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MI lEf t fift Neapolitan Bonds Ditto Acct. Pent wool Bonds !lino Acct. Portuguese Bonds I )itto Acct. 119 e l'russiar Bonds Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds (1912) Ditto Acct. Rit.siati Bond% 94f Ditto Acct. WI I k Spanish (:ens. Ditto Acct. 191 20} I)itto) 5111 'ton& Ditto 170 and 236 Mods I)itto 114 Itonds 29 Ditto Vona. (1823) Dote 1051. be. ponds Vitt Vrel4o. TIIRATRE ROYAL. HAYM,IIIKET. i'nt THE BENEFIT OF MIL W. This Eventual. THURSDAY. September will be performed, LOVE AND Gol. s:r Salomon Guide'. Mr. Llama; Old Ardeat, Mr. W. Marron t Shears. Mr. Wllklnnon. Ann. the Play Mr. Liston will recite • Eomle Anntion, On the tovuu• We character of Maw.worna After whleh. TILE DEVIL TO PAY. Johann, Mr.W. Parrett t Nell. Madame Te , trhl. In the coarse act the owning, Singing by Madame Veetids and Mr. Det.e). To whirl' will be added. 'MOULD PUZZLE .1 CONJUROR. Cur of illt*e.V.v. Mr. Cooper; Peter atunnilte. Ilsoloy; Van Daulder , Mr. Liston. Seethe,. Idle. Chattcrley. To conehtde with TILE I)Env LOVER. The Deer Lover, Mr. W. Fermi. To.mornar. The I "alloy girl. 'Fruit:it Puzzle S Conjuror. land w 'Solute to ;.cur Huir. 171 EATRE ROYAL, ENGI.ISII OPERA-HOUSE, STIt %ND. This Evening, Ti IT. Seyteitsher Et, will be performed TICK Fitt LAKE. The f Martd Duke of Stool dm Ur. Llartley ; Prince do Netibuting, Mr. W. e. eh: Comtit de I,lsl.l.erg. Mr. l'earamm; Wilhelm. Mr. Keeley. .. &Meese I,milam, Wm. Noel; lin ttttt eme Matilda de It.spefuld. Mhos Cowileee de Wain:elm 14k. Ilenry. A , tee whi.h. TIIE ENTM BULLET! Keno, Mr. dartley ; Modopia, Mr. Pearmeta; Casper, Mr. Benner,' 141.4... w. Mr. Tay leure ; Zamlel, Mr. J. COOpef. Agues. Miss Num; ANIII, M1111P111 , ..V. no.rrow. The Diehfut Man. la be Jealous? eald ' , anthem In NEW SURREY THEATRE'. Under an entirely new Management. Thin present THURSDAY. Sept. 23, and every Eventing during the We; h, will lw presented wn "Hen& and entrwirditiary twigsple.l on a highly yeninlar wid Interesting Unman Sl,.t y, einlo4l 1,1:11 ►NEISRHU7Bt Of, THE DEMON OF 111 E W 01.1,4 ci.EN AND TILE SEVEN en.utsil3) Utfl.LC I'S. Th. Mirsie under the Immediate Dlre , tlidi of W. Ibtwos. Ext. The Metre written by Mr. SaII. Author of *. Thaler's.' Floating Deacon; Abe. Ole. arid produced by Mr. Aubt. !Principal Itlonacteni—Meesni. ilratst. Rowbothem. Auld. Loveday, Meru ood, Young, onus Honor; Mu. l'uting, Mrs. Teu ton,. and Wirv.l.ouslay. fit be preceded by, hccelebrated and subllniely terrine Overt ore sum. po.d by Carl Mar ia Von Weber. aided by an itiercaerd )rchestrri. After which a favourite bong by Mr. Gibbon. The whole to conclude with the grand Chinese Metv•Driano sidled TIIE SUMMING nittimEB Or. THE SPECTRE OF TIIE LAKE. Its splendid Sesuery. superb Dresses. isr.il gorgeous Ihcoratlon.. The MILITIIIN rite/ commenced publishing yesterday morning at five o'cloek. LONDON, THURSDAY. Set. runsta tit 9, 1524. A sort of circular letter from Yetis has been published in soveral Morning Papers, professing to give a " strictly hue" account of the late KING'S decease. The Timer treated it with peculiar distinction, not supposing, we sus- is. et, that the honour of the correspondence was so Men sively shared amongst its contemporaries. The other Pa pers that thought tit to insert this singular letter, gave it in a way more creditable to their discernment: they were •-‘idently doubtful whether it was worth giving at all. The Editor of the Times pletigetl himself to the • '• cotrectuess of the particulars." We know trot 'shy much importance was attached to this co 1111 l luta cation, which, of new matter, states only sonic trifling facts, which, if they really happened. were, most pro bably, " generally unknown," because they were not west!' repeating. The writer states that he hail his infer oration from "an attentive and dispassionate witness, who obs..rved for history ;" and as a proof how well qualified his informant is for the high duty he assumes, the most in torecting of these anecdotes of the fatal illness of Louis X VIII. is, that his M A reser had a servant named Lwo w: N ET, so dexterous in changing the infirm Sov I:HEWN). pißition, that he always expresssil Lis regret to MO NSIECR, that he was not in a condition to feel the value of Les- W; E N se's services. It is not unlikely that this Historical irser was LUSQUENST himself, who has thus con t: iced to advertis: his own excellence through the London Press. There is unquestionably no remark or reflection 111 the letter that a person much humbler than Lev ies si Er might not have made. From the authentic ommunications we have seen front Paris, we learn, that it is intended that ell A 51.1.:5 X. shall remain at St. Clan' until the first days of mourning are passed. Ile will then return to the Tuileries, and begin the course of measures by which the new reign is to lie characterised. Public confidence seems daily to inerrant 11: , the disposition of the KING to follow the path pursued by his Brother timing his Luse. years. The funeral of Laois will be magnificent, but it is understood that the irtention is quits abandoned of adhering to the pre y steins under the ancient Monarchy. It was then ens totsary to suspend the labours and amusements of the p iople for forty days, but now none but a few of the est: roMesse, who arc actually igaotant of the progress ti: civilisation, seriously think of a stoppage to all plastic business, which would half ruin the trade of :mice. A coronation is also talked of ; and perhaps w ith a slew to obviate the difilculty :o which we alluded en :Slotacy, the ceremony, it is said, will he performed at Paris. The political circumstances of the country have n so essentially altered since the last coronation, that of 1,, XVI., that in fact there would be a manifest im p: opt iety in celebrating the imposing solemnity at Rheims. Its main object will now be the sacrist ratification of the t 'barter; and the