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" 1 )1 • _ THFLITRE-ItO VAL, COVENT-GARDEN. TMS EVENING. TIIURSDAY . Sept. 23, w ill be acted (bib time) , a new Cousedy, Noer) ou The Deward Datighter, called THE STEWARD; O. FASHION AND FIIRLING. With new Scenery, Dresses. sod Deeoratioas. Priacipal Characters by Messrs. Moweady, Jess. W. For ret,. Blanchard, Alibint, Cosner, Emery, Mrs. Devisee, Mrs. G,hh Mier route, Miss Green. sad Mrs. Sestets. The Prologue to be •spokea by Mr. Cosuser, the Epilog ,. 61 Mrs. Dario's. After which, the Melekskonse of THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. G r indoff, Mr. Farley; Cana Frederick Friberg, Mr. C ow. nor ; Mr. Riamrhoull Lothair, Mr. Abbott. Clauthre, 311 R, FOOte Laurels, Mrs. Corti. A Private Box may be had for the Swum, or sightly, of 11r. Scandal', at the Bes-Office. Roses 75.; Second Price 3s. ea --Pit 3s. Si.; Seated Price 'L.—Lower Gallery Ss. ; Mooed Price Is.--Uppr Gal 'try Is.; Snood Price Id. Places for Ow Roses to be sakes a Mr.lleawAges, M the Box-office, Hart-atreet, twos Tea till Four. The Doors to be apnoea at Six & Muck, god the Play to begin at Seven. Mr. Philipp and Miss M. Tree having hems bosomed with the eoraptureil approval of the audience, they will perform together To-munew week. To-morrow, Guy Mannering„ with The Critic. Oa Saturday, The Clandestine Marriage, with The Mar riage of Fipro. On Monday, Hamlet; Ophelia, first time, Miss M. Tree—. ith The Forty Thieves. Os Tuesday, The Steward. A Short Reign sod a Merry Out is unavoidably posloomsa on sccoant of the iodispositims of Mr. IListon. , EAST INDIA HOUSE, Svorrat nag 22, 11119. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of Me UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND, leading te.tke EAST INDIES, do hereby giro Notice, That the COMMITTEE of BUYING and WARE HOUSES will he ready to receive Proposals in writing, sealed op, on or hefitre WEDNESDAY, the 13th October, 1919, from suck Penults as say be willing to 'apply the Coarsely with PIG LEAD AND RED LEAD: Aid that the Cenaltioes of the respective Contracts allay be seen upon applientioe to the Ckrk to the said Committee, with wheat the Proposals most be left, before Eleven o'Clock ine the said 13th October, after which hour the Committee will net receive any Tender. • not ■akiug too touch when he called for informatiou relative to them. Mr. RIOBY said, the question now before them was merely the point of order, whether the objec tion taken by the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Hume) was or was not a good one ? The circumstances of the case were briefly there :—Soso time sioce the Court voted 1,5001. a year to Si► G. &Arm, ■nd the Proprietors were this day met to confirm that Resolution. But, previous to doing so, a decisive Resolution was agreed to. making it one of the Company's By-Laws, that, before agreeing to a grant of money. beyeiod a certain amount, all the documents relative to.such grant should be sub mitted to the Proprietors. The question then was. aye or no. whether that By-Lew had been complied with ? to Ins opinion it had not—and, until the documents were laid before them thry could not legally proceed. Mr. GaANT said. he was disposed to yield to the obseevatiouo which bad fallen from the Ha►. Pro. priories who supported the objection. He would not press the question if there was an appea►ance of the least informality ; but. es it was a nice point, he wished, if it were agreeable to the Court, that it should be referred to their Learned Comm!. JOSEPH DART, Reeretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE. SErreusea A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors of East Italia Stock wss this day held at the Com pany's House in Leittlenhall.street, for the trans action of a variety of hininem. The minutes of the last Court having been read, and sundry papers laid before the Proprietors, ia conformity with the By-Laws— The CHAIRMAN (Campbell Msr3oribank. Esq.) informed the Court, that their Resolutions for ap pointing a Chattlain to the Facto►y at Canton, with • salary of 8001. per annum—for granting the sum of 60,0001. to the Marquis of Hastings—and for allowing a pension of 8001. per annum to Sir W. Doveton, late of the St. Helena Establishment — had received the approbation of the Board of Com. missiouers for managing the Affairs of India. BY-LAITS. Mr. Setjeeet BOSAIMUBT (the Company's stand ing Counsel) observes'. that the By-Law was per fectly valid, hosing received the approbation of one Court and the confirmation of another. The Learn ed Gentleman then read the By. Law. which stated " That every Resolution of the Court of Directors; granting. new pension, or an increase of pension, to the amount of 6001.