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London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

IPSWICH NESTING.

A very numerous meeting of tl►e inhabitants of
Ipswich took place in the Town-hull there on
Tuesday, in pursuance of a requisition to the Hai.
liftio, for the dotohle purpotie of peti►ioning the King
to dismin his Ministers. and of congratulating the
Quo en on the abandonment of the Bill of Pains and
Penalties.

F. F. SgEKAIIp. Esq. wss in the Chair, B. BRAM e•
Esq. one of the Kailas, having declined taking it.
not conceiving it proper, as one of the Chief Magic•
trate, or the town, to take an active part in the
proceedings, although be believed his sentiments
on the subject before the meetisso were pretty well
known.

After some preliminary discussion the ',vend
Resolutions .were reed, en the motion of Mr. S.
ALEXANDER. when Admirsl PAGE stepped for-
ward to propose a counter Address, which was
seconded by Dr. WILLIAMS. and after considerable
clamour it Was read.

The Hall was at this time crowded almost to
suffocation, and several individuals who were ewer-
tinned not to be inhabitants, were desired to walk
out, but without effect.
Sonic confusion took place. hut silence being
restored, Mr. 'ELY addassed the meeting at some
length, and concluded by proposing the original
Address, which was seconded by Mr. J. GREEN.
Admiral PAGE again moved that his Address be
read as an amendment, and a long and rather
stormy discussion took place, in which Dr. Wil-
liams, Messrs. Wenn. Jackaman. Roclwell. the
Rev. Thomas Cobbold, George Roope, Esq. and
others took a part.
The question was at length put on the original
Address, sod.carried by a great majority, with deaf-
ening shouts of applause.
Admiral PAGE said he did not think the decision
had been legally taken, and moved that the sup-
porter. of his *Amendment should adjourn to the
White Horse. which they accordingly
After their departure the remainder of the Reso-
lutions were read by Mr. Lawrence, and carried
unanimously, its was an Address to the Queen, pro-
posed by Mr. JOHN KING.
Thanks were then voted to the Bailiffs, the Chair-
man, the Requisitionists, and Alderman ‘Vood,
after which the assembly dispersed, with three
cheers for the King, and three for the Queen.
The Petition to his Majesty is to he presented by
Lords Grey most Holland, owl this Address to her
Majesty by the Members for the Borough.
011 the arrival of the gentlemen at the White
Horse, who hid protested against the proceedings
at the Town Hall, the Rev. Thos. Cobbold was,
on the motwm of Mr. Roslwell, voted into the
Chair ; when a series of Resolutions', and a loyal
Address to his Majesty, were unanimously agreed
to. The Address is to be forwarded to the Earl of
Dysart fur presentation to the king.
A correspondent from Ipswich writes as ful-
lows :—" One of the Requisitionists for the Ipswich
Address to the Queen having ventured on the
Town.hall yesterday sesmight, was marked out by
a creditor, who directed his Solicitor the same even-
ing to proceed immediately against him, although
he held security to ten times the amount. Another
tradesman told all his workmen that if any of them
signed the Address they should be discharged his
employ immediately ; his most valuable servant did
sign it, and directly packed up his tools, and left of
his men accord."
On Friday last a very numerous and respectable
meeting of the Young Men resident in Ipswich,
was held in the Long Room ut the Bear and Crown
Inn. E.' Lowrance. Eig. in the Chair; when an
Address to her Majesty was luminously agreed to.


