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ite such part sk the eilloott
his knowledge enabled him to say was 10111111 rate,
to correct any mis-statsmehts into which he might
hive inadvertently fallen.
Mr. ADAM accordingly rose and confirmed the
statement of the Right Honourable Gentleman, which
be pronounced to be so accurate as to relieve him
from troubling the House with more than his confir-
mation of it. He said, that previous to the day on
which the Right Honourable Gentleman moved his
motion in that House, his Royal Highness had deli-
vered into his hands, copies of the letters from that
Right Honourable Gentleman to the Prince, and of
the Prince's answer, accompanied with written in-
structions to him (Mr. Adam) requiring him, in case
any thing should be stated relative to the establish-
ment of an additional household to the Prince, to
state on behalf of the Prince, that it was his Royal
Highness's wish to discharge the duties of a tempo-
/ rary Regency without adding unnecessarily to the
burthens of the people—and that he must, therefore,
decline the intended establishment ; such he knew to
have been his Royal Highness's determination in the
question of a temporary Regency. In case, how-
ever, of such circumstances occurring as might lead
to a permanent Regency, he conceived that the ques-
tion would then be open anew to the consideration of
his Royal Highness. He added, that he had had
long opportunity of becoming minutely acquainted
with the views and intentions of his Royal Highness
respecting his domestic economy, and that his deter-
mination in this particular instance, was but confor-
m mable to the principles which had governed his Royal
Highness's conduct ; it was not then a time to go
into a detail of such circumstances, but whenever
the opportunity should come, he would be enabled
to give the House the most satisfactory information
on this bead.

INDIA PAPERS.
Mr. CREEVEY rose to make the motion of which
he had given notice. He said he had, in the course
of last Session, brought forward some motions relative
to the conduct of Sir George Barlow, in the affair of
the disturbances of the Madras army ; and from cir-
cumstances which had since transpired, and the sub-
sequent proceedings of the East India Company in
restoring Colonel Holmes to the situation from which
he had been dismissed by Sir George Barlow, some
further documents would be necessary ; and besides
those he should move for to-night, he should reserve
to himself a right, at some future time, to call for
such papers as may be necessary to elucidate the cases
of Colonel John Bell, Major Storey, and Colonel
Compton, all Officers in the Madras army. Besides
the papers relative to this most important transaction
he felt it his duty to move for other papers relative to
an extraordinary trial which had taken place in the
Court there, the particulars of which he would shortly
state. There had some years ago been established at
Madras, a fund for discharging the claims made on
the Nabobs.of Arcot, which fund was to consist *of five
millions. No sooner was it set on foot, than claims
were very soon put in to the amount of thirtymillions,
many of which were downright forgeries. Among
these, a person of the name of Reddy Row was con-
victed of the forgery of a bond to a verylargeamount,
and also of a cheat and conspiracy as to another bond.
That, in the course of investigatinK this business, Sir
George Barlow actually identified himself with Reddy
Row ; and to screen him from the prosecution, wrote
a letter to three Gentlemen, high in the Council, say-
ing, that if they took any part against Reddy Row,
they would incur the severest censure of the Gover-
nor. He ordered also that the expences of the trials
against Reddy Row should be defrayed out of the
fund of five millions set apart expressly to discharge
the just claims of the Nabob's Lona fide creditors.—
And, notwithstanding the verdicts of two juries, com-
posed of Englishmen of character and respectability
acting on oath, who found Reddy Row guilty of the
crimes imputed to him, he evinced what was the se-
verest censure of the Governor on those who did their
duty, by removing Mr. Roebuck, an old and infirm
man, from the situation he held at Madras, five hun-
dred miles from thence to a most unit holesome place,
and where he died in consequence, and where his
emoluments were not half what he enjoyed at Madras.