—together with a Report, dat ing the grounds on winch it is recommended—and also the docientersts on which such Report salon ncled, shall be laid before the Proprietor's from the day when notice shall be given that such a motion will be brought Forward." The Learned Gentleman said, that, by the terms of this law, it was clear that the documents must be laid before the Pro prietors. It was impossible to put soy other con struction on it—and, though the law had passed bat a few minutes antecedently to the other mo tion. it was, nevertheless, a valid Ile-Law. Mr. R. Jacittort requested that. the letter of Sir G. Barlow, as well as the accompanying Report, should be read. This would at once shew every person whether the letter was that sort of &cu. "bent which the By-Lew contenplated. The DEPUTY-CBAIRKAN and, if the letter of Sir G. Barlow were read, it would clearly appear that the Court of Directors had sintliiitg. in writ ' ing. under their ceipideratiess. when they adopted the retaliation, except that document. It would then remain to be decided, whether that document, according to the letter of the By-Low. was suffi cient to be laid before the Proprietors. • The letter, dated the OW of May. 18111. was them read. It stated the services of Sir G. Barlow, is the Compemest Civil Departesiessie tor 84 ram — alluded lathe high situation. , he had filled, and the important transactions in which lie had been en gaged—adverted to the expectations which had been at different times held out to him, by the Court of Directors and his Majesty's Goverineed, of most distinguished honours and rewards—glanced at the moderate fortune which lie at present possessed— and concluded by recomrmmding his case to the attention of the Court of Directors. The Report of the Committee of Correspon. deuce, recommending a pension of 1,5001. per an num to Sir G. Barlow, wits then read. Mr. PATTISON felt it his duty to state, that the i documents on which the Report was founded, were, confined to Sir G. Barlow's letter. Beyond that. the case merely rested on the notoriety of Sir Geo. Barlow's history. Under these circumstances, lie conceived the By-Law was fully complied with. for the ground of the Resolution and Report was acts• ally before the Proprietor.. Mr. HUMS said, no document hid been produced to prove the amount of Sir G. Barlow's fortune. If he had stated that circumstance in a letter to a former Chairman, that letter ought to be produced. Mr. EL JACICSON said, the short answer to the proposition which had been introduced, viz. that the present net being a new Resolution, the Court might proceed with it, was this—that the By-Law was law at this moment. and the pension was not law, and could not be so. until it hiss] passed through two succeeding Courts. The Court of Directors were now called on, by the law, to lay before the Proprietors, not merely the grounds on which a petition was recommended, but the docu ments by which those grounds were supported. What were the grounds stated in the Report on this occasion ? They disclosed a catalogue of absent ' documents, without which be did not think they could proceed. The Learned Gentleman then pro ceeded to comment on the letter of Sir G. Barlow. That honourable individual alluded to " repeated Resolutions of the Court of Directors, expressive of their approbation of his conduct." He would ask, whether one of those Resolutions had been laid before the Proprietors ? He wished those Resolutions to be fairly set forth; they would be honourable to the character of Sir G. Barlow. He also spoke of " the expectations which had at different times been held out to loin by the Ho nourable Court and his Majesty's Government." Perhaps they could not continent' these documents —but the Directors might say. that certain letters written by them did convey high approbation. and might have given rise to