act of religion ought, therefore, to take place under the eyes of as many Frenchmen as possible. The changes in the Ministry will be limited to the introduc tion of the Prince de Poss.:N', as Minister of the Interior. Al. de Taints RAND has been prophesying, but nobody Low regards him. Ile has outlived the reputation he once possessed for political tbresight. Ile has in vain ies:sted, for the last nine years, that the affairs of France cannot be em ducted without him. The experiment of dispensing with him has been made successfully, and he has predicted all kinds of calamities to his vitals, only to show how tittle his opinion, at least the opinion he expresses, ought to be relied upon. The article respecting the Greeks, in another column, will he found of considerable interest. It gives much useful explanation as to the nature and progress of the war against the Turks. We recommend it to the atten tive: of our readers. The Duke of Norfolk strived on Monday at 'Jorfolk House St. James's-squate, front his seat, Arundel Castle, Sussex. The Dowagis Duchess of Rutland has lett Leamington Spa, on a tour. The 31srchionees Cornwallis and the Ladies Cornwallis left town on Tuesday, for Emily Alarchioness of Londonderry's seat, North Cray. Kent. h rank Standish, Esq. arrived yesterday at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Pens. The Marquis and Mszchioness of Ely and family have left ditto, for Byfron, near Canterbury. The Earl and Countess of Ilardwiek sad Lady Elisabeth Stuart. left town on Tuesday, for his Lordship's beat, Witupule, Cam bridgeshire. The Earl of Falmouth leaves town this day, for his scat, Wool hampton, Reeks on his way to Cornwall. Lady Bloomfield his arrived in town, from the Stud House, Kingston. Sir Henry Wessell, Bart. left town yesterday, for Cheltenham. Mrs. Fitsherbert left town on Tuesday, for Brighton. The Hohourahle Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis left town yesterday, for Viscount Clifilen's seat, at Rochampton. Honourable Captain Campbell arrived in town yesterday, from • tour. The Earl of Deceive arrived yesterday at Gould's Hotel, Jer ' myn-rreet. Mrs. and the Misses Mitchell have left their house in Charles street, Berkeley-square, for Edinburgh. The Honourable George Rice Trevor left town yesterday, for Lord Charles Finally's rest, Stoney Stratford. Sir Stamford and Lady Rattles rind family have left Thomas's Hotel. Berkeley-square, for Cheltenham. lie Baron Armand de Makan has arrived at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Paris. Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street:—Mr. and Mrs. Brookes, and Alr. and Mrs. Gott. from Yorkshire. Arrivals at the British Hotel, Jermyn-etreet :—Alesses. beni son Gower, from Surrey. lltepartures W. Symes, Esq., for Dublin ; Rev. Dr. Lloyd, on a tour ; W. Al. Thoytes, Esq., on a oh: 'ring excursion, in hulfulk. Arrisals at the Royal Hotel, St.James'a.strcet :—H. Gore, Esq., front Baron Court, near Bristol ; Janice Sparkles, Esq., front his seat in Surrey ; Mrs. Buckner and family, front Win dsor. De parture:—John Gore, E.g., for Chatham. George Ilyng, Esq. and Mrs. !Volt have left Wroth= Park, for Lord John Thynne's seat in Somerset. Calvert Clarke, Esq. and his son Lteuterant Clarke have arrived at the Union Hotel, Cot:blew-street, from Cork. Mr. and Mrs. Greig arrived yesterday at Blake's Hotel, Jar. tnymstreet, from Malta. The Duke t f Devonshire is expected In town this day, from the Earl of Jersey's scat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire. MR. CANNING'S V/MT TO IRELAND. (From the Dkhlbs Furman 's Journal of 31ontloy.1 On Saturday Mr. Canning came to town from the Vice regal Lodge, and accompanied the Lord Mayor to the principal buildings of the metropolis ' which he had not before inspected. The architectural beauty of the Custom House and of the Post Office, called forth from the Right Ilon. Gentleman en expression of particular and marked approbation. lie did not delay long, howeverott either of these public establishments, as indeed the routine of busis nets there diars little from the mode in which it is con ducted in similsr institutions in England. His visit to the Kildare-street Association was one, perhaps, of more portance, both front the attention which the Right lion. Seer:Lary paid to it, as well as from the frequent discus *ions which it has created in this country and in Parlia ment. Mr. North, who made his maiden speech in Par liament in defence of the principles and practice of this institution,condueted him over it, and explained to him the system of education adopted there. Mr. Canning expressed himself in terms of warm approbation of the explanations given by the lion. Member tor Plympton Earl, and heard several of the Pupils examined before him, with whose ad vancement in the duentary parts of history, and other departments of learning, lie seemed exceedingly pleased. Atter having delayed for wine time at the institution, it was suggested to the Right lion. Gentleman, that it might be tedious for him to see the whole of the establishment, to which he replied, that " he was pleased with what he had s.en, and hoped he might be permitted to see the whole of it, as the institution was one in which be took a particular interest." The Right Honourable Gentleman accordingly inspected it, and returned highly gratifiet) with what he hail seen at the institution, and what he had been told about it. Yesterday, after having attended divine service at the Castle Chapel, Mr. Can ning dined with the Attorney-General, at his country seat, Old Connaught, Bray, and he intends to devote this day (Monday) to a visit to the romantic and beau tifully picturesque views, with which the County of Wick low abounds. ibis departure is as yet undetermined. We are aware of no political event connected with the death of the King of France, which should require his immediate departure from this country ; and we are not as yet appres