The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-23 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A quarterly general court of proprietors took place
yesterday. The chairman of the honourable Emit India
Company, Mr. H. St. George Tucker, presided. At the
usual hoar the proceedings were commenced by the reading
of the minutes of the Met court, and the list of documents
lately presented to parliament upon Indian affairs. The
chairman then announced that the dividend warrants would
be delivered on the 6th proximo.
SUGAR DUTIES AND THE SLAVE TRADE.—Mr. AR-
BUTHNOT rose for the purpose of asking a question
(having received permission from Mr, Poynder, whose
notice of motion stood first on the pride of the day) so to
whether a memorial sent to the court of directors by the
East India and China Trade Association, for a change in the
sugar duties in favour of the growth of India, had been for-
warded to government 7 The great alterations that had
been made in the sugar duties were not only ruining the
East India but the West India planters. And, further, a
direct tendency had been given to the increase of the slave
trade. That trade had in fact recently very considerably
increased. The lion. proprietor was about to proceed in an
argument upon the point, but he was called to order by Mr.
Poynder who suggested that a question was only to be
put. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said the hon. proprietor was certainly out
of order in the attempt to make any remarks upon the -ob-
ject referred to. Ile could assure the hon. proprietor and
the court that the memorial referred to had been received by
the Court of Directors, and that it had been forwarded to the
' Board of Control for the Affairs of India, with the strongest
expresaions of a confident hope of the court that the prayer
should receive the most earnest attention, and that the points
urged might be acceded to. (Hear.)
THE MONEY PAYMENT TO THE TEMPLE Or JUOGIR-
NAUT.—Mr. POYNDER, having been called upon proceeded
with the following notice of motion,
That the late correspondenot between the honourable court of di-
rectors and the Bengal government relative to any pledge having been
originally given for the tiontioned support of the temple of Jugger-
naut on the scanned of the district at Cuttack, in the province of
Orissa, already laid on the table of this court, be printed for the me of
such proprietors as may previously signify in writ ing their desire to
=id that, with the leave of the court, he would substitute
another resolution for it.

The CHAIRMAN asked the hon. proprietor if he wished to
address the court upon the notice of motion, or upon the
substituted cue which he intended to introduce

__Mr. Form en replied that he ocrtainly did
Wish toaddress
the court upon the substituted motion.
The SZCIINTAM reed the original notice of motitei, as
given above, and the flellowing
That, admatiog to lime awn& es the Naga government, trans-
mitted fearless piss are by the Omit of rarsatcra. sad doled Feb.
20. 1831, theitelog dolt deteembed iellekeneet dierelbell Mat all
connexion wltt. sad ahalolrtst Ike feloletzoet role eel eteimetes
of Ind* sod tweet etvettleg le the Yet port ecereepodease of
the mart vide he lewd geteemeet. wasted to M hid ea do labia
of thls eau% demeasozettee thee at gie4e, Snot or basest, eras
ever elm be Ow ewer% state rP7edJ tad she ad-
verting tt theemehmed mod many et mese
wade by the Wet eeteemot he the etervegt.thst Mt*. Its
pdists. eree meet the teepned oleo= feud
emmelatiss. to emegetere 'Nelda mart mei pre=
firgeemhee ewe. art the theltheedtte et di bogie. awl
Oster hems Iht WI endow pr eledy se If ele told degas b bed
new leas isar4 IYIe elertm...iii4le et tedelea.dthete.ttfeselleeelv..=
irstwel vim.= beemee the bmpedeee *ay et this omit le sktistimity
sad the eettettmW Weer% art le lettere that all mei rapport of
thel hewer tereellle god.

The C sinizmut mid the papers asked for Mond be printed.
Mr. POTNDBR wiiisd, however, to address tie mat; and
he contended most emphatically that the preemesie of
India had pledged ItseLf to make the annual maw pigment
to those whe wine at the head of the grow man widik oc-
curred at the temple at Juggercaut. Could It be bases& for
a motnadthat that illustrious man, the Marquis of Wellesley,
would bees lent himself to such a transaction ? Could awe
hem been any pledge that these enormities should be sena
timed ad alened -OK by a money payment to
them he these. An authority on that point elrlrrtaataLrivy)
bag dated am _