expectations. "Of ell these circumstances," continued the letter. " your Honourable Court is fully apprised." Then let the Proprietors be also apprised. A law had passed. within the hour, which rendered it neesaseep that the facts should be laid before them. He hod no right to rely on the solitary opinion of an indivio dual. He most decidedly agreed with the Learned Counsel th• - • Asir interpretation of tbs I. that naorniug.. empliedd before the Proprieties. lILMAN said. he had Mod - inclined hinvo dope , previously farmed. He • in postpotang the %Wiens THEATRE-ROYAI, STRAND . ENGLISH 11 OPRRA-110113, PRESENT THURSDAY. Sept. 4:1, will be resealed (lest time la this Theatre), the pm pular Opera called INKLE AND YARICO. late, Mr. Pesky (his lest appearance is this Theatre); Si. Christopher Carry, Mr. Dowses; Capt. Camp's" (first time, Mr. Pearmas • Trudge, Mr. Harley ; Medias, Mr. L encester ; Mate, dr. O'Callaghan. Tarim, Miss Kelly; Naressta (first time), Miss Carew whit will is the coarse of the @reining slag the admired Ballad of" Aral Rabies Gray," accompanied by herself as the Grsad Piano Forte; Patty (first time), Miss 1. Steveasoa • Wewski, Mrs. Mal (km tir,t apprentice is this Theatre!) After the Opera, a &Melia of Pleasing Serape, amongst whit+ will befouled original and fsvearite floses. Glees, He. Cil2ilOllll, ke. by Messrs. IPearmaa, Broadhurst, Hilmar, Knight, Harley, ice. Tu colleted' with (serer stied at this Theatre) the revised The CHAIRMAN then stated that the Court was made special, for the purpose of submitting for confirmation the Proceedings of the General Court of the ad June lam, upon a Report from the Committee appointed to inspect the Company's By- Laws—altering By-Llars. chap. 6, sec. 19 and 80. ■nd chap. 7. sec. 1 and 8 ; repealing By-Latas, chap. 13, sec. 2. 3,4, and 5, and ordaining By- Law. instead of those proposed to be repealed. Tice question was put on the different By-La • s above-wientioned, seriatim, and the alterations were confirmed. PENSION TO SIR G. H. BARLOW, BART. G.C.B. The CH•ta►t•►t said, he had now to acquittal the Court that it was also made special fo► the purpose of subm►tting for confirmation the Resolution of the General Court of the 23d June, approving the Resolution of the Court of Directors of the Bth of April. granting to Sir George Warn Bar. low. Bart. G.C.B. a pension of 1,5001. per annum, to commence from the 2lst of May. 1818. He thee moved. " That the Court do confirm the said Resolution." 1. 1 Operatic Tragedy, Ms alp, WWI I M4 HIGHGATE TUNNEL; OR, THE SECRET ARCH. Jobe tartish% Mr. Harley; Jerry Groot (Arst time), Mr. J. Reeve ' who will iotrodme Imitatiom of Mr. Kew, Mr. Young, Mr. Momien, Mr. Limos, Mr. W. Farms, Mr. hbilteirs, Mr. Harley, Ike.; Mons.ebonce, Mr. W. S Choi. teky ; Mr. Wilson, Mr. ; Tom Trowel, Mr. Pow. man. Patty Larkins, Miss 1. Ia the mime of ttmeinseer 1 111o eli r.111tn•M,W Mr. Jae Reeve and Miss 1. Stemmata. - Mr. Hubs asid,that the By. Law, cap. 6. sec. 20, which had just been passed, would not allow the Court to proceed with the present motion. That Ity•Law required, that every Resolution of the Court of Directors, conferring a pension or a grant of money, beyond the sum of 6001. should, when laid before the Proprietors, be accompanied with all the documents on which such Resolution was grounded. In this instance, he was not aware that any one document had been laid before the Court. The grounds stated in the Resolution of the Court of Directors were the long and faithful services of Sir G. Barlow—the elevated stations he had filled —and the moderate means of living in a style befit. sing his rank, which he at present possessed. But in support of these three points, not a document had been submitted to the Proprietors. The CHAIRMAN observed, that the motion re specting Sir G. Barlow was brought forward at a previous day, long before the By-Low now al luded to had passed. He therefore conceived that it might be proceeded with. Mr. Hums said, a new By-Law had been passed which rendered the introduction of docu ments necessary on this occasion. The letter of Sir G. Barlow, which had been read at the former Court, contained no one circumstance, except one, that could enable the Court of Director*, or that Court, to come to this resolution. Sir G. Barlow there said " that