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The Duke of Norfolk gave a grand dinner on Tuesday at his
house in St..l,nvs'w.square, to the Bishop of Norwich, Earl
Bristol, Lord Ilttiland, Lord Hervey. Lord Eluncannon, Lord CI.
Cavendish, Sit F. Burdett, Bart., Sir J. Newport, Cameral Up-
on, Mr. Tier's.. y, O'Connell, Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Blount, M.
li. Howard, Mr. Blake, &e.
The Hon. 0. A. Ellis gave a grand dinner on Tuesday at his
house, Spring-gardens, to the following personages, sis.—The
Duke of Leiniver, Mcitquis Landown, Marquis Downshire. Karl
Spencer, Earl Orey, Lord %lorpeth, Lard Althorp, Lord Clifden,
Dr. Doyle, Dr. Murray, D:. Curtis, the Knight of Kerry, Sir
James Slackinto.h, Mr. Aberceomby, Mr. Preston, &c.
The Marquis of Hertford's intended grand dinner party yester-
day was postponed en account of a death en the fancily.
The Archbishop of Yock entertained the Directors of the Ancient
limbic, and a logs party, at dinner yesterday at Lis house in Wog-
•enor-sqnsve.
'Phe Mare cinness of Cholmondley has issued cards of invitation
for a splendid rout on the 14th April.
H. Peters, Esq. had a grand dinner party yesterday at his house
in Pak-street. (Imsvenor-square.
Sit Clore Oasetey, But. had a grand dinner party yesterday at his
blouse in York-street, St. James's In the evening her Ladyship
entertained an elegant circle of fashionables.
The Duke of Hamilton is expected in town this day from his
sent in Scotland.

Sloane Stanley, Esq. has arrived in town from the Duke of Rut.
land's seat, kkivoir Castle.
The Duchess of Montfort and Lady Georgiaoa Somerset have
arrived in town from Oxfordshire.

Si Edwin Stanhope, Bart. left Warren's Hotel, Regent.xtreet,
yesterday. for Exeter.
Lord Crew and family have arrived at their house in Grosvenor-
street. from their seat, Crew Hall, Cheshire.
Sir W. Abdy, Bart., arrived in town yesterday from Brighton.
The Earl and Coantess Caledon arrived on Tuesday at the
Earl of Hareeicke's in St. James's-square, from Wimpole, Cain.
bri lgeshire.
Lord and Lady Holland removed on Tuesday from Old Burling.
ton-street, to the Duke of Bedford's, in St. Jamees,quare.
Sir Hu sey au.l Lady Vivian have arrived at the Royal Hotel,
st. James's.streer. from their seat in Hants.
Arrivals at Kirkhani's Hotel, Loner Bras' -greet :—Sir
F-ederick Johnson, Bart. from Eton; Mr. and Mrs. llosanquet,
from their seat, Trent Para, Herts. Departures :—Mr. and Mrs.
Duncan, for Bath ; William Illagden, Esq. foe the Continent ;
l'ha lm Isatabert. Esq. for Brighton.
Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street;—Lady
Bampfylde, from her scat, Clifton ; J. D. Aubrey, Esq. from Ins
seat in Bucks ; Mr. and Mrs. Scott, front their seat. Abington
hall, Cambridgeshire; G. Si. Hutton. Esq. front his seat. East.
well Park, Kent; Hon. and Rev. Andrew IVinsor. front North-
amptonshire.
Arrivals at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—llon. Capt.
and Mrs. Cade an and family, from Brighton ; Lord Dorchester,
from a tour. Departures:--Countess Mansfield and the Ladies
tireville, for Richmond 11111; Lord and Lady Arundel, for
Warder Castle.
Arrivals at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford.street :—The Right Hon.
the Earl of Bu ikinghamsh ire ; Sir George Thom's+, But.: Mrs.
Wallace and Ladies. Departure:—The Honourable 31rs. Colonel
Warnford.

