The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-22 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The East India Company's ship Farquharson was all well at
Bombay, the 13th August, and was expected to sail for Chins on
the following day.
The Ganges, from Liverpool 2d April, arrived at Bombay on
the 7th August. The Asia, on the 6th August, from Sydney, the
10th June. . _ _

The Maria, Moffat, from Batavia to Europe, having fallen in
with a tiffoon, and lost seven men, and ten more disabled, bore
up for the Mauritius. She would sail from thence about the 20th
of September.
The crew of the Mary, of London, wrecked on Jervis Island,
had arrived at Sydney, in the Vansittart.
The Harriet, Anderson. from New South Wales, has arrived in
the Downs; she sailed from thence on the 6th of August 1823.
New SOUTH WALES, Auo. 6.—The Phonic, Dixon, had
put back to Sydney, having experienced some heavy gales, and
was expected to sail again the 20th of August, for London ; the
Ann, thirties, arrived 'front the Mauritius 30th June, and was
to return there to mall 25th July ; the L'Esperance, Camper, 20
guns, 150 men ; Thetis, frigate, 41 guns, 300 men, from Sours.
bays, the 25th of April, French ships, on a voyage of discovery;
the Lalla Bookh, Stewart, from Liverpool July 2; the Harvey,
Peach, arrived from Van Dieman's land July 6 : the Elizabeth,
Collins, sailed for Van Dieman's Land ; the Cumberland, Cairns,
was to sail from Hobart Town 25th July far England ; the Ann,
whaler, from London, Nov. 13. lost, 6. N. long. 2.1. W. ; the Ne.
rode, cutter, Forbes, was totally lost 22d June, a few miles to the
north of Ileneta river ; the Vansittart brought oft half of the crew
of the Mary, whaler Reid, totally wrecked 20th January, on Jer •
via bland, lat. 23 S. long. 160, 20 W. ; she had 1900 barrels
sperm oil ; the other half of the crew in the Francis, Hunt.

BANKS.

From the Radon Genette of Tuesday.
During the panic which last week convulsed the commercial
world, it is especially deserving notice that not one failure was de-
clared in this county (Lincolnshire). At Boston every thing has
now assumed a settled and trunquil appearance, and not the least
&tarn) as to the safety of the banks in ibis town has been expressed.
If, indeed, any unusual demsnds WWII made on our banks during
the 'Pantie, their ready compliance dimmed suspicion.
(From the Chester Cosner/ of Tuesday.]
Business in the early part of Satuytkty was completely at a stand-
still. The notes of the country bilkers of known wealth were
rejected. The poor farmers would not look at them ; but the
praiseworthy and spirited conduct of several tradesmen, who
edited to take those notes to any amount, however, went a great
way to dissipate their groundless fere; and the circumstance of
Mr. Sankey, of the Holywell bank, siting about our city with a
bag of sovereigns on his arm, for the purpose of taking up the
notes of his house, gave additional strength to the returning
confidence ; and Were the close of the day business went on as
usual.

It is grafiitat to state, that corm the numerous meetings held
throughout 'of confidence is the banks of
their immedistandtbmotirhodarollnid, as readiness to take their notes,
was one at Holywell,. on Saturday, at which a most numerous
assemblage of the landed proprietors. saercbants, and others, made
such declarations, with respect to both the banking establishments
in that town, and another at Macclesfield on Friday, respecting
the two banking establishments there' of Masers. Daintry, Boyle,
and Co., and Moms. Brocklehurst and Co. We are also happy
to say, that in consequence of the sowns.on of Messrs. Everett
and Co., bankers. London, Meseta. Eadnall, Ella, and C 0... of
Leek, have acquainted the public that all notes issued by them will,
on application, be paid at their bat*, Leek.
(Fm= the Both end CReltete.erlipssue et Tnewlay.l
The effects of the embarrassments which have recently prevailed
have in some degree been felt in this city during the past week.
The various hanks heir have sustained a partial run, but from the
promptitude with which all demands were met confidence remained
_unshaken. This morning, however, considerable agitation was ex-
cited in consequence of the very respectable firm o; 3lesirs. Cave.
nagh, Browne, and Co. having posted the following placard :
M ern. Cavenagh, Browne, and Co., with agonising feelings,
are obliged to inform their friends and the public, that from the
overwhelming pressure of the moment, occasioned by the recent
repeated failures, sod the impossibility of converting their secu-
rities into cash, they are reluctantly compelled, for the present, to
suspend their payments.
" Bath Bank, Decembet 20."

