The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-30 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A special general court of proprietors of India
stock was held yesterday at the India-house, for the pur-
pose of further considering the till now before parliament,
entitled " A Bill to provide for tl e Government of ladia."
The minutes of the last meeting having been read,
Mr Russcia. Ewes, ehatrinm of directors, briefly
opened the prom,. Hags by statin t that the bill for the lu-
tore government of India It ed advanced so far in parliament
as to be ripe fur further consideration by the court. The
directors h.d represented the di f. ets of the bill to the gu-
vcrusarot. but unfortuna•ely without effect. One poiar,
however. had beeu conceded, namey, that A Idiseombe was
not to be touched. Neither could the directors shut their
eyes to the important fact tire-, notwithstanding the nu-
merous administrative alt. ration., the sdal principle of the
actual government of India woull .611 be left with the E at
India Company. (Rear, hear.) 110 would not, however,
detain them further than by directina the secretory to read
a minute which had been agreed to at the last court of di-
rectors

The Secretary then read the following minute :
" The chairman acquaints the court that the bill for the
future goreramint ot India has pared tbrough the el/M-
-ilitates of the House of Commonr,and that it is about to be
read a third time.

“The court observe 'bit the main object of the bill is to
provide to the continuum” of the British territories in
India under the government ..1 the East India Company,
and that the Dowers of the court in relation to the Board of

Cansnisaioners and over the Company's servaots after ad.
ni..siou to the senies will remain substantially unchanged.
"The euurt regret to Bud that the objections which they
have felt it th.•ir duty to mako to several of the details of
tba bill, raped lily those atlecting the constitution of the
court, have not met with the dewed success. The court's
opinions upon these details having been duly considered,
they deem it inexpedient to offer any further opposition to
the proposed tneioure ; and in the event of the other brim h'
of the 'vial:store concurring in
.the views Cott ruined by
the House of Commons, the court would feel it to be their
duty to defer to the plesaure of parliament.
" Anticipating that the timers' Court will agree with
them in this conclusion, the Court of Minton will devote
every effort to avert any disadvantageous coasequences tram
the changes which it has been thought fit to make in the
constitution of the home government, and will continue to
was their constant endeavours to advance the best interests
of lodic
" Resolved—That the foregoing minute be communicated
to the Ue I Court for their concurrence."

The CII AllOl.lll inured that the minute be adopted by
the proprietor*.
The motion having been seconded by Major OLINIANT,
the deputy chairman, wao put to the court.
Mr. Hutt Macau:mu had grave objections to the adop-
tion of thr min ate at so abaft a notice. The present court had
bvea must imperfectly adveirtired, and, besides, the uousu .1
dearth of the ordinary means of locomotion had further
tended to produce an uncommonly thin attendance. lie
therefore would respectfully suggest the adjournment of the
dehate until Mondry neat.
The adjournment was eventually agreed to; the neat
sow being used for Wednesday neat.

NORTH ST,
The general halfletrly meeting of the share-
holders in this conipsay took place on bridy, at the rail-
way station at Stobospon-Trent, Mr. BIODkIt K in the
chair, Mr. Ricardo bring absent in consequecce of continued
severe animas.

RAILWAY.

The report of the directors appeared in Thursday's Et.
'was.
The Cx•t RYAN mooed the adoption of the report,
Mr. Ibuist.ae Moons seseeded the motion.
Mr. Ilminicn, d Loodoe, inquired whether the three
per met. was tree of imam' tax ?
The Cu Amman replied that it was not. In this matter
the strict letter of the award had been adhered to.

The resolution was then put and earned unanimously ;
as was also a mbeegeest one deelming a dividend of c. 3d.
per share.
The retie* divesture and auditom were re-elected.
la reply i• a Pterateros,
Ties C••11111•X said that provision had been made for
the payment of the guarantee by an adjustment of the
tells ; that was one of the matters arranged in the award.
The dividend is to be paid on the 21st of August. The
proesedinirs of the meeting terminated with a vote of
thanks to the ehairmaa and board of director,.