FRENCH

[From the Etoik of Tuesday.]
PARIS, MARCH 21.
Prince Estethazy. the Austrian Ambsviador at the Court of
London, set off yesterday morning for England. During the short
stay which lie made at Paris his Excellency had frequent a n•
ferences with the A nibamadors of Austria and Russia, and with our
Mini►ter for Foreign Affairs.
The reduction of duties upon the import of various articles of
commerce, recently decreed by the English Government, appears
to have had a beneficial influence upon several branches of in-
dustry in the Netherlands, Already we learn that the iron foun-
dries of the provinces of Liege and Namur have assumed seat
activity.
The following fact is mentioned in a private letter from
Tangier

'• The Spanish refugees having received from the King of Mo.
roc.o an order to quit his States, they have retired to the French
Consul's, who has granted them • protection until he receives
Instructions upon the subject. These Spaniard• declared they
would embrace Illaniism, it the Consul refused to protect them."

THE BRITISH PRESS.

PHRENOLOGY.
The fourth lecture of Dr. Sr ortzitntre on the science of Phre-
hblogy was delivered on Tuesday evening. Having proved the ex-
istence hf die determinate powers of the mind in his last lee ure, he
proceeded in this to the examination of the exterior manifestations
of these powers on the head. The first organ to which he would
call the attention of the auditory was one which had, from its ne-
edier site and situation, long ago received the name of the tyre- .
lied/am or little brain. This part wan the scat of that propensity
which, in the present nomenclature of the phrenological science,
was called Ainativevess. Jr. man it was smaller than in animals.
and at different peflods of life its sire was not proportionate to '
the rest of the brain. In children its development was exceedingly
small. The cerebellum was situated beneath the posterior lobe of
1 the brain, Anion' separated from the other parts of the cerebral
mass. On elamining immediately behind each ear a bony eleva-
tion would be found; ?Mich had no connection with the brain; they
were destined to the use ot' the muscles that belonged to them. The
cerebellum was placed between these two osseous prominences, and
would be found to vary much in its dimensions. according to the
age of the individoal. In children it was smaller and more con-
tracted, and in adult p.lritons larger and more developed, in corn-
parinon with the general mass of the brain. Is. the sexes also a
similar difference was observable. In all male animals it wits larger
than in the females. fly tome it was said that the whole brain in
male was larger: this was true; but large as Cue brain was in
males, the cerebellum was proportionally still larger. With refer-
ence to this branch of the silence, it was imoortant to attend to the
share of the head in different nations. Travellers he hoped, in fit-
, cure would perhaps think it worthy their attention to observe the
configuration of the heads of those among whom they journeyed.
instead of devoting themselves exclusively to the consideration of
the wonderful stones and vegetables they might happen to meet
with. In the different races or varieties of mankind there was evi-
dently a difference in the shape of the head. With so-re it was
longer and narrower, with other. shorter and broader. These were 1
facts important to be studied in the advancement of our knowledge
of human nature, though hitherto so long and strangely over-
looked. He would next proceed to the examination of the other 1
organs of the brain, and for this purpose he would begin with the
posterior lobe, in which the animal propensities were manifested.
It was unquestionable that Nature had given both to man and
animals a peculiar feeling, by which they were interested in the
preservation and nourishment of their offspring. In metaphysical
works this was not considered as a primitive power, bar' the science
of Phrenology taught us that it wan so. By metaphysicians this
feeling in the human race had been ascribed to various causes
which could not operate on animas, such as a sense of property or
duty, or the influence of the opinion of others. Bur he would ask
any fond mother, whether she loved her children because by reason
or reflection site had been convinced she ought to do so, or whether
she did not feel that her affection emanated directly from Nature?
Some mothers, too kind, spoiled their children by their indul-
gence; but it was in vain to admonish them Against the injurious
effects of their excessive fondness. The fault was not in them,
but in their organisation. By some animals no care was taken of
their offspring by either sex. In some the females cherished the
young and not the melee; in some both sexes were equally affec.
imitate. This feeling or propensity was then clearly a primitive
power. In two species of animals, in many respects resembling
each other, this power was very differently manifested. Of foxes,
both sexes took equal care of the young, though the male, if per-
seethed, would abandon them sooner than the female. Rut with
dogs the male was wholly indifferent to the fate of their young.
It was the same with the human race. Many would die in defence
of their children, while others would leave them to perish. Some
women considered their offspring as a mere burthen ; others re-
garded them as the greatest pleasure the world could afford. How
benignant was Nature, which thus annexed the greatest enjoyment
to the performance of those acts by which our species was con-
tinues' and preserved ! That there was a positive relation between
particular parts of the cerebral mass and peculiar feelings, could
