The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-19 00:00:00

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EAST I.INiDIA iTOUSE.

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(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterdry.)
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND '1 LIE RING OF DELHI.
Mr. THorersosi rose to bring under the consideration
of the Court the following motion ;—" That ho will
call the attention of the Proprietors to the treatment of
his Majesty the King of Delhi by the Government of
India." He (Mr. Thompson) wished to bring this sub-
ject before the Court in the most calm and temperate
manner. He wished that justice should be done to the
King of Delhi, whose father and grandfather had held
sway. All that was now asked was that good faith
should be observed—that engagements entered into
should be strictly performed. In the line of succession
the Kings of Delhi had sat upon the throne of that part
of India 318 years. The Hon. Proprietor quoted the
history of the Kings of Delhi and the grounds of com-
plaint the King has against the Indian Government, as
set forth in a pamphlet entitled " The British Govern-
ment and the Royal House of Delhi." It was quite clear
that certain lands were to be assigned to the Kiag of
Delhi, in order to enable him to keep up a proper dig-
nity, and that it was the intention of the Governer-
General that he should have an ample allowance fur that
purpose. The amount of thirty lacs of rupees, which
was proposed by the Marquis of Wellesley, was not the
maximum of the proposed grant, but on the contrary,
it was evident from his Lordship's dispatches that he
intended to go further, if, on subsequent inquiries., the
exigencies of the case rendered it necessary. Part of
the lands then proposed to be assigned to the King of
Delhi were now yielding an excess of thirty-five lacs a
year. With reference lo the grant proposed, the
Governor-General said, "It is not, however, the inten-
tion of the Governor-General to fix the amount without
further information which may enable his Excellency to
judge of the exigencies of the royal household, and of
extent of the additional resources which the British
Goveenment has acquired in the Doab and in Hindostan,
by the cessions of the peace with Dowlut Rao Scindiah."
In the fourteenth paragraph the Governor-General ex-
pressly says, that the income arising both from the assigned
territories and the money payments from the British
Treasury is to be "exclusively at the disposal of his
Majesty." In a subsequent part of the dispatch, it was
stated that the Governor-General did not deem it
advisable to enter into any written agreement with the
King of Delhi.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN (interrupting Mr. Thompson)—How
do you reconcile that with the statement of Ikrarnama ?
Mr. THOMPSON said he never contended that the do-
cument was an absolute treaty entered into by the par-
ties. All he had said was, that it was signed by one
party, and submitted to the other for approbation, the
party so submitting it, of course, being willing to abide
by it, provided the other party consented, and which,
therefore, gave it, as far as the party proposing it was
concerned, all the effect of an agreement, The Hon,
Proprietor here read extracts from a variety of docu-
ments and dispatches, and said the question for the con-
sideration of the Proprietors on the present occasion was,
what was the nature of the engagement which Lord
Wellesley, on the part of the British Government, had en-
tered into with the King of Delhi? The document on that
subject, to which he had already referred, was the one
to which he again begged to call their particular atten-
Von. In conclusion, the Hon. Proprietor said, that after
toi,king to the many favours which the Kings of Delhi
had bestowed upon the East India Company, the assu-
rances that had been given by Lord Lake, the present
condition of the Royal Family of Delhi—a family that
had shown as little hostility to British power as any
Royal Family with which the East I rdia Company had
ever had anything to do—and looking the professions
which had been made by the Court of Directors, of their
desire at all times to promote the welfare of the native
Princes of India, as far as was consistent with the safety
of their own Government, he trusted that the Court of
Proprietors would come to the conclusion that the whole
question ought to be taken into consideration by the
Court of Directors. He concluded by moving for trio
production of certain dispatches and papers with reftw-
ence to the case of the King of Delhi.
The motion having been:seconded,
The CHAIRMAN opposed the motion.
After some discussion,

The CHAIRMAN put the qustion, which was negatived
by a very considerable majority, only four haads having
been held up in favour of it.
The Court then adjourned.

THE LA'Z'E FATAL STEAM-BOAT
COLLISION.

