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emplorini Ntents tartar. Boys's father. who paid
for it the saw of 300 suiurlip. hundred
lbetween Mr end Mr.
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Use
was divided _ Mr. Barber
re:dhenderson. J. A.. was agent
'Near.
Mr. William Collett was appointed a Cutlet for
the Bombay Infantry by the India Board. on the
3d of July, 1803.
This appoinuuent *as in the nomination of
Lord Castlereagh, who, et the recommendation of
.the Right Honourable John Sullivan. gave it to
Richard Cadman Etches, for u relation of his. on
account of services performed by Mr. Etches for
the Government. 6lr. Etches sold it to Mr. Chap-
lin, au attorney, for the sum of 2501. J. A. Slice
was agent for Mr. Fatanore, an attorney, alto re-
ceived the money for Mr. Etches.
Mr. John Munson was appointed Cadet for Ben-
gal the 36th February, 1808. by the India Board,
at the recommendation of Edward Cooke, Esii.
Mr. Cadman Etches procured this appointment
through Mr. Cooke. for a relation of his, on ac-
count of services performed by Mr. Etches for the
Government. Thomas Watson was employed as
agent to sell the some, as mentioned in the next
appointment.
Mr. Robert Manson was appointed Cadet for
Bengal. February, 19011, by G. W. Thellusson,
Esq. at the recommendation of Mr. Herbert.
Thomas Watson sold this appointment, and re-
ceived the sum of 400 guineas of Messrs. Ander-
son, of l'hilpot-lane, for this and Mr. John Mo..
soil's appointment, who purchased the two for a
friend .of theirs for his two nephews. A. WK.
Shea received 111. of Watson ; and Lady Leigh
received from Watson about 2001. for the latter
appointinest.
Mr. Thymus Casey was appointed • Cadet by
William Devayiser, Esq. on the 9th July, 1806.
at the elemeesedaties 01' Mr. Herbert. now
abroad as Psosat of the likOretes extra ship.
Mr. Henson esM this eposintinetat to Meters.
Hendry H Sind Co. of King's Anns-yard,
of r. Casey's relations, who lived
in be fee the seas of IMO guineas ' • Mr. John
11411Miesses wanes* he Mr. Herbert, and received
30 guineas.
Mr. Thomas Locke was appointed a Cadet for
Madras on the 3d February, 1807, by John Bebb,
Esq. at the recommendation of James Puttition,
Esq. in exchange fur one of Mr. Pattison's Bom-
bay nomination*.
This appointment was purchased by the Rev.
Dr. Locke, of Farnham, for his nephew, of Tho-
ems Watson, who sold it for Ludy Lunn% and
• paid her 8001.
Mr. Samuel Lewis was appointed a Cadet in
HMO. by Sweney Toone, Esq. at the recommenda-
• lion of Mr. Evans.
This appointment was passed from Mr. Evans
to Mr. Sanderson : Annesley filiKercher Shea
seems to hare procured it of Mr. Wright, and re-
. eared 300 guineas front the Cadet's father. hir.
iktereal Lewis being a Mulatto, and thereby dis-
qualified, procured • young man of the name of
Phillips to personate himself, and pass the previous
epaideetwea, fee "hi. be paid him 90 guineas.
MO* appears to brow n
• WSW di the NNW of Brown, in
•Wh was sold by Mr. Herbert for
230 shismiai ; bet yew. Committee tumid receive
es satifeateey imisesittee hp whom. the party was
skiff MOP& eirre his christia• name. Henderson
mod Mee were sampleped as arida, end received
part of the above sum.
A Cadetship in the nomination of J. Manship.
Esq. gireu by bias to Mrs. Welch, appears to
have been sold; but the parties to that transaction.
who have been examined, state that they are un-
able to recollect the name of the person appoiated.
The name of Mn. Welch does not appear as re-
commending to any of Mr. Mauship's Cadetship*
in 1806 or 6.
Another, in the nomination of Sir Lionel Darell,
a pears to have been given to and sold by the Rev.
Tbaaias Lloyd ; but Mr. Lloyd's name does not
appear as recommending any of the Cadets nomi-
nated by Sir Lionel Darell in Hun and the follow-
ing year.