be established beyond doubt, he Thought, by attentively consider.
ing the organ which in the prenological nomenclature was called
the organ of Philoprogenitiveness. It was situated immediately
above the cerebellum, at the extremity of the posterior lobe of the
brain. Wherever this organ was found to be large, the individual
was invariably ford of his offspring, and indeed frequently of
children in general. If. on the other hand, the organ was small,
he might perform his duty as a father; but it would not he because
he felt a pleasure in so doing, but simply because his sense of duty
compelled him. Generally speaking, the posterior lobe was more
developed in women than in men. The heads of women were more
contracted at the basis, but at the same time more elongated.
There were many married females who deeply regretted to be in a
childless sta:e: in them this cerebral part was certainly more de-
veloped than in those who were indifferent to the privation. Some
nations were fonder of children than others. It was a common
opinion, that the negroes were much attached to their offspring.
Among the savage tribes, the Caribs were remarkable fur this feel-
ing; and in all these instances the organ of Philoprogenitiveners
was strorgty developed. Generally women's heads were longer,
and men's broader. The same fact was observable in animals.
In males, the cerebellum was broader, but the posterior lobe less
developed. In confirmation of the phrenological theory, there
were some pathological facts which were important. Women, re-
markable for the development of the posterior lobe of the brain,
had become insane when deprived of their children, but in their
worst state of mental alienation it was observed that they still re-
tained their fondness for children. One singular instsnce of this
was mentioned by the Lecturer, and a cast exhibited front M. De
Ville's collection is illoststatioa of sins fact. In this ease the organ
was not only much elongated but also of great breadth. The next
power to which he should call the attention of the auditory was one
respecting which Phrenologists were not quite agreed : at least
there had been many discussions on the subject, and the professors
of the science were not yet of one mind as to its proper appellation.
Thin organ was also in the animal region, immediately above that
of Philoprogenitiveness. Animals were observed to have peculiar
dispositions to dwell in particular places. The duck, for example,
as soon as hwched, ran off and immersed himself in the water.
Why did he so ? The answer was ready, with certain reasoners :
he is led to the water by instinct, that is, by some internal impu'se.
Admitted ; but then came the question, what is this internal im-
pulse ? how is it manifested ? By some writers it was maintained
that the powers of the mind were produced by circumstances.
The Phrenologists denied this doctrine. They contended that
circumstances could not produce the powers of the mind though
they might excite them to more or less activity. Suppose the feel-
irg of hunger were taken as an example. Were people hungry
because they saw food on the table before them ? Na; but if they
were hungry the sight of the food would whet their appetite,
though it could not create one. It was pretended that the
pressure of miaery had produced talents in men who were
previously destitthe of them. This was an error; distress might
excite pre-existing but dormant faculties, but ..ssuredly it could
not create them. If misery alone was sufficient to produce
genius, it would not be so scarce in the world. But distress had
made some musicians, some painters, some writers, some mecha-
nics, each according to the powers he possessed. The influence of
circumstances was highly important to the derelopment of the
powers of the mind, but not competent to produce them where they
were not pre-existent. The Lecturer then referred to several facia
in Natural History, illustrative of the feeling which prompted ani-
mals to seek for a peculiar residence. The organ by which this
feeling was manifested, was called lnhsbitiveness. Some Phrenolo-
gists styled it Concentrativeness, meaniog that it was the residence
of that facutty by which two or more powers were kept in activity,
and applied to the pursuit of several objects. Ile was of opinion
that the latter was an incorrect denomination. All the powers ma-
nifested in the construction of the head were fundamental and inde-
pendent powers ; but concentrativeneu was no power of itself. It
did not agree with the'criterion by which the manifestations were
determined. Philoprogenitiveness, or the loss of offspring, was not
derived but original ; it acted oleic by its own peculiar enerfy. In
some great criminals it was strongly developed ; fur however fero-
cious their conduct to other individuals, they were sometimes affec-
tionate to their own families. Some cases were exhibited in confir-
mation of this statement. Amongst them was that of Nesbit, the
murderer, who was peculiarly fund of his own children, and who
lamented nothing so much during his confinement as his separation
from them. The Lecturer proceeded to point oitt the motel proofs
of the existence of the power manifested by the organ of lithabitiee-
nets, by reference to the habits of WOW animals, like the cat, which
were much attached to particular places. and eared comparatively
nothing for individual persons ; and others, like the dog, which
had feelings quite the reverse. There were also wandering tribes
or nations, while others never migrated, but settled at once, and
applied themselves to agriculture. Having fully explained the
nature and manifestation of this power, Dr. Snuanrictin con-
cluded his address.

hAS7' INDIA ROUSE.

