The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-23 00:00:00

BAST INDIA HOUSE, March 22, 1826.
THE Court of Directors of the United Company of
iferrtsants qf England trod* lips East ladies do
hentby give Notice.
That a General Court of the said Company will be held at their
]louse. in Gemlenivall.street, on Tut:mm*lr. the etb April neat,
from Eleven o'Clock in the Formoon, until Six in the Evening, to
ballot on the following question, Iris.—
•• That Sir JA 31ES EDWARD COLEBROOES, Bart. late
of the Bengal Establishment, be permitted to return to the
terrine under the provision of the Act of 33 Geo. 111. cap. 52.
see. ;0, with the Rank which he held when he quitted Bengal,
agreeably to the Act of the ad Geo. 111. cap. lhs, sec. 135."
In order to determine by such Ballot whether three parts in four
of the Proprietors present at such General Court consent that Sir
James Edward Celebrooke be 'permitted to return with the same
rank to India.

JOSEPH DART, See.

BAST INnIA HOUSE. March V, 1826.
MDT entire of Directors of the United Company of
& Merchants gEngland trading to the Bad Indies do
hereby tire Notice,
That a SFECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said COM-
PANY will be held at their House in Leadenhsll.street. on
FILIDAY, the 7th of April next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Fore-
noon. at the desire of me Proprietors, agreeably to the following
Letter, viz.:—

" London, 1l arch 18. 1828.
"To the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India
ompany.
" Honourable Sirs,—We,C the undersigned Proprietors of East
India Stock, duly qualified. request that you will be pleased to call
an early Special General Court of Proprietors, at which it is our
+Mention to submit the followisg motion :
" ' That the severe lino of property sustained by Mr. Bucking-
ham, in cnnsequesce of the measafee of the Bengal Government
subsequently to his departure from India, having involved him in
pecuniary ditficulits, which it could never have been within the con-
templation of the Public Authorities to occasion, but against which
oe Mimeo feredsPit us hi pan 'wale havoryiewsilima, in Shoo dif-
ficulties having been greatly augmented by the obstacles whieh
prevented him from returning to Calcutta (Ora short period to wind '
up his allays, the Proprietors of East India Stock, animated solely
by a desire to relieve that gentleman, from the embarrassments in
Which he is now unhappily plunged, earnestly recommend to their
Honourable Direetort that there be granted to Mr. Buckingham
from the funds of the Company, for the purpose of assisting him
to surmount his present difficulties, the sum of Five Thousand
Pounds staling, being not more than one-eighth part of the esti-
mated loos of actual property occasioned by the proceedings ad-
verted to; assuring the Honourable Directors that they will meet
with the cordial support of this Court, in helping to repair mis-
fortunes, and alleviate sufrerings, no doubt unwillingly witnessed
and unintentionall7
" V. s have the honour to be, honourable Sirs,
" Your most obedient bumble Servants,
DOUGLAS Kt NI4 At RD " DEBIT OAILSOAN
" CRAW. FORBES " Jonx Wire as
" J. DOYLE. " C. J. Dovi.e
" H. STIRACHLY " W. MAXTILLD."
" Jcsrau Hums

JOSEPH DART, See.

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
Larne, AND GKIITLEDIZW.
THE event of the Ballot on•the Sth instant having been
adverse to my hopes of immediate success, in consequence
4 long-standing pledges to a Candidate several years on the ground
and powerfully supported, I hasten to announce to you my deter-
minadon to proceed to the Ballot at the GENERAL ELECTION
in April next. While my most grateful acknowledgments are due
to the large and respectable portion of the Proprietary who attended
the late Ballot on my behalf, I entertain a deep some of the kind
and generous approbation of my pretensions, founded on long ser.
vices to the Hon. Company, so strongly and generally expressed
by your body durir.g the late contest, and I look forward to the
approaching Election with the most flattering expectation of your
nupport, and the most full and confident anticipation of success.
I have the honour to remain, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obliged and obedient bumble servant,
JAMES STUART.
Old hoodoo Tavern, March 13, 1828.

Mr. Stuart's Commitum will meet daily at the Old London Ta-
vern. from Tat till Four o'clock, where all communications will be
thankfully eaceired.

QPITA LFI ELDB. DISTRESS of the SI LK-
WEAVERS.--At a Meeting of the Committee, held in the
Vestry Room. Spitalfields, March 22. 1826:
The Right Rey the Load Bishop of CHESTER in the Chair.
The Committee beg to annum the Public. that the distress exist-
ing In Spitaltields is not at all diminished; but t►at on the con-
trary the number of Weavers out of employment is daily increasing,
and that they him now upwards of 4,000 cases on their books re-
ceiving weekly relief.