The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-30 00:00:00

EAST INDIA IfOrSE.

Yesterday a Lieneral Coors of Proprietors wall held at the East
Indio House, to confirm the Resolutions of she last Meeting.
MRS. FRANKLIN'S PENSION.
The Cusiastxx stated the proceedings in this ease, when the
grant was unanimously agreed to.
S'TEIFARISSHIP OF AI)ISISCOMDF,.
The Out st AN moved that the sum of AIX 3-VOIT }hondd be
paid to Mr. R. Lweds, as Purveyor and ziitewaril of the Addis.
cowl* Establishment.
Mr. ['time 'akad if there was any other advantage arising from
the situation ?
Tat. ellAl a MAN—A cottage free of rem and tales, candles, and
conic, &c
Mr. Lows:nts wished that the odious word " Steward" should
he oalitted.
Itesohttion was *tam agreed to.
31R. 31 AILIORIRANKS.
The f:itstlMAN having moved the Resolution for the grant of
ro.indli rupees to Mr. 3larjoribanks„
General Tnowsios swat he was sorry that this motion warn
brought forward out of the proper course of the proceedings, as he
intended to more the next order of the day. in order to get rid of
this lt‘solutton in the yivilest manner. .As it was, he moved that
the Court do now adjourn.
The motion was tit...0mit...1.
Mr. Low KI/E8 lcurnt)ftell the original motion ; it Was true that
there was 110311 C cequetting in the business. but with respect to inch
eat:ling, he *meal say with Dean Swift—
"Ds sttange surh difference should be
'TwExt tweedledum and twecilletiee.
It wag r.atural fir all turn to wish to return to their native coun-
try ; 13111 whether Ms. dlarjoribilinks came home, or staid at the
Cape of (deal Mime, it tussle no difference :to the funds of the
Company. The ( 'oforirc Newspaper limnerly abused hint, and
another Ministerial Paper misrepresented hint 'Air. tie was not
surprised that the Opposition Papers abused him; and lime that
both 'idea joined in the abuse, it only proved Lim to be an honest

man.
31r. roI7CIII !,:t; II M did not deny it W 3. natural to return home.
but it was another question to hare that wish indulged, as in this
case. There was a vast deal of difference between this counter and
the Cape of lined !lope. which was a species of exile, and which
no man wools: sea. uuILYS driven there by ill-health. The funds
of the Company would not sutler niors, whether he was paid in the
one pinee or the other ; but the distinction as to lave hf absenee,
should be kept up for the gnovl order of the (•ompany's servants.
lie therefore felt it his duty to oppose the original motion.
31r. Tt'cent said that he supported the grant at the lair Meet.
but, in consulting the Act of Parliament, he found that a
Civil Officer coaling to this country without leave. was to forfeit his
salary. He should regret that 31i. 3larjoribanks should loose his
salsry, hos he t 31r. Tucker) wished to b; satisfied that the three.
tors, in griming it, had first consulted the proper Law Officers on
the subject.
The (Ii At n !lAW :bought that little more remained to be said on
the general question, hut as he had been asked a question, he would
reply to it, by saying ~ %o." But at the same time he begged It
to be understood, that the Directors had not been imittentiretti the
law of the case. If Slr. 31arjorilsanks had a dear right to his
salary, there obviously would be no necessity for any iineh con.
sulta'ion. The grant was proposed by the Directors under the view
that Mr. Marjorinanks did not conic to England by his own act,
but that he was compelled to do so.
3lr. PAT T !SOW certainly cot:shirred 31r. Marjoribanks entitled
to this grant, more howera, perhaps, as a matte► of favolir than of
k r. J.ltrtwarr did not think Mr. 3larjoribanks justified in
coming to England, as after a very short quarantine, he would
hare been'allowed to land at the Cape of flood !lope. The el.
penes. alluded so in the former 'debate, would not all fall on 31t.
314oribanks ; and tliough it did, it was not so considerable as to
entitle him to this vote. Ilad 3lr. 31arioribanks taken handsome
for::istied for ;sings, he "mold have had to pay at least 12 guineas
a.seek, she suion/loged to be the expetier of living in a ship dining
the perfonivaswe of quarantine. Under the whole of the denim.
stances of the, case, ht fat it to be a ditty to himself and the absent
l'oprieters, no give the resolution his decided opposition.
SI:. IVtEutwe observed that the more lie considered this ques-
tion. the mulches/es satisfied el the justans of the proposed grant.
In fact the East India Compass saved tnoney in the tram:tenon.
for, if Sir. Alarjoribanks remained et the Cape of flood Hope, he
would have been lodger absent front his duties, and entitled winere
allowances.

Mr. Ile. referred to the correspondence between Mr. 31arjori-
banks and tl 4 ;nvernar of thel:ape oftiood Hope, from which he
contended that Mr. )Ifajotibants might have easily trans-shipped
.liimselt; and. there Fire, that in not doing so. he disentitled
self to the grunt now-proposed. •The fact seemed to be, that the
ibfeetory in giving this money, were chanting the Act of Paella-
client and the 'notations, though sestrongly enforced in the eases
of others. It 's snitl, that the Company wistikl loose nothing by
giving this money, but there wen this diftivence, that though a
Man fmcibly took ten pounds front arther, and that he lent ten
pounds, the amount out of pocket would still be only ten pounds.
'Besides it should not be forgotten that Mi.Marjoribanks had an al.
tefoative at the 'ape, and this resoltuionteing against all law and
precedent, he telt at his awry to oppelbe it. lie had witnessed ex-
traordinary grunts made 'try this Coutt--ottch as the grant to Lord
; hut this grant was proposed with still lees colour of jus-
tice. It was a perfect fares tit talk ei any moral coercion, com-
pelling Mr. Mnej.itlisanks toeume to this eduntry. The giant was
called ones false pretences, and as such, should hare his de.
eu.h,i op;sisition.
Mr. Tst•vr considered it was too meth to 'charge a man likes
Mr. 31arjorthanlis with c g before this Conn under false pre-
tenetm. As he (11 r. Trani) before said, this grant was only an act
of justice, and as such Nut hies iii'ongiest approbation.
Mr. Lowe 055 said, he mrant to give a qualified role for this
grant. as a a:tatter of favour to Mr. Nlarjuribanks. (° Spoke
spoke!")
The Citntn then cirotealed to pot tite'question of ailjontn-

mer.t.
whcu—
A Proprietor observed, that the anchorage at Tattle Bay was
very had, in plane being the confineable situation which some
!lot. eivntlooon &scribed se to be. The subject was now exhausted,
and he would do:rehire merely add, that the grant Inel his mot de-
cided arroyo).
Sir .5. STI.WART erplained.
The motion tor istljouriontne Was taco put and neratired.
The original resolution was carried, and the Court adjourned.