A Quarterly General Court af the East India Company was
held yesterday at their llou to in Leadenhall-street.
W. ASTELL, Err. M.P. took the Chair at twelve o'clock.
The SECR E TAR Y read the minutes of the proceedings of the last
Court, and of the result of the ballot on the Hyderabad Papers'.
SU PER A NNUATION
The Cifarnorau then begged to call the attention of the Court
to a List of Superannuations of the Servants of the Company, mad.
by the Court of Directors since the Last Quarterly General Court
of Proprietors.
The Sr.c.uvranY was desired to read the list; when he read
the head of it as a matter of tfrni only.
Mr. HUME begged that before the Chairman proceeded with
other business, the paper might be read entirely, so as to show the
names and the services of the persona to whom the superannuated
all iwanees had been granted.
The CLEaK accordingly read the paper, which contained only the
name of one individual, whose salary having been 1101. a year, tt had
been resolved by the Court of Directors that in consideration of his
long services, he should be placed on the Superannuated List, and
allowed two-thirds of his salary, being 73!.
Mr. Tsta KT said, it had often occurred to him, that such papers
as these ought to be laid on the table in the adjoining room for the
perusal of the Proprietors previously to their being called upon to
vote upon them.
The CHAIRMAN observed, that chi?' course had never been eon-
sidered n-etirsary, and therefore had never been adopted. Eat the
Court was required by Act of Parliament to lay these papers be-
fore the House of Co nmons ; and according to • by-law of the
Court, all papers whatever that were to be laid before Parlia-
ment were first of all to be laid before the Court of Proprletori ;
it was therefore necessary that this Court should have the present
list submitted to it.

