Star. — London, England, 1809-07-13 00:00:00

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' ;,„,. :ti„. • to-repeiee; floc , .•' . - • , 4 ,... ,:tekprevent die occurrence of mach ouiupt • All Patchequer Bals dated in the Mdnth of June, let% , h,lol star poioxi, 0 ,0*: . , .„.......- -- .7„....„,.... on Oahe; net . . ' *,_ '':.r. t- '.., - .1;‘• : . , r TO BE PAID OFh, • " ceire . d, nor it- t •-• • • ' 'T'''' " ' ' ~ •, -,. • . • ' 3 ' thing cent, far aaps jettopiii% •GA .. • :1 1 14E LORD'S' COMMISSIOIVERS of I/ IS M- u this aeconnt. - - ;vaitiA ."' • ;•1%. ' 't ~ *, ‘ ~-. Qtr a ultitalit, ..• • . - , • • . ... • s• . alto fliiePds 4.i . the,cluteta'res whoni the coml. Jtri l r.: TREASVIn; having given Directions or payiox • . ! R esolved i t itiiillyr+.• '‘.‘•••• '.' '' . . ' ' il t abttnamn ,,,, lade _c.L n ~__' 1 121111624 •• ^ -'.. bftlge ttirictor,* be required to attend at he Me Principal ythe alcove eertlioned Rs:chequer Bills, with the Isiet;tt . ie ‘P elic _e 4 corrupt . 44111 e. „ti......iiii is t 1 tle ` 121, """••• • -41 ‘7 1 "' . • . ..,• • • .., I ' ti' Atiadi thei a:lei lie hires/jilt iequ nal to write r a , • .nagr i Tall. e.iniu n; on '" lserpittizt: misting:the ii . . • -• •i. • * - Pi . • • • 'doe thereon, etc the Etchequer Bill Ope, in tiro lic . :•cipt .E./Excluffr , po i t io n i l i t t 103 , 446 In; l i pon '" . 4 • ttlit c.it.l t c , arn,Der filo .. . i 1.„.. . ,,. ,it tut: following idr. a, viz. • 'iiresa Palace rand, Westminster, on .11fooday, the 24th day (a . J 4 : 2 PPointed to investigatelhe olreti . ' f... es 'atiee'ding the distlh cii i• i , i; ii . .:- ' .... ' ' - '-' " • 0311 u rniti !e l' i. P abilu t 243 " 1 br l il t * '1209, Attendance will be given daily (Sundays and ILlidays excepts*, l a tu tt a Piliollafiti eziable tbesals i'L'Pail wale 0 10. 11 ti tie liet . :iat r ;'.. - • • --. ' • a fair and cat; did di . sdieure 54* . ail cirtumstances at ‘ . 4 . / • 14- a ., •dv•-114e!citveupottasy Alta tilkl.m. usstail, and inclushing Tie:sday the lBth inst.zut, from Ten u'Cloch 4:4 d u i • • ' . lr. --- ' : iiizaf a C4det 44. flit , . • time. - .... At I GAO I Direeigef,e)rld iv; kalltiontao tk'oti .414 pit Ipof. e ` *at .' '''. 7.., ':•' • ' - En. gpuittairlr, tie d •h at I-kaiee And, for the greater dispatch, the hearers of 14141 Bat are kris:4N* Resole hiy.eroon iiitei ' , itt feiv(e,; - nOtrii 7 .• • - 44 It i t it .. , , with whom .• re ‘ WA att"' itaiettli, , to bring scrarate I.ists of each description of Bi l l,, costaial4( the N 4 " l "dtp*situltifil4 leit.et till[ lir gritiklrri - HI ivur servii.e 0 1 1 0 1 • * . 11 1P 9 ff' . ~. - ' VaviPsnYoug whit *all-have tilatailsed s•Jeti. n 6110 10 01.1 AM ' .' - * • . •.. - '.«"' •Il 1- ems, Voilvwltir' , . . brit is ttmottrita or o ier, ,wording to the si.:tee of the, said Bills, a . ' *Nth tne4itin 0( 1 42 : 01 .1 trec rou tlY ~ i ) r e. iatitr,.eci i ii by. Vr04 4 40, 'or itgfeagi . kiesit2t* 114011 ..' : '.• • . -;- .... , ... o * fr ee l ,4 l f t-t f. ceasseustfteot of Interest, with the principal Sums and Interest 14. enthewson,shielehtiefliLet•te ; • •::_- :. , . , ' itag -.„ t , * Mayo i SCSI storean,.cosnpoted frost, ant excluding the days no l aid th ey fee iv..., 'and " 0 ;2 POlinl-ict nom tfatridieU 4 be re d Incirt i asi Or Aoki ~!-..,..! . a . • ' " i o. ~.,, -, ..iir r or of the Corte ' Arta, to at told Zith instant inclusese,l4ea4slnscse,4l w ill 1 4 att Y•dttakt i t* ve hl'uivoi fn tt 4 'CIunPaPYN ,sl.?e4. Arta' • ?F.4.0; it.l.he ..;• 4 •• 06 . 4** ~.‘ . - ... ,14 r ,.,, to iuquitit ii to the ay Ar ruts PeilalgOirligni gatidiseli 's.d it' 161 .- , . .• ,4n ','•: :-; ' ....., 4 , ~,,, 11 'e irttu"ilir ""be tut Ni l o; and the sific( Bearers (being Ifoldors or * mottore 4#4l4c** ze-7 . i •_L,,. . nested, • l ittit .. previcitito its. • -.. • 1 4 : 14 - •116,• . • -,-; -- ~,_. ." ogre tit. 0.13/ , the prix )to it woe tae Gill wous arms. wand rignicnivti andolo atteit‘ ' . .. z :sass r . . .14wIriew..._, 7 Nri."" ,7.. .1 4 i ns iit ti•e ii c t 0)/diiiiiii. dot liesidarec at i the bettors of each u pw a i st .l,4o‘ en d ti m y tnd ordered back to hrigiand:4o shati alio • tie made' ed inc,ipabilst. 