The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-10-15

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India--Its Government, It's Condi.
tiOn and It's Prospects.
As the Scpoy mutiny is turning all
oyos to British India, a brief account
Of its rulers, its political condition,
and the progress aud prospects Of
the rebellion, may interest our readers.
The pre- 9nt rulers of India are an
association of capitalists, incorporated
at London in 1900, for the purpose Of
trading with the East Indies. Its
charter has repeatedly been renewed,
| with surh notifications as experience
| suggested or circumstance required un-
| I'll it has grown to be the powerful East
India Company of our day. The capi-
tai Of this company is uominally &C.
OOO,O0O; but for many years tho price
Of the stock has averaged 27j per cent,
making the actual capital not less than
$50, ,OOO,O 600.
/ The number Of Directors is fixed by
/ the present charter at eighteen. of whom
twelve are chosen by the proprictors.
/ and the remainder, who ust have re-
sided ten years in India, appointed by
the Crown. \ Director receives $500
per annum; but the position is valued
more for the power and patronage at.
tachcd to it, than for the nominal sal
airy.
The complaints Of abuse on the par
of the East India Company, Which
reached the English government i'm the
latter part of the last century, led to
the creation of a body called "The
Board of Commissioners for Controlling
the Affairs Of India. consisting of six
members all of whom must be mem
bcrs Of the Privy Council. and the Pres
idcnt ono Of the Ministry. The Judg-
cs Of the Courts, the Bishops, and the
officers of the Royal troops serving i'm
I India, are appointed by the Board Of
Control. The Board of Directors appoint
the Governors and members Of tho va
rious Councils.
The Office Of Govcrnor-G General is the
highest under the sovereign lie is sur
rounded by the ablcst men in India as
C"u"c"I"rS' oao mas d Sla'eu salary OF SI-'..
wv, ana resides wherever MS power and
presence is deemed necessary. The
salaries of inferior dignitarics are ON a
scale Of proportionate liborality.
{, The number of persons employed by
the government is very large They
are divided into five classes. viz: the
civil, the clerical, the medical, the mill
tary and the naval service, and all re
cciyo their appointments in England
The civil service is first in honor and
cmoluments, and numbers about eight
hundred. In the capital of each Of the
three prosldencies is a Supreme Court,
which exercises jurisdiction over the
city, and in certain cases the trial is by
! jury, butnot in civil cases.
Near the capitals Of the large native
principalitics, are established agents.
called Residents, who receive good sala-
rics, and often live in almost royal mag
nihccnco. 1t is their duty to keep the
. government we'll informed Of all that
occurs around them, and transact any
| business with the native government
which may be entrusted to them. Some
times their power is greater than that
OF the princes themselves, whose guar
/ dians aud the governors Of whose ter
/ rltorIes they scom to be, rather than
the representatives OF another govern
ment.
The army IN tho seryic of tho East In
dla Company at the time OF the present
! muttny, consisted Of no less than 300
600 men, roputed to be in a high state
Of efficiency. or these, about 10000
were Europeans, partly Queens troops