pensive that it will require the presence of the Right Hon. Gentleman in England." BRUSSELS, SCPTIMOIS 16. lICITMACT OP • PRIVITE LETTZII.I " Lord Granville, our Ambassador, has been here for some days, making preparations for his approaching resi dence amongst us, which is, I believe, fixed for the Moth of October. Ile is very popular at ie Hague, and his arrival litre is looked forward to with great satisfaction by such of the English as remain. It is exivected that under the auspices of Lady Granville re.: shall have a very bril liant winter, and several families of rank are already spoken of as intemling to ta'..e up their residence here as some as the Court arrive. Among the strangers who have passed through within the last week, I observed Mr. Hui kiason and Sir It. Wilson. Mr. W. Wynn and his daughters are at prestlit here. A most ridiculous story has got into the English Papers relative to a duel which was alleged to have been fought mar this city, between a Major-General in the English si rvite and another tit ntlematt, respecting an I ish daughter. The only foundation for this idle fiction (the production of some would-be wit) is the following occurrence, which did actually take place here a few weeks ago, and excited a good deal of conversation at the time. A most respectable gentleman, nearly relaktl to a worthy Knight who tills a high aline tiol in the herald's College, while walking in the Park, accompanied by a gallant cer, who holds, I believe, :be rank of Major-General in our army, was accosted by two English /wires of rather equivocal character, who mis taking him, it is supposed, for some other person, heaped upon him the most abusive epithets, awl proceeded at length rat far as to spit in his face. The Gentleman, highly indignant, handed them over to the Police, by whom they were censignell to prison, where, notwithstanding the hu mane interference of the worthy Major-General, Who used all his etforts to procure their release, they remain, I un derstand, to this hour. It was, I suppose, some distorted version of this plain tale which formed the ground-work of the account in the newspapers—an account calculated to do much mischief, as there are at present no less than three or four EivAhsh Gtccral Officers residing here, whose friends must naturally feel extremely uneasy until the uth is Irnown. The Earl of Liverpool left town about eleven o'clock on Tuesday tnorning, for the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, where his Lordship had an audience of the King, and returned to town in the afternoon. The Noble Earl transacted business yesterday tnornini with Mr. Planta, the Under Secretary of State to the Foreign Department, and left town in the afternoon, on his return to Widmer Castle. We have the best authority for giving a positive con tradiction to the anaemia contained in a paragraph copied yesterday from a Dublin newspaper. pretending to account fur one of the reasons of Mr. Canning 'a visit to Ireland. E Loan LI It II T FIN A WT.—We regret to state that his Excellency the bud Lieutenant has experienced an attack of illness, which confines him to his ruowa at the Vice regal Lorlge.--Dshlia Paper. The Members of the High Noblesse of Ilsnover have been officially informed that the advanced Et. 31.031 trill not permit King C:eorge IV. to visit his German dominions this near, but that his Britannic Majesty intended to make this journey at the beginning of the 11111111111. T in 1825. The Countess of 11 ilmain, daughter-in-law of Sir Hudson Lowe, died recently at St. Petersburgh, Th.. Count of lialmain is aide-de-camp of the Emperor Alexander, and wad hi. :Majesty's Connuissioner at St. Helena. Lord Ilarborough arrived at Deal on Monday morning, and irrmediarely embarked on board his beautiful yacht the Ariel. which had been waiting sonic time in the Downs for his Lordship. and turned away to the westward. Mr. Ellis, M.P. has been bequeathed, by Mrs. Strettell, ,of Merrion-square, Dublin, lately deceased, property ex ceeding in antuunt, we understand, 90,0001. THE BRITISH PRESS. EAST INDIA HOUSE. for INotorday a c ot enerakinl Qua i ntrotet.ly Cour consideration sevetul reports pre- Hinted by the Court of Directors, for grants mid other purposes. The mutes of the last Court being read over, Mr. Lowman was about to address the Chairman. The Cuatassare.--The worthy Proprietor must see that the Chairman is in possession of the Court, and that it is therefore out of order in the worthy fientleman to interrupt. eIUPERANNUATIONS. The C/1•11111•11 directed the list of superannuations to be read, alter which, Mr. Hosea expressed a wish that the ages of persons superan nuated should alto be stated, as well as their periods of service. Mr. Low ODES asked where those persons had served. The CII•IRMAX.—At home. Mr. S. Dixon.—The simplest plan would be, to state the reasons fur each superannuation. Mr.Lowsnics.—Yes, but I have a much more simple plan to prevent corruption; and I ray it is absurd to give a Irian I,OOOL a year, as superannuation, w'io held a situation of 1 , 4001 . a year. This was indeed acting truly according to the Scriptures, for it was giving much to him who had much, and taking from him who had but little. My plan would be, to take a per tentage oft each salary, and let the aniuunt go to a fund for superannuating public servants. Such a plan would make men honourable and inde pendent, and not cringing to this or that man, or this or that body of men. It would, in fact, produce • lasting independence of mind in clerks in office, which would be a great desideratum. I am glad to see my lion. Friend (Mr. Hume ) here . for he is one of the best men in the world to cut up corruption. I scarcely ever attended a meeting here but pensions were moved for, and pensions not to the widow or the orphan, but to other less deserving persons. Are we, I ask, to be libe ral to persons while living, anti then continue it to their friends when they are dead! If