The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-24 00:00:00

CEYLON.

The following Statement appears it The Morn-
ing Chronicle of this day, from which Paper we,
extract it. We have no information with regard
to the alleged facts, but merely give them as pub-
lished :

" Extract of a Letter from Ceylon, dated July 1 , 1817.
" I dare say you will
_Lave heard front °diet
quarters, before this reaches -you, of the misun-
derstanding which has arise') between the Gover-
nor and the two Judges of the Supreme Court of
Judicature of this Colony, and as it is understood
that Sir ROBERT BROWNRIGG has represented the
circumstance to Ministers, we expect that some
decisive measure will be the result.

" I some time ago informed yon, that the .Go-
eerntor, tvitl► a view of setting an example in the
present distressed state of the Parent Country,
had voluntarily surrendered the while of the co-
lonial allowances, amounting to 15001. sterling
a-year, which he drew as Commander of the
forces ; allowances, which 1 believe are still
drawn by the Officers,commanding at the Cape
of Good Hope and at the Isle of France, under
the denomination of forage fur horses, coals, and
saddle money, &c.-
" A short time ago his Excellency, with a fur-
ther view to the same object, reduced the allow-
ances of the Civil and Military Servants of• the
Island, so that the only department which le-
maitre& rinc:lipped, was that which, in the opinion
of every imphrtial person, was the most suscep.
title of reduction

" It is understood that in laying beforetheConn-
cil of the Colony a statement of - the reduction he
has felt it.to be his duty to make, the Governor ob-
served that he should propose making a trifling
modification, not in the salaries, but in the emo-
lument of the Judges, inasmuch as that• the per-
sonal epences of their Lordships, when on a cir-
emit, should thenceforward cease to be a charge
aLtainst public i„.4‘ proposal, which he felt no
difficulty or delicacy it submitting, since he had
invariably paid ''from iris private purse his own
travelling expenses, while on official circuit as
Governor ;' but the proposition, moderate and
reasonable as it appears, was received most un-
graciously, and a strong determination was ex-
pressed on the part of the Judges, to preserve
their emoluments from the profane touch of the
Governor's pruning knife
"This is a mere outline of the quarrel ; but I
can very honestly assure you, that there is not a
British subject here, who is not indignant at the
mantrous. establishment of the Court, which is
swallowing up a very large proportion of the co-
lonial revenue.

' The Chief Justice receives 6,0001. sterling
a-year as such, and an additional 1,0001.. ster-
ling as Admiralty Judge, 'an office, which in
time of peace, nay, I might almost say, in time
of ‘var, is a mere sinecure ; these allowances his
Lordship touches in hard star paw/this. while all
others (the Governor included) receive theirs,
ball in the sadly depreciated paper of this island,
' and half in bills on England, at a rate con-
siderably above pat ; so that, for instance, while
the process of converting the Governor's parer-
money into pounds- sterling reduces his 10,000/.
a-year to.about.B,sool. sterling, the Cnief Jus-
tice, by in the first place availing himself of the
exchange between Madras and this island. and
then purchasing Government bills on England,
turns his. salary of 7,0001. a-year into nearly
9,0001. sterling; so that, if you add to this latter
sum his table and travelling expenses when on
circuit, there can be no doubt that his Lordship
receives a larger yearly •income than the Go-
vernor.

" The ‘vhole of the judicial est Ahlishment at
the Cve of Good Ilope does not cost the Crown
4000/. sterling a-year, Ivhile here it will he found,
I believe, to amount to neat:y ten times that
sum !"