The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-03-27 00:00:00

EANI 1111)1A HOUSE.

A Quarterly Cenetal Court was held yesterday
at the India Honse, and was numerouly attended.
BYT-LAWS.
After Intro previous business was disposed of—
The CaAtavat said, he understood, that this
'rasa special Court convened to receive some pro-
. positions with respeft to the Bye-Laws.
- Mr Roca rose, and after observing shortly on
the rate of the Bye-Laws, by the avoiding of
which, he mod, the Court of Direflors had a
power of granting any sum of money they pleased,
to any person, without the concurrence of the Court
of Pr plietors, though they were p eveated by a
positive law from granting any pe•.sion of greater
value than 2001. per annum ; he then moved, " that
' a special Court should be held on Wednesday, the
rth of May next, at which he should be at liberty to
Snake a Motion to remove all doubts with resists% to
the Bye. Laws, regarding the grant ot pensions by
the Court of Directors, without the concurrence of
the Proprietors; and that there should he added to
' the said Bye-Law. 'or any sum of money equiva-
lent thereto."
This brought on a conversation, in which the
Curt test tor. Mr. Two: too, Mr. R. JACKV:Pee and
Mr. Lows es, took part ; after which, Mr. ItOca's
Motion was put and carried.
COLLE,;F: AT HLIZTFORD.
The Comex* w then rose and said, that he had
to submit to the Court, a subjat which had already
bean agreed to by the Court of Direetors. It re-
listed to the ereetion of a College. to prepare youas
Coollemen for India, at Hertford. He eoneludt4
by saying, that the papers which should be read to
them would more fully explain the different cir-
cumstances.
Tile Clerk then read the Report of the Com-
mittee appoitued to take into consideration all
matters relative to the establishing of a College at
Martfird Cagle, sebii.h should hold 80 students
From this Report it appeared. that the lease which
the Company had of Hertford Castle, was only for
meaty Tears ; and that, thetetore, it would be much
to the disadvantage of the Company to expend a
stun of moon' on it. 't he Committee were there-
fore of opinion, that freehold land should be r:r.
chased ; but that no greater sum than 10,0001.
should be expended.
On this report the Court resolved, that it would
be ineligible to expend money on the Castle of Hert-
ford, and, thelibelore, gave power to the Committee
to purchase freehold lands, but not to exceed 10,0001.
In cnnsequeace of this,- sixty acres of land, with
a house, were rurchased in the county of Hertford.
for the sum of 5,9001. and an adjoining field for
20001. The turn of 46,0001. being the lowest esti-
mate made by the different contraCtors, Mr. Wilkins
has dire2ted to undertake the building.
A letter from Lord Minto was then read, from
which it aplearrti, that the Board of Cater-out
highly approved of the purchase of the lands, ai.d
the ereCtion of the College.
The CHAITNIAN then stated, that there were at
present twenty students at Hertford Castle, which
was fitted up as a temporary college, and, in a
short time, he expeCed that there would be forty
more.
Mr. DxvATN►s ohjefled to the ereetion of the
college, oa account of the ex pence.
Mr. Jac KSOII commenced by pronouncing an eu-
logium on the Marquis Wellesley for the ssedfaet
support he had ever given to this establishment.
The only question now was, whether, after it had
been saroffioned by the Board of Controul, and by
the Court of Diruffors, they shonkil objeCt to it
He submitted, that it would be watch cheaper to
ve on this plan, as though they were about to ex-
pend 50,0001. instead of 20.0001. yet it would always
be the property of the Company ; and in the other
ease, entirely lost at the end of '2O years. He con-
cluded by moving.' that this Court should agree to
the Resolutions entered into by the Court of Di-

retors."
Mr. Dtv•essa asked, whether the Court could
14y out money on 1 freehold, witiviut the aid of an
A& of Parliament
The CHAIRMAN said, he did not think that was
$ question to be considered, as the suet expended
on the purchase was under the sum to which they
were rcaritted. But if, on account of the build-
ing, it was thought necessary to apply to Parlia-
ment, he was convinced there would not be the
smallest difficulty in obtaining an enabling A.
Mr. TWINING was concerned at the increase of
erpence, but thought there were good reasons for
it ; and that in the end it would be a saving. He
therefore would support the motion.
After a short conversation between Nlr. De-
VAYNkI. Mr4Foolgat d Mk r. Jac son, relative
to the xi to purchase freehold
t on Mr Jackson's
tivo.—Adjourned.

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