The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

INDIA.

Mr. lIUME said that, agreeably to the notice which
he had given, he rose to bring forward his motion re•
specting what had recently taken place relative to
India. Believing, as ;he did, that the subject was
an important one, he claimed the indulgence of
the House whilst he stated what were his views of the
situation in which they were placed by what had lately
occurred relative to that portion of her Majesty's
dominions. The Government of India was placed in a
very anomalous position. They saw an immense empire
containing about 100,000,000 of inhabitants, subjected to
the Government of Britain by means chiefly of the
Indian Company;; and they saw various large and
important portions of the Government of that country
conducted by the Court of Directors—a body appointed
by the proprietors of East India stock, who, he might
say, first created that immense empire. Few were aware
w hat had been done of late by the Legislature in reference
to that Company, and what little power had been left to
them. There were the authorities governing India with
paramount power. There was the Board of Commis-
sioners for managing the affairs of India, who con-
trolled the power of the Directors connected with India.
One of the most important duties which devolved on
them was the Governor-General of India. They ap-
pointed whomsoever they approved of. A question had
lately been raised how far they had the power of retain-
ing that officer. It was said that they had the power of
returning him as his officer, but he believed no indivi-
dual connected with India doubted that the power of
recalling that officer existed with the Court of
Directors. This very power was retained to them
in the last Charter, as if they had foreseen
and resolved to provide for the circumstances
which had just taken place. The House
might not be aware tintt a hint had been thrown out to
the Court of Directors in 1833 by Sir Charles
Grant, then President of the Board of Control,
of taking this power from the Court of Directors. That
was immediately opposed, and the reasons given for the
assumption of the power of recal appeared to him to be
perfectly satisfactory. The Chairman and Deputy-Chair-
man, Mr. Banks and Mr. Wigram stated, in June, 1833,
why the power which they had should be continued to
them.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

COURSE OF EXCH,
Amsterdam CF. 12 5i
Ditto, at sight l2 34
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6
Antwerp • 25 95
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona l3 15
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine 122
Petersburgh, 3Us 3O
Berlin
Vienna, effee. fl. 3M 954
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 361
Cadiz
Uilbao 36

LNGE.—(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 90
Milan
-Venice 47
Nap1e5........ ...... .
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 534
Oporto 534
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. 5.3 17 9
Tortuga" Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9i
Silver in Bars O4l 1 i

Barcelona 36

Seyille —

SINGULAR,. 4,CEIXtE- NT.
On Wednesday week ong• 'nest frightful ac-
cidents occurred in the vlrocio."Duffield, Derby-
shire, it has ever been our pai-pful-cluty to record. A
highly-respected man, Andrew Dawn, servant to Mr.
Barton, quarry-master, of Duffield, was returning
with a horse in long gears, having assisted with a.
load of stone up Burley-hill ;he was sitting on the
quarters of the horse sideways, when opposite the re-
sidence of Col. Colville he met some youths carrying
a tin kettle, the noise of which unexpectedly produced
an abrupt motion of the animal, dislodging Dawn
from his seat, giving a circular momentum to the
gears, which fell at the same moment, swinging round
one leg, and, singular as it may be, the hook caught
the chain, very effectually securing the poor man
to the terrible fate then awaiting him. He per-
ceived his situation, and being a very strong and
powerful man, he did his best to release himself.
In a moment the horse began kicking, when poor
Dawn was thrown backward. Ninety-nine men out
of a hundred would have given themselves up in de-
spair to inevitable destruction, but at this moment,
awful to all appearance, he felt an inexpressible im-
pression that if dragged to his master's stable-door
his life would not be sacrificed. The horse started
off at full speed, and Dawn being a strong man,
swung himself on his face, and with a tremendous
effort, by doubling his arms under him, kept his head
from receiving the dreadful concussions his situation
rendered him liable to. Several attempts were made
to stop the horse ; but these added to Dawn's dis-
comfiture, as they only induced sudden jerks on his
limbs and body. He says he never lost his confidence,
and that during the whole distance (400 yards),
knowing where there were large stones for building
purposes, he made inconceivable effort to avoid their
contact, and with his great strength succeeded in ac-
complishing it. The collectedness of his mind was most
exemplified in the horse's turning into his master's
yard, one half of the gate of which it is usual only
to have set open ; this was the case, and when the ani-
mal rushed through in order to follow his track, he
put forth his last energies, and, rolling himself t',,ice
over, escaped the dreadful shock, which Laving re-
ceived most probably would have killed him. A fus-
tian jacket assisted to protect his arms, which, as may
be easily conceived, were dreadfully bruised and la-
cerated; his hands were as though he had burning
coals in them • indeed, it is impossible to give a de-
scription of this frightful accident. It is stated also
that the horse constantly kicked during its intempe-
rate course. When released the poor fellow's jaws
were fixed, and brandy was administered by force.
On rallying he was twice bled, and we are most
happy in being able to state, that, under the unremit-
ting attention of Mr. Thornbury, he is going on as
well as can be expected. General sympathy is ma-
nifested towards the sufferer, who is much esteemed.
—Nottingham Journal.
A.

.NOTHER OF THE _EROES OF WATERLOO.—In our
obituary to-day, will be found the death of Captain
Anderson, of Broadlie' one of the heroes of the Penin-
sula and Waterloo. In his campaigns he had been
thrice wounded, once with a spent ball, which entered
his ear, ran round between the skin and the flesh, and
came out at the back of hia neck; on another occasion,
through the elbow ; and latterly on the field of Water-
loo, when he got his left leg shot, and lay with it on the
field for four hours before he was taken up. While lying
he got his watch, sword, and everything that he had of
valne about him, stolen by a soldier's wife. An English
officer, in pity for his sufferings, tried to trample him to
death with his horse ; but the sagacious animal leaped
over him and unhorsed its rider. His leg required to be
amputated at three different times and places. He was
a kind-hearted benevolent man, and much respected in
his native parish (Neilston), where he resided after re-
tiring from the army.--Glasgow Post of Saturday.
TRAVELLING IN SPAIN.—We read in a Madrid '
journal—" Mail-coaches, with three places for pas-
sengers, like those of France, have been established upon '
all our roads. It is difficult to give an idea of the multi-
plication of public carriages of all kinds in Spain. They ,
are running in every direction, and there is so much op-
position, that the fares are brought extremely low, and
travelling has become so greatly increased, that the inns
and other establishments for their accommodation are
as.greatly improved. If our highways are but cleared of
the brigands who infest them, foreigners will flock to
explore our country and its interesting curiosities,
hitherto almost unknown to the rest of Europe."—
Galignani's Messenger.