The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-17 00:00:00

The Cl:Alin/AN Polio Patti4oui, E-q.) rimed

Thttt the Pinprieturs tin iikete to a Resolution of the
Court of Diieetur., of the 11111 ult. recommending a Divi-
dend of 5t on the Comeiiiy's irtirtist Stuck. for the half.
year Ci.lllllll.llCing 111111 the sth of July last, ant ending ou
the sth of January next.

Ttee prlytemion, which visig tecoutterl by the
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN (Cumlibel' won
taiiaa,. II) riveeil In.

tie. Dovr.Tos.

The CHAIRMAN the Cnnrt, that it
was mode si•Lcu.,l, for the pstrpoge of layitig hrlirre
the Prnottrtors bur their uptuu!Hatetot. .94terebly to
the 19:h Sect. of the 6111 Cop. of the Compooy's
By-Lioe, it Resolution of the Court of Direclar,
of the 4th ult. granting MI Prlololl of 8001. per mi-
nims to %Valium Webber Ihvelon, Esti. late of
the St. [ldea* estohltshmetit.
The Resolution of the Cowl of Directors, of
the 4th ult. knout{ tiers' read
The CiI*IUMAN moved " That the Proprietors
do Hippose of the same, subject to the email-mo-
tion of windier Gettestil Court."

Mr. HUME lINUIred *boil was Nit. Dovetil's
uge.
. . _

I he CHAIRMAN titiftwereil, he believed 69 --11,111
that he had served the Couipaily kir forty-eight
yetir4.

llr. Hums said, he did not meiiii to oppose the
yenston pow brought under the consideration of
the Court. This was one of those Carew in which
the discretion vested in the Executive Boils, by the
Pooprieims, had been wisely sod jn•tly employed.
The great length of Mr. Doveton's serv:ces—the
praise which was bestowed on hits by every person
who hail been at St. Helena—the concurrent good
report of thite successive Governors—the general
whorl' he was held—and the regret
whicli was rxpres-ed when his services terminated—
strongly supported the correctness anti which the
Executive Body had, on this occasion, exercised
the discretionary power intrusted to them. But,
while he adulated this, he felt it necessary to ob-
st rye, that they were not in the habit of grant-
ing pension* to their civil err Valits. The
littera! itnsances granted to their civil ser-
vants hail long been coirsidered (with what pro-
phet), lie would not say) as a stillicirot reward
for their labours and eXtrtlOoll. This was the first
Moaner, lie believed, a here a proposition of this
kind hail been mad,. wit resdect to troy Gentleman
Ithertl on the St. Hyletia establishment. This
being bur case. he W.I. auxiotis that the present re-
soltilloll should not be drawn into a pr.ceilent—
COillidelit am. he was, that, if the principle were once
allowed, the applications would Ip! SO uumrruus,
to weigh very heavily 011 the !tends of the t
He therefore hoped tint taoaelhhog would hr HoW
added to the resolution, by the Coutleineil behind
tin: bar, to prevent this just, and lie would 1141,1
liberal grant, from being drams into a precedent, at
a future period.
LOWNDFS agr,rti peg frully in the propriety
of the observation% which had fallen 6..111
Friend. The Proprietors woe bound to provide
against the danger whtrh he had mowed out. At
the rattle time, ire must oh-rrvr, that he hid read the
documents relative to 111.. Duvetiiii, and a higher
character could not he givro to any
He there saw mine of that high-flown languages,
winch was till, much toadied to lie true. His clue-
racier was Hat fig:wined; hot the colouring' was
hod on no 11111 t Sorbed te manner, which appeared to
him to be the best testimony of the existence of
modest mein. There win. no cajoler)—and, if lie
might be allowed the cameras; iiiii it seas nor one
as. tickling atmthre--hot it iiresented the esideture
of honest and insinterested men, in biiiiinitt of
loudest merit.

Mr. ft. JACKSON adverted t4l the
!Ilford practice of the Cosisisais israc!,ce rounded
oil the essactiiiesitis of Ilse Legs.l.o.lle—l:ot Its }kraut
peostoos to their civil Percu,s. I
they 'tow broke
torougli au e.tabim,!:ert cli.tosist without declarlog
that It shoot:: rait csises.lie 41 tt prteedent. a Rood
of ii;.4.4r.itions would probably nob in tot thew,
widen it would be iinpot.thle to control. Ile there-
fore would otter a few words, in addition to the pre-
Grist resolutiou of contort, which would forth) the