The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-26 00:00:00

THE KING.

The King in general rides out daily in an open carriage.
Ilia Majesty's rides are principally to the Royal Lodge and
the surrounding grounds, in which he is preceded by a
park-keeper on horseback. The King did not ride out
yesterday, being much engaged in signing official docu-
ments, attending to despatches from his Ministers., ike.
Wisnsoa. FE a. 23:—Yestenlaibeing the Anniversary
of the birth-day of the Duke of Cambridge, the tradesmen
of his Royal Highness illuminated their houses in a
brilliant tnannar, in compliment to the natal day of his
Royal Highness. The bells of the Church ushered in the
morning with a merry peal, and continued to ring occa-
sionally during the day. Lord St. Helens went cut of
waiting yesterday, and left for London. The Master of
the Horse left on Monday, for London. on which day his
Majesty, in the afternoon, rode in the Park in a close
carriage.
THE LORD LIFI'TI ::ANT.—llis Excellency die Lord
' Lieutenant has had a severe cold, which prevented Ye'
from honouring the Attorney-General with his company at
dinner on Friday last, as he ',dentin'. We learn with great
pleasure, however, that the illustrious Marquess is now
much better.—Dublit, k'ict•mriti's Jmirnal.
Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Earl
Bathurst.
Viscount Melville, we regret to say, continued confined
• esterday by indisposition. The state of the Noble
Viscount's health was much the same as it was on Tues-
day.
Sir Win, de Crespigny, we regret to hear, has recently
suffered under the rupture of a blood-vessel, internally.
The Hot,. Henley Eden, eldest son of Lord Henley, will
shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Peel, youngest
daughter of Sir Robert Peel, Bart.
Lord Byron has subscribed for 10,0001. for the new Greek
loan ; and we have authority for stating, that a gentleman
closely connected with Mr. Canning is also a subscriber to
half that amount.—k:tlialwrgh Ohirrrer.
Mr. Smith has resigned his intention of standing for the
county of Westmeath, and it is anderstood Mr. William
Henry Megan intends to offer himself forthwith to the
consideration of the electors. The contest will, therefore,
be between the latter gentleman and Sir Thos. Chapman.
—lrish Paper.
The Rev. Mr. Hobbs Sorat will speedily he trirstspnrtrd
to New South Wales, where he is to ofEciate as Archdeacon,
with a salary of 2,0001. a year.
Yesterday a Court of' Directors was held at the East
India House, when Captain Haviaide was sworn into the
command of the ship Thames.
We regret to state that the negnelations between two
very respectable individuals, who arrived here some days
ago, for the purpose of proposing to light the city with gas,
and the Wide Street Conuissioners, have failed, and are
totally broken off. —Cork Sonthrrn Repor!, r.
A telegraphic account has reached the French Govern-
ment, of the arrival, at Bayonne, of the Visaount Mar-
celine, with the Convention signed on the 9th instant, ler
regulating the military occupation of Spain by Franca.
Yestenlay we received Lisbon papers to the 10t1, instant.
They are principally filled with the accounts from Rio de
Janeiro, translated from the English papers up to the 29th
of January. Great hopes were entertained in Lisbon from
, the Emperor having dissolved the Brazilian Chamber of
Deputies, but the anticipations of Brazil being again
brought in sup jection to Portugal must be considerably
diminished, when the promptitude with which the Emperor
has given a new and liberal Constitution to his subjects is
known.
Front a letter in the Jovrmal des Dehats of Monday,
the re appears to be an intention to create a Three per Cent.
Stork in Franc?.
Dr. Dickson, of Clifton Physician of the Fleet, has
bean appointed Physician Of the Royal Naval Hospital at
Plymouth, in the room of Dr. Thompson, deceased.
IlAnw led, Fell. 23.—Within the last week, four fine
• reehucks have arrived by verlous packets, for his Majesty's
i table: they are presents from Hanover, and were simply
addreasell "To his Majesty the King, London." They
were beautiful animals, and In good preservation.—Bary
L Gazettr.