such a system wen continued, you would make men a sort of planets, moving in an orbit of corruption. Such a system is bad and unprofitable for the Company ; and I would make a motion on the subject, if I thought it would be seconded. I tell you what, let try friend (Mr. Hume) play first fiddle, and I'll be very glad to take second. In fact, 111 nut vote fbr any pension. (Laughter.) Mr. li 'Jut wished to hove columns in the returns, by a reference to which,the age, service, allowance, and other items, could at once be seen. If it were necessary, lie would submit a motion on the subject. Mr. Lowinixs—l wish my friend (Mr. flume) to say if be approve of my plan ? The Citainieex read over the names of several persons who were superannuated, with the causes for their being so. Mr. MO ny felt satisfied with the explanation just given. Mr. LOWNDES—I &Het like pensions. The soldiers in Indls have none; they subscribe to a fund, and why not the civilians do the same? No men in India are worse paid than the soldiers, and yet they do not call on this Court like other people, who arc over paid for the little they do. The CHAIRMAN—The return made Is conformable to the Act of Parliament, and the Court may be assured that there son duiposi lion to conceal anything. lIIAILEYDURF AND ADDISCOMDE. . . - . The ClIA11118•X stated that a return of the expense attending these Colleges would be now laid before the Court. Ile was happy to say that the expenditure was considerably diminished. For the year, up to but July, the expense was 18,0121. 3s. Id., and the net ripens. 7,3134.35. 7d. (lieu, lieu.) Mr. lit:sit—ls there any report made of the state of disciplir.o at these Colleges ? The CHAIRM•II—None. But I am extremely happy to state that all is now quiet and respectable. Study is the order of the day. The total number of 'cholera and cadets is 374, of whom 110 are ap pointed for India. Ninety-seven cadets cost each Mil. Ilia. Cd., be sides what they pay themselves. Mr. !intim—l tlo not wish to see the army in India increased, but I have received letter from the 'West and South West part of India, which state that there are not more than tire or six British officers to a corps of 1,000 men. This paucity of officers deserves notice, and I do rot think any reasonable sum nil/applied in fitting English officers for the Indian army. The CHAIRMAN—The Court receives information with great satisfaction. This matter was known in November and December last, and has been attended to, I assure the Honourable Member. TAKING UP SHIPS. The Cu have to state to the Court that two ships were taken up without the usual advertisement, owing to the or. gency of the case, but at a very cheap rate. One of them is the Englimd, of 426 tons, at 31. les. and the other, the }lumina, of 462 wee, at 31. 16s. per ton. Mr. Iln we-1 do not object to the rate of freight, which is rather below the scale I thought it would conic to. But I ask. is this a ease in which the Court ought to take up ships without advertising first? The ships were engaged to carry imt machinery, which, of all other things, could not be injured by keeping. I really (19 think that the rule of the Company . to advertise, should have been kept in this instance. Here is • viol:Akin of the principle of the Act of Parliament, and if it were tow passed over without observe. lion, would form a very bad precedent. This is toy individual opi nion, but I shall nut act further upon it. The CHM EMAII—The reason for taking up these ships was, that othera would not cut up their hatchways to let the machinery oat board. The machinery is for the erection of a Mint at &mny. r. Low coin ? The Ceanaztax-Yes. Air. S. Dizow—ls it not dangerous to separate the machinery, for fear of miscarriage ? The I:u.st airaw—W hen divided between two, the difficulty is halved, and all cannot go to the bottom, If only one ship does. Mr. Low u Es—Lssh them together. Mr. S. Iltiost—Then you may fill that office. Mr. lin as E—The• Act of Parliament is clearly elokted ; was there any competition ? The eicatuatax—At least half a dozen competitors. ANNUITY TO MRS. FRANKLIN. The en•l ''' have to state that this l'ourt was made special, foe the purpose of considering said confirming the grant of an annuity of 301. a-year to Mrs. Franklin, who was the widow of one of the most distinguished officers in the Company's service—. the late General Stephenson. 11r. liowwnes...lVhat rank was be The Cilateataw—A General in the Madras army. His wife I enjoyed the pension for only one year, having at the expiration of that time 'leveled a gentleman of large V. at India property, of the Lame of Franklin. This gentleman died in 11112; the property he left dwindled away to nothing, and Mrs. Franklin was now ' almost pennyless. Under such circumstances the Court of Di. rectors thought it but just to resurie the payment of her pension. ' In fact, she had by her marriage saved the Company the payment of the pension (min the year 11106 to this day. Mr. Lownurs—Whin a lady pleads I hope she will never plead in vain ; but here we are not to look to a female. (A laugh.) Upon lam marrying, Mrs. Franklin should have had her quid pro quo. (Loud laughter.) This West India storm about the property was nut at all sudden, and should have been provided against. The business at St. Domingo should have opened people's eyes ; until llisalonasics were sent out to the il'est Indies there were no insurrections of the slaves, notwithstanding all that had been said by the Saints. The Missionaries introduced the scalping knife and the axe to the property of the planter, and did no good to the slaves & Mrs. Franklin should have secured another 3001. a year on her second marriage ; and officers' widows generally may thank George the Fourth fur being able again to enter into that happy lor unhappy state in which they were before. Mrs. Franklin gave up her pension, in order to enjoy sweet liberty in the arms of a second husband. (Laughter.) 