New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-22

The great event in Parliament Is the bringing forward Of
the Government plan for reforming the administration Of
India II was done the Sd inst by Sir Charles Wood ia
.nsecb Of five hours The London Times has the follow.
ing summary and comments upon It;
IA proposed 20 preserve that machinery Of Conr OF
Directors acting under the control Of Ministerial Board,
which now constitutes the Government Of India nor u
there to be any change in the existing resons between
the departmeut which administers and the department
which controls This latter department too 10 remain
unat,r,d In it.ef but the former TO experience con
siderable modification At present 80 directors Of whom
"a are always ia office, elected by the propneors Of
East India Stock but future the 80 are 70 be reduced 10
L. and Of these - l2 ouly 10 be elected by the exist
ing constituency while six be added By nomination Of
the Crown from experienced Indian officials This is the
chief and indeed the only, cor stutoDa change In the
Government Of Brish India which the bill proposes bu
some material operations suggested collateral points
At the directors are Induced 70 aspire to oce By
the lucrative patronage lodged in their hands but It pro-
posed % curia this patronage by throwing open % public
competition 81 the ordinary appointments in the civil and
an tie scientific appoint mens the military service Of In
dia leaving the directors the nominations only 30
debius in the cavalry and the line. Certain reforms
are suggested n the local admnistr atom Of India but
these may omit for the present The one great point
the point which would include and determine all others Is,
Of course the constitution by ch the home Government
of India and thereby the Government o. India abroad
10 Be regulated for the future and on this point the Mia.
,era measure Is found 10 susain the fs Of public Opn
ion ard Parliamentary debate we sh.n - mach surprised
The theory Of the double Goyenmepf Involves 10 itself
2 complication Of absurdiiies Government which IS
not Government but IS governed BY some other Govern
ent is contradiction in terms nor does the machinery
before Us bear any analogy TO that Of ordinary colonial
Admini-iraiions Nobody doubts where what may be
the government Of Canada, or Of CeyOn Of Trinidad
or Of the Mauritius These governments Imperial
Governments administered the spot by Imperial repre-
sentaiives and scrutnized to effect everybody
knows in the Imperial LegislGture But the Government
Of India vested the act in independent body
called the East India Company. This Company goverHs
Ildia only in order 10 reserve voice 70 the Crown
Board il established 10 control this Government certain
points when may think proper saoh control being
cret and indefinite that the Board may be absolute
nuly may actually ev scerate the executive Govern.
nent altogether putting itself in the place thereof aud
forcing the Company perform in its name and as
Of its will any such acts as peases Now, this ma.
chin cry being in itself duplicate throughout and involving
duplicate Transactions Of all business Of course attended,
with twice the necessary expenditure Of time and Oh
whereas the finances Of India exhibit s current deficit
with plain tendency to decline The question therefore
il why this machinery costly go eubrous and waste
full both in power and money should be retained esps
caIy as the responsibility due from all Governments is
dsspsied and lost under system which leaves the actual
authority in possible ofdetecon between the power and the
titles Of two rival Boards To ths which the ques
ton before the House Sir Charles gave 10 reply beyond