The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-24 00:00:00

Court of Directors, however, would appoint any future time for
the discussion of the subject, be should be happy to postpone it till
that time. . ._ .

31;:H.,me said he thought this was not the time to press any
matters relative to the finances of India. He thought it was the
duty of the Court to keep up our character in India; and he wished
Sir 11. Peel's finances were in as good a state as those of India.
With regard to the origin of the war, he thought that cauld not
be discussed until the papers relating to the matter were before
them- At present to speak of finance, when they were all mourn-
ing the disastrous circumstances which occurred, he thought was
not paying sufficient respect to those gallant men who had fallen in
their service.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that having said so much
the Hon. Proprietor would allow the matter to drop.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. SaLomorrs said he thought it would certainly be better to
leave out matters of finance till some official documents should be
received, he thought it should be deferred till the calling of a special
Court to consider matters in Affghanistan.
Mr. LEWIS hoped the Hon. Proprietor would accede to the gene.
ral opinion of the Court.

Mr. THORSON thought it was not fair that the HOn. Proprietor
should be interrupted in the manner he was ; he was stopt then by
one and then by another ; he might have arguments to adduce
which would convince all of the propriety of what he wanted. The
Hon. Gentleman, as far as he (Mr. Thomson) could say, was sti-
mulated by feelings of mercy for them who were living, and whom
he did not wish to be sacrificed as their predecessors had been.
But " Man never is but always to be blest," and so Ph this Court
they always v ere to be, but never were allowed to discuss the ques-
tion.—(Cries of `• Question," and " Chair.")
The CHAIRMAN said there yip no question before the Court.
Mr. MARTIN said he hid :a great deal of information on the
subject, which might have induced Hon. Gentlemen to have agreed
to his motion. Under the circumstances, however, he was willing
to withdraw it.
Sir J. CAMPBELL said that as what had fallen from the HOD.
Proprietor relative to the payment of dividends on stock might
create some alarm in the breasts of those who were unacquainted
with the matter, he beggel to say that the Company were by no
means in so disastrous a state as had been implied.—(Hear.) He
had thought it right to say this, that what the Horr Proprietor
had said might not go forth uucontradicted.—(Hear, hear.) He
believed the dividends were just as safe as ever they were.
Mr. WEEDING rose to call attention to a point of form. Tho
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Martin) had risen for the purpose of giving
notice of a motion ; lie theti made a long speech on that motion;
now he ( Mr. Weeding) wished to know whether in givlog notice
of a motion, one had any right to enter into its merits.
After a few words from Mr. WICRL/d, who thought that the
Hon. Proprietor had pursued a correct course in this instance, inas.
muds that he had given notice of his motion to the Directors.

Mr. SALOMONII gave notice that at the next Court he should
move that there be laid before the Court an estimate of the ex.
penses of the war up to December, 1641; also a statement of tha
loan raised in India, and rate of interest paid on it.