upon the 27th or Siptembrr last.
The accuunt of pensions and annuities granted S.
the servants of tile Company wow read.
The CHAIRMAN nioved for the concurrence of
this Court with the Resolution of the 11.1 Court,
for granting a pension of 1,0001. to R. M. Bar-
nard, E.g.
Mr. IJUms wished for some explanation upon the
nature of this grant. Ile observed, that there were
two individuals who had retired after a much longer
service, having enjoyed much larger salaries, at
considerably smaller pensions. Mr. Barnard had
a salary of 9501. a year; he was to retire after 22
years service tot a pension of 1,0001. One of the
two individuids to whom he had Ander!, had served
the Company 13 years longer than Mr. Barnard's
period, enioyed a salory of 1,3501. asid hi 4 pension
was only 6001. his office being of the tell same
character. While he was upon the subject, he
wished to call the attention of the Court to a more
humble but not less interesting case. There was 2 la-
bourer who served the Company fur 23 years. He hid
beets ruptured in their service, and suffered other
accidents which caused the removal of several bones
from his skull. He was pensioned off with a small
allowance : he took a little shop in the Borough,
where he sold tea. The Compauy had adopted a
very proper regulation, which pretreated those ger-
rants who had worked in the tea warehouses, and
were pensioned by the Company, from dealing in
that article. This poor man's salary was cut oft' in
of • nee of that regulation. But then the rep.
Winn war to him ass ex post facto law, having been
agreed on subsequently to his superannuation. and
his setting on the tittle business which he had in
tea dealing. As soon as he heard of it, he deter-
mined to give up his stop rather them lose his pep.
lion. But the regulation was enforced with such
promptitude, that lie was unable to rescue his pen-
sion. He hoped some attention would be paid to
the injury which liad been thus inflicted. Other-
wise, be expressed his determination to bring the
Metter forward 011 sonic future occasiou.
Mr. Losverres agreed with the Hip. Proprietor,
in his zeal to protect the labourers, who were as
worthy of consideration as their superiors in the

