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by my letter of the 31st October, and he did not order it
to be observed, so that. I feel quite satisfied that in my
refusal to officiate, and in my resignation of the office of
Chaplain, I followed the only course which was consistent
with my duty.
" I had some idea that doubts might be thrown upon the
obligation to observe the day, if the Queen had not issued
a proclamation ordering the service to be read, and before
I sent my letter to Colonel Yorke, I went to the office of
her Majesty's printer, and read there the order, which has
already been printed at the end of a new editio❑ of the
Prayer-book. As I did not communicate this to the editor
of the Evening Mail, a second person must have read the
same proclamation ; and I, therefore, positively assert, in
contradiction of Doctor Vignolles's statement, that the order
is in that office. I really do not know how the observance
in my parish affects the question, but if it be any conse-
quence, I beg to inform Dr. Vignolles that the service was
read there yesterday ; and as to Trinity College, I am quite
sure the service was never omitted since its first publication,
and every year a particular college officer is appointed to
preach the sermon.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" C. R. ELRINGTON.

" I do not like publishing private letters, but as Dr.Vig-
nolles has published mine, I send copies of my letter to
Colonel Yorke, and his answer :"

" My Dear Doctor Elrington,—l have never known,
since I have been a chaplain, any service but the ordinary
one performed at the Chapel Royal on the sth of November.
" When I say the ordinary one, I mean the usual Sunday
service, without reference to the particular day.
" Yours truly,
" C. W. VIGNOI, LE S."
" Fitzwilliam-street, Oct. 31.

" Castle, 23d October.

" Sir,—l have received a communication from the Dean
of the Chapel, informing me that the thanksgiving for the
discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, and the arrival of King
William 111., will not be read in the Castle Chapel on Sun-
day next. I must, in consequence, decline officiating on
that day, and beg leave most respectfully to resign the ap-
pointment of Chaplain, with which his Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant was pleased to honour me.
" I have the honour to be your obedient servant,
" C. R. ELRINGTON.
" Colonel Yorke."

" Viceregal Lodge, Ist November, 1837.

" Sir,—l have laid before the Lord Lieutenant your
letter of yesterday's date, stating that in consequence of a
communication which you had received from the Dean of
the Chapel Royal, you must decline officiating at the Chapel
on Sunday next, and tendering the resignation of your office
of Chaplain to his Excellency.
" His Excellency has understood that the communication
to which you refer was in answer to an inquiry from you,
and to the effect that it had not been usual to notice the
anniversary of the fifth of November in the Chapel Royal,
and it was not intended to do so on Sunday next. He is,
therefore, pleased to accept your resignation of the office
of Chaplain.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most
obedient servant,
" To the Rev. Dr. Elrington."

" C. YORKE.

EAST INDIA-HOUSE.

Yesterday a Special General Court of Proprietors of
East India Stock was held at the Company's house, Lea-
denhall-street, for the purpose of confirming the vote of the
last Court (of the Ist inst.), approving the resolution of the
Court of Directors for a grant of 20,0001. to the Marquis
Wellesley. The Court was but thinly attended.
The Chairman having taken the chair at 12 o'clock, the
minutes of the proceedings of the last Court were read.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the vote of the last
Court, approving the motion of the Court of Directors for
granting 20,0001. to the Noble Marquis, be confirmed, sub-
ject to the approbation of the Commissioners for the Affairs
of India.

