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• morality, and superstition. Hence a
has proved a cur-e, as lgo6d one must prove a bless-'
ing to 1-Lindostan. Colonel Stanhope next spoke of
the free Pies: establishe i by Lord Ilastargs—an act
that Must destroy the superstition of thirty centuries.
Colonel Stanhope admitted that Lord Hastings had
broken in upon freedom by threatening Mr. Buck-
inobam. Lord Ha .tings had been censured for
b. raging a criminal information against Mr. Buck-
ingham, though every man was subjected to it in this
boasted land of liberty. Had not Cobbett, Horne
Tooke, Gilbert Wakefield, and other eminent Men
suffered un,ier this law here, and was Mr. Bucking-
ham to be free from it in Hindostan ? Colonel Stan-,
hope wished to Goo he was. Colonel Stanhope then
read extracts, proving that the Chief Justice COnti•
dered a free Press a great blessing. He also read
extracts from Mr. Fergusson's speech, troving that
Mr Buckingham had written passages that were in-
discreet, imprudent, and even libellous publication
And he read from Mr. Buckingham's paper, stating
that " Lord Hastings's was one of the few Govern-
ments where the interests of the Governor and the
governed were one and the same, and where not only
the maxim is avowed in theory, but reduced to praci
tice." As an instance of the usefulness of the Press,
Colonel Stanhope mentioned a work on the Poly-
theism of the Hindoos, by a native, which, for keen-
ness of •atire wodid not have disgraced the pen of
Lucian ; and there WAS nothing more cheering than
the frequent appeals it makes to reason. It was long
before ibankind brought the errors of their ancestors
to the LeNt of -reason; but when this was done, the
work ut reformation was fairly begun. The practical
eaects of the Pies- were seen at the last festival of
Jaggernaut : mete were so few pilgrims present, that
they were unable to drag the car; the Brahmins
called in other aid, but no devotee could be per-
suatle,i by their fervent eloquence to sacrifice him-
self to tueir idol. The Biahinins now, seeing this,
talk of removing the car to a more central situation.
Let alert take it beyond the reach of a free Press, 'or
that wi.i chive it forth with a force that mil-
lions of zealots cannot long withstand. In the fore-
going remarks he (Colonel Stanhope) had endea-
voured to prove that Lord Hastings had spread wide
the seeds of a glorious reformation in Asia, and was
entitled to rank at a great public benefactor. It might
be said that it was dangerous to undermine the His.
doo Temple of Superstition: but if this was dan-
gerous, then cast aside all hcree of converting the
Iliudoos t the simple worship of GOD. For neither
can you destroy their superstition without discsission,
nor can you establish Christianity without producing
one of the greatest 'evolutions that ever took place is
the world ; a revolution that would change the mode
of thinking, the system of Castes, their Laws—in
short, the whole structure of their society. He (Co-
lonel Stanhope) asserted, that education and a free
Press could not fail to chasten the manners and the
religion, not only of the Hindoos, but of the sur-
rounding world. In proof of this, Lord Kaimes had
jaobserved, " that Christianity could not fail to prevail
over Paganism, since improvement of the intellectual
faculties leads by sure means, though slow, to the be-
lief of one GOD." He concluded by saying, let us
hope that this great revolution, which has been com-
menced by Lord Hastings, may be followed up by
Mr. Canning. If from a mina stored with knowledge,
and replete with wit, could emanate the acts of a
gloomy barbarian—involving Asia in ages of dark-
ness, superstition, and despotism—may her historians
speak of him with scorn, or may he never reach her
shore. But if he have a heart to feel for her interests,
I shall ever be as ready to join my fellow• citizens in
his praise, as I have been ready to join them in praise
of his great predecessor. The Hon. Proprietor then
moved the following Resolutions:
" rat the thanks of the Court were due to the Most Noble
the ;I.larquis of Hastings, for the lasting benefit which he had
conferred on British India, by numerous institutions founded for
the instruction of all ranks and persuasions of people uncles' the
British Government in India.
" That it was the opinion of that Court, the Martinis of
Hastings had conferred a permanent benefit on British India
and the surrounding world, by the abolition of the previous
Censorship, and the establishment of a Free Press, limited, as
all civil institutions should be, by mild and wholesome laws."
The Resolutions were handed to the Chair, but as
no Member of the Court came forward to second
them, they of course fell to the ground.
Mr. Host E said, that a large portion of the time of
the Court had been taken up by irrelevant matters.—
The question at present was not the conversion of the
Hindoos, or the establishment of a free Press, but it
was the vote of Thanks to the Marquis of Hastings,
in concurrence with the Resolution of the Court of
Directors. He then proceeded to vindicate the course
pursued by Mr. Canning, on moving the vote of
Thanks to the Noble Marquis in the [louse of Com-
mons, and contended that he did right in not enter-
ing into the discussion of the policy of the war in the
absence of the requisite documents. He (Mr. Hume)
wished that documents could be produced at present,
but in the absence of those he was ready to state, that
he believed the conduct of the Marquis of Hastings
had been exemplary in many respects, and that he
deserved the highest praise for •the indefatigable ap-
plication which he manifested in acquiring informa-
tion, to which he had, after comparatively an idle
life, devoted himself for nine years, with great ad-
vantage to the provinces which he ruled—(Hear).—
But then, many others had not the same personal ex-
perience of those things which he (Mr. Hume) had,
and therefore he wished that the documents could
have been produced. As to the increase of the re-
venue under the administration of the Noble Mar-
quis, he must say a few words upon it. He knew a
flourishing account of the revenue had been stated,
but he must call their attention to a few facts. In
the year 1813, the debt was £29,000,000; in 1821
it was 38,000,000, making an increase of about
£9,000,000. He would now state the result. In the
year 1815, the revenue was £17,267,000, leaving a
net surplus. of revenue in India over the interest of]
the debt, and the civil and military charges, of
41:1,880,000. Ili the year 1819, the revenue had in-
creased from £17,000,000 to £19,000,000, but then
the expenses bore no proportion. The result was,'