41:41. uatttii,lo•tik,..• .. . *. r" ''• -71 .'" e • - ,. ' t • .. if4;l'fbi .star ve.zeowr mrirof is otend the t x , h , rier 3 ,. 11 0i ke , f r p03 ,,,,,„; of holding any situation whatever in the Company's serViCe. 'the said Strsotuttucia„..s those of the nth 'Peliritario, 1799, *z 91411 t. ItYtite the new Bills, and g ive the Rc e ope t. f er ti e sa m e . At a Secret Coort of Directors, Add on Tuesday, the 14th Edruary, 6th Au; stag, 1 8•05, *nay iv o • 1809. Reselvedt-That to ant, er the X‘cds for which tin 14sulatlog If any of the Holders :ft& aforesaid Bills sissild be desireue of reakatig The Court having consider e d th e contents•of tliese letters :• .of the 2Sth February,,l799, And 6!h Aligns', itif.6, set.re Atioptect, Paunsent of the Prinzial and Interest_ brevidThr to rho ....iel on/Ada.., i0....-1.._ i _•1•,...... __ _ ,i______.— . .. ---,----.- :- tt t)9691 Sllft . • ASTLEY's AMPHI . FHEATRE, WESTMINSTEA BRIDGE. tndcr tae Pstrnnaee of their- Royal Highnesses the Prince of Walei,and•Duite of York. rTHIS pRESENI' EVENING, JUIX•I3, 1809, p r idayl4, and Suttirday 15, willte presented a.Newrastetrn t e p t eatrian and Ptxleitrian Spectacle, written by Mr. Aotleyi tun. 'called THE ARAB'; • Or, THt PREESOC3TERS Of THE'II7PPS4RT. Stntha-genetal Attack on REAL HORSES. Ifersemanship by the che Pnoblo Company Tai l. m ! with the Eeountrieitiei a Hunted To cencldele with a New Comic Pentonahnet.called HARLEQUIN' PYGMA LION ; Or, A TOUR THROt7GH PRANCE. Narkquin, Mr. Bologna, jun.; Old Man, Mr. Davis; 4.ever , . Mr. Norman ; Columbine, stirt Melville, late Miss Tfiliktir and Clown,- Mr. Laurent. , Doors to be opened at.hilf phut ilveTbe.gtn at half past aft. Second price at half-palt sightrielbtualr y dask Tytiou Ihgildi% kl-oters. •.• To prevent the clisapp'olnendbel hit* recertify' De currrd in ccm.quenee, of the Servante.oot being sent in proper time to keep plates, the Public are reepecaullY inforraed that,tht , )3/1-keeper cannot he answerable for such places, unless the see. tuts waned at five co ‘ 'deek., nor tan they kept laies theislialt past seven. /4 .1 0 1 W 10 11 ere opte, iit may be sufficient, on the present occasion, to limit the retreis 'peCtive operation of those Resolutions to the 6th Augur, 1 tic 6, when the latter Resolution was prernulgited, and at that time only thy determination of the Court to annul, all appointment; procured by corrupt •means was generally made known to the Public at large, by the pubreation of it iti the Cazettl;, and Irrthe Newspapers of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, as,well as by printed Atieurtiseo4ients. THE INSTITUTION for the CURE of IMPE DIMENTS, instruction of Forcipes', and completion of as accomplished Edueitiors„ having-been established upwards of three years,. anti no peroon. vdth any species of defect, having persevered in the regulations and exercises prescribed, without attaining complete relief; Mr. THELWALL feels himielf c tiled upon to advance the claims of his discoveries to public-attention, with a confidente proportioned to their intpo.rtance ; and tc an nounce that several members of his fataily beim; qualified to as. slit in the undertaking, he is enabled to extend considerably the •advantages of his system, by rendering many branckes of scien. •tific and classical instruction, as well as the various aecomplish tnents of Elocution, English Ctunpnsitinn, and Polite Literature, ministratisse to the grace and harmony shot constitute the higlicst perfection of human utterance, awl the best security agains pediment. Plan and Terms, price Is. to be had of Messrs. Longman and-Co. Paternoster•row ; Arch, Cornhill, &e Payne).