On the motion being put,
Mr. FIELDER renewed the opposition which he had made
to it at a former Court, and contended that the Court had
no authority to make the grant, as the grounds on which
the Directors had agreed to it had not been laid before it.
He also contended that the Company being trustees
for the people of India, had no right to give away
their property without some good ground being shown
for it. The Proprietors were bound to see what was
the amount of Indian revenue, and what were the charges
upon it. The accounts before the Court would show that
there had baen a deficiency of revenue in 1831 and 1832 of
471,938/. There was, it was true, a surplus in the fol-
lowing year amounting to nearly 50,000/. ; but this left a
deficit on the three years of above 420,000/. Under these
circumstances he would contend
.that the Court was not
justified in making the proposed grant. Still less would it
be fair for them to grant this sum when they considered
how the officers on the St. Helena establishment and the
excluded maritime officers of the Company had been dealt
with. He would not dispute the merits of the Noble
Marquis, but he would contend that if this sum were to
be given to him, it ought to come out of the pockets of the
people of England, and not from those of the people of
India. He had at the last Court put some questions, which
the Chairman said he had himself answered ; he would
now beg to put a few, which he hoped the Hon. Chair-
man would be so good as to answer. First, Ile would ask,
whether any application for this grant had been made
by the Noble Marquis ; and if so, whether it was ver-
bal or in writing ? Next, if the application had not
been made by the Noble Marquis, whether it had been
made by his friends or agents on his behalf ; and if
not by these, whether by the Board of Commissioners for
the Affairs of India, or any one of them ; and if so, whe-
ther any correspondence took place with the Directors on
the subject ? The next question was, whether, if not made
by any of the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it
had been by any one of the Directors ; and which, and
whether any documents or minutes of proceedings on the
subject existed ; or whether any protest in writing was
made against the grant by any of the Directors ?
Sir C. FORBES rose to order, and contended that, in sub-
stance, all these questions had been asked and answered on

a former day.
Mr. FIELDER maintained that they had not, and that he
had a right to put them.
Mr. PURDY protested against this mode of interroga-
tory of the Chairman. Some of the questions showed a
total want of feeling.
Mr. FIELDER repelled the accusation of want of feeling.
Mr. WEEDING hoped that that question which related
to the Noble Marquis, as to whether he had made the ap-
plication, would not be answered.
Mr. TWINING contended that the question, whether
this motion originated with any of the Court of Directors,
would be an infringement on their rights.
The CHAIRMAN had no objection in courtesy to answer
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the questions of the Honourable Member, and he did so
chiefly from regard to the character of the Noble Marquis.
He would say, then, that directly or indirectly the Noble
Marquis had never made any application on the subject.
The suggestion was made by him (the Chairman), sanc-
tioned by a large majority of his colleagues, and approved of
by an overwhelming majority of the Court of Proprietors.
Had the motion been suggested by any of the Commis-
sioners for the Affairs of India, he would have at once re-
jected it. As to the state of Indian revenue, he could in-
form the Court that there was at present a surplus of more
than a million, and that the revenue continued to improve.
Having now answered the Hon. Proprietor's questions, he
hoped for his support of the motion.
Mr. TwINING briefly expressed his approbation of the
motion.
Mr. MARRYATT opposed it.
The question was then put and agreed to by a large ma-
jority of the Court, there being only two or three hands
held up against it.
The Court then adjourned.

The Earl of Buchan has succeeded to an income of
1,8001. per annum, and the romantic domain of Dryburgh
Abbey, by the recent demise of his nephew the late Sir
David Erskine, Knt. Sir David was the son of the last
Earl of Buchan, who bequeathed to him the whole of his
unentailed estates in Roxburgshire. Sir David's first lady
was a daughter of the celebrated Lord Erskine, whom he
survived, and he remarried Miss Ellis.

The Hon. George Jerningham, late Secretary of
State at Turin, is on his way to England, from Italy,
having been appointed to the same post at the Court of
Queen Donna Maria of Portugal. Mr. Jerningham was
for a long period Charge d'Affaires at the Hague previous
to the arrival of Sir Edward Disbrowe.

The lamp contractors were at work all last night in
preparing illuminations. The demand is beyond the
means of supply. In some instances labourers were hired
at a guinea each, for eight hours, to complete the illumi-
nations.

Last night and early this morning, carts and vehi-
cles from the suburban find more distant parts of the me-
tropolis, arrived, crowded and overladen with laurel, holly,
and other evergreens, for the decoration of houses and
booths.

Despatches, dated October 27, were received yes-
terday, at the Colonial-office, from Major-General Sir Alex.
Woodford, K.C.8., the Governor of Gibraltar.
A notice was posted at Lloyd's yesterday morning,
stating that, in consequence of her Majesty's visit to the
City, the subscription-room of that establishment would be
opened at nine o'clock instead of ten o'clock this day ; and
that after twelve o'clock only two of the waiters would be
in attendance.
Lord Stanley, who has been with his lady on a
visit to his noble father-in-law, Lord Skelmersdale,
at
Latham House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, is expected in
Carlton-gardens the day before the House meets.