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EAST

HAILE
An adjourned Special •
Stock was held yesterday
liar/et, on the requisition
ition the propriety of app'
46th clause of the Act of
the Court of Directors is
• ' capacity of a writer, any
four terms at the liaileybi
said Act a clause, appoin
and under such regulation
probation of the Board of
two all 'lemons shall AIM
for approval, previous to
crpacity of waiters to rid
Fort St. George, or Bomb
We regret that we car.
top, in which a very our
rested, in consequence of
part of the Court in whit
• accommodated among the
slit press were therefore ot
the gallery, the construct:,
facility tor hearing and set
that while the reporters,
given by the Chairman, 'a
body of the Court,• peat
allowed to take their seats
The CHAIR MAI:
Ina specially convened,
The Hon. D. KINN sit
considerable length. lie
ton was the last place in
if it was possible to avoid
found all former efforts to
the subject unavailingly,
bring it before the general
said, which was intended
*tic clause in the Act unf
an object of just and nice
forward to the education
that any seminary of learr
arbitrary power in the han
as well as punish crime
full powers to act is /ow
eould be expelled until he
the letter. Until then, he
his irregular end insubort
others. At tact he was le
institution, and to his ow;
pulsion put the College ni
wet aggravates] in evey
nent professor en poitr I
stated, that until the powi
of removing a vicious or
cavil, no hope could be
the insubordination that
Cambridge the professors
case of a student likely to
on such advice, knowing I
that compulsory, which
spontaneous; but at the
such power; no, could di
to serve four terms there,
pointtnent tinder the Corn
consequence of the value
the punishment, there r
parent dreaded to send
be only two reasons why I
declined, namely, either
private, or because there
tution. When the folly
it was enough to deter CVI
institution. The fair coo
form to the regulations of
and finish his education
lisps, return to his old
bosom. The great reform
lege. was the on
was impossibre°l6r any a
cal delinquency. or cc
superintendence of the CI
College. In every point
clause would prove high!'
dent were competent in el
main at the College four
mouth was instituted to
41457, on the same
:prim+
instituted for the melee
amens attended it, and t
boys should be sent to sea
Lion, and infused fresh 1
College rose to the high r
Lions for adniiesion nos
admit zed. The college a
(looked upon with an evi
their sons to India. The
interposed in the way of t
ny in its institution, was
cation. In pursuit of the
• restriction on Memselvi
It was argued by some, t
lege altogether, as it was
consequence of the con
disposed to expend his o
ezasseily, he would advis
only 31) students were edu
be introduced, by which t
the wants of the Compa
epoch in the history of t
were reading the very gra
schools of his day. At a
examinations at Oxford r
proach to that Universit
mathematical students all
Oxford, in their own del
putation of their Univers
test he proposed, he beg(
test already in existence—
which he would transcrit
dents an option of arrive
by other means. Ile sht
destroy the College. lie
it removed, and the full
Company. Ile trusted t
the Court would not ag
Proprietor concluded wit
tenon.
The CHAIRMAN, arts
for for the mild and gent
his sentiments, said th
the General Court of Pr
question should be distil
tended, if it had not bet
honourable Proprietor,
the chair. Ile, thereto
the I lonourable Pmprie
consideration to the Eat
Proprietor was in error I
the first tcnit (six month
probationary. The eert
in their sttulitts, but in t
imluded their general gt
The Hon. 11. KIN NA
the Chairman, if the Ce
or something equally af
if there was no hope tha
Professors the power h
be gained by posrnmin;
Mr. Ile me. said, it w
rendering perfect the VIM
lent moral and scientific
hands than in the Court
it up. lie therefore sup
to them for consideratic
appear that his Honour
The CHAIRMAN paid
cultism instead of ren'oe
of Directors as else Hn
nor hold wit any such I
Proprietor scented to re.
The Hon. I) Knew
3lr. R. ..I AC SON wit
to the Court of I)ireetot
tititming Parliament
The CHAIRMAN sale
go on.
Mr. CAZIT'THERS,
upon so important a di
tnents of the Hon. Mn
were the same that had
These-van:A of ;lir I 'or
or Noma, but as 'mu
some defects in tile in
their infancy were liahl
Universities of t /third
power in its greattwt p
The question was not
been sustained, hot wl
in India were to be we
Mr. PHYN DE II T.:+.l
which he contended hr
India and the Compau
in its constitution. T
degenerate into an emt
Mr. Krona- (we beli
Mr. Wrgnixe. s'
great public schools.
dents to take their deg
return and urtlergo tit,
Dlr. TwiNING
had been maturely col
had India hart rcor; ei
Mr. S. lb:ow wiel
College should receive
the company's patron
Me. 1.4111-MLR% e
question to Parlianier.
Mr. I steel- defend
cation to Parliament I
ought to be resorted
a.sented to the motto!
-Mr. GAnsosai ati

