformity with the treaties of alliance ; and this ought to
have procured for them some consideration. ft was his opinion
that the annexation of Sande to the British empire was a grievous
error, both financially and politically. Under different treatment
the good offices of the chiefs might have been confidently rel'ed
upon. By an act of aggression they had gained possession of
a country, filled with tribes, whose motto, like that of the
Affghans, was " We will be content with war, we will be cen-
tent with bloodshed, but we will not be content with
a master."—( Hear, hear.) Sinde afforded no ob-
stacle to the march of armies; there was little danger
of hundreds perishing in a night. But there was much to be
dreaded from a pestilential climate. A short time ago fifty
Europeans had perished from heat in two days, and he
had himself witnessed similar effects. Seven-tenths of
the population were bigoted Mussulmans, who, though
not able to contend against European armies in the
field, would be exceedingly powerful in desultory warfare.
It should be recollected, too, that the service in Sinde was ex-
tremely distasteful to olr troops. They had been told that
there were commercial advantages—that the markets of
Central Asia had been thrown open to the British. He
contended that they bad by their proceedings within the
last few years destroyed British influence in Central Asia.
Formerly there was security for merchant,, now there was
not, and it would be lung ere things subsided into their
natural channel. He believed, toe, that the capabili-
tits of the Indus were greatly exaggerated. Caravans
were generally preferred to that river for the trans-
fer of goods; and as to steam, ho conceived that that
was a speculation in which no Proprietor would be disposed to
embark. The Hon. Proprietor then endeavoured to proved
from documentary evidence, that the Ameers of Sinde, pre-
vious to the war, had been subject to many grievances, and
were not exclusively to blame for what occured,
He also referred to the seals upon which Sir Charles Napier
had founded his proceedings ; reminding the Court how com-
mon forgeries of that kind were in India. It would be ludi•
erous, were not such moral consequences involved, to contem-
plate Sir Charles Napier sitting down with compasses in hand,
to examine and pronounce upon these seals. He believed that
the letter attributed to Meer Nusseer, was not in truth written
by him, and yet upon that letter had the British Government
taken such serious steps. He referred to a man in Sinde
who made a trade of forging seals. He concluded by taking a
view of the events which followed the British in possession of
Stride. Viewed as a military achievment, nothing more
brilliant perhaps had ever been seen ; viewed in
a moral aspect, he believed a more, disgraceful
case of oppression never occurred. The whole preparations
of the Ameers were of a defen,ive nature. Nothing but
blindness er obstinacy could cause any one to imagine that they
intended hostilities. If they had meditated hostilities they
would have sent away their wives and chijdren.—(Hear, hear.)
If their superiority in arms was to be purchased at the expense
of justice, he would rather that they should descend within
the limits of a third-rate power.—( Hear, hear.) If they had
suffered misery, they had caused a hundred times greater.
War was at all times a great evil, but an unjust war was fear-
ful to contemplate. it was his solemn conviction that if the
thinking part of this country, if the press, to which they owed
so much, would calmly inquire into the merits of this
question, such a storm of indignation would burst forth
as must lead to all the redress which it was in our
power to make. Every Englishman shared the respon-
sibility of these acts. He believed it to be the duty
of every member of that Court to record his testimony against
a policy which inflicted so much discredit on the British name,
and entailed so much misery on their fellow-subjects in India
The CHAIRMAN said that while he admitted that the sub-
ject had been brought forward with great ability, ho was so con-
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The Court then adjourned until the 21st of February.

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COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.--The Queen and Prince Albert
walked this morning in the precincts of the Castle. Her
Majesty and her illustrious Consort again promenaded
in the grounds in the afternoon.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and her
Royal Highness the Princess Alice were taken a car-
riage airing to day. The royal inffints were accom-
panied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken
out in the grounds today on a pony.
Viscount Canning has arrived at the Castle on a visit
to her Majesty.
The Rev. Dr. F. Hodgson (Provost of Eton), will have
the honour of joining the royal dinner party at the
Castle this evening.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ar-
rived in town yesterday, from her residence at Kew, and
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
at Gloucester House.
Ilis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has ar—
rived at Petworth House, Sussex, to honour Colonel
Wyndham with a visit, from Arundel Castle, the seat of
the Duke of Norfolk.
Hof. Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester had
a select party at dinner yesterday, at Gloucester House.
Count de Pollon, Sardinian Minister, transacted busi-
ness yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Lord Eliot, Chief Secretary for Ireland, visited Sir
James Graham yesterday at the Home-office. His Lord-
ship had also an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Lord Wliarneliffe and the Right lion. W. E. Glad-
:stone had interviews with Sir R. Peel yesterday.
The Queen's Advocate transacted business yesterday
at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
Sir Robert Peel has issued invitations for a large
dinner party on Saturday next at his residence in White-
hall-gardens.
Messrs. Farrer and Gregson had an interview with
Mr. Gladstone yesterday at the office of the Board of
Trade.
Dispatches were sent off
yesterday from the Colonial-
office for the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, and also
for the Governor of New Zealand.
The Earl of Lincoln had an interview yesterday with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived at Lambeth
Palace yesterday from Addington Park.
Viscount Canning left town yesterday on a visit to the
Queen at Windsor Castle.