sonally opposed to Sir Jobn Malcolm, he felt It to be more espffiet
all his duty to come forward and add his humble testimony to slip.
splendid talents and the great services of that eminent resist
(Hear, hear.)
The motion wu thpi put and agreed to.
LORD Ail HERSI''S ADMINISTRATION. •
Mr. Iluite rose for the purpose of, availing himself Of the
notice be had given in his former toldresa to the Court. He begged
to state, that he should not hive troubled the Court at all, but thee
he felt the solicit to which he was about to call their attention of
the very utmost importance both to the interests of this Cotoffient,
and to the empire at large. His experience of Indian affairs wad
not inconsiderable, nor hid his attention to the progress of create
in that great continent been little ; but be confessed that so ultra
dinary were the occurrences which had lately taken place there
that he was totally at a loss to ILCC.3IIIr. for them, lie had in Op'
porthnity of witnessing the state of India at a time whim slew*
all the Native Princes were at war with us, and yet the whole of
the Amoy, both natives and Europeans, were during thct time in
state of the strictest subordination and attachment to the Governs
ment. The consequence of this good feeling was, that the
results ensued front the services of them troops,, and which teof
to consolidate the power of the Iliitish Government India: d
were therefore called upon in an especial manner to take Into Me-
i sideration the cutuinstanses that had since tfapspieM in that
country, and to see whether they could not have been prevented.
His sentiments with regard to the public press of India were
well known ; it wu not his intention therefore to repast,
them. He only alluded to the subject to remind. time Caro*
that he had already declared that the interference or the Govan.
ment with the press would, in Cane of disturbance io that couple's
prove most disastrous. Ile had distinctly stated, and he Uoulii also
repeat, that the injudici,ous interference on the part of the pollfetd
of India to put dawn the public press were attended with the sheet
serious consequences • such hid been the case, and would go on tsf
be so until a state of things arrived which it was fearful t 4 asst-.
template,
Mr. S. Dilote rose to order. lie did not wish to interrupt Bs/
Hooourable Member ; but he could not avoid asking him whether.
as he was now entering upon so momentous a subject, it *es his in-
tention to follow up his obaervations by any nuitidh lee redly"
thought that the honourable Gentleman was taking the Court 61
,
surprire, and that, on matters so important, some previous noticd
should be given, so that the Proprietors might come with them
oileds prepared to speak on theme
Ale HU me said, if it should be considered u out of order motif
by reminding the Court of what he had previously told them would
result from the conduct they were pursuing and by pointing out to
them that his predictions had been verified, then really could not
perceive what was, or what was not, being in order:
The CHAIN atAs said, he considered Mr. Fume not out of ceded.
Mr. Hums resumed. tie was about to state to the Court that
those views which he had previously taken of the subject had primal
correct, and the observations he had made on former occaslons as to
the inconvenience which would take place in conseqtence of the jai,
terferenee with the Press of India had &Wally occurred. For Whet
was the situation in which we now stood ? Events of the greatest
importance had transpired t of which we tare totally. nninformed
We were at this moment ignorant of what etas redly the suite o(
India for the information which had teethed us was ether primal
and suppressed, or it depended on private communications, whittle
could not be acted upon. The erilsoltrising from this were thete
that the Court were in utter ignorance ef the actual state of India.
and of the causes which had led to its present condition. When he
had the honour to serve the Company us India, such transactions as
had since taken pine were unthought of and unknown. We were
therefore now called upon by the duty we owe to the people of India
to this country, and to ourselves, to coosider whether it was not in
our power to put an end to such proceedings, which tended to the
injury of all. It was with this vies that he should submit to the
Court a motion, that there he laid before its an account of the whole
of the proceedings which had led to the present alarming situation of
India. For this purpose he should move for a copy of the Ilengaldes-u
pitch made by the :Marquis of Hastings in 1819 to the secret depart,
mem of the Court of Director., respeeling the organisation of abded-
lowances to the army of India; also for a copy of the thopateh of
the Court of Directors sent to Bengal In 18Z., an that aubilet;
together with a copy of the Despatches from India, stating hew fat
those orders had been tarried into effect ; in order that we might.
judge whether the present state of India be or be net attributably
to the order, given in the Despatch to Bengal. If there should be
any Gentleman in the Court who had had any communication
with India, he hoped that if he should state any_ thing incorrect
as to the present situation of that country, the Hon. Proprietor-
whoever he might be, would immediately put him right. Buw
the letters which he had received all breathed the lame
sentiments with regard to the affairs of India t and without troubling
the Court by reading those letters, he would lay this down as a
proposition which had deduced (mos them all—as well those from.
Madras aa those from Calcutta—that the white.populstion as well as
the black had lost all confidence in the Governor-General of India.
(hear, hear); that they viewed with the deepest regret what had
taken place, and looked forward with the utmost anxiety on what
might ultimately ensue if the present system be persisted in 1 but
they declared that they do not believe these things can go on, and
they fervently hope that the Government of England will send our
men of talent and abilities,nd put an end to such a ruinous course..
This then was the sentiment, this the united opinion of military
men, civil officers, private merchants, and of the natives them..