1 think it no great hardship for ladies to do without second husbands; let them have either love or money, but not, as the Scottlintan said, have baith." If this pension be given, let it be as an act of indulgence, and of !write eoasidetation for the alteration which has taken place in %Vest India property, all owing the Missionaries. Talk of slaves there indeed 1 Why the people here were more slaves to the brewers than the negroes to the planters. (Loud laughter, and cries of " Order.") Well, then, I shall vote for this grant, in order to shew that I can make a diatinction between right and wrong. lie. Sr. Dix° am favourable to this grant. As the brewers have been alluded to, it is but fair to do theta justice. 1 remember the time when, if a man took a pot of ale, the widest street in London would be too narrow for him; whereas, now.a.days, thanks to the brewers, .you very seldom see a man get drunk from any quantity . of their articles, however his. bowels may feet affected. (A lauga.) Mr. lloste.--General Stephenson was one of the moat distin guished officers in India, and I gladly give my vote for the conti nuance of his pension to lies. Franklin, who W:11 his widow before her second marriage. I wish to ask, end, if, having this pension in 11)01, she Vita not entitled to its etottinuante, corn tlinigh the had married five times, at tacit period when tube liocame a wi. dew ? Secondly, I wish to ask if application was or was not made fur the pension after the death of Mr. Franklin ? And thirdly, I wish to ask if site be rot entitled not only to the pension, tint also to the arras? I think giving the pettaion only giving one-half her right. Thr Crtatati•e.—The grant of 11k11 was only to continue while she remained • anti tho three different points touched on by the Honourable Member were all under the con sideration of the Directors. If the arrears had only extended to • year or two, there could be little objection ; but front 1003 to 1820 covered uni much. The grant was then confirmed. ALLOWANCE T 1) MR. MARJORIBANKS. The CuatastaN.—l am nest to amt.. that an allowance is pro. posed to be made to Mr. James Marjorihanks of 611.026 rupees, tinder these circumstances. Mr. illarjoribatiks, and two other gen.. Outten, had obtained leavens* alneucc for two year', front Bengal, and were going to the Cape of Good Dope, toe the improyetticilt of their lt altlt, liefore, however„they melted tl.e Cape, the small. 1 pox hrtke out in the Orient, the vessel in which they sailed, and on arriving at the Cape, they were not allowed to land. They them proceeded to St. Ilelens, where they wete sintibuly heated, and they had no alternative but pursuing the voyage to England. On their arrival here, they detailed the circumstances to the Court of Directors, and they were desired to proceed again with all despatch to India. During this time, Mr. Marjorihanks became entitled to several allawanees,:oul it would be untair, bemuse he was fiweed to England, that Its should be deprived of them. hind he been al. lowed to remain at the Cape, there would be no necessity roc • single question on the subject. Mr. eate.-1 wish to know if there be any precedent on this subject ? Mr. LOWNDEll.—ll'hen near relations' conduct is discussed, I think the freedom of debate rather crippled in their presence. Ltics t. 31arjuribacks, the Director, withdrew.] The *CHAIM/CAN.—The brother of Mr. James Marinribankt took no part whatsoever in the business. The Court did by 31r. Perry as they did by 31r. 31arioriliatikv, only with this diFerence, that Mr. llaryoribanks olniost immediately returned to India, and Mr. Perry, having urgent private affairs, requested leave to stay in England during all that time, which would nut cause a forfeiture of the service, and he did not apply frir the allowance to which he would have been otherwise entitled. From CAptain l. 4 aurniers there was no application. With respect to any precedent. lam not aware of one. . _ . Mr. Hume saw no necessity whatever :or granting this enormous allowance. To grant it would not only be stretching our liberality, but evidently bordering on prodigality. He had no objection to allowances being made when the scale was properly graduated; but in this case he doubted if by far the greatest portion of the cham should not be disallowed. The fact ass that Captain Wall. lace of the Orient could not wait to perform quarantine. Mr. Mar. jonbanks did not like to be transshipped on board any of the vessels lying in Table Bay ; and thought too, perhaps, that a toy. age to England would do as much for his health as a residence at the Cape of Good Hope. The Governor of the Cape was written to by these gentlemen, Mr. Marjoribanks and Mr. Perry ; and no doubt, as they were not labouring under the infection, every neces. nary for their comfort would have been sup pli(d to them during the quarantine. However, on their arrivid in England, the settled matters easily. and obtained leave of absence from the ( oort of Directors, contrary to their previous regulations. He (31r. llorne) wished to prevent such abuses for the future, and therefore felt it hi duty to oppose the grant. An absentee allowance of 7,0/01. for sisteen months was really too much. Mr•TIMIIIIT thought that the observations made by Mr. bowndes were indelicate and unnecessary. With respect to the remark that the ('ape of Good !lope was the best place for recruiting a man's health, it miglit cotne very well from the Hon. Alenibet (Mr. Hume;, but lie (Mr. Trent) was of a very different opinion. In fact, Mr. Alarjoribanks was accused of telling lies. (" Order," from Mr. Lowndes). iVell then, of making an Melon et watement. For himself, he confessed he was the friend of Mr. Markibanks, and never saw • case of stronger necessity than that now before the Court. Ile thought every effort rout made by Mr. Alarjoribanks, and that no doubt could be entertaihed of the propriety and just ness of the sick certificate which he hail