the situation of his affairs was known to the late Chairman, to whom he had ad. dressed a letter stating Isis private property." He would ask, whether Sir G. Barlow's letter was a do. cumeut sufficient to shew his services, the stations he bad filled, and the property he possessed ? He submitted that the objection lie hod started was fatal to the present proceeding. The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN (G. A. Robinson, Esq.) observed, that the objection could hardly he said to apply to a question in such a state as the present was. A By-Law„ the confirmation of which had just passed, could scarcely be considered as iutendtd to interfere with any question that had previously been before the Court. Now the ques tion relative to Sir G. Barlow had been long pend ing—and whether it was brought on before the con. &motion of a By-Law, or subsequently, was, he thought, substantially, of no importance. The By-Law that had just received the sanction of the Court must have a prospective, nut a retrospective operation. Mr. Hunts reiterated his objection—observing, that it mattered not whether a By-Law had been passed for a day, or a month. or a year—when once it had received the sanction of the Court. its provisions must be strictly attended to. The time made no alteration. The By-Law said. that an re solution of that Court could he considered but as is Inbuilt. until it received the aPProbatiou of the Proprietors twice—and, if that were the case, by pausing the new law, they had put it out of their dower to proceed. Mr. S. Imakiseg a latter end served his services a... At this moment vices of Sir " Doors to be opened at Half-post Ss eanck ; the Per formasee to begin at Saves. Bases, Ss; &road Price, 3s.—Pit, is. Snood Price, s. 6J.—Lower Gallery, Ss. ; Second Price, Is.—Vpiter Gallery, Iv.; Second Price Boxer, Places, Tickets, Albanese, for the Sasso*, sod ?twat, Boses (with the advantage of a separate manses in Ewter-street), to be hod of Mr. bartlllloo, at lbs Box Offire, Strand entrance, News Ten till Pear; and of ./11r. Tearoom, Library, 170, New liesistreet. On Saturday, The Brown Man—The Bearding-Neesa— and Rayennsd sad Agnes. THEATRE•ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MESSRS. C. O'CALLAGHAN AND JOHN REEVE. TO -MORROW. Fridey. September 24, 1819, will be performed (seated time this seams) the Cootie Opera of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Priocipul ammeters by Mr. Perm's, Mr.O'Callagbaa, Mr. W. S. Mew 'ley ; Ptdrillo (Mgt time), Mr. Jobe Reeve, Mr. Dowsing, Miss Carew, and Miss Kelly. End of the Opera Mr. Nark7 will Meg, by desire, " The Niglitiagale Club." la the course of the Evening a MELANGE. emsistimi of famerite Soap sod frama; NSW IMITATIONS by Mr. Jobs Reeve. Mr. Nickel's", the celebrated perfeemer en the fete, has kindly comested (for this algid only) to perform a favourite Coacerto. - • To cowhide with (best time this eases) the musidd Fame of THE TURNPIKE GATE. Creek Wier the mercer of the edgiest performer of that character), Mr. Jobs Reeve (for that WOW may). Tickets to be bad of Mr. C.O`Callaglase, 19, Gerrard street, Suho ; Mr. Jobs Reeve, 16, Soothassmowolreet, Greet garde.; sod of Mr. Stereo,.., Box Ake, &nod estrmee, where Places may be Mhos from Teo till Fair. - - -Tr""milarrw-v*, , errirr7 ,-- - #°.# • . . ,% • ," • • f • • • • : ;44 41 4, o_4 bit • ritt,,, rtf L A t * • • • . tilni•OAT • - • '1 ""t• • NM: 9. " Annual Parlionseehi"---" Hunt and LIA-ity." Ike. Arrived at the place of meeting. the Moor 'presented • spectacle never before equalled in tine teem. At lOW twenty thousand ',croons were as sembled; end it wee an assembly which—whatever may be thought of the political opinions of those who constituted it—displayed in a strong and intr. resting light, the honesty of Yorkshiremen, and the. breve, open, kind4seartedoess of Englishmen. - it contained bet one soul—and that soul firm end frank, jealous and peaceable. A number ale amides, of various ages. were introduced on to , tfie platform port of whom were dressed in white. wi - !1 green end black ramrods round their sleeves. and pert iu deep mourning. About four o'clock, Mr. Meanie came for ward to propose, that the Gentleman who had acted so noble ta pert in relieving. and giving bail for, tie Reformers who were imprisoned at Manchester. Mr. Chapman, should take toe Chair. The mistime was 'swedes!, cud carried with en 'Melodic acelsenstions Mr.,Caarisme, in taking the Chair 4 Merely re turned thanks for the honour which had been co - ferred upon him, and begged that a patient amen. don might he given to the speakers. Mr. MASON introduced the business, ht s speech which displayed much eloquence, judgusent, and poetic tate. He was followed by Mr. WlLLatt. of Dewsbury, - who read a very long string of Results:isms. sign.