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London, England, 1809-06-22 00:00:00

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/IV DU ROM E.

vestertety: weintrt of Proprietors was held at
the belie Hour*.
Mr. JUL** moved, •• That the Court, at its
breaking- wp% should adjourn till to-morrow fort-
night. for the purpose of taking into consideration,
lapin that day, a Report of the Secret Committee
sf the House of com,anus, upon the subject-of the
disposal of cadetships." It ***his intention to sub-
;nit MDe proposition, grounded upon that Report.
He bed sot yet '
tded upou the particular form of
it, nor would he, mid he had consulted the advice
of others; but the poem! tendency of it should
be to prevent the recurrence of such a shameful
evil, Mid thereby to raise the character of the Di-
rectors in the estimation of the world.
Mr. Sobel secoaded the annion ; at the same
time. he wished to know whether the dispatches
about to be sent out to India. contained any orders
for the rectal of the young gentlemen who were to
be affected by the matron? Tie thought it advise-
able that seas orders &herald be deferred. sutil after
the inrestigenon el the subject. ou tu-usurresr fort.
night. •
'rip.' ens taws w stated, that no *soh order"
would be trathisoitted. until sAer that dep.
The owititio was pat sod envied.
Tiro Court was sowed issuppposo.of it—esoolos

tiortif the Court of Dimme rs. mereseitig the pas.
nee of Mr. Lackham, fiem 6001. to wool. a-year ;
and the provition for his wife cud children, in cum
they should', *wive him... from 4001. to Awl.
a-year. The aervice for which the pension was
granted. was the improvement of the navigation of
the river ameilleg.
A Proteak....tatetiametwo of the Directors,
against thillOrnsogre. Amid, together with the
answer of Mr. l.* he* own.
Sir Hawse P is favour of the in- i
creole ; be .thameter and labours
of Mr. Issonopegetigeldttim, *might entitled him
to
seek ese..
Mr. Kies-mmod that Mr. Lecithins had
made no Hew ehipitel, and, cosisegeostly, could be
coaled to no resionevation.
hlr. BADS went Oillor the groneele tepee which le
had protested against it, and defended the pro-
priety of the protest. -
Mr. EL/lustiest. a Director. defended the
claim. of Mr. Lachlan.) on the Conspeay. lie re-
gretted the pronint attempt at.diseamion. on a sub.
jest which he Itotaki is& the wait leborions Penwell
present toistestisehttie ihe COONS of tee data. He
prOniranced the tie. migiselly given to the
discovery of tho spistlentan arose frost
those interested mthe OAT of the river. the it.
pease of which, 4//atassias tin.oool. &usually,
that discovery wus la* N en end tw
Mr. Roams**, the ether 'rector, who had es.
tered his dissent to the of the board.
concurred in theepposition Ohs to the fteselntion.
Mr. MARK WOOD bore testimony to the origin-
&lily of Mr. Lackham's discovery of the eastern
pasmie. so far beck es in% when, being thee is
India, he was supplied to by ttiat gentleman to smelt
him in aminging his plan kola the materials he WO
Uwe 1
• •
Ltd Ssetritt cu./ gave it as his *pinion liint
the merits d the subject could only properly Ire
discussed by professional men, pommeling priu•tiial
knowledge and experience. In that meet (A 4
lie had Do hesitation to pronouncing the t
claim on the Company as feended both in 3
and humanity.
Mr. PIT'S MOORS wanly defended the chino
of Mr. Leathern • in the course of which he stated.
that he himself had bee* aesploeed, in 1775, too pot
that gentlemae in possession of the feeds at New
Harbour, upon which Occasion, be was Caned upon
by him to give him possession of the neighbouring
waters, but which be was not authorised to do; how.
ever, on his return to Calcutta, the grant wee emend'
kJ; and Mr. Ritchie, wbo now opposted so harshly the
present claims. was himself met to put him in pm-
**salon. and he did oo accordingly ; at which time,
if be denied it, he shook! hare dispdted the merit
claimed by Mr. Lachlan= to the discovery of the
Issoage.. He eorwidered the present es a eery
trifling remuneration for the labour* of a long life.
end the exttensfiture of upwards of 60,0001. in the
prosecution of a favourite object. especially when
bc did not consider his life worth one year's pur-
chase.
Mr. RAD.DALL Jecatow followed on the same
side, and entered into a detaikd account of the ser-
vices cud sufferings of Mi. ILecklisin.
Mr. L0.1'140118 declared. he differed both from
the Directmo, and Proprietors, iiiasoasich as he con-
sidered the pension proposed to be allowed, wholly
inadequate to what the unfertanate enthralls me-
sited.
Mr. Giant (the Chiirreab), before putting the
(prestige), thought himself bound to decline. he
considered the grant not given to humanity. but
justice. If it was to be found fauh with at all, it
vies for its scantinees, considering the probable
shortness for which it could be enjoyed by the ob-
ject or it.
The question use then put, • and agreed to
uhaeitricrualy.
The min bassinets of the day was=gosts:
ripprotnition of the Propr;etors the
Court of Proprietors of the t6tb May
tog a pensirto er 1,0001. iwyear tirftir J
son. tete Oovernor-General, under
tions.—The Ititsolutioe vies uneoifn
The hugeness of the cliy irsswg- .
Baum impressed a wish to be informed
the Quirt of Dilution had name to limy deellillet nor
the sehject of the• retell of certain 'Writer and
Cedes from Maio' N recornormoded to their to.
consideration rat the lest Meeting oldie Proprietors
Mr. G 0416? declared they hod come so a deci.
don. and were ready to make it public; but seg•
gelded the propriety of deleyiug the poldiellieli
till the neat meeting, when the rubject,weelledifilli
properly mane wader totisideratioe; • •
• After some wits agreed that tine
publication should be sow made ; is consequence'
of which
Mr. Gssr, Nod the lieeeleliod of the Covt
I of Directors, which war...
that the Court Mob. labia talo eessidletalla• the
reeeariamdaties or the Geri of Prepaseess, sot holm
• re-eoastaered thole formai Itaislalias auwweatityr Aare
leariatea the etieetettatt of OW prove44lB, awl et
Hot Itameletine meetetter amelleage4 t 'std tit
MOY balete4 the imitlitt Is which the rosy theme-