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It is generally expected that Messrs. Cavenagh and Co. will re.
some their payments in a few days.
We feel the greatest pleasure in being able to state, that the
Dorchester Bank will resume its payments on Saturday next, the
24th. This circumstance was looked forward to with such entire
confidence by the county at large, and the stability of the parties
was so well known, that their notes never ceased to be received
as usual. This is ano:her proof of the increasing tranquillity of
the county, and that the late panic is subsiding.
[From pito Bury Gazette.]
We have the satistactionito he able to state that the panic which
has been so sensibly felt i the metropolis and other parts of the
i country has produced lit if indeed any, inconvenience to our
t banking houses here. It was herefore with some degree of regret
that we received a handbill. on Monday evening, signed by the
ls
Alderman, requesting the attendance of the people of the town at
the Guild-hall, on the followielrinorning, to take into considera-
tion the propriety of issuing a declaration of their perfect confi-
dence ; because, besides that the panic which has agitated the
country has almost, it' not wholly, subsided, the confidence of the
town and neighbourhood being already fully proved, and, as we
may safely affirm, our bankers being completely prepared for any
and every demand which could be made upon them, it seemed to
us, and we believe to those mare immediately concerned, to be any
thing rather than prudent to run the risk of exciting an alarm
where none was likely to be felt. The meeting was numerously
and respectably attended, and the resolution unanimously agreed to.
Messrs. Gillett and Tswney, of Banbury, have given notice,
that in consequence of the failure of the banking firm of Messrs.
Gibbins, Smith, and Co. of Birmingham, they will be unable to
reopen their bank at Banbury this day, as they intended.

[From the Tyne Mercury.)
We are glad to have it in our power to say, that such is the eta.
bility of the houses in this town (Newcastle), that no resolution of
confidence has been deemed necessary.
[From the Essex Herald of Tuesday.]
The sudden and unexpected failure (for such, we lament to say,
it must be considered) of Messrs. Crickitt, Ruffell, and Co bankers
of Chelmsford. on Saturday last. caused the utmost surprise and
confusion. I%'hen the hour arrived for commencing business, and
the house continued to be closed, the circumstance immediately
suggested a cause, which unfortunately proved to be correct—that
of the house having stopped payment both here and at itlaldon.
The knowledge of the tact spread like lightning; this town and
the neighbourhood became also at the same instant apprised of the
unforeseen event. Groups of persons assembled in every part of
the street, and business was entirely put a stop to, saving that of an
anxious desire to obtain money. The previous day, the transac-
tions at the house were numerous, but at the hour of closing, the
abilities of the firm were nearly equal to when it opened the same
morning, and the customary demands, it is said, could have been
met ; but the news having arrived of the stopping of several other
provincial banks, a run was expected, and, as it too frequently
occurs, the impatient and illiberal obtained an undeserved and un.
fair preference. ft was, however, after a severe struggle between
their own feelings, and a sense of justise due to the public, re.
solved to close.

The consequences of the stoppage of one bank created great
alarm amongst those whose sole property, perhaps, consisted in
the notes they held. Numbers flocked at the early part of the day
to the bank of Messrs. Sparrow, Ilatibury, and Co., where every
demand was net with the utmost readiness, and at twelve o'clock
at night, the hour to which payments were extended to those who
demanded them, the counter was heaped with sovereigns, and a
large surplus of other means remained in hand. The most respect-
able inhabitants of the town and of its vicinity, finding at one time
that the alarm, although without just cause, was likely to increase,
and judging from the visible property of the gentlemen included in
the firm of Sparrow, Ilanbury, and Co., that the apprehensions of
those to whom balances were due were groundless, immediately in-
terested themselves, and so effectually as to stein the torrent, by
issuing a handbill ; the effect was instantaneous; persons who en-
tered the Bank with that which their fears led them to consider at
the moment but waste paper, unexpectedly found it transformed
into gold; the demand gradually subsided, and those who drew
their money out in the morning, expressed their confidence by re-
turning it again in the evening.
MONDAY EVENING.
This day has passed over without any occurrence to add to the
gloomy state of altaira ; on the contrary, the prospect has put on a
more cheerful appearance; the friends and resources have increased
in a thirty-fold degree, in support of Messrs. Sparrow and Co.'s
banking concerns, as well here as at other parts of the county ; the
applications for money have been but to a trifling amount ; the
public may therefore consider the capability of this firm to pay aU
demands upon them as being fully established. The transactions
we witnessed were not all on one side; in the course of the day a
considerable sum was paid In ; and the Bank might have closed at
the usual hour, without any inconvenience to the public.