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

BAILEY HU Rl' COLLEGE.

An adjourned Special Genrral Court of Proprietor of East India
Stock was held yesterday at the Company's House in Leadenhall.
street. on the erg
Pon the propriety of applying to Parliament for the repeal of the
dealt clause of the Act of the 83d of Geo. 111. cap. 1.14, by which
the Court of Directors is prohibited from sending to India, in the
capacity of a writer, any oemon who shall not have resided during
four terms at the I lailey.biny College; and for introducing into the
said .act a clause, appointing a public examination at such times
and under such regulations as the Court of Directors, with the ap-
prelnuion of the Board of Control, may direct, to which examine. :
Lion all persons shall submit their acquirements and qualifications
for approval, previous to thei. being permitted to proceed u the ,
capacity of writer to either of the Presidencies of Fort William,
Fort St. (;eorge, or Bombay.
We regret that we can only give a brief abstract of the proceed.
logs, in which a very numerous Court seemed to be greatly inte-
rested, in consequence of the exclusion of the reporters from that
part of the Court in which, by courtesy, they have hitherto bees
accommodated among the Proprietors. The gentlemen of the pub- I
-be press were therefore obliged to take their stations at one end of
the gallery, the construction of which necessarily deities them every
facility Inc hearing and teeing. We cannot refrain from oleacreing,
that while the repreporters, as they. were told, in pursuance of or
given by the Chairman, were rigidly excluded from entering the
body of the Court. a great number of persona, not Proprietors, were
allowed to take their seats there.
The CRAI s m Al; having stated the purpose for which the Court
was specially convened,
The Hon. I). KINN Alan introduced the motion in a speech of
considerable length. He said, that the General Court of Proprie-
tors was the last place in which the College ought to be discussed,
if it was possible to avoid the consideration of it there ; hut having
found all former efforts to induce the Court of Directors to take up
the subject unavailingly, he felt hiinsell reluctantly compelled to
bring it before the general body of proprietors. The College, he
said, which was intended to have been granted as a boon, was by
erne clause in the Act unfortunately converted into a penalty, and
an object of just and necessary terror to every parent who looked ,
forward to the education of his son fur India. It was impossible
that any seminary of learning could be well governed without
arbitrary power in the hands of the professors, to kirevent contagion,
as well as punish crime. The College Council ought to have
full powers to act is loco ptrentir ; whereas at present no student
could be expelled until he had infrir.ged some l'ollege statute to
the letter. Until then, he was at liberty to spread the contagion of
his irregular and insubordinate habits. and perhaps corrupt fifty
others. At last he was formally expelled, net to the credit of the
institution, and to his own public diagram and ruin. Every ex-
pulsion put the College on its trial before the public, and the evil
was aggravated in every possible shape. Mr. 3lalthus, the emir I
nem professor on political economy, at the College. had expertly
mated, that until the power was possessed by the College Council,
of removing a vicious or refractory character, without clamour or
cavil, no hope could be entertained of the gradual removal of
the insubordination that had prevailed there. At Oxford or'
Cambridge the professors word(' probably advise retirement in the I
ease of a student likely to prove a bad subject, and he would retire ;
on such advice, knowing the power the posaessoes had of rendering!
that compulsory, which in the first instance they wished to he
spontaneous; but at the liaileybury College the professors had no !
such power; nor could the pupil retire, because he was compelled
to serve four terms there, in order to qualify himself for any mei
pointment under the Company. Mr. Malthus remarked, that in
consequence of the value of the appointments and the severity of
the punishment, there was a reluctance to exercise it. Every I
parent &meted to send his son to this college, though there could I
be only two reasons why the benefits of public education should be
declined, namely, either because better tuition could be obtained in
private, or because there were some dangerous defects in the insti-
tution. When the tally of a day might ruin • young man for life,
it was enough to deter every parent from sending his son to such an
institution. The fair course would be, if the student could not con.
form to the regulations of the College, to allow him to go elsewhere
and finish his education where he pleased. He might then, per-
haps, return to his old colleagues, and pass his examination with
honour. The great reform desirable in the management of the Col-
lege, wee the possession of arbitrary power in the professors. It
was impossible by any code to comprehend every case of academi-
cal delinquency. Nor could anything be mote ridiculous than the
superintendence of the Court of Directors at this distance from the
College. In every point of view, the removal of the compulsory
clause would prove highly beneficial to the College. Wh, if • stn-
dent were competent in two terms, should he be compelled to re-
main at the College four terms? The Naval College at Porte-
mouth was instituted to give education to youngsters on booed the
navy, on the same
.princsple no which the Haileybury College was