received. The ill health of Mr. Marjoribanits was brought on by exceasive labour in the performance of his many very arduous duties. Again, with respect to the ptrioil of leave recommended by the Aledical Board, two years at least were considered absolutely necessary lotathe re-establishment of health. That of 11r, Alarjoribanks was now happily restored; and, under all the circumataions of the use, he was fully satisfied that the Court would sanction the vote now pro- M posed. r. S. Dixow thought the offer trade to these Gentlemen by the Governor of the Cape tot . litHkl IlOre was a fair and liberal ofhi, and should have been accepted by them. lie required some thing more in the shape of L.:planation before he would consent to the proposed vote. Air. I.owsrmai said. that certainly esteem at the ('apeof Good Hope was a very serious matter, as any one might see by a picture in any of the shoo-windows. With respect to the propriety of granting leave of it6tence, to one could doubt it, and some com pensation should be made to persons who ',offered in their voyage home from the perils of the ocean. lie highly approved of the grant to Mr. Alarjoribanks, and would therefore give it his full support. A man should net be allowed to be tossed about Table Bay, where a man could not put a hit to his month without sonic unfortunate wave coming to dash it front him. lie had now been a Proprietor for above years, and had expended a sum of DIAL in coarh.l. ire. (Laughter.) lie seldom asked a favour, but "pith respect to favours, he only asked two, one of which was for a barber; aye, and as honest a man as ever lit ed. Fur him lie ob tained sonic allowance, and therefore he considered it a case in point to the present. (lanai laughter.) He wished to know from the Learned Gentleman (Mr. Hemet, whether a cold climate was good or not for a liver complaint, as he (Mr. Lowndes) was always told a cold climate was necessary for its cure ? (Laughter.) lie would not trespass further 011 the patience of the Court, but simply to give his assent to the grant to Mr. Alarjoribanks. Ale. liIGBY thought, that in order to preserve the freedom of de bate, all Gentlemen sliould hear those observations which might be made, as long as they were confined to decency and to sense. There was nothing personal said of, or insinuated against, Mr. Marjori. banks, than whom there was no more respectable an individual. But then came the question, whether he %WAS entitled to the sum of mo. ney now proposed to be granted to him ? The papers submitted to the Court did not justify it, and he wished for stub information as the Directors might be able to "-Ore upon dirt subject. Mr. ISUCKINGIIAII said, with reference to what was observed about Table Bay not being • place for the restoration of health, it was generally understood to be the practice to send invalids there to be tossed -.bout, end that in the proportion of tho violence of the Monti and pitch of the sea, was the acceleration of the health of invalids. There was no greater fallacy on which to reason, than that personal character was a guarantee for the due discharge of men's ditties. There was now the case of Mr. Fauntleroy before the public. (" Order, he is now as if on his trial.") He (Air. B.) had no persor-al knowledge of that individual, and he only nien. Bone' the circumstance in illustration of the position he had just laid down. There was no insuperable necessity for Alr. Marjori. banks to come to England, and therefore the proposed allowance should not be granted. Mr. PATTIVO/i said, the question before the Court wall very simple, and it was this, whethez Mr. Alarjoribanks was placed in that situation which made it almost absolutely necessary fur hint to conic to England, rather than endure all the difficulties of being transshipped at the Cape of hood Hope? Mr. Alarjoribanks, after his arrival in England, *hewed the most dete 111 l loci! purpose to return to the discharge of his duties; and though absolute emu• puhsion could not perhaps be proved, he thought that reasor.able compulsion was fully ,hewn. Therefore lie should support the grant. General TtioaNTON said, that consistently with his public duty I he could not vote for the proposed grant. If it were made, it would open the door to great abuse aid great public inconvenience. This was not like the last case, one of fission, and he confessed he saw no reason ally the sum of 7,0001. should be granted to Mr. Al •rjuribanks, . . 11i v r. JOHN STI:WASIT hoped the Court would pause very long before they mate such grants, for in making them they would open the dour to great abuses. A Proprietor, whose name we could not learn, supported the grant. Mr. IVIEDING also spoke in favour of the 'notion. The CHAIRMAN defended the conduct of 31r. Marjoribanks in making his claim, which the Court of Directors now brought fit,- ward, not as a boon, but as a right, It the documents he inspected did not satisfy him as to the propriety of making this grant, he would be the last man to vote for it ; but the documents did satisfy him, and therefore the grant had his approbation. The arrival of Mr. Marjutibanks in this country was not his own act, but the act or Providence, and he should not be, therefore, deprived of those emoluments to which lie would have been entitled if he had re mained, or could have remained, at the Cape of flood !lope. This grant was recotimmided by twenty...one Directors, and with Mr. Marjuribenks would unlike twenty-two. lie thereftwe trusted that the Proprietors would give the Directors their confidence, r.likh they might be assured would not be abused. Mr. 11 u stg, in explanation, said, it being attributed to him, without Ida saying it, that Mr. IBarjoribanks had come here under false pretences, lie (51r. flume) now would say so, and prove it too. The eurriopondence proved it, and proved more, that for 300(. Mr. )larjoribaakts and his friends could have hired a ship to return to Bengal, but he ltked a vi gage to London much better. Mr. TI•NT briefly ixplatned. Mr. S. 1)110N wished au anjournment, in order to afford time for further inquiry. Mr. IJOHNDR3 TOSS to speak, but was put down by cries of " spoke." Ihe CHAIRMAN here suggested that an adjournment could do no good, as further iiiiiironation could not be hail. However, if a motion to that ilfat acre made, he would of course put it. (Cries of question.) 