The Manchester binkers have announced their intention
of altering, from and after the 2.5 th instant, the rate of
of interest to five per cent. per annum.—Manchester
Mercury.

Da sanru t. ACCIDEN r.—About five o'clock yesterday
afternoon, while the workmen in the employ of Mr. Cubits, car-
penter, were at work on some houses in Vinegar-yard, near Drury.
lane Theatre, they were horror-struck by seeing the apprentice,
Henry, falling from the top of the building. Unfortunately none
of his fellow-workmen were near enough to stop his fall, and the
back of his head coining in contact with the pavement, his skull
was so dreadfully fractured that his life was despaired of. The
workmen ran instantly to his assistance, and conveyed him to the
shop of Mr. Blamire, who, on examining the unfortunate man,
directed him to be taken to the Middlesex hospital with as much
care and deapatch as possible. A shutter haring been procured,
he was placed on it, and conveyed to the hospital, but no hopes
were given of his recovery. The young fellow was only seventeen
years of age, and bore a most exemplary character. His friends
are very respectable.
Su t CIDE.---One of the most appalling instances of self-
deparuction that we have heard of for some time was perpetrated by
a Mrs. Eames, residing at the public-house called the Eagle and
Child, in Shoe-lane, Fleet-street, about half-past eight o'clock on
Tuesday night.—On Saturday last, in appears, when Eames, the
husband, came home, he found his wife in a state of intoxication,
and he being a remarkably sober man, felt so disgusted at her si-
tuation, that he made a solemn vow that he would never again live
with her. A very serious dispute then arose between them, and he
had not spoken to her from that time until Tuesday night, when he
came home. She then said, " Eames, what ties you mean to do ?
Do you mean to live with me again or not ?" Eames replied, he
would come home to his meals. and that she should not want for
money, but that he would not sleep in the house again. The un-
fortunate woman then deliberately procured a wine glass, which she
filled with laudanum from a two-ounce phial, and after embracing
her children, she drank the contents off in a moment. Her husband
■t first thought nothing of it, but in a few minutes the effect of
the laudanum was so plain that he instantly gave an alarm, and
Dr. Hall, of Holborn-bridge, was called in. She was sensible,
sod declared that she had contemplated her destruction since the
quarrel she had had with her husband on Saturday night, and to
effect it she had purchased fourteen pennyworth (two ounces) of
laudanum, in small quantities, at different druggists' shops in the
neighbourhood. Mr. Hall administered strong emetics, and also
introduced the stomach syringe, with which he extracted the whole
of the contents of the 'tamed], but the effects of the draught were
so powerful on the brain, that all attempts to save her were beyond
human Skill, and she died shortly after.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a Quarterl fieneral Court of Proprietors of East
India Stock was held at their house intLeadenhall-street.

.DIVIDEND ON STOCK.
The Minutes of the last Court having been read.
The CHAIRMAN (C. Marjoribanks. Eaq.) stated that the Court
of Directors had resolved that a dividend of 54 per cent., for the
half-year commencing the sth of July last, and ending the sth of
January near, should be declared upon East India Stock, and it
now became his duty to submit the Resolution to this Court for
their approval.
Dir. Hume had heard that there was a deficiency of revenue, in
coasequence of the extraordinary expenses of the war in India ; he
therefore wished to know what the amount of the surplus revenue
of the hilt year was, and whether the cash in the treasury in India
was sufficient to answer the purposes of the Government there.
The CHArnactx replied, that it was well known no dividend
could be declared until the statement of the accounts had been laid
before Parliament, which was done once in era), year. As to the
balance io the treasury of India, he begged to state that there was
a greet deal to be done after the arrival of despatches from that
country, before it was in his power to communicate information to
the Proprietors.
Mr. HUME was not satisfied with this answer. He wished to
know whether the usual balance-skeet had been received. Those
who Lnew what had happened in London very lately in consc.
quence of want of confidence, could judge that the sante caws
witting in India must be productive of the most melancholy
effects; and it was the fact that, from the highest to the lowest in
the civil, military, and commercial bodies, the consequences of
such want of confidence was of the most serious nature.
The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN (Sir ti. Robinson, Bart.) said the
Directors were in possession of all the accounts up to Slay 1824,
which were all that the Bengal Government could have furnished,
except such as might be on board the ship Larkins, which was
obliged to put back in May or June last, from distress of weather.
Probably there was a sketch or estimate on board that ship. He
did not think there was any delay in the transmission of the
Accounts.