instituted for the creileervants of the Company. At first no great
stitC4llll attended it, and the naval captains even advised that the
boys should be sent to sea at once. 'The professors felt the impute-
tnin and infused fresh Teal into their exertion, and, finally. the
College rose to the high repute it at present enjoyed. The applica-
tions far athaiesion nom far exceeded the numbers that could be
adniittod. The college at Haileybury was, on its establishment,
ilooked upon with an evil eye by those who were about to send
their sons to India. They regarded it as an obstacle of two yeses
interposed in the way of their progress. The object of the Compa-
ny in its institution, was to insure their civil servants • good edu-
cation. In pursuit of that (Non, they had most unwisely imposed
a restriction on themselves which he now wished them to remove.
It was argued by some, that it 'would be better to abolish the Col-
lege altogether, as it was supposed whale could go there except in
ANAlltiplt:llCC of the compulaory taus. Bat though he was not
disposed to expend his own money, or the of the Company nnne-
emsarily, he would advise that the College should be continued, if
only au students were educated there. A spirit of emulation would
be introduced, by which the College would soon rise to a level with
the wants of the Company's students. This was a momentous
epoch in the history of education. Till kitely our public schools
were reading the very grammars ordained by Henry VI. for the
schools of his day. At a period not very remote, the mathematical
examinations at Oxford were in such a state that they became a re.
preach to that University. What was the consequence ? The
mathematical students all went to Cambridge, and the prolamin at
Oxford, in their own defence, were compelled to re-edify the re-
putation of their University. With respect to the objection to the
test he proposed, he begged tie Court to notice that there was a
test already in existence—a strict, written. defined test, the word* of
which lie would transcribe. All he asked was, to give the stu-
dents an option of arriving at the qualification for passing the test
by other means. Ile should hold it as little short of sacrilege to
destroy the College. Ile was anxious to see the evils that deformed
it removed, and the full benefits of the institution reaped by the
Company. Ile trusted the question would now be settled, and that
the Court would not again be levitated by it. The Honourable
Proprietor concluded with • motion in accordance with the requi-
anion.
The CUAI R }IAN, after complimenting the Honourable Proprie-
tor for the mild and gentlemanly manner in whirh he had delivered,
his sentiments, said that as he perfectly agreed with him that
the General Court of Proprietors was the last place in which the'
q'srstion should be discussed, he would confess, that he had in-
tended, if it had not been for the centinuill notice' given by the
Bono:treble Proprietor, to have taken up the subject before he left
the chair. He, therefore suggested, that it would be advisable for
the I lonourable Proprietor to withdraw the question, and leave its
consideration to the Executive Body of the Company. The Hon.
Proprietor was in error as to the power of the professors. During
the first term (six months) the residence of the students was clearly
probationary. 'The certificate applied not only to their proficiency
in their stndies, but in their conformity to the regulations. It also
tocluded their general good conduct.
The Hon. 1). Kr NAI lin was disposed to meet efie proposal of
the Chairman, if the Court of Directors would accede to his motion
or something equally affecting the main or general question. But
if there was no hope that the Court of Directors would give the
Professors the power he asked for them, be could see no benefit to
be gained by postponing the question.
Mr.llit sir. said, it was desirable that no time should be lost in
rendering perfect the means of giving their civil servants an excel-
lent moral and scientific education. It could not be left in better
hands than in the Court of Director, if they were inclined to take
it up. lie therefore suggested that the queition should be referred
to them foe consideration. If the motion were withdrawn it might',
appear that Iris Honourable Friend had abandoned it.
The CHAIRMAN said, he was afraid he was only creating diffi-
culties instead of removing them. Ile could not commit the Court
of Directors as :he Hmiciumble Proprietor (Mr. Hume) wished,
nor hold out any such hope or rocouragenent as the Honourable
Proprietor 'teemed to require.
The Hon. 1) KINNAIRD explained.
Mr. R. JAI: e mis wished this particular question to be referred
to the Court nr Directors, for them to consider the propriety of pe-
titioning Parliament respecting it.
The CURIA MAN said, after what had passed the discussion must
go on.
Mr. Cairo runts, after apologizing for intruding himself
upon so important a discussion, proceeded to reply to the argu-
ments of the lion. Mover. He KIM no novelty in them. They
were the same that had been refitted in 1817, by the late Mr. Grant.
The servants of Compeny were not to be educated now as factors
or agents, but as statesmen and magistrates. There might be
some defects in the institution, but all seminaries of learning in
their infancy were liable to abuses. Ile had no doubt that the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, though founded by royal
mower in its greatest plenitode, had suffered from similar causes.
'the question was not what intik iduel disappointments might have
been sustained, but whether the millions subject to the Company

