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tices, and he could not look back without horror on the. dreadful
scenes that had occurred at Demerara, and the scenes enacted
in the island of Mauritius, nor could he look forward to a re-
newal of those scenes without exceeding apprehension, for be
had not been put in possession of any arguments, which showed
him that there would be a sufficient safeguard thrown around
these individuals for the preservation of their liberty on arriv-
ing in the Mauritius or the other colonies, or to enable them
to return to their own country if they should be uncomfortable
in their circumstances. There was also another feature about
this question: he believed that the greater portion of those im-
ported from the British possessions in India were males, and
he knew that both in the Mauritius and Denseiara
morality had been extended to a very frightful extent by
the importation of an immense number of male la-
bourers, unaccompanied by any females. There was
a fearful disproportion of the sexes, inasmuch, as on
the sugar plantations, male labourers were more in request
than females. Over the island of Mauritius also, the Govern-
ment had less control ; it was more unmanageable ; they knew
less about it than any other colony. From all he could learn
with respect to that colony, they could exercise but a slight
control indeed over the influential inhabitants. They knew
that of all their fellow-subjects, the inhabitants of that
colony had been the most rampant and contumacious, and
he had heard nothing of the colony which would lead
him to rejoice at an importation into it of their
fellow-subjects from any part of the world. Un-
der these circumstances, he felt called on to exer-
cise his influence to protect these unenlightened, ignorant
men, and they would permit him to say, that it was a reflection
on this Court—it was a reflection on the Government of India,
it was a reflection on the Supreme Government in this country,
that there should exist in India a necessity for men engaged
in the growing of sugar and rice to emigrate at all.
or to seek for leave to live as a boon in any part of the world.
He regretted that they should be obliged to leave their
native country, tempted only by the miserable prospect
of obtaining that which they ought to be able to obtain on
their native soil.—( Hear.) He had not that love for the colony
of the Mauritius which would induce him to put in jeopardy
the comfort and happiness and morality of the Hill Coolies, by
sending them to that island.
(CUT SPEAKING.)

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.,
GREAT MARLOW.

The Committee met again this morning at eleven.
The proceedings commenced by an application on the part
of Mr. Sergeant Merewether, to be allowed to withdraw a
statement which he had made oir the preceding evening, imme-
diately before the rising of the Committee, to the effect that he
did not intend to proceed with his objection to the vote of a
supporter of the sitting Member. • The Learned Counsel said
that he had been induced to make that statement, solely be-
cawe he had been misled, by an incorrect copy of the registei'.

After some discussion among Counsel, the Committee im-
mediately decided that the objection to the voter might be
again proceeded with. It was accordingly agreed that the et-
jection should be taken on a future day.
The vote of Edward Newell was then objected to by the
Counsel for the petitioners, on the ground of want of occupa-
tion and non-payment of rates.
The vote was not decidedon at the hour of our going to press.