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*the hebeeithe et dr gevatesseut. ale emeharal NNd beseebbst
lift as iinalur al the dm Setae giveremeat be bent
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shrebed. midi ea embelemst art edible is.
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hall Mar prieenti—ramelawairettli
mai sesmaisimale et wogi id lwidewatl
hal tt Ma The basibmi abut heep air sad
dew the weig ihe sin me se hued se le bibs the
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thaw thetwed led nosh a Iledwan behladoe to
flew meditelt. la hint et oar lea who loyawures est to
be 110110111114 bare MOW IS the bib IZZIFI=I,2
mil Mho tramedsa et 1110ineese bat I
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iskinseutiudiown.beer. Iblelememepertemetheiktla wererg—thAedraleme
wit givers the eldelvame, sada le eased try el Ma eselltbela la
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the seentrylept teats meal eannalt.
Itellwesee (maimed the his. peoprietor) u to Bya, or •
pledge or seal to Wail We =awl payment being *wahines'
for all thus, tree set bawd etualll bet mot.
The Cilium/we WI the itaulkia ashes the court related
to the printing el certain and to which he did not
intend to ear any oppee4iea With mud to the paper
which the hes. proprietor had since handed up, he trusted
that he would allow the consideration of it to be postponed
until the next court day, and let it stand as a notice of
motion only.
The origami question was then put and carried.
POYNDRII said he could not consent to postpone hit
other motion.

The Cliatemes said he should oppose it, and at length ,
Mr. Poynder agreed to adopt the natation of the chairman, ,
and the motion was postponed accordingly. I
Tan RAJAH or Barraae.—Mr. Lewis said he had 1
given notice of a motion relative to the case of the Rajah of
Batters, but uit had not been printed with the other notices I
he would give notice of it for the nut oourt day.
Mr. Bru.ivais maid he had entered the court under the
impression that the notice referred to by the hon. proprietor
would be brought on that day ; but es it was postponed he
would himself call the attention of the court to the subject,
and intended to conclude with a motion. It was true that
the Rajah of Batten was dud, but his cause was not. It had
more supporters than ever. His enemies had not yet been
punished, and, until they were, his friends would never cease
to call for a full investigation into all the circumstances of
his case. The hen. proprietor detailed at great length the
facts of the case, and eoncluded by moving for an ingrdry,ite.
Mr. G. THOHPSON, in seconding the motion, said he
would bring the subject forward at every court until justice
was done to the character of the late re,jah, .rho had fallen a
victim to the persecution of his enemies vid the obduracy of
the court of directors • in fact, he wre a murdered man.
The agent at Banana had more than two years ago reported
to the Bombay government that be yaw fast &inking from the
effect of the climate of Bensue, vtbdeh was very different
from the part of India ir. which he was born.
He had repeatedly memorialised the government for
permission to remove from B.enares to ma other part of
India, the climate of whie4 we more 'cassaba to his con-
stitution, but no attention. was paid to kis assafak although
the agent had himself dated- that, If nod to
vitiate:ldyl
remove from Benue., he would • thaws te
the climate. The government of lags lag Dena aware.
that he was slowly sinking ender the drub the alma.
He had not died from any disease, but was slowly nuedettld.
It was his dying with that a full invatigstioa *add Late

place into all the charges that had been brut
him. He (Mr. Thompson) wished to know what was
to be dope with hie territory. He believed the erkoZ,
tentien wan for the government to Like possession of it
family, however, lived to demand jesuee, and au, „...n
never rest satisfied until they obtained It. Hie adopini!„
wu entitled to and would claim all hie property R.
the eon of a first cousin of the retail. Ostbsto,
ask, did the directors intend to do with reference tsb:111
►
viving relatives ? He would bring the subject banesnext court.
The Cilauutais said he would sot go into a eau
had already been decided in that court seven or eight nZ•
Tke directors had that day received official intounniZ,
the death of the rajah. The directors did not kw,:
the climate of Benaree disagreed with him until I* a!
chairmen) received a letter to that effect from Mr.
son, and they Immediately sent out a despatch diretfil
he could have his residemoe changed to anylocality
desire. He should move that the court be adjounied.
1 Mr. G. Tuoiereox opposed an adjournment and unk,
warm and indignant terms of the treatmentof the liy te,a
and the conduct of the Eut India Company ; bring st,
times called to order by Mr. Tucker, the chanunn,
stated in reply that Mr. Thompson wu acting the put. ycalumniator.
After some further strong remarks, the countess adjoin*
by a majority of 27 to 6.