As early as three o'clock yesterday morning (the time
of low water at Greenwich) a number of persons re-
paired towards the unfortunate Sylph steam-boat, for tl e
purpose of ascertaining if there were any bodies in the
fore-cabin, and also to fix the chains of two lighters to
the wreck, with a view of raising her.
Probably no accident has ever occurred near this part
of the river that has caused so great a sensation in the
towns of Greenwich and Woolwich. The uncertainty
as to the number of sufferers induced an immense con-
course of persons to assemble on the wharf opposite to
which the Sylph lies, many of them remaining the whole
of Tuesday night, dreading lest some friend or relative
might be found amongst the number who were supposed
to have perished. This state of suspense was not tho-
roughly allayed until about four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at which time it was stated by those who were
engaged
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wide wash-way completely through her. Every search,
however, with drags, boat-hooks, and every available
apparatus that could be employed for the purpose, was
made during the day around the sunken buat, and in
such places as bodies would be likely to settle in, bat
without discovering any. It is therefore hoped that the
loss of life from this melancholy occurrence is: confined
to the two men whose bodies have been brought ashore.
Tho name of one of the sufferers is Sheppard, a man
well known in Greenwich and Woolwich as a carrier be-
tween the two towns. It is evident that this unfortunate
man must have been sitting on the starboard side of the
fore-cabin, at that part where the Orwell struck the
Sylph ; and there is little doubt, from the extent of the
injuries he was found to have received, that he must have
been killed on the instant. This supposition is further
strengthened by the fact, that when the body was wastrel
up the companion, and was taken into a skiff, there was
not the slightest appearance of life. The head, too, was
completely crushed on one side, one arm nearly severed
from the body, and a thigh broken.
The name of the other unfortunate man had not trans-
pired, although the body had been recognised. He was
a seller of oranges on board the Greenwich and Wool-
wich steam-boats. When taken from the wreck the poor
fellow was alive, and although the greatest dispatch «as
used in conveying him to the Dreadnought hospital-
ship, he died before reaching it. The body has since
been removed to the dead-house to await the inquest.
As to the cause of the collision, there is but one opi-
nion among those connected with the river. It is on all
hands acknowledged to be the result of accident ; but
then some of the old pilots say, that they would not
have ventured to take a vessel in such hazy weather.
If there be any fault on the score of the vessels proceed-
ing on their voyages when the weather was so hazy,
notice will most probably be taken of it before the Co-
roner.

The greatest praise is due to several watermen from
the different stairs, who put off in their boats as soon as
the cry from the steamer was heard. This promptitude
was the means of preventing a great sacrifice of life.
Captain Swaysland, the commander of the Sylph (whose
skill and care are well known), has scarcely left the
wreck since the unfortunate occurrence.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
raom THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT.
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 12 per mille,
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. lOid. per
ounce for standard gold gives an exchange of 25
45 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short
being 25 57k, it follows that gold is 0.49 per cent.
dearer in London than in Paris.
The course of exchange at New York on London is
110 f per cent., and the par of exchange between Eag-
land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is 0.68 per cent. in favour of England.
But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills
at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the
above difference.
SUN.—The English Stock Market closes firmly, and
Consols were at 1001 ex div. for Money. Bank Stock
was 208 to /. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
were 103 to k. Exchequer Bills were 595. to 575. prem.
Spanish Active Bonds obtained 25i I ; the Three per
Cents., 37i ; Peruvian, 30 ; Chilian, 101 ; and Bel-
gian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, 102 k. French
Scrip was 1/ premium.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares were
at full quotations. For London and York, 1 ; Northern
and Eastern, 12-a ; South-Eastern, 5i ; and Lancaster
and Carlisle 3 to 4 premium. Greenwich were

ANOTHER CARRIAGE ROBBERY.—Last night infor-
mation was 'given to the Metropolitan Police, that on
Saturday night last, while the cariage of D. Banks, Esq.,
of 2, Devonshire-place, was in the road between Dart-
ford and:London, some thieves contrived to detach a large
box from the hind part of the carriage, with which they
got clear off. The box contained a quantity of wearing
apparel, consisting of dresses, silk and velvet shawls and
mantles, and several pairs of silk stockings, lace hand-
kerchiefs, articles of jewellery, and also some under
clothing.
CHATHAM, DECEMBER IB.—AN INTENSE Foa.--
On Monday night, the 16th instant, and during the day
of Tuesday, the intensity of the fog along the Medway
and the Nore was so great that it entirely put a stop to
navigation. Not a fishing-boat, or any other craft could
venture out of port. The Medway steam-boat, Captain
Giles, on Monday evening ventured from Sheerness pier
with passengers for Rochester and Chatham, but was
obliged to drop anchor at the entrance of Standgato
Creek, where they laid all night and the nest day, the
passengers living as well as they could. This day the
fog is as bad as ever, not a vessel or boat can be seen
from the wharfs alongside the banks of the river. The
steam-boat is still lying at the entrance of the Creek
unable to proceed.

DEATH FROM COLD.—Betwixt Saturday night
and Sabbath morning last, an aged female was dis-
covered lyingin a corner at the end of Riccarton-bridge,
in a state of inanimation ; and, on an attempt bei
made to arouse her, it was discovered that she was decd.
She bad a daughter's house to go to ; and when seen
wandering about on the Saturday evening, she was ad-
vised to go home, and shelter herself from the incle-
mency of the weather ; but whatever object she had in
view, she continued her peregrinations, which had suck
a fatal termination. The name of the deceased 1,
I Crump.—Kilniarnock Journal.