- fyiog the opinion of the Meeting that Modica' Res form was obsoletely necessary to the solvating, of tai- coontry, and condemning in strong terms the tu.m... sacre of the Reformers at Manchester. At the conclusion of Alesmi's speech, Blackburn, middle-eged woman, dressed iu black. came to the (root of the hustings. and delivers.l into the hands of the Chairman a cap of libert. and so address to the women of Leeds. whicis she requested that be would read to the Meeting. The address was reed in • low tone, and was a mere general recommendation to seal in the cause of Reform. At this maned an unaccountable ',sine seized some of the persons at the outskirts of the Meeting, and some hundreds rats away ; but there was not the slightest elitist for alarm, and a hearty shoot reisspired cenfidence. The Reolutions were now put collectively, e carried without a dissenting voice. • • Mr. Joan BLACKBURN now iddresseil the Alert jog at same length. but producest very little effect. Mr. JOE* SIIITIIIOII followed in at humorous and clever speech. which was well received. The Thanks of the Meeting were voted to Sir Charles Wskuley. Mr. Pearson, Mr. Harmer, Mr. Dennis.., Mr. HIM. Major Cartwright, Mr. Cub bet,. M. Chapman. and Mr. Wroe. The Thanks +' the Meeting were also voted. and curled with immense applause, to George Kate the Mayor of tbi‘liemagl6. for big liberal nnil emlivphhemll modest iitteipg the whole of his iihrdeilir. If en, thing can give pleasure to that gentiodian it will be the contrast this town now re- Mhihite with Manchester and Paisley. Yet had his wieders been less we might now have been in the midst at ,ist and disorder. We had no interfer- . cane—use Wingless —so hostility. A scene perfectlynovel now commenced, snit one which it omit be allowed, war houourable to the peat men who chiefly constituted the meeting. Mr. NITCIIIBLL proposed that a collection should be immediately made to assist the sufferers at Man chester, sad t. enable every proper legal invettiets *ion to be made into the proceedings of the istithori ties there. A lend beret of applause welcomed the proposed. and distantly hats were circulatiug over the heads "tithe multitude, collecting the peuce and shillings which were poured into them with the utmost wil. lingoes*. The hats were all handed to the hustings. and their waited contents amounted (I have just learned) to 151. las. 61d. It was really most pleas ing to de the perfect honesty with which this col lection was carried on; the honour and benevolence it evinced in the poor end needy. Not only did every hat reach the hustings with its burden, but all. 'riddd exceptiou, even from tile very outskirts of the assembly. were duly conveyed back to their owners. One hat was lost for a time ; but it was Seta elevated on a stick in a distant part of the crowd. and immediately conveyed to its owner. I believe, from my soul, no one could have seen this Meeting, and declared, that its mem bers were revolutionists. It is highly honoura ble to the town of Leeds. that spch perfect temper, moderation. honesty, and 'Nisei fill ed, should be preserved by upwards of .20,000 of the lower seders of its inhabitants. There was not a tumultuous motion ;—nay. I venture to affirm. there was not a riotous dispusitiou in any portion of • that meeting. It dispersed as 1 ,esm e t.peacealply. I am writing et eight o'clock in the evening. . At half past seven the main street of the teem was filled by thousands of exulting Reformers. sod a score of waving Rage. At this IsoikOnt the street is not more crowded than it usually is at this h u nt. What will the Mm,chesfer Nucistrotes say to this ? How does the conduct of the Nish, Illeggistrates appear now ? We HATS NOT • SPECIAL cus. STAIBLIt : WIC DID NOT Sat • INILDIFIL ! The following are the Itesokuissos :- 1. That the right of tie People le meet sad consider of the 'best mesas of redrtniag then grievaa res. suit cowl 4s. rstiag their inaditiois, provided they slap openly and pyre,. ably, is rot nay a astaral right, bet s right sethartin , t . sail acknowledged by the Csiashlsdiass and the laws of oar ementry. 