* tf tau Pritizip.ll asd Inkrea, preview to the tail 24th day ;1 July, they tete is actormodakel t or earprting the Interest to the clay ow tuhith they with to be pod, and !cavil: the said Bill: for eratrizatior ewe dey prier thereto. Resolved,—That as a Committee of the Honourable House of Commons was, on the motion of a Member of this Court, tvho is also a Member of that House, appointed on the 11th' instant to examine into all corrupt practices, and all agreeinents, har-. gains, or negaciations for this sale of East-India Writersitips atith Cadetships, this Court will not take upon them the investigation. of the matter now brought before them, in the manner in whicht they would 'otherwise certainly deem it their duty immediately do; but that a copy of the suid letter, and of its indesures, transmitted to the Chairman of that Honourable Committee for. theirinfortnation. Resolved,—That a copy of the minutes.of the Secret Court of Directors, held on Friday, the :Id instant, on the information of, Mr. Robinson, a Member of this Court, respecting the suspected sa , e of a Cade:ship given by hint to a gentleman of great respecta bility, be also transtnitted to the said Cotutnittee. Resolved,—That the Report of the Committee of , Shipping, stating their proceedings in order to discover the truth of This last mentioned business, be also transmitted to the Chairman of the, said Commit t 0, in the hope that the Honourable Cominittee, who can act with more authority than beiorgs tothe Court of •Direc tcrs, will be pleased to carry un the itivestipaCion into the said transacion. Suck Persona as 111.73 ISC desire's, of having •new Exchequer Bills in whose or is part Payment of Principal, upon marling n'tu and mentioning the amonnt at the bottom of their Lists, delivered in at &fore Me 18th igstento inay 4 be actomneedaten' with new Bills, carrying an Interest of threepence-farthing, by the day, on every (Lie Hundred Pounds, nwhieh sail New Bills will bear date the mid s ith hy of July, WU, and will be delivered on Wctinesday, the 2Gth of July, and the following Dap, Resolved by the.Balloto,That whereas it is d'clated inihe said Resolution of tint 6th August, 11106, that air perm obtaining 'their appointments by purch4e, or ag,reenunat to porphase, shall be rendered incapable of holding any situttian whatever 'n the Cs.ino:any:s service; it. May be lofficienc to. apply tbe.said decla ration to such persons nonlinsted_ into the service as shall the in *elves have been parties, by co.;currence or knowledge, in any corrupt transaction for obtaining their appointments, rer,:ec tively, it beiug always undc!rstood that no per:on, tender door circomst:inces shall le rewired to the scrvlc s , by gr gt from the • •Court, but Onlyo.M by his receiving an appointment tr . the Palm" ' wet of some.itadividoolDivector. Stesolved::-1143iie same.docJaratloo which It tun, 41 0vex:rd the certlficateF of Itap.C.sot. piedue , Al by 'it...l g men coming f r the appointment of : Ladets, by the parot?, or: rPer.l Of kin of the. said young Men, Pa required, in like manner. of the piettnts Or %text of kin of young men presented I , :r tio•rppoin.trten: sof write' a, Resolvid--That it appears by the g epor of the Cenistfilttee of 'the House of Gammons, that the following appointment., and flolut ll 4 l i9ll.t9 the Coilego, Context ed subs queutly to the...gah August, 1804 1 were purchased by. the friends t.f the panics who • received the same, though without the privity of aux of tlig,l*- vectors who respectively conferred those appolo• menus. [l7. B. The names Of the persoot souppointed mid nominated appear in the folliwinerninutes of the 12 Ii M ty al a CogriofDicrrion ottli on Friby, ).2th May, 182 9. Resolved by the -11allot-o.:1 'bat the appointments of the folioWlog persons be now rescinded and annulled, and thin the said per sons be dismis.a from the serviceof the. Company, e 4 •'' girsa s. • Edward Janes Smith, appoint kid 23th Fehr mory 180, Fry hlagniae....'; 2Bth ...do. ... • do."' cep err. o rb! as Xeßy, appointed in April 1806, for Madras. George