THII LONDON MORTALITY FOR THE FAIT wax
is, according to the report of the Registrar-General, na
week ending Dec. 18, ler than that of the previon.t
days, although considerably above the average. 11,04::
in London 1,946 persons, being exactly 900 above the
rage of the corresponding period during the he 41,,
autumns ; but 470 below the number of deaths in eh....
ending the 11th instant. Diseases of the 'nags aud.,,._7
of respiration still continue to prove fatal to en, tapatr•
double the average of casualties front those melodist yt
number of deaths front these causes lost week Int 04
whilst the weekly average during the last five manna
ni
no more than 333.
REGULAR MAILS TO THE WEST COAST OF Anak
—Arrangements have been made for making up mgt r 4
General Poet-office for the west coast of Africa anthem
ing of the last day of every month. The math win 4%
veyed by her Majesty's ships, which will call at Idadau,*
Sierra Leone. When the lut day of the month luxes,
a Sunday the mail will be made up the previous new.
All letters and papers for Sierra Leone will be seat litt
mails, unless directed " per private ship ;" and for
and other parts of the west coast, if directed by
Majesty's ship."
THE SOCIETY OF ARTS held its seventh meeting g
the present session last evening, in the great mon, ecn.
Adelpbi—Mr. B. Botch in the chair. The subsectent,
for the lecture of the evening was lithography in dl
branches, including the splendid art of print/ea in gold ud
colours, so beautifully exemplified in the production alb,
Owen Jones. The lecturer, Mr. Smith Williams ni,
brief history of the origin and process of the art of
from stone, dividing his object into five sections and
trating the gradual advaelse of the lithographic art by emu
of prints which were attached to the walls of the leave.
room, showing very distinctly the vast strides which the pe,
femora of lithography had made since the invention as
originally put in practise, as respects the Sue arts. It ktl
course impracticable to give an abstract of a lecture to es
tirely composed of minute details, as that of Mr. Willett
necessarily was. The specimens hung round the room offset
some very beautiful objects for the inspection of the maul
spectator, and the society is preparing for exhibition wins
a few days a moat elaborate and complete collection of litho
graphic works in all their various grades and colour, eo u
offer at a coup d'eeil all that has been achieved by our native
practitioners in this department of art. This exhibition mil
open on the 27th inst.
CROYDON AND EPSOM RAlLWAY.—Yestertley, t
public meeting of gentlemen, complaining of the daily knew.
veuienoe and annoyance experienced by the pessengen se
the Croydon and Epsom Railway, was held at the North
and South American Coffee-house, Royal Exchange, to take
into consideration the beet means to be adopted to obtain ro
dress, acd to remedy the evil. The meeting, which had bees
convened by public advertisement, was numerously and
respectably attended.—Mr. Davenport, on taking the chsin
stated that it was held for the purpose of mender-
, ing the inconveniences to which gentlemen residing on the
line between London and Croydon were subjected, in cm.
sequence of the continued alterations of the time of the
trains, the abolition of the use of covered third-dus car.
riagee, and other evils, to which all persona travelling=
the line were now exposed. One of them was the refusal b
grant annual second-class tickets, and also daily tithes, be.
tween Epsom and London and the intermediate station;
another paint was the disparity in the rates of farce henna
the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd claws. It was contended that a teas.
rial, embodying all the points, should be prepared and pia
aented to the directors by the chairman and a deputation
Mr. Maitland, Mr. John Moon, of Norwood, Mr. OEM,
and other gentlemen concurred in their condemnation ant
caprice with which the departures of the trains were theta,
of the irregularity of their arrival, and of the breach e(
which those who had taken annual tickets had experienced by
the alterations mads.--Mr. Maitland, jun., eventually need
a resolution to the effect, "that from the representing'
made to this meeting it was evident that the paasengenb
the Croydon sad Epsom Railway were subjected tom,
and *emus grievances with respect to the cab d
even the want of punctuality, and the genets] lal
accommodation afforded by the company, and in air
to remedy such grievances the chairman be authoried
sign and present, on behalf of the meeting, a memorial a
the directors, calling attention to them with a view tonne
removal." The resolation having been seconded by le
Starling, was unanimously agreed to. Several gender
were named to assist the chairman in the preparation die
memorial, which, it was announced, would lie for lipase
at the North and South American Coffee-house on Thu*
and Friday next, and the meeting adjourned to yens*
three weeks, then to receive a report of the result of tk
eammunication.

