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London, England, 1826-07-27 00:00:00

a motion as that now before the Court, it must be esta-
blished that something like injustice exists at present with
regard to the mode in which the military servants are paid,
in contradistinction to those who act in a civil capacity.
It might be supposed from the speeches of the Hon.
mover and seconder, that each of the two services were
paid in a distinct species of coin—that the civilians were
paid in Sicca, while the military were paid in Santa
rupees. This was not the case. When the Company ori-
ginally came into the possession of the country, the Sonat
rupee formed the standard currency of most parts of the
country out of the vicinity of Calcutta. Sicca rupees
were immediately afterwards coined by the Company at
three different stations; and it was the practice at that
time to mark the rupee with the year in which it, was
coined. It became the practice to distinguish the value
of the different rupees, according to the time they had
been in circulation; and from the circumstances of their
being coined at different stations, it was very much the
habit to circulate and. receive rupees only at the value
which they.bore within, those dieticts_ where they were
originally coined. The consequence was, that a most
exorbitant profit was derived from this system by the
ThrOffs throughout the country. It was therefore the
object of the Government about the year 1792, to estab-
lish only one currency throughout the countries subject to
the Presidency of Bengal ; and they then established it
as a rule, that Sicca rupees, described to be of the 19th
year of the reign of the Emperor, should be considered as
the standard of value, throughout the Company's provin-
ces. Some time before this, the Company's arms had
made considerable progress in the adjoining district of
Benares, and the higher provinces in those districts.---',-
Two species of rupees were then in circulation, the
Benares and another; but for these was received equal
value as for that species which was called the Sonat
rupee, and the whole of, the Company's armies were paid
in that coin. They were,' therefore, quite on a footing
out of Bengal. It was very true, that when the Bengal
provinces were paid in the Sicca rupee there was a re-
duction 'nude of Ali 'per cent., on account of the greater in-
trinsic value of that rupee. But surely this was not un-
just. It never could be said, that if for some, particular
or general purpose the Government abroad deemed it ne-
cessary to have a new coinage, 60 per cent.
,superior in
intrinsic worth to the Sicca rupee, and caused such
coinage to be received as the general currency, it never
could be said, that therefore the army had a just claim to
be paid in that species of money, without deduction,which
was of so much more intrinsic value. With respect to
the difference been the value of coin in India, and its
produce when remftted,to this country, lie had only to say
that, it was a questioit yvhiCh did'not depend. on the plea-,
sure, of. the Government. Remittances. from India to,
England, must be regulated by the rate of commercial ex-
changes ; and, when complaint..was made that the soldier!
did not receive what he ought to expect, when the ex-.
change was at 2s. 6d. it might as well be said, that he was
over paid, when, at onetime, *hid) was in the recollection
of all, he received 2s. 9d. per Sicca rupee in this country.,
(Hear, bear.)—The Hon. -Chairman concluded by de-
claring his intention to move the previous question.
The Deputy Chairman (the Hon. Hugh Lindsay) sug-
' ested to. the Hon..lkiover, the propriety of withdrawing
his motion, after what. had fallet from the Honourable
'Chairman.

41+0.glbe—tlarit.110 first .riwt of thia...est,tleal,
which had been left altogether out of sight—namely, how
far the rules and regulations of the three presidencies
might be reconciled to each other—was of infinitely more
importance than that portion of it which had been de-
bated. •The Hon. Proprietor then expatiated on the great
inconvenience which individuals, connected with different
establishments, but serving at the same place, had expe-
rienced, iii consequence of receiving different rates of pay,
some Much greater than others.
The Chairman said, in explanation, that with respect
to the military service, every man entered it with a per-
feet knowledge that-he was to be paid in the Sonat rupee,
and therefore he contended, that those who, knowing
this, entered' the service, had no cause of complaint;
With respect to 'hat had been said of the inequality of ,
the advantages which accrued to the trooks of different
presidencies, engaged ,on the same service, he could
positively state, from his own experience, ever since
he was in the direction, that there had been the most
anxious , desire .to equalize them as far as possible, and
that positive instructions had been sent out to India to
effect that object—(hear).; and he believed that con-
siderable advances had been made towards it. They had
also made considerable progress in assimilating the Indian
currency.' They had brought the Bombay and Madras
rupee very near each other in intrinsic Value. Thy had
not on y done that, but they had brought them near the
Sonat rupee. Nothing, he thought was more desirable
than to establish a general currency, in which there should
be no difference. -But gentlemen would recollect that
many parts of the Company's territory had been acquired
.by conquest. recently, and that the governments of the
countries which existed before the Company's conquests
had established rupees of their own curreney, which ren-
dered it very tlifficult to make the proposed alteration.--
Still, however, 'it had been the wish of the Court of Di-
rectors to bring, as near as they could, the currency of all
India to one standard. It would be of incalculable benefit
both to individuals and to the public; but it was quite
Clear that so many interests were mixed up with the 'al-
teration that it was impossible to effect it suddenly.
After some few further observations from Captain Max-
field, Mr. Trant, Mr. S. Dixon, and Mr. Pattison, the
motion was withdrawn.

EDUCATION OF WRITERS.

Mr. Hume, referring to the motion calling on the direc-
tors to lay before the proprietors the rules and regulations,
formed by the executive body, for the examination of
young men about to proceed to India as writers, without
having studied at. Haileybury, observed, that it would,
perhaps, save the time of the Court, if the Hon. chairman
eentoingadi give ituhterait; teirets;
would state what, progress had h
regulations. The great object was
at a proper time, an opportunity for scanning the merits of
those regulations when they were perfected.
The Chairman answered, that the subject was now in
the course of adjustment between the Board of Control
and the Court of Directors ; and when it was settled be-
tween those bodies, it would be the duty of the Court of
Directors to make the result as public as they possibly
could.--(Hear.)
Mr. Hume.-Is -- it to be understood that none of the
young men will be permitted to go out until a certain time
after these tests have been agreed on, and until they have
been examined in conformity ,with them
The Chairman.—Certainly not. They will not go out
until long afterwards.
Dr. Gilchrist wished to know whether there was any
intention of effecting a monopoly of the education of these
young met-I.—which would be a worse monopoly than that
of sugar ? because his wish was to extend seminaries all
over the country ; and he should be sorry that any scheme
were set on foot to prevent parents from having their children
educated tnitler their own eyes ?
The Chairman was not only ready to give negative, hut
most positive inflrmation to the Learned Doctor on this
subject. He could assure the Learned Doctor, that no-
thing was more remote from the minds of those who were