barker Dec. Isor, BengaL George Teuton do. do. John Samuel Williams 2n March 1 nOts, do. Braithwaite Christie 15 July 1807, Madras. Thomas Maw 23 Sept. 1806, BengaL John Manson SG February 1808, do. Robert Manson 12 do. do. Thomas I.ocke 3 February 1807, Madras. Resolved by the Ballot-o That the nomination of Henry Gar diner, as a student at the East India College, on the 13th Jai:nary 1809, with a view to his future appointment as a writer on the Madras establishment, be annulled, and that he bo removed from the College accordingly. Resolved by the ballot, linanimously-..That: the appointment of Mr. Samuel Lewis to be a Cadet in 180:1 which appointment he (being born of an Indian mo'her) carri e d through, by getting n Englishman, named Philips, to personate hint before the COm. mittee of Shipping, be, notwithstanding the Resolution of C e tit of the sth instant, which limits.the retrospt ctive operation of the Resolutions of the 28th February 1799, and Bth August 18406. to the date last-mentioned, annulled; and that he be dianlised. the Company's service op account of the fraud practised by-him. Resolved-ol'hat in explanation of the first of the Resoluloes passed on the sth instant, relative to the annulneat of appoint ments procured by corrupt means into the service of etverV Inv pany, it is expedient to declare in writing what was verbally inti mated at the time of proposing the said Resolutions, chocl6 wo intended to have respect only to the list Cleo before tbe_Coyrt of appointments stated in the Report of tic Commi fee:ofthe N. IC All Escbcquet Ellis dated prior to June, I scolt, have bteb44vertisati to be paid off, and doe Interest thereon nas ceased• . . _ . ROYAL MILITARY 4CADEMY, rrliE 'Public. are, respectfully acquainted that daitcs are formed for the purpose of preparing Candidates `lr the abate Establishment, and' for the Hcmouvable the East uidia Company's Seminary on Woolwich Common. AT HALL PLACE SCHOOL, BEXLEY, KENT. Bexley being in the vicinity of Woolwich ; if inconvenient to the friends one of the principals of the School, will attend the Candidates en their nomination. The most respectable reference will be given to Gtmlemen ict different parts of the Kingdom, whuse soot have been prepared at Hall Place, and who ate now In the Corps. Terms 40 Guineas per annum.—The School will open the 91st of July. Resolved,—That the Chalrnian do conmumicate to the Chair- 1 man of the said Committee, the earnest wish of thiti Untrtte con tribute all in theiv power to the prosecution of the investigation for which the Committee of the Honourable House of Common!". is appointed, and to.give the CoMmittoe evtry informatiiin Which the records of the Company coable them to furnixh. as welkas to meet individually any inquiries ultich the Honorable Committee may judge fit to propose to therm /ft a Court of Directort, held on Tut day, the 9.814 Mord:, 1109. It was, on a'motion, Resolved,--That a Court he summoned I for Thursday nett; at eleven o'clock, to take iuto consideration tho report oldie Committee of the House or Commcps appointed to inquire into the existence of any abuses in the disposal of the. patronage of the oast-India Company. Nii,r , !randatx:—The Resolutions of the Court of Directors; which follow, were read in the General Court the 2d of Jung last, viz. SUFFOLK. • DiT'ROPRIATE RECTORY AND GREAT TYTHE.S. TO BE SOLD, THE IMPRQPRIATE RECTORY of the Parish of Thurston, near Bury St. Edmund's, Solrollt, together with the Corn Tidies of the said Parish, which consist of upwards of Ijoo Acres of Titheable Lapd. The above will be sold either toirther or in Parcel.. l'hurston lies eontiguoss to good roads. within ,it milts of Try s , , Edmund's, and nine of Stow market. I-or ftirther particulars, application to Le made to Mr. Wort. lrdge, Bury St. Edmund's, or at the Office of Mr. Holmes, there. etta Court of lireteer s 2e Met iiy, the 4th if i tri!,, Atin. The Court resuming the considerato , m of