PMILLIPit-OARDENB RAGGED Sczfool.s.—Theist
manual meeting was held in the St. Pancras Vestry Beim
Gordon-street, Gordon-square. Lord Ashley presided, El
opened the proceedings by congratulating the meeting on ds
Feat progress which had been made in the mummies ml
influence of ragged schools since he had last met the psma
society a twelvemonth ago. The great advance waithisi
been made he attributed to the encouragement of intonil
pursuits ; and he recommended the attention of this es*
to that system if they had not already adopted it. Ice
miler he mentioned the two schools which had heenale
blished at Westminster where nearly all the chili:lam ma
clothed in garments made by their own hands, as mak
ing a model which he recommended to the bainifor if
the directors of every school of the kind. The aids
attending these schools were not like the children of palm
mere) poor, but were ahem aid in vioe, and required • Ohl
disdp to reader them respectable in society, be hems
*lend the insensate. which they received weepimill*
unless unless aeleamomied by instruction in mos UM
Made. His lorddlipmmaiaded by ogling on the monesth
mad the report el Pr aommittea kr the past year. Ms
'amenities thuds,
_mhecasitimert=ation of the oasis le
whisk the echoed Mil stated did=
mow a paid easibegoeite matiadadl daily
between nine awl beak s, and two and fiveluVtleldel
In
to everiMa &es
_Woo a week, dinged
daily to religiose legAreadma. They had alma
eineemenit= Maelheemik, superintended by
lid esieseplation • workbag
_ll.llOl
pawpaw"' MEEMMg the boys trades. The wish hens
thesis& inn the year by an average
ahelms4
80 abilitem daily. The appearance of dm did=
sidereklylmmeoved; their behaviour was imam
and respesimlie, and they had. made gnat pogrom
ing, widths and the ordinary
had heart
tion. Ths vreairish dews had leaf
about Ude, stab flip. The 11111.04 aims bed
made preys& assamt etas eikety is dire , d
tiashose. eeadl>a eanitem urged ea the better
senor eirbridise exertion to ware this
Tim nmelode Soft the yew had amounted to 1141. 0
the ilibusammate la OK 13., which left s Wham
141. Nos Masi r espasee of the
wwhl mese to 1001.—Thrtt
emwi eft report, which war
Jagegit sea unanimonsly adapted.
she gees lemon the meeting in furthereaseell
IsitiLeaCTIIORIZED AMPOTATION.—Sir,—Nom
has become the general practice in oar public katydid;
patients to be thrown into a state of stupefaction by tar
that powerful narcotic agent, chloroform, previously le*
dergoiag a surgical operation, allow me to call regsfle
tiou, and that of the public (through the mediae ef 10
journal), to a very dangerous abuse likely to be sudelet
vincial infirmaries of this discovery. I allude in _
being occasionallyfatal performedffecuensuing
without thfmec,onnstetnet
ferinQmrprise felt by the patient upon awakening sad Mak
that be has lost a limb. An instance of this kiellaille
recently occurred in the Wilts County Halal Ais
man, named George Perry, was brought into tle dater
imitation on the 13th of November, troubled with shade
in the leg. It was thought advisable to extract the VOA
to which he readily cemented, but expressed a most
tri
wish not to undergo an amputation of the limb, eves
his life might be at stake. Notwithstanding, as
lb
ult., the day appointed for the operation, ha wai.
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under the influence either of chloroform er saligormei
than the limb was amputated. He died ail dg,
Father) to Jognam-Balierary, Des. 90, 1847.
THE MODEL LODOER.—He is a quiet doff.
A smile is permanently settled cubic eases his 11
hie boots in the mat Wore he walb erials iM
high rent, and has few friends. He leaves his
He has a cellar °toads at a time. He takes in a
and is not in a hurry for it in the morning. 4• b
later than ten. He shaves with cold water. ea
up a bill. He in fond of children. He likes to
sweetmeats, and to take one occasionally $0 ebe
He never has supper. He never dines at IWO%
on a Sunday, and that rarely. The landlady
dinner ; it is generally a very large joint, irto_
vegetable", a very large pie, and a very large rue
He never inquires for the joint, or the pie, or
mast day. He lends his hooks cheerfull'. R.
about the exact number of his shirts. De
bell. He pays for extras without a murmur.
Rusk. Does not object to a flute and a piano pie%
est tunes at the same time. He is never ia meat
last; if it is not paid the very day it beams, 04 UP
men Is became he has paid it the day Mike. TM
Leave is dumpish, rich, and contented.—Pwasil's
HOSPITAL.—Sir,—You Ru? OD
t.
latiefritedig gleessies
No I hoe eheerselis
' Mob gni aildba I sale* adlilit OW erg Poi