The Resolution was then unanimously approved and adopted.
GRANT TO MIL SANDFORD AIt.NOT.
The CII•IHIS•N said this Court had been made special for the
purpose of submitting to it, for confirrnatton. the resolution of the
Court of Directors, for granting to Mr. 6. Arnot ISM. upon the
grounds therein stated.
Mr RANDLE JACKSON said when this subject came before the
last Court, it had, in consequence of the great pressure of business.
passed almost sut +With°. It was rested on the sympathy they felt
far the'unlooked.for misfortunes of the individual. The liberty of
the press of India had nothing to do with it.
Mr. D.KixNAI RD highly approved of the grant, but not on the
ground of generosity only ; he conceived it was a debt due to that
cruelly perseeuted individual, whose wanton persecution had been
made instrumental to the restraint of the press in India. The
manner of sending Mr. Arnot out of that country was most out-
rageous and illegal. (Hear, hear.)
A discussion then took place upon the subject of the liberty of
the press in India, in the course of which Dr. Gilchrist, Mr. Hume,
Captain Maxfield, and other honourable proprietors addressed the
Court.

The CHAIRMAN observed that the liberty of the prat in India
had nothing to do with the question before the Court.
The resolution was then put, and unanimously agreed to.

CHARTERING OF SIIIP.

Captain MAXFIELD moved that there be laid before the Court
a statement exhibiting the names, the number, and the tonnage of
all ships now chartered by this Company, and the rates of tonnage,
number of voyages, names of the owners, and the times when those
ships were engaged, and also those that had been purchased for the
purpose of trading with China, and the amount paid for them, and
the expenses of keeping them in repair since so purchased, from the
year 1813.
Mr. lire proposed that an account of the ships that had been
hired fur single voyages should also be included in the motion,
which be most readily seconded.
The CHAIRMAN would not resist the production of the papers,
although the subject had engaged considerable attention on the
part of the Court of Directors, and though it wan inconvenient to
prepare such voluminous statements.
The motion was agreed to.
The Castastawstated that the Court had been made further
special to consider iilr. Buckingham's claims.
Mr. HUME wished to bring forward his motion respecting the
removal of Lord Amherst, and complained that the Court of Di.
rectors had refused to make the Court special for that purpose.
The Curtramsw said the Court of Directors considered them-
selves to have discretionary power as to what should or should not
be made the subject of a special Court, unless the requisition was
signed by nine proprietors, and being apprehensive that if the re-
quisition of the Honourable Proprietor had been published it
would have reached India, and have done much mischief, they
declined acceding to it.
here the matter dropped.
A Mr. kir aaecuax then addressed the Court, and stated that but
for the cruel and arbitary treatment he had experienced in India,
he should have been holding the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the
Bombay establishment, to which lie claimed to be entitled, together
with sixteen years arrear of pay, he being one out of five survivors
out of about one hundred cadets who embarked for India in 1799.
Air. lin rec moved that this person's cue should be taken into

The DEPUTT•CHAIRMAIt stated that the application of this
iadividual had been five times under the consideration of the Court
of Directory, who had decided against entertaining his claims.
➢lr. Murex, upon this explanation, withdrew his motion.

LORD AMHERST'S ADMINISTRATION.