4. Tim Ins tows sad vicinity., ei Leeds, the • mat lad 'mutts of the wet useful so= stssofeeisie of .uoir ' • -pomp, Ms woollen cloth we, is mitering an. 0 . ZS:sad standee allistion•-•Thst Its writ-tv - • swot stasis of leads see easel/ deeeirte.l 4 Nosiness none envied sou-WS% , ! 41 :t bide and nisnmesstat of .portal ines•-ilost:II. A 0111, a saes, the Linter and eihnhaisker, stony* .ihe !Mat. sail sofegissed of our trade, and On post. of lb, &shown, and she peer, . row Isterolty 'ibleMellabligle:o7oll,:::l4l:44:4ll:diebsie4heirgror•.thenifituabb, obrrairlawithimsielwri.:Nlerhii:ierilLireelhel; ihrfuritre'reuaco:slie:l! S. Divot was friendly to the principle of Counsel that the fair itsterp se my end comfortable ea posaible the which had bete passed, t tad of- the life of any , individual who had more than had been laid be the Company faithfolly.—bot informed= of The DRIPUTT.CIIAIIIII vial should be laid before the Proprietors. authorities ela t e d, w hi c h i tooes•nt he was illelleirmisted - with-the 1111. h em the w o men h e had if Sir G. Barlow, sod, he conceived he was should, therefore, concur it This day Ia published, la owe vol. Sao. pekeir. is boards, lIIH E THEORY of ELOCUTION. rahia 1 bleed in rassexion with a New sad Philosopesiatl Account of the Nature of Instituted Language. By B. H. SMART, Professor of Elocution, sod public Reader of Slialtspeare. Pttbli•hed by John Riebardsoa, Royal F.xchauge; and may be had at Madams's Library, Old Boad.street ; asd of all other Booksellers. Also by the *roe Anther, price 9e. is boards, A PRACTICAL GRAMMAR of ENGLISH PRO. is which a Coarse of Moldy and Practice is hid down for removing a Foreign or Freshmen! Accent, sod all other Defects and Improprieties of Untrue,. Also. price 4s. Woad, The FIRST STEP an ELOCUTION, being an Abstract from the preceding, fur the Use of Schools; with a preli. TM nasty Esrey ow Inipediasents, etc. Aland price 4s. bound, The RUDIMENTS of GRAMMAR ELUCIDATED. with Tables fur Pushes, by which that Earreimisasetliedised and rendered easy. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT. VALUABLE FREEHOLD HOUSE mad THREE - ACRISA of LAND, siiwate near the George any DralPeo 'Slayton Hill. slue mile, from Lordly.; soak bealihy 'Mastics, tawassadiag exleasive view. of the • ar r.imitliag Cauatieo; .mild be a charming Muslin-box: worming of Ave b•iiiewpwis with elope's, • diaiwy-rooas. two ',odour., sad library. with elogpeta; • good hitches. sail "Ofdaalestk eolivinieree of R• oil water. viler-amts. "Wiag amid oosehhesoot, At. he. Good hitches Swim sell stocked wigs trolls, !test It'""` a 1". ljabr Mod, sad slohllfloolkete. 'Coseheo psis at all times of No ua ) . For partiothrs SA /tickets to view apply to Mr. Colleose Builder HangssoMliet • or to- Mr. Cocks*. Medawar, .210. 7, Ltike4treet,Glevaesoctoleoffe ""1"1' 23. 1819. to a future day. He witthrd. however. to know, whether the new By-Law went to abrogate and annul the former proceeding—whether the bovines. war to be begun de novo After some further conversation, in which Mr. S. Dixon, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Howarth, and Mr. flume took part, it was agreed, in order to prevent our chance of informality. that the subject should be token up. oil a future day, de Novo. STATUE TO THE RIGHT HON. WARREN HASTINGS. The CHAIRMAN acquainted the Court, that the Court of Directors had, on the 7th of July laid. r•otue to a resolution to erect the statue of the Right lion. Warren Hastings, in their Court-Roorn. as the last testimony of the Company's approbation ..f his long, zealous, and important services.