ever. He then• observed upon the conduct of the
Marquis of Hastings, in reference Co the Editor of
The Calcutta Gazette, and stated that he was sorry
the Governot-General had commenced a corre-
spondence, holding out threats to Mr. Buckingham,
when he should have ordered the legal ,Authorities
to prosecute. He then observed, that he was sorry
to hear that the civil servants of the Government in
India had lent themselves to the establishment of an
abominable Paper called John Bull, for the purpose
of putting down Mr. Buckingham, and of wielding
controul over all public men. He was sorry that
-the Government had so degraded itself. It was his
opinion that the Press ought to be left to its own
liberty, subject to the controul of well-regulated
laws. As to the glorious and important career of
the Marquis of Hastings, he had only to add, that
he hoped his successor would benefit by the few
errors which he had Committed ; and he thought it
some consolation, that such was the pregeess of im-
provement in India, the last Governor had less errors
to answer for than the preceding one. He concluded
by expressing a hope that the decision if the Court
in favour of the Resolution of the. Dii ectors would
be unanimous.

laiaed.

Mr. D. K NNAIRD and COLSTANHCPII expL
Mr. LOWNDES stated, that the freedom of the
Press had not contributed to the advantage of Eu-
rope for the last thirty years, and therefore he doubted,
that it could be productive of any good in Hindoo-
stan. As to the individual who complained of harsh'
treatment, he would say, that if he lived in France
during the rein of the modern Richard the Third,
instead of giving him a fair trial, like the Marquis
of Hastings, he would say, " Off with his head"—
( Loud laughter).—He looked on the Marquis of
Hastings a►s the royal oak under whose branches,
during nine years of sun and storm, the Empire of
India had prospered, and he was glad to find they
were voting him their thanks on the 29th of May, a
day consecrated to the honours of the Royal Oak
(Load laughter).—As to the freedom of the Press, he
thought that if introduced into India it would be pro-
ductive of a liberty, but that would be the liberty
of kicking their Government out of doors—(ln-
creased laughter).
Sir J. DOYLZ bore testimony of his own personal
knowledge to the civil and military merits of the
Marquis of Hastings, and eulogised his conduct as
Governor of British India, which, he contended, in-
quiry would make appear the more deserving of their
considerate approbation.
An Hon. Pitoeitioroa observed, that the more in-
quiry was promoted into the conduct of the Marquis,
the more evident would his merits appear.
Mr. R. JACKSON shortly replied.
The CHAIRMAN observed, that the expression of
"prevailing hypocritical cant," used by an Hon.'
Proprietor, he thought an unjustifiable, and an un.
merited aspersion on the Directors. As to the merits
of the Marquis of Hastings, he thought they did not
require to be proved by particular documents. Ad
who knew India might, when asked to specify his
merits, answer in the words of the nionument.of Sir.
Christopher Wren, simonumentunt guaris, circumspice.
Mr. D..KINNAIRD, in explanation, said, that the
Honourable Court of Directors had bowed down be-
fore the cant of party enshrined in the House of
Commons, when they ought to have stood up in de-
fence of their Government of India, in opposition to
the prejudices of that House.
The original Resolution was then put and carried
unanimously, after which the Court adjourned.

