The Sun. — 1857-10-22 (London, England)

TIAC/K5 AND TRIALS.  But although Sir CoLIN will be true to himself and to his country, enormous mischief is effected by these incapables. The proclamation of martial law was rejected, although petitioned for by almost every Englishman not holding office. Natives are placed in judicial situations, giving them uncontrolled power over the lives and properties of Europeans—powers which, if we are to believe the statements made by a correspondent of the Daly New, have been most grossly and atrociously abused. It declares that " sundry of the natives whe had been appointed to judicial offices in those parts of India which are now in a state of insurrection, have been ezercasing their functions by hanging their official superiors, and other Englishmen who have been so unfortunate as to fall into their merciless hands." And yet, with a degree of fatuity almost inconceivable, Mahomedans are daily nominated to high situations. The writer, who manifestly understands his subject, says :—" Some of these appointments are perfectly absurd. It is hardly credible, yet it is the fact, that the Calcutta gamete of July 15 announces appointments of five Mahomedans to the office of principal sadder ameers of Cawnpore, Moradabad, Farr ackabed, and Bareilly, the whole of these places and the surrounding country being then in the power of the insurgent'. But those who have the influence to direct the Government leould rather do anything than acknowledge the error they have committed in the employment of natives in preference to Englishmen out of the exolusivecovenanted service of the East India Company. This country, instead of being regarded as the conquered dominion of England, has been rued as if it was a petty borough for the exercise of the East India Company's patronage. The servants of that Company, in their selfish feeling, have taught the natives to despise us, and the natives have learned their lesson well. We trust, however, that the East India's Company's rule is coming to an end—that the people of England, aroused by the murder of their countrymen, the gross insulting barbarity practised against Englishwomen, and the fiendish torture of children in their parents' sight, wi'l at last insist upon the inquiry which independent Englishmen in this country have so often asked for in vain." That inquiry should be at once instituted, and it should be of a very stringent and searching character. Why should not India be placed under the direct rule of Qacen VICTORIA, with a responsible Government of men duly qualifie I for the posiqon ? Why should not trained and educated lawyers be sent out to preside at the different courts throughout the country, in place of men ignorant of the first principles of jurisprudence or of treacherous and corrupt natives. The due administration of justice is indispensable. Without it no people can be happy, contented, or prosperous. But there is no Royal road to legal lore, no short cut to information. Men, or rather lboys, have been sent out in the vain hope that they will turn out experienced jurists. They are paid extravagant salaries, double the amount necessary to obtain the services of competent men, trained at Westminster, the Four Courts, or the Court of Session at Edinburgh, and able to discharge the duty with credit to themselves and advantage to the country. We urged these matters in 1853, but the interests of the Civil Service prevailed, and every other consideration was sacrificed. Can we wonder, then, that one of the chief demands of the non-officials in India should be for Queen's Courts presided over by trained lawyers, and English the Court lang. uage. The first thing should be the recall of Lord