3lr. liixox—l do not move it now, but 1 am ready to do so. Mr. Low DIDES again rose, but was put down by erica of •• spoke, *puke." Mr. Ruler —I move the adjournment of the further considera tion of this grant to this day hot:tight. tlencral IiOUXTUY seconded the motion, but it was negatived by a large majority. YURVEVORAT ADDISCOMfIE. The CIiATRINAW said, he hod now to move that the appointment of Mr. I xeds to the situation or Purveyor to the Seminary at Ad discoisibe should be mai-sued, and that his salary should be 401/1. _ _ ISt r. llt att e%pressed his full approbation of this vote. and urged the LeeesNity of ...ray cadet learning at least the IlindiNoiriee lan guage beture the v, ere scut out to India. The advardages to be derived from this would mote than cuuutirhalai,er au}' sum ex pended in ire ACqU'lTllletlf. Mr. I.owxnEs o . ..iected to uniting the situations of Purveyor and steward in one person. Ile understood a Purveyor to be a provider of provisions. (A laugh.) The Cil*lil MAN 0101 IA:: the Itesolution, which was agreed to. PA PE RS REFI!SE l The CHAIRMAN then .ated, that the papers moved for on the 11 of March last were printed and ready fur distribution. Those ordered on the Zit!' June last could not be produced, as their pro duction wanld be a violation of the oath of serresy of thu Board of the Secret 11epartnicat. The Court of Direc.ort had applied to them, but the Want of Connuiritiontra stated that they could not oottyd with till it request. A I)ireetor, whose name we did not hear, cspreased a wish for the production of taws: papent. in order to hate the opinions or ethers as well as of the 3lsrquis Ilas:lnga, relative to his adminis tration of the aiftirt of 31r. Hums:. said, it ras cruel thus to have, the character of the 31artjuls or Hastings ink.rdered. Ev.vy roue who had a regard tor public chterarter must fed acutely on this subject. lie did not know what course was now bust to he &dowel, but he wished to have the letter of the Secret Committee so the Board of Comsuias sinners read. The CtratllMAtt said he had no objection to Its being read. The !lei:: then real It ; and it merely co:animal an application for suet; portions of the secret corrostamdeuee as related to the ad ministration of the larqtils of flowing* i.t :4. The reply of , the &tont of l:onimissioners was also read, and i; comained a re fusal on the ground that it was unnecessary to give further puWicity to the contents of the corrzsponderice on that subject. Mr. Rums' thoaght that, in justice to the :darquis of flutings, these documents should he proOm•ell. Mr. Low an Es was of opivion that secret papers should only be open to the Court of Directors. Besides, India was now in a state of war, and it Wright not be advisable to produce the papers called for. The services of the Marquis of flutings were of a li'gh o. ilistinguiebed nature, and he acted throughrnit not as a p er • L s as a public man. (Question, quistint..‘ Ile had now to eaprese A hope that no transfers of East Iroda:.l , .4- would take place witho ut the signature of ta o wit, pariir.., .rly after a recent forg ers on the Bank, near Oxford-street. •ion.) Aye. you may c .ll question—but I have a great deal at stake here ' and I wish to fence In my property, or else my dividend s may be lowered as well as those a others. 31E said, that perhaps by the neat (:hurt he 'mild b e prepared with some motion relative to the refusal of these papers. MR. ARNOTT. - . The (llama! air was proceeding , to put the question of adjourn, ment, when Mr. Hustle asked if the documents relative to the fircible ha. nishment of Mr. Amon were to he productil ? The CHAIRMAN said that they had no fresh infumaticn on the subject. Mr. fir str, on the last Court Day, und erstoo d t h at the Direr tore had no information except what • ReW4pApers. The C HAI R —The Court hay f that Mr. Arnim was at Bencoolc.• ; 1.---‘1 • e to fndia for information. The Court then adjourned. Pasts, SrPT• 19 —The of it Majesty Louis XVII I. was ...1 pltAyd wards nine o'clock. The body ,%.011 4fierwAi. the coffin. The heart , &c. were Vateed .- - - covered with vermillion. This orratiev, t o ..t small Blue Saloon, in the prwrnee of Priii•• Grand Chamberlain, the Dukes of Blz:as First Gentlemen, and other Officers M The coffin was afterwards caned into th Th ten valets-de-chambre. Who: the Li.,11, was placed upon the bed of state, M. shs , followed by numerous Clergy, entered, tool .. prayers for the dead. Fourte. a clergym. , ; sons attached to the chapel, were place.; iv body ; and tin. Grand Chamberlain int; , the Court, occupied the left. 1•f ; 1 , )f • • near the throe ; it was raised on six with a canopy of cloth of gold • the ing of the bed were also or cloth • f i• *I the greatest richness were raised, which were paced in two sides of the ball, whicis was lighted up by an innumerable number of lights. Two attendants, bearing maces, are et the entrance of the balustrades which &pirate the body from the public ; at the foot of the coffin are two Heralds at Arms seated, and at the head two Yeomen of the Guanht. On Tuesday the bo.ly will be transported to Denis, accompanied by a numerous escort of mann:big CC , 3:lltl. The ceremony will be similar to what takes place at the annual celebration of the funeral of Louis XVI. r! so. .2 9~L. Extract of a letter from Paris, dated Sept, :—" The new King was closeted on Saturday last with M. de Vil lele, for nearly three hours, during which he extendd the list of amnesty which hail been began by Louis XVIII., for the unhappy