Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-18
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON. AUGUST 26, 1852


LONDON, AUGUST 26, 1852.
The affairs of India are every day becoming more
and more interesting for, independent Of the many
circumstances which will render the construction OF
. charter by the British Parliament, by which the
honorable company is to hold and govern that vast,
rich and beautiful country for the next term Of
twenty years. work of very great difficulty, mum
her Of other causes are at work, adding perpexity
n nerpexity, creating new interests, rights, and
new subjects to legslate upon, all showing the pro-
press which knowledge natural, civil, and polti-
Calls making in that bright and glorious land
all showing the rapid strides which the people, both
native and of foreign origin, are taking towards a
fitness for selfgovernment and power of obtaining
and retaining it. And there are other indications
abundantly showing that the time is rapidly APP
preaching when the true interests Of the East India
Company will be best promoted by tacitly allowing
the vast territory which it now rules to assume
Legislative functions and governmental power itself;
and when the British Government will find it advanta-
geous to abandon the system of the three Presdences
of Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay. We alluded
last week to the steps taken by the Srdars and ma
tive gentlemen of PooNAH in reference to the new
charter, and further attention 10 late Indian news
convinces us that the movement is spreading far and
wide, and that the native mobiles, and men Of In
Huence, and of large landed property, and extern
portant position which they hold and to the right
which they have to be no longer denied taking
share in the Government Of the country And add to
these the intelligent hafcases the of European f
theirs and Indian mothers of whom several millions exist
in the country; they calculated at 100000 in
1916 large proportion of the of this well
educated many of them hold important positions in So
cety and discharge their duties in satisfactory and ex
emplary manner they all warmly attached to their
native land and generally well informed to its real in
terests and anxious for its moral social and political
progress The late Lord TEGNMoUTH, WARREN HASTINGS,
and other high authorities Indian affairs were well
convinced that these hafcastes would occupy an import
ant position and play very influential part in the future
history of India; and your enlightened neighbor, the
late THOMAS LAW Esq., has frequently, in hearing,
expressed the opinion These halfcastes possess
vigorous physical frame, and generally more active
and energetic mental constitution than the natives andare
at the time better calculated to bear the climate of
the country than Europeans
The charter of the East India Company has been hth
erto renewed for periods Of twenty years if again re-
newed for that term such renewal will extend to 1874
There appears to be ndisposton the part of the
British Government to make any material alteration in
the charter Lord JOHN RUSSELL refused to grant COM
mttee in 1851 to inquire into the subject alleging that
no alteration was necessary and that India better
altogether unworthy of the great Wing leader And
that committee has been raised Mr. HERRIEs the chair
man it, and President Of the Board of Control whose
official duty it is prepare the charter and arrange its
Details says far he is at present advised the pre-
sent charter is good need be-" Notwithstanding
these opinions however, of official men, it is absolute
certainty that renewal of the present charter will sat
sfy the present inhabitants Of India and further great
amelioratons not made in the forthcoming charter
England may about 1876 have to deal with revolution
in the East quite difficult CONTROL and very likely to
be attended with the result the revolution in the
West with which she had to contend in 1776 There is
nothing in the present condition of the world which af
fords materials much speculation respecting the flu
the British Empire in India. There is nothing in
history which be quoted precedent; the subject
is overwhelming from its magnitude and perpexing from
its intricacy and the multiplicity of its interests 1t would
be doubling the wisdom and Of Providence to sup
pose that the emergency win not be provided for and
that the result win be favorable the peace and pro-
gress and happiness Of mankind But Great Britain may
do much to prepare for the crisis by spreading education
and sound social and moral habits and notions of
justice and political rights among the people of India
governing them by liberal and enlightened policy, and
preparing them to the positiono which events
not very slowly Fastening themof free and indie
pendent people.
In the mean time, BritlSn power
itself in new directions and reaching further in old
The war in Burmah and Ava terminate only in one
way in annexation This will be done, it is thought by
the cession Of nearly oneha of the territory of the King
Of Ava to ally the Raah Of Munpoor, which would
still leave to the King Of Ava territory Of than
twice the extent of the Kingdom of Nepaul The Indian
journals say, annexation, were 1t not as It I'M
doubtedly is, most desirable in political and CONNER
cial point Of view is unavoidable The only question is
how much Of the country it would be necessary to annex
protect the inhabitants who have espoused cause
from the reprsals Of the Burmese, and to ncapacitae
the King of Ava from putting to the expense Of ano
'iher war" aN
Il is now generally stated and admitted that Par
lament will meet on Thursday, the 18th of Noyeni-
Der next, for the "dispatch of business" There
will be short session Of four or FIVE weeks before
Christmas, and, unless something important and un-
foreseen shall occur in the time, the members
viii then be liberated for Christmas Rumors abound
about fierce discussions in the Ministry the question Of
protection and these only be settled II is said by the
election Of Of the troublesome and obstinate
adherents to that exploded faacy. Mr.. CHRIsroPHER
will 1t is believed be elevated to the peerage, Mr. WAL
win succeed to the Vice Chanaelorshp, and
Lord STRATFoRD take Lord MANUSCRIPTS place Secre
tary for Foreign Affairs The elections have, according
to the last calculations, resulted as follows
Minsterialist. Liberals. Lib. Con.
English and Welsh counties ..120 % il
English and Welsh boroughs...1o7 1s6 A
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