The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-23 00:00:00

EAST LNDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a quarterly general court of proprietors
too: at the East India-horse, Leadenhall-street. Sir
Jose, W LIR Hoot:, Dart., took the chair.
The minutes of the last court were read.
Captain GORDON complained that not rufficient publi-
city was given to the minutes of that court. Except the
directors and the canaidatc. now attending, with a few
proprieties only, the proprietors at large were quite in the
dark on the subject.
'lto CHAIRNIAN said the report of the select care-
nettc:. as well as certain papers given to parliament since
the Lest quarterly court, would be laid before the pro-
prietors ; also an peanut of the annuities paid to the com-
pany's servants in Encl Ind, and certain papers in relation
to the East India Company's colleges.
Captain M.t.CGREGOII gave notice of a motion that the
pnceiple in operation at the military college of Woolwich,
of a g•uduated seal* of payment for the cadets, should be
adopted at the East India Company's colleges in respect to
the sons of Indian officers, if the same could be done with-
out increased charge to the East India Company.
Colonel DICKENSON 'eked some questions in respect
to the papers connected with the case of Ali Marood.
The CHAIRMAN assured the hon. proprietor that every
paper laid before parliament in respect to that inquiry,
should be seen by the proprietors.
In answer to another question of the hon. proprietor,
The CILI.IRM.IN said there was a trigonometrical sur-
vey now in progress in India under the surveyor-general,
which was only published in sections. This map was on a
large scale, and gave the principal roads. These sections
in relation to Bombay would soon be completed. There
was also a map being published by Mr. Walker, which
would give all the principal reeds in India. This, together
with the general road book prepared in India, and of which
the court would order copies to be sent to this country,
would, he hoped, afford all the information required by the
hen. proprietors.
Colonel DICKENSON complained that the present maps
were defective, and that it was the duty of the court to
make the public acquainted with all the improventents
mode in the roads of India.
Captain GORDON gave notice of a motion for the esta-
blishment of a permanent chairman of the East India
an
C Mr. LEompy.
WIN pee notice of a motion that the privilege
of voting for the election of directors of the East India
Company ehould be extended to parties holding stock from
the toot rnmcnt of lodia ; also that an opportunity should
he e.ven to the natives of India of being heard by their
repietentatives in the discussion about to take place in
rasp, at to the renewal of the East India Company's charter.
Captain MACGREGOR having alluded to the great sa-
ber—l not sustained by the country in respect to the death
of tie late Duke of Wellington, hoped that, at the funeral
111,4: to take place of his grace, every opportunity would be
afforded to the representation f the Indian regiments to
show, by their attendance on that occasion, their respect for
that ,Iluttriousman and his great military skill displayed in
ear Indian territory.
The CHAIRMAN said that, as matters relating to the
fennel of the Duke of Wellington would premed from a
superior authority, they had better not proceed to any dis-
cussion on that subject. He quite appreciated the view
taken by the hoa. proprietor, and had no doubt that every
opportuaity would be Riven by the proper authorities for
the display of that token of respect alluded to on the part of
the Indian regiments. (Hear, bear.)
Captain MACORECOIt alluded to the necessity of the
Mart of proprietors recording their sense of the lon au-
tamed by the country.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the subject was already
under the consideration of the court of directors. It would
be premature to p tutu that mater at present; out if it
was Coosa necessary by the court of directors a special
COWL of proprietors would be summoned to deliberate ea
the subject. (Applause.)
The court then adjourned.

Lamas rot 8'

ihrrr.,lBi2,--The Britian essaist aoil rbeksis beta
41.1exandlia and Beyreut, having Wen withdrawn, Won
fee Syria will in future be forwaged by the French min
packets, coi Marseilles, and will be char4eable as follows :
Weighing under ounce British, 51. ; Foreign 101. ;
total, Is. 3d. %%lulling I ounce and not exceeding ;ounce •
British, 5d.: Foreign, le. Sd. • total, 3a. Id. Exceeding
ranee sal under I ounce . British, 101. ; Foreign, 2e. 6d.;
total, 3e. 4d. Weighing nunea and not exceeding I ounce:
British, 101. ; Foreign, .Se. Id. ; total, Is. 2d. Exceeding
Jounce and wider 11 asset British, lc &I.; Foreign,
Is. 21.; total, 51. 10d.
Inc WEsiThitN MAILS.—OOI,OII4I Chattcrton, K.H.,

ehairinan if the Cork and lathith leihrey, has reeelved
reply from the PostmWer-Ciesseld W an application tur the
ensployesent of the railway in the sonveyanco of the simile,
in which hie imedship expressee his regret that the amount
of the correspondence is insufficient to Justify the large ex-
pense which the proposed measure would entail upon the

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DEI•ARTI IIE OT THE UNITED ST %TEA MAIL
Pm snail to ATLANTl,..—Yellterd3)% at 2 o'clock, p.m., the
I. cited Stec. mail et, am.hip Atlantic, Captain West, sailed
from the Mersey, with the usual mails, fur the United
Stare., Canada, Newfornilland, Nova Sedis, &a. The
Atuntic takes out 122 kusengers, and a good general cargo
or freight.
FIELD Nl.M.ilt.tt.S.—A correspondent of tho Eren-
-1.1 Moil say.:—..'rho only two Irishmen wl.o appear to
hese attained the rank of field marshal in the Ltritsah army
were natives of the two !deaths—George Wade, of West-
meath, interred at W. stmiuster Abbey ; and the Doke of
Wellington, of East :.feath. Both were colonels of the Name
neriment (31rd). • Wade led it into the breech at the I
attack upon Fort St. Philip, in the island of Minorca, 1788,
at the Lc ad of the grenadiers and marines of the army, in
the presence of an army vastly superior in number, and
effected a lodgment within, by which the garrison of French
and Spaniards was compelled to capitulate.' Ile was an*
sit formats in all the bath.; he fought as tommander-ln-
Cldvf of the allied armies in the Netherland., in 1774; and
Wellesley led it (Llrd) into the breach at Seringapatant, in1741.
Both families are from the same county (Somerset-
shire) in England—the Wades from near Citaatonbury, end
the Wellealeys from Wellington."