It appears in evidence. that some other nomina-
tions of this description had been purchased ; but
your Committee bare not beau able to discover and
bring before them some of the persons who appear
to have been parties to these transactions; parti-
cularly Sir Nicholas Nugent, Mr. William Lewen
Tugwell Robins, Mr. Joseph Home, Captain Mat-
thew and Captain Holmes.
A further examiwition into some other bargains,
is precluded by the death of Lady Luinn,Lady
Loll', and Captain Sealy.
The attention both of the Legislature and of the
East India Company has been attracted at various
periods to abuses, which were supposed to exist in
the disposal of their patronage ; in consequence of
which, at the time when their charter was renewed,
an oath was framed. to he taken by each Director
within ten days after his election, contenting,
among other engsgemeats. the following ; Idu
swam, that I will not directly nor indirectly accept
or take any perquisite, emolument. fee, present or
reward, upon any amount whatsoever, or any pro-
mire or Meat for arty perquisite, emolument,
fee. present or reward whatsoever, for or in repeat
of the appointment or nomination of any person or
persons to any place or office in the gift or appoint-
ment of the said Company, or of me as a Director
iliereof, or for er on ;tenant of stationing or ap-
pointing the voyage or voyages of any ship or ships
4n the said Compaay'e employ, or for or on account
'of, or any ways relating to, any other business or
stioirs of the said Company." JJ Giro. 111. c. 53.
S. 160.

In the by-laws of the East India Company, c. 6.
sect. 5. a penalty is imposed upon every Director
taking any reward on account of any appointment,
in double the amount of such reward, two-thirds of
which to go to the Carp aey and one-third to the
informer; and such Director is rendered ipso
facto incapable of holding any place whatever
under the Cmnpeoy.
The form of declaration se every writer's petiti.
on is, •' I recommend this petition. and de moot
solemnly dhiere, that I havegiven this nomination
to and that I neither here r
nivel myself, nor am to receive. war Nosey other
porno to the boo of my kettelodge or belief se-
cond, au is to receive, soy penis" iisosidste-

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Lion, not su thin teaterAll he 41g goes jig. it
pecuniary benefit ini this awned. '
, The fuses of cos titivate mem is be signed by
the 01111,1114 oaf kiu to each Carle, . ' the W.
lowing declaration : •
" I do further declare. tbar I:recanted the eitiol
appointment for my sou we-
.
tuitom.ly, mid mat emus:4l,y orether rateable goo.
sietrratiost has hero or is to be paid. either directly
or indirectly, for the snub : and that I, will not pay,
or cause to be paid, either by eying by my sou,
or lay the hands of any (ghee penes, say pecuniary
or ',. al liable consideration whatsoever, to eay.persod
or pe,sous also have interested themselves in pro-
curing the said nomination foe try sou from the
Director above-mentioned."
The printed preparatory lustros:Siena. which are
circulated by the East India Company lee the nee
of those who may be nominated Cadets, lawns with
the tattooing Resolution : ~ That *ay person wto
shall in future be imam/toed to a situation, oithtt
civil or iniliteny, iii the service of the Company.
eed who shall have obtained .meta semi linden, eilker
directly or indirectly, by purchase, or weeniest
to purchase, through the medium of alfegast or'
other person, shall be rejected ; and the passe ow
nu 11l ill ate.] shall be rendered incapable of holdiag •
any situation whatsoever in the Company's ',entice :
1 aid in the event of tiny iwrsou having obtained-on
appointment in the manner before eldest. and pow-
creded to ladia previous to its being discovered,
such person shalt be demised the Company'i set.
vices and ordered back to Eaglets', and shall oleo
be tendered incapable of holifilig soy situation
whatsoever is the Csmipany's service."
it is to be observed. that oboes in the disposal-
of Cadetships are batter guardel maitre than to
that of Writershipa, since the present lima of cen.