— (their, hear.) ' Oil the suggestion of Mr. R. JACICIoN. The Cwyiltwi►M stated his intention of submit• ling to the Proprietors a motion relative to the ata. toe of Mr. Hastings, at the newt Quarterly Coml. MR. WILKINSON'S CLAIM. The Cllllllllll4l/1 acquainted the Court, that it was further made special, for the purpose of baying before the Proprietors, for thoir approbation, a Re.. solut . of the Court of Directors. of the 14th July last, granting to Mr. James Wilkinson, under the circtsinstances therein stated, the aunt of 75,000 *ices rupees. at es. the current rupee, with interest there,,,,, at site per cent. per annum, from the 1 tth October, 1816, to the day when payment shall be Muir. . The CHAIRMAN having moved. •That the Court improve of the said Resolution." Mr. LOWNDES rose, and pauegyrised the Court of Directors for the liberality they had shewn on this oceaciout. Mr. R. J Acusoit also paid the Directors a high compliment for the handsome way in which they had +idea. • _ Mr. Portisoit admitted that his brother Direo. tom load acted with great liberality—but he must be Aiwa S. my.. that • be _had heard nothing to --claim shake his opinion, that Mr. Wilkinson had whatever on the Company. He wished the able minute of Mr. Dowdeswell, of the Bengal Go. vernment, to be read, which spoke precisely hie sent intents. Mr. JACKSON deprecated Ole introduction of a partial document. The Court must feel, if the do cument were reed, that it owed it to itself, to Mr. Wilkinson, and to common justice, to direct that all the doc uments on the subject should be laid bo. fore the Proprietors. Mr. RIGBY seconded the Honourable Directir's motion, that Mr. DowdesselPs letter should be Mr. PATTISON said, he merely went it to bre read as a peat of bis speech, which he bad a rig 4. to dm . Mr. Lowireis opposed the reading at the do.' cuinent. Mr. Rios! was anxious that every information should be given to the Proprietors on a subject of so much importance. They ought to be well aware of what they voted sums of mosey for. Mr. S. Dixon declared that be would not hold op his band for the grant. Mr. Hurls appealed to the candour of the How. Director, whether it would be fair to allow the only minute which was unfavourable to Mr. Wilkinson, to be read Could his friends suffer such a pro. ceeding ? He submitted, whether, after three long days' debate on this subject—after the documents beiug before the Court fur seven mouths—whether it would be consistent with justice for the Ho. pourable Director to persist in his motion. Mr. Psyrison agreed not to press the reading of Mr. DowdedWell's minute—bnt, in doing so, he begged it might be considered a sacrifice to peace and harmony- !• Mr. 8188 was of opinion that Mr. Wilkioson had no right whatsoever, in law, in equity. or is morality, to receive a shilling from the Cocapauy —and, therefore, he should oppose the motion. After a desultory conversation. in which ,Mr. R. Jackson, Mr. Elphinstone, fib. Home. mad Mr. Lowndes, took part, the motion was carried in the affirmative, seven bands being held up against it. The Court then adjourned. LEEDS REFORM MEETINCi L221)11 MIIRCURT 01411C2, IMPT. 20. The Grand Meeting of our Radical Reformers has passed over in perfect peace. Notice had beer !previously given, that on this day all the aerie of the Reformers would be used to prodow a mo nstrous meeting, sad that it would he attended with all the " pomp sod eireunotauce" of music, standards, and processions. The place of meeting was. as usual, Hanalei Moor, about a mile from the town. About twelve o'clock, numbers of peo ple began to assemble in the streets of the town, and especially before the shop of Mr. James Mann, a political bookseller. These contieued to increase till three o'clock, when large bodies of people tip preached from the adjacent villages, with flags. and one of them with a bead of muse. Several Wales of Female Reformers were into-opened among thou; and. after uniting in we large concourse, they proceeded towards the pleat of meeting. Eighteen flags were diiiplayed cm the weariest ; with the fasces and branches of oak ; and matey white wands, surmounted by bunches of elope. Several of the flags were also surrounded by crape. Amongst the etasolords, the most remarkable *an I black flag with the inscripticio. " We mourn fire on mar; dared Countrymen at Manchester." On somber • -was a worms oeepiug owe a Moab, Veldrrtith which wan written, ....Thou shalt died Minder." One flag bore the inseripties4 " To the immortal memory of the Reformers mannered at Illastehester." Ansitheer---" Hold to the Laws." • Aeother-- " Peace and Good Will towards Mew.". And several ethers bore the memos inscription of •