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same in a proper and constitutional shape Lefore
thrall
Mr. Hour WHITE informed the Freeholder,' the
requisition for the meeting alluded to by Major
Cartwright was then on the table, ready fur their
signatures ; after which th meeting was regularly
dissolved.
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INDIA PATICONAGE.

The minutes of the evidence given before the
Select Committee of the !louse of Commons, upon
the abuses of Emit India Patronage, have been print-
ed as an Appendix to the Report. It is very volu-
minous, and occupies 238 pages in folio. We have
•nly time or room at present for the following ex-

tracts :

14th FrOILOART—Mr. BANK ES is the Chair.
• GeorgV Woodford Thethiamin, Ertl. wet the first
witness examined. His testimony. was as follows:
Mr. Toet.t.ussoit.—lt may be in the recollec-
tion of some of the Members who are here, that I
rut several questions to Mr. Donovan; there was
particular question which 1 believe is more to
point thou any other, whether lie had not heard
Tithoerdin mention the tome of the Director
who had giveu such patronage. Mr. George Smith
rivide a motion for calling Mr. Tahourdio to the liar
a the House, and I seconded that motion, mat he
might be called. On the Friday 1 wept to the In-
dia House, ant being a Dinretor it ',remit, bring
out ley rotation, to inquire of the Chairs what fur-
ther they would wish me to do in this business;
there was'a Secret Court, and I sent in a cote to
Mr. Parry, the Chairman, stating that 1 was there
eraitnegitis commands; he seam the Secretary out
to me, told me that Mr. George Smith mill the
Deputy Chair were gone up to M- Treasury to fix
a Committee, and that he hoped I would attend
my seat in toe llouse: I came up hereand the House
was bill', Mr. Smith and the Deputy,
and Me Satoh told utestliet the Deputy was to come
to second ins motion; I was very happy to hear it, as
it wits in inneh lietterhands then it could he with me.
Mr. Grant took itotice, in hi. speech to the House,
of a transaction that was now going IM at the India
House under investigation; it happens that 1 was
the person who made the discovery of this abuse of
patronage, and I 1.1)111:1filittfly went to the Director
in whose name it was, sod informed h int,as well as
the other gentlemen of the Court. On Saturday,
as I had been at may counting-horse, 1 was return-
log, and coining through Lombard-street, when I
was accosted by Mr. Emperor John Alexander
Woodford, who is my first (mush+, sold trustee un-
der my father's will to all his property; I war
surprised at Mr. Woo dford'e speaking to me, as,
ever since my brother's death, he laud I have
Lamson terms of the greatest hostility, oil account
•f his treatment, as t conceived, of my brother.
faintly ; he said that he was sit undone nein. or
snub-tinkle to that effect ; cud I told him that Off.
taiuly he must know that be war, in my opsuitui, for
we could never speak truer; he then told use he
ems geing to Mr. George Hitibert, who is my bro-
ther..in-law, to cossasewscate stwethung to him con-
cerning toe; he raid, I must see you, alo you Moe
at home ? I told him I did not know, that. 1 did
not went to see him ; he said, ‘.lkuoie you dine at
hinge, fur 1 have called at your house, and I isiu,t
sae you to-night at eight o'clock, we must out be
seen together 'low." 1 was nay much surprised;
and he then said, you reminalier the Write,.
snip; I told him yes, I remember three that 4
tnive given to you, and 1 have ecru the retool that
I have met with for it. He Oleo toeutioued Mr.
Dotiovan's name; et that auresteut I thought I
should have fallen down ; I pi/abed him away from
me, and told him not to speak to use say more,
that I must go directly to the India House, and I
ran to the India House nerd asked for the Cluorineu
and the Deputy Chairman; the Chairman was not
there, but I was informed he vow gone down to visit
the India Stud, that the Deputy Chairman had nut
beet. there; I asked if any other Director was there,
and I was informed Mr. Mills was there; this was
about a quarter past one o'clock. I informed
Mr. Mills of what had passed, and asked him
what advice lie (amid give me? He recommended
me by all means to sere the Chairs, but he was
afraid that the Depnry might be out of town, and
!told him the t the Chairman was also goue•' I told
• him that 1 certainly would make a point of seeing
the Chairs, if I went into the country or elsewhere •
I then lit to Mr. Smith, mill communicated the
whole eireomstaitee to him' ; from thence 1 went
to Mr. Serjeatit Heywood, alio is executor and
crr-
trustee with We miler my brother's will, to inform
him of what was passing, as we are fighting. in
Chancery. Mr. Woodford at this inomeut ; Mr.
Seiyeatit Heywood was not at home, and I writ
to my solicitors, Metiers. Oddie and Eorsters ; front
thence 1 returned to Mr. tier:leant Ileywoorre, and
walked with trim to the Deputy Chair's in Russell-
square, lie oil moat home. l left. toy name there, and
that I would cell again; I then went by myself to the
Chairman's house in Goweroitreet, he was not come
home, but was fiCilteled bottle to diluter ; 1 waited
at his house tolirhtglid come limue, 1 communicated
the circumstance% him, and he rec waded lore
to go to the Deputy Chair's, as he thought he
would be home then ; I went to the Deputy Chair's,
but he was not returned; I wrote at the back of
the note I had left before, to appoint to be with
hint at eight o'clock, us .1 was determined nut to
as, Mr. Woodford, and that he had fixed that hour
to call upon me; I went home ; I did mot know
Mr. Woodferd's direction 10 town, but Mrs. G.
lisellusmon told me of it ; I then wrote this letter.
[Mr. Thellussois delivered in O letter, said it
was teed.]
I returned at sight o'clock to Mr. Grant's, and .
had about an hour's conversation with him. Fear-
, ine that Mr. Woodford might st.II call upon me in
the eve ll illg, I went mid staid till half. cast twelve
at niglit at Mr. Serjeant Heywood's. I ordered a
chime to he ready for me early in the mooting, cud
went to Clapham, but live minutes before I gut in-
to my chaise I received this letter.
[Mr. Thelbiason delivered in a letter front NIT.
Woodford, dated 11th February, 1t109.1
On Saturday night, when 1 returned, I wrote a
letter to Mr. Ramsay. the Secretary of the Italia
Company, desiring him to send toe the list of any
monomer for these three years past, sod he sent
me the following
f Mr. Thellusson delivered in a list, which was
tearti
7Y4 siritership for Edward James. Smith so

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