service.
The Cu AlamAY, referring to the subject of the
pensions which had been objected to, said, that the
Director. had exercised their discretion, and deter.
mined the amount of each according to the ability
Lind assiduity of the parties who had to receive
them exercised fur the benefit of the Company its
the various offices which those parties had tilled.
Mr. It. JACKSON defeuded the Directors from
imputation. 'Thee best defence of the managenient
of the Company's affairs was the best uuderstond-
ing of it. lie went into a lengthkbiod review of
the causes which had occasioned the necessity fur
granting the • I pensions about to be proposed.
The din • tints of the trade in piece gaud* had
led to a correspouding reduction of the establish•
melds in India. He maintained the necessity of
continuing the trade, though it occasioned a luso,
sis it was not to be considered by itself, but rela-
tively to that stupendous system of commerce
sunJ
policy, by which they held dominion over seventy
mill on+ of people. The pensions were so far
from being subjects of complaint in a pecuoi-
sty point of view, that they were the result '
of spirited economy and judicious retrenchment.
He defended the Direction from the suspicion of
being subject to the influence and dictation of the
Xliiiisters of the Crown; it was less so than ever.
Ile remembered when no Director could be ap-
pelibted without first gaining Treasury letters from
Mr. Dundas, to chew that the Government concur-
red in his election. Mr. Conning, the present Pre-
Anklet of the Boatel of Control, declined all inter-
' ference in the choice of Directors.
The Resolution was put, and carried unani-
mously.
The CHAIRMAN moved the concurrence of this
Court with the Resolution agreed to by the last
Court, for giving a pension of 8001. per annum
to
George Morgan, Esq.
Mr. HUME took that opportunity of reminding
the Count of the premature denial which had been
given to his insertioos in 1917, that the India trade:
was falling off; where:v., at that very moment the
account. were nn eking out which had subsequently
proved to them more than the truth of all which
lie had stated. He bad asserted, that in cootie.
(pence of the very high rates of freightage, sod the
decrease in the value of the imported commodities,
that it was impossible for the Company to compete
with the less chargeable freightage and navigation
of private traders. He had stated that the lose
onon the trade was from 25 to 30 per cent.—
Would it he believed, that while a direct and posi-
tive negative had been giving to that statement. the
accounts which were then preparing proved that the
lON was from 45 to 30 per east. ? He again ea-
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oriollteti to know how the proposed
Ewing of SOW. per year was to be effected
CHAVIIIIAW said, that it WOllllll Sill/eV by
a comparison of the propoeed estimate with the cm-
peeve of teaching the cadets trigonometrical cur-
veyieg under Mr. Devisee, assistaut to General
Madge, Surveyor-General.
Mr. Hosts said, that the accounts charged cer-
tain sums far the nuttructino of four cadets in tri.
gonometrical surveying. under Mr. Dawson. and
foe the instruction of four other cadets in miring
cad "Piing. He wished to know if the new Pro-
femme, when appointed, would undertake to teach
sapping and mining also
The CHAIRMAN said he supposed that the new
Professor would have n ailing to do with that
brooch, which must still be learned tinder Colonel
Paisley.
Mr. FIUME could not discover in thst case how
the saviug of 300/. oas to lie effected, that aim
being all that was charged in the accounts for in-
structions in military surveying. He had no objec-
tion to the appoiutinent. Let the young Gentle.
men have all possible infurinetion to qualify them
fur the service of the Compaity, which would be
bettered in proportion to the ability of the officers.
whose improvement, with respect to the good gi.-
venintent of India. could Hot be too highly valued.
Above all, he wished to repeat his more than three•
told tale, to enforce intention to the- necessity of
fitting the cadets for their employments before they
should leave this comity, liv compelling them to
leer's the langusige of the previuceii. to which they
were severally appointed. tie regretted that iii
spite of the evils which had accrued from their ne-
glect of this cautiou, moat of the Cadets landed
India, and remained there during the whole period
of service, iu utter ignorance of the dialect of the
natives whom they were to command, and oath
whom they were frequently to act. The Company
ought to give the eotablishmeins more officers. All
the aceonots received from India skewed the inade.
quacy of the appointments at borne to the 'Kerosi-
ne, of the service.. The 300 Cadets who *roe
about to be sent out woidil not till up half the
vacancies. To six battalion., which were kept oil'
foot, varying iii the number of each bettaltun born
800 to 1,000 nien, there were no more than 43
&tropes's Officers. There was a similar deficiency
of medical Olen. The civil departments generally
borrowed them from the regimental surgeons, 54 •
that there was not quite one to erery 1,500 men la
Extravagance in the increase of those ap-
pointments would prove positive economy.
Mr. LownDES asked if there were really no more
than 43 officers to 6,000 men in arms, or was the
deficiency occasioned by the absence of misty from
their regiments? If the latter were the case, it was
a subject which called loudly for reform and better
regulation.
Mr. MUMS said, that the worthy Proprietor wee
perhsps not aware that in India any vacant office to
the Commissariat Department was tilled by- office,;
of the line. Here there -Watt a regular Stall*, and
if any officer should be removed from the hue into "
any civil department, his place would be imme-
diately filled up. In belie there was no Staff', and
the civil departments of the service were
_filled up
by the military officers.
Mr. Lowsues made some observation% on the
nects.iiy of the Court displaviiig it. loyalty, by
carrying up ate Address to the King.
Mr. CHAMBERS inquired of the Chairman if tie
memorial of a Mr. Bailey, complaiutog ef Ins ire-
due supercessiens in the ether of Chief Surgeoli to
one of the establishments, had been received by the
Court of Directors ?
The CHAIRMAN replied that it had.
Mr. CHAMBERS proceeded to comment on the ‘.
unjustifiable detention of the memorial which heal
be etipresented to the Presidency fifteen months ago.
fur transmits to the Court.
The CHAIRMAN called to order, the merits of
the memorial not being before the Court.
Mr. HUME, at some length, maintained the right
or the worthy Proprietor to einnment on the deten-
tion of the memorial by the Presidency ennad.
contrary to the standing order of the Court,
The CHAIRMAN, after woe further iliecussien,
observed that it must be irregular to make any ob.
@creation on the memorial, as it was in co shape
before the Court. It had but recently arrived, and
was accompanied by two large volumes of (loco-
went. connected with it. It was imposeib!e for the
Directors to have brought the subject forward thus
early.
Mr. Loweetes expressed himself 'Knelled with
the explanation ; but he was very anxious that the
Court should prove its loyalty to the King 65'
voting an Address. lie meant to try the strength
of the Court upon the question on the st.xt meet.
iug. He wished nine or Ito Gentlemen iv mild join_
him in .igieing a requisition for that purpose. Ile
pruCeetled to descant on the slate of public (Onion,
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