the Report of a Com mittee of the Honoura'ale House of Commons on the Patronage of the East-Indit Company: Resolved,—'That it is the duty of the Court of Directors to act in strict conformity with their Resolution of the ?Bth February, 179 P; awl th , :y therefore resolve, that it is expedient that the , Court should resort to the painful measure of Immediately order ing from India such persons in the Company', civil and military service, as shall appear upon satisfactoly evidence to have ob tained their appointments by corrupt ainsiderationa„ paid 6:her by-themselves or through their friends. The Court deem this painful determination necessary, not so much with a view of pus nishing perfiei. who may perhaps be many. of the ignorant of she circumstances under which their appointments have been ob tai-ed, and the sufferings therefore of many of whom, even in passhig•this resolution, the Court does not deem it any impeach ment of its,dety to curomicserate, but under an opinion, that such a severe example is atosolutely necessary, effectually to stop such improeer p:actices :11 future. That, in respect to Writers, in addition to the already exist ing regulation, by which the Director conferring the appoint ment acclar,s, that he has given this nomination to and that k " neither has received himself, nor is to receive, " nor has any other person, to the best of his knowledge or be " lief, received, nor is to receive, any pecuniary consideration, 44 . . FARM TO LET. TO BC LET by TENDER, at the Chequers lon Spesnlizn - tiand, on Wednesday the 19th July inst. at Three o' clock in -he Af. ternoon, for a.terin of Three Years from Michaelmas rest T_T ENWICIc FARM; in the Parish orrhatcharn, within half mile of the town of Newbury, consisting of a capital House, with Barns, Stables, and other requisite buildipgs, and 135 Acres op thereabouts of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land,. with an exclusive right of common, now in the occupation of Daniel Compton, Esq. Foi further particulars apply to Messrs. Strong, St'll, and Strong, Linciin's Inn, London ; and Mr. Weary, Newbury, at w'ause.offices conslitlons upon which the Farm will be let may be seen . , and where Aenders in writing may be sent, post paid. The Bailee! the House will slew the premises. STATE LOTTERY, to be drawn in One Day, WO of OCTOBER, SCHEME. 4 , E2),I100 ... .... 200,000 4 - 5,000' . 'N. 20,0(0 4 • 8 ... :.. . • ••• • • ••••• 4OOO ... • 8.000 12 . . • • , 24 .. 10 0 . . '3B 4,920 20 ono Tickets. ,6930,Q00 This Lottery consists of only 5006 Numbers ((tom I to sol° indiiii.e); but there are Four, Tickets of each NuMber, whiql; Will he severally entitled to whatever E rize is drawn against bib Mptihrr; for Instance, if No. I should be drawn a Prize of :he Four Tickets of that number will each lie entitled to :.:0,04)0, making ; in thkwhole tii0,000; so that ifany person $;lo•li I purchase more than One Ticket of the ranee NunPoer, and t:.a: Number prove fortunate, he may gain,. By Two Tickets of the same Number,' • 240,908 A Pilie of A Pr;z e 3e- Dy Throe Tickets of she same Number; 44000 A Priz 2 of By Four Tickets •of thi swa,e Number, . . . - Amoco And all other• Prhie,sin the same Pmpartitta. Tickets and Shares are an Sale at all the ()dices. T? icHARDSON, GOODLUCA and Co. qn- resPec & ~.. fully acquaint the Publie t that Tickets and Shares , fol.. the T.A . I . F. LOT l'Eftrare on Sale at their-Micer, Book Bul l4lo B l l Corn;iill ; and facing the. Gam of the King's Mews. Chariot' Crn:s. Th ere are b ut 5,000 Numbers (from Ito 4.000 inclugive) fuer Tickets of each Number. The whole to be drawn in One Day CAPITAL 11i1;,ES. 4 • 4 4 4C. Sic. ;... Schemes a larso gads: . . sTA;rz Loral'lF4 TO BE' IN AWN IN ONE DAY. - -, - - - WIFT and Co. rer.pectfullN ißibrai the INIItIic, 1 -/ That Tickets and Stares art now on Sale at all their ()Aces; 1 Lt the tame time they beZ leave to recommend to the attention 4 1 •h... , ir Friends the Scheme ofthe•prosent• Lottery 4 which thepsrust •-v,ll rnt tit their approbation an* support : in (mien to prt vent Z.