He next removed Mr. Metcalfe (or Maitland), the
magistrate who committed Reddy Row ; and a third ;
he sent to England without any notice. Sir George
Barlow had also insisted that, notwithstanding the
bond had been declared by a respectable Jury to be a
forgery, the Commissioners had nevertheless a right
to pay the money out of the fund. That through the
representations of Sir Thomas Strange, th: Chief Ju-
stice of Madras, Reddy Row had obtained a pardon
in England ; but before it arrived in India, he had
saved his friends all further occasion to trouble them-
selves on his behalf, by administering to himself a
dose of poison. If by the papers moved for he was
borne out to any thing like theextentstated, be should,
in the course of the Session, move for the recal of Sir
George Barlow. He concluded by moving for copies
of the correspondence between Sir George Barlow
' and the Council relative to Reddy Row.
Mr. C. GRANT said he did not rise to oppose the
motion, but only to observe, t 4 tt he had never heard
a more aggravated or exaggerated statement than
that
.just made by the Hon. Gentleman. The public
'lliad long known that the debts of the Nabobs of Ar-
cot had been a source of corruption for upwards of
-50 years. Mr. Maitland, the Justice of Peace, did
F
not do his duty as a Magistrate, and therefore ought
'•to be removed ; and he believed in the course of the
whole transaction the Government of Madras had no j
other object but to promote public justice. The his- I
tory of Reddy Row was this :—Among many of the
claims brought against the fund was one of a consi-
derable sum by a man of some consequence in his
own country, and of great intrigue and knavery, call-
ed Copich Bramilly, who was prosecuted for forging
i the bond on which he founded his claim
trived
; this man,
1 by means of his agents and creatures, con's' set
op a counter-prosecution against Rtddy Row, who
had long been a faithful servaat of Covet nment ; and
it was to protect him against this prosecution that Sir
George Barlow had ordered those measures to be pur-
sued which had taken place. With respect to the
removal of Mr. Roebuck, there were reAsons for it
which Sir George Barlow conceived sufficient ; but so
far from his being sent to an unwholesome place, it was
acknowledged to be one of the most salubrious climates
in that part of our
settlements. The bond for which
Reddy Row was prosecuted had received no elucida-
tion in the course of the trial. Whether he fe
couldll by
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not tell, but CopichCopichl3 y Mi. also nude a tuddeo
fait, and it might be that poison was as fairly to be
*prbated to him as to the other. If the last Session
!bad continued a little longer all the papers would
have been before the House. He hoped they would
1 speedily be so, and very seem after investigated ; and
though doubtless many private interests, passions,
and prejudices would therein be displayed, yet he was
convinced the more they were investigated the more
clearly the public would see that the Government of
Madras had acted for the furtherance of public Jus.
tice alone. With regard to Sir George Barlow, whose
recal the Hon. Gentleman had intimated he would
hereafter move for, he could say, that he had long
been an attentive observer of his conduct, from the
whole of which, during many years arduous service,
he was convinced that Sir George Barlow, had most
eminently discharged the important duties reposed at
him, and was entitled to the high approbation of his
country. All he now wished was a suspensioa of
opinion till the papers were before the House.
Lord FOLKSTONE agreed with tAe last speaken
that the matter ought to be investigated thoroughly, )
and without prejudice, and he would have said *aching
at present had it not been for one or two inaccuracies
into which the Hon. Gentleman had fallen. With
regard to Roebuck, was it consistent with the stale.
glum the Hon. Gentleman had pronounced upon Sir
G. Barlow, to admit that this Governor had removed
an old sickly man from his connections and comforts
without communicating any reason to the public, or
even to Roebuck himself, though humbly and ear.
neatly petitioned to do so ? Was it the part of a clear.
sighted Governor, to support Reddy Row after the
convictions for perjury, forgery and conspiracy ?
'With regard to the military transactions in India, the
Honourable Gentleman had given great credit .0 Sir
G. Barlow. That he had conducted himself with
great coolness and courage, and suppressed this un-
fortunate rebellion, the Noble Lord admitted ; but
then it was a rebellion of his own making. No one
who observed the repeated acts of his government
towards the army, would wonder that the agitation
bad taken place, though he certainly did not justify
this insurrection. He was not prepared, therefore, to
admit the claim of Sir George Barlow to the character
of a great Statesman. But lie hoped Gentlemen would
thoroughly apply themselves to the investigation of
this subject, and that the canvass and solicitations.
usual on Indian questions would not be necessary is
the present instance.