Frenchmen who were taken last year in Catalonia, fighting for the Spanish Constitutionalists. Not the slightest idea of a change in the Ministry is enter. tained, and the answer given of Charles X. to the address of the Chamber of Commerce, is consideted highly &moo strative of the pacific line of policy which he intends to adopt ; but the most striking proof is a later in the Note of Saturday, signed " I). C.," on the subject of the refusal of the Colombian Government to receive a M. Chasserian, who was sent to Colombia by the Governor of Martinique, In this letter, which is said to be written by a Private Se cretary to the French Minister of Marine, the mission of M. Chasseriau is disclaimed ; but at the same time it is stated, that M. Maizelot, the Gov,rnor of Martinique, acted most properly in endeavouring to eu;tivate a good tie derstanding with the Colombian Government, it being the wish of the present Government to be on friendly tenni with the new States of America. M. Chasseriau has ar• rived at Brest, and is confidently said to be the hearer of a letter from the Vice-President, Santander, to M. de Vil lele, in which the Colombian Government respectfully states, that they refused to allow M. Chasseriau to enter Colombia, upon the ground of informality, but that no circumstance would give so much pl,asure to the Colon- Liana as the arrival of a duly authorised agent of the French It is worthy of remark, that the English journals, to whatever party they belong, agree on this point—that the death of Louis XVIII. will not produce any kinder charge in the domestic administration or the foreign poiicv at France. This conviction is founded on the high esteem which all Europe feels for the upright, humane, and just character of !Zing Charles X.—lfleife. The Censorship still exercises its authority on the Jain. nal des Debuts. We observe several blanks in it. French agents are at this moment employed in purchasing large quantities of blocks in this country, which they are shipping off to Brest, as it is supposed, for the use of the French Navy. Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's:—" Per. nambuco, Aug. 9.—A British vessel has been ordered to Rio Janeiro, stated to be the Venus, from Palermo; also the American schooner Spartan, without any communica tion from the Commander of the squadron to any of the Consuls." The lfublin Packet, Captain Strang, has arrived at Portsmouth, from Vera Crui. The (*wain writes to his owners, that on his arrival at Vera Cruz, after discharging his cargo, the vessel was taken up by the Mexican Go vernment, to bring despatches to Mr. filichelena, the Mexican Minister in this country. Ile supposes them to contain an account of the surrender of the castle of [Pau, which event was reported to have taken place a few hods previous to his sailing. We are informed, upon rt.specteile authority, that ec., cording to advices from the city of Mexico, of the ‘:Sdt July, brought by the Forte, Lemaur, the Connnanclantof the Castle of San Juan who has so long hrld ott against the Republican forces, setting no chance of being re lieved, and the garrison being reduced to a very lama siderable number, had at length thought proper to cal into negociations with the Government for the surrender of the placc.. These were expected to be brought to a con clusion immediately, in which case the Spaniards 7011 1 a lose the last hold they possessed on the Mexican territory. Through the same channel we learn, that Ben . eski, the Pule, and two or three others of lturbitle's followers, were shot the day after execution had been deco upon Iturbide himself.—Corrier. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the' East India Ilpuse, when the following skips wire thus amid. viz.:—Charles Grant, Bombay, Lowther Castle , ‘1 arnn 'lasting., and Buckinghamshire, for China direct, to be afloat 17th February, 14`25, sail to Gravesend 4:h March, stay there 30 days, and be in the Downs 9:h Aril; the Scaleby Castle, fur Bengal and China, to be afloat Yoth De cember, DNS, sail to Gravesend 4th January, DO, there 30 days, and be in the Downs '4th Felreary. Oar Tm Islay afternoon, aft,r the Grand Jury for age, County of Middlesex were discharged at the Clerken well irtessions, one hundred and seventy-three Nnione 1 0 1 1 whom no bills were found, were brought up and dta:ll l riT' by Proclamation. Cray's Inn-square, which has been for a lonz,th of time in a state of comparative darkness, will shortly be lighW with gas. SHOCKING ACCI DEN T .--Stlrgeoll Whitmore, of (:on Bath-square, attended yesterday at H a tton-garden p?fik" office to inform the Magistr a tes, that about eleven o clock a man was brought to him with his head completely cow rotated, the brain protruding through the tars an d no$:• l'he man was astonishingly able, after a few seconds, t' inform him, titat iu assin %Leon ; h Elm-street, a paw n pushed him off the pavement, and his head was clashed between the wheel of a brewer's dray and the curb-stone. Ile hail a wife and six children. Ai Mr. 11 - hitinore inentarily expected the man's sleuth, h • recruited that some pencil might be sent to take his deposition. The satisfaotion diffused in Mr. Sivewiight's contra - . ts, iticontestibly proved by the inciess sl nu mber of Tickets disposed of, rename it a'moat superfluous to invite the Public to their Offices, as they may justly observe their principles ere judiciously adopted and cophil oibeth :ix—giving a large number of Capital Prizes, which sort hotly is SC it to Lain, whilst every Purchaser is sure to F.?, back .51. per ' Picket ieket at least ; Shares in proporm 11) ' Four of 40,000/. with 94 other Ca cites. will be drawn .1? One Day (sth October) being, in all, 400,000/. P l t l ' Money, which may now be obtained at the Fortnnl.! Offices of Alcor'. J. acted J. Sivewright. 37, Cornbill 11, Holborn; and SS, Haymarket, where t hey sold s:vin Capitals last Lottery--and No. 17,743, 40,000 L ! • 3 1 X ~~