%alliointnient, it is necessary/to Observes. that there, _ a ' l le k " , clal t ...7.14) , ) Numbe rg in the Lott e ry, an d at taboo no Num be r 411' tt4.:: i,t , to ; .ind that the Whole will be Rrisrp in One Day: CAPrfAi.. PPA * . 0f"... ....•• AMMO 4 .. . of 4 • . of 4,900 I. t.g. • -.or SOII As there are Fintr 'tickets sr onsibliAmlier,'Advantusem "Ng hoe the ch Ea e * e ! ooh ;4sr 17#P14 40f184, rawriday Ikea ise4r, 1 SOP. AT a 4E 14E444 COURT' of the LIAritED =aom.f4Wr .111BACIrANT$ of ENGLAND, tfakaz to air BAST NiTSIES, Asli.this Day, Resolved, That this Coes* hawing taken Into its serious coosi deration the Report laid before it on the 99th of March lost. per vades to he a Report from a Select Committee of the House of Commons, " appointed to inquires into the existence of any cor rupt practices in regard to the appointment and nomination of Writers or Cadets 'in the service of the East-lndia Company," cannot hut express Its deep regret at the corrupt and improper transactions therein disclosed; and that this Court,. while it oh 'serves with great pleasure the declaration of the sail Committee, Ithat throughout the whole of the evidencz they remark nothing which traces any one of such corrupt or improper bargains to any Director, or induces a reasonable suspicion- that they were dune with his privity or connivance, " is decidedly of opinion, that a greater degree of cirsurnspeetion in the appointment of the civil and military servants of the East-India Company is not only essen tial to its reputation, and to the success of its affaits, but highly im 'portant to the public interest : It doth therefore determine, that an future, all Writer; and Cadets, as well as tin: Students 'Meant for such appointments, shall be examined and chosen In an open (Court of I)irecturs, which Court shall he bound to by the interrogation of the candidate and of the person recommending him, and by such other examination and means as shall seem to .them to be expedient for that purpose, a full inquiry into the 'character, connection', and qualifications of the said czendidate, as well as into the means of his introduction to that Court, and to Is cord upon their proceeding; the result of such inquiry, with their determination thereon. That all such candidates shall pre sent petitions for their appointments ; but that nit petition shall be entertained or discussed, unless the same be indorsed or under written by a Directot, in the following termo i over and above any declaration now required, viz,—" 1, A. A being one of the Directors of the East-India Company, do declare, that I have " fully inquired into the character, the conneetioni, and qtealdi " cations of the within petitioner, C. 9. and that, in my opinion, " he is a fi t person to petition the East India Company fur the ." appointtoppewhieh he herein solicits." But that nothing con• taintdia the said, or any other-deciaration kens aAlfector, shall , relieve the said Court froM the. obligation of- eltrylleingb with the utmost striciness,thcaforesaid inquiry, 4n4 tscat it shall not be lawful for any Director to circulate any written recommendation of-un - s candidate, or otherwise interfere in his appointment, than 1 in an open Court of Dire tors. Provided always, that each Di rector. shell :se at Idle:type° to indorse, or underwrite, so many , i3 d . su e ) y o eitions 4. he would, accurdieg to the present mode and rules respecting patronage, be intitled to sign nominations, and ors =ova- And that the Court of Directors do lay before this Cote, at 'oast once in each year, or oftener if required, an.ac event. of the *ember of Wri:ers, Cadets, anti Students, whose petitions have been agreed to, as well as the number of those Whose Ratio= have been rejected. Re-staved unanimously, Tharthe thanks of this Court be given to George Smith, &sq. M;P. fop the very honourable