Winds has been applied to thaw; fee IS the Wri--'.
terships the Director hiersclfoaly dieters% that,to
the bent of Isis knowledge or behalf. ca
_ninfrq
consideration has been. or ie to be, tree has
with regard to every Cadet. the prima 91' WM of
kin mikes a similar &dandies fee Moil& The
cases winch are exhibited in Shia Report de s•
grate that such drcianitioiss ere sok et stillehei
force to prevent a very extensive in in thaw nes•
minations, which are appareedy the heat created
by a positive denial of all undue practice,.
An inquiry was set on foot by the Comet of Di.
rectors, in 1795, upon the allegation sad sespidee
of abuses in the inimimition of Writer.; the oeasaa.
progress, and failure of which, it miy be proper to'
give in some detail.
geth April. 17!)9--A Ceramitteeef the Direceere
was ameented to investigate into tie truth a the
alleged reactive of the sale of petreneget and to
cousider of such means's* may impair likely tope.
vent the same in future. at such raceme bare
occuteall.
gth July—Each Director's Domination of Writer,
was laid before the Committee. who reaped the%
each Member of the Committee shooed ode ea
writing the names of the parties to Aso he has
even the nomination, together with the 1111111111M1
' which induced btu to gee the won't *d that the
sesinal•pulies *he have received seek osesimeima
for theig sous, &c., be required to prinktee
ginysey infonnistion to the Comairke epee
.or in such 'manner as the Coimasitteit then
emost expedient. that Neither they, woe any wow
on their mosso% or with their privity to lam.
. ledge, bare given, or promised to give. Nir
_amok
deratioa on account' of mash aimehistiaa. tither . to
: the Dimities treat wham thus ebtaies• theiE;
or to any person on his behalf; sad it wee
to recommend to the Court -tii &met etch • ti•
dual Menthol; of the Wee came.
Ist August. 17911-77 Coen ftlreet ;It:
Nolet
port; and (15th enedi Dindesia me
vial as those oat of .entalikla, fetomPt.
Deveynelt) gave ex is weigh*
sit
Qeth February, I It' wia resabed. Thee
every
appoiutment in of' cor-
rupt practices brutal end veld, parties
to whom the appoiatameitomutter eissil. urea taw.
mination before the C make a fair and
candid disclosure of all the ciremestimees attend-
ing the same. It was likewise remateda that each
Director should, in future, on the polities of the
writer whom he nominates. 44 docker *pea his be.
nour to whom he has given the appabstaied, as&
that he neither has received himself, me is he to
receive, nor has any other persewter the best dint
knowledge or belief, received, pee it esseseivs, say
pecuniary consideration, nor Amy shim/
.seariertible.
in any mode, into a pecuniary benefit os this rite.
count."
The direction being changed in April. ea the
14th of August, 17gg, a new Committee to lava•
tigate the the truth of the eels of patronage, ex.
was appointed.
17th Jau. ittoo.—The draft ofd letter proposed
to be sent to the parents, &a. of' persons appointed
Writers since 179 x. requesting thew to dation
whether the apponstmeate were given epithetic
pecuniary or other coosideratioo, wee n n
by the Committee ;.when a discussion ammo who.
timer it should be on oath ; when it was *dimmed
till the fast of Janaary : end it being thee emi-
grated. whether it would be- proper for the (ley.
future to proceed is their filthy. It ale 41911110
, in the affirmative.

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The Committee awe reseeded t. amides the
clreft of the letter to the permits, ha a Mart of
k. Repartee the Court. staters their reemee fell re"'
cornerending this mode et imeetisaties. ea also the
form of a declaration for as she here le-
ceired such appoiamenhe Tb. cessiiirestiee was
adjourned to eeth Jou. ; when a diereses/I etesetell
thereat, and ea the uommitr eat eapadieley of the
made of public iameiseeee thereto prepseell I. n
Wall agreed to pasties!* *mist meat. sell 11, 00'
cetd to set egreesily ti the temiteetty ead iesento-
lions sletwifreeeireil hem the Cow. The Com-
mittee resolved. the. he their. ofaltioa, the rook*
whom Mob Director bell 'ma aimielideme
Id be.aelled epee to mote ea what snow*
. I taisavol the some. is every awe dem
me, dam it arparreet* Ite id... '
Ceinteektee thee etureitue• Ow true,,
Illiesobere. as a preliminary le
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why; be hod sustrd is regard
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