in India were to be well or ill governed.
Por NIDER refnrod to the oricin and history of the College,
which he contended had been productive of great benefits, both to
India and the Company. Ile wa• therefore averse to any change
in its constitution. The test proposed by the lion. Mover would
dtrle into an empty form.
.erlat ( we believe) supported tb: motion.
Mr. WEEDING wished the College to be assimilated to our
great public schools. He could see no objection to allow the stu-
dents to take their degrees afterwards at the Universities, and then
mum and undergo the test.
Mr. TwININO saw no reason to innovate on regulations which
had been maturely considered and wisely adopted. At no period
had India had IGOECeilicient servants than from the College.
Mr. S. Hixow was of opinion that the youths educated at the
l'ellege should receive a decided preference, but nut a monopoly of
the Company's patroosge.
Mr. Cuatxans considered it advisable to refer the wbola
question to Parliament.
Mr. Isirrx defended the regulations of the College. Ana ppli.
cation to Parliament was, in his opinion, exceedingly pacilous, and
ought to be resorted to only on a clear necessity. If die Court
,sented is the motion it would be a suicide' act.
Mr. OARAGAX said the praetir,al effect of the clistenet of the

'Conege wu to transfer the whole patronage of India into the
hands of the professors.
Mr. R. JACKSOIII supported the motion.
Mr. 310 e Er then rose to address the Court. when
31r. I steer moved an adjournment to Friday.
Mr. Tamer seconded the 'notion.
The Conn divided, when there apßeared.
For the Adjournment 42—Against it 32--.3f ajority 30
The Court was then adjourned till Friday next (to-morrow).