promptitude ,with seltizit he proposed, in his place in the House of Commons, an inquirspinto the.alleeed abuses. with respect to the appoint swat of-the civil and. military servants of this Company; and to Charles Grant, Esq. M: P. who seconded the same; and such others of the Directors, who, as Membeis of the House of Com mons, supported with so much zeal and unanimity the said in Resolved,—That the said Resolutions be.printed for the use of itbs Propeistors, atid-inserted In the eublie-papers, together with leOch resolutions as titteesourt of DireCtore may have come to on !t e. same sebject• 4 4 , 4 4 4 V„pieseetes, lasitee Thriday, r. 4 204# Feiragry,.ll99. Resolved unanimously,—That, on oceasicoa of any egcaromen . ` dation for a Writership, which recommendation has already taken spins this season, or asap take plate in this Sadist Miscieefing sexes, a dsclaraticies iA writing ispoit'ske,pesiaips, sosliscroilossiog purport, he made by the Director who gives the same, vita t 'cemet-lend- this petition, aid do most solemnly declare, open nay honour, that I Isaac given tqi• B.; nor any thing convertible in any mode into a pecuniary bene " tit on this account ;" it be in future a positive rule that the declaration, besides specifying the person through w hose rec.m2- mto4tion the appointment is obtained, shall also vecify the name of the person who is to receive the same, and mat the Di rector shall see and examine the party so receiving the appoint ment before he is presented to the Court. That whenever a Writership isconferresi on any person, his friends or cratnocions shall en er into a penalty bond to forfeit the sum of 4..:1,0e50 to the Contraty if such Writership shall be found to have been in any way bought or sold, or exchanged for any thing convertible into a pecuniary benefit ; and that this re gulation Sisal( extend to the friends and connections et those per: sons who are .Ispointed on the nomination of any one to whom the Court of Directors may give a Vs'ritersbip ; and farther. that this Resolutma shall nut vacate the Resolution of 28th Fthreary, 179,, determiaing the recal or all writers and cadets in virtue of any corrupt bargain. '1 hat it ban been proved to be expedient-40r the Court to order _ . that, in future, n o Director shall give a blank card et admission for a military situation, though the Court are happy to observe, that this practice has not often occurred, but tha upon the card of appointment he shall express, in his own hand-writing, the name of the party to whom he gives the same, the name of the person who is to till the situation, and that he shall moreover see and himself examine the person so to be appointed, if the person be in Europe, and be satisfies% as far as his belief extends, that no improper consideration has passed, or is to pass, fur such ap pointment. That it he roferred to the,law advisers of the Company to con sider whether any suit or suits can be instituted aganast the per sons who shall appear by the Report of the C inmittee of the House of Commons, to have received pecuniary or other consi derations, in respect of appointments for India, for the purpose either of punishing the parties in a pecuniary or other manner, who have been guilty of these practices, or of malting any further discovery, if there shall be any reason to suspect that the whole truth shall nut have been stated to.the Committee of the House of Commons. That all exchanges of writershigs or cadetships between Diret• tars or others receiving any such patronage hoei the Court, shah be agreed upon and recorded in open Court. That this Court will proceed further upon the, subject matter of the first of the preceding Resoititiors, when the evidence an nexed to the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons shall be before the Court. At a Court q" Dineetorrorteldm trairtezday,thel2th April, 1809. Resolved,—That the whole of the Court's Patro:iage, which has been hitherto passed by the Committee of Shipping, namely 'the eadets, assistant-surgeons, free mariners, and volunteers for title Bombay marine and Bengal pilot service, he in future esami- 1 1141 and passed by the said Select Commit te t, (appoitted to st:- end the Military. 