selves, respecting the present state of India. Now, if this be
true, if such were the feelings of thou person', could chit
Court go on without inquiry ? Ought they not to obtain all
the information that they could The Court of Directors muss
be informed on the subject, but nn other persons could v for unfors
tunately the public press had no means of giving any information.
Every consequence he had foretold hail in fact taken place ; we
found that every ding told here was totally different from what
was communicated in India—.such wu the pernicious system now-
pursued towards the press of that country. As a specimen of the
course adopted there, he would state, that he had a note its
his hand directed to an Editor of one of the papers published
in Bengal, in which it was said that the writer was commanded to
dits:t the Editor not to publish anything respecting the conduct of
the 47th Regiment. until the official statement of that occurrence
Thad been made. (Hear, hear.) But this was not all s for the
Editors were not even authorised to publish that official statement.
but were subject to transportation if they did publish it. Ile halt
a letter to show, that one Editor had been threateoed to have hies
paper immediately supper/mete if there should ever occur in it a
mangle paragraph in which the name of Mr. Buckingham mould be
mentioned. This course. then, he considered as one of the im.
portant causes of the lees of confidence in India. He would
again repeat, that if such a system was allowed to continue, the
consequence would be an aggravation of that discontent and wane
of faith in the Government. He would ask, then, had any-
measure been taken by the Court of Directors to put an end
to this system ? Had they recalled Lord Amherst ? Had
they determined to send out men capahle ofoverning India i'
If they had taken any such measures he was glad of it; and if
Government had refused to send out a non of talent nominated by
them, they were bound to learn the ground of that refusal. Ire
order to convince the Court of the great mismanagement that pre.
sailed, he would just state that every one of the persons who wrote
these letters exclaimed, '• for Clod's sake don't let my name be
mentioned." What had led to the present state of India ? Was
it one act ? No—it began with the attack on the Press, and was
followed by an act of weakness on the part of the India Govern..
ment,in undertaking hostilities against a power that could not have
injured us had a proper policy been adopted. This undooking
too had been at a season when it was impossible for the troops to
march owing to the heavy rains, and against a country whose
climate was the most fatal both to the native troops and to the Eu.
ropeana also. Asa proof of this, out of 8 or 9000 men who had
been sent into that country we had already lost 1,100, whose death*
were occasioned by the disease contracted by the climate. The
native troops also had a superstitious notion that the Burmese
empire was the land of demons, who presided over their destiny.
If juts not that the troops were afraid to encounter the enemy, but
highs the climate and these prejudices which alarmed them, and
at this juncture the pay of the Sepoys was reduced. The imbecility
betrayed on this occasion was conspicuous. We ought then to look
at what had taken plate, in order to judge of what might take plume
hereafter, if that imbecility were allowed to continue to hold the
reins of Government. We haul, as a natural consequence, found
that a great unwillingness was manifested on the part of the native
troops in coming forward to meet these difficulties at Barrackpore ;
nor was there any disposition on the part of the Government to allay
the fairs and remove the prejudices of these troops. He would not
altogether blame the Government tor precipitating the war ; but
having do„,,e so, and when with these warnings, he would ask was
it too much to expect that measures should have been taken to con.
ciliate instead of adding to the excited feelings of the native troops ?
What was the first warning? Why, no less than 253 men out of
1,090 deserted in the apace of twenty.four hours ; indeed there was
scarcely a corps in which this did not happen. The provisions
having been curtailed by the supplies being but off by the Burmese.
the Bengal Government raised the charge so high, that the Sepoys
complained, and the cattle being bought up by the Government, the
Sepoys found they were deprived of a sufficient number to dram
weihn.rgarTthohiesedcßirenahocut
grestaGnscetvie;rnntbiTeceeyitytiidtyihdaanndoinwllillakCneht
mottoesstalannentrivw:lierouir:
their bkegaginto.
preventwe n
the part of the Governor, and mimic it absolutely imperative that
he should be recalled. The lien. Member then adverted to the
manner in which the mutiny of the troops had been suppressed.
and declared that great it justice was practised towards the native
o
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comminional and nun-commissioned officers, who, instead of be.
or
iwrintlranges.llll:ill:mcgiedttire":7ery
i
shhadollbkieebne
cdiutsag,
of the discontent prevailing amorjg the Sepoys. They certainly did
know that there were complaints ; but he would pledge hie honours
from the knowledge he had of the native officers, that they did sot
—could not—imagine to what extremity those murmurs would
go. But what did the writers of the letters he Ind vocational
say ? They all upraised a hope that the Marquis of
Hastings would be sent bank again; " for God's sake send
him amongst us again." Hew unfortunate then was it to see that
thilgrea,t ttestt
this
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to d
were thus appealed to te reappoint him. If the Marquis of
Hastings had cominued trios ernor-General, none of the conae.
bydis t grtu r d
very andbdodegyradv wh
o
we .0 possible degraded,
rs oent,
quences which • we now lan.ent would have happened. He was
capable of conducting those affairs ntuch better than a body of
merchants, who lt:tets nothing at all about the business. (A laugh.)
The orders which had been sent out by the Court of three
sanctioned by the Board of l'entrol, would have been din'
by the Noble Mammas, and his owp wine policy would have pima
served India ; but Amherst had obeyed time won% sag

