New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-26


needs 10 be chspeed; but what 70 substitute n
place Of the present system sppears TO be great
puzzle. The administration OF Indian affairs, 10
far as residents in England have anything to do
with ii. is shared under the existing system, be-
tvyeen the Directors Of the East lntian Company,
chosen by tie pioprietors If Icda stock, AID the
Board # Control presided ever by C1blnet
Mir istei-two bodies which are apt to look at
Iyeian sfairs from diferen: points OF vew. AMI
whose cooperation is Tot always harluoniou'.
Lord Palmerston, in tie bill which he intro
duced, proposed to substitute, in place OF THIS
double-hesdtd administration, council OF eight
persons, appointed by the Grown, with ninth,
Cabinet Minister as President. 1t was objected
that this would operate to deprive the middle
clasies Of England of that control over Indian
affairs which they bad hitherto enjoyed, or, mors
properly speskirg Of that large share they had
had through the patronage exercised by the East
Indis Directors, in furnsblDg the officers, civil and
military, by whom the local administration of India
il conducted II was al objected that thi. scheme
would make the Government OF India too imme-
diatey dependent upon fluctuations of Euglish
-
al would leave it without those elements of sta
bilty essential TO its successful working; while the
additional rower and patronage t'us given TO the
Minister might even prove dangerous TO English
Liberty. To meet tht sc objections, the bill of the
Derby Ministry proposes to increase the governing
council to eshteen members. to be presided over
by Cabinet MinisteI-one-half If the eighteen to
1 .k tl,. 9th k.f IN h.
elective The appointments by the Crown are,
however, BY III b,ll, not 10 be arbitrary, but are
TO be made from certain specified classes of per-
sons, with view to the selection for that purpose
ofrepreseutatye men. Each of the four lrdian Pre-
sidenci,s il to furnish a member from among those
persons who have been employed Ten years Ill their
rep. Give civil services. The Iodan diplomatic ser
vice is 10 furnish a fifth member frC IN among those
ptrsoLs who, ho1irg been employed for tea yesrs
10 tie lndisn service, have been resident for i've
years IN diplomoc character at the court CT
zone native prince. The other four member,
appointed by the Crown. are TO be representatives,
Jespectiyely of the four military seryices-the
Briti,h army in India aud tie armies of Bengal
Bombay and Madras; five years Indian service in
The others being necessary qualification.
Tie elective members are also required to be
persors who have special qualification, either
from residence 10 India, from having been engaged IN
trade with that country, or in the manufacture OF
20, is for export tbitber. -Four Of these members
are to be chosen by a constituency estimated AZ five
tbcussnd i1diyGusls, made up OF all persons
II si6irg in England who have served ten years in
India in the army, navy or civil service; OF The
registered proprletors of stock IN Indian railways
to tie amount If $4,000, and of holders OF India
stock TO the amount of t 900. The justification OF
these four members is to be ten years service IN
India in The Amy or navy, or in legal or c'il en-
,oy yments, or fifteen Yeas residence employed IN
agriculture, manufactures or commerce. The ether
i've elective members must either have resided IN
India ter yesrr, or must have been engaged t)r hTe
ytsIs in trade with India, or 10 the manufacture OF
Goods for export thither. These five, it is pro-
posed, shsll be elected by the parliamentary cou'
stjtuences of London, MsIehester, Liverpool,
Glasgow AID Belfast. Ali the members are eventu-
ally 10 hold Office for six years one third 70 be re
placed every two years.
This con plicated scteNe, though elaborately
contryed 10 meet the objections urged against Lord
Palmerston's plap, does not, however, appear to
meet with a very favorable reception. Upon It's
introduction, Mr. ROebuck Denounced 1t as sham,
the electoral principle being introduced to give
color TO the desPotic principle. Mr. Bright de-
cribed tie provisions in relation TO the elective part
Of tie members as clsptrap, bile he insisted thai
so far as the important point of responsibility was
cor cerIed. Lord Palmerston's proposed council of
e;elt Was to be preferred. By the press, the cleo
i've part of the scheme has been very vigorously at
tscLed as open in an aggravated degree 10 all the
object OILS now urged 10 the share il the go7ern-
ment of Irdia enjoyed by the ProprIetoES Of la.
ola stock. and as Involving also, In the matter Of
csuyassipa the electors, sacrifices aud labors which
nobody will submit 20. According to The Times,
even under the existing system, the canvass FOR an
East India Directorslipis no triniDg matter The
candidate. We hre told, is obliged to devote five
wears 70 the operation. A constituency must De
10 rsopaIly visited scattered all over the British
Is.s. snd even over parts of the Continent The
candidate has to cosx irumpIsh old mald'' 10
wheedle eccentric old bachelors, and TO encounter
the solicitations Of fathers aid mothers, happy II
lie can persuade them TO be content with single
csdet.bip iD exchange for their vote aud interest
But the new constituency go far az four Of the
elective members ale concerned, would make mat
ters wcrse In addition to a five years canvas, Of
tie proprietors of India stock, the candidate for
election would be obliged to bestow at least ise
years more in addressing himself to the India rail
asy shareholders, aud in seeking out wherever
thew could be fouud. whethtl tsid ut IN England