The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-23 00:00:00

MUTINY AT BARRACKPOOR.

Mr. FIUME, in rising to move for " a copy of the
Report of the Committee of Inquiry on the mutiny of the native
troops at Barrackpoor, in November, 1824, and of orders issued
since that time," observed that he was aware, that any question
connected with India possessed very little attraction in that
House. But in his opinion the magnitude of the subject which
he was about to introduce, demanded the serious attention of those
whom he then addressed, in order that they might become ac-
quainted with all the details which bad given rise to the
melancholy catastrophe that had occurred at Barrackpoor.—
It was rather singular, that the interests of 100,000,000 of people
should, in the course of an entire Session, be scarcely once the
subject of discussion, in any way, direct or incidental, in that House.
He would now call the attention of the House to a transaction,
which might be said almost to have endangered the safety of India.
He alluded to the mutiny which occurred on the lit of Novem-
ber, 1824, at the military station of Barrackpoor, about fourteen
miles from the Presidency of Calcutta. Soon after that event, a
commission was appointed by our own Government, consisting of
three officers, of talent, experience, and high character in the
army, as proper individuals, to conduct an inquiry on so delicate
a subject. That commission did not, as he understood, terminate
its inquiries until the month of January, 1825 ; and when, at
the close of the Session of 1825, he addressed the President of
the Board of Coutroul, that Right Hon. Gentleman stated that
the Report of the Commissioners had not been received by him.
lie had, however, been informed, that early in July the Report
had arrived by the Rose Indianian.
Mr. PEEL here interrupted the Hon. Gentleman.
He observed that the Speaker was labouring under severe indis-
position, and, as th., motion was not of a pressing nature, he
trusted the same courtesy would be extended to the Right Hon.
Gentleman, and that the motion would be postponed.

HI.IME expressed his readiness to adopt the
suggestion of the Right Hou. Gentleman ; and he begged leave to
state he would not (as we understood) have brought forward the
question had he not previously mentioned the subject to the Speaker.
The SPEAKER wished to be allowed to say, that
he owed great obligation to the Hon. Gentleman, whose motion
was then proceeding, as well as to many other Members of that
House, for their kind consideration, and to none more than to
the Right Hon. Gentleman who had just suggested an adjourn-
ment, after having such a question submitted to them. But
he begged leave to assure the House, that, whatever personal
inconvenience might arise to him, from going on with the busi-
ness, he was perfectly ready to endure ; especially, as the sudden
termination of the discussion, on the present occasion, by a post-
ponement, would only create delay, without producing any benefit.
He, therefore, must request the business to proceed:
Mr. HUME, however, under all the circumstances,
moved the adjournment of the debate till to-morrow, (as we un-
derstood, for the noise occasioned by Members leaving the House
was very great,) which was agreed to.
Th.,: other orders of the day were then briefly disposed of, and
at Nine o'clock the House adjourned.