Mr. WALLACE approved of the entire of Sit
George Barlow's conduct, in the difficult situation in
which he was placed. He must, however, except
from his approval certain particular parts.—(Hear,
hear. and a laugh.)—He must except Colonel Cap-
per's dismissal, (Hear), and some other things. But
the army were inflamed by the conduct of General
Macdowal, and it was to that inflammation that so
much of the evil was to be traced. The prosecution
against Copich Bramilly Ives stopped by bis death,
and the other ones were stopped by the threatened
disturbances of the times. ,
Sir THOMAS TURTON said, that India, which
seemed to some persons a jewel of the Crown, seemed
to him a dead weitht. India had been gained by our
Icrimes, held by our injustice, and would he lost by our
folly. He had studied India affairs, though when-
I ever he addressed the House upon the subject he had
I the misfortune to do It in a thin House.
ILord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON said, that as
far as the papers enabled him to judge. this was a case
worthy the attention of the House. As to what had
been said respecting the prejudgment of the cause of
Sir George. Barlow, it was the worst argument that
could be adduced in favour of a man who had pre-
judged so many others, and had sent them to banish.
ment without notice or trial.—(Hear, hear).—ae
deemed the intemperate conduct of Sir George Bar-
low to be in a great measure the occasion of the dis-
turbances in the army ;of this assertion his.own dig. 1
patches bore testimony. There had long existed a
rule, that no servant of the East India Company
should be dismissed from either a civil or military si-
tuation, without the cause of his offence being stated,
and an opportunity given to defend himself; this
rule had been Frossly violated. He also stated, that
after the trials had taken place, an application was
made for permission to print them ; this was answered
with the usual observation, " it is not expedient."—
When he observed a disposition here not to enquire
into the affairs of India, and when he considered the
acts of tyranny which were practised in that country,
he thought it to be his duty to exact the attention of
the House.
Mr. ROBERT DUNDAS said, that in his opi-
nion it would have been much better, had the Hon.
Gentleman who made the motion, abstained from en-
tering upon the discussion of any of the topics con-
nected with it, at a time when the House were not in
possession of any knowledge upon the subject, and
were therefore unable to form any judgment upon it,.
Such a conduct was not fair to the absent individuals
whose names had been mentioned, and whose causes
mere dies prejudged ; neither was it fair to the Hoiaa
He would merely advert to one or two points which
bad been touched on that evening. The mentfaa a
General M'Dowal's conduct had been blame.l ; but
he would ask those Gentlemen who deprecated the
introduction of General M'Dowal's name, haw it was
possible to advert to the cause of the Inds in dacon-
tents,. without naming him ? He spoke in prase of
Sir Thomas Strange, the Chief Justice, and of his
-conduct in the trials which had been mentioned this
night. That Judge had charged the Jury to acquit.
which they did not think proper to do; and he trans-
mitted the reasons of his opinion. not appealing to his
Majesty's mercy, but to his Majesty's justice. How
was it possible not to listen to the recommendation of
such a Judge, under all the circumstances of the case,
when a Jury, whase respectability had been extolled,
had been one or two days incapable of acting from
intoxication? With respect to a statement lately made
in the House by the Honourable Gertleman (Mr.
Creevey) of the manner in which a grant to the East
India Company had been passed through the House,
he would take that opportunity of answering it. He
said that Bill had been in the House from the 11th
of May to the 14th of June ; and upon the third read-
ing, when the Honourable Gentleman stated, and a
Noble Lord (Folkstone) joined him in diet statement,
that it was previous to the usual hour for discussing
public business, and that there was not a sufficient
House, so far from that being the case, he would say
that a good deal of public business had been that night
previously discussed; and in particular a discussion on