Mr. Hume observed that, in justice to Lord Amherst, after
what had taken place it was impossible for this Court to separate
without something being done. He did not blame Lord Amherst '
so much as he did those who sent him out. Ac the time of his
appointment he was not considered by the country as a person
qualified to take the reins of an empire consisting of one hundred
millions of souls. Much of what that Nobleman had been guilty
of had arisen from the misconduct of the Court of Directors in sp.
pointing a person unequal to the difficulties of his station. Lord
Amherst arrived in India to succeed a man of consummate talent,
and to assume the Government when peace and amity existed from '
one end of the country to the other, and the revenue had a clear
annual surplus of five millions sterling. Ile no sooner arrived
there than he unfortunately undertook a war with the Burmese
empire, where there was no probability of its being attended either
with profit to himself or advantage to this country. This war was
begun without provocation, without the sanction of the Court of
Directors, and without even any consultation being had with the
Commanderdn-Chief, who was in the eastern part of the empire
at that time; and the army by which it was undertaken had no
regular supplies furnished to them by. the Buigal Government. It
cost 2,00 W. a month to convey provisions in boats from the sea to
the fortress in Rangoon, a distance of 150 miles, and that in a
hostile country ; every additional 50 miles would greatly increase
the expense ; anti meld this lead to any other result than that which
happened in the capital of Candle in former years? And for what
object was this war entered upon ? It appeared by Sir A. Camp-
bell's statement, that it all originated about the right to an incon.
sitlerable piece of land, and an attack made by a person at Sharra-
poree, who was known, and whom the Burmese themselves had
denounced, and would have hanged if they could have got him. It
was for this that thousands of lives had been sacrificed and millions
of money spent. Were they to stand by and witness their execu-
tives within the bar taking no measure to prevent all this ? because,
forsooth, Mr. Canning refused to stultify himself, by recalling
thelperson whom lie had himself appointed? But although Mr.
Canning thought Lord Amherst able to command India in
time of peace, he never reckoned on his capacity to conduct
it in time of war. There was no one act of Lord Amherst but
what marked a littleness and an incapacity for his situation. The
lion. Member then adverted to the unfortunate mutiny at Barrack-
pore, which he said was produced by the Imbecility of the Governor-
General, who called upon the native troops to do impossibilities.
It showed a want of knowledge of the character and feelings of the
native army. All lie asked was, that the subject should be taken
into consideration, that it might appear with whom the blame rest-
ed. lie had the 21 Directors in favour of a recall, for they had
disapproved of the conduct of the Governor.Geneval, and had sent
out orders to repeal the cruel and unjust sentence which Lord Am.
beret had passed upon those who were accused of mutiny. A man
guilty of such acts as were observed towards those men, and the
officers who did not leave their corps, ought to be instantly recalled.
lie had received letters from Calcutta, stating that it was surprising
the unanimity that existed in condemning Lotd Amhen and his
Government, and that Lord Hastings was wished back by every
one of them ; and declaring that twine the present Governor. Ge.
Herat was removed, our Indian empire would be In danger. There
was a complete want of confidence in him. They were warranted,
therefore, to call ,upon the Court of Directors to remove hint, to
show that at any rate the Proprietors were not indifferent to such a
state of things. It was with that feeling he moved—" That this
Court, duly considering the present situation of our affairs in India,
do recommend to the consideration of the Court of Directors the
propriety and necessity of immediately recalling Lord Amherst,
their present Governor-General of India."
Mr. D. KINNAIRD seconded the motion, and strongly urged
the necessity there existed of applying to Lord Hastings to take
upon himself again the government of India.
Mr. R. JACKSON thought the information on which the motion
was founded was nut sufficient to justify them in agreeing to it,
and therefore proposed the following amendment, in order that the
proprietors might obtain a full knowledge of the facts before they
determined upon so solemn a question That there be laid be-
' fore this Court all despatches and correspondence received from
the Governor-General and Council of Bengal, and from other
Authorities in India, relating to the commencement and conduct
of the Burmese war, and also the mutiny at Barmckpore, except-
, log those that are of a secret nature."
Alr. POTNLiEtt seconded the motion.

Sir C. FORBEs Liked whether it would be denied that the Puke
of Buckingham had actually been proposed as Governor-General
of India ? The best possible course to pursue would be to solicit
Lord Hastings to resume the ilimernment.
The CHAIRMAN said his Alirjeity's Ministers had never men-
tioned or proposed, either to him or to the Court of Directors, that

the Duke of Buckingham should be appointed
India.

Sir CHARLES FORBES WAS not at liberty to mention his audio-
rity, but be pledged his word of honour that that was his impres-
sion. (A laugh.) He did not mean to say the propirsitiota had
been made otliciallr
The CHAIRMAN—I mean to say that it never was proposed to
me in a room, by writing, or by words. 1 think the Honourable
Baronet iv bound to receive this as an answer. With regard to
the motion before the Court the Honourable Chairman lamented its

having been made, ;14reco;;;t1e7i;tOiciego;H:senscanidt.:
cretion of the Court whether they ought not to leave the matter to
the hands of the Directors. With respect to the amendment, te
begged to state that the papers were not in the possession of ttie
Directors. but were more immediately under the control of tho
Legislature. He, therefore, recommended the Court to pause on
the present occasion.
The original motion was then put, end negatived.
Air. Asritct. said he considered the amendment to be toe:.
ped kilt, and that it would be better to leave the matter in the hands
of the Directors unfetteresl.
Tie amendment was then put, and was also negatived.
After some-discussion the Court wax adjourned to the 18th .of
January next, when the claims of Me. Buckingham will be mien
into eunsideration.