4eminary, lately formed); that it be re- Wrest to the said Conunittes to revise all farmer orders and re rd.11r144690,10, t h e a d tp i ss i ots o f aotiets and o th er person into the iteeiee, and to report wheel* gay, and *hat fur th er regulati o n s • jige me ogsee, ThWe are lifers relasilse 216.2"Itriamid: PaSets tiro House or Commons, which recently enquired into the &spa al,ol Eau-India patronage, to have been corruptly proc tr.ll; and that the said Resolution was not meant to exclude the coniitleratioa of any other case or cases of corrupt purchase In prom ellient4 which might at any time be diszover , d, ;hough such cast s shouEl have occurred before the gth of Anttit 1806; more especially; if any such case shouhl affect any of the Directors of the Corn pany : because it was particularly with the view of i .ading lo a detection of any misconduct on t heir part, should such have ei iced, that the Court passed the Resolution of the 230 Fetruary 1799, annulling all appointments obtained by corrupt means ; unless a voluntary discovery were made by the parties obtaining them. Resolved—That writers and cadcts•dhmisard from the Coln' pany's service, because. their appointments were procured by oot rup: practiccs,.and who are rendered capable of being reappoin ted into the service, upon the nomination of individual Directors, ; provided the, have not themselves been parries in any weep! ;practices. nevertheless,. after receiving such reappointment, be capable of enjoying the same only by a vote of a Lienerai Court, founded on the recommendation of this Court, 1 • WILLIAM RAMSAT, S‘cretenk. • This day was published; in 4 very large Volumes in Folia, price in Boards, Fourteen Guineas, . 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Plants. zed Fruits, particularly in the various kinds of Hot-hour:, e and Forcing-frames, with Plates, explanatory both of them, a. 4 the Principles of Botany. By THOMAS MARTYN, B. D. F. R. S. Regius Professor of Baany in the University of Cambridge. Printed for F. C. and .1„ Rivington, J. Johnson, (3. and IV. ' N.col,R..Baltisv'n. S. klayes, R. Fa.ult:for and Son, T. Payne, W. Lowndis, J. Walker, G Wilkie and J. Robinson, Lackipp 4.. and Co. Cuilacil and Ma tin, R. Lea, A. Crosby and Co. J. T: ..-- lor, E. Jemmy, W. Cja.ke and Sons, G. Robinson, C. Lao% .7 White, 4pailium i Hurst, Rees, and Ovine , Cadell and Vrari.., - W. Stewart,l. Astotlt,S: Brag ire, J. Booker, and J. Harding. N. B. The 'Flakrd Ind Font* VR11411104 !Farb' lied so 40134'• price 61. 16s. 6d. . FAST PrDIA HOUSIs, July 6, 11109. HE COUAT DIRECIOR 4 3 of At UNITED* COMPANr I MERCHA.VTS of ENGLAND, tt th Lis? INDIES, J. herely Rive Nogg, That; General Court of the said Company osiU be bold at their House in Leadenhall-street, on Friday, the 14th instant, Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, at the desire of Rine Proprietors ' agreeably to the following Letter : • " To Citmtfas GRANT, F,sq. Chairman of the Court of Di " rectors of the East India Company. 1 " London, June SO, 1009. " We, whose names are hereto subscribed,duly qualified ac " cording. to Lave, request you to call a special General Court of " Proprietors of h.ast-India Stock, for the purpose of taking into " consideration the Report of the Court of Directors upon the " Resobition of the Special General Court of Proprietors, held 1 " on the 2d instant. respecting the recal of certain Nstriters and " Cadets, sithesC appointments are said to have been obtained by " improper :zeons.....We are, Sir, your most obedient humble set.- vanto, " P*ll.ll . aasis,oss, J01124.111N1411, " J. 10100I.MOILE, 301154 scants, " 'W. SHAITII. J, GAR 4AOI I, " P, SAMPSON, r. stooae." " JAMES LLARNETT, _ _ _