Mr. Hy wished to he informed whether any regulation ex-
isted at the present moment to prevent aged persons from entering
the service of the Company ; for it appeared to him that If there
were no such regulation, the cm:sequence would often be that ninny
persona would enter their service at a time of life that in a very few
years they would hec.,me superannuated.
The ell IR MAN said that there was always in these eases atten-
tion paid to the age of the individual, although there might be no
particular regulation upon the subject. But the general rule was,
not to take persons into the service of the Company beyond the age
of thirty-five. The individual who had been placed on the super-
annuauon list had served the Company faithfully seventeen years,
and he thought wag an object deserving of the allowance propoJed
se be matte to

The Resolution was then agreed to.
APPOINTMENT OF FOIST ASSISTA YT TO THE

SURVEYOR OP BUILDINGS.
The Cnarnmse said, he had further to inform them that this
Court had been made Special for the purpose of laying before the
Proprietors for their approbation, in conformity to the 17th section
of the 6th chapter of the by-lairs, a resolution of the Court of Di-
rectors of the 26th of January last, for the appointment of a per.
son in the capacity of First Assistant in the office of the Surveyor
of Buildings, ate salary of 350/. per annum, but his successor to
be at a salary of 3001. per annum. All that he should do, therefore,
was to move—That the Court do approve of this Resolution of dais
Court of Directors, and of the appointment made by them.
Mr. HUME was desirous of being informed who was the Sur.
vevor of Buildings. It was quite ../tdent that the individual who
filled that appointment should be a person qualified by education,
experience, and talent, to perform the duties of it. He, therefore,
wi.lied to know whether the person who had been named 'try the
Court of Directors had been regularly bred to the business of a
surveyor, so as to enable him to act efficiently in his situation ?
The Cuate Nam said, the Hon. Member had wholly mistaken
the object of the motion ; he was confounding the two offices of
Surveyor and of First Assistant together. The person now ap-
pointed was the First Assistant to the Surveyor, and not the
Surveyor himself. The Surveyor was a gentleman whose merits
were well known to every boty. He had built our College at
Haileybury, which •an considered by all who had seen it as
the finest monument of his talent and genius. The gentleman
whose appointment was now under consideration was formerly
the Cleric of the Works, and in that capacity had shown himself
a most useful end meritorious servant. Upon the retirement of
Mr. Cockerell the Court of Directors thought it fortunate to be
able to appoint him on the ground of merit only. lie had no
Increase of emolument by the exchange, but only a few more pri-
ileges, winch by his past services he was considered eminently en-
titled to.

Mr. 111.7)1E did not object to the amount of salary, he only
wished to know whether this person was capable of affording that
assistance which the Report of the Court of Directors said would be
teluired of him.
The CHAIRMAN said, the Court of Directors were quite satis-
fied of his ability to perform the duties of his situation.
A PROPRIETOR asked, what was the salary of the Surveyor,
and what were his duties, that it should be necessary for him to
haves first and second assistant ?