THE r,VENIAIi

factious under the command of one Zavala. Abbot
twenty of these rebels have passed through Frunis,
'with a load of muskets. Captain Coballa having
gene from Orduna with the grenadiers of the Regi-
ment of the Emperor Alexander, met with Zavala in
a wood which is nearly inaccessible, and after some
ineffectual firing, retired, having two of his soldiers
wounded and lost his horse.
The Indicator Catalan has aletter from Tarragona,
;dated the 61 May, which gives a very unfavourable
account of the state of that part of the Province.
. On the 4th a column of 500 troops and Militia,
commanded by the new Political Chief; Baesa, went
`to pursue the factious who inundate the Province.
On the sth, 150 militia- arrived at the tow% of
• Bonistre, where they found all the doors shut ; read,
seeing a party of factious persons on the mountain, I
„imprudently attacked them, without reconnoitring",
'the position of the rebels, who repulsed them with
the loss of twenty killed and wounded. Among the
killed were two Officers. The number of the rebels is
not known, but supposed to be 500.

At a late hour this forenoon we received Lisbon
Papers to the 16th inst. They are entirely occupied
with the discussioni of the Cortes.

In the Sitting of the 80th April, the order of the
day was the opinion of the Diplomatic Committee on
the withdrawing of the troops from Monte Video.—
The Committee state, that from the documents laid
before•theme it appears that the original occupation
of Banda Oriental, by the Portuguese troops, had no
other object than to secure the lives and properties
of the subjects of Portugal on the frontiers, at a
time of anarchy and disorder in the South American
Provinces; but the occupation being now useless,
and incompatible with the principles of justice
which animate the Portuguese Nation, which de-
sires to give the whole world a decisive proof that
it knows how to respect the independence of other
nations as well as to defend its own—the Com-
mittee recommend that the Government withdraw
the troops from Monte Video, assigning them
such a destination as shall seem proper ; and
that the Commander of these troops should be
ordered to take measures in concert with the Autho-
rities of the Province, that the evacuation might
take place in good order. A long debate ensued,
atter which the President put the question, whether
the opinion of the .Committee should be approved, in
the form in which it was now given ?—and it was
decided in the negative, by 84 votes to 28.
During the sitting of the 29th April, a dispatch
was read from the Minister of Justice, stating that
there were, in the capital and in other parts of the
kingdom, individuals who were extremely dangerous
And of bad character, whom it was advisable to sepa-
rate from others with whom they had daily inter-
course. The Minister prayed that the Cortes would
give him authority for that purpose, when it was
agreed that the Government should be authorised,
for the space of one month, for the preservation of
public tranquillity, to proceed towards certain indi-
viduals without the legal formalities, by removing
from one part of the kingdom to another, any indivi-
dual, whether private person or public officer, that
it may judge necessary to remove for the public
tranquillity.

No French Journals were published on Monday,
in consequence of its being the festival pf Pentecost.
It is somewhat curious that the French, who publish
their Journals on Sunday without the least scruple,
never publish any on holydays or Saints days.
The following is an extract from the " authentic
course of exchange" on Monday, received by express :
Five per Cent. Consols opened at 89fr. 68c.—
closed at 89fr. 60c.

American' apers arrived this morning—Boston to
the 13th, and New York to the 9th of May.

TROM THE NEW YORK GAZETTE OP MAY 7.

Concraess.—The Bill in addition to the Acts con-
cerning Navigation was taken up in the Com-
mittee, and a section being added by Mr. King, or
New York, authorising the President to suspend until
the end of the next Session of Congress the operation
of the Act respecting French vessels, in the event of
the signature of any Treaty or Convention concern-
ing the Navigation or Commerce between the United
States an 3 France, it was then ordered to be engrossed.
On Thursday a Message was received from the
President, stating that Norway admitted American
vessels and their cargoes into her ports on paying no
higher duties than were exacted from Norwegian
vessels and cargoes, and recommending to Congress
the adoption of a measure reciprocating the same
privileges to the trade of that kingdom.

PROM THE SAME PAPER OP THE 9TH.

Saturday, being the last day of the present Session
of Congress on which Bills could pass the House,
was a very busy day; both Houses sat till nearly
midnight. In the House of Representatives Bills
were passed with rapidity. The. House of Repre•
sentatives has before it many Bills fiom the. Senate

crecy respecting it. It .now itppiturs, that the Pre-
sident having nominated Colonel Towson to be Co.
lonel of the 2d ReBiment of Artillery, and Colonel
lea laden to be Adjutant-General, she Senate refused
to confirm them, as having been illegally and im-
properly made, and the President u id:JR w the no-
minations. Afterwards, the President sent a Message
to the Senate, stating at large his views of the goes.;
tion in dispute, and re-nominated these Oili;:er,. The
Senate, after seventeen days deliberation,
both nominations-25 to 17—and ordered ail the pro.

ceedings on the subject to be made public. The sib.
ject has excited much interest.

COUISIMCIALLY beronvatar.—Several Gentlemen
have arrived in town from Washington, and state
there
will soon be concluded between this country and
, that cf France.

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