The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-26 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a special general court of proprietors of
East India stock was held at their house in Leadenhal:-
street, at the desire of nine proprietors, as expressed in the
following letter:
" Landon' January 7, 1850.—T0 the chairman and dime
tors of the Etat India Company.—Honourable Sire,—We,
the undeniined proprietors of Esti lodic stock, duly quali-
fied by law, request that you will convene, at your earliest
convenience, a special general court of proprietors, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the accompanying
motion, and that you sill be pleased to publish the same
with this our requisition —We bare the honour to be,
honourable sin, your obedient servants (eigned). J. Sullivan,
John Briggs, Geo. Forbes, Jas. Stewart Forbes, W. H.
Stephens, id. Lewes, Thos. Diablo., Fete, Gordon, Semi.
Goodfellow."
" Motion—That copies of all papers relative to the engage.
ments which were entered into by the British government
with the Emperor of Delhi in 1803 and 1804 be 1.i5 before
this court, together with copies of all otner papers and
corresponeenco that may have subsequently taken place
up to the present period, in say way affecting the said
unarm. an."
At 12 o'clock the chair was take* by Msjor-General Sir
ANCOHLILD GALLOWAY, when
Mr. MAYNE, the clerk, read the advertisement conven-
ing_ the mastettng.
Toe CHAIRMAN said—To prevent it being thought that
there was any disposition OR the pert of the Court or Direc-
tors to withhold papers now required by this resolution.
he begged to say that they would be laid before the pro.
prieton as aeon as payable. That was all he could say, an it
would require some time to prepare all theme?' that might
be desired on this subject. (Hear, hear.) As time was of
importance to many now pit sent, he hoped the court would
be satisfied with the pledge he had given, and that it would
be satboactory to the hon. proprietors who had brought for.
ward the motion.
. .

11-r.-107.11111VAN observed that all the papers not
being ready, he should wish the court to he adjourned, for
the purpose of taint them into consideration. (Haar.)
To* CHAIRMAN could not say how long it would be
before the papers would be reedy, but assured them that
there would be no delay in preparing Mote documents
(Hear. hear.) In mimes to adjourning the meeting. he cid
not think that was a very usual mane
Mr. SULLIVAN begged to differ with the hen. Chair-
man, for he tuna it to be very usual, and also of a cane on
which the court adjourned no ler than fire times. (Hear.)

After lame diteoiet4a,
The CfIAIRMAN having moved the edjouramest of

the meeting
Colonel DICKENSON brought forward a emotion for the
next meeting, the object of which was that the directors
Amid apple tnenselves to the beat mane of extending
roods is India. _ _

Mr. MAYNE. the clerk, then read the resolution for ad-
journing Oa notion of Mr. Sullivan to the next g I
court in Marsh, when the Gullet* of the papers in relation to
the Emperor of D Ihi would be dbemeed.
Alter sane observations from Mejor•General Batumi,
Cassia Goanow, and others, the court adjourned.

CALLS TO THE BAR, INNEZ TEMPLE:The
WWI Tern calla to the bar of the Inner Temple were
made yesterday (Jan. 3d). and they eamprfee the atter-
rorntioned patina= : John Brides, of 'Dinky College.
Oxford. M.A. ; fLardino Stanley Gifferd, of Marton ad-
leas, Oaf .11, B.A. ; and Edward Rabat Ward, of Trinity
Colter. Dublin, &q.
MEETING ON THE TEA DITTIES IN CARSEIRE.-

W.duesosy enema a public meeting was held at Ha-
therlow, In Cheshire, for the purpose of taking into °onside-
rati.n tee ontairows sad Jejune. of the tea duties, and to
adopt II petition to palimpsest for their redaction.
POOIL-LAW OFFICERS' SUPERANNUATION FUND.—

Y—torosp a swoop( of Poor law officers t rolt place at the
Portage' Hotel. Fieetatrest, for the purpose of ome tiering
the omit of a bill to be submitted to parliament tor autho-
rities a Poor-Leser Parish Oflicers' Superannuatioa Fund.
DaTEKMINED SUICIDE BY CHAR CoA L. —Yesterday
fort DOOM Mr. Henry Astoria, proprietor of the Hanover
Picture Gallery. No. 33, Georgmttemt, Henoverrquare,
committed suicide by mesas of the fumes of charcoal. Foe
some smite past Mr. Arteries has appeared to suffer from
despondency, but he continued to attend to his ptuseits. On
tne previous day (Thursday) before the mum% left the
paw,. Um detail' asked him to purchase some charcoal,
%Inertias that he was &sinus of &Oaf a room ia "Mel
he was going to place several ablest patens. Yesterday
morales the seen servant, cm schlep the gallery, observes
his master's mat sad hat Ilia; es a chair, andlaving in-
start d a march, he discovered the unto:toasts geetlemea
in a lit lege sate is Gee of dm nem ea the Ant door. There
um a brasier in the aperteteat, sad the needed geettimae
who was eellnd la stated kis opinion to be that Mr. Artesia
had died from the seem of Asmal. An ezentsetloa of
the roost took tdam, when it was observed that various parts
when any escape of the fames et charcoal might mem
had bees Wed up. Tim deemed was about 50 yens of
age, and wsa, by merrier related Is Mr. Ewer, the
calibrated painter. Yjiiistereset isieemadea et the
awful mamma was is Kr. &glut

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