The CHAIRMAN said, the present salary of the Surveyor was
3001. a year. The increase of his duties was very considerable.
Hon. Members need only look over the very great extent of the
building they were now in to satisfy themselves that the ap-
pointment of- Assinant Surveyor was absolutely necessary.
The CliAlassax then put the motion, that the Court do approve
of the appointment, which was agreed to.
PENSION TO SIR JOHN MALCOLM.
The CHAIRMAN begged to inform the Proprietors that this
Court had been further made Special fur the purpose of laying he-
fore them, for their approbation, a Resolution of the Court of Di.
rectors of the bth of Januaty last, granting to Major-General Sit
John Malcolm, G.C.B. a pension of 1,0001. per annum, from
Christmas last, in consideration of the eminent services, both civil
and military, which had been rendered by him during a long period
of active service. He should content himself with moving—••l'hat
this Court do approve of the Resolution of the Court of Directors of
the bth of .January last."
General THORRToN fully approved of this grant, and he was
only sorry that, seeing the Gallant General in such a state of health
and vigour, he was no longer in the service.
•Mr. PATTISON begged to say a word or two in answer to the
observation which had Just been made. When the Gallant General,
whose meritorious services every person must acknowledge' returned
from India, great hope was entertained by the Court of Directors
that that great Officer would soon be again employed in some
public capacity. He had the honour to be in the Chair on the oc-
casion when the subject was discussed, as to sending out a Mission
to Persia ; and at that time Sir John Malcolm evinced the greatest
readiness to go upon that Mission ; but this appointment was op-
posed by the Colonial Department, and therefore nothing was then
done. When he left the Chair, it was upon the pledge, that if their
present Honourable Chairman did not take the matter up, he (Mr.
Venison) should consider it his duty to pursue it ; but the con-
sideration of the Hyderabad papers put a stop to all other business,
and prevented him from proceeding as he had intended. It was
thought, however, by many of the Court of Directors, that we
ought to appoint this distinguished officer to one of the Governor-
ships of India (hear, hear); and, if that had been done, it would
have prevented them from coming to this Court to-day to ask for a
pension. But that attempt had also failed, and the consequence
was, that this eminent person was now put upon the shelf; for
reasons which we could not well understand, but which he dare
say were very sufficient. Under these circumstances the Court of
Ihrecors thought that they could not allow this Illustrious officer
to go out of their service without some signal mark of their entire
approbation of his conduct during a long series of splendid services
to this Company.
Mr. HUME said, that he should most i
cordially vote for the
motion ; but he wished to state the grounds why he did ee.
Although we had had many very valuable officers n our service
whose merits were worthy of being rewarded, yet few had enjoyed
the opportunities of rendering such eminent services to the Com-
party as the gallant officer whose name and merits were now under
the consideration of the Court. It happened that he (Mr. I lume)
was in India when Sir John Malcolm was coming fairly into the
service, and he could only say, that the universal feeling towards
him, both on the part of Signalises and of Europeans, was that of'
the highest respect and gratitude. He was not aware that any
public servant ever before that period, he might say nor since then,
stood so well in India as Sir John 31alcolcu. He mentioned this
fact because he considered that if there were any of their servants
who deserved more encouragement than others, they were those
who by their conduct and example taught and encouraged others to
endeavour to make the natives of India look up to us as their
friends, their fathers, and their benefactors, instead of contemplat-
ing us as their masters and their tyrants. (Hear, hear.) It was
such men whom we ought to keep in our service and ought to
reward. He could not help contrasting the state of India during
the time of Sir John Slakohn and at the present period. rhea all
was confidence and respect towards the British name—now every
thing was mistrust and doubt. He saw with considerable regret
that many of the Directors had not signed the Report of this Reso-
lution. Sure he was that such a feeling no where else prevailed.
Ile would venture to assert, that whatever might have been the
feelings of the officers connected with India during the period that
Sir John Malcolm was there, in other respects, they would all
agree in this—that Sir John Malcolm had deserved by his signal
exertions and wise counsels the peculiar gratitude of this Court ;
and he (Mr. Hume) could not therefore but regret that the Resolu-
tion had not been unanimous on the part of the Court of Directors,
as he was sure it now would be on the part of the Court of Pro.
prictor.. As it was his intention when the proper time arrived to
bring forward the subject of the present flaming state of affairs in
India he should not now prematurely take the Court by surprise
into that question. He wanid therefore only say, he was confident
that every Hon. Member who gave his vote to-day would declare
that he who had entered our service in the year 1780, and had con-
tinued in it for a period of forty-three years, and who had fought
and acted more than almost any other man (hear, hear), was most
eminently deserving of eurgratitude. He alluded more particu-
larly to his diplomatic set %ice. not that he meant to undervalue the
military ones of that cimnent man ; but he conceived his (Sir J.
alalcolnes) talents had been much more splendidly useful to us in
the diplomatic and civil department than in any other. Ile hoped
therefore the present mutton would be unanimously agreed to.
Mr. BUCKINGHAM said he was happy there was no prospect of
an opposition being given to the motion now before the Conn. lie
should not, after the very full testimony which the Hon. Member
for Aberdeen had given to the great merits of Sir John Malcolm,
have troubled the Court, but that he conceived the services of that
eminent man deserved a inure particular notice. Having been in
Persia in 1816 it was a gratifying fact to Englishmen, that almost
at every step the name of Sir John Malcolm was heard used in
terms of the greatest respect and gratitude. His name seemed to
be adopted in that country an one sacred to the hearts of the people.
This was a most powerful testimony of the services of that man.
Haring himself been nnfortemate enough to be in some degree per-

The auditory WAS rather more numerous than at the preceding
lecture.